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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
Advices From Washington To
Effect Taft Is Going To Take
His Time.
U. S. DISTRICT ATTY
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
And U. s. Marshal For Same May Be
Named Before Congress- Holiday
Adjournment-Many Expecting Re-
appointment OF Lee.
Special to The Ne,os.

Special to The News.
jackson, Dec. 17.-According to
advices from Washington this morn
ing, President Taft is going to take
his time about selecting the new Of
ficials for the department of justice
in Mississippi, and especially in fill
ing the vacancies in the office of
United States marshal and United
States district attorney for the south
ern district
While it is expected that both of
these appointments will go to the
senate before the adjournment for
the holidays, it is not probable that
they will be forwarded from the White
House to the other end of Pennsyl-
vania avenue until next Monday.
Several of the aspirants are still in
Washington, and have evidently
made up their minds to remain on
the ground until the fight is finished.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
4 KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK
Number Of Others Injured When
Passenger Trains Collided In
Georgia Today.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Columbus, Ca, Dec. 17.-Four per-
sons were killed and several others
injured when a Central of Georgia pas
senger train collided with passenger
train on the Macon and Birmingham
railroad at Harris City, Ca, to-day.
The dead are H. c. Rawls H. A.
Williams and w. A. McHarge, of Har-
ris City, and Jack Holt, negro employe
of the M. and B. road.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
u MORE DEATHS AS
RESULT 0F Wreck
(By Associated PresS.)

NJ Greensboro, N. c. Dec. 16.-No
aeaths in addition to the twelve re-
ported at late hour last night have
occurred as result of the wreck on
the Southern railway between here
and Reidsville yesterday.
Many of the passengers are in a
hospital here, but 1t is believed that
Aall of them will recover. Some are
only suffering from minor injuries.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
SUES |. {. FOR
S20,0O0.,OO0
Attorney General Stead Strongly
Characterizes Action Of The
Railroad.
IN selling Lands
GRANTED BY STATE
Says Roads Claim That It Now owes
State Nothing Is Example Of In.
gratitude Unparalleled Since Days
Of Judas lscariot.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-Attorney
General Stead began his argument
here today before the state supreme
court in the case which the state Of
Illinois has brought against the Illi-
nois Central Railroad to recover ap-
proximately $2O.O0O,OOO. He said that
the state in 1851 chartered the Illi-
nois Central railway, granting the
road at the same time between 2,000,-
900 and 100000 acres of land as
right of way, and to aid the road in
it's construction. The attorney gen.
eral claims that these lands were
sold by the road for $30,OOO,O00, more
than sufficient to build the road
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
GAVE $1,000 BILL
INSTEAD OF $40
New York Bank Cashier Makes Good
For $sso on Account OF His
Mistake.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 17.-George Sang
ster, cashier of the internal revenue
departments Brooklyn office, has Just
discovered that in making change
Wednesday he gave out a $1,000 bill by
mistake for a $40 bill. He has made
good the amount which is more than
half his salary for year but is still
hoping that the man who carried on
the 1890 extra change will bring II
back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
PICKED HER
Up in PARIS
Vatican Confirms Report Hing
Leopold Was Married To
Vaughn Woman.
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, Dec. lit is said here that
the vatican confirms the report of the
marriage of King Leopold and the
Baroness Vaughan at San Reno, Italy,
last year.
Baroness Vaughan is girl who was
found by Leopold in Paris. She was
the daughter Of janitor, and when
Leopold found her she was figuring
conspiciously in local theatrical cir
cles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
AYERS that He WILL
LEAVE THE COUNTRY
Gen. Estrada Will Have None Of
Him-ZeIaya Says He'll Leave the
Country.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 17.-Pres-
ident Zelaya has cabled cOnciliatory
message TO President Taft.
In the message Zelaya said he had
shown his faith by resigning in order
that Nicaragua might resume friendly
relations with the United States.
He added that he proposed to leave
the country, but stood ready to ac-
count for his acts as president.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
KING LEOPOLD
DIES SUDDENLY
(By Associated PreSS.) }

Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold
died at 2:35 o'clock this morning, his
aged and wasted body being unable to
stand the strain put upon it. The col
lapse occurred suddenly and at mo-
ment when the doctors seemingly had
the greatest hopes for his recovery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
COLDEST WEATHER
Of The SEASON

Tulsa. Okla, Dec. 17.-Eastern Okla
homa is to-day experiencing the cold
est weather of the season, following
a drop of thirty degrees in temper
ature last night. Cold weather is also
reported from several points in North
Texas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
Blizzard Raging.
(By Associated Press.)

Canyon. City, Texas. Dec. 17.--A
blizzard of snow prevails to-day over
the upper Panhandle. The velocity
of the wind is increasing and the
temperature is falling. The thermom-
eter registered sixteen degrees It
noon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17

"A clear conscience Is fine thing 4
public life.' s
'Yes," answered Senator Sorghua.
"and next to that Il . talent for o.
planning. Washington STAR
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-17
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05

The Morrisville Messenger asked: "Will
the geographer of the st. Adams Messen-
ger who knows where "Tyson's Furnace
is located, perform the public service of
locating and describing place in Yer
mont called Lemon FAIR" The geog-
rapher replied; at is not place, it is a
creek, in Addison county, and its name
is corruption of the words 'lamentable
affair." the exclamation of good old
dame in the pioneering days who was a
member of company that sought to
cross the river at certain point and
found it impossible,"' Had the good old
dame lived in 1909 and had the same
experience she would have exclaimed in
the slang of the period "Here'sa Lemon
for Fair. Rutland News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05

ing his discovery. He said he was re-
Gently requested by the Chicago board
of trade to make an analysis of the Col
orado pitchblende. He found that this
blend contained an element possessing
many of the qualities of radium, and
that when this element was applied to
the backs of patients suffering from To-
comotor ataxia and similar diseases it
effected quick cures. He said he was
not alone in his experiments, for a chem
list attached to the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington had analysed the pitch
blende and found that it contained ten
or twelve rare elements.
He distributed among the members
Of the association some of the radio
thor" which had the appearance of a
partially fused metal and gave out a
phosphorouslike glow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
USING the Suns Heat,

George S. Cove, a well known Boston
inventor, has perfected an apparatus for
storing the suns rays and utilizing the
heat energy thus developed to generate
an electric current sufficiently brilliant
to light his work shops. In two days of
sunshine the device generates and stores
enough electricity to last six days.
The apparatus consists of frame work
placed where it receives the direct rays
of the sun. This frame work of thin steel
is divided into squares. each of which
contains sixty-one plugs. These project
from cement, and come in contact with
a thick glass through which the sun
strikes. Filled in around the plugs is a
body of heat absorbing material. The
plugs are connected in a series by strips
of metal. The difference in temperature
of the two ends of the plugs generates
the electric current.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
DR.. e. D. Collins.

"Middlebury College is the gamer and
the johnson Normal School is the loser
in the transfer of DIR. Edward d. Collins,
who will be at the head of the depart
ment of pedagogy at the Middlebury in
sttution. DIR. Collins is one of the lead
ing educators in the state and if Johnson
Normal School must lose him, we are
glad he is to remain in Vermont. Dur
ing the four years that he has been prin-
cipal of the johnson Normal School he
has brought the school up to the highest
point of efficiency, and It ranks today
with the much larger and better equip,
ped normal schools of the southern New
England states. st. Johnsbury Cal.
edonian, Feb. "a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
Letter to Drs. Meilen and Kingsley
MIDDLEBuRY, VT

