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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
GIRL ACCUSES DOCTOR.

Houston, May 27.-Miss Florence
Sylvester, a pretty stenographer, will
appear as the complaining witness at
the trial Of DR.. N. A. Hughes. charged
with attempted assault, which is set
to begin here this week.
Miss Sylvester was employed as a
stenographer by the company with
which Dr. Hughes is connected at
the time of the alleged attempted as
sault.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
LAST WEEK TO
PAY PRIVILEGE TAX.

Jackson, Miss, May 27.-This is the
last week for the payment of privilege
taxes in Mississippi. All persons liza
Bile to taxes Of this character who dc
not settle the obligation prior to Sat.
urday night will be subject to double
assessment. Reports come from many
OF the counties that there are numer-
Gus delinquencies, and this means the
usual last-moment rush of parties to
get themselves square with the state.
County tax collectors are required to
make annual settlements with the
state auditor for privilege tax collec-
tions prior to June 10th.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28

There never was a time Wien PEG
pie appreciated the real merits OF
clamberlain's Cough Remedy more
than now. This is shown by the hi
crease in sales and voluntary testi
mcn' ais from persons who have been
cured by it. If you or your children
are troubled with a cough or cold
give it trial and become acquainted
With its good qualities. For sale by
all Dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28

1t would surprise you to know Of the
great good that is being done by Cham
berlain's Tablets. Darius Downey. of
Newberg Junction, N. B. writes: "My
wife has been using Chamberlain's
Tablets and finds them very efrectual
and doing her lots of good" II you
have any trouble with your stomach
or bowels give them a trial. For
sale by all Dealer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
W, @. SHARP
TRIANGULAR CRICKET MATCHES

London. May 27.-Before an enthus-
iastic crowd Of devotees Of England's
national game, the first Of series of
triangular cricket contests between
the crack teams Of Great Britain.
Australia asd South Africa was COM
menced today. This year win be the
most important in the history Of
cricket. as 4 win decide the worlds
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28

Poor appetite is a sure sign of i'm
p9ired digestion. A few doses OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will strengthen your diges.
ton and improve Your appetite. Thou.
sands have been benefited by taking
these Tablets. Sold by all Dealers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Push Sale Of Red Cross Seals.

The American Red Cross has al.
ready printed over 85,00O,00O Red
Cross Christmas seals and probably
the edition will number 100,000.000
before the end Of the campaign. II
the anticipations of the anti-tubercu.
losis workers are realized, no less
than $500, 900 will be obtained from
the sale of Red Cross seals. Practi-
cally all of the money remains in the
state or city where the seals are sold,
only a very small percentage of 1t is
going to pay for the cost Of the print
ing and distributing the seals and for
the expenses of running the campaign.
In case any persons cannot obtain
seals in the community where they
live, they can secure them by writing
to Red Cross Seal Headquarters, 715
Union Trust Building, Washington, D.
C. Red Cross seals cost one cent
each and every seal sold is a bullet IN
the fight against tuberculosis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
ECZEMA SPREAD OVER BODY

R. F. D. No. 1, Lewlsburg. Ky.-"Fff-
teen a ago I was badly affected
with eczema upon my scalp first, then
1t spread all over my body and con-
tinued to grow worse for four years.
It began with a dry rash. After form
ing thick scales or scabs the irritation
forced me to scratch the scabs off and
the hair would come out with them.
Upon my face and body the r
would get infamed and they disfig-
ured my face. 1t was worse where
my clothes irritated them. The erup-
ton was a yellowish watery kind.
sometimes bloody. In warm weather
it was so bad I was not able to work
on account Of the raw irritating sores
on my head and body.
after trying various medicines
without relief I tried Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. After using four cakes
Of Cuticura Soap and four boxes. Of
Cuticura Ointment and one bottle Of
the Resolvent I was entirely sound
and we'll and have been for eleven
years." (Signed) W. II. Williams,
Mar. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv.
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TROUBLE IN DINING ROOM
little Mixup Between Ladies Accept
ed PhiicsophicsI!y by the Tor
pidvilie Landlord.

