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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
Disease Miqht Be Checked.

tuberculosis and many other dread
diseases might be checked and avoid
ed in America through the educational
activities of the proposed bureau Of
health it is pointed out. Fully 1907
600 of the deaths due each year to the
Great White Plague in this country
could be prevented, the American
Health League declares, while syste-
matte activities by the. government
might result in frightening tn average
life in this country as much as fifteen
years. When congress is brought to
realize the. benefit to human life that
must follow the creation Of a na6on-
al health bureau, this project Of the
people should be at once assured, 1t
is predicted.
"No politicel consideration should.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
l'ss||aaNARY RALLY
5ontinued From Page one.)

)ontinued From Page One.)
4 peram being DR.. Edward W.
q . ma Dr.. Samuel Capen, of Bos-
g 7. J. Henderson. Of Bristol
TSnn. Dr. n. s. Chaster. Of Nash
'vi11S: Rev. =. w. Russell, Of st. Louis !;
u n. b. Enbanks missionary re-
oStfly returned from China; Mr.. j.
C1mpb6ll White Of New York; Rev. I
B. ~, 81 Richmond, and several mis-
sion uorkers who have recently re-
Tn fFom foreign neld.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
Just SC0IIi'S RIVAL
Directors Disapprove Man Who
Burned His Money.
Henry c. ostermann's Threat to Show
Paris How to Spend Coin Loses
Him the Presidency Of
Company.

Chicago.-At the height of q spec.
tacular career as spendthrift, in
which he threatened to eclipse Scot.
ty" of Death Valley. Henry c. Oster-
mann, founder and former president
OF the Ostermann Manufacturing Com
pany OF West Pullman recently sew
cred his connection with the concern
After dazzling Nalla Walla, WASH;
Detroit. Mich, Chicago and other
cities with his prodigality he said re-
Gently he would go to Paris to teach
Parisians how to spend money.
Ostermann, 1t was said not only re-
linquished the presidency of the COM
pany. but sold all his stock and with
drew from the business. In financial
circles 1t was said the directors told
him his pleasure jaunts had brought
unpleasant notoriety to the company,
and he must either buy all out other
stockholders or sell his own holdings.
The man who had burned $40 bills
to see what color the fame would be
and gave . cafe scrubwoman $50 to
ascertain what she would do with It.
was told. 1t is said that he had worn
out his welcome in the company's Of
fees. He 10 reported to have received
3260.O00 for his stock.
Efforts were made in the once Of
the company to keep his retirement
from becoming public. That Oster-
mann had given up the presidency
was admitted, but no details of the
change were told.
At the Ostermann home. 1884 Monroe
avenue, a relative Of the former manu-
facturer said it was true that Oster-
mann had severed his connection with
the company, but declared none Of the
family had anything to say about it.
Ostermann was not at home and could
not be located.
Not many years ago, Ostermann
was poor and employed as a railroad
engineer. He invented coupler and
organized company to manufacture
1t. Within & few yeare ~ $500
~ 1i4sd pdte don 4 Chiesse
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
seesntrtc Character Gone.

Old Mr.. Forbes, the ballet girls
preacher, is dead at II. He travelled
here and there. and hither and yon,
holding meetings for ballet girls, in
small towns as well as cities. Only
once he saw ballet girls on the stage.
He looked In for minute, and then
hursoDd out Neither borrower nor
Z lender be-" was one Of his sayingk,
and be always gave outright pointing
& 11lot To- 16ol money II TO lose :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09

Garner and whitfield Spoke to Large
Crowd Of enthusiastic AsricuItu-
raIists at Brandon.

Special to The Necs.
Brandon, Miss, Feb. "A very
large attendance of representative
farmers. citizens and school children
attended the agricultural rally held
here Monday, at which plans were
perfected for organizing boys corn
club.
The meeting was addressed by Prof.
P. C. Garner. corn club speaker and
organizer. and Pro. H. L. Whitfield.
president Of the Industrial Institute
and College -
Prof Garner showed that proper
d hage. deep preparation and thor
q SHALLOW cultivation was the only
TO be pursued to grow large and
Dg crops. He earnestly advocat-
e raising of live stock, and that
edstufK for man and beast must
bwn on the farm for the, owner
Psper.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool: Spots s.07 ;sales 10000;
Feb.-Mch. open 1856; Eel, Mich close
7.s0 IL: April-May open 1916; April
May colse 7.ss.
New Orleans: Opening Mch. 1910;
Mey 1919; $500 P. M, Mch. 1918;
May 1886.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-09
Carried Much American Freioht

