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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
WEATHER BUREAU SLIGHTLY
INCREASES MAXIMUM FORECAST
viii Reach 21.5 Feet at New Orleans
and Go Slightly Higher If North
Winds PrevaiI-Work at Crescent
City Will Be Finished Today.
(By Associated AsreSs.)

New Orleans, May 9.-Notwith.
standing the widening of the Torras
crevasse and the constantly increas,
ing volume of water which is divert.
ing from the Mississippi river and
spreading over the lowlands west of
the big stream, the weather bureau
today increased slightly its forecast
maximum stages in the river at points
south of Red river. These new fig
ures, of course are based on the pre-
sumption that all remaining levees
will hold, are for Baton Rouge 43.7
feet and New Orleans 21.5 and 21.S If
north winds prevail.
Reports Are Optimistic.
More sunshine and three days alb
sence of rain in the Mississippi valley
has frightened the flood situation in
the entire territory from Morganza
south, so far as the levees are con.
cerned. The only work being done on
the levees in the New Orleans district
is at Amesville, across the river, and
that will be finished by night fall. Re-
ports from all points up and down the
river are optimistic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION REPRESENTATIVES,
VISIT SCENE YESTERDAY.
FOUR BODIES IDENTIFIED.
As THE HOLLIS FAMILY
Persistent Rumor That other Bodies
Were Under Debris is Denied BY
Railroad officlaIs-cause of Wreck
Has Not Yet Been Determined.

z. ]. Bailey, J. A. Lawson and Mr..
Roberts from the New Orleans district
of the Inspection and Equipping De-
partment of the Interstate Commerce
Commission were here yesterday af-
ternoon and this morning, looking into
the physical conditions at the scene
of the Eastabuchie wreck-for the
purpose of learning the cause of that
disaster. F. M. Sheppard, of the Mis-
sissippi Railroad Commission, was
here for the same purpose. Their re-
ports have not yet been made public.
The persistent rumor that there are
signs of other bodies under the de
molished tourist sleepers Is positively
denied by the officials of the N. o. &
N. E. railroad.
All Passengers Accounted For.
Mr.. c. t. Singleton, agent OF the
N. o. & N. &. railroad, assures the
News that with the safe arrival OF
Mrs. Yancey at her destination, every
passenger on the Veterans wrecked
special is accounted for. The railroad
officials were greatly worried all of
yesterday, because of the insistance
of Mr.. Yancey that his wife was q
passenger on the wrecked train. Last
night Mr.. Yancey wired the safe ar
rival of his wife and thanked the rail-
road company for their promptness In
tracing for her.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
Dwellings swept Away.

Stories of dwellings and cabins be-
ing swept away with their occupants
are told every day, while yesterday a
farmer coming into New Roads told
of an entire negro family, the father
executed, being swept away with their
cabin. A negro baby was swept from
its mothers lap and drowned when
the water rushed the front door
There were no more breaks in the
main line levees, though there were
manv rumors and considerable excite
uont The work of strengthening the
amhankments is continuing under the
direction of the officers Of the United
States engineers, who gave out reas'
surfing reports last night. A few more
davs Of sunshine, they say, VIII De
more beneficial than anything else'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-09
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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
The Thin Girls Temper.

No thin woman can afford to lose
her temper. Nothing" says good
authority, will make you so angular
or give your face such an undesirable
look as the free indulgence of your
own will" A girl who was thin to a
really painful degree gained 80 pounds
in 60 days on the following regime:
Twelve hours sleep day; we'll
ventilated and cold room to sleep in.
with plenty of fresh air all night;
light down coverlets for warmth and
hot-water bags at the feet If they
are cold; loose, light clothing at all
times, with plenty of space about the
chest, shoulders and waist; a diet OF
cereals, cocoa, fresh fruits or starchy
vegetables, potatoes, beans. ETC., milk
and cream-everything of a warming,
fat-producing nature in the way of
food; warm baths. though not too fire.
quently.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
TOO EXCITING FOR CROKER
Ex-Tammany Chief, Like SO Many
Others, Succumbed to the Fsscl-
nation of Stevenson.


The ideas OF Richard Croker do not
run on bookish lines. Regretting this
circumstance and considering that
taste for literature. once inculcated.
might be source of pleasure In his
advanced years, journalistic friend
who crossed the Atlantic with the one
time chieftain of Tammany hall not
long ago cornered him In the steam
ships library one evening and OBJ
tanned reluctant permission to read
Treasure Island" to him.
Much to his friends encouragement,
Mr.. Croker listened with unfeigned In
terest until the lights went out and
apparently enjoyed the narration OF
the exciting events OF John Morgan.
Billy. Bones. Black Dog, John Silver
and the others. Wherefore, finding
Mr.. Croker In the library the next
evening, the journalist again pro-
duced his volume of Stevenson and
drew up a chair. But the onetime
Tammany chieftain lifted protesting
hand.
Don't read that book to me any
more" he said. 'T couldn't get to
sleep last night for thinking about
those fellows"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Their slender Income.

