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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Mrs. NeiIs History

Mrs. NeiI's History. ~
Questioned as to her life ~
Mrs. Neil said that she was s5 /,
of age, widow, her husband al 4
years ago, no living Children, la.sf
of Virginia, lived at Abington ~
nineteen years of age, husba6d II
only a year after their maf*t
Asked as to her occupation nin&St
death of her husband she tsr6Sl5
piled: <
Selling books, working rea eSf
and trying to buy Mississiup% W
tors ~ A
witness said that she came TO Jack
son from Chattanooga in December,
and started to work for the Standard
Home Company of Birmingham: that
the work was not successful, and she
did not get much business here. On
arrival she stopped at the Hotel
lemon, going from there to the Hotel
Royai, where she stayed from March
stn TO March 26th, and left for Clin-
ton.
Replying to direct question, Mrs
Nell denied that the manager of the
Hotel Royal ordered her to leave the
pace, or that she had procured a
young girl to go to the hotel who
enticed men to her rooms. or that she
herself allowed men to enter her
room.
Mrs. Neil said that she had no mon
ey to amount to anything when she
came to Jackson, but was not pau
per; that she had lived in Chattanoo-
ga since 1902, working as an architect
end in the real estate business.
Questioned as to her recent trip to
New Orleans. witness said that she
went there by appointment with the
New Orleans Item to tell them her
story of the Bilbo-Dulaney affair. She
admitted that she got paid for writ
ing it, but declined to say how much.
declaring, that doesn't concern this
august body"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Sensational Evidence.

OS'SatiOHdi ENlQCHCC.
A. c. Anderson, representative
IN the lower house from Tippah and
Benton counties, was one of the wit,
nesses today. He said that during
the caucus he saw senator Bilbo
mark a ballot for Percy and drop il
in the box. Senator Franklin, an
other witness examined today. said
tnat Bllbo came to him and said
money was being used He said he
told Bllbo that if any one offered him
money he would knock his head off
and Bilbo replied: This is wo-
mans case and she will have to be
dealt with gently"
Senator j. A. Bailey said Bilbo told
him the same thing, and said he
wanted to lay the trap to catch the
alleged bribe-givers, but when Bailey
round that women were to figure in
the incident he refused to go into
it.
l.. &. Dulaney was principal wit
ness Of the day, and his testimony
continued far into the afternoon. He
said he was active in the contest. not
at the solicitation of Candidate Per
cy, but through a feeling that Varda-
man was dangerous man, doing the
state harm and one that should be
defeated by all means.
He said he met Mrs. Neil at lack
son and found her "a crazy old thing
Wlld to make money" He said she
teiephoned him saying she under
STOOD that he was a warm supporter
OF Percy, and told him she could sell
MN nine votes. He said he told her
she was crazy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
DIR. M'kOWEN'S Case
IS SET FOR april. "a

Special to The Netos.
Baton Rouge, La, April S.-Dr. r..
Z. Mckowen, charged with the murder
OF e. K. Judson, an inmate of the
jackson Insane Asylum, was brought
into court here yesterday morning and
pleaded not guilty to the charge. The
case was set for hearing Wednesday,
April 20.
Dr. Mckowen was accompanied by
MS attorneys, l.. d. Beale, former
Congressman Favrot and Judge Nc
Lawrason
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Yesterday Afternoons Session.

eay TitoTHoOnfS session.
MRS. Nell was recalled to the stand
immediately after the afternoon ses-
SION convened, and the cross-examina-
tion was hot and heavy from the
start Mr. Anderson acted as inter
rogator Tor the senate. His first ques-
tion was:
DO YOU know bribery is a peniten-
tiary offense?"
II do"
Did you know it at the time you
acted as go-between in this matter?'
ala not. | knew it was morally
wrong but not legally wrong"
DO you say You did not know it
was p ny offenseg
When learn it?"
7 rea' tutes of mississippi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

