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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
The Wonderful Banana,

Some people believe that the banana
was the original forbidden fruit of the
garden of Eden. In any case it is one
of the curiosities of the vegetable
kingdom, being not tree, a palm, a
bush, shrub, vegetable or a herb,
but herbaceous plant with the status
of a tree. Although 1t sometimes at
tains a height Of thirty feet, there is
no woody fiber in any part of its struc-
ture, and the punches growing on the
dwarf banana plant are often heavier
than the stalk which supports them.
No other plant gives such a quantity
of food to the acre as the banana. 1t
yields A times more by weight than
the potato and 1873 times more than
wheat Moreover, no insect will at
tack it. and it is always immune from
diseases of any kind.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

The Five Worlds Of the Bells ceoia
Sun Worshipers.

sun Worshipere.
There is an odd feature In the theoI-
ogy of the small indian tribe Of the
Bella Coda which inhabit British Co
lumbia In about latitude 81. They be-
lieve that there are FIVE worlds. one
above the other, and the middle one is
our own world. the earth. Above 1t
are two heavens. and under it are two
underworlds. In the upper heaven is
the supreme deity. who is woman.
and she doesn't NEEDLE much with the
Affairs in the second world below her.
The zenith is the center of the lower
hea ven, and here Is the house of the
gods, in which live the sun and the
rest Of the Geities.
Our own earth Is believed to be an
island swimming In the ocean. The
first underworld from the earth is in
habited by ghosts, who can return.
when they wish. to heaven, from which
place they may be sent down to our
earth. If then they misbehave again
they are cast into the lower of the I'M
derworlds, and from this bourn no
ghostly traveller returns.
The Bella Coda are sun worshipers.
for Senex. the sun. the master of the
house of gods. who is called the father
and the sacred one. is the only deity
to whom the tribe pray. Each family
of the Bella Coola has its own tradi-
tons and its own form of the cur
rent traditions. SO that in the mytholo-
gy Of the tribe there are countless con-
tradictions. When any one not mem
Der of q clan tries to tell a tradition
which does not belong to his clan II
Is like white man trying to tell an
others joke-he is considered as ap
propriating the property right which
does not belong to him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
THE SINGING SilENCES.

'Tis said that sounds have never any
death;
That though they fall to bushes on
the ear,
They still go onward as on magic
breath,
And tremble to the farthest out
flung sphere;
That all the mingled tones of spoken
words,
And haunting music, and the hum
. of bees,
And songs of birds, and lowing of the
herds,
Drift out through space in living har-
monies,
For nothing dies in nature-not the
light
That leaps the leagues of all un-
measured space,
Nor even thought, that finds the
depth and height,
And seeks it's object in whatever
place;
No sound may ever sigh unto an end,
But though we hear them never any
more,
They travel on as does pebble send
Concentric ripples rolling to the
shore.
The clang of hammers and the roar
of mills,
The throbbing thrill of martial fife
and drum,
The howl of winds that race adowT
the hills,
The melodies the hidden cricket'
strum-
All these are blent into a living sons
That quivers ever onward through
the air
And murmurs constantly the ages
long,
And finds some other world-wt
know not where.
So, through the silences that some
times are,
There comes a mystic whispering
that seems
A vagrant tone sent from some dis
tant star
To form the wordless music Of ouI
dreams.
But yesterday it may have had It.
start,
AS in some year Of long and Ions
ago
Sti11 does it's murmur touch the yer,
heart;
We feel the sense of things we d.
not know. Anonymous.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
SMOKELESS POWDER.
II Came Through Experimenting Fer
High Explosives.

u Sdmo tUTouSu VI
High Explosives.
The idea is very general that smoke
less powder in being practically
smokeless achieves its greatest end,
but as a matter Of fact its smokeless
feature is incidental and was an &C.
cident.
When the idea of modern long range
guns was conceived 1t was at once ap-
parent that the old black powder lack
ed explosive force, and thousands of
experiments were made with various
chemicals to procure a powder of high
explosive properties, and this was at
last accomplished.
When the new powder was tried,
much to the surprise of every one 1t
was found that practically no smoke
followed the explosion, though this
could Of course have been predicted
had the question ever arisen. The
volume of smoke from black powder
is due mainly to the quantity of char.
coal in the powder. an ingredient not
found in the smokeless explosive.
Smokeless powder, though a great
boon to the sportsman, is of question
able value on the battlefield. so far as
its smokelessness is concerned. The
smoke clouds of old days were FIRE
Quently most advantageously used t.
cloak movements of troops and bat
teries and really interfered with tn
enemy much more than with tn
troops creating the smoke.-Exchangt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
Drink and Diplomacy.

