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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
HARRY BERESFORD
ONE Big Laugh
"Who's. Your Friend?" A Comedy of
the Most Highly Enjoyable
Sort.

1T was to laugh is about as good
way as any to express what Who's
Your Friend?" presented last night
at the Auditorium, amounted to. This
excellent comedy is not of the side
splitting" variety, but for good, clean,
wholesome fun, it ranks with the
best and causes the sort Of titillations
that give most exhilaration and en-
joyment.
Harry Beresford in the leading role
is practically the whole show, and he
gets every laugh out of the part that
it contains-and it is loaded with
Them His drollery is indiscribable
and very fetching.
OF its character the show is a rat
Ting good one, and Mr. Beresford is
assisted by very competent cast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
SAID COOK REACHED
MT. M'KINLEY'S TOP
BarriH Furthermore Assured Williams
That Every Word Of Cooks Maga-
zine Story of Exploit Was True
Told Him Last February.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October %.
DIR. Henry l.. Williams, coach of
the University of Minnesota football
team, declared today that he was told
last February by Edwin N. Barrill
that he and DIR. Cook did reach the
top of Mount Mckinley. Not until
yesterday did DR.. Williams associate
his experience in the Rocky Noun
tains last February when he met Bar
rill with the controversy between
Cook and Peary.
81 am positive that Barrill said that
he and DR.. Cook reached the mountain
top" said Dr. Williams. Further
more. he assured me that every word
in the magazine story written by DR.,
Cook was true and that he (BarrilD,
and DR.. Cook were the only men that
had ever reached the top of Mount
Mckinley"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
sATTLESHIPs REOCH
THE CRESCENT CITY.

PORT EADS, La, October 26.-On
their way to New Orleans to form a
part of the naval display attendant
upon the visit of President Taft, and
the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway
Convention, the battleship Mississippi
and the cruisers North Carolina, New
York and Montana, crossed the bar
this morning, and entered the mouth
of the river. They dropped achor at
New Orleans this afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

Because of the deep and widespread
interest among citizens of Hattiesburg
in the proposed increase in the citys
tax levy, the mass meeting Of citizens
at the court house, at 1880 tonight,
promises to be one of the largest
gatherings of the character ever seen
in Hattiesburg In fact, judging from
the general interest manifested today,
the crowd that will be on hand will
tax the seating capacity of the circuit
court room to its limits.
The meeting tonight will be most
important one, and it is requested
that both those who oppose the pro-
posed new levy and those who favor
it will be out in force to enga sc in and
hear full, free and fair discussion of
the question in all of its lights and
phases. Such a discussion can not
fail to bring to the surface new ideas,
Jews and facts that will enable the
voters to cast their ballots intelligent
ly upon question of very grave i'm
portance to this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
CAUGHT HIS TICKLE FANCY
Bridegroom Turned from Hearts
Choice and Would Have Welded
the Witness.

A colored divine in the south told
Booker Washington of what, in his
opinion, was the most extraordinary
wedding ceremony he had ever wit
messed. or, indeed. of which he had
ever heard.
Have you no witnesses?" asked the
officiating minister of a couple of ne
groes who had presented themselves
for the performance of the marriage
ceremony.
Both replied that they had not, ex'
pressing surprise that this formality
was at all necessary.
where kin we git some Witnesses
asked the bride of the prospective
groom. who, as we'll as herself, was a
stranger in those parts.
"Tll go an look around an see,'
said the man.
"All right, jim" said the woman
"You go an I'll wait heah till you
gifts back"
Jim then set out as desired, and
after long while, returned with two
young colored women, one of whom
was considerably younger than the
bride-to-be.
The parties were then properly dis
posed and the clergyman was about to
proceed with the ceremony, wher
suddenly the groom exclaimed:
Jest minute, minister!"
81 was jest going to say dat, ef it:
Jest de same to you, I'd rather have
that one," continued the man. with 8
gesture toward the young witness.
That's a remarkable decision t.
make at this stage of the proceed
ings," returned the minister. amazed
Isn't It little late to talk OF sucf
thing now"
Dat so. minister" queried the man
with note of disappointment In hi
voice. Then after moments pause
he added resignedly:
20, well. l s'pose yo' might as wei
60 on wid do ceremony!"-Louisvill'
Courler-Jolrnal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
CAR OAL LUMBER CO.
OF CHICAGO PURCHASER
Buys Entire Holdings Of Walworth
& Neville Manufacturing Company.
More Than 1000 Acres of Land Be-
ing included-New Officers.


