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K> HE scene I'M the hotel Of
55l fee had left Jessica in
FFE4H state OF mental dis
k"N traction I'm which rea-
Il son was On allegiance.
Ia the confusion she
had slipped into the little sitting room
unnotced. feeling a sense almost OF
physical sickness Co SIT in the half
light listening Go 49,. diminishing
noises Of the splitting crowd. She was
wind swept. storm tossed. On the grip
OF primal emotions The surprise hal
shocked her. and the strange appeal of
the violin had disturbed her e0uipolse
The significant words 90 awakening
spoken ln the o,ice had a.. 10 her
distinctly. In their light sL- uad read
the piteous puzzle OF that gaze that had
held her motion,esS on The balcony
Hugh had forcotten the past-au % 90.
Its crime. its penalty. IN forgetting
the past he had forgotten oven her
his wife. Yet In some mysterious way
her face had been familiar 20 him. n
had touched for an Instant the spring
OF the befogged memory
AS she spurred through the transient
twilight, past the selvage Of the town.
and into the sOmber mountain slope
she struck the horse sharply with her
crop. He who had entrapped her. who
had married her under the shadow or a
criminal act who had broken her fu-
ture with his. when his whole bright
life had crashed down in black ruin
could such a one look as be had looked
al herr Could he make such music
that had wrung her heart?
All at once the horse SHE'D violently.
almost unseating her. man was "
ing by the side OF the road. tossing
and muttering 10 himself. She forced
the unwilling animal closer and, lean
ing from the saddle. saw who II was
In moment she was OF and beside
the PROSTATE form, a spasm OF dread
clutching at her throat at sight Of the
nerveless limbs. the chaIky pallor OF
the brow. the fever spots in the cheeks.
A wave OF pity swept over her. he
was III and alone. He could not be left
there He must have shelter. She
looked fearfully about her. What could
she do? In that town, whose intoler-
ance and dislike she had seen so &C
lively demonstrated, was there no one
who would care for him? She turned
her head, listening to a nearing sound
footsteps were plodding up the road.
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She called, and
presently a pc
destrian emerg-
ed from the half
dark and came
toward her.
He bent over
the form she
showed him.
IT'S Stires,"
he said with
a chuckle. II
heard he'd come
back" The chuc-
kle turned to a
cough, aud he
shook his head.
This is sad!
You could never
believe how /
have labored
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was the prime subject OF conversation.
For a half year the place had known
but one other event as startling. That
was the ending some months before
or dead body-that OF a comparative
stranger in the place--thrust beneath
thicket on Smoky mountain, on the
very Claim which now held Prender-
CAST and his partner.
The amen corner OF the Mountain
Valley House had discussed the pros
and cons exhaustiveIy. There were
many who sneered at the loss OF mem
DRY and took their cue from Devlin.
who. smarting from his humiliation
and nursing venom. revamped suspi-
cions wherever he showed his battered
face In his opinion Hugh Stires was
playing a slick game"
our view is coIored by your preju-
dices, Devlin." said Fielder. Hes bean
q biackieg In the past-granted- But
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Chapter 1917
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ROM the moment her
kiss fell upon the fore
head OF the delirious
man IN the cabin Jes-
slca began TO be a prey
to new emotions, the
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with the boy, but'-he turned out his
hands-"you see. there is the tempta-
don IL is his unhappy weakness"
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he little town had been
unconsciousiy grateful
for its new sensation
The return OF Hugh
Stires and his apparent
curious fransforrna fion
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i was pitch dark when
Jessica reached the san
itarium, though she went
like a whirlwind. the
chill damp smell OF the
dewy balsams in her nos.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
AMERICAN BUREAUCRACY.

The Houston Chronicle, always reas.
enable in it's editorial deductions, ad-
mits that there is much that is good
in Capitalization, and that there is
, some merit in an autocratic form of
government, provided the ruler is
benevolent despot; but the same paper
points out the fact that the expert
ence Of the ages has shown that I'M
checked power will often develop the
most unlovely traits in the man who
holds the scepter, and that it some
times turns a man originally amiable
into a tremendous tyrant.
The same tendency is observable
with public officials In a pure de-
mocracy, as is Switzerland, they recog-
nize that they are public servants. In
an imperial republic of the sort that
the United States threatens to become
the men employed by the people often
consider themselves first as a part
of the government, then as the gov
eminent itself and the peoples mas
ters.
There is no doubt that at Washing.
ton during the past few years, with the
growing tendency to federalize every
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

thing, and to look to the national gov
eminent, with it's bureaus and com
missions, to do all sorts of things,
there has grown up bureaucracy
that recalls the regime of Russia,
Now, our congress is not douma,
nor is our president car. The Amer
lean people are not serf-like. The
house of the peoples representatives
holds the power of the purse, and this
is the land of the Almighty Dollar.
The people pay for the government of
the United States and 1t belongs to
citizenship of freemen. There must
be a change in the tone of the govern.
ment employees from the highest down
and they must in some way be made
to understand that 1--WE, the people,
are sovereigns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
ruth GREY
is WONDER
Large Audience Filled the Audi
tOrium at First Appearance Of
Woman Of Mystery,

