davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Tho Crv Of the Loon.

The cry Of the loon is one OF the
strangest. weirdest sounds in nature.
Those who have heard it can scarcely
wonder that it has so often been woven
into song and legend.
A blood red ring hung round the moon.
Hung round the moon. All. me! All. me!
I heard the piping OF the loon.
A wounded loon. All. me!
And yet the eagle feathers rare
], trembling. wOve in my braves hair
Almost all writer's who have attempt
ed to describe the cry Of this bird have
likened it TO unmirthful laughter
Thus Mr.. Vernon Bailey. speaking Of
the sound, describes it as follows
''Only on the lonely lake in the heart
of the woods do you get the startling
thrill Of the looms wild cry-One clear
piercing note or a long. quavering. de
mOniacal laugh that TO the timid sug
gests herd OF screaming panthers."
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
The Business Of Life.

Life Is q business we are all apt 10
mismanage, either living recEless'y
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guiled out Of our moments by the
inapities of custom. We should de-
spise a man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct OF any
other business. But in this. which Is
the one thing of all others. since 1t
contains them all, We cannot see the
forest for the trees. One brief I'M
preston obliterates another. There Il
something Supplying in the recurrence
Of unimportant things. and 1t Is only
on rare provocations that We can rise
to. take an outlook beyond daily con
Germs and comprehend the narrow Him.
its and great possibilities Of our exist,
ence.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

Artistic folk frequently have some
what vague notions about business.
Some of them are quite ignorant Of IT.
others utterly Indifferent to 1t and 9TH
ers yet hate the very name Of 1t. One
In the last named category was Liszt.
He had returned from q successful
tour, and Princess Metternich. the
wife Of the celebrated statesman and
diplomatist, was questioning him re-
garling the concerts he had been Civ
ing abroad.
II hear" she said. that you did
good business In Paris"
To which Liszt gave the tart reply.
II only played some music there.
Business-that I leave to bankers and
diplOmatists."
To another lady the musical cleric
gave q still more sarcastic answer.
"Ah, Able" she sighed, what a great
fortune you would make II only you
could be induced to 90 to America to
play"
Madame" returned Liszt, III you
stood In need Of that fortune. believe
me, would 90 at once"
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

The courage Of lion at bay. great
as It Is, Is no greater than that OF the
buffalo. and he must yield his scepter
to the elephant, declares H. L. Tangye
in his book, I'm the Torrid SUDAN. as
to courage. size. strength and intelii-
eence. 1t Is a temptation to declare
that the elephant possesses sense Of
humor. A herd Of elephants once fell
In with a train Of dOnkeys. Their
attention concentrated on the load the
donkeys carried. With all the mischief
Of monkeys. the loads were torn
asunder AMI their contents distributed
over half the province. At Boz. on
the Mountain Nile. the elephants were
at one time full Of practical Jokes.
Passing at night time through the VII
lage. they would knock the sleepefs
up by demolishing their huts above
their heads. then contentedly march
away.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Not His Fault.

A doctor was summoned to attend
the miller's little boy. He wrote out Il
prescription. which was promptly
made up and administered in due
form. The next day he called again
to see his patient and found the whole
family In tears.
ALAS" said the mother. Il shouldn';
have thought that my poor child would
have died Of the measles"
What" exclaimed the doctor. lie
had the measles, and you never told
me:-Paris Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
A Lucky Game Of Chess.

A story is told Of the Moorish prince
Abul Hejex, who was thrown Into
prison for seditiOn by his brother Mo-
manned. king Of Granada. There he
remained for several years until the
king. fearing he might escape. placed
himself mt the head Of q fresh revolt
and seized the crown, ordering one OF
his pashas to see to his immediate ex-
ecution. Abul Hejex was playing at
chess when the pasha came and bade
him prepare for death. The prince
asked for two hours respite. when
was refused. After earnest entfeaty
he obtained permission to finish MS
game. He was In no hurry about the
moves, We are told, and well for him
he was not. for before an hour mao
elapsed messenger brought the news
that Mohammed had been struck dead
by apoplexy. and Abul was forthwith
proclaimed king Of Granada. 1t was
indeed q small favor for the pasha to
grant, but 1t altered the whole current
Of the kings career.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

