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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
DESTRUCTION BY
The WHITE Ant
Little Pests Eat Away Support Tim
bers of Military Building In
Philippines.
manila Times.)

White ants have wrought great de-
struction at Schofield Hall at Fort
William Mckinley, and it has been
necessary to temporarily brace the
building to prevent it from coliapsing.
The chief damage has been done to
the timbers and braces of the rear
portion of the structure, and pending
repairs the use of the rear gallery has
been forbidden.
1t was feared that if many persons
used the balcony at one time the
whole structure would collapse. The
destructive work of the ants wa dis
covered several weeks ago, but it was
not thought that the building was in
a dangerous condition. A closer ex-
animation made several days ago,
however, revealed the startling fact
that many of the heavy timbers were
almost entirely eaten away and that
under any strain would have fallen
Prompt steps were taken to make
the building safe. Special braces were
placed at several points and arrange
ments are now being made to replace
the honeycombed pieces.
The residence of the Governor Gen
eral at Malacanan has also been
found to be in very bad condition, and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
new MALADY
IN The SOUTH
Is Called Creeping Eruption" and
the Horse Fly Is Re-
sponsible.
Special 10 The News

Special 10 The News
PENSACOLA, Fla, october Ga
new disease in the South, known as
creeping eruption" has been discover
ed by Captain f. H. Gosman, post sur
geon of the artillery corps station at
Fort Barrancas. The victims are two
artillerymen who were recently attack
ed by the disease, and after ineffect-
ual treatmnt by an assistant, is said
TO be the first case of the kind in the
South and the fourth case known in
the United States.
According to Captain Gosman, the
disease is caused by the Judgment of
the eggs Of a horsefly, and while not
necessarily fatal, causes great dis
comfort, and when not properly treat
ed and the patient is allowed to
scratch, becomes very aggravating.
Photographs have been made and will
be forwarded with a full report of the
cases to the department a Washing
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

missed for his hitting. The Cubs can
easily figure out eight or ten games
where Johnnie might have stung the
ball at the psychological moment and
landed a winner, and the pitchers
have not been as effective as when
the Kansas City boy was doing the sig.
nal work from back of the plate.
81 don't know but one other case
where one man played as important
a part in the failure of a major league
club to come up to expectations, and
that was Big Ed Walsh's failure to
show winning form for the White Sox.
Master workmen are hard to find
in baseball and Fred Clarke was lucky
in picking up the necessary 1ngreu
lent for a winner in Pittsburg, and the
ball team that lowers this great lead
ers colors this fall will have to play
great baseball and have at least an
even break of luck.
Luck often plays a very important
/ part in a short series, but the best
ball team only wins championships in
a regular eason, although the finish is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
Reserved SEATS
ARE ALL TAKEN
Will Be 200 Newspaper Men and
100 Operators There. =.
Special 10 The Mems.

Special 10 The Mems.
PITTSBURG, October 6.-With the
aim Of having the distinction of seat
ing a greater number of persons than
has ever attended a single baseball
game the management of the Pitts
burg National League club is busily
engaged in perfecting arrangements
for the opening of the worlds cham
pionship battle between the Detroit
American and the Pittsbur National
clubs here next Friday. AT Forbes
field force Of workmen is construct,
ing 5000 additional seats after first
having built a false fence, some dis.
lance from the present boundary.
At the downtown offices of the club,
clerks are swamped in the task OF
returning letters, estimated to contain
many thousand of dollars, for the rea-
son that the reserved seat supply
became exhausted last Saturday. Vet
Grams of baseball games say they
have never witnessed such an amaz-
ing demand for seats.
How many persons will attend the
games here Friday and Saturday is
questionable, but from present indica-
lions an estimate of from $4,000 to
100000 is believed not to be an ex-
aggeration.
In the meantime, Pittsburg, western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West vn.
ginia, not to speak of the distant
major league centers or points thou
sands of miles away, are gradually
working up baseball fever that bids
fair to transform this city into an en-
thusiastic mass of humanity. Specta-
tors are coming from Portland, San
Francisco and Denver.
An evidence of the great interest,"
in the contests can be had from the
newspaper arrangements. Over 200
newspapermen from all parts of the
country will be here to write account
of the battle. In addition there will
be over 100 telegraph operators pres
ent.
Already the police department is
making preparations to protect the
spectators and guard against acct
dents. The department of building
inspection today made a thorough eX
animation of the great alium and
pronounced it a model for STRENGTH
4 and safety. It is said that over $500
coo in bets has already been placed
by Pittsburgers and a greater sum
is said to be awaiting takers. The
average betting is about even
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

