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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
A Word to Parents.

Never amuse your children at the ex-
pense of other people; never allow
your children to ridicule other people.
Neglect this advice and the time will
assuredly come when these children
will amuse themselves with your fol
bles and ridicule your authority.-Ex-
nh
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Which Was the Worse7

"When | returned from our poker
party last night my wife just looked
at me; not a word was spoken"
"My wife looked at me, too, and l
don't believe that a word was unspo-
Houston Post.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Minister'S Aboard Shin.

A minister aboard ship has always
been taken as a Jonah sign" by sea-
men, In recent years. however, this
superstition has been modified to GER
tain extent. A young minister, the
seamen believe, will not bring as much
of "Jonah" with him as an old one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
A Risky Study.

why have you dropped your popu-
lar astronomy asked the visitor.
"'Cause | got too many lickings.
confided Tommy The other night |
told pa that Mars face was ever
changing, and ma heard me and
thought | meant her face. Next thing
I didn't get any supper and got lick
ing besides. Chicago News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Do Il Now.

Decision never becomes easier by
postponement, while habit grows
stronger every day. Common sense as
well as conscience says. Choose this
day"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Simplicity Itself.

There are only two points in sue
cess"
"What are they?"
Work and keep other people from
working you"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Peaceful.

Mrs. Frost-Who was it that said
"Peace, perfect peace?' Frost-Some
one whose telephone was out Of or
der.-Life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

The feet of Fate are tender, for she
sets her steps not on the ground. but
on the heads Of men.-Homer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

Cheerfulness is one Of the surest In
dications Of good sense.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

the oLinion Ot the strongest is al
ways the bCSr.--l.a FOnta: ne.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

gous contracted but reaches IN any o.
S. made ntey
contain the slightest trace OF mineral any
allow purify the blood medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
A PERFECT CURE.

Some eight years ago I was in
oculated with poison by q nurse
who infected my babe with blood
faint. I was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to foot. NO
language can express my feel1ngs
was advised by friends who had
seen wonderful cures made by It,
to try 8 SIS. We got some and
improved from the start, and q
complete and berfect cure was the
result. s. 8. 8. is the only blood
remedy which reaches desperate
cases Of old blood troubles.
MRS. T. W. LEE.
Isle of of Hope, Savannah, GA.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

colored spots, falling hair, etc. The1zz
of course the victim is saved much
humiliation and suffering; but even
after the poison has become establishes
in the system it can be removed and I
cure effected if the blood be thoroughly
purified with S. S. s.
S. S. S. is the greatest Of all blood
purifiers. 1t possesses penetratin1
bowers that enable it to go down into|
the blood, and remove the last trace q
blood poison. It cures all blood
troubles simply and solely because 4
removes the cause from the Circulation
Not only does S. S. S. cure cure Contar
lcted, but reaches it in any of its stages
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

1t was followed by observations Of
Comet Seen This Last Winter. 1850"
Some idea of the sinister portents as
ISOLATED with celestial disturbances IN the
public mind of the time is reflected In
these words OF the printer-astronOmer
relative 10 the comet OF 1881:
And thus is this prOdigious spectacle
removed. leaving the world in fearful
expectation of what may follow. Sure II
is that these things are not sent for
nothing. though man cannot say particu-
larry for what They are by most thought
TO be forerunners Of evil coming upon
the world Though some think Otherwise),
as was long since observed by Cicero.
The last known pamphlet from this pio-
neer printers press, like his first work.
was a sermon preached by Increase
Mather. Heavens Alarm 10 the World.
of which the preface is dated February
IS. l6s0-sl, seven months before the death
Of the printer.
Foster died of 'consumtiOn' September
9. 1851. at the age of thirty-two years.
His body was inferred in the burying
ground at Dorchester. where slate slabs
mark the head and foot of the grave.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
WHAT A MILLION MEANS.
Figures that May Give significance
TO Greatly-used Term.

