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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
a Victim of Leprosv.

"OD my travels in Venezuela" said u
New York man. 81 stayed In a hotel
with a young man in whose family
there was the faint Of leprosy. though
he apparently did not have it. One
night sitting at dinner he became an
CRY at a waiter and brought his hand
down on the table with full force. He
instantly realized that he did not feel
the blow and sal looking at his hand.
his face whitening with horror. Give
me your knife. Bob he said to his
chum. He grabbed the pocketknife in
frenzy and stabbed the side of his
hand with vicious cuts from finger tin
to wrist. You may not know that lep
rosy appears In the side of the hand
numbness being sign. The man did
not feel the cuts He arose from the
table. knocking over his chair, rushed
out into the courtyard of the hotel. and
we heard the quick tang of a revolver
shot, telling us how he had conquered
the leper's curse by ending his life
New York Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
His Athletic Neishbor.

A young man inmate of a boarding
house had been disturbed night after
plight by the boarder in the next room
doing things with punching bag he'd
rugged up in the room some way. At
breakfast each morning the young man
would look over the crowd and won
der who the bag puncher might be.
but there was no one In sight but u
bunch of women and eight or ten men
with narrow chests and retreating
chins. One night he made up his mind
to knock on the bag punching room
er's door and ask him to put over his
exercise until daylight when all the
worlds awake. The man might be
small enough to bulldoze even with all
his athletics. The door opened and
there, clad in a tight fitting red jersey,
was a robust, buxom woman of per
haps thirty summers.
And what did you say to herr" the
young man was asked.
81 was so startled" replied he, thai
/ asked what afterward seemed to me
the most natural request could have
made / asked her If she'd lend me
a couple of atches."-Cleveland PlaiI
Dealer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
COT Another Copy.

A well dressed man was standing
outside booksellers shop In Charing
Gross road closely examining one of
Balzac's works illustrated by Gustave
Dore. How much is this Balzacr' he
asked an assistant outside.
twenty-five shillings." was the re-
ply.
"Oh, that's far too much. must see
the manager about reduction" con-
tnued the prospective customer. and.
suiting the action to the word. he took
up the book and went into the shop.
Approaching the bookseller. he took
the book from under his arm and asked
what he would give for 1t. Seven
shillings highest Offer" be was told
The offer was accepted. the man took
his money and left
'Well." queried the assistant later.
after the man had gone, were you
able to hit it Off with the gentleman
sirT
"Oh, yes. / managed to get another
copy of that edition of Balzac for Z
shillings."
Then the bookseller went out 10
lodge a complaint with the police
London Telegraph.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
SLIPPER RAISES AN
Interesting POINT

A point has been raised by ship
per as to whether the American Elk
press Company has the right to charge
as much for carrying $3.50 nine miles
as it does for carrying 5000 sixteen
miles.
This matter came before Commits
sioner John A. Webb in a letter from
a shipper. He says the express Com
pany charged him 40 cents to carry
$3.50 nine miles.
Captain Webb has addressed a let
ter to the Jackson agent of the COM
pany asking for information on this
point. He thinks there must be a
mistake, and is making an investiga
ton in behalf of his correspondent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
The Festive Goldfish.

A correspondent Of the New York
Post says that the Goldfish frequents
"the tablelands of the sea-" The cod
fish no doubt does this to secure as
nearly as possible a dry, bracing at
mosphere. This pure air Of the SUBJ
marine tablelands gives to the Goldfish
that breadth of chest and depth of
lungs that we have so often noticed
The glad. free smile of the Goldfish is
largely attributed to the EXPLANATION
of this oceanic altitoodleum. The cor
respondent further says that the "cod
fish subsists largely on the sea cherry"
Those who have not had the pleasure
of seeing the coGash climb the cherry
tree In search of food or clubbing the
fruit from the heavily laden ranches
with chunks of coral have missed
very fine sight. The Goldfish when at
home rambling through the submariLp
forests does not wear his vest unbut-
toned as he does while ioating around
the grocery stores OF the United States
Bill Nye
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
Threatened TO
ASSAULT MARSHAL
Oklahoma Governor RepuIses Fed
eraI officer In spat at Okla
homa City.
Special to The Nelos.

