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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am a little
girl eleven years old and want to let
you know what to bring me. A nice
large doll with eyes that open and
smut and anything else you want to.
Some fire-crackers, and candy and be
sure and not forget mama and papa.
A merry Xmas to you. Your little
girl, Wilhelmenia Hawkins
Pass Christian, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus am a little
mute girl, ten years of age | am
learning to read and write. want
you to visit me Christmas and bring
me a little story book, doll, tea set,
little table, chairs, pop-gun, fruit of
different kind and nuts. | am your
little girl, Chloe Wallace.
300 Ryan st.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am good lit
tie boy, three years old, so please
bring me a rubber ball, horn, Billy
goat, a drum, little wagon and some
fruit and candy, also please don't for
get my little brother, George. Your
loving little friend,
Harry Edward Boiling.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
THE HATTIESBURa NEWS

She wants big rag doll, SO that she
cant pull the hair off and punch the
eyes. Don't forget our fruit and can
dy and please bring me some fire.
crackers, also. Remember your little
girl, Mary Monahan.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus want you to
bring me little goat wagon, as have
been very good and minded all the
year, and little ACCORDION that l can
play myself, a horn and a cap with
buttons on it and little knickerbocker
suit and plenty of chewing gum. Your
loving little boy, Borney mckinley.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am a good lit
tie boy, five years old, SO please Santa
bring horn. a drum. little tool box,
a rubber ball, also some fruit and can
d a few fireworks. Please don't for
get my little sisters and brothers.
Your dear little boy.
George Hunt Boiling
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am a little
boy, eight years old and live at 115
Unetta street. Please bring me a
horn, knife, fiddle and big wagon, a
gun, some fruit and candy, also few
fireworks. Please don't forget my lit
tie sisters and brothers. Your little
friend, Johnnie Boiling.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
a little gun. a toy train, bugle, a lit
tie wagon with horse to pull it, and
doll house with furniture and a doll
in 1t. | am expecting you to come
Xmas with these toys. Remember the
poor children, too. Your friend,
Wilson Dobbins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
GOV. BALDWIN TO
OPEN CONFERENCE.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 19.-The
American Society for the Judicial Set
Element of International Disputes, Of
which President William H. Taft is
the HI norary president, will begin its
third nnual conference tomorrow at,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
GIVE THAT FRIEND

GIVE THAT FRIEND
A twoyear subscription to Hattiesburg's daily
newspaper.
What better gft-more entertaining more instruc-
tive, could be made father mother brother sister, aunt
or relative friend than years subscription to this
popular newspaper, 1t would be happy daily remn-
der of the kind of thoughtfuness of the gver and the
recipient would have the pleasure and benefit of perus-
ing the columns of the paper for the whole year.
Almost every individual in this city and vicinity
have one more friends among the candidates in the
5000 Club Campaign" Subscribe for The News
through your favorte candidate by having the paper
sent to the friend to whom you wish present it. Ask
the candidates for of the Christmas Cards." and
mail this to the friend that is to receive the paper
By doing this you have done two good turns at one
and the same time. Who knows but that the number
of votes the candidate receives this subscription will
win them te 81 $50 Pullman touring car or any of the
other prizes for which they may be striving?
Look over the voting list that appears elsewhere in
issue, and select the candidate you desire to vote
for, and request them to send your friend The News
as Christmas present. The Christmas Cards will
be given the candidates to be distributed among these
friends
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus Please bring me
story book, a ring, a piece of hair
ribbon and a few handkerchiefs, also
some fruit and candy. Your dear
friend, Daisy Boiling.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I live at Petal
Please bring me cap, little gun, some
fire-crackers and some little caps to
shoot in my toy pistol. Bring me
some fruit. Archie Easterling.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am a little
girl, four years old. My papa is sick,
but | want Santa to come and bring
me music box, two dolls, tea set,
table, chairs, a little red wagon, fruit,
nuts and candy. / am one of your
little girls. Narvels Wallace.
300 Ryan ST.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus Please bring me
a wagon, a rubber ball, box of tooth
paste, a horn and A B c book, also
some fruit and candy, also a few fire.
works. Your dear little boy,
Crawford Boiling.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-Christma is
here again and | am so glad | want
you to be sure and bring me sweet
little girl doll and red cart, a little
pop-gun, little horn and little tiny
fire-crackers that won't hurt me to
shoot them, and don't forget my little
brother, Charlie, and bring him lit
tie drum and red cap. live on Rail-
road street. Your loving little friend,
Will Findley.
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus II want you to
bring me a little 30 rifle and some
cartridges and some fireworks and
some fruit, a bicycle or gun and
some candy. Your friend,
Rab Meador.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa want a bugle. rub
Der ball, a bicycle and lots of fire.
crackers, fruit and candy. Goodbye.
Your good boy, Nolle Whitley.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

