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The Hattiesburg news., 1913-06-17

How do you figure that?" called
voice.
"On the under side of the grating l
found a cocoon of common moth.
Half an hour in the water would have
soaked the cocoon through and killed
the insect inhabitant. The insect was
alive"
How'd the grating get there, them"
Dragged down from the high-water
mark on the beach. 1t was an old
half-rotted affair such as no ship
would carry. Ask Sailor Smith,"
That's true" said the old seaman
with conviction.
You're an expert, Mr. Smith. Now,
was that grating large enough to float
full grown human body?"
why, as to that, body amt but a
mite heavier than the water. should
say it'd just barely float it, maybe"
Exactly; but plus several pounds
of clothing, and some dead metal
extra?"
NO"
"The clothes would have been soak
ed, and handouts weigh something"
said Kent calmly
There might have been extra spars
under the grating, that got pounded
loose on the beach and washed away"
propounded the medical officer des-
perately.
Look at the face" said Kent with
finality. This is bad coast Most
of you have seen drowned bodies. Did
any one ever see an expression Of
such terror and agony on the face of
one who came to death by drowning?"
mo, by thunder" shouted some
body. He's right"
Others took up the cry. Clamor
rose and spread in the room. The
sheriff silenced it with stentonian
voice. what are you trying to get
at?" he demanded, facing Kent
THE truth. What are you?"
Schlager's eyelids flickered; but he
ignored the counter-stroke. Look
out it don't lead you where you won't
want to follow" he returned, with
significant look at Sedgwick.
This as far as it has led me-" said
Kent, in his clear even voice. "The
body, already dead, was dragged down
and soaked in the sea, and then lashed
to the grating by man who probably
is or has been a sailor"
Then the deceased met death on
shore, and presumably by violence"
said Lawyer Balm.
It's murder!" cried woman shril-
ly. Bloody murder! That's what it
isl"
"Murder!" echoed a voice from the
doorway. Gansett Jim, his half-Indian,
half negro face alight with fury,
stood there pointing with stiffened
hand at Sedgwick "Dah de murd-
ereri"
The Hattiesburg news., 1913-06-17
A NOVELTY IN MYSTERY STORIES
THE SFCRFTOF
LONESOME COVE
SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
AUTHOR or AIX.EIR.AGE y! 7 JONES ETC

And the law says" continued Balm.
that the body shall be duly viewed,
Otherwise, and the deceased being
buried without view, an order of the
court to exhume may be obtained"
Look at Breed" whispered Kent
to Sedgwick.
The medical officers lips were gray,
as he leaned forward to pluck at the
sheriff's arm. There was a whispered
colloquy between them. Then Breed
spoke, with a pitiful effort at self-con-
troll:
Lawyer Bain's point is correct: un-
doubtedly correct But the body must
be prepared. 1t ought to "a been
looked to last night. But somehow 7
we-Will six citizens kindly volunteer
to fetch the coffin back to my house ?''
Ten times six offered their services.
The box was carried out swiftly, fol-
lowed by the veritable hum of excited
conjecture. Quickly the room emptied
itself, except for few stragglers.
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mons standing as center of musical
art Is thoroughly established. Both
performances were we'll received and
the people showed their appreciation
in repeated and vigorous applause.
The artists recital on Wednesday
afternoon was a musical feast which
few cities Of this size ever have the
opportunity to enjoy, At no time In
her previous history has Mount Yer
non had so rare privilege.
The opening Of the recital was fea
tured by the beautiful organ work Of
Mrs. Mills. She has played very
much In this city of late, but nothing
to equal her rendition of the Spring
Song" by Macfarland. The range Of
this piece is wonderful, varying from
the softest and most delicate tone tG
the tremendous climaxes of the full
organ. Her phrasing and dynamic
control were faultless. The apprecia
tion of the audience was manifested
by Its insistance on an encore u
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LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN

EAST BiJFFAr.O. MAY IS.
Cattle--Prime steers. IS 350s 50: ship
ping. 81 1908 Is: butchers. So 50@s Is:
cows. 80 75ef7 25; bulls. IS 1907 65: heit-
Sc 00@7 so; fresh cows and springers.
$35 00@sS 90; calves. S6 00@l0 co.
Hogs-Tleavy. 81 1909 00. mixed. 80 90
@s 10: Workers and pigs, 50 10Gs i5;
roughs. 81 1907 30; stays. 81 5o@7 90;
dairies. IS 1900 10.
Sheep and Lambs Yearlings. Ss 0OO
z 90; wethers. IS 1906 90: ewes. - 900
5 Is; mixed sheep, IS bo@5 IS: lambs,
81 5o08 IL.
Receipts-Cattie.. 50 head, hogs, i,soo:
sheep and lambs, t.00o: calves. 1ss.
CHICAGO. MAY Is.
Cattle Beeves. ~ 00@s 30; Texas
steers. So 1907 10; stockers and feedees
$s es07 90: cows and heifers, - Ss93 ~;
calves, So G0fs ".
Hoss-Iaght. ss ssos %; mixed. n %
% 90; heavy. - oo0s IS: rough. % 600
20; pigs. "a so0s 20.
sheep and Lambs-Natlve sheep. y %
lines, 70 sow7 10.
Wheat-No. 2 red. 81 oS0i %. Corn.
No. z, sCkDS6tsc. Oats--No. 2. S4hc
Receipts-Cattle. 1880 head: hogs. 2o,-
900; sheep and lambs. Is.od0.
CINCINNATI. MAY Is.
Cattle-Steers. $s 25@s 90; cows, 50 rs
@s so; heifers, IS 250s 90; calves, IS 80
% IS.
Hogs = Packers. IS lo@s IS; common
sows. IS 50G7 IS; pigs ana light. IS 600
8 IS; stays. 81 s00s rs.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheer. t3 1905 l5;
lambs. 81 bo@s 90; spring lambs. 81 600
. rs.
wheat-No 2 red, 81 os@i %. Corn
No. 2 mixed. 5s@bshc. Oats-No. mix
ed, 36@s6;sc. Rye.-No. .. s69e7c.
Receipts-Cattis. 56l head; hogs, 3,s2i:
sheep and lambs. go.
PIrTsBUR0. MAY IS.
Cattle-Choite heavy steers. IS 300
80; fair steers. IS -s5@S 90; heifers. 81 50
as 90: cows. ~ o0@7 90: bulls. S6 500
9 90; milch cows. $50 oo0so 90; calves.
SO 90.
sheep and Lambs-rop sheep. Is Is:
top lambs. IS 90.
Receipts--Cattle. 1.foo head; hoGu. l..
SEQ; sheep and lambs, $500; calves. 100.
CLEVELAND. MAY is.
Cattle-Choice tat seeers. g sS0s Is;
heifers. Is SCOT 80: COWS. - 66@6 60;
bulls, IS 2S01 IS: milchers and springsrs,
~ o0@se 90: calves. 80 000S S0
Hogs - Heaviea, IS 60: mediums and
Workers.. IS IS; light Workers and pigs,
IS 90; roughs. ~ SO: stays. u 90.
Sheep and Lambs = Clipped wethers.
IS COOS 76; ewes. IS oo@6 IS; choice
clipped lambs. ~ 26@7 65.
Receipts--Cattle. $50 head; hogs. 1000;
sheep and lambs. 1900; calves. 200.
BOSTON. MAY Is.
Wool: Ohio and Pcnnsylvania XXX. a70
csc; delaine washed, 38N N?sc: delaine un-
washed. 3t022c: hsif-blood comhtng. 35O
acc; fine unwashsd. 2o@2ic.
TOLEDO. MAY Is.
Wheat. 81 0s: corn. s7he: oatA Ssko;
oloverseed, 1I3 SS.
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begins next Monday. The lights will
be artistically placed and Will se OF
strong candle power. At the foe, Of
the street will be placed huge eiectri.
calIy lighted letters, T.. o. o. NJ.
Preparations for the carnival are
rapidly being completed. A big illum.
mated parade will be given by the
members Of the Moose lodge or Mon.
day evening TO appropriately start the
festivities.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
PLAN DeMoNsraATIoN
Al Union Men Of Cincinnati to Par
tlclpate In Monster Parade,

Al Union Men Of Cincinnati to Par
tleipats In Monster Parade.
Cincinnati. o., May 1S.-The Cincin.
natl Traction company made an at
tempt toward partial resumption Of
trafnc with the help Of strikebreakers
and q large force Of police, but It was
confined to the Avondale line. Three
cars were run out Of the barns. I'm.
mense crowds were collected In the
lowr part Of town. but there was no
disorder.
A monster demonstration, In which
all unions Of the city will participate
is being planned. The demonstration
as at present outlined will consist OF
q parade through the principal streets
and q mass meeting at the Cincinnati
baseball park. where speeches will be
made.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
S1RIKEBREAKERS
FOR CINCINNATI
lAouslad Men Wreck EmpIoy.
msat Agsaey h Msv Yeti.

