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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
SOUTH'S CITIES
HAD BIG GROWTH
Marvellous Increase Of Oklahoma City,
Birmingham and the Larger
Cities Of Texas.

Baltimore, Dec. 5.-One of the most
striking reflections of the remarkable
development of the South in the past
80 years, or since the beginning Of the
revival Of it's agricultural, manufacture
ing and commercial life in 1880, ap-
pears in figures of population in Al
Southern cities now having more than
$4,000 inhabitants each, according to
the census of 1880, 1900 and 1910,
says the Manufacturers Record.
In 1880 the city of the South having
the largest population was Baltimore,
with 332,313 inhabitants, and there
were but 13 cities in that section hav-
ing each a population greater than 25,-
900 and but four cities having each a
population greater than 100, 000-Balti-
more, Louisville, New Orleans and the
combined cities of Washington and
Georgetown, D. c. Today, of the 224
cities in the United States already
enumerated having each a population
greater than $4,000, Al are in the
South, and of the 40 cities having each
a population greater than 100000, nine
are in the South, viz: Atlanta. Balti-
more, Birmingham, Louisville, Mem
phis, Nashville, New Orleans, Rich
mond and Washington, Baltimore lead
ing with 55S,4S5.
The greatest rate of increase among
the Southern cities of the 25,555 class
was for Birmingham, Ala, 245.4 per
cent; Fort Worth, Texas, ranking Sec
ond with 174.7 per cent; Huntington,
w. Va, third, 1914 per cent; Ell Paso,
Tex, fourth, 1869 per cent; Tampa,
Fla, fifth, 1882 per cent; Dallas, Tex,
sixth, 116 per cent, and Jacksonville,
Fla, seventh, 103 per cent.
Oklahoma City made the greatest
growth, 10,037 to 64,2O5, and Muscogee,
Okla, 4,254 to 25,27S. Oklahoma
leads the union in increase, 1897 per
cent. In ten years the state has add
ed S66,764 to its population.
Since 1880 remarkable growths have
been made by Birmingham, 4199 per
cent; Ell Paso, 526 per cent;
Dallas, 739 per cent Atlanta,
313 per cent; Jacksonville, Fla, 655
per cent; Roanoke, Va, SIP per cent
Tampa, Fla, $3.50 per cent, and Fort
Worth 1000 per cent.
While the Southern population has
increased about 20 per cent the cities
show gain of 34.4 per cent.
Among the cities at less than $4,000
population great growths have been
made since 1900 by Gulfport, Miss,
SOP per cent; Fitzgerald, Ca, 21S per
cent; Jackson, Miss, 172 per cent
st. Petersburg, Fla, 1872 per cent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
TOO MUCH COTTON
CURSE OF SOUTH
No Price Per Pound is High Enough
to Justify Exclusive Culture
of Cotton.

Baltimore, Dec. SIN connection
with an estimate of the 1901 cotton
crop at 100000 bales, Mr.. William
P. Brown of New Orleans says:
Il feel that it is almost impossible
for the South to produce cotton enough
during the next few years to supply
the actual requirements of the world
1t might, however, do so at price, say
20 cents or above, which price would
enable the Southern farmer to give all
his attention to the growth of cotton
at the expense of the other crops"
Cotton at so cents or at 81 a pound
would not justify the South in neglect
ing every other agricultural interest
for cotton growing, says theManufac-
turers' Record. 1t would undoubtedly
mean temporary prosperity, but such
could only come with sacrifice of the
South's great heritage in agriculture.
AS influential as cotton has been in
Southern development, too much con-
Germ for that one crop has ever ham,
pered well-rounded Southern material
growth. Cotton fastened the institu-
ton of slavery upon the South at a
time when it was beginning to pass,
Just as 1t passed in other parts of the
country, in compliance with economic
laws. The invention of the cotton gin
was a direct incentive to an increase
in the number Of slaves in the cotton
fields, and for fifty years the South was
itself slave to the cotton spindles of
the world. In the midst of the South's
beginnings. in industrial development
of the machinery age, which was in.
ducing wider diversification in agri.
culture, came the wreck of the sixties.
After that the South, perforce, de-
voted its great energies in agriculture
to cotton. and only in the past twenty
/ FIVE years has it approached again
the desirable position where cotton,
more important than ever as far as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
BABY DISEASES
MOST DEADLY
Mortality Among Infants Greater Than
From The White Plague, Cholera
Or Fevera