Prince Bismarck once boosted that
in his youth he drank bottle of cham
payne at one draft from a puzzle
goblet so constructed that one could
not bring it close to ones lips, yet one
was not allowed to spill drop. Not
single drop fell on my waistcoat.
Every one was immensely surprised,
but said, Give me another Such
tricks were formerly an indispensable
part of the diplomats trade. They
drank the weaker vessels under the
table, wormed all they wanted to know
out of them and made them agree to
things contrary to their instructions
When they got sober they could not
imagine why they had acted So"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

An Astonishsd Psshs and . Lieutsn-
ant Who Won Promotion.

An Astonished Pashs and : Iieusen-
ant Who Won Promotion.
Kassim Pasha when minister Of war
for Egypt v'rs very particular In re-
gard to Tie 4, rsonal appearance Of bis
o;...cers and issued stringent orders
that they s,iculd never appear I'M
shaven in tdL.;c. One day he met
upon the street lieutenant who had
bearded the pasha and disregarded bis
orders. ITO what regiment do you be-
longT demanded the indignant minis
ter. ITO the - regiment, at Abas-
seuh," replied the frightened lieuteD-
ant. Get into my carriage at once 80
that can carry you to the encamp-
ment and have you publicly punish
ed" was the stern command which
followed
The young MAJ obeyed. and the
twain rode along gloomily enough for
some time. WHEEL The pasta stopped
his carria, . AID entered an Office
where hp would be detained for some
time O.. BUSINESS. Selling the oppor-
tunity, the culprit sprang from the
vehicle. darted into neighboring
BARRIERS stall and regained his post
before the return of his jailer minus
his beard For the remainder OF the
route the officer buried his face In his
hands and seemed the picture OF ap-
prehension.
Abasseuh was reached at last, and
all the officers were assembled to wit
ness the degradation of their comrade
who all the while kept well In th'
rear of his chief. Come forward. vol
son of q dogr' cried the irate pasha
when there stepped before him an DIN
Ger with a face as clean as a baby
and look of the most supreme limo
cence. His excellency gave one iool
Of blank establishment and then. wit
an appreciative smile breaking owe
his war worn features, turned to tn
assembled officers and said. Here
gentlemen. your old minister is FOO
and your young lieutenant is a cal
tain"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
What They Were HAWKING.

At an exhibition of paintings In Lon
don in one of the galleries hung the
notable picture Hawking In the Old
en- Times" An elderly farmer and his
wife paused before this picture, view
ing it with evident satisfaction.
John" said the old lady, whats
that2"
John then turned over the leaves of
the catalogue he carried.
They ca 1t Hawking l. tn Owden
Time" said he.
Hawking! Why, what are they
hawking?" she inquired.
II dunno" he replied. but | spect
they're trying to sell them birds"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
KILLED HIS MAN
WITH A SCANTLlNG
Special to The Net0S.

Special to The Net1S.
Lake Charles, La, March 3.-War-
rem Boyd, colored, was lodged in jail
here yesterday, charged with the muir
der of another Negro who was
stranger in this locality, and whose
name is not known.
Boyd and his victim was employed
by the Howard Lumber Company, at
it's mill near Edna, and it is said
that during a quarrel Boyd struck
his antagonist over the head with a
piece of scantling and killed him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
THE HCMEMAKER.
Mans chivaIry to the Fried Goddess
of the Fireside.