Dear Sirs Paint goes by gallons. There
are useful and useless gallons. Useful
paint is lead-zinc- and-oil with dryer and
color; useless paint is whiting, china
clay, ground stone. barytes, benzine, or
water.
This stuff is put in, because it is cheap,
to stuff out the paint, to make more
gallons to sell; of course, the buyer
doesn't suspect, or he wouldn't buy it.
1t costs as much to brush on this use
less stuff as lead zinc and-oil; but it looks
like that and feels like that in the brush !;
the painter doesn't suspect it. Besides, if
the owner is willing, why should the
painter object to painting two gallons for
one? He is paid by the day; more gal
Ions, more days, more money.
Average paint at full price is about
one third this useless stuff and average
paint at $1.25 or 81 80 or 81. 10 gallon is
two-thirds trash. Fool paint is the
proper name for all but pure paint; it is
made to fool people with. Knave paint
is another good name; it is made, of
course, by knaves. Sick paint is name
for an honest weak paint. They are all
weak and all extravagant; too many gal
Ions to buy and too many gallons to brush
on. Devoe is the standard
Yours truly
Al F w DEVOE & co
p s. a. Calhoun & Son sell our paint.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
lathrop-Lavarn Case Finished
with Surprising Verdict.

The Lathrop-Lavarn case ended Friday
afternoon. The verdict was great sur
prise to the lawyers for the plaintiff
Levarn, to the effect that there was no
cause for action, and that the defendant
recover his costs
This verdict, if it stands the test of an
appeal to the Supreme Court, is far
reaching importance. Besides the fact
that the amount ir volved was about $500
there was also in question the title to
about 200 acres of timber-land on the
mountains in Lincoln and Bristol. rather
valuable property. The defendant did
not deny the cutting of the timber, but
claimed that the land was his, and on
this point hinged the case.
In the course of the trial the plaintiff
put in a chain of deeds running back as
claimed, to the original proprietors. On
the other hand the defence, put in the
original charter of the town of "Pocock, p"
tmercifully changed to Bristol in 1889,
granted by George Ill, countersigned
by Gov. Wentworth, dated June 9th,
1862. And from Joseph Sherwood, one
of the original grantees named i'll the
charter, the defense furnished continu
Gus chain of title deeds to the land in dis
pute, down to the present. 1t is easy to
see that the jury accepted the Lavarn
deeds as authentic. AS there were num-
erous exceptions taken during the trial,
and considering the magnitude of the
interests involved it is likely that the
case will be carried to the Supreme Court.
After considering a number of chan
Gerry cases the court at 80 Friday took
recess until March Sth, at which time
Judge f. NJ. Butler, the new judge will
preside.
The session will likely take month to
finish as there are will cases on and sew
eral jury cases, besides several chancery
and divorce cases to be tried.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
Mr.. Jord on's Money Talked.

Expended So IS for L. & NJ. Paint to fix
up his house. If for sale it will fetch
good price. The painters said it was the
3 gallons of oil they mixed with gallons
of l.. & NJ. that did the job at. 1.3 less
cost than ever before Its coloring is
bright, beautiful and lasting. 1t won't
have to be painted again for 70 to Is
years, because the l.. & NJ Paint is
Metal Zinc Oxide combined with White
Lead and wears and covers like gold.
Sold by Farnsworth & Co. Middle
bury, w. B. French & Co, Orwell, E. G.
Dixie & Co., Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
A BAPTIST ELDER
Restored to Health by Vinol

IT was run down and weak from in
digestion and general debility, also suf-
fered from vertigo. l saw a cod liver
preparation called Vinol advertised and
decided to give 1t trial, and the re-
suits were most gratifying After TAX
ing two bottles regained my
strength and am now feeling unusually
we'll" Henry Cunningham, Elder Bap-
list Church. Kingston, N. c.
Vinol is not a patent medicine-but q
preparation composed of the medicinal
elements Of Gods livers. combined with
a tonic iron and wine. Vinol creates
a hearty appetite, tones up the organs
of digestion and makes rich, red blood.
In this natural manner, Vinol creates
strength for the rundown, over
worked and debilitated. and for deli
cate children and old people. For
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis
Vinol is unexcelled.
All such persons In this vicinity are
asked to try Vinol on our offer to re-
fund their money II II fails to give sat
isfaction.
BUTTONS Pr ARMACY,
MiddIebury =. Vermont.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

