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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
WHEN BELL INVENTED THE TELE.
PHONE.

In the letters Of Nine. De Heger.
mann-Lindencrowne an interesting
glimpse is given of the early days of
the telephone and other inventions
now in current use. Writing from
Cambridge in 1877 she says.
"Johan has just come home from
Boston bringing incredible stories
about having talked in a machine call
ed telephone. 1t was nothing but a
wire, one in Boston and the other end
in Cambridge. He said he could hear
quite plainly what the person in Cam
bridge said. Mr.. Graham Bell, our
neighbor, has invented this. How won
darful it must be! He has put up
wires about Boston, but not further
than Cambridge-yet He was ambi.
tious enough to suggest Providence.
WHAT cried the members Of the CON-
mittee. You think you can talk along
a wire in the air over that distances?
Let me just try it. said Bell. t will
/ bear half the expense of putting up the
wire if you will bear the other half
''TIe was ultra-convinced of his sue
cess when, on talkink to his brother in
/ Cambridge from Boston in order to in
vite him to dinner, adding, Bring your
! mother-in-law,' he heard distinctly, but
, feebly. the old lady's voice: Good gra
cious! Again! What bore!'
"There is also another invention call.
ed photograph, where the human voice
is reproduced and can go on forever
being reproduced. I sang in one
through a horn and they transported
this ON a platina roll and wound it off
Then they put it on another disk and
| heard my voice-for the first time in
my life If that is my voice l don't
want to hear it again! l could not be
lieve that it could be so awful A high
squeaky, nasal sound; am ashamed
of it, And the faster the man turned
the crank the higher and squeekier thu
voice became. The intonation-th'
recommendation could recognize a
my own, but the voice! Dear mel
Harper's Magazine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
CINCINNATI HAS
Water famine
SCHOOLS CLOSED AND GREAT
INCONVENIENCE is CAUSED
THROUGHOUT CITY.

Cincinnati, Dec. 9.-School4 were
ordered closed Monday and great in
convenience is being caused by wa.
ter famine, due to the bursting of the
main supply pipes Saturday. The cen
trail portion Of the city and many of
the suburbs are without water or with
an inadequate supply, and the situa.
ton is becoming worse.
Hotels, restaurants and saloons are
the chief sufferers. One hospital is
entirely without water, while the city
hospital and other large institutions
have none on their upper floor.
Skyscraper elevators shut down Mon.
day afternoon Manufacturing plants
will be severely crippled today, as
there will not be enough water to sup
ply boilers and elevators. Many of
these closed Monday.
Mayor Hunt Monday called upon cit.
liens to use water only for drinking
and cooking purposes. Superintendent
of Schools Condor ordered all the
schools closed, as not sufficient water
could be obtained for heating and
drinking purposes.
The authorities hold out no hone
OF relief before Thursday at the earli
est.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
GROUP AND COUGH REMEDY.

Group is a terrible disease, it attacks
children so suddenly they are very apt
to choke unless given the proper rem
edy at once. There is nothing better
in the world than DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Lewis Chamberlain, OF Man.
chester, Ohio. writes about his chill
dren: Sometimes in severe attacks
we were afraid they would die, but
since we proved what certin remedy
Dr. Kings New Discovery is, we have
no fear. We rely on 1t for Group
coughs and colds" So can you. 800
and $1.OO. A bottle should be in ever,
home. At all Druggists.-H. E. Buck
len G. Co., Phila. or st. Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
TO AID. GAYNOR MEMORIAL.

New York, Dec. 9-The memory of
the late Mayor Gaynor of this city is
to be honored tomorrow in manner
that is without precedent in the his
tory of the metropolis. By unani-
nous vote of the representatives of
the various steamship lines and other
maritime interests it has been decided
that a percentage of the days receipts
of all vessels in New York Harbor
shall be contributed to the fund for the
Gaynor memorial. The action was
taken in recognition of the work done
by the late Mayor in behalf of harbor
improvements.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
STOMACH TROUBLES DISAPPEAR,

Stomach, liver and kidney troubles,
weak nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric Bitters
are used. Thousands of women would
not be without 4 tottle in their home.
Eliza Pool, of Depew, Okla, writes
Electric Bitters raised me from a bed
of sickness and suffering and has done
me a world of good. l wish every
suffering woman could use this excel
lent remedy and find out, as l did, just
how good it is" AS it has helped
thousands of others, it surely will do
the same for you. Every bottle qua.
ranteed, SOC and $1.0O. At all Drug
gists--H. E. Bucklen G. Co., Philadel.
phia or st Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
DR.. HoBsoN's OINTMENT HEALS
ITCHY ECZEMA.

