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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
FINDS WATER sUPPLYIIs BAD
Government Investigators Report on
City and Farm Conditions-Both
Are Suffering.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. affecting
the health and safety of people, both
on farms and in cities, are pointed
out in striking manner in a govern
ment publication giving the results of
investigations as to the pollution Of
water supply on farms. The govern
ment experts, who worked in con.
junction with the Minnesota state
board OF health, find that the state Of
affairs throughout the country dis.
tricts of Minnesota are so bad that
typhoid fever epidemics are not at all
unusual. The conditions found in
Minnesota are generally applied by
the investigators.
Both farm and city are suffering
from the careless management of
rural sanitation" says the report pub
lished by experts of the agricultural
department. Carl F. Kellerman and
H. A. Whitaker, experts in water puri-
hcation investigations, working with
members Of the Minnesota board Of
health, collected exhaustive data from
~ farms In Minnesota. OF this num-
Ooi ohiy ~ were IOuuu 10 nave gOOQ
water supply. The water supplies Of
the other SO we're found to be pol
luted, and in many cases, typhoid
fever outbreaks were traced directly
to them. On at least twenty.three of
the farms it was found that typhoid
fever had broken out.
There must be marked improve.
ment of rural sanitary conditions If
danger of typhoid fever and other ILL.,
nesses due to polluted water supply
are to be guarded against, says the re-
port, in substance. In the majority
of cases the scientists found that igno-
rant management and a lack of care
as to surroundings and locations of
the wells caused the pollution of the
water supply. OF the SO polluted wells
reported upon II are so situated that
even extreme care would not make
them safe. Ten are poorly located.
but could be made safe If properly
protected from surface drainage, and
25 are bad only because of poor sur
face protection and could be easily
made safe for general use.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
SHOPPING REFORM IN ST. PAUL
Retail Merchants Plan for Christmas
Comfort and Fun-To Hold
Novel Carnival.

st. Paul, Mimi, - The Retail Mer-
chants association of ST. Paul has es-
tablished headquarters at SO East
Sixth street, in the heart of the shop
ping district, where a campaign will
be conducted in the interest Of the re-
tail trade and the shopping public
until after the close of the approach
ing holiday season. The shoppers
headquarters" are in charge of a Sec
rotary and assistants. The offices are
fitted with telephones, writing desks,
and local post Office station for the
use of visitors. An information bu-
reau will be established and every
the shopping public will be provided.
Plans for a carnival week, to be
held preceding the Christmas holidays,
are under way, and the entire retail
district of st. Paul Will be decorated
in an attractive and novel manner.
The streets are to be transformed into
forests of evergreen and carloads of
holly will be added to give the proper
holiday touch. The entire district
will be illuminated by thousands of
multicolored incandescents.
Instead of discomfort attending
shopping in the Christmas season, St.
Pauls merchants will bend their ener-
gies toward comfort and entertain
ment for their patrons and make the
holiday season one of merriment and
good cheer. One of the features of the
1909 holiday season is a plan to close
all retail stores at six o'clock on
Christmas eve, thereby giving all EN-.
ployes the opportunity to enjoy the
night before Christmas" at their own
fresides.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
FINDS A NEW SLEEPY GRASS
Discoverer Believes It Will Furnish
Narcotic to Take Place OF
Those Now Known.

Washington.-While making trip
through the southwestern part Of New
Mexico Herbert w. Wolcott of Alamo
gordo, N. NJ, found grass from
which he believes narcotic may be
extracted which will take the place
of those now known to medical
science.
"The grass is known as sleepy
grass to the natives Of New Mexico
near the Apache reservation" said
Mr.. Wolcott. Cattle and horses will
eat it the first time they see it. 1t
makes them fall to the ground in their
tracks and lie in a state of coma for
two days. When they wake up they
have no i'll effects from the opiate.
But they will never eat it again; in
fact, they will run away If it is offered
to them.
THE sleepy grass is not to be
confused with the loco weed The
grass is a real grass, not unlike the
Kentucky blue grass in appearance.
The loco weed is a plant and bears a
flower. Horses and cattle become loco
fiends and are worthless after tasting
the deadly stuff"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
INSURANCE CASES
TO Be TRIED SOON
Special to The NelCs.

