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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
THE GIRL WE LIKE.

First and foremost she is an un-
selfish girl. She has learned that
there are other people in the world
with rights as valid as her own. She
has learned, furthermore, that these
people have claim upon her time
and talents, and that she owes even
the most uninteresting of them a debt
of love and kindly service. In the
second place she is a "sunshiny" girl.
Frowns and sulkiness find no abiding
place with this CHEEKY maiden. She
always looks on life's brightest side,
taking cheerful view of things in
general. Sunshine in her laughter,
sunshine in her words, and sunshine
in her warm handclasp.
She is, moreover, a modest girl
Modest in her dress, speech and be-
havior. She knows the differnce be-
tween true modesty and prudishness,
and in cultivating the one does not
bore us with the other.
The maiden we adore is a kind
hearted girl. She has learned to re-
spect the feelings of others and never
allows herself to indulge in unkind
remarks, even for the entertainment
OF friends. Gossip she abhors, and
would rather cut off her right hand
than to originate or repeat anything
injurious to the fair name of some
other girl. she believes that woman
in her deepest degradation holds
something sacred, somethin. unde-
filed, some pledge and keepsake of
her higher nature"
The girl we like is an honest girl.
Honest in her opinions and her profess
sions; not given to flattery nor resort
ing to deception. She is girl with
stability of character, never sacrific-
ing principle for popularity. She
knows no boundary line between in.
nocent and sinful amusements and
firmly stays on the right side.
There is no jollier, happier, more
independent being in the world than
the girl we all like.-Green County
Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

OF course. there will be general re-
greet upon the part of the people and
the taxpayers of Hattiesburg when
they are informed by The News today
that the Main Street high school build.
ing is not safe for occupancy and has
been condemned. There will be gen.
eral regret that the work was so bad
ly done in the beginning; that the ma
terial used was SO inferior; that the
taxpayers were so badly cheated; that
such bad job was put upon the city.
But that is done and gone, and there
is no use grieving over split milk.
Rather let us congratulate ourselves
that those now in authority have the
moral courage and business sagacity
and respect for life not to wait and
take chances, but to act promptly for
the protection of the younger lives who
are exposed to danger in that poorly
built and crumbling building. There
need be no hysteria about the matter;
there is no necessity for any sensation
or loud talk or rumpus. The danger
has been discovered, the building con-
demned, and other arrangements will
be made at once. The architect has
made his report, which is certainly
comprehensive and candid enough;
the board Of mayor and aldermen act
ed promptly and without any lodging
or equivocation, and the board of edu-
cation already has in nand the matter
of making the change, and the change
will be made at the earliest practicable
moment. That is bad enough, but that
is all there is of it, and the less talk
and excitement there is the smoother,
the quicker, the better the work will
be done. Now that the work is in COM
petent and conscientious hands, let
those of us who have not the work to
do not disturb those who have, but go
on our way getting ready for Christ
mas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
A cENsoRioUs GUARDIAN.

The publisher of the Manufacturers
Record holds himself to be the sole
guardian of all things material in the
South.
If any Southerner makes a sugges-
ton, before it can be put into effect
the Manufacturers Record demands
right to place upon it an imprimatur.
The Manufacturers Record has done
more for itself than it has for the
South. We believe it enjoys the unique
distinction of receiving $4,000 from
Mr.. John d. Archbold as the price of
his subscription.
Mr.. John d. Archbold is the letter
writer for Standard Oil. One of his
letters to Mr. Edmonds was found in
that collection. of which Mr. W. r.
Hearst's artist took photographs.
Now it's particular wrath seems to
be directed against John NJ Parker
and the Southern Commercial Con-
gress.
| The Manufacturers Record does not
approve of this congress, and thinks
Mr.. Parker is chasing rainbow, and
that the Southern people who are with
Mr.. Parker are following him for no
useful purpose.
| John M. Parker is a better friend to
the South, and a better Southerner,
than anybody on the Manufacturers
Record. He is a gentleman, and no
tainted money has ever crossed his
palm.
We hope the Commercial Congress
will be success, and if it incidentally
helps Mr.. Parker, we would be glad
of it.
We also would respectfully suggest
to the Manufacturers Record that 1t
is not Of the South, does not truly rep
resent Southern enterprise or South
ern sentiment to the exclusion of any
other paper or individual.-Melnphi
Commercial Appeal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
THE NOW.
(By Eugene F. Ware. }

