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sound OF sobbiuS a. he was ~unsaddiins.
Listening. he knew It came from
where In tho stable. 20 he left his horse
and went inside.
II was Susie. a. ne had thought. She
lifted her te~ar.stAined face from the
pony's name when he spoke. and he
knew that she was glad to see him.
"oh. psrdner. I though you'd never
GOMEZ"
''The mail was late. and stayed
with the Major to wait for It. What
has gone wrong?"
Mothers dead" she said. she was
poisoned accidentally"
"Susie! And there was no ono here?''
The news seemed Incredible.
'Only Teacher and mono one that
knew what to do. We sent Meeteetse
for q DOCTOR. but he hasn't come yet.
He probably got drunk and forgot what
no went for. It's been q terrible night,
pardner. and a terrible day."
MoArthur looked at her with troubled
eyes,. and once moro he stroked her
hair with his gentle. timid touch.
Everything Just looks awful 70 me,
with Dad and mother both gone, and
me here alone on this big ranch. with
only Ling n grub-llners. And to
think Of II all the rest of my life like
this-wtth nobody thss ! belong TO or
that belongs to mel"
Something was recalled TO Macarthur
with q start by Susis's words. He had
forgotten!
Come. Susie. come with me-
She followed him outside. whore he
~unbucklsd his saddle-pockst and took
dagusrrootype from . wooden box
which had come In the mall. The gilt
erame wa tarntshsd. the purple velvet
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By Caroline Lockhart


|, Rslston's heart rave him . twings Of
pain.
II s'pose you've had every chance %
cit acquainted with the Sohoolmarm."
he observed. since Ralston dA not
reply.
SHE doesn't IKE me. Bsbs."
"What!' yelled Babe, screwtng up
his face in q grimace OF surprise and
~unbslisf.
"She would rather talk TO Ling than
to me-at least. she seems far more
friendly 10 n one else than to me-"
Say. she must bs ioony not to like
you"
Raiston could not help Laughing out
right at Babes vigorous loyalty.
IT'S not necessarily q sign Of In
sanity to dislike me-"
she doesn't 20 that far. does she r
demanded Babe.
Sometimes I think So"
you don't care attain. do your"
Yes" Ralston replied quietly; Il
care a great deal. 1t hurts me more
| than ] ever was hurt before. because,
you see. Babe, ! never loved q woman
. before"
"Aw-w-w." replied Baoe. In dsspes,
sympathy.
Smith had congratulated himself often
during the day upon tho fact that he
could not have chosen a more propitioui
tims for the execution OF his plans-aI
least. u far ~ the Bar c outfit was
concerned. His uneasinex passed a. the
' protecting darkness fell without thsiI
having seen "a single person the entire
day.
When the last slimmer Of dayligh,
had faded, Tubbs n Smith started Oh
the drive. heading the cattle direct for
their destination. They were fattei
han Smith had supposed. 20 they could
not travel as rapidly as he had oalou.
iatsd. but he and Tubs pushed Their
along as fast as they could without
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The Biggest Cowboy Stoy(
Since "7he Nrqinian."