More than $60,0OO,OOO worth of
American merchandise was carried by
rail across the listhmuses of, Panama
and Tehuantepec in the fiscal year
1909, and in the calendar year the to.
tai will probably reach $75.000.OOO in
value. .sk..zsss :. Z
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
INT COMtT.
A Stranger Appears In the West
Supposed 10 be DeRake's

A comet, whose name has not
been fully decided bur supposed
TO be the one discovered by De-
Rake, appeared visible the
naked eye in the western horizon
Thursday evening. Since then
il has b e n growing steadily
brighter. Persons who first said
they saw the comet were laughed
al tut it's appearance Friday
evening confirmed their state
ments In it's appearance Sun
day night il appeared brighter
and the tail, which is supposed
10 be q train Of gases following
in the path OF the GOMEZ, appear
ed to be much LONGER sw pina
slightly TO the south. II wa
visible Sunday night between 6
and $50 o'clock.
BY many people il is supposed
to be Halley's comet, which has
appeared three times in history,
but has not appeared since RE-
Dissolved b y hat gentleman.
Astronomers say however that
HALEY : comet will not appear
before April or NAV and will not
likely l. e visible to tbe nalSes
eye before May
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
WsrIs,s Rusle,t street

The shortest and busiest street IN
the world is Mansion House street
London, Il IS only about 500 feet
long. and rgns between the mansion
house. the Official residence OF the
lord mayor. and the Union bank OF
London. and everything aud every
body that passes between the city
which IS the ancient section OF tho
metropolis. and tho rest ~ London
have 10 so That way. Not long ago
policemen were stationed 70 count
the yohlclca, two on either side They
were relieved every hour because
counting Is very tedious work and acts
upon The nerves one set Of counters
reported 1882 vehicles, another set
counted s7.Gi6 aud the other two 70.
lays reported totala between these
two extremes,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

ias tong Been Subject % plroueslon'
end Many Are the Theories
AtvRnotd.

The origin 81 the sign 5 as repre-
entinr the init OF our money sya'
tenn. haa long beer tho eublect 81
diccussi4 aud not q little doubt u
has hcqn varloualy accounted FOR, the
eeflvh ma geuorally advanced being:
T. A combination of tho letters u.
., hiicr the adoption OF the federal
constitution these initials we're pre-
fixed 10 the federal currency. and, ac'
ourdiug 70 many who have given
study 70 the subject the two letters
we're Firdply nn together 80 as 70
make the magic s the loop of the y
disarpcarinB ia tie operation.
2 On adaptation or modification OF
sis, once used 20 denote o piece Of
eisht reals. or. ne n dollar was then
CALLED, q piece Of eight,
;. A form OF II. s.. which was used
90 mark The Roman unit OF money.
4 a contraction Of p. and s., used
IN Spanish accounts TO indicate peso,
dollar.
8. 4 device formerly seen on the re-
verso OF a Mexican Pillar dollar "a
Spanish coinl. representing the PHI
lars Of Hercules, connected by a scroll
displaying The words Plus Ultra.
G. a contraction Of The Spanish
'fuertos," Chard). 20 distinguish the
silver, or hard, dollar from paper
money.
In all cf these cases II must be ad-
mitted that there IS no little spocula.
ton and MP 10 this time there Is no
prospect that the question viii ever
be definitely settled. The student OF
te subject can take his choice. and
doubtless VIII be- able to find some
kind Of authority Tor any one OF these
diverse exp, nations.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Altogether thuro are some a,000
acres devoted TO pineapple cultivation
10 Queensland, Swing "a Yield Of some.
thiag like ten million pines a year
Two crops are gathered during the Ia
months Most OF The Of the
plantations started without capital.
and are now roaping about $3.50 an
acre net profit Il is an industry from
which returns are quickly obtained.
Fifteen months after planting the
grower Is securing his nrat crop. Next
year he should double hls crop, 10
cause, Ike the banana, once the pine
apple has borne fruit the stalk dies
down, and ita place Is taken by one
or more suckers, which, in their turn.
fruit and die. a cider OF remarkably
fine quality oan be made from the
fruit.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Claude Brown hOnGFed.

