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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
WHEN MUIR REJOICED
NATURALIST WRITES ABOUT A
"NoeLE EARTHQUAKE"
Impressive Description Of Shocks In
Yosemite Valley Which Gave Birth
TO a New Mountain Avalanche
Taius While He Looked.

"A noble earthquake. A noble
earthquake" exclaimed John Muir.
when he was awakened at half-past
two o'clock OF moonlit morning in
the Yosemite valley. For years he
had believed that the many great ava.
lanche taluses leaning against the
walls OF the valley at intervals of O
mile or two. had been caused by an
earthquake at least three centuries
before, and here was his chance to
make some observations. Never be-
fore had he enjoyed a storm OF this
sort. but the strange. thrilling motion
could not be mistaken. and so he ran
out Of his cabin. both glad and fright.
ened as he made his exclamation.
THE shocks we're so violent and
varied, and succeeded on another SO
closely" he writes in the Century.
that had to balance myself care
fully in walking. as II on the deck
impossible that the high cliffs OF the
valley could escape being shattered.
In particular feared that the sheer
fronted Sentinel rock. towering above
my cabin. would be shaken down. and
took shelter back OF large yellow
pine. hoping that II might protect me
from at least the smaller outbounding
boulders"
The most impressive part Of his de-
scription is OF the sounds. ut was
calm. moonlight night" he says. "and
no sound was heard for the first min.
ute or so save low. muiiied. bubbling
underground rumblings. and the whis-
pering and rustling OF the agitated
trees. as II Nature were holding her
breath. Then suddenly out Of the
strange silence and strange motion
there came a tremendous roar. The
Eagle rock. on the south wall about
half a mile up the valley. gave way.
and | saw II falling in thousands of
the great boulders had so long been
studying. pouring TO the valley floor
in free curve luminous from fric-
ton. making a terribly sublime spec.
tacle-an arc OF glowing. passionate
fire. fifteen hundred feet span. as true
in form and as serene in beauty as a
rainbow in the midst OF the stupen-
dous rock storm. The sound was so
tremendously deep and broad and ear
nest that the whole earth. like liv-
ing creature. seemed at last to have
found voice. and to be calling to her
sister planets. In trying to tell some
thing OF the size OF this awful sound.
II seems to me that II all the thun-
der OF all the storms had ever heard
were condensed into one roar. II
would not equal the sock roar at the
birth OF a mountain talus. Think.
then. of the roar that arose TO heaven
at the simultaneous birth OF the an
cient canyon taluses throughout the
length and breadth OF the range!"
The Indians and many OF the white
men left the valley In terror OF this
earthquake. the final rumblings of
which were not over for two months.
but Muir remained to study its ef-
fects. Among other things. he kept
a bucket OF water on his cabin table
10 learn what he could OF the move
ments.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
ParadoxIeal Display.

Miss Mary Garden. at a dinner at
Sherry's in New York. said of a beau.
tiful girl who was wearing one OF the
ultra-decollete dinner gowns OF the
1912 season:
when you see pretty girl In such
a low cut gown as that you have a
remarkable paradox before you--the
paradox OF n person who displays
simultaneously very bad taste ano
very good form"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
WOMAN SICK
twelve YEARS
Wants OtherWomen to Know
How She Was Finally
Restored to Health.

Louisiana, Mo-: 81 think a woman
naturally dislikes to make her troubles
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01

Woman's work is being made easier.
Take the weekly wash, for instance. 1t
used to be an all day job, with the
woman getting up at O'Clock in the
morning to heat water for boiling clothes.
Now, she washes with Fels-Naptha soap
in cold or lukewarm water, and the whole
washing takes little longer than half the
time of the old way.
No boiling, no stcaming suds, no hard
rubbing; and the clothes are cleaner and
fresher than ever before. Then, too, the
clothes last longer when washed with
Fcls-Naptha- a lot of mending saved
Follow directions for using
Fels-Naptha on the red and green wrapper.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01

known to the public,
but complete restor-
alton tohealth means
so much TO me that
/ cannot keep from
telling mine for the
sake of other suffer-
ing women.
az had been sick
about twelve years,
and had eleven doc
tors. | had drag
cling down pains,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
Modern Woman.

