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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
WATER IN COAL MINES.
Pumping II Out Costs . Big Pile Of
Money Every Year.

Money Every Year.
1t costs quite bit Of money to pump
.00O.O0O.OOO tons of water ont Of the
anthracite mines OF PENNSYLVANIA every
year. but 1t must be done or there
could he no mines. In times past. col
lieries were abandoned because Of in
ability to cope with the water flowing
Into them. but more and more pumps.
some of them costing $4,000 and S40.-
600 each. have been installed, and the
enormous amount of work they do is
all that enables the operators to keep
open the mines.
The calculation as to the amount of
water handled in this way Is simple.
The output of the mines is little less
than 7O.OOO.OOO tons year. The av-
erage amount Of water pumped Is about
fifteen tons for every ton Of coal pro-
duced. The cost of this Is one Of the
most important elements In the in
creased cost Of mining AS the richer
and more accessible veins have been
exhausted. shafts have been sunk
deeper and the volume of water to be
pumped has increased rapidly.
The pipes. of which there are thou
sands of miles In the mines. wear out
quickly because the sulphur In the
mine water eats into the iron like an
acid. This destructive quality prohib.
its the Use Of the water in the boilers
that generate steam at the colieries,
and the result is that. when there Is a
drought. the companies often are oblig-
ed to haul water to the mines In tank
cars from many miles away.-New
York Post.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
WHITE WAY" MOVEMENT
STARTS AT IDEAS & DUKE

To those who visited the business
portion of Front street Wednesday
night the new five-light ornamental
standard erected by the Hattiesburg
Traction Company in front Of Deas &
Dukes store gave an idea of what
would be the effect on the business
section of this city we're 1t to adopt
the white way" idea which has pre-
vailed in many cities, notably Me-
ridian, Laurel, Brookhayen and Nc
Comb City in Mississippi and larger
cities throughout the nation.
The standard used is Of iron and is
ornamental.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
JUDGE MAHON WILL
Retire FROM Bench

Jackson, Miss, March 27.-Judge
Hugh K. Mahon, of the Third judicial
district, announces that he will not
be a candidate to succeed himself I'M
der the elective judiciary system,
neither will he be an aspirant for
Congress in the primaries this year.
1t is Judge Mahons intention to re-
sumo the practice of law as soon as
his successor is chosen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
AnatoIe France on journalism.

M. Anatole France. in reply to a
toast of his health. said Il have been
a journalist and am one still. | owe
to journalism some Of the qualities
that you have exaggerated Journal
ism taught me great part Of the art
of writing. The two things most use
full In writing are ease and simplicity.
journalism teaches those things so well
thai the style even of great writers
IKE Chateanbriand gained from Jour
nalistic experience" London Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27

Washington, d. c., March 27-If
the housewife can obtain dasheens.
she may make from this recently in
troduced vegetable delicious stuff
fing for chicken or turkey, according
to the United States Department of
Agriculture. Incidentally she may
bake them like potatoes and obtain
a dish possessing something of the
favor Of boiled chestnut. She may
make them into pie similar to the
sweet potato pie. Dasheens are also
good boiled, roasted. fried as fritters,
or a salad. Dasheen -four will make
biscuits. mullins, and griddle cakes,
possessing superior flavor.
The dssheen, which has been recent
iy introduced here by the Department
of Agriculture. is the root of plant
which resembles that known familiar
vi as the elephants ear" but the
roots of the ordinary elephants ear
are not dasheens. The vegetable looks
like an understood cocoanut although
it sometimes groves to considerable
size. An exceptional one recently re-
ceived by the department weighs ga
pounds.
The dasheens originally came from
China, and it's name seems to indicate
corruption of the French de Chine"
1t has already been grown successfully
in our South and should eventually
become one Of the most important
field crops there. but as yet not
enough people have become interest
ed in it to justify dealers in putting
1t on the market.
The fact that the dasheen has been
extensively written up as substitute
for the potato has led to a number of
Inquiries from foreign countries re-
garding it's value.
Norway, Sweden, Germany and Aus
tria have sent in these inquiries, which
show the eagerness of Europeans to
become acquainted with this new ia
BILE delicacy
The Department of Agriculture has
been forced to reply to the inquiries
from central and northern European
countries that the dasheen cannot be
grown successfully where the sum-
mers are not tropical In fact, the
cannot be grown with COM
success where the frostless
season is less than six months, and
q longer season is desirable, Con-
trary to the belief of many people,
the United States is country of trop-
zeal summers. and the dasheen has
been grown successfully as far north
as Norfolk, Va. Nevertheless, there
has been no general interest shown
In the vegetable, although the Depart
ment of Agriculture has previously !
stated that every southern home
would do well to grow at least a small !
quantity. F.
From the Carolinas southwark the
AdolACCA DC tulLiNdtCu Win a
high degree of success in any rich,
sandy loan or soil, where there is
plenty of moisture and heat. 1t will
lot grow in soil suitable for cotton,
,ut may be grown in soil suitable for
potatoes. The Importance of the
lasheen to the southerner lies par
icularly in the fact that it natures
n the fall, whereas the main potato
.rop in the south natures in the
'pring, and in winter the southern
tates have to obtain their potato sup
'ly from the north. If dasheens were
'rown and properly appreciated, there
would probably be little need for the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
CONFfSSES He
KILLED COLE
ANDREW A. McANAllY ADMITS
CRIME TO POLICE AT
MOBILE.
(BU Associated PreSS.)

