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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18
BURGLARS enter
FUNNY MANS Home
Hearst News Service.

Danbury, Conn.,, September 1S.-
Mark Twain's Italian villa at Redding
was entered by burglars early today.
They were caught packing up the sill
verware by the humorist's secretary,
Miss Lyon. They made a bold dash
for liberty with the loot, but were cap
tured after chase Of five miles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18
TO HOLD MEETING

Rev. R. L. Campbell Of this city, and
Rev. w. B. Bingham, of Mt. Olive,
will begin a series of meetings in the
Presbyterian Church at Seminary Sun
day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18

Mrs. c. A. MilIner and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. e. Martin and Mrs. Mar
tins two sons, Harry and Millner, left
last night for few weeks visit to
cartersyille, Ga.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18
TREASURER EDWARDS
Still STANDING firm
Will Not Receive Certificate of De-
posit on Yazoo City Bank Because It
Has Not Deposited the Right Sort of
Securities.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, September 49,
There is a possibility in fact it ap.
pears to be a probability, that there
will be no litigation following the &C.
tion of State Treasurer Edwards in
refusing to honor the receipt of the
Bank of Yazoo City for state deposi-
tory under the new depository law.
This apparent probability grows
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
TO clean SLUMS
FOR FIRST time

St. Petersburg, September 1S.-For
the first time in the history of the
Russian capital, an order has been
issued for cleaning the slums of the
city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18

MT. Oscar A. Bennett left for Heidel-
burg this morning to do some special
engineering work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18

Attorney ]. T. Garraway, of Sumrall,
was in the city y< <n1anN -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-18

. Continued on page five.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
FINGERS OF VARIOUS vALvEs.
Thumb 10 Easily the Most Important
Of the Diqlts.

You have only to grasp a pen or q
eeol OF some sort to realize that the
different fingers are far from having
the same value with reference to their
usefulness in performing work. Much
the most important Is the thumb, for
without 1t prehension would be very
imperfect. The hand is no longer PIN
GERS, but merely claw, when deprived
Of the thumb. 1t may be estimated
that the thumb represents fully
third Of the total value of the hand.
The total loss Of the thumb is esti-
mated by competent authorities as Is
to IS per cent. for the right and 10 to
Is per cent. for the left hand. except
for workers in art, when 40 to so for
the right and Is to 40 per cent. for the
left hand comes nearer the value.
The total loss of the index finger
causes an incapacity estimated at
from'15 to rs per cent. for the right
hand and 10 to Is per cent. for the
left. The middle finger is less impor-
tant than the index. The ring finger
Is least important, end the little finger
may be compared to its neighbor. ex.
cept in the professions in which IL
serves as a point of support for the
hand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
iEcAME Tr= Slave OF HABIT.
ernler Prison Warden Could Never
Ferset Early Training.

Foston psychologist was recently
~nn1:nd OF the story of the Russian
"er WHO. changing his occupation,
nd the chief interest OF his leis-
ure moments In catching birds, put
ting TEN in cages. and selling them
TO he highest bidder.
The scientist having to attend a Sc
ries of lectures in large public hall
struck ur acquaintance with the jan
itor OF the building, and soon noted
In him a suggestive bent of mind.
The man seemed fond of counting the
Feorle, and would occasionally report
the exact number present. I'VE have
l15 here tonight" he would say, or
Just 2O1 all told" or, when the hall
was crowded: II make it 37O." There
was a problem in all this, but 1t took
some time for the psychologist to
solve it,
bit of friendly, familiar talk, con.
tinually renewed, did the business,
for 1t brought out the fact that the
janitor had spent many of the pre-
vious years of his life as warden In
an eastern prison. With rifle on
shoulder, from some inclosing wall,
the man had COUNTED his couvicts un-
til the habit became ingrained. In
the recesses of his brain the lecture
hall took the shape of Jail yard
and the audiences were his prisoners.
He counted because he wished to
know II all were there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
COULDN'T FIND THE REMNANTS.
Remarkable Disappearance That Pux-
zied the Hired Girl.