We think and do things in millions
these days. Yet, though we are accus-
toned TO employ the term lightly. the
significance of the world million" IS
really hard to grasp. says a writer in
the Boston Transcript
It has been estimated that 100000 per-
sons assembled in crowd, with due al
lOWance of, say. three square feet per-
son, would cover an area OF 6s.S acres,
or, to put 1t more conveniently, let US
say 20 acres: or 4 could be contained IN
square having sides 577.6 yards long
Or. again. allowing S inches to each per-
son, standing shoulder TO shoulder l'oOo,-
Geo individuals woul1 extend distance
OF 2Si.l miles. The population of Lon
don amounts. roughly speaking. TO 6.549
00o Allowing Is incnes to each person.
shoulder 10 shoulder this human aggre-
CATION would constitute a wall 1850 miles
long.
In astronomical calculation IL is most
difficult 10 grasp the meaning Of millions
OF miles, but some icea in this connec-
ton may be gathered from the statement
OF the time that would be consumed by
an express train or the shot from can
non 80 cover celestial space.
| Now, the distance from the earth 70
the sun Is about g. 600 900 miles. and light
travelling from the solar mminary comes
to Us at the rate of iS6,700 miles a Sec
ond. II traverses this distance in 81.
minutes, but j railway train, proceeding
| at so miles an hour. would take Ito years
| to coyer the distanee-to the sun.
e The circumference OF the eclipse form
/ ing the orbit of the earth round the sur
is about 81. 100 eco miles in length. and the
earth covers this distance in 1854 days
| travelling at the rate or $3.50 miles ar
hour. or loss miles a minute OF nearly
LOO times as fast as a train going at one
mile a minute. 1t is therefore clear thai
a train proceeding al this speed would
| require nearly LOO Years 10 accomplish
| the journey around the earths orbit
According to high authority the We
/ locity of a rifle bullet is something lik'
2,l3o feet a second. or 24.2 miles min
! ute. and that of the projeetiles WEIGHING
$50 pounds from quick firing gun il
about 3o00 feet a second. or "a miles I
Minute; so that the velocity of the eartl
is 1913 times as great as the latter
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
SHE'D FIRST BLOOD
OF The CIVIL VAR
Veteran of the John Brown
Raid Is Still Living.

There lives at Harpers Ferry the man
who shed the first blood in the war be
tween the States.
Patrick Higgins, or Harpers Ferry, ",
Va. the veteran Baltimore and Ohio en-
ploye. was on duty watching the railroad
bridge the night OF October 16. 1883. when
John Brown and his band Of aboiitionist
followers made their historic raid on the
United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
Now on the retired list Of the company.
Mr.. Higgins Is a picturesque representa-
tive of the railroad man Of a generation
ago. whose hardships during the infancy
OF the American railroad contributed
largely to the perfection OF the trans
portation facilities enjoyed in this coun-
try at the present time. he entered the
service of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road in 1853, shortly after the completion
of the line 10 Harpers Ferry. and before
the days of the telegraph, when trains
were run entirely by schedule. with an
allowance for variation of watches.
To Mr.. Higgins also belongs the unique
distinction OF shedding the first drop OF
blood CT the civil war, drawn by John
Brown himself. At the time or the Jonn
Brown raid, and for several years pre-
ceding this event. Patrick Higgins was
Waterman on the Baltimore and Ohio
bridge leading into Harpers Ferry. pro-
tecting the lives Of its passengers by
caring for the safety Of the trains and
tending the switches. The night that
John Brown and his followers crossed the
bridge from the Maryland side and made
their eventful raid on Harpers Ferry. Mr.
Higgins. who was on duty at the time.
was made a prisoner by the mob.
In an effort 20 escape he struck
Browns eldest son. Oliver Brown, a
blow on the Jaw with his fist and started
running toward the Ferry 10 notify the
inhabitants OF the raid, when John
Brown took up a rife and shot the flee
ing bridge Waterman in the head, this
being the first wound inflicted during the
turbulent times preceding the civil war.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
COOLIES ARE ENSLAvED.
Unlucky Chinese Sold Under British
Rule in Straits settlements.