Mobile. Ala, March 21.-Andrew A.
McAnally, arrested here on a minor
charge, confessed, according to the po-
lice, to killing Bailey Cole at Boone
vile, Miss, last December. The sher-
iff from Bonneville left today with the
prisoner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
New Works Sewage.

Every day there Is poured into the
Harlem river 99.OOO.O0O gallons Of sew
age: into the North river. l32Wn.00O
gallons: into the East river. 2'i4MW 900
gallons. So In the course of year
New York city poIlutes its harbor with
ab0ur 495.OOO.OOO gallons Of refuse
matter. New York World.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27

Former Congressman Eaton ]. Bow
ers and 7. M. Evans, of Gulfport; Ira
Ford of Biloxi, and L. B. Parker, of
Virgins, are prominent lawyers here
today looking after cases in the Chan
Gerry Court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
CITY BREviTIES.

]. w. Rankin, a repress NATIVE of the
United Steates Department of Justice,
is in the city today on business for
the department.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27
ludicious Charity.

II don't believe he In no misery as
feIations to visit him each year"
yes They all Avesaf a considerable
distance and are too poor to come"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27

When man jokes about bis wife
being Jealous you may depend upon II
his wife ms not a Jealous bone In her
body. Men with Jealous wives do not
Joke about -Atchison Globe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27

Grief can take care Of itself. but to
get the full value Of Joy you must
have somebody to $ride It WITH
Mark Twain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-27

Vermont has decided to adopt the
direct primary system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

craze has enabled people to carry home pretty set of souvenirs of their travels for few niclels. Also the picture cards appeal to the modern inability to write letters. No matter how much the social phil osopher may depIore it. the epistolary habit is dying out. friendship can not be very vital if the only thing to keep 1t alive is 2 half dozen words of erecting and the exchange of glimpses of summer resort. scenery. But the picture card habit gives a ready relief from the labors of ths pen and the writing desk. and as such it is and will be popular.
 The post card message seems like pretty shabby substitute for the in- innate story of life covering six or eight closely written pages. which your friends used to send you. Times have changed people are more on the move, The postcard messages seem to fit into the crev1ces of time left in our hurried days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
To the Board of County Commission
 CTS of Fairfield County:

 hereby apply for 8 transfer of a license No. 299, to sell SpiHtuous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ales Lager Beer, Rhine Wine. and Cider from Gustav zombor. 423 Myrtle Ave, to Gustav Zombor at AIT Myrtle avenue. Town Of Bridgeport.
 The proposed place of business Is not located within 200 feet in a di- rect line of a Church Edifice or Pub lie School house, or the premises per- taining thereto, or any Postofffce. Public Library or Cemetery. Dated at Bridgeport. this 18th day of August, A D., 1914.
 GUSTAV zOMBOR,
 Applicant. We, the undersi gned, electors and taxpayers. as defined by law. of the Town of Bridgeport. hereby endorse the application of the above named, for such license and we do severa1ly certify each for himself that we are .taxpax owning real estate sttuat- ed in said Town of Bridgeport. Dated at Bridgeport this 12th day of August, A D., 1914.
 B. M. Christie, WIn4 H Suspicion, ". Keating. Henry E. Rel fly. Patrick U Mccarthy.
 hereby certify that the above named endorsers are electors and tax payers, as defined by law, of the Town of Bridgeport.
 Dated at Bridgeport. this 12th day Of August. A D., 1914.
 Q. E. WINToN.
 Asst. Town Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
is THE POSTCARD
 FAD DYING OUT?

