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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

All the leading magazines of this
country exclude all liquor adver'
tisements from their columns, and
the great dailies could with de.
cency follow suit.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

The cattle raiser wants tariff
on hides, the tanner wants them on
the free fist; the tanner wants a
duty on leather, the shoemaker
does not, but asks for good stiff
duty on shoes; but the Republican
party proposes to protect all inter-
ests alike.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

We have just received fresh
supply of paper stock. and eau do
yoar letters heads, envelopes, card
bills, etc., in tirst-class style and
as cheap a. anyone slse, Try our
iot ptintiaG.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07
No Value 70 Him.

NO VaIVe 70 Him.
what convincee you that criticisms
are of no value!''
because" answered the theatrical
manager. ''my show dossn't gss Any oe
sAs tial I sAA QUITS u ~ aevtetlA
Z Asse.Sa~s
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07
Nervous Headache

Il know from experience that
DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills will
relieve severe cases of headache
quickly" MRS. GEO. S. HENRY,
Sullivan, Wash.
In many persons the least excite
ment, exertion or irritation causes
headache. They cannot attend
church, theatre, places of amuse-
ment, travel, or mingle in crowd
without suffering an attack of head
ache. The nerves of the brain are
easily excited, and this irritable con-
dition causes pain. Such persons
should take
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
before starting out, Or on the first
indication of an attack They
invariably relieve all such misery.
Tho first package will benefit; II not,
your druggist viii return your money.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

The treasury deficit on June
3Oth last was little less than one
hundred million, but still little
harder TO handle than a surplus
would be.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

National monopolizatioD of
private moDopolies is bound to
transpire before many more years,
as the only remedy tor the trust
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07
Sl.OO Per Annum.
Say, let's hurry and get most of
the other things settled before the
suffragettes come at Hs.

The great problems of flying are
not yet satisfactorily solved, get
ting up in the air easy and getting
down easy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-07

We see that sewers al big men of
tho Sugar Trust have been indicted
for conspiracy to restrain trade.
Alb, wot's de use.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
Monument to Themselves.

Funds have been raised by the New
Jersey State Federation of Women's
Clubs and by a Palisade league or
ganized by this federation to secure
land for a small park on top of the
palisades, the preservation of which
from the quarrymen was originally
due to the federation, which began the
agitation ten years ago. A committee,
of which Miss Demarest of Passaic
was chairman, selected the site for the
park, and the land was secured for the
club women by the Interstate Park
commission. They are going to call 1t
Memorial park, and will build a me-
mortal structure on the top of a high
crag. from which a magnificent view
of the Hudson is visible. An artistic
railing and seat will also be built on
the edge Of the cliff. The structure
is to have an inscription sdedicating
it to those men and women who in
the opening years of the twentieth cen.
fury wrested these noble cliffs from
destruction" The park is otherwise
70 be left In state of nature.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1909.
BIOGRAPHICAL CALENDAR.

To-day is the sixty-hrst anniversary
Of the birth of Yuan Shi-Kai, until
recently the Grand Councillor of China
and Commander in Chief of the Chi
nese army, and reputed to be the real
ruler of the empire of the Dragon. His
dismissal from office created a pro-
found sensation throughout the world
and threatens to result in serious dis
turbances in China.
Yuan was born near Pekin and was
the offspring of a noble Chinese fam
lily, He early manifested his ability
as a statesman and diplomat. His
dismissal from the highest post in the
government, next to the emperor, will,
it is predicted, seriously cripple Chi
mas credit and postpone the with
drawal of foreign troops for at least
half a decade.
Yuan Shi-Kai, as the great yiceroy
of Chill Province, was one Of the most
influential and powerful statesmen in
the Chinese empire. He has been
called the strongest man in China, and
infinitely more powerful than Ii Hung
Chang. A thoroughly practical man,
he brought business methods to the
administration of the empire. He
worked assiduously for the advance
ment of the middle kingdom, and his
watchword was that China was cap
able of accomplishing just as much
as had Japan. He inspired a national
patriotism which today is doing much
to sweep away middle age supersti-
ton and rebuild the empire. He was
a member of the grand council since
1907, and in that year he relinguished
the post of viceroy OF Chill, but 1t was
in this office that he gained the great
est renown.
Yuan Shi-Kai organized an army in
China that was the wonder and amaze
ment Of foreign military critics. He
succeeded in celebrating all the pop
ular and caste objections to military
service, so that the sons of the nobil-
ity to-day are proud to appear in uni
form. He substituted modern text
books for ancient classics, he COM
PEELED the abolition of torture and he
transformed Pekin fom the filthiest
city in the void into a metropolis
well paved and clearly kept, that COM
pares favorably with many cities of
Europe and America. 1t is an IN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

