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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-09
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BIRTHDAY
Former Champion Of the Prize
Ring is Now Fifty Years
OF Age.
MEMORABLE FIGHT
NEAR HATTIESBURG
When John |. Sullivan wrested From
Him the Championship. After the
Hardest Struggle Ever Witnessed in
the Prize Ring.

This is the fiftieth birthday of Jake
Kilrain, the hero of $50 battles and
once the heavyweight champion of the
world. The former great pugilist has
recently made tour of the country
with John L. Sullivan, to whom he
lost the championship in the gamsst
battle ever fought. This memorable
event occurred few miles from Hat
tiesburg, in the neighboring village
of Richburg and a great many peo-
pie now residing in this city witnessed
the fights
Kilrain was born in Greenport, N.
Y. Feb. 9, 1859. He began his pugi-
listic career while employed in a roll
ing mill at Somerville, Mass. At this
mill Kilrain was butt for jokes and
was compelled to stand for a lot of
chaff and guying. But one day some.
thing dropped. The man hit thought
Jake had used sledge, but those who
saw knew he hadn't, and were also
convinced that further guying would
he dangerous.
What he did to the man who
thought sledge had been used inter-
ested all the scrappy ones in the
establishment, with the result that
Jake was forced into meeting a quar-
tet, one after the other, of would-be
champions, and all four faded before
the fists of the sturdy youngster.
Athletics now took a firm hold of
-Jake's attention, and after polishing
off Roach, who had been imported into
the mill on purpose to whip him, he
turned his attention to rowing. He
was an apt pupil of some of the old
time watermen on the Charles river,
in Boston; was one of the winning
crew in a four-oared race on Lake
Waldron, and in 1888 won the junior
sculling championship of the nation
al regatta.
In the winter of 1888 he became an
assistant at the old Crib Club, in Bos-
ton, and for several years his entire
attention was devoted to boxing. He
showed his fitness by whipping Harry
Allen and George Godfrey in forty
four rounds, and fighting draws In
1884 with Jim Goode, Charley Mitchell
and Mike Cleary. Later. after rest
of some time, Frank Herald was ac-
counted for in one round.
AS the months rolled their course
most of the then good ones were de-
feated. Kilrain was given the Rich
ard X. Fox diamond championship
belt and in 1887 Kilrain fought Jim
Z Smith, of England, for the champion
ship of the world. The battle went
1O6 rounds to draw.
This battle with Smith led to tn
great mill with John L. Sullivan in
Mississippi, in which Kilrain lost. AT.
ter that event Jake was beaten by Cor
bett in a six-round go for points and
lost to Frank Slavin at Coney Island
in 1890. His last fight was with Slav-
Ing in 1899. During his career he has
fought over $50 battles, and today
weighs ga pounds.
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There Are Districts in This Contest
Extraordinary, and 4 Prizes for Each Distri
Two Fine Diamond Rings.

We have bought the IL T. Graham To-
Co. We have NOT !
out any certain ring for people might
ring but what doing is give Graham
ery Co. and liberty diamond ring IN
stock and give them order for It, YOU are
full value for the order give Of getting
worth cent of the advertised Surely this is fair
Diulslon of Districts.
DISTRICT oNEs all City of Hattesburg Wing nor
Main
DISTRICT Twos all that City Hatesburg lying Son
Main ~
DISTRICT THREEs all OF Counties Forrest Perry Green Jat
and Harrison. outside of the City Hattssburg
DISTINCT FooK-s all Of Marion Pearl River Pike Lincoln
and Lamar
DISTRICT FVEds all of Jones. Jasper Clarke Newton
Lauderdale
DISTRICT Skis Of psnLn
ington and Jen Davis Counties
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The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
POLITBNESs

If your children are not polite the
lault without a doubt lies at your own
door.
Are you polite?
Do you raise your voice when ex-
cited?
Do you interrupt?
Do you walk into room without
knocking?C
There is mother who knocks on
the door of her 10-year-old daughters
room and does not think this extra
courtesy to SO young child is at all
wasted either.
Do you make your requests cour-
!eously?
Do you put your own things away?
DO you lose your temper?
Do you nag your husband or any
other member of the household?
Do you have good table manners?
Do you contradict?
Ask yourself all these things, says
the Utica Observer, and then if you
discover you are failure along these
lines don't blame the child.
You may lecture and punish all yol
want. your child will watch you, and
L she finds out mother is not taking
the trouble to be a lady she won't
make the attempt herself
Children are far shrewder than we
believe them, and they treat as much
In the same way that we treat them.
New Haven Register.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
SHY MEN RELIEVED.

