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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, is, 1909.
Circulation Double That Of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Those who subscribe for The News
through our contest department need
not expect the paper the day follow
ing, as subscriptions are coming
In so rapidly that it is impossible to
get the names into type for our mail
ing machine. The mailing departmeL,
is doing it's best and each and every
subscription will date from the day Cd
which the paper actually starts to
your address and not from the date
on which it was received by the So
ncitor-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

The News not only prints all of the
local news of Hattiesburg worth print
ing, but it is the only newspaper in
Hattiesburg receiving a telegraphic
news seryice.-Hattiesbu News. The
News is undeniably putting up a good
quantity of local news but the expires
sion, "all worth printing" may cause
the editor to own the corn or start an
Ananias Club some day-Mebile Reg
lister.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCHES.

The News has been elected a men,
Der of the Associated Press and will
henceforth carry the day report of that
great news-gathering gency.
This is in line with the policy of
general improvement which the man
agement of the paper has mapped out.
Another typesetting machine has
been added and will be in operation
before the end of the week, thus CIV
ing the paper twice the typesetting
cajacity of any other paper in South
Mississippi. The mechanical equip
ment of the office is now second to
that of no other paper anywhere in
a city the size of Hattiesburg.
The people of Hattiesburg and the
Hattiesburg territory have shown their
appreciation of a clean, progressive
paper, and The News now goes into
twice as many homes as any other
South Mississippi paper.
Other Improvements will be made
from time to time, as the patronage
justifies, and The News will remain
in the forefront of Mississippi journal.
ism.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
THE PATRlACH
OF JONES COUNTY.

Discussing the birthday celebration
of David Jeffcoat, an account Of which
recently appeared in The News, the
New Orleans Item says:
CAS- parting hallelujah, as it were,
President Roosevelt should certainly
send wreaths and congratulations to
David Jeffcoat, of Jones County, Mis-
sissippi, who recently danced, in the
midst of 129 of his children, grand
children and great-grandchildre at
the celebration of his eightieth birth
day.
There were other descendants who
could not be present. They would
have brought the grand total of the
living well past the $50 mark. If
those who are dead were counted, Mr..
Jeffcoat would be found to be the pro-
genitor of a round two hundred.
This is great; this is Abrahamic;
this is patriarchial. 1t was by means
of such men and their wives, that the
earth was repeopled after the food
1t is by such literal obedience Of the
divine command, Increase and multi
ply and replenish the EARTH that the
human race became great
Mississippi should honor Jeffcoat.
Let former Governor Vardaman take
the money collected for the battle
ship fund. which he refuses to turn
over, and devote it to an honorarium
for Jefrcoat in recognition of his
prowess in the cause of peace. Let the
Legislature make him a pension, or
present him with a silver cradle or
something.
"The occasion should not be pass
ed"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
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City stock Law.

Editor Daily News:
Seeing that one of the City Board
has suggested that the people express
themselves in regard to the drawing in
of the stock limit, 1 speak in behalf
of the children of the public schools.
The work of the school is training for
citizenship, or building of character.
In the well rounded man or woman
there is deeply implanted the love for
the beautiful and refined. Our city
has spent large sums of money in the
improvement of our school grounds,
but they are entirely unprotected by
fences. In some of the schools the
teachers and pupils are doing their
best in spite of present discourage
ment to beautify the school surround
ings with plants and flowers. Last
spring l remember in one school es-
pecially, much time and labor was
spent in this way. About $500 worth
of plants, none the less valuable be-
cause contributed, were put out. Many
of these were destroyed as planted,
on account of our stock limit, and by
September the busy COW. the ubiquit
GUS goat and the hungry hog had not
left vestige of our work. In the fact
of such discouragements, how can we
as teachers, implant the love of the
beautiful in the hearts of our children =?
Unless the men of power take more
interest in civic beauty, all our work
is lost. If cattle are not allowed to
run on the streets of towns of much
smaller pretensions than ours, who
can't Happy Hustling Hattiesburg pro
tect herself from such nuisance? Our
city pride should impel us not to make
bad matters worse by drawing in the
stock limit, but to do our best to drive
this evil beyond the city limits.
We appeal to every intelligent cit
izen interested in civic improvement
to help in this matter.
Respectfully,
MEDDIE L. ROBINSON,
Court Street School.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

