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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
IT TAKES MONEY TO
GET A GRUB STAKE

Wesson, Miss, Sept. 2.-Those farm
ers about Wesson who planted large
crop of sorghum this year and made
it up into molasses, have been well re-
warded for their efforts so far. Never
in the history of the town did sor-
ghum molasses find such ready sale
as it has found here the past two or
three weeks. Several hundred gal
Ions put up in one-gallon tin buckets
have been brought into town by the
farmers which was rapidly sold at
fifty cents per gallon, and several
hundred gallons more of the same kind
could find quick sale here now at like
prices.
There has been a scarcity of Louisi-
ana cane molasses here for several
months, and what has been put upon
the market lately has very readily
brought $1.O0 per gallon with the I'M
derstanding that the farmer was to
have his jug back when empty. Sew
eral hundred gallons of the corn stalk
syrup has been sold here all along
for 25 cents quart.
With bacon selling here at % cents
per pound, lard at Is cents, cooking
oil at bit, butter at twenty-five cents
and hardly any to be had at that, eggs
Is cents and none to be had, scarcely
and nearly everybody out of job
and money woefully scarce, it has
made the people quick to grasp the
opportunity to get sorghum molasses
or almost anything else to eat when il
is in sight.
The high prices and good sale fol
the sorghum molasses has stimulated
the farmers here to such an extent
that they say they expect to PLAN
several hundred acres in sorghum
cane next year. A few sweet potatoes
are being marketed here now and the
ones who can get them first very
readily pay $100 a bushel for them
Any one who has them for sale could
very readily dispose of several hun
bred bushels here most any day a
that price.
Irish potatoes have never sold fol
less than $1.00 per bushel here all the
season and the price is higher nov
because the supply has been exhaust
ed. Forty and fifty cents each is al
inducement to those who have frying
size chickens to sell them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

the contest, and a prize of 500 will
be offered to the one producing the
best music. This, it is expected, will
induce practically all the bands in
South Mississippi to compete for the
prize.
Letters will be written at once to
directors of bands at Collins, Brook
haven, Ellisville and other towns, in
viting them to be present and enter
the competition.
Mayors and aldermen of all South
Mississippi towns and cities will be
invited to be guests of Hattiesburg
during the celebration, and an especial
effort will be made to induce them to
be present.
A feature which promises to be
very attractive is a parade of decorat-
ed automobiles, and a prize Of $25
will be paid the owner of the most
attractive vehicle. All owners of We
hicles in South Mississippi are invited
to enter this contest.
The public schools of Hattiesburg
will be invited to assist in the enter.
tainment by rendering patriotic songs
as on last celebration day, and the
senatorial candidates will be invited
to speak. These exercises will take
place on the Main Street schoo
grounds instead Of at the court house
and seats will be provided for all who
wish to attend.
Automobile races will be an excit
ing feature of the program, and IL
order that there may be a number o
contestants, prize Of 500 to the win
ner will be offered.
In the afternoon there will be ,
| free baseball game at Hamper Parl
between two crack amateur teams.
uluxTheu ana1sevent of the big occasion
agnificent fireworks dis
rogram this year VIII b
~ than anything ever 4
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
MANY new FEATURES
Are DECIDED upon
Band Contest, Decorated Automobile
Parade, Automobile Races, Base
Ball Game and Fireworks, Some of
the Features.

The program committee having in
charge arrangements for the Annual
Prosperity Celebration to be held in
Hattiesburg on October IL, Is and IA,
had meeting in the Commercial Club
rooms yesterday evening, when pro-
gram for the event was outlined and
decided upon.
A feature which will doubtless prove
of much interest and which was
agreed upon by the committee is a
band contest. All bands of South
Mississippi will be invited to enter
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and Scales, who are extensive spot
cotton factors, merchants and ex-
porters decided to break up this
practice in New York, and in order
to succeed arranged to borrow some
fifty or more millions of dollars from
foreign banks and to supply the needs
of many mills with cotton they ex-
pected to receive on contract. They
planned to buy more cotton than the
New York bears could deliver.
Bears Sold Short.
During the fall and winter they
bought many contracts, and helped
the market every day. Prices were
much higher than usual when the new
crop market season opened and pro-
ducers received from ten to IS cents
per pound for all the cotton they sold.
In January the New York Bears at
tackled the market in force, and be-
lieving that the power of money was
supreme sold contracts calling for
hundreds of thousands of bales which
they did not possess. Prices declined
In February, the bull leaders got to
gethered and planned the big coup
They bought all the contracts offered
for sale, and offered to buy more
This action re-established the high
prices that had ruled earlier in the
season. In May, shorts began to de
liver cotton to them. They paid fol
and accepted all that was delivered
The fotective stock held by New
i York nSars was wips1 out. ~ lpl9
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