Special 10 The Nctos
PINE BUR, Miss, October 26.-
The Car Dal Lumber Company, OF
Chicago, has purchased the entire
holdings of the Walworth & Neville
Manufacturing Company at this point.
which consists of some thirty millions
of feet of standing timber, together
with something over 1000 acres of
land.
The deal also includes about one
and one-half million feet of lumber in
sheds and on yards, together with the
mill and all accessories. The prop
erty transferred will amount to about
$4,000
The Officers of the new firm are:
w. NJ. Carpenter, of Chicago, presi-
dent; R. H. Proctor, of Norfolk. Va,
president; E. S. Hough, of Chi
cago, secretary and treasurer.
The mill at this place has been
making an average of 10000 feet per
day. and while some export stock is
cut, the company cuts mainly for the
interior trade.
While the announcement of the big
deal is just now made, the deal was
made about July l.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
MUCH INTEREST
in REVIVAL.
That at Broad Street Methodist Church
Growing Rapidly in :.
Interest.

The revival at Broad Street Metho-
dist church is increasing in interest
Many have already been greatly
blessed. Rev. George X. Thompson
did the preaching last evening, and
those who heard him were very deep
ly impressed with the earnest and
powerful sermon. rs Christ really
loved by the people of Hattiesburg?'
was question presented for serious
consideration. Those not present
missed great blessing.
Mr.. Thompson will again preach
this evening. Rev. NJ. B. Sharbrough
will preach Wednesday evening.
Rev. NJ. l.. Burton of Purvis, is ex-
pected here Thursday to continue the
meeting.
After today there will be services
both at 10 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. Let
all that can come.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
Chinese BARRIERS Don't Use Iather

"One of the chief trials of the aver.
age man is the way his razor pulls
when he proceeds to erase the beard
from his face" remarked Julian V
Apperson, of ST. Louis.
Some years ago was in China and
noticed that the cunning BARRIERS of
that country instead of putting lather
on the faces of their customers used
a number of hot towels intead. |
went through the experience and be.
came a convert to the Chinese sys
TEN. To this day when go to shave,
In lieu of soap ] steam my face with
hot wafer, and find that this method
takes all the wrinkles out of the
whiskers far better than lather. Sc
that If the blade is reasonably sharp
you can shave without any torture
incurred in the 'puf'ing nrocess."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
WELL WITHIN JOHnNY'S KEN
kindergarten Teacher Unfortunate In
Selection Of Subject to {,
EIucidate.

Now, children" said the kindergar
ten teacher in a determined effort 70
introduce nature study to her class
i want you to look at this picture OF
turtle. See his shell like a little
house for him to creep into so that
nothing can hurt him. See how good
Tod has been to him. He hasn't any
bones like we have; only this shell to
hide in when he's afraid. Can all OF
you see the picture of the turtle?"
'Ya-as 'um."
DO you all of you see the nice
hard shell for the poor little boneless
thing? Do you all of you understand!
Any one who doesn't understand raise
the right hand. Well. johnny"
Il don't understand"
What don't you understand ~
Johnny was an earnest child with
spectacles, and the kindergarten
teachers heart began to sink.
Il don't understand anything you'ye
said" said Johnny.
Why not, Johnny"
Because" said Johnny, because
the turtle certainly has got bones"
In the presence of conviction born
OF knowledge the kindergarten teach.
er still rallied her wits to the main
tenance of discipline. You NAV sit
down, Johnny she said with a forced
smile. You may sit down. There are
different sorts of turtles"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
Daughters to Be There.

