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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01
Fifty Victims
BLOODY RIOTS
Fighting Between Whites And Blacks
Is Said to be Still Going on in
Texas Town.
Special to The NetCs.

Special to The Ne11s.
Palestine, Tex, Aug. 1.-Desultory
fighting is still going on in the woods
surrounding Slocum and Elkhart, fiji.
teen miles south of this point, be-
tween negroes and whites. 1t was re-
ported last night that at least fifty
blacks were killed and wounded and
that score of white men were either
dead or suffering from bullet wounds.
A conservative estimate of the dead
is fifty-five. The war between the ne
groes and whites followed race riot
late Friday afternoon in Slocum, when
John Wilson, white farmer, attempt
ed to collect debt from Edgar Hen
negro. Wilson and Henry engaged in
a fight in which revolvers were drawn.
Both sides were reinforced and the
situation tonight is acute.
Among the known dead are:
William Pekor John Samuels, AL
fred Written, James Arnold, Hervey
Wilkins, William Good, Albert MILAN,
James French, Sol Lee, Jefferson Har.
ris, William Timmons, James Edry,
George Edmundson, Henry Frazier,
Richard Stubblefield, Deputy Sheriff
of Anderson county; Constable Sam
Wolfe and e. e. Raines
Troops were rushed here from
Houston and Jacksonville, and body
of Texas rangers arrived last night
prepared for bloody battle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01
HOTEL ARRIVALS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS.
Hotel Hattiesburg.

Miss Olive Lloyd, Meridian; Miss
Margart Lloyd, Meridian; J. ]. Griffin,
Meridian; s. A. Kemper, New Or
leans; Adolph Berkson, New Orleans !;
J. l.. Spen, New Orleans; N. Gath,
New Orleans; J. H. Carroll, Epley; w.
p. Weathers, Jackson; Greenwood
Baseball Team; o. w. Comedy, Semi
nary; N. G. Broome, Lumberton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01
HATTlESBURG HAT FACTORY

Manufacturers and renoyators. Ola
hats remodeled and cleaned to look
like new Hats made to order. Next
to Lilius Jewelry Store, Front street
26-6t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR
meet every Friday night at Odd Fell
lows Hall. All members are request
ed to be present.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01

Results Yesterday.
Detroit 6; Chicago S.
Cleveland s.; st. Louis 4. .(First
game.)
Cleveland 2; st. Louis 0. Second
game)
Games Today.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit
New Ybrlk at Cleveland
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01

TO THE--
YOUNG BUSINESS MEN OF HATTIESBURG

Many when business would apprec
upon dsinerested sincerity which he could rely
plenty who willing to give ad
vice. Interested motive and while what
they may solution the problem theirs
be the very seeking counsel could follow
Therefore, especially for the just
STARTING counsellor in whom he place i'm
pncit faith-and the ideal counsellor u his banker
Ths onesrs o. pleased consulted
they realize the Interests Of their patrons are their own
II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-01
Southern League.

Results Yesterday.
New Orleans s. Mobile 1. (First
game.)
Mobile 8; New Orleans 8. Second
game.)
Memphis 2; Nashville L.
Games Today.
Chattanooga at Atlanta.
Montgomery at Birmingham.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

a fine combination, but the man who
is continually trying to get the man
without the sound body to see that
he is useless and had better shuttle
off, may be blessed with the sound
body yet not possess the happy COM
bination. We like to hear Of some
good and lasting accomplishment by
one who is forced to cling to life by
thread. We IKE 10 read of acts Of
heroism now when nerves" IS said 20
be our national disease. And scarcely
day goes by without our seeing )r
hearing of some such case.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE

There are enough trees and rocks
and hills and blackberry briers and
squirrels and gullies and springs and
buck bushes and beggar lice within
five miles of Columbia to cure apy
ordinary case of nervousness con-
tracted by student in the Uniyer-
sity. the only prescription is, get
out where they are"
When a student finds himself want
ing to hit a neighbor who inadver-
tently punched him with his elbow. or
believing that all the dogs in Colurl-
bia hold convocation under his window
at $50 o'clock in the morning. or
yanking the handles off the chiffonicr
drawer when it doesn't work smoothly
he may safely conclude that a ram.
Bile is what he needs. The direction
doesn't make any difference: lust 60
he gets out. A few hours will USUALLY
bring about a cure.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Incidence Retains Ignorance

T" the Editor of the University MIssourlan:
How many of us study with the To-
ton that the lesson must be learned
because it has been assigned. Then
again We learn the lesson to keep in
good favor with the professor. If
this sense of duty does stimulate us
to learn, well and good, but in taking
this as the only motive we err.
In years to come we will see that
we have had wrong idea of what
studying in a university meant. We
are not here to please the professor,
or to keep in good standing by learn
ing our studies.
We are here to fit ourselves for af-
ter life. and this future period rests
with us. Let no false theory guide
us in our work while students, but
remember that Incidence now is igno-
rance IN the future. F..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
LARGEST CIRCULATION
IN BOONE COUNTY.
BAD ROADS AND THE CENSUS

1t would be interesting to know just
to what extent bad roads are respon'
sible for the poor showing made by
rural Missouri in the last census re-
turns.
Bad roads are serious hindrance TO
the further development of Missouri.
1t doesn't take a civil engineer to fig
ure out that it is hard to get farm
products to market over roads that
become hub deep in wet weather. If
easy access to market is denied the
farmer, a considerable part of the
stimulus to effort is taken away, and
farm production suffers.
A worse effect, however, is that peo-
pie do not like to live in communities
which, for long periods of time, are
isolated by impossible roads. They
sell out and leave the place. Many
go to town to live and thus disturb
the more the balance between rural
and urban population. Many of the
farms are let out to renters by whom
they are allowed to run down" and
made to produce only a fraction of
what they should. The effect would
be lessened if these conditions OBJ
tanned only in the inferior farming
sections of the state, but it is true OF
some of the best agricultural lands
in Missouri.
More of Missouri's future is bound
up in the condition of her roads than
we like to think Until Missourians
in general awaken to this fact rural
life in the state must suffer.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Viewpoints.
Root on North Side.

To the Editor OF the University Mlssourian:
Why is it that at every football
game, great number of rooters al
ways go to the south bleachers? The
only reason they ever advance is that
the south bleachers are shadier. That
is truly a fine explanation. Every
man is needed in the rooters section
to help cheer. AT least, ii the rooters
persist in going to the shady side, one
of the yell leaders should also be On
that side. We must have some cheer.
ing at the Ames game that will be
better even than what we had last
Saturday. FOOTBALL.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Dress Helps Make the Man.

fc the Editor Of the University Missouriar:
oh, the frontless man is an also ran.
But the duck with the front is a live
enc"
This is what the hobos say in re-
gard to dress, and it applies in great
measure to students. The front" is
another name for appearance, and the
sons of rest" have found out that
to be alive in this world one must
have front" Like a great many
other things it all depends in know
ing how. Some students could not
dress well and look well if turned
loose in an outfitters and told to help
themselves. They just could not make
an agreeable combination. Other men
look well in blue suit which they
press under their mattres nightly. A
soft shirt accompanies this suit, and
yet in this unpretentious dress one is
neat. E. H.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
A NEWSPAPER S MISTAKES