Special to The Nel0s.
Oklahoma City, Okla, June 16.-
Deputy United States Marshal Chris
Madsen, of Guthrie, last night served
citation on Governor Haskell to ap-
pear in the Federal court to show
cause why he should attempt to re-
move the State capital from Guthrie.
Monday night Deputy United States
Marshal Heck Thomas was repu'sed
by the Governor because of his atti-
tude. The Governor had snatched a
paper from the hand of Sheriff Ma
honey, of Logan county.
"This is not Mahoney," said Thorn
as.
This is the Governor of Oklahoma,
I would have you know" said Has
kell
The subpoena was taken away I'M
served after the Governor had turned
his back on the officer.
A different version of the incident
is given by Deputy Thomas, who was
accompanied by Deputy Marshal
Jacobson. According to Thomas
story the Governor, when Informed by
I Jacobson that he had papers from the
! Federal court for him, replied:
81 don't care who you are; I am
the Governor of Oklahoma. Get out
of here or will kick you downstairs. -
Jacobson walked down the stairs of
the hotel where the Governor made
his headquarters.
That Oklahoma has a dual capital
is no longer in doubt. Governor Has
kell and Secretary of State Cross are
transacting official business under the
original State seal at Oklahoma City
The Republican State committee to.
day recognized the two capitals by
filing at both Guthrie and Oklahoma
City referendum petitions. The du
plicate seal of State was used in
Guthrie.
The citations for Governor Haskell
and other State officers to appear in
the Federal court and show cause why
they should attempt to remove the
capital of the State are returnable Fri
day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
JUDGES Wigs.

The wig is only worn by English
barristers to give them stern, judi
cial appearance. and no one can say
that it fails in this respect. TIE Gus
tom was originated by French judge
in the seventeenth century when. hap
pening to don a marquis wig one day,
he found it gave him such a stern and
dignifed appearance that be decided
to get one for himself and wear it q!
all times in court. This he did, and
the result was so satisfactory from a
legal point of view that not only
judges. but barristers also, took up the
custom throughout Europe.-London
Graphic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16

at cured me-" or ut saved the ir7
of my child" are the expressions You
hear every day about Chamberlain s
Colo. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
This is true the world over where this
valuable remedy has been introduced
No other medicine in use for diar-
rhoea or bowel complaints has re-
ceived such general approval. The
secret of the success of Chamberlain
Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy is that it cures. Sold by Hays 4
Field.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
The Remedy which Cures Ca
tarrh by Killing the Catarrhal
Poison and Purifying the Blood
LARGE SAMPLE FREE.
You must not neglect discharges o
NAUSEATING YELLOW MATTER

You must not neglect discharges o
NAUSEATING YELLOW MATTEF
from the Ear, Nose and Throat.
CATARRH is NOT ONLY DANGER
GUS in this way, but it causes ulcera
tions, death and decay of bones, kills
ambition, often causes loss Of appetite
and reaches to general debility, idiocy
and insanity. 1t needs attention at
once. Cure it by taking Botanic Blood
Balm (B. q. By 1t is a quick. radical
permanent cure because it rids the sys
tenn of the poison germs that cause
catarrh. At the same time Blood Balm
(B. 3. b. purifies the blood, does away
with every symptom of catarrh. 3. B
3. sends a tingling flood of warm
rich, pure blood direct to the paral
yzed nerves, and parts affected by ca
tarrhal poison, giving warmth and
strength just where it is needed, and
in this way making perfect, lasting
cure of catarrh in all it's forms.
B. B. B. has cured thousands of ca
tarrh cases-even the most deep-seatet
kind-after every other treatment hat
| failed.
Botanic Blood Balm (B. 3. b. il
pleasant and safe to take; composed
of pure Botanic ingredients. SAMPLE
SENT FREE by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. SOLD BY DRUG
GISTS or sent by express. At 81 PEI
LARGE BOTTLE, with complete di
rections FOR home cure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
Suspicious Routine.

Good Man-Ah, my poor fellow,
feel sorry for you! Why don't you
work? When was young, for ten
years was never in bed after San
hours work before breakfast, then FIVE
hours work, then dinner. then four
hours more work. then supper, then
bed. then up again at the next morD-
ing
Loafer-I say. guv'nor, where did We
serve yer time. San Quentin or Fol
som?-San Francisco Star.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
Acquitted.

