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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1909.
Circulation Double That Of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.

The city council was confronted last
night with two serious propositions;
one was to raise the tax levy; the
other was to cut down the appropr.a-
lions. They chose the wiser way, to
increase the tax rate. That is ste
forward; to have cut down the budget
would have been a step backward
The News does not know the nee
OF the separate branches of govern
ment in Hattiesburg; but it follows,
on general principles, that in a town
growing as fast as this town is each
department Of government will neeu
more money as the work of that de-
partment broadens and increases
Hattiesburg public schools have a
larger attendance than ever before:
and it would be impracticable to cut
down the expenses of that department
while the work is increasing. Hat.
tiesburg has public Park just begun;
it will be a pleasure resort for all the
people when it is completed; but the
money already spent would be wasted
unless it is followed up with more.
Business men in their own business
affairs do not start thing and stop
1t, If they can raise the money to put
it through. The same business princi-
pie applies to this Park. The council
did not think it wise to waste the
money already spent, when by the
spending of a little more the property
could be made useful and enjoyable to
the town.
And so we take it with other depart
ments. And, without knowing the de-
tails of any of them, on general prin-
ciples we think the council did the
wise thing in resolving to submit to
the people the business proposition of
increasing their tax rate.
You cannot build a town without
money. For all public purposes the
only way to get that money is by pub
lie taxation. People who few years
ago bought lots here for $500 which
they are now asking $4,000 for, ought
to be willing to be taxed for the furth-
er upbuilding of the community whose
rapid growth more than any special
effort or virtue of their own, has made
made them rich.
We are glad to learn by this test
vote that Hattiesburg has a progress
sive board of councilmen who are not
afraid to spend money when the oc'
casion calls for it. We commend them
for the business like manner in which
they disposed of the difficult problems
which confronted them last night, and
we congratulate Hattiesburg that its
public affairs are in the hands of pub
lie servants who have such business
sagacity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

tigated by those who knew something
of the disease, or any rate to looking
into the subject.
DR.. Porter and DR.. Lavinder will re-
main at Jackson several days and it
is probable they will go to other sec
lions Of Louisiana. This malady is
puzziing to the medical world and as
yet very little is known about it from
practical standpoint. All the big
medical associations have the subject
under consideration, and number of
physicians and surgeons are studying
the various symptoms, but they are
not agreed as to what causes the dis
ease. A convention will be held in
Columbia, S. c. to study the subject
Nov. and A. The State Board of
Health will send DIR. Porter to that
convention as the representative of
this state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
THE SOUTH.

I'm every town and city in the
south" says the Manufacturers Rec
ord, there are many opportunities for
wise and profitable investment in
real estate, in home building, in Of
flee building, in manufacturing enter
prises and In movements that will at.
tract the favorable attention of out
side people to these communities. II
any southern man has 81 900 to spare
for the benefit of the South, let him
put it into some local undertaking
for the betterment of his own com
munity, for the improvement of roads
or streets or for the maintenance of
his local papers, which are always do
ing more than their share of public
spirited unpaid work, or his local bust
ness organizations, in order that by ac-
comprising things at home more
favorable impression may be made up
on men of energy and capital, who
may be drawn by seeing local people
doing things at home to join in the
good work"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
PELLAGRA WILL
Be INVESTIGATED
Federal Specialist Sent to Louisiana
to Make Investigation of Cases
Which Have Developed.
Special 10 The Neos.

