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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-24

vices at Eatonville in the afternoon.
Preaching at Eatonville twice per
day during coming week.
There will be some extra music at
Bay Street tomorrow morning. Miss
Alma Gordon, of Fayette, will sing.
Miss Gordon won honors at Belmont
College last session.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all Of these services.
r. l.. CAMPBELL.
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F. F. PHILLIPS, Com.

Paul at Athens: The greatest
preacher the world has ever produced
(save him who spake as never man
spake) standing before the assembl-
ed learning of the most intellectual
and most cultured city TO the world!
How one is tempted to linger here
to recite the Greek fable of the city's
origin, and to relate how in one cent
ury, Athens produced more famous
men than all the rest of the world
produced in five! But space forbids.
While Paul waited in Athens for the
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of what Paul was preaching about,
took hold of him, and brought him
into the Areopagus. The council of
the Jews. Possessing judicial powers
it often sat as an advisory council
only on such occasions, its dictum was
final in fixing the intellectual stand
ing of every one coming in contact
with it.
Whether Paul appeared as prison
er in his own defense, is not entirely |
clear 1t is certain, however, that
great audience, moved mostly by cur
iosity, it is true, heard him as he
spoke.
Much has been said about this ser
mon of Paurs and we are prone to
admire the tact of the speaker-his
sanctifed common sense, if you
please-in choosing the theme he did
and the manner in which he unfolded
it. We hail it as an evidence that he
at least, was wise as a serpent"
though harmless as a dove But in
taking this view. do we not overlook
a certain promise that Jesus made to
his apostles, when they should be
brought before kings and councils:
Take no thought how or what ye
shall speak, for it shall be given you
in that same hour what We shall
speak. For it is not We that speak
| speaketh in you" So we have here
an evidence of the wisdim of God,
and are simply lost in amazement at
the broad sweep of the thought, the
profound depth to which it descends,
the magnificent altitude to which it
scars, and the irresistible logic of its
conclusions.
Space will not permit a notice of all
the great doctrines brought to light.
We remark. however, that the i'm
minene of God is emphasized. All!
if We could always remember that
we are never out of his sight-that
as Christians, we have, and can have,
no life apart from him-how humble
it should make us feel, and how cir
cumspect should be our walk
Another thought, so far reaching in
its consequences that one feels awed
in its contemplation, seems to be sug
gested. Are the heather of the gospel
age to be more vigorously punished
than those who lived before the Say
Jour came into the world? If so. how
greatly it augments the responsibility
Of those who have the gospel and are
charged with its dissemination into
all the nations of the world
Some Knocked" or made merry
over what Paul had said, but others
promised future hearing. THUS
Paul went out from among them"
Does it mean that he was ackuitted?
or that he abandoned them to their
fate?
There were some believers however
two of whom are mentioned by name
Dionysus was a member of the coun-
Gil before whom Paul spoke, and was
therefore, a learned and prominent
man; the other was a women named
Damarie. Neither of them are men,
toned again in the Scripture nara
tive.
After Pauls day. a strong church
existed at Athens, the great Parthe-
non itself, becoming a house of wor-
Ship.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

State of Mississippi,
County of Forrest.
In Chancery Court.
NJ. J. Epley VS.. D. L. O'Neal.
No. $50.
BY virtue of a decree of the Chan
Gerry Court of said County, rendered
in the above styled cause on the 10th
day of June, "A. D., 1909, al the June
Term, A. D. 1pO9, of said Cburt, I, the
undersigned, duly appointed Special
Commissioner of said Coqft, will, on
the End day OF August, A. b. 1909, be-
tween the houfs of eleven o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. m, sell tat the front
door of the Court House in said For
rest County, to the highest bidder or
bidders, for cash, as 9kovided by law
in the case Of executions, issuing
from the Circuit Coft, the following
described property situated in the
County of Forrest, in the State OF
Mississippi, towit:
Lot one %. block two (2), of the
Commercial Club addition or survey of
the city of Hattiesburg, Forrest coun-
av formerly Perry County, state of
Mississippi and with the appurten-
ances thereto belonging.
Dated this the 10th day of July,
A. D. 1909.
T. E. BATSON,
7-1O-3t-sat Special Commissioner.
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Main Street Methodist Church.

wa" OSN'
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service at 1900 a. No., ser
mon by the pastor.
Bible Teachers Circle at 4:30 p. m.
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Evening service by pastor. All are
invited.
A. F. WATKINS, Pastor.
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Christian Endeavor.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
Bay st. Presbyterian Church meets
every Sunday evening at 6:45 at Bay
Street church. Everybody cordially
invited. especially the young folks.
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Sunday Schools.

