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The Keota news., 1911-06-09
being, you had better do now; do
not defer or neglect, it, for you
will not pass this way again.

The rods of rancid rot daily
printed in the big city papers a
bout the vulgur rich, their say
ings and doings: what they eat
and how they it: what they wear
and how, when and where they
wear it: minute write-ups, with
pictorial illustration of every dud
worn by brainless women, full
description of every garment, in
Guiding the embroidered and
hemstitched clothes, prepared be-
fore-hand for the unborn brats-
all their fulsome nauseous stuff,
drooled out daily in the big pap
ers by the column and by the
whole pages-a sort of gross pan
dering to riches-a servile wor-
ship of snobacracy; putting of
the forehead to the ground when
the money moloch passes down
the street, does more to stir up
the devil in man than all else
combined. This sort of man wor-
ship may go all right in countries
where one man is acknowledge to
be better than another, but it
will never go in this land of the
free and the home of the brave;
and the sooner the big papers let
up on this daily fouting of mon
ey in the face of decent people,
the quicker all sorts of devilish-
ness will cease to be a menace to
our government.
The Keota news., 1911-06-09
QUATRAINS

EOR Some the Banquet Of EaTth's Best Is Spread
i And Others with the Crumbs thes<1rom arc Fed
Yet Few Days and for them Both the same
DARK Shelter. with the Green Grass Overhead.
AND Howsoever we ma, Heap our Cold
No single Coin our nesveIesS Hands shall Hold
When we that Silent Shelter eek: and Lo!
Our days are Passing like Tale that s Told
C>LOWLY the Nobles Lesson shall We learn.
- That all this Cleaning Store for which we yeaTn.
Its aint Of Sunshine keeps II freely Given:
Hoarded. to basest Leaden Hue will turn.
AND when our Hands bcsicse. beyond the Deep.
Those Portals on the Further Bounds Of Sleep.
As Earnest of their Entrance they shall bear
What they have Given not what they Strove to Keep.
Quest Magazine.
The Keota news., 1911-06-09

Why is it that nearly every
body who attends church likes to
sit in the end of a seat and holds
onto it like grim death and every
person who gets a berth in that
pew must stumble over them"
Well we confess we do that sort
of thing is to get out quickly
in case of fire-we sinners are
strongly reminded of fire, flames
and birthstone that is pursuing us
and we can't tell just when it is
going to come. We want to be
in position to make a quick get
away.
The Keota news., 1911-06-09

Learn to laugh. A good laugh
is better than medicine. Learn
how to tell a story. A well told
story is welcome sunbeam in a
sick room. The world is to busy
to care for your ills and sorrows.
Learn to keep your own troubles
to yourself. Learn to stop croak-
ing. If you connot see any good
in the world, keep the bad to
yourself. Learn to hide your
pains and aches under pleasant
smiles. No one cares whether
you have the earache, head
ache, or rheumatism. Don't cry.
Tears do we'll enough in novels
but are out pf place in real life.
Learn to meet your friends with
a smile. A good humored man
or woman is always welcome, but
the dyspeptic is not wanted any
where and is q nuisance as well.
Above all, give pleasure. Lose no
chance of giving pleasure. You
will pass through this world but
once. Any good thing, therefore;
that you can show to any human
The Keota news., 1911-06-09

Somebody has figured out that
the average boy who is depend
ent upon his parents for a liveli-
hood until he reaches the age of
twenty-one years costs them four
thousand dollars. On this basis
of calculation a brood, for in
stance, of six boys would repre-
sent an outlay of twenty-four
thousand dollars by the time they
get away from the home roost.
The question arises does it pay to
raise boys and are there no other
crops that would prove more pro-
fitable? If a boy turns out to be
q cigarette fiend with a breath
like a turkey buzzard and a laugh
that would make the untutored
donkey feel perfectly at home in
his society and with an untram-
meled and unconqurable desire to
avoid work, it is safe to say that
his parents might have invested
their four thousand dollars at a
much better advantage. But if
the boy grows up to manhood
with the lesson well learned that
wealth and success grow only on
bushes watered by the sweat of
ones brow, the parents need not
begrudge whatever they have
spent on him, for he will be a
source of increasing pride and joy
to their hearts, and when they
grow old and their hands trem-
bic and their legs wabble and
their step is slow and faltering
they have two strong arms to lean
upon and help them over all the
rough places that lie in their twi-
light path.
The Keota news., 1911-06-09
keota News

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
new OFFICERS
FOR MANUVERS
Three Additional Officers Of the Mis-
sissippi National Guard Appointed
by Adjutant General.