"Sirr' said the young woman. with
what seemed to be Indignation.
The young man looked embarrassed
"Yes. | did kiss you" he admitted
"but was impulsively insane"
"rhat means that man would be a
lunatic to kiss meT
well. any man of discretion world
be just crazy to kiss you"
This seemed to end the strain, and.
no jury being present to middle at
fairs, satisfactory verdict was
reached
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16

If you are not satisfied after using
twothirds of bottle Of Chamber
laip's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
you may have your money back. The
tablets cleanse and invigorate the
stomach, improve the digestion, regI-
late the bowels. Give them trial
and get we'll. Sold by Hays & Field.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16

Would Be Contributor lat EDITORS
desk)-Here's joke, Mr.. Editor, that
I'll guarantee was never in print be-
fore. Editor latter reading ib-Dont
doubt your word in the Least, sir.-Lon-
don Tit Bits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
Not Mere Talk.

81 cannot live but week longer wiz
out you"
"Foolish talk. duke. How can you
fix on a specific length of timer
"Ze landlord fix on it. miss. not T.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
The Outlet.

Physiology Teacher - Clarence you
may explain how we hear things. Gar
enee-Pa tefis 'em to ma as secret.
and ma gives 'em away at the bridge
club.-Cleveland Leader.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16

OUR LAUNDRY WORK.

ls sure to make a satisfaction
preston at first wearing. G.
habit. and you win find you Q
do without 1t. Your linen is a
fresh, clean. shapeiy and con
BILE. No rouga edges. torn
holes or other annoyances.
mence the New Year by gettil
quainted with us. You win d
we'll worth cultivating
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
CATARRH CURED

Bad Breath, k'Hawking, Ringing In
the Ears, Deafness, Hacking Cough
and Splitting Quickly Cured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16
COMING DOWN TO HARD FACTS

the general public is getting educated
to the point where it will not pay
high prices for any but the best ma
terial, not too much for any grade OF
goods. We are careful not to adver-
tise what we cannot fulfill On a
hard facts basis, then, We confident
ly offer as genuine bargains Real
value for real money is what you get
all the time at
THE DENNIS TAILORING CO.
New Line Fancy Goods on Display.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-16

READ THE DAILY NEWS.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Captain David Beatty will shortly
have the distinction Of being the
youngest rear-admiral in the British
navy. His forthcoming promotion
at tho early age OF thirty-eight has
been the subject Of special Order in
Council.
To qualify for promotion under the
regulations captain must have served
during peace time for q total period
Of six years. The Admiralty petition
sets forth that, owing to the abnormal
shortening Of the time on the cap
tains' list. II is anticipated that Cap.
tain Beatty will reach his turn for pro.
motion before he completes the full
period Of six years.
II 10 also pointed out that he was
severely wounded In action in China,
and was consequently prevented from
receiving an appointment for . con.
siderable period.
In these circumstances the Order
directs that Captain Beatty shall be
promoted TO nag rank in his turn. not.
withstanding the regulations.
Captain Beatty Is an Irishman. His
wife is q daughter OF an American
millionaire, the late Marshall Field,
founder Of the great dry goods store
in Chicago.
Nelson was promoted TO the rank OF
rear.admiral In his thirty.ninth year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
THE AxrRrcAx WORKMAN.

his Condition ~ Compared TO Enn
lish and German Laborcrs.
J. B. Street, statistican for the Brit
ish department Of commerce and Ia.
Dor. who has been investigating com
parative conditions Of working people
throughout Germany. the United
States and England. says that the
American workingman lives higher,
works lesser hours and has better
time all around than either his Ger.
man or English brethren.
Il fnd that the skilled man In the
United States has q better and more
varied diet than In any other country
I have investigated" he said. The
English workman has a. much meat.
but hs hasn't the variety Of vegetables
and sweets. His meals lack imagina
tion.s
The German mechanic Mr.. Street
fnds to be in the worst condition Of
all. His trades unions are the most
complete and best organized Of the
three countries considered, and yet he
works more hours, gets less pay. eats
less, and Is worse housed than any Of
them. They get 25 per cent less pay
than Englishmen." said Mr.. Street
They work 10 hours day a. against
nine in England and eight In the
United States. and their cost Of livins
Is IS per cent higher"
The poor districts Of American
cities failed to horrify Mr.. Street. He
said they had worse at homo.
i've been through your poorest sec.
tion." said he. 1T 10 much the same
~ one finds In all the large cities Of
the world. The difference here ID that
there 10 an appearance Of energy and
hope pefulness in most Of your poor peo.
pie. The reason 10. I take II. that they
had enough enterprise and thrift to
start with to get themselves over here
with ne intention Of bsttsrins tAsir
csndit'sa."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08