Moses of Scriptural fame Is called
BY eight different names In various
places in the Bible. Bathia, the daugh-
ter Of Pharaoh. called him Moses be-
cause she drew him out Of the water.
Jochebed, his mother, called him Jeku-
thiel, saying. II had hoped for him.. -
Miriam. his sister. called him Jared
because she had descended after him
into the water to see what his end
would be. Aaron called his brother
Abb Zanuch because his father had de-
serted their mother. Amram, the IA
Their Of Moses. called the boy Chabar
because he was again reunited to the
mother Of the lad. Kehath. the grand
father Of Moses. called him AbigdOr
because God had repaired the breach
In the house Of Jacob. The nurse Of
the grandfather Of Moses called him
Abb SOchO because he was once hid
den three months In the Tabernacle
All Israel called him Shemaiah be-
cause lin his days God heard their
cries and rescued them from their Op-
pressOrs."
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
The 0onkey's Head.

Among the most extraordinary pieces
of symbolism known to have been used
by the early Asiatics was q figure OF q
donkey's head used as q representative
Of the deity. There Is no doubt what
ever that the same emblem was once
used among the Hittites. the Egyptians
and one or two other nations as q sym
Dol Of their red~g0d. SUIT. The super
stition Of the yellow donkey Of India.
the story of the swift ass Of eastern
Asia and the ass Of Dionysius and
many other marvellous ass stories are
all survivals Of that curious form Of
religious worship the alteration Of the
ass head
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Those Newspaper Yarns.

A worthy old dame of New England
once invited her husbands attention 10
what seemed to her curious Item in
the journal she was looking at. Ills,
ten to this" said she, reading.
The Mary H. Barker Of Gloucester
reports that she saw two whales. a
COW and q calf. floating OF Cape Cod
the day before yesterday"
"Well. what about it," asked the
husband.
"Only this" replied his spouse. u
can understand about the two whales,
but what beats me IS how the COW
and the calf got way out there. LIP,
plncott's.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

A well known churchman was visit
ing New York. accompanied by his
wife, who Is rs beautiful as her life
mate IL homely. They were walking
down Broadway one afternoon. and
the pair attracted much attention.
One Of two young sports" evidently
thinking to attract the favorable at
tention Of the churchman's wife. In an
audible aside remarked that 1t was
another case of ''the beauty and the
beast" Quick as q wink the husband
turned and. as he swung his right to
the sneakers jaw. scoring Knockout.
said, II am q man Of peace. but I new
er allow any one to call my wife q
beast"
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
The Soft Answer,

Irritated Frenchman ito Yankee.
who had taken him for 4 waiter'-
SIR, you have gr-r-rOssly insulted lie.
There is my card. My seconds will
Wait upon you, SIR.
Yankee-Never mind your seconds.
Erenchy. You can wait upon me just
As we'll. Pass me the sauce. and he
quick about it.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
An Excellent Reason

you girls are beyond me-" said the
father as he tied the ribbon Of his
daughters shoe. why don't you wear
buttoned shoes that won't come unfas-
tened instead Of these COMPOUNDED
things that are united half the timer
because. papa" said Gladys sweet
". I'D rather have Q bow than get
the Aook."-Harpers Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
They Beth Knew.

Che fool said one day In the kings
presence, II am the king" And the
king laughed. for he knew that MS
fool was wrong.
A week later the king was angry De
cause of an error he had commiaed
and exclaimed. II am q FOOL: ana
the fool laughed. for he knew that his
king was right.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Cunning.

Cunning signifies especially habit
or gift Of Overreaching. accompanied
with enjoyment and q sense of superb
gritty. 1t Is associated with small aud
dull conceit and with an absolute want
OF sympathy or affection. 1t is the in
tensest rendering Of vulgarity. absolute
and utter-RnSEin
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Skoppina by Mail.

Not long ago in little town In one
Of the prohibition states a young man
entered the pOstOfiice and asked the
postmaster for a postoffice order.
"FOr how much:" asked the post
master
Two gallons" was the prompt re-
Educational Monthly.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
A Useful Remedy.