The President of the French is,
where women are concerned, a de-
eidedly nervous and shy man. The
gorgeous state functions arranged in
his honor here were a source of mis-
cry to him. The King heard it and
was sorry for him. Every one in the
court circle is aware that when His
Majesty is entertaining difficult"
guest Mrs. George Cornwallis West,
who was Lady Randolph Churchill, is
invariably called forth by the King
ito set the poor man at his ease"
RE American woman really enjoys
It. With her best smile and her per-
Iect French she sets forth to conquer
the President. From the state ball
room she took him to the smoking
lounge and Immediately touched his
heart by telling him he had her per
mission to smoke pipe! So chum-
my did they get that in an incredibly
short time the Presidents tongue un-
oosened and he seemed to forget
that he was talking to woman, and
The story goes that they talked on
nntil supper time, when the King was
perturbed to find there was no trace
sf his distinguished guest. 1t took
some time. before NJ. Fallieres and
his companion were discovered. BY
hat time the President was so much
At his ease that he had both his feet
within an inch of the chimney piece.
Only royalties and the guest of the
occasion were supposed to be adj
mitted into the private supper room,
but the King promptly asked Mrs.
George CORVALLIS West to join the
distinguished party, thus paying her
unique Complimentary Mary in
the New York Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16

The growing interest in forestry
is attested, to the Boston Transcript,
by the appointment of forty-seven
young graduates at the nine Ameri-
can forests schools as assistants in
the United States Forest Service. The
salary for these young men is $1,000
per year, but advancement in remu-
neration follows upon proof of fitness
for the work and of ability to get
the most, through study and expert
ment, from any piece of forest land.
To make the most successful forester
n man must be combination of nat
uralist and business man. "He must
have the power of observation, a
fondness for nature, and be resource
full. He must be capable of command
ing the respect of rough men and
willing to undergo the privations of a
rough life," as Clifford Pinchot, Unit
ed States forester, told the gradu-
ating class in forestry at Harvard.
Given these necessary qualifications
the man who chooses forestry for a
calling may be of great value to the
country, besides enjoying a health
giving existence in the open.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16

1t is said that prominent manu-
facturer in Germany was recently en-
abled to procure patent of subordi-
nate nobility upon the payment Of
s37.50O, observes the Philadelphia
Ledger, and that a baron's title has
been obtained by the expenditure of
$62,5OO. Spanish nobility of lesser
rank, it is alleged, is procurable for
$4,000, which is likewise the price Of
a marquisate in Portugal. A Vatican
patent of barony is known to have
been purchased for $500, and a
counts title for $12,50O. The Tur-
kish "Chefakat" order may he bought
for $4,000, while the price of the Os-
mamie order is only half as much.
The title of count purveyor" sells
in Austria for $500: in Saxony for
$500. A Spanish or Montenegrin
consulate, with no responsibilities at
tached. may be bought for $3.50.
while one may become a nominal
Consul General" of Turkey for sS,-
$50. or of Persia for $4,000. The
French Government has been COM
PEELED in self-defense to provide that
titles of nobility must be registered.
The number of dukes and counts.
most of whom had merely q squat
ter's right to their high sounding
titles. was until recently almost be-
yond computation. The chief Of
tenders were army officers, who
thought their bogus titles would help
them to contract marriages with heir
Asses.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
HoteI Rnn hY DWARF.