The News pays more postage at the
Hattiesburg postoffice than any other
local enterprise or business institu-
tion. 1t pays four times as much
postage as all other Hattiesburg news
papers combined
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

A great deal of time is wasted in
complaining about the unequal distri-
button of wealth by those who ought
to be working to get more adequate
share of it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
ODD FELLOWS TO
HAVE Big MEETING

Local Odd Fellows are anticipating
the best meeting of the new year at
their hall in the Odd Fellows build
ing this evening. Several new men,
bers are to be given degrees and the
degree team has been practicing for
the work All members are urged to
be present.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
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A church in Pittsburg recently loan
ed man $4,000, and now it develops
that the borrower is using the funds
in building a saloon. Poor Pittsburg.
-Hattiesburg News. But wouldn't It
be pretty howdy-do # the church
should have to levy on the saloon to
get its money back?-Flordia Times
Union.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

The backbone of every newspaper
Is its subscribers. While it is true
that the advertiser pays three-fourths
of the cost of publication, it would be
impossible to secure and hold an ad-
vertising patronage without a sub
scription list.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

The News great $4,000 contest will
close on Februa,r 27. More than 1000
new subscribers have been aGHeu sihce
this contest was started and 1t Is
cinfidently expected that 1000 more
will be added during the next ten
days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

sion that the race question must be
settled by the people of the South.
But he doesn't seem to be willing to
allow the South to settle it, else why
should he suggest that even a PRO
fessionar coon should be given lit
erary education?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
WILL BRYAN RUN.

The Birmingham Ledger doubts that
William Jennings Bryan is a back
number" and the Ledger is not en-
tirely alone in this view. Mr.. Bryan
is certainly much more popular now
than four or eight years ago, and the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

When a woman succeeds in marry
ing a rich man, other women credit her
with being clever.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

1t has been several days since Pres
ident Roosevelt hurled anybody into
outer darkness.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

Morals make laws more often than
laws make morals.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

Hicks capudlnfcur Sick Headache.
Also Nervous Headaches, Travellers
Headache anf aches from Grip. Stom-
ach TrouAefor Female troubles. Try
Capudine-s liquid-effects immedi-
ately. Sold by druggists. 10
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

Mr. Merchant: Tell the $4,000 read.
ers of The Nevis what you have to
sell.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15

Mr.. Taft is sensible in the conclu-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-15
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter on
May %. 1907. at the postoffice at Hat
tiesburg, Miss, under the Act of Con-
gress of March 2. 1879.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
TO AGAIN URGE A
JUVENILE COURT

The virtual plea OF Deputy City Court
Judge Joslyn last week for a Juvenile
court may result IN his being requested
to speak before tho Civil Service Club.
which has interested itself IN the move-
ment for Iuevnlle court for Winnings
ton. Judge Joslyn's complaint Of tho In
ability OF the City Court properly to take
care OF juvenile cases was noted with
interest by the members OF the civil Ser
vice Club. following as it did the unsuc-
cessful effort TO have the Legislaturo
provide for Juvenile court here
The monthly meeting OF the Civil Ser
vice Club will be held In tho Y. NJ c. a.
Building on Tuesday evening, when the
juvenile court project will be given furth-
er consideration. Tho Rev. Or. II. w.
kellogg. pastor Of Grace NJ. f. Church.
has distinguished himself as the prime
mover for court for young offenders.
and. as chairman OF the COMMITTEES In
charge OF this field OF endeavor, win make
an Interesting report
1 DR.. Kelogg said today that the club
would be most pleased TO enlist Judge
Joslyn IN the movement since bis ex.
perionce as deputy Judge his contact
with young offenders and his evident
espousal or the juvenile court movement
would be most valuable 20 the club.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
Mr.. CLARKSON
AGAIN PRESIDENT
Police Board Organized and
Unanimously Reelected
Police Surgeon Wales

