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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Cleanliness In Persia.

The Persian spends hours in the
turkish baths), which
are very handsome buildings, decorat-
ed with tiles and embellished with nu-
merous exhortations as to the value Of
cleanliness. The smallest village in
Persia has its ''Hammam," and bath
ing is almost a religious function.
When the hot room and massage are
finished, the Persian is shaved, and
the whole top of his head is also
shaved, though the hair over the ears
is left and allowed to grow down to
the neck This strange couture has a
religious meaning, for the two locks
on each side of the head are meant for
the Angel Of Death to hold when he
carries the believer to Paradise.
All Persians dye the hair with .
mixture of henna and vesmeh, and the
hair dyeing Is the last part Of the
bath; but tea and smoking are in.
dulged in afterward. and the frequen,i
ers of the "Hammams" End them yer
pleasant lounging places.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

The most cursory survey of the
worlds literature. dramatic or other
wise, will convince anyone that the
profession of humorist or true comedi-
an is one of the most exacting ever
known, says the Denver News. The
jokesmith may get momentary laugh
from an audience that is willing to
take the will for the deed. But the
man who would set his name among
those who have made permanent addi-
lions to the worlds fun must have
list of specifications for a permit to
make a road through Pinchot re-
serve. He must have insight. sympa
thy, knowledge Of character. He must
have a sense for fact that is felt be-
meath his ARREST webs of fancy. He
must have an ear for the right word
that no correspondence school can
confer 1t is easier to be a wit than
to be a humorist; easier to laugh at
people than to laugh with them. or
make them laugh at themselves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
Rack for Postcards.

For holding collections of postcards
girls who are interested in amateur
and carbinetmaking or, to
use the more modern phrase, in man
ual training, are now making very
useful and at the same time orna-
mental racks which hold large num-
Der of cards and keep those from
different sections Of country sepa
rated. The racks are made of wood
and have three bars at each side
and two bars on the bottom. At
the ends are square pieces of wood
followed out at the bottom to form
two ornamental feet, sloped out at the
top to make q more ornamental line,
and with oval holes cut in the center
near the top, which form handles by
which the rack may be lifted. There
are spaces cut in these solid wooden
ends through which the side ard bot
tom bars are slipped. The two upper
side bars are perforated with round
holes at regular intervals. Through
these perforations slender brass bars
are slipped, and 1t is these brass bars
which separate the different groups OF
cards.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
PERHAPS THE RECORD HOAX
on the City Authorities Of
Southampton.

Suppose a gentleman should arrive
at London or Berlin from the far north
claiming to be one of the discoveries
OF the long sought pole. Suppose he
is received with high acclaim, is the
subject of unlimited oratory, is the
guest OF honor at many banquets, the
whole land rings with his praise. Sup
pose that a few days later another
gentleman arrives from the far north
with the claim that he, he alone, has
discovered the coveted pole, and the
man who has received the honors and
the banquets has left nothing for
him, although the first conner may
prove to be faker and fraud.
Something very like this did once
happen. The Spanish ambassador was
expected to arrive al Southampton,
England. A mischievous idea came
into the head of Theodore Hook (born
1888, died 184D, novelist and journa-
list, and above all contriver of that d.
version known as the hoax. The Eng
fish fleet was lying off Southampton.
Hook, then young man. knew many
o. the younger officers. He formed his
scheme and one morning launch set
out from the fleet and drew up at the
quay.
In this launch was he who pur-
ported to be the Spanish ambassador,
In almost royal robes, arrived two
days before the expected time. The
mayor of Southampton, who was to
receive the Spanish envoy, was great
ly flustered 1t was all so sudden. He
did the best he could Several COM
panies of soldiers, some on foot, some
mounted, were called out The bells
were rung. The ambassador, accom-
panied by number of young officers
of the fleet, was escorted with much
pomp to the mayors palace. There
was banquet and speech making, one
of the younger officers acting as inter
prefer for the ambassador.
After it was over and the Spanish
envoy was supposed to be on his way
to London the true ambassador ar
rived. There was but a sorry recep.
ton for him. The other ambassador,
who was Theodore Hook, having per
petrated the greatest hoax ever known
! on mayor and a cityful, had exhaust
ed the hospitality of the town. The
scandal was so great, the mayor and
the people of Southampton had been
so outrageously sold, that to make any
stir about the affair would only cause
them to be laughed at the more. With
the exception of the dismissal of some
Of the naval officers who had taken
part in it little was done and the af
fair was allowed to blow over.-Indi
annapolis News
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
lis THE SUCCESS
OF The DECADE
"Brewster's Millions" Which viii Be
Seen At the Auditorium Thurs.
day Evening.