On his way homeward from the
shop where he toiled at his daily vo-
cation Mr.. Billiger McSwat, carrying
into effect a stern and sinister pur-
pose he had cherished for months,
stopped at barber shop and had
portion of his beard removed.
Half an hour later he entered the
humble dwelling which, in bristling de-
fiance of newspaper style cards, he
called his home.
Mrs. McSwat was sitting in an easy
chair and gazing pensively at the fire
that burned cheerfully, but economical
ly., in the crate.
"Lobelia, my DEAR" he said, Took
at mel" She arose to her feet and
looked at him. Then she sank back
nerveless into the easy chair.
During the twenty years of their mar
ried life, as 1t may be necessary to ex-
plain, sinking nervelessly into chairs
had been one of Mrs. MsSwat's lead
ing specialties.
"Billinger," she gasped, 1--WE never
can live up to that pair of side
whiskers."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

signs and color schemes OF the stage pictures
the painters allowed to proceed with the
ecution OF the work. In order that his ideas may
be approved in advance the head scene painter
prepares preliminary sketches Just portrait
painter submits a rough outline sketch to give his
subject an idea OF the pose he has adopted, The
first sketch of theatrical drop curtain
is executed in water colors sheet OF paper
not onethousandth large the original will
be. but 1t nevertheless gives an idea of the
rangement and coloring and enables the director
to indicate to the scene painter whether
he desires any changes made in the plan.
With his water color sketches duly approved
the chief of the corps of painters proceeds
to construct miniature working model OF the
complete set" which he is to evolve This model,
which is for all the world like the toy theaters
that the delight of children. is big i'm
provement the water color sketches because
small-scale picture The latter would be all right
Of drop curtain other fiat surface but
stage set, it will be understood comprises not
a uniform surface of that kind but is made up of
a number of different pieces of scenery. OF diff
ferent types, which to be placed on the stage
at different angles to one another. There is the
drop or curtain which forms the background or
the whole picture and there also ceilings
wings and mayhap even make-believe houses
or trees to be set out in the middle OF the stage
Now 1t goes without saying that these different
units can be fashioned In proper relation one
another only when the scene makers have a tiny
fac-simile to serve guide
There are two different schools" methods
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
The Trust Test.

Mother" said Bobby, after a full
week of obedience, "have l been a
good boy lately?"
Eyes, dear" replied his mother "a
very, very good boy"
"And do you trust me?" he contin-
ued.
"Why, of course, mother trusts her
little boy!" she answered.
But the chastened child was not
pacified.
81 mean, really. really trust me, you
know" he explained.
Eyes. really. really trust you."
nodded his mother. "Why do you
ask?"
Just because" said Bobby, diving
his hands into his pockets and look
ing at her meaningly in the face, '1t
you trust me like you say you do, why
do you go on hiding the jam?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

the ruins were all occupied at the
same time and for century after cen
tury. They say that the population
OF the arid southwest must have
amounted to many hundred thousands
decidedly more in all probability
than the country supports today. Fur
thermore. If this were SO. although
the type of civilization may have been
most primitive compared with ours,
yet 1t was by no means SO low as
that OF the modern Indians. It must
have been of the same grade as that
of early Babylonia. Egypt, Palestine or
Greece before the art OF writing was
invented. People who could dwell
peacefully for centuries in large. per-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
DIsFIeuRED WITH cRusTs