Little four-year-old Billy was visiting
his neighbor. Jerry. Billy showed ev-
cry evidence Of a bad cold. Jerry's
mother asked with grave solicitude,
Doesn't your mother give you any.
thing for your cold. Billy?" whereupon
Billy answered, feeling In all his peck
cts at once. "Yes. ma'am: she gives me
q clean Observation-Disclosures.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
whv He STOPPED.

They had been engaged only week.
He had kissed her fully forty times
that evening. When he stopped the
tears came into her eyes. and she said:
Dearest. you have ceased to love
me-"
no, l haven't" he replied. but
must breathe."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Prepared For the Worst.

Husband GOOdby. my dear. \ pleas
ant voyage. ] have taken every pre-
caution In case Of accident. Wife
What do you mean: Husband -lnsur.
ed your life In my favOr.-.IOurna'
AmuSNnt
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Not Much.

Howell-Reading maketh full man.
Powell-But II you get arrested Tor
drunkenness the Judge isn't inclined 70
accept as an excuse your statement
that you have been reading.-New YORK
Press.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
A Real Surprise.

Mamma-And you say your Uncle
Titewad gave you Il penny. Tommie.
Tommie- ma am. Mamma-AEd
what did yOu say? Tommie-l was 81
| surprised couldn't say anything
ma uiR.:. TOnkerS Statesman.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Had the Appearaneo.

Mistress proudly - My husband.
Bridget. Is a colonel In the militia.
Bridget-l thought as much. ma'am.
Sure. it's til foine malicious look he
has, ma'am.-St. Louis Times,
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Ase Dear Friend.

II have declined marriage proposals
from I've men," said the fair widow.
Have yOu:'' her friend asked. II
didn't suppose your husband had been
a heavily insured as that."-Chicaso
Record Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
Quite Pretty.

ST am not ashamed Of my latest
book" said the author.
'NOf course not" said the locabcritic
II noticed its SILT edges and the beau.
dfully colored NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Constitution.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15
He Got Her.

do you prefer beauty or brains?
docs not the fact that have pro-
posed to you repeatedly prove that l
prefer both?"-Houston Post.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

Fly the pleasure that bites tomorrow,
George Herbert.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06

Floyd Hughes Resigns rs
Manager of Hotel HaHiesburg

An announcement of much interest
to the Hattiesburg public and one that
will cause regret among the friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Huges, is that of
the resignation of Mr. Hughes as man.
ager of the Hotel Hattiesburg. The
announcement was made this morning
upon the return of Mr.. Hughes from
Gulfport where he rendered his resg-
natinon to go into effect January 1st
at the latest and sooner If some one
can be sent here to take up his work.
Mr.. and Mrs Hughes are planning to
spend the holidays with relatives at
GainsborO, n. c.. and after the first of
the year Mr.. Hughes will be with The
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.. of De
troit, with whom he has accepted a
management of the Hotel Hattiesburg
over two years ago and his conduct Of
affairs has in large measure given sat
isfaction. He has been a stickler for
morality in the hotel and The News
has heretofore taken occasion to com
mend his course along this line Mr..
and Mrs. Sughes' many friends here
will regret their departure but will
wish them success and happiness in
their new home.
In making the announcement of his
resignation Mr.. Hughes was not in
position to give out any information
regarding his successor, but The
News has it on satisfactory and re
liable authority that Mr.. w. n. Driver
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
Seuenteen Bosses See 8
Men Dig Big Ditch