New Works Modest Governor.
New York state has $4,000 uni
formed and equipped citizen soldiers,
yet Gov. Hughes manages to get along
with . staff Of Is officers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
The Marriage
wow
M A RIT AL w o E S
OF RICH
BY GERTRUDE ATTENTION

l am not prepared to say, as an
unqualified assertion, that there is
more marital infelicity among the rich
than in other classes of society. But
there are many reasons which might
go toward bearing out the claim
For one thing, people who are very
rich are often prominent socially.
When such couples fall out the
newspapers, eager for gossip and
knowing the interest the world at
large takes in the wealthy. stir up the
dissension.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

Another cause is the manner of life
led by so many of the very rich. They
have little of real interest to occupy
their attention. Their lives become
idle and vapid. There is too much
leisure. Where a poorer woman
would be too busily occupied with her
home and family the woman whose
home cares are reduced to a minimum
by money has time to become bored
by her husband or to yearn for other
interests.
l have an old-fashioned belief that
a husband and wife should be real
helpmeets; that husbands business
cares and perplexities should be I'M
derstood and shared by his wife; that
his business losses should be her
losses and his triumphs her triumphs.
Often among the rich this is not
the case The wife, brought up to
wealth and luxury, cares not in what
way the riches that surround her are
gained.
She knows little and cares less
about her husbands business affairs.
She has no real sympathy with him
in his hardships and trains, and in
consequence he is sometimes apt to
go elsewhere for appreciation and adj
vice. Should his fortune be swept
away his wife, who knows nothing of
his frantic efforts to keep that fortune
together for her sake, blames him for
careless management. If her own
money is also involved in the crash she
has still less sympathy for the man
to whom she attributes the misfor-
tune. All she realizes is that the one
attraction which made him bearable
has been removed. And she looks
elsewhere for the happiness she has
lost.
There are, of course, countless ex-
ceptions to this rule. There are
many happy marriages among the
rich, many luxurious homes where
as true affection reigns as in less
splendid dwellings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
Alumni Day.

do you remember the night we put
COW in the Greek professors roonl?'
Yes. And when we lampblacked the
bust of Aeneas?"
Sure. And the cold winter evening
we turned the bell upside down and
filed it with water?"
"Ah, those were great days, How's
your boy getting along? Do you think
the students of to-day are as studious
and progressive as we used to be-"
Then the gray-haired gentlemen be-
gan 70 discuss the moral influence of
modern college ife.-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

repairs are necessary to prevent its
collapse. Experts from the Bureau of
Public Works have decided that it will
be unsafe for the new Governor Cen
eral to occupy the building until a
large amount of reconstruction worl:
has been done.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

Foremost, however, among the rea-
sons for especial matrimonial unhap-
piness among the rich if such unhap-
piness really exists to a greater de.
gree than among the poor is the
marriage of convenience" Among
people composing the wealthy set in
our large cities marriages are oftener
matters of policy and desirability than
the mere outcome of mutual affection.
There is, in many cases of this sort,
no real love from the very outset
Women marry men of great wealth
and social position because their fam
lilies are ambitious and desire to see
them well placed in the world.
1t is but natural under such circum-
stances that more or less jar and lack
of congeniality should ensue Moth
ing but an unusual degree of tact can
avert such friction.
Such people are, after all, but hui
man, and woman, who is forced by
her family's ambition to marry a man
for whom she has no natural inclina-
ton or affection, is not unlikely later
to meet man with whom she falls
seriously in love. This is a condition
which might perhaps have been
wholly avoided had she been born
in less exalted financial sphere and
allowed to choose a husband for her.
self. Family fortunes are thus main
tanned or raised sometimes at cost
far greater than mere money involves
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
Maori ChivaIry,

A Maori's idea of a woman is ex-
pressed in the phrase "she who
dreams" which means that her
thoughts are on higher plane than
his
He allows her absolute freedom of
speech and manner, for he is sure that
if there is anything to be said or done
a woman's refinement al sincerity
will exceed MS own.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
Crop Was a Failure.