The purpose OF a newspaper is tc
publish matter OF interest and value
TO the public. In this endeavor, the
publishers try to attain certain de
gree of perfection in its presentation
both in regard to the handling of news
and the physical appearance of the
matter in black and white. The de,
gree OF perfection that most owners
desire seldom is accomplished, as there
is always some loopholes through
which one or several errors creep.
The owners are aware of this fact,
and for that reason they keep con-
tinual watch. 1t is practically i'm
possible to prevent error, but the pub
Tic nevertheless is always willing to
pick flaws. A newspaper more often
is discredited for its mistakes than it
is complimented for accuracies, due
to the fact that a majority of readers
magnify errors.
1t is continual struggle to collect
and print the happenings of the last
few hours in the modern newspaper.
1t is one long and never ending race
against time and many errors occur.
Even the historians, who endeavor 10
set out the happenings in ancient and
medieval times, are often confused as
to detail and apt to misconstrue i'm
portant facts. Every one who I'M
dertakes to record history or incidents
of history is prone to make mistakes.
and the newspaper, the purpose of
which is TO get the news for immediate
is far more apt to err.
Added to the possibility of mistakes
in the gathering of news. the mechan-
ical system employed in putting it into
print is susceptible to errors The
of word, the inverting of
a line, letter or picture, or the fail
ure to put in or take out parts of q
story all are mistakes that occur in
the physical makeup of the newspa-
per, and while they are often insignif-
cant, they nevertheless detract from
me papers appearance.
1t is the effort of newspapers to
reduce errors to a minimum, as mis-
axes are deplored by no one more
han by newspaper men. Errors of
commission rarely are made and er-
'ors of omission are avoided carefully.
The good newspaper attempts TO
serve the best interests of commu-
lity, and it therefore should be judged
~ its ultimate purpose rather than
~ its unintentional mistakes.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

''lndolence is the most common
hindrance to good citizenship is q
statement of Ambassador Bryce. This
most common hindrance should not
interfere with the good citizenship of
any student in the University of Mis-.
souri, when the mill tax is voted on
November 8. Each student, if he Cor
she) does not go home to vote, should
write letters to all of his friends urg-
ing them to vote for Amendment No.
II. If Incidence is overcome in this
display of citizenship, there is little
doubt as to the outcome of the pro-
posed amendment. And now-today
is the time to get rid of this him
drance.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
First Things First,

| To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
some time ago a student worked
himself into a great frenzy over the
football situation and when he could
stand it no longer he spoke in loud
tones through the columns OF this pa
per. This man signed himself the
Missouri Spirit Inc life of the
modern university has become so COM
pick and SO filled with student inter-
ests and activities that there is dan
ger that the real objects of the uni
Terslty shall be lost sight of by many
students. There is story of a man
VINO travelled many miles at consider
aoie expense to see the circus. Al
ter his return he recounted with great
delight what he had seen. Upon be-
ing questioned it was discovered that
the man had not seen the circus at ALL
only the sideshow. To many a student
the University is the football or base
bail team, the glee club, fraternity
or club house. In fact these inter.
ests consume so much of his time and
money that to him they become the
university. 1t is inevitable that these
social and recreative interests should
spring up in the modern university.
Ihey have their place and value. The
great mistake comes when a student
Is unable to place things in their re-
lation and thus fails to take hold of
the great things in university life. 4
student thepefore possess the real uni
Verslty spirit when he stands enthus-
iastically and Loyalty for these intel
lectual and spiritual interests which a
university is supposed to foster and
develop. In proportion as he has the
VIII power to resist the inroads of
secondary interest is he loyal uniyer-
si'y man. The object of a COLLEGE
course according to President Wilson
OF Princeton is intellectual discipline
and moral enlightenment" Every
tnins in the life of the university that
does not assist th4 student in this
is an INJURY and ought to
NC dismissed. NJ. j.,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Suggests Debaters.

10 tue E;ltor OF une Gh1Vefslty AfG1ounan:
One method OF aiding in the CAM
paign for the mill-tax amendment
which would be effective and economi-
cal would be to send out twenty or
twenty-five men from the different de.
batting clubs of the University to stump
several counties about week before
election. Literature may be effective
but it does not have the personal
touch. Men will listen to argument
when they will not read it. The es-
pense for such a project would be
small, and the results would doubtless
be worth the expense. The debaters
are the most loyal of students when
they are needed. This is an oppor.
tunity for them. Give them a chance,
B. A. C.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

The students in agriculture aren';
the only ones who have a large lab
oratory. The one used by the classes
in romance isn't so small-especial!y
while the moon is in its present con.
dition. And the enrolment for the
short winter course already far out,
numbers that of the College of Agri.
culture.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
The Plain Speaker.