A woman who goes in for the higher
art has miniature Venus de Milo
standing on the piano, just to shoN
the casual caller that she's wise as to
what's what.
This woman has the Venus and she
also has new hired girl who comes
from furrin shores.
In busting the piano the other morn
ing, while her mistress was out do
ing the marketing, the girl bowled
over the Venus. She picked 1t up,
picked up also chip or two that had
been knocked of the statuette, and
then set 1t in place and sized 1t up
to see If 1t looked all right. When
the mistress arrived home an hour
later she found the girl down on her
knees peering under the piano, look
ing over the floor and looking in vari-
Gus other directions, all of which sug-
gested that she might be looking for
something.
And what is the matter?" asked
the mistress of the home in surprise.
"Oh, l knocked over the statchoo."
lamented the girl, pointing to Venus.
But it doesn't seem to have dam
aged it any"
Yes, it did," insisted the girl, al
most tearfully. 'It broke of both
arms, ma'am and haven't been able
to find the pieces"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Various Ways Of Overcoming cemmen
Inconvenience.

What an annoyance 1t is to spread
all your writing materials out and set
tie down to whole afternoon or let
ter writing, only to find after half an
hour that you have the writer's cramp.
After the first letter or two you give
1t up in despair, aud the friends
who are waiting for letters are disap-
pointed
This writer's cramp is serious mat
ter to people whose work requires
that they use pen very much, while
for the unaccustomed writer who
takes an afternoon off now and then
to catch up with her correspondence it
is, to say the least, very discouraging.
The trouble is more than muscular In
this kind of cramp. Very often a low
nervous condition will cause 1t. Then
one should take 1t as warning that
the system is run down and needs gen.
4eral toning up. Very often, however,
the trouble is in the way you hold
your pen.
Children now In school are not like
ly to be troubled with writer's cramp,
because they are being taught to
hold the pen lightly and make all
the movements from the arm instead
of the hand The old-fashioned meth
cd which most of US learned, OF hold
ing the pen between the thumb and
forefnger is also very likely to en-
courage cramp. The muscles be-
come tense and hard, until finally they
contract SO much that all control over
them is lost The pen should be held
between the two first fingers, well up
toward the joint. The trouble may
often be relieved by putting the hand
and wrist into the hottest water one
can stand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Armed Citizens Search for Perpetra.
tora of Crime.

tors Of Crime.
st. Charles, Mo. Aug. 14.-SheriH
Hines, of st. Charles county, and tns
police Of this city, assisted by armed
citizens, are securing the country for
the youths who last Saturday night
dragged Mrs. Catherine Sucker, SS
years old, q widow, from her bed and
carried her more than a mile away
to a deserted locality. Mrs. Sucker,
bereft of reason and suffering from
concussion of the brain, is in the coun-
ty hospital as q result of ner expe-
rience. She Is not expected 10 re-
cover.
Moaning. her clothes torn into
shreds, and bleeding. from numerous
wounds, the woman was found early
Sunday morning lying on the door
step Of q residence where she had
been left by her assailants following
the attack. In a dazed way she told
Of the treatment she had received and
then lapsed into unconsciousness. She
grew worse steadily. At times she be-
came violently insane.
The police believe Mrs. Sucker
was the victim of young men who at
tended a dance Saturday night in a
hall near her home. These men were
intoxicated the police say, and left the
dance hall shortly after midnight, pro-
ceeding in the direction of Mrs. Stuck
er's house.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
HAD NO LIKING ron MuMmIEs
Servants Of Great Writer Did Net
Share Hls Hobby.

Pierre Lott, the French novelist,
once obtained new acquisition to his
weird and wonderful collection of
Egyptian Uummies. 1t was that Of a
young princess, with gilded face, al
most as expressive under its mask
as it must have been in life. This
mummy, one of the best in his col
lection, accentuated in his study the
smell that creeps from a winding
sheet when a mummy is half un-
rallied" Lofts grievance was that
hs servants would not move or touch
his mummies under any circum-
stances.
"Only think!" he said. mot one OF
my servants would touch this beaud-
full young woman. They are so super
stitious about the dead had to car.
ry her upstairs myself. And, would
you believe me, as / reached the
landing 1t suddenly flashed through
my mind that was carrying corpse.
l seemed to feel the chill Of the dead
breast penetrate my own"
Noticeable among the other en-
balmed bodies of dead and gone
Egyptians in Lofts study was that
of a little three-year-old girl, who
stared down with sightless eyes on
her owner as he sat writing his ro-
mances and plays in the still watches
of the night.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
EXTRA SESSION NOT LIMITED.
Attorney Hart Framing His Report to
the Governor.

