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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
c. c. HUCKABY, FATHER,
MAKES THE AFFIDAVITS
Child Is Said to Have Disappeared
May and Has Not Been Seen Since.
The Accused Is a Married Man.
Trial June 1.

MERIDIAN, May 24.-W. NJ Shin.
rock, we'll known farmer, living two
miles south of here, was arrested to-
day on three affidavits sworn out by
c. c. Hnckabay, charging that Shin
rock kidnapped and forcibly detained
his daughter, Lille Huckabay, Is years
old. The girl disappeared May 6 and
hasn't been seen since that time. Shin
rock is a married man. He was re-
leased on bail and trial set for June
1. Sensational developments are ex-
pected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
entire Line TIED UP;
No TRAINS RUNNING
The Officials Say They Will Not Move
Until State Announces Readiness to
Give Protection.-AppeaI Made to
Interstate Commerce Commission.

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 24.-Gover-
nor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, today
wired General Manager Scott, of the
Georgia railroad offering to arrange
a board to arbitrate the troubles be-
tween the road and its white firemen,
who are now on a strike. The Gov
ernor suggested a commission of six,
three representing each side, and said
all should be residents of Georgia.
Generol Manager Scott declined the
offer. All traffic on the road is tied
up and officials of the road have ap
pealed to the interstate commerce
commission.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

ed that the trial will be watched with
interest. All of the afternon will
probably be taken up with the selec-
tion of a jury, and the taking of the
testimony will not begin until tomor-
row, The trial of Crosby will possibly
continue throughout tomorrow and
Wednesday.
The trial of Mrs. Crosby may not
come up at this term on Thursday,
as set, on account of the fact that the
young girl has been quite i'll the last
few days in Jail. Unless Mrs. Cros.
my's condition improves very much
her trial will be postponed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
KILLS FIGHTING NEGRO.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May "a
Emmett Hixon. a prominent young
white man of Hixon Station. fourteen
miles north of Chattanooga. shot and
killed Win Young, a negro.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
DESTROY
LIFE IN OKLAHOMA

GUTHRIE, Okla, May 24.-At least
four lives have been lost and thou
sands of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed as a result of flood prevailing
in northwest Oklahoma. The flood is
the result of four days continuous
rains.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

The trial of G. L. Crosby, charged
with the murder of ]. R. McShan on
Easter Sunday began this afternoon at
our o'clock. The time set for the COM
mencement of the trial was 2:90 but
on account of the fact that another
case had not been finished when that
time arrived, there was an hour and
half delay. Just a few minutes before
4 o'clock Crosby was sent for, and was
brought into the court room, and the
preliminary proceedings as to the Sc
lection of jury began.
The court room was crowded with
interested spectators, and it is expect.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 23.-The
Georgia Railroad is completely tied up
tonight. The management is not try
ing to move trains, simply announcing
that it has the men, the means and
the equipment to proceed and will do
so when the state announces readiness
to protect its property and employees.
The strikers are standing pat. They
assert that they have not been and
will not be parties to any violence.
Sympathizers with the strikers, it is
set out, have done all the hurt that
has been done. General Manager
Thomas X, Scott at o'clock this after
noon made the announcement "that
no trains running.
Gov. Hoke Smith has telegraphed
the sheriff of McDuffe county to CO.
operate with the municipal authorities
and summon all the deputies neces-
sary to protect life and property It
is in this county that Thomson is To-
Gated, where "the crowd issued an
ultimatum last night that no trains
should pass carrying either nonunion
firemen or negro firemen. Gov. Smith
has also asked the sheriff there to
keep him fully advised of the situa-
ton. The governor also wired the
sheriffs of Rockdale and DeKalb coun-
tie, giving them information that en-
gineer claim to have been rocked at
Conveys and Lithonia and urging upon
them prompt action for the protection
of the railroads employees and prop
ertv.
Freight Over Other Roads.
From the offices of the Georgia
Railroad here tonight it is announced
that all freight accumulated at Allan
ia for Augusta and points beyond
would be moved tonight by the Cen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
Vets Get Majority,

BROOKKVKILLE, Ind, May "a
Franklin county gave the "wets" a
majority of SO in the local option cleo
tion Saturday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-24
Freight Over Other Roads.