returned. but I forgot to perfume my
self and taiiow my hair"
"Aw-w.w." rumbled Babe. shespishly
'What'd you wuntf"
you know what I'm In me country
tort"
Babe nodded.
i've located my man, and he's goinl
to drive Oh . big bunch tonight. There's
two Of them IN fact. and I'll need help
Are you gems for ~"
"Oh. mammal" Babe rolled his eye,
In ecstasy.
Tie has q horror Of doing tims.'
Ralston went On. and n he has an,
show at all. he's going to put up 4
hard hght. I'd IKE the satisfaction o.
bringing them both In. single-handsd
but II isn't fair to the Colonel to TAXI
any chances of their getting away"
who II itT'
"smith."
That guy with his teeth suckin
outr" $3.50.
Ralston laughed assent.
"Pickin's" cried Babe. with Susto
I'D like 10 kill that Teller ever,
mornin' before breakfast. Will I 60
VIII ~" Babes cresoendo ended In I
Joyous whoOp OF exultation. "Wait "
l ride back and tell the Colonel. an
Sit my cartridge bet. I take It of o
an evenin' those tranquil times"
Rslston turned his nor - md Starts
back. 10 en9rossed in thoughts Of tn
work ahead OF him that II was no
until Babe overlook him that he re
membersd ne had forgotten 70 81
Babes business with him.
well, I guess tho old Colonel w.
tiokled when no heard you'd spotte'
the rustlers." said Babe. as he rsns'
In beside him. He wanted TO com
along-iid for a fact. and him nssrl,
seventy. He'd push the ia OF hi
csAc and climb out at HE wa tuners
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u somebody'd happen TO mention that
thieves was brandin' his calves"
You said you had started TO tho
ranch 70 seq me-"
"Oh. yes-I forgot. Your father sent
word TO the Colonel that he wal sell!n'
on his cattle and goin' into sheep. and
wanted tho Colonel 70 let you know"
The poor old Governor! tn about
break his heart, I know; and I should
be there. At his time OF i'fe IT'S a
pretty hard and CALLING thins to quit
cattle-to be forced out OF tho business
into sheep. It's like bein' made to
change your politics or religion against
your WILL"
Fore ia wrang1e wooliers." declared
Babe. "rd hold up trains or rob dudes
OF do most any old thing. Say. I've
rid by sheep wagons whsn 7 was durn
near starvin' ruther than eat with q
sheep herder or owe one a favor. Where
do you md a man Ike the Colonel In
sheep?" demanded Babe. You don't
ind 'em. Nothin' but a lot OF upstart
sheep herders that's got rich In five
years and don't know how to act"
"Oh. you're ~prejudiced. Babe. Not all
sheep men are muckers any more than
all cattlemen are gentlemen"
I'm not prejudiced a-tail!" declared
Babe exci'edly. Tn perfectly fair and
square. Wooilers II demorAliEin'. As
ISOLATE with woollers and Il takes the
spirit out of . Teller quicsor'n cookin',
In Ave years you won't be half the man
you are now II you 20 into sheep. III
sure hate to see ~" His voice was all
but pathetic as he contemplated Rails
tons downfall
II think you will. though. Babe. II
get out Of this with a whole hide"
You'll be so we'll nxed o can I'll
married Them" There was some con
straint in Babes tone, which no meant
20 be casual.
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NEW ORKlEADER
WILL TRY TO REPEAT
WITH 1911 LINEUP
McGraw Anxious for Another
Tilt With Athletics in a
Worlds Series.
BY BULCER.


- . .exas' msren ..
'ne u'an's ero ortuns' ehousn
to win another pennant they will
i do 40 with the aame team thai
..,.,..s a.. ,o,, M. A..
=
was called 10 the OF MAN.
ager McGraw. he remarked In his
characteristic manner "Vveli isn't
49,.
..' eo0U e"o"s"'
m Ms opinion a team that led the
iseGue IN batting and base running and
tnsn won the pennan 10 strong enough
70 oack Tor another try. He a obso-
iute coincidence In winning the nag once
and. o than that. he s eager
for another tilt with the Athletics in
. worlds series. Baseball managers
throughout the country b.,,eve that N.
-. @"s,s,s 80 10" /" WV
Ca Aos 'no "o''us "''e.
Bully Hamiiton' FORMER base runnins
champion. and now scout for the Bos-
ton Nationals. came over with the
Giants from Marlin last night. and he
70. ,h., the ph,iaa.,nha. Nsno,.,,
nj -. .,one oor,.nSs, a-s.-s -
<s... ~. = - -.
oAn'us' He sa" Ihem pay AZ Hot
Springs a week ago md he has told
the Giants that DOOM and his crew are
running the bases as II II were mid
manner and that they haven't n sore
Arm an he club That wound ,na,cn,.
-. ~. =. 49, ~
",o se~sn !. s"1e "
jump out IN the lead Out II VIII De
rememoered that Dooin's club was a.
ways a good starter but . poor hnisher.
The departure from Marlin wa
r~ther discourastng to McGraw. A he
"a. unable n esvs ths taam .nv ~,orL
= -. -. 80. Y..."... !"
s"e 70 ~ 49, es.eroey :
o1ssinS ram 10" al oay ana the pay
- did not even don . UNIFORM. They
st around the hotel and passed away
the time playing domanoes. checkers,
Billiards. &c.
In many ways this y the worst spring
~ encountered by a New York team
In the South. but there 10 nome oon'
sgeation In the fact that the other club
J, s11Iereo the sams misfortune.
Whue the 0iants viii 70 into thu
season with ne same club that wor
last year. the team will be strengthened
In It's second string o. bench men. n
late years baseball managers havs
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~ ~ ~