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. Sin the
event Of cholera, yellow fever, small
pcx or other dreaded diseases glaring
headlines and front page newspaper
articles arouse and alarm the COM
munity. Public and private aid Is i'm
mediately placed at the command of
the municipal health officer, and all
the forces and energies of the best
civic life are enlisted with him to
combat the inroads of sickness and
death.
Yet the mortality from these di.
seases, says DR.. Joseph s. Neff pub
lie health officer, sinks into insignia-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
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0POISON q
A Bone Pains, XM
M Ulcers. Scaly f !
%)Skins Pimples. FNl>J
3. 3. q. Cures Above Troubles, Also
Eczema and Rheumatism. Test 3

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where all else fails. If you have
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Joints, Mucus Patches in mouth, Sore
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Ulcers or any part of the body, hair
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
ANOTHER BIG HOG.

New Augusta, Dec. 81. P. Run
nells claims the record for Perry coun-
ty in the way of hogs. He recently
killed a shoat less than three years
old weighing $50 pounds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
TO BUILD CREAMERY.

Brookhaven, Dec. 5.-The Brookha.
ven Cooperative Creamery Company
has been organized, a site purchased
and machinery ordered. The Parten.
izer will have capacity of 1000
pounds of milk per day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
NEW SEED PLANTER.

series Of perforations adapted to be
brought successfully into engagement
with an aperture, G, in the bottom of
the seed box. A cutoff, II, bears
against the disk F Immediately above
the aperture G.. A rod attacked to the
cutoff II extends through the top of
the seed box and is normally pressed
downward by means of a spring, j.
AS the disk f revolves 1t carries one
seed at time to the opening G.,
through which the seed falls into the
furrow. -.-
The machine is supplied with disks
having perforations Of different sizes
suitable for seeds of various sizes, and
the intervals between the perforations
vary in the different disks to provide
the proper spacing of the seeds plant.
ed. Ii desired two or more seed boxes
may be connected to the traction
wheel, so that number of rows may
be planted at the same time. The in.
ventor Of this planter is August Brin-
koeter of Floresville, Tex.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
AN IMPROVED PLANTER.
Adjustable For Different sized Seeds
and Varying spaeins.

Pictured In the accompanying engrav-
ing is planter provided with seed
box in which there are no springs to
becoWe checked or gummed by seed or
dust The seed distributing mechanism
is adaptable for seeds of different sizes
and may also be adjusted to plant
seeds at greater or shorter distances
apart. The seeds leave the box so
close to the ground that there is no
danger of their becoming scattered,
says the Scientific American.
The frame Of the machine Is sup
ported on traction wheel, A, which
through the medium Of suitable gear
ing operates a bevel gear, B. affixed
to a vertical shaft which runs through
the seed box G.. Secured to the for
ward part OF the seed box is share,
d, which plows furrow in advance Of
the seed box. while pair Of hose, b,
converging rearwardly, serve to cover
the seed with the earth plowed up by
the share. A disk, b. is secured to
the shaft which runs through the
seed box and is adapted to rotate In
contact with the bottom plate Of the
seed box. The disk is provided with a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Tho eatun Dam spillway.

One of the most important works
connected with the Panama canal is
the spillway in the middle Of the Ga
tun dam for regulating the height Of
the water in the lake. says Scientific
American. Usually it is preferred to
locate the spillway in position more
or less remote from the dam. but in
the present case the existence at the
center of the site Of the dam Of hill.
which provided a rock surface at about
sea level, proved the deciding factor
and led to the choice of the present
site. The spillway consists of con-
crete dam whose crest is to be built on
the arc OF q circle. with its face con-
vex to the lake. The crest will be at
sixty-nine feet above sea level. Above
this and placed between thirteen con-
crete piers built at the crest Of the
dam will be fourteen gates whose tops
when they are closed will be eighty
seven feet above sea level. These
gates will give absolute control of the
lake level under all possible conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
ORIGIN OF PUNCH IS TRACED
English Brought the Drink from India
Humorous Mistake Made by
Schleswig Magnates.