Special 10 The NeWs.
NEW ORLEANS, October 19.-Dr.
L. H. Lavinder, an expert in the health
department of the United States gov
eminent in Washington has been sent
to Louisiana by Surgeon General wy
man to investigate the disease known
as pellagra. Dr.. Lavinder will be Join
ed in Jackson, La, by DR.. Sidney Por-
ter chief medical inspector of the state
board of health for the purpose of
making an investigation of several
suspicious cases of this disease. DR..
d. Harvey Dillon today sent a COM
munlcation to DR.. Porter directing
MIN to report at once at Jackson,
where he will meet DR.. Lavinder and
Superintendent C. Pierson. who is in
charge of the asylum.
At the recent meeting of the State
Board of Health a communication was
received from DR.. Pierson, inviting
DR.. Porter to visit the Jackson insti.
tuition with DR.. Lavinder, the expert
from the United States government
DR.. Pierson said that he had on hand
several suspicious cases of pellagra
and he desired the subject to be inves-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
NOTE FOR GAMBLING
DECLARED NoN-cOLLEcTABL

WASHINGTON, October 19-The
Sup eme Court v sterday refused to
take cogniZance {. the case of Majors
versus Williamscn, involving respon
sibility for a note given to pay a debt
for speculation on the stock exchange
The debt was contracted by Williams
of Memphis, and the note given with
Mississippi real estate as security.
The laws of Tennessee and MISSISSIPPI
pi prohibit gambling, and it wos con-
tended thatu nder such laws the note
could not be collected. Yesterdays
ruling upholds that contention.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
pans and showed into an oven

pans and showed into an oven.
9:22-Two sacks of flour ground
sewed and ready for the market.
9:25-Biscuits were taken from the
oven, buttered and distributed among
the witnesses.
9:25-Time announced for complet
ing the bread, % minutes.
The performance outclasses even
the marvellous record made in Min
nesota last summer, when loaves were
finished in thirty minutes from the
standing grain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Twenty minutes before he was to
be hanged, Squire Hawkins, at Alex
andria, La, was reprieved. Just as
well hang fellow as to scare him to
death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Henry Eighth is one of Shake
speare's master pieces, and Louis
James is fine exponent of Shake
speares writings. 1t is well worth
the money to hear Louis James in
Henry the Eighth. But if you want
to understand and enjoy it to the full
est, read the play before you go to
see it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

The Tennessee legislature last win
ter passed white mans compulsory
primary law and a technical Judge
has found constitutional flaw in it.
And the Pattersonites, who are plan
ming to bring the negro back into
politics, are CORRESPONDENCE happy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Practically all the rooms in the lead.
ing hotels are already engaged for
Saturday, the Goth day of this month.
the occasion being the Presidents
visit. What fools these mortals be-"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

When mans wife turns suffra-
gette, then it is time for his affinity
to claim her very own. It's an i'll
wind that blows nobody any good"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
NO DISTURBANCE IN COSTA RICO

WASHINGTON. October 19.-There|
is no political disturbance of any kind
in Costa Rico. despite reports I'd ~ i
contrary, according to Senior c.
the Costasnisan minister yesterda
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Chicago court has undertaken to
make man stop lying to his wife.
Must be preparing to break the di-
vorce court record.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

The affinity craze is no new dis
ease. Old man Solomon had frequent
attacks of it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Or Wouldn't Like To.
Even man who keeps a cash &C.
count can't tell where all his money
goes to-Somerville Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

WANTED-Agents to handle "The
Little Crater" Crude Oil burner. AID.
ply 2O7 West Pine street. R. p.
Barnes Patentee. 15-6t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

Experienced boolkeeper would like
contract of service effective LIST of
January. x Y z care Fabachers.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09

come of her nest win 5 chicks md !
ducks tothef day. Ths widder says
that when the ducks made for the dss<k
pond back Of her h0ass, thss she han
was nearly frantic.
Simon Cooper ssys ha hnowS llse
party who kicked 3 pickess olSea she
fence in front Of bis house bat Thuf4~
day night. and u the parry dces -
again, Simon win eerss<kuee him y
the full extes1t Of DE iaw. The gngty
who done The called as els erffiSe
and told 10 10 notify Slnon tint i
he knows 20 nsueh 30 90 slaed 49,
persecixute.
Doc Livsrmcrs, our talentsd Hnsnam
speshialsst and horse dcctor. says fhxt
spring colds has bout petersd out bit
that Il wont be long before eolera
morbns and simmer complains viii ~
In style.
Cy Hoskins, .re Of our most re-.
specified citizens after he had blowed
out . candle tother night and start.
ed for the bed in the dark, stepped
on 4 tack with his bare foot and lee
out a holier from hisseif. loud eniiH
to wake up the ded and everybody
else in the naborhood Including his
wife who had alfeddy went to sleep.
but set up in bed and begin TO seIsreens
almost as loud as Cy, being As she
thort the house must be on FIRE. Cy
SAYS that tack is what comes ck
spring house eleening, taking up tiis
carpets, etc.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09

