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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05

ant positions over the state as guard
ians of the public health for their re-
spective counties are only noticeable
in their county and state medical So
cieties by their very conspicuous abb
scence And it is also fact that these
gentlemen are most uniformity apa-
thetic as regards important affairs of
public health in their respective COM
munities and are only aroused from
this lethargic state once a month,
fright after the first Monday,) to
march up to the Chancery Clerks Of
flee and sign the receipt stub for the
ridiculously small pay warrants allow
ed them by painfully economical I'm
matters of public health) boards of
supervisors. 1t is Furthermore well
and commonly known fact that the
service rendered by the average coun-
ty health officer is not worth one cent
more than he is paid, and consists in
but perfunctory visits to, the care of,
quarantine. and fumigation after such
cases of smallpox as arise sporadical-
ly, and possibly one epidemic of yellow
fever in the course of lifetime; when
as is we'll known, where yellow fever,
small pox or cholrea kills one tuber-
culosis, pneumonia, typhoid fever and
scarlet fever and kindred exanthemata
kill thousands. Now, further, it is the
continued cry of the medical profess
sion "Legislate! Legislate!" when our
code of laws is crammed with numbers
of good medical laws and none Of
them are being enforced, when their
proper general and uniform enforce
ment would result in untold good for
the poole, and when having shown
them what a good thing it is We
could almost have anything at theif
hands in return for what we have
done. Personally. I have grown al
most as. tired of this cry of "Legis-
late!" as l have of the cries Of some
of our low pressure, soft pedal repub-
lican-democrats that organs election
means business stagnation and hard
times, hard times, hard timesl" 1t all
reminds me of story told by one OF
our negro tenants describing the diff
ferential points of interest according
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
Hattiesburg Physician Believes That a
Change in Present Methods
is Much Needed.

Few, if any, county health officers
in the state take more interest in the
matter of advocating health conditions
than does DR.. Robert Donald, county
health officer of Forrest county His
progressive views are meeting with
general approval, and he is the recip-
lent of a number of commendatory
letters. The following interesting ar
ticle is taken from the Mississippi
Medical Monthly, published at Vicks-
burg:
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS.
1t is a fact we'll known to me. as
we'll as to all of the doctors and most
of the people of this state, that num-
bers of physicians holding the import
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
THE THRICE A.WEEK WORLD.
More Alert, Moie Thorough and More
Fearless Than Ever.

A President OF the United States
will be elected this year. Who is he
and who is the man whom he will
beat? Nobody yet knows, but the
Thrice-a-Week edition of the New
York World will tell you every step
and every detail of what promises to
be campaign of the most absorbing
interest. 1t may not tell you what you
hope, but it will tell you what is. The
Thrice-a-Week World long ago estab-
lished character for impartiality and
fearlessness in the publication of
news, and this it will maintain. If you
want the news as it really is subscribe
to the Thrice-a-Week edition of the
New York World, which comes to you
every other day except Sunday, and is
thus practically daily at the price Of
weekly.
The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only $1.00 per
year, and this pays for 156 papers, we
offer this unequalled newspaper and
The Hattiesburg News together for
one year for $500.
The regular subscription price Of the
two papers is 500.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
How to Cure a Cold.

BIT as careful as you can you will
occasionally take cold, and when you
do, get a medicine of known relia-
bility, one that has an established
reputation and that is certain to ef-
feet quick cure. Such a medicine Is
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. 1t has
gained world wide reputation by its
remarkable cures of this most COM
mon ailment, and can always be de-
pended upon. 1t acts on natures plan,
relieves the lungs, aids expectoration.
opens the secretions' and aids nature
in restoring the system to a healthy
condition. During the many years in
which 1t has been in general use we
have yet to learn of single case of
cold or attack of the grip having re-
suited in pneumonia when this remedy
was used, which shows conclusively
that it is certain preventive of that
dangerous disease. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy contains no opium or
other narcotic and may be given as
confidently to a baby as to an adult
For sale by Hays & Field and Yellow
Pine Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
Colds and Group in Children.

