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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
THE "OSSIFIED" MAN
FINDS a HELPER.

Norristown, Pa, Dec. 16.-William
C. Sithens, an inmate of the Montgom-
cry County Almshouses at Black Rock,
known as the "ossified man" by reason
of his crippled condition, due to rhed-
matism. disappeared from tho institu-
tic. came to Norristown and olt4.ned
a iicsnse to marry Mrs. Alice Mercy,
vi3ow, of Conshohocken, who mad
nursed him for months at the county
home.
They were married, it now develops,
at the home of Sithen's sister, Mrs.
George Pennell, on Oak street, Norris
| town, by the Rev. r. NJ. Howells, OF
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
WATSON COMES BACK
WITH ROAST FOR SEELY

Seeley is roasted for not firing Pete
Says seeIey Ducked.
Coming to the Hoke Smith charges,
Watson says:
Mr.. Seeley pretends that he made
an honest, searching investigation
to ascertain the truth He did moth
ing of the kind. He asked Walter
Andrews what he knew; and was told
at great length and with much
warmth, that Andrews knew nothing.
had not said that Andrews would
testify to anything. Merely suggested
chat Seeley talk with him.
He chose a rabid partisan of Hoke
Smith and a bitter enemy of mine to
20 to Columbus and see the prosti-
tute. When Seeley and ]. o. Coch-
ran tell us who informed them of the
womans place of residence, We will
be able to see more clearly whose
dirty work Seeley and Cochran are
| doing.
He hunted up Cor was furnished
With everything that would benef
Hoke smith; and he refused to ge
the statements of the two white mel
of Atlanta whose names | gave him
He was quick to publish Walter Al
drews' affidavit of negotiation, but h
declined to interview Ed Cason O
Samuel Busy.
Does that look like an honest d.
, sire to get at the truth?
He finished up the wrong recor'
as to the pardon of that brother, WI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

Arthur's. Almack's. Bottles and
Whites were the chief clubs OF the
Young men of fashion. There was
play at all, and decayed nobiemeh
and broken down senators heeced the
unwary there. Charles Fox, dread
full gambler, lost f200000 at pay
Gibbon tells of his playing Twenty-Five
hours at a sitting and losing 1000 ar
hour. That indomitable punster SAN
that the greatest pleasure in life atter
winning was losing. What hours
what nights. what health did he waste
over the devils books! l was going
to say what peace of mind, but he
took his losses very philosophicaily'
After an awful nights play he was
found ON a sofa TRANQUILITY reading an
eclogue of virgil.-From ThacKeray
1.-THE Four Georges"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

off, for less money than it cost to abb
duct her?
AS in the case of the Columbus wo-
man, partisan of Hoke Smith could
have gone to her, and got her to sign
a statement generating Hoke
Smith completely. The fact that
she could not be silehced, nor
bought off, ought to convince you that
the poor creature had loved Hoke
Smith; and that she felt intensely in
dignant at the cold-hearted way in
which he had cast her off-with a
baby in her arms which she said was
his.
Virtually, the argument of Seeley is,
that because she was a prostitute, it
| was not wrong to kidnap her. can
not believe that any considerable
number of people will adopt that view
of the case. To confess, as Seeley
in effect does, that Hoke Smith,
married man 81 years old, planned
and created that dastardly crime
against a helpless woman, is to ad-
nit that he is capable of anything.
A Laconic Conclusion.
The most astonishing feature OF
Seeley's full-page TRADE is, that last
line, in which he takes it all back
After applying to me nearly every
epithet known to the vocabulary OF
abuse, he concludes by saying that
: Personally. my last acquaintance
and knowledge OF Mr.. Watson make
: me believe" that he is not "a scoun
drel who is attempting to live b!
blackmailing and depraved lying"
What, then, is Seeley's final iudg
: ment as to said Watson? Why, tina
). he is "a pitiable lunatic."
: Having reached this happy conclu
. sion, Seeley signs his name and quits
; Somehow, never think Of Seeley'
e way of writing editorials and manae
d ing his ludicrous paper without be
ing reminded of the sign that used t
# be displayed in Western dance-hall'
in the wild and woody days of tn
|. mining boom towns.
y please don't shoot the musician
He is doing his damndest."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
The Hanqman's Stone.

