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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

Miss Sallie May Miner left today
for Agricola, to take charge OF a
school,
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A number of young men will give a
dance at Hotel Hattiesburg this eve
ming for the unmarried set.
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Capt. H. A. QuinnelIy, of Laurel,
was a visitor here Wednesday, while
en- route home from Vicksbprg.
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The Cemetery Association will meet
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, with
Mrs. l.. NJ. Williams, on Bay street.
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Miss Nellie Cox returned to Brook
haven Wednesday, after visit to her
uncle, Mr.. D. L. Easterling and family.
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Miss Sallie Keith has returned from
Roane Mountain, Tenn. and is located
with Mrs. j. l.. Kearney, on Busch
man street
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Mrs. Josephine Weems and her III
tie grandson, Master A. B. Hobbs, Jr.'
spent Wednesday with relatives in
Ellisville.
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Mrs. NJ. E. Cook returned Wednes-
day from a visit to her son, MI W.
H. Cook, in Birmingham and to reia'
tiyes in West Point, Miss,
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Mr. Guy Matheson returned "eu'
nesday from Jackson, Miss, where he
spent two days. While there MI
Matheson passed the examination De
fore the State Board of pharmacists
and is now registered druggist
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The Parent-Teacher Association 0
tbe Third Ward, will meet FRIDAY al
ternoon at 9 o'clock, at the Eato'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
HATTIESBURG PROOF
Should Convince Every News Reader.

The frank statement of a neighbor,
telling the merits Of a remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
BY some stranger far away
Commands no belief at all.
Here's a Hattiesburg case.
A Hattiesburg citizen testifies.
Read and be convinced.
A. M. Thompson, 1872 Nora St., Hat
tiesburg, Miss, says: 81 injured my
back when young and after that was
troubled by kidney complaint. l suf-
fered intensely from lumbago and
sharp twinges in my loins and my
work aggravated the complaint. Dur
ing the past six or seven years, have
made it a rule to use Doan's
Kidney Pills occasionally, as 1
have found from experience
that they are the best kidney
medicine to be had, l generally pro-
cure Doan's Kidney Pills at Hays &
Fields Drug Store and as they have
never failed to relieve me, | can rec
ommend them without moments
hesitation"
For sale by all dealers. Price Sc
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-ant
take no other.
Advertisement
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

sour sick, upset stomach, lndises-
ton heartburn, dyspepsia; when 'he
food YOU eat ferments into gases anu
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
Won feel sick and miserable tna' ;
when you realiz1 the. magic In ,! RAPE :
Diapepsin. 1t ny kes s'oi""
~ - ~, .,onob is in continuous
II YOU, I,o, oal,t get it regulated,
revolt -, vonr sake, try Diapepsin.
please ~. 49, have bad stomach
It's 50 heeuiess meal a favorite food
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
CHURCH SOCIETIES.

The Ladies' Aid of the First Pres
byterian church will meet for the first
time since the summer vacation, on
next Tuesday, at the church at 3
O'Clock and all the ladies are request
ed to be present. The change in the
day of meeting will be for next week
only, Monday being the regular day
afterward.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have Been Helped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form of fe.
male ills are invited to communicate
promptly with the woman s private CORE
spondence department of the Lydia E.
Pinkham M edicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read and
answered by q woman and held in strict
confidence. A woman can freely talk of
her private illness to a woman; thus has
been established a confidential CORE
spondence. whic h has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published a
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these confiden-
tial letters to get out of their possession,
as the hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out Of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any N5@0N
woman, rich or poor, SlE/ Es%%NSAG
should be glad to M ~ ~EA\M
take advantage Of IA N%(p
this generous offer wv II
of assistance. Ad- N
dress Lydia E. Pink (M Ssa>-MD M
ham Medicine Co., WAEEN>&yES,M
(confidentiaD Lynn, CyESNMNySHS
Mass. tTSh rTNkfXM
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it Is too
expensive. 1t Is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