Il suppose you know of my family
tree?" said Baron Fucash. Yep"
swered Mr. Cumrox. ut may han
been a good tree, all right, but it
looks to me as if the crop was fail
ure."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06

sometimes very cloe, it wa lat sea
son in both leagues"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-06
For HEADACHE-ttlcx's CAPUDiNE

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach
or Nervous Troubles, Capudine will
relieve you. It's liquid-pleasant to
take-acts Immediately. Try it. 10c.
25c and SOC at drug stores.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York. July 30 --WHEAT.-Re
ceipts 1890 bushels; spot irregular;
No 2 old, red. nominal $ ~ in e.
vator aud fob. ancat; No. I'd
new. 1921. end of August The
wheat market was decidedly siren.
today, getting excellent support from
the bulls o account of the improve
cash demand, and reports Of higi
Temperatures in the northwest. july
113: September 1.1Sh
CORN--Receipts ll0.G75: scot
firm; No old 7Siac elevator and
nominal fob. anoat; No . new g.
winter shipment fob. ahoat This
option market was without transac
lions. closing 1an112c ret higher;
July 1879; September 75h.
OATS-Receipts $500; spot gu @ ;
mixed 81 nominal, natural white 81
m57h: clipped white 5SmG3.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
Try a Change.

Drop prosecuting your wife Win
growls about how big the bills are for
the childrens shoes. Garry her away
for day OF spring rest and recrea.
ton, and get a new viewpoint your
self Take your Aeyes off the stock
ticker and freshen them with an ait
ernoon's vision Of the blue sky. Pun
your head out of your cash drawer, go
to a baseball game and blow some sun.
shiny air through your musty BRAIN
Give over being worm merely grub
bing for money, run out into the open
and be a red blooded virile human be-
ing for change. Then you Will have
some real work In you fighting to
come out like steam ont of boiler
under 800 pounds pressure. The prob.
lem Of the childrens shoe bills will
be solyed--and lot more besides.
Quit existing. Try living. New York
Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
Where Wasp. Protect Birds.

There are birds in the swamps OF
Venezuela, known as caciques, that
build their nests In close proximity to
a dangerous species of wasp in order
to avail themselves Of the insects pro.
lection from the constant menace OF
the Jungle. c. William Beebe eX-
plored this region, and. with his VIE,
has written his account of 1t for the
May number of HGper's Magazine.
He discovered the nests of the ca
clques close TO the formidable wasps'
nests, the two creatures living in har'
mony. One sting from these wasps
would kill a bird. and several stinrs
throw man into a severe fever.
Hence the insects are dreaded by mar
and beast. and the caciques find their
neiehborhood safe one. Whether the
wasps cannot or will not sting their
neighbor birds is not known.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
a Just Rebuke.

"My children. is il not as easy to
sneak good word as bad one"
asks an old time minister of the Cos.
pei. Capt George Prescott of Concord,
Mass, not only answered this question
in the affirmative as far as he himself
was concerned, but enforced its prin-
ciple where he had command. An in
stance of his frankness and refine
ment is given by Frank Pres
ton Stems in Sketches from Con
cord and Appledore." The incident
occurred in the civil war, during the
first few days of the camp at the Pc
tomac.
A cadet. freshly graduated from
West Point, was directed by Gen. Nc
Dowell to drill the different companies
in succession. Having but slight re-
spect for volunteers, the young man
gave his orders emphasis by a plenti-
full use of profane language
When he came to the Concord com
pany, Capt. Prescott. who was stand
ing by. walked across to him and
said:
Il must request you, sir. to give the
orders In the plain terms OF the mill
taIy code. for my men DO not like pro
:.lity. L You do otherwise. ] shall
order them to march off the ground.
and they will obey me. and not you.
The drill continued without an oath.
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE CHEAP-5 lots on
fUR STUDENTS Or hEREUIu
Facts Carefully Gathered and Anthem
tlcated viii Be Enjoyed by
Those interested.

