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The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

I'm this new Interpretation Of life,
said Julia Ward Howe. in an address
before five religious associations In
Boston. Its gifts and obligations. I
must think the last two generations
have seen accomplished a very great.
an almost incredible progress. How
should l. woman, fail to mention -
part of this progress the rehabilftatio8
Of the sex? In the great democracy Of
souls, the accident OF sex involves Of
right no precedence Of masculine forc0
over feminine fineness, and in the new
creature introduced by the new Chris
tian teaching no distinction of promise
or Of responsibility was recognized"
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
Bridge coats.

Bridge coats and blouses Of every
description are again to the fore, and
nothing can equal the smartness Of
the lace coats, usually three-quarter
lengths. sometimes with long, hanging
points in front, and sometimes closed
up across the bust; and for these gar
ments crochet il FIRST in favor. Eide
weiss lace. with = design in the Greek
key pattern, IL used for the three
quarter length coats with deep gilt
fronts. turning back in the form Of
rsverB.
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should be much used, not only at table,
but in the massaging of the body. In
the case Of nervous troubles or q run
down condition Of the system 1t may
be taken both internally and external
ly with great profit Massage with
olive oil and afterwards rub down
with . Turkish towel and the result
will soon be felt. 1t Ia also recon-
mended as good for catarrh, whether
of the throat or the stomach.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

a OF a
of
with dark silk the underslp with
silk % inches wide 81
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one large button, the sleeves are long.
and have plat starting a little way
from the wrist, finishing with a point
in which button Is sewn.
The skirt is composed of large In
verified plait. stitched three-quarters
of the way down, two rows Of stitching
finish the foot of the skirt.
Hat Of green chip, trimmed with
roses. foliage and soft feather.
Materials required: yards cloth
"A inches wide. v yard silk, and
buttons,
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
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COLONY HOUSE.
A Good Building That viii Cost but
Little.


Now that the cares Of the poultry
man are centered on his growing
stock, and while every inch Of housing
room is being taxed to the limit In
providing quarters for them, sugges-
tion for an inexpensive colony house
might be found advantageous to those
who are contemplating making more
room that they may more properly
take care of their future nocks. The
time has passed when the poultryman
will consign his maturing birds to an
old barrel. box or the trees and con-
sistently expect them to develop into
good breeders or prize winners. To
get the best results the modern fan
cier appreciates the value of sanitary
housing, for upon this almost to as
great an extent as proper feeding. de-
ponds the welfare and future health of
our growing fowls.
This house is built of the highest
possible material, the entire frame be-
ing constructed Of 1x2-inch strips put
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
Working Plan Of Colony Heuss.
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together with small nails, that the
wood will not split. By referring to
the accompanying illustration some
general idea of the plan Of the frame
can be worked out, although 1t is not
given in detail. Over this frame Is
stretched common poultry netting and
securely nailed to the frame, and over
this is tackled q good quality of either
tarred paper or any Of the prepared
roofing materials that are on the mar
ket. The openings as are suggested
in the drawing, are for door at the
end and a window in the front, with a
small opening below to allow easy &C.
cess for the fowls. The tarred paper
is firmly tackled around the edges Of the
roof and relieves the necessity of
caves. The laps where the widths of
paper over-reach each other should be
tarred, thus preventing leaking and
insuring against draughts. The floor
should be made separate in one piece
to facilitate cleaning and can be at
tached to the upper portion by means
of small hooks and eyes. Small mesh
netting Is tackled on the inside of the
opening In the front and a window
sash or wooden frame covered with
muslin Ia hung by hinges at the top,
and can be swung outward when 1t is
not needed for protection from the in
clemency of the weather. II glass win
dow sash is used. 1t should seldom be
closed, for. except in case Of storms
and beating rain. the fowls will be in
ideal condition with 1t open day and
hight. the netting giving ample protec-
tion from all ordinary prowling pests.
Economy should be the keynote Of
poultry yard architecture. writes Fred
D. Silloway in the Poultry Journal.
and this point will be noted in the
foregoing plan. The portability and
durability will also be appreciated. for
with proper storing each winter such =
house can be made to last number of
years. and with occasional re-tarring.
or recovering from time to time, will
last indefinitely.
The open front feature, which has
been freely discussed in this and other
papers for some time, is the most de-
sirable and sanitary point Of this colo
ny house, and one that 1t will pay any
breeder to try. This house has given
very successful results in the hands of
the writer, having been in use a year.
under the varied conditions of wealth
er. Young chicks Just from the brood
er were housed in 1t until maturity,
and were at all times found to be in
the best condition. The window sash
was left open at an angle Of AZ degrees
all the time and served only as an
awning, protecting the opening from
the rain. When the weather became
cool in the fall curtain of muslin
was stretched over the opening and
gave better results than the glass win
dow. The principle Of allowing the
circulation of fresh air will be found
ideal. and no one, no matter how skep-
teal. need be afraid of adopting 1t. 1t
will insure absolute freedom from dis
ease and give surprising robustness
and general good health to the fowls.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

