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The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

some time 1t was discovered tna1 rney
had words in their language to denote
numerals up to ten, words entirely
lacking from the language OF the
plainsmen. Although the most siren
nous search was made. only solitary
huts could be found. Strangely
enough, NO children and only one
woman, who was being escorted to her
new homo from her wedding, were
seon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

our borders in foreign markets, the
same as has been so advantageous1y
the business course of England, Ger
many and France. Our first steps in
such new fields have been clumsy and
unskilful."
Secretary Root during his visits to
the South American Republics, as
have learned from number of in
fiuential cources, made an excellent i'm
preston, his various speeches there
indicating his earnest desire that more
friendly and buisnesslike arrange
ments should be made with those peo-
pie. But unfortunately, the good eff
fects of his visits have since been
more than counteracted by the illad-
vised and indiscreet course of our
present Department of State, with the
result that at the time of my recent
visit to the South American countries,
our business and political interests
were under the greatest disfavor and
embarrassment Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

er knew how she got across but she
did
The engineer of the express had his
hand on the throttle and was ready
to start from Monigona when by the
brightness of his headlight he saw a
child running down the track waving
her arms fraDtically Her hair was
ev, ,'s, her clothing IN tatters and her
raised arms We're bleeding. He leap
ed from The engine ana ran to her and
reached her ia time to hear her cry
cry "The long bridge is gone---the
helper engine dowf," before she fell
unconscious across the track
Her brave deed has passed into his.
tory. but its memory must remain
ever as one of the high achievements
of womanhood, When the test of her
courage came this brave girl did not
falter, and it is not so much what she
did, as the way she did it-seeing a
duty before her, one in which the odds
were frightfully against her, facing at
every step the horror of death alone
yet she never turned back nor falter.
ed moment. It is this absolute sur
render to the demand OF duty that
makes the name Of Kate Shelley so
honored.
1t is pleasing to know that recogni-
tion in the most satisfactory way
came to her before she died. She was
given opportunities for honorable
work and means for its preparation.
The school children Of Iowa gave
her gold medal and the legislature
Of her state, likewise. awarded her
one, with the sum of 5000. The new
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
TO CONSOLIDATE Y
RURAL SCHOOLS
"'"y At 6atonVilIe Shows Sentiment
strong For The Modern
System.

i1attesburg, R. F. D. No. /. March
l0'-At an educational rally of the
hatonville, Hickory Grove and Love
lace schools of Forrest county. some
l"r'reachlng steps were taken in he
nam oil education in these communi
''es' The purpose of the rally was tc
discuss rural consolidation. Superin
'enoent Currie, of Hattiesburg and
Prof W, II. Smith of Jackson. State
Nural School Supervisors. were both
present and made speeches in behalf
OF consolidation and better eouip
'Hehts'
h' rci1i. VAS that Hickory Grove
S''oo nI 'h0ut sixty pupils. has de-
'"'d II" consolidate its forces with
'ooS' ct fatonyillc, a school of some
eIAhtE pupils. l.ovelace. school of
ABOUT thirty pupils is very favorabty
'"' lIed towards joining these first
'"o' at the same place-Eatonvi
ms move will make an excellent
School for all the people.
Inc patrons are planning a three
Thousand dollar building on the pret
ueSt ten-acre track of land to be had
the old Eatonville school site.
Al the close of the very enthusiastic
meeting the patrons unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
we, the representative patrons OF
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

Commerce and Labor Among them
were 107 Poles, "a Germans, So Ru
slams, go Americans, IS Ruthenians
II Irishmen, II Italians, II Swedes,
IA Firms, IL Magyars and II Norwe-
CLANS.
FaKr, zoe +. =
~rm iaborers numbered 1s1, day.
iaoorers So. factory hands 81, hotel
workers 70, machiDists IS, car en-
tiers Is, domestics IS, clerks 12 and
Eremen 8. Forty persons were pro-
Vided for during the same period: 21
going to New York, 10 to New Jersey
4 to Connecticut 1 to Massachusetts,
and l to Michigan. OF these, 80 were
farm hands, receiving from $40 to SOS
q month with free board and LODGING.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Where the Winters Are Cold And The
Shows Deep,