Every once in a while one sees a newspaper note to the effect that the postcard fad is going by. Yet wner- ever there are tourists this summer there seems to be the same old throng like files around the picture card counter.
 Probably the use of silly motto cards will prove to be but a passing craze. Even people of superficial in teIligence get tired Of rendnding their friends by mail to no it now,'' and other equally sensible authorizations. Some other equally ephemeraI form Iof exchanging perstflage will be found. Also many Of the cards verge on the coarse and indecent. The ex- change of this kind of pleasantry will in time seem tiresome even to dull minds.
 But the picture card illustrating scenery or points of interest is never likely to die out It has made quite a little saving to the traveller look ing for souvenirs Formerly you had to buy photographs to illustrate va cation outing. for about s25c each The next step was a book of photographs reproductions. that might sell for 25 to 50 cents apiece. The postcard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

eT should say you would not raise the pricer' retorted WalIingford. "I may be careless, but don't mean any harm to myself"
 .sWill you pay $135g" Spooger want ed to be assured.
 ssI will pay $135 share for every share of Bessmer stock that you sell me from now on,'' Wallingford truth fully answered.
 MT. Spooger waited until sharp 10 o'clock the next morning, when he was ushered into MT. Daw's rooms. He found that gentleman freshly shaved silk hat, and sitting behind a table studfously boring over a handbook on the art of molding and casting.
 There ensued most willy conversa- lion, in which MT. Spooger pointed out to the young man that he must not fly in the face of Providence by refusing the handsome fortune that lay at his door.
 On his part Mir Daw had conscien- tous scruples about allowing the con trolling stock to pass into any owner ship that might be inimfcal to the in terests of MT Bessmer, but in the end he fell He stiaed his conscience and sold to MT. Apooger at $1Oo share his entire interest in the Bessmer Malle- able Process company
 But didn't know you had so much stock. " protested MT. Spooger. .sBess- mer only had 7s25o shares to dispose Of in the first place bought fifty of those from ynas and here you are offer ing me 4 ,315s
 T acquired a few more 2 explained Blackie. The certificates are all here, secretary.r
 .sThe more the better granted Spooger after "a little thought and add ed twice more to make sure the total shares represented by the certificates He produced his checkbool<
 You'll have to come across with genuine money, observed Blackie be- fore the purchaser started to write.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

f. q had to be identified to cash that other check of yours, and I don't like to have bankers look at me as if they think me suspicious character.
 esYou don't want cash for this amount!'' protested Mir. Spooger It's entirely Irregular Why, man. it's
 T can carry that much, Blackie boastfuIly assured him. ssFeel my muscle sI know. but the banks won't like il. 2 worried MT. spooger. who was as well acquainted as any man on earth with the reluctance of real money to be moved about.
 If we do it the other way I won't like it. Blackie serenely argued. .sI'd like to accommodate the bankers well enough-they're nice men-but they never seem to want to accommodata me No: it'll have to be cash, Mir. Spooger."
 ssWell, I'll see if I can get them to honor the checks, reluctantly granted MT. Spooger. But we have to go to all three banks. :.
 aAs many as you like, consented Blackie most amiably. sI'H assign you these certificates before we go.''
 T don't know about that. hesitated MT. Spooger, but Blackie was already writing the assignments upon the backs Of the certificates as. carelessiy as if he were inscribing his room number on bar check
 .sYeu keep the cefttncatese awhile, then. Spooger cautiously directed, and called up Bessmer.
 fsTs Mr. Tlexz Q IT viof1f Ss, f1cA 1x 1,frd to know
 i ..Tll yute for him. stated Bessmer, t.and I know all the men iu the shop will back him. 7
 He wants to sell me 1,315 shares of stock in your corporation
 ssI am sorry, replied Bessmer, with genuine regret, but they're his shares. He paid cash for them, and he may do with them as he likes"
 stBut how did he get so many ?"
 Bought them,
 Mr Spooger considered. .eThen I can't get stung if I do business with him ?s' he ventured.
 sT didn't, and don't see how you can." Bessmer. emphatically assured him. Those Shares are worth $10C apiece
 tI'1I carry those certificates now, MT 1dW, MT. SpO0geE k1AuAy oAAeEeO. Blackie took them out of a little wooden box, and MT. Spooger 1eafed through them to see that they were all there. They buIged his inside -coa1 pocket frightfully, but he did not mind
 He went with BIackie to the three banks and persuaded the much pained gentlemen in charge to relfnquish, col lectively, $131, 800 in genuine United States currency; then he and MT. Daw l parted.
 The latter gentleman dashed into the express office next to his hotel. and in quired how soon they would put pack ages in car headed for New York.
 In just thirty five minutes, Blackie,' replied the express agent What's iI this box ?s'
 Oh, lot of souvenir junk I'm send ing home," answered Blackie careless ly. Regular valuation; mot to exceed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Elephant Jumbo Was Greatest Circus
 Attraction
B Colonel JOHN E. ROBINSON. Re-
 tired Circus Proprietor
'T-ta B DAY HAS PASSED WHEN