Special to The NeWs.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1S.-Attorney
J. B. Stirling will go to Tupelo DUR
ing the latter part of the week to
take part in the argument of the
antitrust proceedings against about
sixty of the leading fire insurance
companies operating in this state.
The litigation will be brought before
Chancellor Robins on a demurrer
filed to the original bill as amended,
and it is hardly probable that the
attorneys will succeed in getting into
the merits of the case at this city
Hon. A. A. Armistead, of the Vicks-
burg bar, who represents a number
of the insurance concerns, was in
the city this morning enroute to Tu-
pelo.
In these suits the attorney general
and the district attorney of that dis
trict seek to GUST the fire insurance
concerns from doing business in this
state, and also to collect from them
penalties for violating the antitrust
laws aggregating s216,OO0,O0O.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
BROGUE AND BEARD MISFITS
So Alton Woman Clips Hirsute Adorn-
ments of Her Husband with the
Family Scissors.

st. Louis, Mo.-Convinced her hus
bands Irish brogue and German beard
did not harmonize. Mrs. Doll Hildreth
of Alton amputated half of his beard
the other night with her buttonhole
scissors, while the husband was sleep.
ing.
AS she had spent several years
vainly trying to eliminate the brogue
she decided the beard was the more
vulnerable.
When Hildreth awoke in the morn
ing he went Immediately, as has been
his wont of late, to revel in the refiec.
ton of his face. He looked at the
glass a moment, Mortified.
"Phat tn jooce and Tom Walker
he exclaimed.
Husband, I cannot tell a lie," the
wife said with firm gentleness, did
it with my little scissors"
Hildreth went to his brothers and
had the rest of his beard shaved OF
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
FOR MONUMENT
AT GETTYSBURG

Richmond. Va, Jan. 1S.-The Get
tysburg Monument Commissions
competition for models and designs
for the proposed monument to Vir-
ginia troops will close today. Sew
eral prominent artists have submit
ted designs. The memorial is to be
placed in what is known as Spangler
Woods, the point from which Gen.
Lee observed the memorable charge
up Cemetery Ridge. The commission
expects to spend about $4,000 on the
project.
Col. Thomas Smith, secretary of the
commission, made the following an
nouncement in regard to the monu-
ment:
1T is the determination of the Vir.
ginian commission that this memorial
shall be record of all the Virginia
troops engaged in the battle at Get
tysburg and it is desired that the
design shall be of a form to accom-
plish this paramount purpose. The
commission plans for a monument
surmounted by an equestrian figure
of General Robert E. Lee, but will
consider plans without such eques.
train figure, but effective in achiev
ing the object of the intended tribute
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
BEGIN COMMERCE
HEARINGS TO-DAY

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The opening
gun in the congressional campaign
for general legislation was fired today
when the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce held it's
continue the hearings daily until all
the desired facts have been obtained.
Chairman Mann has announced
that all bills amendatory of, supple
mentary to affecting the act to regu-
late commerce, or affecting the ia
cilities for transportation, will or
regulations, and practices regarding
transportation, will be given a full
hearing by the committee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
Convention Should Act.

From this convention now as
sembled representing, not one or
many, but all the civic interests OF
each and all of the states, there
should go out an authoritative ex-
preston in favor of uniform legisla-
ton in so far as it. is conducive to
the common veal. Let us strive to
promote unity in diversity-unity in
all that touches in like manner the
internal affairs of the communities
separated by state lines-diversity
in those particulars which are pecu-
liar to each commonwealth"
Judge Parker thus closed his adj
dress after having reviewed in de.
tail the complicated relations be-
tween state and national govern
ments. In this respect he said:
"Latterly complaints have arisen
of inefficiency resulting from the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
BRAVE PERILS OF CANYONS
Five Men Set New Record for Navsat-
ing Colorado River-Make Jour-
ney In Row Boats.