Atlanta, Aug. 14.-AttOrney Gener-
al Hart is now considering an inter-
estIng question in connection with the
approaching special session of the leg
islature. Upon his decision depends
whether or not the extra session will
be given over entirely to the convict
question, Or whether other measures
among them the anti-lobby bill. will
Slso be acted upon.
The attorney general has declined
to discuss the matter for publication
before framing his report to the gov
ernor, but 1t is authoritatively stat
ed that he will hold that the governor
may include two or more subjects OF
legislation in his call The only re-
luirement is that each subject shall
be of such Importance that the need
for it creates an" Extraordinary oc-
casion."
There is no constitutional limit to
the time which may be consumed in
an extra session. While the regular
session is limited to fifty days, the
extra session may continue for ninety
days. Or longer, il the sOlons so elect.
This year the extra sessions may con-
tinue until the regular election Of
October 4, when the successors Of the
members of the present house and
senate will be chosen.
The special session cannot adjourn
until action has been taken upon the
subjects mentioned in the proclama-
ton of the governor calling the extra
session. Each measure must be con-
sidered and disposed of in some way.
No private bills or local measures
can be introduced to interfere with
or obstruct the pathway Of the main
measures under consideration.
OF course, the overshadowing sub
ject demanding attention Is the con-
vict question. The term of the pres
ent lease expires on March 81, next
The disposal of the states felons after
that time must be decided between
now and that date.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
COST WOMAN'S HONOR
Was Aftermath of Pensacola's
Recent Lynching.
VICTIM OF UNKNOWN BLACK
This Is How We Pay Back for Lynch
ina Shaw" Said Black Brute AZ
He Attacked Woman-PensacoIa at
Whita Heat.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 14.-Mrs.
Ed Moclair, residing four miles from
this city, has been assaulted by an
unknown negro. ..
This is how we pay back for lynch
ing Lee Shaw" said the negro as he
overpowered the woman and choked
her into insensibility.
When Mrs Moclair had recovered
enough to let the neighbors know
her plight, the county officials were
notified, and a sheriffs possee was
started Immediately upon the track
of the assailant.
Meanwhile, excitement Is at white
heat; following so closely upon the
lynching of the negro Shaw two weeks
ago, after a battle at the Jail, in
which three men were killed and nine
wounded.
Along the streets groups are form
ed, and as reports reach the city they
become more determined to mete out
quick justice There are no demon
ttrations, nor no disorder.
If the sheriff and his officers cap
ture the negro and place him In jail
he will be lynched within 80 minutes
after his arrival.
With descriptions furnished by his
victim officers are searching for
George Croombs, alias George But
tercup, as the man who assaulted
Mrs Ed Mocair, when she was alone
with an infant of eight months, max
ing MS escape into the swamps.
The sheriffs posse, which left the
city early in tn enight has never re-
turned, and citizens posses returning
report that the negro has not yet been
captured, though two negroes were
arrested supposed to be the criminal,
but when taken before the lady were
released, for she said they were not
the men.
Mrs. Moclair is now lying at her
home four miles from the city suffer
ing from the shock and bruises which
she sustained when the negro grasped
her about the arms and body and
threw her to the floor.
The brute approached the house and
asked for a drink of water, and the
young wife, with her infant in her
/ arms, told him to wait until she
placed her baby in the cradle and
she would give him water. When she
laid the baby down and turned to COM
ply with the request she was grasped
by the. brute and thrown to the floor.
Later he fled to the woods and has
so far eluded his pursuers.
All night long and all day have
mobs remained at various points
awaiting the arrival of the negro in
the city. They are determined that
he shall meet the fate of the negro
1eander Shaw, who was lyncned two
weeks ago for the same crime.
Around the Jail, silent but watchful,
have remained fully one hundred
men, while a half-block distant sim.
liar number are grouped in silent
squads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
DISPATCHES IN BRIEF
CULLED FOR BUSY READERS
condeneatIon OF TelepraphIe Dispatch
ee for the Ready Perusai Of Those
Too Busy 70 Read The Longer Ac-
counts.