Mans ChivaIry to the Fried Goddess
of the Fireside.
As we men frequently admit. 1t Is
our chivalrous regard for woman
which leads us to desire that she shall
confine her wholly admirable energies
to the making of our home and the
keeping of our houses. She Is tender
and frail, and so we urge that sne
shall not for a moment drop her role
as the goddess of the household. There
is nothing that so rouses our almost
sacred admiration as to see our own
particular goddess with dishrag IN
one hand and a frying pan in the 9TH
er. Let us never desert this high ideal
of womanhood and its lofty purpose in
life.
Particularly let us not do so because
if woman does not keep the house
| it will not be kept Would we men
engineer and prepare l.O95 meals In
one year? Would we wash dishes
1,095 times, wipe them 1,O95 times,
sew, darn, mend, devote our lives to
a gray monotony of treadmill effort!
Not on your life! Our chivalrous re
gard for adored woman would not per
NIT it. And we would go crazy within
six months If we tried. know Of
nothing that we should cling to more
closely than this chivalrous regar(
for our womankind. 1t saves the cos
of many and many a hired girl.
/ have penned this little tribute t
mans chivalrous regard for woman
because anybody can see that it de
serves it. Woman. the housekeepe
(and nothing else). the fried GOODIES
Of the fireside. the queen of her domes
tic domain. with stewpan for a tar
and stove hook for a scepter, let u
together pledge her. while We registe
our chivalrous vow that we will kee
her where she is unless we men nee,
her as a stenographer or something
else, in which event our chivalrous re
gard may stretch a few points.-Cali
fornia Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

People in the great cities fill many
pages of the big newspapers with
WANT ADS. When they want what
they want when they want it, they
patronize the WANT AID. columns.
The same thing can be done in this
town and this paper-the introduction
of the wanter to the wantee.
If you have anything for sale, for
rent, for exchange; if you want to buy
or rent anything, If you want to get a
position or II you want to hire some
BODY
A little WANT will bring you what
you want.
The cost is Insignificant compared
to the satisfactory result.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
PEOPLES DRUG STORE

will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, Friday,
March 4th., IL o'clock (noon); sale
at the store, corner Mobile and 18th
streets. Bidders invited. One fine
soda fountain, 2 cash registers, iron
safe, and all other furniture and fix
lures will be sold.
o. G. RODGERS, Receiver
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
Railway Mail Clerks Wanted
The Government Pays Railway Mai,
Clerks $500 to $1,000, and other EN-
pIoyses up to $4,000 annually.

Uncle Sam will hold spring exami-
nations throughout the country for
Railway Mail Clerks, Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
eminent Positions. Thousands of ap.
pointments will be made. Any man or
woman over IL, IN City or Country
can get Instruction and free informa-
ton by writing at once to the Bureau
of instruction, 1866 Hamlin Building
Rochester, N. Y. Cit
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
Convinced.

"Do you think college education
helps q man in businessT
"Sure. I've had two college boys
here workin' for me durin' the past
year, and was afraid to discharge
either one Of 'em for fear they'd find
fault with my grammar when I done
it."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
Following Orders.

Charlie-What have you been doing
to your face, dear boyf Percy-I tried
to shave myself this morning. Charlie
What on earth for? Percy-The
doctor told me that ought to take
more exercise.-Illustrated Bits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
IL YOU ARE A IRlELE SENSITIVE

About the size Of your shoes, it's some satisfaction
to know that many people can wear shoes SIZE
smaller by. shaking. Aliens Foot Ease, the anti
septic powder, nto them. jus 1.-THE thing for Dane
ing Parties, Patent Leather Shoes, and for Breaking
in New Shoes. When rubbers or overshoes become
necessary and your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot-Eas
gives instant relief. Sold Everywhere, 25c. Sampe
FREE. Address, Allen s. Omstcd, lie Roy, N. Y
Don't accept any substitute.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

Mildred-So you are engaged to
young Wilson, Ell? thought you said
your love for him was purely platonic?
Helen-And it was before he inherited
half million and asked me to marry
him.-Chicago News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
keepinu IL Dark,

Miss Kidder-S'sh, Carrie has dyed
her hair black Don't tell anybody.
Miss Askitt-Is it a secret? Miss Kid
der-Yes. She wants to keep it dark
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
Al Cross PURPOSES.

Scott-Half the people in the world
don't know what the other half are
doing. Mott-No; that is because the
other half are doing them. Boston
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
AGED FARMER BLOWS
HIS OWN HEAD OFF
SpccidI to The NeioS.