shorts had to buy up cotton from all
parts of the South, from Europe, and
in addition had to borrow a lot from
spinners in order to meet their obli-
cations to the bull leaders. Mean
while, the latter had been shipping
out to unsupplied spinners the cotton
so received as fast as possible.
In August shorts found they had
cornered themselves. They could not
get cotton enough to fulfill their obi
cations to the bull leaders. Nobody
had any more to sell them. So they
Did the market up high enough to in
duce the bull leaders to let go some
of the contracts they held. The re-
suit was a 20 cents price, the biggest
since 1872.
The Work of Southerners.
J In all, the southern operators, who
had gone from New Orleans to New
York for the sole purpose of defeating
the professional price breakers there
received more than 100000 bales OF
actual cotton, involving a cash outlay
of more than s60,O0O,000, not count
ing the millions of dollars of margin
money they had to put up to protect
probably twice as many future con
tracts which they had been carrying
The bull leaders themselves canno
know what profit has been made unit
the last of their spot holdings shall
have been sold to consumers, but il
any event, the proportion of prof
realized, compared with the amount o
money invested in their huge enter
prises, is very small, and will prob
ably not amount to anything near tn,
popular idea. These men wanted Il
free the market from the domination
of Wall Street bears, and in effec
they created a market in advance 70
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

studies of the Main Street school, and
Miss Elizabeth of the 4th grade of the
same school.
Mrs. M. E. Adams of Hattiesburg,
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
E. E. Powe during the past week.
Mrs. E. B. Cooper is home from a
visit of several weeks to her parents
in Hattiesburg.
Mrs. Jet Logan, of Hattiesburg, is
visiting at the home of w. A. Wilson
and family.-Newton Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McLemore en-
tertained Tuesday evening in honor
of Mr.. James S. and Miss Carrie Nc
Lombre, of Hattiesburg. Those pres
ent we're: Misses Jewel Lewis, Ellen
Lott, Louise Joiner, Lois Keown, Car
RE McLemore, Olga Tyner, Miss
Beard of Harperville, Messrs. A. L
Joiner, Jas. S. McLemore, P. l.. Nc
Rec, w. G. Horn and Mr.. Tharp.-
Bay Springs News.
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Augusta Logan's Birthday Party.
Mrs.R. A. Logan's home in West
Pine street, is the scene of a merry
birthday party this afternoon from
to 6. the guests being the small friends
of Mrs. Logan's little daughter, Au
gusta.
Just eight years old today, she Il
wearing for the party dainty lingeri
frock with pink sash. The colo
scheme is white in the dining room
where Misses May and Grace Mas
sengale, in pink and white frocks, WI
serve cream and cake Of the sam
dainty color.
The table decorations of roses an
ribbons are completed by cut-glas
dishes of bonbons. Among those Q
the party are: Emmie, Elsie an
| Amelia Masqengale, Martha Cook, y
Nt4 -, q. .a =. - y
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

Shelby, Eloise Love, Herbert Hemp
hill, Margaret Hemphill, Myrtis Lo-
gan, Louis Logan, Lucy Watkins, Ha-
eel Batson, Wesley Cragin, A. X. Nc
Innis,Jr., Frank McInnis, Francis
Pool, Rainsford Gotten, Sarah Louise
McInnis, Francis Robins, Edwin Rob
ms, Marion Galbreath, Clarine Wall,
Geo. Russ and Alma Woodruff.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
CONTRACTORS

want to figure with you on grad
ing, concrete work and material for
the federal building at Hattiesburg.
See me until Monday at the Craft
Cabinet Works, Stevens building, and
after Monday on the site of the new
building.
G. o. CRAFT, Supt.
Pot
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

New bargains by every freight.
More bargains and better bargains
than ever. You kno" by now that
every article In our store 10 real bar.
gain. MCMILLAN 4 WILLIAMS, the
Bargain Store. 2-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
ON THE SICK LIST.