We read last week in a copy of
Ia city paper which come to the
|Bingvilie P. O. by mistake, and
which Ephl Higgins, our .ackono-
dating P. NJ. lent to us after he
had read it through hisself, that a
cupple of fellers by the name of
Wright, who are brothers, have in
vented what they call a airship for
the purpose of navigating the air
insted of the water.
This paper says there amt no
doubt but what the day will come
when folks will be flying around
through the air in airships just like
swallers or bluejays, and that they
will be able to go faster than on
the steam cars.
Now we don't know much about
airships, being as this is the first
time we ever .heered about one, but
we calckilate it would be consid-
cradle spell before this airship traf-
flick ever amounted to very much.
AS editor and prop. of the Bing-
vile Bugle, we would rather a
good cal take our chances on the
ground than we would to take our
life in our hands and try to get
anywheres in a airship--we would
ruther, if we desired to take trip
to the Co. seat for instance, go BY
OK team than by airship, even
though the airship went in Is min
utes and the OK team took US all
day.
However, far be it from us to
stand as obstackle in the path of
progressive are not going to use
the Bugle to discourage the efforts
of airship inventors. We are not
like Yves Woodruff, our 'eckspert
hunter and trapper. When we told
Yves about the airships, and said
like as not some day they would be
flying along over Bingville, Yves
he said he'd like to see, a gosh
rarnned airship sailing around over
this town. Yves said that the first
airship he seen cavortin around in
the atn1osfere above Bingville he'd
run for his old rnuzzle loader shot
gun and let the hot air outer it just
as quick as he could shoot at a hen
hawk. Yves says that so many new
invenshions which people was get
ting up nowadays made his fool
he'd ache.
Seth Dewberry, Our lion-harted
town constable, said he believed
airships would be a great thing,
and as soon as he could afford it
he gessed he would buy one and
use it to chase ottermobiles which
pass through our midst too fast;
~'so other criminals which ort 10
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09

Yves Woodruff, our eckspert hunt
er and trapper, went fishing over to
Gootchic Pond last Sunday, which was
beautiful day for fishing. Yves said
he was setting on the shore of the
Pond nearly asleep when something
took holt of his line and nearly jerked
his pole outen his hand, Yves he
yanked on the pole until it nearly bent
double and then he, saw that he had a
10 Id. pickerel, which he says was 4
feet long more or less. Wess say he
rasseled with that pickerel for nearly
a half hour but he knowed if he tried
to pull it out on shore his pole would
break, so he waded into the pond up
to his waist ,and tried to draw the
pickerel near enuff to him so he could
ketci it with his hands.
When he thort he had chanse to
do this he made grab for the pick
erel and his feet slipped and he went
eileen in under the water, which took
him so, by surprise that he let go of
the pole and the pickerel started right
out lords the middle of the lake drag
eing the line, pole and everything af-
ter il. After IVES had swore until
he had used up all the perfanity he
could think of, he returned to Bing-
vile in deep disgust. Yves says he's
sure that pickereI weighed'7 lbs, but
Yves has probly tacked on about 8 lbs.
for good meshure.
Rev. Moore, our beloved pastor, of
the Bingville church, says that the rea-
son Yves didn't ketch the pickerel was
i,crau he went fishing on Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
Lokel items

