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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
A HOLIDAY INNOVATION.


The Saturday Evening Post pub
fishes the following interesting and
valuable story:
"a travelling salesman had an only
son with whom he 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 regular
schedule of prices for definite chores
was drawn up-two cents basket for
splitting kindling, FIVE cents an hour
for 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 eye 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
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 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 a conference and agreement
on articles to be purchased or books
selected. Thus the fund went chiefly
to the purchase of educational toys,
such as a printing-press. 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 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 A pei
cent per annum.
On making the first deposit of one
dollar we furnish you with 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 ant
more productive of happiness thar
this. We shall be glad to explain
more fully if you will call.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COM
MERGE,
If. Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
MONEY
BUT CAN 7
TOUCH IT
Macon Postmaster is in a Peck
Of Trouble Over Visit Of
Midnight Burglars.
Daily News Special

Daily News Special
Macon, Miss, Dec. 15.-Cracksmen
visited the Macon postoffice last week
and were about to blow up the safe,
when a negro appeared on the scene
and frightened them away. A hole
had been drilled in the door of the
safe and a charge of nitro glycerine or
dynamite inserted, ready to be touch
ed off. There is at least $1,000 in cash
in the safe, but Postmaster John
Stephenson says that it can stay there
so far as he is concerned. A post
office inspector arrived yesterday and
he was promptly given the combina-
ton to the safe, with the assurance
that the funds of the government were
safe ineside. But he didn't open the
safe. An effort was made to get a
drayman to haul the safe out into an
open field, but the draymen all
baked on the job"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The Yazoo Sentinel must be accord
ed it's accustomed distinction of pro-
Quoting the handsomest holiday edi-
ton OF the season. 1t consists of
thirty-six handsome pages, largely de-
voted to advertising. The Typography
of the edition is perfect and the press
work is way ahead of that tured out
by the average metropolitan news
paper. Editor Birdsall and his staff
are no doubt heseiged with congratu-
lations from the patrons of the paper
and the public-spirited citizens of
Yazoo City, who will profit by the pub
licity secured to the city by the pro-
duction of such an edition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The News will have 5000 subscrib.
ers before January l. 1t Will have o..
600 before February 1. Marked i'm.
provements will be made in the paper
beginning with the New Year and sew
eral important announcements per.
tanning to circulation promotion will
be announced in few days. The News
is determined to become the dominant
factor in the journalism of South Mis-
sissippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The Laurel Chronicle modestly an
nounces that it is going to make
Laurel famous" 1t will need a little
help. of course, but the business men
of Laurel are progressive and enter
prising and give to both their local
newspapers an excellent patronage
There is nothing which can do more
for the promotion of a town or city
than live local newspaper.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County.

Lucas County.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of +. ].
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.
eember, 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 G. CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
LITERARY DEVELOPMENT.

Ebert Hubbard tells about a town
in Indiana named Topeka, which
formedly enjoyed the euphonious desig,
nation of Hawpatch, which has a pop
ulation of 400. a place too small to
support a hotel, but which supports
its Sycamore Lyceum, hail that is
really a little Greek temple, in which
literary exercises have been held ev-
cry Friday evening for twenty-eight
years without skip.
Hubbard asserts, that
"One strong, valiant. unselfsh soul
in each community would actually
transform the world
Topeka or Hawpatch is the center
Of community Of farmers, and Syca-
more Lyceum has members for ra-
dius of ten miles, who attend its week
ly meetings. Visitors are allowed
and also the members of immediate
family. SO the weekly audience is
about five hundred people. These peo-
pie have ideas of art, music, history,
pedagogy politics, sociology and
know the trend of the times. They
have debates, music, spelling-bees and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
JAKE KINGS
BUSIEST DAY
Married in Morning. Baptised in
Afternoon, Admitted to
Church at Night.

