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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-11

At Mrs. Ramsdilrs during the long
afternoon hours she tried to set her
mind in order, to ask herself what she
was doing, and towards what end she
went There was no one in the world
to whom she was responsible; I'M
fortunately free, her life was her
own. But this was no roason why she
happiness or danger! Her idea of
writing a sketch of Mr. Tempest ap-
peared the acme of folly! She would
sink down on her bed in state of
nervous excitement, overstrained by
the mornings effort and bewildered at
her Indifference to everything that
was not Craven. But the character
of her reflections left her no time to
dwell on the practical face of the
case or to tremble for an uncertain
future. Tempest, live and absorbing,
filed her thoughts. She had no need
to control her attitude in her attic
room and would throw herself on her
arms, and thus relive the day until
her feelings terrified her, and close to
unhappiness she would rise, wander
up and down, look out of the low
window in the caves to search the
road to Craven. How long it seemed;
and how it stretched away into her
llfe as she looked, leading to an end
she could not divine.
She usually ended by vigorously
composing her mind and forcing her
self to see that the folly of her in
terest was no indication for ultimate
happiness. Her heart contracted at
the reasonable thought that she was
Mr.. Tempest except as an unknown
American. a woman of different taste
and race-nothing more than an
agreeable machine, an impersonal aid
that .ministered to some caprice of
his, and which he had not hesitated to
employ. This frank view hurt and
harmed her, and before it could cure
her-had it been able to do so-its
faseness shook her control anew. She
had at first known him for frown-
ing, threatening, discourteOus gentle
man. He now gave himself pains to
harm her, or, rather, let himself
charm her as he could and certainly
he bewitched and frightened her To
ner live imagination he seemed to
call her across the miles that lay be-
tween them AS she took her leave
of him his look claimed that she
should return, and although he never
said anything to bring her. even was
forbidding in his good-bys. Lucy
Carew fancied she could at night hear
him calling her across the dark. And
it gave her troubled dreams.
Tempest each day after Miss Carew
left, lunched in lonely splendor.
smoked and meditated, rode or walked
as if he had a goal to. make before
nightfall He turned from the Ford
and chose the most out-of-the-way
routes, for fear he might come upon
Lucy Carew in some one of her lone
: " wanderings! She took them, he
knew. but she could not have fol-
lowed his Mad Anthony tramps
One day before she began to write
he said: .
'T want you to lunch here to-day
and go over to Penthuen with me- !
can't write any more until I've been
10 the castle. It's an aesthetic tonic
I take every now and then. and I
know this weather-it's changing;
this Is the last flne day we'll have
for ages. Let's sauander 1t together.
why do you hesitate?" he asked.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-11

Just received, Boys Wool Sweaters
at O'Ferrail's $3.50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-11
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F. w. QUEEl
OPTOMTREST
Doctor Of Optics and Optou
OPTOMETRY
OPTION rREST

The science of adapting and
applying lenses to the human|
eye for the improvement ef]
vision and relief of eyestrain.
has made more advance in
the last decade than in the
previous fifty years, and has
become splendid profess
sion under the name Of Optic
metry. Being comparatively
new profession it has but
few opponents who are mas
tiers Of this valuable science.
Equipped with the best mod
ern apparatus for determin-
ing optical defects, invite
the public to my office where
guess-work is eliminated and
modern science takes its
place.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
NEWSY GLEANINGS

Bishop Cyrus ID. FosS. Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, died in Phila.
delphia.
Twenty Japanese settlers nave been
murdered in an uprising in South
Phongan. Korea.
One of the largest milk concerns in
New York City reduced its price to
eight cents Quark.
Passengers on Ea Bretagne told
how Parisians laugh i at first at the
rising waters of .e Seine.
Champ Clark introduced a resols-
tion for the election of a new Com
mittee on Rules at Washington. ID. c.
New York, Boston. Washington and
other American cities forwarded large
sums for the relief of the Paris food
sufferers.
January's crime record in New
York City included jewel robberies
aggregating $25O,0O0 that the police
kept secret.
A dispatch from Toxic. Japan, an
nounced the governments intention
to place all its bonds on four per
cent. basis.
The Borden Condensed Milk Com
pany bid five and five-eighths cents
a quart for the contract for supplying
five New York City hospitals with
milk.
James r. Keene was made de-
fendant in a suit brought at New
York City in connection with the col
lapse OF the Columbus and Hooking
pool.
Borough President Miller, of the
Bronx. New York, chopped off seven
ty-five official heads and abolished po-
sitions which cost the city $125, 900
a year.
Augustine Birrell is expected to
take the post OF Mr.. Gladstone as
Home Secretary and be succeeded as
Chief Secretary for Ireland by Win
ston Spencer Churchill; John Bnrns
may be appointed President of the
Board of Trade.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Wants Absolute Prohibition.