The constantly itching, burning SEN
sation and other disagreeable forms
of eczema, letter, salt rheum and skin
eruptions promptly cured by DR.. Hob.
sons Eczema Ointment. Geo. w.
Fitch, of Mendoza, ILL.,, says: 81 pur.
chased box of DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. Have had Eczema ever
since the civil war, have been treated
by many doctors, none have given the
benefit that one box of DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment has" Every suffer.
er should try it. We're so positive II
will help you we guarantee it or mon
ey refunded. At all Druggists or by
mail, 50c.-Pfeiffer Chemical Co., Fhil
adelphia and st. Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
SEASON FOR PLUM PupDlNGs.

London, Dec. EVERY steamship
departing from England nowadays has
a large quantity of plum buildings In
icluded in its cargo. At this season
every year tons of the Britishers' IA
vorite pudding are sent out from Lon
don and find their way all over the
world. Many are ordered as Christ
mas presents for friends in the United
States. Many more go to Canada and
to Australia, South Africa and other
parts of the British empire. One Lon
don firms Christmas exports Of plum
buildings are stated to amount to $50
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

Bennettsville, S. c., Dec. 9.-Ben-
nettsville is entertaining for three
days the annual South Carolina Bap-
fist State convention. This conven-
ton opened today with large attend
ance of delegates and visitors. The
convention will review the church
work of the past year and discuss
plans for the future activities of the
denomination in South Carolina.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
COLDS s. LaGRIPPE

= Or 8 doses 666 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
,eripe or sicken. Price Csc.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10

industry in Iowa and the neighboring
states are illustrated by the large
number and variety of the exhibits
that make up the third annual exhibit
ton of the Dubuque Poultry Associa-
ton. The exhibition opened today
and will continue until the end of the
week. Almost every variety of poultry
known to the fancier in represented in
the exhibition and pigeons and pet
stock are also much in evidence.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
To Cure a Cold In One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qun;ne 1t stops the
Cough and Headache and works OFF the Colo
Druggists refund money if it fails 20 cur
Il. w. GROVES signature on c7r', box. 25
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
IOWA CHANGERS IN SESSION.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Dec. all roads
for the progressive farmers of Iowa
led today to this city and several hun
dred of them, many accompanied by
their wives and families, were on hand
when the annual meeting of the State
tGrange was called to order by A. B.
Judson, the head of the state organiza-
ton. The convention will be in SEES
sion four days, during which time nu-
merous matters of interest and impor-
lance to those engaged in agriculture
will be discussed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-10
PIG POULTRY SHOW IN DUBUQUE.

V Dubuque, Ia, Dec. 9.-The extent
and importance of the poultry raising
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-03
DOMACl zPRAvY.
Dufek a Welt kupuji vejce.