'Brewster's Millions" which will be
presented at the Auditorium next
Thursday evening by Cohan and Har-
ris' comedians, is a dramatization of
George Barr McCutcheon's celebrated
fantastic story of the same name
which had a tremendous vogue in
book shops. Approaching it's adaptibil-
ity to the stage Messrs Winchell
Smith and Byron Ongley made dram
atization which developed into the
whirlwind success of the decade. The
play was written and produced by
Frederic Thompson, of Thompson and
Dundy, those marvellous creators and
builders of Luna Park at Coney Island,
which resort alone speaks worlds for
the ingenuity and creative ability of
Mr. Thompson.
Originally produced on tour, "Brews-
ter's Millions" made such an instan.
taneous hit that the New York mana,
gers made a wild scramble to secure
it for the metropolis and finally
when it was seen on Broadway it Gre
ated such a sensation that it remained
there for an entire year and now has
the distinction of being played in five
different languages in as many coun-
tries. 1t may truthfully be asserted
that the sun has never set on "Brews-
ter's Millions"
1t is hardly necessary this time to
repeat the familiar story of Montgom-
cry Brewster and his vast fortune. 1t
is sufficient to say that this interest
| ing story covers the entire field of hui
NOR and is probably the most intensly
laughable comedy seen in many years.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris, who have
secured the touring rights, have dupli-
Gated the New York production and
have engaged a cast of remarkable
strnegth to interpret the play, notable
among whom are Royal Tracy, Carl
| w. Gerard, Gus Christie, Fred LOOMS
Franklin George, Louis Sanford, Ricii
ard Webster, Arthur Bramms, Der
Wilkes, Katherine Raye, Edward C
Howard, Marie Horton, Morgia Lytton
Gene FoXcroft, Henry Carl Lewis, vi
ola Grant and Geraldyne B. Peck The
yacht scene in the third act, which is
unquestionably the apex of all scenic
achievements of a like nature, will be
given here in it's entirety and will be
duplicate of the one seen in New
York, Chicago and London. Messrs
Cohan and Harris have left notihns
undone to make this the dramati;
event of the season.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
. sE
Baths in the Street,

A method of providing baths for the
poor of the congested districts of large
cities at a minimum expense and in
convenience has been devised by a
Kansas City man. The simple appar.
atus is composed of several lengths of
two inch iron pipe with a water plug
connection on one end and four COM
mon shower bath sprays arranged at
the other the whole costing only IS
to make, and the baths are given in
the street.
Each afternoon in summer the ap-
paratus is carried through the thick
ly populated part of the city, the at
tendant stopping every block or so to
connect 1t with water plug. The boys
soon learn to watch for it and to pre-
pare for the bath by donning, if they
see fit, still older clothes. In this way
several thousand Kansas City children
were given a street shower bath once
a day during the summer months. The
city provided the necessary water
free. Men, women and even horses. as
well as the children, also have the
privilege OF bath.-Popular Mechan-
les.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