Madame-This fiat would suit us
very we'll but for this room. which Is
50 small
Concierge-lt would do for one
child. madame
Madame-It isn't question OF .
child. but OF my hat boxes.--Pele Msle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01

is sometimes made that Fcls Naptha soap will
not greasy dishes pots and kitchen utensils without
hot water But those who understand how Fes Naptha
is to he used do all their kitchen work regularly
with lukewarm cold water
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01

Copyright. 1912. By Associated Literary
Prcss)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
Attention {!
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c. O. HOBBS COMPANY
OF Baltimore

The largest Receivers and
Shippers of the above sea foods
solicit your consignments.
Highest market prices and
prompt returns guaranteed at
all times. Remember, we han
die shipments of Fresh Fish.
also hard and soft Crabs, and
you can depend upon getting
top prices and prompt returns.
References National Marine
Bank, National Exchange Bank
and State Bank of Maryland.
Reliable Agents Wanted at Every Point
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
Anty Drudge at a Wedding.

Anty Drudge MY present is a homey one, Deare just
a box of Fels-Naptha soap But if you use it in the
Fels-Naptha way. it will tighten your work and bring
more happiness than any slverware Or brc-a-brac. "
The Bride THANK you truly, Anty Drudge. shall fol-
low your advice faithfully"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
New Modes For New Season

New York, Jan. SIT is indeed a
brave woman who would venture into
the shops at this season and ask for
piece of winter material. The
writer knows one woman who went
shopping for some actually needed
fabrics, but was so astonished to see
the stores Respondent with lawns and
dimities during Christmas week that
she actually changed her mind.
I'VE live in a small village said
she. and do most of our shopping
by mail" so l never dreamed of the
springlike appearance Of the city
stores at this season." She added, 81
timed my visit to city friends, think
ing that at this time l would be able
to get several bargains in mid-winter
dress goods and millinery that we
need up our way where it is cold until
late in May or sometimes until the
middle of June"
AS a matter of fact, the stores put
NhOii WAAAuOW " WIN
diately after the close of business on
Christmas Eve, so that shoppers of
the morning after Christmas are
greeted with the new materials and
trimmings which they are to wear at
the winter resorts, and which, of
course, are the harbingers of spring
and summer.
If one were to talk of the things to
be seen along Fifth avenue, Broadway
| conversation would lead to dimities.
lawns, muslins and linens. Of course
there are new silks and linens in the
finest array, but these call for addi-
tional explanation in the way of a
need of surplus cash.
There is every indication, that we
are going to have a summer OF many
beautiful dimities. These sheer ma
terials are the ones most prominently
displayed in the leading stores, and
they are shown in wonderful variety.
A great deal of white is shown, as
there is likely to be white spring
and summer as there is white win
ter. The dimities, however show de-
lightful bordure effects, combining
the most delicate tints imaginable in
wonderfully artistic designs
When the backgrounds of the new
dimity dress designs are in color. a
great deal of white is introduced into
the bordure effect and the fashionable
scheme of decoration will call for
much white lace--the dead white kind
that looks so very smart in contrast
with dull black, For, be it remem-
bered. the vogue for black and white
combinations is going to be One Of
the heritages Of winter to spring and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08

tons OF satin or silk. They are made
OF chiffon. net, mousseline or soft silk
creme and are exquisitely embroider-
ed in silk or beads, or inset with love-
ly bands of lace.
Some of the new fishus are made
with one side of lace and the other OF
mousseline or other sheer fabric.
Again one side of the corsage may be
OF velvet, quite plain, and the other
crossing over, fishu like. Anything
that even suggests the fishu is styl-
ish. The backs of evening rdesses are
not as attractive as the front. There
is nothing to relieve the plainness.
Corsages are so void of garnish that
one must have very lovely shoulders
indeed not to look, at least unlovely.
The fishu, too, has way of making
one round-shouldered and heavy
across the back, no matter how pref
ty 1t is at the front.
Evening frocks are frightfully sheer
and unserviceable. The peculiar
train made in pieces, is soon crushed
and as the fishu becomes mashed and
fiat after the first wearing, it makes
quite an item of expense to have it
changed frequently. Taking care of
them does not count for much, for in
the folds the mousseline marks. But
this very frailty and softness is what
makes them beautiful.
The colder the weather gets the
greater the humber of mousseline and
silk frocks that appear. The costumes
in taffetas are lovely in tints worn by
our grandmothers. Shot effects are
prettiest and the loveliest are terra
Gotta in one light and cherry in an
other.
Then there are those in tone dark
er, with blue and brown playing to-
gether. Other models of silk are in
grey, with a seductive ruby flash. All
are made more or less quantity. the
majority with a prim little fhhu, eth
err of batiste or lace or of the silk edg.
ed with narrow knife plating. Some
, nave several rows of the plating or
the skirt say five inches apart, and
some have festoons Of putting of the
silk.
Embroidered satins are very lovely
for afternoon wear and several strik
ing costumes are carried out in this
material. The embroidery is nj the
same shade as the material although
sometimes tones slightly darker are
introduced to produce a shaped eff
| feet.
Afternoon costumes is soft satin OF
cloth with blouses of satin trimmed
with embroidered net are also ex
tremely smart.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08

