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Dignity of Authorship.

One of the ADLER modern writer's
made this confession the other dayi
Il am so devoted to my wife that ] az
low her to break in upon me whenever
she pleases. Naturally she cuts into
my line Of thought and often destroys
the continuity of genius. The only
way for me to do Is good days work
is to quarrel with her, to make her so
angry that she will cry, fuss, break a
few dishes, smash kitten, scald a
puppy or two. then go to her room and
stay there. BY the time have done
days work she is in excellent humor
and tired Of being alone. Then we
make up"
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OLIVE THAT SHELTERED SAGE.
PIato's Tree Still Standing Near Site
of Athens Academy.

It is we'll known that olive trees
will live to an extreme age, and trees
are known which are many centuries
old. What is known as Platos olive
tree is one of the oldest upon record.
1t stands near Athens and on the
spot where the Academy formerly
existed. In spite of its great age it
still appears to be in a flourishing
condition and has a vigorous foliage.
Although somewhat damaged by the
combats of the insurrection it will
do doubt live for long time TO come.
The proprietor of the ground, NJ.
Vanlvacks, had the tree examined by
the naturalist, Miiarakis, in or
der to be assured whether the pop
ular legend dating it from the time
of Plato could be correct, and it was
found that its age was sufficient to
bear out the legend. AS to popular
belief, M. Camburoglus, conservator
of the National library of Athens,
states that tradition has II that the
tree was no doubt already old when
Plato sat under its shade.-Scienti6o
American.
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ARTICLE XVII
Amendment and Revision

Section l. Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may be pro-
posed i'm the senate or house of repre-
sentatives. If the same shall be agreed
to by two-thirds Of the members elect
ed to each house such amendment or
amendments shall be entered on the
journals, respectively. with the yeas
and nays taken thereon; and the same
shall be submitted to the electors at
the next spring or autumn election
thereafter, as the legislature shall di-
rect; ard, If a ma jority Of electors
qualified to vote for members Of the
legislature voting thereon shall ratify
and approve such amendment or
amendments, the same shall become
CART Of the constitution.
No change from Sec. /, Art Xxx OF the
present constitution.
Sec .. Amendments may also be pro-
posed to this constitution by petition
Of the qualified electors OF this state,
but no proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the electors unless the
number OF petitioners therefor shall
exceed twenty per cent of the total
lumber OF electors voting for secretary
of state at the preceding election <of
such officer. All petitions shall contain
the full text of any proposed amend
ment, together with-ony existing pro-
visions OF the constitution which would
be altered or abrogated thereby. Such
petitions shall be signed at the regular
registration or election places at a reg
ular registration or election under the
supervision of the officials thereof, who
shall verify the genuineness OF the sig
natures and certify the-fact that the
signers are registered electors of the
respective townships and cities in
which they reside, and shall forthwith
forward the petitions to the secretary
OF state. All petitions for amendments
filed with the secretary OF state shall
be certified by that officer to the legis-
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ARTICLE XIII
Eminent Domain

