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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-13
Mr.. Watkins Reply to Mr.. Lasseter

Mr.. C. F. Lasseter, City.
Dear Sir-Replying to your taV'f
of April 10, relative to the petlVlo'i
presented by me to the board OF mayor
and aldermen, (on the 5th instant, ask
ing for the salaries of the engineer
and .firemen of the city waterWorhS
b. restored to SIS and $40 for the en-
gineer and firemen, respectively
note in the issue of The Hattles-
burg Daily News, they claim the boaru
of mavor and aldermen absolutely IL
nored the petition, and would not d.
low the writer to speak on the supJecU'
This will say, is an error. Inc
writer presented the petition to the
hoard of mayor and aldermen, ana eN'
nlained the Importance OF having "
skilled engineer and foreman to hanale
tho CITY waterwOrks, as the entlf9
CITY water supply depended on THESE
skilled workmen. After this petltion
wac read by your city clerk, there was
q motion made by Alderman cameron
of Ward to lay this petition on 'n'
table. after some discussion OF tht
matter. in which you spoke and SAT-
Won would vote against that; that yo'
were in favor of taking the matte
ND and restoring the wages to VIVA
thew were at the beginning OF th
nresent administration-that IS, ell
gineer s65 and fireman $4O-the nc
tion was made and seconded that Uni
matter be laid over until the mex
meeting. then to be taken up and dl'
posed of. All of the board voted 10
the matter to be laid over with III
exception of yourself, who voted no.
and 7 understood your reason for Vo
ing no was that you wished the MATE
settled at that meeting, and was l
favor of the salaries being place
hack to where they were when IN
nresent administration was placed
office. yours very tIul9'
! r. o. WATKINS.
CODY OF FClltiSH'
Hattiesburg, Miss, April 2, 1913
To the Honorable Mayor and Cl'
Council of the City of Hattlespurs
We. the undersigned citizens OF Ha
tiesburg. do most respectfully reque
that YOU restore the wages OF the e.
gineers and firemen of the city waite
works to the original rate, viz: Il
gineers S65 per month and the lire
men $40 per month
In presenting this petition, we Of
sire to call your attention to the Ia'
; that the duties of those employees at
the most exacting of any of the cit
employees. They are on duty tWely
hours daily without any allowance q
holidays off except when they lay o
and lose their wages.
These men are skilled Workme'
and are required to keep thelr nit
cbinery in condition for every emel
eencv. and this department IS no
only self-sustaining but saves the CIT
thousands of dollars annually. Ih9.
have the keeping of valuable properly
which cannot be entrusted to unskliieu
,ror,,men and for this reason we re
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Department of the Interior-United
States Land Office at Jackson, MISS,
April 8, 1909.

Notice is hereby given that wesley
C. Rouse, of McLaurin, Miss, VINO, Oh
July "a, 1906, made homestead entry
No. 41,397, serial No O95O, LOT inc
northeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter. section 10, township q norIh'
range IS. west, st. Stevens meridian
has filed notice of intention to MAKE
final communication proof, to estaoilsh
claim to the land above described De
fore clerk of the Circuit Court OF For
rest county, at Hattiesburg, MISS OIL
the 18th day of May, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: An
drew Brown, N. c. Smith, b. A. All
derson, John Anderson, all OF McLau
rim, Miss.
L. @. C. LAMAR,
Ac+s+ Register.
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Mr.. Lasseter's Letter to Mr.. Wark'hs

Mr.. Lasseter's Letter to Mr.. Wark'hs'
Hattiesburg, Miss, April H. I9oS'
MIR. r. o. Watkins, City.
Dear Sir-I would be pleased to call
vour attention to the protest lnauS
urated by the stationary engineers eni
ployed in the city; also the olllelei'
labor organizations. This protest
made against the city council 1or LUG
action they took relative to the peti-
tion of the citizens who requested Cha'
tho citv council restore the salaries
Of the engineers and firemen Oh the
citv waterworks. | would like you
to get the issue of the Daily News VI
April 7, and 9 and see commuhlca
lions relative to this matter. ei'
close YOU a copy of the petition pre-
scented. You will please note that thiS
petition is not from the employees II
ouestion. but a petition signed D!
about ninety-five citizens. Woulo
lil,e for Won to say if, in your JuuS
ment. or if it was your UNDERSTANDINGS
that this petition was ignored; als'
if Won were, or were not, allowed L
snea1, in behalf of the petitioners;
Won understand if it was or was no
the intention of the board to take ac
ton in the petition at their next meet
ing; also if you thought that the poar'
would vote the salaries to be restored
TO where the present board toun'
them.
As this is a matter wherein the CIT
izens are one party and the city coun
Gil the other, and you represented III
citizens in presenting this petition
would like for you to eve us some eA
nression. as there is some dlfferehc
of oninion. Very truly,
c. F. LASSETER,
Alderman, Ward ).
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TIN HATTTESBURG NEWS
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.