In Germany punch is the national
drink for the night OF St Sylvester,
when Germans finish the year by
drinking punch. usage observed even
by the kaiser himself. Punch is what
they drink when they have colds.
Moreover. we are told that the Eng.
lish brought punch from India. II
takes it's name from panscha, San.
scrit word for Ave. because such is
the number Of the ingredients. arrak
or rum. tea, sugar, lemon and hot wa.
ter. II was in 1895 that the English
first celebrated the New Year with
punch.
A contemporary relates an amusing
story in connection with punch When
Frederick VII. came to Flensburs. In
Schleswig. he gave banquet to the
notables of the district After the
dessert he desired court oficial to
inquire how the guests had enProd
his hospitality. They hesitated 10 *.
press an opinion. but at length one.
holder than his fellows. resolved to
speak freely.
Everything was excellent save The
punch. The magnates of Schles Wig
had drunk for punch the warm wrtei
charged with perfume which had been
placed before them for additions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Tho followins cases we're disposed

Tho following cases were disposed
Of:
viii OF Roberta Barringer admitted
to probate. J.. 9. Barringer appointed
executor
Estate 81 Wooster McMillen, trial
report set for hearing May 16, 1910
Estate OF Jennie w. Prime, final re-
port approved
Estate of Margaret Morgan, final re-
port approved.
Guardianship of Amanda J. Fergus
on, final report approved.
Estate OF Henry A. Limerick, hnal
report approved.
VIII of Martha l.. Witt, admitted
to probate.
The following new case were filed:
Transcript from Marshall county
Case of Marshalltown State Bank vs.
j. H. Dusenberry, +. E. Baker and F.
A. Williams
Transcript from Marshall county
Marshalltown State Bank vs. j. d.
Hawkins.
State of Iowa VS. Thomas Wignatl'
appeal from justice court.
State of Iowa VS. T. e. Hartshorn
and Leisy Drawing Co The state
asks for an injunction against the de,
PENDANT for operating saloon. The
state alleges that the saloon oper'
ated by the defendants is frequented
by parties after 1000 o'clock.
Marie Middlesworth VS. Mrs. Con
Wilson and Supt Industrial School at
MitchellvilIe. The plaintiff alleges
that she is deprived of her liberty by
the defendants. She asks for writ
of habeas corpus to issue against the
defendants.
State of Iowa VS. Steve Molnar and
A. F. Cunningham. The defendant in
this case are the men who were ar
rested for stealing a team, buggy and
harness from the "Lige" Harper barn
near Givin They we're taken before
the grand jury Monday and indicted
on two counts, breaking and entering
a building and laceny.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Eoroinn Plant Growth.

The method of forcing plants by
treatment with ether, as first suggest
ed by Johannsen, Is now extensively
used on a commercial scale for the
purpose of securing out of season flow
ers and fruit. This process, however,
will In all probability soon be replaced
by the equally effective and less ex-
pensive method just described by Pro-
fessor Molisch in a pamphlet called
Das Warmb&d. The only treatment
required is that Of immersing the
lhoots by inversion in water at 80 to
35 degrees G. for nine or twelve hours
and afterward keeping the plants in a
dark, moist chamber at temperature
of about % degrees until the leaves
commence to appear, after which the
plants are grown under ordinary green.
house conditions. Lilacs, azaleas, spi-
raeas, etc., treated as above during the
middle of November were in bloom at
Christmas or early in January, where
as untreated plants of the same kind
had not commenced to move.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
lust WHAT SUITED THE BABY
But Mr.. Younsdad's Jingle Somewhat
softened the Force Of His
Previous Rebuke.

I am sorry to see, Alice" said Mr..
Youngdad, sternly. that you have not
escaped the fault which seems inner
ent in most young mothers. Where
is the necessity of talking to our FIRST
born IS though he were a native OF
the Sandwich. Isles? 'Kitchy. kitchy,
keel and 'Wazzy, wazzy. wool in.
deed. No wonder he cries Give him
to me-"
Hpmbly A.ire handed over the
sweetest babubs in the world. and
the stern father began to hum the
Good Friday music from "ParsifaI.
changing from that to the soldier
chorus in Faust" Yet still the lit
tie one whimpered. and Mr.. Youngdad
tried a new Song. Then suddenly the
baby smiled, and was soon wrapped
in happy slumber X. ~
You managed 1t wonderfully" ad
mitted the chastened mother. III
was the last song did it. BY the way
what was II? couldn't quite catch
the words"
Haven't you heard that?" queried
Mr.. Youngdad, in establishment
Why. it's the latest thing from the
halls. The chorus goes:
Toodiey, foodley. up-i-dee!
Jimmity. jammity, jingaree!
Rightly. Jiggity, rummty-ho!
Blimmit blam and away We go!
Pretty little thing. isn't It? only
remember the chorus, but I'm goina
to learn the whole thing"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
MISS THE LIGHT AND NOISE
Reasons Why Some Townspeople Are
Unable to Live Comfortably in
the Country.

