davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Average Married Life Ten Years.

She-You make love like an amateur.
He-That's where the art comes in
Life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
Highest in Montana.

The divorce rate per 100000 population
is given as highest in Montana There
the rate is 167 per 100000. Colorado
comes next with 15S. New York and
New Jersey. with % each, have the loves,
rate. In the District of Columbia the rate
was 50 to every 100000.
Alimony was demanded in Is per cent
of the divorces granted to the wife, and
was granted in 1871 per cent. In othe,
words three wives out of sixteen asked
for alimony. and two out OF sixteen, OF
one out of eight. obtained it. The pro.
portion of husbands who asked for ali.
mony was IS per cent, and the proper
ton obtaining it was > per cent
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

war, it becomes Increasingly evident
that the United States of Baseball Is
on the verge OF destructive civil
war Although outwardly preserving
a coul demeanor and manifesting the
conversational proclivities of clans,
the rebels have blood in their eyes
and show in the set expression of their
countenances a determination of spirit
that viii brook no trifiing. The in
surgents are intent upon securing
what they consider their rights
and the dove of peace is only dimIy
discernible in the dim distance, while
the dogs of war are Juggling at their
chains, anxious to be released The
developments at tomorrow's meeting
and the subsequent session of the
National Commission. may turn all
fandom into turmoil and set father
against son and brother against
brother.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
Will We'd
Chinese
PUPIL
Young Lady Stun Worker in New
York to Become Bride of
One Kee Sing
Hearst News Service.

New York, December 4.-One of
the most novel weddings ever wit.
messed in this cosmopolitan city is
scheduled to take place tomorrow,
when Miss Belle Leroy, a refined and
accomplished young white girl. who
has for some time acted as a mis-
sionary and teacher in Gotham's Chi
natown, will become the bride of Kee
Sing, Chinese washerman of "a Mott
street. The full Chinese marriage
ceremony will be used to unite the
loving pair.
Rev. Wee Lung, high priest of
Chinatown, will officiate. The pro
spective bridegroom is a laundryman,
Miss Leroy has visited him daily and
spent hours at time in teaching him
the English language. She came to
New York from ST. Louis two years
ago. Even in her childhood she had
been attracted by the mysteries of
the Orient.
She took a deep interest in religion.
and in missionary work. and the one
great ambition in her life has been to
go to the Orient as a missionary. Fail
ing in this she came to New York
and began teaching the little Sunday
school class in Chinatown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
RACING At
FL PASO,
TEXAS
Hearst News Servic.

Ell Paso, Texas. December 4.-El
Paso's sixty-day racing meet will open
tomorrow and is attracting much at
tention among horsemen throughout
the Southwest. If the coming meet is
successful, the promoters hope to
make FL Paso a permanent center for
winter racing. The Christmas handi-
cap and the Derby. for $1,000 each,
are the features of the program ar
ranged for this season.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
BASEBALL
WAR NOW
ASSURED

New York, December 4.-With the
gathering today of the generals and
captains of the Rebellious Eastern
League and American Association.
preliminary to tomorrow's council of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
FOR SALE CHEAP-Good gentle
mare and colt, II months old, partly
broke, also buggy and harness. 307
Miller street. 12-2.3t

FOR SALE-One logging engine. 4
drivers, 4S-in. diameter; cylinders
14x2O; weight 80 tons; separate ten
der; standard gauge; price $2,250.
Can be seen at Enterprise Boiler
and Machine Works. Address, Bar
gain," care Hattiesburg Daily News.
11-23-tf.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
MISCELLANY

CUTOVER LANDS-Close to Hatties.
burg and adapted to fruit and vege-
table growing. II you want to buy,
Address A42. care Hattiesburg
News. S4tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

IF you have 10. Is or 20 acre farm
for sale cheap. Address AL, care
Daily News. 107 If
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

Gentlemen-Don't forget to go to
Graham's Monday and ring a bell.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

Gentlemen-Dont forget to go to
Graham's Monday and ring a bell.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms fol
light housekeeping. Call at 1905
Main street. 10 II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

IF you have for rent good fveroom
house with modern conveniences.
Address A-45, care News. 107 If
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
HELP WANTED.