The Board of Police Commissioners
held its first meeting since the re-
appointment of Commissioner Thomas
n. Stayton, yesterday afternoon, and
organized by re-electing President
Ciarkson as presiding officer of the
board.
The motion 10 elect Mr.. Clarkson
was put by Commissioner Jones. Mr..
ClarlSson voted in the negative. but the
motion was carried by the votes OF
Messrs. Jones and Stayton. hif Clark
son favored the election OF Mr.. Jones.
Dr. Joseph p. Wales was unanimous
ly reelected police surgeon for the en-
suing year.
The Delaware Horse Show Associa-
tion in communication 10 the board
requested that two policemen be pro-
vided for Saturday afternoons at tho
matinee races. The matter was re,
ferred 10 Chief Black.
Applications for positions on the
force were received from Harry c.
Murray. OF No. 1906 French street. and
Daniel Muntyan. Of No. 1906 Duncan
street.
The monthly reports Of the various
officers in the department were re-
ceived.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
FLY SURVIVES SHOCK
THAT KILLS HORSE

WEST CHESTER, May 5.-A West
Chester young man who is interested in
electrical study tried a strong current
in killing reaches and they succumhed
at the first shock when placed in water
as a conductor other bugs went just
as easily. but he met with surprise
when he tried 1t on a common house
fly.
Placed in a pool Of water charged with
all the power from an electric light wire
the fly gave no sign OF being even trou-
bled by the current. and the experiments
er is endeavoring 10 figure out the rea-
son. The fly took current which would
have killed a dog cat or horse.
The experimenter killed five cats in
one night by a contrivance he placed on
his front porch to get rid Of these nui-
sances.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
The Delaware Grange will hold
strawberry festival in the Red Mems
Hall on Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
z. Church will hold their monthly So
cial at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Groome this evening.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet at the Reading Room
this afternoon and the w c. T. u
organization viii hold their monthly
meeting I'm the same building.
Miss Blanche Pennington of Will
mington has been visiting her cousin,
Miss Irene Price.
Miss Helen Crawford of Wilmington.
has been the guest Of Miss Emma Cal
laher.
Mr. and Mrs. William King enter
tained launch party on Sunday.
among whom were Mrs. Elizabeth
King. George King. Mrs. George and
child. Alexander King of wilmington,
and Mrs Hattie Phillips and children
of Newark, N. j.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
Stream Pollution.

God made the waters Of our rivers
and lakes pure. Il is man alone
that defiles them. SO extensive and
general has the pollution Of water sup
plies become that it Is today almost,
If not quite. a national menace. Great
rivers are being transformed into little
better than open sewers. In some
cases. especially the smaller water
courses. the pollution from sewage and
industrial waste is On great and con-
tinuous in character as TO absolutely
prevent that publication which
can and does take place in bodies of
water that flow over sand and under
sunlight
In the aggregate this wholesale pol
luton is costing thousands OF human
lives each year that otherwise might be
saved. Another example is this of
where prevention would pay.-Chicago
Tribune.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05