my little girl is subject to colds"
says Mrs. VIM. H. Serig, No. Al Fifth
St., Wheeling, w. Va. Last winter
she had a severe spell and a terrible
cough, but cured her with Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy without the aid
of doctor, and my little boy has
been prevented many times from hav-
ing the Group by the timely use Of
this syrup. This remedy is for sale
by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine
Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
BRITISH fourth Of JULY
Being Celebrated TODAY

ner of observance, than any other
British holiday, and the American visi-
tors and residents felt quite at home.
For several weeks before 1.-The Fifth"
the lads scour the countryside for tree
trunks and branches boxes, barrels
anything that will burn in fact, and
they trail their finds to some old barn
miles away, where they are stored in
anticipation of the great day and
guarded with zeal that often leads
to pretty stiff fights.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
Hearst News Service.

London, November 5.-The glorious
Fifth of November" or Guy Fawkts
day, was celebrated in London and
throughout Great Britain in the GUS
tomary enthusiastic manner today.
Parades, professions, fireworks, pa
triotic addresses and general merry
making marked the day. . Guy Fawkes
day more nearly corresponds to the
American Fourth of July, in it's man
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05
urges STATE CONVENTION
OF COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS

to him) between a white baby and a
negro baby, the gist Of which was that
"a negro baby cries Bread, Bread
white baby cries Land, L-a-n-d!'"
Lets have done with this cry of LEG
islate!" and get to work. AS county
health officers. let's make ourselves
worth more than the paltry fifteen or
thirty dollars we are now grudgingly
given, and If we don't reap the reward
there will be one or two conditions
confronting our successors in office;
either they will more than earn the
pittance now paid or they will be paid
more and more as time passes, being
thereby warranted in throwing them
selves heart, soul and body into the
work, doing more and more and max
ing themselves worth more as the
years go by. Surely if the county
health officers will take up this work
and push it, it cannot be long before
Mississippi will have emerged from
her dark age, medically speaking, and
be no longer the laughing stock of
the country because of the crudity of
her medical food and drug laws and
their need of enforcement. Now al
most any kicker can call attention to
abuses which need correcting, but
that service is performed by certain
bird said to go to hell on Fridays
when cries thief" at the owl unfort-
innate enough to come under his eye
in good daylight. Constructive states
manship lies in not kicking but in cor
recting abuses, and while do not lay
any claim to the "entitlements' of
statesman l intend here and now to
propose a remedy, and a method for
it's attainment. for what we all know
full we'll exists and ought to be rem
edied.
Let all the county health officers
now in office in every county in the
state come together and if there is
one who cannot afford to spend part
of what he received from the people in
coming, honor demands of him that he
step aside and make room for one
who can and will come. Let there
be formed by these officials an associa-
ton of county health officers of the
state to act as a separate and distinct
body from the State Medical Associa-
ton in the consideration of all mat
tiers relating to their particular work
as health officers working for the peo-
pie in contradistinction to their work
as practitioners of medicine working
for themselves. Let this body meet
once or twice yearly with the state
board of health at Jackson and there
read and discuss papers and reports
concerning the disease and various
subjects of prime interest to them as
guardians of the health and well-being
of the peole of their respective com
munities. Now I am fully cognizant OF
the fact that every scheme has its
drawbacks and this one will be no ex
ception; the knocker has his place In
every discussion and knocking is moth
ing but conservatism little bit over
worked. Let the knocker get out his
hammer and get busy, but here is hop
ing that there will be some booster!
around when the noise begins. Firs
comes discussion, then work, then con
graduation if you win, consolation i
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05

you lose. l say again, let's make the
county health officers job worth some
good hard money and then we will get
what we are worth.
ROBERT DONALD.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-05

Questions cheerfully answered by
Lindsey the insurance man. o
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
KEEP DUST FROM PICTURES.
Fine Paintings Ruined for Lack Of
Little Care.