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The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
REMEDIES FOR
SCABBY POTATOES
Two Poisons Are Recomnendeo
to Prevent Disease, Formalin
Being Less Dangerous.

Potato scab is a disease of the pota-
TO tuber caused by fungous growth
attacking it in the soil. Spores oil the
fungus will remain in the soil from
wear to year and on the tubers from
one season to another. The disease
causes the surface of the potato to be-
come rough and unsightly and very
often extends deep into the flesh. in
juring its food value.
Scab on potatoes can be prevented
by planting uninfected tubers in clean
soil and the danger of injecting may
be reduced by rotation or by planting
the potatoes in different soil each sea
son.
To insure q crop of potatoes free
from scab treat the seed with some
coison TO kill the scab spores on them
and plant ir soil III which no potatoes
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
GOVERNMENT in
WILLOW BUSINESS
Free Distribution of Best Varic-
ties Made from Nurseries
Located Near Wash
1nXton

The government is right in the
midst of the harvest of most unique
crop at its experimental farm near Ar
lington, Just across the Potomac from
Washington, where corps of laborers
in. charge of trained foresters are pre-
pairing for the annual free distribution
of 100000 basket willow cuttings.
Uncle Sam is encouraging the grow
ing of high-grade willow rods in this
country and in the five years since
the establishment of the holts at Ar
lington approximately half million
select cuttings have been distributed
among farmers, with directions for
planting and preparing for market.
Particular attention is given to Sc
lecting the varieties and strains best
suited to the soil where the paintings
will be made.
Willow craft is an industry which
is constantly growing in Importance
in this country, yet the culture of bas-
ket willow in the United States made
very little progress until five or six
years ago.
Even now. practically all of the best
grades of basket willow are imported
from Europe, chiefly from France En-
periments have shown that the best
grades of willow can be grown in this
country at good profit.
This years harvest began early in
March Four approved varieties are
being sent out, and only the best and
most thrifty rods are selected for dis
tribution. Cuttings for experiments,
planting and information on manage
ment of the willow holts are furnished
those who make the request of the for
ester at Washington.
The government recognizes the I'm
portance of good cuttings. point
more commonly overlooked than the
matter of cultivation. Only the best
and most thrifty rods are selected for
each seasons distribution.
The forest service is receiving
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying. period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women ] am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter" ."-MRs. CIIAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville. Vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
inflammation. liberation, local weak
nesses. fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and.
as Mrs. .Barclaysays, it is worth noun
tains of gold ITO suffering women.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
PAINT BEAUTY.

Assured of durability, the next
thought in painting is beauty the
complete aim being durable beauty.
or beautiful durability.
National Lead Company here again
offer you the cooperation of their
paint experts-this time in the line
of color schemes, artistic, harmonious
and appropriate. You have only to
write National Lead Company. 1902
Trinity Building. New York City, for
"Houseowners' Painting Outfit No.
49," and you will promptly receive
what is really complete guide to
painting, including book of color
schemes for either exterior or interior
painting Gas you may requesD, a
book of specifications, and also an in
strument for detecting adulteration
in paint materials. This outfit Is sent
free. and. to say the least. Is we'll
worth writing for.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
IN THE COURT
ofLAST RESORT
By WILLARD FRENCH