Dufek a Welh kupuJi VeJce.
J. H Ptak byl v Tyndall v pom
deli n~avStevou.
V pond9lf Tho dubna Sc Dude Cd
bSvat mestsky kaukus.
Frank Kadlec z Tyndall byl zde
"a obchodem v pondelf.
SleGna Elsa Hakl ztravila zde
minult tyden navstevou u pfatel.
Josef Toczek a jeho dcera Anna
byli v Yankton minulou sobotu.
w. w. Bouska a Lindstrom z
Yankton byli zde "a obchodem v
6tery.
Josef Hruska psal domu, Re vel
ky most u Chamberlain byl v ne
deli strzen ledy.
J. M. KoGera a jeho manzelka z
Dante byli zde navstevou v nedeli
u pfatel.
Josef Hruska odjel v pondel{ do
Chamberlain do skoly pc ztraveni
svatkn zde u rodicG.
Pi. Jana Honnera a dftky z Vir-
gil sem ptijeli minulou sobotu ma
n&vst9vu k pfatelGm.
V. J. Wagner q jeho manzelka
2 Yankton byli zde naySteVou mi
nuly ctvrtek u pfatel.
Pr. Jos. Hrusky a jeff dcera pr.
Karla Vauka byly v Yankton u
zubnfho l6kafe v pondelf.
j. G. Bouska byl z jednan by
ffdil z&vod s farmerskymi stroll
kterS vlastnf Glynn bratff.
V6clav Austera v Tyndall Wy
koupiI budovu vedle odevnfho "a
vodu Ptaka q Dude v mem mfti j.
delnu.
Alois Nov&k cd Ravinia a rodi-
ma Sc sIGastnili pohfbu FIR. Kulise
a tel navstivili rodinu KoenigoVu
v Lesterville.
Josef Pobuda, st., z Wagner
pronaimul dunn zde We meste cd
Vac. Macha a co nejdffve Sc sem
odstehuje. Bydleli zde pred tim.
Frantisek Sisler, oblfbeny hos
tinskS v Tyndall Sc prav6 pozdra-
vuje z nGkolika tydennf nemoci,
coz zajist9 potesf jeho cetne pfa-
tele.
Sest zdejsfch mladikG bylo pfi-
jfmano do spolku rytifI Kolumbo-
vSch v nedeli. Slavnost Sc odb}-
vala We FantIov6 sfnf v Yankton
odpoledne.
Spolek rytifd sv. Vaclava uspo-
fada skvelS Piles v 6tery 8ho dub
ma We spolkove SIM. Hudbu OBJ
stara t&borskG kapela. Kazdy
jest Evan by Sc d~ostavil.
Schdze uGitelska Sc odbSvala We
We zdejsf skole minulou sobotu ma
ktere byli pfftomny vsecky u6itel-
ky patffcf do tohoto distriktu.
Program byl zajfmavy a poucny.
Velk5 vyprodej v plnem prou-
du v sedlafskem zavodu M. j.
Loesa pfi kter6m Sc vyproda ves-
kere zbozi "a velmi snizenou cenu.
Prodej potrva jenom do 15ho dub
ma.
Vzhdru plavci ma palubu spell
me. HusiGka divoka. Ma tom
prazskem most9. Talifov6 re-
kordy Gesk5ch pfsnf ma Victor stro
je jsou k dostdnf v Lakeport Store.
Neil Sc date pojistit ma zivot,
domluvte Sc u Jana Kostela nebo
AL. Jezewskiho kteff pojistujf u
U. S. Annuity Life Ins. Co. jenz
ziskava denn6 cleny a jenz je jed
ma z nejlepsfch.
John Sirovatka byl v Yankton
v dter$ kde urovnal pfenos 100
akru pozemku ktery koupil cd
deer pc starem Rakoskim. Pore
mex Sc naleza mezi Taborem a
Lesterville. Josef Hruska byl S
MIN.
Pfistf nedeli 6ho dubna sehrana
Dude We spolkove SIM anglicka hra
ochot spoken z Lakeport Kus
byl sehran zdafile We skole u Lake
mort a lie oGekayat Re Sc sehraie i
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE GOLDEN SEED

~ nee upon a time there lived in
far-on India q queen who had
only one son. This boy was
very handsome. and one day
when he was almost grown, his moth
er was taken quite i'll. For hours she
lay in her tent OF silk under a banyan
tree hardly breathing. but Just at sun
set she sat up en- her couch and called
for the prince.
Son" she said, laying her trembling
hand on his dark head, II will not be
long here. When / am gone You must
find some maid who is to help you rule.
But remember she must be as good a.
she is beautiful. Search this land over,
but remember also. that when you find
her. you will know 1t by the CLEAN Of
gold-this will show you one of true
worth"
When the mourning of the queen was
over, the young prince set out alone to
travel over his land to seek a bride
Many days and weeks he wandered, but
though he saw many beautiful girls,
there were none that he felt should
share his throne.
Il do not know what my mother
meant by saying there would be the
gleam of gold when 1 found the right
BRIDE" he often sighed. But perhaps
when the time comes / will know"
Now. just on the edge of the great
jungle lived a maid named Sima. Beau.
tiful as the dawn of day, but very poor,
sima knew nothing but hard work, and
wore only a cheap cotton gown that fell
TO her knees Tending to the duties of
the hut by day, she waited most of the
night on her invalid father All her
world was in her small home, which
her loving Kindness made happy, even
though IL was very poor. SO she knew
nothing of the great world beyond. But
one day a great storm arose in the
jungle. the huge trees bent before the
blast, and presently a tangled mass of
weeds came rushing past the house in
stream which had outrun its banks
On this heap of weeds lay a man.
1t was but the work of few moments
for Sima to wade into the water and
draw out the fainting man at the risk
of her own life. She helped him to
mat in the corner, gave him dry cloth
ing, then looked into the cupboard to
get food. but there was nothing there
except a loaf of dry bread and a small
nut. These the girl placed on a table
and near them a pitcher of cool water
You must be hungry after your fight
with the Storm" said Sima- II have
little to offer. but you are welcome to
what | have"
So the hungry prince ate the bread
and drank the water with much relish.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
What Is Seen In The Shops

