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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
Applied Science.

When James Russell Lowell was
minister to England he was guest at
a banquet at which one of the speak
ers was Sir Frederick Bramwell. Sir
Frederick was to respond to the toast
applied Science" 1t was long after
midnight when the toast was pro-
posed. and several speakers were SILL
to be called Rising in his place, the
scientist said:
AT this hour of the night. or. rath-
er, of the morning, my only interest in
applied science is to apply the tip Of
the match to the side of the box upon
which alone it igniteS and to apply
the fame so obtained to the wick of a
bedroom candle"
moment later Lowell tossed a pa
per across the table to him bearing
these two lines:
Oh. brief Sir Frederick, would that all
could catch
Your happy talent and supply your match!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
APPETITE GONE
Indigestion is the Cause of 1.-THE
Owl Drug Store Has the Cure.

MONA is guaranteed by The Owl
Drug Store to cure Indigestion or any
stomach disease, or money back. 1t
gives relief in five minutes.
MONA for belching of gas.
MONA for distress after eating.
MONA for foul breath
MONA for biliousness.
MONA to wake up the liver.
MONA for heartburn.
MONA for sick headache.
MONA for nervous dyspepsia.
MONA after a banquet.
MONA for vomiting of pregnancy.
Fifty cents a large box for MONA
stomach tablets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
Easy Enough.

Just before the capture of Savannah
General Logan, with two or three of
his staff. entered the depot at Chicago
to take the cars east on his way to re-
join his command. The general. being
a short distance in advance of the 9th
ers, stepped on the steps of car, but
was stopped by an Irishman with:
I'VE can't go in there"
why not?" asked the general
Because them's leddies' caer, and
no gentleman II be goin' In there with.
out Teddy. There's wan safe In that
caer over there If yees want it."
Yes" replied the general, II see
there is one seat, but what shall ! do
with my staff?"
"Oh, yer staff" was the reply. go
take the safe and stick yer staff out OF
the windy"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08

years, and from then on, in quicken
ing the Industrial efficiency of the
people. Not only shall we have long
er terms and better grading and all
that, but for the first time the schools
are beginning to train for actual life.
81 do not think it too much to say
that in the next twenty-five years we
shall increase the usefulness of our
schools tenfold; that in promoting the
efficiency of the people the school Will
be ten times as important factor as
now.
"In other words, much as education
has meant to the prosperity Of peo-
pie until now, the new education Ia
going to mean ten-fold more, and Mis-
sissippi should make haste to lead all
other states in taking advantage Of
this great energy-giving impulse.
Great advances in education have
been made in recent years and yet the
best thing the state could do in 1911,
the best financial investment her peo-
pie could make, would be to double
this school expenditure. Considered
simply as a profitable place to put
money, it would pay the man who has
land, the man who has capital, the
man who has scientific knowledge or
industrial skill and tbo y,,o,, urhn Iivec
by his muscle. For the prosperity of
all is increased and heightened by
every increase in the intelligence and
efficiency of our average man.
"Let us take as our watchword
Education and Immigration-Both of
the Right Sort These are the poll
cies that we need to build up Missis.
sippi and the South"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
SAYS KILLING ACCIDENT.

RoMe, Miss, June Clarence Nc
Knight. negro boy, shot and killed a
negro woman, Julia Webster. He
claims the tragedy was the result of
an accident, following a scuflle for
possession of a pistol. Negro eye wit
nesses declare there was quarrel.
The accused will be tried tomorrow
before Judge D c. Wilkinson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
FILES sui EoR ss6. ao2.

Biloxi, Miss, June Suits amount
ing to $66,9O3.So through Attorney R.
C. Lee have been filed in the United
States against naval stores and tim
Der operators fog cutting trees, box
ing turpentine trees and using the
raw material to make rosin, etc, and
selling same without reimbursing the
United States government on land
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
HOW TO BUILD Up MISS.
CONTINUED from page two,

but by advertising our resources to the
thrifty, enterprising and progressive
farmers of the North and West-men
of our own stock who now only need
an invitation to make them come.
Mississippi now has only 100000
white people 1t should have 4,00O,-
OOO,-and would then even with its
100000 negroes, be only about one
fourth as thickly settled as Massachu-
sets! And with twice or thrice its
present white population, consider for
moment how much more important
every institution in the state would
be; how much varied would be our in
dustries, how much easier it would be
| to get good roads in counties in which
the white population is too small to
maintain them; how easy it would be
to double the usefulness of our pub
| ly we should build railroads in Sec
lions which must otherwise remain
dormant and backward for long years !;
how important our cities should be-
come, and how much more attractive
would be life in the thickly-settled
communities we should have, and how
much easier it would be to get tele-
phones and waterworks and trolley
lines and local libraries and all the
advantages of twentieth century rural
life!
Education Our Main Hope.
The school must be our main de
pendence, and as yet, we see through
a glass darkly as to what education
is really going to mean these next q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
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mant
BOY SERIOUSLY HURT.