There is a large bowlder lying in
field near Foremark, England, which
Is known throughout Derbyshire as the
.hangman's stone" The exposed por-
ton of the bowlder rises about SIX
feet above the surface of the surround
ing field and has a narrow ditch or IN
dentation running across the top. Inc
mark. so tradition says. was made IN
this way: A sheep thief III the DEAD
of night while leaning against the bowi-
der to rest. placed his booty above on
the fiat surface of the stone. The man
had the sheep tied with rope and IN
its effort to escape the creature slipped
on the opposite side. and the rope.
catching under the thief's chin chokeu
him to death. The indentation in the
rock was made by the friction OF the
rome while the dying man was engaged
In an effort to eXtrIcate himself.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
Will BE finest
ROAD IN WORLD
Snokane. Wash. And Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, to be Connected by The
"Great Apple Way

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 16.-Llned
with apple trees, set 40 feet apart ana
alternated with English elms, ana
fountains for man and beast as mile
stones, will be the Great Apple Way,
GO-foot wide macadamized thorough
fare between Spokane and Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, 81 miles, upon which
construction work will begin early
next spring. The Spokane County
Good Roads Association announces
that the estimated cost of the speed
way is 1910, 900, or $4,000 mile.
Funds for the building of the road
the first of its kind on the continent
we're obtained through an assessment
plan, operating similar to a levy Tor
municipal improvements. The COVER
nors and members of the legislatures
of Washington and Idaho and the su-
pervisors of the various townships are
in favor of the highway and nave
promised to take active part In pro-
noting the enterprise.
Contracts have been signed by the
Spokane Canal company to furnish
water for irrigating the trees and sup
plying the fountains for a period OF
five years without cost to the coun-
ties and states, and the property-hold'
ers alone the right-of-way have under
taken to care for the trees and ASSIST
in maintaining the roadway until it Is
taken over by the states. Tree plant
ing will begin in April.
Seventeen miles of the road be
tween Spokane and the Washington
Idaho state line will be built by th'
Spokane County Roads association, as
sisted by commercial and improve
ment organizations in the valley, ant
the remaining IA miles, between
. Spokane Bridge and Occur. d'Alene, !
> TO he constructed under the directio
of the chamber of commerce OF tn
last named city.
The road taps four towns in tn
o Spokane valley and when complete
p it will be one of the most beautif'
Il and picturesque speedways in the Un
II ted States and the equal of any
" Europe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

In the Jeffersonian of Dec. s, under
the title what on Earth is the Mat
ter With Hoke Smith and Fred
6eeley," Geo-s'a's politician editor
bevotes two pages to reply to the
ATLANTA Georgian, of Dec. 3.
Mr.. Watson deyotes large portion
of the space to replies and attacks
upon Editor Fred L. Seeley of the
Georgian, and gives but little space
to the charges against Hoke Smith,
the original cause of the "rucus' in
Georgia
Referring to See,ey having signed
bonds for him in several suits, Wat
son adds that there was nc risk in
volved. Taking up the matter of pub
fishing letters marked personal" he
attacks See,ey for having published
his (watson's) letters which had been
marked personal, and says that he
(Watson) would have gone to jai
rather than violate confidence"
Seeleys question IS to Watson's be
ing either a "blacfguarG,' the bases
man in Georgia." o. a "lunatic,
brings ont sharp replies from Wat
son. In none OF these is Hoke Smitl
brought in.
A section Of the answer is devote
to an alleged attempt to secure
copy of the Jeffersonian's mail lis
which Watson says was made by on
Pete Smith Of the Georgian force
Pete gets half column, or rattle
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
The Poster.

