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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

day. other children were trying to
light the pipe, but the match went out
and when another was struck the es-
Gaping gas exploded. The baby's
clothing was burned from the body
and death followed in a few hours.
The elder children escaped injury.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

tive pa in the effort to obtain an
abrogation of the treaty of 1882 be-
tween the United States and Russia,
because of the anti-Jewish discrimina,
ton now practiced by that country.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
THE MARKETS.
(Bu Associated Press

New Orleans, July 17.-Cotton
closed easy. old crops 5 to points
down, new crops Is to 10 down.
Chicago, July 17.-Wheat closed
weak. IA off to IL up. Provisions
steady. 5 cents OF to up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

# you nave property for rent, list
With P, r. PERKINS. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Phones 100. Office, Cit.
tzen5 Bank Buildinq.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Montgomery at Memphis.
New Orleans at Nashville.
Mobile at Atlanta.
Birmingham at Chattanooga.
Results Yesterday.
Chattanooga 2; Memphis l.
Mobile 5, Birmingham 2.
New Orleans SO, Montgomery 80.
No other games played.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

Former President Bonila is in Wash
ington to protest against the 100000
600 loan and Wall street protectorate
over Honduras.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

The population Of Paris-that part
of the city limited by Notifications
is 2,S47,000. Including suburbs it is
about 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
ELEVEN PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN wreck
by Associated PresS.)

Mullheim, Baden, Germany, July Il.
Through express train from Basel,
Switzerland, for Berlin, crowded with
heavy tourist traffic, was wrecked here
today. Eleven persons are known to
have been killed and scores injured,
many seriously.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
Results Yesterday.

Vicksburg 5, Jackson 0.
No other games played.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

Missouri has passed law against
"eussing'' the telephone girl.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

In Boston the pay-as-you-enter troll
ley and cable vehicles are called Pre-
payment cars"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

The United States is rapidly becom-
ing distributing centre for foreign
merchandise. The growth in the
value of foreign merchandise exported
from the United States has been as
tonishing. In 1890, it amounted to
100000. In 1900, the value had
doubled, and in 1910 it had trebled.
In the fiscal year just closed, the value
of foreign products redistributed to
other ports of the world from the Uni
ted States amounted to $36, 900. 600.
Art works, chemicals, cotton, fruits,
furs and fur skins, fibres, hides and
skins, India rubber, lead, lumber, to-
bacco and sugar are the most import.
ant of the articles or classes or ar
ticles imported and re-exported,
though to this list must be added
many articles of lesser Importance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

y United States Senator Culberson, Of
Texas, who celebrated his fifty-sixth
birthday last month, is taking an ac-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
VICkSBURG FINDS
JACKSON REAL EASY

Vicksburg, Miss, July 17.-Vicks-
burg defeated Jackson as usual in an
easy game Sunday by score of to 0.
The visitors were unable to hit Com
stock when hits were needed.
Needles was hit freely when hits
meant runs, and coupled with some
costly errors, made the game easy for
the billies. The grounds were some
what slippery with mud from numer-
Gus showers during the day.
The locals base running and team
work were fine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
HOW THEY STAND.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
Games Today.

jackson at Hattiesburg.
Vicksburg at Yazoo City.
Meridian at Greenwood.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

slOck o; by NeedIes 3. Bases on balls
OFF Comstock 3, off Needles 2. Stol-
en- bases-Sorrells, Crichlow, Kuhn.
Double play-Sorrells to Carlson
Sacrifice hits-Hanna, Connors, vann.
Passed ball Swan. Hit by pitcher
Brewster. Time-1:45. Umpire
Earle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

Hoke Smith has big reform" pro-
gramme to put through the Georgia
Assembly which convened only a few
days ago. He has ideas regarding di-
rect elections of United States Sen.
ators, the curbing corporations, and
similar topics of burning interest
which he would like to see Incorporate
ed into the laws of his own state. He
says he will let all other things go un
til he succeeds in cleaning his own
political house."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17