DR.. Harriet Conner is quite i'll at
the South Mississippi Infirmary.
I: I" 8
Mrs. E. M. Haines has been very i'll
for several days at her home, 400
Bay street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

SAURS Extracts are the best. Vet
cost no more than others. 1oc and
25c. septic
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

Call 654 either phone and ask THE
PEOPLES LAUNDRY about the
beautiful Tray they are giving away
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
MYSTER IES.

Wonner what he ole witch name,
What lib in the old black cat,
| wonner, when de big flea hop,
Wher' he go at
| wonner what de stars made out,
What twinkle so smart at night;
I wonner when de niger boy die
Will he be white.
] wonner when do houn' dog howl
Wher-bouts is he see he ghos';
wonner wher' de man lib fms
The thing what's los.
wonner what de win thinkin bout,
When de sugar trees rock en- bow;
wonner what l wonner dis way
Fur anyhow.
w. A. D.
R. S. Hall is in Prentiss today on
business.
]. H. Turner is in Chicago on a
business trip.
! Lewis Williams spent Thursday in
: New Orleans.
Miss Allie Camp is at home, after
? stay at N nmoth Springs Hotel.
!: :. :.
Miss Bessie Miner has returned
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. R. L..
Miner, in West Columbia.
:. :. 1.
Douglas Harper was a visitor here
today from Prentiss, the guest of his
mother, Mrs. M. L. Harper.
Mrs. Victor Seaman left Thursday
for Clyde, Miss, for few days visit
to |ner sister, Mrs. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Batson and
family, formerly of West Pine street,
are now located on Hall avenue.
Mrs. d. M. Watkins and her little
daughter, Ethel, returned Thursday
from a visit to st. Louis and Chicago
:. :. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Carr and family
who are spending the winter in Will
ma. Fla, are expected home Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Isaac Champenois and baby
Charlotte, have returned from visit
to Mrs. Champenois' father, Col. Street
in Meridian.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hammett, Of
Fattiesburg, spent several days re-
Gently with Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Ash
ley.-Taylorsville News.
Mrs. Sybil Bowen Hancock, Of Sky
light, KY, left Thursday for Birming-
ham, after visit to her mother, Mrs.
O.. J. Bowen in Short Bay street.
= = =
Mrs. L. L. Mullinix reached home
Monday from a trip to New York
on business, and a pleasure trip
through the Lake country around Chi
cago
Mrs. r. Leland Miner of West Co
lumbia and her little daughter, Annie
Louise, are guests of Mr. Miners pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Miner, in
River avenue.
Miss Grace Leighton of Utica, was
the guest Thursday and today of g
Whitworth College mate, Miss Camille
Thrash. while enroute to Gulfport
~ where she will teach this winter.
" :. :. !:
Misses Jeffey and Maude Cooper o.
Hattiesburg, are at their grandfath
er's, Mr.. M. A. Cooper, this week TAX
ing in the meeting.-Dixon cores
pondent to Meridian Star.
Z: :. :
Judge Paul B. Johnson and his sis
tiers, Misses Tina and Cleo johnson
have taken possession of their hom'
in Raw street, after having it remodel
ed and enlarged into pretty resi-
dence.
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Mrs. A. X. McInnis is spending thi
week at Mammoth Springs Hotel will
her little daughters, Sarah Louise ant
BERTHA Olson, the latter being Ill.
Master A. X. McInnis, nephew, l
also a member of Mrs. McInnis' party
g
IA Mrs. G. A. Miner was called to Au
u gusta, Ca, this morning by tele
gram announcing the accidental deaf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

RAMSEY G. COMPANY,
LEADING UNDERTAKES.
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
Hotel kIondyke.

S. A. Allsbrook, B. F. Willis, Me.
ridian; G. C. Blake, Bogalusa; Mrs,
Chas. Belmane and two children, Geo.
Dennis, Laurel; Misses Melissa and
Nora Everatt, Gum; Henry Dryfus
Joe Pellegrini, Frank Tatje, New Or
leans; G. ]. Wilson, Brookhaven; H
A. Wilson, Cleveland; ]. G. Gay
Brooklyn; G. w. Yarbrough, Richton
P. S. Krebs, Gulfport; s. e. Slade
Lumberton; L. s. Pitts, Hazlehurst;
]. Gray, Mobile; H. G. King, Sumrall
F. Mathews Mammoth Springs; G. F
Tate, Sumrall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

Why take chancess Ask for
sAURs and you get . pure, strong
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02
HOTEL ARRIVALS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS.
: :. : = : 8 = : . ******
Hotel Hattiesburg.