10y EuBeHe r. Wdre.)
The charm of love is it's telling,
The telling that goes with the Civ
ing;
The charm of deed is it's doing,
The charm of life is living;
The soul of the thing is the thought
The charm of the act is the actor;
The soul of the fact is it's truth;
And the Now its principal factor.
The world loves the Now and the
Nowist,
And tests all assumptions with
rigor;
1t looks not behind it to falling,
But forward to ardor and vigor;
1t cares not for heroes who faltered
For martyrs who hushed and re
canted,
For pictures that never were painted
For harvests that never were plant
ed.
The world does not care for a fra
GRANGE
That never is lost in pertaining;
The world does not care for the bios.
SONS
That wither away before blooming
The world does not care for the
chimes
Remaining unrung by the ringer:
The world does not care for the Songs
Unsung in the soul of the singer.
What use to mankind is a purpose
That never shone forth in the doer?
What use has the world for loving
That never had winner or woer
The motives, the hopes and the
schemes
That have ended in idle conclusions
Are buried along with the failures
That come in a life of illusions.
Away with the flimsy idea that life
with past is attended;
There's Now-only Now and no Past
there's never a pass; it has
ended,
Away with the obsolete story, and all
of its yesterday sorrow;
There's only today, almost gone, and
In front of today stands tomor-
row.
IND hopes that are quenchless are
sent us, like loans from a gen
erous tender,
inriching US all in our efforts, yet
making no poorer the sender.
tightening all of our labors and thrill
ing us ever and ever
With ecstasy of success and the rap
lures of present endeayor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
Death OF MRS. Ward

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Moore
sympathize with them in the loss OF
their daughter, Mrs. Marion Ward,
whose death occurred at Lucedaie on
the 9Th inst, after an illness of three
weeks of typhoid fever.
All that was possible for human
hands to do was done for her recov-
cry, but to no avail.
Mrs. Ward is survived by a husband
and three children, father, mother, five
brothers, o. S., M. M, H. A., Ernest
and Willie Moore, of this city and one
sister, Mrs. Eubanks, of Lucerale.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

Some people have foolish fad of
trading away from home. They think
1t sounds smart and superior to say
they bought this or that in New Or
leans. Half the time they trade with
strangers and get cheated. The other
half they cheat their home merchants,
without whom Hattiesburg would be
sold out to its bondholders. Trade
with the men who help you pay your
taxes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
The merchants have all rece;ve

The merchants have all received
their stocks of goods; there is moth.
ing later, newer or prettier coming ::
the weather is fine; it cannot be i'm.
proved upon; the clerks are tolerably
busy, but not so busy that you can
not be promptly waited upon and well
taken care of and given all the time
you want in which to make your
Christmas selections. All things con.
sidered, NOW is the time to do your
Christmas shopping. Later on the
stocks will have been picked over;
the weather may not be SO favorable,
and the clerks will be too busy to
give you all the time and attention
you want. Better not put off until
next week what you can do better
and with more satisfaction NOW
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
REMIN DER.

1t is not too early to begin practic-
ing taking bundles home on the car.
1t is well enough to say that every
thing is delivered, but we have all
lived long enough to know that there
is certain per cent of bundles that
we take out ourselves. Sometimes
this is unavoidable, and at other times
the clerk takes advantage of our tim
idity.
At any rate, it is not easy to take
a bundle of any dimensions home on
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
oil, WEAK AND EMACIATED"

is how Mrs. j. w. Flagg describes the
condition of her little daughter after
a severe attack of pneumonia, and
nothing seemed to do her a bit of good.
"At this time" continued Mrs. Flagg,
I'VE commenced to give her Vinol, and
the effect was marvellous. The doctor
was amazed at her progress and said
Vinol is a fine remedy, keep it up.
We did so, and she was soon restored
to health and strength"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

Snow twelve inches deep; thermom-
eter below zero; traffic blocked; peo-
pie freezing. But not in the sunny
South. Here the skies are bright, the
air balmy, the breezes soft and gen
tie, the people comfortable and happy.
A man could not freeze to death if
ne would try, and the people would
not let him starve if he wanted to.
Come South, young man, come South.
Here you will find good people, good
climate, good water, good health, good
land. Only one thing is needed. and
that is You-and enough of You.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