At the regular teachers meeting,
July 1S a. m. of the Columbia
Street Baptist church the following
resolutions were unanimously voted:
Resolved; First, that we tender the
management of the Daily News, this,
our expression of gratefulness for
printing weekly, the comments pre-
sented on the Sunday school lesson.
Second That we tender to Bro. W.
=. Chambers, an expression of a
double portion OF our gratitude for
the most excellent and helpful aids in
the preparation of the Sunday school
Daily News.
F. F. PHILLIPS, Com.
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Court Street Methodist,

Sunday school at 9:45 a. N.
Service conducted by the pastor II
a. m. and S p. m.
Junior League at 4 p. m.
Senior League at > p. M.
Cordial invitation extended the pub
lie to attend any or all of these ser
vices.
GEO. II. THOMPSON, Pastor.
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Trinity Episcopal Church.

Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
Sunday school, J. w. Hopkins, su
perintendent, 10 o'clock a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at II
a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 500
p. m.
Persons who are disposed are cor
daily invited to attend the services
GEO. S. GIBBS.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church,

The usual services will be held to-
morrow. Preaching at II a. m. and
1880 p. m. by the pastor. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
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Congregational Methodist.

Services at the church on West
Fourth street.
Preaching at II am. and pm. by
Rev. w. P. Massey.
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Bay Street Presbyterian Church.

Preaching at II a. m. by pastor.
There will be only Sunday School
and morning service tomorrow. No
evening service. Rev. r. L. Campbell
the pastor will begin a series of ser
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First Church of Christ, Scientist,

FIRST Church Of Christ, Scientist.
Services II am; subject for Sun
day Truth"
Sunday school 9:45 am.
Wednesday evening, meeting at s
o'clock pm.
The public is invited. Christian
Science hall, 800 West Pine street.
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First Baptist Church.

Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Regular church service at II a. m.
Regular service at p. m, with spe-
cial music by the Hattiesburg band.
B. Y. P. U at p. m.
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NOTICE-MinIsters are requested to
furnish a notice of their church ser
vices not later than 1920 o'clock each
Saturday morning.
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Broad Street Methodist Church.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Worship conducted by the pastor at
II a. m.
Epworth League rally service at 8
p. m.
o. S. LEWIS, Pastor,
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Catholic Chucrh.

Services tomorrow night Sunday
at 100
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-24

Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m.

Preaching services at IL a. m. and
I. sc p. m.
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All persons who desire to do so are
cordially invited to attend all the
services.
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NEGLlGEE GARMENTS

shirts and shirtwaists, skirts, duck
and flannel trousers, etc, receive es-
pecial attention at our laundry, as
these articles of attire must have and
retain a pristine freshness about them
becoming to the well dressed man or
woman. Our Ikork not only looks
clean, but isFas clean as care and
skill can %ke them unde rsanitary
\condition1
! PHOENIX LAUNDRY.
AhoDfs SO. 20o-26o Main Street.
Worry and STEAM CLEANING.
SUITS PRESSED and CLEANED
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-08
PLEADS FOR FARH.aERS
OF THE SOUTH TO BE TREATED
SAME AS OTHERS.
Senator Tillman Urges the Free
Entry of Cotton Bagsing and Ties
for Their Benefit.

Senator Tillman, says the Wash
ingtor correspondent Of the Charles
ton Post, made an earnest plea at
the session of the Senate Thursday
night to secure q vote on free cot
ton baggiEg Senator Aldrich asked
that the paragraph go over.
In discussing the subject and in re-
ply to Senator Aldrich, the Senator
from South Carolina said: 1T seems
to ME that we might settle this to-
night if the Senator from Rhode
Island and the committee are dispoS-
ed TO treat the Southern farmer as
they have treated the Western farm
er. This cotton bagging is absolute
~ necessary to the Southern farmers
ana it is thrown away as soon as We
pack the cotton.
We have to buy it and pay for
1t. and then we lose it when the
cotton gets to the market for it is
Subtraclcd as tare. I he Western
farmer who has to cut his wheat and
oats gets his binding twine free. and
why should not the Southern farm
er who has to prepare his cotton
for market get his bagging and ties
free.
II made an appeal 10 the Senator
and his committee in the last tariff
bill twelve years ago in relation TO
his matter. got no hearing then,
but think that his heart is Il little
softer now than it was long time
ago, and that he will realize that he
ought to make some reasonable con-
cessops and let us feel that we are
not simply Disseminated against, but
We are from the South.
Mr.. Aldrich: Il assure the Sena-
tor from South Carolina and the
Senate that the committee at an
early day will take up this matter
and give it very careful considera-
tion"
The suggestion was made that the
Senate might do as it did twelve
years ago, and put cotton bagging
on the list and then in conference
yield to the House and Iecede from
the attitude.
Senator Tillman was assured by
Senator Aldrich that free cotton bag
ging would receive careful consider
alton by the finance committee and
instructed that Senator Tillman's S
request be complied with. I"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-08
TAFT WANTS PEACE.
North Carolina Republicans Must
HaI1nOniZc.