Representative Aiken, of South
Carolina. has introduced in Congress
bill for the District of CO.
lumbla that no persons, corporation
association, or club shall manufacture
or sell liquor or beverages which con-
tain alcohol and. which if drunk, will
produce intOXicatiOn. Wholesale and
retail druggists are the only persons
who may dispense ''pure alcohol for
medicianl purposes. A penalty of
from 800 TO $500. together with i'm
prisonment at hard labor, for viola
tors of the proposed law. a drug
gist who violates the act will have
his license revoked for Il year The
bill eradicates all saloons and whole
sale liquor stores. and would elimi-
nate the traffic III spirituouS or malt
liquors hencefoth and forever
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Message Oh Gambling.

That President Taft will. at an
early dae. send to Congress a spec
ial mess,g, urging the passage of a
bill prohibiting gambling and agricul-
tural prtdlctS was stated by Repres-
entative Livingston, of Georgia, at a
meeting If Southern Representatives
and officers of the Farmers Union
last week b discuss ways and means
of breakik up this practice. Presi-
dent Baret, of the Farmers Union.
stated thhthe 100000 members were
resolved to.radicate gambling on ag-
ricultural roductS, even if it meant
the closinsof every exchange in the
country. The Louisiana lottery is
no more,' said. "The government
can relieve he farmers in the coun-
try from t. incubus of exchange
gambling !: the same way if it
chooses to riso. We farmers arc ap-
pealing te Gngress.n
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
is Men Saved

Savannah, Ca. Special Friday
1oriy-SiN men were saved by the
crew Of the Mallory liner Mann" -
from the sinking steamship "Kcr-
tucky on her way from this port
To New York around the Horne 10
Seattle. and taken Ia Key West. Fla.
Ih" vessel Went down more than a
hundred mile off the South Carolina
coast. The signal of distress was
given by wireless telegraph from this
port I" the crew Of tue liner "Aia-
mo.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
! Wasbfr1&fon.
News of the National Capitol Briefly Noted i'm
Passing for the Reader
Passing for the Reader.

Never In the history of the coun-
try, old officials around the Capitol
say, have so many Congressional in
vestigations been held at one time as
the case now is. The situation. they
say, is almost without parallel, and
indicates clearly that other laws
than those under which we are now
living must be enacted or the higher
courts of the land, including the
United States Supreme Court and the
Interstate commerce commission,
must hereafter more strictly enforce
Their mandates. The many loopholes
u which violations of the law.
Soan civil and criminal, so frequently
Iccur, must be closed up. Not until
That time will it become unnecessary
to hold Investigations, such as that
how going on in the Ballinger-Pinchot
matter, in the Investigations of the
food and neat trusts, into the trans
portation IF second-class mail matter
and other Investigations by special
committee: Of Congress in Washing
ton.
1t has lever been determined lust
what exp1se the national immigra-
tion commission, which spent several
months abroad a year or so ago in
trying to sttle the immigration gues-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
WEDNESDAY-Feb. 9.

Section ] of the rate and mileage
bill fell by the wayside, and although
the senate held but one session. in
this time Senator Graydon s bill
bill went by the board The striking
OF section from the bill was accom-
plished shortly after the senate con-
vened. the vote standing 22 TO -.
This section reads as follows: That
from and after April /. 1910, tho
legal rates of carrying passengers in
this State by all railroads over 40
miles i'll length shall be , l-2 cents
per mile, computing by the shortest
route, and no more" After the bill
had been killed in part, discussion of
the second section, relating to mileage
books, was participated in by a
number of senators.
THAT in case any railroad COM
pany, or companies, shall put OH sale
any form of mileage books at said
rate. or less, the presentation of the
correct number of miles. bv the short
est route, out of said book to the
conductor or other officer authorized
10 take up tickets shall entitle the
person holding said mileage to travel
on the train of any road selling said
mileage. and upon the present alton of
his mileage to any agent of said com
pany TO have his baggage checked, as
now provided by law
"Sec. 3.-That all acts. or parts of
acts. inconsistent herewith he. and
the same are. hereby repealed
The Confederate soldier pension
bill introduced by Senator Mauldin
was killed after evoking much dis
cusSion.
The house passed and ordered sent
to the senate the prohibition bill i'll
iroduced by Mr.. Richards. The house
passed the bill to third reading. the
errors made the night previous as to
the date it should go into effect not
being corrected
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
The Cherry Trees Were Burned

