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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
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RAWLs SPRINGS NOTES.


Quite a number of visitors were in
town Sunday afternoon.
The young folks of our community
are still enjoying socials. The latest
entertainment was the one at the home
of Mrs. Magruder.
Mr. J. E. Myers, of Hattiesburg, was
social visitor here recently.
Mr.. Geo. Thatch, who is attending
school at Clinton, was visitor to his
mother, Mrs. c. ]. Thatch, Sunday.
On Monday Mr.. A. U. Montgomery
of Hattiesburg, was here on business
Mr.. Clifford Cranberry made his us
ual visit to his mother Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Gray, of Hatties
burg, were recent callers at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Phillips.
Mrs. Lula Dennis is visiting Mrs
Bynum, of Ellisville.
Mr.. Lokey left Rawls Springs Frida,
for his home in Hattiesburg.
Miss Lydia Magruder visited he
mother here yesterday.
S. ]. Cranberry, of Lux, entere
school here today at the beginning c
our training course.
Mr.. Will Semmes was quite plea
ant visitor here Sunday.
G. w. Painter, who is stopping her
for few days, made a missional
lecture at the school building Tuesda
morning.
Mr.. Chappells little girl is son
better, but we regret her recent
: ness.
Sunday, March &c, is Mission Day
: the church. A special program HI
been arranged All persons are inv
- ed to be present.
The fishing party composed of Mis-
es jamie Thatch, Cleo Thatch al
IL Grace West and Messrs. Ed Norto
g Oscar Lovelace, Morrell Cox was
er success.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
NO HURRY ABOUT
PRIMARY PLANS
Executive Committee May Not Be
Called To Meet Before May-Qual-
ifications of Voters.

1t is said that Chairman c. L. Lo-
max, of the Democratic state executive
committee, will not be in hurry about
calling a meeting of that body for the
purpose of arranging details of the
state primaries.
Present conditions are that the COM
mittee will not be called to meet until
early in May. There is no necessity
for early action, as the primary cleo
ton chapter prescribes the time lin
its within which the two events must
be held.
Several county executive committees
have held meetings during the past
week for the purpose of filling vacan-
cies in their membership, or acting on
the designations of members who have
announced as candidates for office,
and are therefore ineligible to serve.
The county committees will not fix
assessments on candidates or arrange
other details until after the state COM
mittee has held its session.
While the primaries will be under
the supervision of the county executive
committees, the most important of the
, preliminary work is to be performed
by the county election commissioners
in revision of the poll books. This
. work is going to be very carefully
q watched this year by the various fac
2 tons, and a thorough purging of thu
,. books of all persons who have beef
e DISTINGUISHED by reason of failure t
u pay all taxes lawfully assessed agains
- them during the past two years wi
~ be demanded in each county, and tn
20 commissioners are liable to heavy pei
a atty unless the work is performed
lie strict accordance with the statutes.
., In order to be a qualified electt
OF a person who offers to vote must nj
~ only be able to show poll tax receip
a for the past two years-not one YET
only as many seem to believe-but {
other taxes lawfully assessed, inclu
ing personally and Communication TAKE
las This Interpretation of the law, as g
.po en- out from the Attorney General, W
q. unquestionably mean the disfranchi
ian ment of thousands of tax dodgers W
ing have in former years participated
)ne election without being challenged.
led PERHAPS never before in the hiStC
'in- of the state during the prelimini
. ~ stages of a political battle has sucl
ood careful surveillance been kept on
nds tax and registration books, and it
he'd evident that a determined effort '
len, be made to confine the election only
Eel those persons who have fully compl
ueu with all of the requirements
suffrage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15