Unlucky Chinese Sold Under British
Rule in Straits settlements.
The proud boast Of Great Britain that
the Union Jack waves only over the free
and that slavery cannot exist under Brit
ish rule may apply TO Englishmen. but
it does not run in Hongkong and the
Straits Settlements. A gross system OF
slavery, Of dealing in human beings. Is
in operation there. ii is charged, being
worked under the protection of the Eng
lish flag.
II is now so fragrant, the business has
come to be known as the '-Chu Chat"
trade. Chu chat is Chinese for pig, and
the term is applied to this Infamous trade
with cynical and yet apt descriptiveness;
for The human beings are bought and sold
like so many animals.
The trade Is among the Chinese coolies
who are wanted on the rubber plantations
of MALAYSIA, Malays, japanese, and In
dams are unable to bear the labor. The
demand for labOrers on the rubber estates
IN the Settlements is greater than can
be met Good Chinese coolies fetch a
high price to the creatures who deal In
them.
During the past six months alone more
than 5000 male adult Chinese have been
obtained in Hongkong and the neigh
boring provinces and lured away and sold
into bondage under British institutions.
Many, discovering TOO soon the fate that
has befallen them. throw themselves
from the ships into the sea, finding free
dem in suicide.
AT work al night the Chinese coolies,
penned in as helpless slaves on these
rubber estates in the Straits Settlements.
have to be watched by armed guards lest
they should set fire to the buildings OF
destroy the rubber trees Their pay is
cents a day-less than 2is cents in
American money. They are fed and
clothed by their owrers-and the feeding
and the clothing are upon even a worse
scale than the pay. The poor coolies are
at the point of revolt all the time and are
/ kept down only by brutality and force.
! Escape is impossible TO them; the
! guards take care of that. Appeal TO the
British authorities is equally futile. fol
the law only hands them back TO theil
! bondage and fixes l. more firmly on theiI
necks. They are in debt to their employ
| ers. and must stay to work off the in
debtedness; and, Of course, the planter
takes very good care that they remain
"in debt" to him, though, with ray a.
3 cents day. that does not put aim t.
much trouble.
The sygiem is worked with the indorse
ment Of the government, and, 1t Is cssim
ed, the British authorities know all abou
IT, II is under their own regulations tina
their infamous chu chat SYSTEM is mad
possible and conducted.
SO far In excess of the supply is tn
demand for laborers In Malaga that tly
| importers are paid as much as SIS TO So
] (American) per head for the coolies the.
they have lured into slavery. The plant
ers look them over and bid for them a
for cattle in a market. These unfortu
nate coolies are then compelled to sig
agreements. printed in English only an
never explained in Chinese, in which the
bind themselves TO work for year 70
cents a day for a day of nine hours
The highest wages is IS cents q day
"a cents IN American money.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

DR.. W B. Clarke, in the Indianapolis
News says:
1T is a remarkable fact, discreditable
TO men Of science. that information con-
corning Prof Bechamp's wonderful ex-
periments and discoveries in biology, the
doctrine or science of life. is not obtain
able In textbooks Of reference. They
deal with the greatest of all problems
the mystery of life. Of disease, and Of
death-and vitality concern the legitimacy
OF q most interesting and important issue,
involving the physical welfare of the
whole human race-the germ theory of
disease-upon which so much OF the med
icai practice OF the day is supposed 10
rest so securely.
las illustrating the hold which the So
called germ theory has upon the medical
mind. the following may be quoted from
an editorial in the Journal OF the Ameri-
can Medical Association. the leading med
zeal journal OF the United States. OF Feb
ruary 8. 1870 IN speaking OF Pasteur, the
so-called founder OF the germ theory:
'Pasteurs genius was OF fundamental
basic quality. On Ii rests the entire super
structure of modern bacteriology IN its
broadest biologic1 sense. Also, speaking
of Pasteur Koch. Metchnikoff, and Ehr-
Itch, II said; 1t is eminently true of all
these men that they were no mans fol-
lowers or pupils II it can be shown that
both OF those statements are mistakes, as
far as they relate 10 Pasteur, who was
not a physician. the elucidation must
come through proper understanding OF
Bechamp's work
Prof. Bechamp's Discoveries.
1T was Bechamp. and not Pasteur. who
discovered the cause of fermentation, the
cause of the disease OF the silkworm and
Of phyloxera, the disease of the grape.
vines OF France. and also the cause Of
the coagulation Of the blood. He revealed
the true functions of the glitte:fng cor
puscies, to which he gave the apprOpriat,
name microzymas, which in sickness.
evolve into bacteria. The ordinary def
milton of microzyma is a microbe Of
bacteria supposed to act like fermen
IN producing disease BY an etymologi
cal solecism the name microbe has beer
given 70 this mierozyna by those VIII,
sought 10 appropriate 10 themselves tn,
discoveries made by this true master Be
champ thus laid a sure foundation for IN
sciences OF physiology. pathology an,
biology, and pointed out the need of asep
sis in surgery. He Il was who plainl,
showed that germs are the result, not tn
cause, Of disease-that the germ theorist
are really putting the cart before tn
horse.
says Pasteur PIagIarIzed.
"Beehamp's books are ali written il
French. and have not been published Il
English. The charge was made by him
and reiterated by his reviewers. that Pas
teur became famous by plagIarizing thes
works. altering. falsifying. and misrep
resentlng their principal teachings TO sui
his own eads. and through his politica
power and associations developed the con
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

