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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
It fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig.
nature on each box. 25c.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
EFFECT OF SUGGESTION.
ITS influence Is Powerful and Can Fill
Our Lives With Gladnsss
or Misery.

There is nothing that plays so impor-
tant a part in the daily life of men
and women as does suggestion, says
n. AddingtOn Bruce in the Delinea-
tor. Mentally, morally and to a large
extent physically we are what we
are because of its influence. Sugges-
ton can make Of US saints or crimi-
nals, heroes or towards. It can lift
US from beds OF sickness or doom US
to a hopeless inyalidism. 1t can fill
our lives with gladness or with mis-
cry. It Is a great force ceaselessly
operative, unacceptable. But it is a
force that we can nevertheless direct
and utilize If we only understand its
laws, and the more wisely, the more
persistently, the more thoroughly we
use it. the happier and healthier we
shall be.
No matter how many Betbacks come,
keep repeating to yourself optimistic
autosuggestions. Repetition is One Of
the most fOrceful instruments Of sug-
gestiOn. There is a great truth under
lying the familiar saying "As a man
thinketh, so is he" Moreover, you can
utilize the law Of repetition to draw
from your surroundings beneficial sug-
gestions that will powerfully re-en-
force your autOsuggestions. You can
do 80 because every detail in your en-
vironment is Of suggestive value to
you, and, although no one can make
this environment all that it should be,
nevertheless it is quite within your
power to modify it in such a way that
it will give you a maximum Of helD-
ful and a minimum Of harmful sugges-
tioDs,
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
FAMOUS GOODWOOD.
Phone Main 251S

Something About a Historic English
Race Course.
, The Goodwood race course is quite
unique. 1t is a long way from a sta
ton and is not near any town, says the
London Taller It is on a hill the top
Of which Is shaped like a horseshoe.
the space between the two horns being
represented by a deep ravine. The
course runs round the horseshoe, the
start being at the end of one horn and
the finish at the end Of the other. The
result Of this is that the equestPians
who on other courses contrive to see
both start and finish by the simple
process of riding across while the race
IS in progress cannot do so at Good
wood. They must elect which they
will see and remain there. On the
other hand, the course is very easy to
follow with glasses.
The races as an institution are COM
paratively modern, but there must
have been hunt races and matches on
this course since the days Of William
Ill, when we hear Of the GoodwOod
hunt as in existence. In 1900. how
ever, the then Duke Of Richmond
made a new course, which is practical
Iy the present one. In 1901 the course
was completed, and in order to cele-
brate this regular meeting was got
up by the duke with the assistance Of
the hunt and some officers Of the Sus-
sex militia and yeOmanry, and prizes
to the value Of about Fl 1000 were put
up. This meant q good sum in those
days. This was the first Goodwood
meeting of Importance, and from that
year it became an annual event
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
His Dancer,

In these days Of almost pre-emInent
German music and musicians it is
rather amusing to read the opinions Of
former generations concerning TeL-
tonic singers.
Frederick the Great was so impo-
Htely unpatriotic as to declare that he
would rather hear the neighing Of &
horse than the singing Of a German
pTima donna. Perhaps I'm his day there
was some excuse for such a remark,
but the times have changed.
There is a diyerting anecdOte Of an
Italian who was convinced that no
German could sing. A friend induced
him to go to the opera where Hen
riette Sontag sang. After hearing her
first aria the Italian got up to go. The
friend urged him to stay, assuring him
that he would be convinced soon.
II know it." repied the Italian, "and
that's why / CO."
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
A Paper Restaurant.

Hamburg, Germany, has an eating
house made Of paper. Its walls are
composed Of a double layer Of paper
stretched on frames and impregnated
with a fire and water proof solution
A thin wooden partition affords fur
ther protection from the inclemency OF
the weather. Roofs and walls are fas-
tened together by means Of bolts and
hinges so that the entire structure may
be taken apart and put together again.
The dining room itself measures 30 by
6 meters and is capable Of accommO-
dating 80 people. There are twenty
two windows and four skylights, and
the heating is done by two isolated
stoves. A side erection contains the
managers Office, kitchen, larder and
dwelling room. The total cost was
S35O.-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
ANCIENT BRIDGES.