Jackson, Miss. April 1S.-In com
pliance with an order issued by the
war department, Adjutant General Ar
thur Fridge has designated three addi-
tional officers of the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard to attend the maneuvers
of American troops along the Mexican
frontier. The officers named, are:
Capt. John NJ. Stanley, medical
corps, Brooksville.
Capt. w. W. Harper, third infantry.
Natchez.
Capt. J. L. Storm, third infantry
Brookhaven,
The officers are instructed to report
to the commanding officer on the 25th
of April, taking the place of three
officers who have been on duty for
the past two weeks, and who are eX-
pected home within the next few days.
Gen. Fridge left this morning for
Camp Williamson, near Vicksburg to
spend several days in the rife range,
the spring period of target practice
having commenced with the arrival
of thirty members of the Brookhaven
company yesterday. Next week the
Hazlehurst Company will be at the
range and the Jackson company has
been assigned for rife practice during
the first week in May.
The military rife range at Laurel
is also a scene of activity, the Aber-
deem company, second regiment, hav-
ing reported at that place last night
and will spend one week at practice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
WEATHER TOWER
FOR UNCLE sam
Magnificent New Observatory Will Be
5uiIt-Made Necessary BY Tall
Buildings in Metropolis.

New York, April 1S.-New York's
sky line will soon be changed again
by the erection of a magnificent OBJ
servatory tower for the United States
weather bureau. While not as high as
the Singer building, with its 625 feet,
nor the Metropolitan tower, which
rises to a height of 65S feet or the
proposed Woolworth building, which
will stick up into the atmosphere $50
feet, the new home of Uncle Sans
weather forecaster will be imposing
because of its location on the water
front in Battery Park. The tower will
surmount the large office, War depart
ment quarters and customs offices.
Bids for the improvement were opened
today and work will begin soon.
The new tower is made necessary
by the fact that the present Weather
Bureau quarters are not visible from
the East river at all, and scarcely Wis
ible from the Hudson. So many big
buildings have been erected around 1t
that the view is almost cut off. The
new tower, with its powerful search
lights, will be of great value to ma
riners, as well as giving the weather
dope artists better facilities for spying
coming storms.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
TREASURER McVEAGH
TO ADDRESS THE BANKERS.

Summerville, S. c., April 1S.--
Franklin McVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, will be one of the speakers
during the eleventh annual convention
of the South Carolina Bankers Asso-
citation, opened at Pine Forest Inn to-
day. The importance of the topics on
the program and the national reputa-
tion of the speakers will make the
three-day session of national inter-
est
In addition to Secretary McVeagh's
address, Congressman Edward B.
Vrocland, OF New York. vice chaif-
man Of the Nationa, Monetary COM
mission. will tell Of the work done by
that body toward reforming the cur
rency system of the nation.
Vice President William Ingle, of
the Merchants National Bank, Balti-
more. and Vice President James e.
Carlin. of the National City Bank of
New York, win also speak on import
ant financial topics.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Rebels Badly Disrupted.