country this tlme-"And we'll hole the
cattle In the brush and take tuMs
Watchin'."
Its . 90 with NO." answered Tubhs.
yawains until his Jaws cracked. ~
asleep now"
Rahton and Babe knew that ouatA
would camp for several hours = ~
cresk-bottosn. 90 they dropped iAto Q
guich and waited.
They'll picket their horses ars1 then
one Of them will keep watch WINE the
other sleeps. Very likely Tubbs Ua11 -
the nrst guard. and. unless I'm -.
taken. Tvbbs will be dead TO The vorslI
In nftesn minutes-thouSh. maybe oe'v
too scared to Sleep"
Rsls,on's s"-Iniss proved 10 Be sospset
in every particular. "
After they had plcketsd their h0uss,,
smith told Tubbs to keep watch ~ .
couple Of hours. while he slept.
Couldn't we lest switch that Sro.
granms sroundT" inquired 19AAs
piAintvsiy:. II can't hardly ksso ~
eyes open."
DO as I toll you." smsuh rseususl
sharply.
Tubbs eyed him with envy - he
spread down his own and Tubb6s cd
d~ls-blanksts.
II Amt what you'd call Grassy NTH
the heat" Tubbs shivsrsd. ''Ceuh1n's
! crawl under one Of them blankets With
your
you bet you can't. I'd lest ~ liee
sleep with . buli-snake a. . snon."
snorted Smith In disgust. ana. vu13As
ths blankets shout his ears. was lest
In oblivion.
II hin look back upon times w0ea
I've snj'ysd myself more" muttaoe4
Tubbs disconsolately, rs as pAee1 ~
and fro. o. at intervals climoed vsaHly
out Of the eresk bottom 70 teek ono
"'''s o~r~p
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Golfers! Here s Season
National Handicap Rating

dent. Evans left college almost, as soon
as he entered 1t and the sane applies
to Herreshoff.
ONLY FIVE PLAYERS PLACED
At TWO STROKES.
Only five players are placed At two
strokes and none OF them are New
Workers. Boston gets It's Hrst standard
bearers at that notch In John q. An.
derson and T.. w. whittcmore. the 9th.
ers being Eben NJ. Byers. Pittsburgh.
once the u 8. title winner: Edward
Sawyer Of Chicago. a national runner
up. and Walter whiEhan. who is an
| unknown.
Beginning with the allowance Of thrse.
names become plentiful. there beinE
thirty-Ona at that notch. Tho best
known are John NJ. Ward. Findlay
Douglas. Gardner White. Thomas n.
Sherman. Max Behr and Harry Legg.
That class bristles with former college
stars and includes A. F. Hammer Of
New York. who got the start Of his
game IS q caddie. II seems odd 10 see
Findlay Douglass name scattered I'm
with 70 large q representation. but his
competitive form Is . thing Of the past.
Among other links celebrities at three
are II. b. Mcfarland. tho Shanghai Of
tho Quaker district: Henry II. :, ildsr.
George C. Stanley. present college cham
plou: Robert Hunter. last years college
title holder: Percival Gilbert, Ellis
Knowles. Archie Reid. Bin" Chick.
James 81. Rhett and Walter Tucker
man. George r. Brokaw Is dropped to
four. at which point may bc found
Archie Graham. James Il. Hyde. Buck"
Merriman. G.. w. Inslec. Bert Allen.
Howard Perrin, Gilman Tiffany. Percy
Plat and Marshall whitlatch. A fun.
! nier list OF bedfeilows thar those at
the sign Of tho four could scarcely be
imagined. The Philadelphia district has
only one man at four-McFarland-and
| none below. One COMMITTEES member
has been sQueaked through at SIX
] strokes.
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borough, in the main bout at the Car
lyle A. c. and put him away in the first
round after two minutes Of fighting
with a heavy left hand swing into the
pit Of the stomach. At the New Polo
A. A.. entertainment Young Dyson Of
Providence. r. l.. put Del Bruno OF
Chicago way in the eighth u with
a heavy right hand swing on me jaw.
This was Bruno's first appearance In q
contest in this city.
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1coprasha, lsli. ~ o.sns PsalAans Co.)
)rsls no rRDCUDrNo CHArTUss,

