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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
PRAYERS WERE OFFERED
SICK PRIEST RECOVERING

Philadelphia, Dec. 1O.-Caholics
throughout the city are citing as an
evidence of the efficacy of prayer
the remarkable improvement in the
condition of the Rev. James ]. Smith,
rector of the Church of the Assump-
tion, who has been struggling for life
in St, Joseph's Hospital, victim OF
typhoid.pneumonia.
On Sunday last, when all hope for
the sick priest was given UP, Catho
lie congregations all over the city
were asked to pray for. his recovery
and in every church a mass was cele
brated that he might be spared to his
people. Today he is greatly improv
ed and is being gradually led back
from deaths door, the doctors feeling
confident of his complete recovery
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
$3.50 Recipe Cures
Weak Men Free
Send Name and Address Today
You Can Have 1t Free and Be
Strong and Vigorous.

have in my possession prescription for
nervous debility, lack Of vigor, weakened
manhood, failing memory and lame back,
brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or
the follies of youth, that has cured SO many
worn and nervous men right in their own
homes-without any additional help or medi-
cine-that think every man who wishes to
regain his manly power and virility, quickly
and quietly, should have copy. So have
determined to send copy of the prescription
free of charge, in plain, ordinary sealed en-
Yelope to any man who will write me for it.
This prescription comes from physician
who has made special study OF men and L
am convinced it is the surest-acting combi-
nation for the cure of deficient manhood and
vigor failure ever put together. a
} shink l owe it to my fellow man to send
them copy in confidence SO that any man
anywhere who is weak and discouraged with
repeated failures may stop drugging himself
with harmful patent medicines, secure what
! believe is the understanding restorative,
upbulding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever
devised, and so cure himself at home quietly
and quickly. Just drop me line like this;
DR. "A. E. Robinson, 4677 Luck Building,
| Detfoit, Mich, and will send you q copy oi
| this splendid recipe in plain ordinary en-
velope free of charge. A great many doctors
would charge $500 to $500 for merely writing
out prescription like this - but / send il
| entirely free.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
COURT CALENDAR
FOR COMING WEEK

Jackson, Miss, Dec 10.-The fol-
lowing cases will be called in the SUI
preme court of Mississippi next Mon
day, Dec. 12: Henry Haines, ct al VS..
Caleb Haines ct al; Cumberland Tele-
phone Company VS.. state ex rel S. S.
Hudson, attorney general; Cumber-
land Telephone Company VS.. c. M,
McCorlle; Cumberland Telephone
Company VS.. Patrick & smith; Cum
berland Telephone Company vs. R. Fl
MoDade: D. S. Jones, executor, VS.
Mrs. NJ, V. Jones; D. e. Mitchell VS.
Bank of Indianola; Yazoo and Missis
aippi Valley Railroad Company VS.
Ross Bruce ct al; Mobile, Jackson
and Kansas City Railroad Company
VS.. Stripping Cotton Company; Cum
berland Telephone Company VS.. ]. "
Harris & Co.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

Inc OiNiuc
"I will come in and sup with him.
What an honor! In the old Palmetto
State a white mans carriage broke
down before a negro's home, a former
slave. prosperous now. Generous nos
pitality was extended The table was
spread, and their former master and
mistress sat down to eat. Not dark
face sat at that table. Az stood. as
of old, to serve. Master supped WITH
slave, but not for a moment did the
| freed man think of sitting with him
Christ sfys, 81 call vJu not servants
but friends" He is our guest; we now
become "brothers of the bread" "mer
I of much ashes" for the fires OF oul
hospitality must not go out. Doors
that have been double locked, double
bolted and double barred are nov
swung wide open. Even the door O.
conscience once rusted, now poises
his touch. There are unsuspectet
rooms In our souls house. The loft!
apartment of veneration with ange
frnscoed ceiling was dark and spide
woven. and dust settled on its friez
ami molding. The windows of faitl
and hope are now cleaned The SIX
window of prayer is open to the blue
Il as
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
'PRl)CEEDINGS Of THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