sions. When a night rider kills an
enemy for infringing on his fishing
privileges or interfering with his In
herent right to run a monshine still,
there is no occasion for hypothetical
questions. 1t is illustrative of the
primitive conditions of Tennessee JUS
tice that not an alienist was introduc-
ed by either side. There was no dis
cussion of brain-storms or exaggerated
egos and no hint of dementia or Juror.
No inquiry was made into the per-
sonal history of the culprits to dis
coves early symptoms of nervous dis
ease.
A community in which murder trials
are thus simple almost to the point of
crudences has reason to consider
whether it has advanced in civilization
proportionately with the older states.
There is obvious need of legal mis-
sionary work in Tennessee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
TENNESSEE JUSTICE.

The New York World in discussing
the conviction of eight of the night
riders who lynched Captain Rankin at
Reelfoot Lake, Tenn, says that there
is something refreshingly vigorous
about the Tennessee brand of Justice
Yet it is to be observed that there
were no complicated motives in these
cases, no subtle psychological prob
lens such as prolong criminal-court
processes here. The trials involved
merely elemental crimes committed by
men Influenced by rudimentary pas
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the president and general
manager of the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Company, No.
SS9 Gravier street, New Orleans, La,
until January Is. 1909, upon which
date bids will be opened at IL o'clock,
noon, for the construction of a pas.
senger depot, express room, boiler
house and cement platforms, at Hat.
tiesburg, Miss.
Contractor must give a surety com
pany's bond for sixty per cent. of the
contract price.
Plans and specifications will be on
file at office of the president and
general manager and Contractors and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
TOADYISM.

All decent Southern Democrats will
resent the disgusting toadyisrn of Ed
itor Rufus n. Rhodes, of the Birming.
ham News, who in a speech at Au-
gusta, Ga, few days ago is quoted
as saying:
Judge Taft, 1 am going to AXE ad-
vantage of this opportunity to say to
you that if you knew the heart and
head of the men of the South, and
particularly of Birmingham, you would
know that they regard the result of
the last election as a benediction from
God Almighty himself to the people
of the South over their own protest"
The Hattiesburg News is not ad-
vised as to Editor Rhodes, political
aspirations, but this fragrant attempt
to bootlick Mr.. Taft and to put the
South in a false light before the
world indicates that he expects some
sort of handout from the incoming
administration.
Mississippiians will remember that
Edgar S. Wilson performed a similar
political stunt in this state several
years ago, and The News predicts that
Rufus N. Rhodes will be accorded the
same measure of contempt in Ala
bama that Wilson has received from
Mississippians.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
World. Oldest Railroad Station.

The oldest structure in the world
originally built for a railroad station
is the now disused L. & N. depot in
Lexington. 1t was begun in 1888.
From the northwest corner of this
building the first passenger railway
car west of the Aneghenies started on
Its daily run to Frankfort. 1t has
been used for almost three-quarters
Of century, and stands as a land
mark to remind the present genera
ton of the old order of things in Lex.
ington and central Kentucky.-Lexing.
ton (Ky) Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
10
SHERIFF'S SALE.