The poster may be said to date from
1896 when a design by Lelance. was
used in France to advertise book.
commend Meurent les Femmes.
His example was very quickly fol-
lowed. most of the early designs pelng
printed in black on white or tinted
paper. The color poster began about
1860 and attained to the dignity OF
high art with Jules Cheret, tine IA
Their of the pictured placard." The
FIRST English theatrical placard to at
tract widespread attention was one Oh
Fred Walkers advertising dramatic
version of 1.-THE Woman In WHITE
London Chronicle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.
In tie District Court Of the United
States, for the Southern Division
of the Southern District OF
Mississippi.

In the matter of d. S. Shattles'
in bankruptcy, bankrupt.
To the Creditors of d. s. Shattles, OF
Brooklyn, Forrest county, and Dis
trict Aforesaid, a Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of December, the said d. S.
Shattles, of Brooklyn, Miss, was duly
adjudicated a bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of the creditors will be
held on Thursday, the 18th day of De
cember, A. d. 1910. in the office Of
Eathorn & Hearst, at Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

Miss, at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon
at which time the creditors may at
tend, prove their claims and appoint
q trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Dated Gulfport, Mississippi, Decem-
Der Is, 1910.
J. o. GILLESPIE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
16-1t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
LEM DAVIS PARDONED.

jackson. Miss, Dec. 16.-Lem Da-
Wis, sent up from Pike county in 1907
for term of five years for grand lar
ceny, has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor. Davis pardon was recommend
ed by the Judge and district attorney.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

was serving term in the peniten-
tiary; but why did he not ferret out
the facts concerning the sisters visit
to Governor Smiths office?
He could easily have learned that
the story was that the woman came
out of Hoke Smiths office, with evil
dences of disorder in her dress and
in her face, and that she Immediately
told Joe Sid Turner, of the prison |
board, how she had been mistreated |
Turner told it to a gentleman who
can be produced when needed; and
that's how it got into circulation.
Seeley made no attempt whatever,
to verify the statement published in
the Jeffersonian in regard to the state
house gossip about this affair.
The Macon Witness.
AS to the mail clerks wife, Seeley
rested on his oars after the clerk
had expressed determination not 10
talk, unless he had to-"
There was not the slightest effort
to dig up the facts which resulted
in the divorce case in Macon, IN l90S'
Had Seeley pushed a genuine in
auiry, he might have discovered that
there is a story of a pistol-shot, In
the office of the secretary of the IN
terror. while Hoke Smith was in Gle
veland's cabinet. Also, the case OF
the octaroon woman who lost her po-
sition as school teacher in Atlanta;
and who went to Washington to Sc
cure employment under Hoke Smith.
The batch of affidavits published
by Seeley amount to nothing. | know
that Hoke Smith contended that Fan
ME Vandever was a common woman
| knew that he had used all of his re
sources to get the matter hushed up
But [ also knew what the truth was
and gave Seeley the names of the
two white men of Atlanta who coult
have told about the crime.
One of these men is the uncle o
Hoke Smiths victim.
Did Seeley go to him? No, indeed
Seeley didn't want the truth. Seele!
wanted to whitewash.
He quotes from the Atlanta Consti
tuition of twenty years ago; why didn'
I he quote Howell's article Of 1906
Albert Howell knew that he was Oh
safe ground when he accused sSmitl
of being a moral leper.
Who furnished Seeley with thos
s. musty old affidavits of 1882?
He was not one of us at that time
e who posted him?
N Why did he rely on statement
h. made 20 years ago, when he coul
er have gone to Lee Smith, Ed Case
Id and Samuel Busy for up-to-date ev
III dence?
g. Reiterates Smiths Charges.
Id Continuing his attack, Watsc
ed adds:
Does it strike you as the oldest
ke things that Seeley, after all of h
to fishing for evidence against Fam
IT. Vandever, enters no denial that Hol
h Smith had her kidnapped?
he If she was such common creatul
ill why were criminal methods used
se get her out of the way?
re Seeley does not pretend that Sm1
had not lived on intimate terms wi
ed her. Nobody denies that she claim
Eft Smith to be the father of her chi
get Nobody denies that she was kidni
len ped and dropped in Denver
i'm. The man, Lee Smith, who was IN
An toned in the Denver article, is S
he living. Why no affidavit from hi
or The story is that he was paid ST.
10 abduct the unfortunate young
de man.
Doesn't your common sense tell
ord that, had she been merely We
Who drab, that she could have been bou
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
A Hurry Call,

The political boss of a small city
drove his blackboard at top speed down
the main street ON the morning OF an
election.
"Hey, Johnnie" he yelled to his son,
"git down in the Fourth ward quick
There's people down there votin' as
they blame pleasew-Success Maya
zine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
PLACING IRON ORDERS
IN FEDERAL BUILDING.