a. ing from the Vicinity David
.. 81 made famous, man says that
he was an habitual coffee drinker, and,
although he knew it was doing him
harm, tTea is equally harmful, be-
,,usc it contains caffeine-the same
tlng found in cOffee) was too obsti-
mate to give it up, till all at once he
went TO pieces with nervousness and
insomnia, loss of appetite, weakness,
and a generally used-up feeling, which
practically untitled him for his ardu-
Gus occupation. and kept him on a
couch at home when his duty did not
call him out
while in this condition Grape Nuts
sooo was suggested to me and began
tn nse Il. a.iithough it was in the mid
1le Of winter and the thermometer was
often below zero, almost my entire
living for about six weeks Of severe
exposure was on GrapeNuts food with
a little bread and butter and a cup Of
hot water till ! was wise enough to
make Postum my table beverage.
After the first two weeks | began
to feel better and during the whole
winter | never lost trip on my mail
route. frequently being on the road Z
or hours at a time.
"The constant marvel to me was
b.. person could do the amount OF
TX ana endure the fatigue and hard
shin as did. on so small an amount
,t food But found my new rations
80 oerfactly satisfactory that | have
.oufiuupd them using both Postum
and Grapo-Nuts at every meal, and
,tteu they comprise my entire meal
An my nervousness, irritability
and insomnia have disappeared and
healthy natural sleep has come back
... mo But what has been perhaps
rho grc9test surprise to me is the TACT
that with the benefit to my general
health has come remarkable I'M
oroyement in my eye,sight.
IF a cool appetite, cool digestion
GOOD oversight, strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, I can
say from my own experience use
crane.Nnts and Postum. Name given
by postum Co., Battle Creek Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road TO
wany,l,e" in pkgs. There's a
reason" w
or appears from time to time The. rhsy
ar. genuine. trus, and full OF "'"-"
interest.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

'oused the country's admiration and
> thy when some thirty years ago
20 sixteen, Kate Shelley in
'Niu insurmountaTle OBJ
face of almosC> ,.ves Of two hmm.
stacles, saved then. =, .ho+ o,,1,,
oo poopie Nun full hor.
have been fraught with fright,
ror.
Her father was a section foreman,
living between Boone, Iowa, and the
station of Moingona. near the wooden
bridge that spanned the Des Moines
river. He was away on the night of
July sixth, when a helper engine used
in assisting the other engines draw
heavy freight trains up the grade
went through the weakened trestle,
Kate with her lantern went out to
look at the bridge, and the engineer
of the helper, who was .clinging to
some wreckage, called up to her to
save the Western train. A terrific
thunder storm had broken and it was
only by the flashes of the lightning
that she could see through the engulf-
ing darkness. She lost her lantern
and had to creep and feel her way to
the bridge, built of rails and ties about
sixty feet above the raging, turbulent
stream. There was no place for her
feet. 1t would be perilous to cross at
any time, but then it seemed next to
impossible.
On her hands and knees this brave
little girl crept. The bridge was
swaying from It's weakened abutt.
nents and the gap where the engine
went through was held together by
swaying ties and bent rails. She new
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

ures OF Its great men acrved In stone
or moulded in bronze, Cecilius Cal
Wexford Baltimore, the Colonial
Justice and Understands in front of
the magnificent new court house.
Squares In the business sections also
have their historic mementoes. while
one the avenue of Mount Royal. as
stated, stand notable works of the
sculptor in groups and single figures.
depicting heroes OF the war of 1872.
and of the Confederate and Union he
roes of the Civil War.
But Baltimore is not merely attrac-
tive to the eye 1t has a cheerful at
mosphere. It's people are refined, cul-
tivated, hospitable. Home life is It's
greatest incentive, and nowhere in
America is the home more thought OF.
This is why the visitor is impressed
with the elaborate architecture of the
finer houses, richly decorated door
yards and gardens. Thanks to the eli
mate, in spring, summer and autumn,
flowers bloom in profusion, and tour
through the beautiful suburbs, shows
floral decorations in the many forms
that the expert landscape gardener
conceived Boland Park a suburb city
in size, covering hundreds of acres,
with its picturesque homes set off
by natural designs in tree, bush and
flower, is one of the show places of
this city.-Mack's National Monthly
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