State of Mississippi,
Forrest county.
HATTTESBURG HEIGHTS LAND CO.
vs. No. 1041.
F. N. P. HALTER and
]. H. BUSCHMANN.
By virtue of an execution which is
sued from the office of T. ]. Nixon,
circuit clerk of the county of Forrest.
and in favor of Hattiesburg Heights
Land Company, and against F. N. p.
Hatten and J. H. Buschmann or the
sum of $G2OS.2E besides the interest
thereon and cSst of suit, I have this
day levied uptn tbfollowing describ-
ed real estate belonging to the said
and stateM Mississippi, to wit:
Lot 10 and west lot II, block T.,
j. L. Mcdonald addition to City of Hat
tiesburg, also commencing chains, "a
links west of northeast corner of
southeast quarter of southeast quarter.
section 5, township north, range 10
west and run west $685. feet more or
less to northwest croner of said quart
er section, thence 789 feet to point of
beginning. Thence 525 feet more or
less to south line of said section 5.
thence east on south line of said sec.
ton 5, 1852 feet thence north 525
feet, thence west 1862 feet to point
of begenning, contains 8 acres, more
or less. All being located in section
5. township north. range 10 west.
all of which I will offer for sale at
front door of court house on Monday
the first day of February A. d. 1909,
to satisfy said judgment and all costs.
Sale within legal hours.
This 18th day of January A. d. 1909.
]. G. MAGRUDER,
Sheriff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

were to kill every publisher who re-
jected his manuscript, he would have
to supply himself with a private
graveyard Where he has the garden
variety of author nailed to the mast,
is the certainty of acceptance and
plenitude of remuneration that wait
on the production from his pen of a
yellerdrammer with the shade of An
mis- in the background and Claudia
and Peter the star performers in the
flesh.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

The Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott is
quoted as saying, while l hear the
shrieks of the dying and the rush of
the tidal wave, 1 open by Bible and
read that God is our refuge and
strength, very present help in trou-
ble." Unfortunately the folks in Mes
sina, didn't have time to open their
Bibles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
= 10
ThInus Were Safe.

Are you an engineer" asked the
romantic young lady as she walked up
the platform to the locomotive and
smiled on the man looking out of the
cab window.
"Yes'm," was the curt reply.
you hold the lives of all US pas
sengers in your hand"
Exactly, miss"
And you feel the fearful RESPONSE
bllity?"
II surely do"
And you will-will-"
Just so, miss. I've got a two-doilar
dog back in the baggage car that I'm
taking home, and shall take the most
extraordinary precautions to keep the
whole train on the rails and right end
vp until We reach Chicago"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
Beware Of ointments for catarrh Tina,
Contain Mercury

Beware Of ointments for catarrh That
Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable phy.
sicions, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrb
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
G Co., Toledo, o, contains no mer
curry, and is taken internally, acting di
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio. by F. ].
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Mrs. ]. T. Senter has assumed the
editorship of the Columbus CONNER.
cial since the recent death of her
husband. She is a woman of splen
did attainments and Yields a trench
ant pen. The News predicts that the
Commercial will prosper under her
direction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11
Why He Was Sad.

= "Mr. Hit looks so melancholy.
Hasn't there beer some sad romance
In his life?"
There has. See that strong.mind.
ed looking woman over there?
yes"
"Well, he has been miserable ever
since she married"
1T doesn't seem possible. But whom
did she marry?"
Him. "-Kansas City Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