R. S. Hall, Trustee under the pro-
for cash to the highest and pest piu
der at the front door of the courthouse
of Forrest county, during legal hours
the following described property To-
wit:
All of blocks thirty-six 1863 and thir-
ty-seven $50 in the Montazuma, Hart
fields addition to the city of Hattles-
burg Mississippi, County of Perry as
per maps of plars of said land flled Ill
visions and by virtue of, the authorl'
tv conferred upon me in Deed OF
Trust made by A. A. Sumrall ana l.
M. Sumrall, his wife to the Hattles
burg Trust & Banking Company on
the 21st day of October 1907 to Sc
cure a certain Indebtedness to sale
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Com
pany and which Deed of Trust is re
corded in Book 1, pages 1856 and 10
in the Chancery Clerks office of the
Second District of Perry county, nov
Forrest county. Miss, l will on Mon
day, the Bird day of May, 1909, ore
for sale and will sell at public auction
the Chancery Clerks office.
Witness my signature this the Or
day of April, 1909.
r. S. HALL,
A.6.4t-tues Trustee
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section That all sales OF reai
nersonal property for the non-pas
ment of municipal taxes due INC w. 4n,
Of Of Hattiesburg shall be made by .n =,
City Tax Collector at the front ron. o00 gs Ui
the CITY Hall in the said City OF f1S'
tiesburg. ~ On. on.
Sec. 2. That ordinance No. SO4' en-
titled, "An ordinance to allow 'ls
CITY Tax Collector to advertise anu
sell lands delinquent for municipal
taxes for the year 1907, at the Cits
Hall. on the First Monday in Aprl
1oos" and all other ordinances II
conflict with this ordinance De AM
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9.-The public interest requll
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the expense Of the city government,
and if they wish to have higher taxa
ton they can do so, and 1t is the duty
of the council to do their bidding.The
biggest trouble with this board just
now is how they are going to get the
money to pay for debts already con
tracted for.
do not care to discuss this propo-
sition further with the employees VINO
gave up their positions, or with any
ono else. Very truly,
C. f. LASSETER,
Alderman Ward ).
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-13
BUSY BUSINESS men
Science Helps Them Out After Reck-
Iessly Abusing the Stomach.

The most reckless man in regard 10
health is the busy business man. Al
noon he rushes out for little Dlte 10
eat. He bolts his food without proper
mastication, and heaps on his stom-
acb an extra burden greater than 1t Is
able to carry without breaking IL
down.
His overworked stomach is crying
for help; it appeals to him for reilel
in various ways; Expulsion of sour
gas; waterbrash, sour taste in mouth
,,oo,.iross otto. oo+ir,~. ShortneSS oil
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to that a place for the sale Oh TO-
ins s r nersonal property for the non'pay-
a n,ant Of municipal taxes shall be aeS y
ignated at once, this ordlnan ne, ' and
take effect and be in force from anu
after its passage and approval ,.4,
AL Approved and adopted this the l''n
dav of February, A. d. l9V',
J.D. DONALD Mayor,
7. the undersigned clerk OF tno 9. O .hs
Of Hattiesburg, Miss, certify tna' inc
foregoing is true copy of ORDINATE noo
No Az, as appears of record on page
* Of the Municipal Minute BOOK.
Given under my hand, this fep' u
arv 20, 1909. A. FARLEY ClerN'
3-17-4t.
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ANSWERED WANT AID.
Labor Union official Pokes Fun at
Manufacturer.