One week from today the soft coal
miners representatives and operators
will hold a conference in Chicago. 1t
has been said that in case the anthra-
cite miners strike the bituminous oper-
atives will stick to their jobs, for a
double strike would be too severe a
strain upon the resources of the union
treasury. The men, however, working
in both the hard and soft coal fields
say they are determined to have their
demands met The operators, it is
believed, will grant an increase in pay
quicker than they will grant recogni-
ton of the closed shop.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

During the first few days of the min
ers strike in Great Britain the rail
roads lost 100000 day, and the cut.
ting off of trains to reduce expenses
aided only perplexity to the situation
Newcastle is suffering from a coal
famine and carrying Goals to New
CASTLE" will become fact, that is if
coal can be obtained anywhere. The
government has asked the gas and
electricity companies everywhere to
report on the extent of their stocks OF
coal. The postoffice has ordered the
most rigid economy in all departments
in the use Of fuel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

Labor is interested in a report ema-
mating from London to the effect that
the Cuban conference consisting of
European shipping lines trading with
Cuba will increase freight rates after
April |. If such rates are put into
effect there will in all probability be
a demand for an increase in pay from
the employees of the lines benefitting
from same.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
& = = BEST TREATMENT
800 FOR CKTARRH

s. s. is the best treatment bf
un and entirely remove the catarrhal matter
and raed by this infected Catar viii
Its dangerous ringing the
ears dropping back into throat headaches wate eyes, difficult
neny relieved until the blood purified Nothing equals for
particle the catarrhal this vital nud IS
that the with qualities in
of by
ton Then the symptoms away when s. has entir
palhed the blood Satarh permanently
greatly built Bookor catarrh and
to all who
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA a:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
MAJORITY OF IMMIGRANTS
TO V. s. ARE FARMERS

Washington, D. c., March iS.-Ap.
pllcations from 800 persons seeking
information relative to homes and en-
ployment were received last week at
the New York branch of the Division
Of Information, Bureau of migration
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

bridge built to replace the old wooden
structure. was named after her.
When she died a short time ago she
was holding the position of station
agent at Moingona near the Mace
where she had saved the crowded
Western train.-Mack's Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
RECIPROCITY WITH
SOUTH AMERICA. |

AS former Secretary Root has said
in his several speeches, since his re-
turn from South America In 1905:
Our surplus capital must be used
outside of internal developments and
our surplus energy employed around
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

That more than 1000 Japanese
women, posing as picture brides
have been admitted to the United
States through the port of San Fran
cisco within the past year, and that
these same picture brides" are now
taking tbR places Of white women in
laundries, Restaurants and homes, is
the claim of leaders Of organized la
Dor in California The Asiatic Exclu-
sion League has asked Commissioner
of immigration S. W. Backus to see
that agents of the government in San
Francisco rigidly enforce the law pro-
hibiting the entrance into the United
States of diseased Asiatics.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

The Great Northern Railway will
operate small farms for 500 farmers
along both sides of the Red River Val
ley in Minnesota and North Dakota,
and in sections of eastern Montana
this year, taking charge of 10 acres in
case, furnishing free seed and guaran-
teeing a return of So an acre. Prof. N.
F. Crane a graduate of the Michigan
Agricultural College will have general
charge of the work. He and his as
sistants will put in the crops most
suitable and give practical demonstra-
lions of the latest and most efficient
methods of farming. The purpose is
to show the farmers how they can in
crease the production and profits Of
the soil.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
DEATH oE KATE SHELLEY.

In the annals OF the Middle West
the name Of Kate Shelley Is written I'm
letters. Of gold. Her recent death
calls to mind the intrepid courage that
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

PILES CURES IN 8 TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of itching, Blind, Bleeding or
Protruding Piles In 6 to IA days. SOC.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
BEAUTIFUL BALTIMORE.

