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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-11
CHAS. Lee UNEASY
ABOUT HIS JOB

Washington, Dec. 12.-Charles Lee,
United States attorney for the South
ern District of Mississippi, may not
be re-appointed. 1t is understood here
there is opposition to Mr.. Lee holding
his position another term. Some of
the Mississippi Democrats. it is said,
believe that be has long held office
under a 4epIo'Iean administration, he
shoulf [en 9ot when his term ex-
pires am lat Democrat have the
plum. Nr. Lee Is here, and while he
will not discuss his visit II Is under
stood his n'lse|on is to look after his
political eze>1 I the Department Of
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out the location and make arrange ments for filing his application to- make entry.
 Yesterday MT. and Mrs. A. J. Mllliken went over to the San Rafael ranche, where they will visit week or more with Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Heady. During their absence the chair of the immigrant inspector in charge at Nogales is being held down by Captain c. l.. Beatty. It is reported the ladies are preparing joint birthday celebration.
 All trains on the Sonora railway stop at Carbo for dinner. The best table in the country at the depot hotel, Mrs. George Juarez. proprietor. Advertisement.
 Wednesday evening the residence of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Budge was robbed, during their temporary absence. The burglars entered the house by cutting a screen door in the rear. They carried away the watch and chain and all of the jewelry of the lady and some iewelry belonging to Mr. Budge- They had gathered some of Mr. Budge's clothing, as if to carry that away, but left it.
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MT. William Murphy, who was at work at the Worlds Fair mine running hoist several years, and went over to Ray couple of years ago, has returned to Santa Cruz county, and was at Nogales yester- day. The gentleman has come to stay, and this morning he went to Patagonia.
 MT. Peter Scott of Navoioa, on the Mayo river, was visitor at Nogales Saturday of last week. The gentleman was returning from the Elgin region, where he has made a homestead entry upon a quarter section of fine land, and will locate there. Sunday he returned to the Mayo river, where he has interests.
 F. Peltier, Accountant and Audi tor. Incorporation Mexican Mining Companies. Denouncements, Trans lation, Typewriting, etc. Desk in office of c. F. Holler above Palace Saloon, Nogales, Arizona. Adv.]
 Last week Mir. Paul Sprecher, manager for the George B. Marsh incorporation, went to Elgin and visited in that region several days. He returned very greatly pleased with the country, and says he will take up quarter section. He ex- poets to go again next week to pick
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HoeALEs NOTES.
( Survey of the Happe iings In the line
 City and Vicinity During the Week.