j. B. Shirley, w. d. Mcdonald and
Foster Mcdonald were appointed over
seers over road lines numbered 80, rs
and 2S, respectively.
The monthly report of DR.. E. Dill,
county health officer, was adopted
and passed to the files.
Several changes were made in the
assessment roll in view of changes in
the ownership of certain lands in the
county. No reductions in valuations
were made.
Allen McCardle was appointed
overseer over road link No. 92, to
serve in the place of overseer former.
ly appointed but having left the coun
ty since his appointment.
The claim of Fl. R. Hall, amounting
to $4,000 for glandered horse killed
{ by the sheriff, pursuant to the stat
ute, was rejected. This action wa.
taken because the board deemed the
horse valueless at the time of it:
death.
w. A. Conn and S. E. Perkins re
ported on their Investigations as tC
the advisability of granting a certain
z. road petitioned for by NJ. L. Hemeter
and others, stating that the road
should be granted, which report was
duly accepted and adopted, the roac
being granted.
w. A. Strahan was appointed over
seer over road link No. 100
Herbert Howorth and George
Woods were relieved of the poll ta>
assessed against them, the first be
cause of a disabled limb, and the sec
ond on account of being too old.
On account of the death of Martha
Eastman and Missouri Clark, certain
warrants in the chancery clerks of
fee, uncalled for, were cancelled.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

The report of H. Gillis, county
treasurer, covering month of October,
was approved by the board and the
recapitulation thereof spread upon the
minutes.
Road link No. n was extended so as
to cover a certain strip of road, be-
ginning at Myers mill and ending at
the Perry county line. The present
overseer, Bard Mckenzie, is to serve
over the new link.
The clerk was directed to post no
tees advertising the sale of the tim
ber on section 16. township l South, OF
range 13 West. Under this order
the sale of the timber will take place
on the first Monday in January
Sealed bids are invited, which must
not be filed later than noon of the
first Monday of January.
A loan of $227.21 of the funds OF
section 16, township 8 North
range IA West, and section 16, town
ship North, range 13 West, was
made to Herbert Howorth. The loan
is secured by a deed of trust on real
estate, and bears interest at the rate
of s per cent per annun.
The sheriff was directed to effect a
sale of certain guns forfeited to the
county on account of infractions OF
the game law.
A distribution of interest on 10th
section funds of township 3 North
range II West was made. Rawls
Springs school getting S66.4O and Blue
Springs school getting $14.S6.
NJ. Dunn having been allowed to
strike his name from the bond of NJ
Riley, constable, Mr.. Riley was al
lowed to produce a new bond, which
was duly approved by the board and
clerk of the chancery court.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

+ Winston Spencer Churchill, the
home secretary has used American
methods in his strenuous campaign
ing. There is but one Churchill. He
spoke from five to six times day.
He used automobiles and carried a
corps of stenographers, who reported
verbatim every speaker of the opposi-
tion. Then Churchill would reply
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

Many persons find themselves az
fected with a persistent cough after
an attack of influenza. AS this
cough can be promptly cured by the
use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
it should not be allowed to run on
until it becomes troublesome. Sold
by HAYS & Field.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
SAME old CREW
To BE ON DECK
IN PARLIAMENT

London, Dec. 10.-To an American,
the present sensational campaign
more nearly resembles a comic opera
than a real political battle. Should
Premier Asquith be returned with a
coalition vote of only so he will surely
resign and the King would invite A.
j. Balfour to form a new cabinet
And then the present struggle would
be gone all over again for Balfour's
only course would be another appeal
to the country. But these Brftons see
nothing humorous in this endless
chain election farce. Balfour was
Prime Minister in 19O2-04. Then came
turnover and since then he has been
the Opposition leader.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

The Liberals have about recovered
from that blow he gave them when he
announced the Unionists would be
willing to submit tariff reform to a
referendum. Tn y gave him moro
rope and then more to widen the
breach this pronouncement made IN
the party. They hope to rout the I'm
ionists through Balfour.
In the last Parliament the coalition
held lead of 124 votes. By gaining
so seats the Unionists hope to reduce
the Governments majority below 30
practically defeat.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
PEANUT COMING FIRST.
FERNO NOWlNN rms
Twas a Huge Crop and Cotton is Be-
ina Supplanted by the Vines.