Bring out your old-time trinkets this
summer, a. they will be fashionable.
no matter how ancient they may be.
Old-fashioned necklaces will be espe-
cially in favor, and those with long
pendants are preferred. One such set
seen recently in the east was Of the
bunch-otgrapes design, and attracted
. gr osal Of attention, but they
wer$ ot used as earrings, but as
pe1 hts for necklace that was made
= pair Of bracelets Of the same
VeGagr,
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society for October last, describes the

society for October last, describes the
extraordinary effects produced by
lightning in the midst Of an open
moor In Northumberland. A hole four
or FIVE feet in diameter was made in
the fiat, peaty ground. and from this
half dozen burrows extended on all
Sides Pieces of turf were thrown in
various directions. one three feet in
diameter and foot thick having fall
en- 70 feet from the hole. 1nvestiga-
ton showed that in addition to the eff
fects visible on the surface. small
holes had been bored in the earth
radiating from the large excavation.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

In a certain home is q large reading
table and in the center Of 1t IL fas-
tened a hand.wrought mission lamp
that cost $12. 1t 10 securely fastened
to the center of the table with iron
screws and bolts underneath the table.
The owner explained that the lamp
was necessary in the room and the
children liked to play games on the
table or It was favorite place for
study and they lived in constant dread
of lamp being tilted until the idea Of
fastening 1t securely to the table was
thought of.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

The professional poultry raiser rec
ognizes the value Of grit, and 1t 10 to
be found in his poultry house at all
times. Even II the hens are permit
ted to run out, he realizes that they
can seldom find the kind or amount
of grit they need. So he supplies It.
Most people that live on farms never
give the matter . second thought
They take 1t for granted that the birds
can supply themselves, 40 they would
In a state of nature. Grit takes the
place of teeth in other animals and
thus It IL . necessity In the mastica-
ton Of food. Every farmer should
make n certain provision for pFit
- for feed for his poultry.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
sun Another Excuse.

Are you willing to chop soms
wood for your dinner"
Lady" answered Flooding Pete.
I'm interested in de preservation OF
the forests. an 1t would be ag'in' me-
principles to put an az into one Of do
monarchs of de forest. even though -
lay PROSTATE at me feet"
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
sEekEEPER's CONTINUANCE.
New style Of Metal Side and End
Spacsr for Brood Frames.

/ am sending you q drawing Of my
idea Of the way the metal spacers
should be made. writes correspond.
emit Of Bee Culture. II the upper one
were nailed to the top-b bar do not see
why 1t would not strengthen the frame
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

An Unfortunate Misunderstanding.
II had to leave my last situation be-
cause the missus said they were going
to lead the sinful life. and they
wouldn't want any servants about the
place."-Punch
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

Dismal Dave-Wonder why It's dat
wimmen is most alters better lookin'
dan us men is?
Lazy Luke-Dat's a easy one. A
woman washes her face most every
day list fer de looks NV 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
" dlllD ur Hll[lllI IN llHD
Use Of Metal spaesrs.

corner. / should not want the lower
spacer as now made. because bees
would surely fill in between with
propolis, in most localities TASK DR..
Miller). It might be better to have
Just two pieces to one frame-one at
each end Of top-bar, but stamped three
places, and put on the other way. SO -
to form the end-spacer as we'll.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
Plehu Feeek,

Nothing could be more cool and
dainty for q hot summer morning than
ono Of the new fchu frocks that arc
being made In such numbers for sear
ahoeo wear.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
COSTUME OF GREEN CLOTH.
Model That 10 Very Popular Just at
Present.

