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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-29

first month of their quiet life. The Old
elephant especially grew fond of Flossy,
and showed in various ways that he recog-
nized her voice. Whenever she ran to his
lot-a big space fenced about in the bright
sYnlight-he would come slowly toward
her, looking at the little goden-haired
girl as fondly as an elephant could look.
OF course, Flossy never really went In
side the enclosure, but would stand right
beside the fence and give the old ele-
phant-whose name was Alexander the
Great-peanuts and candy. with the
trainers permission.
About the winter quarters worked
12-year-old boy, Tommy Rich He was
the only child Of a widow who kept a
small boarding house near to the circus
winter quarters. Many of the men who
worked about the quarters boarded with
Mrs. Rich, and 1t was this that procured
the work for Tommy in the quarters.
Tommy loved animals, and often when
the trainers were cruel to the poor beasts
during their training h9 =, would
selling and sympathetic words into the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-29

head forward. his trunk down and IN
wrapped the figure OF Flossy The child
stood trembling like a leaf. drawing In q
big breath. Then she burst into tears
Tommy was still talking to Alexander the
Great. soothing him into calm.
We'll, well, what has hnppened?" II
was MI Lake, Flossy's father, asking the
question In an excited voice. In making
the morning rounds OF the quarters he
had suddenly come upon the scene Just
described IN the elephants lot. There was
AleNander's keeper gathering himself from
bunch OF disarrangcd hay In the corner
one arm hanging Imply Mt his side. ut
developed that he had II badly dislocnted
wrist) inside the lot was Flossy. trem-
bling and weeping, her frock badly crun-
pied ana her hat of There also were
Tommy and Alexander. tho former sooth-
ing the Inter. and ohlivious to the
other creatures man and beast - about
NM When Elossy heard her fathers
voice she ran to him and explained every
thing quickly. And the keeper soon Joined
Mr.. Lake aud FioSsy. giving his version of
the story.
Here Tom !" called out Mr. LAKE.,
come give me your side OF the matter
Kingston here the elephants keeper is
so excited and angry that he lays all the
p'ohc W AleNuHueF. flOSsy IL Etlll TOO
frightened to know just what occurred
except that she was lifted as high rs
the moon and held there few days"
And Mr.. Lake laughingly looked at Flossy
and chucked her under the chin. Then
as Tommy advanced to him he picked up
Flossys hat from the ground and put II
on her head.
Tommy, whose honesty and cooi.head.
edness was recognized by all who knew
him, and by the Brown Brothers" In
particular tfor which they held him IN
very high esteem) gave his story az he
knew It. He explained that old Alexander
, had been driven too hard" by Mr.. King
ston, and that he had borne the whip till
at last he had resented tho punishment
Then he had taken his revenge or words
to that effect
After Tommy's statement. g,yel. IN a
straightforward manner, Mr. Lake turned
to the trainer: Kingston. you've been
too severe on old Alexander The animal
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~ Id Bruno sat summing himself at
the mouth of his cave. He had
enjoyed a good supper of honey and
herbs. and was now sitting In the
last shafts of sun that came from
the evening sun almost nightfan.'
unused old Bruno But the shades OF
night did not Brighten him in the least
Indeed, he enjoyed them. He had just
come out Of his long winters sleep, and
enjoyed Aerything in the big outside
world.
"Well," and he tapped one paw with
the other. "It's fine to be great black
bear Ike myself Goodness-me. how peo-
ple do fear me. They'll run miles and
miles to get out of my sight. And-they
don't know that I'm not such power
full fellow. after all. Even hobcat can
make me hide myself behind the bushes.
l look pretty fierce. hut when put TO tue
test, ia rather rrn than fight.
Thus musing. Bruno sat as the last
raya of the evening sun dazzled his eyes
Then, after the red ball had dropped be-
hind the crest of the mountain, ne got
up and went leisurely off down the pain
which led to fne spring OF cold sweet
water. :.
And while Bruno was going in the di-
rection Of the spring there were TWO wv,
other creatures making In the same u
rection. But they were not bears. nor
were they bobcats. the enemies OF Bruno,
They were little creatures In human
form, a dear little boy Of seven ana
dear little girl of six. And they were
hurrying along In the gathering darkness
hand In hand. their eyes full OF fast-
flowing tears. and their mouths all
aquiver They were lost on the mountain
ode
1t was in the early afternoon OF the
day that Tad and Bah had wandered
away from their home in the village at
the foot Of the mountain. Their mother
had permitted them to 60 to play with
some neighborlng cnildren. Fenny and
Benny Shivers. And tenny and Benny
had persuaded Tad and Bah to take "A
long, long walk to hunt for spring flow
