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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
ORDINANCE NO. 1874.

An Ordinance to Regulate the Con
struction and Maintenance of Elec-
trio Wires for Telephone, Telegraph,
Electric Light and Electric Street
Car Purposes in the Streets, Ave-
nues, Alleys and Other Public Place 5
in the City of Hattiesburg, Missis-
sippi, and to Repeal Ordinance No.
929.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Out last night? Headache and nerv
rus this morning? Hicks Capudine just
he thing to fit you for business. Clears
the head-braces the nerves. Try 1t.
At drug stores
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Hat
tiesburg, Mississippi:
Section /.
No person, firm, corporation or COM
pany shall hereafter erect or con struct
any poles, pier, abutment or any other
necessary fixture, appurtenance or APP
pliance for electric light, power, tele-
phone or telegraph purposes along or
across any of the streets, avenues or
alleys, squares or elsewhere in the
city of Hattiesburg for electric light.
power, telephone, or telegraph pur-
poses, or shall hereafter erect any
such poles, abutments, piers, wires
or other necessary fixtures, except in
accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
Section q
All poles shall be erected, in a safe
and substantial position and shall be
straight and free from bark, and
placed Immediately within the curb
ing of the side walk. or placed where.
ever the city Engineer may survey
their lines:
Section 3.
Each line Of poles shall be run on
the same side of the street yalley or
avenue only, except whe~ olutely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
.MUFF
0SkDS 5SDS 5DSsDS DSDSsDS4S
By Kendrick Ferris.

note Not count on it! Why, Christmas would be
But her mother was rght-he might forget it
among. many things' Why hadn't she asked for
things anyway. and this was the day before Cfris
maS--no word could reach Santa now.
The day passed feverishy for Vida Upstairs and
person to person-anxious, unhappy, impatient Would
the long hours never gol
At last twilight came and the darkness fell And
in the of the great hall SOFA facing the clock
on the stairs, Vida, disoonsolate little body fell
asleep.
Her mothered wakened her when it was time to
hang up her stocking, and then in spite of her
born again. and when Vida kissed her mother good
night visions of gray astrakhan muffs danced in her
head
MERRY CHR1srMAsl Merry Christmasp
1t seemed to Vida she had but closed her eyes, and
there stood mother and Aunt Jane beside her bed one
with her little worsted shoes and the other with her
red eiderdown wrapper hurry her over to the
nursery where her father stood waiting at the door,
Merry Christmasl Merry Christrnasl Oh papa
1 said it first" she cried 1auehingly her father
caught her in his
But what had Santa Claus done to the nursery? He
had decorated the four walls and the chandelier with
greens; and in the opposite the fireplace he
had stood giant Christmas tree bedecked with gilt
derfull
Vida drew quiet breath, and gave little happy
exclamation Then she flew straight to the fireplace
the muff should be there
OF the seven presents, six were not forgotten and
there were others she had not asked for: pearl
membered how much she needed a knife only YES
terday morning. an album for her postal cards-wfy
hadn't she thought of that2 She had over hundred
postals that Uncle Jack had sent her-of course she
wanted an album. cuckoo clock that even as she
looked flung open its little carved DOORS and shot out
the cuckoo. 1t was seven O'Clock. Surely little
girl ever had beautiful Christmas
But Vida's lips quvering, and great lt,no
sweled in her throat The muff-the beautiful gray
astrakhan muf was not therel Santa Claus had for
gotten i'll
But Vida was brave. And size would not let those
who loved her her cry suspect her disappont.
ment She turned away from them and went over
to the north window, fighting with her tears
The kitchen roof stretched under this window
and for days now the print of birds claw had
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
KIT ~ MHI-T-E.'D y
By G.. M. -Brausor.