Some time ago I was taken with
eczema from the top of my head to
my waist. 1t began with scales on my
body. I suffered untold itching and
burning, and could not sleep. I was
greatly disf1gured with scales and
crusts. My ears looked as II they had
been most cut on with razor, and
my neck was perfectly raw. suffered
untold agony and pain. l tried two
doctors who said I had eczema in Its
fullest stage, and that 1t could not
be cured. l then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last, l tried set
of the genuine Cuticura Remedies.
which cured me of eczema when all
else had failed, therefore 1 cannot
praise them too highly.
Il suffered with eczema about ten
months, but am now entirely cured,
and 1 believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there is" (Signed)
Miss Matte j. Shaffer, R. F. D. /. Box
8, Dancy, Miss, Oct. 81. 1910.
81 had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts of my body. 1t
started with a fine red rash. My
back was affected first, when 1t also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. l tried
different soaps and salves, but nothing
seemed to help me until l began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box of them cured me entirely. l.
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema, and they completely cured her
baby" (SignedD Mrs. F. L. Marber-
ger Drehersville, Pa. Sept. 6. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere. a sample
of each. with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura." Dept. L, Boston.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
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The burning of red fire" when Little Eva went to
heaven. Now behold elaborate systems OF
special lamps and colored globes that reproduce
the effect of dawn. sunset twilight and moonlight
to say nothing of the glare OF the MONDAY sun.
And as has been hinted all this challenging
OF nature costs pretty penny. Indeed. the mod
ern manager will often spend much a sin
gle production" would have suficed to pay
all the expenses OF theater for an entire year
in the old times. An expenditure OF 100000 on
painted canvas and tinsei and gilt and costumes
Is nothing unusual ere the public gets much
as a peep at the gorgeous array. and then when
the manager undertakes to transport all this para
phernaiia from city to city he finds that he must
needs charter special baggage cars. which adds
to the expense. Then, too, much time is required
to produce such stage pictures. The player folk
and the opera singers enjoy long vacations In
the summer time. but the scene painters and the
property manufacturers and the costume max
ers are never idle Why. only recently one big
firm In New York spent three years in prepara.
uon Tor stupendous stage spectacle and they
even sent their scene painters to the heart of
the African desert in order that they might study
the sand wastes they were to depict on canvas.
The painting OF the scenery might be desg-
mated the first step in the preparation for the
atrical or operate production. 1t is, in point
OF magnitude. one of the most important. The
biggest undertakings in painting are those
IN preparation for productions of grand opera as
given In our largest cities The explanation is
simple-the grand opera house stages are SO
much larger than the stages of ordinary theaters
or auditoriums that infinitely greater expanses
OF canvas are necessary to fill the space Why
Just by way of illustration 1t may be noted that
the painted palace which is SO conspicuous in the
opera Aida" is sxty-six feet long and thirty-sx
feet wide. The monster picture OF the harbor OF
Nagasaki Japan. which forms the background for
scenes In the operate version of Madam Butter
fly measures 2,700 square feet.
There are many preliminaries connected with
scene painting. for the managers and directors of
opera and playhouses must approve Of the de-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Scientists Do Not Agree

Mexico. were not all Inhabited at one
time, 80 they tell us. Most represent
more temporary stopping places where
migratory bands of a people supposed
to have been ancestors of the Indians
settled for a few years and then
moved on. At the outside limit. SO
say these archeologists. the entire
population never amounted to more
than a few score thousands. whose
civilization was of the lowest and
most Insignificant type Other stu
dents. fewer in number than the ortho-
dox school. hold that the majority of
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Poor Tommy.

Tommy had been spanked by Miss
Manners, his first grade teacher, but
his next teacher had not reached the
point where she felt she could do JUS
tice to him in spite of all his naughti-
ness.
"Send him to me when you want
him spanked" said Miss Manners ono
morning, after her colleague had re-
lated his many misdemeanors.
About IL o'clock Tommy appeared at
Miss Manners door. She dropped her
book, grasped him firmly by the hand,
letd him to the dressing room, turned
him over her knee and administered
punishment
When she had finished she said,
Now, Tommy, what have you to
say?"
please, miss, my teacher wants the
scissors" was the unexpected reply.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

msnent communities. and could build
great communal houses and long sys-
TENS of canals. were by no means un-
tutored savages. Civil order and sub
mission to the will Of the majority
must have been as well developed
among them as among us. Such a
view leads one to believe that. II only
we could trace 1t. the history Of tho
primitive Americans would prove
quite as interesting. and to US possibly
more interesting than that of the ear
ly oriental peoples to whom our schoi
ars devote SO much time and our mil
lionaires so much money.-Harper's
Use salt and water to clean willow
ware. Apply with brcsh ard rub dry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
The New and the Old.

Governor Foss OF Massachusetts
tells of well known divine who was
visiting a state prison when he came
across a prisoner whose features were
familiar to him.
"What brought you here. my poor
fellow?" he asked
"You married me to a new woman
little whole ago. sir" the prisoner
replied. with a sigh.
"Ah. I see." said the parson, "and
she was domineering and extravagant.
and she drove you to desperate
courses, eh?"
NO." said the prisoner, "my old
woman turned up
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Divide Into Two Camps on the Cues
tIon Of History Of the Earliest
Known Americans.

