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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01

literally. To save him from despair,
send him every item of news of
which you can get hold. To save hin
from profanity write your correspond
ence plainly on one side of the sheet
and send it in as early as possible.
TO save him from mistakes, bury
him. Dead people are the only ones
who never make mistakes
| The man who wrestles with the
COW and learns the calves to suck.
who casts the corn before the swine,
is now in greatest luck; for buffers
on the upper grade, vears higher
than kite, pork is climbing up the
scale and beef is out of sight; eggs
he gathers every day from his Poland
chicken coop are almost worth their
weight in gold and We are in the
soup. His corn brings him a fancy
price, its rising every day, and he
rakes in all kinds of mon for a half
load of hay. The farmer is in the
saddle and when he comes to town
the rest of us by right should go way
back and sit down. Z
Coole Cotey Of Pittsville has &C
copied position as District Deputy
Head Council with the Modern Wood
men of America, with headquarters
at Superior. He has been working
in this position over a month with
excellent success CoOle is we'll
known and highly thought of in
Wood county, where he was born
and brought up. He is we'll qualified
for this work, by education and train
ing, and we take pleasure in recon-
mending him to the good people Of
Superior and Wisconsin, as worthy
their confidence and respect. He
expects to move his family to SUI
perior where they will be nearer him
and his field of work. We join with
|
well wishes for his future seccess.
Mail advertised June 2S, 1908, at
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin:
LADIES
Carew, Miss Jeunette (card)
Doran, Miss Eta
Durand, Mrs. J. H.
Kertz, Miss Katy G cards.
Olson, Miss Lucille (card)
GENTLEMEN
Carlson, Carl
Deane, c. c.
Freeman, E. A. (card)
Grassell, Raymond
Jones, Hart (card)
Lautz, Rev. Ezra D.
Schwenkler, P.
Verkinlen, John (card)
Wilson, C. M.
Persons calling for the above let
tiers please say advertised"
R. A. NC DONALD, P. M.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Bogoger have
had warranty deed drawn convey
ing 30-foot strip of land facing on Sd
Street South and 20 feet deep for
park purposes to be delivered to the
Park association on the payment of
$1,000 for said piece of property. This
is the same amount which they had
agreed to accept of Normington Bros.
the laundrymen, upon which they in
tended to erect their new laundry
building. The residents of Third
| Street South, and in the vicinity of
Vine Street, have all agreed or prom
ised to contribute to this end This
is an opportunity to close this mat
ter up and secure a nice little plot
of ground as a beauty spot on the
corner of Vine and Sd Street South.
We understand that the deed is now
on deposit in the Wood County Ma
tional bank to be delivered on the
payment of the $1,000. This is an
excellent opportunity to bring this
question to final solution which
must be accepted within 20 DAYS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01

Her recOllect1OnS and inquiries and
suggestions constituted a very val
liable contribution to the work.
Besides the activities of home and
church Mrs. Lang belonged to the
noble company of women to whom
Oberlin college is indebted for large
measure of it's worldwide influence.
For twenty years her house was a
student home. She did not keep
boarders, but rendered service just
as valuable, namely, that of furnish
ing rooms. Over a hundred young
men, away from their homes, thus
experienced her care, which was in
deed motherly. They came to look
upon her as being almost a second
mother, and attachments were form
ed which continued to the end. Very
significant tokens were received to-
ward the last, from men now in
their vigor and prime, whose studen
days were thus nurtured by Mrs.
Lang.
ct was given her to pass very
unusually long period in conjugal
union with the husband of her youth.
The pair lived together siXty-one
years and over. During all this time,
mid. their great bereavements and
some severe reverses, the fidelity
and devotion of husband and wife
were constantly noted. And many
friends observed how attentive was
the husband, now himself an aged
man, during the last months and
weeks Of her special suffering.
''Mrs. Lang's Christian faith
showed no signs of abatement as
child after child was taken. The
spirit that she felt was expressed
in an utterance made the very morn
ing of her death The good Father
knows best she said, in abiding to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01

Miss Leila Doyle, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, left
Friday for Milwaukee. She will be
Joined Sunday by her cousin, Eliza
beth McCamley, of this city and to-
gether they will take a trip by boat
to Sarnia, Canada and other points.
They expect to be gone about three
months.
There was very little damage to
the Centralia P e P. Co.'s mill on
the South Side Saturday night by
fire. The fire caught from a hot
box near the ventilating window in
the roof of the mill Had it not
been discovered early as it was, it
might have been more serious. The
damage was slight
A great many from here attended
the Plover home coming last week
As d large percentage Of our citizens
are former Ployerites, quite an inter
est was taken in the event. All re-
port a splendid time as the weather
was beautiful and the many friendly
handshakes will long be remembered.
The occasion was certainly a success
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
INSURANCE LONG IN FORCE
First introduced When Sea Voyages
Were Accompanied by Many
Perils.

