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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18

ed States navy. Since then
IN instrumental in having
in Rhode Island and other
Ibiting such discrimination.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
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WESTERN.

Fire Tuesday night at Thornton
Wash, almost completely destroyed
the business section, causing loss esti-
mated at 100000.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way system has voluntarily raised the
wages of its telegraphers by amounts
of from $3.50 to $500 per month.
The government has awarded con-
tracts for construction and completion
of the Fannie canal and lateral, Sho-
shone irrigation project, Wyoming
Ray Roberts was killed at Miller,
Neb., Monday while trying to board
moving train, and Verne Reynolds was
fatally injured trying to alight from
moving train.
Because Ell Paso has been overrun
in the past with the migratory tuber-
cular patients who flock to this place
when the weather gets bad in the
North, the vagrancy law will be ap-
piled to every INDECENT consumptlVe
who attempts to locate here.
In the heart of San Mateo county,
California, the most beautiful orchids
Ine WOTlu are ldioCh' ohN SA-S
is being recognized by King George v.
of Great Britain, who has sent $1,000
for one of the rare plants for the
Sandringham Conservatives.
The government is preparing to
build what will be the longest fence
ever constructed in the world. 1t will
extend from El Paso to the Pacihc
coast and will divide the United States
and Mexico, distance of over 1000
miles. The fence will be of barbed
wire, five-strand. Work on the big un-
dertaking will commence within few
weeks.
A severe wind, hail and rainstorm
in Texas which swept over four or
five counties Friday night and Satur-
day did untold damage to crops, es-
pecially to the cotton crop, which was
entirely stripped from the fields by
the wind or ruined by the hail which
was unprecedented for Burleson,
Brazos, Houston, Grimes and Walker
counties. 1t is estimated that the cot
ton crop was ruined in about 250,00O
acres, being beaten down by the hail
and later washed away.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
GEM ERAL.

The city of Chicago surpassed the
city of New York in the gross amount
of postal receipts for August.
The next Eucharistic congress on
this continent will be held at New Or
leans, probably in 1914.
The trip to Panama which Presi-
dent Taft had planned to take in NO
vember to inspect the work that has
been done ON the isthmian canal, may
be given up. lit is understood that
several Republican leaders have en-
deavored to convince the President
that the political situation requires his
presence in this country.
Before half hundred former resi-
dents of the Centennial state and sew
eral Colorado delegates to the National
Conservation congress. Hon. l. N. Stew
ems, personal representative of Gov
ernor Shafroth, presented silver
trophy to Governor Everhard of Min
nesota at the state fair Friday. Gov
ernor Everhard in turn gave the
trophy to A. d. Van Sickle of Warren,
who won the prize offered by Colo
RADIO for the best peck Of oats exhib
tied at the corn show in Omaha last
December. In his speech Mr.. Stevens
said that next year Colorado will win
back its trophy.
In a futile attempt to escape, con-
victs Sunday fired prison warehouse
filled with excelsior and the build
ing was destroyed. The prison fire
brigade was unable to cope with the
fire and the Joliet city fire depart
ment was called.
At least nine laborers were killed
outright Sunday and 10 others were
injured in the collapse of an overhang-
ing shoulder of rock from above the
western mouth of the old Erie tunnel
which connects the Erie terminal IN
Jersey City with the westward divi-
sion.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
FOREIGN.

Russia has suffered about 5000
deaths from cholera Eleven deaths
from the same cause have occurred in
southeastern Italy.
Stamp collecting is rapidly coming
into vogue again. And all because the
public has ascertained that it for
years has been one of King Georges
hobbies.
1t is reported from Rome that Pope
Plus is suffering from arterio-sclerosis
as well as gout, and that he feels very
much depressed. His physicians are
anxious.
Hadjl Mohammed Jumalul kiram,
the sultan of Sulu, accompanied by his
brother and four members of his coun-
Gil, arrived in London Friday enroute
to the United States. The sultan has
arranged for the sale of large col
lection of pearls, having previously
disposed of 100000 worth of gems at
Singapore.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
WASHINGTON.