Harve Hines, our tonsorial barber
has purchased . geranium and placed
1t In the window of his barber shop
which 10 greatly admired by his Gus
toners, who come to Harve to have
their hair cut and shampooed. :.
Mrs. Hez Andrews went to bake
some buns last week, placing them
in the oven, got to talking with Mrs
,Dewberry, her next door .nabor, over
the back fence and forgot all about the
buns, 20 when she took them out tfeJ
was Drowned and harder than nuts
Hez went to bite into one and broke
off . tooth from his upper set. Mrs
Andrews was q good cal put out aut
aint spoke to Mrs. Dewberry sinstA !
We notice that when Binaville folk!
eileen up their yards every spring
they aiius cart their rubbish to the pub
lie square and dump 1t into the town
well. The town well Is convenient
place to dump rubbish into we win ad.
init, but in our opinion il don't make
the, town well water taste any better.
Bale Hawkins while making saw
horse last week run a splinter in un-
der his thumb nail which aked him SC
that he had to have Doc Livermore
pull 1t out with 4 pair of pinchers and
this cost him quarter. Bale said he
would nearly as leef of smashed his
thumb with the Ratchet as to of done
that; besides. II wouldn't of been 50
eckspensive.
In going through our annual spring
cieening of the Bugie orffice, we have
discovered several back copies of the
Bingvilie Bugle. Some of the copies
are away back and some OF them not
so far back. We will sell these Bugles
while they last at the rate of 2 for Sc
regardless of how old they are. Back
numbers of the Bugle improve with
age like other historick reilieks.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
Personal

Jaspar Tarbell has got a stiff neck
He looks so blamed foolish we hate
to bother to look at him.
Lou Criggs of Sorrow Hollow
bought hisself comb and box of in
seek powder at Hen Weathersby's yes
terday. He :. reported things lively
down his way.
Abe Withrow lost 2 pigs last week
and found them again. Last Tuesday
he lost two more and aint found them
yet. Abe says somebody must be a
hog to take all the pigs he's got
Samantha Deevers wisht US to deny
the roomer that she wasn't on the sick
list last week, and says to ask Doc
Livermere If she didn't pay him 2Sc
for some pills which didn't do her nc
good.
The weather has got so warm now
that a person can almost set down or
the grass without ketching a cold
Miss Molly Tucker has been taking
a spring tonick for quite a spell back
but she says she thinks she feels worse
now than she did when she started ii
on 1t. Then WHY don't you stop
Mollyl
The wilder Henderson had hen tc
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09

Miss Mile Underwood entertained
her cousin, Lueretia Sleiliings, of Mil
lersville, last week and wore Luere-
tia's hat twice during her stay. They
had popcorn most every night and
several young men to call on them.
Hester McCracken of Calamity
Corners was Bingyille visitor last
week two days, being the gest Of Miss
Amelia Tucker, our reigning sosiety
queen, who held party in her honor.
Come again, Hester.
Phoebe Hilderbrand, one of our
youngest ladies in the soshial whirl
was introduced to a real nice young
man at the Co. seat last Thursday.
Eph Higgins, P. NJ, says Phoebe has
received two letters from him so
quick and sent one which smelled
purity Mise. Things do move purity
fast nowadays.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
Country Correspondence
PEcKHAM'S RIDGE