There seems to have been some
thing doing in Republican circles in
North Carolina the past week. 1t is
stated that President Taft is anxious
to see harmony established between
the North Carolina Republican chief
tains, and is willing to lend his aid
and influence towards bringing to-
gether all Republican elements in the
State so that they will ut least be on
speaking terms.
The fact is, it is declared, that
President Taft has practically given
orders that the Republican factions
must get together, and that the invi-
tation extended to the three North
Carolina Republican congressman,
Messrs. Cowles. Morehead and Grant.
to dine at the White House one day
last week, was to set them together
20 he could tell them that the fac
tions must disappear. This is the
way the dinner order was put by Tom
Pierce. Washington correspondent Of
the Raleigh News and Observer.
Duncan and Adams must lie down
together, and that MoreheaG, Grant
CowlcS. Holton. Skinner and the rest
should get in bed with them. OF
course this suggestion from the big
chief caused wry faces, but they
promised TO try the harmony diet
for the good of the cause. The presi-
dent wants tn" revlvlned Industrial
News to be the altar around which all
North Carolina Republicans shall
gather and smoke the pipe of
peace
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-08
MATED EIGHT TIMES
GOT RID OF HUSBAND BY DEATH
AND DIVORCE.
Aged Indiana Natron Married to the
Eighth Last Week, Hopes He May
Out-Liye Her.
Out-Live Her.

Five husbands divorced. one sui
eide and another the victim OF q
mysterious death is the modest rec
ord CT Mrs. Polly Weed Baker, aged
6S years, and married this week TO
Simon Shippert, aged 60, of Burlins-
ton, Ia. 1t was her ninth ceremony.
Shippert was her eighth husband.
Il hope he lives as long as | do,
is the remark the bride made at the
c:cse OF the .atest ceremony.
The reason for the disparity be-
tween the number OF husbands and
marriages is that the woman married
one man twice. Her first marriage
in her remarkable career was to
Henry Fuquar, farmer boy. Di-
vorc separated them after seven
years and the wife declared she
would shun men from that day on.
Ir a few months James FuQuar,
cousing to the first husband, came
marching home from the Civil war.
Nine months later he came home
drunk, shot up his home and was
divorced James Henry Robinson
was the next husband. Three days
after the wedding he was arrested
on a breach OF promise charge and
was divorced. George S. Boyden
managed to live with the divorccr
ten years and was then cast aside.
Four years later S. R. Reed, Of New
burg, began life of bliss which was
terminated by mysterious death.
Boyden took a second chance and
committed suicide. Three years lat
er r. z. Edwards took up the burden
and was divorced. William Baker,
aged 40, married the divorcee in
the hope that she would die and
leave her property to him, but the
divorce AK cut him off and now as
Mrs. Simon Shippert, the much-mar-
ried woman is leading life OF
bliss.
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publican administration. Such is the
logic OF Mr.. Julian Harris and 9th
ors who have written recently on
this subject.
President Tafts proposed policy
towards the South. rs outlined in
his recent uttcranccs on the sub.
jcct will have little bearing upon the
question. His policy toward Dem
ocrats who are untrue to their party
will not. in my opinion. tend to
strengthen the cause of his party III
the South. The only way for the
Republicans to build up their party
in the South, in my opinion, is to
convince Democrat that Republe
can policies are the best. Then. for
such as are convinced, to join the
Republican party boldly and advo-
cate it's principles and receive its
rewards. Democrats are not going
to be split up by the undermining
process e. rewarding those who
fight the Democratic party from the
inside. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-08
ANOTHER SUMTER SUICID. !.
A Man Drinks Carbolic Acid and
Dies at Once.

Mi. James H. Witherspoon, man
ager of the Whilden Furniture Com
pany, committed suicide at his home
on East Liberty street in Sumter
about 1880 O'Clock Friday morning.
He drank four ounces OF carbolic
acid and death ensued within few
minutes
He was found in a dying condition
in the garden by his wife who had
gone out to feed the chickens only
few moments after Mr.. Wither-
spoon left the house. He was dead
before DR.. Osteen, who lives just
acre IS the street could reach him,
although he was called Immediately
Coroner Flowers summoned jury
and held the inquest Immediately
The. verdict of the jury was that J.
H. Witherspoon came to his death
from poisoning by carbolic acid
which he drank with suicidal in
tent.
The deceased had been resident
of Sumter for ten or twelve years
and had many friends there. He
was about is years old. He is SUR
vived by his wife and two children.
He was member of Game Cock
Lodge X. of P, Hollywood Camp.
W OF W., and the National Union.
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CENSUS COTTON REPORT.
On Condition of Crop and Acreage
Planted.