era" And after they mad gone quite
way round q long foothill. Fenny and
Benny had grown tired and had returned
b their home. which was IN sight. But
fad and Bah were anxious to find some
hlOScons before returning to their home,
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IN the gym but nlorg the lines taught
by common sense to the wild man.
One evening. AS Battling Ben was
meandering from school TO his boarding
place. a gentle voice spoke to him. Good
evening, Mr. Ben Lee, it said. Zen
turned quickly, his face suffused with
bushes. for he recognized the voice aS
belonging to the very preitiest girl ne
had ever had the good fortune to TOOK
upon. She was Mahel Grant IN the same
room with him at school, but in the low
er class. Ben had often furtlvely watched
her wishing that b. nigltt necome gen
tleman enough to be permitted to speak
to her sometime. But he had no nope
that such good fortune would ever be
his. And here she was, all OF IA sudden.
addressing him, Therefore. the b!usne5
on his deeply hronzed face
"Oh. how do you do. Miss Misc
Then he broke of as awGWHrdIy as u
COW boy could He stood cap III hand,
the cold March wind blowing his ueavy
auburn hair about in confusion.
I'm Mabel Grant sad Mabel. smiling
and bowling. And, as we've been III the
same schoolroom all winter long. it's
nigh time we were becoming acquainted.
I've watched your rapid progress in your
work, and think you the most wonderful
boy In arithmetic ! ever saw. And the
teacher thinks so, too he told Papa
about you-called you a diamond In the
rough"
Yes, I'm rough, all right" grinned
Ben He was no longer Battling Ben
but Confused Ben. And 1t was a pretty,
blue-eyed girl who was routing him. All
the boys In the town could not have made
him take OF his cap or cause him to
years old. made him feel as helpiess as .
kitten.
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has done good service for many, many
years Like people, he gets worn out. and
must be humored. Do you understandT
do l understand" and Kingston held
out his limp and swollen wrist. Il reckon.
Mr.. Lake, that I'll not soon forget, It's
my right wrist-and itll be weak for
months-maybe forever"
'Then go and have 1t attended to at
once" ordered Mr.. Lake And In future.
let that weak wrist remind you that the
whip should be used more menace
than ms Il punishment Go on, Kingston
And Mr. Lake waved the suffering mau
away.
Then turning to Tommy. he said u
like your humane way of looking at these
matters. my youngster, and I'm going to
raise you In rank very soon. You'll be-
come one of my most trusted men, aud II
YOU keep right on In the ptth you've
started ont to travel-wPN one day YOU Ii
ind yourself one of tho Grown Brothers.
Honesty nnG vo0lh eadclnCsS aic indtspen-
sable IN this business, and we are on the
lookout for one possessing them
"llcnesty and cool hcadeducsS Mother
calls 1t horse sense. sir,-ar necessary In
any business" declared Tommy. And
kinducss Is also just us necessary. NJ.
Lake"
Right, you are my youncster and l
want you to drop into my Office at IL
o'clo~sA | want to fix that statement WITH
n little check Your mothers poor wo-
man, working hard for an honest living.
II her boy earns 30 extra this week by
saving the life OF my litte girl, well. !
guess she can find a place for 1t. And
YOU are to so to school. my nne fellow,
and get m education. For a third brother
OF the Browns must know his Ca
.'But-Mr. Lake. can't aIori to -
to school now-Mosher's business h -
bad
That's my lookout, youngcter," smflee
Mr.. Lake Don't you think that saving
my little daughters life ia worth an edo
cauon2 Wen, do. And what's raorc, you
and your nso;h@r won't need while you're
getting that education. either. And nov,
run home ard tell your mother. Shell b
glad to know her boy v strong enough
to msnaEe q mad elephant that has over-
thrown his keeper All. hs, you're Tia
making Of q Ereat mnu. Thomas Rich"
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One day while Alexander's trainer was
putting him through his tricks, lust to
keep him in practice" as he explained
to Flossy, who was standing near, the
overtaxed animal got into rage and even
had the trainer a bit uneasy. Having
dealt with animals all his life, the fellow
understood how impossible 1t was to man
age an elephant once he became infuri-
ated. and for once during his acquaint
ance with old Alexander the Great the
trainer felt that he had pressed the beast
too far. He cracked the whip about the
angry animals head, threatening him, us
was his way when training. but Alexan-
der still ragged, tossing his trunk about
wildly, and trumpeted loudly.
Get away-go beyond the ropesr' cried
the trainer to Flossy, for the little girl
had gone into the big lot with the trainer
that morning.
Hardly had he spoken when Alexander
caught him round the waist with his
powerful trunk and held him quivering
in the air. Then. as II revengeful for
the way he had been treated, the angry
beast tossed his keeper into q farther
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-29