Forty-four per cent. of the sons OF
automatically minded men, includ-
ing scientists, inherited the love of
and aptitude for science from their
fathers, and only IA per cent. OF the
daughters of such men. In the case
OF mothers who were devoted to
scientific pursuits, Hooper cent. OF the
sons inherited the gift, and not one
among the girls. Girls showed a dis
tinct tendency to copy any rowing dis
position which existed in the mother,
the boys following in the fathers foot
steps in respect to either rowing or
stationary dispositions. The gift OF
clever talk and assurance in company,
as well as the quality of self-study OF
self-criticism. was shown to come In
every case in both boy and girl from
the father, and in no case from the
mother All traits which gave evi.
dence of good nature or sensitiveness
were to be referred to the influence
OF the father, very rarely OF the
mother
Tendencies toward foibles or crime
were to be ascribed almost wholly to
the father. In the case of melanchol-
ia. dementia. epilepsy and imbecility.
the fathers influence prevailed in at
least 90 per cent. Of cases. Strangely
enough to record. interest in sports,
such as cycling. skating. hunting. fish
ing and parlor games. came almost
invariably from the mother, liEewise
the tendency TO be very neat in dress.
On the other hand. punctilio in AFFAIRS
Of business and honor were ascribed
entirely to the fathers side-in no
case to the mothers.
In the matter of literary ability, evil
dcnce was eonclusiyely in favor OF
the father. though artistic talent was.
in the greater percentage Of cases.
traced to the mother. Only a frae-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals
STOCKS HELD BACK FURTHER DECLINE
In July Wheat Yesterday--Other De.
liveries Relatively Stronger
Corn and Oats Up

Chicago. July 20.--WHEAT. Per
feet weather for harvesting and
movement Of the new crop cause a
further slump in July today The
more distant deliveries, however,
We're strong on talk Of damage by
hot weather in the northwest, The
feature Of the trad z in July was the
induced considerable selling by small
holders. The decline in cash grain
here and IN the southwest also lie J
to the bearish sentiment in July. At
the close July showed net less Of
1Mc. while the other optioss were
u ale higher,
No. 2 red, new $l1Sm119k NJ.
3 red, new 15ml.1S; No. 2 hard,
new, 11Sm11S15; 10 ) nard l15@
lis. July opened 1tS; high l.l8M:
low 1.16% closed l1S9s: September
lily.
CORN-Rumors of the injury t. tie
new crop uN MOI weather III IOWA anu
Kansac caused heavy buying. par
ticularly in September which result
ed in a strong marker throughout the
day The eastern command for cas-
GRAND showed material imrroyeme1t.
prominent commission house was
the leading buyer Closed strong
u GI11Rc higher
No. 72hc; No. white re; No. 2
yellow 10; No white 74m74ta; NJ.
, 72m721a: No. , yellow 72@73; Iuly
opened 701s high 7l7s low 701s
closed 71& SeDtemoer GG7S GlG7
OATS-Opene weak on account Of
favorable weather for the new cr p
but later developed cNnside abb
strength owing 10 luNing by several
hull leader The advance of 1amlc
in cash grain was bullish factor
The close was strong VA nc higS err
No. , 74c; No Whit 5o6l5oH
No. white 4G049: standard so; JUL
opened 4EH m45ts high &c; low
45l4; closed 45B September rs
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
FIGHTING THE LOSING FIGHT.
Moving Appeal to the Successful in
Life from One Who Knows
the Underworld.