The honorable history of Baltimore
is brought to mind by the many fig
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13
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Philadelphia is going to try womei
street car conductors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

Today tells the story of the coal
strike. The meeting of the operators
and representatives of the miners is
the most important event OF the day
to the labor and industrial world
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-13

ALLEN r. HULETT
Funeral Director and Embalmer, with
HULETT UNDERTAKING CO.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15

Miss Lucy Folkes has been offer
ed a position in the High School,
Miss Settoon's grades) and it is hop,
ed that she will accept
Miss Mary Fluker, Of Hammond, is
the guest Of her cousins, Misses Ma
bel and Bessie Leake, to remain I'm,
til some time next week
J. S. McGehee expects to return
to st. Louis next week, having as
sisted his father with the spring
crop at Woodlawn Farm, Laurel Hill
Mrs. Frank Leake and son, Stone,
of Beaumont, Texas, are now in
New Orleans. visiting, and are ex-
pected here in a few days, to spend
come time with relatives.
Mr.. Elyis Mansker has returned
to Clinton, after weeks visit to rel
atiVes and friends here. He was &C
companied home by Master Wilmer
Rogers, his cousin, for a visit.
Miss Helen Schlesinger has return
ed from Washington University, ST.
Louis. Her father, Mr.. A. Schlesin-
ger, went on to accompany her home,
and they arrived Sunday night.
Mrs. E. C. Westmorland and Miss
Augusta Sherard returned from a Wis
it of several days in New Orleans.
Little Miss Eleanor Westmorland re,
manned there for a while longer to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Stern, their sons,
Messrs. Abe, Sam, Louis, Sol and
Ben, and daughters, Misses Freda
and Barbara, went to New Orleans
for the marriage of Mr.. George Stern
on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Dave Mckay was a visitor of
his brother, J. F. Mckay this week.
Mr. Mckay was here to see about
making a deal with the Bayou Sara
Lumber Co., for steam skidder they
will put up as soon as water recedes.
Miss Hilda Richardson and her
bridesmaids will be the before the
wedding guests of Mrs. Sidney Pow,
ell.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15
LEVERT-BockEl.

1t interests her home people to
hear of the marriage of Miss Mamie
Bocke1, of Bayou Sara, to DR.. E. M.
Levert, of Iberville parish, at st. Pat
rick's church, New Orleans, Saturday
evening at $50 o'clock, the Rev.
Father Slevin of the Jesuits Officiat-
ing. The bride entered with her
close friend, Miss Sue Bell. At the
altar DR.. e. M. Levert, with his
best man, Mr.. H. Hebert, awaited
her coming. The bride wore white
lace gown over white silk, trimmed
with lace The maid of honor Miss
Bell, was gowned in a pink silk
trimmed in lace.
An informal reception followed the
ceremony. The same evening, the
bridal couple left for the groom's
fathers home in Iberville parish, to
remain a while.
The bride is a young lady of Ba-
you Sara, and the only remaining
member of once large and promi-
nent family, and has friends and rel
atives here. The groom is a son of
Mr.. Amadee Levert, and is a mem
Der of one of the Oldest and most
prominent families of Iberville par
ish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15

Mrs. Leonora Richardson has is
sued cards for the marriage of her
daughter, Miss HiIda May Richardson
to Mr.. Edward Carroll Kelley, the
ceremony to take place at Grace
Church, Wednesday evening, June
10. at eight o'clock.
A beautiful wedding is expected,
and is awaited with pleasure. The
bride is a popular home girl, and the
bridegroom is prominent young
business man Of East Feliciana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15
FUND FOR POINTE COUPEE
FLOOD SUFFERERS.

Mrs. N. B. Riddle 81 .0C
Dave Mann, Alexandria ........ 2.5(
Sine last week only the last nam
ed contribution has been received. Il
was accompanied by the following
note:
Alexandria, La, June 10th, 1912
Enclosed please find my mite to
wards helping the Pointe Coupet
flood sufferers. Although away fol
eight years, l always think of my ole
home. Hope this will do some goot
and be used to best advantage, ant
good luck to old Pointe Coupee.
Yours truly,
DAVE MANN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15
EXQUISITE DAISY WEDDING;
STERN-ROSENTHAL.

