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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
THE SONG OF THE CAMP

By Bayard Taylor. Give us a song," the soldier cried
 The outer trenches guarding, When the heated guns of the camp allied Grew weary of bombarding. The dark Redan in silent scoff
 Lay grim and threatening under, And the tawny mound of the Maiakoff
 No longer belched it's thunder. There was pause. A guardsman said,
 we storm the forts tomorrow Sing while we may; another day
 Will bring enough of sorrow.' They lay along the battery's side,
 Below the smoking cannon; Brave hearts from Severn and from Clyde, And from the banks of Shannon. They sang of love and not of fame;
 Forgot was Britain's glory; Each heart recalled a different name,
 But all sang Annie Laurie" Voice after voice caught up the song
 Until it's tender passion Rose like an anthem, rich and strong,
 Their battle eve confession. Dear girl her name he dared not speak,
 But as the song grew louder Something upon the soldiers cheek
 Washed off the stains of powder. Beyond the darkenng ocean burned
 The bloody sunsets embers While the Crimean valleys learned How English love remembers. And once again fire of hell
 Rained on the Russian quarters With scream of shot and burst of shell
 And believing of mortars!  And Irish Nora's eyes were dim
 For a singer dumb and gory. And English Mary mourns for him
 Who sang of Annie Laurie" Sleep soldiers still in honored rest
 Your truth and valor wearing; The bravest are the tenderest,
 The loving are the daring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
REFLECTroNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A man might as we'll burn money up recl1lessly as to take it home carelcssly.
 Reform makes more noise and does less business than about anything else in this world.
 Even if man were willing to write his wife he couldn't find postage stamp for the letter.
 Any man can have genius enough to make his wife proud of it by never ior- getting to bring her home something for her birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
Real Strides

Birmingham has made real strides within two years" said ". V. Ayers Of Philadelphia.
 'I was here for the first time in 1909 I came here again in the fall of 1910 just after the census population was an- nounced. On my first visit I was agree ably surprised at this city's size, and marvel at Birmingham's evidences of growth now. It has gone forward rapid ly since 1910. and I know of no young city in this country with so fine a fu- ti1re
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
JUST WAITING.

1t won't be long before we'll wake Upon morning gray And listen to the winds wild voice, That comes from far away. Der wintry wales and barren hills And scenes that once were gay, When Summer crowned with blossoms
 sweet,
 Held undisputed sway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

quiries The last few days have pro- duced some new inquiries for good ton-, mage and additional requirements rom concerns which have only recently bought, or whose requirements are uii- der consideration.
 There is immense pressure peiis brought on finished steel makers TOT ma terial upon specifications, and this same pressure Is true in cage of almost every style of metal contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

proportions which medical and surgi- cal research have since attained? The pursuit of medicine in America fairly seethes with progress and interest. It has all the zest of exploration. Mil lions of dollars are invested in the study of diseases once thought incura- ble; unrelenting warfare is waged upon contagious infections and heredity; the education of the public on matters of health Is systematic and thorough, and back of the professional honor which impels it all is spirit of quiet altruism which is better substitute for the knighthood of the middle ages. Once more we say. grantitude and honor to the good physician!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
ANOTHER VERSION.

Diogenes was presumably looking for an honest man.
 Pooh! Pooh.' exclaimed a politician. "The old duffer is tainted himself"
 How do you make that out?" asked the populace.
 His lantern Is supplied with oil free of charge by the Standard Oil company" Thereupon Diogenes was heard to make a noise like a bull moose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The democratic campaign book comes well filled with facts and ngures that sus- tain the democratic position and the can didacy of Woodrow Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
TRAGEDY

 Just little pleasure trip; Just tire that had to slip; Just swift and tragic spill: Just surgeons fearful bill.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer. Just an aeroplane ascent: Just chap of reckless bent; Just a dip. a sickening fall; Just a funeral and that's all.
 New Haven Register. Just toiler by the way, Struggling on from day to day: Just heart about to break; Just the bill for one small steak.
 Houston Post. Just a little morning nip; Just tiny monday sip; Just a few when work is done; Just lovely midnight bun.
 Cincinnati Enquirer. Just little journey home, Just a VOW no more to roam: Just wifey waiting there. With club. upon the stair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The heat records of the summer season are sufficient and there is no demand for more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

While the temperature rises daily to 92 in the shade, no one should be ex- pected to do much politicating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
SUCCESS.