Section I. Private property shall not
be taken by the public nor by any cor
poration for public use, without THE
NECESSITY THEIR EFC3R BEING
FIRST DETERMINED AND JUST
compensation therefor being first made
or secured in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law.
This section is a substitute for Secs. and
10, Art. XIV OF the present constitution. Inc
amendment consists In the insertion OF the
language without the necessity therefor be-
ing first determined and the requirement
for "just" compensation.
Sec. 2. When private property is
taken for the use or benefit of the pub
lie. the necessity for using such prop
erty and the just compensation to be
made therefor, except when 10 be made
by the state. shall be ascertained by
a jury of twelve freeholders residing
in the vicinity Of such property, or by
not less than three commissioners APP
pointed by court OF record. as shall
be prescribed by law: Provided, That
the foregoing provision shall not be
construed 10 apply TO the action OF
commissioners or Highways OR ROAD
COMMISSIONERS in the official dis
charge Of their duties.
This section adds 20 See. 2, Art. XVIII OF
the present constitution the words "or road
commissioners" in order TO eSnform with the
existing road laws Of the state
See. 3. Private roads may be opened
in the manner prescribed by law; but
in every case the necessity for tho
road and the amount Of all damages
10 be sustained by the orenng there OF
shall be FIRST determined by a jury OF
six freehd!ders or by not less than
three commissioners, and such amount.
together with the expense OF procee D.
mss shall be paid by the person or
persons to be benefited.
This section changes Sec II, Art XVIII
Of the present constitution by emitting the
first sentence which Is fully covered in Sc.
! OF this article. The Jury Is limited to six
freehoiders and interested parties may, al
their option, submit the entire question 20
three commissioners. These changes simplify
the proceedings and decrease the expeL-e
thereof.
Sec. 4. The regents Of the university
OF Michigan shall have power to take
private property for the use Of the uni
Yerslty, in the manner prescribed by
law.
without the power to condemn lands for
private owners of such land Is may be neces-
sary to meet the needs and growth Of the
institution. IL is deemed essential to the
highest welfare OF the university that no
Individual, or private corporation, should
have power TO thwart its development, plans
or purposes. This provision places In the
hands Of the regents the necessary power to
protect the state and the university from
the exactions of merconary private owners.
The power Of eminent domain Is possessed
by the various municipalities Of the state,
and the wisdom of comforting such power
upon the regents Of the university is con-
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ARTICLE XIV
Exemptions

The following article upon the sub
iect Of exemptions remains unchanged
from the first four sections Of Article
XVI Of the present constitution, except
changes in rihraseology deemed neces-
sary to make more certain its pro-
visions. Section Of said article IS
transferred to Miscellaneous Pro-
visions. Section s, Article XVI.
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Exemptions.

Section 1. The personal property Of
every resident Of this state, to consist
OF such property only as shall be desig-
mated by law, shall be exempted TO
the amount Of not less than five hun
dred dollars from sale on execution or
other final process Of any court.
Sec. 2. Every homestead OF not ex-
ceeding forty acres Of land and tho
dwelling house thereon and the appur-
tenances to be selected by the owner
thereof and not included in any town
plat city or village; or instead there
OF, at the option Of the owner any lot
in any city. village or recorded town
plat, or such parts OF lots as shall be
equal thereto, and the dwelling house
thereon and its appurtenances, owned
and occupied by any resident OF the
state not exceeding in value fifteen
hundred dollars, shall be exempt from
forced sale on execution OF any other
final process from a court. Such ex-
emption shall not extend to any mort
gage thereon lawfully obtained, but
such mortgage or other alienation OF
such land by the owner thereof, IL a
married man, shall not be valid with
out the signature of his wife to the
same.
Sec. 3 Tne homestead Of a family.
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after the death or the owner thereof.
shall be exempt from the payment OF
his debts in all cases during the mt
nority OF his children.
Sec. l. IL the owrer of a homestead
die. leaving a widow but no children.
such home stead shall be exempt. and
The rents and profits thereof shall .ac-
orue 10 her benefit during the time of
her widowhood. unless she be the
owner Of a homestead in her own right.
ARTICLE XIV
Militia
Section I. The militia shall be COM
posed OF all able-bodied male citizens
between the ages of eighteen and forty
five years, except such as are eX-
empted by the laws Of the United
States or of this state; but all such
citizens OF any religious denomination,
who. from scruples OF conscience, may
be aVerse TO bearing arms, shall be ex-
oused therefrom upon such conditions
as shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide
by law for organizing, equpping and
disciplining the militia in such manner
as II shall deem eXpedlent, not incom-
patlble with the laws Of the United
States.
Sec. 3. Officers OF the militia shall be
elected or appointed and be commits
stoned in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by law.
No change in made from Art. XVII OF the
existing constitution, Except for the purpose
OF improving the phraseology.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
TOTAL DEADATPURVZS
NOW ES7I1NAT TED AT38
Union Service Held in the Court House Was One of
the Saddest in History Of the State,