Evans great success. Its sale was
tremendous and hamlets, hotels,steam-
boats and country seats were named
in its honor. The book contains a de-
scription of the Tai Mahal, and trav-
eler visiting the spot records the fact
that he discovered a Parsee boy in
the shadow of the tomb reading the
London edition of one of the authors
books.
For ''Vashti" which followed, the
author received in single checK,
while it was still in manuscript, 3d.
OO0 Miss Evans never wrote news
paper nor magazine article, although
she was frequently importuned for
both. One editor offered to allow her
to fix her own price on serial story,
and a publisher agreed to pay her
$4,000 if she would Permit him to
bring her novels out in cheap paper
back form so as not to interfere with
the library edition.
Mel Twomey's Naturalization of st.
Elmo" will be seen at the Auditorium
this afternoon and tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

You know what coaling in modern
navy is: A game, fray. like football
or target practice, between ship and
ship, between nation and nation. Every
man-o'-war gang that handles the
hoists and coal bags knows the best
loads of the channel feet, of the Pa
ciic fleet, just as baseball fan"
keeps batting averages on the tip of
his tongue. Making sporting con-
test of coaling, with crew wagering
against crew, is the only mitigation Of
the anniversary of the landing of the
first collier, says Everybodys Maya
zine. All doors are locked. all air
ports closed, so that even the ward
room country stiles, and still the
black dust pollutes your bunk. No
watch officer can get shore leave; all
don dungarees and pitch in to rig the
"whips"-to weigh and tally every
load; to run them to the matches with
their own hands thus boosting along
the bluejackets' ambition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
EST elmo" TO Be
Seen here Twice
Matinee This Afternoon ana regular
Performance Tonight-The
Authors Life.

The success which has attended the
exploitation of Augusta J. Evans novel
est. Elmo" in dramatic form, has re-
vived popular interest in the work Of
the famous southern authoress. So
far as selling powers go, she was ona
of the most successful novelits IN
America
Her most famous books are porbably
"St. Elmo" which was published in
1866, and "Vashti' published in 1869
She was not a prolific writer like 9th
Their novelists of her school, and her
books. commencing with "Inez." in 1856,
number only nine. Her other works
are "Beulah." "Macaria,' "Infelice, -
AT the Mercy of Tiberius," "A
Speckled Bird" and DE Vota." the
last work from her pen which appear
ed only two years ago.
When she was eleven years old, her
family moved from Columbus. Ga. to
San Antonio, Texas, which soon after
ward became the headquarters of the
troops sent to assist Gen. Taylor
Their glittering uniforms. the stirring
martial music and exciting events in
cident to war combined with the en-
quisite scenery about the place, strong
ly impressed her and furnished the
theme for "IneZ, Tale of the Alamo"
The story, written when she was IF
teen and presented to her father as a
Christians gift, was brought out by
the Harper's in 1855.
1t was not until she published
"Beulah," however that, she tasted
the fruits of substantial success. That
work ran through edition after edi
ton.
"St. Elmo of course, was Miss
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
To Kind iou Have Always Bought
s, sssss ss: 81 ZMzZzN,
October zUaS q
SpLeuAdmonMb rM

During Oct. '09 our business gaind
away over Oct. 'OS and by far thT''
greatest gain of any fall month in cur
history. All of our departments shar'
ed in the increase.
Dept. Drug Dept. sundries
Dept. Patent Medicines, Station
cry, Cigars and Soda.
RexalI Remedies, kodaks.
There's just one reason for this
healthy growth.
It's Results.
This store is giving its customers
the most for their money. 1t is the
one best value giver.
People naturally look to it more and
more as the home drug store, the
store that suits men, women and child
ren-that meets the family needs on
every side, every time.
Its another demonstration Of the
vital fact Of the value giving of this
Drug Store" against all the claims Of
the price Smashers" every time.
Business follows the line of Best
Value giving just as naturally as wa
ter flows down hill, and that is why
surely, steadily and inevitably the
Owl Drug Store is taking it's rightful
place as Hattiesburg's Greatest Drug
Store.
IT'S COMING INTO ITS OWN.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
,.consumes Much Blu ter Daily.

ssEthat New Yo-..
3 + ounds of but.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
''CONTRARY MARY"
full OF LAUGHTER
Miss Adelaide Thurston's New Play a
Finished Of Pathos
and Humor.