New York, May 1S.-Three hundred
strikebreakers were recruited By . d.
tective agency here. They we're ship
ped today to Cincinnati to handle the
car strike situation there.
An Advertisement which appeared
in the papers brought hundreds oi
men out Of Jobs to the place. A crowd
Of . thousand, wearied Of waiting
their turn outside, took matters IN
their own hands and rushed the en-
ployment agency. They broke In al
entrances and windows. The police
finally cleared them out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
BASEBALL
G,ne On fr|day..-H|gA selss|
70 Ply Delae Academy

Friday afternoon ut Riverside park
at $3.50 the High school team will
cross bats with the Doane Academy
team. A good game IL expected since
the latter defeated the Newark team
a few weeks ago, by the score Of to
8. It will be remembered that the 10
Gals defeated the Newark team 3 to
2, which would seem to show that the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16

A son was born Thursday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson Of
ll2 East Curtis street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
BRILLIANT
Illsnls,tIss O. ndn Street
During C,rlIyjl Week

South Main street viii be more
brilliantly Illuminated next week than
It has ever been in ths history Of the
city 1t Is planned to have sixteen
hundred strong electric lights burning
on that thoroughfare from six o'clock
In the evening until midnight. This
will be Mt. vernon's white Way"
and will be maintained during the en-.
tire week Of the Moose Carnival which
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
HAvY0fFlclALs' CONCLUSION
oattisship Plans stolen BY Some One
Regularly Employed In the once.

NOW0s0vsy sUSssOJSS w wv O's'~Ds H
Washington. May l5.-The navy de-
partmsnt Is still without explanation
- to how plans for the battleship
Pennsylvania were twice stolen from
the draughting rooms Of the bureau
Of steam engineering and II absolute
iy without any clew to the identity Of
The thief. The department 0ficials
have reached the conclusion that the
plans were stolen by some one ragu.
larly employed In the ONCE. It IL
thought that the thief ID some ons
who has been working In the ONCE Of
the steam engineering bureau and had
opportunity to see that plans Of the
Pennsylvania were being used In
those ofices. II was insisted through
out the department by all oficials;
from Secretary Daniels down, that the
plans stolen we're unimportant and
contained nothing which any electrical
engineer could not have duplicated in
. short time.
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chIcaao Brewer pead.

Chicago, May l5.--Joseph Theurer.
president of the Peter Sithoenhofen
Brewing company, died Of pneumonia
1t his home here. He had been Ill q
week. Mr.. Theurer retired from the
presidency Of the company about
three years ago and went with his
wife TO Germany TO live. He returned
70 Chicago last November and re.
eumed the presidency Of the company,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
In . ssss Place.

kastsf twho b trying to make Q
good Impression on bic strait laced
aunt from whom he has expeetationsD
MARY, have you seen letter any.
where about marked "privateT Mary
You mean the one from the man who
can't ct - money out Of you, sir7
put Il be'ind the mirror. sir.-London
Punch.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
And Masterful Rendition Of
The Redemption II Evening
Excellent Conducting By Nj.
Caup.--Flne Work Of
Mrs. Mills

Mount vernon's elaborate and cost
ly May Festival drew to close Wed
nesday with two performances, which
will be long remembered by the cul.
tured and appreciative audiences as.
sembled to enjoy the occasion. A
greater artistic success could scarcely
have been achieved, and Mount Yer
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16

two teams are pretty evenly matched.
Norrick will do the p;schiae t. ~
locals. which In itself should ~ =
strong drawing carS.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
D1NNERwARE SPECIAL

Commencing Saturday we will
offer for one week only one of our
best dinnersets at special price Of
$1,000 for the hundred pieces. This
set, copied after a French pattern,
is plain white with a neat gold dec
grafton and has very graceful
shapes. See this set. For the hum
dred pieces only. 80. $1,000
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16

**
16c and zoe TABLE OIL
CLOTH, PER YARD
First quality table oilcloth
in neat marble and tile eff
fects. Also some colOred pat
terms worth 18c and 2Oc yd.
Special per yard. loo
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-16
niRTHe

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Tarr, May ~, at the
Mt. Vernon Medical and Surgical San
itarium.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
SEX TALKS IN CLASS ROOMS
Poard of Education of Chicago to Be-
gin Hygiene Course in tho High
Schools Next Year.