school, and all interested, as we'll as
the parents, are urged to attend, as
there will be important business.
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Mrs. L. NJ. Johnston, of Memphis,
Tenn, who has been visiting her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. l.. Easterling, left Monday for Ham
mond, La, where she will be the guest
of her brother, Mr.. E. F. Nesbitt, Jr.,
before returning home.
49,
Mrs. T. w. Cox, of McLaurin, Miss.
spent Wednesday with friends here.
Mrs. Cox is graduate of Carnegie
College, Rogers, O., and came to join
Miss Lillian B. CARROTS class in ex-
preston for a post graduate course.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gully, of Meridian
have arrived to make Hattiesburg
their home and will be located with
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ratliff of this
city, at 1913 First avenue. Mrs. Gully
has many friends here, having spent
two years as a member of the public
school faculty here when she was
Miss Mary Lou Bristol, of Asheville
n. C.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

ca g,tlit atipus as tney c-nnOt reach the
..sc.sed urti0m uf thy ear. There Is only one
my to Gle deafness. Ind that is by constitution
al remedies. Deufness Is caused by IN innameo
e ILitiOn the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tub. When this tube is nhgmed you have Q
rumbling sound imperfect hearing, and wheL
Ii Is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition, hear
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF eafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu
lars. free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

Graduate Nurses Meet.
The Graduate Nurses Association
Of Hattiesburg met Wednesday after
noon at the Hattiesburg Hospital with
six members present. Miss Quinn
presided and an election of officers
resulted as follows:
President, Miss Jennie Quinn, re-
elected; vice-president, Mrs. Hinton;
secretary, Miss Annie Miner, reflect
ed; treasurer, Miss Sallie X. Gray;
fifth member of executive committee,
Miss Miriam M. Lott.
At the close of the meeting, Miss
Quinn served fruit.
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Invitations Issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thomas Allen
have issued invitation, with cards for
the church enclosed, to the marriage
of their daughter, Katie Lillian Irwin
and Mr.. Andrew Mclaughlin Jones,
of st. Louis, on Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober 22nd, at $50 o'clock at the First
Presbyterian church.
Cards enclosed announce that the
young couple will be at home after
November tenth.
After the ceremony, a reception for
the bridal party only, will follow at the
home of the brides parents in Hall
avenue.
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Wednesday Clubs Lyceum Course.
The Wednesday Cub held a called
meeting Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. ]. H. Turner, which was a busy
one as well as pleasant. Mrs. Turner
presided, as president of the club, ant
the members present we're Mesdame'
r. N Collins, o. T. Gore, M. d. King
M. G. Field, w. A. Collins, H. d. Foote
S. V. Robertson, j. c. Magruder, A
X. McInnis, v. M. Seaman, w. B. Per
ry, w. w. Crawford, w. H. Cook, M
! A HOLMAN, Grace Christian and B. D
Moore and E. l.. Robbins.
AS a result of this meeting ant
some previous planning the Wednes
day Club decided to bring to Hatties
burg a series of high class entertain
ments from the Alkahest Lyceun
Company, of Atlanta, Ga. The frs
of these attractions will be presente
Oct. 2Sth, with the La Barge Musica
Company.
The series consists of five other al
fractions, viz-"The Shuberts," "
Powell Hale (impersonator) Waldo
& Company, Joseph G. Camp, orato
and the Dunavan Company, presen
ing THE Lady of the Decoration"
The Lyceum Course of entertain
ment, being a new thing to most
Hattiesburg's people, the Wednesda
Club is anxious that these attraction
be well patronized.
The Wednesday Club feels sure thi
after the first introduction of the L
ceum Court of Entertainments to II
people of Hattiesburg, they can
established as a permanent offeriI
for each season.
The proceeds realized from the
attractions will be turned over to Il
city schools for civic improvement
= twenty-five dollars having alrea'
been donated by the club to the Ma
l Street school for the purpose of fillil
in the lot
Business discussions over, san
wiches and coffee were served buff
style, in the dining room by Mrs. II
ner, with Mrs. r. N. Collins pouri
the coffee.
y The hostess next week will be M
I j. c. Magruder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

