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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

the serious consideration of every
state which has not adopted it. The
laws of the states on the subject are
quite divergent touching the jurisdic-
ton Of the courts, causes Of divorce,
and force OF DEGREES, resulting in the
most baleful consequences. Certain
marriages valid in some states are
void in others, thus involving the le-
gitimacy of children, the title to prop
erty and train of embarrassing and
sometimes scandalous consequences.
While the people of the different
states are widely separated in their
views regarding divorce, still, this is
a subject which touches the hearth
stone of our civilization, and therefore
demands the most appropriate treat
ment. Why may the states not, at
least, adopt uniform rules as regards
jurisdiction, procedure, force of de-
crees, state comfy, ETC., so as to avoid
many of the disastrous consequences
Of the existing conflicting systems?
Another subject which is dependent
almost wholly upon the action of the
states is that of the Conservation of
Natural Resources. Neither the field,
the forest, the mineral vein, nor the
mountain range stops at state lines.
But. as important as are many other
of these subjects, we cannot now pur-
sue them further. Uniformity is based
on principles and should be extended
gradually to all the subjects within
the application of those principles.
While there are a great variety of
subjects which pertain solely to the
local polity of the states, about which
men differ and to which it is not in
tended to extend uniformity, STILL we
boast of a common civilization, of a
nation of one people; and when this
is conceded: when it is conceded that
the people of each state, as a rule,
have attained to the same degree of
civilization, it is difficult to avoid the
conclusion that they should be gov
erned by uniform, rather than a va
riety, of laws. Uniformity of civiliZa-
ton suggests uniformity of needs, uni
formity of rights, uniformity of rem
edies, and uniformity of needs, rights,
remedies, suggests uniformity of laws;
and, if we have but one civilization,
then the civil rights, duties and re-
sponsibilities of the people of the one
state are, in principle, substantially
the same as those of the people of the
other states, and that which will rem
edy the evils in one state should apply
with equal force in all the other states.
| Ii is thus seen that uniformity may be
extended to a great variety of most
important subjects.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
THE BUDDHIST HADES.
Eight Easy Stages of the Most Awful
Kinds of Torture.


The places of torment to which all
wicked Buddhists are to be assigned
on the day of final reckoning is ter
rible place of punishment This Bud
dhistic he'll is divided into eight "easy
stages"
In the first the poor victim is COM
PEELED to walk for untold ages in his
bare feet oyer hills thickly set with
Pedhot needles. points upward. In the
second stage the skin IS all carefully
filed or rasped from Che body and If
ritating mixtures applied. In the third
stage the nails. hair and eyes are
plucked out and the denuded body
sawed and planned into all sorts of
fantastic shapes. The fourth stage is
that of "sorrowful lamentations" In
the fifth the left side Of the body and
the denuded head are carefully roast
ed. YemG, the Buddhistic Satan, SUI
perintending the work. In the sixth
stage the arms are torn from the body
and thrown into an immense val
among the eyes. nails and hair pre-
viously removed. Then in plain hear
ing of the sore footed, blind, MANNED
roasted and bleeding victim the whole
! horrid mass is pounded into jelly
In the seventh stage the other side o.
the victim and his feet are roasted
! brown, and then comes the eighth anC
last stage, in which the candidate il
! thrown into the bottomless pit of
| perditiOn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
AGREEMENT ON
COTTON RATES
Suits viii be Dismissed in Reference
Compressed Cotton-others
in Obeyance.

Jackson, Miss, May 3.-The injunc-
ton suits instituted by the various
railway lines to restrain the railroad
commission from enforcing its rates
ON cotton from interior points to Gulf
port, placing that harbor on an equal
footing with New orleans and Mobile,
will not be litigated at the current
term of federal court in this city.
Agreement has been reached for dis
missal of the suits as to- compressed
cotton, the common carriers and the
railroad commission have amicably ad-
justed the matter and the railroads
have adopted rates satisfactory to all
concerned.
The suits pertaining to compressed
cotton rates are being held in abey-
ance while an effort is being made by
the freight traffic departments of the
various lines to frame a schedule OF
rates that will be satisfactory to the
railroad commission.
This means that the cases will prob
ably be continued on the docket, and
a final and satisfactory agreement
reached before the next term of court
is held here, and prior to the move
ment of the next cotton crop. The
rates on uncompressed cotton are in
reality of little concern, except as
they are likely to affect the through
| rates on the staple.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
That Was Enough.