grNors1s 10. rR1cIDrNo mArrnRs, .
q y: n.oe q IN i'da.t SOU" ~. 100 uS a. :
Is ais Ss:!. 49, s:.S 5 sa;; ,,s s. ~: so,
So R;|'os IN 4 d ;s, .A: :Iss i az l. Z ' r.:
"a bsE. bS niSsisejy. hlahs Ss Ioyss smith:
~. ~ Snu sSSs" svv9 e. mother and plsns 70
10y \ Ssrs "a, IL ,:.s s;ss%:: ! =
IT,! ssc.1 W.; sCa,:: e.: sss,, C1 :s,, z ~ i;sss
Is Sae hssse j sssfins her. sri0i sse.ps
49,. 3 : u .H :ss.s r ae =: s J. Sc Si sSs
~ 'as:r 4 ss1 e 3 *. n Tsss, g. su.i I.'s S.mss sS
~ q * none 'iS0n,' ~ hors .sis:
&s 4. y e ss - ) ). ~, Sa 4: ps:: :sS 4: :;
~ &c Sss. e.. ssd Ai.lsSn; sftiE %:
az . s:s.: =, O. q: srs s:ss : s ~: ,'s IA d; ;
a psns1 Tub6s. goes. OF, . cattle rusttng
c@1AS1on. Tho SQuaw. finding ths! smith l2ve
-. plspe. rsvspS. and b|css . d SS N, i nsl.o;
KIN TO- Ss,ps1sd for Smith, IKE saaaw dies. sua'
LsHssssBrok0 at her mcthsr's death.
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Tommy Kilbane Loses.

Label. San Francisco lightweight. won
the decision last night In = four-round
nght with Tommy Kilbane Of Cleve-
land. Label wal substituted for An
tone La Grave. who could not make
the required weight.
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ISN'T IT A DREADFUL T1syNo 10
md In your mail such . 0usry q
. this-and Il comes iron vAsbu0t
too
WURRA wURRA:
Why do the nswUoQsPe 80 tho4
engines and hosecArts ana hoohs 40
ladders and thin0s responded . Q
'false alarm" How can u b .
false alarm whsn the alarm W.
sent In all right aad duly rsosivsof
Wasn't Il the IRE tha& was false.
instead Of the alarm.
Yours wstchfuify.
JOHN r. N'NlLDNs
You're rtSht and you're wroag. Jehn.
alarm for fire can't be false ooaouol
when Il 10 sent In rs an alarm Ill right.
And . IRE can't be false II Il 10 Q Gre.
Sect -
Now. - I vas saying-but shink Z,
ovsr John and stop writing foe1eh 1T.
tere. have . lot 10 contea1 With
these windy days q the meoth q maay
westhsrs. But I supposs you DOt
ana some excitement.
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ByOwn and Dyson
Score KnOckOutS

Strange to relate. there were knock
outs registered in both boxing shows
held last night. Over in Brooklyn
Knockout Brown. the local lightweight.
met Knockout Jack O'Donnell OF that
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The PUBLIC SERVICE ceanis.
SION about once In . wAiis 0aa-

son about once In . vale 0oos
ages 10 keep itself on The ~
roll by ordering extra straps In the ears
Of the subway or the IL" Or the stsest
lines. Which 10 In itself somsthiag - -
overwhelmingly thankful tor. Recently
u took . wild plunge and psrsnp.
torily ordered the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
st Company to install 100 new cars b.
fore Sept. 10. 1918. or these ths Nassau
Electric Railroad Company u re@ulsQ1
TO put In twenty closed cars. the ouee&o
County and Suburban twenty ~ ~
Brooklyn Heights Company. the GAese
B. n. r. organization. sixty.
The companies were given . fsW 1Ays
TO say whether or not they would seey
the order.
And I wa&ered . small but honest waA
that the companies would not oboy 10.
And they didn't. And coms - thAs.
Of Il. why should they?
They don't need street cars In Dsooo.
lyn. anyhow. They need hssrssa
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:Cruw Confident Same Giants Will Win Pennant AQait