tional committee of the two parties n
Democratic and Republican, will name
the time and place for holding the ma
tional conventions to nominate presi-
dental and vice presidential candi-
dates These conventions come
around quicker than most folks i'm
agine.
| Many well informed Democrats don't |
believe that any Roadway can be made
for any presidential candidate until
the record Of the Democratic. house OF
representatives is made up. Most Re-
publicans that are willing to be inter-
viewed seem to have no question as
to the denomination of President Taft.
Governor Harmon of Ohio, and
Mayor Tom L. Johnson are the best
of friends again and there is some
talk in Cleveland that if Johnson is
, well by 1912, he will present the
name of Governor Harmon to the ma
, tional convention. Mayor Johnson is
y in complete control of the Cuyahoga
. county Democratic organization and
expects to run for mayor next fall, If
f his health permits.
G 1t is reported that at the proper
n time Harry S. New, national commit.
teeman for Indiana, will be made a
member of the executive committee tc
O represent his state on that committed
/ in the campaign of 1912. 1t has
never been quite understood why In
i diana was not represented on the ex
ecutive committee in 1908. 1t is thu
-, first lapse of that kind in many years
Those on the inside have always al
o.. ,tributed it to personal differences be
tween Chairman Hitchcock and MI
New over the preliminaries of the COZ
vention at Chicago in 1908.
Ex-Mayor George B. Mcclellan {
~. New York is to pass most of the mex
~ eight months in Italy. There he
to write number of lectures on p
litical economy and political scienc
which he is to deliver next winter
Princeton University, of which he
an Alamus and Stafford Little lectu
err. BY that time also it is eXpect'
that the chair of professorship W
be ready for Mr.. Mcclellan.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
The Anteater.

The anteater as its name implies
feeds largely on ants. as well as OH
termites and various other insects, its
long. flexible tongue acting as hahd
for the purpose Of conveying food to
It's mouth. Tho tongue of the ant
eater when protruded TO its fullest
extent bears resemblance to Il great
rcd earthworm. and MS ii is employed
in its food collecting task it COILS anu
twists about MS if possessed of sep
arate vitality of Its own.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
DEVELOPMENT OF
The WATERWAYS
The Movement Has Grown Wonder
fully in a Quarter Of
=
Century.

4 Washington, March 15.-The move
ment looking to the development OF
the internal waterways of the country,
begun more than a quarter of a CEN
turv ago. has grown with the growth
of the Nation, until now nearly every
community, situated upon navigaDle
stream or on one that can be made
navigable, is demanding Increased
facilities to move the products of the
mine. the factory and the farm in
view of the congested conditions OBJ
tanning on our great railroad systems.
This movement, small and insignifi-
cant as it was at the beginning, and
looked upon as Utopian and chimerl-
cal, has so broadened the intensely
practical subject of transportation that
states are beginning to seriously con-
slider the advisability of lending aid to
the Federal government in providing
the money, for the development of the
rivers. harbors and canals of CONT
mental United States, by granting
rights of way or the voting of bonds
for the development of state waters.
New Jersey, not to be outdone by
her sister state. New York, or by I'LL
nois. in recognizing the necessity o
providing additional means of trans
portation for the bulkier freight, II
seriously considering the purchase o
a strip of land some thirty miles long
and ceeding it to the Federal govern
ment for a ship canal, connecting NeN
York bay with the Delaware river, on
of the links of the scheme of an IL
side waterway from Maine to the Flo
iday Keys.
Should the New Jersey legislator
pass the Leavitt resolution sanctionin
further steps in the proposed acquir
ment by the state of the ship canal
right of way, it is believed it woul
have great bearing on Congress in 1
consideration of the project &C
Black of the U. S. Corps of Enginee
having said at a waterways meetir
recently that Congress of late yeai
has shown a desire to help section
that help themselves"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15