Houston, La, Dec. 9.-The peanut
production in this section of Louisiana
has constituted large portion OF the
farm productions during the past
season. A comfortable portion OF the
crop has been sent to Mississippi
counties as seed for a new crop to
supplant cotton production, made un
profitable by the ravages of the boil
weevil, as in this part of Louisiana
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

At the close of the fifth day of the
elections. 419 seats had been voted on,
the Government or Coalitionists hold
ing 226 against 1913 for the Unionists.
This meant neck and neck for the
government has not met with the
approval claimed by the leaders. OF
the 226 total, 147 weer Liberals, 2S
Laborites, As Nationalists and 6 Inue-
pendents. On. this showing Premier
Asquith would hardly undertake the
completion of the program which
means home rule and abolition of the
veto power of the House of Lords.
But the new parliament will be just
about the same as the old. And that
spells another election and soon at
that. And yet the Briton sees no hui
NOR in the situation-he takes the
fight as a most serious state affair.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

Many cotton seed oil mills have been
transferred into manufactures fer
peanut products it is reported.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets Druggists refund money if
it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig
nature on each box. 25c.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

often on the same day to a speech
made in another place so miles dis
tant, even before it got into print. He
was returned by Dundee, but 1900
votes shifted to the Unionists.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-12-10

Which bores you more-listening
to peoples troubles or their jokes?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
Loafng.

'Tain't no use complainin' cause the frost
is in the air
And there amt no birds a-singin' in the
tree-tops anywhere.
These modern institutions that the land
lords all provide
Have sweet and soothin' comforts, it will
hardly be denied.
There's radiator boomin' with warmth
that's soft and mild.
And an easy-chair in waitin', when there 8
time to be beguiIed.
The nOrthwind shakes the shutters, then
discouraged, passes by,
For loafin' in DEFENDERS jest as good
as In July.
The city folks in summer to the farm
come troopin down.
An when old Winters here. it look.
right good to me in town.
I miss the clouds a-driftin DER the dis
tant sky SO blue.
But the paper on the ceiling has a mighty
pleasant hue.
And the window, when the climate has
set In for snowin' hard,
Is the frame around Il picture prctticr
than a mailin' card:
And life seems kind and peaceful as l
notice, with a sigh,
That loaiin' I'm DEFENDERS jest as good
as IN July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

way and because he wears a higher vest
than the. fashionable DEGREES ordain OF
because his tie is not the right color OF
shape. And on the other band most men
are recognizing; that there is a measure
of reason in the so-called dress require
ments. 49,.
The whole matter:is being better regu-
lated by not being regulated at all in the
majority Of instances. man can go TO
a party in these times in business
suit and enjoy himself. save for the re-
Election that he might possibly have
yielded something of his own prejudices
as concession to convention. AS the
world grows buster it shows less DISPOSE
ton to insist upon inconsequentiai details
and for this very reason many men are
conforming to the rules of dress because
they are under no such sense of compui-
sion as in the past. 1t is singular ex-
hibition of the Willingness Of people to DO
what they do not feel forced to do as
long as it is to their own interest ana
conducive to their pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
The Laws Of Dress.

Some women refuse. to go to parties to
which they are invited because they have
nothing to wear" Some men refuse to
engage In social festivities because they
VIII not conform to the sartorial usages
and wear certain kinds Of clothes, Both
are under the rule Of tyranny. The
woman who does not think her home-
wearing clothes are good enough for q
social event Is afraid to be thought Door.
She shrinks from placing herself In a DO
sition to be compared with more fortu-
pate or more extravagant people. The
man who denies himself the pleasure of
participation in social events because he
cannot afford dress suit or has a preju-
dice against clawhammer Clothes is
equally the victim Of pride.
1t is just reported that the Governor
elect OF Oklahoma has declined to attend
his own inaugural ball because he re-
fuses to wear a dress suit" He be-
longs to class that was once larger
than 1t is today. Washington has seen
many examples Of this form of obdu-
racy. Congress has held numerous MEM
bers who found themselves" uncomfort-
able at social gatherings or who cut
themselves off from such occasions by re-
fusing to conform to usages AS a mat
ter of fact, however, there is a more lib
eral disposition nowadays regarding this
matter OF full dress" In this country
there are few occasions when any one is
really excluded from an affair because
his cS;.t tai!s ure Mt cut In q certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
Dogs and Scorchers.