TO elect the junior class of the
School of journalism gh +,
she names OF the four puuctp e
oficers n d five blanks were
placed in n hat, an MIN
members Of the class Dire for
these Offices, The result OF the
dragging was as follows: Pres
ideut, Il. r. Childers; vice pres
ident G.. A. Brown; secretary,
Hin Wong; sergeant at arms,
j. Z. Chasnoh. After h G
election Of Q officers,
Vaugn Bryant was chosen as the
representative to the junior prom
c~ommittes University NJ 8 $.
ouriar, Jan. 19.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
GOLD IN BOLIVIA.

Bolivia is famous for its silver,
but also possesses considerable guam
titles Of gold, which. however, cam
not be extracted without great eK-
pense. In the seventeenth century
an Indian near the town Of La PaE
found a mass Of native gold, sup
posed to have been detached from
the neighboring mountain by light-
ming. Bolivia is, on the whole, ia
a backward condition. political
changes and internal conflicts hays
ing hinderod the development Of lie
natural wealth.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Polling Place Changed.

The building formerly used as
a voting place in the south ward
or precinct having been moved
away, Constable John StaBgle
has made arrangements to use
the building used by Bob Jones
as a shoe shop, located on South
9Th street, or just south OF the
Commercial State Bank, for + q
south precinct polling place a
the congressional election @ m
February 1st. All voters viii
please take notice.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
The Father OF Him.

Census Taker-G Give the ag
of your five children"
Father-All right. MARY will
be thirteen IN September
thirteen, yes, that must be right;
aud John is-John ahem hes
going on eleven, | guess; then
Helen wait a minute, / newer
could remember how old She IS
but Fred is Fred is--let me
see-apd Archie heavens man,
my wife will be back az half past
ive-can't you come again thenY
w. N. Morse in Woman's Home
Companion for Februa y.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Forward, march,

The battle-year Of 1910 is upon
MS, Missouri's saloons and liqoor
interests are fortified behind
state laws and 'he license system.
The moral force u the state are
uniting To storm this citadel and
drive out The saloon Instead OF
license, ia G statewide forces
would have prohibition Instead
OF local option they would have
state wide protection. They
would abolish every brewery,
distilery, winery, and saloon in
Missouri. II the constitutional
amendment carries, these four
things, that nine out OF every ten
consider 10 he evils, will be ab
solutely wiped III from the face
OF Missouri
Az the same time the ban will
be placed on bootleggiug, whisky
prescriptions and whisky drug
stores. They win be unlawful.
IL Will be a stronger ban than
thst or local option Il pubic
sentiment is strong enough 20
carry stale prohibition, IL should
be strong enough TO enforce the
laws II has made.
Then forward, march! w -
have al TO gain, nothing to los
State-widers have burned their
bridges behind them. With them
il is state prohibition, aud state
prohibition alone. W. have no
quarrel with the good man who
still wayers March straight on
he win como From north,
,outh, east and west volunteer,
ARE joining our ranks Our
strength grove nightly.
a good soldiers, study Ia
way, this Il, 10 Dee "a campaign Of
EDUCATION. Consult your Bible
and YOUR conscience. for this is
a question Of right or wrong.
Study statistics. Maise, Kansas
North Dacota and Georgia have
been long enough under prohibit
on that their records should
speak tor themselves. Study
them. Look u your o W n
criminal records d crimina
costs, and sac the part liquor
has had ia t Use 10 ic
Use reason. Use common sense
We have passed the stage OF
abuse a d personalities. w G
take our Stand on God eternal
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
ORIGIN OF THE RESTAURANT.
May &c salt 20 Have Flrsi Appeared
w England Abovt the Time Of
Shakespeare.

IN primitive times. the only places
IN London whore the public could be
entertained With food had been the
COOKS shops The famous East Cheap
WAS a great t~horoughfare. down which
the stalls 90 The butchers a-lternnted
with those Of the cooks. You chose
a 'oint at the fesh market and you
carried q next door 20 be cooked for
you hy a certain hour, n you wished
for wine. you must bring that with
you, for the cooks sold no liquor. al
though they seem 90 have provided.
as time went on, more and more OF
the natural Accomplishments OF meat.
such as bread. vegetables and pastry.
This habit continued pntn well into
the reign o. Elizabeth. and so long az
such an inconyenient custom pre-
vailed there could have been no reat
comfort for any citizen who chose TO
dine abroad. Hn must have had rs
much trouble with portcraFe and baH-
kets as a country party has today az
q picnic, But about tho time that
Shakespeare came un 20 London a .
fnarkpble change took place Ia the
customs Of TIE town, and the practice
u public hospitality and entertain
mtnt was singulariy facilitated. The
noturr Of this change lay Ia the sud.
zen development % the tavern and
The consequent withdrawal OF the
cooFshop The worsliphli company
~ pssiclars. MS tAe cooks were called.
ecnaot 70 enjoy the monopoly Of pro
siding hot meals.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27