Newton Gilbert, vice-Governor of
the Philippines is now in this country
on leave off absence He is delighted
with the progress that the islands
have made and declares that there is
no more clearly administered colonial
government in the world than is the
civil government of the Philippine Is
lands. Every official of the civil gov.
eminent" says Mr.. Gilbert, takes a
great personal pride in seeing that the
administration is clean and this is
true of the highest as we'll as the low.
est. The result is that the govern.
ment and courts enjoy the confidence
of the people to an unusual degree
and the credit for establishing such
government belongs to the whole
United States.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-17
. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24
Uncle Sam Warns Against Mosquitoes

MAR on the mosquito as well as on
W the house fly has been declared
By the department Of agriculture. As
q dissemination of disease the mos
quito is branded as being as great a
menace to humcnity as the fly. L. o.
Howard, chief Of the bureau Of ento-
mology, has issued bulletin on the
protection Of communities from mos
quitoes. He lays stress on the ne
cessity of abolishing breeding places
Of the insect pest.
Where the rain barrel and rain wa
ter tank are necessary they should be
screened. The waste places in the
immediate vicinity of house should
be carefully searched for tin cans, bot
ties and wooden or tin boxes in which
water can accumulate, and all such
receptacles should be destroyed or car
ried away. The roof cutters should
be carefully examined to make sure
that they are not clogged so as to al
low the water to accumulate.
THE chicken pans in the poultry
yard. the water In the troughs for do
mestic animals. the water cup Of the
grindstons are all places in which
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24

N OF many men have had the varied
N and adventurous life led by Mrs.
Louise e. Bliss of Sheridan, Wyo., who
has just applied for pension on the
grounds that, dressed as a man, she
served four years In the federal army
as q member Of Company G, Sixty
third infantry. from Illinois. from 1861
to 1866. Mrs. Bliss is now an old
woman, with white hair and wrinkled
face, and is almost destitute. In one
cheek she bears the scar left by bull
let fired at vicksburg; a long cash
across the upper left arm is me-
mento of Corinth and Confederate
saber.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Bliss to the pension agent, and
sworn to by her. she was living in
Illinois at Jonesboro. when the war
broke out. She was enthusiastic and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24

WASHINGrON.-Probably no other
w building in America is so well po-
Heed as the White House. 1t takes
~ men to do 1t daily. II any mis-
chievous stranger should seek en-
trance, he would not get far. Twenty
four men guard the outside Of the
building and Is the inside. Eight are
In the executive oflces. Fourteen
guard the White House within and
without at night. The number Of men
enumerated does not include the Sc
cret service men who guard the per-
son Of the president and who are some
times In service to guard the men,
bers Of the presidents family. Every
door In the White House has its po-
nceman constantly on guard.
There are always two in the base
ment of the executive ofices, where
there is a large door leading from
the street for the reception Of sup
plies. There is always policeman at
the kitchen entrance. Two men In
livery, not policemen. guard the main
entrance into the White House at the
north portico. In the daytime there
Is policeman In the east room and
one each at both stairways that lead
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24
Bankers Quick to Detect Bad Money

TIE exact chance Of any one per.
] son having a bad piece Of money
Is hard to determine, for the reason
that no one. not even the secret serv-
Ice, knows at any one time just how
much counterfeit currency Is in circu-
lation. But from years Of experience
the government agents at Washington
have figured out that In paper money
the proportion of bad to good IL about
81 to 100000, and In coin somewhere
between 81 and 50 to 100000.
The larger the coin or bill to be
counterfeited the greater the danger
Of detection and the need Of q more
expensive plant. The commonest way
Of making spurious money il the turn
ing out of base metal coins-but the
operation Is expensive. Silver. for In
stance, cannot be successfully cast.
Base coins with silver In them must
therefore be struck on In . steel die
die representing days Of work on
the part Of an expert engraver. Then
there must be powerful press to
make the impressions.
In the counterfeiting of paper money
there are three methods used, copy
ing by hand, Photographic reproduc-
uon. and the raising Of genuine bills
from lower to higher denominations.
It takes q good man whole day to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-24
The White House Is Closely Guarded