They were talking about the nosey
women who knew everybody in the
middle of the block.
Apparently she's got it in for those
people who moved away from 30 last
week" said he "What did they do to
her?'
Nothing said she, Except to Dor
row her opera glasses the day before
they moved and keep them till the day
after, so she couldn't get a chance tc
train them on their back room furnl
ture."-NeW York Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
DEADLY MINE GASES,
White Damp, Firedamp, Black Damp
and the Fearful After Damp.

and the Fearful After Damp.
"White damp is the gas most feared
by the miners, for its properties rem
der it difficult TO detect, inasmuch as
it is tasteless, odorless and colorless
and when mixed in the proportion of
about one part gas to nine parts air is
called "fredamp" and becomes explo-
sive to a degree hard to realize unless
one has seen its effects.
Black damp, unlike white damp, ID
heavier than air, noneXplosive gas
which may be detected by its peculiar
odor. Again. unlike the other. its eff
feet is to suffocate and eXtinguish fire.
This gas is so heavy and moves with
such sluggish flow that occasional
ly, when miners have been trapped In
a mine following an explosion and
have detected the black damp creep
ing in upon them by its smell. they
have been able to stop its advance by
erecting dams or barricades along the
floor, building them higher as the vol
ume of gas increased and keeping the
air within their little Enclosure com
paratively clean by rude improviset
fans.
Following an explosion, these tive
gases become mingled and form mix
ed gas, possessing all the dreaded
| qualities of each. which is known a
"after damp" and 1t is the mixtur
of gases which destroys any life tina
may remain following a mine disasrei
Atlantic Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
What Damp Means.

Learn to know what damp means,
especially when used upon polished
woodwork. Think it means wet and
YOU will be reviling valuable informa-
tlon as newspaper rubbish" Dip a
cloth in hot water, wiring 1t as hard
as you can then shake it in the ar
and ii should have about the righ'
amount of moisture Exchange.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
Tho Silver Lining.

"Oh. John" exclaimed Mrs. Shor'
cash. who was reading letter, "oGi
son has been expelled from college
Isn't it uwful|
ooh. don't know" answered MT.
Shortcash. perhaps | can pull through
without making au assignment now
Chicago News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03
GETTING On.

"How is your daughter getting along
with her vocal lessons?
"Splendidly. splendidly! She's got so
now that she can say Il can't sing
without my music just beautifully
Detroit Free Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-03

Teacher-Now. Harold. can you tell
me what made the tower of Pisa leanf
Harold guess there must have been
a famine In the land.-Exchange.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
WORK ON MAINE WRECK.
Idea Of Constructing Second Cofferdam
Has Been Abandoned

The arm officers working on the
wreck of II , Maine in Havana harbor
have abandoned the idea Of construct
ing a small cofferdam within the large
dam that now surrounds the vessel for
the purpose of inclosing the forward
part Of the wreck and giving access to
the very bottom of the structure. In
stead a system of braclng is now being
placed that will so strengthen the walls
Of the existing dam as to make II
capable of resisting the enormous
strain that will be imposed when the
workmen remove the mud at the bot
tom to depth sufficient to expose the
steel plate.
AS this work of bracing goes on ex-
perts plying the little acetyline-oxygen
torches are steadily cutting up the
great mass of tangled steel beams and
plates with rapidlty far greater than
could be realized by the use of the old
fashioned chisel and sledgehammer.
md it Is expected that by the time the
mud diggers have uncovered the bot
tom plates Of the forward hull most
Of the steel above will have been cut
away and removed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
HOLT

Mrs. Gross, who has been on the sick
list, is eonyslescent.
People are getting along fine cutting
tobacco
Mrs. America Miller is visiting Mrs
Jess Miller.
Jess Miller has bought lot at Clover.
port, and will build right away.
We have some fine crops here. This
is the place to make money.
Mesdames America Bell, Minnie
Withers, Marie Addison, and Miss
Bette Allen, of Stephensport, were
guests Of Mrs. Jess Miller Sunday.
Bread baking guaranteed success II
you use Lewisport BEST Flour.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Congressman Johnson
Had Big Audience,

