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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
KAISER BROKE
BUT LIBERAL
Income Of SlO,OOO,OOO is Dissii-
pated in Riotous Living By
German Emperor.

Berlin. Dec. 24.-With his annual
income of $10,OOO,O0O so exhausted by
extravaganza that he is on the verge
of Bankruptcy, Emperor William did
not allow his poverty to interfere with
his annual Christmas distribution.
Mounted on big horse, the kaiser to-
day dashed through the grand park at
Sans Souci, distributing freshly
mitned ten and twenty mark pieces
among all the poor people he met
Although his magnificent scale of
living has led the emperor to dispose
Of lands, castles and the Dusseldorf
royal palace, and even caused the
crown princes TO sell some of her
most valuable diamonds, the German
imperial family will celebrate Christ
mas with all the rervor of former
years.
Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars have been spent by the kaiser in
preparing for Christmas. and all the
royal families of Europe will receive
costly presents with his compliments.
The distribution to members of his
own family will take place in the eve
ming, when the emperor and empress
and their children will gather about
the fourteen trees in Potsdam palace.
All of the servants of the imperial
household will be remembered. as well
the soldiers Of Williams palace guard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
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PoMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE.

Under this caption the Florida
Times Union crowds a world of truth
into few paragraphs, when it says:
There was a time when the Ameri-
can citizen boosted Of the ways of his
own country-now it is a matter of
pride with him that our republic is
copying the ways Of the monarchies.
We deplore the anxiety Of our girls
10 marry men with titles whose char
acters would debar them from decent
society everywhere without the title
and then We do all in our power TO in
srill snobbery into the hearts or the
children There was a time when We
boosted that we had the cheapest gov
eminent on earth-we have now the
most eXtrayagant The most wasteful.
and We are not ashamed
Debt is growing In every depart
ment Of the government. i'm every
state and i'm every city bills for de-
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

An exchange tells us that lit has
remained for the parents in a negro
family to find a substitute for Christ
mas tree. They were too poor to
buy one. So they took an old umbrella,
tore the cover off, planted the handle
in a box, raised the ribbs, and pro-
ceeded to hang their presents on the
improvised tree. When their children
awoke next morning they we're as
happy as if they had the best tree
that ever grew in the woods Why
might not this idea lead some genius
to invent folding Christmas tree
that might be stored away from year
to year" The negro of the South can
better adapt himself to the situation
and make the best of his circum-
stances, than any class of people on
the face of the earth, and this is a
fair illustration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
A HOLIDAY INNOVATION.

The Saturday Evening Post pub
fishes the following interesting and
valuable story:
"A travelling salesman had an only
son with whom be had been liberal in
the matter of spending money, and
ather thoughtless. The boy began de-
veloping extravagant habits. and had
no appreciation of the value of money
So the father made it a rule that all
the spending money he got in future
must be earned. The boys mother
was made the employer, and a regular
schedule of prices for definite chores
was drawn up-two cents a basket for
splitting kindling, five cents an hour
fer hoeing garden, five cents a hun.
dred for collecting potato bugs.
This reformed the boy in one way,
for it made him ambitious. He got
out of bed early in the morning to
earn money. There was always big
pile of kindling on hand, and he kept
an eve open for odd jobs of all kinds.
But the reason he worked for
money was that he might buy more
or less useless things that he had
bought under the old arrangement. So
a saving plan was added to the earn
ing plan.
THE boy was permitted to spend
one-quarter of all the money he made
in his own way, without supervision.
Another quarter went into a small
home bank, to be deposited in a saw
ings account at interest. The remain
ing fifty per cent of his earnings was
kept back by his father, half to be
invested in books and half in tools
and toys.
Before anything was bought out of
this final fund, however, father and
son had conference and agreement
on articles to be purchased or books
selected. Thus the fund went chiefly
to the purchase of educational toys,
such as printing-press. a scroll-saw,
camera. No anticipation Of pay
ments was permitted, nor any trans
fer of money from one fund to another
to hurry the consummation of a pur-
chase. In that way the fact that there
was surplus on hand did not kill
the incentive to work for an object"
1t is the special business of our saw
ings department to take care of saw
ings and earnings Of this nature and
while being cared for they will be
earning interest at the rate of 4 per
cent per annum.
On making the first deposit of one
dollar we furnish you with a small
private bank to take home with you.
You could not select a Christmas
present for any member of the fam
lily that would be more useful and
more productive of happiness than
this. We shall be glad to explain
more fully if yol will call.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COM
MERGE,
If. Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

augural-the president is determined
that his successor shall be installed
with a pomp that will set the high.
water mark for years TO come This
is like Roosevelt-may we not hope
for better things from Taft? For the
examples come all down the line and
finally touches the merchant in his
country store and the farmer in his
field"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

who had received their wages, went
on a big bust, spent all their money,
became disorderly because free
whisky was not forthcoming, fought
the police, painted the town red-and
were peonaged for thirty days in de-
fault of the payment of the usual
reasonable fees attached to such con-
duct.
That is the solemn truth of history.
of peonage are base counterfeits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