Now Rover stood at the foot of the tree aOd
shook his head and bsrked until the echoes weTe 70
loud and many that KITTY White uloEShtsa oosen
dogs must have gathered around
1ael. raised his gun and aimed at the cat. BIZ .
the e trigger s as he had intended The cry du sound
fierce at ALT was Only very pleading aEd JACK wa;
s sIHsSed ms mHa nat II TINS '''' : 'D'' '''
Now the two kittens and Rover understood cat Ian
guage, of coIrse and they knew that the CRY on tns
cat had meant Don't shootl / never do any harn
When Kitty White saw Jack hesitate, she looked up
the cat and gave long 'Heoo which meaot' Are
you wildcat, after al Z!
Now the moment the cat in the tree beard Eitty
Whites voice she shvered all over and seemed to
forget that the gun pointed at her.
What voice that!" she asked. as she came
down and climbed ont near the end on one OF the
Mine" said Kitty White, promptly, wondering why
the cat asked such arquestiofl.
won't you please speak AGAIN. begged the freed
cat And Kitty, knowing what TO say just gave
By this time Jacl, had lowered his gun. and Rover
was sitting down. listening and trying hard to regain
his breath.
Il declare" said Jack. I'm not going shoot that
cat, after all; she looks gentle and knowing"
The cat heard him. and understood enough TO know
she was out Of danger, she began to crawl slowly
down the tree. 1t was hard work for Rover TO keep
from touching her when she brushed past his nose;
but he interested now TO think OF worrying
her
The cat went straight to Kitty White.
Kitty said she, in husky voice, do you remem-
Der your mother"
a
I was very small" was the tnid answer
did they ever find the body?" the next ques-
ton, in a hollow whisper.
NO" said Kitty, now full of that she didn't
feel Kitty Grays nudge hear her say, She's crazy,
isn't she"
sigh of relief. "Shc escaped through hole in the
cover of the well; but she frightened that she
off into the woods and has been there ever since
Kitty, don't you know me-"
Here Kitty White trembled and her fur seemed to
grow pale. "No-o-o," she stammcred.
Kitty" said the cat, there IS thing must
ask you, have you black tufted mark your left
pawn"
Il have, have!' cried Kitty, in a high key.
My child, my child y whmpered the cat and she
clasped Kitty White to her heart, moving in such
hysterical way that Jack had TO stop his
Then they went down the mountain very happy
and contented pair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

ITTY WHITE had heard runors for two
weeks that there a wildcat on the
I'd mountain. Though bears still were qt,ite
~ common, every though that the wild
z " cats had been killed off So tins was bad
news, for they almost the worst
things to meet when one is alone.
good friend to Kitty White" and Kitty Gray,"the
prettest cats in the Observation-Disclosures that just
lem him wildcat, and he'd make short work OF II;
ran to chat with Kitty Gray. She said her nerves
were getting awfully unstrung, for every bush and
shadow she she thought that wildcat Neither
OF the kittens dared to stay OFT after dark. for the
wildcat had been seen as far down the mountain as
their homes
Rover laughed at them and said he'd like to get at
the old wildcat, he would.
Kitty White said the worst wish she could wish it
that it might have to 60 down the f1ume on a
log she just wondered how it would like to feel as
if her eyes coming Of their sockets and her
Pooh /" said Rover you know Kitty White that
going down a fume won't XIII cat"
Finally Master Jack made up his mind TO hunt for
Rover came down to Kitty Whites one morning and
said the hunt Begin that day. And he invited
first; he said he'd protect them. and they might
see the sport ard not be in bit of danger either
In half hour they all were started, Jack with his
gun on his shoulder, and Rover capering ahead
The two little cats began by being rather STILL and
kept close to Jacks heels, telling each other awful
stories about the woedness of wildcats in general and
why" said Kitty White. they say she's eaten up
all the young kittens that she could find around here
for six months. Pm afraid l not too big for her
myself"
I think she likes EN- tenderer than you; call yoH
tough one" said Kitty Gray in good-natfred, play
full way.
And they went talking and guarding until
they grew Drawer, for they had nothing to alarm
them They skipped and hoped about if they never
had been afraid of anything in their lives.
Suddenly great bark from Rover made them stop
in the midst of frolic and bristlc themselves out
They Kissed furiously, although they didn't know in
the least what they kissing at. Then they stood
very still and watched Presently they something
white fast that it looked like streak of light
and not all like animal and Rover after 1t
with great bounds He too busy to bark
The white thing up tree and then the two
kittens that it enormous cat the biggest
they had ever seen When she had got high in the
tree she turned and looked down, and her eyes seemed
like big balls OF green FIRE. She had black spot
on the top OF her head, and two black paws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