copyright. by ]. b. Lippncott Coz
Never was l SO near beat out as
the night when | finally struck the
trail and wallowed into the alleged
inn" days ride down from Kali
goory and two days up from the coast,
In the widest of the Australian noun
tains.
Rain? never knew what rain was
before and have never seen 1t more
than sprinkle since. You could not
breathe without sheltering your nose,
and | believe one could have drowned
standing upright on the top of rock
When it began / was out in the bush
with two naked native helpers, plot
ting possible path. through those In
fernally erratic dehles, for the new
railway that was to connect kalgoory
with the coast.
Rain? Dear Heaven. The two ma
tives crept into cave and both were
drowned there. Four solid hours |
waded, swan. wallowed, gulpcd. then
more dead than alive crawled into the
inn, reminding myself of rat | once
pulled from mud-hole by the tail
after holding him down with stick
long enough for him to have drowned
twice over.
The railway Is going in great shape
now and Kalgoory is a place. Then
1t was only a mad mining corpse Just
coming back to life. 1t had doomed
its boom and got its crowd together,
with no end of saloons, a newspaper,
and telegraphic communication with
the coast: but rNere was no other
trail to transport necessities up and
luXuries-dust and ore-down, with
out an apparent possibility of ever
getting so much as two-wheeled cart
through those crazy intervening
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

have grown for several years Two
poisons for scab treatment are recon-
inended. Formalin is the less poison.
Gus and the one most commonly used.
1t costs about 80 cents pint and one
pint is used with 80 gallons of water.
Formalin solution may be used either
in a wooden or metallic vessel, and,
although poison, there is little dan
ger in it's use. Let the potatoes soak
in the solution for about two hours.
After disinfection place the potatoes
in bags which contain no scab spores
Spores of potato scab may also be
killed by the use of corrosive sub
Innate. This is very poisonous sub
stance and must be used with care.
Do not use for food any of the pota-
toes after treatment. To use corro-
sive sublimate provide barrel or
other wooden vessel, as it attacks
metals. Dissolve two ounces of the
poison in two gallons of hot water.
When it was has dissolved mix 1t with
IA gallons of water and sprinkle or
pour 1t over the potatoes. so that all
of the tubers become moist with the
solution What is left ever of the
poison must he carefully disposed of.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

For growing potatoes on hill land
or where they are often damaged by
moisture the straw mulch will be
found to bring good results. For
straw covering the potatoes should be
planted the last of May or the first of
June. We have the soil well prepared.
Mark off the rows two feet apart and
not too deep. Straw potatoes require
only about half the row space that cul-
tivated ones need. as the vines are
never SO large and cultivation is not
required. Cover the seed with two
inches of soil and then with about ten
inches of straw, or enough to make
four inches when well beaten down by
rain. This will keep the weeds down
and hold the moisture throughout the
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
The Difference.

Edward, having been refused an
other baked potato on the simple but
convincing ground that there were
no more, according to the New York
Sun, made some uncomplimentary re-
mark about the insufIiciency of his
dinner. This isn't dinner" corrected
the aunt whom he was visiting. This
is luncheon. You don't eat dinner in
the middle of the day. You eat that
at night" The next day the aunt, be-
ing anxious to know IL Edward had
assimilated his lesson Of the day be-
fore, said: Edward, can you tell
me now the difference between dinner
and luncheon?" you bet can," said
Edward. very promptly. Lunch is
the meal where you don't get enough
to eat"
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
GROWING POTATOES UNDER
STRAW MULCH BENEFICIAL
VIII Good Results On IIi1Iy Where
he Often Much Danla8e-By
T.

Der of the experts of the department
while going up and down In the land
made it their business to study the
question and see whether there might
not be germ of truth. or, at least.
some reason for the general belief that
the moons phases have an effect on
animal and vegetable life. They have
concluded after patient investigation
that the moon myth is one of the COM
paratively few myths that dates back
to pure savagery and has absolutely
not scientific leg to stand on.
Almost every one, even If he has
not reared in the country. has heard
OF the idea about planting potatoes in
the dark of the moon. The field work
ers of the department of agriculture
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
New Railroads Opening Trip