Aqua Prieta, April 1S.-Later devel-
opments show the rebel army to be
badly disrupted. The rebel leaders
gave up the fight and the men in the
ranks appear to have fled in the direc-
tion of their own individual choosing.
The victorious federal force, which oc-
cupied the town this morning, num-
bers twelve hundred men, under Col
Reynaldo Diaz. The federal losses
may never be known. A number of
bodies of dead rebels, including sew
eral Americans, weer found in the
streets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
PRESIDENT TAFT's ASSURANCES
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS
NO WEIGHT.
CRISIS RAPIDLY APPROACHING
Intervention Would Mean a Long and
Bloody War-New Ambassador
Arrives Wednesday.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 1S.-Definite as
surances have been received by Presi-
dent Taft from the Mexican govern
ment that affairs like that accruing at
Aqua Prieta will not be repeated The
announcement is made at the White
House that Mexico has given assur-
ances of a definite restrictive policy
on the order. After conference with
President Taft, Chairman Cullom. of
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tions, said he could see no reason for
Intervention in Mexico at this time
The Mexican situation, which is fast
approaching a crisis in its internal
aspect was the principal subject for
consideration at today's cabinet meet
ing. It. seems almost certain that the
problem will soon reach the halls of
congress. The interest Of official
Washington is keyed up to the highest
pitch, and the border developments
have brought the officials of the war
and state departments to their desks
early during the last few days.
Would Mean War.
Not one here doubts that interven-
ton would mean war. War in Mexi-
co, the presidents advisors say, would
mean conflict that would rage for
months, probably years. The topogra-
ply of Mexico. the mountains. the in
sufficient quick means of communica-
tion and a dozen other things that
must be figured out would have to be
met. Intervention would mean a
long drawn out struggle in which the
Mexican federals and Mexican insur-
gents might soon be found fighting
tion would be likely to dissipate all
the good feeling that years of careful
diplomacy have created between the
United States and the Latin-American
countries.
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Hale said that Senior Manuel De
Zamacona, the new ambassador from
Mexico, would be presented to Presi-
dent Taft at the White House We'd
nesday afternoon. =
One OF the dispatches made public
at the White House from Colonel
Skunk. the commanding officer at
Douglas, said that three insurgents
without arms surrendered to u.s."
and they are now being held as prison.
ers. >
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Statement of Friends
About Permenter Case

Jackson, Miss, April 1S.-The fol-
lowing is an ex-parte and perhaps par
tial statement, given out by friends of
the defendant in the case of the State
VS.. Swinton Permenter, under SEN
tence of death for murder The fact
that twelve men under oath, agreed
unanimously upon verdict of guilty,
is suggestive that there was a deal
more evidence before them than this
statement gives out; and the alleged
statement by the defendant that it
was "a case where some one had to be
charged with the crime and convicted,
and that he was selected for the
goat is puerile, and carries no force
with it. mo man e'er felt the halter
draw, with good opinion of the law
The ex-parte statement follows:
"The state is relying almost solely
on the testimony of a bloodhound, a.
months-old and without an established
reputation as a man chaser, in the
Permenter case.
"This fact is shown by the records
of this case, one of the most sensa-
tional Mississippi has known for years,
yet the dog did not, when brought face
to face with Swinton Permenter, give
any indication that he was the man
she had been trailing The only evi
dence the dog furnished that might
indicate the boys guilt of the murder
of jamie Sharp, was that it followed
a track to a field where young Per
menter had plowed the day of the mur
der.
'The dog was not put on the trail
till twenty hours after the murder
and heavy rain forced a removal OF
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18

I the body from the place where it was
found. Four men removed the body.
and the dog did not take the trail she
followed to the field and home of
young Permenter anywhere near the
body, but in ravine forty Or fifty
yards away. She followed this trail
up the road to the Permenter home,
went to the front door, turned and
went around the house, to the back
door, then to the field back of the
house, where the boy had been work
/ ing.
"She followed a trail back to the
house, but when she was brought near
to Permenter, instead of giving the
usual indication, by trying to bite, she
walked up, shifted his feet and trotted
off down another path and away from
the house.
THE testimony upon which Swinton
Permenter was convicted, is faulty in
other respects, but the defense relies
! largely upon this one incident to Sc
cure a reversal by the Supreme Court,
which is expected to hand down a de-
cision in the case next Monday. 1t
was looked for this week, but did not
come.
Young Permenter, some time ago,
| 1na I,oA "a
some one had to be charged with the
crime and convicted, and that he was
selected for the goat. He is under
sentence of death and is in the Kinds
county Jail for safe-keeping. He and
his friends believe the Supreme Court
will reverse the case, and the boy con
tinues cheerful in spite of the dark
cloud hanging over his young life"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Federal JUDGE
WAS FOUND DEAD
Arkansas Jurist Victim of Heart Fail
ure-Was Confederate
Veteran.
(Bg Associated PreSS.)