HELP WANTED-You are ambitious
and possess at least an average
amount of tact and perseverance.
Therefore, we want you and will pay
you $75 a month for taking only
four orders a day. You can earn
big income. We furnish all sup
plies free. Write today to Manager.
p o. Box 1850, New York City. IT,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR RENT or nice rooms, close
in. for light housekeeping. Ring
534 Home Phone. IT,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
LOST AND FOUND.

The thing that you want badly
enough to advertise for, is the thing
you will secure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
BOARDERS WANTED.
CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS.

Now is the time to have them made.
Be sure and come to the right place.
Henley's Studio. Best in the city.
Established 1890. 1s-3.4t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

Us Daily News Want Ads.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR SALE-My entire stock in one
of the best paying planning mills in
Mississippi. Address J. 16 care of
Hattiesburg News. D3-6t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR RENT-Good 5-room house and
Is acres land, close in. Address,
A-45, care News
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

Gentiemen-Don't forget 10 go to
Monday and ring a bell.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR SALE-Must be sold by January
l, one 45-horse-power saw mill, edg-
err, cutoff saw, dry kilns, teams,
100000 feet long leaf yellow pine,
houses, ramps, office and good la
Dor. Cheap. Small payment down,
balance on time with interest. Ad-
dress, Blount Lumber Company, Mt.
Olive, Miss. 11-2S-1Ot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
The CLEARING HOUSE For ALL WANTS

WANTED TO BUY-If you have
small cottage, rs IT. front lot, or lot
only. close in at bargain, for cash
address, Box 357. 10.31.tf.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR RENT-5-room cottage on west
4th street, close in. Home phone
3O4. DIST.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04

FOR SALE-Almost new 33-inch pow
or paper cutter at bargain. Also
stapling machine, round-cornering
machine and large assortment of
type. Address the Hattiesburg
News. 9 b tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-04
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Columbia Graphophone.
in first-class condition, also ten new
records for $40; Graphophone cost
$40 and is as good as new; records
new and good ones. Address A. j.,
care Daily News. 1923 If
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
Iowa Newspapers
DEBTS.
(Cedar Rapids GaZette)

Cedar Rapids GaZette)
The Fort Dodge Messenger publishes
a timely editorial OIL Honest Debts"
OF course the term honest debts" is
q somewhat redundant expression.
debt that is not honest is not really Il
debt But what the Messenger gets at
is that every man ought to pay his
debts, or make a heroic effort to pay
them. And he ought to pay them
just as soon as he can do so.
Every business man will tell you,
unless he does strictly cash bust
ness, that bad debts are one OF the
worst things he has to contend with.
A merchant is entitled to pay for the
goods he sells, and within reason
able time after the purchase is made.
just as much as a man working on
salary or for wages, is entitled to re-
ceive his wages. And yet many bust
his customers neglect to pay for the
things they have purchased.
If everybody, that could. would pay
their debts, and as soon as they could
pay them, all customers would profit.
The bad debt would practically disap-
pear, and merchants could reduce
prices, giving all Customers the bene-
fit. The man who pays his debts must
also pay the bills or the man who does
not pay, for the business man figures
he must make certain per cent on
his investment, ard unless he has
added enough to the selling price of
his goods to cover the bad debts, he
does business at Il loss. He doesn't
figure to do business at a loss.
1t is an undeniatle fact that there is
more going into debt than Is neces-
sary or even excusable. More people
could pay as they go, If they would
only do so. The individual who buys
only those things for which he can
pay cash, or for which he can pay in
full when he draws his salary, will not,
as rule, be the one who is "broke"
when the proverbial and generally in
evitabe rainy day comes. 1T is all
right to go in debt for homes, or for
some other things that retain their
value, but the indiscriminate running
in debt for things that can be done
without, is inexcusable
Pay your debts as fast as you can
and pay as you 80. Then when you
need credit, when you are in tenn
porary financial straits, many there
will be who will be willing, yes, anx-
ious to extend credit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
NEW SERIAL STORY WEDNESDAY.