there seemed something familiar in
the long stride.
Therefore she was ready TO say de
muroly: who wound have thought OF
seeing you herc?'
lie peered up at her through his
glasses '3abhie." he said by all the
tatos! Did you drop from the SKYE"
She shook her head 4 was watch
ing the ships from the sea wall"
Wait till | come up" he said, and
made a quick ascent
Now tell me- he commanded. He
sat down beside her on the shawl.
The telling was not easy Il am liv.
Ing here in the city and earning my liv.
ing
How" was his quick question.
She evadcd him. And this is the
first clear day for a long time. so I
took n holiday and brought my lunch
and my book, and--it's lovely"
In spite of the brave tone. he was
not deceived. His keen eyes had noted
the shabby black shoe tucked under
the worn skirt, the plain little hat and
the questionable coat. 1t was not
thus that Babbie had CARRIED herself IN
her butterfly days.
"Babbie," he said. gravely. what has
happened to you, my child?"
81 mustn't tell you" she whispered.
He leaned down to look in her eyes.
WHY nUtl'
because | don't want--pity."
All" His hand went over hers
in a sudden hard grasp. rs 1t as bad
as that7"
YES. have almost died OF loneli-
ness--and you were the only one who
might have helped-and couldn't ask
you"
"why nct?"
81 think you know"
because you sent mo away when
you were prosperous, you wouldn't call
me back when you were poor? Is that
II, Babbie?"
Yes"
Don't you know that my love
wouldn't ask questions? Don't you
know that I've been sailing the seas,
travelling in foreign lands to ease my
heart? Could anything make me SO
glad as to spend my life In service for
you?"
81 know, but the same cause exists
today that existed year ago, Rich,
ard"
You still stick to that" There was
a note OF anger In his voice
Eyes"
He stood UP. Then might as we'll
go. as went before"
Her hand went out to stay him, then
she said, drearily: Eyes. you might as
well 60"
81 he went, heavily, as one who car.
ries burden, but when he reached the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15
TWO WORLD FAMED GRANNIES
Sarah Bernhardt and the Other
Ellen Terry.

Two famous Erundmothors are dis.
tinguished visitors of this country. Re
forring to these talented ladies' tho
Rochester Post Express says zone OF
the grandmothcrs Is Nine Sarah Bern
hardJ; the utho' Is Ellen Terry Both
actresses have reached an age when II
IS permissible TO rc,irc from active
life, but the French actress is said TO
be as energetic MS woman half her
nEe, while Ellen Terry Is declared 70
be az young as ever she was In the
pamy days when she and Henry Try.
Ing ruled the theatrical world Of Eng
land Miss Terry has retired from the
stage so far MS acting is concerned
and las taken TO lccturing on Shakes
pcarcS heroInes. And who could do
better than she who has played so
many of the womunly women OF the
great dramatst? Readers Of her
breezy biography know what she
thinks Of Portia. Beatrice, VOLTA. Rosa
land and other famous women OF the
Tragedies and comedies. but no print.
ed page could charm as does the won.
dcrfuly expressive features and tho
velvet voice of the greatest living
EuglshspcaEng actress
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15
PERFUME FAVORED BY QUEENS
Royal Family Of England Remain
Faithful to "Ess 5ouquet"-Czar.
Ina Is Fond Of White Violet.

Queen Mary iB not a lover Of per
fume. She uses eau de cologne occa-
sionally, but avoids scents as much
as possible a west end chemist told
the writer recently that neither Is
Queen Alexandra very fond OF per-
fumes. although she remains faithful
to the "Ess Bouquet" which has
been in use by the royal family OF
England since 1922. This perfume Is
composed OF AMBER mixed with the
essence of rosco, yIolets. jasmine,
orange flowers and lavender.
On the other hand the czarlna Is
passIonately fond of perfume Her
apartments in tho royal palace are
daily sprayed with essences of lilac,
jasmine, and white violet, Her maj.
esty's fayoritc essence Is violet, and
for several weeks in the early spring
hundreds Of women and girls may be
seen at Grasso gathering the bios
SONS from which the clarinas per.
fume is made The finished product
is tested, bottle by bottle, at tho St
Petersburg Academy OF Chemistry
before being sent to the imperial
store.
The Queen Mother Of Spain uses as
perfume eau d'cspngne, manufactured
In Madrid. and also obtains per
fume for her toilet from Paris. Its
composition is secret which the
perfumer only half discloses. 1T 10
made" he says, "of rosewater, cocoa
nut oil, nnd-tho rest is n mystery"
Tho young queen Of Holland Is
great believer In the virtues OF eau
de cologne; while Carmen sylvia"
queen OF Roumanla. uses a special
perfume made from the finest herbs.
which she says rs the best tonic for
the skin she has yet discovered"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

