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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12

amounted to $32,349,490 in business
written against $3,076.273,14 for 1908,
the increase in this class of business
being exceptionally heavy. The pre-
miums received on marine and inland
risks were $27S, 1O5.19 and the losses
paid S52,75064, these companies far
ing much better than the old line fire
concerns.
The life insurance companies make
a very satisfactory showing in the
statistics prepared by Commissioner
Henry. With thirty-six companies Ii
censed to do business in the state,
the year opened with risks in force
amounting to the snug sum of $685.
50O,S9S.19, and ended with $113,462,-
$1,000 in force on the list of January
of the present year. The amount of
new insurance paid for during the
year was $21 $780, and the amount
that ceased to be in force during the
year amounted to $13, 46S, 665.21. The
losses incurred amounted to $1,166,-
9742S, and the losses paid $1.171,-
56314, a small portion having been
carried over from the previous year.
The total premiums paid were s3,772,-
S5004, indicating an average premium
rate of a little less than three per
cent.
The Pennsylvania Mutual of Phila-
delphia, wrote the largest volume of
business, with nearly two and one-half
millions to its credit. The New York
Life was second with s2,300,000 to its
credit The Equitable Life was third,
with over one and one-half million
written.
In 1908 the life companies wrote
$1S,132,533 in new business, collected
premiums amounting to s2.96l ,4S5.2S,
and incurred losses of $1,1S0, 2S479.
The losses incurred last year were
$4,000 smaller than for the previous
year, in spite of the increased volume
of business.
The grand total of business written
by miscellaneous companies, such as
accident health, liability, fidelity,
plate glass. steam boiler. burglary,
surety. credit, live stock. industrial
etc. was $4695n3.95. and the losses
paid S195.555.02. This class of bust
ness showed fair increase, the vol
ume in 1908 being s341,9S3G2, and
the losses paid S155. o35.34.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
Major Pond and Bill NYe.

More than one successful lecture star
had to thank Major Pond for his start.
He had keen discrimination and not
infrequently sought out and dragged
upon the lecture platform an obscure
genius who never thought to see him
self before the footlights. Such u
genius was Bill Nye. When the major
found him he was acting as postmas-
ter and editing the Laramie Boom
erang over Il livery stable. c'Walk
down the alley, twist the gray mules
tail, take the elevator immediately
Pond persuaded him to try lecturing,
and as there proved to be both money
and useful publicity i'll it Nye was
grateful and used for years to remem-
Der the major with characteristic
notes, one Of which had the following
exhaustive signature:
Yours with a heart full o. gratitude and
a system full of drugs, paints. oil, turpen-
tine, glass, putty and everything usually
Kept in a first class drug store.
BILL NYE.
P. S.-Open all night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
LOCATING FRUFFLEs.
The Hunter Works With Trained Pig
and Pointed Staff.


The truff1es looked exactly like white
potatoes that had been very thorough
ly busted with powdered cinnamon.
They were the size of white potatoes,
and they had the white potatoes irreg-
ular shape.
ION the way to the Riviera" said
the host, 81 stopped at Marseilles in
order to see trufiier. or truffie gath
erer, at work. Trufiles come only from
France. They cost, even over there,
about So a pound. The taste? Well,
mushroomy, but much richer.
"Our Marseilles truffier carried a
pointed staff. His Indispensable col
laborator was a trained pig on leash.
The pig was like any other, only his
snout was longer and better devel-
oped.
I'VE spectators had hardly walked
100 yards over the fields when the pig
stopped and began to root near the
foot of an oak. The trufller helped
hin to dig with the pointed staff.
Some truflles appeared a foot under
ground, and the trutller pushed the pig
aside, threw it an acorn and put the
trutfles in ht bag.
"He found. or, rather. his pig found,
a dozen truflles III the hour we watch
warded with an acorn. These pigs
cost $50 apiece. The man made about
81 that morning. "-EXchange.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
HIS OWN COIN.
Knox Gave Root What Root Had
Passed Out to Depew.

Senator Depew told a little story on
himself and Senator Root in speech
at dinner in Washington to Mr..
Root by the New York Republican
congressional delegation.
when Root was secretary of state. "
said Senator Depew, Il went over TO
see him and asked him if he couldn't
do something for me in the line of
consular appointments. He said: Sen
ator. I'm sorry / would like to do
something for New York. but'-and
Mr. Root picked up Il paper from his
desk-I see that New York's quota is
now exceeded by IA per cent
Well continued Senator Depew. 81
kept going to see Senator Root for a
year. Every time | went to see him
he would remind me that New York $
quota was exceeded by II per cent.
Finally l said, Mr. Secretary, l thinH
you're a great statesman, but your
mathematics are inclined to be auto
matte
after awhile Mr.. Knox became sec
rotary of state" Senator Depew said
when the laughter had subsidized. Sen
ator Root went up to see him about
consular appointments. I'm sorry,
said Mr. Knox, 'but'-and he turned to
a document file-1 find that New York S
quota is now exceeded by IA per
cent New York Sun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
THROW OUT THE LINE
Give the Kidneys Help and Many
Hattiesburg People viii Be
Happier.