]. w. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio,
purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for his boy who had a
cold, and before the bottle was all
used the boys cold was gone. Is that
not better than to pay five dollar
doctors bill? For sale by all dealers.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
VIII PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN REALLY
CIRE MY STOMACH TROUBLE? YES!
, o-o,,AcH IS SICK SOUR, Classy AND Upset NO" YOU
IF YooN cnM SURELY GET REL IEF IN FIVE MINUTES

meal then take little Dlapepsln.
There will not be any distress-eat
without fear. It's because Pape's Dia-
pepsin really does regulate weak,
out.of-order stomachs that gives it it's
millions of sales annually.
Get a large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. 1t is
the quickest, sures stomach relief and
orre known. 1t acts almost lick mag.
ic-it is a scientifi
lightful preparatic
longs in every he
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
Shoe Department.
Millinery.

Miss Martha McMillin of st. Louis,
in charge of the millinery department
this season, with her assistants, were
kept busy by the visitors. Cerise and
chrome, Miss McMillin said, are
strong colors and number of pretty
chapeauX were in these tones. One
big cerise plush sailor seen was a
most effective hat for a young girl.
AS rule, though, the hats for girls
were all charming, most of them hay
ing soft, fioppy brims and a fine line
of velour hats for misses was noticed.
For The Children.
The children's school hats, in Scotch
plaids, gave a useful idea to many an
anxious mothers heart, they seemed
so suitable. Even the babies were
catered to, for tiny poke bonnets were
there, just the thing for the baby face
Robespierre Hat.
In the new Robespierre fad, the hats
are most fetching. One small hat Of
this shape was of black lynx and there
was a big muff to match, the envy o.
all who saw the set.
A lovely thing was one hat of tuliJ
and royal blue, in irridescent effect
embroidered in sapphires and trimmed
in silver lace and two immense roses
Another Robespierre hat was o
black velvet, with gold lace appique
on the brim.
In the colonial shapes was one G
black velvet, the brim formed of al
pliqued gold lace in transparent effec
and finished with black plume.
A decidedly nobby hat was bi
black velvet satin the edge of tn
rolled brim covered with lace owe
gold and a narrow band of gold roun
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

RAMSEY G. COMPANY,
LEADING UNDERTAKES
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE
(Advertisement)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

IN CASE OF ACCIDENT
PHONE 470 DAY OR NIGHT
aAMsEY's AMBULANCE SERVICE.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
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Beginners Bridge Club
With Mrs. Child.

BTVTTTTTCT
With Mrs. Child.
The Beginners Bridge Club was
entertained this week by Mrs. ]. R.
Child, on Third street. There were
three tables and two substitutes, Mes
danes w. c. Rodgers and w. L. Oak
lev shared in the games of bridge with
the members, Mesdames j. W. Bolton
j. p. Hayden, J. Hutchins, A. Wills
D. r. Holmes, c. NJ. Lowry, j. E. Nc
Iyav I. d. Woodruff and J. G. Power
pimento sandwiches and tea were
served after the games.
! Mrs. J. +. Hayden will be the hos
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

deal of favorable comment, the credit
for the work is due advertising man
and decorator of the firm, Mr. Albert
Ratliff.
One evening gown exhibited was
combination of yellow satin and black
satin draperies.
A stunning hat of yellow plush,
oblong shaped, with shaded French
plume, was companion to large yell
low chiffon muff and both were much
admired.
In the dress goods department of
the store, charmeuse, messaline, chif-
fon, satin-striped wolfe, in every con-
veivable color, with pearl or lace trim
mings to harmonic, were on view.
There we're corduroys, also, and
whipcords, in cotton, wool and satin,
a popular want this winter. Broad
cloths, in exquisite shades for evening
wraps and softest OF furs and down to
trim 1t with, we're advantageously dis
played and a wealth of chrysanthe-
NUNS and tall clusters of golden rod
carried out the riot of glowing color,
toned down with green vines.
Shoe Department.
Blankets, in pretty colors, were near
the shoe department, where a special
line of children's boots and misses
shoes were shown. Evening slippers,
with hose to match and the popular
16-button brown boots for ladies, satin
slippers and the ever popular sole,
with pretty worsteds, ready for the
making of bedroom slippers for Xmas
gifts, were among the up-to-date
things found here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03

tess next week, at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. Cotton, on New Orleans
street.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
SYNOPSIS.