The practice of insuring originated
from marine insurance, for merchants
sending goods by sea in early times
usually accompanied the ship them.
selves, and were liable to capture by
Moorish or Turkish pirates. With a
view to providing the necessary ran
som to secure their release it became
customary before embarking to paw
an agreed premium to certain indivi
duals called underwriters who were
willing to guarantee payment of the
ransom in the event of the merchant
being captured. From this beginning
the practice was gradually extended
to insuring the lives, first of mariners
and then of other persons.
In 1874 Queen Elizabeth granted a
patent to Richard Chandler under
which he established a Chamber of
insurance in London with the object
OF regulating all contracts OF insur.
ance, but this Chamber. with prob
ably all its records, was DESTROYED bv
the great fire of 1865 The earliest
recorded life policy was issued in June
1S. 1888, and provided that if a GER
tain William Gybbons, shall die with.
In IL months the underwriters would
pay 1883 IS. 3d., the premium being
at the rate of per cent.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
THE PROPER CAUSE.

1t Is the wish Of every patriotic pa
rent that his child shall stand in the
front ranks Of the bushes world. To
get these results the teacher, the pa
rent and the child must work togeth-
er. Open mutiny with the school
means hindrance to the child. There
should be close unity. If your child
is not doing well at school, it is your
duty to see the teacher and help de-
wise plans to remedy the evil Don't
pour out your wrath on the teacher
at the supper table in the presence
of your children. They will have no
confidence in the teacher, cause
trouble in school, and loose all inter-
est in learning. If the evil exists in
school. see the teacher and it will be
remedied.-The Columbian.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
EVER THINK OF IT?

Did you ever notice what filthy
habit splitting on the sidewalk is? OF
course you didn't, or you would never
make one of a crowd of men who
stand on, or sit Oh. street corners
and make regular puddle Of tobacco
juice where the ladies have to trail
their skirts through it, or at best,
walk through it. The way some men
spit on the sidewalks is. positively dis
graceful. 1t is not only filthy hab-
it, but it is also dangerous to the pub
lie health. What Is the use of men
doing that sort of thing, anyway, when
1t is just as easy to spit in the street? ?
Don't spit on the sidewalk, boys. Cut
1t out,and earn the everlasting graft
tude Of the ladies' who have to pass
that way.-Yazoo Sentinel.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

Natives of Dutch East Indies Have
scruples Against Killing Any
Of Brute Creation.

"The natives of the island of Bali
in the Dutch East Indies have peculiar
superstitions about animals" says a
writer in the Wide World Magazine.
Dogs, for instance, are never de-
stroyed and, much to the annoyance
of the European residents, the pariahs
are allowed to increase to an unlim
tied extent According to Balinese
ideas, dogs are the reincarnation of
those of their poorer brethren who
were buried after death instead of be.
ing cremated which is the more luxu-
rious method of getting rid of the
dead. To kill a dog, therefore, is as
great a sin as killing a poor fellow
creature. With regard to the tiger,
the natives believe that that animal
is also the reincarnatlon of another
caste OF the community, and nothing
VIII induce them to shoot it.
They tell, with great impressive.
ness, the story OF an old Balinese man
who once came face to face with a
tiger In the jungle. Gazing at the mon
ster fixedly he addressed it as follows:
What have l done to thee that thou
lookest so ferociously at me? Have
| ever done thee any harm; and art
thou not my brother clad in the skin
OF tiger? pray thee go thy way
In peace, and leave me alone Whore.
upon 1t is said. the tiger turned tail
and walked away majesticaly into
the depths of the Jungle"
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
KEEP - STIFF UPPER LIP.