Mr. Whitside cited instances in
which, he said, men carried bags of
-four on their backs for miles across
the desert to prevent starvation of
their families. All the money spent
on the irrigation projects, he declar-
ed, was levied on the property so that
many of the holders, unable to pro
duce any crops because of lack Of
water, had to leave,
Action Of the Congress also was
asked on resolution offered by
George NJ. Harstow, delegate from
Texas, who denounced fake irriga-
tiOn concerns. He said these com
panies were organized to extort mon
ey from land hungry" people in the
East and cast discredit on the whole
back to the land" movement. The
resolution was referred to a commit
tee
Tonights session was devoted to a
lecture by c. J. Blanchard, statisti
clan of the United states reclamation
service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Charges that "the
bureaucratic system of the Depart
ment of the Interior together with red
tape" was retarding the irrigation
projects of the country and that thou
sands of persons in Montana We're
starving because of the system, were
made before the National Irrigation
Congress at its opening session today.
Fred Whitside. a state senator ami
delegate from Montana in urging the
Congress to act on the charges, de-
clared that 30 per cent OF the money
spent by the government on irrigation
was for supervision" and that in one
instance seventeen supervisors vert
employed to watch eight men dig II
tunnel.
AN instance of the extravaganza" -"
said the speaker, lis shown by the
abandonment, just announced, of a
part of the Milk river project in Mon
tana, which cost $245,0OO. That much
money is to be thrown away Just as
hippantly rs if it were no more than a
postage stamp.
"a bureaucratic system in the de-
partment covers up all the errors in
the engineers, and the landholders
who have to pay the hill, have no
means of finding out where the money
is going. Meantime the people who
went out there with visions of hap.
py life are not only unable to keen
either automobiles or horses, but they
cant even afford to keep a dog"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06

for the past two years manager of the
Great Southern Hotel at Gulfport,
which like the Hotel Hattiesburg is
owned by the G. & S. /. railroad, will
be made manager of both hotels and
that he will have an assistant manager
in both properties. dividing his time
and attention between the two places.
Mr. Drivers success i'm hotel manage
ment has been unusual and he ranks
with the best managers of the south.
despite the fact that he is yet in his
twenties. He has made Gulfport one
of the leading resort towns of the
coast by his excellent and pleasing
conduct of affairs at the Great South
ern, and has aided in large measure to
also make that little city The Conven-
ton City of the state, aiding in every
public measure and putting a word Of
One of the features of The Great
Southern is the publicity department;
and anything of interest, anything that
would tend to build up Gulfport and
aid in the prosperity of the hotel has
been given in well-prepared form to
/ the newspapers of Mississippi and OF
other states. Mr.. Drivers uniform
/ courtesy to members of the newspa
per fraternity his willingness to tote
fair" and to use the advertising a.
well as the news columns of the pa
pers has led to a hearty cooperation
on their part and they have been lib
eral in the use of his copy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
NATALIE KELLY
IS ACQUITTED
OF MURDER
VERDICT APPEARS TO MEET THE
APPROVAL OF MAJORITY
OF PEOPLE.
GROVER LOCKE CASE UP
Defendant Shot His Brother-in-Law,
John Everett, the Latter Dying
About One Year Afterwards. Much
Interest in the Case.

Natalie Kelly, colored, was acquitted
on the charge of numbering her hus-
band and set free at nine o'clock this
morning. The case was given to the
jury at six o'clock yesterday afternoon
after a half a day of argument by tha
attorneys in the case. 1t is understood
that two ballots were taken before
midnight last night, the first standing
nine for acquittal and three for con
viction and on the second two Of the
three had Joined the majority y-the
one holding out for manslaughter com
ing over about midnight. The jury
was ready to report on the opening OF
court this morning and a large crowd
was on hand to learn the result of
their deliberations.
That the verdict meets with the gen
eral approval of large majority of the
people both white and black was evi
denced by the cheer that greeted the
reading of the verdict The judge had
to threaten the crowd with arrest be
fore order could be restored.
Frank Walker, the well-known ne
gro detective, of Jackson, was wit
ness for the defense and also assisted
in working up some of the evidenc
for the defense. Walker has partic
pated in some important cases an
stands well with the white people. II
will return to Jackson tonight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06

The Enterprise Foundry and Ma
chine Company of this city has been
breaking all previous records in the
output of their plant, and the work
continues to come. For the past two
and a half months they have worked
a day and night shift, the machinery
stopping only a few minutes during
tie entire time. including Sundays
and holidays. They have the largest
number Of machinists ever employed
lefore and are doing great deal of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
ELECT OFFICERS LAST Nj

ELECT OFFICERS LAST NIGHT.
Leaf River Camp No. 2S, w. o. W.,
held an interesting meeting last night
at their hall on Main street. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year was held. The camp is in very
prosperous condition at present and
has grown steadily. The following
are the officers elected last night:
C. c., w. T. Cubley; H. L., George w.
Whelley; Clerk, w. l.. Fowler; Escort,
NJ. T. Sheehan; Watchmen, L. T. Ar
mold, Webb Slaton; Manager, C. c.
Arledge; Physicians, A. F. Hulett and
p. A. Carter.
Petal Camp, No. 625, also held an
election yesterday which resulted in
the election of the following: c. c.,
NJ. G. Ward; A. B. Vandifor, A. L.;
j. M. Lemons, H. L.; E. e. Butler
Clerk; C. Garrison, Watchman John
George, Sentry.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
GLAYERS OF JIM
WELLS ARE RELEASED.