Our model Is one which is very
much worn at present, 1t is made in
green cloth, with striped collar and
cuffs.
The coat is tight-ntting with cut
away fronts. fastened at the bust with
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

Grease Is . killer Of insects. and It
does not hurt the fowls. Kerosene IL
not needed a. . lice-hller. ~ grease
viii do the work.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

Extraordinary Lightning Stroke.
Prof. A. Herschel, in the Quarterly
Journal of the Royal Meteorological
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

When Matching duck eggs under
hens the young should be removed as
soon as dry. They soon become rest
less. which excitss the hen, and she
treads on them.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22
Secure Pins for Large Hats.

New hatpins are shown that fasten
to the bandeau with small spikes. and
from there they run with double
prongs through the hair. These novel
ties seem to hold the hat firmly in
place. more firmly than any of their
ornate cousins. and they cannot pos
vibly do any injury to the hat.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-22

that the feud keeps up when boys treat
the drivers so.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11

a general rush to the offices of the
sheriffs and the municipal tax collect
ors, and probably half the taxes due
will have been paid in by the fifteenth,
the time to which the sheriffs have
had the limit for reporting collections
extended, in order that the pension
warrants, or as many of them as pos
sible, may be cashed and turned in
to the state treasury as cash.
Following this there will be a lull
unless the tax collectors get behind
the tax payers and enforce collec-
ton. After Christmas there will again
be rush, and the collectors will be
very busy during January, due to the
fact that every man who has not
paid his taxes in full by Feb. 1. will
be disfranchised during the two years
following.
According to an official opinion is
sued few days ago by Attorney Gen.
eral Stirling, the tax collectors may
not collect ten per cent damages even
after Dec. Is, where the taxpayer vol
unfairly pays his taxes, but only
where the sheriff takes some legal
steps to make the collection, such as
levying on property, etc. This is con
trary to the understanding of the law
as interpreted by number of sherlffs
and municipal tax collectors, as many
of them in the past have taxed those
damages onto the taxes and collected
them together without any process al
all
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
Another Arrest.

Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec. 11.-Homer
Smith was placed under arrest here
this morning as accessory to the kill
ing of DIR. A. B. Pitts by DIR. Tom Bird
song last night.
1t is alleged that Smith loaned Bird
song the pistol used in the tragedy
with the full knowledge of what he
intended to use it for.
Sentiment against the slayer is very
bitter in the community and demand
has been made for Judge Potter to
reconvene the grand jury and give
Birdsong a speedy trial.
After the tragedy Birdsong barri-
caded himself in his office and defied
arrest, but friends interceded and he
was pursuaded to surrender.
In handling his pistol to the officer
who arrested him, Dr. Birdsong said i:
well, intended to do it and / have
done it,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
SUGGESTS new CODE
FOR ISTHMIAN rule
Majority of the Members, Both DEM
ocratic and Republican, Have Ex-
pressed Intention to Comply With
the Presidents Request.
Hearst News Service.

Washington, Dec. 11.-President
Roosevelt has urged members of the
house committee on interstate and
foreign affairs to visit the Canal Zone
during the winter recess of congress
and majority of both the Republi-
can and Democratic members have
expressed their intention of doing so.
The Canal Zone is at present gov
erned by the canal commission, but
the president believes that it is now
time for congress to provide a code
of laws.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
TRADE DAY
EXCURSION
Local Merchants Are Ready For
Big Day Which Has Been
Anxiously Awaited