HAD begun way back NOvcTnber-the Sun
day after Thanksgiving when Salie Carter came
in late to church with gray astE s muft
The sermon too deep for Vida, who had
"A her hand at her face and almost asleep, when
fash of gray in the next pew caused her to
her head ever so slightly and peep through her
chubby fingers There it stood the velvet cushion
beside Sae trim, warm, and lined with peariy gray
satin exactly like Mrs Carters beautiful big one,
but. smaller by half great longing began TO grow
Sae. Saie's golden curls had fallen rioousiy over
her shoulders, hdi6tng much of her, face but Vida
could see enough And just then the sermon came
to an end ~
But from that day on till the 18th of December
Vida thought Of nothing but gray muf-how she
would look carrying it, how it would feel, and how
every Sunday afternoon she would let poor Dorothy
generous Sale lend hers to the little jaime girl in their
Sunday School class
On the 18th of December great fell and all the
earth white At night the stars came out and the
full It was the first s!owstorn of the winter
fireplace annual letter Santa Claus, post
ing in the windowsill In the morning enough,
it gone, and Vidas heart light She smiled at
Saie from her pew, feeling that still another bond
to be established between them and on the
bone foqnd And praised IN the gray
ship and happy expectations, the anxiouslyawaited
Christmas drew apace.
The 2sth fell on Sunday that year. and Saturday
morning dawned bright and clear. The long, fat
icces, hanging above the nursery window. gfstened
ground under their weight of snow Vida and her
mother standing together at the nursery window
as with jingle of merry bells the Carriers sleigh
drove by. Vida sighed contenedy.
Tomorrow" she said. ~ shall be carrying gray
astrakhan rnuf"
Her mother looked her questioningly
Santa Claus will bring it to me-" Vida said in
to the look.
Her mother laughed 1nerrily. why Vida dear"
she said "You asked Santa Claus for seven other
things you said only this morning. You
couldn't expect him to remember them all, and he's
likely to forget the muff the French doll, or
the tea set It's foolish to count any thing
when you made SO long list. I told you to be
moderate" And her busy mother hurried off in
answer to call from Aunt Jane.
Not count it! Why she had done nothing but
count on it ever since Santa Claus had found her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

not broken its mantle, of white But Vida looked
at it In wonderment for the beautiful crust was sadly
broken and line of tracks from the edge OF the
roof and back to
"Oh papa, papa" she cried e1ucitedly. "cone here
come here right away See, there is something out on
. the roofT
Her father opened the window quickly and ernbed
out Vida's heart beat wildly she could scarcely
speak Her father was picking up boxit was about
the size of Aunt James cooly jar, and it was round
Well her father sad as he climbed bses laugh
dropped. and from tits size : guess its meant for
you"
Vida's hands trembled she could scarcely tug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

off the round top of the box. Just as II sgrasSsA
to yield, sudden fear fell upon ber hcana,
& "Papa, perhaps-perhaps he didn't mean IL 1eTf
Perhaps he dropped it and it belongs to- SOME cth
little girl"
Her fatae+'ss eyes stEiTb.led.
- EIook at the bottom OF the box, Little Cnes~
said
Vida turned the box uptide down. Tfe+sgvAs be-
be and while she was staring az open riouhed, OCT
dropped-rot little gray astrakhsn muf, bvt beau
tiful eoft cIBehHlG and little collar 70 match
Christmas morning the happiest little gid IN Al
Christendcn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
The CHRISTMAS
! EAR.
Observation-Disclosures

