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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
How He Won the Title, 1.-The Cartha
gilman of Maine"

Among the many stories of Hannibal
Ham,in's early experiences in the
Maine legislature none is more animat-
ed than his tilt with John Holmes, in
terestlng. besides, because it gives the
origin of the Carthaginian of Maine"
a name that stuck to Hamlin through
life. Holmes had been in the United
States senate, and ut this particular
time wrote General Hamlin, Il member
of the state house of representatives,
was endeavoring to domineer over it.
Hamlin disputed the leadership with
him, and Holmes attempted to crush
his young opponent by coarsely ridicul-
ing his swarthy complexion. Instantly
Hamlin jumped to his feet and, point
ing his finger at Holmes, retorted: IF
the gentleman chooses to find fault
with me for my complexion, what has
he to say about himself? | take my
complexion from nature. lie gets his
from the brandy bottle. Which is
more honorable?' This retort was
greeted with great applause and cries
of TO on"
Hamiin then continued, pointing his
finger ut Holmes: Il will also tell the
member from Alfred that he is more
conspicuous for trying to run dfyshod
over young men than for trying to en-
courage them. But rs long as they
are true to themselves and to nature
and as long as the member from Al
fred sticks to the brandy bottle they
need not fear him." AS soon as the
cheers Of the house could be sufficient
ly silenced Holmes retracted his
words and made II manly apology.
THE young Carthaginian routed the
old Roman" was one humorous COM
ment on the incident, and from that
time Hamlin was thus frequently char
acterized. Lewiston Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
MERIDIAN MAN
TAKES ride ON
AUTOMOBILE Line

A Meridian gentleman was in the
city yesterday and remarked that 1.-The
street cars are long time coming.
have been waiting more than half
hour on this corner and haven't seen
a single one pass"
He was told by Hattiesburg citi-
zen that he might have to wait several
months for a car, but you can get
something you are not used to-you
can get an automobile ride"
20, yes" said the Meridian man,
"but it will cost too much
mo" said the Hattiesburgan, "the
line of automobiles here make regular
trips, and the fare is only cents"
You don't say" exclaimed the Me-
ridian man, that beats street cars. I'll
take trip just as soon as one comes
up"
In a few minutes he was on the
auto and when he returned he said:
This is fine"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
Heart toHeart
Talks.
TWO ACTRESSES.
By EDWIN A. NYE


1t is reported from Paris that Sarah
Bernhardt is making another attempt
to secure admission into the Legion of
Honor.
Two or three years ago Bernhardt
tried to get into the charmed circle
Of French distinction. but the cabinet
refused to adopt the action Of the
council.
1t is to be hoped she again will be
unsuccessful and that she never may
be allowed to wear the bit of red rib
bon on her breast.
And that is not heartless wish.
When Napoleon Bonaparte instituted
the order and decoration of the Legion
of Honor he decreed that no person
with questionable past should be adj
mitted. Doubtless the rule has been
violated, but it is nevertheless the rule.
Sarah Bernhardt is a woman of great
genius. but
Her life, as it is known and read of
all men. has not been above reproach.
Many times she has violated the moral
codes. Her career has been checkered
WIN nlanS ldpses ana escapaues'
1t MA! seem iliru tnihs 10 reiiiinu
woman Oh her past ueilhquencles' out
Bernhardt is public character. She
10 seehlhS PuoHc houors' 1ne Puplic
'holais are concerreu.
Much Is pardoheu 10 gehlus-too
much Ana Wheh genius Is persistent
~ slhlui IL must De hlaue 10 suHer the
same us hedlocrl'E'
IL Is pressing TO turn from the ca
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Diarrhoea Cured.

"My father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea, and tried ev-
cry means possible to effect a cure,
without avail" writes John H. Zirkle,
of Philippi, w. Va. "He saw Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy advertised in the Philadelphia
Republican and decided to try it. The
result is one bottle cured him and he
has sot suffered with the disease for
eighteen months. Before taking this
remedy he was a constant sufferer. He
Is now sound and we'll, and although
sixty years old, can do as much work
as young man." Sold by Hays and
Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.
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HUMAN MONSTERS.