Pasadena, Cal.-After having pene.
trated the Grand Canyon from end to
end and completed the longest trip
ever made on the turbulent Colorado
river, julius F. Stone, president Of the
Central National bank of Columbus,
O., and a party have reached this city.
The party started on September ~,
and for 1900 miles from Green River,
Utah, to Needles Cal, overcame the
dangers of Grand Canyon, Marble Can
yon, Cataract Canyon and scores Of
lesser gorges and rapids in rowboats.
At intervals in the shooting the
rapids in these gorges, the party OBJ
tanned 1000 photographs of hieroglyph-
les made by Indians in past ages and
records carved in the rocks by the De
Julian French party in 1886.
Mr. Stone had planned the trip for
IL years. He was accompanied by
Nathan Galloway and S. S. Dubendorff
of Utah, who acted as guides, and by
Raymond Coggswell of Ellery, O., a
photographer, and c. C. Sharp, bust
ness associate. Mr.. Sharp left the
party at Hite, Utah.
I'VE are the third party to complete
the trip" said Mr.. Stone. "The first
was headed by Maj. Powell in 1869.
After Is miles in Cataract Canyon
we found the wreckage of the equip
ment of party, evidently composed
of two men and boy. A coat which
we picked I'D was marked with the
name C. w. Hadley.'"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
TRIO ATE FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Parson and Two Women Invade Q
Farmers Apple Orchard and
Are Arrested for Theft.

Palmyra, n. J.-One of the saddest
chapters in local history was written
when well-known parson, who was
supposed to be thoroughly informed
regarding the transgression of Adam
and Eve in the garden, was caught in
the act of taking luscious red apples
from the orchard of well-to-do
farmer.
The morning dew was still upon the
fruit as the parson, accompanied by
two women, drove by in a carriage
There were the apples hanging in clus-
tiers from the well-laden trees. They
were within easy reach and no one ap-
peared to be around. The temptation
was too great for ordinary mortals,
and, forgetting himself, the parson,
to use homely phrase, pitched in and
SO did the women. They were helping
themselves literally to the fruit when
something unexpected happened.
1t appears that the farmer had been
losing so many apples that he put one
of his men on watch, and also enlisted
the services of Special Officer Tones.
These men were on duty when they
saw an empty carriage standing out
side the orchard and, at the same
time, heard a peculiar munching
sound, such as is made when biting
into pippin. Stealthily approaching
the spot, the watchers were surprised
to see two well-dressed women and a
man. whose white tie at once distin-
guished him from the laity, eating the
forbidden fruit with unmistakable
signs Of pleasure.
Like unbidden guests at banquet,
the watchers came upon the scene,
and the trio were taken into custody
and hailed before a local magistrate.
The proceedings were held behind be-
hind closed doors, but the farmer was
there, and, it was learned, talked rath-
er smartly at the parson, restraining
himself from vile words that were
hard to keep down. The plea of the
apple eaters was that they had been
told that the owner of the orchard was
not going to gather any more fruit,
and the public was free to take it.
In consideration of extenuating cir.
cumstances connected with the case,
the complainant agreed to take no
further action.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
JUDGE PARKER SPEAKS At
UNIFORM LAWS CONFERENCE