Congressman Ben Johnson's
speech ut Danvile was heard with
enthusiastic approval by big
audience. He paid his respects to
the Republicans in vigorous fash
ion. His arraignment of Judge
O'Rear was terrific. He exposed
the insinceritv of the Republican
leader who accei ted a nomination
on a platform which he is now
trying to repudiate. Mr.. John
son shed new light on the position
of Caleb Powers in this contest.
He heartily endorsed the Demo
cratic ticket as the strongest ever
named in Kentucky, and pledg-
ed every man on it his hearty sup
port.-Danville Messenger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Mr.. Jarrette Writes
From Dallas, Texas

My Dear Friend, John:-You will
find enclosed 81 for renewal of your
valuable and highly esteemed paper. 1t
is better than a letter from my old
home town. get news in it from all
over the county concerning many of
my old friends.
Old Breckenridge and her people will
ever be dear to me. | am glad to see
that you have good, clean State
Democratic ticket this time, but very
sorry to learn that my friend, ID. H.
Sewers, failed to get the nomination for
representative. ! don't know the young
man that got the nomination, but know
all the old families of Norton's. They
we're all good citizens. l could heartily
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
To Re continued
FUNERAL FOR A CAT.

Mourners Filled Four csrriases--Lsid
Out In State Before Ceremony.
Following an elaborate funeral Ger
emory in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Kirby of Philadelphia their pet
cat, Gyp, was laid to rest in Francis
vale cemetery. A lot had been pur-
chased for the deceased feline and a
little grave dug in which to lower the
tiny oak casket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby and their daugh-
ter, Frances, did not attempt to re-
strain their grief during the obsequles.
Before the burial Gyp was laid out in
state at the Kirby home, and the
friends and neighbors were invited to
take last look.
Gyp was nineteen years old when
he cast off the last of his nine mortal
coils. He had been In the Kirby fam
lily since kittenhood, and he had
grown up as the beloved pet Of Miss
Frances Kirby. Sitting around the lit
tie bier on which the cats casket rest
ed, the members of the family related
tearfully the multitude of adventures
that had been crowded into Gyp's life.
He had been the most intelligent Of
cats, the most faithful of cats. His
knowingness often seemed more than
human.
Gyp died OF old age. When the end
came Mr.. Kirby hurried out to an I'M
dertaker's shop and bought casket.
The cemetery lot had been purchased
in advance. There were four carriages
in the funeral cortege that followed
Gyp to his last resting place.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

timony was nor rs entirely nelprul 10
Arthur as she had been led to expect
Can you say whether you noticed
any especial chill ~ the hall when
you went out to telephoneT'
II don't remember I was almost in
sensible"
"But you do remember having shut
the door benlnd your"
"Yes"
An open window In the hall-that
was what he was trying to prove
open at luis time from the express.
sion of such fn,r'S at the jury rs !
could SEQ thInk NJ had proved 1t. The
next point he matte was ~ the same
line. Had she ~ nil the time she was
In the building u"nrd anv NOISES she
could not artonu' tor:
"Yes: many uur~
"Can yoiI d,Srriln. th,"sr uoiSrs?"
mo: they were ~ MI Kinds The
pines sighed 'rutluinn, En"w II
was the IlIIpS tut inn to listen
Once ! heard n riisninr sound II was
when the pines >inltJ"d SwHviug for
al Dli ! u''ll kIhlN WIN u
was. 1t was an very dreadful
"Was this rushing Sulnd such MS q
window might make on being openpdT'
POSSIBLY. didn't think at II at the
time, but IT might have bpen
'From what direction did 1t come? %
BACK Of me. for | turned my head
about"
"Where were you at the time?"
AT the hearth. 1t was before AIDE
laide came In"
"a near sound or a farri
Far, but | cannot locate it-indeed,
cannot forgot 1t In a moment"
"But you remember 1t nowT
"Yes."
"And cannot you remember now any
other noises than those you speak Off
That time you stepped into the hall
when your teeth chartered. you know
did you hear nothing then but the sigh
ing of the pines?'
She looked startled. Her hands went
up. and one of them clutched at her
throat; then they fell. and slowly, care
fully like one feeling his way. she an.
swered:
II had forgotten. | did hear some
thing-a sound in one of the doorways.
1t was very faint-a sigh-a-a-l don't
know what. 1t conveyed nothing to me
then and not much now. But you
asked. and | have answered"
you have done right. Miss Cumber-
land. The jury ought to know these
facts. Was II human sigh?"
1T wasn't the sigh of the pines"
And you heard 1t In one of the
doorways? Which doorway"
"'rhe one opposite the room In which
left my sister,"
1.-THE doorway to the large hall?"
Yes. sir"
Oh. the sinister memories! The mo-
ments which | myself had spent there
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
STEPHENSPORT