II the city has law against throw
ing ashes and trash in its alleys, it
ought to enforce that law; If it has
no law against it, but proposes to
cart this trash away, then 1t ought
to do it. The alleys of the city are
ugly and dirty and miserably kept.
Whose duty it is to keep them clean
Mould keep them clean. Filthy al
.eys breed disase; and then, too, they
are so unsightly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

The News reproduces in today's il.
sue. from the Taylor-Trotwood Maya
zine, Message to the Girls" by Sen.
ator Robert L. Taylor. 1t is beautiful
in its composition; it is the embodi
ment of poesy; it is ,replete with sun
shine and philosophy; it points a
moral and adorns a tale It is a ser.
mon and story. 1t is "a hint to the
WISE" For man or woman, boy or
girl, it is mighty good reading. Read it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
TRUST CONTROL OF CONGRESS.

Last summer the insurgents" in the
senate, led by J. L. Bristow, made a
sharp fight on the sugar schedule and
tried to get an honest scale of duties,
particularly such as would restore to
the people the old brown sugar from
which our mothers made up their fruit
preserves, and which was used on the
tables for the poor. The sugar trust,
controlling the refining business and
congress, sells only that quality of
sugar that gives the trust the maxi.
mum quantity of refining to do at the
trusts profit. Brown sugar, useful for
some purposes, and valuable to the
poor has nothing in it for the sugar
trust, and it is no longer obtainable in
TINS country, because of the tariff
Senator Bristow made that as clear as
daylight, but nobody voted with him
but the insurgents" and some Demo.
Gratis.
Notwithstanding that the old tariff
was a trust-made tariff, and notwith-
standing that the trust was a con.
fessed thief, the trust made the tariff
again. There were not enough Gin
surgents" in congress to have it done
Acknowledgements Capital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

When Christmas comes, give your
wife five-pound box of the finest
candy, just as you did in the court
ship days. She will say what a goose
you are, and then love you with all
the ardor of youth for being just such
an old goose. You can give her an
apron or a calico dress any old day.
But Christmas Day give her some
foolish something that will tell her
in language louder than words that
you love her.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

By virtue of writ of venditioni ex-
ponas to me, directed by J. T. Singley,
a Justice of the Peace in and for Beat
No. of Jones County, Mississippi,
will, on Monday the Bird day of Jan
uary, 1910, same being the first Mon
day thereof, in front of the Court
House door in the city of Hattiesburg,
Forrest County, Mississippi, within
legal hours, expose to sale at public
cutlery to the highest bidder for cash
all the right, interest and claim the
Defendants, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Ayles-
worth have in and to Lots 22, 90 and
"a in Block 6, of Gatlin's West End
Addition to the City of Hattiesburg,
Forrest County, Mississippi, which
have been levied on as the property OF
the said Defendants, and will be sold
to satisfy the judgment therein, and
all costs.
This the 7th day of December, 1909.
]. c. MAGRUDER,
Sheriff.
Dec8, 3Wednes
SHERIEE,S SALE.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
FORREST COUNTY.
The Magic City Bank
versus
Dec8,3Wednes

The Magic City Bank
versus
L. V. Howell, ct. al.
BY virtue of an execution which is
sued from the office of T. ]. Nixon,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of the
County of Forrest and in favor of
Magic City Bank and against l.. V.
Howell ct al for the sum of Two Hun
dred and eighty-six dollars, (s2S6.O
besides the interest thereon and cost
OF suit, l have this day levied upon
the following described real estate be.
longing to the said Defendant, l.. ".
Howell, in the County of Forrest and
State of Mississippi, to-wit: Lot one
H. and Lot two (2) of L. v. Howell
subdivision of Lot two (2) of the R.
M. Nixon addition to Hattfesburg,
Miss, and Lot eight 80 of Block one
~ OF the Phillips First Survey to the
city of Hattiesburg, Miss, all of which
will offer for sale at the front door
or the Court House, Hattiesburg, Mis-
slssippi, on Monday the Bird day of
January, A. D. 1910 to satisfy said
Judgment and all costs. Sale within
legal hours.
This 7th day of December, A. d.
1909.
J. C. MAGRUDER,
Sheriff.
By J. H. sELBY, D. s.
Dec8, 3Wednes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER s, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper

1t is more blessed to give than to
receive. The best part of Christmas
is the anticipated pleasure of giving
to others. If you are not anticipating
some pleasure of that sort, 1t is time
you were getting busy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

II idle, unemployed, cut-over land in
south Mississippi was taxed at its &C.
tual cash value, much of it would he
thrown on the market for sale at fair
prices and upon reasonable terms.
Not only that. but the owners would
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
WANTS

WANTED-Position as stenographer
by young lady who has had some
experience and can furnish refer
ences. Willing to begin on medium
salary or work half day. Address
T. 0. Box 222, City. SGT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

WANTED-Nice rooms
or VIII accommodate day boarders
MRS. A. c. Lotion, next A POLLS
River avenue.
CIT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

Poh SALE-Small grocery business:
can rent joining house reasonable. 4
eood location; reason for selling 90.
ing into other business. Home phone
679. p"oDo
,.ftf ,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

foh RENT - Three unfurnisbed
rooms 4O7 Walnut street. JE Nc
nay The Rent Man." with Lea g.
eff
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

PALACE MEAT MARKET-Just open
and ready for business; everything
new, fresh and clean; Main street,
next to Pelligrini's; both phones
416; the best of everything the mar
ket affords. d. E. Ward Get
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

fOoM AND BOARD.-Can furnish
room and board for couple. 1922
FORREST st. Home phone 10. 1s.tr
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08
SHERiFF'S SALE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
FORREST COUNTY.

Laurel Grocery Co., a corporation
versus
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Aylesworth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

FOR SALE-Sweet potatoes at 60
cents per bushel, while they last:
delivered to any part of the city.
Home phone 679. 7-1wk
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

FOR SALE-All kinds wood. Deliv-
cred on short notice. ]. A. TAYLOR
Home Phone 499-blue. At
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

BOOkkEEPER of higher salary re-
cord than present position of third
year wishes recovery; six years
with Hattiesburg firms. XYZ. care
Fabacher's. SKI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

LOST-$5 reward for return of black
frame racycle. with mud guards.
Extra broad seat, coaster brake.
MercHdntS Grocery Co. S-5t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-08

LOST-Monday night, between AIS
Court street and Bufkin's drug store.
or in Gem or Ruby theaters, Mis-
sissippi College pen, with IN. c."
engraved on it. Return to News Of
flee for reward. 7-3t
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
Nke el1SS: S

Occasionally the cub reporter gets an
assignment to cover a SHOW" that is,
if the real critics, the bosses and other
attaches of the office. do not care to
use the comps that are scattered
about in anything but profusion. It
may be imagined that an occurrence of
this kind is regulated altogether by
the number of poor shows that visit
the city during the winter. For some
reason a pair of tickets for Coming
Thro' The Rye" was left on the cubs
desk Tuesday afternoon with the re-
quest that he cover the production
at the Grand that evening.
The guess of the cub is that a plot
or an excuse for one is necessary for
a musical comedy and a pair of plaid
trousers and al1 accompanying bill for
their making furnishes this feature for
Coming Thro' The Rye" Tom Wal
ters as Mott, the tailor. seems to be the
brass collar" in charge of the big
stick and there has Not been a tailor
In Topeka this season who is his equal.
The opinion of the cub is that Wal
ters wasn't half bad and that Miss
SalIie Stembler as Mrs. Kobb, the cap
italist and murderer of the kings Eng
lish. who is in evidence nearly all the
time the curtain is up. is also worthy
OF especial mention
After all the good and bad features
of the production have been consider
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Feb. E.-WHEAT-The wheat
market was rather weak during the early
part of the session today owing to mod
crate realizing by local longs, prices de-
clining about 13c below yesterdays close.
Trade was again comparatively quiet be-
cause of the fact that telegraph service
was still crippled as a result of the recent
storm. May opened a shade lower to 80
14c higher at $1-14ls to $1143s and declined
to 81. 1334.
The market failed to show any power
although prices rallied slightly at times
on coverings by shorts. The close was
fairly steady with May a shade higher.
CORN-Profit taking by local holders
caused moderate weakness in the corn
market following a steady opening. The
selling based to some extent on more
favorable weather for the movement.
Prices at the start were a shade lower to
1sc higher, May opening at 655sc to 65szc.
Later the price declined to 65as @6512c.
The low point for May was reached at
65Hc. Part of the loss was reganed late
in the session but the close barely
steady with May off lac a 651aG657sc.
OATS-Oats displayed slight weakness in
sympathy with the easiness of wheat and
corn. May opened a shade to 1sd14c high
er al 537sc to SAC and sold off to 535s@5334c.
PROVISIONS-Provisio were weak
owing to liberal receipts of live hogs here
and at other western packing centers.
Trade was extremely light. Prices at the
opening were 21zc to 5d715c lower.
RYESCash: 771kc; May, 79GS0c
ARLEY-Cash: 62G67c.
TIMOTHY-March $3.50.
CLOVER-March. $9.15.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