mountain trails, which were cluseA
throughout the winter months The
trip overland was made by large
number Of American tourists only last
year who visited South American ports
on the cruise OF the "Bluecher" OF the
Hamburg American line When this
cruise is repeated this year, the tour.
lists may made the journey across the
continent In uNuriously appointed
railroad train In 30 hours From the
trains crossing the Andes ut these
astonishing attitudes may be enjoyed
some OF the finest mountain scenery in
The world. The railroad, like many
others in South America. was survey.
ed and built By American and English
firms.
Bucnos Ayres, With a population Of
100000, one Of the most beautiful cit.
les In III" world, should be a close com.
mercial neighbor The wealth OF Ar.
gentina, in wheat and hides alone. ri.
valing, even surprising that OF the
United States, finds its outlet in Eu-
rope. The southern continent Is a
wonderland for the tourist, and vet
until last years trip OF the "Bluccher"
no considerable group OF American
travellers had ever crossed the equa-
tor to the sister continent
And now that the door Is open to the
great stream of globe trotting Amorl.
cans, South America Is being redisCuy.
cred With the energetic assistance
Of the Pan.Amcrican conference the
great tide Of travel both for tourists
and commerce viii flow In increasing
volume. our sister republic OF Bra
ILL., larger even than our own. offers
unprecedented opportunities. Rio de
JnncirO is revelation with It's pupula-
ton of nearly l,OO0O00, and it's great
wealth and luxury The most bcauti.
Iul harbor in the world is not the least
OF It's attractions Rio is n surprising.
ly perfect replica Of Paris, with its
great boulevard and theators surpass.
ing any In the United States. Some
100000 600 have been spent IN beauti.
lying its harbor.
Statistics are likely to be stupid
things, but few figures will perhaps
best serve to awaken the American
reader to the possibilities of these
South American cities for the com.
mcrce and the delights OF travel Twcu.
~ republics south OF the United States
sold the rest Of the world last year
products worth $2l27 1901, 900 This
means that $50 per capita and shows
an increase of 1913 per cent in ten
years. Such prosperity as may now be
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15
MAN WHO HELPS HIS BROTHER
His Boys" Call Him the General Ad-
wiser Without Pay"-He 10
Partial TO None.

when man loves to live he usual.
ly can go among men who care little
whether they live or not and do good,
Such a man If Augustus T. Vaughan,
immaculate OF dress and OF heart ven.
cradle In years and usefulness. whom
one may see almost any day either on
Boston Common or at the Young
Meme Christian Union.
His speciality Is helping his fallen
and discouraged brother, whether he
be a cigarette smoking boy or rum.
sodden and dIsheartened dcrellct Of n
man. His creed is chcorfulness and
his passion is books
Often ono may see him. tall and
straight fHultlosRly attirod I'm a iroCk
coat, with his flowing white beard and
his long and carefully trimmed white
locks, standing with or sitting beside
come ragged and unkcmpt victim OF
circumstances who has sought the only
place where the police will not tell
him to move on, the Common, and
then one is sure TO be struck by the
contrast. MANY Il man he has met
there has later become AZ clean Of
body and heart as himself. and all
through his infectious good nature and
brothcrly comradoric
Among the younger men with whom
this old young man OF ~ increasingly
lRbors he is known as the general
adviser without pay" and he is as in.
tcrcsted In their ambitions MS they
can be, and so youthful is he in their
presence that he is always one Of
them
Mr. Vaughan IS not engaged In &C
tive business this summer. but he
comes to BOSTON every day, rain or
shine, TO talk with his boys" as he
calls them Some Of these have never
before known a real friend lie IS
highly educated, and counts among his
friends many college presidents and
professors
lie was born I'm NNddlcboro. nearly
seyontyiye years ago. and traces his
lineage back to Pcrcgrino White OF
Mayllower fame
81 love to live" said he 70 me, and
want 10 help the boys to enjoy llV-
ing, too"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