A baby born amid the foods q
Aifortvillc. Paris, has been name<
Moses.
Attached to q tombstone In q Har
iesden (Engiand) undertaksrs shop \
q card which reads: You may tels
phone from here"
A cents worth Of electricity. at th'
average price In this country. viii
raise ten tons twelve feet high with {
crane In less than . minute.
No coal y mined In this country
lower than Q depth Of 1900 feet. while
several English mines penetrate $500
feet down, and there are mines IA
Belgium four thousand feet deep
Eight.inch seams OF coal are minet
commercially abroad. while few veini
less than fourteen inches thick art
worked In this country.
A woman who likes TO have flowers
In her window but nnds Il imprac
ticabls to do 70 In the city has srti
ficial ones painted on the glass. Ths
windows are high up above the street
and the flowers are In bright colors h
enable them TO be seen more easily
The apartment house In which the wo
man lives II on Broadway. and the
effect OF the art is very striking--New
York Sun.
Montreal is said TO be In q bad san
itary condition. The water supply has
been condemned In parliament. and the
method OF sewage disposal is far from
satisfactory. A medical member OF
parliament declares that the Montreal
water furnished on the cars Of the In
tercolonial railway. where alcoholic
drinks are not allowed. is a distinctly
dangerous beverage. containing dis.
ease and death" Typhoid fever ID
prevalent In the city.
The number OF automobiles owned
by farmers Is growing rapidly. Out
OF ten thousand autos In Iowa. fiye
thousand are owned by farmers. Kan.
sas farmers spent y3.200.000 for auto.
mobiles during 1903. and S2.750.00 In
1908. In one Nebraska town OF eight
hundred population. forty autos were
sold last year TO farmers near the town
and retired farmers In the town. Care
full estimate, of the number Of auto
mobiles owned by farmers In the entire
United States Is 10000.
Corn grows In l20 days from its
planting time. Out In the great corn
belt. during 1909. the corn farmers
made the ground give up to them
si5.oo0.000 every day Of those l2o. In
other words. every day from the time
the corn farmers put the seed In the
ground. Si5.0o0,0o0 were poured into
their laps until a grand total Of Sl.720.-
100000 was rolled up! All the gold
and silver In the whole United States
today isn't equal TO this corn crop Of
last year.-Travel Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

The best way OF not paying take
on your personal property Is to swear
them Oh. BY swearing or IL meant
going to the tar assessor and making
Q deposition that you really don't live
where you seem to live. that you real.
ly don't own what you seem to own.
and that. while you appaer TO be very
rich man, you are really overburdened
by debts which you have hitherto sue
cessfully concealed. Since personal
taxes began. 90 many ways Of swear
Ing on have been invented that the
tax authorities had come 70 believe
that there was no new tax dodge un.
der the sun.
But the tax authorities were mis-
taken. A few days ago . man came
TO the New York tar commissioner
and asked to be relieved OF his per
sonal taxes. II have only e6.00O." he
said, "and that money u In city bonds
and IL being held In trust"
For whomY asked the tax com
missioner.
The question was unexpected and at
drst there was no answer. but the tax
commissioner insisted Finally. In .
stage whisper. the swearer-o6 explain
ID:
''The money is held In trust during
his lifetime--for my dog."-Success
Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
KASPARILLA