Laurel, Miss, Dec. 6.-Cleveland
and Hildry Odom, young men charged
with the killing of James Wells
Thanksgiving night at Tallahola
bridge, about three-quarters of a mile
east of here, were given a preliminary
hearing yesterday afternoon before
Justice of the Peace J. S. Carter,
which resulted in their release. The
trial lasted about six hours, and the
result was a surprise to the public.
No new evidence was brought in, and
as thore were no eye-witnesses to the
killing the statement of the Odom
boys that they killed Wells in self-de
fense was uncontradicted. The only
incriminating circumstance was the
fact hat the body was thrown into
tbs rix Ter after the killing, but the de
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
DISPUTE OVER STATE BORDER.

St Paul, Mimi, Dec. 6.-Members
of the boundary commissions of Min
nesota and Wisconsin met here today
for another conference on the st.
Louis river boundary dispute. Wis
consin is the aggressor in the contro-
versy, and if its contention is adopt
ed in regard to the st. Louis river
boundary that state would gain be-
tween 1,S0O and 1900 acres of land
now in Minnesota. The value of this
land, consisting largely of dock prop
critics and appraised at from $1,000 to
$4,000 an acre, runs into the millions
of dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
WooDMEN ELECT OFFICERS.

Lucedale, Miss, Dec. 6.-Poplar
Camp No. 334, w. o. w held their
annual meeting here last night for
the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year, and the following
officers were elected: Council Com
mander, ]. S. Jacobs; Adv. Lieuten-
ant, L. J. Jaggers; Clerk. T. H. Byrd;
Banker, E. V. Mckay; Escort, A. A.
Altman; Watchman, G. c. McDavid:
Sentry, J. L. Hammond; Manager, p.
P Bailey. The installation of new Of
ficers will take place the first Mon
day night in January.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
White Mob Burns Three
Negroes in Tennessee

cupancy of land by negroes, near Sa-
yannah, Tenn, yesterday, according
to reports. The lynching is said to
have occurred in the vicinity of Bob's
Landing. The three negroes were
en- route to a gin with seed cotton and
were waylaid, held up and tied to the
load of cotton. 1t is said the mob
who were building the fire beneath
the wagon stood guard until all were
consumed. One mule was permitted
to burn to death. According to re-
ports the other animal was shot to
end its misery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06

the Treasurer of the Club shall sign
all checks and the president counter
sign them.
Glowing reports were made to the
directors of great interest already be-
ing manifested in this territory as a
result of the story of Mississippi car
ried in the Sunday Chicago Examiner
large number Of letters having been
received asking for information. from
people in widely separated sections Of
the country. The club naturally eX-
poets much good to accrue to IIatties-
srr and vicinity from this publicity
..a Chfeego Land Show and the work
of the e. A. CUMMINGS company. and
.roe.'s to he prepared for tho GOOD
''ras nv securing the services Of n
competent man as secretary.
The following new members We're
elected to the club last nicht. Prof.
joe Cook, T.. n. woodruff, c. E. Lin
reman and Z. r. Williams. Jr. In the
absence Of a regular secretary, r. G.
Hannah was made secretary Of the
meeting
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-06
WOODMEN WILL ENTERTAIN
MANY NEW MEMBERS

Hattiesburg Camp No. 449 is max
ing special arrangements for Thurs
day night, Dec. 7th, to entertain the
new members secured by Sow. w. B..
Russell, Deputy Organizer, who has
been the means of adding about 80
choppers to the Camp.
Officers for the year 1912 will be
elected at this meeting and all old
members are expected to be present.
A further invitation is extended to
other Woodmen. Light refreshments
will be served.