The capacity OF the Auditorium was
tested last night to witness the open
ing manifestations of Ruth Grey and
Breese Bell. From advance press
notices much had been expected of
these truly sensational entertainers
work Is so new, so noel, so foreign
audience was disappointed. Their
work is so new, so novel, so foreign
from anything ever witnessed in this
city that they at once not only pre.
sent an entertainment that is highly
entertaining and so mystifying that
regardless of the claims of their man.
ager that neither are blessed with SUI
pernatural power one cannot help If he
does not permit prejudice to exis+
from the opinion that If -
not blessed with srosrn.trn., -.
that they are in possession ., soma
forces that enables them to perform
seemingly supernatural feats. Without
seeming effort last night Miss Grey
read the innermost thoughts of her
vast audience and answered not less
than one hundred questions. Mr.. Bell
while blihdfolded had no trouble in
locating even the smallest article hid
den in the theatre by some member of
the audience. From comments heard
today the Grey-Bell engagement will
prove highly successful. Entertain
ments will be given each night this
week and a special matinee Thursday
at pm for ladies' only.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Noted Episcopal Minister is Now
Holding Services at Trinity
Church.

Rev. G. G. sneaaa, Arch Deacon of
the Protestant Episcopal church for
South Mississippi, is holding daily
services in this city in Trinity church.
The order or services are as follows:
Celebration of the Holy Communion
every morning at 10 o'clock; afternoon
services at o'clock with sermon and
again at 1880 pm. full service and
sermon.
Dr. Sneade is a forceful speaker and
his sermons are beautiful expressions
of pleadings for a Christian life.
These services will continue through
the week and the public is cordially
invited and earnestly asked to attend.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
JUST OVER THE HILL.

Here's a tear for the man who has
passed the summit of life and is slow
ly descending the other side!
You know him. This man who gave
splendid promise of a brilliant career
in his young manhood. Perhaps he has
been several times on the verge of
fame or fortune, only to take an un-
measured step at the fatal moment
and-fail!
His life may not have been entirely
devoid of usefulness, but his ambitions
have not been realized, and he is sick
and sore at heart. He knows, per-
haps, as well as you do, his weaknesses
he'd be glad to mend his ways. But
Time forbids. Youth has deserted
him and hope has winged it flight.
Paul Cook, the poet-paragrapher of
the Birmingham Age-Herald refers to
such men as members of the Down
and Out Brigade" and has written
a cheerful poem which is here repro
duced as a fitting tribute to many men
we know:
Oh, speak a word of comfort to the
Down-and-Out brigade
The men who've done their best and
yet the goal they've never
made;
The fellows who must toll each day
with nothing much in view
And though the world is wreathed in
smiles, their lot is only rue.
Oh, lend a hand for helping to the
Down-and-Out brigade
The men who-ve lost but not because
they ever seemed afraid;
We don't know all the causes that may
drag fellow low
And maybe, if the truth were told,
they didn't stand a show.
Oh, try to put new courage in the
Down-and-Out brigade
The men who-ve went above the grave
where all their dreams were
laid;
Wno-ve walked the ways of sadness
and of heartaches and of pain,
And soon will sleep beneath the stars
upon life's battle plain!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

The McComb City Journal believes
that the Liberty-White Railroad is to
be extended to Hattiesburg. Editor
Dick Quin, of that excellent paper, ad-
mits that he has been talking to Pres-
dent j. ]. White, of that road, but says
that Mr.. White didn't authorize the
statement that the road would be
built. He must have intimated as
much, however, else the Journal would
not predict the early contamination of
the fond hope.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1909.
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
HATTIEssURG's FUTURE.