Meridian, Miss, June 7.-Climbing
tree in an effort to get birds nest,
Marion Hassel, aged ten years, caught
a live wire and fell to the ground and
was picked up unconscious. An ex-
animation showed that his collar
bone had been broken in two places
and both his hips thrown out of joint.
1t is thought the boy will die. He is
the son of Edward Hassel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
Wasn't a Bit Impressed.

The chief of the clan of Mcintosh
once had n dispute with London cab
by over the fare.
do you know who ann" the high
lander asked angrily. II am the Nc
Intosh."
IL don't care If you are an umbrella"
retorted the cabby. "I'll have my
rightsp'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
Bal2YS@
zs:2D1CQ

Every woman s heart responds to
the charm and sweetness of baby's
voice, because nature intended her for
motherhood. But even the loving
nature Of a mother shrinks from the
ordeal because such time is regard
ed as period of suffering and danger.
Women who use Mothers Friend are
saved much discomfort and suffering,
and their systems, being thoroughly
prepared by this great remedy, are
In a healthy condition to meet the
time with the least possible suffering
and danger. Mothers Friend is
recommended only for the relief and
comfort Of expectant mothers; it Is In
no sense a remedy for various ills,
but its many years of success, and
the thousands of endorsements re-
ceived from women who have used it
are guarantee of the benefit to be
derived from its use. This remedy
does not accomplish wonders but SIM
ply assists nature to perfect its work.
Mothers Friend allays nausea, pre-
E; s 4 s ss sss'"s I'd q Mothers
contributes to csHnd1Omm
strong, healthy fKN W1M
motherhood. Mothers Friend is sold
at drug stores. Write for our free
book for expectant mothers.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ca
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08

The UNIFORM success that has at
tended the use of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
made 1t a favorite everywhere. 1t
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all dealers
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-08
In For I'll

First Small Boy We'd better be
good Second Small Boy Why? First
Small Boy-I heard doctor tell mother
to take plenty of exercise. Woman's
Home Companion
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
TWO SHOTS FOR ONE.
A WAY OUT.

Small Boy-Come on, Aunt Ethel;
let's go and shoot tiny jack spar
row.
Young Aunt-Oh, Gilbert, what a
shame! What would old Nanny
Sparrow say when Jacky didn't come
home? where is Jacky? Shot dead
by Gilbert"
Small Boy know what weH 90.
We will shoot the old nanny too!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
DREW TOO WELL.

A small crowd congregated in a STD
urban street. the object OF attraction
being cabman with jibbing morse.
won't it draw, guv'nor? inquired
an old dandy with an eyeGlass. VINO
stood in the center of the crowd 80
Draw" replied the cabmaE. VINO
appeared to be somewhat irritated py
the remark. Cant you see it's draw.
in the attention Of every bloomin 100
" the neiChborhood?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
EYoNp COMPUTATION.

BEYOND COMPUTATION.
"a race war in which twenty-five
lives were lost was started by prom
issory note"
'Humph! What a slaughter would
happen If the umpire turned down the
home team!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
IN PROPORTION.

IN PROPORTIONS.
Wife--I want a cap, please LOT my
husband
shopkeeper-Yes. madam. What
size does he wear?
wi6e-wen. 1 really forget. His col
lars are size sixteen, though I expect
he'd want about size eighteen or TWEEN
ty for a cap. wouldn't her
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
fine TREES IN PALESTINE
Eucalyptus, Fig, Olive and Orange
Flourish Among the Roeks on
lts Chalk Hills.

Palestine Is exceptionally fitted for
forestry. On its sand surfaces as on
It's chalk hills trees flourish and fruit
In an extraordinarily short time. Eu-
calyptuses. for example. in three or
four years reach a height and gfrth
which elsewhere require eight or ten.
and when cut of at a height Of two
meters develop to full trees again. II
Is a common thing to find great olive
and fig trees growing among the rocks.
The best oranges on the European mar
ket are from the land which Is sand
set fetches now the highest price for
orange culture. Indeed, there Is Jest
Ing phrase among Jewish colonists al
to Palestinian fertility: III you but
stick an umbrella in the soil you will
next year get a crop Of them" The
orange trees are especially profitable.
as they fruit two months before those
Of Italy and Spain. giving the advan-
tage to Jewish shippers. Jewish nurs-
erymen are developing marked skill In
grating. Orange culture has now
spread from the coast INTO Samaria.
But the olive forstry is most promis
Ing. BY 1912 the Jewish people Will
own in Palestine some 10000 olive and
fruit trees.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Memorial to Famous Women.