News from Purvis at an early houi
this morning was to the effect that a
great many people from the country
were brought in last night, all more
or less injured. The exact number
who were injured at Purvis and at
other places could not be ascertained
and will probably not be known until
Monday.
A number of Hattiesburgans visit
ed Purvis yesterday and all who had
not been there before were greatly
surprised at the wreck and ruin that
was plainly visible on all sides. The
extent Of the disaster grows instead
of diminishing.
One OF the Purvis victims, Mrs
Thompson, died at the G. & 8. l. hos
pital yesterday morning. Three, OF
her children are still at the hospital
and 1t is feared that one Of them will
not recover. Other patients are re.
ported quite sick though at IL O'Clock
last night 1t was stated that the pa
tients were doing as well as could be
expected.
At the South Mississippi -infirmary
no death occurred yesterday and at II
o'clock last night it was reported that
all the injured were doing well,
though one or two Of them are in q
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26

two places. At the Windsor, Messrs.
H. Katz, Joe Myer, Mrs. Sam Eaton
and several ladies were doing all they
could for the injured, At the Kings
Daughters, large number of ladies'
were at work preparing all sorts of
clothing for both ladies and gentlemen
and a number of boxes were sent to
Purvis on the morning train.
From gentleman who returned
from Purvis last night at 9:43, 1t was
learned that the total dead to date
was 38, and 1t is feared that this
number will be increased to a con-
siderable extent.
A memorial service was held in the
court house yesterday afternoon and
was largely attended by sympathiz.
ing friends and by many of the visi
tors to the town. A way had been
cleared to the cemetery and the pro
cession that heaed that way was 8
sad one.
1t is stated that 16 negroes were
buried in one. grave-a long trench
such as they made during the oivi
war. Some were buried in coffins. bu
It was Impossible to secure coffinl
for all OF them.
Some Of the incidents Of escapt
were simply marvellous, as told BY thu
survivors.
The loss. to the town Of Purvis wal
very great, estimated at hall million
dollars, but the actual loss IL mo-
eaIly known especially when th<
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26

country around Purvis is taken into
consideration.
1t is said that there were only $10,-
900 cyclone insurance distributed as
follows:
Lamar County Bank $4,000.
C. ". Hathorn, residence $4,000.
Pylant Bros. company $1,000.
B. A. Weems $1,000.
Everything is in an unsettled con-
dition and no thought is given to the
future; only present emergencies be-
ing considered. But Purvis Is the
county seat of Lamar county and
after a while there will be talk of re-
building and it is certain that the
town will be rebuilt in time.
The Hattiesburg Elks have been
furnishing food for the hungry and
the Eagles of this city will assist in
this good work. Except for the loss
of life and property and the injur-
les sustained, the stricken town will
not be allowed to suffer. They need
help and the people will freely ex-
tend It. A gentleman familiar with
the situation states that 1t will require
$4,000 to meet the temporary needs
of the people and the good and char
table people of the country ought to
contribute this amount to relieve the
suffering. Until business opens up
there win be many who cannot gel
work ana who are not able to live
without work and these mus1 80
vided for.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
In the Cylone, 5
Wake Through
Forrest County