unfairness often results in casting
upon the employee and his family
the entire burden Of accident. Leg
islation in England and Germany thus
provises for the compensation to be
paid to the injured employees. The
English statutes provides for COM
pensation during disability, equal to
fifty per cent. of the wage rate, and
in case of death or total disability, a
sum equal to four years wages. Sure.
ly this country ought not to lag be-
hind those enlightened nations in
righting what is now the most mon
strous injustice Of the age. Never
theless that is likely to happen un-
less there be uniform legislation in
many, if not all, the states on the
subject. For in the absence of a
general movement for uniform leg
islation, New Jersey, for instance,
would hesitate to place her contrac-
tors at a disadvantage in compel
ing with New York contractors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
ORDINANCE NO. $40.
An Ordinance to Prohibit Getting on
and of Street Cars While in Mo-
ton.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the city of Hat
tiesburg, Mississippi:
Section I.
1t shall be unlawful for any person.
whomsover, other than the employees
engaged in operating street cars, or
policemen, or officers or firemen on
duty, to wilfully climb upon, step upon
or in any way attach themselves to
or jump off or on street car while
in motion on the street car track or
siding in the city of Hattiesburg.
Section 2.
Any person violating this ordinance
shall be subject to fine of not more
than $500.
Section 8.
The public interest requiring it.
this ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's pass
age and approval.
Adopted and approved this the 14th
day of December, 1909.
NJ. J. M'GRATH, Mayor Pro Tenn
Attest:
A. FARLEY City Clerk.
l, the undersigned clerk of the city
of Hattiesburg. Mississippi, certify
that the foregoing is a true copy OF
Ordinance No. $40, as appears of re
cord on page 1893 Of the Municipal
Minutes, book "F."
Given under my hand, this Decem
Der 14th, 1909.
A. FARLEY, City Clerk.
tues 1, 3tw.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
Wise and Conservative Uniioimi.
iy Recommended By Former
Presidential Candidate.
iBy Associated PreSS.)

Washington, JAN ISL were un-
wise to think of absolute uniformity
of legislation throughout the United
States, in the opinion of Alton B.
Parker as expressed yesterday in an
address before the Convention on
Uniform State Laws.
I'VE do not aim at absolute uni
formity of law, but wise and con-
sentative uniformity" said Judge
Parker. There is danger in pressing
uniformity to extreme lengths. There
are diversities of climate, of produc-
ton, of tradition, Of heredity, of
population of pursuits among the
people of our several common
Wealths which should be generally
respected.
Uniformity should be promoted
along the lines marked out by the
Commissioners on Uniform Laws,
and as much further as the diver
stiles to which I have referred will
reasonably permit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
New INDUSTRIES i
in MISSISSIPPI
Several New Concerns win shortly.
Submit Their Charters to Cover
nor Noel for Approval.
.pecidI to The NeUs.

Special to The NeUs.
Jackson, Miss. Jan. 1S.--The fol-
lowing new corporations have been
formed in the state during the past
few days and will shortly submit their
charters to the governor for approx
al:
Farmers Union Store Company.
Limited, Hermanville, Claiborne
county, capitalized at $4,000; A. E..
Jones, T. D. Davis, H. B. Coca, M. D.
Foster, and others.
Amendment to Smith County Bank,
Taylorsville, Smith county, increasing
capital stock to $4,000.
Fort Henry and Gulf Coast Realty
Company, Pass Christian, Harrison
county, capitalized at $4,000; C. r.
Robinson. A. L. de Jeng, Wesley Will
liams and others.
Postal Land Company, Grenada,
Grenada county, capitalized at $780,
600; c. w. Priestley, ]. w. Burton
and others.
Moore-Haggerty Lumber Company,
Hattiesbnrg, Forrest county, capital.
lied at $4,000; H. S. Haggerty, B.
D. Moore, and others.
Ballard Hudson Lumber Company.
Tupelo, Lee county, capitalized at
s25,00O J. X. Ballard, p NJ Hudson,
and others.
Natchez Packing Company, Nat
chez, Adams county. capitalized at
100000; A. G. Campbell, ]. n. Car
penter, A. B. Learned, and others.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
Weak Stomach
Test Sample of Mi-o-na Free.

If you have indigestion, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, dizziness or biliousness
no matter how long standing, Mona
stomach tablets will cure, or your
money back.
Thousands are getting rid of indi
gestion by using Mona. Here is
what one man writes: Il want to
speak a good word for Mona and
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L. Patterson, Brewer (Bangor,) Me,
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Mona stomach tablets are made
from the best prescription ever writ
ten-they cure to stay cured. They
relieve distresseds stomach in a few
minutes. They are sold by druggists
in every town in America. and by
Hays & Field in Hattiesburg A large
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
Accident to Employees.