No country is free from nightmare
creatures, twisted natures apparently
born without the slightest respect for
human life. Some, indeed. seem ac-
tually TO take a horrible delight in the
destruction of their fellow creatures.
Such a one was Alfred Knapp. execut-
ed at Hamilton, O., in August, 1903,
for the murder of his wife and four
other women. After his conviction
and when he saw that no hope of life
remained he coolly admitted that he
had been a stranger for years, pounc-
ing on little children, throtting them
to death and hiding their bodies.
The human mole" was German
degenerate whose horrible crimes
shocked not only Germany, but the
whole world. Johann Bobbe was his
name Though thin and weak looking,
his hands and arms were abnormally
developed. and his finger nails were
simply claws. Without any other tools
than his hands he could burrow into
the solid earth.
He had a little tobacco shop in a
back street in Berlin, and here he eX-
cavated Il deep pit under the floor and
arranged trapdoor over it. At the
bottom of the pit was huge iron
spike. He would decoy his victims
on to this trap and hurl them down to
be lmpaled on the spike below.
No one knows the full tale of his vic
tins. A deep pit was found in the
yard adjacent, which was half full of
moldering human remains. Among
others was Bobbe's own wife.
Another German criminal of sim
liar type was the schooteacher Muel
Ter, who was arrested on suspicion OF
murder at Duernburg. near Bayreuth
Evidence against him was only cir
cumstantial, and it seemed that he
might escape till the magistrate ha(
the remains of widow. who was sup
posed to be victim of his. dug up
and Mueller was confronted with them
| Then he broke down and confessed t
| a string of murders extending over {
period of eight years. The details were
/ so terrible that the court was cleared
and later the magistrate himself cam,
out white and Standardization An
swers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
OHIO LEGISLATORS
HOLDING REUNION
Hearst News Service.

Cedar Point, o., August 6.-Solons
of the Buckeye legislature are gather
ing here today for the annual legisla-
tive reunion, which will open this
evening with a ball, followed by an
exhibition of fireworks. There will be
excursions to various points of interest
tomorrow, with a banquet in the even
ing. Senator S. H. West is to be
POSTMASTER, and the speakers are to
be Governor Harris and over a score
of the state senators and representa-
ives.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
One Way to Look at Il.

Cornish humor is often unconscious,
a writer in the English Illustrated
Magazine says. and proceeds to fur
nish concrete example.
"Gwain to larn your boy the fiddle,
are 'ee?" asked one Cornishman Of
another.
"Iss," was the reply.
"He WANT never play the fiddle
tall"
low shouldn't aw"
"'Cos his heads too big"
go on with zee. The bigger the
head the more tunes he'll hold"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
Earth and Moon,

The moons real diameter is 2,1G0
miles, not much more than fourth Of
the earths. Her surface is 100000
square miles. or between thirteenth
and a fourteenth of the earth's. The
earth's volume exceeds the moons
nearly forty-nine and one-half times,
but the moons material is lighter than
the earth's. for the earth's mass ex-
ceeds hers not forty and one-half
times only. but nearly eighty-ohe and
one-half times.-New York American.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
KENTUCKY FARMERS
Will FORM TRUST
Hearst News Service.

Paducah, KY, August 6,-For the
purpose of organizing all the farmers
of Kentucky into a union which shall.
as far as possible, control the produc-
ton and distribution of agricultural
products, a meeting of farmers was
held here today. The sess }ns are en-
ecutive and will continue for three
days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
D|AZ- MAY
VISIT US
Hearst News Service.

City of Mexico, Aug. Ga party of
several hundred prominent MeXicans
will leave for an excursion to the
United States next MONTH visiting the
Home Manufacturers Exposition in
New Orleans, and it is possible that
President Diaz may head the party.
The president has promised to go if
possible.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
IN FRATERNAL CIRCLES

Bouie Tribe No. 48, Red Men
Council fire kindled every Wednes,
day night at o'clock at Odd Fellows
hall. Albert Henley prophet; l.. NJ
Williams sachem; A. F. James senior
sycamore; l.. Captain, junior saga.
more; F. C Hall, chief of records;
Burke Jones, keeper of wampum.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CON-
FEDERACN.