TO the point OF. letting him know that
was penniless. l told the young
men who shared my studio that l was
IN and had lost my appetite. But
when they had gone to the restaurant
searched my old clothing and found
half q dollar. II paid for my dinner
that night, my breakfast next morning
and my carfare back to Harpers'.
On the Road to Success.
MY nerves We're on edge when at
last 1 faced the art editor. My pic
ture. big as a house, was standing ON
his desk. I felt sure the minute l saw
Il tina. 1t had been declined. MIR Har-
per- the art editor said. has looked
at your picture and likes Il. Indeed
he intends 20 give It a double page
In tho Weekly.
"Since that eventful morning" Mr..
Pyle continued my ways have been
In pleasant places. / was paid S7b for
The Wreck in the Ofiing.' and the first
thing / did was TO take a friend TO
Delmonico's for luncheon. / want 10
add that 1 thought l foresaw the time
when illustrating would be very i'm
portant part OF art life In this coun-
try. I never lost confidence I'm my
early judgment. and l am glad l have
lived 20 SEQ American illustrating a
dignlfied and major factor in our ma
tional art evolution"
why did you leave New York and
come back 20 Wilmington
Il found the diversions IN New York
too many and attractive for sustained
and serious effort. When ] made up
my mind 70 move didn't iinger. but
packed my effects and bought a
ticket"
"Do you see the completed picture
before you begin to paint it?''
"No; n did. my work. fear. would
be without much value. A pictur,
and Il is the same with a book or q
business. must grow under tho hand
that creates Il. A general idea of IN,
intended picture exists In the mind
sometimes quite vividly--but Il onl,
develops into a form when 1t Is out.
lined and Il only takes final SHAPE
as IL IS executed upon the canvas. Il
is the same in literary production. 4
writer knows In a general way wha
he intends 70 say. but the work de.
velops as he progresses in its execu
tion. At the end tho characters an,
the story are usually altogether diff
ferent from the authors conception a
the beginning"
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
$2SO,OOO FOR BANDS
Uncle Sam Buys Expensive substitute
for Red Tape.

WASHINGTON. May 5-The rubber
band. the successor in the Governments
service of time-honored red tape, hav-
ing displaced the latter completely so
far as its real use in tying un papers
Is concerned. has ingratiated itself so
completely In the hearts and hands OF
Government officials and employees that
IL earns something like $25o000 year
from Uncle Sam alone. Prices on rub
ber bands have increased TO such an
extent that officials believe that there
is a rubber trust and that IL is hold
ing M the Government. The Postofiice
Department alone pays about $4,000
a year for rubber bands. as against
about one-hfth that sum about ten
years ago.
In order TO obtain a substitute or
bring the sellers of the bands to terms
the department has asked stationery
supply houses TO submit samples of
substitutes 20 be used in place of rub
Der bands. and several devices have
been offered already and will be
tested.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
Re.nIntinns az R..nnnt

At a special meeting OF the County
Board. A. o. H.. held on May 4, 1909,
the following resolutions we're adopted
Whereas, The county board A. o. H.
have heard with profound sorrow Of the
death of our past chaplain, Rev. GeorN
l.. OFT. therefore be II
Resolved, That while we bow IN hum
Bile submission TO the divine will OF AL
mighty God, we cannot refrain from ex.
pressing our sincere sorrow al the loss
Of one who was so faithful to the dutie.
of the ministry OF Holy church; and b,
Il further
Resolved. That IN his death the church
suffers the loss NJ a noble and faithful
pastor. the Ancient Order Of Hibernian.
a tried and jealous chaplain and his
family an affectionate son and brother
and the parish in which he labored. ar
earnest and devoted shepherd; and be 4
further
Resolved. Thst a copy Of these resolu-
tions be spread on the minutes or this
board, and published I'm the daily papers
Games r. McIvor,
Thomas Shannon,
COMMITTED Sylvester Healy.
James McNally.
T.. IT. Donahue."
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
DOESN'T THINK WIFE
WORTH SO A MONTH

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 5-Because
William G. Brown, % years old, of 600
Compton street. thought that Sc Is
more than a wife is worth, he will
have to remain in Jail to await the ac-
tion Of the Grand Jury on the charge
Of non-suDport. Brown was commit
ted for court by Justice Lewis at the
Southern Police Station.
He was first arraigned before Justice
Lewis on the same charge in the FIRST
part of March. Then he promised Mrs.
Brown, who lives at 1871 Clarkson
street. that he would give her IS the
latter part of every month She al
leges that he has failed to do so. and
he was thereupon again hailed before
Justice Lewis. Brown said that he
had been out of work. but his wife de-
clared that he is working. and inti-
matd that he does not think that she
IA worth Sc a, month.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
HOWARD PYLE TELLS HOW HE
DEVELOPED AS AN ARTIST