Almost all pictures that hang from
the walls in the rooms of our houses
have their fronts protected by pane
OF glass, while their backs are cleaned
once week, perhaps, of the dust that
daily accumulates there.
In some homes 1t falls to the lot of
framed and hanging pictures to have
their backs cleaned of an uncommon
ly thick coat Of dust but once every
house-cleaning time.
Where the dust gets through the
thin crevices left between the thin
boards placed on the back of framed
pictures it is sure to play havoc. In
time 1t will spoil the picture by discol-
oring the cardboard mounting as we'll
as the picture itself to such an extent
as to make the photograph almost un-
presentable
A good picture framer will always
paste paper of good thickness and
durability over the backs of frames.
after the picture has been placed In It,
in order to avert having the dust get
in to do its destructive work.
Many old and valued pictures. hand
ed down through generations, which
the families would not have parted
with at any cost, have gone slowly to
destruction through dust.
The attempts to restore them came
too late, as the likenesses were SO
far despoiled as to be unrecoyerable.
In many homes this work Of the
household demons, dust and dampness.
is going on while the very persons
who within decade or two from to-
day will be lamenting the loss of their
favorite pictures are looking on and
even remarking at the discoloring
process.
Not only is the paper pasted over
the back of the frame necessary pro-
lection. for the picture, but 1t pre-
sents a far neater appearance.
1t will not eliminate the necessity
of having the thin boards to hold the
picture in place. These are used in
order that the picture may be held
hattened against the glass which pro
tects the front of 1t. Were these
boards taken of 1t would not be Ions
until the picture would draw away
from the glass in spots, accordins
to the weak spots of the cardboard
making the whole present an awkward
appearance.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM.
No Nights Rest for Year and Limit
Of His Endurance Seemed Near
Owes Recovery to Cuticura.

'My son Clyde was almost COM
pletely covered with eczema. Physi-
clans treated him for nearly year
without helping him any. His head,
face. and neck were covered with large
scabs which he would rub until they
fell OF. Then blood and matter would
run out and that would be worse.
Friends coming to see him said that II
he got well he would be disfigured for
life. When it seemed as If he could
possibly stand 1t no longer, / used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent. That
was the first night for nearly a year
that he slept In the morning there
was a great change for the better. In
about six weeks he was perfectly well.
Our leading physician recommends
Cuticura for eczema Mrs Algy
Cockburn, Shiloh, O., June IL, 1907"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
a MATTER OF comsuLslon.
No Soup. No Dinner. the Rule Laid
Down by Barney.

Six years ago. when the king visited
Dublin. some amusing incidents were
recorded due to the grotesqueness OF
some hotel walters apparently just
fresh from rural life.
One hotelkeeper told such newly
imported server" that he must al
ways serve every one with soup at
dinner and be quite certain that he
had II.
Thereupon ensued the following
scene between visitor and the new
waiter:
Soup. sir?" said Barney.
mo soup for me-" said the visitor.
But you must have it." said BAR
ney; its the rules of the house"
Hang the housed" exclaimed the
visitor. highly exasperated. When ]
don't want soup l won't eat it. Get
along with you."
WELL" said Barney, with solemnity,
"all can say is just this-its the
rules of the house and sorra drop
else yell get till ye finish the soup!"
London Telegraph.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Alfred Vanderbilt Lives in These
Flats.

like tall price to pay Just to keep a
nat roof over ones head, but to the
scion of the Vanderbilts, with his ex-
perience of $4,000 suites at the AS
toria and one of 100000 at the new
Plaza. 1t is a mere bagatelle
So far as London is concerned the
flats in which young Vanderbilt now
Is settled are the last word in their
line. Nothing like them even has been
attempted in that part of the world,
and the American, with his trans-At-
lantic ideas of unlimited expenditure,
is the only person who as yet has had
the nerve to rent one They are built
on the site of the mansion of the late
duke OF Cambridge and stand midway
between the high class club district
and Mayfair, the home of England's
-four hundred" Next to them and
stretching up Piccadilly to Apsley
house, the town residence of the duke
of Wellington, which abuts Hyde park,
are the several residences occupied by
the famous Rothschild family, the
kings of finance.
The building in which Vanderbilt
has taken up his quarters has front
age on Piccadilly of almost 10 feet and
on Park lane of about 200 feet 1t is
of gray granite. rather Enthusiastically
and ostentationsly ornamented with
glazed green brick. There are six
flats lover there they have not yet
learned the nice distinction between
fat and apartment), each one of which
contains ten large bedrooms. three bath
rooms, number of smoking. billiard
and drawing rooms, cloakrooms, kitch-
en-, halls, boudoirs and great ball
room. A man without any family with
him ought to worry along on that.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Standard for Beauty.

