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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-29

clear water running from a mountain
and by calling on the Lord 1 got
strength and busted the mill and came
out and they all few from me. A few
other dangerous places was in but
overcame them by calling on the Lord.
l woke up and prayed, for he did de-
liver me out of the hands of the devil.
1t has been a month since / dreamed
that dream but remember it as we'll
as though ii had been last night.
The next dream 1 had l was in
city and stones fell and crushed the
city in, and fire fell, and it killed all
but few people and 1 was wondering
why it did not kill us. The stones fell
all around us and the fire was all
around us, but it did not hurt us. The
next minute hail fell and we picked up
some of the hail and began eating it
and knew it was the Lord deliver
ing us.
Again l dreamed l was crossing a
bridge. 1t was a narrow path and
was trusting in the Lord and stepped
into hole. l didn't fall but continued
my way. l got half way across the
bridge. On one side of the bridge was
danger on the other side there was
safety. l was on the safe side and I
looked back on the dangerous side and
the devil got me and told me there
was no use for me to pray for he had
me. l heard a great noise and rattl-
ing of chains. l was calling on the
Lord and He delivered me away from
them as was falling and 1 woke up
and knew the Lord was with me for
he delivered me out of all my dan
ger.
The next day l saw the moon and
the sun and Jesus Christ and He was
brighter than either the sun or the
moon. He gave me something that
made my soul happy He seemed to.
give me a message to take to someone.
I do not know now what it is but I
truly believe that this is the message
he wanted me to deliver to all sinners
to warn them to seek Jesus for their
Saviour as l have.
1t came to me in dreams, that it will
not be long before this world will be
burning the same as hell. Now at the
present time truly believe I am saw
ed. pray at night and day, trusting
in my Saviour, Jesus Christ, for ever
lasting life. He said if we come unto,
Him. He will in no wise cast us out.
pray this will be a warning to all.
From,
JOE JAMES.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-29
RATIONAL CURE FOR ECZEMA.
No More Dosing the stomach-cure
the Skin Through the Skin.

the Skin Through the Skin.
When you have a scratch on your
hand you wash it out and cleanse it
ar then the skin cures itself. You
DO rot take blood medicine 10 cure a
festered wound
The best skin specialists today are
as'eed that the only way to cure the
8 N is through the skin.
The fact that eczema is a skin dis.
ease and not blood disease is evident
from statistics which show that near
ly all eczema sufferers are perfectly
healthy in all other ways except as
to their skin. If the eczema patients
were really suffering from an inward
malady, the entire body and not only
the skin would be diseased.
You can prove Immediately the re-
lief of true skin cure by using oil of
wintergreen as compounded in D. D.
D. Prescription.
This liquid attacks the disease
thoroughly scientific remedy for 80
germs, numbing them while building
up the healthy tissue of the skin. We
have now handled this meritorious auI
long and have seen it's reliable result
so many times that we freely express
our confidence.
Owl Drug Store, 113 Front street,
Hattiesburg. Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-29
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We viii Send Sample Showing How

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II you have exhausted the old meth
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BODY. Eating Sores, are run down or
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Eczema all leave after killing the poi
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the itching stops forever and every hu-
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BOTANIC BLOOD BALM (B. 3. 3. J.,
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directions for home cure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-29
interest to his heirs.

interest to his heirs.
Sir Richard Cartwright is the father
of the act and it's administration list
being well looked after by S. T. Bas-
tedo who has had considerable expert
ence in annuity business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-29

Citizen-Yes, there is no hesitation
about Florida days. They are perfect.
When it comes for them to do a thing
they do 1t.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30

physician, a plain spoken person. said
rather bitterly to the quack:
HOY comes 1t hat you. without
education, skill, or the least knowledge
of medicine. are able to live in the style
you do? You keep your town house,
your carriage, your motor and your
country house, while I, allowed to pos
sess some knowledge, have none of
these things, and indeed can little more
than pick up IL bare subsistence?'
THE quack laughed good naturally.
Look here said he; how many
people do you thinlS have passed us
since you asked that question:
"'Well,' said the other. about a hun
dred.'
And out of that hundred how many
do o think possess good common
sense?'
Possibly one,' was the reply.
"'Well.' said the quack, that one
comes to you, and l lake care of the
other n~inety-nine.'"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
LET HUSBANDS LAUGH AT
THAT ARRAY OF HOME CURES!
They Wouldn't If They Stopped to Count Up How Much Money
You Save for Them.