Our neighbors' affairs of the heart
Inspire most of our laughter;
Our own cause most Of our tears;
Our fellows loves appear to us to be
cheap farce;
Our own tragedies too deep for words
The foregoing lines are true philo-
sophical and psychological analysis of
life both in the home and on the stage.
The successful dramatist holds these
principles firmly in his mind and his
audience laughs and cries with him
as the characters speak and move
before them.
Miss Adelaide Thurston who comes
to the Auditorium tomorrow evening
in Contrary Mary" new play by
Edith Ellis, often repeated the lines
which introduce this article. They
represent the wisdom of the stage, she
declares.
Edith Ellis, author of Contrary
Mary has written a play blending
pathos with laughter. 1t glistens witt
tears for a moment only to blaze will
the sunshine of laughter a minute
later There is love and laughter ant
tears in this moving story of New
York life. Laughter predominates, fol-
the new piece is a comedy, but Their,
is sufficient emotion to give Miss
Thurston full scope for her remark
| able histrionic powers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02

He Won't If Sh Sees Him First.
No man can really know a woman
until he has seen Der sitting on the
back porch drying her hair.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-02
What are you doing here?"

What are you doing here?"
"Waitin' fer the wagon"
well, it's in the ditch, far down the
road. Better go and help pull 1t out"
my friend" replied the lazy one.
my task is to wait fer the wagon
not to play boss tO-i+-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11
ACTIVE MINING REGION.
CFrom Thursdays Daily)

W. A. Long, probably the best posted man in regard to the mineral possibilities of Lower Lynx creek, and residing in that region, IS in Prescott on a business trip. He says that quartz and placer mining work in that section is being more actively prosecuted at the present time than ever before in its history. and it IS evident that many excellent Propo- sitions will result The introduction of the dredge he singles out as a demonstrator of the auriferOus con ditions prevailing there and that can be substantiated in no other manner. He believes it will show the good values that are lying dormant in the soil there. Mir. Long believes that the old district is to come into prom inence in the very near future.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11
NEW RULE AFFECTS APPLI-
 GIANTS FOR CIVIL SERVICE

Under the provisions of a ruling just made by H. F. Ward, secretary at San Francisco for the twelfth civil service district, which includes Arizona, all applicants for the civil service examinations must have been actual residents for one year in the district in which they apply.
 Surveyor General Ingalls,. who has his headquarters in Phoenix, has re ceived the following letter from See retary Baker, which explains the new and important ruling:
 Sir: Your attention is invited to the first proviso of section of the census act of July ?, 1909, which reads as follows:
 Provided, That hereafter all ex- aminations of applicants for posi- tions in the government service. from any state or territory, shall be had in the state or territory in which such applicant resides, and no per son shall be eligible for such exam ination or appointment unless he or she shall have been actually domi- ciled in such state or territory Tor at least one year previous to such examination.
 ''Under this provision every. appli- cant for examination for a position in the government service is re quired to be examined in the state or territory of which he is a legal resident, and no person is eligible for examination or appointment un- less he or she shall have been actu- ally domieiled in such state or terri tory for at least one year previous to the examination.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11
KID" WILSON IS CAPTURED
 IN LOS ANGELES, CAL