How long were the ruins of the
southwest inhabited? and. how dense
was the population in ancient times?
Some Of the best archeologists have
strongly insisted that Appearances are
6eoeiying. The hundreds. and indeed
thousands, Of sites of ancient villages
In Colorado. the Texan Panhandle
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, as
we'll as In similar parts of northern
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
lostI

We'll, Tommie," said the joyous
Slithers, you must congratulate me.
l am going to marry your sister, 2
"Ol thunderi" growled Tommie.
"Why, Tommie." protested Slith-
ers, don't you like me?"
"Oh. yes; like you well enough"
said Tommie, but bet Mabel pound
of candy you wouldn't be fool enough
to ask her, and she bet you would"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

moving picture hall ever Destows q
passing thought upon the time and
work and money that is represented
by the setting OF pleasing
scene" Yet It is in this rather
than in any other phase OF the en-
tsrtainment world that we find ths
evidence Of twentieth century prog
ress. Our grandfathers and our
great.great-grandfat may pos
sibly have seen acting as good az
any we may witness today. but as
suredly they never beheld the
make-believe stories enacted before
such marvellous backgrounds.
1t is indeed far cry from the
days of long ago when the player
folk, having no scenery whatever.
had TO content themselves with dra-
peries and common boards, to the
current stage spectacles wherein 1t
puzzles the spectator to determine
what is real and what is artificial.
Yet as a matter OF fact. modern
stage scenery. for all that It is SO
important, is only one of several
factors In the creation OF the mas
terly stage pictures of this age
Quite as important are the proper
ties, the furniture, the art objects
and the thousand and one other
things tnot painted, but reaD which
have places in the stage counter
feits OF gardens and palaces and
temples and prisons. Even the light
ing facilities play an important
part. Possibly you can remember
the time when the only lighting ef-
fects in the theater were found in
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Youthful Wisdom.

Father-Why did my little boy send
his papa letter with only capital
T written on the page when he way
away?
Little Son-Because thought you'd
go around among your friends with it
and say: MY boy is only four years
old, and just see the capital letter he
writes!"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
The NealeetfuI Cook.

At Sunday dinner the other day a
little fellow was picking the drum
sticks of chicken and swallowed one
OF the tendons. After much difficult
ty 1t was removed from his throat,
when he looked ed and said:
"Oh. mamma, it wasn't the chicka~
biddy's fault; 1t was because cook for
got to take off its garters."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
One on Pop.

This picture is not complete. my
boy"
"Oh, yes. it is, pop"
why. you have drawn the horse,
but where is the wagon?"
"oh. I'm going to let the horse draw
the wagon"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
One on the Teacher.

"Now in order to subtract" the
teacher explained. things have always
to be of the same denomination. For
instance, we couldn't take three ap-
pies from four pears, nor six horses
from nine dogs"
"Say, teacher" little lad excitedly
interrupted. you can take four quarts
of milk from three cows"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Maybe He viii.

Barber: Will you have something
on your face when | have finished,
sir?"
Victim: 81 don't know. but hope
you'll leave my nose at least"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

Slow.
"Myra. how long has Joe Nevius
been going with your"
About Is years"
THAT seems an awful long time"
"Yes; / sometimes wonder If Joe's
ever going to ask me to marry him"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26
Her Logic.

Her Logic.
1t was the week before Christmas
Emery and his younger sister, Mildred.
were debating very seriously the real
ity Of Santa Claus.
There isn't any Santa Claus" said
Emory, with finality
why. there must be-" insisted his
sister. How could they make pic
lures that look just like him?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-26

T is the beauty and
perfection Of modern
stage pictures. quite
as much as the art OF
the singers. the must
clans. the actors and
the actresses that
make for the enjoy
ment of present-day
entertainments. Yet 1t
Is pretty safe to say
that not one In a huL-
dred of us who enjoys
an evening at the the
ater, the opera or the
The Clio messenger., 1912-04-26
ORDINANCE NO. n

An ordinance for the regulating
and controlling of pool rooms in the
village of Clio.
The common council Of the village
of Clio ordains that this ordnance
repeals all previous ordinances gov
erning pool rooms i'm the village of
Clio.
Sec. I. BE il ordained as follows: /:
No pool room shall be opened until
seven o'clock forenoon Standard
time, and must close at 1920
o'clock p. m, Standard time except
Saturdays, which closing time shall
be eleven o'clock Standard time, af-
ternoon.
Sec. 2. No pool room shall be
opened on The first day of The week
known as Sunday.
Sec. 3. Boys under the age of
seventeen must not be allowed in the
pool rooms at any time except on
other business than playing or vis-
iting.
Sec. a. Managers of pool rooms
must keep good order and at no time
allow noisy or boisterous conduct.
Sec. 5. No keeper of any pool
room shall allow any one to carry
any liquor of any description into
his place of business to be used as
beverage by any one while there.
Sectionr6. Penalty for violation
Of any section or sections Of this
ordinance shall be fine of not less