As the proposed increase in the
levy for park purposes is the principal
item being fought by those who oppose
the new levy, Hattiesburg Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
to which organization Hamper Park
was originally decided, will have a
strong delegation at the meeting to-
night, headed by Mrs. d. B. Holmes,
president of the chapter. AS will be
remembered the park was only turned
over to the city after proviso had
been inserted which provides that the
property shall revert to the Daughters
in case the city fails to make appro-
priations sufficient to improve and
the park as public play
ground.
In talking of the matter today, a
member of the city council who favors
tn increased levy, said.
81 have found quite number of
persons who thought the proposed mill
levy for park purposes is permanent
thing, and have hastened to disabuse
the minds of these persons of such an
idea. I will say for the benefit of
all who may be entertaining such an
erroneous idea that the levy is not a
PERMANENT one and the park item prob.
ably can be rescinded within year or
two years at the outside
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
WENT ONLY To
KILL Prince
Assassin Says That Was His
Sole Purpose In Going to
Harbin.
SCORES TO SETTLE
With Others, TOO
Among Them Personal Account With
Japanese Statesman Who Ordered
Execution of Assassin's Connections
While in Korea.
By Associated Press.

HARDIN, Manchuria, October &C.
1t developed today that three of
Prince Ito's companions were wound
ed when that disnitary was shot and
killed by an assassin here.
The assassin today made a state
ment in which he said. Il came to
Harbin for the sole purpose of assas-
sinating Prince Ito, to avenge my
country"
He also said he had personal ac-
count to settle with the great Japan.
ese statesman who, during his stay
in Korea, had ordered the execution
of several persons connected with the
assassin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
WIFE D0UBLY HIS PARTNER
American Man of Business Proud to
Accord Position to His Bet.
ter Half.

There is one little incident connect
ed with Charles R. Flint's life which
shows us how some American men
place their wives on a pedestal in a
way that is puzzling to foreigners.
One night he invited a Russian dip
lomat to dine with him at home, the
invitation, which was an informal one,
explaining that the dinner would be
small, in fact there would be no other
guests. only his Junior Partner"
The diplomat arrived punctually.
dressed in his official costume and
decorated with orders. He was ush.
cred into the drawing-room and shown
the trophies which Flint had brought
back from his many journeys around
the world. He is a collector and a
connoisseur, as well as business
man. But no Junior Partner" ap-
peared.
The conversation was general, with
now and then reference made by
Mr.. Flint to the Importance of this
person. He confessed to the guest
that he never took an important bust
ness step without first consulting his
partner. that he relied almost entirely
upon the judgment and sound advice
OF the Junior Partner" Finally
when he could no longer refrain from
showing his curiosity. the Russian
looked at Mr.. and Mrs. Flint and
asked whom this mysterious person
was. Flints reply was to make ,
eourtly boy to bis wife and. present
the ioreign diplomat to his "Juniol
Partner. "-Detroit Free Prsss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
TREMENDOUS CROWDS
GREET NATIONS Chief
Citizens of Illinois, Kentucky and
Missouri Meet Presidential Party at
Cairo-Batleship Mississippi and
Other Vessels Reach Crescent City.


CAIRO. ILL.,, October 2G.-President
Taft's flotilla stopped here today and
he and all members of his party came
ashore and were greeted by citizens
of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri. It
was the largest crowd ever assem-
bled in the history Of Cairo, and the
boom of cannon, which were stationed
on the levee was almost drowned by
cheers of the vast throng.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

Merchants Grocery Company, and OF
the Commercial Club, in keeping with
all his actions and ideas when any.
thing is on foot for the betterment
and upbuilding of Hattiesburg. is an
ardent advocate of the proposed new
levy.
"The poor people and the children
of the poor need the park said Mr.
Jackson today. just after getting w
from sick bed. Il am for it. 1t will
cost the Merchants Grocery Compan.
quite neat sum, of money,out
would be for the park II It cost three
times as much"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
DR.. 1RO17ER ON
MARRIED LIFE
is Preaching Series of Sermons on
Pertinent Subject at First
Baptist Church.

Last Sunday night DR.. I. P. Trotter
preached to a large audience, more
men than women being present. on
"Marriage-The House-Band," and at
the conclusion of the service he was
requested to write out his sermon for
publication. He is to preach next
Sunday night on "Marriage-The
Wife"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
Women Smokers Of Mexico.