Same Built Before the Christian Era
Still Standing In China.
Suspension bridges which were built
in the time Of the Han dynasty COP
B. o. to 20 A. D. are still standing.
striking examples Of oriental engineer
ing skill. According to historical and
geographical writer's Of China, it was
ShRng Lieng, Kaen Tsu's chief OF COM
mand, who undertook to construct the
first public roads in the Flowery en-
pire.
At that time it was almost impos-
si0le for the province OF Shense TO
communicate with the capital Meng
took an army of 10000 workmen and
cut great gOrges through the noun
tains, filing up the canyons and val
leys with the debris from his excava-
tions. At places where deep gorges
were traversed by large and rapidly
flowing streams he actually carried
out his plan Of throwing suspension
bridges, stretching from one slope to
the other
These crossings, appropriately styled
flying bridges" by early Chinese writ
ers, are high and dangerous looking In
the extreme. At the present day a
bridge may still be seen in the Shense
which is 400 feet long and Is stretched
over a chasm more than 1000 feet
deep. How those early engineers
erected such a structure with the tools
and appliances at their command is a
mystery which win probably never be
explained
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
MISS WISE SERVANT.
She Was Too Well Posted on the Right
of Employer and EN-
ployed.

''Some girls may be green and easily
imposed upon," said the woman, ''but
just as many more can give their en-
ployers points on law. The girl that
came to my house the other day from
an employment agency knew more in
a minute about the rights Of employer
and employed than l would know In
year. About the first thing she did
was to look out at that big hole in
the ground at the other end of the
lot, where they are preparing to build.
She said:
a. If should break any dishes while
that building is going up you couldn't
make me pay for them
'T asked why not, and she informed
me that a girl working In a building
that is likely to be shaken by blasting
is protected by the same rule that gov
erns employees In a dining car. Owing
TO the insecurity they are allowed $50
q month for breakage. Dishes valued
at less than $40 may be smashed with
impunity. She gave me a printed &C.
count OF the trouble Of two friends
who had thrashed that matter out In
court and had been sustained In their
contention for twenty dollar leeway.
didn't employ that girl / don't want
to impose upon any girl, but I didn't
want to hire one who knows that she
can smash my best dishes up to 500
worth and get of without paying dam
ages. New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
A FAMOUS TIMEPIECE.
The Astronomical Clock at Hampton
Court Palace.

The Astronomical Clock at Hampton
Court Palace.
The famous astronomical clock at
Hampton Court palace, near London,
is the first timepiece Of that character
erected In England and was made for
Henry VIII. In 154O. According to En-
nest Law, the historian Of Hampton
Court palace, it was the creation of
Nicholas Crater, d German aStrOnO-
mer, who visited England at the invi-
tatiOn Of Cardinal Wolsey. who intro
duced him to the king.
1t is possible to learn from it the
hour, the month, the day Of the month,
the position Of the sun and the number
Of days since the beginning Of the
year, phases Of the moon and its age,
the hour at which 1t crosses the mert-
dian and the time Of high water at
London bridge. The winding Of the
clock occupies half an hour every
week. The weights descend to a depth
Of more than sixty feet.
Like many other things about the
that when Anne Of Denmark, queen OF
James l., died IN the palace the clock,
which was striking 4 at the mo-
ment, Immediately stopped. This it is
said to do whenever any old resident
In the palace dies within its precincts.
and alleged modern instances Of the
fact are quoted solemnly by the credu-
lous.-ArgOnaut.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
They Paid The Price.

The corporation Of the city Of Glas-
Cow wanted to purchase the Whistler
portrait of Carlyle and in due course
waited on the master of the gentle art
Of making enemies about the price
1000 guineas). They admitted 1t was
a magnificent picture, but "Do you not
think, Mr.. Whistler, the sum a wee.
wee bit excessiveP
Didn't you know the price before
you came to meY asked the master,
with suspicious blandness.
"Oh. aye, we knew THAR replied the
corporation.
Every well, then" said Mr.. Whistler
in his suavest tones, Tets talk Of
something else" And as there was
nothing else Of interest TO detain the
corporation" they paid the price and
made an excellent bargain.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
NERVOUS TWlTCHINGS.
An Aff1ietion From Which Many of the
Worlds Great Men Have
Suffered.