What were the sweetest words, sir,
The sweetest that you ever knew?
What were the sweetest words, sir
That ever thrilled you through?
Oh, were they when your sweetheart
With eyes so deep and blue,
Would snuggle close and whisper,
Il love you?'
Or were they when your father
Whilst you had not sou
Would frown and stare, then mutter,
Well, here's a check fol your"
Oh, no, the sweetest words, sir,
To which | ever list,
Were these that the sergeant would
below,
Company + dismissed
When howled at and marched for an
hour,
You ache from the hair TO the toes,
These words of the gruff little sergeant
Are the sweetest a body knows"
The residents of Westmount can net
sleep at night because of the barking
of dogs. They are not the only ones
VINO are complaining of the boarding
house music.
What we understand the least, we
condemn the most.
A lot OF conscience is dangerous
thing for modern success in life.
We are inclined to accept as true
what we would like to believe is true
Our own sOui is but reflected back
&c us in every book we read, every
We see, and in every human
being We meet.
When the peacock's feathers We're
plucked, all the fowls rejoiced.
The only time the world takes :,
man at his word is when he unde.:-.
rates himself. Even then it deducts
a little.
A book Ito u.s. is only great when
when it reflects our own thoughts.
When our fierce electric system
Went upon spree last night,
Came a hoarse voice from the dark
ness,
Give us light Gosh, give us light"
too in the darkness seated
Thought upon my work undone,
my heart the cry resounded,
Give us light, Almighty One"
CHARLES REZNIKOFF. |
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
NERVES AND BRAIN POWER

A well known Kansas City physi-
clan lecturing recently to an audience
Of high school students in that city
made a statement to the effect that
unless something is done to keep up
the physical side of our being, we shall
become a nation of runts. Many a
person has shudered at the sugges-
ton of some high-brow that we shall
soon be toothless. Much cncern has
been aroused by the talk about the
nervous system of Americans becom-
ing tangled mess.
The harm that comes through ap-
prehension of these grave portents is
many times greater than that which
comes from being pigmy, or "snag-
gle-tooth" or even a person with un
strung nerves. When it comes to
fear and superstition, the great mass
Of Americans still bear a slight rela
ton to their forefathers back in the
old world whether they We're Teutons
or Huns or whatever they were. So
when some constructive (9) individ-
ual finds a particularly frightful bug
aboo and gets into print with it, he
gets hearing. On this very mental
trait of Americans the patent medi-
cine man fattens
Though the scarecrows of the back
to-natures" We're well founded. most
OF US would rather enjoy the intelli-
gence. achievements and culture of
modern civilization than to be built
like South Sea Islanders, eat raw
meat, and wear green hides for cloth
ing, and have about as much intelli-
gence as our modern Scotch Collie
dogs.
"A sound mind in sound BODY, is
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
MAGAZINES
The Overland Monthly.

This magazine is the Oldest and best
OF the Pacific Coast monthly publica-
tons. 1t has a distinct type. and it
deals principally with things and PEG.
pie OF the West. Among the best ar.
ticies and stories in the October nun.
Der are: THE State Wharves of
San Francisco" Seth. A Singed Cat ,
and The Key" The magazine is
well illustrated.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Less than a half century ago the
FIRST professional game of baseball
was played. Fifty thousand entbus-
iastic baseball fans" are this week
witnessing the contest for the world ;
baseball championship between the
teams representing Chicago and Phil.
adelphia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Doubtless the patent humble bee"
will benefit the farmers, but if it
should cause the disappearance of that
variety of pets, it would deprive the
small boy with paddle of one of his
most exciting summer amusements.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