Reports reaching the city today
from rural districts in the path of FRI
days cyclone only add to the awful
loss of Life and property indicated by
the first news of the disaster.
Between Epps on the Gulf & Ship
Island railroad and Purvis on the New
Orleans & Northeastern, a distance of
20 miles, everything of value Is oblit-
Grated in path ranging from one
half to three quarters of mile wide.
Millions of feet of standing pine tim
Der is twisted into kindling wood and
the small saplings left standing are
barred of bark and foliage and bespat-
tered with mud from top to bottom.
Every farm house every fence and
every conceivable habitation is de-
molished completely and only the
naked hills obstruct the vision.
Thirteen miles northwest of Epps
and eight miles from Purvis fourteen
camp cars were standing on the tracks
of the Wilder logging road before
the storm. Not fragment of them
remains. All of the occupants OF
these cars had gone to a funeral ex-
cept Mrs. Nathan Rayburn and two
children. She and the eldest child
were killed and their bodies horribly
mangled.
Near the same place James Ford
and child were killed outright. Mrs
Ford may die from injuries.
The farm home of West Brown ol
high hill eight miles from Purvis
was blown into fragments. The fam
lily took refuge in a storm cellar
Standing on this hill one can see tn
town of Purvis through the cleal
path cut by the storm.
Near this place a hog is lodged higl
up in a twisted tree with a strip o
pine board driven completely through
its body.
Travelling in northeasterly direc
tion from McCallum through Forres
and Perry counties for distance o.
twenty miles the destruction is almost
as complete.
Near Ralston three negroes were
caught in cabin and crushed to
death. Nobody has claimed the bod
les and they will be buried at the
expense of the county without identi-
fication.
In the same neighborhood. the home
of Peter McSwain was demolished,
but the members of the family had
taken refuge in flower pit and none
of them were injured.
Near Batson a negro church was
blown away and John Barry instantly
killed. Several others were seriously
| (Continued nm nape fiva1
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26

The task Of relieving the distress
of the stricken citizens Of the nAish-
boring town OF Purvis, undertaken in
Hattiesburg shortly after the nrst
news Of the disaster reached the city,
is now well under way.
More than $4,000 had been SUBJ
scribed by Hattiesburg citizens up to
midnight last night
Ellisville and Sanford citizens sent
handsome contributions and the local
Masonic lodge at a special meeting
held last night appropriated $50 and
appointed committee of it's members
to cooperate with the general relief
committees in raising money, food and
clothing for the homeless residents of
Purwis, and to assist in ministering to
the wounded now in Hattieshurg hos
pitfalls.
Meridian has wired Mayor Donald
asking If aid NJ d6gned for the Pur-
Wis sufferers ~ ~ peQ9Ie of that
city have bs3n o6tiasd e conditions
as they actually EXIST ,SS
AT least $40 1000 will be fieo&1loFy.
Much OF this money is needed for re-
lief work in Purvis. Still more is
necessary to pay trained nurses and
to assist the proprietors of the local
hospitals In caring for the 100 injured
brought to Hattiesburg.
Thus far Hattiesburgans have done
nobly. They must do more. It will
be days and weeks before all of the
injured are able to provide for them
selves. 1t will be some time before
sthe homeless residents of Purvis are
ready to-stand alone.
Requests for aid are coming in
ffom other points along the cyclones
path. Numerous families are destitute
incur own county and across the line
In Perry. and the good people of Hat
tiesburg will not turn a, deaf ear to
these appeals.
Some Of the country people are
sending in milk, butter and vege.
tables for the emergency hospitals.
Others should do likewise.
The ladies of the Kings Daughters
circle. who are doing heroic service
In ministering to the suffering in.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
GEORGIA IOWNSDEVASTATt, /
BY ANOTHER AWFUL CYCLOAl
Fifty People Are Dead and Hundreds Seriously
Wounded in That State.
Associated Press.