Women who are in doubt as to their
claims to beauty should consult the
following figures, that have been de-
clared correct proportions for both the
tall and short woman: Short woman
Height, feet 4 inches; neck, 12k
inches; bust, SO inches; waist, 21
inches; hips, 81 inches; around the
largest part of the forearm below the
elbow, IL inches, which should gradu-
ally taper to 6 inches around the wrist.
Tall woman-Height, feet S1a inch
es; weight, 1877 pounds; bust. 36 inch
es; waist, 25 inches; hips, AZ inches:
top OF arm. IA inches; wrist, 6 inches
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
TRIMMINGS FOR THE HATS.
All Sorts Of Ornaments Are In Vogue
This Season.

All kinds Of fruit have a revival,
peaches. plums and cherries in natural
and fancy hues. branches OF blackber-
ries and currants, strawberries and
the small wild cherries are carelessly
fastened on hat brims and crowns in
a most tempting way.
Velvet and silk geraniums in their
natural tones, set up high. conforming
to the aigrette idea. or in garlands
around the crown, are used In great
quantities.
Masses of small tight rosebuds,
placed on the sharply turned-up brims
of small hats, or set closely around
the beret crowns, produce an extreme
ly good effect.
Woodbine in scattered. struggling
sprays trims tulle and straw crowns
and is very much in favor.
Very long and narrow pheasant
quills and those made of lophophore
plumage. slightly curving and having
as finish head of the same or in a
contrasting color, with jeweled eyes
are frequently the sole trimming oi
the very large sailors worn this sea
son.
OF the new colors, blue after rain is
new tint of pale blue.
Fuchsia is vivid shade of great
beauty. showing the same purplish un
dertone as the fiower.-Vogue.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
CIocked Stockings.

Silk stockings with clocks are
very expensive and quite beyond the
reach of many girls. but 1t is the
easiest thing in the world to buy plain
stockings and embroider clocks at
home to give them that extremely chic
effect that is SO desirable. II fs
necessary only to work a straight line
up the side, running from the seam
at the ankle. This done. few stitches
will make clock finished at the top
with an arrow. Sometimes the clock
alone is not sufficient. and the dainty
girl must have her monogram en-.
broidered in the front This is not
very difhcult to do. but 1t is necessary
first to stamp the stocking. It should
then be embroidered over an egg.
which keeps the thread from pulling
and making the puckered effect
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25


stitched outside inside
The onamented with buttons
OF INT
silk
a OF
which
q yard
be made in
MATERIAL tight lining
ightfttng midway
ice
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
suooested bv Memorial pay.

The heiress sighed and shook her
mead.
mo, Mr.. Dalrymple, l cannot mar
ry you," she said. THE only man 1
ever loved died at"
A tottering. white-bearded veteran
in blue strobe past the window, and
Dalrymple said:
"At Gettysburg?"
Then, with a coarse, unpleasant
laugh, he FASTENED forth, and mo-
ment later Casey's poolroom swal-
lowed him uD-
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
rhe Duke ana the sirloIn.

1T Is a mistake said Otto e.
Schaar. the president OF the New York
Walters club, TO think that an Eng
lishman always wants his beef exces.
sively rare AS matter of fact the
English like their beef better done
than we do.
Il once saw a waiter" he continued,
serve an English duke with cut OF
very. very rare sirloin.
''The duke looked closely at the slice
of bright red meat Then he said:
Waiter. just send for the butcher,
will you?"
1.-The butcher sir?' the waiter STAN
mered.
Yes. said the duke. This beef
doesn seem to be quite dead yet"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
CQNGRE c11AN GEE0Or

publican Endorsement for United
States senator at the primaries
against Senator Albert j. Hopkins
and former Senator William E.
Mason. has been a member of the
lower house of congress since 1895. He
represents the Tenth district, extend
ing along the north shore from Irving
Park boulevard north to the Wisconsin
state line. Mr.. Foss is lawyer and a
native of Berkshire. vt. He was born
in 1868, graduated from Harvard uni
versity in 1885 and the Union College
of Law in 1889 and has practiced in
Chicago when not engaged with his
duties as congressman. For several
sessions he has been chairman of the
naval committee, position OF much
responsibility in the house.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
A Martinez.