The Meridian Star complains that
some of the Santa Claus letters which
it printed were forgeries, and that one
Or two of item were anything but in
nocent The News has been like.
wise imposed upon in a few instances.
Fortunately the forged letters were
harmless, however, and nobody has
complained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
new SUBSCRIBERS
FOR THE issue"

Mr.. A. McGregor, the hustling Con
federate veteran agent of The Issue"
Ex-Governor Nardaman's paper. yes
terday succeeded in adding twenty-five
new subscribers to the subscription
list of that splendid paper. This shows
what a good man can do with a good
paper.
Each Of the twenty-five persons who
subscribed yesterday were allowed a
chance at watch. A number repre-
senting the names of each subscriber
was covered over with slip of paper
and the number 19 got the premium.
Mr.. l.. Powell being the lucky man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County.


Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of +. J.,
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
city of Toledo, County and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of De.
cember, A. d. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
FREE SPEECH JEoPARDIzED.

Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, all officers of the
American Federation of Labor. have
been sentenced to prison by a federal
Judge for contempt of court
The case in question will attract
widespread attention because of the
prominence Of the parties involved,
and it may serve to arouse public
sentiment to the danger of the injunc-
ton as mode of legal procedure
and as a means to silence a free press
engaged in the discussion of legiti-
mate public questions.
From the evidence adduced, it ap-
pears that Gompers. Mitchell and Nor
rison as the officials of the American
Federation of Labor, were also the re-
sponsible publishers of the official
paper engaged in the discussion of
public question and in the champion
ship of the rights, desires and de-
mands of organized labor. In this
journal appeared a list of manufact-
uring concerns alleged to be unfair
for the reason that they refused to
employ union labor or to recognize
the demands of labor organizations.
The Buck Stove & Range Company,
a ST. Louis corporation, objected to
the publication of its name in the
unfair list and secured an injunc-
ton from a federal court restraining
the aforesaid publication from the
further mention of its name-and this
injunction, it is alleged. was ignored
by Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison,
who continued to exercise their con
stitutional right of free speech and a
free press.
And The News believes that the
United States supreme court. which
must ultimately pass upon the legal
ity of the injunction. will sustain the
organic law Of the republic and hold
Jlameless the officers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor who refused
TO surrender their right of free speech
to prejudiced political judiciary.
If the decision of Justice Wright is
sustained, and Gompers. Mitchell and
Morrison are punished for refusing to
allow federal court 10 muzzle the
newspaper over which they exercised
control. then the press Of the country
must hencelorth be at the mercy Of
venal politicians who can dominate the
judiciary and enjOin from publication
all matter calculated 10 interfere with
their complete mastery Of the ma
chinery Of government
The American editor, enjoined from
using The names OF his enemies in his
newspaper, with sentence for con.
tempt Of court staring him in the face
would be in practically the same cata-
CORY with the European publicist who
knows that les majestic is serious
breach Of political subseryiency
+:-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
PEoNAoE IN THE SOUTH.

A case Of genuine peonage has al
last been run down and discovered in
the South.
II was an instance in which the vic
tins were laborers from the North
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
Leap year is drawing to close.
STRICTLY NoN-sECTARIAN.

The Kings Daughters desire to say
for the information of any who may
be interested that the organization is
strictly non-sectarian. and that they
are in full fellowship with all who go
about doing good in His Name"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

A Philadelphia man, hard drinker
and habitual smoker, died the other
day al the age of 10 years. Drinking
and smoking will get the best of them
after while.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

The Laurel Ledger very correctly
observes: Human life is about the
cheapest thing in Mississippi, judg-
ing by the punishment inflicted by our
courts, and the holiday carousing will
very likely add to our long list of
murders for 1908"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
THE NEW SHOE SHOP.