Little Rock, Ark, April 1S.-When
investigation was made as to why he
had not appeared at the United States
court house to pass sentence on w. J.
Dwyer and C. NJ. Cross, respectively
charged with violating the laws regu-
lating the handling of oleomargarine,
convicted on Saturday, John Henry
Rogers. United States Judge for the
western district of Arkansas since
1896, was found dead in his room in a
local hotel at o'clock yesterday. An
examination of the body indicated
that death had come from heart fail
ure.
Judge Rogers was born in Berrie
county. N. c., Oct. 8, 1S45. and served
in the Confederate army.
In 1896 he was appointed judge of
the United States District Court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
PASTOR WATKINS
IN new ORLEANS
Conducted Revival at First Methodist
Church and Will Preach There
During Week.

New Orleans, April 1S.-Dr. A. F..
Watkins, pastor of the Methodist
church at Hattiesburg, Miss, COM
menced a revival meeting last night
at the First Methodist church, preach
ing to an earnest congregation. He
will remain here for a week and the
services will likely be well attended,
as DR.. Watkins comes highly recon-
mended as good church worker, who
has shown results.
He was formerly president of the
Whitworth College, Brookhaven, Miss,
and is a member of distinguished
family of preachers, lawyers and 9th
er professional men. His niece, Miss
Lipscomb, a very brainy woman, is
now member of the faculty of Whit
worth College 1t was announced
that this morning at 10 o'clock the
men and women of the church would
assemble for a prayer meeting.
DR.. Watkins said the voice of mans
conscience is constantly calling upon
man to quit the things which he
knows are wrong, but to which he
clings with devilish determination.
There is no better time than revival
for man to look at himself in a mir
ror and see the reflection of his real
being, not what he appears to be to
his friends, not what he tries to think
he is, but Just what he is before the
Almighty God.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Two BLIND TIGERS"
APPEAL Their CASES

John Wright and Noah Shackleford,
the two negroes fined 800 each by
Mayor Rich Monday for selling whis-
key, have appealed their cases to the
circuit court, and gave bond.
Mayor Rich states that he considers
the two negroes as being among the
leading blind tigers" of the city, and
he feels that he did no more than
his duty. Mayor Rich deplores the
fact that it is always so easy for those
arrested for selling whiskey Illegally
to appeal their cases and make bond.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
REBELS LEFT
Aqua PRIETTA
TO FfDERALS
EVACUATED THE CITY QUIETLY
DURING THE NIGHT FOR
PARTS UNKNOWN.
The fEDERALS WERE SURPRISED
DesuItory Firing Last Night Causing
Much Apprehension at Jaurez
OF Battle.
(By Associated Press.)

Aqua Prieta, Mex, April 1S.-The
rebel army, after almost eighteen
hours of incessant fighting yesterday
in defense of Aqua Prieta, quietly
evacuated the town during the night.
The Mexican national troops entered
the city at dawn, encountering no re
sistance. Great was the surprise OF
the federals on finding the rebel eli.
trenchments abandoned and no insur.
rectos in the city. The rebels had
vanished as completely at night and
there was no indication even of the
direction they had taken. The most
logical conclusion seems that the
rebels had exhausted their ammuni
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
MRS. FRINKLE QUITE ILL.

Meridian, Miss, April 1S.-Mrs. Har-
ry Frinkle was taken from an Alabama
and Vicksburg Pullman car yesterday
afternoon after the train stopped at
the station. The lady was found in
her berth unconscious by porter, and
she was taken to the Mattee Herse
Hospital. Examination of her grip
proved her to be Mrs. Frinkle, on her
way from her home in Forrest to Gads-
den, Ala. Relatives were notified and
a brother has arrived. What caused
Mrs. Frinkle's state is puzzling the
physicians who examined her, although
they say she will recover.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Play Acting is Immoral
and Vicious, " said Minister