factor. Lewis Nixon Of New York
served as chairman Of the committee
on ocean communication, which framed
the most important recommendations
Henry White, former American am
bassador TO Italy also attended, while
Europe was represented by such dis
tingulshed international figures as NJ.
Clemenceau. the former French pre-
mier, and Enrich Ferri OF the Italian
chamber Of deputies.
II is not generally realized that one
fifteenth of the railroad mileage of
the world, or 10000 miles stretch
across South America, which places
1t fourth among the worlds continents
in railroad development The dream,
once so fantastic, OF continuous rail-
road from New York. for instance, 10
Buenos Ayres, is in n fair way to be
realized. The longitudinal route from
Panama to the Straits Of Magellan has
been half built in Chill and Peru and
three.tenths of the distance to be trav-
ersed In Argentina The first trans.
continental railroad Of South America
is already revohtionzlng her trade
routes. is SSS miles in length, and by
piercing the Andes connects Buenos
Avres on the east with Valparaiso
on the west The trip around the
Horn" between these two ports takes
10 or ~ days through the Straits OF
Magellan.
one OF our most distinct recollec-
lions OF the Biographies of school days
AS n picture OF the early Andean rail.
rway labeled THE highest in the
world" which crawled across mount
min peaks on attenuated trestles. The
engineering difficulties OF South Amer.
bcan railway building in this region
have been almost unsurmountable. The
transcontinental road climbs to an al
,titude of 10000 feet and at this alti.
rude pierces the great backbone of the
continent. The tunnel. 1880 feet,
or about two miles In length, has been
viewed from the mountains. Until
April last, when the new transconti'
mental was opened, the journey was
r1ade over the Andes in a caravan
which wound its way laboriously over
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

~ OUTH AMERICA Is being rapid.
a.. ly Amoricanized Dating from
"a the Pan-AmeriCan conference at
~ Bucnhs Ayres new era is
opening in relation to the two
great continents OF the western hcmi.
sphere. Definite plans have been
agreed upon to bring both shores Of
South America in direct. continuous
communication with the United States
Through an international agreement It
Is purposou to ink together the great
ports In regular system Of commu
nlCatiOn, forming an unbroken chain
tor commercial interchange from Port
land, Me, southwark around Cape Horn
and northward to Seattle To create
this new trade all governments con.
ccrnod are TO work in harmony. direct
banking and able service will be es.
tahlished. and common system Of
weights and measures adopted to avoid
oil loss OF time I'm handling freight.
mail and passengers
In this conference the United States
has naturally been a predominatiug
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

The Little Lonely Girl
By TEMPLE BAILEY
CopyrIght. l9lO by AgsocIated LIterary Press.

A month of rain and month Of high
winds had kept the Little Lonely Girl
1 prisoner. Hence. on the first sun.
5hiny morning In October she sailed
forth, locking the door of her room,
high up In the tall tenement, with n
sense OF joy and OF freedom unknown
10 these whose lives are not bounded
by four narrow walls.
The Little Lonely Girl carried a very
small basket and thumbcd paper
backed volume. over her arm hung n
shabby shawl She stepped lightly,
however as If her tcet wanted to fly
over the ground and take her rs quick
ly as possible from the grimy street
where she lived
II was ten O'Clock when she reached
the goal OF her desires Most people
would have seen nothing attractive in
the stretch OF stone sea wall at the
end Of smoke stained city park But
there was a curve in the wall which
made rest for the Little Lonely Girls
back, and. with the shawl tucked in
for q cushion and her book In her lap
$40 could read and watch the ships
and drink in the freshness Of the
sharp, salt air.
At noon she was ready for her lunch
and the hard boiled egg and slice Of
bread seemed wholly inadequate to the
demands of her appetite. She ate the
very last crumb. then 1uuE the box
from the top Of the wall with It went
a fine white napkin, which was a left
over from more anluent days. She
craned her neck to loo,i whore It fell,
and saw It fluttcr across the eyes OF
Il man who lay half asleep on the
sands below
lie looked up
Would you mind" she hesltatcd
handing It to me-"
lie was on his feet In moment
Wait till / catch It" he called
As she watched him run after IL
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

found along both coasts OF the south
ern continent is absolutely without
precedent In that part of the world.
One OF the most important func-
lions of the Pan.American conference
was to arrange the international cele.
bration of the opening of the Panama
canal Very wisely the conference de.
voted It's best efforts to the effects OF
the canal upon our trade routes and
giving them direction. Every one Of
the South American republics will In.
evitably be brought closer to the Pa.
ciilc and Atlantic markets Of the
United States In some cases the routes
may be shortened by several thousand
miles. The Pan.Amerlcan congress
predicts for these nations an increase
in their per capital purchasing and
buying. especially of more than double
what 1t is today.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15
Horrible seauest to Father.