Tomorrow, Saturday the 18th, the
much-talked of excursion over the Mis-
sissippi Central will come into Hat
tiesburg and there is good reason for
believeing that many people along the
line of the Mississippi Central will
take advantage of the low rates Of
fered to visit Hattiesburg.
All indications, at this time, point
to the success of Trade Day." and
the bargains that will be offered by
Hattiesburg merchants tomorrow will
be the greatest ever known, therefore
the excursionists will have the oppor-
tunity of the season to buy goods at
a bargain. More than this, many peo-
pie in and around Hattiesburg will
take advantage of the great bargains
offered for TRADE Day" and will do
a great deal of shopping.
Those who come on the Mississippi
Central from Silver Creek and inter-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11

mediate points will come on the regu-
lar morning passenger train, buying
round trip tickets at one and one-third
fare for the round trip. When parties
have traded to the amount of SIS they
can take their cash checks to Secre-
tary Larson at the Commercial Club,
and have the total amount of their
fare refunded.
A great many of the visitors will
attend the great Southern play "The
Traitor" tomorrow night at the au-
ditorium and there will be a special
train waiting to carry them home after
the play is over. Those who prefer
can go to the matinee tomorrow after
noon.
This is Hattiesburgs first concerted
effort to have regular "Trade Day.
and if it is the success that is hoped,
there will be many other similar oc-
casions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
IA TALK TO NEWS READERS

is not great profit in reading the ad-
vertising and an opportunity for great
saving makes serious mistake. The
shrewd merchant knows that adyer-
tising is now large part of the sales
department of his store. He knows
that he can go into paper with a
circulation of 5000 daily and can tell
of his trade opportunities and advan-
tages to the people who buy for nearly
the entire population of Hattiesburg
and the surrounding Territory.
The woman reader of The News who
is a good household economist will
follow these advertisements during
the next three weeks and will make
two dollars go as far as another who
does not follow the advertising will
reach with four dollars.
The business outlook for the city
is good and as a result people who
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
PROTRACTED CAMPAIGN
IS NOT ANTICIPATED
Vardaman Will Oppose Senator Nc
Laurin and Scott Will Measure
Strength With Hon. Earl Brewer
and others.-Lessons of the Past.

Jackson, Dec. 1.-THE frank ac-
knowledgement of Ex-Governor Varda-
man that he will be a candidate for
the United States senate in 1911, close.
ly preceded by a similarly frank state
ment from Hon. Charles Scott of Rose
daye that he intends to he a candidate
for governor at the same election.
have been the cause of much comment
in political circles. and in some quart
ers has given rise to the fear that
Mississippi Is about to encounter an
other very protraeted political cam
paign, with active canvassing actually
in progress two years in advance of
the primary date.
In wellinformed circles, however,
this theory is given but little credence,
nor is it believed that either ex-Gov-
ernor VaFdaman or Mr.. Scott desifS,
TO preeipitate an early campaign.
| Frankness Is a characteristic of bethr
men, and, when asked by friends con-
corning future political plans they
simply gave straightforward answers
instead of adopting the usual evasive
tactics OF the politician who is not
ready to take the public into their
confidence.
Furthermore, these published state.
ments conveyed nothing new to any
person acquainted with matters DO
litical in Mississippi. 1t has been an
accepted belief ever since the cam
paign of 1907 that Vardaman would
make another race for the senate, with
Senator McLaurin as his opponent,
providing both are alive at that time,
and that Mr.. Scott would make a Sec
ond effort to capture the governor
ship. Both of these men have political
following of formidable strength. both
have been earnestly urged by many
friends not to thrust aside their po-
litical ambitions. and it is therefore
only natural that, in reply to direct
questions, they should give the public
the benefit of the truth.
The experience of the campaign of
1907, however, has undoubtedly taught
Messrs. Vardaman and Scott the folly
of protracted campaigns, and their
native sense and judgment, as we'll as
kindly consideration for the voters
whose support they will ask, will
cause them to wait until the proper
time before opening their canvasses.
Long campaigns are costly under Mis-
sissippi's primary law, and they are
growing costlier with each succeeding
contest. Unless there is a curtailment
Of the electioneering period, in 1911 it
will be impossible for any man OF
moderate means to aspire to office.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
STATE SUPREME COURT
HANDS DOWN DECISIONS