Prince Olaf. who may Somr day he
king of Norway, is little. yellow
haired boy that loves nothing so much
as to play with his pony, Chris. Prince
Olafs father is Danish and his mother
Is English. and so the small boy is
both Danish and English as well as
Nor wegian. Several months ago he
went to England for visit and there
he saw his cousins, the children of the
British king. and they all had ponies.
They all could ride well. This made
Prince Olaf envious. He could NOT
ride. and he did not have pony to
ride on, anyway. SO when he reached
home after his visit in England he
begged his father and mother, the king
and queen of Norway, to give him
pony. 1t was not long before the littl'
horse was brought to the royal stables
and Prince Olaf named him Chris TO
no reason that any one knows excep
) that Chris is a good name The pom
follows the little prince about like
, dog.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15

The two squads stand fifty feet
anort and on an Indian club halfway
between is placed a handkerchief. Al
the word got" a player from each
side runs our to snatch the handker-
chief and get back without being Tag
god Inv the other. If she succeeds her
opnonent becomes her prisoner; II Tag
ced she herself becomes the prisoner
Tho Girl who fails to get the handker'
chief and fails to catch the one wiz
did becomes prisoner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
HOW HE CURED
HIS SKIN DISEASE

About began kout
DOCTORS
relief continued treat the disease under
different physicians for and at the end Of
timethe the
ontmens, another
bad of as before finally decided to let medicine
alone years intensely from the
lost half of hair At last be-
doubtful of the disease had soiOng
medicine doing good and
for awhile completely
of the Eczema having body, which
completely with eruption waited
Spring have signs Ofi
has been
and do not believe will ever have any return the trouble
1917 blackberry ST., Ottumwa Iowa F. c NORFOLK
What did for Mr. Norfolk can every who
cured themselves by the simple process Of purifying the
be cured you any trouble and shall endeavor this short
talk tell just why will accomplish the desired Hn result bs
pems skim which has no hbes and serves prncpay
and composed elastic fbre fat tissue glands mpacs nerves
ETC. The thousands OF tiny ens and arteries WIN wncn ms oe
keep the skin smooth and healthy Wecan therefore
readily how necessary for the blood to be pure the skin
remain free from disease why humo and acids in the crcu
always find their way the surface and cause skin affections
All skin troubles are due to humor or ACID the hoo Instead
constantly deposits acd mpuy into the sensitive hbs and It's
This inflammation OF the under layer OF the SKIN whh
splits the thin tissue and causes an liberation the
glands producing discharge the surface in the form Eczema
such Acne Psoriasis In these varieties the humo the blood
diseases the pores hair foceS etc. causing them 10 sven ara
troubles impure blood and only blood purifier can cure
them syes washes lotions etc. will perhaps a b SO oesn @
such treatment effect the humorS in the blood and
% care ao sEn kind by eu
and removing humos from the blood 5 cooS the acid
mupes its rch nutritious corpuscs and adds to its purity and
nourshng qualities in Then the skin instead OF pens
and sofened by plentiful supply Of rich pure blood S is ~
greatest all blood purifiers and therein lies its ability 10 cure h
rases all eupons the cutce These troubles cannot e
has been removed and viii eases semos
ny Who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. 6
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED


by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is infamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an in1amed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free.
FIJI. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
Cards on Sunday.

Pepys, the diarist. was greatly scan
da,ized when he first saw cards played
on a Sunday. II did find the queen,
the Duchess of York and another al
cards with the room full Of ladies and
great men. which I was amazed TO see
on a Sunday. having not believed put
contrarily fatty denied the same III
tie while since"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15

You cannot get eggs by blaming the
chicken: Conkley's Laying Tonic will
get the eggs and relieve all blame.
For free poultry book call at Moore
Bros. Grocery Company.
Mon. Wed, Fri
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
rhe cultivation must be shallow.