Throw out the Life Line
The Kidneys Need Help.
They're overworked-can't get the
poison filtered out of the blood.
They're getting worse every min
ute.
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
thousands of kidney sufferers back
from the verge of despair
Will cure any form of kidney trou-
BILE.
W. j. Reddoch, grocer, Ellisvilie
Miss, says: 81 can, without hesita
ton, endorse Doans Kidney Pills
and | can state that they will cure
kidney trouble, If taken as directed
| was afflicted with this complaint
for a long time and although | tried
many remedies, found no relief
Doan's Kidney Pills, however, went
to the root of my trouble and in q
short time had freed me from it,
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-anc
take no other.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
reed IDENTIFIED
AS HOLD UP MAN
Special to The NeiCS.

Special to The NeUS.
New Orleans, May 12.-Daniel Reed,
the young man who is being held in
the Parish Prison on the charge OF
having assaulted and robbed Mr.. Ru-
fus d. Scott, an electrician of 1Ol'
ST. Charles street, Monday night, was
picked out Wednesday and idenuhed
by Mr.. Constantine Quirogas as the
man who was seen Monday night in
company with MIR. Scott just before
the latter was knocked down at Girod
and St. Charles. streets and robbed OF
q suit case with clothes valued at S29
and 81 in currency.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
Fat and Thin.

The two women encountered each
other at a dance They had not met
for several years.
How thin you have grown" eX-
claimed one.
How fat you've got 10 be- the 9th
er cried, and they stood gazing at each
other in some dismay.
Before you come to blows" re
marked a mutual friend who stood by
'let's take vote as to which Is worse
to get too fat or to get too thin."-New
York Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
HEAVY INCREASE IN
THE fire LOSS RATIO

Special to The Neps.
jackson, Miss, May ia heavy
increase in the fire loss ratio in Mis-
sissippi was shown during the year
1893, acc9rding to statistics compiled
~ Insurance Commissioner T. M.
Henry.
The loss ratio for 1908 in this state
was 6S.5 per cent, and for the year
1909 it was 1922 per cent, an increase
OF 1T per cent. Accepting these
statistics as accurate, it is doubtful if
one OF the forty-six fire insurance
companied authorized to do business
in Mississippi showed a profit on it's
years business.
The total volume of business writ
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12

The splendid work Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is
daily coming to light. No such
grand remedy for liver and bowel
troubles was ever known before
Thousands bless them for curing con
stipation. sick headaches, biliousness
jaundice and indigestion. Sold by
Hays G. Field.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12
Not Guilty.

doctor, why dor't you sometimes
denounce wickedness in high placesT
"Bless your soul, Brother Hardesty'
/ do! Have you forgotten that In my
sermon two Sundays ago / spoke
sharply against the practice of flirting
in the elevated railway trainsT'-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12

All men have their frailties, and he
who looks for friend without imper
fections will never find what he seeks
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-12

Never hesitate about giving Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to children,
1T contains no opium or other mar
cotics and can be given with implicit
confidence. AS a quick cure for
coughs and colds to which children
are susceptible, it is unsurpassed.
Sold by Hays & Field.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
KIPLING TELLS MEDICINE
HAT To STICK TO NAME
Don't Let American Joke Bluff
You Out of Birthright,'
Author Writes

OTTAWA. Ont, Dec. -4-Rudyard
Kipling, according to a special dispatch
from Medicine Hat has written a char
acteristic letter to citizens of that place
after being informed that the town
contemplated changing its name:
$50 far as l can make out from what
I heard when l was with you in 1907
and from the clippings you iuClose, y
Mr.. Kiping writes. the chief argu
ments for the change are:
IL That some United States jour
nalists have some sort of joke that
Medicine Hat supplies all tho bad
weather of the United states. and
"2 That another name would look
better at the head of prospectus.
Now, as to the charge of brewing
bad weather, etc. I see no reason on
earth why white men should be bluffed
out of their city's hirthright by an
imported joke. Accept the charge joy
ously and proudly, and go forward
proudly as Medicine Hat, the only city
officially recognized as capable of freeZ-
ing out the United States and giving
the continent cold feet.
Believe me- the very name is an
asset and as years go ~ it will become
more and more of an asset. 1t has no
duplicate in. the world. 1t makes men
ask questions 1t has the quality of
uniqueness, individuality, association
and power Above all, it is the lawful,
original sWeat-and-d -dust-won name of
the city, and to change would be to risk
the luck of the city, to disgust and
dishearten old-timers, not in the city
alone but the world over, and to ad-
vertise abroad the city's lack Of faith
in itself"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
MAN CAPTURES BURGLARS
AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT
New Yorker Badly Bitten by the
Thieves but Holds On