The cigarette is far more populnr
among women in the upper circles Of
European society than It Is in Mexlco.
where if you find lady smoking she
Is quite sure to be an elderly woman
Of an addiction to old customs. Thae
Mexican women generally smoke ciR-
arettes is notion cherished By fof.
eign writer's Of Mexican romanoun
sprinkled all oyer their peees vioA
scarambal- mi vida. ~uhiSe o.
carne." etc. 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

NEW ORLEANS, October 26.-De-
cember 10.40; January 14.20; March
14.S7. High: December, 1419; Jan
1929, March 1850. Close: Decem-
ber1416-16, January 14.26-27; March
14.45-46
Spots firm, 13 1916. Sales $50; to
arrive, 1,025.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
What an Inch of Rainfall Means.

An acre is 6,272.64O square inches.
An inch of water on an acre is, there.
fore, 6,272,640 cubic inches. That
amount, at 277 cubic inches to the gal
ION, equals $4,000 gallons, or 23O, 900
pounds, or 100 tons. An inch of rain
is, in other words, rain falling at the
rate of 100 tons to the acre.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
MERCHANTS ASSN.
MEETS TONIGHT
Fifteen New Members to Be Enrolled
And important Matters
Discussed.

An important meeting of the Rctail
Merchants Ossociation will be held
at s o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall.
Fifteen new members will be enroll
ed at tonight's meeting, and it is
very important that all members be
present, as matters of moment to the
association will be discussed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
COTrONlMARKET.

LIVERPOOL, October 26.-Sales,
5000; middling, 7.54. Opening: No
vember, December, 729-30-26-29. Feb
ruary, March, 7.31 1-2. Closing: No
vember, December, 1882; February,
March, I 3.4 1-2.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
oeNnltion 0. lnarst, ,.e.

"Ingratitude." said Uncle E5en. rs
word mos frequently used BY folks
dat has had mo- ian DER share Of
savors an had deirs expectations ON
reasonably stimulated
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Meeting CALLED

The Commercial Club is called to
meet tomorrow "wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Auditori-
um. A full attendance is requested,
as matters of Importance are to be
considered.
T. S. JACKSON, President.
M. l.. BIXLER, Secretary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

1t takes very great intellect to
equal the pleasures Of very simple
heart--Beatrice Mantle n s0rst."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

Says Poor Need Il.
Mr.. T. s. Jackson, president Of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-26

The News gives he nesvo,
general, State and local.
Give the circulatiou man
your subscription.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
Heart to Heart
I QKS.
Copy. ight. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

TWO DO0TBLACKs AND BUSINESS.
A magazine writer tells the story Of
two bootblacks who were soliciting
trade on q crowded thoroughfare one
Saturday afternoon.
The two boys had no regular stand.
Each had his box slung over a Shout
der, ard they stood near the curbstone
crying their business to the passers-
by.
But there was a difference in the
boys.
Each had his cry, composed Of four
words, and never varied 1t.
The first boy cried out, "Shine your
shoes here
The second boy solicited his custom
by shouting. Get your Sunday shinew
Note the difference?
The cry Of the first. boy announced
the simple fact that he was in the
shoe shining business for any one who
should desire his services.
The second boys cry was more sig
nifcant. It was Saturday afternoon.
The hour was 4 o'clock. The cry car
ried with It the fact that tomorrow wal
Sunday and it probably would DE q
pleasant day; that he (the bootblack)
knew an extra shine was needed: that
he who went to church or walked In
the parks on the morrow owed 1t to his
self respect to present good appear
ance. and. lastly, that he was there to
do the business.
Do you see why the second boy got
the larger share of the business?
He had Imagination. He linked facts
together He conveyed suggestions
His cry told all the other boy said
and more.
There Is in the incident an object
lesson in the problem of modern bust
ness.
Imagination in business Is money.
The successful merchant uses 1t. HI
projects his imagiEa alton In such I
way as to reach the mind OF his Gus
toners and by suggestion causes then
to buy his wares.
The inventor can do nothing withou
Imagination, nor the promotor. nor thu
| engineer, nor the architect or builder
| The professional man must have i'm
agination. Even the farmer or breed
er needs It. {
And yet
Occasionally you hear Of a paren
who does not want his child to reat
| fairy stories or believe in Santa Claus
He is practical man himself, and b.
| wants his children taught practica
things, etc.
| He fails to see the large place occu
pied by the imagination.
The man who Ii without imagination
misses much Of the pleasure in life
He dreams no dreams. Unseen thing
Of beauty are not for him. Besides
He misses big asset in business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
PRISON YAWNS FOR
GANG OF GRAFTERs
Pittsburg BoodIers Were
Heavily Fined and Sem
fenced Today.
TRIED TO CORRUPT COUNCIL
MEN WERE FOUND GUILTY OF
OFFERING BRIDES TO SECURE
THE BANK DEPOSIT or THE
MUNICIPAL FUNDS.