T~ ROM little Southern village comes to us the
story of a woman who lost Christmas
out of her year. Just before the day, misery
u and disgrsce5, and, at last, crime came into
her family. She carried the load for while,
and then fell under it, sick unto death The
blessed day dawned and passed but she was lying
conscious and knew nothing of It When she came to
herself people of the had forgotten that there
ever had been a Christmas. But the day had always
counted for much to Jane It seemed to her like
word of cheer from God Himself on her weary climb
upward giving her hope and strength and encourage
for the whole year come
Jane kept the village postofIce. She apt to be
sharp and cross, because she old, and had a
secret ailrnet which at times tortured her But when
she took up her work the very first day that she
Z was able do So it suddenly occurred to her:
'rWhy not pretend that this IS Christmas Day. and
keep it. though nobody but God and me will know?"
She opened the window, and as she gave oft the
letters had cordial word for every of the neigh
bors outside-chidren and llard-worked and
feeble old men. They went away laughing and
prised but strangely heartened. When the office
closed she bethought herself of gifts and baked
of her famous cruers and carried them to folk
poor that they had any cruiers, and the old
paupers in the alnlshouse
She astonished each OF them too with the gift of
a dollar.
thought, "and they will feel rich for daysw an His
name" she said to herself she gave each of her
poor presents = - - ~. -
The little gifts held for long time sheFca1-
ried them frorn house house. her face growing
kinder she went and her voice softer. It seemed
Ter that before had there been many sick,
happy folk in the Surely it was rightto make
them glad that He had among useve1i If it were
not Christmas Day?
She tired when she had finished her days
work She thanked Him when she kne1t down at
night that He had put it in her mind to keep His
day, in this secret fashion
But she could not sleep for thinking of othef poor
neghbors to whom she might have given some little
comfort pleasure
why not make them happier that He has come
Tomorrow well today" she thought, with
shock of delight in her discovery. T..
So to pass that this little posnistress made
Christmas out of every day in that year for her
poor neighbors. When she had no more gifts for
them she threw herself into their lives she nursed
them when they sick, dragged them up when they
fell cried with them when they suffered, and laughed
with them when they were happy.
= And thus it that she taught them of her Mas
ter, and led them be glad every day of the year
that He had been born into the world be its Helper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29
| Dol DON'T YOU?
BY IsAEEL EccLEs1oNE MAcKAY.

Said the Apple: "Not at all,
There's no season like the Falli
Golden skies tiro soft mists glowing
Where the golden-rod is growing
Rcaping done and harvest through
like Autumn bcst-don't your
Said the Holly: at is clear
OF all seasons of the year
Winter is the best and dearest.
Wizds are stiilest, skies are olearest-
.Snowballs, sleiglhrides, Christmas-whevt
I like Winter best-GOHt yoB?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

~ UMMER," said the humming bee
Summer is. the time for me!
Richest fields of luscious clover,
n b Honey cups all trimming over
49, Not cloud the long day through
like Summer best-don't you?
Said the dainty Primrose sweet:
Summer is the time Of beat
In the Spring when birds calling
And the cryssal rain is falling
All the world is cool and new,
like Springtime best-dou't yous"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

1--e HAD begun way back in NoveTnber-the Sun
\ day after Thanksgiving when Sallie Carter came
in late to church with a gray astrakhan n1uff.
The sermon too deep for Vida, who had
her hand at her face and was almost asleep, when
Aasb ~ IN he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

ITTY WHITE had heard rumors for two
weeks that there was 4 wildcat on the
mountain. Though bears still were quite
common, every one though that the wild
cats had been killed off. So tins was bad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-29

~ ROM a little Southern village comes to us the
- story of a woman who once lost Christmas
y out of her year Just before the day, misery
and disgrace5, and at last, crime into
= her family. She .earriedthe load for while,
and then fell 1inNer il sick unto death The
Warren sheaf., 1909-12-09