MT. John Hawkady of the Lyric Grill, is suffering from a broken wrist.
 MT. H. w. Etz, the Benson meat dealer and cattle man, was at No gales Tuesday.
 Some beautiful new Pattern Hats Hats just received at the Elite Millinery. Adv.
 MT. Clyde McPherson, from the San Rafael valley, was visitor at Nogales Wednesday.
 Thursday MT. Raymond Burruell of Tubac, was at Nogales, witness in final proof hearing.
 Mr. John T. Brickwood is re- ported seriously ill, and has been confined to his house all the week.
 Miss Nora Dunn has gone over to the Orc Blanco region, where she is teaching the public school.
 MT. M. J. Kingsbury, superin- tendent of the Sonora railway, was at Nogales Monday and Tuesday.
 The ladies of the Catholic Church will give their usual Thanksgiving ball on the evening of November 27th.
 Miss Solano, one of the charm ing daughters of MT. Cosme Solano of La Noria, was at Nogales We'd nesday.
 Yesterday Nogales was visited by Mir. Frank Reichert, from the Trenton camp in the Santa Rita mountains.
 FOR SALE:-Good flag pole com plete with pulley and halyard. THos. D. BOWMAN, at American Consulate. Adv.
 Yesterday morning MT. Florencio k. Monteverde of Hermosillo, was at Nogales, returning home from a business visit in Los Angeles.
 MT. James H. Reagan has leased the residence of Mrs. k. k. Noon, on Noon street, and with his family has moved into the promises.
 Tomorrow Mrs. k. E. Noon and family will go to Cananea to visit with Mir. Noon, who is superinten- dent of the Henrietta mine, at that place.
 Mir. Harry Vaughn, from Du- quesne, was at Nogales yesterday. The gentleman was accompanied by his small son, Master George E. Vaughn.
 The Lyric theatre was crowded Tuesday evening With a large audience drawn by a special per formance for the benefit of the Catholic church.
 MT. George K. Marshall, post office inspector, whose station is at Tucson, embracing all of southern Arizona, was at Nogales yesterday on official business.
 Tuesday MT. J. P. Burford of Hermosillo, was at Nogales with some gentlemen who were going into Sonora with a view to making investments in lands.
 Captain J. c. Besley, the well known mining operator, who had been in the East and Europe sew eral months returned early in the <. I
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ONHhtpAt AA|A bAOCAAlOs OR- posite Banco de Sonora. A. A. Monteverde proprietor. Lunches, Finest Mexican Cigars. Adver- tisement.
 Lieutenant Dick Flescher fell into town Thursday, and has been busy ever since shaking hands with his many friends in the line city. He Is in the best of health and spirits.
 1 MT. Louis Giroux, from Hacienda La Huerta, near Pesqueira station, was a visitor at Nogales early in the week, coming up Monday evening, and returning home We'd nesday.
 Wednesday J. M. Summey. pro- prletor of the Walnut Grove dairy. made final proof on his homestead entry, embracing quarter section of land about a mile northeast from Nogales.
 WANTED--Position by A. No. 1 accountant and bookkeeper. Long experience in mining camps in Mexico. References. Address G. P. care P. o. Box 335, Nogales, Ariz. Adv.
 MT. H. J. Randolph, roadmaster on the Sonora and Cananea rail- ways, who returned to duty last week after severe illness, has been over on the Cananeo and Naco end of his district during the present week.
 WANTED-First class salesman to handle our line in Nogales and vicinity. First class proposition. Must be able to furnish bond. Write Grand Union Tea Co.,, Colorado Springs, Colo, for particulars. Adv.
 MT. George H. Comerford, an in- spector in the U. s. land bureau, with headquarters at Los Angeles, was at Nogales yesterday on official business-a hearing of contest to the Jesuit mine, in the Santa Rita mountains.
 Mrs. M. Meyer, from Tucson, has taken the lodging house of Mrs. Thompson, on Terrace Avenue, and has renovated and refurnished the same thoroughly. Good, clean, nicely furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Adv.]
 Mrs. Samuel Leeker is arranging to visit through the winter in the East and South, and she will de- part about the fifteenth of Novem- Der. The lady will be accompanied by her two little sons, Masters Justin and Willie Leeker.
 Mrs. D. P. Smelling is the Mo- gales representative in the contest for an automobile, inaugurated by the Tucson Citizen, and in fur therance of her candidacy she is soliciting subscriptions for that newspaper and votes for herself.
 This week Nogales has been visited by Mrs. Harry Barnett, from Elgin, who arrived Tuesday evening and remained all the rest of the week. On Thursday MT. Barnett joined his wife, and they are here today.
 Saturday last Nogales was visited by Major c. F. Won Petersdorf, the well known mining engineer er,YN, TuocO0 ,r,ho xuoo uo4,,:
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the track ever after. So I determined q
for my own amusement to try my
luck. II unlucky l intended to say
nothing about 1t, II fortunate l intend.
ed 70 hand the winnings over to you
as token Of my esteem"
Uncle Peter! why, that is, what
-" was away over In the dis.
tance.
Yesterday" he went on calmly, Il
met with an accident. First | met
Mr.. Lawrence and then I met with
the accident. Thanks to you two
young men that accident did not
prove fatal. Therefore, l shall divide
my winnings between you"
What nonsense, Uncle Peter!" I
spluttered.
Impossible. sir!" Bunch put In.
1T Is not nonsense and II Is not i'm
possible" Uncle Peter answered Pm
rich and don't need the money. You
are both young and can use 1t. II you
don't take 1t shall probably fritter
1t oil away at the track. and. no
doubt. meet my friend. Mr.. Lawrence
again" he added sadly.
I'm that case we'll take IT," I spoke
up quickly.
Then I'm through forever with
race tracks, and Mr.. Lawrence" the
old gentleman said. In all, including
the $4,000 won yesterday, I am
ahead about $4,000. You shall both
have a check for $4,000 as soon as I
get up, which will be right away"
Then he shook hands with both Of
us and said we were the real goods.
Say! we were couple Of dazed
boys when we backed out of that
room.
rs 1t anything serious?" Clara J.
asked as / came down the stairs.
mo. Peaches" said, Uncle Peter
had an attack Of good and
he's all right"
"He certainly IL all right" Bunch
added.
He always was all right" Clara J.
chirped, and every man present
yelled, Who's all right?"
Echo answered Uncle Peters all
right, all right"
Copyright by G. w. Dillingham; Coz
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Warren for Sheriff.