1t is announced that a series of lee
lures will shortly be delivered in New
York by Mr.. Percival Chubb, on the
subject of the Activity of the Ora
matte Instinct in Pre-Adolescence. "
The case of John D. Rockefeller may
then, presumably, be accounted for on
the ground of second childhood.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

doubted fact that Yuan Shi-Kai en-
couraged and represented the most
progressive ideas in the central gov
eminent
Yuans office correspended to that
of the premier of England, but he had
much more power than that dignitary.
His reputation has been spotless, al
the emperor and dowager empress of
China, Yuan Shi-Kai was accused of
having poisoned his majesty. This
allegation was contained in a dispatch
received from Shanghai at the New
York branch of the Chinese Reform
Association, but it was given little
credit
Americans and Europeans have a
lively recollection of the great serv-
ices rendered by Yuan Shi-Kai to
every Christian nation in securing
communication by secret means with
the legationers besieged in the COM
pound at Pekin during the famous
Boxer uprising. At that time Yuan
Chi 20; ,,oe +ootoi of Cbaooboi ond
did not hesitate to use all of his great
power to secure news from the COM
pound, which gave the first assurance
to the outside world that the diplo-
mats, their families, and attaches
were holding their own within the le-
CATION precincts.
1t was this information which Yuan
Sh-Kai conveyed through the Amer
lean consul general at Shanghai to
Mr. Hay that encouraged the Euro
pean government to join with Amer
lea in the remarkable allied march to
Pekin, resulting in the liberation of
the legationers.
For some time there is reason vs.
suspect that Yuan Shi-Kai was not
closely in touch with. the new admin
istration in China. There had been
charges affecting his official integrity,
but these had come to naught so long
as the famous dowager empress, Isl
An, lived, for she had unlimited con- j..
fdence in Yuan Shi-Kai and he was
clothed with a greater degree of auto
cratic power over China's external
relations than was the late Ii Hung
Chang. 1t was Yuan who organized
the modern Chinese army; dropped
out the spearsmen and the bowmen
and the bearers of stinkpots and the
makers of loud noises and substituted |
well-drilled, khaki-clad soldiers, edu-
Gated by European officers.
During the Boxer uprising with his
well trained troops, Yuan was almost
the only viceroy in China able to ex-
tend protection to foreign life and
and in his later position,
with extended powers, he had planned
to make the Chinese national army
force to be reckoned with by any ma
ton.
His displacement is attributed to
Manchu jealousy, as he had a great
many enemies among the Manchus.
Yuan was generally looked upon and
regarded as the head man in Chinese
affairs, the Regent Prince Chun being
looked upon as a figurehead. Ma
Tung, his successor, has been in the |
foreign office a great many years and
is regarded as an able man, but not
of such progressive and advanced
ideas as Yuan. He has never been
out of China except on a not highly
important commission to Japan. He
is a Manchu and about Sc pears of
age.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Interest in novels is said to be wan
ing. Probably for the reason that the
depends on the character of the din
more interesting than fiction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

The survival Of the fittest;
test contrive the longest survI
a fact made known by all clas1
If you want the fittingest at
your glasses, Room 303 Carte
DR.. N. A. Charping, the Opt I
ing. 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

II Mr.. Taft really intends to try
to break into the Solid South by ap-
pointing Democrats to office, he might
begin by giving Hattiesburg a Demo-
cratic postmaster.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Frequent conferences with Presi-
dent-elect Taft have served to in
crease Mr.. Knox's popularity in the
senate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

The Florida Times Union suggests
Editor Rufus N. Rhodes of the Birm-
Ingham News, as a good man for Mr.
Taft to take into his cabinet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

The Merry Widow isn't the least bit
worried that leap year is over.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Mr. Hartman say mo man is re-
sponsible for what he says after din
ner." 1t occurs,t to us that a great deal
depends on the character of the win
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

This is the day when Ben Tillmar
goes on the war path.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Like the great majority of authors,
Thornton Hams confesses that if he
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Dealers Exchange, No. S26
street, New Orleans. La.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-11

Kew Dr. william s. Rainsford TO church.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-13
FlREMEN TO THE FRONT.