The necessity which some people
feel for noisy surroundings was men.
tioned by a famous specialist 10 Civ.
ing medical explanation of the case
OF. little Horace Collins. the heroic
messer @er boy, says the London Daily
Mail. The -" although able to graft.
~ every wish as the guest of Lord
Lansdowne at Towood house, has a
mastering longing for the hustle and
llght OF the London streets.
IL Is very clear case of nostalgia. -
said the doctor. "a person suffering
IKE that has lost two everyday friends.
as II were-noise and light. II is en-.
urely due to the nerves. Our nervous
system gets into a pronounced groove
IN accordance with the everyday con.
dition under which we live. A sud.
Den change in living throws the uery.
Gus system out of gear. Both light
ana noise are nervous stimuli to PEG.
pie who live amid noise and light.
rake away the comradeship Of noise
and light, and the nervous system
loses two stimulants necessary TO its
wen being and suffers in consequence.
with the boy Collins the fact that
ne does not see policemen troubles
nim' because policemen to him have
become an important part Of the nat.
ural scheme Of things.
very similar case occurred with
London housekeeper OF mine. She
was sent away TO the country. and
simply could not endure to live there.
she missed the companionship OF
noise SO much that she had to be
brought back to town again quickly.
fer"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
WOMEN FLOCK TO CINCINNATI
Five Thousand Gather for Opening Of
Biennial Convention Of Fedora
ton Of Clubs.

Cincinnati May 11.--Something like
United States have fiocked to Gin:
cinnau for the biennial meeting
of the National Federation of Won.
ems Clubs, which will open formally
this afternoon and continue for a
week. Informally, the affair began
this afternoon when the Ohio fedora,
ton was at home" to the visitors In
the assembly hall Of the Hotel Sin.
ton. This was preceded by session
of the council which was attended by
the general and state officers.
when the biennial opens in Music
hall tonight, the women, will be wei.
coined by Governor Harmon and 9th.
ers and the president, Mrs. Philip N.
Moore of st. Louis, respond. The
arrangement for the meeting provides
for long morning sessions, conferences
in the afternoon and evening SEES.
sions open to men. Many interest
ing and vital topics will be dis.
cussed and the list of speakers is
noteworthy Among those who will
make addresses are Mrs. Carrie Chap.
man Gait, Lieut.. James J. Mayes.
U. S. A., Miss Alice Hill Chittenden of
Brooklyn. Mrs. Ellen Henrotin of Chi.
cago, James r. Garfield. DR.. Henry w.
Wiley. Clifford Pinchot. John Mitchell,
Prof Mary F. Rausch Of Colorado and
Martha van Rensselaer,.
Thurday of next week the Ken
lucky federation will give the visitors
an excursion to Mammoth cave.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Sport.

A man out Rockport way has lit
tie tame fox that Is led about by q
chain. He proposes in the near future
to have a hunt" He will invite
"sportsmen" from Cleveland to come
out with their dogs, then he will turn
loose the little tame fox and send the
dogs after him. II Is expected that
the dogs will catch the little tame fox
and tear him to pieces.
The hunt was scheduled to come OF
some time ago. But the invited guests
with their trained hunting dogs failed
to arrive. and the dogs Of the neigh
borhood-just ordinary dogs--were
pressed into service. For some rea.
son or other these uneducated CANNES
failed to enter into the spirit OF the
occasion. and could not be induced to
take the trail. The little tame fox was
accordingly again cooped up In his
cage to await a more propitious and
sporty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Plain
Dealer
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Aiming Natives with Dum.Dums.