In Sims corner buildings. Come to
me and get first-class repairing, well
and quickly done at reasonable prices
l also take your measure and make
hoes to fit your feet. Nothing is more
comfortable TO the foot than a neat
handmade shoe. Give me trial.
A. L. O'NEAL,
Shoemaker.
No. sos East Seventh street, Hat.
tiesburg. Miss. IN.
During the holidays. beginning
Thursday evening at o'clock one hall
of all receipts at the Box Ball Alley
1913 Pine street, will be given to the
local camp, U. c. V. If
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Thornton J. Hams might escape the
electric chair by playing crazy and
going to the bughouse, but maybe he
prefers the short circuit
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
CHURCH NOTICE..

There will be Sabbath school in
Bay street Presbyterian church, Sab
bath morning at 9:45 a. m. No preach
ing service as the pastor will be alb
sent from the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Santa Claus is one night-rideI
against whom the officers of the law
have no grievance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Emperor Bill and our own Bill have
both sworn allegiance to the water
wagon brigade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Where there's will there is a way
for the lawyers 10 break it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Probably prosperity is awaiting the
il auguratiOn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Tomorrow is Christmas-the glad
dest day of the gladdest season Of the
year.
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SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE

For Louisiana Arkansas, Texas
and Oklahoma: The Crockett Agency,
New Orleans and Dallas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
Pay and Mileage of Jurors

Among tile acts Of the recent
Legislature was the act approved
February 8, 1903. Acts Of Assem-
hly, page q. amending clause 1850
Of the Code so as to increase the
pay of persons summoned as jurors
to one dollar and fifty cents, in
stead of one dollar per day. as at
present, and increase the mileage
from four to five cents per mile
each way, but the limit Of one dol
Iaf per day for such mileage ia re-
tanned. In the cities persons sum
mcned as jurors and not serving
ure allowed one dollar per day in
stead Of fifty cents, given by the
old statute. In other respects the
section remains unchanged. The
new law will go into effect ninety
days from the adjournment OF the
General Assembly, which occurred
on March 9th.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
FAMOUS SCHOLARS.
Men That Might Have Been Called
Human Encyclopedias.


1t has been said of Macaulay that
not only did he retain in his pro-
digious memory all that he had
ever learned, but that he had learn
ed all manner Of things no other
scholar would have retained. Aside
from his astonishingly comprehen-
sive grasp of many branches Of hui
man knowledge, he was specially
proud Of the fact that he knew
whole Libraries by heart 1t was his
boast that in the event of a whole
sale destruction Of certain classics
he would be able to supply the def
cheney out of his memory. 1t was
claimed among other things that he
could recite Paradise Lost" with
out 4 moments pause for refreshing
his recollection and that to reel off
all the plays Of Shakespeare was
only child's play 10 him.
Another English scholar Of as
tonishing erudition was Lyulph
Stanley, of whom Lowell said, Gle
knows three times as many facts as
any man whatever had any bust
ness to know
Stanley is said to have had only
one rival, Palgraye, the compiler OF
THE Golden Treasury" ITS an
even chance which will return
alive" was said when Stanley and
Palgraye went on q trip together.
When they did come back 1t is re
lated, Palgraye was pale, emaciated,
silent. But Stanley seemed unmoy-
ed and more all knowing than ever.
Another human encyclopedia was
Buckle, author of "The History of
Civilization" One night, it is said,
he was laying down the law on sun
dry topics with a pomposity that
caused the table to quake. At last
he put forth some statement about
the burning Of witch, setting the
date about a century out of the way.
Stanley, who was present, had borne
some preceding inaccuracies very
well, with ely a shaking Of the
head an d, reddening Of the face.
But at this juncture his self con-
troll gave way and he leaped to his
feet. Extending his hand, he piped
forth in vigorous treble: q beg
your pardon, sir, but the last witch
was burned at such and such a
place, in such and such circum-
stances. And her name was SO-and-
so, and you will find all about it in
a book to which / can easily refer
you and which you evidently don't
know"
And so torrents Of imprisoned
knowledge were poured on Buckles
head until the historian of ciyiliza-
ton sat wrathful, extinguished,
mute. But in a little while he had
his revenge. Some one had men
toned a new dictionary as a good
one. at is" said Buckle most sol
EMMY, cone of the few dictionaries
1 have read through with pleasure.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15