Mrs. Georgia Sargent is visiting re
latives in Owensboro and Fordsvile.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Mclaughlin and
children, Of Coverport, we're guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Nc
Kaughan Sunday
Thomas Smith will move his family
to Tell City this week. They will be
missed very much and we are sorry to
see them leave.
Mrs Berry Basham was called to
Louisville to see her daughter, Mrs
Gregory, who is very ILL.,
JEFF Toner left last week for Virginia
to look for location.
Mrs. william Hanks has returned
from very delightful trip to Saint
Louis.
DIR. Geo. Shivley and wife entertain.
ed quiet number of their friends We'd
nesday evening. Refreshments we're
served, and the music 10y Prof. Lat
timer and wife, of Leavenworth, Ind,
was very much enjoyed by all They
were assisted with the music by Miss
Esther Payne.
Jerry Lennon came over from Har-
dinsburg and accompanied his grand
father. r. A Smith to Louisville to at
tend the wild west show.
Miss Grace Taylor Driskell has re-
turned from Springfield, ILL.,, where she
spent the summer with relatives.
Mrs. Forest Beauchamp has return
ed to her home in Central City, Ind. +,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs l..
Robinson.
We were glad to hear from our friend
Mrs. A Moseley, and enjoyed those
lines from her as we always did, and
they bring back to memory py-gone
days. Yes, the passing of summer is
sad indeed and these September days,
while bright and beautiful, are the sad.
dest of the year to me. The forests
will soon change their beautiful robes
Of green to gold and brown, and the
icey robe of winter will strip the m o
their beauty We recall these words:
The summer is passed, the harvest is
ended, and we are not saved"
Miss Mamie Hall, of Union Star. is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. II. A
Smith.
Mrs. A.F eastman is spending a few
days in Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard McAfee spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Shellman, near Union Star
Mr.. Ewing, of Basket, was the
guest of his niece, Mrs. f. F, Conner
Sunday.
William Petit has returned from
Tell City.
Miss Bette Kincheloe, of Hardins-
curg,s the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Tinius.
w. ~. odStlctui duu WIS. W. H.
Jolly, Of Sample, were in town last
week shopping.
Wheeler Thompson and family have
moved to Tell City.
Mr.. Masterson,tw two sons and daughter
Will Gedling and little daughter, Rub e
and Johnnie Stiff, of Ammons, will
leave for California the latter part of
the week.
Mrs. Harvey English. Jr. and little
son, Harvey, was the guest of Mrs. NJ,
E. McCubbins, Sunday.
Miss Ida Wagner, of Hites Run, is
the guest of her brother, Chas. Wag
nor.
Bread baking is guaranteed sue
cess il you use Lewisport BEST Flour.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

support him on his school and tenn
perance questions.
You will please send me the copy of
your paper containing the beginning of
your continued story. am glad to see
that your county fair was a success in
every way.
With well wishes to you and your
paper, am, yours truly,
j. w. Jarrette.
Dallas, Texas, Sept. II, 1911.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

The over-dressed child is the unhappy
child. She is a pert miss who has
learned early to regard over-much the
pomps and vanities of life, or she is a
poor dsconte nted little victim, who has
never had chance for childish play and
looks with envy at the ragged little
tumbling urchns who make mud pies
at the roadside. u niontown Telegram
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Hurrah! Hurrah!