Keep stiff upper lip. 1t is one of
the requisites of success the world
over Reverses may overwhelm, fail
ures may discourage, sickness may
disarrange plans, but don't give up.
Many a battle has been won after the
old flag was tattered and torn until
but remnant remained Your plans
may be shattered, your arrangements
rent asunder, but don't give up. Keep
stiff upper lip; set your standard
anew and keep trying.
The world has no use for the quit
ters They make the history of the
yesterdays. The man who keeps try
ing is the man of the tomorrows. 9th
ers have succeeded where you forsee
failure. Tr it again. Keep a stiff
upper lip and push onward, upward
There is a niche in the worlds activity
for ALL If you haven't anchored, push
onward; establish your harbor far
down the stream of endeavor. Again:
Don't give up; keep striving, and keep
a stiff upper lip-Natchez News.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
TRIPOD
VALUABLE INFORMATION.

When the petition for the $500 ap'
preparation asked for by Saturdays
mass meeting was being laid before
the Board of Supervisors Monday af-
ternoon by the committee appointed
for that purpose, Mr.. J. o. Neal, a
farmer from out in the Mallalieu
neighborhood about miles southeast
of Brookhaven, asked permission to
be heard for a few words. Mr.. Neal
said two or three years ago when he
commenced farming he was so igno-
rant of the business that he didn't
know how to gear and hitch mule
to plow, but this year, by following
out the instructions received from the
Government Agricultural Department
he had been able to raise and harvest
152 bushels of corn to the acre. He
told the Board and those present that
seeing was believing, anu if they want
ed any better proof he would be glad
to take them out and show them the
field and the corn. And yet there are
people who say the instructions on i'm
proved methods of farming are all
theory and bosh. 1t was probably
things like this that caused Solomon
to remark in his day, "a fool is wise
in his own conceit." it."-Brookhaven
Leader.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

If you will figure it out you will
find that the Traction Company itself
and the stockholders in the Traction
Company, will pay a considerable part
of this proposed tax raise if it is
voted. They will not only pay good
ly portion of the one mill forPark
purposes, but will also pay their part
of the other mill for other purposes.
So after all it seems to us that they
are about carrying their part of the
load. You say the widows and or
phans ought not to be taxed to Sup
port the Traction Company" Well,
then, why should the Traction Com
pany be taxed to send the orphans of
these widows to schoo? The Traction
Company is not a marriageable insti-
tuition and has no children to school.
The answer to it all is this: All laws
should be for the greatest good to the
greatest number, and it is begging the
question to single out a single instance
where the law may pinch little. All
laws pinch some somewhere. Does Hat
tiesburg on the whole need the Park ?
And is Hattiesburg on the whole able
to build the Park? If so, then tie
Park tax ought to be voted. That's
all there really Is in the question.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

The newspapers have it that there
is man in New York who has a mil
ion dollars to give to charity where
it will do the most good; and he wants
advice as to how to invest it for sweet
charity sake. What would you advise
him to do with it? You may express
your views through the columns of
The News, if you will express them
briefly. An interchange of ideas upon
this very interesting subject might not
be Improbable. 1t might suggest to
some one to do in small way what
he. would like to do in large way,
For our part, if we had a million dol
lars to give to charity, to invest where
we thought it would do the most good,
we would invest a goodly portion of
it in South Mississippi farm lands, and
we would bring the little children
from the crowded tenement and fac
tory districts of the large cities, and
give them a chance to look upon Nat
ure as God made it, and to see his
bright stars at night, unobscured by
the smoke and CRIME and tall build
ings of the city, and to inhale into
their lungs the pure air fresh from
heaven; and We would have them
taught husbandry so that, under
healtful, good environments they might
grow up to be strong-limbed, able
bodied independent citizens. We
would take them out of the cramped
quarters of the city, where their
minds and bodies are dwarfed and
clean living is next to the impossible.
and bring them out into the country,
where they might learn to love Nature
and Natures God. What would you
do with million dollars?
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

for excellence in her department One
from DR.. w. B. Murrah, president of
Millsaps College, who offers the $25
cash prize for the school in the Eighth
Congressional District showing the
greatest degree of improvement. A
similar offer is by President H. P.
Todd, Of Stanton Female College,
Natchez, as the Seventh District rural
school prize. President ]. w. Beeson
of the Meridian Woman's College, Of
fers two scholarships valued at fifty
dollars each to the county with the
best and largest Improvement asso.
ciation.-Lincoln County Times.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
Aud TIE Jvdoc Drearrec On.