"a decided impetus mas been
given ia the state of Virginia dur
'ng the past year or TWO 20 the
Improvement Of her putlic roads.
TIE state and counties combined
viii spend during the coming year
nearly n ulIliOn dollars. This
bill will add 1908, $40 to this
amount without any effect upCt
the revenues Of the national gov
ment and without any effect
upon the government itself, eX-
cept to make Congress little more
economical in the expenditure OF
the public revenues in other dl-
rections
of this bill becomes II law IT
will tend to increi So Immensely
aud In an augmenting ratio the
value Of the land, the only lntrln'
sic and enduring value.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
GOVERNMENT AID
Representative II. ID Flood on
Good Roads

While the agricultural apprO-
priatiOn bill was under discussion
in the House day or two ago,
Representative Flood presented
some interesting remarks on tie
subject of good roads in Virginia,
and called attention to the bill he
intro duced earlier in the session,
authorizing an expenditure OF:
S25, 900, 900 each year fer this pur-
pose from the suplus in the feder-
al treasury.
"There can be no effective rOt d
improvement in many states Of
this union" Mr.. Flood said,
"withcut the aid Of the general
GOV ernmert.
"These facts being admitted. it
seems strange that it is SO hard t.
arouse Congress to the necessity Of
taking some action toward helping
the states and people to construct
q comprehensive system of rOads.
| have herd but two objections
urged The first is the size f the
appropriation it will require, ard
the second infringes upon the
rights OF the individual states.
81 desire in this connection to
hcVe read O bill which | have in
troduced. This bill provides for
an appropriation Of $25, 100000 a
year.
1T provides simply that the
national government shall aid the
states, territories and District of
Columbia in doing work of great
public interest which the revenues
Of Ire states and territories do
not enable them to do properly.
The national government will have
no discretion as to the method of
expanding this appropriation, ex-
cept to see that it is not diverted
or wasted. This bill provides that
the appropriation shall be iistrib-
uted among the states according
to population, TO be paid over 10
such persons as may be author
lied by said states, and expended
under the rules, laws and regule-
TORS of those states and by the
officers Of those states.
81 believe the people all over
the country are in favor Of this
bill. | know they are in the
state which / have the homer in
part to represent on this floor.
"Under this bill Virginia would
get, approximately, $60S, $40, fno
every ether state, territory and
the Diatrict of Colnmbi would
get the part its population bears
to the whole population of the
country by the census of 1900.
"Under this bill the counties in
nv congressional district would
getthe following sums:
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
REACHING THE SPOT
1t Can be Done, So Scores OF Lex
ixgton Citizene Say

1t Can be Done, So Scores OF Lex
ixgton Citizene Say
To cure an aching back,
The pains of rheumatism,
The tired-out feelings.
You must reach the spot-get at the
cause.
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procured box for me at Gorrell's drug
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and in short time my kidneys were
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the house at all times and have explicit
confidence in their merit
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nane-D0an's-and
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15

Clifton Forge Review: We
have "a sneaking idea that Hon.
Harry st. Geo. Tucker would
much prefer to be honored by his
people in Virginia with the office
Of governor than to receive the
plaudits of kings and queens over
his conduct of the jamestown Ex-
position. Mr.. Tucker is willing
no doubt to forget the things of
the past and press onward to those
of the future.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
GASLIGHT EFFECTS.
One of ths Woes of the Modern Apart.
ment House Owner.


"There is no end to the troubles
Of the modern landlord" said the
man with pronounced wrinkles
What with the gas company and
prospective tenants, his days and
nights are filed WI woe. | believe
those two forces of eyil--the gas
company and the possible tenants
are leagued against me Anyhow.
the situation is peculiar. One day
a woman came to look at one Of my
most expensive apartments.
The rooms seem very nice by
daylight she said, but | couldn't
think of taking the place until |
find out how it looks at night. III
come back this evening and see the
decorations by gaslight'
But the gas isn't turned on |
explained III bring in few
lamps. Won't that do just as we'll?
"'Not at ALL said my possible
tenant. There is no comparison be-
tween the two kinds of light. | en-
terrain a great deal, and ! couldn't
possibly sign lease for place that
doesn't look we'll when illuminated.
Couldn't you get the gas turned On
before night
Il explained that it was an UNI
heard of thing to keep the gas me-
ter at work in an unoccupied fiat,
but rather than lose such a good
tenant as that woman promised to
be | moved heaven and earth and
the gas company and got the illu-
minating power turned on Since
then / have learned that most peo-
pie who rent expensive apartments
insist upon seeing the rooms by
night as well as by day before they
will sign lease. Consequently |
have to keep the gas going in all my
vacant flats. Such fastidiOssness on1
the part of my tenants plays right
into the hands of the gas company.
No wonder ! suspect that they may
be working a partnership game. -