NHAPPILY for human beings, as
there are some commodities
which vary with the seasons in
style and price. one must hesi-
tate before purchasing that which Will
not be, at the very least, the next to
the last word in fashion. There is one
thing, however. which does not change,
at least TO ordinary people. to an ap-
preciable degree. viz: food.
One is just as apt TO need it in Jan
nary as in June, and if one is empty
enough. the kind does not matter at
all. Pure food laws, etc, have so con-
fined the habits OF Gamers and pack
crs of food that there Is no longer any
danger to he had from buying canned
materials, and If one is willing To pay
little for the hermetlcallY sealed can
hacked food will hold all of the attrac-
tons of fresh products.
prominent tea company which has
stores all over the city. downtown
branch of which Is situated III Center
Market offers some canned goods which
arc attractive. not so much from the
standpoint OF price. as variety OF
choice Succotash sells two and three
cans for - cents; peas. from IA and
Ii cents the can, TO three and four
cans for y cents; lima beans are 10
and L, cents can. and three cans for
p cents: pumpkin and squash are both
selling three cans for . cents: white
chcrries are 20 cents the can: peaches.
Il and % cents: green gage plums, %
cents the can, and other plums ~.
cents.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05

SELF" said the prince. glancing admir-
insly at the beautiful girl.
sima looked at the empty plate and
with blush, said in a low tone that
there was nothing more In the house.
The prince felt ashamed OF having
eaten the last food, but knew he could
buy more. for his pocket was full OF
gold But he thought the little nut
might be of some use. So he broke II
by a quick blow on the table. Out Of
the nut rolled a stream Of tiny. golden
seed that fell In tricking stream 70
the floor. The nut itself began to swell
and, though broken, It became big
delicious ripe mango-the first Of that
fruit ever seen in India.
MY mother told me on her death
bed" said the prince gently. that I
beautiful. and that / would know her
by the gleam of Rold-it IL here in these
wonderful seed. They shine Hike gold
just from the melting pot.
So the prince sent word to his home
and in a few hours there came down
the road a great procession Of cameis
and horses with bugles and flags all
riding to bring home the prince and his
bride. So good little Sima married the
prince and took her father to live with
her in the palace. But the very first
thing she did was to plant the golden
seed.
In a few months the seed came up
and very soon there were trees by the
hundred all over India bearing the
fruit. the most delightful ever known
Thousands were happy and rich by
growing the new plant, whose fame
spread over the world. Al least this Is
the tale they told in Inria of how the
great mango fruit came bv a miracle
to guide the prince TO his noble queen
wife
The Washington times., 1913-04-05

Speaking Of food reminds one OF re-
frigerators-at any rate, they are
friends of the Food family. A depart
ment store on Ninth street. not far
from the corner of F. has an excellent
and reasonably priced line OF refrigera-
tors-all the way from little vest pocket
ones to wear in ones apartment. to
great big fellows for the boarding house
keeper. Smaller ones are from S. 80 to.
say. SO while the big ones are quoted
at rare and Wondrous prices. The chill
dren's sizes are just as we'll finished
and lined as the huge affairs.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
Mary Nash Explains Telephone Ear"
And It's Causes to Julia Murdock
Star of 1.-THE Woman" Suffered
From Deafness When She
First Essayed Role.

~ I'D 1t ever occur to you that
since the telephone has come
to play such prominent part
in ordinary life there might be
certain rules and regulations regarding
its use, not to mention telephone etti
auette itself? Mary Nash. the charmins
little girl who operates switchboard
at the Columbia Theater this week. in
the first act of "The Woman" Is q
typical operator, not too pleasant. not
too short, just as calm and impartial Is
Portia.
Stop and realize for a moment that
when you are talking face to face with
a clerk In a department store. you ex-
hibit none Of the nerve which charac-
terizes your conversation over tele-
phone. The little girl at the end of the
line can't see you and can't get you.
so you babble your number and gargle
1t out any way that you please. II you
happen to get the wrong combination
you don't hate yourself. you just cali
names and make faces at the busy little
woman at the other end. BE advised.
What is perhaps a pleasure to you. is
just plain business with her. SO try to
adjust yourself to her side Of the ques-
ton.
David Belasco took days to teach Miss
Nash just how to listen over the tele-
phone. and how to answer. When this
much care Is used on one side.' why
should not the person talking try just a
little to conform to some Of the re-
quests Of the operator?
All the troubles Of the operators are
20 IN
less folks who telephone. for the con.
slant busting and noise has been found
TO have its effect on the. ear drum itself.
Miss Nash does not pose even AZ a stu
dent Of pathology. but nevertheless she
is the recognized discoverer of the new
ailment and the one who successfully
classified II.
Telephone ear IL the popular term un-
der which the affliction. for such 1t is,
Is known, and, while Miss Nash's hear
ing has been restored to normal, for a
time she was threatened with q condi-
ton that might have seriously interfer-
red with her work upon the stage.
Aural irritability was followed by a
deafness that was well into a pro-
gressive stage before she consulted a
specialist. Changing from town to
town each week with the company.
Miss Nash was compelled to seek out
different doctors in her endeavor to
obtain relief and In every instance
they treated II as an ordinary case
of degeneration, or thickening, OF the
ear drum.
When in Chicago some week ago.
Miss Nash became convinced that her
trouble was in some way due to the
use of the telephone, and suggested
the idea to one OF the Windy City's
mos. eminent practitioners. He made
u careful study of the case and, with
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
Actress Enters Plea for Girls
Who Run switchboards in
City Exchanges.