" IiHrpLAw REID h telling In London some amusing anecdotes sDess Tn
w reccnt recent visit Of the Duke Of Connaught 0ovMner0sasAi OF
" Canada. to THU city A. rs guest +t
Il as rtN,nsiy brought 10 his attention that the DuAe IN snnr4ne ~
c~hry should. In kecpfng with diplomatic custom. hst call to pay hsr eDecD
to- President TAFT As soon As this fcth had beer firmly driven into =. Assrs
mind no made . trip to Washington seemingly Of other buanSsA but v rOeoy
to . "a ot Of a bad tand" He stfahN Into the White Asss - y
merely to pay his rap~.. '"
Aftr tn Usual reeinSs Mr. Reid sd. q n ID mam~ ~ t~s ssns %
his mind: by the way. Mr. President Il during this coming week yVu sAsaa
happen to be In New York. cal At my home and meet the Duke Of
"T41 YD01xD3uY OF I'm UNvxDD STATES DoDO UOB 1ASDUDT
busaudy inerjected Mr. Taft
Mr. Reid sammsred himself out tok Ii nrst uain to New YoTh, ND the
look and he made q haSy trip 10 Washington. whsse thu desaysd rDss0 Wms
paid to IN President
xsY SEE THAT THE REPUBLICAN CLUB. fonowing the sxampas q che
Union League Club Of usc lily. hs mdorSed TAFT and dsnounosd Nooss
4 welt" said the 0lnk. 'rfH f..
"Ah. hut hat nan Roosevelt ~ oms click politicians wording To- Nm"
said the Cook.
A LAS. POOR MORRIS. what . thd thrs was. forato. wAsa ~ psa1sr
~ os waMops Of the shty Stewart damned the sapulpa. Okla. shni
4 \ IN the twecns and ssnt him squddnns TO the ropes!'
IL anything was needed to change tho mind Of Carl Norris that ~ y . et.
pick for the championship of The heaves II al whom Stewart . "nsva-wAs.'
tipped Nm overa and ended his White Hope sspiauona r
Ihar Carl Ia going West to spend . month With his sxpsaans family. I 49,
ire good. II will he hard picking for him u he returns to Msss SarA
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law "S W VTCDSUts toot00 AT
~ gentlemen. that old favorits o
the Wurras. Mister Hoffman,
the ~phAosophic Dutch comedian. VII
writes from his rocky ave thus:
WURRA WURRA:
Avsst shivvsr my LummeryArd AlY.
L0ughlin. now shud the time be thsk
my hat 10 In tho ring same a. Mr..
Roosevelt. For nanny times ! hAv
come aciost a certin column IN yure
paper wot deals In . number Of ma
ture Fakings ~ takes place on
state Island; Il 10 Astonishing TO ma
wot . turtle brains IL inciosed to the
inside roof OF the man wot invends
them storis. Zee wills for instsnss,
about that pig wot was fed on h-pint
OF gasserlins mistook by the hirst
man for whisskyf Wen this pig
svaiiers this STUFF and sorats her hack.
wot happen. Jsmlni Whis broom. she
explose7 Becoss OF frectioai cleo.
tsessty naturally. Hut whore 10 the
whisky. wot become ov that ! asksf
r. 6.-D0 you tink tie true about
that Souht Pole. M. Nc. L. We
must b careful wot va read thes
daysT Wit respect.
MISTER HI .rFMANN.
South Pole-South Pole. Hofys VIII
10 ~ Why bother about ~ Ain
tho town full Of Polesf
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Murderer of White Ante
lone

-SIT was nearly dusk. md Ralston
was only a few hundred yards
from the Bar C gate. when he
met Babe. highly perfumed
~ and with his hair suspiciously
slick. coming out. Babes look OF dis
appointment upon seeing him was not
fiattering. but Ralston ignored It IN his
own delight al the meeting.
What was your rush, ! was Just
goin' over TO see you.' was Babes glum
Srssting.
"And I'm here to see yov." Raises
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CHAPTER Xxx.
tContinued.)
ne Lore Medicine OF the