Josephine Baldwin, years old,
lost her balance while playing on
raft on the Newport, R. L., water
front and was drowned.
The recently completed Second Ad-
vent church edifice at Portland, Me.
was dedicated with services appro
pirate to the occasion.
Phillips Exeter academy, by win
ming the twentieth annual New Eng
land indoor interscholastic track meet
at Boston, scored the deciding point
in the annual competition for the
championship trophy
Despondent because he had recently
lost his job in a mill, Henry w. An
CELL CT Wexford, R. L., committed
suicide. He was "a years old.
Embittered because his brother re-
fused to lend him $40, Joseph San
derkowski, a shoemaker of East
hampton, Mass. shot and killed him
self.
The issuance of new stock by rail-
roads operating in New Hampshire
will be regulated by the provisions of
a bill passed in the state senate.
The New Hampshire state senate
passed the house bill providing for
the incorporation of the city Of Clare
mont.
The 600 employees at the Monadnock
cotton mills at Claremont, N. H. :,
will have their wages advanced 10
per cent on April 5.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
TOWN MEETING.
Continued from Page IL

Citizens committee, to assist the q. A. K.
Post in carrying out the observance of
Decoration Day was: 7. F. Burns, d. G.
Noble, R. S. Benedict.
In the choice of listers Middlebury
again showed It's love of friendly strife,
though Mr.. A. K. Carr won on the first
ballot, with nice vote.
Fred Brookins of East Middlebury was
chosen on the second ballot, getting a
very good vote.
On the choice of third lister there was
a regular old time 'scrap," though Frank
Rowe came out of the smoke with the
banner in his hand.
For town treasurer c. F.. Pinney was
again chosen. Ovelseer of Poor w. NJ
Jackson was again complimented by a
choice, and the usual salary voted him
was accorded. For school directors, the
old board, n. C. Fem, A. n McQuivey
and c. O.. Billings, was chosen. First
constable, G. j. Seeley; second, f. NJ.
Day; Town grand jurors, c. |. Button,
Esq; town agent, Judge W. II. Bliss;
trustee of public money, C.. E. Pinney;
one school director for three years, A. n.
McQuivey.
On the contest for road commissioner,
for it was long and stern chase. with a
SoOuly Dullcn Vi asplTdIltS lor .tne noilor
an emoluments pertaining thereto, John
w. Hammond came off best Under the
head of new business" A. T. Calhoun
presented the following resolution,
which was passed: Resolved, that the
selectmen of the town of Middebury
shall manage the town hall for the en-
suing year, and charge the following
rates: For travelling shows, Sl5 per
night or on the usual commission basis
Dances, SIS per night, and an extra
charge for taking up and putting down
the seats Local entertainments $40 a
night, and on three nights or more, IS a
night The selecomen are authorized to
purchase piano, at cost not to exceed
$780, and to rent the same as follows:
Outside shows, $3.50 night; local enter.
tainments. So per night; for three nights
or more 81 per night.
This ended the festivities for the day
with the exception of the count of the
vote on the liquor question, which
was announced as follows: Whole
number of votes cast, 500; for license
207; against license, 293.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
New Haven EvanseIistic Meeting

A thirty-day Revival Campaign will
be held in the town hall, New Haven,
from March 9Th to April 4th. Hour of
service, 7;30 p. m, daily. Rev. G. T..
Campbell, district evangelist of the evan
gelist of the Pentecostal church of the
Nazarene, and president of the New
Hampshire State Evangelstic Campaign,
will be in charge. Mr.. John Waddell,
evangelist and singer of Ottawa, Canada,
is expected to be present part of the time.
Miss Mary Barrows, soprano soloist, so
well known in New Haven. will take "A
prominent part in the singing. A local
quartette will also assist. Rev. Mr.. Hill
lard, and the people of the church, have
withdrawn their night meetings and will
cooperate in these meetings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
FRIDAY, MARCH S. 1909.
What President Roosevelt Has
AccompIis ed.