John Scott. at different times pres
ident Of several railroads, is dead
at his home In Tompkinsville,
s. l.. at the age Of 81 years.
An Atlanta policeman, according to
the evidence before the police COM
mission, was Knocked out" on two
glasses Of near beer.
On very heavy track Dorante, car
rying top weight. 116 pounds. won the
historic Travers stake, worth $5,592
to the winner. at Saratoga.
The strikers at the Lane-Maginnis
cotton mills In New Orleans. La, say
they will submit to 10-per cent cut
but no more.
Through the kindness Of Frank J.
Gould the nurses Of many OF the hos
pitals In New York enjoyed an outing
ON the sound and the Hudson river.
Mrs. Rose Paster-Stokes, wife OF
Millionaire G.. Phelps Stokes, ad-
dressed the 500 striking girls Of the
Lewis Cigar factory In Newark, N. j.
The governor Of New Zealand. Lord
Plunkitt, has received q cable message
from President Roosevelt. The con-
tents of the message has not been
made public.
Twenty-six cents, representing the
total estate Of Samuel Siegenthaler,
of New York, who committed suicide
In October OF last year, Is in litiga-
ton.
The modern development OF the elec-
trical business In japan has resulted
in such a large demand for electric
wire that the annual sale Of the ar
ticle amounts to about $4,000 200 a
year.
The proposition recently submitted
by the management Of the Norfolk
and Western Company to its en-
ployees, looking to general reduc-
ton of wages all over the system
mas been turned down by an almost
unanimous vote.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 14.-Accord-
ing to the latest advices from Brook
haven, there is no likelihood Of Sc
rious trouble over the fact that two
negroes who recently stood civil SER
vice examination are now on the
waiting list for positions in the Brook
haven postoffice. The negroes in
question have been notified that they
will not be permitted to hold clerk
ships in the office where white wo-
men are employed at similar work and
this ends the matter, SO far as the
white citizens of the town are con-
cerned, and also insofar as there Is
any likelihood of the negroes attempt
ing to qualify for work of this char
acter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Moral Effects of Athletics.

Aside from its physical effect, the
moral effect of athletics, in the case
Of the soldier at least, Is of no small
value. My experience has been that
men are less likely to drink in the
football or baseball season, even
though they may be addicted to the
use of intoxicants. And thus no spe.
ciaf effort may have been made along
these lines by those in charge of the
sports. The class of men who go
in for athletics and excel In such
contests are the most desirable SOL
diers and the best all around men.
Still another advantage of athletics
Is that good athletic teams and the
reputation for post of having cham
pion teams draw good recruits and
soldiers to enlist there.-Army and
Navy Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
-IGLAND.

"r,,eis Wto Lived in Twick-
3,;.,' - ,ar 's2n's House.
-: '9co to Witch the lover of
:; i a:ire will sooner or
~ turn $ ST is Twickenham.
y or ;ntll yn can beast of hav-
3n the residence and beloved
de Of so many famous literary
N.!h i are associated the immortal
Of Pnre, Horace Walpole,
T. Gay. La.lyr Wo-tley Montagu,
J3ou. Boswell. Johnson. Tennyson
Die 'lers Sure'y this is enough
make any lace doubly immortal.
HA czerham was well nicknamed by
arc Walrole the Baiae, or Tivoli,
# England: for 1t has truly been to
2-dcn what Baiae was to ancient
- 'e-irdeed, in a far higher degree.
'Tht big red Irick house in Mont
-e,'or oad where Alfred Tennyson
Z I'd for 80 many years of his earlier
"a ried life was the one in which
any of his earlier poems were writ
\. Here his son Lionel, the second
orii T:nnyson, was born, and there
:. author of the 'Idyls" entertained
aany of his literary friends and ac-
luaintances.
That house should surely be sacred
to all lovers of English literature
which saw the dawn of I'm Memo
riam;" which witnessed those delight
full gatherings graced by Tennyson,
Hallam and kindred spirits within its
walls.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Economical commodore.