AS a result of plans formulated By
the board of education Of Chicago sex
hygiene will be one of the courses of
instruction in the high schools of that
city next year. This announcement
was made a short time ago by Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young, superintendent Of
schools, who will engage prominent
physicians to give course of lectures,
beginning next September, on all SUBJ
jects pertaining to sex. The resolution
empowering Mrs. Young to act did not
state specifically the exact methods Of
instruction to be given. The question
of instruction for elementary schools
also was raised. but was decided to be
inadvisable.
1.-THE elementary schools need it,"
said Mrs. Young, 'but do not believe
that the time is due when we should
take up that phase of the question. l
do not believe in sex hygiene so much
as 1 believe in personal purity. All
the children in the high schools should
be taught matters Of this kind. Sci
entifc instruction is an important fac
tor, and 1t will pay US to have the best
instructors obtainable."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
"; HAS NOT LOST A TOOTH
A Battle Creek, Mich, Woman Has
Three Small Filings, These as
a PrecautiOn,

Battle Greek, Mich.-A woman sew
enty-two years old with all her own
teeth and only three tiny filings Is the
discovery made at an institution here.
The woman is Miss Helen Simons, a
Lansing school teacher.
A physician made the discovery a
few days ago when he was lecturing.
He took occasion to state that few peo-
pie over fifty had all their own teeth
He then asked all in the audience who
were over fifty and retained all their
own teeth to raise their right hands.
Miss Simons was the only one.
The incident was so unusual that
she was examined by a number Of
dentists. They pronounced her teeth
unusually good.
The three small filings in her teeth
were put in more as preventive than
because her teeth were decayed. She
says they were slightly discolored and,
although there was no sign of decay,
she took the dentists advice and had
them filled.
Miss Simons is the daughter of An
son Simons, one of the pioneer settlers
of Lansing. She is also sister OF the
late B. f. Simons of that city
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
OUR IMMIGRANT CROP.
New Growths Imported by the Government From various
Parts of the World Have Proved Very Profitable

and has increased the annual produc-
ton by 100000. M
Agricultural explorers brought
from Japan in 1898 a number OF
short-kerneled varieties of rice, the
introduction of which has given great
impetus to the cultivation OF thEs
cereal in Louisiana and Texas. Al
though the total cost of introducing
these varieties did not exceed $2O,-
900 the annual increase of the rice
crop caused by their introduction is
estimated to be at least $4,000 600.
Experts of the United States de-
pa1tment of agriculture have accom-
plished considerable in the introduce
ton of the grain sorghums, including
kaffir, milo and durra, which have
been distributed almost entirely by
government agents. This class OF
crops is the mainstay of agriculture
in the semiarid Southwest, and is
relatively as important there as corn
in Iowa and Illinois. The value OF
the grain sorghums crop in western
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas is not
less than 100000 annually.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
WOULD RESCUE The POTATO
World Scientist Is Coming to Amer
lea to Prescribe For the Dis
eased Menaced Crop.

Plant scientists of the world will as
aemble In this country this summer
and visit the potato fields or Maine
New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota. Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah. Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
California to discover a cure for the
ills from which this great American
crop is suffering.
The party will make start from
Bangor on Aug. and will finish the
work in San Francisco about Oct. l.
The entire time Of the party will be
taken up with study of the diseases
which have recently attacked the po-
tato plant. After the return east a
renort will be made to the United
States government and to each or the
states visited concerning the result or
the survey.
Among those who will take part In
this unique investigation will be Dr.
O. Opel Of the Imperial Institute or
Agriculture and Forestry, Berlin, and
Dr. H. w. Wollenwober, also OF Ger"
many, who are authorities on plant
diseases Several scientists are COM
ing from Paris and London, while
q large number of American repre-
sentatives of the economic and Gull
tural side of the potato industry will
participate, besides leading professors
in plant pathology and specialists OF
the federal bureau Of plant industry.
One car Of the special train on which
the party will travel will be fitted as
a laboratory with microscopes and oth-
er necessary instruments and facilities
for chemical analysis. A corps of pho
tographers will accompany the party.
According to E. II. Grub, widely
known potato grower Of Colorado, the
crop situation is very serious. IN
known diseases have attacked the
plant in almost every part Of the coun-
try, the germs having been imported
it is thought, with some foreign tubers.
In Utah, which is one Of the great
potato growing states, the loss by dis
ease has been SO heavy that the state
crop has not been large enough to sup
ply home needs. The dreaded 'leaf
roll" which has caused heavy damage
in Colorado and Nebraska. has now
made its appearance in Maine and
New York. Several diseases, new to
science, have made simultaneous at
tack upon potato plants in Europe and
America, and 1t is hoped that the
coming gathering of experts will be
able to devise remedies for these Ills.
The entire expense of this survey, In
Guiding the special train Of eight cars
for the transcontlnental tour, is be-
ing paid by a group Of the railroads
that operate in the potato states.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
UNsIGHTLy FACE SPOTS.