EXPERIENCE high; so thinks a woman who paid $b to a skin
specialist in Manhattan for a remedy for ivy poisoning. She had sufficient
- curiosity to have IN of the white powders ne "a her Analysed, sc
that bcarbonate of oa lin doses W hours apa counteracted tn acid
left by the ivy with a bad reputation.
enrghten her on the principle which efecteda cure. Acid ca be counteracted
by al akan, he amountr required being the o1y doubtful factor or me question
Poison from ivy or browntal moth WILL yield to the soda treatment IT AXE In
large doses-a tablespoonful in a glass of water every W ours When 1 heard
Of this simple remedy I thought of the miserable hours had spent In dabbhng
my itching, burning body in lotions when 1 should have been asleep. IN three
separate occasions have been the victim oft pests for whose determination
money is being poured ut n IN unceasng stream.
The husband of a woman who believes in simple remedies finds a deal Of
amusement in the botles M jars she has collected. Blu he is money in pocket
at every step in life. The visit of a physician or each ne would Eat such holes
In the family income thatp inching would be uncomfotaby common.
Her education in thisd direction began the day o which she In company with
a party of girl friends paid a visit to a clarvoyant. Whatever her source of
knowledge, this thing is true-she told the girl OF a remedy for canker, which
had been a serious annoyance of her young life. go to a drug stores nd buy
N pound OF redclover blossoms in ounce packages. n steep half an ounce
each day. and drink the tea. After the pound is used up GU will have no more
troubles"
Her words came true, and twenty years passed away before III trouble re-
turned. Then another pound vas used to secure another respite. An obstinate
attack of neuralgia vas cured by carbonate of iron, a pinch in a teaspoonful of
taken The same number Of times. She showed me a sore on the back Of her
neck caused by a collar button. and it vas ugly looking and painful from reme-
dies she applied. One day a friend asked her why she did 10 use a solution of
baking soda and treat 1t like a wart and by accepting the suggestion d acting
upon it HI cured the thing Anybody who has much experience with doctors
knows hw fees foot up and most of us cannot afford to pay such bills says
Betty Braden. e
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
PUNCTUATION.

To the Editor Of the Evening starr rT--
Did the ancients Dunctuats their
sentences as we do todayf How was
the system Of punctuation introduced9
A. W. W.
Punctuation by means Of stops and
points Is ascribed originally to Arls-
tophanes, a g~rammarian Of Alexandria.
Egypt, who lived in the third century
B. c. Whatever his system may have
been. 1t was subsequently neglected and
forgotten. but was reintroduced by
Charlemagna, the various stops and
symbols being designed BY Warnefrdsd
and Alcuin. The present system OF
punctuation was introduced in the lat
ter part of the fifteenth century By
Aldus Manutius a Venetian printer,
who was responsible for our full STOP.
colon, semicolon, comma, marks Of In
t~errogation and exclamation, parenthe-
sis and dash. hyphen, apostrophe and
quotation marks. These were subse-
quently copied by other printers. until
their use became universal. Most an
cient languages were innocent OF any
system of punctuation. In many carly
manuscripts the letters are placed at
equal distances apart, with no connect
ing link between. ven in the matter of
spacing, an arrangement which must.
lave rendered reading at sight some
what dificult.-Ed.1 :
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
HOSPITAL SHIPS IN WAR.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
In time Of war is a hospital ship, that
is mmune when commanded by a medi.
cal officer, subject to capture when I'm.
der a line officer? ARGUMENT.
There was nothing said in The Hague
convention as to what kind Of of
ficer shall command a hospital ship to
render II immune from capture, but
the names of the ships used for hos
pital purposes must be made known to
the belligerents at the beginning or
during hostilities, and the ships must
hoist, together with the national flag,
the white flag with a red cross, pro-
vided by the Geneva convention. Such
ships must remain strictly neutral and
In no way hamper the movements of
the combatants. During and after an
engagement such ships will act at their
own risk and peril.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30

WI RE is ALL THIS MONEY TO COME FROM?
If all the large public improvements that ara projected in New Jerseya are t
be carried QUIT the question occurs, Where Is the money o come ron what
is to be the limit of borrowing? The Passaic valley municipalities are about o
embark in a scheme Of river publication which will costn lot less than n25@Mo
The State Water Supply Commission is nursing a scheme for thu conversion of
a large rae of country inoa gigantic reservoir to impound the waters of the
Passuc watershed. The cost will not be less than fifteen million donars The
city IF Newark has voted for ant adopted a plan of a meadow ship-canal and
dock improvements, the ultimate cost of which will be several millions The
State is o. constructing a waterway from Bay Head to Cape May at al ex-
pense of more than a quarter of a million. Governor Fort las recommended
the construction Of IN ocean boulevard, to cost another quarter of a million,
and there is aIao a plan proposed of State highways to build which it will be
necessary % tissue a State loan Tor about s5OO0Oo0 A harbor ats Shark river,
with a waterway to connect with the ONT o under construction, is proposed.
Meanwhile, large improvements are demanded by managers OF the State inshtu-
tions some of which are greatly overcrowded. The Railway Reformatdy, the
need largea appropriations. A new State normal school is demanded. The Senate
ants a new chamber. In thu subdivisions of the State much money is needed
Or being expended for large improvements. Essex county is finishing the con-
structono of an immense plant for an insane hospital I'M is about % join with
Hudson county in he construction Of a broad highway to the Hudson. There
is talk of hard times, and these many lage projects FOR thu expenditure of mil
noas seem strangely ut of place. They belong to a period of fush line with
mono to burn"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
ANSWERS TOCORRESPONDENTS