Capt. Geo. C. Warren has been
nominated for Sheriff Of Sumter
county, his card appearing today. He
is a popular and progressive young
years one of the most active and
Jealous members Of the Sumter Light
Infantry. of which he is now the COM
manding officer. His record as a
militia officer and as a citizen is the
best guarantee that he would do his
full duty should he be elected sheriff.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE TO CLOSE
18TH.
No Taxes Will be Taken i'm by Treas.
urcr after 18th of March.

Those persons who have not yet
paid their taxes for the past year
have only three more days in which
to visit the county treasurer's office
and pay them. The office closes on
March 18th for taxes and after that
time absolutely no taxes will be taken
in except through the usual process
Of execution.
Mr.. Wallace, the county treasurer.
mas received orders from the Attor-
ney General, through the State treas
urer, that it is absolutely forbid den
by statute for county treasurers to
accept taxes after the 18th, except by
execution and Mr.. Wallace will abide
by this Interpretation of the law.
Hitherto there has generally been
some laxity about closing the books
for taxes on the 18th and sometimes
persons were allowed to pay their
taxes after that time without the costs
of execution. This, however, will not
be done this year so those who have
not paid their taxes had best pay
them at once.
There is now a total of seven per
cent penalty attached to the taxes re-
naming unpaid. the penalties being
attached at the first Of January. Feb
ruary and March.
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Mrs Sophie Schia of PHILADELPHIA
stole pint of milk and a loaf of
bread from a do - t.. N,-
starving son. Her .u.: -.
Gently. and she could not gel work.
The s,agistrate sent her to the house
OF correction for three months. Some
of the thieves who stole $4,000. coo
In building the Pennsylvania state can.
itol are still free. All but one of The
Pittsburg councilmen guilty Of flch:ng
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
through bribery and graft escaped
jail sentences. The last gubernatorial
election In Pennsylvania was stolen in
the Philadelphia tenderloin And no.
body has paid the penalty. A group OF
Philadelphia's leading citizens recent
ly banquoted and eulOgized the mayor.
at the very moment when courageous
Philadelphia newspapers were expos-
ing uuspeakably rotten conditions N
the city government Well tho holp-
less mother of the starving boy goes
to the workhouse just the same Dos
ton Traveller
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HOOKWORM DlSPENSARIES.
To BE Located at Sumter, Mayesville,
Dalzcll, Shiloh, HagOOd and Tindal.

DIR. Milton Weinberg, who will have
charge of the dispensaries for the
free treatment of hookworm disease
In Sumter county, has completed ar
rangements for opening the dispen-
saries and will begin work at once.
Dispensaries will be located at the
following places:
Dalzell, every Monday.
Mayesvill,e every Tuesday.
Shiloh, every Wednesday.
Hagood, every Thursday.
Tindal, every Friday.
Sumter, every Saturday
The dispensaries will be open from
March 18th to April 23rd.
All persons applying will be ex-
amined and when the symptoms in
dicate the need Of treatment, med
icine will be furnished free. The
treatment is free to all, both whites
and negroes.
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recovering In sections.
III ever anything like this happens
to me again give you full permission
to rake up this horrible past" he
said with another groan.
But we both knew that last nights
trip to Foolishville would be his last.
Lot me tell you something. boysy
he went on. Say! what did I do to
my voice last night? It feels as
though had scraped 1t with a can
opener"
We refrained from telling him that
his poor voice had been up in q tree
all night. but the temptation was
great.
John" he continued, after Peach.
es won that big race some time ago
became quite interested IN horses. +"
looked at Bunch. but he gave me
the CLASSY stand-back.
Interested for a purpose" Uncle
Peter went on. Not the purpose.
however, that the good souls down
stairs have been led to believe. Oh!
my head! ! have been very fortunate
at the track. john"
Again looked at Bunch. but
couldn't flag him.
Very fortunate. indeed" continued
the old fellow. "A man named Sulli-
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The Latest i'm Leap Year Proposals.

One Of our popular fellow towns
men, who has never enjoyed the
blissful moments Of married life. was
the recipient of the following Lean
Year proposal, which to our mind. is
alright:
Pumpkin Pie Ridge, Halifax
Lovers Cottage, Prospect Street.
Farewell City
Ny dear and respected sir:
send this letter your love to stir,
it's you 1 have chosen, first Of all on
whom to make q leap year call. I've
given you the foremost chance this
was decided with a glance. When
heart and hand ask not in jest, and
hope you will grant my fond request.
and send me back, without delay.
your answer saying nay or yea. But
II your heart does not incline. i'm
wedding hand to join in mine, then
you must leap years law obey and
down to me $500 pay. And, be-
sides kind sir, a handsome dress.
will ask no more, I'll take no less.
Now, you may think this letter fun
ny. but / must either have man or
money. Now, kind sir, send your re-
ply, let me be your wife until L Jie.
But if you think L am a dandy, send
to me box Of candy. If the right
one you guess, send diamond to her
address.
With all sorts of love, kisses and
best wishes,
Anxiously yours?
P. S. If for me there is no hope.
send at once ten yards of rope
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Whiskey, Pistols and Life.