Secret Service Chief wilkins. puzzled
over the theft OF the governments cipher
calls to his aid Detective Pinkwell. They
think they have discovered a new cipher,
when the office boy. Brockett, tells them
it's 1.-THE Diamond Cipher" and starts for
the ball park. Brockett Chula Lon Kan.
q Siamese, Ramon Solano, Cuban, to-
gether with some twenty other youngsters.
practice baseball. playing until dark. One
OF Wilkins stenographers Is seen to pass
a paper to a mysterious stranger. AS
outcome of Brocketts cipher. the ball
player and Solano are engaged by gov
eminent for mysterious mission. YAH
motto, mysterious Jap, calls on Brockett.
Brockett falls into Yazimotos trap. a
fight follows. Brockett coming out on
top; Messenger McKane coming to the
rescue. McKane was bearer of the mys-
FERROUS cipher: Is also a ball player. Yaz-
tmoto returns to headquarters and re-
ports to Baron Zelern his failure to OBJ
tain the cipher; Miss Lawson, the stem
ographer, also reports to the baron.
Brockett and Solano have encounter with
the baron In which the latter comes out
second best. Brockett and Solano arrive
In Jersey City; make appointment to
meet McGinnity. the Iron Man." baseball
manager Brockett and Solano arrive in
New York and run into a Chinese Tong
war: rescued by a white man. The place
of refuge found to be a trap: find them
selves prisoners of Yazimoto. Kelly to
rescue. Kelly turns $4,000 Jap money over
to Brockett and Solano.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

reach OF possible piirerer. The g"od
natured negro in charge OF the car
made up their touches without delay.
and then went to the platform to re-
ceive belated travellers. arriving bare
ly In time to swing aboard the train.
AS Solano was tossing of his shoes,
and Brockett loosening his tie. the
train cleared the Pittsburg station.
gathering speed and whizzing along
on its northwestern way. The porter
came grinning up to the berth where
the boys were preparing for much
needed sleep. and handed a small.
square envelope to Brockett.
'Gemman In de crowd done glib me
dis" he explained, said 70 hand 1t
to de young men in upper and lower
seben as soon as de train was under
way. so heah 1t am"
Gentleman in the crowd?" ech1ed
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
West No Place for Consumption.

Physicians In all of the eastern
states will be asked by the National
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis to stop send.
ing consumptives In the last stages of
tuberculosis and without sufficient'
funds to the southwestern part Of the
United States in search of health.
While It is impossible to tell accu-
rately how many consumptives there
are at present living in the states Of
Colorado. New Mexico, Arizona. south
ern California, and Western Texas, II
Is probable that no less than ten per
cent of the 100000 people In this
territory have tuberculosis them
selves, or have come to the west be-
cause some member of their family
have had 1t. Every year. the health
authorities estimate, not less than
10000 consumptives. hopelessly dis
eased. come west to die. For these
cases, the climate of this section OF
the country can do nothing. and they
are compelled to die In strange sur.
roundings and thousands of miles
from home and friends. The National
Association points out further that
from 80 to so per cent of these ad-
vanced cases are too poor to provide
the proper necessaries Of life. and
they are either starved to death or
compelled to accept the meager char.
ity which this part OF the country AZ
fords. ,r,r,vs
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
CHAPTER xII.-(contInued.)