cular crypt. 20 feet deep and SO in d.
ameter, open at the top. On the gran
lite walls are 10 marble reliefs by
Smart. The mosaic pavement, repre-
senting a laurel wreath, bears the
names of various battles. In the mid
die rises the red granite sarcophagus,
13 feet long. 6h wide and AN high, cut
from a single block weighing 81 tons,
surrounded by IL victories by Pradier.
Above h entrance to tho crypt is a
sentence from N~apoleon's will: II de-
sire that my ashes shall rest on the
banks of the Seine. In the midst of
the French people that I have loved
SO we'll" On n side 10 the sarcopha-
gus of Duroc, who fell at Bantzen in
1913, on the other that of Bertrand,
who shared his captivity at st. Helena.
Ed
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
FIVE MNU7E WITH PROMINENT STORY 7EzLERs

KT RS. HENRY FARMAN, the wife
@~ of the noted aeronaut, said in an
interview in New York:
What l particularly like about you
Americans is your naivete. This naivete
often makes selfish traits seem quite
charming. For instance:
II lunched the other day with a
Brooklyn woman After luncheon, as
we took our coffee in the drawing-room,
my hostess's son, a little lad in white,
came in.
HE talked to me politely for a
while, then he crossed the ROOF to his
mother.
Ma he said in his little hard,
nasal voice, did you buy Harold a
birthday present when you were out
this morning?'
Yes. dear said his mother.
"'And, ma he went on, what did
o buy to pacify me cause it amt
birthday"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
THE WIDOWS DOVER.
the Editor of the Evening Star:

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
How long has the legal institution of
the widows dover been in existence?
DOVER.
lit is certain that DOVER was not
known among the early Saxons. In the
laws of King Edmund. the widow is
directed to be supported wholly out of
the personal estate. Dover Is gener-
ally ascribed to the Normans, but 1t
was first introduced into the feudal
system by the Emperor Frederick II,
who was contemporary with the Eng
fish Henry III. about 1250.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
FAIRBANKS TO VISIT ESSEX.

vce-Prestdent Fairbanks, who is booked for two campaign speeches in Essex
county. is lot a magnetic speaker, an was never known to enthuse al audience
He is a TAI of phrase and formula, more careful in the elaboration of a sentence
than in the expression of a idea. A proper mar is M Fairbanks. and, but for
thu untoWard incident of h cocktails In MS Indiana home which temporarily
estranged from him the affections of his Methodist prohibition brethren and
has lot been in entire sympathy with administration policies or with the candi-
dcy of William H. Taft, against whom he a a competitor for the Chicago
nomination, tut he accepted the situation and made theb BEST Of It, Is othrsd did
vicePredaent of the United States and that is a good drawing card. He will
have good audiences an attentive listeners.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30

| plunger will end no better off than the
a who put the placard on the wall,
"A tremendous wall, you know, sup
ports the Monte Carlo terrace that
overlooks the sea. Well, last winter,
some joker put on this wall a placard
that said:
5000 FRANCS REwARD-LOST, ON
January "a, the sum of 500. 900 francs
at the roulette tables of the Monte Carlo
Casino. The above reward will be paid
to the person returning same to the
original owner"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
NEW JfRsEy,s MURDER coLoNy.

Prosecutors and Judges in New Jersey keel right on accepting pleas of MUIR
der in minor degrees in cases of manslaushter n adding to III formidabE
! large colony OF murderers in State prison. Yesterday a man who deliberately
~ urded a farmer at Nidvhe last May was sent to state prison for twenty
yeaAs OF the minor plea. Recently the young mn who decoyed his aunt to
lone "a place near Eackensack and murdered her for her money was permitted
TO maine the same plea, and was sent % State prison. At the date of the last
Sf the State prison here we're confined therein 81 persons convcte
Of homifide and murder, SO persons convicted o manIaughter Al persnsc con-
vided df murder in the second degree an 22 persons convctedo of assault with
intent tb kill, n total murder colony of S6o in a total prison population of 1919
Or about 30 per cent of he whole Since h date of h last eport the murder
W. has been considerably increased by new commitments. This indicates a
vehssa administration of criminal justice in New Jersey by weak prosecutors
4 and weakly enient judges, There as beer a n extraordinary number of MUIR
desi in New Jersey this year. Can it be said that the large murder colony con
fortably installed in the State prison is lot a n encouragement to III crime OF
homicide?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
Spending II in New York.