Many men Of genius, ike the insane,
are subject to curious spasmodic and
choreic movements. Professor Lom-
broso In one Of his books pointed out
that Lenau and Montesquieu left upon
the floor Of their rooms the signs Of
the movements by which their feet
were convulsively agitated during
composition
Button, Dr.. JohasOn, Santeuil, Gre
billion and Lombardini exhibited the
most remarkable facial contortions.
There was a constant quiver on Thorn
as CampbelPs thin lips. Chateaubri-
and was long subject to convulsive
movements OF the arm.
Napoleon suffered from an habituaI
spasm Of the right shoulder and Of the
lips. 'My anger" he said one day
after an alteration with Lowe, must
have been fearful, for l felt the vibra-
ton of my calves. which has not hap
pened to me Tor long time"
Peter the Great suffered from con-
vulsive movements which horribly
distorted his face. ''Carduccfs face
at certain moments" writes Mante-
gaZZa, sis veritable hurricane; light
nings dart from his eyes, and his mus
cles tremble" Ampere could express
his thoughts only while walking and
when his body WAS In a state Of con-
stant movement. Socrates often danced
and jumped in the street without rea-
son
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
A Doc and a SONG,

During one Of the last birthday cele-
brations of the poet Whittier he was
visited by a celebrated Oratorio singer,
The lady was asked to sing, and, seat
ing herself at the piano, she began the
beautiful ballad Robin Adair" She
had hardly begun before Mr.. Whit
tiers pet dog came into the room and,
seating himself by her side, watched
her as If fascinated, listening with a
delight unusual in an animal. When
she finished he came and put his paw
very gravely into her hand and licked
her cheek. robin takes that as a trib-
ute to himself" said Mr.. Whittier.
''He also is Robin Adair." The dog,
hearing his own name, evidently con-
sidered that he was the hero Of the
song. From that moment during the
lady's visit he was her devoted attend
ant. He kept by her side when she
was indoors and accompanied her
when she went to walk. When she
went away he carried her satchel in
his mouth to the gate and watched her
departure with every evidence Of dis
treSS
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
Doves and Coronations.

At the ancient ceremonies Of coro-
nation of the French kings after the
amounting had been performed some
white doves were let loose in the
church. This was supposed to symbol
ize the power Of the Holy Ghost I'm d.
recting the kings actions. A similar
idea seems to have inspired all early
kings, for among the English regalia is
the rod Of equity or the scepter with
the dove. This is simply a golden rod
with q mound at the top, which sup
ports a cross. On this cross is a dove,
fashioned Of white enamel, with ex-
panded wings. Some fine diamonds or
nament the rod In various places.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
BASEBALL.
The Gentle Side Of Our National Game
as Seen by Well Known
Humorlst.

have seen q quiet little Sunday
afternoon game OF baseball In which
every man on either side told every
man on his own and the other side
Just what he thought of his character.
One captain, says Ellis Parker Butler
in Success Magazine, began by telling
his pitcher what he thought Of him
and ordered him OF the field, and the
pitcher remarked that If be had a
catcher who knew how to catch q
ball once every week or so he would
be able to use some speed. This seem
ed to displease the catcher, and he
remarked in no gentle tones about the
pitchers general ability and the short
gightedness Of a captain who would
have such a man on bis nine. This
gave pleasure to the opposing nine,
and they showed 1t by appropriately
guying remarks and were taken to
task by the nine man Of the other side.
The 200 spectators who gathered TO
see the ball game then told both mines
what they thought Of them and were
given TO understand that not man on
either nine cared a faded zig for
An hour later the umpire went home
or In the direction Of home, but the
two captains were still discharging
their men. I have seen one stout
catcher discharged eight times in one
seven-inning game. during which pc
riod he resigned four times Of his own
accord
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
OLD LONDON BRIDGE.
II Linked the Twelfth Century With
the Eighteenth.

1t Linked the Twelfth Century With
the Eighteenth.
For centuries old London bridge,
with its double row OF houses, was the
home of generations who lived and
traded over the Thames waters.
Holbein lived and painted there. Os-
borne, the prentice lad, leaped through
a window In the house Of his master,
Sir William Hewet, TO the rescue OF
Sir Williams daughter, who had fallen
into the swollen food OF the river be-
low. and by winning her for his wife
of Leeds. Crispin Tucker had his shop
on the bridge, to which Pope and
Swift and many another author OF
fame made pilgrimages to purchase
books and gossip with the waggish
shOpkeeper. Crocker's Dictionary was
printed "at the Looking Glass on Lon
don bridge" and gigantic corn mills
dominated the south end Of the stTuc-
ture, not many yards from the wonder
ful Nonsuch House, a huge wooden
pile with tuTrets and cupolas brought
from Holland.
Such in brief outline was the London
bridge which linked the twelfth with
the eighteenth century and which
when it was on its last tottering legs
was removed to give place to It's fine
successor Of our day, the stone in
which is said to be nearly double
that employed in building st. PauPs
cathedral aI"-MOntreal Standard.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
Birds and Insect Life.