"At one time yesterday it looked
like we was going to have a little
trouble here in the dining room. but it
didn't come to nothin' much" related
the landlord Of the Torpidville tavern.
Maxine and Sylphie. the young lad
les that are waitin' table, got to SQUAD
bin about a pint Of etiquette, Dr. the
merits CT their respective ~fellers, or
something hathaway, as ladies is
everlastin'ly doin', and Sylphie, l reck-
on it was, told Maxine, or mebby Max
Inc told Sylphie-anyhow, one told the
other that she wasn't no better than
she ort to be. And Maxine, or
Sylphie, whichever it was, got sorter
fussy about it and answered that she
was too, and she didn't care who knew
It! And then they kind O. tied in on
each other and went round and round
as it were, and it took EN- quite a
while after 1t was yer to wash the
ketchup and broken glass out Of their
Golfers, as they call their hair. But
that's all it amounted to, and there's
no use in firm EN-, for ladies will be
ladies and there amt no help for it"
kansas City Sun.
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RAILWAY MAIL PAY
Pamphlet Issued BY Committee Rep
%rescnting 263 Railroads Operating
214,275 Miles Of Line.

Washington, D. C.-That the rail.
aays of the United States are under
paid for carrying the mail and that
lespite this fact the Postmaster Gen
eral is not only seeking to have the
present rates of pay reduced, but is
planning to force the railways to
transport without any compensation
whatsoever the enormous additional
amount of mail matter expected to be
offered by the public under the new
Parcels Post to be inaugurated on
January LIST, such service without COM
pensation to continue on the railways
Of the Southeast until 1915, are some
OF the statements set out in a PAM
phlet just issued by the committee on
Railway Mail Pay, representing 268
railways, operating 214,275 miles Of
line.
The pamphlet shows that the rail-
ways receive a smaller rate for the
space on their passenger trains deyot-
ed to the mail service than they do
for the space assigned to passengers
or express.
The pamphlet states further that
the passenger train service Of the
American railways Is less remunera'
tive than the freight service this
makes carrying the mail the poorest
paid service which the railways rem
der. During the last twelve years
the Post Office Department has made
great reductions in the pay for rail-
way transportation, but has not reduc'
cd the total Of its other expenditures
or the proportion Of such expenditures
to it's total revenues, all savings IN
the departments operation having
been made at the expense Of the rail-
ways.
Having failed to get redress from
the Post Office Department for either
the reductions in pay or the nuemrous
requirements made Of them, The rail
ways have determined to take their
case directly to the people, feeling
that when the facts are known the
American people will not sanction the
methods which the officials OF the Post
Office Department have adopted.
The pamphlet would show that the
railroads render the one vital service
of the mail system, that Of transport
ing the mails from n section OF the
country to another.
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Christian customs adhered to by the Austrian
German peasant can be traced back to heathen-
ish Germanen rites, some dispute the use OF a
tree at the Jul festivities; nevertheless, 1t Is GER
tain that in Sweden needle pines and frs were
set UP at this time before the houses" Teutzel
Of Saxony, an antiquarian authority on these
subjects, says: 1.-The ancient heather sat before
their houses between two crossed pine trees and
ate and drank at the turn Of the year for nine
teen days"
The Christmas tree was introduced into Aus
tria some eighty years ago by a Duchess OF
Wurtemberg and spread throughout Germany.
About 1910 it Is supposed to have taken fresh
root in England, and became highly popular.
Both Thackeray and Dickens seized hold Of the
idea of happiness begot of Christmas gatherings
and the Christmas tree, and Charles Dickens IN
1850 used 1.-The Christmas Tree as a title for
one Of his annual stories.
Although Christmas was not celebrated in the
first centuries of the Christian era, there are
indications In the records of early Roman his
tory. Of the setting up Of a decorated tree at
Christmas time and the presentation Of gifts Of
fruit and toys. The Romans are supposed to
have taken the idea from the early Egyptians.
Centuries old, the customs Of Christmas OBJ
servance have taken myriad forms in the various
countries of the world. In many cases they per-
petuate some ancient custom which long ante
dates the advent Of Christianity. Such are the
customs which have grown up around the mis-
tletoe, worshiped by the ancient Druids of Brit
ain as a sacred and magical plant. An old Eng
lish writer, speaking of the Druids' celebration OF
the winter ~solstice, our Christmas, says:
This was the most respectable festival OF
cur Druids, called Yuletide; when the mistletoe,
which they called all-heal, was carried in their
hands and laid on their affairs as an emblem OF
the salutiferous advent Of Messiah. This mistle-
toe they cut off the trees with their upright
hatchets of brass, called celts, put upon ends of
their stats, which they carried in their hands.
Innumerable are these instruments found all
over the British isles. The custom Is still pre-
served, and lately at York on the eve Of Christ
mas day they carry mistletoe to the high altar
Of the cathedral, and proclaim a public and uni
versal liberty, pardon and freedom to all sorts
Of inferior and even wicked people, at the gates
Of the city, towards their four quarters of
heaven"
The lore Of the strange plant Ia prominently
in evidence in the Voluspa and other Scandina-
Wan Sagas. 1t was with a mistletoe branch-or
an arrow prepared therefrom-that the blind
and heavy-headed deity Holder Amer his deadly
blow at Balder, the god Of light or benevolent
principle Of northern mythology. The inspira-
ton Of the use Of the mistletoe was, Of course, due
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Proposes Canning Inquiry.