The lady chapel of the new Liver
pool cathedral, which is to be open
next summer. has a scheme of beauti-
full stained glass windows commemora-
tive of the noble deeds Of good wom-
en-. Besides the famous women Of the
Bible the following are commemora-
ted: DR.. Alicia Marvel and all who
have laid down their lives for their
sisters. Grace Darling and all coura-
geous maidens. Josephine Butler and
all brave champions Of purity. Mary
Collet and all prayerful women. Lou
Use Stewart and all the noble army Of
martyrs. Christine Rosetti and all
swee: singers. Catherine Gladstone
and all loyal-hearted wives. Elizabeth
Barrett Browning and all women who
have seen the infinite In things, An
gela Burdette-Coutts and all women
almoners of the king Of heaven, Moth
err Cecile and all women loving and
large hearted in counsel.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
DRUGGIST, THE MEANEsT MAN
Woman Shopper Finds Many Things
70 Complain Of In Drug
Store.

Give me a twocent stamp. please.
Here's a ten.dollar bill-it's the small
est I have-what. haven't you any
more convenient change than all that
silver? I can't carry that about with
me- Well. the idea! Are you sup
posed to be running drug store. or
what? Let me use your telephone.
No free phone? Well. this Is the
jumping of place. must say. II I
have to drop a nickel in I'll have to
have change-please give me change
for this five-dollar bill.
well. they don't answer. OF all
the service! Is there city directory
here? Where? For goodness sake.
this Is last years directory-havent
you a new one? Huh! Give me it,
tie piece of licorice root for the baby
to bite on Why. this seems wormy-
haven't you a smooth piece? How do
you sell your magazines? No. I don't
want to buy one-we subscribe for all
the good ones. and you don't seem to
have those. I'll just read this one
while I'm waiting for friend. o. and
please give me q wide-mouthed bottle.
holding about 30 much. What-flve
cents? You don't mean to tell me
that you charge for empty bottles? I
know. but when a person has been
shopping all over your store. it seems
10 me you might be a little accom-
modating about little things like
Baby! Put that thermometer down
throw It down at once! 1t might
poison you. Therein glad it was
only a cheap thing. or you might have
wanted me to pay for 1t because she
smashed It. Thank goodness. there's
my car! Will you please hold the
door open till w get OUT"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
BEER AND BULLION.

As was expected, some editorial fits
have been thrown concerning the re-
cent threc.ring golden wedding cerc-
mony staged by Adolphus Bush and
family in their palatial California
home. Yet there is no Use attempting
to paint Busch as deep criminal,
who has builtled fortune Oh ruined
homes, drunkards' graves and fallen
women. 1t may be that there is more
or less stigma against the beer bust
ness in this country, although the
action of Taft and 7. Il. in sending
golden offerings to the beer kings
wouldn't indicate that it had reached
the very highest political circles.
But, however that may be. Busch is a
German, and there is I'D doubt of the
social and moral Standing of his bust.
ness in the land Of his nativity.
Even the honorable kaiser remember
ed him on this suspicious occasion,
and beer drinking is one of the most
popular pastimes Of the fatherland,
SO, doubtless, Busch believes he is all
right, which helps some in these days
of more or less hypocrisy and frenzied
finance. There is also something to
be said in favor of beer As temper.
ance drink, although Carrie Nation
may throw Il fit at the mere suggestion.
Not that anyone needs beer, or tina. it
is benficial, an halucination long since
exploded. but which is dragged in by
the brewery advertisers, and the man
who requires an excuse with his suds;
not that at all, but there are many
people who insist on some alcoholic
stimulant, and are going to have it if
they have to drink squirrel whisky in
the back stall ola livery barn. Beer
easily accessible is q benefit to them,
Just as it was to the army in the days
of the canteen. So there is no reason
for counting Busch low.browed des.
perado. His solid gold, diamond
studded celebration may suggest q
vainglcrious fool. But just remember
that the fortune he spent so Iavishly
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Dog Walks 40 Miles to Reach Favor.
lte Spot Behind Butcher
Shop Stove.

II you've ever felt the panss OF
homesickness and have longed for the
quiet of a small town in contrast to
the hustle and hustle Of big city
your sympathy will go out to Dewey.
a white bulldog who. pining for his
personal soft spot behind a meat mar
ket stove in La Crosse. Wis. walked
the entire distance from st. Paul to
that city.
A letter from La Crosse tells of the
arrival there Of the dog. which Is the
property of Oscar Baum. a st. Paul
meatcutter. who formerly lived In
the Wisconsin city.
Dewey is now sleeping behind tho
stove In the meat market In La
Crosse. which his master formerly
owned Although Mr.. Baum brought
the dog to st. Paul In the express car
Of a fast limited train and offered him
all kinds Of inducements and delica-
cies not to be had in a small town.
Dewey was not happy.
He ran away and appeared unex-
pected at his old home. Wagging his
short tail furiously. he scratched and
whined for admittance.
The 40 miles he had tramped had
made him footsore and weary. His
tongue was hanging far out Of his
mouth and he was painting. Dewey's
eyes were bright. however. and he
was not too tired t. yawn in friend
~ manner at his old trusted friend.
the market cat.
When his master telephoned from
St. Paul that he would so to La
Crosse to get him the saunt little
fighting pet was sleeping the peaceful
sleep Of the weary. Between his
paws was a discarded bone. and tho
satisfied grin on his battle-scarred
face told more plainly than words that
he preferred a meager bone in La
Crosse to porterhouse steak in st.
Paul.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
New Zealand "Tattooed Rocks"