Mr.. Jake L. King, living two miles
west of Hattieshnrg, had a singular
experience last Sunday. He was mar
ried at IL a. M, at his brothers home
on East Fourth street, was baptized at
p. M, and received into full fellow
ship of the church at o'clock that
night, at Hickory Grove Baptist
church. The bride was Miss Annie
Lou Quick, daughter of the Mr.. ]. A.
Quick, who lives three miles west of
Hattiesburg, and who was hurt in
the wreck on the N. o. & N. e. R. R.
some time ago. The groom's brother,
Rev. T. C. King of Purvis, Miss, Of
ficiated in these services.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
HATTIESBURG IS
AFTER REDUCED
FREIGHT RATES
Continued From Page One.

which belonged to Hattiesburg and
undersell them, driving them out of
the territory because merchants of
other cities had the advantage of a
lower freight rate.
What Hattiesburg people complain
of most bitterly is that the rates on
grain and grain products are way
out of line said General Miller. 1.-THE
rate from the Western grain and flour
belt to Hattiesburg is 10 cents per
100 pounds, whereas the rate to Gulf
port on grain and -four which passes
through Hattiesburg and goes seventy
miles beyond is 10 cents 100. This
is clearly a discrimination against
Hattiesburg based on suppositious
circumstances, the water haul rate by
river and gulf, Gulfport being on the
gulf coast. But the Hattiesburg mer-
chants contend that is stretching the
point, since they say the haul is all
rail and that as there are no steam
ship lines operating between New Or
leans and Gulfport there is no reason
for any thought of competition. The
grain products rate to Meridian and
Jackson from the Western points is
! Is cents a 100 pounds, without any
water haul competition.
1T is alleged in the petition that
while the pretext for the Gulfport
rate is water competition, the owners
of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
are eager to build up port at Gulf
port at the expense of interior towns
of the state and for that purpose
made concessions in rates.
What is complained of as regards
grain and grain products is likewise
applicable to rates of packing house
products, where the haul is almost all
by rail and there can be no great
amount of water competition. The
excuse heretofore for low rates to
Meridian is that there is water COM
petition to Vicksburg, but as Hatties-
burg is nearer to Vicksburg than Mer-
idian that will not apply. Meridian
is eighty-five miles north of Hatties-
burg and Jackson is ninety miles
northwest. Hattiesburg has the rail-
road competition and should have the
Mississippi river competition, where
| &c MI Nor.
idian. Hattiesburg has the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City from Mobile,
the Gulf and Ship Island from Gulf.
port and the Mississippi Central from
Hattiesburg to Natchez and the New
Orleans and Northeastern. Generally
with all that competition, a town OF
$4,000 inhabitants would be given
lower rates, but in this case Hatties
burg merchants are losing business on
account of unreasonably high freight
rates on almost all commodity and
class goods.
$50 far as the eastern traffic is con
cerned the rates to Hattiesburg or
everything except canned goods from
Baltimore, is much higher than the
rates on articles to Meridian and Jack
soon, they claim. 1t is claimed by
, the railroads that to reach Jackson
and Meridian they have to be in
fiuenced by part rail and water com
petition in making their rates, bu
as Hattiesburg is nearer Mobile ant
New Orleans than either competing
! point, the Hattiesburg merchants sa!
l this will not hold. The people o
2 Hattiesburg say if any body should
? receive preference they should, since
they have larger population thai
: either Jackson or Meridian and d.
e more business"
|
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
CHANCERY COURT
AGAIN IN session

Chancery court resumed business
this morning, Chancellor T. A. Wood
having come up from Gulfport last
night.
There is considerable unfinished
business, but it is likely that the
docket will be cleared this week,
which is the last week of the term.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

tiles and petty prejudices. but all good
editors are careful that these things
do not creep into the columns of their
, newspapers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The Clarksdale Daily Register runs
this appropriate line above its title
heading: IF your business is not
worth advertising, let us advertise it
for sale"
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
DUTCH MAN O WAR
CAPTURES Big BOAT

The Hague, Dec. 15.-According to
adyices received here, another Vene-
zuelan boat has been seized by Dutch
men of war patrolling the coast. The
name of the vessel is "Twenty-three
Mayor" and 1t was used as a police
patrol. The vessel will be conveyed
today to Curacao.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

Kill the Snakes" is the caption of
leading editorial in the Kansas City
Journal. Hide the Bottle" would be
the admonition down this way.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

A man named Nation is state au-
ditor of Kansas. But he denies most
emphatically that he is related to
Aunt Carrie.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

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The amateur plays cards, but the
professional works them

1t takes more than good living to
make the good life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The man who knocks on the institu-
ton of which he is part, is standing
on the chute swabbing it with grease.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

Counterfeit money is base, but it is
better than false friends.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

The idea that you have enemies is
egotism gone to seed. 1t is poison in
your system and like any other poison
you must eliminate it or suffer. Don't
bother to forgive your supposed enc
mies-just forget them.
If you do not know what to say,
don't say it.
If all the world would work a little,
none would be overworked.
People who are happily married are
those who do not scrap in public.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15
Power without justice is tyranny.
LITTLE DRIFTS.
(From the PhileI

(From the Philestine)
1t is very difficult to forgive the
person you have wronged-only the
superior individual can do 1t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-15

When love works y wastes no time
watching the clock.
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Hattiesburg, Miss.
The state herald., 1908-05-08
sat.ieship's Marrow Escape.