Inc culJlVaJlOn HluSC De SHdiioW.
When the weevils begin to appear
on the little cotton, they must be
picked off by hand until the squares !
begin to form and then when the |
young squares begin to fall, they must |
be picked up ahead of the pillow for at
least one month after the first squares
were formed on the cotton.
Continue the shallow cultivation I'M
til the cotton begins to open and then
go over and pick your best stalks for
next years seed.
| AS soon as you have picked your
cotton all out, you must begin some
method of destroying the food supply
of the weevil, which is the leaves.
young bolls and squares. 1t is sug-
gested that you cut them down and let
them lie a few days, then pile and
burn them just before shutdown, so
that you will destroy most of the adult
weevils that will be collected on the
stalks at that time of the day. as they
leave the cotton in the heat of the
day and return in the cool of the day.
Use some quick maturing kind of
cotton seed for planting this crop, as
it is very important to get your cotton
matured as quickly as possible.
Rules OF Boys Corn Club Contest.
Each contestant shall furnish to the
Hattiesburg Commercial Club the fol
lowing information:
How long has the land been in cult
walton?
What is the general character of tn
a, soil and what kind of subsoil?
Has any except commercial fertilize
= ever been used on the land?
What commercial fertilizers hav
been used and what quantity; ho'
:, was it applied?
Has the land been enriched by CO
y peas, soy beans, velvet beans or othe
:. leguminous plants?
:. What was the cost of the fertilize
- used to produce this crop?
% How desp was the ground plowed
-, preparing for planting?
" What crop had been on the land Il
- year previous?
- What variety and where was SCI
procured?
- When was it planted?
~
. what manner?
~, What method of planting was f
-. lowed?
,. No prize will be awarded unless
-, much as one acre shall be cultivat
w. The desire of the Commercial Club
to encourage the raising of the gre
40 est amount of corn to the acre at
least expenditure of money. For t
'n' reason it is desired that all of the C
testants shall keep as much of rec
as possible so that the experiments '
IN result in furnishing information t
LIN will benefit all who wish to t
advantage of the results obtained
Join The Contest.
as Get into the cotton contest and 81
SSH what South Mississippi can do in S
of the boil weevil. The CONNER
iva Club has faith that the farmers of
V or rest and adjoining counties are
ulti- going to stop raising the best re
wen money crop it is possible to guilty
nit. because it is little more trouble
. it was before the boil weevil CT
Government methods of cultiva
and planting have proven that
Il weevil is not as great an evil as n
think he is.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
The Energetic FARMER
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page one.)
feet wide and the cotton must be as
near - inches in the drill as posi-
BILE.
AS soon as the cotton is up cultiva-
ton must begin with side harrow or
cultivator of some kind and the cult
walton must be continued every seven
or ten days if the weather will permit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
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. POLITICAL NEWS AND NOTES :.
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Secretary Fishers appointment is
considered an overture to the Pro-
gressives.
Congressman R. P. Hobson will
soon begin his lectures of the leading
cities of the country on the danger
and iminence of war with Japan.
David Jayne Hill, United States
ambassador to Germany will arrive in
this country this week. to denver a
series of lectures at Columbia Uni
versity. He will remain in America
about month.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
J who arrived in this country on Sun
day last. is one of the most dlstln-
guished members of the French SEN
ate, and perhaps the foremost Euro
pean advocate of the policy OF lnterna
tional good will. He will be received
by the president during his stay II
America.
Next January in Washington the ma
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15

We are too fond of our own Will
We want to be doing what we fancy
mighty things, but the great point Is
TO do small things when called to them
In a right spirit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
patton.

ewes. early attention to which woulo .
often obviate lifelong annoyances ana
possible injury to physical health II
a child Of yours complains that ne
cannot see clear, that he has dull
pains in the region of the eyes, or that
he is subject to headache; or it he
Ieers, looks at objects askance or Win
partly closed eyes, he is suffering
from some defect of vision, and 1t is
your parental duty to at once consult
competent optometrist, lest your
neaIiaence or Indifference may result
in permanent injury. The e~amIna'
ton of childrens eyes calls for special
tact as we'll as professional skill;
If they do not need glasses we viii
tell you SO.
F. W. QUEEN, OFH. D.
OPTICAL SPECIAL;s.
POLK building. ITO East Pine 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-15
Your ChildreA's Eyes

Many parents are
culpably negligent
of their children's
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
He Didn't Know.