"A martinez" said Gen. F. d. Grant
At Memorial Day banquet lis gen
orally fool
"They tell story OF martinez Of
tho Civil War. a captain. He got or
ders from headquarters that his men
were to change their undershirts.
But Captain said a sergeant to
whom this order was communicated.
the men have only one undershirt
EACH
The captain frowned. then he said:
No matter. Military commands
must be obeyed. Let the men change
underohirts with each other"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
vANDERsILr's LONDON FLAT.
is on Sixth Floor and Costs Him Some
$4,000 Per Annum.

London. - Alfred G. vanderbilt,
whom the English press delight in
Calling the richest young man in the
world has taken one of the most
"swagger" fats In London. For the
privilege of living on the sixth floor
overlooking Piccadilly. the famous
LONDON thoroughfare. the American
millionaire is paying $4,000 a year.
AS the rent does not include rates
and taxes there is an extra item of
expense of about $4,000 per annum. To
the British public $3.50 a week looks
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
People Talk About Good rhinqs.

Twelve years ago few people knew OF
such preparation as Powder for the
Feet. To-day after the genuine merits of
year by grateful persons, it is indispens-
able to millions. 1t is cleanly, whole
some, healing and antiseptic and gives
rest and comfort to tired aching feet.
1t cures while you walk. Over 10000
testimonials. limitations pay the dealer
a larger profit otherwise you would never
be offered a substitute for Aliens Foot
Ease, the original foot powder. Ask for
Aliens Foot-Ease, and see that you get it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25

Mrs. Pinkham, of the Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass. together with her son, Arthur
w. Pinkham, and the younger mem
bers of her family, sailed for Naples
on May goth for three months tour
throughout Europe and much needed
vacation"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Sufficient Excuse.

A tiny four-year-old was spending a
night away from home. At bedtime
she knelt at the knee of her hostess to
say her prayers. expecting the usual
prompting. Finding Mrs. B unable to
help her out, she concluded thus:
please, God scuse me- l can't re-
member my prayers. and I'm staying
with lady who don't know any
Home Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Jersey LEGISLATION.

That was disgusting slap the gov
ernor took at our bills" said the New
Jersey legislator.
Seemed to irritate him as much as
mosquito bills" admitted the disgrun-
tied colleague.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Avoid CUTTING Material.

Where lace or embroidery insertion
is used for trimming, place a fat
steel or case knife between the tnser-
ton and material. run the scissors
along the steel. You will find it will
be easier to cut the material and pre-
vent all possibility of cutting the lace
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Only for Heaven.

Mother-Just run up stairs, Tommy,
and fetch baby's night gown.
Tommy--Don't want to.
Mother-Oh, well, If you're going to
be unkind to your new little sister
shc'll put on her wings and fly back
again to heaven.
Tommy-Then let her put on her
wings and fetch her Dightgown,-
Punch
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
A Good Guess.

He: II see fishhooks have been
made on precisely the same designs for
1000 years"
She: We'll fish lies havn't changed
much in that time. either, guess"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Murine Doesn't Smart-Soothes Eye Pain.
All Druggists Sell Murine at 50cts. The 4S
Page Book in each Pkg. is worth Dollars
in every home. Ask your Druggist.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25

When you are willing to go in debt
for things you don't need, just be-
cause your neighbor has them, it's
time stop.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
Absurd ALI Around

who is the old file over there with
the comic coat, the stovepipe hat, and
the baggy kneed trousers?"
That's the professor who Is lee
turing on the absurdities of woman's
dress,"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
A Redeemlna Trait.

There was one good thing about
Adam and Eve"
What was that?"
when they were in Eden they did
not send out any souvenir postals."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
We Cannot.

''Tf we give women votes, will they
want to run for all all the offices?"
Il don't think so. Can you imagine
woman setting up the ice cream So
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-06-25
MAY SEEK HOPKINS ToeA.
Friends Of Congressman Foss Would
Send Him to Senate.

whose friends are urging him to
become a candidate for the Re-