My Dear Old Santa Claus: Here is
the lists of things | want you to bring
me. Please bring a little tiny doll
with a red dress on, little doll cart lit
tie wash-tub and dashboard, little
bugle, little rattler with little bells on
It and a little tiny red pair of shoes
and red cap with a red feather in it,
pair. of sandals. Dear Santa Claus
! live on Charles street, just across
the railroad from 4th Ave Your lit-e
tie tiny girl, Rena Doherty
Don't forget my red popcorn and
raisins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
IN CASE or ACCIDENT
PHONE 40 DAY OR NIGHT
sAMsEy's AMBULANCE SERVICE
PETITION FOR PARDON.

70 His Excellency. Honorable Earl
Brewer Governor Of sthe State of
mississippi
Your petitioner would show by the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa:-I am a little girl just
seven years old. Please remember me
while visiting the rest of the Hatties-
burg children. Pm from Florida, but
now you will find me at Mrs Bre-
lands on Bay street. Please bring me
a doll buggy, tea set, a set of furs,
little train and lots of fruit, candy
and nuts. Your little friend,
Mildred Hewett.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Old Santa Clalfe:-I am not
going to ask you for but one thing this
Christmas and If you will bring it,
will be one happy little boy.
| am ten years old and want you to
bring me a nice bicycle. You need
not bring me any fire-crackers or can
dy If you will only bring me this,
Goodbye until next year. Your little
boy, George Henry Hawkins.
Pass Christian, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
PRACTICAL XMAS GIFT

what shall give So-and-So for Christmas pres
ent this year, | want to give something worth while
that is not expensive and at the time something
that be appreciated both from the spirit in which
give it, and from its usefulness"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I am going to
tell you what | want you to bring.
Please bring me little drum, little
horn and a gun, so | can play soldiers.
want little hammer, tool box, knife
and pencil box and an express wagon.
Don't forget my little brother, Mike.
Bring him a little tricycle. and harp.
| live on Charles street. Your little
boy, George ]. Doherty.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20
North Pole station.

North Pole Station.
My dear Old Santa:-Enclosed you
will find small list of Xmas things
wish to have, am little girl,
twelve years old and have been real
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-I want you to
bring me bride doll with brown hair
and eyes. Bring me little water set
Don't forget my little sister. She
was not here last Christmas. Bring
lots of fruits, nuts and fire-crackers
Your little friend,
Leneill Mccullough
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
a train, street car, Ratchet, doll and
some fruit and candy. Your little
friend, Fred Estes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-20