The Philadelph Record has un
earthed a business monopoly which
will excite interest, unalloyed with
envy, and which does not merit acri-
monous criticism. According to the
Record, Admiral Dot, the dwarf, who
was at one time a formidable rival
of Tom Thumb, can claim to mon
opolize the business of bookkeeping
by dwarfs. A correspondent Of the
Philadelphia newspaper describes the
inn which has been established by
the diminutive Admiral at White
Plains. and his claim to the oldest
hotel in the country, if not in the
world, will not be disputed.
The entire tavern staff is made up
OF dwarfs. The admiral himself is
thirty inches high, while his hand
some and accomplished wife, who
presides over the establishment as
hostess. towers one inch in height
above her husband. The head waiter
is the exact height of Boniface Dot,
and the clerk is midget fraction
OF an inch taller, than the proprietor.
In addition to his responsible Mid
gets hotel, Admiral Dot is a member
Of the volunteer fire department and
responds regularly to alarms with the
other boys, all of whom exceed him
greatly in stature. Topeka Journal.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
FASHION NOTES.

Skirt panels are as plentiful as
ever.
Draped gowns are very much in
fashion.
Satin is the leader among wedding
gowns.
A good many 18th century ruchings
are being used on new gowns and
wraps.
The lingerie waist continues to
hold forth.
Some Of the three-quarter lace
coats are jetted. They are made with
as well as without sleeves.
The new Olympia cord and Cote
line are really the old favorite, Bed
ford cord, under new names.
Parasols covered with scrim and
having elaborate borders stencilled on
are among the novelties.
The fad for stencilling has extend
ed as far as the children's wardrobe,
and mothers of young children are
decorating the hens Of skirts, yokes.
collars, etc, with this artistic work.
A brand new fabric just from orer
! the water is called pongee serge. It
| is Of a fabric like pongee, but has
a serge twill. It is an ideal material
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The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
FEMTNTNE SUBSEQUENTLY.


Is a larger proportion of the male
than the female sex below the nor
NAL standard OF mental and bodily
ability? It would seem so by test
recently conducted in the schools OF
New Jersey in which on every point
but one the boys were found inferior
to the girls. This test was conducted
by a special committee appointed by
the New Jersey state Teachers AS
sociation to ascertain if possible the
number and kind OF defective chill
dren to be found in the schools OF
the State. The committee had no
idea of a comparative study of the
deficiencies in the two sexes, but
that is the most curious result which
appears from an analysis of their re-
port. Statistics were received from
seventeen out Of the twenty-one coun-
fies Of the State, showing that $4,000
children had been tested according
to questions sent out, divided almost
evenly between the two sexes. On
every point but one more boys were
found defective than girls.
There is, for instance, an element
of humor in the fact that SO per cent.
more boys than girls were found de-
fective in speech, 1,736 boys were re-
ported with a "sloyenly gait as
against 843 girls; 727 boys and only
995 girls were reported with "twitch-
ing muscles 22S boys were found in
the schools who drooled, but only
seventy girls. twenty-five out OF
thirty-three cities reported more boys
than girls behind grade, and in near
ly all cases the boys were reported a
longer time behind grade than the
girls. More boys than girls are de-
fective in hearing, and in three phys
lcal tests given to determine defec-
tiveness of muscular and nervous or
ganization the boys we're universally
found more defective than the girls.
In one defect alone we're the tables
suddenly reversed, 1860 girls as
against 1926 boys being found with
Imperfect sight.-New York Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
PREssED HARD
COnee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the
Injurious effects of coffee and the
change in health that Postum can
bring they are glad to lend their tes-
timony for the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in North Carolina says:
My mother, since her early child
hood. was an inveterate coffee drink
er. and had been troubled with her
heart for number of years, and COM
planned of that weak all over feeling
and sick stomach.
Some time ago l was making an
official visit to distant part of. the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. | noticed
a somewhat peculiar favour of the.
coffee, and asked him concerning it,
He replied that it was Postum.
Il was so pleased with it, that af--
ter the meal was over, / bought a.
package to carry home with me, and
had wife prepare some for the next
meal The whole family liked it so.
we'll that we discontinued coffee and
used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time she felt so.
much better than she did prior to its.
use, and had littleetrouble with her
heart and no sick stomach, that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest OF us.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members OF the.
family, but not in so marked a degree
as in the case of my mother. as she
was a victim Of long standing"
Read ''The Road to Wellville," in.
pkgs.
There's a Reason
Ever read the aboveIetter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human.
interest.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
CEDAR FOR PENCILS.