Special to The NeioS.
Lake Charles, March 81. l..
Reeves, farmer, aged AZ, blew the
top of his head off Tuesday morning
near his home at Oberlin, in this
parish. No cause is known for the
act. He leaves a wife and eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
list a EEW

Articles of furniture left and you can
get them at practically your own
price. M. S. HAISFlELO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03
drugs AT AUCTION

The entire stock of drugs, patent
medicines, toilet articles, stationery,
etc of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

And you can just about GET
tlcIe ~ the small smount Of
left here. ~ 2. HAT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-03

3-1t.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
BOIL YOUR MILK, IS
INSPECTORS ADVICE
DiSputing Over TubercuIin Tests
While Condemned Cows
Supply City.

That all milk should be boiled until
the matter of the reliability Of tuber-
culin tests of the dairy herds is set
tied, is the advice Of City Milk Inspec-
tor Joe Richards, himself an old dairy
man. Richards has been accompanying
Doctor Norgaard in most of his rounds
and that is his view of the situation.
Norgaard's tests are now disputed
and because of this the milk from the
four hundred cows that he has con
demned as tubercular is being solo
through the city, it being his intention
to let the dairymen off as easy as pos.
sible and give them plenty of time to
dispose of their sick cattle.
This policy, as evident, is excellent
for the dairymen.
If Norgaard's tests are correct the
milk is liable to spread disease through
out the city, as it is still being sold
while the dairymen await chance to
sell their cows or carry out their dis
pute with the veterinarian. IF the tests
of the other doctors showing no disease
are correct there is no danger. The
public can take its chance as it is now
well used to doing
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
land NOTICES
TO THE RUSSIANS
PereIstrous win Have Pamphlets
Printed on Coast for the
Land Office.

A. W. Perelstrous, whose arrival in
Hawaii some months ago resulted in the
Russian immigration project, left yes
terday for the Coast, en- route to Van
couver, where he will take up with some
correspondents the question of gather
ing a few thousand laborers and settlers
for western Canada While in San
Francisco he expects to call on NJ.
Rojesvensky, the Russian consul for
San Francisco and Honolulu, to learn
if any representations have been made
on the part of the Russian authorities
in opposition to further Russian immi-
grafton into Hawaii.
Mr.. Perelstrous expects to be away
from Honolulu about five weeks. He
took with him a copy of the notice
being issued by the land commissioner
in regard to the manner in which the
public lands of the Territory can be
taken up in homesteads. While on the
way to the Coast he will translate this
notice into Russian for the land office
and will have a number of pamphlets
printed from his translation in Russian
| for circulation in Hawaii among the
immigrants, some of whom have ex-
pressed a desire to become homestead
ers here. Mr.. Perelstrous is of the
opinion that if few Russian families
are able to acquire land here and settle
down on it as an example to the others
there will be no further migration of
the Russians to California, while the
news that homesteads can be obtained
here by the Russians will have a stimu'
lating effect upon future Russian immi'
grafton.
The report that Perelstrous has been
summoned by the Russian ambassa-
dor at Washington or any of the Rus
sian consulates is merely a rumor exag.
gerated, and is without the slightest
foundation. 1t is not improbable that
he will travel as far east as Washing
ton and win call upon the Russian am.
bassador, but should he do so it will
be because he is doing some investi'
eating, not being investigated himself
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
Oahu Railway Will Have 360x64
Building to Shelter Passen-
ger Cars at Terminus.
TO SHELTER MORE TRACKS
Structure Will Be Of Iron, Steel
and Concrete and Be
Fireproof.

1t is announced that the Oahu Rail-
way and Land Company will build
large train shed at its passenger sta
tion in the city. The structure will be
Ga by 800 feet and be built of steel,
iron and concrete. 1t Will shelter the
existing station tracks and four addi-
tional ones, and will suffice to shelter
all the passenger coaches owned by the
company. The work of driving con
crete piles for the foundation of the
station shed has been started already
and the work will continue gradually
until it is completed.
Concrete will be used throughout the
building, braced and held together by
the Kahn system of metal work. It
will be absolutely fireproof and pat
termed after the latest designs.
At the present time one foreman is
employed on the job, and it is said
the company will let him continue with
the present force of men, as there is
no special reason to hurry the construc-
tion of the shed.
The railway company is doing away
with its old buildings and replacing
them with strictly modern ones. The
roundhouse has been remodeled, tho
shops altered to suit existing and fu-
ture demands, and the car barn trans
formed into virtually new building
The railways traffic is increasing at
n rapid rate, and the board of directors
will make improvements in the service
according to the demands necessitated
by growing trade.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
BLOODY WEEK ON
VALLEY ISLAND
Chapter of Casualties on Maui
Establishes Record for
Peaceful Vale.