NEW YORK, Dee. 24.-Althoueh they
fought desperately with teeth and
hands, tro burglars were captured to-
day by their victim, who, unarmcd and
undressed, had chased them for nearly
q milc.
Frank II. Wick heard a noise i'm his
dining room just before daylight. He
stole downstairs, revolver i'm hand, but
was trippel by the robbers and lost his
gun. Nevertheless when they rushed
out to tine street Wick followed, clad
only in pajamas. He overlook one in
front of Detective Mahr's house and
closed with him. The burglar fastened
his teeth IN NclS's neck and tore the
flesh badly. but was liable to get away.
The other burglar returned to aid his
companion and also bit Wick fright
fully. BY this time the entire neigh
borhood was aroused and the air was
fun Of revolver shots none of which,
however took effect. Soon Detective
NIahr joined the fight and Wick and he
readily oVerpowered the two burglars,
who were sent to the police station,
where they gave the names of Joseph
Murphy and John Hughes,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
EAGLES HARD At WORK
FOa FIRST PUBLIC SHOW
Chorus of $50 Voices Will Be a
Feature of Amateur
Production

The Fraternal Order of Eagles of Los
for its first public amateur show which
will be given in the Walker theater
January -. 13 and ID. The Eagles
have engaged a professional director
for the production and he is rchcarsing
a chorus of seventy-fiVe voices and eX-
poets to have $50 at work by the first
of the year The venture is an am
bilious one. but members of the organ
ization state that the manner i'm which
it will be produced would do credit to
a professional company. Special seen
cry is being built and a large orchestra
has been enga ged for the piece.
The funds derived from the produc-
ton will he combined with another
fund to be expended in advertising Los
Angeles and entertaining delegates
from the east, who will pass through
this city on their way to the grand
aerie meeting to be held in San Fran
cisco next August. The San Francisco
organization is planning showing the
eastern visitors a royal time and have
appointed a committee of sixty which
is at work creating funds for this pur
pose. The local birds" not to be out
done in the entertaining line. have
arranged the entertainment mentioned
for the purpose of securing funds. A
committee has been appointed which is
holding weekly meetings in the in
terest of the big show.
Six pretty dancing Georgia Girls"
will be n feature of the show. They
have a novel and entertaining bit Of
work in the piece and have been in
constant rehearsal for the past few
weeks perfecting themselves in it. The
members of the Georgia Girls " num-
ber are Misses Lydia Schaffner, Bertha
Robson and Mary Mowers and Mines.
Murial Barnes, W T.. Hutchinson and
NJ EnllenWeider.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
- ART NOTES %

terestiug one. as recently executed por-
traits of several persons of prominence
viii be on view for the first time.
$
Among the artists wintering in
Southern California is Miss Dorothy
Anderson of Chicago. at one time Il
pupil of the Art institute In that city,
and before coming to America neigh
Dor and pupil of the great Norwegian
artist Fritz Thalow.
Recent disclosures as to the SNUG
Cling of old masters" have attract
ed much attention from all art lovers
as well as art dealers and probable
purchasers. Pearson's Weekly in a
recent article gives the situation as
follows:
The charge Of robbing the customs
Of over c200.000 which has recently
been brought by the United States
government against a great firm Of
picture dealers, shows that the au-
thorities are trying to put stop to
very modern variety of smuggling.
aAuaricau newspapers suggest
that, whether this firm is concerned or
not there are very few importers of
pictures into America who do not wink
when the law imposing high import
duties is mentioned.
MANY art-loviug milliOnaires, in
Guiding J. y. Rockefeller and Pierpont
Morgan. are to be called upon to give
evidence.
The reason why the smuggling of
the pictures, vases, tapestries, and so
ON into America is so prOntable is that
an import duty Of so per cent has to
be paid on vases, tapestries and statu-
cites that are not over a hundred
years old. In other words, a man who
takes into America vase worth ElO0
has to hand over $50 to the customs.
And, till a few months ago, if he
imported any picture old or new, by
a foreign artist. lie had to pay the
customs e20 for every e100 it was
worth. on an old master the Gus
toms little bill might easily be over
E1o00.
AT the present time, however, he
only pays els ON a hundred-pound
painting, and that only if 1t is under
twenty years old.
so the gigantic profits to be made
when an old master was successfully
smuggled are things Of the past"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
LAWMAKERS QUIT CAPITAL;
L0NGW0RTH BUSY ON BILL
Ohio Congressman Passes HoIi-
days on Tariff Measure