Workmen were busv today placing
the heavy iron Orders to be used fof
holding up the floor of the new federal
building. When the girders are nv
eted and in place, concrete floor will
be laid, making that part of the work
fire-proof.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
the Oak Street Methodist church.
:. i, :. :. = = = $50 = =" =
CITY BREVlTIEs.
!: :. :. :, :. 4. :; = % 49, =

Remember to put the Red Cross
Seals on every holiday package ana
message that you send out, and by
doing so. help to relieve those VINO
are suffering with the great white
plague. The stamps cost only a
D emmy. and can be bought at the Cen
ulrv Drug Store, Hays & Field and
the Davidson Company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
KINDS GRAND JURY
MAKES NEW RECORD

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 16.-ln the two
weeks the body has been in session
ITO indictments have been returned
by the grand jury. The jail is full.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16
Those Dear Girls.

Young Bride-I didn't accept Harry
the first time he proposed. Miss Ry-
val - No. dear: you weren't there
Boston Transcript
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

without tht spiritual world the ma
terial world Is disheartening enigma.
--Joubert
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

Medium sized refrigerator
for meat market-good condition.
reasonably priced. Address Box
1867. l5.St
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-16

FOR SALE-Turkeys and chickens
j. H. King, 1900 River avenue.
16-3t
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice Is hereby given IL at In pursuance OF
the authority and directions contained IN the
decretal order of the Chancery Court OF POLK
county, Ark ansas, made and entered on the
18th day of October, A. D.. 1910, In certain
cause fNo. 655) then pencing therein between
Julia Frederick. complainant, and A III. Fred
arick and Minnie Ola Frederick, defendants,
the undersigned as Commissioners OF said
court. will offer for sale at public vendue
to the highest bidder, at the Southeast doos
or entrance of the County Court House, In
which said Court ia held in the said County OF
polk. within the hours prescribed by law Tor
judicial sales. on Saturday, the Bird day OF De-
Gambler, A. ID, 1910, the following described
real es ate, to-wit; The n "a Of NM Of The
SW1f and strip of land oil the SW4 OF the
NWL, beginning ate southeast corner OF the
SWL OF the N WV, and running west parallel
with the south line Of said SWA OF NW4i
distance OF three acres long. thense north one
acre wide: thence east to east boundary line
az said SW54 of NV u; thence south TO place
~ beginning. The last described tract con
tafnIneIthree acres andicontaining In aiifwen-
tv-three acres more or less and situated In
Il sctlon TO- Township2 South, Ranges West,
"a, FOLK County, ArkanSas.
Terms of Sale: On credit OF three
months, the purchaser being required To exc
cnte a bond as required by law and the order
and decree of said court in said cause, with
annroved security, bearing interest at the
70 IL ~ ten per cent per annum from date OF
sale until paid and lien being retained on
the urernises sold to secure the payment OF
the purchase money
Given under my hand this 7th day of No
ra,,,her i0i0 IL. J. Green,
Nov.iols6t Commissioner in chancery.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
SOUTH SEA TRAMPS' WHARF
Strange Sights That May Be seen
on the Old Meigu Pier in
San Francisco.