United Daughters Of the confeder-
acy, Hattiesburg Chapter, No. 422.-
Mrs. D. B. Holmes. president; Miss
NJ. Anna Allen, secretary; Mrs. E. Me-
Gregor, treasurer. Meets first Tues
day afternoon of each month at the
Hotel Hattiesburg at $50. The Mis-
torical Club, Miss Florence Deason,
historian. meets second Saturday in
each month at homes OF members Of
U. D. c. Visiting Daughters are re-
quested to attend these meetings.
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CORN BELT EDITORS.
Hearst News Service.

Sioux City, Ia, August 6.-Newspa-
per men from all over this section are
in attendance at the annual meeting
of the Corn Belt Editorial Association,
opened in Sioux City today. A banquet
will bring the meeting to a close to-
morrow might.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
Historical Revelation.

How did you distinguish Achilles
from the girlsY' asked the Greeks.
"How could you see that he was a
man in woman's garb?"
HE didn't" explained Ulysses,
drop his handkerchief every time he
turned around."-Kansas City Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
ORDER OF ELKs.

Benevolent Protective Order of Elks,
No. 599.-P. L. CASTOR, f. r.; J. W.
Pool Jr, secretary and treasurer.
in Kennedy building over postoftlce at
s o'clock.
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Hattiesp, Loaoe No. se7. A. F. &

A. NC. ". Batson. w. NJ, sos Main
street; j. D. Bennett, Secretary.
Meets Monday nights in Masonic
Temple at s p. m.
Liberty Council No. Nv. NJ. Con
ner. r. |. NJ, 517 Main street; ]. D.
Bennett, Secretary. Meets Friday
nights in the Masonic Temple At 3
o'clock
Order of the Eastern Star.-Mrs. s.
C. Eaton, w. NJ; Mrs. NJ. Dunn, Secre-
tary. Meets Friday nights in the Ma
sonic Temple at o'clock.
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BAY SHORE HORSE SHOW.
Hearst News Service.

New York, August with an UNI
usually attractive prize list, with a
total of forty-four classes and cups
and money aggregating $4,000, the an
nal exhibition of the Bay Shore Horse
Show Association was opened today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
ODD FELLOWS.

HattIesburs Lodge No. 1877, |. o. O..
F.-A. F. James. noble grand; VIM.
Busby, vice grand; r. P. Anderson, re-
cording secretary; H. KATE, financial
secretary; II. H. Orr, treasurer. Meets
Monday nights in |. o. o. F. hall at
s o'clock.
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WooDMEN OF THE WORLD.
Leaf River Camp, No. 28.-W. o. W

WOODMEN Or lie WOnIb.
Leaf River Camp, No. 28.-W. o. W.
B. F. Miller, G. c., w. ]. Fowler.
clerk; ]. A. Shannon, banker. bieete
Tuesday nights in Odd Fellow hs
at o'clock.
Carpenters and Joiners of America
Local Union No. 21S. A. A. Eathridge
president; VIM. G. Jones recording
secretary. Meets Thursday nights at
1880 o'clock in the commissioners
room at he county court house.
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks
Local No. SO. S. Hammock, presi-
dent; A. T. Ambrosy, secretary.
Meets second and fourth Monday
nights in odd Fellows hall at 7:3e
o'clock.
Petal Grove Circle, No. 1o7-Meetf
first and third Wednesday nights at
the. w. o. w. hall. lone L. Baker.
Guardian; ]. P. Hearst, Clerk.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Knights Ct Pythias, Crescent En-
campment No. "A Foote. c. c.; ].
b. Burkett, V. G.; George fairfield,
X. R. S. Meets Monday nights over
Citizens bank at o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06
JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERi-
CAN MECHANICS.

Junior Order United American Ne
chanics-James Z. Hewlett, council
lor; William Busby, secretary. Meets
second and fourth Thursday nights in
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock.
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MASONIC.

Hattiesburg Royal Arch Chapter Ma
114-R. F. Barton. II. p, G. & S. |.
freight office: }. d. Bennett, Secre-
tary, Meets Thursday nights IL the
Masonic Temple at s o'clock.
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ORDER OF EAGLES.

Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No.
1557.-Mr. A. F. James, president
Meets Thursday nights in hall in the
Pitts building on Railroad street, at
o'clock.
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LADIES' AID SOCIETIES.

Catholic Ladies' Aid Society.-MrS-
John NJ. Cassil, president: Mrs j. l.
Kearney, secretary; Miss Josephine
Dolphus, treasure. Meets every first
Friday in each month at the convent
for business session; every second
Thursday in each month at the home
of some member for social session.
Hour of meeting is always O'Clock
in the afternoon.
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Hattiesburg CoMmandery No. p.
kniqhts Tem.olar-A. A. Montague, E.
c., office in Hattiesburg Trust and
Banking coI1u6oy'a building; ]. w.
Montague. Rocor1er Meets Tuesday
nights in tho M1<chic Temple at
o'clock
Hattiesour1 Cam No. Fl U. C. W
Meets at couF< 1c@pe at 1880 .. n. On
the first sa&&~say 81 each month. !
p Carter ccIi. I der. W. P. Chamber
Rebek No. II !. o. o. -
Mrs, L. pley. noble srand:
Miss Ida vice grand: Mrs. s.
Ramsey, Meets fhursoaT
nights IN \. hall at = O'Clock.
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A Dime Novel Reader.

ibid you tell Johnny to split that
kindlingT
"Yes."
"But he didn't do It,"
mo; he said he'd swim In blood
first Washington Herald.
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Hattiesburg Encamprenr, No. 40,

o. o. FL .. Allen, chief patriarch;
A. F. James, high priest; VIM
Busby. senior warden; George Maur-
err. junior warden; J. A. Shannon.
scribe; w. ]. Force, treasurer. Meets
Wednesday nights in l. o o. F. hall
at o'clock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-06

United Commercial Travelers-Regu-
lar meetings will be held on the first
Saturday nights of each month
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Hattiesbura Camp, No. 44e.-W O.
VA. j. Morrison, c. c.; J. w.
Brookshire, clerk; j. A. Welsh, Boy
err. Meets Thursday nights in ocd
Fellows hall at s O'Clock.
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Rrotherhood Of HalIraad Tralnmen--

Local Union No. -. P. NJ. Graham,
master; H. E. McGregor, tinancier;
w. A. Smith, secretary. Meets SEQ
ond and fourth Sunday nights in eacs
month.
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Harmon Grove, Circle No. 70, T..
o. W.-Mrs. r. w. Thames, guards
Mrs. G. w. Cocker, clerk; DR.. $. L.
Knight, banker. Meets second and
fourth Wednesday nights in each
month in Odd Fellows hall at 1889
o'clock
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Hattiesburg TypographIcal Union,

No. 647.-Wiley Billiard. president; A
J. Seeley. secretary treasurer. Meets
at Martin Printing company first sun
day in each month.
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Petal Camp, No. 1928. W. o. w.

Petal Camp, No. 1928. W. o. W..
B. Clack, C. c.; w. e. Ward, clerk;
]. A. Pace banker. Meets first and
third Saturday nights in each month
at its hall in Petal.
Grove, Circle No. sew. o. W.
Mrs. T. B. Boucher, guardian; Mrs,
], w. Brookshire, clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-21
TAFT STANDS FIRM
 FOR LOWER TARIFF
Southern Industries g.
 Discussed L1 Meefif1f

Atlanta, November 20.-Industrial inter- ests of the south were given prominence at tonight's session of the National So- ciety for the Promotion of Industrial Ed ucation.
 G. Gunby Jordan of Columbus, Ga, said:
 ''The past 12 months have brought home to every industry in our land the need for a reliable export trade; the need for American goods which shall offer the sta bility of those of Germany. the taste and variety of those of France, the cheapness of our English competitors.
 Now Is the psychological moment to impress upon our people the great benefits which technical and industrial training alone can give us in this world S contest. Of our total bread-winners only per cent are in the professions and in the public service-the other 96 per cent would be immediately benefited by such an ed- ucation.Y
 MT. Jordan declared that American bacIxwardness in this regard is phenom- enaI, that the American people have not appreciated the value of system of thor ough industrial and technical education. The cry is for men and women who can do things. Investigation shows that 9s per cent of the foremen and overseers of manufa curing plants in New York state were educated in Europe.
 Germany and Japan are living exam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-21
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS

Page 1. Death and ruin follow gas explosion. Taft stands for reduced tariff Standard oil king under fire. Southern industries discussed.
 Page 2. Fine reports from mining section around Bessemer. Colored school building burned at Tus- ,caloosa. Ladies of Paisley to organize and con- duct kindergarten.
 Page 3. Methodist preachers will visit Athens !, Union foundry has fine business Desperate negro landed in jail.
 Page 4. Editorial comment
 Page 5. City Council hears evidence in charges against Alderman Klotz. Chicago party is given cordial reception Water problem up for discussion at Commercial club. Judge Nesmth holds foreign corporation franchise tax valid. Commercial club hears reports from various committees
 Page 6. Bradstreets and Dun's review.
 Page z Birmingham society. Feminine fancies by Dolly Dalrymple. Mrs Coleman elected president of Wom- en's club.
 Page 8. Birmingha msociety.
 Page g. Stocks experience sharp tumble. Wheat and corn make an advance. Cotton declines under bearish influences
 Page 10. Alabama defeats Haskell Indians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-21
FINLEY SPEAKS
 AT CELEBRATION

Spartanburg, S. C.. November 20.-In celebration of the building of the Caro- lima, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad from Elkhorn, Ky, to this city, a banquet was given tonight by the Chamber of Commerce. Among those present was President Finley of the Southern rail- way.
 President Finley said:
 Destroy the transportation facili- ties of an industrial center and it will die; restrict them and it will cease to grow. In either event, not only the town itself but also the agricultural community surrounding II will suffer"
 That the railways and a community are dependent upon each oth CT was de- clared by MT. Finley, who made a strong point of the reciprocal obliga- tions He closed with discussion of the propriety of railroads engaging in politics, saying:
 Whether or not such participation in political affairs was ever justifible. 1t is so no longer. Your railways are out of politics, but their property, fheir business and their ability properly to discharge their service to the public are subject to political action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-21
lDEATH AND RUIN INV WAKE OF : GAS EXE5 yOSION INV BROOKLYN

Laporte. Ind, November 20.-Excel- lent progress was made by the defense iii the amount of testimony placed be- fore the jury today in the trial of Ray Lamphere for the murder of Mrs. Belle Guinness and her three children; but aside from two witnesses to show that the fire at the Guinness house occurred at o'clock In the morning of April 2s no proposition advanced by Attor- ney Worden in his opening statement was followed up. Court will be held tomorrow. the expectation being that Dr. Waller Hains of Chicago, the de- fense's main witness will be here to testify that he found poison in the stomachs of Andrew Helgelein and three of the four bodies found in the ruins of the Guinness house.
 pr. George Wasser. who was called as an expert. was shown the teeth and bridge work introduced by the state and identified by state witnesses as having come from the mouth of Mrs. Belle Gunness. He doubted whether a gold crown In the exhibit ever was made to fit the teeth stubs to which it was said by the state to have been attached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-21

ples of what has been accomplished for the world, both in peace and war, by him who studies, first industrially and then technically, to accomplish material things of life. Industrial education raises the av- craze of intelligence; it develops special ized labor; it offers an opportunity for genius"
 Leon c. Sutton, editor of the Labor World" of New York, said that to wage earners an effective system of industrial education means not merely teaching them dexterity of hands, but in addition the history of commerce, of ancient guilds, or the origin and growth of trades union- ism, and something of what real true unlonism means in the betterment of the men and women of our country.
 A paper by Congressman Charles R. Davis of Minnesota told of the efforts in the national Congress to further indus trial education in the United States. MT, Davis has strong hopes that the United States government will eventually make liberal appropriations for the industrial and technical training of the young men and women of this country. A feature of the day was three round tables for open discussion on the subject of advantages of evening schools.
 Louis Roudillion, director of the educa- tional work of the Mechanics institute of New York declared that training at night schools was the most practical form of trade training.
 The final session of the convention will be held tomorrow.