Men Of science are generally agreed
that birds are natures great check on
the excess Of insects and that they
maintain the balance between plant
and insect life. Ten thousand cater
pillars, it has been estimated, could
destroy every blade of grass on an
area Of cultivated land. The insect
population Of single cherry tree In
Tested with aphides has been esdmat-
ed by a prominent entomologist at no
less than 100000 The bird popula-
ton Of cultivated country districts has
been estimated at from 700 to 1000 per
square mile. This is small compared
with the number Of insects, yet as
each bird consumes hundreds Of in
sects every day the latter are prevent
ed from becoming the scourge they
would be but for their feathered enc
mies.-Harpers Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
Sounded Best When Silent.

In railroad Office in West Philadel-
phia there is an old and trusted clerk
of Celtic extraction who keeps his as
sociates In a constant state of good
hUmor by an unending series OF wit
ticisms, interspersed occasionally with
bulls" so glaring that even he him
SELF has to join in the laugh that in
variabIy follows such "break" on his
part There was some trouble on the
telephone one day recently. and Mike,
as he is called among his friends, lost
much Of his usual good nature in his
efforts to get the gist Of a message
that was being sent from another Of
fee. The man on the other end Of the
wire finally became exasperated and
asked Mike If he was losing his hear
ing
II can hear you all right until you
begin to talk" said Mike. ''and then 1
can't understand a word you say
Philadelphia Times
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
The PsYchoIooicaI Moment.

ais Miss Wheaton at homer asked
one of the neighbors OF the spinster as
he called at her door to get her sigma
ture to a petition.
''She is that" responded Celia Leahy,
three weeks over from Ireland and a
most willing handmaiden. "Will yez
step in, sOrrP'
81 should like to see her on a matter
of business for a few moments if she
is not engaged" said the neighbor.
Celia flung wide the door and waved
him in.
eff she has wan, he's reglectin' her
shameful" she said in a hoarse, conf
Dental whisper. "fOT tbs three weeks
tomOrrer since 1 come here, and he's
not put his fut over the t'reshold in all
that tonne! Sure. IDS your chanstP'-
Youths Companion.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
FRENCH TRADESMEN.
Bows and Smiles and FIsttery All
Used In Business.

Bows and Smiles and FIattsry All
Used In Business.
'Bon Jour, madame" This In a cor
dial tone and accompanied by ready
smile is the welcome of your French
tradesman or tradeswOman. With low
" bows and widespreading smiles he
shows himself delighted to serve you.
If you look over everything in the shop
and buy only the wing of a chicken,
yet he will just as smilingly bow you
out and hope to see you again.
Once / entered my milkman's speck-
less shop and was met by Monsieur
Jean himself. "Oh, Monsieur JEAN" I
smiled, 81 am so sorry! Your milk is
SO delicious, but l find that l cannot
use all Of 4 cents worth a day" Mon
sieur Jean was all sympathy, under
standing at once, and answered, But,
madame, let me send you half that
quantity, 2 cents WORTH cents worth
what you will" And with a shrug
and a smile, as II to say, "What
is 2 cents worth of milk compared
with the honor Of your patronageT'
he put my fears to rest.
This subtle fattery Of the tTadesman
is really good business. One is only
human, and it is so pleasant to be a
person of consequence! 1 resolved on
the spot to buy all my butter and
cheese from Monsieur Jean, as we'll as
the milk.-New Idea Woman's Maya
zine
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
Courtship In China.

4 curious custom prevails at Huay-
ninghsien, in Kwangsi. On the If
teenth day Of the first month in each
year all the young ladies and gentle
men take a walk to the Yenyen noun
tain. Each damsel carries a little box.
which she deposits at the foot Of the
hill. Any young gentleman desirOus Of
entering the bonds Of matrimony may
select one of the boxes and take 1t
away with him, whereupon the fair
owner Of the box makes herself
known, and an acquaintanceship is
thus formed. III assorted matches are
not likely to occur, as this custom is
observed only among the we'll to do
classes Of society.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
THE MATTERHORN.
Its Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View II UnfoIds.