The following amusing story is re-
produced from the current number oil
the Machinists' Monthly Journal, pun
lished at Washington, d. c.:
Vice President Ames saw the To-
lowing ad. in a New Jersey paper re-
Gently:
"Wanted-A toolmaker; must be
competent man, capable of doing all
classes of tool and die work; must be
honest sober and industrious; wages
SIS; to work along side of an expei
fenced mechanic B. P. c., Box "a,
News office
In response to this he sent the fol-
loking:
"B. P. c.. Box "A, News office.
Dear Sir-I beg to offer myself as
applicant for the position as advet'
tised in this evenings paper. l am
Young man As years of age. l have
had % years experience at tool-mah-
ing and die-sinking, have spent con
have also followed up the carpenter
business Have just returned from
Alaska. after getting the machinery
fixed ND to such an extent that re-
pairs will be unnecessary for at least
fifty years.
Besides the above qualifications
am not only good on hammer power
forging. but am also an expert horsa
sheer and am considered the chan'
MON automobile repairer; am eXpe
rienced snow shoveler, tirst-class
peanut rooster, and also have Sol0
medal for singing the Star Spanglec
Banner and Our Country IT'S OF
! Thee"
..1f Won find that you cannot keel
me busy in the shop, am also an eA
merit on the following class OF worh
7 am a skilled chiropodist and prac
tical farmer; can cook, take care u
horses, crease trousers, open oyster
and repair umbrellas, and aslo th'
champion plug tobacco chewer OF New
Jersey, nv splitting record being .
feet.
NV reasons for being unemployed ii
tbe nresent time are that | am on
of the Professor Elliot heroes, an
received a gold medal from Carnegl
fund as 7 have announced myself t
starve to death first before seeklh
a days wages.
I'm conclusion l desire TO say th'
7 am possessed of great physical pea
tv. would not only be useful, b
+ would be ornamental as well, len
ing TO the sacred precincts OF yo'
5 factory that delightful charm that
d Stamina vase or a stuffed billy go
: would. My whiskers being quite G
/ tensive and luXuriant, my face cou
t. he used for emery cloth or wire bru
e for cleaning castings.
e 81 can furnish best recommend
x lions from Prof. Eliot, from Mr. 20
a Of the Citizens Alliance, Preside
lie Parry. of the Manufacturers assoc
g ton, and from various employers W
&c believe in scab labor.
IN 81 do not believe in unions, as
as can readily see that you are payl
N too much money for the class OF VIC
&c that YOU desire to have done.
ne 81 would be pleased to call on
i'd anv night that you may arrange
ou else YOU can meet me in the lott
er the church any Sunday norm
at where | am now employed as Fl
he Assistant Organ Blower and unc
IN study to the janitor.
10 Trusting to be favored with
lis prompt reply, | am,
'xt your obedient servant
is READY TO STARVE
Tor "P. S.-Any address will reach n
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

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4-6-t-5t.
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the own
ers of all dogs allowed to run at large
will be required to comply with Oral
nances Nos. 115 and 173, with refer
ence to paying the taxes and muzzei
ing their dogs allowed to run at large
mr. the dogs will be killed as PROVIDED
in said ordinance.
Given under my hand, this Marcf
Is, 1909.
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]. F. WILLIAMS,
City Marshal.
ORDINANCE NO. 317.

AN ORDINANCE DESlGNAllN" "A
PLACE IN THE CITY OF HAT
TIESBURG FOR THE SALE OF
ALL PROPERTY, REAL AND PEN
soNAL, FOR THE NON-PAYMENT
OF MUNICIPAL TAXES, AND III
REPEAL, ORDINANCE NO. 304.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Hat
ttiesburg:
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spectfully represent that their wages
are not in keeping with their respon-
sibility. (Signed)
w. F. POST and "a others.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The average cigar will burn for
thirty minutes. While a mar Is smok-
ing 1t he can walk two miles at top
speed. If a man started to walk to
the moon, and smoked cigars all the
way, he would use 90. zoo, 900 boxes of
hatcher to light them. The stubs he
would cast aside would make a heap
5000 miles In height and $4,000 miles
In diameter. This proves that IL you
would stop smoking you could pay the
dressmaker's bills and never notice
the absence of the money.
Light travels at the rate of several
thousand miles per minute. II a mes
senger boy travelled as rapidly as light
does he could deliver the message,
bring back the reply and have spare
time enough to read a library of 40
600, 600 dime novels during his natural
life.
A horse fourteen hands high can lift
a weight of 5000 pounds two feet in
n hour, II the horse were $4,000
hands high It could lift the world
forty feet per minute. and, If attached
to rope wrapped about the earth. could
pull 1t westward SO rapidly that one
side of the earth would have perpet-
ual light. A liveryman charging two
dollars per hour for the use of the
horse would wear out a pencil a mile
long every month figuring up the
charges.
One pound of ~quinine Is $1.20, II a
druggist does not want to charge you
any more. II a druggist had 200 tons
of quinine and were to put 1t up in
two-grain capsules at a nickel a piece,
he would work a thousand years and
would clear $5.673.299
The farthest fixed star gives off
two cubic feet of heat per day. If
you had the farthest fixed star in your
furnace, and had to pay eight dollars
a ton for it, you would owe the coal
man $50 at the end of the winter.
The cords of a larnyx yibrate 900
times per second when the voice is
pitched at b fiat, When six
women are talking about their
absent friends the cords yibrate 90. 900
times per second. and If the vibra-
tons could be confined they would
create power sufficient to raise the
Washington eighty feet
into the atmosphere.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09
SYLVIA AND
THE SUBWAY
BY William Hamilton Osborne
copyright. by J. b. Llpplncott Coz