A. ]. Higgins, e. A. Vigo, E. o.
Nein, P. o. Foler, F. C. Webert, New
Orleans; P. P. Garner, A. & M. Col
lege; j. P. FAINT, T. P. Scott, Meridian !;
A. G. Slenemagel, Jackson; A. L.
Rodger, South Bend; Thad r. Kelley,
Calorie Taylor, G. T. Hendon, Gulf
port; R. I. Dent, Vicksburg; E. L,
Dent, Collins; Hugh Croft McComb !;
T. M. King, Jackson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-02

HULETr UNDERTAKING COMPANY
DAVID FARLEY
Funeral Director And Embalmer.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
MURDERED" MAN WAS ALIVE
Roger Williams Set Ftee After Serh
ing Twenty Years for the Sup
posed Killing of Another.

More extraordinary than the wild.
est plot of the novelist, are the cir.
cumstanccs under which Roger vii.
liams, who was sentenced to 40 Year,
imprisonment for murder, has been
released after serving half his sem
tencc. This followed the startling
discovery that Bernard Carter, the
man whom he was supposed to have
murdered, is alive, wealthy and we'll.
Williams and Carter quarrelcd in the
spring of 1890. Meeting on a cattle
trail, Williams stabbed Carter and
flung the body into the Pccos river.
A few weeks later a body was dis
covered and identified as that of Car
ter. The Identification, it now
turns out was erroneous, TO, Carter,
by a miracle, was rescued in an UNI
conscious condition from the river
and sent to hospital at El Paso
Carter has now secured pardon for
Williams, whom he is providing
with good home for the rest of his
life.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
GRANDDAUGHTER OF NAPOLEON.

A granddaughter of the great Ma
poleon is now teacher in one of the
municipal schools Of Paris. We are
told that the old Parisians still re-
member well an old gentleman who
used TO be seen in the streets. walk
ing with much dignity, carrying a
dog whip and followed by a big dog,
which bore the traces of age. The
old man preserved to the last YES
tiges Of elegance, was known as "le
Comic Lcon,". and was son of Ma
poleon I. He died in 1881, leaving
a widow and an only daughter. The
widow had hard struggle to cdu-
cate her daughter, but by taking a
situation as lady's companion she
was able to do so. The daughter is
now the schoolmistrcss before re-
ferred to.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
"MASLiN" BREAD.

Among many curious consequences
of the general election one comic re-
suit is that rye bread, which played
an important part in the political
controversies, has become a favoritc
Wand of the house Of commons. It
is also, probably from curiosity, in
frequent demand at most London
restaurants. Rye, now seldom seen
in England. was formerly grown a
good deal in Lincolnshire, together
with wheat and barley. From the
combined -four of these three cereals
was made the "maslin" bread, much
appreciated by Tennyson's 'northcrn
farmer" The wheat gave strength,
the barley sweetness, and the rye the
quality of keeping moist for weeks
"Maslin,' variously spelled, seems
obviously the short for ''miscclla-
ncous."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
A WONDERFUL STARTLING.

In the possession Of r. II. Ferrer
of Gunnersbury, England, is star
ling with astonishing conversations
al powers. Jack was interviewed the
other day and found to be most
companionable bird, fond of society,
obcdient to orders and quantity in
telligcnt. His repertory included a
string of sentences and several
times, If which Chirgwin's whistle,
"IIalf Pint of Mild and Bitter"
originally London burglars warm
ing to his pals, is the favoritc. From
this he runs into "Pop Goes the
Weasel" song Or two of Harry
LADDERS and limitations of the songs
of roller canarics and Pekinesc rob-
ms.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04

Large Concerns Now Take Out Poll.
eies on the Lives Of Their High
Grade Employees.

Insuring valuable men in corpo-
rations and manufacturing concerns
is the latest form of insurance. In
the textile industry, for example.
this plan is being tried in the case
of officials and employees whose tech
nical knowledge is of high order.
In a New York state mill the life Of
a man recently engaged under con-
tract for term of years to, take
charge of manufacturing depart
lnents has been Insured by the pro-
prietors for $4,000, running the
length of time the contract is in
force. Several insurance companies
are engaged in thu line of business,
and it is probable that before long
the custom will be as common to in
sure the lives of competent men as
it is to insure property against losa
by fire. 1t is said the system en-
courages contract positions for men
of value and that the idea is as feas-
IDLE as that Of insuring the honesty
of officials by surety companies
Boston Globe.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
IGNORANT MAN WAS PRcFANE
u He Knows What He IL Talking
About, He Is Not Likely
to Swear.