The name OF Charles Nagel. secre-
tary OF commerce and labor, has re-
placed that of the late Solicitor Gen
eral Bowers in the gossip of Washing
ton regarding the expected appoint
ments to the present and prospective
vacancies in the Supreme Court.
Acting Secretary Pierce of the In
terror department Thursday approved
regulations TO carry into effect one OF
the conservation bills enacted at the
last session of congress, namely, the
law of June 22. 1910, providing for
agricultural entries of the surface of
public coal lands, the coal deposits be
ing reserved for Sc parate disposition
by the United States. This will per-
init the agricultural entrymen, who
have heretofore made filings upon
lands classified or reported as contain
ing coal to secure title to the surface
OF their lands.
An arrangement was concluded be-
tween the Postoffice Department and
the Treasury Department Monday by
which the latter directs the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing to prepare l.
100000 postal savings stamps cards
for the use of the Postoffice Depart
ment. The cards will be sold for 10
cents each. Stamps sold at 10 cents
each by the Postoffice Department
may be affixed to the cards and when
the stamps and card amount to one
dollar, the card may be deposited at
postal savings bank station to the
credit of the depositor. The purpose
of the system is to encourage small
savings by children.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

The first professional boxing bout
ever conducted in Berlin will take
place Sunday next in a twenty-round
contest.
At the close of the electric show at
the Auditorium in Denver the week of
October 8, two of the local school foot
ball teams will be invited to play
game by electric light.
Three brown Italian athletes, vet
Grams of many pedestrian contest in
their own country, have just left New
York in an effort to beat Edward Pay
son Weston's record to San Francisco.
Boston.-Claude Graham-White of
England, flying Farman biplane and
a Bleriot monoplane, both equipped
with a French motor, proved himself
the champion of the first annual Har-
vard-Boston aero meet, having won the
blue ribbon event of the meet, the
Boston Globe prize of $4,000, for his
harbor flight to Boston Light and re-
turn. He took four first places and
three seconds, winning $22,100 in prize
money.
At the Pastime oval, New York, two
records were made Tuesday, one in
the 9O-yard dash IN which Bob Eller,
of the Irish-American Athletic club,
travelled the course in 9 1-5 seconds,
bettering the best existing figures
by is second. This record will not be
allowed. as the course was on a slight
down grade. The other record was
made in the weight event by John
Flanagan, Irish-American Athletic
club, who sent the 56-pound missile AZ
feet, bettering his own work of 40 feet
inches. made at Celtic park six years
ago. This record will stand, as it was
made under the regulations.
At the Harvard-Boston aero meet
Monday Johnstone went up for MS
duration and distance and accuracy
marks, in all of which he made new
records. He remained in the air three
hours. four minutes, A 2-5 seconds,
which broke the American record OF
Clifford B. Harmon of New York, by
one hour 10 minutes and 80 seconds.
On the same trip he covered ~
miles. 1906 feet, which is likewise
new American record, bettering Har-
mans mark by some seven miles. De
scending from his long journey John
stone planted his car almost exactly
over the flag in test for accuracy,
his seat being but five, feet four
inches from the flag, which made
new worlds record for accuracy in
landing on skids.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
POLITICAL.

The Democrats are certain OF ma
jority of the SO delegates in the Ari-
zona constitutional convention.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow, one of
the foremost insurgents" of the Kan
sas insurgents, has invaded Colorado
to take up the cudgel in behalf OF
Merle d. Vincent, candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor,
and the insurgency cause in general.
Primaries held throughout New York
City Tuesday show the relative posi-
tlons Of Theodore Roosevelt and the
old guard, who are fighting for con-
troll of the coming Republican state
convention, to be practically un-
changed. Roosevelt will have the sup
port OF practically the entle delega-
ton from New York county, 100, while
his opponents claim 109 of 142 dele
gates in Kings, "a in Queens and in
Richmond county.
Complete returns of the Maine cleo
tions gave the Democrats substantial
majorities in both branches OF the
Maine legislature, which will elect a
United States senator to succeed Eu-
gene Hale.
Six Republican members of the Bal
linger investigating committee met in
Chicago and issued statement con-
demning the action of the four Demo
cratic members and one Republican
''insurgent," who delivered report at
Minneapolis last Wednesday, demand
ing the retirement of Secretary Ballin.
ger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09
MOTHERS DAY.