Nf1 E DAY HAS PASSED WHEN
 ANY. CIRCUS CAN MAKE A
 LOT OF MONEY DO NOT RECALL WHAT WAS THE BEST. CIRCUS YEAR HAD. sur THz BEST ONE CIRCUS HAD WAS THE. FIRST YEAR AFTER IT GOT JuM- 6o. ONE MEMBER OF THE FIRM TOLD ME HIMSELF THAT THEY HAD CLEARED A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS THAT YEAR. | SHOULD CUT THAT IN HALF. FOR, THOUGH I WHO SAY TT AM "A SNOWMAN MYSELF, WHEN CIR GUS AND THEATRicAL MEN TALK FIGURES TT IS NECESSARY TO Di- VIDE AT LEAST BY TWO
 A rival of mine used to tell me of clearing two thousand dollars on 2 performance, and 1t used to make me blue until learned that he used to double his figures when speaking of his receipts So wired my manager to quadruple his when he made his reports. One day I got a wire that receipts had been twenty thousand dollars, and this nobody would believe As matter of fact, they had been only five thousand dollars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
Employers Duty Sustain ublic
 Health
By + V. JORDAN. chsnnist q Syracuse.

THE INCREASING STATE AND
 FEDERAL CONTROL OF COR
 PoRATIo AND THE TREND TOWARD soclALisTIc LEGISLATION MAKE IT iMPERA- TIVE THAT. EMPLOYERS MAlsS- TAIN SAFE AND SANITARY WORKING CONDITIONS AND TAKE THE LEAD IN PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL EFFI- cIENcY.
 AS CITY POPULATIONS GROW MORE DENSE AND OUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE MORE COMPLEX, so THAT TfIE HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND coNTENTME ENT OF WORKING PEOPLE BECOME MORE CLOSELY IDENTIFIED WITH GovERNME ENT REGULATIONS AND WITH THE INDusTRIAL SYSTEM AS ORGAN HE'D BY EMPLOYING CORPORA TONS, TT BECOMES THE DUTY OF EMPLOYERS TO- USE THEiR Ex- EcuTIvE ABILITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN GEOGRAPHICALLY SUSTAINING PUBLIC HEALTH, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. PUB LIc RECREATION AND ALL sIMl- LAR PUBLIC INTERESTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
The Courtland School for Girls

4S1 NASHINGRFON.A .AVE
 MISS MARY J. MINER, PrincfDsa
 Twenty fourth year begins Thurs day Sept Primary Craznn1ar College PEepaEatory grades Indivfd- - ual attention. Competent instructor Certificate admits to leading colleges for women. Boys received into rrirn- ary grades Prompt attention fo in- ai1irfes by mail A post card request will bring our representative to your home for a personal interview. Prin- cipaH may be consulted after Sept 8. Booklets at the bookshops
 , LIT asts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Harts Island has been declared un- der quarantine by the department of health and no more prisoners will be received there because Of an epidemic of typhoid fever.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Representative Ware Of Pennsylva- nia introduced a bill to prevent the sexportation of foodstuffs whenever the President should deem it advisable to ycheck advancing prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