The News has never for a moment
doubted the future growth and pros.
pertiy of Hattiesburg.
During the recent period of financial
depression, when the stringency of the
times was nowhere more keenly felt
than in it's own business office, The
News urged it's readers to pin their
faith to the future, and to rest assured
that Hattiesburg would emerge from
the crisis with fiattering prospects for
continued growth and advancement"
Now that business conditions have
improved, and that Hattiesburg is
once again in the forefront of Missis-
sippi municipalities, batting for SUI
premacy, We have no desire to taunt
our readers with the familiar express
sion, Il told you so" nor to claim more
than just share of credit for the part
we have played in the revival of pub
lie confidence and community cooper
alton. In the work that has been &C
complished, and in the further ad-
vancement of the city's interests,
there is abundant reward for all.
President D. D. Curran, of the New
Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, in
an interview given out in New Orleans
yesterday, published in these columns.
says: 1.-THE station viii be larger than
Hattiesburg needs at present, because
the city is one of the most rapidly
growing in the state, and no expense
will be spared by this railroad In aid
ing it's development Hattiesburg is
early destined to be the largest city
in Mississippi and one of the best in
the South"
Mr.. Curran has no personal interest
in Hattiesburg, so far as this news
paper knows, but he is a shrewd rail-
road man, having earned his present
commanding position by reason of his
excellent business judgment. His rail-
road has no more interest in Hatties-
burg than it has in Meridian, Laurel
and other towns along its lines. But
Mr.. Curran and his associates are ac-
quainted with the inherent natural re-
sources of this territory. They know
that Hattiesburg has not attained a
population of $4,000 people in less than
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

President D. D. Curran, of the New
Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
says that Hattiesburg is destined 10
become the largest city in Mississippi
and that the new passenger station
is being built with this end in view.
And President Curran only voices the
opinion of all who are intimately ac-
quainted with the resources and adj
vantages of Hattiesburg, and who con-
fidently look forward to the day when
Hattiesburg will be the largest city
between Birmingham and New Or
leans and between Memphis and the
Gulf.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
WATKINS FOUNDRY
HAS GOOD BUSINESS

Messrs. T. o. Watkins and Bob We'll
born went to Clyde today to inspect
locomotive, which they have been
asked to rebuild in the shops of the
Watkins Machine & Foundry Company
in Hattiesbung.
This big industry is now running on
full time with the best business 1t has
enjoyed in more than year. A large
force of hands is now engaged in
repairing about twenty cars for the
New Orleans and Northeastern Rail-
road. The volume of mill work is
steadily increasing, which indicates a
general revival in the lumber industry
throughout the Hattiesburg district.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Richard F. Outcault, originator of
the yellow Kid" Buster Brown
and other side-splitting comics, now
rises to remark that the day of the
Sunday newspaper funny section
has passed. Probably for the reason
that real humor is scarce, and that
originality along this line is sadly
lacking.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
(vicksburg American.)

THE newspapers of the state, and
especially those published in the delta,
where the negro population is large,
are discussing the cocaine evil. There
is no good shutting off whiskey from
weak-willed if we allow the sale
of cocaine and morphine, as it is
now sold. In all common sense whis-
key is a far less evil than either of
these accursed drugs. They are sold
freely, and there are doctors who aid
the sales. Surely the sale of these
drugs can be stopped" -Hattiesbu
News.
This is most opportune hint. The
substitution of one of these drugs, SO
aptly and justly called "accursed," is
very common when the whiskey sup
ply is shut OF. Their effect is inf
nitely worse than that of liquor. Wits
key transforms man into a criminal
or nuisance for the time being. Co
caine or morphine makes him equally
dangerous and Objectionable during
the whole of his lifetime, for a victim
once addicted to the use of either rare
ly or never again becomes a normal
man. 1t is useless indeed to prohibit
the sale of whiskey If far greater
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
Beware Of ointments for catarrh Tina
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 Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney
& 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, 1909-01-19

dozen years by chance. And they
know that the same conditions which
have contrived to build Hattiesburg to
its present splendid proportions will
push it on to more glorious achieve
ment as our latent resources are de-
veloped and the country tributary to
the city becomes more generously
peopled.
President Curran and other officials
of the Northeastern are not engaging
in idle talk, but their faith in Hatties.
burg is more eloquently expressed in
determination to erect here a pas.
senger depot, which will be the best,
if not the largest and most expensive
in the state"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

evil Is to be tolerated. Even II, as
many advocates of prohibition claim,
the taking away Of liquor will make
the problem of handling the criminal
negro class easier, this advantage IS
worse than nullified by placing in his
hands something more dangerous.
OF the two. few persons would hes
itate to prefer dealing with drunken
negro, or white man either, rather
than with one crazed with cocaine.
The sale and use of the two drugs is
constantly on the increase, especially
among that class of population from
which it is most desirable they should
be withheld. Prohibition laws, even
when most rigidly enforced, serve at
best to keep whiskey from the negro
laboring population and the poorer
class of whites. The man who can af-
ford to send off and order bottle can
have 1t whenever he wants it. Unfor-
tunately 1t is the ignorant negro work
er, or often vagrant, who most readily
takes to the use of cocaine when de-
prived of whiskey; and for each one
who so becomes addicted to the vice, a
new criminal and pauper-practicall
a madman-is turned loose upon the
community.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Arizona and New Mexico are still
crying for Statehood-and they should
be Accommodated. Either of these ter.
ritories now surpasses in wealth and
population the condition Of a majority
of the older states when they were
admitted to the union.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

An Italian historian claims to have
unearthed evidence which tends to
show that Mark Antony married
Cleopatra for her money, which
prompts the paragrapher of the Hous-
ton Chronicle to say that 1t Is rather
late in the day to prosecute him for
bigamy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19
TALKS POLITICS
With JUDGE Tan
Hearst News Service.