to the private apartments OF the
president and his family on the upper
floor.
There is a policeman always in the
basement, the entrance to which Is
from the east wing of the mansion.
At night policeman guards the base
ment corridor Of the interior, another
the corridor of the main floor and an
other the corridor of the upper private
floor.
Outside there Is constant vigilance
In front and in the rear, II the White
House may be conceived as having
any rear. The south front is as beau
tiful as the north front and indeed
more so.
That the White House should have
to be thus carefully guarded may seem
strange to Americans whose chief ex.
ecutive is after all only a democrat
who is a citizen temporarily. holding
a high public office. But it is neces-
sary. Three Presidents have been
assassinated, although none ever at
the White House. II would seem
none ever could be because of the
vigilance kept there. But a fierce
light plays upon the White House and
the occupants Of it, especially the
president. 1t attracts all kinds OF
people, and cranks are ever danger.
Gus. Many is the one apprehended
before he has gone far. And in this
land Of liberty there are also other
people who have dangerous ideas cen.
tering on the life of the chief mag.
istrate.
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these pests of mosquitoes will breed.
In slightly marshy ground favor
lite breeding place Is the footprints Of
cattle and horses. In one country
village, which contains many small
vegetable gardens in clay soil, during
rainy season mosquitoes were found
breeding abundantly in the water ac-
cumulating in the burrows.
Even in the house these mosqui-
toes breed in many places. Where the
water in flower vases is not frequently
changed mosquitoes will breed. They
win breed in water PITCHERS in unused
guest rooms. Public dumps are great
breeding places, because here accumu-
late old bottles, cans. boxes, bits Of
tin o. iron vessels and other objects
in which water may accumulate for q
time"
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The Miniature
BYlDoRoTHY DOUGLAS


Celeste Wheeler bought a morning
paper and turned eagerly to the per-
sonal column. A little laugh escaped
her as her eyes alighted on the ad she
had inserted. She read 1t over still
wearing her irresponsible smile.
"A young lady will paint miniature
in return for few weeks hospitality
In the country. Long Island pre-
ferred. References"
There! The die is cast! II had
any family to Judge me insane they
might have good cause. Still-it is a
very sensible way to get a much need.
ed bit Of the country when funds hap
pen to be at low tide and energies
depleted"
Celeste looked wistfully down at her
rather shabby shoes and the dust col
ored velvet of her gown. Luckily for
both they were of shade which neith-
er showed their poverty nor their lack
Of care. They were artistic in their
very shabbiness as was the soft gray
hat with its woefully dropping plume.
Not SO with Celeste's eyes. These
great. wonderful eyes assumed all the
brightness and depths and happiness
Of two new born stars. Only occa-
sionally were these eyes permitted to
reflect all the inward longing for the
man whose love had been ruthlessly
cast aside. Celeste had been very
young when she had told Hugh Ardale
that art must take the place of love.
Well, fame was gradually creeping in
to fulfil its mission and Celeste Wheel
er smiled through all.
She reached her studio and in the
hope that answers would soon come
from her advertisement, Celeste gave
her wonderful artistic treasures a more
or less cursory tidying. Also she put
few much needed stitches in the
fragments of a wardrobe which she
possessed.
When these duties, enormous to the
artistic temperament, were over. Ce-
leste went to her little tin box and
looked over her wealth. She had ex-
actly ninety-nine dollars. Her studio
was paid for for another twelve months
and Celeste had orders for nine minia-
lures, waiting her leisure. She would
not touch one of these until she had
returned from a much needed rest.
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change one bill. Elves raised to tens
are the most frequent offenders of this
sort. The workman thus makes IS.
And yet in spite Of all care and all
precautions, counterfeiters are event.
ually run to earth. Why? Three rea-
sons: Bank. secret service and system.
In the long run most money in circu-
lation comes into the hands Of some
bank. And there the counterfeit.
good or bad. eventually meets its
downfall. Tellers and cashiers han
die so much currency that they seem
to be gifted with second sight.
II he cannot tell at first glance
whether the money IL bad. he consults
two monthly counterfeiting magazines
and usually finds what he Is after.
The magazine people cooperate with
the secret service. And the next tell
or or cashier who gets the mate Of
the note knows right OF what the
counterfeit is.
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Woman Soldier Now Seeks a Pension