One of the worst features OF the
arms trafic on the Arabian sea coast
of Baluchistan and in the Persian gulf
is that the ammunition from Europe
consists Of expanding bullets. The
British government has forbidden the
use OF dum.dums, but no prohibition
exists in the tribal country. British
troops will thus be handicapped in
future frontier operations, Tens OF
thousands of magazine rides havs
reached Afghanistan and the tribal
hinterland. but the danger will be
aggravated II dum-dums become com
mon. Traders undertake to give at
least 100 cartridges with each rife.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12

the Cunningham claimants and presi-
dent of the Federal Smelling COM
pany, a subsidiary company of the
Guggenheim syndicate, had been in
strumental in his (Piles) election as
United States senator Senator Suth.
erland objected to Mr.. Brandeis drag
ging a senator into this investigation"
He said the committee had not been
authorized to investigate senator.
Mr. Brandeis explained that he had
no beside to reflect on Mr. Piles be.
yond showing that he had been the
instrument in the hands of the power.
full interests of the northwest to bring
about the selection of man for com.
missioner of the land Office who held
different opinions on Alaskan ques.
tons from those of secretary Garfield.
Chairman Nelson put the question
to vote and by a party vote Of to
4 the committee decided that Secre,
tary Ballinger should not be allowed
to answer the question.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
BALLINGER GRILL is RENEWED
ATTORNEY HRANpEis CONTINUES
ExAMlNATIoNloF SECRETARY.
Investigating Committee Hope to Con.
elude inquiry In Next
Four Days.

Washington, Mayif II. - Secretary
Bailinger continued under cross exam
nation by Attorney Brandeis, counsel
of L. R. Claws and others, when the
chotinvestigation was re-
sumed The congressional commit
tee viii meet four days this week
in the hope that the attorneys will
finish their examination of the secre-
tary of the interior by that time.
Commissioner bennett of the gen.
eral land office and Chief Schwartz
of the field division will be the next
witnesses for the defense.
A spirited controversy among mem
bers Of the committee was precipi-
tated by Mr.. Brandeis when he asked
Secretary Ballinger II he had not
heard it stated publicly by Samuel H.
Piles that Charles Sweeney, one OF
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Lincoln wiawsm Tablet Unveiled.

Chicago, May liza bronze tablet
placed by the Chicago chapter. Daugh.
ters of the American Revolution. on
the site OF the old "Wigwam" where
Abraham Lincoln was nominated for
president so years ago, was unveiled
this afternoon The exercises took
place in the Fine Arts music hall. adj
dresses being made by Governor De-
neen. Mayor Busse, Bishop ]. w. Ham.
lIton OF Boston. Mrs. La Verne Noyes
and others Miss Frances Deneen. the
daughter OF the governor. unveiled the
tablet. q .lii.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
c,sds,one,s Memory.

Gladstone's power OF memory was
always one Of his greatest assets. In
his last years he often lamented that
It was not what II had been; but even
so, It came triumphantly out OF some
remarkable tests. In his eighty.third
year he set himself to recall Manzoni's
ode on the death OF Napoleon, which,
as a young man. he had translated
into English. He had entirely forgot.
ten his own version. but by dint OF
hard digging" or fishing up" as he
called 1t, he wrote down 1O4 Of the
10s Italian lines. Two years later he
essayed to write from memory a com
plete list Of all the men who had been
his cabinet colleagues. and enumer
ated 60 Of the 70.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Bread In Politics.

From the days OF Joseph down the
only well populated country which
had enough grain to satisfy its own
consumers was Egypt, rich beyond
the record OF any other soil this side
OF Paradise. Ferrero. in his history
OF Rome, shows the transcendent po-
htical Importance of corn I'm all times.
Feed your people. king or demagogue.
else they will overthrow you. For
the masses from furthest antiquity TO
most recent days. there has never
been any torch of dissatisfaction. re-
bellion and anarchy like shortage Of
bread.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-05-12
Angry Father

Cedar Rapids, May 11.-Special:
VIM. Boles, a farmer living near
Guernsey, came to town today de
termined to kill Claud Baugh, aged
- who last week eloped with his
daughter, Lucille, aged IL. The cou,
pie were followed to this city by Boil,
es. who was heavily armed, but who
was disarmed before he met the
young people on the street. An at.
tempt was made to secure peace, but
at noon the father was still angry. He
wanted his daughter to marry a
wealthy young man of Guernsey.