Two thousand young cherry trees,
the gift of the Japanese government
to the city of Washington, were re-
dueed to ashes at the propagating
gardens Of the Department of Agri-
culture last week. Experts of the
department, IN examining the trees.
found that they, -were' hopelessly dis
eased, and contained n number of new
insect pests That it was thought nm
wise to turn loose in this country.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10

tion, has been TO the country. Like
wise the inland waterways commits
sion has been called upon 10 cXpend
large amount of money on work
that ought TO have been done by Con-
gress.
There is no way of estimating what
the expense i'll the Ballingcr-Pinchot
case will be when it is ended. Many
witnesses will come 10 Washington
from time to time. from far distant
States. and their expenses, including
railroad fare. hotel bills and incidcn-
tails, must be paid by the Government
In addition 10 this the expenses Of
the Senators and Representatives,
who compose the committee, when
the long trip 10 the West is made to
personally inspect the Cunningham
coal lands. the mismanagemcnt Of
which formed the basis of CLAWS s
charges against Secretary Ballinger,
must be paid by the Government.
1t is not believed that the food and
meat trusts investigation will be COM
pletcd for Il year or more. although
partial report of the inquiry may
be made at the present session of Con-
gress. The outlook therefore is for
continued investigation in many lines
for at least the next year or two
i. III. MEG, in Charleston News and
Courier.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
A Remarkable Woman Dead.

There died recently near Ba"kS-
bur" Miss Peggy Clark. who. had She
lived until the DIST OF this month.
would have heen los wears old. In
the old family l'iblc. which belongs
Ia one of hcr kinsmcm. i the re-
cord "i her birth. February ~. 1902
She always lived the simple country.
Uut-!oor and np2m-luU>r life. and ia
later years indui.cd in the luxury
Of smoking her pipe. Nirh"u.h her
home was within 29D wards "f The
Ouiiicrn railroad line from Atlanta
TO Washington. and every day Tor
ihird of century she heard lis
per 'crouS trci"h, trains and MAJ
nitiri"ni vcSlibuilrd cuacl!"~ roll h>.
she never herself cn.iuycL ride over
Il. She was never SICK enough Ia
rcgI:rr the services "f physician
and died rather suddenly. Miss
Clark lived with her cousin. Mrs.
White. who is mrariu" her 90lh wear
and who has. for the past H. or 20
.%carS. been drawing Il pension from
the United States government ON az
"ownt Of her husband Eavim" served
III the Mexican war.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
SATURDAY-Feb. 5th.

The Graydon clIild-deed bill was
given its final reading i'll the Senate
Saturday mornin" without further
discussion and without further at
tempt TO amend it. There were ONLY
eight votes against it Friday night.
As the House is practically agreed on
the Gasquc bill Ia the same end. and
will pass it next Tuesday. il remains
now for the two houses only 10 get
together on minor differences of
amendments. The Gradon bill as it
left the Senate will likely he Substi-
tutcd for the Gasque bill with some
minor changes.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Corn Breeders Organize.

For the purpose of providing" bet
ter corn seed not only for the mem
hers of the aSSoclali ION. but Tor every
farmer i'll the State. Inc South Caro-
lima Corn Breeders aSSorlaiium was
organized in Columbia last week with
membership of 80. These in al
tendance were representative Farm
crS from all sections of tn" State AMI
there WAS lively interest display
cd i'll all of the proceedings Of the
meeting. II was urged upon the
members that II Is necessary la
breed corn seed hat will he adaptable
10 this climate. The organization
WAS perfected and many ol the de-
tail for the future Of lh" nr%amiZa-
tion worked. \. f. Gonzales has
offered ~. 900 10 be used aS premiums
for hose that do he best corn breed
inE Wi Inn the next t"n wears.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Big Meat Co. Fails.