Automobiles who love speed and who
fancy the smooth surface Of the Conduit
road may soon be giving limitations Of
Eliza crossing the ice. For some time
past they have had things fairly well
their own way on that part Of the road
which extends into Maryland, gieefully
defying the constables and even the
sheriff Of Montgomery county In ali Of.
fetal efforts to restrain them to a seemly
pace on that great highway. Owing to
the federal jurisdiction over this particu-
lar thoroughfare the county officials have
been unable to maintain motor traps and
lraye had to depend upon their wits to
identify and catch the speeders.. But
wits and good eyes are hardly a match
for six-eyiinder engine in good working
order. and 80 many motors have flashed
by the badged functiopafies that the
shrieval soul has been tormented.
Now the worthy Mr.. Welt, who pre-
sides over the destinies of mankind In
Montgomery county. has found way TO
st.o the seoTc.,ers. After careful scare!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
UNSHAKEN Believer.

still Selsye in Santa clau'-'he old-tIme saint
Not eli the arguments I've heard or evidence
Has ever shaken that belief; know there's
such a one
Who COMES to us on Christmas eve. all kindli-
ness and fun
Not tbs neT.fsnsled make-belicve. but Santa
Who made my eyes wide with delight each
oIden Christmas day.
He brought no costly Christmas gifts-somet imcs
pair OF skates,
Or red-toppsd boots. or knitted scarf, some pea
nuts and some dates.
stick Of red-striped candy and an orange
The iistlss 81 ssy on Christina. morn. the boy l
l see him at the old fireplace, all trembling with
In Santa Claus, of all the saints his patron and
Time has benumbed for me the .est Of waiting
No more hear the jlnsling bells. the scr.pe of
Sants's sleigh;
No more hear heal, the rhythmic tap Of every REIN
Nor esn ! truce the runner-marks upon the
But santa is as real and true as any gift he
And spite of all the hereties, I'm certain that
he lives.
Oh, little boy and girl, 1 pray that when you,
The memory Of Santa may be one you'll always
hold,
For then OF nights you'll sit and muse OF olden
Christmas times
And through your dreams will ring again the
sweet old sleighbell chimes,
And >ruddy. and jolly in each fancy that
Ysur old friend Santa stiu win live-that Il.
Chicago Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
Careless Postal Users.

An evidence of tic carelessness with
which the people use the mails Tor the
transmission of articles Of value is ar
forded by the fact that at the dead letter
sale of unclaimed packages and letters
recently conducted 1891 articles were Of
fered at auction and sold for an aggre-
gate of @S4G.S an average OF $1.3S Tor
each parcel. In practically all cases the
government found itself unable to return
these packages to their Scnders-tlle adj
,lressees being. of course, unidentified
because of the absence of amy return adj
dress or other mark, or because the par
cells were SO poorly wrapped that the
covers became separated from the in
closures. Thus nearly ten thousand dol
lars worth Of goods were intrusted to the
mails during the year, ell the inadequate
basis Of an auction valuation. without
sufficient precautions to insure even the
notification of tho Senders. Yet in every
post Office Of any size in this country
notices are posted warning users Of the
mails to mark all packages plainly with
"a return address. This takes only Il few
seconds to do, and If the injunction were
strictly followed a large value would an
nually be saved to the patrons of the
postal service 1t is to be remembered
that these packages offered at auction
each year are only small part OF the
receipts of the dead letter Office, thou
sands of letters reaching 1t for lack or
decipherable address. Even Intelligent
persons engaged in business affairs In
trust letters to the mail with essential
parts Of the addresses missing, and 1t Is
only through the exceptional skill of the
postal workers that the number of UNI
delivered letters is not far greater than
1t Is. In another respect are the postal
patrons careless. They drop letters i'll
the boxes without weighing them. and
the consequence is that sometimes they
are delayed, and even never delivered. for
inadequate postage. To surprising eX-
tent letters are dropped into the mails
without any postage whatever. These
acts of carelessness are due to the haste
with which mail matter is prepared, and
yet the most important communications
are daily handled in this slap-dash fash
ion. The great misfortune Is that the
postal service is held accountable for the
losses and delays incidental to this care
less practice of the mail users.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
Thumb Prints.