'Will yon give me a picture Of your
development as an artist" Howard
Pyle was asked by James b. Morrow,
a newspaper writer, few days ago.
Yes. quite willingly. II you want Il,
though l cannot get your point OF view
in journeying TO Wilmington for so un-
important a matter" replied Mr.. Pyle.
My early childhood was lived in a
quaint old house of the colonial period
not far from this city. / am glad TO
say that my mother had an intelligent
and sympathetic appreciation OF art
and literary values. and her influence
formed and shaped my earliest studies
She habitually read TO us from the best
literature of the day which. in 1860
was very good indeed. The leading
periodicals came into our house. Punch
among the rest-Tom Taylor was one
Of the contributors-and Cornhill Mag
azine. of which Thackeray was ther
editor. Dickens. Scott and Shakes
peare are good foundations for a SOUND
literary taste. When / took up a book
myself IL was likely 70 be Grimm's
fairy stories. Such was our family
life indoors. Outside, there was an ole
garden, in which grew many roses. sS
many that we picked them by IN,
bushel and made rose water after th'
ancient and customary formulas
Fond Of Drawing.
Il attended a good school in VIII.
mington, and remember that I wal
fond of drawing pictures, but was no
preeocious youngster in any sens
or manner. Plenty of other boys drew
as well and even better. STILL I likeI
to draw and write. One spring. I re
collect. when the birds were singing II
the trees and and the flowers wer
blooming, and the restlessness ant
! longings Of the season were stirring II
my heart. that I went 10 an old ivy
covered rock near home to compose
poem. took pencil and paper along
but after ! had seated myself ami'
the ivy I remembered that / had no
yet learned 10 read or write.
AT the age of 16 l left home to b
student at private art school Il
Philadelphia. The school was kept b.
man who had won a gold medal a
Antwerp, the centre, perhaps, of tn
most technical art in Europe. I re
mained three years in Philadelphia
getting a vast fund OF information an
wide knowledge of the purely prac
tical or professional side of drawing
I studied anatomy under Dr. Williar
w. Keen, the now famous surgeon an
medical author. and liked It immense
1 ~. My technical knowledge was s
good that / could draw the nude figur
without a model-and could draw
accurately. too. Throughout my III
I have been a fast worker-one of IN
results. possibly. of my early trainin
in Philadelphia.
"But I was not taught how 10 appl
my knowledge. The Imagination wa
not trained, We followed hard an
fast rules. on the theory that picture
we're made by technical knowledge.
could draw-anyone can learn TO d
that-but young as I was. 500
found that execution alone. no matte
how skillful, cannot make a pictur
that the world cares for. Any man q
Education can learn to write correctl!
but # is only the very few who ca
gain and hold the interest Of the pub
lie
How He Began.
MY work lay idle for several year
while experimental. Finally-it wa
in 1861 wrote a verse about
magic pill that turned an aged persoi
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
Blind Man Jumps Rope.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. May 5.--J. s.
Gray. OF this town, who has been blind
for several years, has the distinction
OF being an expert rope e-jumper. and he
can be seen almost nightly enjoying this
pastime. the girls and boys would have
Gray performs the feat with accuracy.
and seldom gets tangled in the rope.
When he first began TO indulge in tho
pasttime, the girls and boys would have
TO tell him when TO jump. but this IS
no longer done as it has gotten to bo
habit with him.
Evening journal., 1909-05-05
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving off Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work TO perform, day after
day, have found a better capacity and
greater endurance by using Postum in
stead Of ordinary coffee
An III. woman writes.
Il had darnk coffee for abou.
twenty years. and finally had what the
doctor called "coffe heart" ] was
nervous and extremely Respondent: had
little mental or physical strength left,
had kidney trouble and constipation.
"The first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Pos
tum was the natural action of the kid
neys and bowels. In two weeks my
heart action was greatly improved and
my nerves steady
"Then / became less despondent. and
the desire to be active again. showed
proof of renewed physical and mental
strength.
Il am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power formerly
did mental work and had to give IL up
on account of coffee, but since using
Postum 1 am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever before"
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