rotating to the middle district docket
Nearly all the sases set for hearing
Monday are railroad damage suits, in
five of which, the Frisco road is a
party. Judge J. w. Buchanan of Mem
phis, general counsel for the road, will
be here to argue his side OF those
cases, and several other attorneys
representing the other parties, sever
ally, will be on hand. The ten cases
docketed for hearing on Monday are
as follows:
Batesville Gin Co. VS.. w. W. Whit
ten.
st. L. & s. F. r. R. Co., VS.. Jim Rum.
]. M. Jones, Jr. VS.. st. L. & F. r. R.
Co.
Mrs, A. A. Lackey ct al. VS.. st. l..
& S. F. R. r. Co.
8. j. Stein VS.. Hyman-Lewis Co.
w. r. Howell ct al. VS.. w. w. Hill ct
al.
St. L. q S. F. R, R. Co. VS. E. c.
Smith.
St. L. & s. F. R. R. Co. VS.. Mrs. N. e.
Swindle ct al.
Y. & M. v. r. R. Co. VS.. Ed. Wilson.
Y. & M. ". R. R. Co. VS.. Will Counts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11

Probably from this time to Christ
mas Day the most interesting news
in the News to a large majority of
its readers will be contained in its
ADVERTISING columns. There is a Pc
culiar condition in the trade world
just now. The panic of last year hit
the manufacturers harder than 1t did
any other class of people. The Hat
tiesburg merchants pretty we'll mark
eted their last years stock of goods
and were able to buy during the past
spring and summer at very satisfac-
tory prices. This means that there
Is wide margin between the value
of the goods that they offer now and
their cost to the merchant and this
means that merchants are able to
offer big leaders to attract the public
to their stores.
Any one who imagines that there
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
DIR. PITTS, The VICTIM,
= WAS POPULAR CITIZEN
tsirdsone, the Slayer, Was Drinking
and Imagined That Pitts Was inter-
fering With His Business.-oId
Negro only Eye Witness.

Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec 11.-Great
excitement prevails here on account
of the sensational killing yesterday
afternoon of DR.. A. B. Pitss, one of the
most prominent physicians in the
state, by DR.. Tom Birdsong, a dentist
who occupied an adjoining office on
the second floor of the Baas building,
over Pitts Bros drug store.
The killing occurred in the office
of DR.. Pitts. Three shots were fired,
two of which took effect, the first in
the chest and the second in the groin,
the third gong wild. Birdsong was
promptly arrested and placed in JAIL
where he refuses to discuss the affair.
There was only one eye witness to
the shooting, negro named William
Sumrall, who was in DIR. Pitts office
when Birdsong came in, and who saw
the tragedy at close range. He was
placed in Jail as witness, after ma
king a statement to the effect that
Dr. Birdsong came into the office and
upbraided DR.. Pitts for not attending
to his own business and leaving that
of other people alone. DIR. Pitts made
some reply to the effect that he had
been attending to his own business,
and Birdsong left. In few moments
ne returned with pistol and, stepping
between Dr. Pitts and the negro,
opened fire at close range, with the
above result. Death followed inn
mediately, and DR.. Pitts never spoke
after being shot.
1t Is stated that back of the tragedy,
while there had been no previous diff
ficulty between the men, there was an
unpleasant feeling, due to the fact
that Birdsong was accustomed to
drinking good deal of liquor and
bringing friends up into his office,
where they would drink together.
became annoying to DIR. Pitts. who
was forced to submit to the humilia-
tion of having his patients and other
callers witness scenes which were not
altogether pleasant, and he had either
demonstrated with Birdsong or spoken
of it to others who communicated it
to Birdsong.
Within few minutes after the kill
ing probably 800 people had gathered,
and there were many threats INDUCED.
DIR. Pitts being an unusually popular
man, both as citizen and as prac-
ticing physician, standing high
among his patients, as we'll as among
the members of his profession
throughout the state.
DR.. Birdsong, while member of a
splendid family, was hard and al
most constant drinker, and had lost
much of his professional prestige on
that account He is brother of DR..
Jim Birdson, husband of Mrs. Angle
Birdsong. the woman who was con-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-11
RUNAWAY engine
KILLED WADSWORTH

Wingate, Miss, Dec. 11.-A Mr..
Wadsworth was killed Tuesday last
at Lancaster, Miss, on the main line
Of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City Railroad, by runaway engine in
a saw mill. He was an employee
of the Beaver Dam Lumber Company.
James Wellman was found guilty by
a jury last week for running blind
tiger" at New Augusta, Miss. Colon
A. McSwain was found guilty of grand
larceny. Mr.. McSwain is a resident
of New Augusta, Miss, two miles
above here.