My Dear Mr.. Babbage; Enclose find
check for one dollar to pay for the
News one year.
Hurrah for Mr.. Marshall Nortonl
never met him but my hat Is of for our
man, all the same. Luck TO the News
and "Mr John de Baptist. "-Nobe W.
Hendrick, Clover Creek, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Money Received, But No Name
Signed To Letter From McQuady

Dear Mr.. Babbage; Enclose you will
find one dollar for which please credit
my subscription to your paper for one
year from date of expiration, Aug. 22,
loll. The News is almost like letter
in our home; we could not do without
il. Mc0usdy, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Concrete Fence

The heirs Of Franklin Ditto are hav-
ing concrete fence built arounk the
family graveyard on the old Ditto
place, now owned by DIR Norwich
The Ditto Farm is near Brandenburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

49, 300 81 m nir@' from %ef rT F2 SG'; we'll
watered: lays well good young orchard; good
timber on rural route; school house few yards
fro n house; improvements; good four room
dwelling with kitchen on back porch; twJ
good arms; b Urn and tenent house and els
tern back In the field; meat and hen house
wood shed; will sell on easy payments; plenty
OF small fruit Further particulars address
Jno. ID. Babbage, Cloverport, KY
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

Today the need for better
wagon roads is greater than at
any previous time in history.
The belief has been proved falla-
cious that as railroad mileage
increased the need for good
country roads would diminish.
The fact has been established
that the greater the railroad
mileage the greater the move
ment OF freight on the common
roads that act as feeders to the
railroads. II has been shown
that over bad roads in the
United States a team on the
worst hauling season is able TO
transport on an average only
about 800 or 900 pounds, while
in France every good draft horse
10 expected to be able TO draw
1906 pounds a distance Of eight
cen miles any day in the year.
4 4. s..S.&
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
Goes To Conference

w. J. Piggott, of Irvington, is at
tending the Methodist Conference at
Greenville. He is a member of the
joint board Of finance of the greensboro
and Elizabethtown conferences.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
$1,000 Z

$4,000 qs Ss ae'2' HSs roS H
abroad all fresh land 100 acres in cultiva-
tion; so acres in grass; will produce the best
corn, wheat and tobacco In neighborhood (;
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

EOR SALE-A farm containing go acres and
all under fence, A nice cottage CT dve
Isl rooms, two cisterns, walled cellar with
a store room over II, two cool stock barust
one tenant house; about $40 apple and peach
trees. also pears. quiuces and apricots; most
all kinds OF small fruits, including a nice
vinyard Of choicest grapes; 200 acres Gle ared
ba lance in woods l?5 acres in grass sever 81
groves OF black locust sufficient for posts "a
on L. IL. & ST. l.. X. X. price Is d. 900 or
long and easy payments.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

m = m Louisville Evening Post
X All and Breckenridge News
YVsVV one year IS so.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

day"
Then he threw up his head and smil.
ed a slow sarcastic smile at Mr.. Moi.
fat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

ing; log dwelling. rooms and side room /
good stable; tobacco barns 3 tenant houses.
Plenty OF good timber for farm purposes
good land to clear. Price 3. 900 y cash.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27

Mo IA l3j acres located mile north Of
w" ~ McQuady. Price e., 600. 4 cash
ba ance in yearly payments,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-09-27
The House
of the
Whispering
Pines
b. ANNA KATHARINE GREEN

Copyright. 1910, by Anna Katharine
Rohlfs
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-10-07

allow me to show thee to thy room.'
Uncle Medders." Socrates observed
Iugubriously And lis sister win come
this moment to greet poor. poor
Cousin Lucy"
Primmer led Medders out. Lucy
looked about her. wonderingly. tor
moment. but whatever her thoughts
may have been. they we're ended sud
denly when Harry hurried in.
I'm so sorry not to have met you
when you arrived" he said. selling
both her hands, while she drew her
self away in shyness.
Il am truly glad to see thee. Harry.
she told him. Thy house Is most
seemly."
Harry looked quickly at her. There
seemed to be an undercurrent OF hid.
den meaning In her words. But q
glance at her lovely face. framed in
the sunny hair escaping from b.
meath the simple Quaker bonnet. was
enough to convince him that there
had been no guile in her remark.
Lucy, IN her plain. almost severe.
gray dress. with just the touch Of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-10-07
Circulating Libraries.

1t Is absolutely impossible to say
Just when the first circulating library
was opened. II there was ever rec
ord OF the important event, 1t Is lost
We know that during the middle ages
stationers used to lend books on hire.
and here, no doubt, we have the germ
Of the modern circulating library. Ono
Samuel Fancourt started a real cir
culating library in England about tho
year 1740, but 1t appears that the peo-
pie were not ready for 1t, since IT
soon failed. Similar institutions at
Bath and London. scme ten years
later. seem to have succeeded, and
from that time the circulating library
began to get foothold. not only in
England. but in other European coun
tries.