According to definite information re- ceived in Washington. Attorney Gen era1 AdcReynolds will be nominated to the vacancy on the supreme court bench within R. few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Belgian and French soldiers prepar- ed to defend the city of Nan1ur, Bel- gium, against the attack of the Ger mans. It is one of the best fortified places in the little war scared king dom, and when 1t dS attacked a long,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
To The Hoard of County Commission
 CTS Of FairneId County.


 CTS of Fairne1d County hereby apply for a transfer of 6 license No. 154 to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors. Ale, Lager Beer. Rhine Wine, and Cider from Samuel Dranond at Al Lexington Axe. to Samuel Dranend at 360 James St. Town of Bridgeport
 The proposed place of business is line of Church Edifce, or Public Schoolhouse. or the premises pertain ing thereto. or any Post Office Pub Dated at Bridgeport. this Eth day of August, A. D., 1914.
 SAMUEL DIAMOND,
 Applicant. We, the undersigned electors and taxpayers. as defined by law, of the Town of Bridgeport, hereby endorse. the application Of the above named, for such license and we do severaily certify each for himself that we are taxpayers owning real estate situated in said Town of Bridgeport. Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of August, A D., 1914.
 A Skidmore, .Landsman, Jos eph Lang. Charles Levin, p. R. Ford I hereby certify khat the above named endorsers are electors and tax payers, as defined by law. Of the Town of Bridgeport.
 Dated at Bridgeport, this 18th day of August, A D.. 1914.
 c. B. WIHTOn1,
 Asst. Town clerk L2oa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
GERMANS

bloody siege is expected. The prin- cfpaI fort is located on high rocks
 overlooking the Mouse and Sannbre
 rivers, at the junction of which the
 city is located. The position of f5e forts is indicated on this map
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

s Tho races for the Sir Thomas. 1dp- ton trSphy to be held at the Columbia Yacht q Tub of Chicago. were called off at the rsquest of Sir Thomas Lipton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

. Two more cases Of typhoid fever swere reported in the branch work hoase on Harts Island This makes a total of IA Cases admitted to the isola- tioE ward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

William Wall, an insane convict, who in June shot and seriously wound ed guard at the Morris Plains state hospital at Morristown, N J. escaped from that institution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Tie Senate in executive session con frrned the nomination of Roscoe IT, win of Kingston to be collector of in ternaI revenue for the 14th district of New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

According to the will of the late Edwin. Morris, the Chicago packer, which has been filed in London, he left an estate in England amounting to s27S, 1855.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20

Farmer want Ads. One Cent a VVo|lili
Williams news., 1914-07-30
A LIST OF BARGAINS IN THE DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT
 OF THE RACKET STORE

All calicos 10 cts now cts yd.
 Handsome cotton crepe dress goods worth 25cts now 121cts yd.
 Beautiful Linene suiting worth 25cts now 15cts.
 White dress goods in wool and cotton-lowest market price.
 5000 yds embroidery-prices from } cts yd up to 50 cts.
 Large line of table linen, prices marked down.
 50 dozen towels at Eastern prices Linen crash IT inches-15 cts yd.
 Hosiery for all ages and sizes.
 Shoes for the entire family-Prices that will interest you.
 ,iSilkoline- 36 inches wide-15 cts yd.
 Quilts of remarkable value for $1.OO. Sheets and pillow slips.
 Most beautiful curtain cloth many styles and qualities from 15 cts to 4U cts.
 A few handsome pieces of Mess aline $1.25 yd. A large line of beautiful ready made dresses-prices cut in two.
Williams news., 1914-07-30
Williams, Arizona
For County Treasurer

I hereby announce myself as a Democratic candidate for reelection to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the Primary Election to be held Sept. 8th 1914.
 respectfully refer to the effici- ency of my work in this office the past term.
 Courteous treatment to the pat rons of the office will be my aim in the future, as it has been my aim in the past.
 My Motto and one easily lived up to; Courtesy and Efficiency.
 w. H. Switzer Flagstaff, Arizona.