Copyright. by j. b. Llpplncott Coz
1t was a local: therefore l strolled
into the last car. There was no n
there. except. of course, the girl. The
instant | saw her, l swung along with
that shoulder stride that usually does
the business. Then | started.
Great Scott!n l ventured, taking off
my hat; II didn't know it was you,
or | wouldn't have 1t didn't
look like you. 1t looked like somebody
pleasing, and gentle, and kind, and"
Sylvia-for it was she-eyed me
coldly. 81 came in here" she contin-
ued, stifly, ITO avoid a railroad coils
ion. Here | am involved in a social
one" She reflected for an instant.
Il didn't know you, either" she went
on; your head was turned so that I
couldp't see your face, and under
those circumstances you seemed so
sort of-handsome. | thought" she
added. that you were Maj. Walcott.
He"
Maj. Walcotti" | snorted, for 1t
must be understood that at one time
Sylvia and but that's another story.
| stopped. | was plainly, visibly EN-
barrassed. This was flendish, this
showing off another man under my
nose.
maj. Walcott and | were saying
just last Wednesday evening"" she
continued, "but-no. We didn't talk
about that Wednesday night. Wednes-
day night we talked about something
else. It was Tuesday night that
How many nights | interrupted
politely. and without curiosity, how
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And you really, truly think that |
am beautiful" she asks. while he
holds her soft white hand in his man
ly clasp.
"Beautiful?" he answers, ecstatical-
ly. Beautiful, Yes, you are the
most beautifully beautiful of all beau
tifuls."
but you only imagine So" she per-
sists for his line of argument is
naturally interesting to her. If not
convincing. You could not prove
hat / am beautiful
Couldn't /. though? My darling, If
you doubt my word, go to all the mar
ried business men in town and apply
for a position as s~tenographer. If
any of them has the courage to en-
ploy you ! will be willing to acknowl-
edge that do not know what beauty
is
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09
Sheriff's Sale

Peter Frederick. ST., Plaintiff,
Jacob Gebhart. The Uncle
sam Oil CO.. Peter II. Goebel.
Trustee in Bankruptcy of the
Uncle Sam Oil Co., Samuel
Lichty, Fred Parcten. and
Martha c. Gray, Defendants,
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday the
3ist day of July. 1900. I will offer for sale at the
west door of the court house, in Falls City.
Richardson County, State of Nebraska, at the
hour of one o'clock on said day, the following
described real estate:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
land decided by Towle and Crook TOT. H, Ramel
in the southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section Is, township |, range 10, re-
corded in book !, page 2S6, Richardson County,
Nebraska Deed Records. Thence running
south IS feet, thence west 125 feet. thence north
IS feet. thence east rs feet to the place of be-
ginning, except that part heretofore sold to the
Uncle Sam Oil Company, also lots 2021-2223
and "a. in block 231, in the City of Falls City.
Also a tract of land situated in Fails City, Ne
braska. commencing at a point IS feet south of
the southeast corner of the land decided by
Crook and Towle to ]. w. Ramel, in the south
east quarter of the northwest quarter of section
IS, township /. north of range 10 east, thence
running south from that point 81 feet, thence
running due westto Ben Poteet's corner, thence
north 12 feet to ]. w. Ramel's corner, thence
due east about las feet. thence south IS feet,
thence east 120 feet to place of beginning, be-
longing to defendant Jacob Gebhart, and seized
by me as sheriff of Richardson County on an
order of sale issued out of the district court of
Richardson County, State of Nebraska, and I'M
der the seal thereof. and which will be sold In
pursuance of said order to satisfy a decree of
foreclosure entered in said cause in favor of the
plaintiff. Peter Frederick. Sr., and other claim
ants named as defendants therein. Terms of
sale cash. w. L. FENToN, Sheriff.
REAvIs Il REAvIs, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Troubles