Hattiesburg, Miss.
The herald., 1912-07-25

shall hold their Office until the next annual
| election under this charter.
All meetings Of the stockholders, whether
general or special, shall be held after notice
| of such meeting shall have been given by
the secretary and treasurer, in writing, 10
each stakeholder delivered either in person
or by mail, ten days prior to such meeting
ARTICLE SIXTH.
At the termination Of this charter by
| Limitation or otherwise, the business or af-
fairs OF this corporation shall be liquidated
by two commissioners to be appointed from
among the stockholders convened for that
purpose, after ten days notice as above re-
quired. Said commissioners TO be elected
by a majority of the shares of stock present
or represented at such meeting and voted in
person or by proxy.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
This charter may be changed or altered
or amended, or the corporation shall be dis
solved or ordered liquidated by vote of two
thirds Of the capital stock present or repre-
scented at a meeting OF the stockholders con-
vened for that purpose after ten days notice
- - -'' ARTICLE iEIGHTH.
No stakeholder shall ever be held respons-
ible or liable for the contracts or faults OF
this corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the corporation on
the shares owned by him, nor shall any
mere infOrmality in the organization have
the effect Of rendering this charter null and
void or exposing any stakeholder to any Ia
bility beyond the amount Of his unpaid
stock.
Thus done and passed, In my office at New
Orleans Louisiana, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, In the pres
ence OF Gaspar Pietri and George W. Moore
both competent witnesses OF lawful age, re-
siding in this city and parish, who have
hereunto signed their names with the said
appearers and me, notary, after due reading
OF the whole.
(Signedl Frank ii. Thomas, John Russo,
and others. G. Pietri, Geo. W. Moore.
BENJAMIN DRY, Not. PUB
l. arglA arffr leraG
in and for the parish OF Orleans, state OF
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF Incorporation OF THE
Apollo Company" was this day duly record
ed In my office. in book 1855. folio
New Orleans. La. June Goth, 1912.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
by. Recorder.
A true copy Of the original.
New Orleans, La, June Goth. 1912.
BENJAMIN DRY, Not. Pub.
iuly IL IS % aug
The herald., 1912-07-25
CHARTER
OF THE MCCOY COMPANY, INCORPOR
ATED.

OF THE MCCOY COMPANY, INCORPOR-
ATED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be It known, that on this 18th day OF
June, In the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and twelve, before me, Arthur
A. Moreno, q notary public, In and for the
parish Of Orleans, state of louisiana, duly
Commissioned and qualified, personally came
and appeared A. J. Mccoy. n: v. Mccoy, c.
w. Mccoy, John c. Lawler, John A. MCCOY
and J. r. Mccoy, who declared unto me that
they do hereby form and bind themselves,
as well as such other persons as may here
after Join them, into corporation Tor q
term of ninety-nine years, from date hereof,
nuder the name Of the Mccoy Company, In
cornorated. with a domicile In the City OF
New Orleans, State Of louisiana
ARTICLE L
: The purpose OF this corporation shall be
to carry on q general contracting business,
to construct pavements, roads, levees, drains,
sewers and to demolish and erect buildings.
structures and works and improvements OF
every Kind. nature and description, to buy,
ana sell merchandise and other products,
and to act IS agents for all kinds OF prod
ucts ana for everything that pertains to the
aforegaid business and generally doing and
eneaeing In any other buBinoooy or enter
orlcc connected with o. growi1g ont Of. gez-
~ - q lncI6ontn1 = an - ~ quEDooog
The herald., 1912-07-25

lanora Schorr, Jacob Bersche and J. n
Schorr, Sr., signed their names to the fore
going in my presence.
(Signed) LOUIS A WFIUL.
Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF Monroe Couu-
~, Illinois.
!, the undersigned recorder OF mortgage.
FOR the parish OF Orleans, and state OF Lon
isana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing charter ot the KentwOod Land
and Development Company was this day
folio -
New Orleans, La, June pc. 1912
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, u. r.
June - july II Is - aug l
The herald., 1912-07-25

prior notice shall have been given, in person
or by mail to each stakeholder. The said
commissioners shall remain in office until the
AFFAIRS or the corporation shall have been
FULLY liquidated, and In case OF the dea n
OF one or more of said commissioners. or
other vacancy occurring in their numbers
those who remain shall continue TO act. until
the vacancy is filled by a meeting Of the
stockholders called after ten days notice
thereof.
ARTICLE IN.
This charter may he changed modified or
altered or said corporation NAV be dissolved
with the assent OF a majority in amount OF
the capital stock, at a general meeting OF
the stockholders convened for such purpose
after thirty days notice of such meeting
shall have been given in writing 10 each
stakeholder. Such meeting can only be
called by request Of two or more stocEhOld-
ers who own jointly at least forty per cent
OF the capital stock OF the corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
No stakeholder OF this corporation shat
be held liable or responsible for its con
tracts or faults in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due on the shares Of stock
owned by them, nor shall any informally
In organization have the effect OF rendering
this charter null, or OF exposing stock
holder 10 any liability beyond the amount
OF the unpaid balance due on his stock
Thus done and passed, in my office, at the
city or New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
ence Of Messieurs Philip S. Gidiere and Au-
SuHA H. nlbNcI, competent witnesses, WHO
hereunto sign their names with the said sp-
pearers and me, notary, after reading OF the
whole.
Original signed: A. W. Berdon, Bernard
Meyer, 7. J. Labry. Witnesses: Philip 5.
Gidere, A. III. Ritter.
J. NJ. QUINTERO, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned recorder Of mortgage
in and for the parish OF Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation OF the
New Orleans Rice Company was this day
duly recorded In nv office, in book 1853
folio -. New Orleans. La, July =, 1912
(SignedD EMILE LEONARD u n
A true copy.
J. NJ. QUINTERO, Notary Public
july IL Is 20 aug 5
The herald., 1912-07-25
Ethel Explains