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world like fhat I'm which mother wal.
the central sum. WHOM temptations were
few and slr-1vs only usbt pi.ud-
quickly FORMING and MS ouirIsry paes-
ing when the sun sHore BRIGHTER tine
birds sang svc,tcr h1rn,uieg. and tho
noyorH smiled moro friendly tb4u tar,
have done lu i4tr- roa-s ~ -trurefcs.
temptation and d.rn8irtments %
was dly m which tu recall again
the sweet features of mother. and the
innocence OF childhood
Various thomos n,ro chosen for the
discourse ono of the sneakers De-
Illustrated mothers influence ON tho
formation OF character by referring fo
The mothers of mon prominent ip tho
kingdom Of God ON earth and eapeci-
ally To- tho mother of tho proDbot Jo-
scph and Hyrum. his brother sbo WAS
born at the time when this Gepublic
came into independent existence. when
the spirit Of liberty perneatod the
heart Of every patriotic man and ,yom-
an She was TAUGHT ion tho srb.oI or
a hard oxperiepc. r,itb In G.d and
self-sacri0cipr service sba mad tho
spirit Of propboev and tbe ability OF
n leader She posscs4od q high s,pse
Of dutv and bor .t,u1srl. Of ,,,-slit,.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09
WHY rRICEs ARE mon.

N'NII|NIIu ANI'af'IIlNNl
Both Secretary Wilson of the De
p4rtmcut of Agriculture and Mr.. b.
Yoakuul. railroad man, had some in
struvtivc remarks Co make 10 the
Farmers' Union az ST. Louis on May
Fach gentleman spoke principally upon
ib. 4II-ab-orhIug topic of the high cost
nf living and each had "a theory OF his
own to account for 10. Secretary WI
SON believes that the prices of food are
hIrh because the produCtlVeness " the
farms of the country does not Keep
mace with the increase ~ population
Our failure to produce crops compal-
able with what the English and French
farmers raise ON the same amount or
land BIS due To- our universal neglect 10
,..ro for tho -nil The American usri-
..ulturfst has always acted upon the
theory that hc could continually take
fUrtUify out uf the soil and stll raise
proHtlhIe crops The sad experience
lf recent wears teaches him that this ls
an error 10 make farming paw por-
muueutIy ho must restore Co the SOIL In
ths form OF cheap fertilizers thc ,l,-
mcuts which hc takes from To annually
bon the form of grain and fruit SDerr-
tIrv Wilson deserves high praise for
mo p.r4i.tcure with which be has Is pt
This elementary truth before the people
of tho United states and ihe prat n. ll
efforts Doe has made Co apply 10. Ihr
good work which the experiment atd-
uous are doing for the farmers an
over tho country is largely the result
of his diligence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION.

Congressman BorthoIdt has intro
duoed iu the House joint resolution
which has been referred TO the Conn
mlttoc ou Foreign Affairs and which
ought Co be- fayoabIy reported II
prosides for the appointment of a
Congressional Commission t1 urge
upon other governments the establish
mcnt of am international Federation.
Tho founVius is the text OF the resolu-
tious
Whereas. means uf communication
now exist which gIye 90 tho people OF
aiI nations e larger understanding of
their common interests than they could
heretofore have had and
Whereas. such mutual understand
ing and its resultant sympathy be-
tween men OF AN countries docs iu
fact provide the moral basis for %
citizenship of Che world. and
Whereas, t1is universal citizenship
requires ana organ Ut expression and of
action Co the end that DC may bear
proper fruit n diminishing the desc
latiuus of war and Boo promoting human
happiness through peaceful co-opcra-
tiuu of statos.
And whereas. 10 is deemed udNf--
sblo that the Government of the Uui-
ted States give publ. expression ta %
form of articles of international F. o.
Grafton which. boz substance. may boz
recommended to other Governments as
"a hitting instrument for realizing world
wide aspirations toward tho amci1ra-
tiun OF harsh conditions now suffered
hy muiUtudes. and which. bon part. are
due Co am cycr-prescnr fear of inter
national war,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09