gists OF the world-its effect will be the
death blow 10 Pasteurism. vaccination
and NEGOTIATIONS OF all kinds. He speaks
plainly upon this point. saying: All is
danger in these experimentation, be-
cause you are not operating on something
that is inert, but you are modifying in
certain manner more or less Injurious,
the microzymas OF the person inoculated,
"Of course, only a faint idea of Be
champs power and convictions can be
conveyed in this necessarily brief expcst-
ton of his works. And, of course, no In
telligent criticism OF the works can be
made until they are read by the critic, an
opportunity TO do which in English, 1
understand, Is soon TO be offered regard
ing the latest work. lie Sang.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
breaking a bad Habit.

From the Louisville Tines
This one is told on a Louisville butcher.
We shall call him Bill, because that is
not his name.
a customer had gone into his shop to
purchase a beef roast. Now, IL seems that
Bill used TO have a most annoying habit
Ito the pairons) of bearing down with a
heavy hand upon the scales. This high
cost of living thing, and all that. were
bad enough In ali conscience. thought
some of his patrons, but one OF them
finally broke Bill OF the trick. and now
be gives full weight every time
AS was stated. the customer was buying
beef roast. and Bill was slyly helping
out the work Of the scales with one
pudgy FIST. when before A shopful OF peo-
pie the buyer said:
Take your hand off that scale, Bill
I'm buying beef, not pork"
Since then no one has had 70 ehide
Bill for a similar act
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
FIRST BOSTON PRESS
Two Pamphlets Bear Record
of Fosters Work.
FIRST AMERICAN ENGRAvER
Graduate of Harvard In 1867 Began
by Wood Engraving and Evidence
of Later Operations Il Contained
on Fly sheets of Official DOcu-
ments of Cambridge.