know woman who writes. She
writes gayly. bithely, helpfully. Thou
sands regard her as the apotheosis OF
easy success and envy her position
and the happiness which must accom-
pany her supremacy, Yet | happen TO
know that the one she loves best on
earth Is dying a lingering death of an
illness which neither money nor hu
man skill may even subdue the pain
thereof
she is both nurse and breadWinner,,
and doing the work of two is robbing
her OF health and strength. YET not
one complaint ever passes her lips
With her back against the wall she
fights her losing fight, which, though
won each day, yet loses, loses to her
all that she loves best Such courage
AS is in her little slender frame and
blazes from her dauntless eyes. Yet
her success even though she daily
wins her losing fight brings tears TO
my eyes.
The woman who scrubs for me,
earning her dollar and half a day
Oh her knees, is kneeling, not only to
her work, but before an altar where
on lies the crippled child she adores.
He can never grow up she must
know this in her heart. even though
We talk of what he will do when he
grows srong and well-he is failing
daily. and her eyes know the truth
though her lips will speak brave lies,
lie will live, he is eating better, his
lips have more color, his eyes are
brighter Yet as she lifts him in her
arms at night she feels that his little
frame is daily growing lighter and his
feeble clutch on life is nightly grow
ing loosen. She talks TO me-this
poor mother! this brave. losing fight
er,-of the time when he will walk.
we'll knowing that the first step this
poor little crippled feet viii take will
be in another world. Oh. the poor
souls on this earth who fight blindly
against the eyer-dancing, grimly stalk
ing Death!
You who are successful in that you
are not fighting your battle OF life
against hopeless disease or nearby
approaching death; you whose wage
is equal TO your necessities; you who
lay by little each month for rainy
day fund, or you who count your
wealth by millions, will you not give
the right hand of fellowship share
your sympathy, or in some manner
cheer the heart of some proud, cour
ageous, silent-lipped. losing fighter OF
your acquaintance grip the hand OF
some man struggling with increasing
expense and dwindling wage write
a note of gratitude TO some one whose
work has inspired you?
Best OF all, won't you pause long
enough each day to bestow helpful
thought on the great and noble army
OF losing fighters in this world 2
Lillian Bell In Circle Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
BY Dragging Tendency of United
States Steei--Divdend Talk
Was Cause OF it All.

New York, July 20.-The stock mar
ket today might be said to have been
waiting the return of j. p. Morgan
from Europe tomorrow. The aggres-
sive pushers of the recent advance in
United States Steel were disturbed
by the suggestion that the expected
increase in dividends might be consid.
cred as improbable. This was taken
TO mean that some interests in the
property believe in postponing the
contemplated increase in the rate OF
disbursement until the working off
of orders taken at an advance in
prices which went into effect in Feb.
ruary may open the way OF business
on more profitable basis. The ru-
NOR OF he intended postment of the
dividend increase YVES accompanied
by the argument that Favorable
statement of earnings and of prospects
when finally made might be relied on
to have as much sustaining effect on
the price of the stock as an actual in
crease in the dividend rate
Holders Of United States Steel
above 20 do not view with equanmity
the prospect of continuing to hold tn"
stock as 2 per cent dividend paper
and even the suggestion of per
cent rate leaves lack of assurance
the recent speculative buy
ers. The dragging tendency of United
States Steel proved an obstacle to tA1
effort to advance prices, and more
than once, held the market back after
it had set out for high levels.
The interest attached to the news
that Union Pacific had sold 81 100000
holdings OF attachec preferred to a
syndicate under the direction of its
own bankers and a favorable impress
sion caused by the rumor that the pro.
ceeds are to be reinyested by the
Union Pacific.
Time money held its firm tone and
foreign exchange was quiet giving col
or to the prediction that further large
shipments of gold o Argentine re-
NAMED TO be made.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

have authority for the parties In
terested to receive sealed bids fer tn ?
ravemc I with vitrified br elk mi
otherwise improving G. mmerc al ave
nre from Thir:yfourta street t. Tair-
~, ighth strCt in the City Of Cairo.
Illinois. according to the plans and
specifications now on f'e in my office
Ne. III Commercial avenue. said
bids will be received until 10 a. m.
Wednesday, July 18Th, 1909
Sad bids shall be a'ed and
marked as sUch and shall he accom-
pan ed by cash or certified check for
two hundred dollars ($2o0)) payable
TO the City Engineer condit' on I'd UPON
the entering into the required con
tract aad bond for making the said
improvement.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted will be required to enter In
to contract and bond, in the sum OF
80 per cent Of the amount OF his bid
conditioned upon the faithful per
Torrance of his contract and shall
bind himself in this contract AMI
bond to guarantee his work for q
period Of two (2l years from and
after It's acceptance.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
WILBUR II. THISTLEWOOD,
city Engineer
Cairo. Illinois July II. 1903.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-21
His Favorite.

The joker approached the man who
was selling hot frankfurters.
"Hot sausage" called the vender In
the white apron.
Yes. Fritz" laughed the Joker. and
see that you pick me out one from the
bottom of the can"
"Und Wy do you like der under vur $
bedder den der top vuns? DO dey tas e
bedder?"
"Oh, no. do 1T through sympathy. .
SYMPATHY"
Eyes. you see. my favorite is al
ways the under dog"