little Flossy. but only for the briefest pos
sible time by the clock. Hardly had Alex
ander the Great caught the child In his
trunk when into the yard rushed Tommy.
From a short distance he had seen tho en-
ragged elephant toss the trainer into the
hay. from which the Injured fellow was
now trying to extricate himself. And with
all speed Tommy had made dash for
the lot to try to calm the rufied temper
of Alexander 1t was just at the moment
when he was jumping over the ropes that
the beast caught up the frightened Flossy.
In another instant and just as Alex
ander was gathering force to toss his
burden into the air above his big
head Tommy had slapped his huge
knees. and was saying gently to him. but
forcibly: Come, Alexander. come! Down.
down, down; old fellowl" And he was
stroking the big beasts side. "Come
down, down, DOWN.
Alexander heard and needed. For Just
the shortest space of time did he hold the
squirmlng little figure In his trunk. Then.
as II understanding that II was his dear
est friends wish that he deposit her gently
on the ground unhurt-he brought his
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other even in the remotcst degree
OF blood but as close as twin brothers
in the circus business in which they We're
engaged Mr. Lake was the senior part
ner aud was the proud father uf as fire
a little daughter one could wish for.
Her name was t'iGssy. and she was seven
years old
The Brown Brot hers had their ie
spective homes Ee'r 10 the winter
quarters. aud little ,'l"sSv lovci TO 80 to
the great sheds Where the many animals
were kept And tnr uuifaa st even The
vil'lnr, SceTeI "a know t,oesv nftr. w.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-29
An Exciting Moment for II
II Tommy Rich and FlOssy Lake.

suffering creatures ear and would oat
the old elephants side whenever he saw
the trainer beating him OF course.
Tommy was very carcfui not to allow the
trainers TO see him doing these little acts
of kindness. Had they suspected him of
having heart" he would have become
the butt of their ridicule. And that would
have made his work III the quarters un-
endurahle
Tommy had grown to love Alexander
the Great. and Alexander the Great had
grown to love Tommy. The poor Old
animal was no longer young, and the
many. many years in captivity bad made
him nervous at times, had caused his for
mcr good nature to become a bit eX-
c,tab'e. and often when uvertaNed by the
trainer he would fly into a temper that
would last for sometime after the trainer
lad departed and forgotten the big. angry
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BBHEADINGs AND CURTAu


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extreme heat
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meadow or grassy field.
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male deer ana get label or card.
BEHEADBNGS.
1 Brhend. Ia shallow round dish and get
to be tardy
. Bchcud to mount n hill and leave an
arm
3 Bchcnd very wido and leave public
highway.
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My first is in work, but not In toll;
My second is In arrow, but not In foil;
My third IL In lie. but not In truth;
My fourth IL in nerve, but not H. tooth
My fifth is In tune, but not In song
My sixth is In string, but not In long;
My whole spells the name
or fine forest tree
Its shade In the summer
We all love to see.
PRIMAL ACHOSTIC.
This acrostlc contains seven words NJ
six lettersAoach If the words are rightly
guessed and written one below another
their initial letters, beginning ut the top
and spelling downward, Will spell the
name OF study pertaining to mathc-
matics The cross-Vords are: /. Some
Thing used to steady ship in storm .
A moss-llltc plant that fnstens Itself upon
rocks aud trees 3. spheres. 4, young
bird of The elags. .. Icrsons who mako
bread ana pastries g Valuable posses
sions Z 4 PART ~ our limbs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
FIRST lecture
BY The EXPERTS
On Agriculture at the County Court
House This Morning-interest-
ing Program.