In a new serial story, The Fighting
Chance" the opening chapters of
which are to appear in the columns
of the Times Republican Wednesday,
the brilliant author gives something
more than q glimpse into New YORK
society and its devious ways. The
story is from the pen of Robert w.
Chambers, and in his picture of New
York's aristocracy he makes clear that
which the common, substantial people
have heretofore suspected.
In this story, which excels in liter
airy effectiveness, Chambers has de-
picted with fidelity the strenuous life
of the wealthy residents of the me-
tropolis not only for more riches, but
for egress into the circles of the So
called -Four Hundred and the vari-
Gus paths by which such ambitions
are gratified
The story also deals with questions
of heredity, the hero descending from a
long line Of dissipated forefathers and
the herone's mother and grandmother
having been tickle in their love al
fairs Siward. the hero. makes long
fight against his appetite and only
wins when the girl he loves concludes
to forego the position of power in the
social world to which she can attain
only thru q more powerful matrimon-
ial alliance. Financial and social in
trigue make the story one of intense
interest from the first to last chapter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14

ing on-partizan, they Will come into
their own
Again he says:
"The Des Moines plan seems to me
defective in one way, and that Is that
by it men have to become candidates
! themselves, and this Is not altogether
in the spirit Of real democracy The
people should propose their own nom
inees by petition; but the Des Moines
plan in recognizing the principle of
non -parusanship in municipal affairs
has struck the keynote OF real re-
form"
And the city of Des Moines at this
writing is having trouble from this
very defect They are in great dam
ger OF not getting the best men to
run for the offices
The ignorance of the general public
or to state it another way. the little
we know Of many business enterprises
in Iowa, was we'll illustrated the other
day when the writer met a travelling
man who represents a banking institu-
ton, that makes an almost exclusive
business in dealing in horse paper"
This mans business was all along the
line of finding out If the offered notes
were good and likely to be paid. 1t
seems that the big importers OF horses
need much money, l. e., borrowed mon
ey in their business. They have to
pay cash for what they buy and al
most invariably sell on time. This
high priced imported pedigreed stock
! OF horses is generally sold to an as
ISOLATION of farmers. Such men give
their joint and several notes for say
$4,000 stallion. They go into such
deal expecting such d horse to pay for
himself by his service. And he fire.
uuently, one can almost say generally,
does. We have importers in Iowa who
bring in every year hundreds of these
horses, and sell them all over the
west. They take these farmers notes
and somebody has to discount them, or
take them as collateral for money ad-
vanced. And this business is so large
that this bank, private one, has thou
sands of dollars invested. Another Pc
culiar feature of this business is this:
These importers sell stallion to, say
twenty farmers, taking their notes as
mentioned. Perhaps these twenty far
mers agree to pay $4,000 for a war
ranted horse. But occasionally such
a horse is Of little or no use for breed
ing purposes. This, however, is not
known for a year or so after the deal
is made At the end Of the year this
! horse is worth not $4,000, perhaps not
$500. Sometimes these buyers will take
another horse. A new price for the ex-
change has to be arranged. Something
has to be done with the first one. Hes
worth something, but how much? All
of this has to be fixed up by the
travelling man for the bank that deals
in "horse paper" This man travels
the year round and earns his salary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
SHAW SEES HIS CHANCE.