Tn the days when the Yankee clipper
ships were the undisputed queens OF
the seven seas one of the most prosper
ous and famous Of American shipping
firms was that o. Grinnell. Ainturn a.
Company. two of its prominent mcm-
bcrs being Henry and Moses II. Grim
NELL the brothers who are famous In the
history Of polar exploration as the
financial hackers of numerous arctic
expeditions and projects. II was firm
that owned several clipper ships. among
them being the famous Flying Cloud.
and 20 is of this former proud mistress
Of the seas that ] tell today a hitherto
unpublished story. as 10 was told boy
Moses g. Griunell himself a year or
two before his death in 1877
1T was az the time when great
ocean commerce had been developed be-
tween New York city and California,
following the discovery Of gold IN the
territory that our firm came into pos
session of the Flying Cloud, said Mr..
Grinnell "This was i'm the year 1851,
and we placed aboard the clipper what
uu To- that time was the largest cargo
ever consigned 20 san Francisco.
"rhs night before she sailed I gave
"a little dinner in honor of the captain.
q very modest man but a superb SAIL
or. and at the proper time / arose and
proposed a toast. Gentlemen I said.
y ask YOU 90 Join me in the health of
tho captain of the Flying Cloud, and in
the wish that he may take his ship
around the Horn TO san Francisco in
such time as Co beat the worlds best
sailing record.
Half b3utcringly, and half In earnest
because our firm was anxious 20 get
that record cargo TO san Francisco as
quickly as possible. ] made my wish.
Then. as shy as sChoolboy the cap
tain got up. IL am "a sailor he said
simply 4 ann not an orator So all /
can say is that 90 10 Us IN the books TIL
take the Flying cloud around the Horn
10 san Francisco in record time
next day me- sailed, and / promptly
forgot AN about the incident. taking IL
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mn nILE on SUCCESSION.

A friend asks why queen Alexandra
does mot remain the queen of England.
after the death OF her royal consort
Because tho crown boz % hereditary
monsrchy always passes to the near
est heir. and according to the rule of
Inheritance of the English crown. the
oldest SON is the nearest heir. male
child always taking precedence over the
girls. oven If they are older n there
ls no male heir the crown goes 90 The
nearest female heir and if there are
mo- heirs Parliament disposcs NJ the
crown.
Tho question ~ succession has not
always been simple one. Tho marriage
relations of Henry VIII, for Instance,
we're so intricate that 30 proved diff
ncult task To- decide tho question of The
right of inheritance lie wanted % di-
v1-ea from Dis first vito but married
another before the divorce was grant
ed A church court decided that the
first marriage WAS Illegal but this de-
rieIou was not sustained by the pope.
The second wife was eventually he
headed. ana the day after this core
mony Henry took another wife. This
lady diod. and the King married and
got divorced several times. Under the
circumstances the question of success
sion became dinicult to settle.
Consequently Parliament passed an
act giving him the right 90 provide by
viii for successor He willcd the
crown 90 his son Edward and provided
that o. should go 90 his children, if ne
had amy. n not q was 90 go 10 his
elder sister, Mary and 20 her children.
II she also should die without children,
&c should go to Elizabeth. the daughter
Of Anne Bolcyn.
IN 1855 convention. which was In
fact parliament though summoned
without tho consent of the King James
IT, declared tine throne vacant and Of
forrcd o. 10 william Of Orange. and
Mary. his consort. as joint sovcrclgns.
william accepted Mary died six years
after their accession 10 the throne. and
there were no children. Mary'g sister.
Anne. had had children. but they were
AN dead Parliament To- 1901. adopted
am act by which an the near relatives
NJ Mary and Anne were passed over.
because they were Catholics. and arr
ranged that the crown. at the death Of
Anne who was Co succeed William,
should go 20 her second cousin. Sophia.
cloctrcss of Hanover. and granddsugh-
ter of James J. Sophia was the near
est Protestant relative Tho Electress
Of Hanover. sophia, died before Queen
Anne and tho crown went 10 her son
who WAS proclaimed king under tho
name of George
There were four Georges. George ~.
died Boo 1880 and because he was child
less the crown went 90 his brother.
William " William, died iu 1887. also
without children. and his crown went
90 Victoria, the only daughter of his
next youngest brother Edward the
duke NJ Kent. who died I'm 1890. Edward
VII inherited the crown from his
mother, Victoria, and the present king
George w. from his father.
This brief review of the subject will
give our friend. we hope. an idea of the
rule of inheritance OF the glorious Brit
ish crown
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09
THE LATE KING.