patriotic and wanted to join the army,
but Of course could not do so In skirts.
So she cut OF her hair, obtained suit
Of mems clothing and applied for en-,
istment. In the excitement and
hurry Of the early days of enlist
ment, when there were thousands Of
applicants. the disguised girl was pass
ed and found herself a member Of Col.
McCowan's regiment, the Sixty-th;rd
infantry. She was assigned to Com
pany G under Captain Richardson.
After drilling and being otherwise
whipped" into line, the Sixty-third
started south, and with 1t went the
girl soldier. For four years she stood
the strain of army and camp life, tax.
ing her medicine" as 1t came to her.
and In all ways being treated as
were the other soldiers of the regi.
ment-
Just before the war ended the true
sex Of the young soldier became
known to comrade. and Immediately
after being mustered out of the serv.
ice because of the termination of hos
tilities, she married John Sibler, who
had served in the same company and
regiment with her throughout the
war.
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his place at the wheel to test tile
nerves Of the players. He tested them
all right They got another driver to
take them back.
The toughest game of ball ever
lost" remarked Jim Scott, Death Val
ley Jim" the White Sox call him,
twas up at Bisbee when l was pitch
ing for the Imperial team In the Des-
ert league 1t was hot day and l
was going fine until along in the nth
inning they had couple of men on
bases and some one hit long fly to
the center fielder. He was standing
under the ball ready to catch 1t, when
q rattlesnake commenced rafting, and
he turned and ran for a club to kill
1t with. Before he killed the snake
three runs had scored and we were
two behind. We tied them up in
the seventh and in the eighth, with a
man on bases the batter hit a little
bounder right at the short stop. Just
as 1t was going to bound into his hand
the ball hit horned toad and bound
ed crooked and they tied up the
score. We got another run In the
ninth, and in their half man was on
second. two strikes on the batter, and
It looked as II we had the game won.
I pitched spit ball that cut the plate
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EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF COBB,
MuLLiN AND DONOVAN
IN PHILADELPHIA.
TESTS NERVES OF PLAYERS
Barney OidfieId Did Not OfficIate on
Return Trip-"Death Valley Jim"
SCOTS Hard Luck story-Evans
a. a Comedian.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.


George Mullin. Bill Donovan and Ty
Cobb. feeling rich because they were
reporters instead Of ball players dur
ing the worlds series. decided to buy
touring car to take them to the
game and back In Philadelphia on the
second day Of the series. They had
employed taxi cab the first day, and
had tipped the driver literally to wait
for them and take them back to the
hotel after the game. OF course he
failed to be there and they wasted a
couple Of hours getting to the hotel
via Philadelphia street cars. which
make people from other cities quit
kicking on their transportation facili-
ties. They decided not to be caught
the second day, SO for $25 they en-
ployed young man who was peddling
touring car to take them to the
game. wait and bring them back
The three Tiger stars climbed into
the tonneau and started The driver
threw on the high speed and the car
leaped down Chestnut street 40 miles
an hour, swung into Twentieth on
two wheels, scraped hub. against a
post, scratched the side OF trolley
car and shot toward the park. At
the boulev-rd the auto ran straight at
a street car, swerved just as the mo-
torman reversed his car and jumped,
went over the fender, swung onto the
sidewalk and cleared a post by half
an inch.
At Girard avenue the auto shot over
the fender of a passing car, bumped
an express wagon, righted itself and
went on. At that time the driver had
abandoned the wheel and was chang
ing his gear SO the car went halfway
onto the sidewalk. lurched back.
scraped along the side OF the street
car, missed a wagon an inch and plow-
ed on up the hill. At Ridge avenue
the auto hit the head of horse whose
owner had jerked him back onto his
launches. swerved between two street
cars, bumped mail wagon squarely
in the middle and tossed 1t onto the
sidewalk, missed another car by a
hairs breadth and tore on, the only
damage being that the drivers hand
was cut to pieces by flying glass. From
there 1t was pretty clear sailing, ex-
cept that the driver twice took the
sidewalk to pass cars. and once bump
ed horse out of the way, raced at
30 miles an hour through the crowd
crossing the bridge to the ball park
and pulled up at the entrance.
Neither Cobb nor Mullin had spoken
. word during the wild ride. but DON
ovan had leaned over a couple of
times to remind the driver that he
was a married man and his family
might miss him. The trio climbed
out a little bit nervous and much re-
ueved.
Say. you loafer, are you drunk or
trying to kill us?" demanded Dono-
van.
PAL" remarked Mullin, IF I had
your speed and curves I'd be the great
est pitcher In the world"
They lined up facing the driver, who
calmly removed his goggles and grin.
ned. He was Barney Oldfield and had
borrowed the drivers car and taken
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a More or Less cursory rIdyInu.