"A movement has recently been
inaugurated to make each industry
bear the burden of accident to EN-
ployes, without regard to the ques-
ton of negligence, upon the ground
that such burden is properly a part
of the cost of the product. 1t has
been accepted as founded on sound
business principles, and put in oper-
alton by some employers already
who recognize that otherwise great
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18

division q powers between The Fed
eral and the State governments. It
is said, depending upon the point OF
view, that some states grant char
ters which are far too broad, while
others go to the opposite extreme.
That in some states the law has not
been enforced against disobedient
corporations and their officers, while
in others the tendency is to presume
them guilty Of desire to violate all
law. written or unwritten.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
To Sue British Crown.

Allentown, Pa.-Collier & Collier
barristers, on behalf of Gen. Samuel
Pearson of this city, in London asked
permission to start a suit against the
crown Of England to recover property
valued at $250.000, confiscated because
he refused to take the oath of allie.
glance to the English government.
Gen. Pearson was a commander in
the Boer war, and escaped from South
Africa after reward Of $125,0oo had
been put on his head by the British
government.
He was wealthy land owner In
South Africa when the Boer war broke
out, and all his property was confis
Gated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
Dirty Tramp Gets Bath.

Altoona, Pa.-The dirtiest tramp
ever seen here. Mike Balsac, when
brought to police headquarters, was
ordered to be given bath by Police
Surgeon George T. Tate, and several
prisoners were detailed to do the Job
With scrubbing brush. pulverized
cleanser and cake Of soap, they start
ed in and Mike looked like a lobster
when they finished.
Il feel SO good, l believe I'll go to
work." he said after DOMINIC clean
clothes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
THE PROVIDENT MAN

Or provident woman either takes ad-
vantage of every saving opportunity.
You will wait long time before you
can save as much on your furniture
purchases as you can now at M. s..
HaisfieId's. He is selling furniture at
Factory Prices.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-18
THE PRoViDENT MAN

Or provident woman either takes ad
vantage Of every saving opportunity
You will wait a long time before you
can save as much on your furniture
purchases as you can now at N. 8.
Haisfield's. He is selling furniture a
Factory Prices. x
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-30

FOR SALE-Cheap, four lots and SIX
room house, located on Michigan ave-
nue., South Rock Island. Inquire 54S
Michigan avenue. South Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-30
Notice of publication.

State of Illinois. Rock Island COun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court OF said County.
To the May Term, A ID. 1910; In Chan
Gerry Sitting.
Emma L. Hester We. John A. schell.
Kleist:
AFFIDAVIT of non-residence OF the above
named defendants, Kate Lohr ana Lo-
yina Willie, impleaded with John A
Schen and Lewis Kleist. having been
filed in the clerks Office OF the circuit
court OF said county on the 20th day or
March. 1910 notice Is therefore, hereDy
given to the said Kate Lohr and Lovina
Willie, nonresident defendanta, that
the complainant fled her bill OF COM
plant in said court on the chancery
Der A u. 1909, and thereupon a sum
mons issued out OF said court, wherein
said suit is now pending, returnRble on
the first Monday in the month OF jan
Of court on the 26th day or March, lylOs
continued for service, ana thereupoh
alias sEAmons issued out or said court
Wh9h Rsaid suit is now pending re-
tur1AI - on the FIRST Monday IN the
month iof May next. as Is by Ia" re-
CURED
and Lovina Willie. nonresident detena-
ants above named, shall personally 20
and appear before said circuit court on
the first day OF the next term thSIe ~,
to be holden in Rock Island, Rock Is
land county, state OF Illinois, on the
first Monday in May next, and plead
answer or demur 70 the SAID comp ia lI,5
the matters and things therein char6ea
and stated VIII be taken as coniesseu'
against you. the said Kate LohE an 40 80 80
you according to the prayer OF s9ia PHI
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk
Rock Island. Ill, March %, 1919.
McEniry & AlcEnlrys coihPiaiIl@HNa
collectors