Two men were disputing violently
as to matter which we knew good
deal about. They were strangers,
and we simply overheard them. They
seemed to be mad and each contend
ed, with much gesticulation and
some profanity, for his side of the
case. Now the fact is neither knew
what he was talking about. They
were both ignorant of the fact in
volved. They had seen half or a
quarter of it and thought they had
seen it all.
Ignorance is inclined to get very
demonstrativc. 1t sometimes, very
often, gets wild and swears. When
a man swears in an argument, then
it is pretty certain he is wrong. The
truth doesn't make a man swear. It
tends 10 soften him and subdue his
emotions. And when a person gets
violent and begins to rage and swear,
he should stop short and say to
himself: '''rhcre, am wrong again.
l will build a little altar to truth,
send up some sweet incense. and
maybe | will win her back" Or
some such recourse to clarity one'a
vision. Ohio State Journal.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
South Dakota Bank Deposits
Pile Up.

Special to The Journal.
Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 26.-In spite
of the demands for ready cash in
handling the grain of the state, the
banks Of South Dakota show an
increase of more than 5000 900 in
deposits from June 80 to Sept. 1.
The total deposits of individuals
outside of savings bank deposits
were OH Sept. 1, $76,7o3,3o3.7I.
with over three million dollars of
savings deposits to add, making
the individual deposits practically
$50, DOC, 900 on that date. The
state banks, 5I4 in number, carry
by far the largest amount of the
deposits of individuals, with $48,-
286,oI2.Io in their call and certif-
cate accounts. The national banks,
nincty-nine in number, show per-
sonal deposits amounting to $751;
416,481.52. The deposits in the
national banks show a decrease,
but the increase in the state banks
more than make up.
The savings accounts of the state
are placed at $3,ol4,Ioo.7o, and of
this the national banks carry a
little over a million, and the state
banks little under two million.
The savings accounts show a net
decrease of about $4,000 in ali
banks for the period between the
two calls.
The money shortage reported in
some sections of the country for
the summer does not appear to
have affected this state to any
great extent, as its deposits con-
tinue to grow regardless of the rest
OF the country.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
HIS IDEA.

Mrs. Henpcck-I see that wife
claims that her husbands affections
have been alicnated by his mother
in-law.
Mr.. lIcnpeck- stop your kid
ding.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
THOUSANDS FED ON WASTE.

During the winter just closed the
English salvation army expected to
provide $4,000 meals from the waste
of the warships in Chatham dock
yards. For when ships are in port
many of the men are away on leave,
but the food is still supplied and has
hitherto been counted as waste. On
one night alone 600 people were fed
OH what would have otherwise been
thrown away.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
A GLORIOUS PART.

"At last exclaimed the low
comedian, Il have a part that just
suits me-"
"Good," said the first old lady.
"You are the only actor l ever knew
who was thoroughly satisfied with
his part. What is it?"
ooh, the part isn't much, as far
as that goes, but Pm supposed to be
a burglar, and | break into a pantry
and eat real meal at every per-
Torrance"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
ATMOSPHERE OF IMMUNITY.

$50 you are going into politics :"
said the candid friend.
Il am" replied Mr.. Sirius Barker
81 shouldn't think a man of YOUR
irascible disposition would find such
matters congenial."
'"That's just the point. Politics
provides the only opportunity I
know of saying outrageous things
about people without risking libel
suit"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
FAILURE.

81 never have my umbrella up
when it's raining:" said the chronic
crouch, "unless it's raining money"
Sand in that case" said the wise
guy, "you wouldn't have sense
enough to turn it upside down"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
COULD BE GAUGED,

"They say that vegetation runs
riot along the Amazon. Battles
Imagination, so TO speak"
"Oh, | don't know. Looks about
like an Easter hat, l judge"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
A PROOF.

"Dinna yc ken the owl is a Scot
fish bird ?"
''How dye meek that DOT, Sandy?"
oxen yc moo its first cry is 'Hoot!
rnen: p"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-11-04
WASTED.

Maud-Is Clara a good girl to tell
a secret to?
Ethel-Oh my, no! Why, she'll
never tell soul.