Augusta, Ca, Jan. 19-Walter s.
Dickey, Republican chairman of Mis-
souri,, talked politics today with Presi-
dent-elect Taft
Edward H. Hartman arrived at
Aiken, 8. c., yesterday and is the
guest of his cousin. Joseph Hartman.
He did not come to Augusta today. as
expected, and his plans are unknown
o. A. Caskey, of Jackson, came
down yesterday to get glimpse of
live town.
H. s. Brown came over fro New Au.
gusta yesterday to look after business
interests.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

An Arkansas man who threw eggs
at United States senator was fined
81 and costs. He sheala have known
better.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

The News invites interested adver-
Users to visit it's press room. The cir.
culation of the paper is increasing rap.
idly these days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
says Hattiesburg is going to be a great
city it behooves knockers of the home
grown variety to hide their hammers
and join the boosting brigade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

There is rest in eternity for the
man who works through this world to
tighten the burdens of others.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Judge Davis drew a blank in the
police court this morning, there being
not a single case for his honor to dis
pose Of.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

With half a hundred preachers in
town, Hattiesburg should be on its
good behavior.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Attorney Henry Mounger, of Co.
lumbia, was Monday visitor to the
city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

The Hams trial is over, but Harry
Thaw is to have another round at the
bat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Only A days and the reign of Theo
dore will be over.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Maybe the Constitution will amount
to something again after March 4.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Courage without conscience is a
dangerous quantity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

"All for one and one for all" is q
good Hattiesburg motto.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

The rainbow of hope hangs over thi
section of the South these days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

The discord of time will be turned
to music in eternity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Since President Curran of the New
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Mr.. Roosevelt evidently means to
die game.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-19

Our tailor from Cincinnati is here
and will remain till Thursday pm.
Come and let him take your mea-
sure for a spring suit.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-04
WHEN MEN. WERE RAkES
HAMILTON.

Gertrude Atherton, the author of
The Conqueror," a novel In which
Alexander Hamilton is the hero. re.
sents the attack made by Senator
Johnson Of North Dakota. Mr.. John
son declares Hamilton was a rake, and
Gertrude, with wisdom beyond her
pale, makes the remarkable counter
charge that all men in Hamilton's time
were rakes. This includes, Of course,
George Washington, whose head has
worn a halo all these years.
Gertrude Atherton hints that con-
ditions are not now greatly different,
and Gertrude, We presume, with a rare
faculty of reading the character of
men. knows
The defense Of Hamilton Is worse
than the attack. and Gertrude is her
self called upon to explain how she has
gained knowledge so intimate.
Hamilton was a dashing fellow. but
~ 1850 SNhSiS iSOu, duu bancroft, In
searching for the truth as TO the moral
deknquencies of these men. discovered
that even George Washington was not
opposed to accepting Jefferson's invi.
tation TO licentious affair.
Our great men are not measured
by their morals. When a man be-
comes a towering figure In govern
ment OF finance, he can disregard the
moral code which often marks the
common man an outcast. With posi-.
ton of affluence or with plenty of
money. you can be a roue and a de.
bauchee and save your standing in So
ciety. but without either, YOU are an
object OF aversion and detestatIon.
Was this true in Hamiltons time
Our answer is, yes, It has been true of
all time. with but few signal excep,
TONS 1t Is the bending of the preg.
nant hinges of the knee to the power
oil money and influence OF fame.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-04

were successful, but slow. The var
ious experiments OF smudge baskets
anil the like have saved only part OF
the crops intrusted to them. The oil
heaters came through with flying col
ors. You can make your own. on
one big orchard sixteen men lighted
5000 of these oil heaters In forty-fiye
minutes. The danger temperature is
2S degrees. These heaters pushed IT
up to past 80 degrees. AS a measure
of the financial Importance OF this
demonstration, We may say that 1t
costs about $25 per acre to equip an
orchard with heaters. 1t costs about
IS per night to run them. and there arc
seldom more than three nights year
when they need be lighted. The cost
of saving the most expensive crop, the
first crop is therefore about $40 per
acre. And the crop on a western slope
orchard is worth from 5000 to $4,000
per acre.
More and more is man winning to q
real mastery Of the earth. But few,
indeed of his advances are so freight
ed with meaning for state as is this
victory over King Frost.