New York Special.-Thc Mexican
National Packing company. New
Jersey corporations. controlled by
English investors and operating a
string Of slaughter houses and pack
ing houses in the republic of Mcxi-
GO under special concessions from
the Mexican government. failed
Thursday with liabilities. including
stock. of approximately $37, 900. 900.
The assets were not announced. but
1t is estimated that they are in cx-
cess Of the liabilities.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
THURSDAY, Feb. 3rd.

The Senate-Graydon : mileage
book bill was passed To third read
ing with amendments. The opponents
Of the bill got the section reducing
the rate stricken out and Senator
Rogers got in an amendment making
a coupon on which trunk has been
checked good only on the line Oh
which the trunk was checked. but
Senator Clifton failed to get hi.
amendment through allowin" the
roads TO make contracts for the sale
of mileage books with the regula-
tions. which would have had the ef-
feet of putting the bill to sleep: bill
amending the child deed law under
which Senator Tillman has his grand
children, was also discussed but no
decision was arrived at.
The House-Compulsory education
got Il serious blow. the education
committee bill being killed by IL vote
of IS TO 20. the heaviest yet re-
corded against such measure. The
friends Of the bill said the back
sliding was due to the near approach
Of the State commission: there was
Il long and lively debate in the
House Wednesday night on the
Richards pistol bill. The House
would have killed the bill but for a
demand for Il roll-call The first
hostile motion resulted in tie vote.
The opponents made several desper-
ate stabs ut ii after this but the
House refused to kill the bill.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Adulterating OYSTERS.

The United States government is
going after those who transplant oys-
ters from salt water TO fresh water
and Frequently near the mouth of
sewers. where they are allowed to fat
ten and enlarge beyond their normal
proportions thus making them much
more marketable. but less desirable
to the consumer. This was develop
ed i'll the testimony of DR.. Wiley, the
government chief chemist. before the
House subcommittee engaged in in
vestigating the high prices of food
stufrS.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
FRIDAY-Feb. 4th.

The Senate-Seuator Joe Bailey
OF Texas got his bid to address
the General Assembly. but it is not in
inviting form, fourteen Senators vot-
ing against his coming. The Senate
was against him for two reasons, one
because Senator Tillman wanted him
invited and the other i'll order 10 slap
him for his slapping young Sinkler
Manning at Washington last year;
the proposed legislation against the
mileage book regulations still hangs
in the balance. The Senate had an
other hard fight over the Graydon bill,
but adjourned debate till next Tues
day. No new amendments were
adopted.
The House.-The House. after kill
ing the Richards pistol bill passed
the Kelly bill from the Senate out
lawing all but pistols 200 inches or
more long and weighing three pounds
or more. The penalty is 800 hne.
The House amended it by providing
excepts in case of man being on his
own premises or having good reason
to expect an assault. The Kelly bill
is the present law on the subject
and is being re-enacted TO cure
technical defect; it now seems prac-
tically certain that there will be no
investigation of Clemson at the hands
of this Legislature. The House re-
fused to make a special order of the
bill to this end and it has little
chance of passage otherwise: the bills
OF the majority portion of the asylum
investigating committee looking to
bond issue of a million dollars and
the appointment of commission to
select locations and build two new
hospitals, one for whites and the
other for colored patients, in case the
bond issue carries and to secure op-
tions on sites in case the bond pro-
position does not carry, have received
majority favorable reports at the
hands of the ways and means com
mittee, while the minority's bill
authorizing the purchase Of 1,200
acres of land within 10 miles of CO.
lumbia has been unfavorably report
ed. All three Of the bills come ND for
consideration next Tuesday on the
order OF the ilouse making them n
special order for that day.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
IS0UTH CAROLINA NEWS.
STATE EXPENSES.
Estimates by Comptroller General
Jones for 1910.