The condition of the growing crop
of cotton on May % was Sl,l. per
81 a gear ago. and Il ten-year aver
age of S1.4. The area planted this
year is about 956 per cent of the
area planted to cotton last year, and
aggregates about 81 l.9lS,000 acres,
decrease of l,452,000 acres or "A
per cent from the bureaus revised
estimate Of last years planted area.
This was Fridays report of the ag-
ricultural department.
Revised estimate of last years
planted area was 1880, ,00G acres.
Figures for area planted this year
includes that already planted and eX-
pected to be planted. BY States the
area planted in acres in 1909 and the
condition on May %, respectively, is:
Virginia rs, 900 and S5 per cent.
North Carolina i,l36.00O and 81
per cent.
South Carolina 2,43G. 900 and So
per cent
Georgia 4.7G3, 900 and 81 per
cent.
Florida 900 and 81 per cent.
Aabama-3.552 900 and SO per
cent.
Mississippi &,244. 900 and IS per
cent.
JnuiSion.1 I5I OO0 and ~ n,r
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-08
MURDERER L. YNCHED
SLAYER OF SHERIFF HUNG UP
By MOB IN JAIL YARD.
hey We're Afraid an Attempt Would
BE Made to Get Him OFF on Plea

At Tallahassee, Fla, dangling
from a limb in the county jail yard,
and within sight of the dome of
Florida's Capitol, the lifeless body
of Mark Morris, colored, greeted the
people of that city Sunday morning.
Already condemned to death for the
murder of William Langston, late
sheriff of the county, this negro
would have, on Friday, June II, just
five days hence. paid the penalty Of
his crime with his life at the hands
of the law.
A moi of not more than fifteen
men overpowered the jailer, and at
3 o'clock in the morning Norris was
dragged from his cell in the Jail
and strung to the limb of a tree
within the Jail inc!osure. AS if to
add emphasis to their lawlessness.
the masked band emptied a round Of
cartridges into the lifeless body OF
the negro and rode away without the
slightest moleslation.
Lately Morris had been acting
strangely. and it is believed that fear
that the negro would attempt to es-
cape the ealluws through feigned in
sanity prompted the act OF the mob.
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A Hero Risks His Life in SWirlI1g
Rivsr in Vain.
SHE DIES IN His ARMS
Louis Cohen Plunges Into the
Niagara Above the Cataract and
Makes Il Valiant Attempt to Res
cue His Young Wife, Who Had
Jumped Into the River.

Jumped Into the River.
Louis Cohen. of Buffalo, saw his
young wife leap into the swi"lins
Niagara river between Second and
Third Sister Islands at ) O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, only $50 feet
above the brink of the cataract.
Without moments hesitation, he
followed. and struggled to save her.
She probably died in his arms.
Before it was. possible to bring ef-
!icicnt help, an hour had passed, dur
ing all Of which Cohen was making
frantic attemp to reach the shore.
The current at this point is about
twenty miles an hour But fortune
aided him.
With his wife tightly clasped to
him, be felt himself bump into a
grounded tree stump, and on this he
got grip with his one free hand.
1t was nearly an hour after Mrs
Cohen jumped into the river, when
Il police officer, James Martin, ar
rived with ropes, and representative
Jas. II. Simons and three other men.
Three times they threw the rope
before it fell within Cohen's grasp,
and then he was too weak to tie it
about his own or, his wife's waist.
The two were twenty feet from
shore, and it was difficult to make 4
good cast. Cohen had been unable
to keep his wife's face above wa
ter.
Once Cohen laid hold of the rope,
the men on shore began to pull.
When within fifteen feet of the shore
Cohen lost his grip on his wife's
body, and it was carried down stream
and lost to view.
When Cohen got on shore, he
could not * for ten minutes.
His first wur. were: ''She is out
there. Go and get he. She is
dead. She died in my arms"
At last two searchers spied Mrs.
Cohen's body. held fast by a rock.
about one hundred feet above the
brink. 1t was with the greatest diff
ficulty that the two men brought the
body to land. Life was extinct.
Cohen says that worry over the
fact that she was. unable to suckle
her infant depressed his wife greatly,
and probably caused her desire for
| death. He is robust and quickly re-
| covered from the shock of his en-
perience.
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Beats the Men.

Mrs. Ada Topperwein, woman
trap shooter, was a member OF the
squad which shot at the Chicago Gun
Club Friday and easily succeeded in
beating the male members OF the or
ganization. Shooting from the nine
teen-yard mark she broke forty-eight
out Of fifty. Shooting from the Six
teen-yard mark she broke fifty
straight, total Of ninety-eight out
or 100 she fired at. =