summer. 1t is rather early to predict
what will be worn in the spring. for
definite styles will not make their
appearance until several smart ideas
have been tried out at the Southern
resorts in America and at Nice and
the Reviera in Europe. 1t does not
seem, however. as if there will be any
very radical change. Styles were
never so beautiful as now, and al
though it takes consummate art to
achieve many of the simple effects
that obtain, they supply a want that
is generally without affordng many
details that can be done to death
along common lines.
There are many accessories of dress
to engage ones attention. One could
start from footgear and go right on
up to headgear and there would be
volumes of description about the nov
elites in each department One must
emphasize the growing vogue of white
5eeANSi . 0iOWu III ouCu6s
velvet, ratine, cloth and leather. For
very dressy occasions the white gait
er is the correct thing, although those
in standard dyes such, as black, tan
and ecru are always useful.
One can get many ideas for spring
and summer from the evening frocks
that are displayed in the shops and
also from those worn at the opera, for
many of the latter are direct importa-
lions from Paris. They are built up
Of the most delightful fabrics, sheer
and supple and in many instances, the
addition of guimpe would transform
an evening frock into an afternoon
dress.
Sashes are playing a great. part in
evening as well as afternoon frocks
this winter and will continue to do so
during the spring. They are never
more than three-quarters of a yard
long, by third of yard wide, and
hanging daintily from one loop, they
make lovely garnish for a frook.
Velvets are none too stir for the sash,
in such cases the sash is of white
velvet with white fringe. Sometimes
the sash is of black, but rarely. And
when Of black is a mousseline or very
chiffony satin. Bead trimming form
ing centerpieces for a corsage for an
evening frock is still followed. The
finish of necks of these dresses is
quite simple, in fact, there is no I'm
ish. except line of the beads put
fiat. Nothing is prettier than the
mousseline tunic and corsage oyel
satin, and generally the underdress is
of white.
All of the smart shops have TUNES
all ready toe slinped over founda
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08

Mississippi, within legal hours, viii
offer for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash the lands conveyed in
said trust deed and particularly de-
scribed as lot four of block one hun
dred seventy-two of and according to
the Crittenden survey of the City OF
Hattiesburg, Forrest county, Mississip-
pi, excepting that part of said lot here
tofore sold to F. F. Phillips, which
said part so excepted is particularly
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the southwest corner of said lot
four, running thence north $50 feet,
thence northeasterly 1896 feet to Main
street, thence southwark along Main
street 400 feet to the southeast corner
of said lot four, thence west 500 feet
TO point of beginning, together with
the Improvements upon the lots so Of
fered for sale. Default has been made
in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by said instrument, which in
strument appears of record in book 4,
pages 1866 of the Record of Mort
cages and Deeds of Trust on land in
the office of the Chancery Clerk Of
Forrest county. Mississippi, and prop
er request has been made upon me to
foreclose said lien for the purpose Of
satisfying the Indebtedness secured
thereby. -
Witness my signature, this the Sth
day of January, A. d., 1912.
r. r. swittenburg,
S-4 Mon. Trustee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of the power given me as
trustee in that certain deed of trust
executed on the 18th day OF October,
AID, 1911, by R. D. Batson in favor OF
Mrs. Daisy NJ Stevens, Guardian, as
beneficiary, I, the undersigned trustee
named in said instrument hereby give
notice that on Tuesday, the Both day
of January, A. D., 1912, in front of the
Main street door or entrance of the
court house in the City of Hattiesburg,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08