while trying an old woman on .
charge of stealing fasgots Judge who
had acquired the habit of thinking
aloud unconsciousiy exclaimed: why
one faegot is as like another faggo
as one egg is like another egg"
The counsel defending the cas-,
heard the observation and repeated
to the jury, whereupon the juds
cried:
stop: 1t is an in'erFsnton &
Providence. This was the yer,
thought that passed through my mint
Gentlemen addressing the jury, az
quit the prisoner 4" i I.nn1un News.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

then ensconce themselves once more
on velvet pews beneath towering
spires, and congratulate themselves
that they escaped the contagion, "Tis
true, It's pity, and pity it's It's true.
that the church does many maudlin
and impracticable things, and gives to
hunsering, thirsting souls a little
unctuous advice, a flower or stone,
when they are crying for the bread of
life. Pity It's it's true.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
King Alfonso's regrets came too
late; Ferrer's ghost will not down.
Decline Of trolent Frcli,h r,,,


After being teld annually for sOO
years. Stow Green pleasure fair has
p.1e:4ca l. ceased to exist.
Established by charter 6f Henry I'LL
1t ranked as one OF the largest fairs
In England for merchandise and last.
ed three weeks All the large travel.
ing shows in the country used to at.
tend and they covered nearly four
acres of ground. The fair is now
limited TO two days ard when it com
nenced it only Consisted of a few
atchnenny derices.
Tfis yenr the magistrates curtailed
lie hours for drinsing and it is ex.
reeted tle fair viii soon collapse alto
setner- Iapdou Standard.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
Here is w. j. Bryan's definition of

Here is w. j. Bryan's definition of
a political platform; we do not see
how it could be made palmer or
stronger: "'A platform is pledge
given by the candidate to the voters.
and when ratified at the polls becomes
contract between the official and his
constituents. To violate 1t in letter
or in spirit is not only un-democratic,
but repugnant to the principles of rep
resentative government, and consti-
tutes an embezzlement Of power
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

Gypsv Smith, the Chicago evange-
HIST This name is enough to kill him.
had his spectacular parade through
the slu,n dsetricts of Chicago. then
wrapped his righteous robe about him
and walked away leaving the poor
fallen creatures mired in their sin to
nfn on or starve. And now the hard
headed, practical man Of the world
is filing the papers fun Of the folly
sf IT AL rs sba'lowness. It's empti-
ness its httleness. They call it the
millinery" .narade; and they say II
NAV be repeated sonn time in the
next decade or two. They say It was
pbsrissicaI for the unct'crs good to
ing psalms 70 these diving souls and
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
TUESDAY, OCTOBER &c, 1909.
Circulation Double That Of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
TAX LEvIES.

The total tax levy for the towns
named below, is as follows:
Hattiesburg II mills.
cuifport is mills.
Meridian 16 Mills.
Yazoo City 16 mills.
jackson II mills.
Laurel II mills.
tiattiesburg can vote the proposed
tax raise, and then have d lower tax
rate than either of the towns above
named. II would beyond all question
be "penny wise and pound foolish' for
Hattiesburg to expect or undertake to
run forever on a IL mill tax rate. Is
Hattiesburg less able, or are its peo-
pie less willing to pay for building
up and beautifying their town than
are the people of GuIfport, Meridian,
Yazoo City, jackson or Laurel? Is
Hattiesburg willing for other towns to
spend more money for the education
Of their children than Hattiesburg
does?. Is Hattiesburg willing for Me-
ridian to have prettier park than
Hattiesburc has? Has II come to this,
that Hattiesburg, "HustIing hatties-
burg" the "Magic City Of Hatties-
burg the metropolis Of South Mis-
oissippi,v has il come to this that
proud, boastfuI, bouncing, booming
Hattiesburg, is going to baIk at IA
mill tax rate, while every other town
Of any pretensions pays more? It
would be a real downright joke on
Hattiesburg If this ordinance should
fail for the want of enough voters 60
Jna to the polls and voting. But It
would be a serious joke, and an ex.
pensive one, A man ought to think
seriously before he opposes his vote
and his influence to .. progressive
movement like this. He ought not to
consider whether II will pay him d.
rectIy or not; Or whether he cares for
such things himself or not; but II he
Is a good citizen he should vote for
the general coed. Think Of II: II
man owns a place assessed at $4,000,
his park tax will be increased only So
per year. He who is able and not will
Ing to pay $5 per year for pleasure
playground for all the people of his
town, must be lacking In public spirit
indeed. Or If man owns place
assessed at one thousand dollars, his
raise for the park purpose will be only
one dollar year. Is there a man,
woman or child who could not spare
that sum? Less than two cents
week. There Is really nothing In the
argument about this being "burden-
some tax" People just get scared
when you mention taxes to them and
balk before they quite understand the
proposition. Upon sober, second
thought we hope many Of them will
charge their minds. For really II
would be a serious reflection upon the
enterprise and p-ogressiveness Of Hat.
tJesburg, to vote this proposition
down. Resd tho above figures again.
and give this question second and
more serious thought.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