The Democratic newspaper 8
Of this district are reproducing
with mach glee what the Kansas
CITY star has 10 say concerning
Senator Dickinson. why o
they not quote the Star in full.
When it was announced that
senator Dickinson had been nom
noted for Congress, the Star, In
an editorial said Dickinson had
been a member Of the state sem
ate but during his entire services
he had displayed no Legislative
ability, had taken the initiative In
nothing and offered no construct
i've legislation. In other words
he served in the senate and drew
his salary. IL the Democrats OF
this district will look into the
legislative record of s e o r
Dickinson they will find h e
simply served in the state senate
without particular credit TO him
self or TO those who elected him.
A man WIN could not make a re-
cord in the senate at the time OF
bis service is certainly not a man
who would set the world on fire
as congressman Warrensburg
Standard Herald.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
DECORATED BATHROOMS,

a well-to-do New York man whose
residence was recently completed hit
upon a novel plan for decorating the
bathrooms. In one Of them the
floors and walls represent the bot
tom Of the ocean, Marine plants
and fishes are painted on a dark
green background. In the other
bathroom the beach at Atlantic City
is represented, and among the crowd
Of bathers are the man and his fam
lily. The work was executed by a
wsll-knoWA artist and the liksnessts
are good.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Extremely Dry Weather.

Several Kansans were talking OF dry
weather in the state In the earlier
days.
y drove through a western county
a number Of springs ago. said q
OF them, "and It hadn't ralned for 4
long time.
Pretty dry, isn't itr I vcntpred 20
a native.
bet your hoets ne dry. he fo
Piled, See that old SOW over ihereF
7 told him | was looking at her
Well he went on, Z had 70 drsvo
her down to the creek. three mllea
away and soak her Tor three dayr he.
for she would hold slop. She wac
mighty dry ! tell you
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Every voter over 10 the Sixth
district should vote for Hon. Phil
Griffith on February !, not be-
cause he is a Republican, but be.
cause he is in a position 10 DO
something for the people Of the
district. or course th e chief
reason why he could accomplish
more for the people Of the dis
trict than his Democratic oppon-
ent, is because he belongs 10 the
party that does things, and the
party that is now in control while
on the other hand If Dickinson
is elected b e will not play the
roll OF good figure head, Golden
City Register.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

man, on snnndi sw atgi aaaN lfo-
W. appepi he nany
economic reasons q q . tne
social necessity Of prohibition,
and TO the statesmanship ot the
M MEASURE Steadily, sarcly,
triumphantly march on Victory
is before us. March on!
Lora s. IN Mauce, State
supt. Of w O, 4. y
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Hard times, low prices, idle
ness a u d general discomfort
followed the last national victory
OF the Democratic party. Do
you want that piece of political
history repeatedY II not then
sustain the policies and vote for
the candidates OF the Republican
party.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Tie Trulh Atoat Tic Tariff