recorded in book 10, pages 1918 OF
the land records of Forrest county,
state of Mississippi, substituting aud
appointing me trustee in the place
and stead of W. c. Bennett, original
trustee in a deed of trust executed by
David Farley and his wife, Mollie j..
Farley, and recorded in Book 1, page
TIA of the Record of Mortgages and
Deeds of Trust on land in said county,
and by virtue Of the terms of said
deed of trust and an instrument sup
book Z. page Sc of the land records OF
said Forrest county correcting the de-
scription of the property set forth in
said deed of trust, will offer for sale
and will sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash, during legal hours,
on Tuesday, January Both, 1912, at
the front, and Main street, door Of
the court house of said Forrest coun-
ty, in the City of Hattiesburg, the To-
/ lowing described land, towit:
Beginning thirty five feet east of the
southwest corner Of lot three Of the
G. D. Wilson survey and subdivision
of block one hundred seventy of the
Crittenden survey of said City Of Hat
tiesburg, and run north one hundred
feet; thence east two hundred feet
more or less to Main street; thence
in a southerly direction along Main
street as now located one hundred
feet more or less to the intersection
of Main and Fifth streets: and thence
west along the north line of Fifth
street two hundred feet more or less
to said point of beginning, being por
ton of south half of lot three in said
Wilson survey, and that strip lying
and being between the said south hall
of said lot three and the said Maiu
street as now located; together with
all the improvements thereon and ap
Lpurtenance thereunto belonging.
Witness my signature this the 9Th
day of January, A. D., 1912.
Walter p. Jones.
Substituted Trustee
"a Mons.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08

teacher, Mr.. r. G. Morris, on East
Eighth street. Although all of the
members were not present number
of guests enjoyed the meeting. The
bylaws and constitution were read by
Mr.. Morris, after which three commit
tees were appointed. Games we're
played and Mrs. Morris, assisted by
Misses Ruth Perry and Lucie Edmon-
son. served ambrosia and cake. New
members in the Sunday school and
visitors are always welcome. The
next meeting will be held with Mr..
Frank Tatum.
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City PhiIatheat Union.
An interesting meeting of the City
Philathea Union was held Sunday af-
ternoon at the First Baptist church.
In the absence of the president, the
vice-president, Miss Mamie Thomp-
son presided. After the devotional
exercise and roll call, Miss Effie Pow.
ell gave an appropriate sole, which
was very much enjoyed. The election
Of officers took place and resulted as
follows:
Mrs. C.. T. Singleton, of Bay Street
Presbyterian church, president; Miss
Addie Greedy, of Court Street Metho-
dist church, first vice-president; Miss
Annie Davis, of Broad Street Metho-
dist church, second vice-president;
Miss Hattie McKinstry, of First Pres
byterian church, recording secretary;
Miss Elizabeth Powell, of Columbia
Street Baptist church, corresponding
secretary and reporter; Miss Laura
O'Bryant, of First Baptist church,
treasurer.
The next meeting will be held the
first Sunday in February at the Bay
Street Presbyterian church. The pro-
gram will be in charge of the Phila.
thea Glass of Columbia Street Bap.
fist church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
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The Ladies' Aid of the First Pres
byterian church will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon at o'clock at the church
provided it doesn't rain.
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On account of the inclemency of the
weather the Ladies' Aid of the Bay
Street Presbyterian church, postponed
their meeting from this afternoon to
Monday of next week, when Mrs. r.
H. Rouse, on Walnut street, will be
hostess.
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Tri Nun Music Glass.
The Tri Nun Music Glass of Main
Street Methodist Sunday school was
entertained for the first time by the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
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SoClA LCALENDAR.
Tuesday.

ueSday.
Afternoon; Pivot Club; hostess,
Mrs. P. A. Carter; 3 o'clock
Afternoon; Bridge Club; hostess,
Mrs. W. T. Cosby; 3 o'clock.
Wednesday.
Afternoon: Wednesday Club; hos
tess, Mrs. NJ. G. Field; $3.50 o'clock,
\ Afternoon: Precilla Embroidery
\ b; hostess, Mrs. r. B. Hopkins; 3
EnanOQn Woman's Club; hos
tess Mrs 5. L, Heidelberg; o'clock.
Afternoon: Beginners Bridge
Club; hostess, Mrs J. p. Hayden; 3
o'clock,
Thursday.
Evening. Card party; hostess, Miss
Ruby Marguerite Lea com2limen-
tary to Jolly Eight Club.
Friday.
Afternoon: Married Ladies card
Club; hostess, Mrs. w, C. Rodgers;
honoree, Miss Edna Rodgers.
Evening: Leap Year Dance at w.
O.W. Hall; 3 o'clock.
Saturday.
Afternoon: Sowania Cub; hostess,
Miss Mimi. Hightower; , o'clock,
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MIL W. McWilliams left today for
a business trip to Chicago.
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The Wednesday Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 with
Mrs. NJ. C. Field, on Laurel avenue
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Tuesday afternoon at o'clock the
!, pivot Glib will meet with Mrs r. A
Carter, on Bay street
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speud.Ths.Day Party.
Mrs W. R. Thames entertained a.
sneUdthe-day party Friday, Wnel
10, suests we're the ladies who spen.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-08
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