Atlanta, April 25.-The awful tor
nado which swept through Georgia
last night, after having done exten-
sive damage in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama, resulted in the death
Of at least fifty people and the in
jury of several hundred others in
this state.
The storm first appeared in Georgia
at Columbus on the state line and
continued in a north easterly direc-
tion.
At Columbus Mrs. villa Norris and
daughter, were instantly killed and
the property loss in that section is
heavy.
At Chipley Mrs. Frank Hopkins,
Mrs. Forester and ten negroes were
killed. while the husbands of the two
women were seriously injured. Prac-
tically every business house in Chip
ley is more or less damaged. The
residence of H. A. MiddIebrook was
lifted from its foundation and carried
a hundred and fifty yards and depos-
tied in new position without being
damaged.
Griffin reports three white women
killed and eight white persons in
jured, with property loss OF $4,000.
The path of the storm at this point
was directly over the cotton mill ana
25 cottages of mill operatives were
demolished. The escape OF the occu-
pants is regarded as miraculous. Oak
Hill Baptist church and Devote chap.
ell were destroyed.
At Cave Springs, near Rome, where
the largest loss of life occurred, nine
persons were killed and nine injured,
while score OF negroes are reported
badly bruised. The storm swept a
path mile wide and five miles long
in this section and not a house was
left standing in the area.
| At Cameo two negro section hands
were killed and one white man is
, dead at Stinson. Engineer Samuel
Neisler Of Abbeville, S. c., and a
. negro brakeman were killed and a
} fireman, G.. G. Brown was seriously
! injured, when a Seaboard Air Line
freight train ran into washout at
! Tucker, 16 miles from Atlanta today.
Reports from other points suffer-
ing from the tornado are slow in com.
ing in, as telegraph and telephone
communication is prostrated in all d.
rections.
i The storm struck the eastern por-
tion of Atlanta shortly after midnight
last night and did considerable dam
age to roofs. chimneys and small
houses. Numerous houses in the east
ern surburbs were unroofed and after
jumping about mile the storm de-
molished three houses in the south
eastern portion of the city, while
those on the opposite side of the
street were not touched. A vivid cleo
trical display accompanied the terren-
tial rains annd wind, giving many In
habitants bad scares.
A large car on the College Park
electric line was blown from the
track about midnight and passengers
were compelled to walk two miles in
| the binding rain.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
FORT Deposit ALABAMA,
WRECKED BY THE STORM

Mobile, Ala, April 25.-Reports re-
ceived here today state that the
town of Fort Deposit, Ala, 14S miles
from here, has been almost wiped out
of existence. Alabama has suffered
severely in the storm, and all CON-
munication is cut off with the inter.
ior towns.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26


night tonight the known dead in Mis-
sissippi alone number 1888, the ser
iously injured $50, while counting
minor injuries those hurt in Missis-
sippi number at least 1000. 4
In several places, in the rural dis
tricts, injured persons suffered for "a
hours without medical attention, and
meanwhile we're exposed to a cold
rain, which was followed by scorch-
ing sun.
The white persons killed in Missis-
sippi number 65.
Nothing on which to base the gen
eral property loss in the state has
been received tonight. but it is known
that at least 25 towns have been ser.
iously damaged and that millions OF
feet of timber and numbers of farm
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
Associated Press.


New Orleans, April 25.--The total
deaths reported up to II O'Clock to-
night in Louisiana, Mississippi. Ala.
bama and Georgia has reached s52
with 1913 injured. Ths minor injur.
les are not included in this estimate.
In Texas the death list is also large
with serious loss of life in Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Tennessee.
The property loss will run up into
the millions.
Mississippi has again borne the
brunt of the storm and the death hst
will be the largest in the history OF
that state. Authentic information in
many instances is lacking and owing
to the crippled condition of the wires
1t is impossible at this time to form
anything like an accurate estimate oi
the damage done in many sections.
In a half dozen communities mar
tial law has been declared and ser
ious disorders have occurred in some
places. Looting and other crimes have
been rare.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
contributions AGGREGATE
MORE Than $4,000 ALREADY
Hafiesbug Citizens Respond Nobly to Call For
Aid For Those Left Destitute By Cyclone

teering to nurse the sick and injured
back to heath again. BY far the
greater part Of the wounded are In
Hattiesburg and are well cared for
and their every need supplied. There
are more than one hundred injured
being cared for in this city and the
people regard it Is labor OF love and
God will bless them for it. Z
Below is given the city contribu-
tions ap-to-date. All may not be in
cluded in this list, but If any are left
out they will be gladly mentioned:
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26

South Hampton, April 25.-It is re.
ported here tonight that thirty mem
bers Of the crew OF the British cruis-
er Gladiator. Including her command
er, were killed in a collision today
q the Isle Of Wright. The vessel