One June day in 1862 near Freder-
ickshall, Va, General Stonewan jack
son saw one Of General Hoods Texans
climbing fence to get into cherry
tree. Where are you going:" shouted
Jackson. Il don't know" replied the
soldier. ITO what command do you
belons:' II don't know" the Texan
replied. well, what state are you
from?" 81 don't know" Jackson
gave the man up, but he asked a COM
rade what it all meant. "Well,' was
the reply, "Old Stonewan and General
Hood gave orders yesterday that we
were not to know anything until after
the next fight"
The soldier was left to his cherries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
They Cou!Gn't Help !.

During the American invasion OF
Porto Rico, in the course Of the war
with Spain, General Tasker b. Bliss
with his troops, was stationed near
village held by an overwhelming force
Of Spaniards. Orders were to keep
his "eye peeled" and, if be heard any
thing suspicious, to fail back about
eight miles. Instead Of this his men
turned in one day and captured the
village, chasing the Spaniards out
The next day the commander Of the
American forces came along to ind
Bliss sitting in front Of the home OF
the chief man Of the village. The COM
mander asked him why he had attack
ed the Spanish force, when he knew
that he was outnumbered. "Couldnt t
help it." said General Bliss You see,
my men have been hungry for some
DAYS. and the wind blew toward them
from the village, and some squaw was
frying onions over there And So
Arconaut
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Ornamented With Scars.

The natives Of some Of the islands
Of the Pacific are always glad to see
the doctor on his periodical visits. At
Kaiser Wilhelm's harbor the German
government has stationed Dr. Heise-
gang as medical officer. He is busy
man. Natives by the dozen come to
him, not to be treated for illness. but
to get the benefit Of his professional
aopinion on how to scar themselves ar
tisticallv. The natives are very fond
Of scars. and nearly all of them are
covered with specimens which have
resulted from self inflicted wounds
which were kept open by frequent
scratching or by the introduction OF
foreign substances like sand, bamboo,
shells and so forth. The excrescence
which results from the average vaccl-
nation is scratched off at the proper
time, and the resulting large scar IS
very dear to the native. A young
islander whose face and body are
mass Of cuts. bruises and scars is con-
sidered the catch Of the season by the
dusky bellies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
A Note That Was Paid.

History IS constantly repeating it.
self. Once upon a time landlady In
Washington called on President An
drew Jackson and told Of a govern
ment clerk who owed her a big bill for
board. In those days it was easy to
have access to the White House.
President Jackson listened to her
story and advised her to get pronis-
sory note from the clerk and put it in
bank. She replied:
tT've done that twice, general, and
he won't pay even then"
els that so?" said the president IN
surprise. 'sNow you go and get his
note and bring it to me. I simply
want to see it, and I'm sure that the
clerk viii pay that note. Go and
bring it to me-"
The landlady did SO, and soon return
ed with the promissory note. The
president turned it over and wrote
across the back Of it his own indorse-
ment: "a. Jackson
That note was paid at maturity
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
jefferson as an Inventor.

Not many people know that Thomas
Jefferson was q great inventor. His 1n'
yentions were all Of articles OF every
day use. He devised three legged
folding camp stool that is the basis OF
all camp stools Of that kind today.
The stool be had made for his own
use was his constant companion on oc-
casions Of outings. The revolving chair
was his invention. He designed 4 light
wagon A copying press was cevlseo
by him and came into general use.
he also invented an instrument Tor
measuring the distance he walked, \
plow and a hemp cul67ator showed
that his thoughts were often on agri-
cultural matters. His plow received
gold medal in France in 1880 Jefer-
son never benefited financially by his
inventions, but believed they should
be for the use Of everyone without
nnst