DR.. Masse preached on the theatre
this morning at the six o'clock service
to large congregation, despite the
early hour, for the subject was one of
personal interest to many.
DR.. Massee said he did not mean to
fight the theatre, but to make state.
ment of his study of the subject
These observations were given con
cisely and firmly, showing the evils at
tendant thereon and then leaving II
to his congregation to decide for them.
selves which side they would take
The text chosen was the fourth verse
of James, fourth chapter, and Dr.
Massee advised any one wishing to
learn to live as Christian to read
the whole book of First John.
Is Yours Theatre-Going Christ.
In regard to theatre-going, he said
IF you can take Christ to the theatre
with you, why then go, That is, ii
your idea of Christ is a theatre-going
Christ, why it is all right to go. But
If one makes it an issue between one
self and Cod then it is "damnation tc
the soul"
The great thought brought out by
the minister was, 'What would Jesus
do with the theatre?" You do the
same with it if you wish to be a true
Christian; If your Christ would at
tend modern theatre. why, you do sc
too.
The Whole Thing is Immoral.
DIR. Massee brought out these points
also: What is wrong about the thea
tire?
"First-Play acting is immoral ant
vicious" he declared; "and the mar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18

is hypocrite and units himself for
real life.
Second-The theatre is an institu-
tion that cannot be separated that is,
there is no such distinction as good
theatre and a bad theatre. Again,
another wrong is Immoral troupes.' .
The question was asked by DIR.
Massee where one should look for the
best theatres, and several in tie audi
ence said: New York." considering
that a large city could best support
The best theatre.
DIR. Massee then told of his study
of New York theatres and mentioned
several that are immoral. AS a result
of this study he declared theatrical
troupes are immoral, the management
is immoral and the plays too; the
whole being simply to make money
regardless of character or principle or
religion.
Ten O'Clock Service.
This morning at 10 o'clock DR.. Mas
see was heard again, his subject be-
ing "The Material Out of Which God
Makes Saints"
Misses Ruth Neal and Lucy Pack
played the accompaniments during
the song service.
DR.. Massee is the pastor of the First
church in Chattanooga, and takes "a
firm stand for high standard of
morals.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18

strumental in returning to China
twelve million dollars of the
fifty million dollars indemnity
awarded the United States by the
court of arbitration, thus showing the
Chinese the honesty of the United
States, and impressing them so that
they used the money returned for edu-
cational purposes. DR.. Massee's last
words were about the beauty OF
Christ's sacrifice for mankind and His
making intercession for the world.
Several came forward for. church
membership at the close of this elo-
quent, earnest sermon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Desultory Firinu.

El Paso, Tex, April 1S.-The desul.
tory firing which began shortly after
one o'clock this morning and contin-
ued frequently throughout the
night, has put Jaurez in a fever of
excitement and anticipation of an in
surrecto attack. The firing ceased AT
daybreak and the advance guard of
rebels were apparently withdrawn II.
The members of the revolutionary
juta express doubt regarding any at
tack for at least two or three days
Nearly two thousand rebels are at
Bauche, seventeen miles south of
Jaurez, waiting for reinforcemeEts.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Peace Invoys Arrive.

Chihuahua, Mer., April 1S.-Francis-
co Madero, Sr., Ernesto and Alfonsan
Madero and Rafael Hernandez, consti-
tuting an unofficial peace commission
that will attempt an interview with
Francisco |. Madero, Jr., the insurrec-
to leader arriver hede today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
TIMBER LAND TRANSFERS.

Lake Charles, La. April lS.-The
Rice Institute, of Houston. Texas. has
transferred its timber land to the Rice
Land and Lumber Company for $685.
s71.65. The latter is holding com
pany. and the transfer is said to be
preliminary to the conveyance Of the
property to the American Lumber
Company, organized by J. NJ. West and
Samuel Park.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
Another Attack Expected

Washington, April 1S.-An attack on
Juarez, Mexico, is momentarily ex-
pected, according to telegram from
United States Consul Edwards there
received at the White House today.
Mr.. Edwards reports he asked Col.
Sharpe to keep the Americans from
crossing the Rio Grande during the
battle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18
MISSISSIPPI APPOINTMENTS.

Washington, April 1S.-Robert c.
Lee was appointed United States at
torney for the Southern District of
Mississippi yesterday by President
Taft