We met blithe bartender once,
 The paragon of all his clan, Who had a classic dome of thought And said he was college man. We asked him how he learned to mix The drinks so many vainly try; He said the college where he went
 Was in a town reputed dry" z So great the skill that he acquired, In helping out at sundry .stags," He studied for no high degree,
 The goal of pedagogues and flags But shortly left those learned halls,
 To follow a renowned career; And now for those who failed in life He sheds a sympathetic tear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Governor Wilson is not a spread eagle orator. He talks sense and reform in sen- tences that the politicians are unaccus- toned to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Ohio has abolished capital punishment, but 1t has not and should not abolish the good old maternal slipper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Roosevelt and his party of bull mooses are not mentioned in the Taftian cam- paign text book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

T have friend who lends me cash" Said Hiram Speed Exclaimed the world, "'Who lends you
 cash? A frienu indeed."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The pigskin of the gridiron is about to eclipse the little ball of the diamond. Every dog has his day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

No cloudbursts are overwhelming the Barons of late. The Marcan meeting scared them away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Henry ". Taft sees victory for his brother. Great eyes, as the fans some times say, at Redwood Field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Happiness is, after all, says Schopen- haucr, freedom from pain. A man who has a corn understands this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Pennsylvania desires to unload Penrose, but 1t does not know just how to go about It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Straw hats covered with tan are still worn in our midst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The colonel squinted 1s,0O0 words of inl when he discussed the contributions o 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
SOIINDS COARSE

SOUNDS COARSE. T overheard Mrs. Offerby tell MT. Offer by that she wished he would learn to say no.'
 "Is MT. Offerby in the habit of imbi,ang too freely?"
 Not at all. It simply makes Mrs. offerby peevish to hear him say 'Naw.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Football schedules are shyly appearing on the sporting page. So runs the year away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Whatever 1t is, consider it postponed until the heat wave Is declared off by the government forecaster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

'Too bad, Some people never get over a disappointment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The few people left in Washington are now engaged in pulling their feet out of the asphalt pavement with a "sw-o-op."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The rural mail carrier will earn his pay when the parcels post goes into operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

The going back to school on Monday next, dear boy, is not altogether a ca lamity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
A PEACE OFFERING.

A woman writer says she can not pro- duce copy unless she is able to bite some- thing. We respectfully suggest bon- bon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

Police graft scandals tread on another's heel so fast do they follow in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
TYPICAL.

The automatic borers, now
 I know you've met few; They bore themselves almost to death, Then lay the blame on you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
CHINA'S ENGLISH ADVISER

long building running the entire length of the compound. In that library you will find every book or pamphlet of note, in the various European languages, having to do with the far east, and curiously enough, large collection of children's picture books. The shelves on which these last are arranged would be a para disc for a European child, but they only mildly interest the two little Chinese tots, children of his Number one Boy" (but- ler), whom Doctor Morrison has adopted. Out near the race course of the Pekin Jockey club he has vii;a, and up among the western hills he used to have a tenn of the time, when he is not off on trips of one kind or another, he is to be found in the cool library of his house on Nor rison street in Pekin, within reach of the telegraph station, the foreign office and the legations.
 When, in 1900, the Boxers beleaguered the legations at Pellin, Doctor Morrison was one of the most gallant of the de- lenders He was painfully wounded and reported dead in England, but, though the files of the London Spectator still contain an eloquent obituary tribute to him, he lived himself to write the best account of the memorable siege among the 43 English versions which he has col lected in his library. When the treaty which closed the Russo-Japanese war was being negotiated at Portsmouth, Dr. Morrison, sitting quietly in the yer anda of the Hotel Wentworth, acquired by sheer force of personality in that as- sembly of dlplomatists and journalists a position only second in importance to the plenipotentiaries themselves.
 This, then, is the man who has been called to the position, unique in the his tory of China, of political adviser to the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
DIDN'T STOP

DIDN'T STOP. He stood at Armageddon, While anger lit his eye; Twas just a small way station And the through train thundered by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
A HYPOCRITE.

'F'lpe says he tries to think we'll of his fellow man.
 "Yes, yes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
A SAD BLOW.

 Mrs. Jagsby came very near being widow once" "Is that so?" 'Yes. Old Jagsby was at the point of death. He had such a close shave Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

It will take miracle to land the Gulls in first place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
A PLEA DENIED

Hope has died out in the breast of the Gull fan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
A SURE SIGN,

A SURE SIGN.
 There isn't the slightest doubt that summer is on the wane. Pert mince pie paragraphs are beginning to appear in the columns of our New England contempo- raries. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
AN INVOCATION

AN INVOCATION. Come. gentle breeze, And cool my brow. I'm much in need Of you, right nowi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06
EVEN so.