Mr.. Clement Wragge who has in
spected what are known as the tat
tooed rocks" on the coast near Rag
Ian, New Zealand. IS distinctly of opin-
ion that they are the work of neither
Tamil nor Maori. but are the inscrip-
tons Of a very ancient race of sun
worship people. antedating the advent
of the Maori by untold centuries. The
spiral circle. ovals. crosses and
squares. he says. are most significant.
and confirm his opinion that New Zea-
land has been inhabited by early man.
He considers the inscriptions are
probably connected with those at
Easter Island and Central and South
America. and are Atlantean or lie
murian in origin: further. that the
Maori copied the spiral from tho
relics of ancient people. and did not
initiate II.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

in celebrating the fitch lap in
double harness was largely contribut.
ed by other fools who were 50 much
worse they didn't get anything out Of
it but unhealthy fat and a headache,
SO there is no use Of selecting Busch
out of so vast an array for the goat.
As a matter Of fact, he is smarter than
most of them, and, doubtless, better
than some who paid him tribute
AtchisOn Globe.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
The Absurdity Of Overwork.

DIR. C.. Hutchinson Eely, the brain ex-
pert Of Duluth, was discussing the new
.uberculin cure for progressive paraly-
sis, a malady common to brain work
ers.
"Tuberculin has cured third Of the
eases It has been tried on" he said.
Hence It may be called pretty good
cure. But better cure for the diseases
due to overwork Is rest"
DR.. Hutchinson Eely thumped the Ia
BILE vigorously.
When q professional man tells me
he is too busy to take rest" he cried,
II tell him he is like workman who
"a too busy to sharpen his tools"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

twenty-eight feet in length. Inside
the bark the stump measured seven
feet and nine inches in diameter. The
distance to the first limb Of this tree
was one hundred feet, and the total
height of the tree was over three hum
dred feet. At the standard price then
prevailing-s25 thousand-the lum'
Der in this tree was worth more than
81, OOO.-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

When the extra session meets. in
April next. some Southern Congress.
men may find themselves smbrassed As
to the attitude to take ON Louisiana
sugar, Alabama iron and Georgia lum.
Der. In the past these industries have
been given Protection by Republican
votes. Soon the Dem ,crats will have
to attend to that matter for thcmsel.
yes.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
NOTICETO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will Nv received By the Secre
tary of the Board If Education If the city Of
Columbus, Nebraska, On or before 7:30 y. M.
April - 1911. for the repair AMI alteration Of
the Columbus High school building.
Proposals Il, be considered must be accom-
panied by a certified check suual to three per
cent Of the bid.
Plans and specihcations for said work may b"
s.en at the Office If Wur,leman & Grabe. Archi-
tects, Columbus, Nebraska.
The Beard reserves the right to reject any anil
all bids. DIR. T.. ~. NAuMANN.
"a Secretary.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
A HOUSE FROM ONE TREE.

The town of Elma, Wash, in the
midst of the great fir timber belt on
the west slope of the Cascade Noun.
tains, presents unique feature in the
form of a 2 story house, containing
fourteen rooms, built entirely of the
timber from a single fir. This tree
was . giant Douglas and was felled
west of Elma. 1t was wonderfully
strsight and, when scaled, was found
to contain forty thousand feet of ser
viceable timber. The tree was cut
into six logs, the first, or butt. being
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

If the Democrats have their way at
the coming session of Congress the
people of the United States will soon
begin to take an interest in the world
dumping" so much used in England,
and study its its application to condi.
tons likely to be created in this coun.
try by Tariff legislation which will
give t3rcign products easy access to our
markets.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Ii reciprocity is a step toward Free
Trade, Uncle Sam will just have to
back up, that's all. And he will back
up quick, regardless ofall the theorems
Of Tariff reformers and college dream
crs. Hard times will compel him to.
Enid, (Okla. Events.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
oesIans Grand Staircase.

Miss Fay Kellogg is New York
girl who has great skill as an archi-
tect- She designed the scheme for
the grand staircase Of the Hall Of
Records In New York. which Is No
garded as a very good example Of
architectural beauty.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
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