Are cured by DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment, which heals all skin erup-
lions. No matter how long you have
been troubled by itching, burning or
scaly skin humors just put a little
of that soothing antiseptic DR.. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment, on the sores
and the suffering stopc Instantly.
Healing begins that very minute.
Doctors use it in their practice and
recommend it. Mr.. Alleman Of Lit
tletown, Pa, says: Had eczema on
forehead; DR.. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment cured it in two weeks" Guar
anteed to relieve or money refunded
All druggists, or by mail. Price so
cents. Pfeiffer Chemical Co., Phila-
delphia and St. Louis. Dawson
Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
CITY RUNS ITS OWN DAIRY.
CIeveIand's Wards to Have Milk From
Municipal Herd.

MunIctpai 6eros
Through the purchase and develop
ment Of a tract of 1000 acres of land
Cleveland has begun unique munich
pal experiment. Upon this great area,
which is two and half miles long and
more than a mile wide, are located
four city enterprises-the colony farm
for the almshouse people, the overlook
farm for the tuberculosis patients, the
correction farm for the house Of correc-
ton prisoners, and the Highland park
farm for the development Of munich
pal cemetery. The whole tract, named
by the city council the Cooley farms,
after Harris R. Cooley, director OF
charities and correction, who has been
the father of the plan, thus consists Of
four estates of 500 acres each.
In the development Of the dairy to
provide milk for the tuberculosis SAM
tarium and the other institutions about
100 COWS have been bought. The plan
is to supply the groups on the farms
and also the municipal institutions in
the city with pure milk, produced from
the best COWS living under the best
conditions.
The farms are all Of rolling clay land,
with springs and running streams,
making an ideal place for pasturage.
The results will be pure milk for the
municipal institutions, thoroughbred
stock for sale, the enrichment of the
great farms and an example of well
kept dairy for the country round about
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
MANY DIAMONDS IMPORTED
Dealers in Gems Buy Heavily to Es-
cape New Tariff.

New York.-The imports Of precious
stones for the last fiscal year amount
to $4,000, 900, according to an author1-
tative estimate.
The appraised value Of diamonds
and other precious stones which al
ready have passed through the New
York custom house totals S43, 6S6. 280.
and these are record establishing fig
ures for a similar period in any year.
July imports totaled S5,547 IA and
no other month since has reached
these figures. In August the receipts
dropped to $3,317.O55 and in the re-
naming months in 1912 were: Sep
TENDER. $3.50, 1856; October, $3,9SS.545;
November. S3,415,529. and December,
the lightest month of the year. ST.
521,S
Fear on the part of the importers
that they will have to pay a higher
duty on gems under the Underwood
tariff bill has caused them to import
large quantities of precious stones. In
May the receipts totaled S4.G06.323.
record figures for that month. In
April the imports amounted to $685.
6S1: March. S4.341.179: February. 81
300, 435. and January. S3,S99.99
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22

A grade Jersey COW was purchased
in the vicinity of Athens at cost Of
$35. AS five year old the cost of
feed, including pasturage, was $40.22.
She produced 1881 pounds of milk.
The value of milk was reckoned at
80 cents per gallon, and it amounted
to $165.79. This is a conservative
value to place on it since milk retails
in most Georgia towns at 40 cents
per gallon. This leaves a difference
of $125.81 between the value of milk
and the cost of feed. The average fat
test was 4 IL per cent, which would
have made 243.29 pounds of IS per
cent. butter At 80 cents a pound it
would have sold for $72.97, or $32.75
more than the cost of feed. On but
ter basis the value of the manure and
the skim milk would have fully paid
the labor bill.
This grade Jersey COW was bred to
a registered Holstein bull. The result
ing heifer freshened as two year old.
She had inherited the character, size
and greater feed capacity from her
Holstein sire. During the first year as
a two year old heifer she consumed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22

The governments explorations in
foreign lands in search of new plants
and new crops has proved very prof
liable. Durum wheat, for instance,
experts have calculated, was intro
duced in this country in 1S9S-19OO
at a cost of not more than $50, 900.
This drouth-resisting class of hard
spring wheat, brought from South
Russia, now furnishes -four for a
good part of the nations bread sup
ply. The present animal value of
this crop is estimated at $50,000,-
900.
Russian Wheat.
Hard winter varieties of Russian
wheat, introduced at a relatively
small cost, are also producing crops
now valued at many millions of dol
lars.
Another cereal which is giving
large returns for the amount of about
IS, 900 invested in it's introduction by
the government is the brand of Swe-
dish select oats brought to the United
States in 1899. In Wisconsin alone
it furnishes one~half of the oat crop