I understand you. F'ipe is the meanest sort of man there is."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-06

But the conduct of his fellow man is such"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
TURKISH FLEET
MEETS DEFEAT
Severe Naval Engagement Fought In
Red sea-ItaIians Make
The Attack,
(Ry Associated Press.l

Rome, Italy, jar. PA severe
naval engagement was fought today
in the Red Sea when seven Turkish
gunboats and an armed yacht were
destroyed by Italian warships. The
division of italian cruisers which had
been securing the coasts of the Red
Sea in search of Turkish warships and
vessels conveying contraband goods
destined to Turkish gaIrisons in
Arabia encountered the fleet of Turk
ish gunboats and at once opened fire.
The Turks replied but their feeble
armament succumbed to the superior
weapons of the Italian warships. The
fight was stiff, but soon resulted in a
victory for the Italians.
This battle occurred outside the bay
of Kunfida on the east coast of the
Red Sea. A brief official note issued
this afternoon states the Italians sus-
tanned no losses in the battle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Prof. Cook Talks on
the Normal Progress

the progress of the work has been lit
tie short of marvellous and with fair
weather the work will soon loom up
with surprising rapidity Mr.. Cook
is very ANXIOUS that work commence
on the pyrites road that will be built
to the school grounds and states that
this will prove big drawing card to
visitors who are here and wish to see
the school by automobile or vehicle.
Prof Cook left this morning for
Meridian, where he will deliver an
address before the city and county
teachers tonight on the future OF the
Normal He will return in the morn
ing and will attend the banquet of the
Travellers at the Hotel Hattiesburg
tomorrow night 7',t1tit,y
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Pre-Emptory Instructions IN
Faoor of N. O., M. 6 c: Ry.

In the case of l.. t. Spinks VS.. the
N. O., M. & c. railroad, that has been
up since yesterday morning, Judge
Johnson issued per-emptory instruc-
tions in favor of the defendant, and
the jury in the case was discharged.
This suit has attracted considerable
attention because of it's unusual ma
ture. The plaintiff sued the railroad
company for $500 and stated that in
helping the conductor eject drunken
passenger he was, bitten on the nose
with consequent great. suffering and
loss of time caused by blood poison.
The evidence submitted showed that
the man who did the biting was a
friend of Sparks and that he volun-
teered to help put the trouble maker
off the train. In the opinion of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12

Jackson in May, and while it is rather
early for prediction the local school
boys are Of the opinion that they will
be in at the finish. In the past Hat
tiesburg has more than held her own
in the various athletic contests that
have been held in all parts of the
state. While there are a good many
of the older boys who are off at col
lege this year, the high school has
some mighty good material and will
doubtless make it interesting for
their opponents on the field.
The following are those who com
posed the track team last year when
the cup was won: Gordon, captain;
Siebe, Smith, McKeithen, Wellburn
and Herron Gordon is back with the
high school and some of the others
who constituted last years team
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12

Prof. Joe Cook of the Normal Col
lege, states that work on the buildings
is progressing rapidly despite the
weather conditions which have been
extremely bad for building. The Wo-
mans Dormitory is up to the first
floor and work has commenced on the
second. Steel columns are up, stone
copings have been set and window
frames are in. On the Mems Dormi-
tory the steel beams are set and the
concrete flooring is laid and will be
completed today, On the mssn build
ing all the foundations are laid, and
weather permitting the brick masons
will commence on the walls. This
building is 50x1S0. .-....- -.-.
Considering the size of the buildings
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Much Booze VII HolD
N ,Gor,don's Creek

The famous liquor case brought
about last August by the seizure of
two large shipments of whiskey and
beer by officers McGilvrax and Riley.
in the warehouse Of the Mississippi
Central Railroad company, has finally
been disposed of with an order from
Judge Johnson for the destruction Of
the property. The railroad company,
through it's attorneys, agreed to drop
the suit for recovery of the property,
and it will now be turned into the
gutter as ordered by Justice Bolton.
before whom the original hearing on
the case was had. The case is dis
missed without cost to the railroad
company and the order provides that
"a certified copy of this order shall
be good and sufficient receipt to the
Mississippi Central railroad company
for surrender of the property withom
delivery of the bill of lading there
for" Thus the railroad company
gains the main point for which il
fought, that is to protect itself from
possible suit by the consignees for
delivery of the shipments without the
bill of lading, and which was SET
forth in the original friendly suit as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12

court it was held that Sphinx did not
have case that would warrant its
continuance.
Immediately after the Sphinx case
the matter of Adolph Dantzler VS., the
]. J. Newman Lumber Company was
called. The plaintiff alleges that while
in the employment of the lumber com
pany he sustained injuries that
necessitated the amputation of one
of his legs. He seeks to recover $15,-
600 as recompense for this and al
legged internal injuries received. The
plaintiff is represented by Messrs.
Sullivan and Currie' and the defend
ants by S. e. Travis. Evidence and
arguments in this case will proba-
bly, consume today and part of to-
morrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Chas. r. Smith Lunacy Trial
Has Peculiar Aspect

held without calling in any expert
alienists. Neither DR.. Nolan Stewart
of the Mississippi Insane Hospital, or
Dr. ]. W. Buchanan, of the East Mis-
sissippi Insane Hospital, were asked
to testify. Those two officials are rec
ognized as the states foremost au-
thorities on mental diseases. Three
local physicians gave testimony to the
effect that Smith is mentally unbal-
anced and it was on their evidence he
was declared insane.
1t is believed that the friends of
Smith adopted this manner after real
izing that there was no hope for a
pardon from Gov. Noel. In fact, they
changed their plans after publication
of the petition, in which they asked
that the prisoner be restored to liber-
ty because he was insane at the time
the crime was committed, and is now
insane, and decided that it would be
better to have a lunacy proceeding
held with as little publicity as possi
| BILE
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12