WASHINGTON. Dec 24-Thc cap
t7l was desertc today, most Of the
members of congress being AT their
homes for the holidays. Representative
Lalgworth of ohio was one of the few
members 1T work. He is going over
tAe whole question OF a tariff commits
sion bin, and viii have completed a
draft of the measure, representing as
u-uIy as possible the view Of the ma
iaritv of the ways and means commit
t.a. by the time congress rcasscmbles
january %.
MT LongW0rth's work on tie COM
mission idea follows his conference
with Representatives GoOde of Iowa
and Lcmopt of Wisconsin, i'm both Of
whose bills he found good points.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

The American Art News. published in
New York city notes that suggestions
have been made for an exhibition OF
pictures painted of the Grand canyon
and the Arizona country to take place
nthc winter or early spring, Not only
those by the group of artists who have
recently returned from there viii be
shown. but examples from the brushes
of all artists who have been interested
in that section within recent years.
This is an announcement Of interest to
many painters resident i'm the south
west
The latest news from carl oscar Berg
reports him sojourning in Madrid. with
plans for journeys into the famous
sketching grounds Of the Orient.
William Swift Daniel has returned
to his city studio after a summer spent
at the beach and is much improved IN
health and able to resume both ms
painting and the direction Of classes in
water color and outdoor sketching.
s
Norman St. Clair has been honored
with an invitation to exhibit at the
great international exposition TO be
held in Rome next year,
The exhibition Of paintings by John
A. Donovan which closed last week re-
suited i'm an unusually large number OF
sales. eighteen of the canyases on eN-
hibition going to the private collections
of Southern California.
A review of the recent exhibition at
the Corcoran art gallery in Washington
commented On the fact that eighteen
pictures were sold from that exhibition
in one week, saying that "sales are
a pretty substantial measure of appre-
citation. for what one greatly admires
one is apt to wish to possess" If 1t Is
a matter of moment That this number
of sales We're made OF one of the great
exhibitions in the capital city it is
still greater evidence of artistic growth
in our own city when the same number
are sold here from an individual col
lection.
Rob wagner is spending the holiday
season at Santa Barbara and soon
after his return the first Of the, year
he will hold an exhibition of his latest
portraits These will be hung in the
artists studio ON Figueroa street, and
the showing promises 70 be a most IN
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
FRENCH STEAMERS CRASH
OFF ALGERIAN COAST

VALENCIA, Spain. Dec. 24.-The
steamers reported yesterday as in col
lision off Oran, Algeria, were the
FrenChmen Jeanne Conzil and the In
dustria The latter was badly dam
aged and sank after being towed into
the harbor of Cartagena today.
According to a sailor who reached
here on the steamer Yao he was the
sole survivor Of the Jeanne Couzil
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
.umnock hail. South Figueroa street