A4(AhAAAhAhA ~ &N@@~ NSefs f
Atomic Peckham made his annual
visit to the 20. seat last week on BUSH
ness and pleasure. Alonzo generally
manages to make at least one trip to
the Co. seat every year about this
time whether ne has got very much
business or pleasure there or not.
Miss Abigafe Branscorflb had her
hair shingled often her he'd not long
sinst. Abigale is just getting over a
slow fever and che had co. d this ii
order to keep her hair from coming
out on her. Miss Abigale looks most
|ridickius without no hair on her he'd
and is pretty sensitive about it, too.
Cheer up, sAbigale, your hair will
grow long again. ,m
Lige Peterson perchased a pig of
fen Ransom Hoover last week and af-
ter Ransom got the pig home 1t broke
through the floor of the pig pen and
broke its leg and Ransom had to kill
liz. Anybody desiring fresh pork will
do well to see Ransom.
Emily Hanse, wife of Sam Hanse of
Snake Bend, Sundayed with Mrs.
Terry Brown of the Ridge last Sunday
and would also of Mondayed with
MrS. DrOWH II she uduut "a A1u w
return home sooner.
There is talk Of building a school
house nearer to this place than the one
of .districkt No 4, which is 5 miles
from the Ridge, and too far for the
children to walk, especially in winter
time, but we do not know what will
come of II.
Mrs. Susan Wilkins purchased a new
stove for her kitchen at the Co. seat
not long sinst. 1t is beautiful stove
and there is only one objection to it
it smokes awful
Jed Skillings has boil on his neck.
Jed says he would just as ieef have a
boil on his neck as anywhere else he
knows of pervided he's got to have a
boil at oil, which, is purity good way
to look BIT it.
Your correspondent will endeavor to
keep you posted up on Peckham's
Ridge news items more frekwenter in
the futchure than he has did in the
past, being as he eekspeckts to have
more time to devote to same hereaf-
r PIIIPIRJIS IJNJJM.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
tx Ma HANGING orro pLeS1 aAraoLe s
LIKE Hr pEAvA WAS THRoNHEo taie1. irsvo T4E Ala

be chased and captchured.
Subscribe for the Bugle and
read the latest airship news.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09

me cheapest advertisine medium in TIE
eoanfry. II you bsiiSvs ID .adveftislng come
and see us. For fnffher infosnahfioa cali %
~ address the sditos.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
Nearly Keichsd II

d. PLURIBUS UNUM.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-02
1909 INDUSTRIAL EDITION.

The Blu ct n has now In course
~ preparation one of the most COM
plete reviews OF the Industries OF Ha-
wall that has ever been published
This will be put out In the form OF a
special issue the latter part OF this
month or the first of February.
In addition to the detailed descrip-
ton OF the sugar plantations follow
ing the lines of former years, SPECIAL
articles on each industry have been
secured from local men rated as ex-
perts.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-02
FORTY SWEATERS ARE
AWARDED AS PRIZES

Forty sweaters were awarded to
the cGddies who competed in the
tournament on the links of the Oahu
Country Club this morning. II was
the original intention to give a cou-
pie OF sweaters to the boys making
the best scores, but so close was the
competition. and so excellent were
all of the scores. that the committee
in charge OF the arrangements de-
clded that there should be u hand
some sweater given each boy.
In addition to the prizes awarded
by the club, Professional MacLaren
presented a fine golf club to the boy
who made the best score Of the day
The lads entered into the contest
with zeal. and played as though theft
lives depended on the outcome of tn.
contest.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-02
HONOLULU AS CONVENTION CITY.

Honolulu could hardly have started
the new year better than by securing
recognition as the convention city fo'
the 1910 meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science.
This is the first step In new line
of development. II will not be the
last, for the people of this city will
make the 1910 meeting such no.
table success that Honolulu will be
looked upon as available for other
conventions of other National organ
iZations.
The first great value of this con-
yention will be to impress the world,
and especially the people of the main
land, that Honolulu is not SO far out
of the world as they think.
II will be new to many of our 9TH
erwise intelligent citizens TO know
that Honolulu has the hotel accom-
modations for n convention of any
Size. The wife of Reclamation Ex-
pert Newell planned to remain on
board the steamer during the stay Of
her husband in the Islands! And II
she had gained such an impression Of
the comforts for travellers this city
contains, there is no telling what the
average run of people on the main
land think of us.
The convention will have n broad
ening influence on our own people,
II will give them something new ia
think about. II will take them away
from themselves. and bring them In
touch with the ablest and most brill
liant men of the country.
Aside from the beauties AMI the
comforts of Honolulu, these Islands
furnish a garden spot for the scien-
tist In almost any line OF research.
He will find here laboratory for
nearly every phase OF life and inert
matter, from riches to rocks.
As the Bulletin understands
the present situation, the only prob
- al