These three-whiskey. pistols and
life-do not go together
Where life and property is valued
one Of the first two; if not both, must
be eliminated. Within a radius of
half a score Of miles, within the past
week. half a dozen people met death
in a Georgia community, all due to
whiskey and pistols. One man was
shot, two drowned. two others end
ed their career by meeting sudden
ends and the other, by far the most
pitiable of all, was that Of a young
boy under the influence Of whiskey.
shooting his own sister, the mother of
six bright little children, while festive
scenes were being enjoyed in an ad-
joining room.
The expiation Of the severest type
demanded by law can never recon-
pense any one of that large family for
the anguish that has been caused
them. No atonement under high
heaven can bring back the olden,
golden days that reigned in that fam.
lily circle before the tragedy was
done. And back Of this sad story
stands the pistol. Even though il
might, or might not, have been unin-
territorial, the awful pity is not allie
Waited. Had there been no pistol
there would have been no fearful re-
suits.
From the house of joy the scene
shifted 10 home Of mourning, but
all the sorrow that has been garnered
since creations dawn will be wasted
on a desert that can never answer
back to the call. Eliminate the pis-
fol and the dreaded destroyer is put
away. Society should put a ban on
the weapon. The man who carries
one should be ostracized, and the
man who carries it habitually will
become an habitual coward who will
take only the advantage that deprav-
ed animal life will inculcate into his
system.
Too much Of a burden is being
placed upon the people and upon the
law Of the State by people of this
type and the sooner drastic measures
are taken to absolutely prevent in
fraction Of the statutes the sooner it
will be for the better of the State and
the more certain and safe will be
the rights to life and property in this
great, grand commonwealth, whose
, dignity is debased by such infrac-
tions.-Augusta Chronicle.
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An Army Of Ccoks,

Compulsory military service for
men. urges a German female advo-
cate Of women's rights. should be of.
set by compulsory domestic service
for women. On the theory that life
In barracks and drill In the manual
OF arms have benefited German man
hood. she asks. why will not life In
the kitchen and exercise in the use
OF pots and pans similarly raise Ger.
man wornanhood?
IL Germany ever organizes q stand.
Ing army Of cooks 1t may force all
Europe to follow It's lead. Culinary
conscription Is a severe measure, but
when enforced In Germany other ma
tions might be expected to adopt Il.
There would be more reason In doing
80 than in following Germany's lead IL
militarism. There Is more real need
OF cooks tho world over than Of sol.
diers. It is possible to get along
without fighting but not without eat
Ing. ..
7 The only question is whether tho
imperial army of cooks could be re-
duced to the same machine-like dis.
cipline and precision Of habits as the
Kaiser's army. Would they submit to
orders with the same blind obedi.
ence? Would they tolerate being uni.
formed all alike. and in matters Of
personal adornment submit to author.
ity with the same meekness as the re-
cruits reports for duty when xhe time
arrives for military services?
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Questionable Prajse.