The gossips at Washington have 1T
that Secretary Shaw believes he can
capture the Iowa delegation for pres
ident, and that he is much inclined to
which to base hopes of this character,
and Shaw is not the kind of poll
tician not to see his advantage when II
appears. About five of the eleven con-
gressional districts will be controlled
by the standpatters and there is al
ways a fighting chance for one more
such Is the factional alignment IN
Iowa by districts. Thus, with five dis
tricts he could count on ten out Of
twenty-siN delegates. Then there is the
harmony racket that could be worked
to give two delegates at large to the
progressives and two to the antis,
making twelve for Shaw. But, on
fight, if six districts could be car
ried by the antis, Shaw would get
twelve delegates, plus the four at
large, or sixteen out Of twenty-six, so
it is little wonder that he hopes on in
spite Of encouragement.
OF course, the antis are nomnally
for Taft just now. They are even
claiming the front seat on the ground
that they got there first, but Mr.. Shaw
knows that were power assured
candidate like Taft would not last
over night with delegates controlled
either from the United States senate
or from Burlington. Four years ago
Iowa sent Roosevelt delegation of
this kind to Chicago Two United
States senator's, Governor Cumrnins
and Blythe We're the delegates at large.
They took Cummins along to laugh at
and they enjoyed the sport immensely.
They voted for Roosevelt all right, but
Mr.. Blythe made himself the Iowa
member on the resolutions committee
and when the Roosevelt platform came
up he voted Iowa against it along with
the railroad ridden states Of Pennsyl-
vania, California, and Wyoming. Cum
minis shouted himself hoarse but all the
rest laughed and thought 1T great fun.
No wonder Shaw sees hope. He
knows that the Taft movement is less
than skin deep in the parts Of Iowa
which he would claim and it seems to
him political cowardice not to make i
fight for that which appears possible.
Shaw is a shrewd gentleman, else he
would not be president Of multi-mil-
lianaire bank with his home in New
York City, while retaining political
residence in Iowa. He can almost name
now the districts and the newspapers
and the influential men that he could
claim for support If he should try and
so can the Times-Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
SUN SHINES AGAIN IN BUSINESS.

Two months Of heavy skies, dark
days. threatening clouds and occa-
sional peals Of thunder in the business
atmosphere have passed and the sun
is shining again. It is actually shin
ing, for there is no mistake about 1t.
New York has surplus of currency.
She has ceased to draw on Europe and
the high rates asked for gold are be-
ing reduced in France and England.
The new west can get all the currency
it needs. The last bank statement for
the United States showed an excess
sive holding of currency in the re-
serves. The banks as a whole are ac-
tually rich. Now comes WORD from
the money centers that there is a de-
mand again for commercial paper.
This means in plain language that
legitimate business enterprises of i'm
porting, jobbing and manufacturing
can borrow money at the banks once
again. In the west the first of March
is approaching. On that day the land
transfers will have been liquidated and
after that there will be loosening up
all along the line. Livestock is moving
to market now and cattle paper is be-
ing paid. Back east the big mills are
resuming every day with their thou
sands of employees. When the pay
checks can be exchanged for pork
again in uninterrupted volume the
price of hogs at the stockyards will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
! LOOKER.ON In IOWA !

Montezuma, Jan. 14.-There is, and
has been, much talk concerning the so-
called Galveston plan of city govern
ment. Des Moines is going to try the
experiment. In a recent magazine ar
ticle Mr.. Whitlock so clearly gives his
readers full information concerning It,
that it is reproduced in this column.
MI. Whitlock dWells especially upoa
The charter adopted by Des Moines,
which he describes as 1.-THE most delu-
ucratic of airy city in America" We
lead:
1.-THE Galveston plan is simple. Four
almissioners are elected by the pea-
pie, and these four are the Only Of
fcials elected. In these are centered
all powers-they are mayor, council,
and all the boards put together. They
are responsible to the people, and to
the people alone Among these the ad-
ministrative work is distributed.
"Des Moines has gone ahead of Cal
| weston; she has all that Galveston has
so far as charters go-and more;
she has system that is far more
democratic, far more radical than CAL
weston, or any other city in the United
States, for that matter. Des Moines
has abolished wards and boards, and
all that, and has commission like
| Galveston, in which the legislative. ad-
ministrative, and executive functions
I are all conferred; but she has other
| things, more democratic things. She
| has the recall the initiative and refer
endum, including the compulsory ref
erence Of all franchises to the people.
| This is the great achievement of Des
| Moines; here, at last, is a chance for
| real democracy If the board passes
an ordinance which is not to the sat
| isfaction of the people, they can COM
pei it's reference to them; they can
vote on it, and either approve or dis
approve it. This is the veto power re-
tanned by the people themselves-far
better than the veto power in the
hands of mayor, or even of COVER
nor. The people too, if the board will
not pass such legislation as the people
want, can themselves initiate such
legislation; this is the old New Eng
| land town meeting on large scale;
and if any Of the commissioners is
faithless to his duty or his trust. the
people may recall him: that is, remove
and discharge him-far better and
safer and more democratic than to
| have the removal power in the hands
| Of a governor.
"Another provision, and perhaps the
most important in the Des Moines
charter is that which provides for non
partizan nominations and elections OF
municipal officers. Out there they
have adopted and incorporated into
| their charter Golden Rule Jones prin-
ciple that city official should be
| chosen with reference to his views on
| city questions, and not on state or ma
tional questions. The party system.
carried down into the cities, has been
| the real bulwark of municipal corrup-
| ton and inefficiency. A party boss
will subscribe to any view on the tar
| if provided you, permit him to tell you
whom to vote for. Party bosses and
party machines and franchise corpora
tions and all their pitiful parasites
have long, in reality, been non par
titan; now that the people are becom-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
Rare Freak Of Plant Nature.