: For the first time on record the finger
print process of Identification has failed
Such faith has been placed in this method
of determining the identity Of persons ac-
cused Of crime that the news reported
from London that a prisoner to whom a
finger print pointed Enthusiastically as a
guilty person proved q perfect abb by
reference to army records, will be q shock
to criminolosists and police officials. It
has been scientifically asserted that no
two thumbs were ever found precisely
alike. and yet In this instance It would
seem that there are at least two people
in England with similar thumb marking.
To the uneducated eye most thumb prints
look to be identical. and yet 1t is plain
after a brief study that there are marked
differences. The peculiar whorls and
curves, circles and peninsulas that mari
the thumb ball have been classified and
subclassified until any one familiar with
the system can tell almost at q glance
within a short range the group into which
any print falls. When resemblances are
close the minute differences are studied
and until now no case has been found of
two precisely Identical combinations OF
curves While this case has been brought
to light, without any apparent question
of the sufiicency of the mans alibi-he
proved that he was serving I'm the army
at q distance from the scene Of the sup
posed misdemeanor at the time It was
committee-it is altogether probable that
the system will be continued as the most
scientific method of detection. 1t has
scored numerous triumphs in the inter
est of justice. and will certainly not b
discarded because of this isolated in
stance Of failure. It's simplicity IL q
prime recommendation which gives 1t an
advantage over the more cumbersome
Bertil,on system or anthropometrical sys-
tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

II was unfortunate that the indianapolis
visit of Mr. Clark should have been
slightly marred by an effort of the
friends of Democratic State Chairman
Jackson TO solicit the Missourian's in
fluence lin behalf of Mr.. Jackson's car
didacy for sergeant-at-arms Of the next
House. Only little lack of knowledge
and tact, human, but regrettable. Mr..
Clark, of course, could not respond to the
request, and had to deal with 1t as dip.
lomatically as possible.
The period was the first days OF Mr.
Clcveland's first administration, and
Washington was crowded. Among those
seeking office was plain man from mid
die state who had been instrumental In tho
election Of the representative from his
district, and was now on hand for his
reward. Mr.. Smith greeted his lieutenant
cordially, but had to confess that the
situation at the moment was unpromising.
Such press Of good democrats and good
fellows from all over the country
and all eager for recognition! Could
not his friend return home, wait until the
crowd thinned a bit, and then come back.
Maybe something could be done then
But now? Just see for himself! The White
House was in state OF siege.
The lieutenant-a little reluctantly
took Mr.. Smiths advice. and upon mis-
arrival at home unbosomed himself frank
ly to the boys" who, like himself,
had imagined Mr.. Smith almost supreme
at the seat Of government, and In hour
ly consultation with Mr.. Cleveland about
the situation.
Boys said Mr.. Smiths lieutenant.
tom Is all right. I'm sure he's given
me a square deal. But the truth is he
amt as big a man in WASHINGTON as
we've been thinkin' out here. The crush
is somethin' awful, and he has all he can
do to keep from gittin' tromped on
hisself".
Mr.. Clark win be the Speaker Of the
next House. and have much influence
here both before and after that body is
organized. But he will not possess the
power his Indianapolis admirers accredit
him with. and he could not afford to
exercise it IL he possessed it, He must,
and will, content himself with the speak
ership, leaving to others to conduct their
respective campaigns In their own way.
The crush here, when the fight begins, Is
soin' to be somethin' awful" and even
Mr.. Clark, powerful as he will be within
certain limits. win have '.all he can do
to keep from gittin' tromped on hisself.'