When on the fourth of next March,
President Roosevelt lays down his cares
and responsibilities, one OF the most re-
markeble and interesting chapters in
American political history will be finish
ed, writes Henry West in The Forum.
For seven eventful years, Mr.. Roosevelt
has administered the affairs of the nation
as its chief executive and during that
time he has impressed himself upon the
country with more force and individ-
uality than has been equalled in many
years. His administration has been
marked by extreme aggressiveness. His
active and perceptive mind has intuitive-
ly, not to say impulsively, grasped the
thing desired and his positive, determin-
ed character has secured accomplishment.
1t is no exaggeration to say that until his
successor was actually chosen, he domi-
mated Congress. If he wanted legal re-
gulation of the railroads, Congress enact
ed the requisite laws; if he appealed for
larger navy and especially for addition
al battleships, Congress supplied the
demand; if he asked for an employers
liability law, Congress handed it to him
on a silver platter; and when he gave
notice that a law affording elasticity as
we'll as stability to the currency must be
given to the country, Congress acted
with prompt acquiescence. 1t is true
that Just at the present time there Is
different feeling in Congress-; but none
the less, the very existence of the present
antagonistic sentiment only emphasizes
the opposite attitude which was manifest
as long as MIR. Roosevelt was the &C.
cupant of the White House for an I'M
certain length of time.
1t is indeed matter of no little in
terest to recall, now that the administra-
ton is drawing to a close, how closely
that Congress has followed the recon-
mendations of the President. The rail-
road rate law, the employers liability
law and the currency law have already
been mentioned. 1t vas upon his sug-
gestion, too, that the department of COM
merC6 ana LABOR was CIedttu, a ucpdit y
ment which has already taken foremost
rank among the executive branches of
the government. He was an earnest adj
vocate of the pure food bill and it was
due to him that more effective national
control was given to the beef packing
industry. He urged, almost from the
very beginning of his administration the
passage of law now upon the statute
books, which would prohibit the contri-
buttons of corporations to the campaign
expenses of any party and his appeal for
the publicity of campaign receipts and
expenditures has resulted in the estab-
lishment of custom that will not be
ignored by any political organization in
the future. He has asked, as a matter
of course, for some legislation which has
not yet been enacted such as an inherit
ance and income tax and a postal saw
ings bank system, but the record of his
achievement in securing the enactment
of laws which he especially advocated
is unequalled in any previous admins
tration. The fact that at this late day
he has encountered some opposition in
Congress only emphasizes the great re-
suits which have been accomplished in
the past.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
a Substitute For Radium.

A the session of the Southern Medi-
cal association, DR.. E. S. Bailey of the
Hahnemann Medical college of Chicago,
announced the discovery of radio thor"
declared to have all the properties of ra-
dunn without its baneful effects, and to
be moderate in price. 1t was described
as being made from a certain species of
pitchblende, of which twenty tons have
been discovered near a Colorado mine.
with much more in sight. DIR. Bailey
declared that it generates the purple
ray, the same which Finsen used so sue
cessfully in the treatment of lupus.
DR.. Bailey went into details in explain
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-05
SHOREHAM.

Henry Todriff, who is ill with tubercu-
losis, is very low.
The public schools have closed the
winter term.
The topic for C. E. meeting, March Z,
is Life Lessons for Me from the Psalms, "
Psalms 46:l-11 leader II. II. Burge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Saunders of Bran
don, former residents of Shoreham, cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
February 22nd.
Last Tuesday Miss Voss with Mrs
Voss and two boys met with an accident
while crossing the lake on their return
from Ticonderoga. The sleigh tipped
over, throwing them out and Miss Voss
sustained severe injuries.