1t was the custom in the days Of
our old navy for the men to bring to
the mast all worn-out articles which
were to be inspected, handed in, and
exchanged for new. The drummer
had applied for SO many drum-heads
that the commodore felt sure he was
being imposed upon, and one day set
himself to watch while the band was
playing. AS one rafting martial air
followed another, his anger increased
perc ,ptibly. until he burst forth In
uncomfortable rage: There now,
confound you! sec why you use SO
many drum-heads! Don't drum In the
middle of 1t all the time. Drum all
over that drum, tell you!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
KILLING DOGS IN BRUNSWICK.
Victims Of Rabid Canine Still on the
Increase

Brunswick, Ca. Aug. 14.-When
Mayor Hopkins had been advised by
wire from Atlanta that an examina-
ton of the head of fthe dog sent to
the Pasteur institute Wednesday night
showed the animal had rabbies, orders
were issued to round up as many Of
the dogs which had been bitten as
was possible.
Three fine bird dogs, which had
been snapped at by the mad dog were
killed. The police estimate that fully
thirty dogs were bitten Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Two negro men, a negro child, and
a white child were also bitten. AS
soon IS these are located they will
be sent to Atlanta for treatment.
Mayor Hopkins and City Physician
Butts will leave nothing undone to
relieve the victims, as well as to pro-
tect the public.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
MILITARY DlRIeIeLE BALLOON.
Big Balloon Plant To Be Erected at
Ft. Omaha.

Ft. Omaha.
Washington, Aug. 14.-With every
thing indicating the acceptance Of the
Baldwin military balloon by the gov
ernment, interest centers to the uses
to which the airship will be put after
1t becomes the property Of the signal
corps. 1t now is evident that it will
be used principally for training the
officers and men of the aeronautical
division in the handling of dirigible
balloon, as the airship is too small to
be of much practical value in actual
warfare.
When the big balloon plant now
being erected at Fort Omaha is COM
pleted the airship will be taken
there. In the meantime after the
Wright Brothers and A. M. Herring
have completed the tests of their aero
planes before the army board, Cap
tain Baldwin will train two officers
of the signal corps in the handling
of the aerial craft.
Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, already
well-known for balloon work, and
Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge, the
aeroplanist, both of the signal corps,
probably will be selected by General
James Allen, chief signal officer, to
handle the airship.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
NEGRO KILLS OFFICER.
Dlsemboweled Policeman In Railway
Dining Car.

Dlsemboweled Policeman In Railway
Dining Car.
New Orleans, Aug. 14.-John ].
Carroll, veteran member of the local
police force, was cut to death by me-
gro cook, who was afterward killed
by the police in train of the Louis
vile and Nashville depot at the head
of Canal street.
The negro was quarreling with an
other negro.
When the officer entered the dining
car he was attacked and disembowel-
led with a heavy butcher knife.
The murderer then fled into the
drawing room car, where he was sur
rounded and killed.
Officer Carroll fired at the negro
as he was running and badly wound
ed another negro who was walking
along the street.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-"It was not q
question Of one mob. but Of many
mobs apparently, without organized
leadership but acting in such instinc-
tive unison that the police and fire
men were absolutely helpless before
them," said Henry N. Hansen, gen
eral secretary Of the Y. M. c. A., at
Springfield, who arrived In Chicago
AFTER having Witnessed the tragic
scene sin Springfield.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Eirat AUTOGRAPH Album.

Tie iis. autograph album appeared
u Grma . in that century; 1t was
alie,; tf Album Amicorum, and
vas an ooavo book, bound length
wise A nong the Egerton manuscripts
Il the British museum there is such
IA album da,ei 1854. The Oldest OBJ
aira5.e letters date back about 500
ears, and the oldest documents are
ated about 1000 years ago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
YOUNG Man Kills Uncle.

Mount Carmel, Pa, Aug. 14-After
brief argument on the street here
Daniel Thompson, young man,
stabbed and killed his uncle, Daniel
Bierch. The weapon entered the elder
mans neck and he died instantly.
The police arrested Thompson and
he was quickly removed to the jail
at Sunbury Pa.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
WATCH FOR STOLEN CHECKS!
Secret Service Department Wacrs
Local Banks.

Secret Service Department Warns
Local Banks.
New Orleans, Aug. 14.-Througn
telegram from the Washington secret
service department local banks have
been warned to be on the watch for
checks stolen from the disbursing
clerk of the commerce and labor de-
partment which may be presented for
payment. Two of the checks are said
to have been paid by southern banks.
Instructions were also issued to Mo-
bile banks.
The checks are drawn on the treas
urer of the United States. 1t Is re-
ported that the amount Of the checks
stolen Is between SIS 900 and $780,
900. The theft of the checks is said
to have occurred August