Denver.-The Denver, Laramie &
Northwestern Railroad Company
started their first trainload Of people
over the road Wednesday, and 102 peo-
pie, consisting of guests of President
Charles S. Johnson and stockholders
In the company, left the Moffat depot
and Travelled over twenty miles of the
new road. All those who were on the
trip were much pleased, as well as
surprised. with the conditions revealed
along the route, and, as one of the
passengers said, the road will be one
of the most picturesque in Colorado,
when completed
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

summer. Potatoes grown in this way
ire always free from scab. clean and
Of finer quality. Glover chaff makes
4 good covering. but should not be
put on 80 heavily as it forms a more
compact covering, and with too much
rain will cause the potatoes to rot
There is nothing in the current SUI
perstition about planting potatoes in
the dark of the moon and similar
pieces of farm lore which have been
accepted as gospel truth from time
immemorial. This is the dictum of the
department of agriculture, which made
serious study of the moon supersti-
ton and laid the Luna wrath at least
to its own satisfaction.
There is usually basis in fact for
any superstition, and the moon super
stition was SO deep-rooted that num-
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

mountains. 1t was deathwarrant.
The bottom fell out of the boom and
Kalgoory died. Then Sir Robert
Broadley, the millionaire, bought
everything in sight, declared that
possible or impossible railway was
about to be, and Kalgoory came to
life.
Lord, how 1t did raini heard later
that over in sydney they had been
praying for rain for one solid week.
1t came all right, but there was an err
ror in billing. for in Sydney they
never got drop of it till goodness
knows how long later.
The inn which | struck was no place
like home 1t was only a cook-while-
you-wait shack for transients who
were better used and satisfied to do
their sleeping in the open. 1t was
kept by half-caste-a fellow cast
halfway between human effort and
an ape-who had precious little va
riety in his larder and less in his vo.
cabulary. There were two more fugi-
tives from the injustice of the ele-
ments already established there. One
was young priest on his way to CON
tend with the flesh and the devil up
at Kalgoory, who gave his time to re-
ligious mutterinss and paid little at
tention to the rest OF us. But the
other was paragon. marvel of
good nature and of unlimited re-
sources. But for him there would
have been hardly an obituary left of
me by the end of three mortal days
and nights while the heavens stayed
wide open and we huddled in the leak
ing inn. His other name was hard
to remember, so called him the
Elixir of Life
On my third afternoon at the inn,
the fourth day of the storm, 1t re.
ceived knockout from the north.
west. and the mud-piastered postman
stopped for drink on his way-four
days later-to Kaigoory. The Elixir
and | contributed a lob apiece for an
ancient newspaper he had about him
end settled ourselves to read. Many
fresh Australian daily is dead loss
at a penny. but this was cheap at two
bob. 1t startled us from our stagna-
ton with thundcrbolt-the murder
of Sir Robert Broadley, up at Kali
goory, four days before; telegraphed
to the coast and printed, then brought
back to us as vital news only days
ride from where it happened There
was no evidence of robbery except
that the assassin had cut off the little
finger of his victim. upon which he
was known to have worn a unique and
beautiful diamond ring. The people
looked upon Sir Robert as their deliv-
erer. They We're frantic and promised
the criminal real American lynch
ing, spiced with aboriginal Australian
tortures. when they laid hands on
the villain could not have got far
away Every outlet from the noun
tains was now effectively guarded
and a minute description was given of
stranger who had been seen follow
ing Sir Robert Just before the deed
and since had disappeared.
My personal interest centered in the
effect 1t would have upon the pro-
posed railway, and | was pondering 1t
when the outer door opened again.
The storm was subsiding as rapidly
as it came, but the fellow who en-
tered had evidently been out in the
whole of 1t. He grunted a kind of sal
utation and staggered to rude bench
before the open fire. where he
dropped like dead log, calling to the
ape-faced landlord:
Hi, you black devil! Whisky! A
lug ul, Damn quick"
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Verdict RIames Train Crew.