Pittsburg. Pa. May j.-For alleged
corruption of councilmen. by bribery,
in securing the bank deposits of city
funds. former councilman. John Klein,
was today sentenced to fine Of fiji
teen hundred dollars and costs, and
three and half years In the penitenti-
AIRY. The former president of the
council got five hundred dollars fine
and q year and half Imprisonment.
Former Banker w. W. Ramsay got a
one thousand dollar fine and year
and half Imprisonment. H. M. Bo!-
ger. hotel proprietor. was fined five
hundred dollars and given two years
sentence. Chas. and John Colbert,
juror ''fixers." were each fined five
hundred dollars and given two years
Imprisonment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
Ant Sauce.

During the numbering operations in
the Canadian backwoods in the win
ter" said lumberman. the French
workmen-you know the French eat
cocks combs and snails and skate
season their beans and bacon with ant
sauce. Nearly every tree that falls.
you know. discovers great colony of
red or brown ants. These. the French
woodmen say. have an acidy. agree
able taste. They tone up the food like
tomato catchup or picked walnuts.
They dry the ants and eat them with
Z plentiful sprinkling OF salt and pep
per, or they steep them in molasses.
Strange to say. ant sauce, taken mod
erately, seems to improve the health.
Now and then, though. the French
men take too much Of 1t. when their
eyes become bloodshot and they shake
az over Is with palsy, exhibiting the
symptoms OF ! man recovering from
drunkenness"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
HoNoRs 70 MAJOR I'ENFANT.

1t II more than a century since Mai.
L'Enfant. favorite engineer officer
Of Washington, laid out the federal
city, which eventually was named for
the Father Of His Country. George
Washington believed In the young
man, but he was temperamental to !
degree and ia later years he was scout
Cd ~ . dreamer. Washington was
called = ecity Of houses without streets
and Of streets without houses. The
point Vas that the engineer forecast
"a the future. He laid out city for
fifty STATES instead Of thirteen. But
he wAs too far ahead OF the wisdom Of
his time and left Washington In dis
gust ana died = disappointed man.
The ceremonies anent the removal
u his bones to Arlington cemetery
were appropriate and impressive. Here
was young foreigner who cast in his
lot with ~ during the struggle for In
dependence and who fought bravely
IN peace and war for ideals, He could
imagine things Z century before they
happened. He was Z seer and 4 pro-
phet. Like many others Of his kind,
No was dead long before his dream
came true.
The lesson b obvious Most or us
arc coldly material "a our views and
lack imaginative quality But It can
not ~ doubted TINT ! hundred years
hence our present status will be look
"a hack upon q Scrude. We shall fail
IA our duty unless We also keep our
etos On the future and lay our plans
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
ASSOCIATION IS
N NEED OF FUNDS
Must Discontinue Charity
Work Unless Secured.

1t is imperative that the Associated
charities have funds in order to meet
expenses incurred during the past win
ter and to carry on the work next fall
and winter. At the meeting yester-
day afternoon it was reported that the
association was 500 in debt Mrs.
Gambler. city missionary, states that
the work will have to be discontinued
unless the deficit is raised. and the
different churches meet their appor-
tionment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-05
COMMITTEE GRATEFUL.

BY the direction Of and in behalf
Of the republican city committee.
the thanks and appreciation OF the
committee, Is hereby extended to
the press, republicans generally,
and particularly to all candidates
in the primary OF May 3. for the
efficient aid extended us, In faith
fully carrying out the rules made
for the government of the same.
(Signed) George G. Ferling.
chairman. Carl L. Baker. Sec'y.