TEatoCs
Mrs. Hamilton Paine-Duchess do
Choiseul- Prasiin-gives, by her misad.
venture with the bogus Count d'Aulby,
another proof Of the inability OF Amer.
leans to grapple with European life" I"
The speaker. Count Jacques de Ia
Tour Blanche. while In New York,
was praising the honesty OF Ameri.
cans.
You are. for all the tales about
your political and corporate corrup-
,tion." he said. the most honest and
the most honorable people In the
world. II Is to your credit, not TO
your discredit. that adventurers so
often dupe you in Europe 1t isn't
because your minds are stupid that
you are duped. 1t is because your
minds are nOble-too noble to believe
such mean. small creatures as Euro
pean adventurers can exist.
That was typical adventurer,"
Count Jacques de la Tour Blanche
concluded. who meeting an Ameri-
can millionairess in Paris. congratu-
lated her on her good fortune in max.
Ing his acquaintance.
"'You know he said. I always pick
my friends
But this lady. who was up to snufr.
retorted:
Gas you would a chicken, EN-, mar
quis?'"
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roll Of $4,000 In our endsa yor 10 keep
Uncle Peter on the rocks ut the race
track. He was bound 70 bet, and We
had staked key Schwarts to play
bockmaker. and Bunch and I in dis
guiss had led Uncle Peter up to him.
given the old boy what We had
thought was . bum tip--and the horse
had won. netting Uncle Peter all our
ready csshl Hts
Uncle Peter had celebrated with
Dixie Lawrence. and We had braced
them up aud tried to keep II from the
family.
Bunch had further complicated mat.
tsrs by sending messages to explain
Uncle Peters supposed absence from
home. not knowing that had him un-
der my wing. but had squared mat
ters.
Next morning bright and early
was on wing. and long before the
others were stirring had Dixie bro
mided into an Imitation Of intelli.
gence. and he was on his way back
70 the boulsvards.
Uncle Peter didn't answer roll call
at breakfast. Aunt Martha said he
wasn't feeling we'll. He had neural
gta. che thought. for the pain was all
u his head. but. she added, he is SO
hoarse he cannot give his symptoms
n detail"
Poor Uncle Peter. Life felt Ike q
lard boiled EGG for him on the morn
iag after. .s
IT'S no easy job for an old-timer to
got or the bench, MI his system with
Gasoline and play an automobile al
u evening. and then rush down to
his mufins In the morning.
Shortly after breakfast Bunch put
u IN appearance. exceedingly dis
trsssed because his telegraphic and
tslsphonic enthusiasm had put Uncle
Pster on the bimbambum the night
before.
is II al on and are they ONT"
- whispered.
NO, Bunch" said: hes safe, but
~ . small majority" Then told
him how I squared II, and Bunch haw-
hsved al over the shop.
Il take on my happy hat to you.
JSssri' he chortled: you arc surely
tho s~ift lad with the think thing"
&c was . lucky whirl for US last
night hat we didn't have q wireless
station In the house." added. What
you would have done to Uncle Peter
with the Marconi gag would be scan
dA1ous."
But never . word about the fatal
wedding Of the money and the skate
ne< q word
We we're both trying to play the
dead game sport. so the voice of the
clam for ours.
We both realised that II was too
late nov to make q three-sheet squeal,
anyway.
rhs only thing to do was to wear
the high collars and mask-in the
bruises on the neck.
Just then Clara J. came to the door
and called me. John" said she, "Un-
cis Peter would like to see you and
Mr. Jefferson In his room"
He wants us to take the oath of
allegiance" I whispered to Bunch. and
. moment later we were alone with
the amateur bun-pilot.
Uncle Peter was propped up In bed
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But Dixie lawrence" he queried.
He was with me. and oh! what a ca
pacity that man hast" Then he
Sroaned and began to taste scrap-iron
In his mouth.
recounted the events Of the morn.
Ing and explained that by this time
Dixie was paying party call In some
New York buffet. whereupon Uncle
Peter yanked another foot out of the
grave and began TO cit up and notice
the pictures on the wall.
Boys" said the old fellow. II want
you to promise me that after this in
terview the terrible scenes Of last
night will never. never be recalled,
will 20" promise me?"
We both did 80. without reserva-
ton. and on came q yard Of bandage
over his sky parlor. Uncle Peter was
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van whom | met some time ago tried
10 ounco me out OF q small amount
out by treating him kindly he after.
wards repaid me by giving me some
valuable tips, notably one yesterday.
when | won nine thousand dollars, y"
Bunch began to choke and got I'M
rapidly to look out the window and
see II anybody had moved the railroad
In the last ten minutes.
John. come here" cried Uncle
Peter. and listen to me. I've boen
doing all this for you!"
For mel" gasped I'm amazemert
while Bunch almost fell off his chair
Yes" said the cx-jag carpenter
Tor you. | admired your pluck in
NOT betting on your own horse on that
particular OCCASION and admired
your VIII power In staying away fr@n
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and his face was set TO represent the
battle OF Shiloh.
He had bandages ali over his upper
foor. and two ice-bags held down his
wrists.
He was gIad TO see us and he said
80 with some Of his voice. He had
Dpent the rest OF II singing. Has ANY.
body Here Seen Kelly"
Boys" whispered the old chap on
the side track. they don't know any.
thing. do they" and with thin he
pointed down stairs with one OF tho
icebags
Know anything" echoed: "well,
I should answer nay You can bet
they don't know anything and never
will
Both wrists got well at once and
Ae ice-bass fell TO the floor