ed, it seems to the cub that the good
ones predominate. and this is in ac-
cord with the way the audience re-
ceived Coming Thro' The Rye. The cub
understands that a chorus is the prin-
pal feature of musical comedy and
the affair last night was no
exception to the rule The
clothing worn, what there was of
1t, was good looking. clean and exposed
no frayed edges. AS for the members
of the chorus they were a slightly ag-
gregation of youngsters and well pre-
served old DANES.
The house was we'll filed, perhaps
with yokels. but the audience by its
applause indicated that the production
met tlong felt want Coming Thro'
The Rye is bubbling with fun and fore
ed laughs from countenances, people
unused to such relaxation. 1t was good
for the dyspeptic. the old maid and the
bachelor; good for those who would
step out of the clouds for moment
into the sunshine and enjoy a good,
wholesome, hearty laugh. It's shame
that the real dramatic critics of the To-
peka newspapers had engagements else
where. 1t would have done 'em world
of good. judging by their dyspeptic at
titude to recent theatrical productions
in Topeka, Kansas.
r r &
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
cUTHBERr WILL SERVE.
He Consents to Enter Race for the
Nomination.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
l am in receipt of a letter from Mr.
James Cuthbert. who is put forward
for nomination as candidate for mem
ber Of the board of education from the
Fourth ward, in which he says:
while do not seek the office of be-
ing member of the school board, yet
if the citizens of Topeka wish me to ac-
cept it, and elect me, I will be pleased
to serve
1t is gratifying to know that man
of Mr.. Cuthbert's character ability
and business experience is willing to
give his time and services to the impor-
tant duties of this office. During the
next few years large demands will be
made on the board of education for ex-
tensive repairs, or rebuilding, of the
Buchanan school building, and a new
building which is needed to replace the
one on Washington street. In these,
and other matters of equal Importance,
Topeka will be fortunate to have on the
board of education such a competent
member as James Cuthbert.
T. F. CARVER,
President of Board of Education.
Feb. II 1909.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

Sc 1Od6 80; good to choice heavy, Sc, ,30GD6. SO
pigs $5. .15d6.1O; bulk of sales, $6.30@6. so.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at $1,000
Market strong. Native, So. 25Q5.70; western,
So. .50Q5.75; yearlings, $6OO@7. 10; lambs, ma
tive, S5.75@7.75; western, $6.0o@7. so;
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts 200 bushels; ship
CORN0Receipts, $7sSOO bushels; ship
ments, $50 900 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat. Il cars. with 2
of contract grade; corn, 141 cars, with of
contract grade; oats, so cars. Total re-
ceipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneapolis
and Duluth today were 259 cars, compared
with 81 cars last week and 1874 cars the cor
responding day a year ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
CITY WINS KNOTT CASE.
Jury Holds That Municipality Is Not
Liable for Damages.

After celebrating for five hours the
jury in the case of Rufus Knott
against the city of Topeka for $4,000
damages for injuries caused by falling
on defective walk returned a verdict
for the defendant at o'clock Tuesday
evening. The trial of the case has
occupied the time of Judge Dana of
the district court for almost a week
and necessitated the calling of two
special venires of jurors. The jury
found that Knott was not entitled to
damages for the reason that he was
guilty of contributory negligence.