A More or Less cursory TIdyinp.
Her work and name were too precious
to impair by trusting to jaded facul-
ties.
Now that the die was cast and Ce-
leste ready to journey forth she waited
impatiently for such an offer as she
could accept
Three days later Celeste boarded a
train for Glen Head. tiny village on
the Sound. She had received simply
worded but winning letter from an
elderly couple who were apparently
alone in their big estate on the waters
edge. The coachman would meet her
at the station in governess's cart
With eyes sparkling and cheeks
aglow Celeste alighted at the Glen
Head station She was the only pass-
enger getting on and this fact pre-
vented any mistake on the part Of the
coachman In the small cart. Celeste
had wondered why an elderly couple
should elect to travel about the coun-
try roads in this particular style Of
vehicle. Now she knew. A small child
was evidently part Of the household
to which Celeste was being driven.
Celeste experienced a peculiar thrill
when she looked closely into the
baby's face. Her greenish gray eyes
with their dauntless expression were
much like Hugh Ardale's.
After series of questions which the
small beauty asked of Celeste and
which were duly and evidently salts
factorily answered Celeste herself
asked:
And what is your name, darlfng?s
"Marsa Ardale-" lisped the baby.
Celeste's face grew suddenly grave.
"Ardale-I wonder II there is any
Connection? The girls lips were
compressed and her eyes looked
straight ahead. II by any chance
Hugh Ardale is this child's father-I
must 90 back Immediately"
Celeste had no more time for reflec-
ton. The wee child had let out q
scream of delight and they were driv-
ing up the wide arched lane toward
"Windyheath" the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Staunton.
When Celeste saw the charming ell
DERBY couple on the wide porch wait
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In half and the batter swung at II.
Instead Of catching the ball the catch
er jumped ten feet and let out a yell,
for just as I pitched a big tarantula
crawled over his wrist and onto his
NIT. He was so scared he didn't even
chase the ball so had to do It, One
run had counted, evening up the score,
and the batter was running wild. I
reached the ball and started to pick
it up. but didn't-and the run count
ed and beat us out of the game"
why didn't you pick up the ball,
Jim?" asked an interested listener.
Pick 1t up?" he demanded. Il
should say not. There was cent?
pede crawling up one side of it and
scorpion perched right on top. l
let that game CO."
Henry O'Day, the umpire, and
Johnny Evers of the Cubs are the
dearest enemies. The pair would feel
lost II they didn't have each other
to hight. and yet between the player
and the umpire there exists . deep
seated admiration. Somehow they re-
call Leevers' Charles not Sam) song
about the Irish:
"Fightin' aich other for the sake Of
peace,
And hatin' aich other for the. love Of
God"
II anyone remarks to Evers that
O'Day Is bad umpire he Is likely
to get a hard call, and no one can
tell O'Day Evers is a bad ball player
When Evers broke his leg at Gin
cinnati late In the season-an acci-
dent which wrecked lot of Chicago's
hope for the worlds championship,
O'Day was one of the most sorrowfui
OF the gang.
ITS pretty tough on me-" remark
ed Hank that evening. speaking of the
accident to Evers. Il suppose he'll
be In an ambulance out by the club
house all during the worlds series,
and I'll have to stop the game and go
out there and chase the ambulance
OF the field"
Steve Evans of the ST. Louis Cardf-
mails is one of the comedians OF the
game. besides being quite a ball play