A number of planters from the coun-
try surrounding Hattiesburg are in the
city to attend the lectures to be deliv-
cred by the experts of the agricultural
department of the government here
during the next three days.
The first lecture was delivered by
Mr.. w. R. Bette at the Court House
this morning at II o'clock on Peanut
Culture" Mr.. Bette said that to do
away with the boil weevil peanuts
must be grown.
The program for the remaining ses-
sions of the meeting follows:
Monday Night.
1880 p. m.-Dr J. c. Hardy on In
dustrial Education.
$3.50 p. NV. H. Smith on Educa-
tion.
Tuesday, February 14th.
9 a. NC. H. Afford on the Boil
Weevil.
III d. u.-W. w. TOpe dhu d. D. hCo
on Burning Stumps.
II a. NV. E. Young on Terracing
2 p. m.-Dr. H. Guy Hathorn on
Leguminous Crops.
p. nj. w. Willis on Soil Build
ing.
4p. me-. B. Ferris on Dairying.
1880 p. nj. W. Fox on Hog Rails
ing.
$3.50 p. NV. L. Hutchinson or
Forage Crops and Live Stock.
Wednesday, February 18th.
9 a. NC. R. Hightower on subject
of his own selection.
9:45 a. NH. E. Blakeslee on sub
ject of his own selection.
10:30 a. m.-General Discussion o
Organization.
1900 m.-Adjourn.
This afternoon at o'clock, Mr..
N. Riley, representing the DuPon
Powder Co., will give demonstration
on stump blowing at the corner o
Hardy and Broad streets.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
FAMOUS LECTURER
TO VISIT CITY
o. L. Sullivan Will Speak Tuesday
Night On "Lfe Beyond
The Grave"

o. l.. Sullivan, V. D. NJ, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, will deliver his famous lecture
on Life Beyond the Grave in the
old Christian Science Hall, over the
Hattiesburg Furniture Co., Tuesday
night at o'clock.
Mr.. Sullivan is a deep and profound
Bible student; member of the Inter-
national Bible Students Association
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and this is a rare
opportunity for the Hattiesburg public
to hear this free lecture on a subject
that has not failed to appeal to all
who have heard it throughout the Uni
ted States and Canada.
Mr.. Sullivan is devoting his life to
this work of promoting Christian
knowledge, and a clearer insight into
those passages of the Bible on this
subject, which, as a rule, are not gem
orally understood, and he is not trying
to build up any sect or creed.
All expenses being paifby the Bible
Students Association, thk Ere will be no
collection taken up, and all seats are
free.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
real ESTATE MEN
Are VERY ACTIVE
Busy Answering lnquiries.-More In
Last Six Weeks Than For
All Last Year.

Il have had more inquiries for city
and country property during the past
week than l had during the previous
year and one-half" was the remark
made by a prominent real estate man
this morning. Other real estate men
in the city have equally encouraging
remarks to make and the outlook is
that more property will change hands
this year, and more improvements
will be made than in any year since
the boom days, four years ago. In all
parts of town new residences are be-
ing erected. On all sides business
men who have simply been renting
are acquiring desirable lots with a
view of erecting nice homes, while in
a number of instances buildings are
already in course of construction. Not
only residences will be erected here
during the present year, but an indus
trial enterprise or two have been ar
ranged for and several new stores and
other buildings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
HATTESBlRC MISSISSIPPI MONDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 49, 1911
negro LYNCHED
FOR AN ASSAULT
The Mob Was Composed Of Leading
EufauIa, Ala, citi.
zens.

Eufaula, Ala, Feb. 13.-Iver Peter
son, a negro, Is years old was lynched
Sunday morning between and
O'Clock by the most prominent citizens
of Eufaula, in the woods just off the
public road, eight miles from the city
limits. His body was strung up to a
limb and riddled with bullets. The
body was left hanging there.
Saturday night about Z o'clock, as
Mrs. E. A. Hudson, a prominent wo.
man of Eufaula, was crossing the
street going from neighbor's house
to her own, negro, identified as Iver
Peterson grabbed her and attempted
to assault her. Her screams brought
several of the neighbors to the scene
in few minutes, and the negro fled
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
VARDAMAN NOW
IN CAMPAIGN
Says He Expects to Base His Claims
Before the People on His Po-
litical Record.