1--WE will have to cut out a few OF
the turns and bends we had mapped
out" said Brockett, "or the delay we
have Just been through may hold US
back considerably. Once back on the
Jersey side. we can hurry right along
We still have a fair margin of time
ahead of us. but We can't waste many
hours"
The escort provided by the friendly
Kelly strolled along with the boys for
a block or so. pointing out places OF
interest and showing every evidence
of good humor. AS the little group
turned into Park Row, one OF the es-
corting four whispered In Brockett's
ear, briefly. admonishingly:
You two fellers walk ahead-'bout
fifty feet or So Wen come along back
of you as II we didn't know you IL
anybody's laying for you along here
we can pretty near get 'em that way"
And, like quartet Of well-trained
soldiers, the gangsters dropped back
till perhaps twenty PAGES separated
them from their charges. Brockett
and Solano. willing to accept the judg-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

Brockett. "Why-what-wha sort OF
looking man was he?"
The negro grinned and shook his
head
Couldn't zactly tell you, sub. Dere
was three or fouh people climbin'
aboahd de cab, an All was so busy
All hahdly noticed anyone In pahtic-
utah. Jest took it soht OBJ mechanical
sub. soht OBJ mechanical. an All neveh
did see de pusson."
Solano turned on the electric bulb
in the lower berth. They drew the
green curtains tight, and Brockett
opened the envelope. 1t contained
only square white card. and across
the card was written, in the diamond
cipher, these letterings:
"R 3BH pos E 2BH SH w TIC Fin
TO SH Pos TO c o B ABB SH BIB
Pos TO r 3BH SB Fin PO."
Meaning" Brockett translated
change route at Detroit. Be watch.
full"
Meaning Also" said Solano, that
even II we have evaded our pet enc
mics we have not passed from the
sight of the secret service chief. |
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

the youngsters worshiped at the shrine
OF the great German shortstop for two
deairious hours. When the mighty
Honus. In the tenth inning, put his
weight against fast ball and drove
1t over the middle wall for the home
run that won the game. no native
Pittsburger could have created more
noise or come nearer an actual de-
lirium than Brockett and Solano.
The early evening hours were spent
in pretty continual motion. and the
boys were well tagged out when they
betook themselves to a Pullman car.
Cleveland-bound. They had decided
to take two berths. upper and lower.
with Solano sleeping In the lower
berth. while Brockett, with the jeai-
ously guarded letters and cipher keys.
would mount on high. beyond the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

blackness that surrounds the great
pillars Of the IL" road. One OF them,
a stocky fellow with gray cap pulled
bled against Solano. and, regaining
his balance with a quick spring OF his
nimble legs, caught the Cuban by the
arm.
Say, young Teller. whatchu mean
by shown people around. anyhow?
Can't you see where you are goin'?
Solano shook off the OBTAINING hand.
and Brockett closed up beside him.
The pack of rat-faced young men
seemed to spring up around them like
ambushed Indians, and the trap was
as neatly sprung as ever savage
planned an ambuscade. The next Sec
ond there came the quick patter or
feet from the rear; four more rat
faced. furtive-eyed young men had
mingled with the attacking half.dozen.
and the whole ten were exchanging
amicable greetings.
"Just keep off these two guys. just
let 'em be-" explained one OF the es-
corting four.
Friends of yours, Casey?" queried
the apparent leader of the newcomers.
Friends of Kelly's, Ike. He told US
to see that they got to any, place they
might choose to CO."
The deuce you say! All right. II
youse ducks says so. Tell Kelly you
seen us, and we sent him our best re-
CARDS"
"Sure thing, Ike. So long. See you
later, maybe"
The recent assailants faded into the
darkness of the e. shadows as
strangely as they came and the quar-.
tet OF protecting gangsters resumed
the journey.
Good thing we went with you fell
lows" exulted the chief OF the pro-
tective squad. Those gorillas would
have fixed you sure
so | should judge" admitted So
lano. I'VE would have given them
some fight. at that, but six against
two would have been little too
strong. Are they part OF your own
crowd?"
Mix, not in a hundred. They's
Five Points, do you see? And we are
Eastmans. Right now, we're all good
friends-best on earth. Kelly's an