There are loud lamentations being
made for the poor widow" who owns
her little thousand dollar home and is
not able to pay or help pay to build a
park. Now If the widows home is
taxed at its full value, the one mill pro-
posed by the ordinance will cost her
just one dollar q year. What a terri
BILE burden that is to-be-sure.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
MISS PoWELL's GOOD WORK.

Miss Susie v. Powell, State organic
er of the Mississippi School Improve
ment Association, is much encouraged
at the interest displayed in this new
but material department in the edn
cational economy of Mississippi. Miss
Powell has been rendered three prizes
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

Billy Taft will be the star guy in
New Orleans next Saturday, but oh,
my football with double-header at
tachment.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

Uncle Joe Cannon says there are no
flies on him. OF course not. They all
get drunk a, l fall off.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

FOR SALE-One saw mill, capacitv Of
$4,000 IT, per day, electric light
plant, shingle machine, steam dry
kiln, together with six hundred acres
of land, and two million feet OF
timber, average haul, one and three
quarter miles. For sale cheap. in
addition to this there is four mil
lion feet Of timber within the same
distance that can be bought for
$3.50 per thousand feet, and on
good terms. Apply to R. B. Hop
kins, Columbia, Miss, 21-30t
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
Try It..

You can save yourself useless worry
by permitting other people to attend
to their own private affairs.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

WANTED-Position as bookkeeper
and stenographer by lady with ex-
perlence Address "M" care News.
25-6t
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

WANTED-Two connecting rooms for
light housekeeping in private fam
lily. Address =. o. Box X, 365. 25-5
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Pair mules and wagon,
cheap, in first class condition. Must
be sold at once. Address Xxx care
News 25.6t
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

WANTED-First-cla real estate
salesman. Permanent position to
right man. State age, experience
and salary. Lock Box 1sS. Hatties-
burg. ?2-tf
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS

TYPEWRITERS-Cleaned and repair
ed, d. G. Baldwin. GO years exper-
ience), Phones Cumberland 1923,
Home 129. 126 East Pine street,
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

,NY girl in need Of friendship. help.
advice. ETC., would dnd ready and
willing assistance by applying to the
natrons Of the Salvation Army Res
cue Home, s3rd St. and Avenue q,
Birmingham. Ala. 10 10 Il
The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-26

Experienced bookkeeper would like
contract of service effective Is. of
January. X Y 2 care Fabachers.
19-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-11
WANTED IN ARGENTA
 ARRESTED HERE

Deputy Constable Ed Lindsay to- day received information that a ne gro supposed to be wanted at Ar genta on two casts of burglary and larceny Is in cus..st!y at Pine Bluff says the Little Roei. Democrat.
 He is Sam Jones, alias Fate Eos ter, and is wanted for the theft of q shotgun and some clothes and othe, articles from two negroes living ir Argenta. Warrants were issued some days ago for his .trrest, but the ofl- reers were unable to locate him.
 From the evidence received this morning by Officer Lindsay and Jus. tice Roberts, the negro under arrest at Pine Bluff answers the description of the one wanted. When arrested 1T that city he had in his possession : number of articles of clothing ant also two new guns, one a Winchester and the other a Marlin rifle.
 Some of the Argenta officers will so to Pine Bluff this afternoon with a view of identifying him.