This sterling household remedy has
ong been recognized ~ the best and
afest Blood Purifier, the most successful
prescription for spring humors and such
disorders Of the blood - boils, pimples,
pustules, blotches, sores and cutaneous
muptions. Kaspsriils 70 admitted to be
he best remedy for that lack Of energy
md the peculiar debility 80 prevalent
Turing the close Of winter and the opening
4 spring. For arrangements Of the df
FESTIVE organs II 70 . natural corrective,
operating directly upon the liver and ali
nentsry canal, gently but persistently
timulsting . healthy activity. Its
beneficial Influence extends, however, &c
very portion Of the system, aiding In the
processes OF digestion aud assimilation oi
ood. promoting . wholesome, natural
Ippetite, correcting sour stomach, bad
nssth, Irregularities Of the bowels, con.
6ipstion and the long list OF troubles
iirectiy tracesble TO those unwholesoms
conditions. Ksspsrilla dispels drowsi.
sess, headache, backache and despond-
pncy due to Inactivity Of the liver,
Eidnsys and digestive tract. II 10 .
strengthening tonic Of the highest value.
tine BEST SPAIno MEDICINE
Hoyr cxxAucAL Co. Portland. Oregon
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

How the standard Of Measurement
Was Established.
1t IL most difiicult for many persons
to remember the sizes OF their differ.
ent articles Of wearing apparel. Col.
lars. shirts and gloves are easy
enough. because In the case Of these II
Ia a matter Of actual inches. But the
hat and shoe numbers are what puzzle
most people, to say nothing Of the
mystery why No. II stocking goes
with q No. 8 shoe.
This last puxsls Is, however. easily
explained. Stockings have always
been measured by the inch from heel
to toe, but the numbering Of shoes was
fixed q long time ago by French
man.
The Frenchman permanently fixed
the numbers OF shoes for all Europe
and America. He arbitrarily decided
that no human foot could possibly be
smaller than three and seven-eighths
inches. So, calling this point zero, he
allowed one-third Of an inch to a size
and accordingly built up his scale. II
follows therefrom that man cannot
find out the number Of his own shoe
unless he be an expert arithmetician.
Even then he is likely to go wrong,
because all the shoe experts allow for
the weight Of the individual and the
build Of his foot before they try to de-
termine what size shoe he ought to
wear.
As far as women's shoes are con-
cerned the problem Is still more difii-
cult, because many OF the manufac.
turers instead Of keeping to the regu.
lar scale have marked down their mum.
bers one or two sizes In order to cap.
ture easily nattersd customers. For
this reason most dealers ask out OF
town customers to send an old shoe
with their orders.
The system Of measuring hats 10
much simpler. Any man can tell what
size he wears simply by adding the
width and length Of the inner brim
and then dividing BY two. Orders can
also be sent to the shopkeeper by stat
ing the circumference Of the head
Boston 0lobs.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

When the Beef Trust puts the price
OF steak up TO 81 q pound we can 20 to
eating more ash. Grazing land d.
minishss every year. 90 It 10 only .
question of time until beef sets up
somewhere near canvas back duck In
price. Old ocean will always bs In
business At the old stand and with the
same undiminishsd confines. unless we
run sfoul Of . wildcat comet or planet
and are wiped out; then II won't make
any difference. 30 long a. Ash is .
trifiing incident Of our diet its price
win somewhat follow up the price Of
beef. for lack Of general supply. When
Il becomes q chief article Of food enor.
nous nsh industries win be established
everywhere. and the supply win keep
up with the steady demand. There
can't b. . monopoly Of the ocean;
there can't even b such a monopoly
In the handling OF hsh ~ In the slaugh-
tsring. peahAns ond cold storaging Of
bonk
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
a Uisvee ssroxs.

Turning defeat into victory 10 the
achievement OF genius. This example,
cleaned from the London Daily Mail,
illustrates the adroitnsss with which
Il v sometimes done.
Aa smiasnt lawyer was once eross'
sxsminins . very clever woman. moth.
Or Of the plaintiff In . breach -of-prom.
lee setien. and was completely worsted
IL the encounter Of wits. Al the close,
however. he turned 10 the jury and
exclaimed:
"You saw. gentlemen. that even
was but . child In her handsi What
must my client have bsenf'
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Psrks n New York.

The State OF New York 10 very we'll
supplied with parks. In his recent
message Governor Hughes said: The
States total holdings In the Adiron.
dack and Catskill mountains now
amount to i.s<i.52s acres. Of which
s2.5<s acres we're required during the
past year. The area Of the proposed
Adirondack Park 10 3.sl3.5s< acres.
and that Of the proposed Catskill Park
s7e.I2o acres. making n total Of $50,
6St acres.
when Il II completed the Adiron.
dack Park will bs larger than me
Yellowstone. which has 2.i<2.i7o acres.