In spite of the failure of Walter
Wellman to cross the Atlantic, the
possibility of the success of a similar
undertaking was demonstrated. Man
mastery of the air is becoming more
and more pronounced every day.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Things Literary.
NOTES

Jack London is preparing for his
old age by buying several hundred
acres of California land, at Glen FL
len, Soroma county, and planting the
greater portion of this fertile soil in
eucalyptus trees. Mr. London is one
OF the hardest workers in the literary
game and earns, it is said, about S25..
600 year. He writes his stories II
big sprawly characters, and his wife,
who is his constant companion, pre-
pares the copy for the printer. They
make their home at Glen Ellen.
Richard F. Outcault. the originator
of Buster Brown and Tige. lives III
Flushing, New Jersey. He is as pop
ular with his neighbors as Buster and
Tige are with the readers of the funny
papers.
a new book, "A Mans Man." by
Ian Hay. will be published soon by
Houghton, Miffin 6 &C. Mr.. Hays
proper name is l. H. Beth, and he
comes from a well known Scottish
family.
George Barr McCutcheon never talks,
OF his art; he does not explain or
apologize. He declares that it is a
novelist's duty to please the public,
and if he does not do this, he should
quit writing books and do something
else.
Meredith Nicholson's latest book.
The Siege of the Seven Suitors,"
will be published this month by
Houghton, Miffin & Co.
Herbert w. Fisher, author of "Mak-
ing Life Worth While" is a practic
ing lawyer in New York City. He is
a brother of Irving Fisher. professor
OF political economy at Yale Univer
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Almost every paper in the country
prints the story OF an automobile ac
cioeht IN every issue. Automobil:
racing is becoming more and moro
deadly. Many people blame the fad
lof autos for the increased cost of
living. They advance plausible ar
guments to support their contentious
has not the time come for us to put
All end to this extreme automobiIa
mama! No one attacks the useful
ness OF the auto. We are however
suffering from an epidemic of speed
friends. If no other way can be found
TO curb reckless driving, heavy tax
on all automobiles should be adonted
ne general public has some rights
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

10 we want the mill tax? Then
iet us say so and keep on saying so
mere Is little story OF little girl
WHO wanted a goat and she wanted a
goat and she wanted a goat. She got
g goat
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Missouri loses to Texas in popula-
ton on two scores. Texas has more
people and more mules.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Boone county farm sausage, like
your mother used to make. at uetv.
ler's.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20
Peoples Magazine.

The October issue of the People's
Magazine offers many good stories
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Food Choppers at Newman's.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-20

Meredith Nicholson's latest book
The Siege of the Seven Suitors, y
will be published this month by
Houghton, Miffin & Co.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-26
HOW TO ACQUIRE TACT.

Tact is so useful in making life pleas
ant, in rubbing off all the rough edges
of daily contact with the world, that 1t
Is worth acquiring IL one doesn't already
possess It, Some look upon 1t as gift
Of the gods born with one and not to be
gained by dint of hard efforts. But study
q bit just what tact 10 and see IL 1t is
not possible to secure some of it's admir-
able qualities, II not possession Of all Of
1t.
The woman who lacks tact is the one
who arrives Unexpectedly when the maid
has left, the children have the whooping
cough. or some other catastrophe has up
set the routine Of the home. Had she
been a woman of tact, she would have
written to say she intended paying that
long promised visit and would 1t be con-
venient.
The woman who has tact looks ahead
and plans ahead for the convenience Of
other people as well as herself. Thought
fulness based really on unselfishness is
one of the roots from which this pleas
ant flower, tact, blossoms.
The woman who lacks tact is sure to
bring up some unpleasant subjects, either
to the Individual she may be talking to or
70 some one In the company. She prob
ably is sorry for 1t the minute she men,
lions 1t and Graves pardon because Of
her thoughtlessness. But II she really in
her heart was considerable Of the feelings
of others, she would not have been
prompted to mention It, Kindness here,
contributes to the making of tact. The