Washington.-A general congress
sional investigation Of the canning in.
dustry was proposed in a resolution
proposed by Representative Allen of
Ohio to provide for a committee OF
five to hold public hearings and to
compel the attendance of witnesses.
It Is set forth in the resolution that
1T is charged that certain canneries
of the United States fruits and vege-
tables intended for consumption are
prepared and canned among filthy con
diticns by workers who are diseased
and who live and work in an environ
ment that makes cleanliness and
health impossible" and "that women
and children often of tender years are
employed under these conditions for
long hours and inadequate pay"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Not Used to "Hiuh Life"

An old farmer vas in London visit
ing his son, who had got on in the
world, and who kept a large house,
servants, etc.
When the two sat down to dinner
the first night a manservant waited
upon them, and was most assiduous
in his attentions to the old farmer.
After watching his antics for a bit the
guest exclaimed:
What the mischief are We dancin'
about like that for? Can We not draw
in yer chair and sit down? I'm sure
there's enough here for the three Of
us."-LoCdon Mail.
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not given definite promise to Freya to prove
harmless If used against the person of her son
Balder. Thus Scandinavian mythical lore &C.
counts for the death Of the latter. And accord
ingly, a traditional idea of the poisonous proper
ties Of the mistletoe is found to persist in re-
mote regions of the north and west Of Europe,
even to the present day. In Great Britain Tin
the Forest of DEAN it has been used down to
recent date as a popular remedy In the treatment
Of cardiac troubles. Like the strophanthus of
African arrow poison fame, 1t proved a reliable
substitute for digitalis.
kissing under the mistletoe Is all that now re-
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all over Germany. Inree
trees in great pots were put
on a long table covered with
linen; each tree was illumi-
mated with three circular
tiers of colored wax candles
blue, green, red and white.
Before each was displayed a
quantity Of toys, gloves,
handkerchiefs, workboxes,
books and various articles,
presents made to the owner
Of the tree" This princess
was a Russian, and in her
later days lived mostly In
Paris. Then again Prof.
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Ditchfeld, in his ''Old English Customs" says
that the Christmas tree was first imported into
England by some German merchants who lived
at Manchester in the first years of the nineteenth
century.
In 1900 a writer on folklore said: although
we are accustomed to consider Germany the
home Of the Christmas tree, 1t has not been gen.
eral there for more than a couple of centuries.
Old people are still living whose parents never
saw one in Germany. The decoration Of houses
with olive leaves and green branches, as in Eng
land at Christmas, is a far more ancient custom,
and can be noticed in Botticelli's picture Of ".The
Alteration of the Shepherds" in the National Gal
lery in London. 1t Is, as Fritz Ortwein observes,
a distinct remnant Of an ancient heather CUSTOM,
as at the turn Of the year during the twelve
days of the Jul festival in honor of Wooden, green
cry could be fetched by all from the woods
without punishment, and every hall was deco
rated with green leaves and branches.
Again, in old works on English customs we
find many references to the decorating Of the
interior Of the dwellings, as well as the pious
adornment Of the churches with greenery, and
the introduction Of a fir tree as symbolical or
the palm. In the halls Of the barons and the
squires and in the gigantic kitchens Of the
farmers a fir tree ever held prominent place,
but whether ordinarily decorated or not Is not
specifically recorded. Here we are in doubt.
In all probability the remaining fruits OF the
orchards Of the year were hung upon the
branches as a Precipitation to the gods Of the
fruits Of the earth to insure good harvests.
Going abroad we get fuller knowledge of these
things. The custom Of carrying away branches
and trees from the woods at Christmas time In
various parts Of Austria became so extensive on
account of the superstitions Of the peasantry
that at S%alzburg. in 1855, and at Nuremberg, in
176S, severe bylaws were issued against persons
purloining from the forests. In some regions of
Hungary a solemn procession with a decorated
tree takes place through each village before the
shepheld play begins. ut is adorned with rib
bons and fruit, and is supposed to symbolic
the tree of knowledge. Although most Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Health Certificate Required.