The Island of Maui was the scene of
chapter of casualties last week that
almost establishes a record for that
peaceful and ordinarily peaeeable
island.
Sayahara, Japanese working in the
cane fields of the Waikiki Sugar Com
pany at Waikapu, fell in front of a
moving cane car and was badly injured.
The car passed over his body, causing
internal injuries. The man was taken
to Malulani Hospital, where he died.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict
that the mans death was due to his
own carelessness and neglect.
Accidental Death.
On Tuesday evening Wong Lum was
killed by falling out of his son S auto
mobile and striking his head on rock.
His skull was fractured and he lived
but short time.
According to the story told by the
son, Wong Yong, the wind blew the
fathers coat from the machine and
when the car was stopped, Wong Lum
Jumped out TO recover it. He fell on
the rocks and when picked up was IN
conscious. The coroner's jury. rendered
verdict of accidental death.
On the evening of July 90 Y. Dol
was stabbed in three places at a jap
anese show at Waikapu by Kasaku
Matsunaga after quarrel which had
been started by Matsunaga. Matsuna-
ga struck Dol with bottle and then,
pulling out knife, stabbed him. The
assailant was arrested and turned over
to the police. Judge BuTchard commit
ted him to the October term of court.
Three Stabbed.
A fight at Camp One, Puunene, re-
suited in the carving up of three of his
friends by Chin Tai. The fight orig
mated in gambling row, according to
the belief of the police. One of the
victims was badly cut up around the
head; another had two fingers almost
severed from the hand.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
TWO SOLDIERS MEET
DEATH, is RUM0R

Rumors were current yesterday to the
effect that two soldiers of the TWEEN
tieth Infantry had lost their lives in
the hills around Kahana. The rumors
could not be substantiated as Kahana
is the one place on the island that it is
almost impossible to reach by wire.
Company II left Fort Shafter several
days ago on a practise march around
the island and was due at Kahana
about the time the accident was re-
ported. No information reached Fort
Shafter and connection with Pollister Is
house at Kahana over the private Koo-
lau wire could not be made.
The fact that one soldier lost his life
by falling Off the Kahana cliff last year
lends color to the rumor which, how
ever. is not considered probable at the
army post.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
RUSSIAN PEONAGE
is INVESTIGATED

Richard L. Halsey, acting inspector
in chief of immigration, returned yes
terday from tour of the other islands
whittier he went to look into the con
dition of the Russian immigrants. He
will make a report to Washington tell
ing what he learned during his trip.
The complaints of the Russian agi,
tators in New York and of Samuel
Gompers undoubtedly led TO the inves-
tigation made by the immigration off
eial. While, of course, the text of Mr..
Halsey's report can not be made public
before its arrival at Washington, it is
well understood that be finds no
grounds for the charges of Russian
peonage that have been made.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
SAFEGUARD AGAINST ILLNESS.

Make 1t a rule of your home to keep
Chamberlain 3 Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhOea Remedy as a safeguard against
bowel complaints. For sale by all deal
ers, Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02
RAIN TORRENTS
RESULT IN DEATHS

DENVER, Colorado, July 3O.-Tor'
rental rains are reported to be falling
throughout the States and in New Mex
leo. The downpour is most exceptional.
No property damage has yet been re-
ported, but several lives have been lost
in the foods that have swept the
hitherto dry water courses.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02

science is becoming more acute and
people are frowning upon the great
wrongs that passed practically unno-
tieed a few years ago, and the word
Fright" is becoming more significant
every day.
"The right awaits the Wright" he
said. as he brought his sermon to a
close. at is our own glorious privi-
lege. God grant that it be our splen-
did achievement Work Out is relig-
ion Is great word Work out your own
salvation.
-Right-Wright. Again do
you ask, can the triad become ones Can
the ideal become the aetuali Can the
great transaction be dono3 II has been
done"