G. Manful, Gettysburg Is. d. gar
dener. has in his possession rare
freak in plant nature. 1t is cabbage
stump from which the original head
had been cut away. From the stump
a seed shoot had sprung up to height
of fifteen inches. and around this had
grown in the form Of Il cone twenty
six little heads Of cabbage. each per-
feet in itself says Gettysburg spe-
cial dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune The little cabbage
vary in size from that Of baseball at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
REORGANIZATION.


wv WHERE was It, dear, that we met
NV before
nv For surely we met in an an
Wv cient time?
Il Perhaps twas thousand
years or more,
In some faroff star or allen cline.
Was rover IN Cleopatra's barge
And you the maiden who held her fan.
Or were you lady at Nero's court
And | a slave ut your bidding ran?
Perhaps twas later--in Louis time
We met at Versailles, meath the sunny
skies.
Where Montespan's sight and Maintenon's
wiles
Were naught to the light Of your soft.
sweet eyes
1t might have been in the forests shade
I paused and landed my bark canoe.
And you were q dark eyed Indian maid
And l was your Hiawatha true.
What matter? We met and life was sweet;
We loved and parted and died. Who
shall say?
And I've come back to earth just to find
you my sweet
To love you again in this new fashioned
way.
Today as we pass on the busy street
Do you remember the time we met?
And are you guessing where we shall meet
When we shall die and the world forget?
Margaret Hobson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
gnres- 3rnhlirar 9larshalum,r jn1ua aauarg Ia 1903

advance, the hogs will begin to move
to market and the money flow back
east again for pianos, rugs. carpets,
furniture and curtains The blockade
has been removed The commercial
sun is shining and it promises to be a
pleasant day. Let's all cheer up. Get
l,11SN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
40 m4.7~~
An Insiduous Danger.

One Of the worst features Of kidney
trouble is that it is an insiduous dis
ease and before the victim realizes his
danger he may have fatal malady.
Take Foleys Kidney Cure at the first
sign of trouble as it corrects irregu-
larities and prevents Brights disease
and diabetes Mcbride & Will Drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14

Strange isn't it? You can now get
all the currency you are entitled to at
any bank and you don't seem to want
it as badly as you did. Wish some
thing could be done to remove that
ever present limitation on deposits.
There's the real rub.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.

Pierce
The lis estimated cost $1,000
GEORGE SON.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14

The police force of Atlanta are COM
menting that only half the number of
arrests are being made under prohi-
bition as were made upon the same
days of the year previous and hard
" any are for the offense Of drunk
enness. Georgia has gone prohibition
in dead earnest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-14
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Burlington saloon keepers are of the
opinion that the mulct law should
contain some provision against the
cashing of checks says the Bur-
lington Gazette.