Upton SINCLAIR, the noted young
novelist, said the other day of a
spendthrift poet:
He is a very witty fellow. Recently
he became quite destitute In his gar
ret in New York he lived for some
weeks OF bread and olive oil. His
friends talked of taking up a collec-
ton to send him to Canada, where he
had influential friends who would give
him work.
II reported this project to the young
bohemian, but he scoffed at it.
"'Who would emigrate to Canada
he said, If he had the money to emil
crate within"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30

81 Is Governors day at Trenton going into nnocuous desuetude, and, If TO-
why? Tuesday at the State House la for years been a day dedicated to the
political visitor. ON that day certain large-salaried heads If State departments,
made their weekly appearances in their State offices, inquired how things we're
ad then paid heir respects to the Governor. Party leaders in North
Jersey and Middle Jersey and South Jersey made pngrimages 20 he State House
and, after greetings to thu Governor, hobnobbed in the Railways and ohces A
day it was, too for the newsgatherer and the purveyor of political gossip
Rut since the Sea Grit season. closed nd thu official routine at Trenton was re-
sumed Governors day has been as dull as a rainy Sunday Visitors have been
few n he old-timer who drops in IN that day feels" like one h treads alone
son banquet hall deserted But what's thu reason?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
Lost.

tSI SAW Wilbur Wright fly at LIE
Mans last month";" said a Chi
cagoan. ut was great. Afterward
had the pleasure of lunching with Mr..
Wright and Leon Bollee, the motor
builder. who is one of his most ardent
supporters.
w talked at luncheon about flying,
high flying. Then. by a quite natural
transition, we talked about gambling,
that other form of high flight.
"Mr. Wright, like Sir Hiram Maxim,
takes a great interest in Monte Carlo.
But he, Ike Sir Hiram, believes that it
Is impossible at Monte Carlo to beat
the game.
mo he said, the rules are too I'M
fair to the player. With unlimited
capital. with unlimited GOODNESS, with
the best of systems, the Monte Carlo
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL,
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:

How long did 1t take to build the
Church of st. Peters at Rome and
what did it cost? S. H. G..
[From the beginning Of the founda-
ton to the time when St. Peters could
be said to be complete, three and a
half centuries had elapsed, eighteen
architects had been employed, and
forty-three popes had reigned. The
cost of the great church can never be
known with exactness. At the end OF
the seventeenth century IL had cost
$50. Oo0, 900, without including the sac
risty bell, towers, etc. The last impor-
tant work on the edifice was done by
Pope Plus TX. on the 400th anniversary
of the birth of Michael Angelo.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
Why Is It?

A REPORTER being a great adr1irer
a. OF the novels of William Dean
Howells, once asked this famous writer
why 1t was that his novels did not sell
nearly so well as those of-and here the
reporter mentioned a half-dozen we'll
known names.
Mr.. Howells with a smile replied:
"A certain quack stood one afternoon
before the door of his rich mansion
when a physician of great learning and
talent passed.
'The two men fell into talk, and the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
SALT RIVER.

To the Editor Of the Evening Starr
What Is meant by the allusion sup
salt river" referring to a place Of OBJ
livion? READER,
lit is said that the allusion IL to a
small stream in the State of Kentucky.
the passage of which is rendered both
difficult and dangerous by shadows,
bars and an extremely tortuous chan
nel.-Ed.J
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
GETTING AT HI FACTS.

Say, paw" queried small Tommy
Toddles. who was perusing a book of
proverbs, 'is II true that barking dogs
do not bite?"
IT never knew one to bite while he
was barking" answered Toddles. ST.
Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
1T WAS HEAVENLY.

"Oh, isn't it heavenly" exclaimed
Miss DeGush, referring to Miss Pound
ems piano performance.
Heavenly is the name for it, re-
Joined young Knox. st sounds like
thunder Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
A JOLT.

He (boastingly)-It takes six genera
She (calmly)-Yes, and what a pity
that it only takes one generation to
unmake him!-Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
Sn 2\aMtsome MOOD
HE KNEW.

The Parson-Nature is not unlike
some young men.
The Deacon-In what way?
The Parson-Nature begins her fail
by painting things red.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
EXPLAINED.

A COW swallowed a five-dollar gold
piece several years and the coin
a recently discovered in her stomach
after she was butchered. Her owner
often wondered what made her milk
so rich.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
THE REASON.

The D~octor-Your husband needs a
rest. He must go to the mountains,
and o go to the seashore.
Mrs. Naggitt-Why can't I go to the
mountains with him?
The Doctor-Because he needs a rest.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-30
TEST OF METTIE.

But how can you tell when a man
rings true?"
Just listen when he is hard hit
Kansas City Times.