Monterey. Cnl.-A northwest gale
sweeping into the harbor gave the
eight ships OF the second division OF
the Atlantic fleet several hours Of
watchfuincss Saturday night and cut
on all communication with the shore.
A serious accident was narrowly
nyerted when the battleship Illinois.
second In line from the Alabama, flag
ship of Rear Admiral Spcrry. parted
her anchcor chain In the height OF the
blow and went drifting toward shore.
The Illinois headed directly for the
Alabama and II looked for time as
though collision was imminent.
by heroic work the helmsman man.
aged TO steer the drifting ship away
and the only damage done was the tear
ing away OF the port gangway OF the
Alabama. The Illinois drifted fully 500
yards before her emergency anchors,
sent spinning into tho white capped wa
tors, finally held fast.
The state herald., 1908-05-08
IS YEARS OF SUFFERING.
Burning. Painful Sores on Legs
Tortured Day and Niqht-Tried
Many Remedies to No Avail
Cured by Cuticura.

AFTER an attack Of rheumatism
running sores broke out on my hus.
bands legs. from below the knees 10
the ankles. There are no words to
tell all the discomforts and great suf
fering he had TO endure night and day
He used every kind of remedy and
three physicians treated him. one after
the other, without any good results
whatever. One day ! ordered some
Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolyent. He began
to use them and In three weeks all the
sores were died up. The burning fire
stopped. and the pains became bear
able. After three months he was quite
well. | can prove this testimonial at
any time. Mrs. V. " Albert. Upper
Frenchyillc. Me, July q. 1907"
The state herald., 1908-05-08
NOT MEANT FOR THE ACTOR.
New Jersey Pest Responsible for En-
thusiastic applause"

A certain theatrical troupe, after a
dreary and unsuccessful tour, finally
arrived in a small New Jersey town.
That night, though there was no furor
or general uprising of the audience,
there was enough hand.clapping to
arouse the troupe's detected spirits,
The leading man stepped to the foot
lights after the first act and bowed
profoundly. Still the clapping con
tinued.
When he went behind the scenes he
saw an Irish stage hand laughing
heartily. We'll, what do you think
OF that?" asked the actor. throwing
out his chest.
What dye mean?" inquired the
Irishman.
why, the hand.clapping out there" !"
was the reply.
'Handclapping?"
YES" said the Thespian. they are
giving me enough applause to show
they appreciate me"
"D' ye call that applause?" inquired
the old fellow. "Whoi. thot's not ap.
plause. Thot's the audience KILN
mosquitoes. es."-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The state herald., 1908-05-08
Illinois Saloons oul, Business.

Chicago Hundreds Of Illinois sa'
looms went out Of business May ~, as
the result Of the local option elections
held April 7th and April 2iHt Liquor
stocks everywhere were being dis
posed Of at bargain sales, and In some
Of the cities wild orgies resulted. The
nnetloneef'H hammer. In many In
stances. was followed by the car.
pen'af'H hammer, M tho saloons were
speedily transferred into drug stores,
shooting galleries. lee cream paflofH
and allniRht restaurants, In Chicago.
whore the license was raised from $500
Ia $1,000 n year. II IL estimated that
fully 1000 saloons will not renew their
licenses.
The state herald., 1908-05-08
Beginning Of New Railroad.