King Edward. whose sudden dcatn
has caused mourning throughout the
English-speaking world. was general
~ conceded To- be "thc first gentleman
Of England" In tactfulness COM
geniality. and good fellowship ne was
not surpassed boy anybody. After he
had completed his studies az the
University Of Ednburg. oxford and
Cambridge be visited Canada and exc
tended his trip into the United States.
Here he won the hearts Of the people
and somebody faccuoualy remarked:
"If the Prince remains here much
longer there is danger of his being
nominated 10 the Presidency and
elected 10y unanimous consent
Edward travelled extensively Boo his
younger days. In 1862 he "did" the
Continent and the East visiting
Jerusalem and returning to take his
seat ln the House of Lords as the
Duke of Cornwall His marriage Co
the Princess Alexandra. was followed
by Journeys which ranged from
Sweden to Athens a remarkable visit
10 India in the Paris Exhibition of
1873: his tour cot ireland with the
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as a little after-diuuer pleasantly But
about 10 months later. / should say. 10
am popped into my head again with "a
suddenness that shocked me. ! was
at my country home adjoining Wash
ington irvinE's 'Sunnyside'-yo know
I married a niece of his-and was dress
ing for church when / heard a terrific
Gathering OF horses feet I looked out
of my window and saw a team tearing
In my direction az breakneck speed
One hnsty glimpse az the driver told
mo that II was Andy Hail. the port Of
hcer of Now York the next instant
there flashed into my mind that ban
tering toast of mine 10 the captain Of
the Flying cloud and 1 turned and
gaeped 10 Mrs Grinnell. He's heard
from the Flying Cloud and she's lost.
he wouldn't drive an the way up here
from the city to tell me anything else
And she's lost because / toasted the
captain 10 take her around the Horn In
record time. He tried TO do IT, and
he's lost his ship
with my heart In my mouth 7 rush
cd to meet Andy Hall AS 1 opened
the front door he tossed the reins 10 n
boy. jumped to tho ground and rushed
toward me.
MIR. Grinnel' he shouted he's
done it-hc's done it'
"'What do you mean. Andy?' ] asked
anxious and yct fearing the worst
why he cried. between brvaths.
he took the Flying Cloud around tho
Horn 70 san Francisco in 80 days IT'S
the greatest record a clipper ship ever
made' There were 10 days when me-
sailed an average of close ON 90 315
miles a. day We just got the news at
the custom house and I couldn't wait
an Monday morning 10 let you know,
so / drove up here as fast as my horses
would take me- %
For a few moments Mr. Grinnell
unused happily on that great event Of
a quarter OF a century before. And
do you know" ho smiled at last. 81 was
So happy over the news Andy Hall
brought me that I actually forgot TO so
10 church that morning
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and cru.Ivcly appIsuded the perform

and crusvcly applsuded the perform
co.
Here s another story that shows
him Zoo the act of rcbuking the habit
of cNtprtion for the sake OF charity
ON one occasion he personally patro-
nIzcd bazaar at Albert Hall 1n the
course of the afternoon hc went TO
tle rcfroahmcHt stall and asked for a
cup of tea The tca was being sold at
% figure sufficiently cxorbitaut to cover
the calls of charity hut the fair
yondrr thinking to cover herself with
eior. before handing him the cup.
drank from 90 herself saying "Now
the cup of tea win cost euincas'
The Prince grayc'y paid the money
asked. handed back the tea and said.
.WU ynu please eIyc me "a clean cupE'
% Ia needless to say that the quiet
uub helped to suppress all such de-
Vices.
King Edward Was democratic Co a
degree Ho aud the queen
often went 90 the poorer quar-
ters and slums OF London. unuor the
name of Mr. and Mrs. Williams Co
investigate for themselves the condi-
uon of the poor ON one occasion the
King had arranged to lunch quietly
at the house of friend. hut his a--
constituent and ycNatiou were exc
tromc whom on driving up at tho hour
appointed hc found red cloth laid
down everywhere. the han filled with
bowling servants and the drawing
room oycrHowing with guests who bad
been hidden boo q hurry "to meet the
prince of Wales"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-09

A friend Of the "News' suggests that
the address of Mr. Roosevelt before the
Nobel prize committee In ChristIania
be read next Sunday 600 every peace
meeting That would not be- bad
idea. Mr. Roosevelt lis just now one OF
the chief figures iu public view, and his
ideas on the peace question ought TO
have weight IN the world