when old Henry Meigg built the
long pier that juts out from the foot
of Telegraph Hill In San Francisco. i"
remarked the Californian, 'he proba.
BILE didn't guess that It was destined
to become the most picturesque wharf
in the country. He intended It to &C.
commodate his own line OF steamers,
but in later years he settled in Peru
and the wharf fell into other hands,
while retaining HIS name, II be-
gan to take on a peculiar character
II is nearer to the Golden Gate than
any other pier In San Francisco har-
Dor. and the South Sea tramps found
It convenient to dock there. Their
patronage became so important that
IN time 1t was entirely given over to
them and to the other rovers of the
sea that drift into San Francisco from
the ports of all the world.
And so II is that you can 20 down
to Meigg's Wharf any afternoon.
wheG the trade wind is blowing from
the Pacific, and watch brown Kanaka
sailors loafing on the decks OF boats
that reek of cocoanut oil and strange
spice doors. And you can see copra
being unloaded. and shell and other
products OF Polynesia. Or you may
chance to find an old-fashioned square
rigger In port that has been three
months or more coming from New
York, by way of the Horn. These
boats have no schedules. No one
knows when they will drift in through
the Golden Gate and pause for a
short while under the lee Of Tele-
graph HILL
Meigg's Wharf also has the repu
tation of being the starting point fc-
filibustering expeditions to the Latin
American republics, and is always
closely watched for smuggiers."
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Eczema
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if you have blood poison. cancer,
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fails. Sold in Mena, Ark, by
w. G. Vandiver.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
Sea and sun In harnsss.

1t would certainly not be amazing
II We should live to see both old ocean
and older sun hitched up and working
Ike blazes in harness In team togeth.
er. The task is not more incredible
than the wireless or the telephone.
But these two hitched up to work as
servants by the day. year and century
would tap an inexhaustible, eternal
store OF working energy at time when
alarm is justly just beginning to be
felt at our steadily feeting resources.
One inventor has an alloy that turns
sun heat into electricity. Many have
long ago shown that wave and tide
powers can be turned into electric en-
ergy. Not commercially practical as
yet. But. cheer up; never despair
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
BRIGHT coLORs WIN THE DAY
hoian Parents Finally Decide on
VermiIIcn Hue for Cap for Their
Papoose.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown of Fender
came to Omaha to buy cap for their
baby. the Bee of that city says. Mr..
Brown has another name. Johnny Red
Bun, and Mrs. Browns name trans.
lated into English means Annie Gray
Cow. The papoose is not yet chris.
tened
Although shy on nomenclature, the
indian boy is well-itted with clothes.
what garments Fender stores and the
indian agency can afford the baby has
already had, but still one item has
been missing. No cap.
We have very fine line of baby
caps" began the clerk. but desisted
when she saw that the customers were
looking at the caps and not listening
to her.
The modus operandi of the selec.
ton was as follows: Johnny Red Bull
held the baby and his wife put a cap
on the papooses head. Then Mrs.
Brown stood back and surveyed the
effect After a long look she In turn
held the baby in her arms and Johnny
took an observation.
First brown cap was tried. Then
one OF dark blue. Johnny gruntee
with satisfaction at this, but his Wife.
eye had caught a fllmy affair much
bedecked with lace. and she promptly
clapped this On the infants head
Then she sniled in a pleased way
Taking the cap off she patted the
lace, smoothed It down ind generally
observed it with evident pleasure,
thus proving that admiration of lace
is not confined to white women, who
one Is informed. do much delight to
ornament themselves with lace.
Sporty foorwalkers were laying
Gets that the lace cap would win the
day and the outlook for this did looi
good, when suddenly Johnny Red
Bull caught sight of still another baby
cap. He motioned toward 1t. Neither
ne nor his wife had SO far said
word, while the baby was as impassive
and silent as block of wood.
The cap was produced, Johnny look,
ed question and the clerk said 1925
Johnny forked It over and the three
departed
The cap was bright vermilion hue.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-11-17
Cats In Bakeries

A cat is a necessary adjunct to a
bakery, according to the decision
reached by the license committee oil
the city council of Chicago.
Chief Sanitary Inspector Ball pro-
testNd, and, quoting reports from Liv-
srrool and other European cities, de-
clared nine out of ten cats are not
any good, in that they never catch a
rat
Cats get so fat in bakeries" said
Ball. they couldn't catch a rat II
they sat down and waited for It,"
After one hour of argument on both
sides the committee adopted the sec
ton of the bakery ordinance which al
lows cats in bakeries. All other do
nestle animals are prohibited in ba.
keries.