Over 81. 300. 900 viii he rr.ru:rcd
to ,ru, line SjnI. .,u:yr,nc,r this
wear. The cxncI estimated amount
n "iycn bN rnmnryn!lrr Gr,cral
ZONES i S1.:jiI. 400. III. These f"urrs
do no; iucIu.Ir extraordinary rv-
prns,, ihYr nuy orl,,
The r,llovin" arr ;l,r e,ii,rn,rd
total. ior coch ,I,rar,,ucuI g.. in.
State Government
Guyr,unr's nt,irr sl3G5u. uii,. or
Secretary of SIoio 1900. utI,rr
Conui uirnIl.r-,;.rrr,i SlOIiu. ntf,cr
or Stat. 'rrc,.,,r,,. ~ 500. r,,;,.r nt'
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Pension Lett Carriers.

Senator Fe introduced bill for
the pensionil of letter carriers and
postal emplos as n reward for long
and falthfn service. Under the
terms OF tn measure any person
'tho has serm in the postal service
either as letc carrier or postal clerk
NAV be retrd on 80 per cent of his
full annuf Jay upon reaching the
age Of 751ers while in the service,
If at the me Of attaining such age
he has bee 4i years in the postal SER
vice.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
$500 900 or Agriculture.

The annlI agricultural appropria-
ton bill cas- for the above amount
which Is nv before the House. 1t
rs for caring ont the projects al
ready underway. for the regular
work OF tn department of agricul-
1ure and folhe extension of work in
many branes. This is about the
same amour that was carried in the
bill last ye. The discussion. it is
thought vii disclose whether the
farmers. wLesalers or retailers are
responsible l. high prices.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Making Little Headway.

Little headway had been made in
the two months congress has been in
session toward the enactment Of i'm
portant legislation demanded by
President Taft. yet on every side are
heard predictions of an early adjourn
ment. The cause of the delay seems
to be that the leaders of the ma
Jority fail Ia get together in support
of the administration : measures.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Plans For Post Offices.

Government architects are soon to
draw plans and prepare specifications
for eight federal buildings in South
Carolina. They are Abbeville. Aiken,
Darlington, Gaffney, Laurens. New
berry. Orangeburg and Union. APP
preparations, $4,000 in each ease ex-
cept Aiken, which was 100000. were
made in the act of 1909 for the above
places.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
To Probe Iieh Cost of Living.

ForeshaoMng an investigation by
Congress f he high cost of living
the houseyays and means committee
have autlrized Chairman Payne and
Representive Clark. the majority
and mipoty leaders in the house, to
collabsrat in the preparation of a
resolutionproviding for such inquiry
and defnig the form of procedure.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
No Appropriation For Boil Weevil.

An unsuccessful effort was. made
by Southern congressman in the
House last week to have the appro-
priation for the study and demon
stration of the best methods of meet
ing the ravages of the boil weevil. the
foe of cotton. increased from $215,-
600 to $50O.000. The proposition was
defeated by Il vote of SO to ll5.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Reclaim mation3wamp Lands.

DURING I'll consideration Of the
agricultural preparation bill be-
fore the Hoe last week. Representa-
tive John HSmall, of North Caro-
lima. made me suggestions in con-
nection 10 s,mp lands in North
Carolina. Hurged the Federal gov
ernmcnt to d in the work of drain
age of the samp lands between Al
bermarle all, Pamlico Sound. His
sentiments we cheered.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Tickled to Death on Boycotted
Steak.

PiItSburg. Pa. Spccial.--A
dozen foreigners discussed the
meat boycott ut breakfast in a
Mulberry Alley boarlin" house
and all except Mic" Skoviac.
Slar. agreed 10 eat 10 meat.
Skoviac. delighted with having
the breakfast steak to himself.
tackled il ;" violently that he
chokcd t" death on the first
mouthiul.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Robbed Passengers of S4O0.

Pittsburg, Kan. Spccial.-Three
unidentified men held up and robbed
the passengers on Il eastbound Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger tram, five
miles East of here last Friday right.
They were unmaskcd. About $400
and small amount Of iewclry was
taken from the passengers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
Monument to DR.. Smith.

The officers of the First PrcSbv-
terian church. AT Columbia. have de
clded 10 advise The congregation to
erect monument To the memory OF
their late pastor. the Rev. DR.. Samuel
NJ. Smith. at his grave III the church
ward.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-02-10
May Strike April First

Toledo. o.. Sprcial.--Prcsidcnt
Lewis Of the United Mine Workers
said Saturday that there would be a
general suspension Of work in the
bituminouS fields Of the country April
first II agreements on the wage
schedule are not reached bv that date.