cumnock hail. South Fisueroa street
--.,-
An unusually interesting program
was given by the senior stuents on lhe
Davis Musical college at the regular
weekly recital Thursday evening in
the starr Piano Recital hall CPS SCUM
HiG street The numbers We're as iol-
o,,,o...., o, M >5 7.............. .... schyue
Ms rlor.rse P.,l,iu- Hr-t piano, DR.
I-ue.n, f. Davis seeonI piano.
1T Is Enough" from "Eijah ... Menae'+s.'.h
EHuiu H. Russell.
Dramatic sc.ua tram .Juan - Are ....Earao-i
..,,+, .. W No. 9'.................. Beethoven
AHsal, snuto ai.erett7 presto Aquatic.
Mis- Henrietta A. Russell.
-El-. ri Ir.u4f-rt ....---.-.. ..-.-J ohm strauss
lrf- Au.. Ea=-I
..r..-lr-.... ......... ian.'i
Miss Ir.ru.. Perkins.
Duet -r.ue f..m bohemian H.. ..-...-.a' .a't.
Mis- Alice T. EH. 10 ANA la..n IF, tta-a.l'
.I.- ..... f..r... ............. .... --Lau-uu
.r..a....., ............. ......... IIaea hauu
Mis-. I,nau-e Fsa...
'" rI"a L. a...a
ea l,.a..r,a I,a-.u. a-, taa.. or
Iuaoa IL uaEt.. second H.aaa
Miss Marguerite Cooper, young
Woman who h4- developed an eNeel."-J
soprano voice. is W'nHIn- ma' ID com
meHlatigu through her =eI. lau5 each
Sunday afternoon at the 'h.attarelH
band .puycrs mt Venice Miss Coop
is a pupil of Mrs. $ Elizabeth Fa'Ne''
A moglm made up entirely of ol-
cratic Numbers is to bc given before
the Friday Morning club thus week ol
Q 7 t
This program SAT- the request oi INr
program commit .. uf the club II made
up of concert novelties several 'dn,
which are rarely oNer heard on ll.
concert platform. and one o4 which,
.re aCa-tl Diva from BCilini's Nor
ra. has never been given ND Los AM
-.Ias. ur for THAT matter, ln the west
II presents such difficulties That i""
.aslan1. eyer attempt ii. Written In
.a. 81. style of Italian opera il ro-
.r.Ha4 tho agi ~ of r7IoraturH
.uHauu with tho strength If Il dram"
tie soprano Probably the last great
.a#fIu1 10 sing this great aria Was
I## Lehman. when she was ln Orr
Hnu.. 5rrs. Ba.tOur Will sing the Hla
l al- entirety.
g#ru other operas from which excerpts
wfH ID. sung arc CharpentIors Louise
ull Mas ncls "Nanon both "N~
amaI-. 3r lhe modern French school
Nr and Mrs Ellf0Ur VIII sing TN.
charming .ett-r scene trom the latter
onsla Tue program VIII include COM
positions %. l.soagH, Punsiui, Doniz-
zatu 1d Gourud the grand duct from
"Pom,H and Juliet representing the
latter Wft.r
Innovations gro promised at Levy's
cafe chautant tn holiday week Christ
mas carols. concerted numbers and
spcciau,oe Wiu ue given. Ethel Leslie,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
RUSSIANS HELD FOR DEATH
OF 5 ENGLISH POLICEMEN

LONDON. Dec. 24-Three Russians
were arraigned in the Guildhall police
court today, charged with the murder
of five policemen. killed while frustrat-
ing a burglary last week.
A witness sWore he saw two of the
prisoners carrying away from the scene
of the shooting one of the burglars, who
died of his wounds. The
prisoners pleaded not guilty and were
rau7a0dpd
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

prima donna soprano, is arranging
special selections for her work, and
Doris Wilson, singing cOmedienne, has
rc9crVed number of vocal compost
ti6ns Ioplete with holiday suggestions
The Venetian trio will forsake
portion of their grand opera numbers
so AS to present selections in keeping
with the holiday season, and the entire
Levy company, assisted by tn Kam-
mormcyer orchestra, will present en-
-emble numbers replete with Christmas
cheer
The young Bohemian VirtuosO. Jaro-
slav Kocian, is coming to simpson
auditorium Thursday eVinng, January
j.. Since Pagiuiuis death Kocian is the
only person who has played on the
masters violin ut Genoa and was in
yited by the musical celebrities of that
city to com. for the sole purpose of
giving tn them an opportunity to again
hear the historical VIOLIN
kooiuu is l,uoWA TO the Los Angeles
ruIljc since his visit six years ago to
this cit-. The recent European triumphs
of this DISTINGUISHED artist have placed
him we'll Up i'm the ranks with present
day Nutua=i But one recital is ar
ranged for Los Angeles; the seat sale
opens Tuesday, December 2I at Bart
let's Music company
3
Mmc GewHlo-R. ache, prima donna
gpntnIto, whose recent work at the
Haoaattau opera house and the Metro
poguu has maIo hcr genuine favor
tta the east g.. coming to the Pacific
coast for Il limited number of engage
mnUt- There afc feW roles upon the
aparuJic stage which offer such bound
loss possibilities as that If Delilah, and
AS its exponent. Gorynlc-Bcache is un-
rur-tjouaAly supreme She Includes in
hrr ari.s Saiut-Saous celebrated mum
Ter. from the samson and DcIilah OPP
cra. and one from Glncks "Orpheus
and Eulydice, the opera i'm which she
made hor first public appearance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
LOVETT REDUCES COAL
PRICE; CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Towns Along Union Pacific in 3
States to Benefit

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 24.-Presi-
dent Lovett of the Union Pacific rail-
roaG sent a message from New York
last night to Rock Springs ordering
the price of coal at the mine reduced
81 cents a ton.
The order came as Christmas
present to all coal consumers ON the
line of the Union Pacific railroad in
Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska, and
is the result Of a vigorous protest
against the recent increase.