Printing. the art preservative OF arts
obtained It's first foothold in Boston in
1915, and its first exponent was John Fos-
ter. the pioneer engraver in what is now
the United States. Only two imprints.
issued in that year. from this early
press are now extant. so far as is known,
and as neither bears the date OF its issue.
there has been some uncertainty and
much interest among photographers as
TO which is entitled to the distinction OF
being regarded as the earlier.
According to DR.. Samuel Abbott Green,
former mayor Of Boston. photographer and
student of colonial history. study of
events contemporary with these early
printing efforts leads TO the conclusion
that the pamphlet copy OF Increase
Mather's sermon. THE wicked Man 5
Portion" was the first specimen OF print
ing done In the town Of Boston. and that
II antedated by about two months the
printing OF the other existing imprint,
1.-THE Times Of Men Are in the Hands OF
God" (another sermon by Increase
Mather).
Much interesting light is thrown upon
the rather obscure history of the incep-
| ton and development or printing and en-
craving In the colony by DR. Green's
| book, John Foster. the Earliest Ameri-
| can Engraver and the First Boston
Printer
Regarded as Curiosity.
1T may not be matter Of much mo-
ment to the great world of busy men
which of these two pamphlets is the III ST
born of Fosters press now extant," said
DR.. Green in an earlier paper on the
same subject presented to the Massa~
chusetts Historical Society. but the de-
sire TO know the bottom facts in regard
| to priority of publication on the part of a
mere handful Of worm-eaten antiquaries
! and photographers is as laudable curl
osfty as that felt by two continents
| In the result of the great international
yacht race of Sandy HOOK
Foster was a native OF Dorchester, born
In 1s4s in that part of the town which be-
| came South Boston more than century
ago. He was the second son and fourth
child of Hopestill and Mary (Bates) Bos-
| ter His father was a man Of substance
a brewer By trade member Of the Cen
eraI Court and captain In the militia
| Richard Mather, whose sons sermons
were destined to live in the types OF the
first Boston printed. baptized the child.
In 1867 the young man graduated from
Harvard College and two years later he
began TO teach school in his native towr
for a remuneration of 22S per year. Dill
gent service brought its rewards. and II
1879 his compensation as pedagogue wa'
increased TO eco With the adding o.
Latin to his curriculum came the add
ton of f10 to his slender income.
Engraved In Spare Time.
Without doubt, says DR.. Green, tn
young man was self-taught artist. Al
early as 1871, while still teaching school a
Dorchester. he was improving his leisur'
by wood engraving for the Apostle Eliot
Evidence of his later work in this art
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

without doubt, says DIR. Green, the
young man was a self-taught artist. AS
early as 1911, while still teaching school at
Dorchester. he was improving his leisure
by wood engraving for the Apostle Eliot.
Evidence of his later work in this art Is
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
Amusing Him.

From the London Globe.
What" The customer al the BARRIERS
seemed perturbed. What are you COINS
to let this small boy shave me-"
The barber beamed.
''Oh, LET the boy have his fun for once,
SIR he said. ITS his birthday"
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
sound Reasoning.

From the Princeton Tiger.
"Came in last night and fell against
the piano.
Hurt yourself2"
mo. I struck the soft pedal
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
Inherited.

From the Cleveland Leader
Does the De Paysters' new baby show
his aristocratic ofigin?'
He sure does. He tries TO put his
teething ring in his eye-thinks it's a
monocle.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
IGNORE GREAT WORK
Scientists Withhold Ac-
counts of Experiment.
WAS NOTED BACTERIOLOGIST

Writing In the indianapolis News,
DIR. ". b. Clarke says Bechamp,
and Not Pasteur, Discovered the
Causes of Many Diseases that
Spread All over France.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-09
On Wrong Side OF Fence.

a certain mild hammered lunatic, in
mate of an asylum in the neighborhood
of Philadelphia, was leaning against the
fence the other afternoon, lazily
watching workman digging a ditch
outside. 1t was warm day, and the
workman's task was not easy. He
stopped frequently to mop his hot fore
head and to draw long breaths of wear
mess. After half an hour or 50 of inter
ested watching, the lunatic addressed
him.
Glow much do you get for that job?''
"Six dollars a week, " answered the
workman.
The lunatic grunted to himself.
"You married?' he inquired next.
The workman nodded.
"Children?" queried the lunatic.
Seven
GLOW old?'
"Oldest's nine. Youngest three
weeks
The unatic smiled a general smile
and shook himself in lazy content.
you're on the wrong side of the
fence" he remarked. Gee, I'm glad
I'm here" Fix.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-09
An Experiment.

A prominent Yale Professor is eX-
ceptionally fond Of mushrooms. His
son, who is an enthusiastic botanist,
one day brought some home and told
his mother to have them prepared as
a special treat for his father. When
the professor came in to dinner he was
delighted to find his favorite dish at his
place.
'"These are not all for me, are they?"
he asked, not wishing to be selfish,
eyes, father. | gathered them es-
pecially for YOU" answered the dutiful
son.
Next morning his son was awaiting
him with a rather anxious expression
on his face. "Good-morning, dad he
ventured. did you sleep all right
last night?"
"Fine was the encouraging reply.
"Not sick at all or didn't have any
pain?"
"Why of course not answered the
professor.
"HoorahW said the botanist. 81
have discovered another species that
is not poisonous. Success Magazine