What is probably the strangest and,
ut the same time. the most horrible
bequest ever made. is to be found In
the VIII of Lieutenant dc Pap, former.
ly an officer In smart regiment OF
Austrian hussars. who was executed
by strangling some few years ago for
tho murder of his brother Previous
TO his execution the murderer request
cd that he might be photographed
while hanging on the gallows. and a
copy OF the CHASTITY picture sent to
his father
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15
What ReslnoI Aeoompllsnes Is Truly
Wonderful

/ frequently have patients who are
troubled with skin eruptlons, and have
taken occasion to recommend Resinol.
and in come cases the cures have
seemed miraculous, and had not seen
them both before and after, would
scarcely have believed them true. one
lady told mo that she had spent over
800 In various remedies, and was
cured with one soc jar Of Reslnol II
is truly wonderful cure for eczema
md other itching troubles.
f. NJ Stevens, ID. ID. s., Dover, n. II.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

The Eldest Daughtcr-If Harry had
lived In the old days he'd have made
good knight
Her father don't know much
about that but it takes him a long
time to say good night now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

Washington, July O. (Special) The
seat of interest of Washington society
will probably rest in Beverly during the
greater part of the warm season. In ad-
dition to the social prestige lent to the
Massachusetts resort there is still further
renown in store for the place by the
announcement that Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt will spend some time there
with his daughter. Alice Longworth. Mrs.
T<ongworth's mother-in-law, Mrs Mich
BIAS Longworth has taken one of
the show places at Beverly for the
GUNNER 1t is called the Castle and it
IS we'll named. Really no British or
German castle is any more beautiful
nor any more luxurious. It is at Mingo
beach.
president Tafts private yacht, the
Eylph. is now lying at Burgess Point
and 1t will be the scene of many gay
affairs When the Eastern Yacht club
commences its summer cruise there will
be a goodsized fleet of Beverly yachts
following in the wake of the commodore's
craft. Among the new residents of Bev
erly who will have yachts entered are
Harold s. Vanderbilt. S. Reed Anthony,
Charles x. Cummings and Herbert M.
Sears.
Henry Clay Prick, the Pittsburg multi
millionaire, has o place near the Tafts
at Pride's Crossing. Miss Helen Frick is
expected to become very chummy with
Miss Helen Taft and Childs Frick will
likely play a few games of Polo with
Robert Taft.
Archie Butt. the Presidents aide, is
housed in palatial bachelor quarters in
the Woodbury. residence. Captain Sower-
by, Of the English army, is staying with
Captain Butt. They are great chums
and are together very much.
Mrs. Levi Letter of Chicago, has spent
half million dollars in identifying her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

London, July Especial. AN American
business man has discovered that 1t is
crime to have the British royal arms
printed on your letter paper. Mr.. Will
liam whitman established himself al
Portsmouth as the Imperial Stencil COM
pany, and his business letters bore the
lion and unicorn as decoration. client
of his at Tonbridge, Kent. having a griev-
ance against him, informed the authorl-
ties. with the result that the innocent
American citizen was hailed before the
magistrate and fined s32 or a month s
Imprisonment in default. The use Of the
royal arms as a trademark Is confined
to those tradesmen who are royal war
rant-holders appointed purveyors to the
royal family and no one Is allowed 10
use the sign for business purposes with
out the Kings permission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10
CHRISTENSEN rs
DEAD POLITICALLY

fact that the supreme court has acquit-
ted former Prime Minister Christensen
of all knowledge of the 100000 pecula-
tons of former Minister of Justice AL
berti, causes no surprise. M. Christen-
sens friends all along have commended
that he was as much a victim of AL
berti as any one else, and few have be-
ieved that the former prime minister
was personally dishonest.
The verdict of the. court will however
have no effect on NJ. Christensen po-
litcally. He will never be able to hold
office again in the judgment of poll
ticians. - ~lffN MH
Smokeless steam coal of a good quality
is being mined to a considerable extent
in Spitzbergen by an American company.
It finds a ready market at Trondhjom,
on the west coast of Norway and is also