'ARTHUR. with a radiant face.
was riding toward the ranch
w to which he had become
singularly attached. His
- saddle pockets bulged with
mall, ana his elbows tapped toyously a.
he urged his horse to greater speed
He looked up eagerly at the house al
no crossed the ford. and his kind Eye
shous with happiness when he ode Int
the stabls-yard and swung out OF the
ssAdS&
lie heard Q sound. the vn~mAstakAbt>
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ICK 2ALiOY. the sperttos nsAer.
mas Of Rockland Late so1 ~
- Dssnosthsass Of Battery noa's
district. has stuck In his thumA an1
pulled out . plum In the Stock fPaaoeog
Tax Bureau. In which he has beoa ap.
pointed examiner BY state Comptreiler
B0hmsr. "Oid Pal" - Daek 70 knoWn
to every boxing fan and politician IN
the city. was connected with the 4usoou
under Comptroller 0lynn and gave e.
ceilent service.
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NE OF THE SURE sIoNs that
the strenuous outdoor ssason OF
Aports IL vi US 10 h pub
LEGATION Of the dates for the battles
on the Gaelic football fields. Unlike
the American brother. who dos his
most violent football stunts In tho
fall. the Irish enthusiast goes at the
game a. early In the spsins a. the
frost leaves the ground and keeps -
kicking until the snow begins to fall
again.
These 0aslic tea6ms are Kept "a.
gether by the generosity of their sport.
Ing countrymcn or by little "racksts'
raised 70 pay for their training. DsnAs
Buckley comes TO the front for the
County Kerry team with On offer Of Q
bensht hail to Be held In Donovan's
Grand Circle Halls. Columbus Circle
and Fifty-ninth street. next Saturday
nipht. At which u " expected the fans
| who follow the contests during the
season Will be present in force. The
kerrys put up the req article In foot.
ball. and they should fare veil with
such . committee - Buckley, Kisssne
Murphy. O'Coanor. King end the twc
O'suliivsns working for them.
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dent. Evan left college almos, as soon
as he entered 1t and the same applies
to Herreshoff.
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South Poie-South Pole. Hoffys Why.
where 10 ~ Why bother shout ~ Amt
the town full Of Polesf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-10

been there some time my old friend,
Ex-Lieut.- Governor Carter came to me
and told me his car was in 'front.' of
the hotel and invited me to take
ride over the city with him. For
several hours we took in" the sights
in and around the city. A one time
this grand old man was strongly
urged to become a candidate for gov
ernor. Had he made the race and
been successful we would have had a
governor whose name would have gone
down in history by the side of that of
Stone and Lowery. No matter what
may happen in the future l am very
sure no member of the legislature
who visited Hattiesburg will ever for
get the kindness and courtesies of
those good people.
Long, long will our hearts with sweet
memories be filled,
Like vase in which roses have once
been distilled;
You may break, you may shatter, the
vase if you will,
But scent of the roses will hang
round it STILL"
So will 1t be with our memories of
our visit to Hattiesburg.
Legislator.
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 7, 1912.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-10
Forum of the People;

retreat. Those people do do not take
into consideration defeat or retreat
when they make up their minds to do
anything. They simply get up and
git" They paid an enormous price
for the Normal, but it is worth 1t. In
a few years Hattiesburg will be known
as one of the greatest educational cen
tiers in the south. Everything in and
around Hattiesburg shows progress.
The ]. ]. Newman Lumber Company
located there, is one of the finest
plants in the south. They will soon
have another large plant in full oper-
alton at Sumrall, near Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg Hotel, one Of
the finest in the south, gave us
a splendid dinner. Quite number of
very able after-dinner speeches were
delivered, but 1t would take up too
much time to refer to them. Almost
every one at Hattiesburg was a
stranger to me except the genial,
smiling Dr. Donald and the representa-
tive from that county, But after / had
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-10
Zeg1SLaHUe GOSSIP

Jackson Miss, Feb. 10.-The Kyle
bill providing a system of state bank
inspection, will become a law. This
is generally conceded by the friends
and opponents of the measure, and it
will probably go through the senate
within the next week. A tacit under
standing exists in the house to defer
action on the question in committee
until the Kyle bill reaches that body.
During the past few days score or
more of leading Dangers of the
state have appeared before the SEN
ate committee on insurance and bank
ing to discuss the Kyle bill, and a ma
jcrity of them have given it their cor
dial approval, suggesting, however,
several amendments and modifica-
tons that will make it more effective.
The attitude of the bankers toward
the measure was clearly defined by
Thad B. hampton, former state treas
urer, who is largely interested in
nearly a dozen banks in the southern
part of the state, and is also a direc-
tor of one of the largest banks in New
Orleans. Mr. Hampton said:
1--WE want a first class system of
bank inspection in Mississippi, for
our own protection, as we'll as the
protection of depositors. The Kyle
bill, believe, covers the subject very
thoroughly. 1t is closely modelled af-
ter the national banking law, and l
believe that it will safeguard the pub
lie interests very thoroughly, and at
the same time be of inestimable value
to sound and conservative banking"
The Kyle bill creates a state bank
examiner, and gives that official au-
thority to make rigid examinations,
employing an adequate corps of in
spectors for the work, and all ex-
penses are to be borne by the banks,
the inspection fees being so regulat-
ed as to make the department self
sustaining.