Jackson, Miss. Jan. &c. R.
Smith, the celebrated Lowndes coun-
ty convict, who killed E. A. Laurent,
Nashville travelling man, and whose
transfer to the insane hospital was
authorized by Governor Noel on We'd
nesday, will not be restored to liberty
in event his mental troubles are cur
ed at that institution.
Under the statues of Mississippi, in
event Smith is restored to sanity, he
must be returned to the penitentiary,
and it will be up to the hospital au-
thorities to say whether he is again
in his right mind.
The lunacy proceedings held. in
Holmes county created considerable
surprise, no public notices having
been given of application for lunacy
inquiry, and the proceedings took
place without the knowledge of those
who have been so vigorously opposing
any form of clemency in behalf OF
Smith.
Incidentally, the proceeding was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
HUsTLING LITTLE CITY POSTS
FORFEIT AND WILL HAVE
FAST LEAGUE BALL.
MAY SECURE YAZOO PLAYERS
That City Has Shown No Interest and
viii Probably Make No Effort to
Stay in League. Change VIII be
Most Beneficial to Hattiesburg.

The certainty of Cotton States
League baseball was cinched a little
tighter yesterday when as forecasted
in The News, Laurel readily put up a
check for $3.50 and thereby secures
franchise in the league, which will
entitle the citizens of that youngstet
to the fastest article of ball they have
ever witnessed. President Lewis
spent the day in Laurel yesterday and
after comforting with the leading fans
and showing them what they could
get, the money was Immediately forth
coming. Organization of an associa-
tion there will be perfected in few
busy to be in readiness for the open
ing of the season.
There is little doubt that Laurel
will secure Yazoos franchise and
player rights for the latter is the only
town in the old circuit that has not
shown interest as regards ball an
other season and 1t is not thought the
fans at that place will get together.
Should Yazeo City show a disposition
to get in and put up the forfeit money
before vicksburg and Meridian take
such action it is probable one of the
latter two towns would be left out on
account of tortoise movements. How.
ever reports from those places indi.
cate that they want another taste OF
the national sport ard are getting to
gether for the purpose of Qualifying.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Representative anderson Goes
After Taxable Bank Deposits

fee or place or business, a fall and
complete statement under oath on or
before the first day of May of each
year, of the monthly average balance
of each and every depositor for the
preceding year ending on the first day
of February of the year in which the
statement is filed; defining the duties
of the assessor and municipal authori-
ties; to provide penalty for the re
fusal to comply with the act and in
making false statements with refer
ence thereto. VI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12

the basis of the railroad action. And,
what is or far more. Importance, the
officers gain their point and the would
be bootlegger and whiskey vendors
lose their goods" and the law is
triumphant. a at@eH5"
The consignments involved in the
cases were shipped to "Will Moore"
and "John Bell" amounting to 1852
quarts of beer and $50 quarts of
whiskey, which was seized by the Of
ficers and placed in the county Jail TO
await an order from the court for its
destruction. The consignees never
claimed the property and it was or
dered destroyed, but in the meantime
the railroad company appealed the
case to the circuit court where it was
to have been heard at the present
term of court.
The whiskey and beer. will be pour
ed into the gutter and where there is
such large amount to pour at least
"a part of it should find its way into
Gordon creek, which will doubtless
enhance the value of that stream fol
few days as source of water sup
ply and furnish christmas" for the
' fishes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
ARMY NEEDS MORE OFFICERS.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Uncle Sam
needs more officers for his army, and
second examination of civilian can
didates for appointment as second
lieutenants will be held today at milf
tary posts thrpughopt the country.
From the list OF successful candidates
appointments will be made to all
branches Of the army. including the
infantry. cavalry, field artillery and
coast artillery. All young men Of
good character are permitted
to enter the examinations. but 1t IL
understood that none but graduates
of colleges and technical schools will
have much chance of passing the stif
"s1ams."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-12
Southwest Swept By Worst
Blizzard in 25 Years

tered at eight o'clock. The train serv-
ice of all western lines is crippled.
On some roads service has been tenn
porariig abandoned. The whole south
west, after almost three weeks ex-
treme winter coupled with fuel ia
mine, faces a situation which unless
conditions improve within a few days,
will be desperate. Sioux City reports
thirty-five degrees below zero Omaha
and Lincoln twefty-sfx below. ~fi