Denyer.-Smiling down upon the
barred heads OF 5000 people gathered
about grand stand at Argo, the Colo
RADIO sun gave its fcrvid benediction as
Miss Lola Vida Milliken. facing north
ward and welding gilded shovel.
broke the ground that marked the be
ginning OF construction work on the
new Denver. Laramie a Northwestern
railroad. The interesting ceremony
came as the climax to Governor Buch
tells speech. and men from n dozen
states Joined in the cheering that fol-
lowed, announcing to the world that
work has actually begun on tho road
that Is to link Denver with Seattle and
the Orient.
The crowd which came to the scene
Of the exercises on the special train,
In motor cars, In tnlly,hos, and on
horseback. packed itself on all sides
Of the stand for hundreds OF feet To
the, northward. where the road Is TO go.
n group OF cowboys from the stock
yards innged themselves on their pon.
les facing the speakers and displayed
two huge banners. bearing the enthu'
siastlc inscriptions; "llurtah for the
New Cattle Trail from the Northwest
TO Denver" and THE Stoclyards
Bunch Wants in on This" on the plat
form of the speakers. stockholders In
the new road, committees represent
Ing the commercial organization OF
Denver. and other prominent men
from the middle west, gathered 10
show the substantial interest which
they take In the new enterprise.
Governor Buchtoi was the FIRST
speaker. In view of the way In which
the state In growing. the governor pre-
dietcd that by the time the Denver,
Laramie and Northwestern reaches
laramie. all three roads to that part
Of the country will have more business
than they can handle,
Among other speakers were EN'
Senator Patterson. President y, l..
Sohoitx OF the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce. Mayor speor Of Denver,
President Ayleawor,h of the Colorado
Agricultural College. NJ e, Brown of
Laramie, who remembered when Den.
yer was town ~ 1000 inhabitants,
reached by Hon Holidays stage line.
W y Mcphe.. president of the Colo
RADIO Manufacturers Association and
Senator ". A. Harris OF Lawrence.
Kansas.
G. \. johnson. president Of the new
road. delivered the finnl address. This
enterprise" he said. "lH an indopon'
dent one. no other railroad. OF railroad
officials have any strings on II. and on
behalf of myself and my associates. !
pledge you II will remain independent
for the benefit and upbnlldlns OF Den.
yer. Colorado. Wyoming and tho great
Northwest"
The state herald., 1908-05-08
Manuel osrels's sImpl. Lie.

The Just published biography OF
Manuel Garcia. by Mr.. s. Mackinlay.
contains some interesting details of
the daily habits Of that distinguished
Parsonage. who died at the age OF i0:
II Is recorded that ho led the simplest
OF lives
Ills lunch invariably consisted Of
N. same simple far.-aomo sponge.
cake and pint of milk. which would
be- fetched from baker close by by
my younger brother Charles. I asked
Renor Garcia once n he did not feel
hungry long before dinner. teaching aa
b. did all day on such slender diet.
No" he answered. Il don't feel half
tho discomfort from waiting that I
should n took hearty meal In the
middle Of the day and then tried 10
teach Immediately aftarwafi iiosides.
I don't really need II. Most singers
and teachers Of singing eat NOR. than
they should. A man with moderate
teeth. such as have. can grow old on
sponge cake and milki" And he lived
FOR NOR. than 30 years after that 10
prove the truth ~ his remarks,
The state herald., 1908-05-08

mainly the many exposed receptacles
hlled with standing water, common
about the laborers' quarters. II is not
In the fields, moreover, but about
them in the clogged bitches and about
the sides. where the water remains
comparatively shallow and unchanged
that the larvae are found. The writer
mas. however. found that In abandoned
rice fields, where the water stands in
more or less confined areas for a
great length of time. the larvae do
occur in large numbers.
In the outlying districts, where city
water is not supplied and rain
water must be stored for use, the
many containers used for this pur-
pose, especially about the native
houses and Chinese shacks, are by far
the greatest source of mosquitoes.
The writer has counted as many as
IL tubs, barrels and other containers
about one native house all breeding
mosquitoes in immense numbers.
Generally speaking, the extermina-
ton of the mosquito can not be ac.
complished. The remedy is by a sys.
tematic and continuous effort to do
away with their breeding places or,
II that is not practical, by the prop
er treatment, to render the conditions
unfit for the development Of the
larvae. In favored localities this win
result practically In determination.
ID. l.. VAN DINE.
EntOmOlOpigt Hawaii
The state herald., 1908-05-08
Motel burned a, For, W.xn,.

Fort WAYNE. ind,-Ten known dead.
many missing and thirteen injured II
the result ~ fire that destroyed the
New Avelina hotel. Fort wayne's pfib.
eipai hasieity. NJ Hn early hour Bun'
day. Chief of Police Anrkanbrnck said
Sunday afternoon that he believed
twenty bodies we're stili In tho ruins.
The entire interior ~ the building II n
smoldefihs heap of ruins, and how
many dead are concealed BY the debris
can only be coniec'ufea. Tho hotel
register was consumed by the fire. aud
there In mo- accurate means ~ deter
mining who arc missing 49,