We Recommend TO the Repub-
lican insurgents at Washington
the perusal OF the interesting adj.
dress nf Secretary of the Tress-
ury Macveagh at the annual din
ner Of the Massachusetts Bank
er's Association A good many
Republicans-but rot SO many
as some people imagine from the
howl thar a few insu gents are
making-are dissatisfied with the
revision OF the tariff law at the
special session.
Mr.. MacVeagh tells why the
revision contained in the Payne
bill ought TO be accepted as a
satisfactory achievement under
all the circumstances. He re-
minds the public that the Payne
bin is but All incident in q tariff
revision movement by and within
the Republican party, sanctioned
and undertaken b y the party
itself, and advocated by Presi-
dent Taft 10 office and out of
office, n d by President Nc
Kinley with almost b S last
words" n e adds thai 20 one
expected To complcte this move
ment 10 a single act OF legislation,
but that the Payne bin ends the
actual legislation for the present,
and that We ought to do no more
legislating on the tariff until we
know better how to legislate on
it.
Hereafter tariff revision, Mr..
MacVeagh very properly adds,
will not be conducted on the log
rolling system, but based 0 n
facts d knowledge a Il d
scientific investigation, and not
on bartering between
sections and different interests.
Evidently Mr.. MaeVelgh regards
the words of the tariff revision
commission with much hopeful
uess. He is correct in his state
ment that the Republican party,
recognizing changed conditions ,
has fsced about and proposes tC
revise the tariff downward a S
rapidly a business conditions
will warrant. lie might W e
have added that the Republican
party has proved By its success.
full handling of the tariff question
that it can be trusted ia dea.
with t b e problems now pre-
scented as satisfactorily as il az
ways has done. and much more
satisfactorily than It's political
opponents. - eslie's Weekly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Weekcr-DOes your wife ever
scold YOU for bsttering mp your pill
low these hot nights
Meeker-No. She compliments
me on my neatness, Only yesterday
she said my pillow looked as II /
scarcely pressed IL.
Wseker-Well, / guess II / had a
head as empty as yours my pillow
would look the same.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
Trying Him

Oneofour Exchanges tells Of an
o d German who had a noy Of
whom be was very proud, and
decided d hnd out the trend Of
his mind he adopted a novel
method by which to test him.
lie Slipped into the boy room
one morning aud placed on his
tab a bottle of whiskey. a Bible
and a silver dollar. "Now' said
he, when dot BOY comes in il hs
takes dot dollar he's going 10 be
a beeznis man; II he takes dot
Bible he's 20 nxto be apreacher;
if be takes dot whiskey he's no
good and going to be a drunkard.
Then he hid behind the door to
see which his son would choose.
La came the boy whistling. He
ran up 10 the table, picked up
the Bible and put IL under his
arm, then snatched up the bottle,
took two or three drinks, picked
up the dollar and put II in his
pocket and went out s~macking
his Inns The German poked his
head out from behind the door
and exclaimed; Mein Got, he's
going TO be a politician.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

The editor o ( the Mapleton,
(Kaus) Press says; Make your
rural home beautiful. Lay out
spacious grounds around h g
farm house, plant shade trees,
lay gravel roads and plant flowers.
Don't lay up all your net earnings
for the benefit of your heirs and
lawyers, but spend some of it in
identifying your home. t e
farmer who always shuts h ! 8
eyes to the aesthetic features Of
his life and screws down to the
task o making money loses 8
large portion, and the biggest
portion too, of h $ existance.
His home should be an attraction
to himself, TO his wife and above
all to his children
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

The Democrats of the Sixth
District fought daY and night at
Butler to name a candidate for
Congress. They we're not agreed
then aud are not now. The Re-
publicans saw in Phil s. Griffith
the very man the district needs
in Congress. They promptly
nominated him and are Loyalty
supporting him.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

At Washington the campaign
in the Sixth District is freely
discussed. particularly by the
Democrats, who fear that the
vacant seat in Congress is to be
filed by a stalwart young Repub-
lican. instead Of an Old Guard
Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
HOw's Business.

"Basiness Is pool saic The begaar.
Said HE undertaken els dsadl'
"Falllne eh," ssid ne rdng school i@chtr.
The druggists 10, yiali' Dc said
eIfs an write piih me-, ssii ds aahoI
"Pickine up Q said ihe man pn ihr dump.
- Myhusinsss u sount, quoih 10 baEiaman.
said the athlete i'm kepf on1he ia43'
The buflef deelagcdH H vnA "eoTlanei'
The pafson; gooir said he
ria usls both sad ntai, sald ,ht boucher
yhs alla replied ~ suits ms"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

When you are squaring up the
years accounts don't forget the
TRIBUNE 1t may be only a
dollar but il will help.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27
COB MAKES a SILENCE.

O earth, so full Of droary noisesl
o men, With wailing in your voices
o delyed gold, the walters hoapl
o strife, o curse, that DER II fall
God makes o silence through you
all,
And "giysth his beloved sleep
Mrs, Browning,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Mrs John Moore, who had
been visiting relatives an d
friends in this city, returned TO
her home in Kansas City, Fri
day.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Napke t h tailor, does your
cleaning, pressing, ana repair
ing Over Beasley' Is.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

Frank Kooniz was a Rich Hill
visitor Friday.