Is an affliction due to overuss Of the
telephone. just as 'milkmaid's knee
comes from constant pressure on the
l;mb.
the aiiment is really form Of ear
strain For example, when the eyes are
fatisued In some particular way, say
through overwork In brilliant nght.
images Of these lights continue To be
seen even in the dark or when the eyes
are closed.
IN the same way. the person whoss
ears are constantly being irritated by
telephone sounds. may. as the result Of
the exhaustion of the ear nerves, con-
stantly hear buzxing or clicking sounds
when not using the instrument In some
cases the irritation may even result In
temporary deafness
Without doubt the sudden jar to the
auditory nerves brought on by being
constantly on the alert for the painful
buzz Of the busy signal and the strain
Ing to hear a bad voice riay result In
ear strain. Fortunately. the only cure
needed in the big majority of cases Is
absteniion from the use of the telephone
for few days.
Another interesting point with Miss
Nash was her discovery that the strain
is much more acute on dead wires
than upon those that are in perfect
working order. AS a Consequence Mr.
Belasco directed that the switchboa-d
Of the keswick Hotel be made not only
a perfect visual object. but that the cur
rent be supplied and that il be made
practical in its workings.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
Personal Mention.

Mrs. A. c. Mayer entertained a few
friends at bridge yesterday at her home
In Sixteenth street.
+
Mr. and Mrs. Ben MargoIius, or Nor
ton.
Mrs VI. Marx. of Thirteenth street. is
visiting friends in New Haven. Conn.
Mrs. Al Sigmund, Of Twenty-seventh
street. is visiting Mrs. William Frank.
of Norfolk.
-
Mr. and Mrs Nose Hofheimer and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Levy. who were in
Washington TO attend the convention OF
the !. O. 3. B.. have returned to their
home in Richmond.
f.
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel We'll. who spent
the past week here. have returned to
their home in Goldsboro, n. c.
Mrs. NJ Marcus, who has been visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Strauss. of the winchester, has returned
TO her home in Chicago.
=
Mrs Harry W. Hahn and children.
who have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Raphael. of Philadelphia for
the past few weeks. have returned to
Washington.
Miss Rhoda Mautncr, who has been
the guest OF friends In Norfolk. has re-
turned 10 her home in Adams Mil road.
=
Miss Gertrude King. who has been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry King,
OF Lanier place, has returned 70 her
home in New York
II
Mrs George Cohen. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. F. Green
apple. of Girard street. has returned to
her home in Galveston, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ. Baer had as tn, ir
guests durig the week Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Straus. OF Richmond.
Miss Vera. Stern. who was the guest
of Miss Dorothy Stiefel. of Mt. Pleasant
street has returned to her home in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Herbert Rich who has been the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs 4.
%. Frank. of Baltimore, has returned to
Washington
Mr.. and Mrs Y. V. Carr will enter
tain a number OF guests Wednesday
evening at their home, 74l Hobart street
northweot.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
Women Study Politics.

The Study club OF the National wo-
mems Democratic League will carry out
8r active course of study on political
topics during the next few months
Meetings have been arranged for every
Friday night. Mrs. Nannette Paul. an
authority on political history and COP
stitutional law. was the speaker at the
meeting last night in the Riggs build
ing. The principles of taxation was
discuss ed.
The Washington times., 1913-04-05
Miss Wilson Misses
Events in St. Louis

Because floods kept Miss Jessie Wood
row Wilson from reaching st. Louis
until this morning. she missed two
events she had planned to attend yes
teriay--the benefit musicale for Goucher
College. Of which shc is a graduate,
and a dinner in her honor last night.
\ second musicale will he given to-
night by the Goucher Alumnac in St.
Louis. and Miss Wilson will be given q
reception afterward.