Carrollton, Miss, Feb. 13.-Former
Governor J. X. Vardaman opened his
campaign here Saturday for the
United States. senatorship to succeed
Senator Leroy Percy. The weather
was inclement. and the crowd that
gathered to hear him was not large.
Governor Vardaman was introduced by
s. E. Turner.
The governor seemed at his best,
and entered at once into the issues of
the campaign, prefacing his remarks
by saying that if he had to get the
office of United States senator by
abusing and lying on others" he did
not want the honor. He referred to
those opposing him-the various poll
ticians of the state-as political gad-
flies" He said he was not running
against them for the office; that he
was going to put his claims, bas-
ing them on his past political record
before the sovereign voters of Missis
sippi, and if a majority of them did
not want him as their United States
senator, he did not want to serve.
Mr.. Vardaman declared that if he
knew a man who supported him fol
any other reason than that he thought
him the best man for the place, he
would despise him, rather than com
mend him for the vote he cast.
The speaker touched upon the race
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
GENERAL LuoUE LOST FROM TEN
TO TWENTY MEN-RETREAT
FOLLOWED.
DRAMATIC INCIDENT OF BATTLE
An Associated Press Correspondent
and Non-Combatants Were
Killed.
(By Associated Press.)

Marft, Tex, Feb. 13.-In the two
days fight at Mulata, Mex, last week,
the federals under General Luque lost
from ten to twenty men killed and
withdrew to Oiinaga. Insurrectos I'M
der Ortega, exhausted their ammuni-
ton and were unable to stop the fed
eral retreat.
In the battle an associated Press
correspondent, who was with the in
surrectos and the bodies of four old
non-combatants, whose deaths are
laid to the federals, were found in a
farm house. They were Eucevio Della
Cruz, Cruz Samaniejo, Decederio
Carrasco and Matias Carrasco. One
of the men was ninety years old; an
other blind and another crippled.
The insurrectos found them with
their hands tied behind their backs,
lying riddled with bullets.
A dramatic incident followed the dis.
covery of the four murdered men. A
crowd of insurrectos, with a son and
nephew of the aged martyrs, rushed
for the plaza in Mulata to take re
venge by killing federal prisoner
who was wounded.
| The wounded soldier was dragged
into the street and the crowd drew
pistols and threatened to kill any per
son who interferred. At that momen
Artega, the insurrecto commander
rode up and called halt, exclaiming "
have had my home laid in ruins, my
wife and babies driven naked anC
starving into the hills, but l am no
ready to kill an unarmed wounded
man. Rage faded from the crowd
and only one, the son of the murdered
man, stepped forward to take the sol
dier's life.
Ortega drew his pistol. 'It woult
break my heart to have to kill
comrade, "he said, but we shall not b,
murderers." Thereupon the woundet
soldier was picked up, mumblinl
praises and was removed to a shanty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-13
JUDGE HENRY IS
MAKING RECORD
TRYING CASES
IN TWO WEEKS HAS HELD THREE
TERMS OF CoURT-FIFTY-sIx
CONVICTIONS.
EXCELLENT RECORDS OF others
Lawyers Complaining That it is Al
most impossible to Secure
Acquttals.
EXCELLENT RECORDS OF OTHERS

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 13.-Judge
Henry has made new speed record
in sentencing prisoners to the peni-
tentiary. In two months he has held
three terms of court in two counties
and has sent up fifty-six convicts.
OF these, twenty-eight were sent
up here in December at the term Of
the circuit court for the first district
of Kinds county. Following this,
Judge Henry sent up twenty-one from
Madison, Immediately following the
Jackson court. Last week he sent up
seven from Raymond, second district
of Kinds county.
In Yazoo, County Attorney George
is making an excellent record, as
shown by the number of convictions
since he was appointed. In Kinds
County. Attorney o. B. Taylor seems
to be one of the hardest men to beat
in the state, while the county attor
ney of Madison is a man on the job
all the time.
Lawyers in almost every county in
the state are complaining that it is
almost impossible to secure an acquit
tai, that they are losing cases that
would, if it were not for the county
attorney, never amount to anything
more than trial.
This applies to all classes of of
tenders, but more especially to viola
tors of the prohibition law; many O.
them are being convicted and heavily
fined through the efforts of the county
attorney.
1t was the work of the county attor
ney of Lincoln that made it possibl,
for Judge Miller to collect so many
fines from tigers at Brookhaven re
Gently, when the fines amounted t.
over $4,000 for this one offense
Similar reports are coming from
nearly every county, except Warrel
and one or two others, where but lit
tie attention is given to the sale o
liquors.