A wedding of interest here in thu
bridegroom's native place was tina
of Mr.. George Meyer Stern to Mis-
Birdye Rosenthal, Of New Orleans
Wednesday evening at half aftel
eight o'clock. The handsome home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Adel'
Rosenthal in St. Charles Avenue pre-
scented a beautiful scene, the rooms
of the lower floor being brilliantl!
Illuminated and decorated in banks
and festOons Of white and yellow
daisies, palms and ferns. 1t was dis
tinctively a wedding of daisies, ant
their white and yellow, were intro
duced into every detail. Over daiS
in the drawing-room, festoons o.
white ribbon marked the spot where
the sacred rite was to be performed
in adj the rich and poetic symbolism
Of the Jewish faith. A concealed Or
cheStra furnished music, and to the
three hundred guests assembled IL
the spacious rooms, the bridal chorul
from Lohengrin announced the nup
tial hour and the approach of the
bride. The procession passed down
the broad staircase. First came the
rabbi, DR.. Noise Bergman, the bride
groom and his best man, Mr.. Ben
Stern, who took up their station on
the dais. Next appeared in cou
pies, Miss Rubye Rosenthal and
Melville Sternberger, Miss Barbara
Stern and Achilles Thalsheimer, Miss
Carrie Katz and Leon Rich, Miss
Ethel Rosenthal and Dr.Alvin Strauss
These carried two long garlands OF
daisies, and when the couples sepa
rated before the low platform, form,
ed on each side a daisied aisle fol
the remainder OF the bridal party
These girls in the opening bloom OF
maidenhood wore dainty gowns Of
wash blonde over messaline, elabo
rated with lace and sprays of dais
les, yellow sash and hair ribbons
The groomsmen and bridesmaids fol
lowed: DR.. Simon J. ROsenthal anG
Miss Freda Stern, Miss Aline ROUTE
and Mr.. Sol Stern. Miss Stern wore
gown of soft Brussels net richly
elaborated with val lace over yellow
messaline, court train of chiffon. Mis-
Routes gown was Of white net and
chiffon over yellow messaline with
train of messaline. Both carried
shower bouquets OF white daisies ant
wore bands of yellow tulle in the
hair. These couples took place OF
either side and just within the aisle
The maid of honor, Miss Hilda Ros
enthal came in alone and was
poets dream of gold and white. Hel
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-15
PERSONAL BUT POLITE
Observation-Disclosures

~S%%%%*%%.*a*$
The Mahoneys are guests at For
est.
Miss Lucy Folkes is at home from
her school
Miss Sadie Fort has as her guest,
Miss Edith Leake.
Mr.. Elrie Robinson spent few
days in Baton Rouge.
Mrs. R. B, Barrow and sons are
guests of Mrs. E. Jemison
Miss Jessie FOlkes has enjoyed a
visit to friends in WOOdyille.
MIRA A. F. Barrow and daughter,
Margaret, are spending a while in the
city.
Mr.. Albert Phillips of Panama was
a guest of friends at Oak Grove re-
Gently.
Miss Mel Leake left Wednesday
to visit Miss Lucy Stirling of Baton
Rouge.
Miss Amy Leake is spending a
few days at upper Wakefield with
relatives.
Messrs. Bernard and Herman
Teutsch have both been very sick
this week.
D Miss Margaret Stirling and broth
ers, Jimmie and Frank, spent Mon
day in town.
Miss Mary Butler returned Friday
from stay of several months in
New Orleans.
Miss Bessie Leake leaves next
week for stay Of some length in
New Orleans.
Miss L. Catlett arrived Saturday
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Garnett c. How
ell, at Alton Villa
Mr.. and Mrs, Garrett c. Howell
have come back to their home in
town for the summer.
Mrs. L. w. Rogers and little daugh-
ter, Alma, left Monday to spend sev-
eral weeks in Clinton.
Miss Margaret Butler leaves next
week for Statesville, N. c. to visit
her sister, Mrs. French,
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. W. Butler and
daughters, Misses Sara and Mamie,
are making a short stay at Cooper
Well.
DR.. Blakely left Saturday for New
Orleans, after a months stay. Dr.
Hirsh, Of New Orleans, came to fill
his place.
Joe Newsham has returned from
Soule, and Edward is expected next
week from Spring Hill College. We
acknowledge appreciatively an invita-
tiOn from the latter to the closing
exercises of his school.