The heart may be weak
just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs.
It often happens that a
person is born with a weak
heart. Then again dis
ease, feyers, over-exertion,
anxiety, nervousness,
rheumatism, etc. weaken
the heart. The result is
shortness of breath, pal
pitation, pain in the heart,
or in some Of the nerves
Of the chest or abdomen.
The heart should be
strengthened with a tonic,
and for this nothing equals
DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
IT had LaGrippe last fall as I
thought in a mild form. | was weak,
tired feeling, and short of breath;
could hardly go about, and a good
deal OF the time sort of an asthmatic
breathing and extremely nervous. I
began taking DIR. Miles Heart Cure
and Nervine and now I feel so much
better in every way. / am so hank
full that | began taking this medicine.
and shall not hesitate to tell others
how much good it has done me-"
MRS. Il. j. NORTON,
Freev1lle, New York.
Your druggist sells DR.. Miles Heart
Cure, and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle (oniy) Ii 1t falls
to benefit you
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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Legal Notice

ant:
You are hereby notified that on the I4th day
of June. A. D., 1909, Edward ]. Bright, as
plaintiff. filed a petition against you in the dis
trict court of Richardson county, Nebraska. the
object and prayer of which are to obtain a di-
vorce from you on the ground that You hav
wilfully abandoned the plaintiff, without good
cause, for the term of two years last past.
You are required to answer said petition on
or before Monday. the 2nd day of August, A. ID.
1900. EDWARD j. BRIGHr.
BY JOHN Wn.rsE, Plaintiff.
His Attorney. 25-4t
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many nights a week does Maj. Wal.
colt Gomez"
Well" she answered. "he never
m Friday nights"
What night was it hat l used to
stay away?" | queried.
She interrupted me with a quick
gesture.
Il know a girl on Ninety-sixth." I re-
peated. You see. was whizzing back
on the other track.
$50 do l." she returned, ION the
west side"
1.-THE one l know lives on the west
side" | responded.
"The one l know" she continued.
lis Grace Van Auten."
"Will wonders never cease?" | muir.
INJURED; that's the very girl | know;
her house Is the very place where I
am wont to call and spend a pleasant,
very pleasant, hour-or two"
II didn't know" she returned, that
you aver called there" l saw that
now the track a clear.
i've called there lots Of times" I
answered, Since last July" After that
we were quits-almost. Neither said
a word for a long, long while.
Finally the guard put his head in
the door. "One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street." he calculated.
1t appeared that she wanted to
alight just at that place, and well,
| alighted too.
We assembled to the street above.
"rll see you home" | told her; sit
shall never be said of me that ever
shirked a duty-never,'
1t was just six when she reached
home. 81 can't go in | suggested, to
forestall the possibility of a cordial
invitation. But she didn't bother to
ask; she saw, doubtless, that l had
anticipated her.
Il must go home myself" l said,
still gently refusing that invitation
which she had not extended; Il am
due at Grace Van Auten's at eight
o'clock. l must be on time. l was a
trifle late last night
Last night" returned she. do you
go there every night?"
l shook my head with a determined
air. y never go on Thursdays" | re.
piled.
1t was a day or two later that
stepped into another rear car upon the
subway.
There sat Sylvia. "You seem to be,
long in this rear car" she ventured
l took my place beside her. Now
l assured her, II am just where | be.
long" She did not respond.
l determined that the conversation
this time should be strictly general
and therefore intellectual.
1.-THE third rail-" l began, scientific
ally, sis the thing that the world de.
mands-the thing that the world must
have. Two rails alone will never an
swer; the third rail Is the spice OF
life. 1t makes things go-it insures
results. You take those two rails and
they run side by side, and yet they
never accomplish anything; they are
lifeless, dead-woefully monontonous
Along comes the third rail and-wakes
them up. Gives 'em something to
think about for instance. The third
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09

Ho, soft OF foot and sure of foot she
treads the hills and hollows-
The trees wave leafy banners giving
welcome as she comes.
For we'll they know that all the
laughing troop of summer fol-
lows.
With larks that pipe upon their
pipes and crickets with their
drums.
The locust blossom pours Its wine, the
drowsy air pertaining,
The fields have all forgotten winters
dry and shriyeled husk
And beating by on hlazings u beetle
comes ADJOINING
To thread an aimless arabesque
adown the ways of dusk.
Ho. swift of foot and sure of foot she
comes to wake the roses.
She comes To rouse the brooklet TIL
It's bubbles are agleam,
She comes TO weave her spells at noon
until the forest dozes
And all the golden miles of day are
wrapt within a dream.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09
CLASSY.

The little herrings 20 in schools
And sport about like frisky elves
Sea serpents, though. observe no rules
They're in a class all by themselves.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-09

To brighten the eyes, mix whiting
and ammonia; apply with a soft cloth
and rub off when dry. This will give
the eyes a ~superlative luster and
make them look good as new. This
applies only to glass eyes.