Reno, Nev.-The Episcopal church
of the District Of Nevada in convoca'
ton adopted a resolution pledging the
clergymen to require a certificate OF
health before performing a marriage
ceremony Gin any case where there is
a doubt as to the fitness of either
party for marriage" AS a part of the
resolutions the c%onvocation also advo'
Gated the passage of a law by the next
Legislature in Navada requiring that
such a certificate of health be present
ed to the county clerk upon applica'
ton for a license to marry.
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Christian lore, as II it were still hedged about
with a vestige of the glory that arrayed 1t IN
Paradise.
Time was, and time is now, when epilepsy IS
one of the scourges Of mankind; only now we
look for it's cure, as we look for Its cause, IN
quite natural means and conditions. The notion
that some poor devil with the falling sickness
has been cursed from on high Is held scarcely
compatible, in popular science, with the princl-
pies of eternal justice or with cold observation
of cause and effect.
But in times that were, in Wales, when an
epileptic developed the symptoms characteristic
of the disorder, it was commonly believed that
he was being scourged with the rod of Christ
and that was the name by which the disease
went, although 1t had another designation as
well-St. Valentines sickness. The cure for 1t
was believed to lie in the Rod Of Jesse. The use
of the mistletoe as the Rod Of Jesse in epilepsy
was general and, II faith can work wonders, per
haps the miracle of cure did sometimes attend
It's employment.
Perhaps 1t didn't, If hard-headed science
choose to take a shy at that gracious addition to
the list Of miracle-working agents. But whether
It did or didn't the mistletoe's rare birth and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Cotton Ginning Has Been Active.

Washington.-With a total of H.
S44,432 bales Of cotton Of the growth
of 1912 ginned to December 1, activity
in the cotton belt during the period
from November IA 70 December l was
greater this year than it was last year,
when the country's greatest cotton
crop was being prepared for market.
This year, the ginnings per working
day for the period amounted to 1922
9S5 bales, compared with 1OO,.3S bales
last year. The total amount ginned
to December l, however, was less than
last year by 971,375 bales.
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The winning grace and youthful dig
nifty with which children often fulfill
their part on occasions of civic, state
or royal %pageantry is one Of the most
charming features Of such occasions,
Sometimes, indeed, the little folk do
not behave exactly as they are ex-
pected to do; but they are as likely
to improve on the original program as
to spoil it.
In Italy in the days when the pres
ent Dowager Queen Margherita was
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His Presentation Speech

the lovely young bride OF the crown
prince, a little anecdote Of her re-
ception in one Of the hill towns was
current alike in society and in the
press. The little boy who was to pre-
sen the usual bouquet was the son
of a distinguished literary man, and
he had been taught a pretty poem
of a few lines, in graceful praise of
the princess. But when the moment
came to recite, he stood mutely gazing
at her, too overcome to speak. Aft
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
a Household Remedy,

Which works from outside. CHES-
TOL (Chest Ointment) will relieve
quickly Group, coughs, colds, pneu-
monia and all affections Of chest and
throat. Use freely and RUB! RUB!
RUB! Now sold by all medicine deal
ers. Should be in every home. Rurwell
& Dunn Co., Mfrs, Charlotte, N. G. Adv.
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Two Guesses.