Tennessee Tract That Furnishes
Wood for That Purpose Exclusively.
Down in my State there is a patch
OF territory about twenty-five miles
square, near the town where the bat
tie of Franklin was fought during
the civil war, which is practically
the only section in the United States
where cedar is grown for no other
purpose than to furnish stock for the
lead pencil industry said Thomas
Green Of Nashville.
''In that section cedar trees seem
to spring spontaneously from the
soil and the peculiar thing about it
is that they do not grow in any other
section Of the State to amount to any
thing. These forests give employ
ment to many wood choppers and
planning mill workers, who prepare
the cedar for shipment to lead pen
Gil factories in the Eastern States
and to Europe.
"An immense amount cf the wood
is cut, planed, sawed and shipped out
of the town Of Murfreesboro, Tenn,
every year. There have been many
fortunes made in that section out OF
cedar. Cedar trees there are culti-
waited as is any other crop. The
groves, conserved as they are now by
the wise owners, will last forever
and will be furnishing the close grain
ed, fine fibred wood for pencils CEN
turv from now. Washington Post.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
DOG oureRows HIS LEGS.
His only Successful Means of Loco
motion Now Is Rolling.

motion Now Is Rolling.
There is an animal fancier in this
town who has the must peculiarly
afflicted and odd-looking dog veterin-
arians of the Cumberland valley ever
have seen. 1t is a beagle hound, and
the doctors say it has elephantiasls
Alexander B. Nilhouse Is the own
er of the strange looking creature.
AS puppy it was normal in size'
but its body soon gave signs of at
tanning abnormal proportions. The
dog, of the variety which naturally
has exceedingly short and stumpy
legs, began when young to develop
such a great girth that when stand
ing on all-fours it's stomach touched
the ground. Since then it has grown
fatter. until now it cannot touch its
four feet on the ground at once
A result is that it can walk only
with its body inclined far to one
side. and then only with two feet
on the same side, the movements OF
which serve to send the dog around
in a circle. When it tries to walk
without inclining its body to one side
or the other the legs simply fan the
air helpIessly. They don't touch
ground by an inch and half.
sausage" is the dogs name. The
only way it can travel in straight
line by itself is when in the water.
Bv reason of its great bulk it floats
easily Many of the girls of VIII
son College have been much amused
at seeing Milhouse take the dog for
a swim in the creek back OF the
college grounds. 1t uses its stubby
legs to good advantage like a tisn
uses its fms, and seems to take great
delight in this its easiest method OF
Iocomotion.
Sausage is a good-natured dog, and
cheerful in spirit. When an s. +.
C. A. agent went to see whether the
dogs aiIment caused suffering suen
as to require it being killed he found
Sausage wagging it's tail happily and
gnawing a bone like any other dog.
The animal weighs fully 50 pounds.
It has a keen scent for rabbits, and
when a wild bunny got into Mil
houses back yard recently the dog got
SO excited that, powerless to run, 1t
made itself into ball and rolled
down a terrace in pursuit OF the
bunny-Chambersburg (Pa.) Dis
match to the New York Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16

and encouraged. A happily ever az
ter" ending followed. since that day
the plan adopted by the timorsus
lover has become custom in Ecaus-
sines and suitons both bold and bash
full have since employed it.
In the last four years, however,
there has evolved from this charm
ing custom a grand fete, in which
all of the eligible men from towns
for miles around Ecaussines have
gathered at the quaint Belgian vii
lage and taken unto themselves wives
from the wards of the municipality.
The conveniences of this occasion
are beyond computation for those Of
the young men with courage enough
to propose marriage, but the hesitat-
ing have often come away wifeless
and sad, victims of their own en-
barrassment To better the lot OF
these would-be Benedicts and give
them a chance with their more for
tunate brethren, a new rule in the
matrimonial game was agreed on this
year, and when April 80 came the
blushing maidens Of Ecaussines were
invited to come to the nearby town
Of Ronquieres and there, instead OF
being pursued, were requested to fol
low out the "Superman" idea of be-
coming the pursuers and making pro-
posals of marriage to those men who
cty.,o1z tbai7. fannine
Willingly the difident male permit
ted himself to be wooed and won;
and now the young men are clamoring
for the permanent establishment OF
this scheme which puts them beyond
the danger of hearing the dreaded
mo" from the lips of a woman-'
New York Tribune.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
FoRTUNEs WITH GRASS.