Kate-That Bragson girl claims to
have made a thousand refusals Of mar
rage Ethel-That's true When Gus
asked her to be his wife she replied.
mo; a thousand times nor'-Boston
Transcript
The herald., 1912-07-25
Common Plumes.

Milliner-I am sailing for Paris next
week for French plumes and trim
mings Could | purchase anything for
you? Mrs. Recent Rich-Why, yes;
you may bring me half dozen OF
those nom de plumes I often hear
spoken of.-Judge.
The herald., 1912-07-25
Not Hoiierino Nov.

Church-What's become Of that fel-
lov who started In business and who
was continually hoIlermg that be was
IN business to stay?
Gotham-Oh, the sheriff shut him
nm
The herald., 1912-07-25
Resentfui Recoliections.

Did they make you recite Little
drops of water" when you were q
childr
Yes" replied Colonel Stiliwell.
~And 1t didn't stop there. When I
grew up they tried to insist ON my
adopting them as beverage"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER XIX.
The Challenge of the RANGE.

The Challenge of the Range.
Mr.. James Armstrong sat at his
desk before the west window in his
private room in one of the tallest
buildings in Denver. His suite of of
fees was situated on one of the top
floors, and from it he had clear and
unobstructed view of the mighty
range over the intervening house tops
and other buildings The earth was
covered with Snow At had fallen stead
lily through the night. but with the
dawn the air had cleared and the sun
had cCme out brightly, although it was
Nery cold.
Letters, papers. documents. the de-
mands of business extensive and var
led, were left unnoticed. He sat with
his elbow on the desk, his head on his
hand, looking moodily at the range.
he had received news of Enid Matt
lands disappearance he had sat often
in that way. in that place. staring at
the range. prey to most respondent
reflections, heavy hearted and discon-
ISOLATE indeed.
After that memorable interview
with Mr. Stephen Maitland in Phila-
dclphia he had deemed it proper to
await there the arrival Of Mr. Rob
ert Maitland. A brief interview with
that distracted gentleman had put
him in possession of all the facts in
the case. As Robert Maitland had
said, after presentation of the tragic
story, the situation was quite hope
less. Even Armstrong reluctantly ad-
m!tted that her uncle and old Kirkby
mad done everything that was posi-
BILE for the rescue or discovery Of
the girl.
Therefore the two Respondent gen
tlemen had shortly after returned to
their western homes, Robert Maitland
in this instance being accompanied
ty his brother Stephen. The latter
never knew how much his daughter
had been to him until this evil fate
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04
ARRESTING FLIGHT OF TIME
German Scientists Advise the Eating
of Egg Shells by Those Who APP
proach Old Age.

Two Germans, deep thinkers-Prc"
fessors Emmerich and Loewe-state
that egg shells eaten increase the
power of resistance against the with
ering blight of time add weight TO
the body, activity to the brain. ana
strength to the heart; that they de-
stroy injurious bacilli, prevent infiam-
nation and disease and lend courage
and energy. This reminds me, Phil
lip Hale writes in the Boston Herald,
of the preparation advertised in Lon
don thirty or more years ago as re-
moving supertluous hair, being an ex-
cellent substitute for table butter,
none genuine unless stamped on the
blade. Eustace Miles, the English
court tennis player and vegetarian,
says he had an old nurse who used
to eat egg shells and crunch them JOY
fully between the teeth that happened
to meet, and she said she ate the
shells because they shaved the hair
off inside of the throat" The discov'
cry of the German scientist is peculi-
arly welcome to jewellers by the
ocean, for it is well known fact that
if you do not break egg shells the
witches will put out to sea in them to
wreck vessels, and if you burn the
shells the hens will cease to lay.
Furthermore, as eggs are now absurd
ly high-even case eggs-in the neigh
borhood it seems a pity to waste any
part of them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04