"Well," said the proud father az
the doctor entered the room, what
Is ia boy or a gtrl?" y
"I1l give you two guesses, and even
then you won't guess right" said the
doctor.
flush! ~nonsense!" said the proud
father. "Boy?"
Nope" said the doctor.
"Ah-girl, them" said the proud
father.
Nope" said the DOCTOR
"Ah-I know" said the proud
father, sadly.-Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Oil Mnnnnolv Bill Criticised.

Berlin.-The German governments
petroleum bill was again subjected tc
vigorous criticism. 1t was then referr
ID. without opposition, to a committed
which will endeavor 10 evolve some
thing acceptable to the majority O
the house. Not n single voice was
raised in defense Of the bill in it
present form. Most of the speakers
we're convinced that the bankin:
,roup behind the proposed company
vas quite as dangerous as the Stand
ard Oil company and would raise
prices if the measure became law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-18
Great Britain Files Protest.

Washington.-Great Britain's formal
note of protest against that section G.
the Panama canal act which eXempts
American coastwise shipping from
pavment of tolls for passing through
he Panama canal. a document writ
ZEN by Sir Edward Grey, British min
.ster for foreign affairs, was presen,
ID to P. C. Knox, secretary of state
ny James Bryce, the British ambass@
dor. Ambassador Bryce read the not
word for word to the secretary at tn
latter's home.
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fruition still carry with them
the tenderest Of Christian
faiths, as they carry, too, the
story of h%umanity's most far
reaching disaster. 1t Is one
Of the Christmas greens
which has the warrant Of re-
ligious associations dating
back to the very beginnings
Of mans creation, even as it
Is accorded the sublime
honor of typifying the ances-
trail origins Of the Redeemer
Of Man himself.
But what about the mistle-
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to the oppos.
ing principle
of darkness
or evil. The
a n t which
furnished the
deadly d a
grew on the
slope Of AS
gard, and was
the sole agent
X n o n to
gods or men
q m o n 6 pol
sonous plants
(which h q n
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mains Of a once horrible Druid rite.
The ceremonies which the mistle-
toe figured in among the ancient
Druids always accorded it a place
Of honor. The myths that chung
around it in their wondering. puz-
zling minds were many more than
the few that have come to US In
these later years. But, old as they
are, those hoary, heather myths
lack the true flavor Of antiquity
when 1t comes to measuring tradi-
tons by the centuries.
Oh, we do not by any means owe
our mistletoe to the Druids. We
a go back so much further for the
first adventures. Of the mistletoe
that the Druids become merely
modern innovators. 1t was one Of
the noblest of the trees in Paradise.
the lordly tree Of good and evil;
and on it's twig hung the apple
which Mother Eve plucked with
such disastrous consequences. Alas
LOT MOLH6T eve duu rdIIlCl AudHi'
And alas for US, their punished
heirs-at-law divine! But alas, too,
for the wicked. handsome, tempting
tree of knowledge which put human
lty in such graceless plight! Upon
it's lofty crown, its massive trunk,
it's delicious fruit, descended the
universal curse. 1t shriveled away
from the Mortified earth; 1t dwin-
died to the meanest .smallness; 1t
was cast out into the bitter cold;
It became a parasite and beggar.
existing by the bounty Of vulgar
neighbors. Only in the pearly
translucence Of its shrunken fruit,
the most trivial Of berries, did 1t
preserve some semblance Of its
once radiant splendor.
And it has preserved some OF Its
pristine virtues, too, in traditional
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One Fisherman's Idea.

First Angler-Look, this fish was
almost caught before; see the broken
hook in it's mouth.
Second Angler-It should have had
sense enough to steer clear Of hooks
after that.
First Angler-Oh, come, you can't
exr sct a fish to exhibit more sense
til n a human being.