Colorado Springs.-Following ver-
dict by the coroner's jury in the case
OF F. G. Frederic, one of the victims Of
Saturdays Denver & Rio Grande
wreck at Hustled, Assistant District
Attorney Purcell took steps yesterday
afternoon to prepare information
against members of the train crew Of
No. s, held responsible for the acci-
dent by the Jury.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

have found that at least 75 per cent.
of the farmers of this enlightened coun'
try put in their crops and do good
many other things about the farm gov
erned absolutely by the moons
phases. Almost any farmer will tell
you that If you plant potatoes in the
dark of the moon they will run to
tubers, and if in the light of the moon,
they will run to tops. This is said to
be true of any root crop, and 1t is
planted accordingly.
There is only one difficulty about
this theory and that is that it is not
So The agricultural experiment sta
tions all over the country have been
defying the superstition for years and
raising just as good crops when the
moon was one way as when 1t was the
other.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Adjustable.

Aunt Anne, an old family darky, was
sitting with knees crossed in the
Kitchen. when the young daughter OF
the house entered and, impressed with
the hugeness of the old women's feet
asked what size shoe she wore.
well. honey" replied Aunt Anne, II
kin wear eights; l generally wear
mines; but desc yer Use got on am
twelves, an de good Lawd knows dey
hu'ts me. e."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Wealthy ENGLISH Duke.

The duke of Norfolk has rent roll
of $1,35O,O00 year. His London es'
tate in Norfolk street. Surrey street
and Arundel street. Strand was erect.
ed on the site of his ancestors town
house by speculative builders after
the great fire of 1866. The original
leases expired in so years. but those
houses were still standing in 1887.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Measuring Brains.

The cephalic index of old Athenians
was a wee, wee bit better than ours.
Cephalic index means volume Of brain.
1t is found by filling skull with peas
and then measuring them. Ancient
Athenians have few peas on us. The
Greeks never lusted bloodshed like
the Romans and some of us moderns.
New York Post.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Exercise for the HORSE.

1t is mistake to keep either young
or old horses stabbed several days at
a time. They need daily outdoor exer-
else for development of muscles and
bones. If the pasture is too short for
them to run in, allow them daily ex-
ercise in an open lot
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

The way the gardeners of California
are pitching into Luther Burbank, on
account OF his wonderberry failure,
would indicate that people who work
in glass houses are very fond of throw
ing stones.-Denver Republican.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

quests for basket willow cuttings.
These requests came from farmers
all over the country, many of them
coming through members of congress.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Merely an Opinion.

We think-although we do not set
up to be expert in such matters-we
think that the new styles in women's
hats bear closer resemblance to diri.
Eible balloons than they do to aero
planes.-Los Angeles Times.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
The Best Alarm Clock.

Husband-Why don't you have
Bridget shut the kitchen door? One
can smell the breakfast cooking all
over the house.
Wife--We leave it open on purpose.
The smell is all that gets the family
up.-Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Brood coops Face South.

See that your brood coops face the
south at this time of year so as to give
the chicks as much of the suns rays
as possible. but reverse this method
as the season advances and the heated
months approach.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Only a Biped.

Harry-I have managed to put my
boots on myself this morning. aunty.
Aunty-Oh. you silly boy. You have
put them on the wrong feet. Put them
on the other feet directly.
Harry-I haven't any other feet to
put then on, aunty.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
Evadins the Issue

Mrs. Lushington-And there you
were, at 8 o'clock in the morning
hugging that cigar-store Indian.
Mr.. Lushington-Surely. my dear
you are not Jealous? Judges Library.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Graniteville, VT. IL was passing
through the Change of Life and Suffered

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE.P .Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
1,ytliaE pinl,hom'q
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
USEFUL GRAIN
SACKING DEVICE
Rack for Holding Sack That VIII
Easily Perform the Work
of One Ordinary Man.

Make triangular stand with two
by four scantling. Drive three strong
nails in the upper frame at an up
ward angle to serve as hooks, writes
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27

Don't dope yourself for every little
pain. 1t only hurts your stomach. Such
nation. A little rubbing with Hamlins
Wizard Oil will stop it Immediately.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
The Avordupois Complication.

The Avordupois Complication.
A Michigan Judge has ruled that .
man may spank his wife when 1t is
necessary. Did his honor take into
consideration 115-pound men who
have 215-pound wives?-Los Angeles
Times.