A simple method of telling fortunes,
quite as unique and interesting as
the daisy method, is to use four
blades of wiry grass five or six in
ches long. Name the grass with your
sWeetheart's name. Place the blades
together and tie in the center in a
single knot. Then take two blades
and tie near the ends in a double
knot. Repeat this with the remain
ing blades until there are four such
knots. Then unite the center knot.
The form the grass assumes deter
mines your fortune; namely, one cir
Gle means that your sweetheart loves
you; two separate circles that he
hates you; a circle within a circle
that he is going to propose to you.-"
indianapolis News.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
Luxurious Bee Hives.

A schoolmaster in a small German
town, being very fond Of bees. re-
solved to build for them something
novel in the way of home. As bee
hives are generally of the same size,
color and shape, it is sometimes dif-
fcult for a bee to find his own par
ticular home, so this kindhearted
schoolmaster decided to give each of
his hives some distinguishing mark,
so the buildings represent an inn,
castle, house, cottage, windmill, etc,
There are also a number OF animals,
including an elephant, carved from
wood, closely resembling their living
brothers, The owner is naturally very
proud of his creation, ana is constant.
ly enlarging it.-Strand Magazine.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
Mailman and Andre.

"Walter Wellman is bound to
fail" said a Chicago aeronaut, dis
cussing on the Atlantic City Board
walk the destruction of the explor-
er,s airship shed at Spitzbergen.
He'll never reach the pole in MS
balloon.
.eThe balloon, a prey to every Wlnd
that blows, is no vehicle to brave
the boreal horrors in. Andree's fate
proved that. And if Wellman ever
floats poleward-I don't believe he
ever will-people will afterward tell
the same story about him that ne
once told about Andree.
According to wellman's story,
there was a certain German private
soldier named Andree. This was a
short time after the real Andree's SEN
sational departure in his airship.
We'll. the kaiser, reviewing some
troops one day. asked a number OF
men their names, and Andree was
among this number. The kaiser
smiled at him good-humoredly.
$50 your name is Andree, ehg
the kaiser said. DO you know you've
cot a very famous namesake?
eyes, your majesty, the soldier
answered.
aAnd who told you thatg SAID
the kaiser, !,
MY captain, your majesty said
the soldier.
e'Aha, your captain, Ell? And what
did your captain tell you about An
dreeg
"He said, your majesty, that ne
only wished Andree had taken me
with him! w Washington Star.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16

The colonel of the First Regiment
of the New Jersey National Guard
created something of a sensation the
other day by abruptly stopping the
regimental band from playing "The
Star Spangled Banner" as part of a
medley and forbidding it ever to do
so again. In that, pleads the New
York Tribune, he commercially en-
forced most commendable law. The
official national anthem deserves re-
fspectful and dignified treatment at
all times. To mix it into a medley is
as uniting as it would be to use the
national flag as a part of piece of
crazy patchwork.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-09-16
Mr. Kipling is quoted as writing

Mr.. Kipling is quoted as writing to
a friend in America that the Wright
brothers "are ahead" of his story,
with the Night Mall" the date of
which is 1000 A. D. 1t is added:
"Mr. Kipling, by the way, wrote sup
Elementary matter for this story, in
the way of aerial regulations, answers
to correspondents, book reviews and
advertisements supposedly taken
from a magazine of the. same future
date. But already the London Times
has published twice a full page of
actual advertisements of dirigibles
and flying machines.