Plans for a state conservation con-
gress have been delegated to state
commission headed by President D. H.
Neill, of the Federation of CONNER
cial clubs, and in February will be
held the greatest meeting Minnesota
has ever seen, to determine what the
resources Of this state are, how they
may be best developed, and how pre-
sent and possible waste in the de-
velopment process may be stopped.
Governor Eberhart, has decided opin-
ions on this broad subject, and the
congress will sift from the mass of
conservation ideas presented by many
different men, the ideas which are
sound and practical and for the bene-
fit of. the state, and see what can be
done to put them into effect
Ideas Of conservation for Minnesota
are somewhat vague in spots, but with
the vague and the visionary are many
exceedinly practical ideas. Some
thing must be done to break up the
big speculative holdings of land, and
get the land upon the market for set.
tiers TO occupy. Several sections of
the state are annually in danger, from
either surplus moisture or flood, max
ing agriculture an exceedinly precar-
iQus pursuit. This condition must
be more effectively met. Minnesota
abounds in water power-for the bene-
fit so far of favored few and the
trust. Something }nust be done to
give the people the cheap and ade-
quate power, which they now own,
which they should be PERMITTED to
enjoy. Minnesota has rivers suitable
to the building up Of considerable
commerce, competitive with the rail.
ways, and be able to force down rail.
way rates, and they are not utilized.
These are some of the practical cor
servation matters suggested by Gov
ernor Eberhart. which this congress
will consider.
Warren sheaf., 1909-12-09

The switchmen's strike is still un'
settled and no one can tell how long
it will continue. Very little freight
Is being moved. 1t Is only question
of few days when the situation will
be unbearable. BY striking at this
time, in the midst of the holiday
rush, and with cold winter coming
on when thousands upon thousands
must depend on the roads TO carry
supplies of food and fuel, the strikers
have lost all sympathy of the public
TO precipitate strike at this time is
criminal, or ought to be. and it is to
be hoped the railroads will win out in
this instance.
Warren sheaf., 1909-12-09

Speaker Joseph q. cannon.
measures which had been recommend
ed by President Taft as being neces-
sary to carry out proposed policies
of progression. The bills ranged from
those intended to correct alleged ex-
listing evils in interstate commerce to
those to give increases of pensions to
veterans of the civil war.
Applause Greets Speaker Cannon.
If Speaker Cannon anticipates any
particular trouble with the "Insur-
gents" of the House at the coming ses-
sion, he gave no evidence of it when
he took the chair as presiding officer.
He was greeted with great applause
from the galleries and from the floor
of the House, many of the Democrats
and insurgents joining in the demon.
stration, though in either case pos
sibly the hand-clapping was given as
an evidence of regard for the office
of speaker, rather than as evidence of
any overweaning affection for the
speaker himself
With the committees ready to begin
work, the House will settle down to
it's winters business at once. No bills
will be passed Immediately because
all measures must be considered in
committee, and the meetings of the
committees will be held daily from
now until the Christmas holidays and
some of the more important House
bodies will sit during the recess.
When congress reassembles in Janu-
ary many of the committees will be
ready to report bills, and the debates
of the winter will begin.
Opening Of the Senate.
e-President Sherman called the
Senate to order at noon. Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, the chaplain of
the Senate, having died during the
summer recess, his place as chaplain,
temporarily, was taken by local
clergyman who offered prayer. In the
Senate the roll was called and it was
found that nearly all the senators
were in their seats The resolutions
were adopted to the effect that COM
mittees be appointed to inform the
House and the president that the Sen
ate had assembled and was ready to
begin the business of the session. AS
was the case in the House many bills
were introduced for consideration dur
ing the winter by senators who, like
the representatives, desire to have a
hand in forwarding administration pol
icies. -. ..- >
After a comparatively short session
"in the open,' the galleries were
cleared and the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session behind closed doors
for the purpose of considering nomin-
ations for office sent to the Upper
House by President Taft. ssg