A reason for congratulation is found in the
advance that has been made by Covington
in preparedness to protect life and prop
erty from the ravages Of fire, nor is this
congratulation due alone for the mcdaniel
means of protection, but also for the interest
manifested in perfecting system by which
rapid and organized movement will cause as
little delay as possible in reaching the fire
and placing in operation such apparatus as
we possess. In the maintenance of this in
terest and in the further perfection of our
system frequent drills and strict Enforce
ment of discipline will be great aid
The provision for unifoming the members
will assist in sustaining the individual COM
pany pride and in creating rivalry that
will bring out the best that is in each COM
pany, Notwithstanding they will be in evi-
dence, under our voluntary system, princi-
paIly during parades. 1t appears to us that
a practical and serviceable addition would be
the regulation freman's head-covering. 1t
would be protection to the eyes and face
from the scorching heat and also from the
water that so frequently drenches the fire.
man in close work, while it can be grabbed
in hurry and used without loss of time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-13

by default, the the attorney for the town
having failed to receive notice of the day Of
trial and not being present to conduct the
suit.
AS soon as notice of judgment is received
Town Attorney Richard will file motion for
new trial He claims that in allowing the
case to go to trial without notifying him the
attorneys were not only guilty of profess
sional discourtesy but of violation of an eX-
press agreement to do SO, and that the case
should come up for rehearing
In view of the fact that there has been no
decision of the case on it's merits and that
such decision may be long delayed, the
best thing that can be done is to take up
the old Indebtedness issue new bonds and
go ahead with the work that has been begun.
That the school building has stood so long
uncompleted is deplorable, although the re-
suit of unforeseen difficulties, and the oppor-
tunity for it's completion by the issue OF
new bonds should be accepted and welcomed
by all. Several proposals for the bonds have
already been received and there will be no
difficulty in floating them. It simply remains
for the people to vote the issue. In view Of
this fact it may safely be predicted that
Covington will soon have school building
suitable to her needs and in accord with the
educational advancement she has made in
the past few years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-13
COYinStOn Society Notes.
BY OUR SOCIETY EDITOR.

Miss Katie Smart, who is attending school
IN New Orleans, spent few days last week
with her parents.
James Barringer and son, of Bayou La
combe, spent Wednesday in Covington.
Messrs. Geo. Fendlason, VIM Wallace and
Norman Core, of Folsom, were business
visitors to Covington this week.
Mrs. Logan Belknap and son, of Folsom.
spent few days last week with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Smith, and attended
the w. T. u. euchre and dance.
Judge and Mrs. T. M. Burns spent FRIDAY
in New Orleans.
DR.. A: c. Gribble spent several DAYS in
New Orleans last week.
DR.. and Mrs. N. M. Hebert returned last
Saturday from a short visit to friends in
New Orleans H'>'' -
Messrs. L. M. Bourgeois, ]. E. Cotton
and Anatol Beaucondray spent the week
end IN New Orleans to select costumes for
the CoVlngton Carnival
Mrs. +. G. Hadden spent the early mart
OF this week in New Orleans.
Miss Cecile O'Donnell, of Bogalusa, was
q weekend guest of her friends, Mrs. Claw
Hebert and Miss Seymoura Hadden. Mrs.
Hebert returned with Miss O'Donnell for a
few days visit.
Mrs. H. U. Upton, who has been the
guest OF DR.. j. R. Dillon and family, left
Thursday of last week for her home in New
Orleans. !"
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Latsces and little
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-13
THE NEW BOND ISSUE.

Last Tuesday the Town passed an ordi-
nance ordering an election to be held in Gov
ington on the 23d day of March, 1909, for
the purpose of authorizing the issue of bonds
in the sum of $4,000 to secure means for
completing the school building and retiring
certain certificates of indebtedness issued in
connection with that work. In disposing
of the old bonds the town was unfortunately
drawn into Mitigation by non-performance
of contract by the purchasers, on the plea
that they were issued under an unconstitu-
tional act. Pending suit for damages, in
which the constitutionality Of the act was
at issue, it was not deemed advisable to pro-
coed further, as decision was anticipated
in favor of the town, but after lengthy
wait for the case to be called it finally went