Its Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View II UnfoIds.
There are very few Alpine peaks so
pointed as the Matterhorn. SOme-as,
for instance, Mont Blanc-are merely
large Jumps Of frozen snow, but the
Matterhorn is quite pointed and thin,
composed Of a ridge formed by a per-
pendicular wall Of rock on one side
and a very steep rocky slope on the
other, a slope which after going few
ysrds at an incline breaks off sharp
into a precipice.
When on the top, therefore, one is
absolutely perched up between heaven
and earth. Never before have l seen SO
much space around and below me. It
is wonderful. immense, unreal. The
panorama unfOlded to the eyes is su-
perb one, an il sxTicable mass on
peaks-Rosa, the Breithorp, the Com
bin, Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau and
others. There at our feet lies Zermatt,
seemingly a tiny toy village, where we
can imagine the tourists paying their
frame to the telescope man to look at
US, These good folk do not dream Of
the great difficulty we have In keep
ing our feet because Of the wind.
Alas, it is so cold and the position
such a preCarious one that about ten
minutes after our arrival we are com
PEELED to turn our steps toward the
descent. which on the Alps is much
more TO be dreaded than the ascent
Wide World Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29

OUR FIRST MINT.
Some of the Rules and Regulations
That Were In Force There Over
Hundred Years Ago.

The first United States mint at Phil
adelphia was naturally a very unpre-
tentious affair. The material for coin
age was secured from abroad. There
was found much difficulty to get any
one Of experience to operate the coin
age, and the salary list Of the first
mint employees was: David Ritten-
house, director, $1,000 per annum;
Tristram Dalton, treasurer, $500;
Henry Voight, cOiner, $1,000; Isaac
Hugh, clerk, 1912.
The regular coinage Of copper began
In 1913, silver In 1874 and gold in 1795.
The following curious extracts are
taken from the mint rules and regula-
lions Of the early days:
'The allowance under the name OF
drink money is hereafter to be discon-
tinued
THE operations Of the mint through
out the year are to commence at 8
o'clock in the morning.
Christmas day and the Fourth Of
July-and no other days-are estab-
Hshed holidays at the mint
"He (watchmaD will keep in a prop
er arm chest. securely locked. q mus
ket and bayonet. two pistols and q
sword.
1.-The watchman must attend from 8
o'clock in the evening to o'clock In
the morning. must ring the yard bell
every hour and send the watchdog
through the yard Immediately after
ringing the bell"
Besides the Philadelphia mint, which
is now established in palatial quarters
at Seventeenth and Spring Garden
streets, there are mints at San Fran
cisco. Denver and New Orleans and an
assay Office at Carson City.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
GendeF Of GarJIc-

why is garlic masculine gendeFS"
asked the man who markets. 'It must
be masculine because the greengroceFs
buy from call It he They are most
ly Italians and ought to know the sex
Of garlic il anybody does. OF all the
vegetables and aromatic herbs / buy
garlic is the only one to which mas
culine virtues are ascribed. Every
thing else is neuter. To call garlic st
would be an insult. The garlic, he Is
fresh, he is fine, he is cheap, he IS
dear. Funny, isn't itT' New York
Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
His AifArnafiNA

Even at the tender age Of four httlC
Benny was considering his future oe
cupation. Mamma" he said, ''wheT
I'm a man Pm going to have a wagon
and drive around collecting ashes"
why, Benny" exclaimed his mother
In horror, mamma doesn't want hel
little boy TO be an ash man"
''W ell, then" replied Benny with a
very self sacrificing air, IL suppose
could collect swill."-DelineatO
The Washington bee., 1911-04-29
An Obstructionist.

'Speakin' bout large feet" said Mr.
Erastus Pinkley. II don't know when
I was mo- insulted dan 1 was dis aft
ernoon. / was standin' on de curb
stone facin' de house, an de police
man, he come along an says rs got TO
turn around jes' a little"
"What foh?'
''He says pOintin' my shoes de same
way de street runs is de onlies' way
fob ne to keep fun obstructin' de
sidewalk, Washington Star.