"Kid' Wilson, the partner of Henry Starr in the Amity, Colo, bank robbery and other robberies in that state and Oklahoma, is believed to have been captured at Los An geles last Sunday. The Los Angeles Herald of Monday morning has the following account of the arrest:
 Kid Wilson, alias T. B. Fuller, notorious Oklahoma bandit, train and bank robber, for whom a reward of $500, dead or alive. is offered, is said to be prisoner in the cou9- ty jail on the charge of having held up and robbed the State Bank of Amity, Colo, with Henry and Jack Starr, equally notorious as outlaws, in June, 1908.
 "The man who is said to he Will son was arrested at Third and Spring streets yesterday afternoon by Sheriff G. NJ. Livingston of Yuma, Ariz., and Deputy Sheriff O. c. Burdle of this city. It was first re ported that Wilson was wanted for train robbery on the Colorado Mid land railway, but until Sheriff Living ston returned from Long Beach at midnight the identity of the robber was not known to the police.
 "WilsOn and the Starr brothers were banded together for years. and committed numerous bank robberies and train hold ups. They were driven out of Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas by the officers of the law and went to Texas, where Captain Bill Mcdonald and the Texas Rang CTS made things so hot for them that they had to get out of the country.
 'They drifted west. and in Idaho and Montana were connected with several robberies. They then laid low for several years, but finally at tempted a train robbery in Wyoming, and were beaten off by the armed guards on the train. They were chased into the Jackson s Hole coun- try and escaped arrest at that time
 ''After the Amity bank robbery posse pursued them for days and Henry Starr was finally captured and is now serving a life sentence in the Canyon City penitentiary.
 A month ago an ex-convict who was driven out of Los Angeles by Detectives Murray, McCann, Jones and Boyd, was arrested in Yuma by
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11

ex-president was an customer making visit in the west
 Following the Spanish-American war, Mr Daniels came west and en- gagged in business here. He had his residence in Nogales, where he had mining interests.
 During the term of Former Gov ernor Brodie, Mir. Daniels was named las superintendent of the territorial prison at Yuma.
 Marshal Daniels office force con sists of Don Willits, chief deputy, who held similar positions in Okla homa and Kansas; Deputies O'Neill, Guerre and Harold, who are station ed at the headquarters here; J. B. Foster, who has his headquarters in Bisbee; and Deputy Mooney, who is stationed at Phoenix.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11
IDYLWILD TRACT IS SEEING
 SOME BUSY DAYS
From Thursdays Dailvl

Yesterday signalized the practical commencement of home building, at Idylwild, Messrs. John Strahler, John Garber, John Forney and J. Mark of Glendale arriving in Prescott to give contracts for the immediate erection of homes at that site on the tracts they were allotted at Phoenix a few days ago.
 Messrs. W. s. Furrey, John Marx, Sr., and Sam Stout also went out to the place and said that they would also erect cottages later in the sea son and would occupy them with their families, next summer. MT. Marks was en route to Los Angeles.
 Others who secured lots will also arrive in few days to select the spots on which to build. This tract is worth visiting. Several are al- ready clearing away the undergrowth and improving the ground in various ways. It is the confident opinion of all that in very few weeks a general clean up of the tract will be made and the ground put in condi- tion to build on.
 Some of the contemplated homes are 10 be unique. A log cabin abode will be erected by one enthusiastic resident of Phoenix. who desires his name withheld for the present.
 On the 18th of this month another excursion will be run from Phoenix. with intending purchasers of the re- mainder of this tract, estimated at aboue lS0 acre-lots.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-11
IMPORTANT COPPER
 DEAL NEAR KELVIN

It is evident that intense interest
 is being taken in copper properties
 all through the southwest. In evi-
 dence of this, a deal closed yester- day, for twenty-five claims in Pinal and Gila counties, Arizona. owned by R. H. Renfro and associates. which were sold to New York parties. The fancy figures paid for this group of copper properties, there in Arizona, near Kelvin, is evidence of the desire these eastern capitalists have of ae- quiring anything that shows value.
 Negotiations have been going on with F. E. Beebe, F.. M., of Los Angeles. for some time, but the deal was only closed within the last few days. Exact details are not avail able, but it is understood that this sale will he the basis for the or ganizatiOn of a strong company to work the property. These same peo- pie are looking for other copper in terests in that section of the cOun- try, and are willing to add to their present holdings, anything that shows good value.
 All of the northwestern part If Arizona is developing many rich and copper mines, and the cop per interests of the country are look ing to that section for investment Yavapai, Mohave, Yuma. Marieopa, Pinal and Gila counties are develop ing wonderfully. Many important copper camps, which, in time, will be equally as important as MOreneia, Globe and Bisbee, will be developed in that territory in the next two years. This section of the country was an undeveloped territory until lately. but the interests which have explored other parts of Arizona, are now looking to this section for in vestment.