No" answered the woman, and no
task ever laid upon her had been hard
err than that. Il do love you. will
not deny it. Every part of me re-
spends to your appeal. / should be so
happy that | cannot even think of it, if
| could put my hand in your own, if
could lay my head upon your Shout
der, if l could feel your heart beat
against mine, if could give myself up
to you, | would be so glad, so glad.
But it cannot be. not now"
why not?" pleaded the man.
He was by her side, his arm went
around her She did not resist ply
sically. 1t would have been useless
She only laid her slender hand upon
his broad breast and threw her head
back and looked at him,
See" she said, how helpless / am,
how weak in your hands. Every voice
in my heart bids me give way If you
insist can deny you nothing. I am
helpless. alone, but it must not be.
| know you better than you know
yourself. You will not take advantage
of affection so unbounded, of weak
ness so pitiable."
Was it the wisdom of calculation, or
was it the wisdom Of instinct by which
she chose her course? Resistance
would have been unayailing, in weak
ness was her strength.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall
She knew it now, IL never before, and
so did he.
Slowly the man released her. She
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04
Belonged to Ship Wrecked of Japan
and Ocean Currents Carried II
tc Scotland.

A strange story Of the seas and
their mysterious currents was told in
letter received by Stanley Dollar,
of this city, from John Gear, at Ler-
wick, Scotland inclosing clipping
from the Shetland Times, published
at Lerwick.
The item is to the effect that there
was picked up on the beach at Gull
livoe, Papastour, north of Scotland, a
life buoy tattered and stained, bear
ing the inscription: Passed by j.
Guthrie, San Francisco. Cal, June 1,
1905"
Capt. Guthrie is an assistant local
inspector of steamboats, for his dis
trict.
The Stanley Dollar was wrecked off
the west coast OF Japan in August,
1905. and the buoy must have been
floating in the ocean currents until 1t
landed over in Scotland. Whether 1t
went around the Horn or through the
Northwest Passage or down by Aus
tralasia and around the Cape of Good
Hope into the Atlantic, is mystery
of seafaring men. The buoy holds
the worlds record for drifting the
longest distance ever known.
Equally marvellous is the fact that
it was not found before, but this may
be explained by the theory that II
fioated in parts of the two oceans un
frequented by many vessels.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04

did not even then draw away from
him. She stood with her hand still on
his breast She could feel the beating
of his heart beneath her fingers.
Il am right" she said softly. "It
kills me to deny you anything. My
hearts yearns toward you Why should
deny it? 1t is my glory, not my
shame"
There is nothing above love like
ours" he pleaded, wondering what
marvellous mastery she exercised that
she stopped him by a hands touch, a
whispered word, faith.
mo; love Is life, love is God, but
even God himself is under obligations
to you now, to marry you now, to be
your wife, would be unholy. There
would not be that perfect confidence
between us that must endure in that
revelation. Your honor and mine, your
self respect and mine. would interpose.
If ! can't have you with clear con-
science, if you can't come to me in the
same way, we are better apart. AL.
though it kills me, although life with
out you seems nothing, | would rather
not live it, we are better apart
can't be your wife until
Until what and until when?' de
manded Newbold.
Il don't know" said the woman, "but
| believe that somewhere, somehow
we shall find way out Of our diff
Guilty There is a way" she said 6
little incautiously. Il know it."
"Show it to me-
NO, | cannot"
What prevents?"
The same thing which prevents you
honor, loyalty"
ITO a MANI"
ITO a woman"
81 do not understand"
mo, but you will some day" Sh'
smiled at him. "See,' she said
through my tears can smile at you
though my heart is breaking. l know
that in Gods good time this will worl
itself out"