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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26


government is figured at something
over 100000: and 1t is estimated
that In this manner highly trained
citizen reserve force Of $4,000 a year
Will be turned into the country, cost
ing nothing to maintain, nor being
withdrawn from ordinary vacations,
yet instantly ready and trained to don
the uniform when called upon in case
of war
The idea appears good, and as an
alternative to more burdensome ap-
preparations for an increased standing
army. The volunteers have always
been the bulwark of this nations
strength, and when they can be had,
ready trained and ready to help train
those ignorant of the military art, an
ideal condition will be created.-Mo-
bile Register.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
PERIL IN THE PLAGUE OF
DANCING.

The plague of dancing, which af-
flicted Europe in the Middle Ages. is
in a fair way of reappearing. Men and
women are growing mad over the
tango, the mike. the bunny hug and
the rest. Vaudeville performers, skill
ed in the steps of the dance, once seen
in questionable resorts, have grown
rich in teaching them to society.
Young women have also entered the
ranks of teachers and gave instruc-
ton for profit to whomsoevsr has the
price. And now we learn that dance
hall to cost 100000 is to be built in
the suburbs of New York by one of the
successful teachers. The dancing floor
will be $50 feet square, with room for
1000 couples. and ths building will be
ten stories high. Tango will doubtless
be seen there every hour of the day
and night, for the dance, which once
was INDUCED in only at evening, has
grown so fascinating that every spare
hour is now given up to it. There are
tango breakfasts and tango luncheons
and tango teas; there is tangoing on
the beach in Florida, on the BcardwalS
at Atlantic City. and on theIcc at
Montreal. Travellers by the sea tango
on decks. and if there were sIDce ~
the cars those who go about by train
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
TO TRAIN STATE SOLDIERS.

Congressman X. d. Mcclellan of
Tennessee has introduced a bill pro-
viding that the federal government, in
cooperation with the state authorities
and those of the territories, establish
In each state and territory a military
school modelled upon West Point, but
less drastic in its requirements; each
of the schools to take in and gradu-
ate 100 young men yearly; the course
to be three years, and each young man
so trained and educated, to pledge
himself to serve the United States as
officer, non-commissioned officer or
private at any time within seven
years of his graduation The boys
selected are to be designated by the
county superintendent of each county,
and his parents are required to certify
that they are unable to send him to
college; and boys will be received
from II to 20 years of age. The gov
eminent will appropriate $4OO a year
for each boy; and the institutions are
to be under the direction of a board
headed by the secretary of war, as
West Point is. The state will be ex-
pected to furnish the institution and
$4,000 a year for maintenance; and
the United States government $4,000
yearly.
The total expenditure by the federal
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
A REAL CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY.

Whether George Westinghouse left
a fortune of s5O,OOO,OOO more or less is
a matter Of no great consequence.
The important point is that no large
fortune was ever more fairly. earned.
It has left the world richer by many
times the sum. ~.
He was from first to last a pro-
Queer. He made two blades of grass
grow where only one had grown be-
fore. He was proud Of the fact that
throughout my youth learned to
work with my hands as wen as my
head. and have always kept in prac-
tice." He was not merely great in
ventor. He was a great practical con
structor. a great organizer Of indus
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
or constitutional disease and In order to cure It
you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
scribed by one Of the best physicians In this
country for years and Is q regular prescription.
1t Is composed OF the best tcnies known, CON-
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting d.
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results In curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
r. J. CHENEY CO.. Props, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. price 7sc.
Take Han's Family Pfiis Cor eonstipatisn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
STUBBORN ANNOYING COUGHS
CURED.

my husband had a cough for fit en-
years and my son for eight years. Er.
Kings New Discovery completely cur
ed them, for which / am most thank.
full" writes Mrs. David Moor. of Sagi
nav. Ala. What DR.. Kings New Dis
covery did for these men, it will do
for you. DIR. Kings New Discovery
should be in every homo. Stops hack
ing coughs, relieves la grippe and all
throat and lung ailments. Money back
If 1t fails All druggists. Price acc
and s1.Oo.-H. E. BuckIen & Co., Phila
detphia or st. Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
IN AN
EMERGENCY

Our Ever Ready Medicine Cabinet
will afford immediate relief, prevent
serious illness and reduce your doctor
bills.
lected and propounded general pur-
pose remedies, guaranteed under the
pure food law, such as:
Ointments for all aches, pains,
sprains, etc.
Corn Spots for corns, bunions. cal
lous, etc.
Laxative Tablets for headaches,
bowel troubles, etc.
Pile ointments for all kinds of piles,
etc.
Bronchial Tablets for all throat and
lung Affections.
Laxative Herb Teas for liver, kid
ney, bowels, etc.
Cold Tablets for Lagrippe, colds,
coughs etc.
Digestive Tablets for indigestion,
dyspepsia, ETC.
Healing ointments for cuts. burns,
bruises. etc.
Catarrh Balm for catarrh, etc.
All safe to use with full directions
and instructions as to symptoms and
treatment of same. /,
This cabinet is work of art and
IN ornament suitable for the best
household. When a preparation has
become exhausted the same can be
duplicated.
The regular price of this cabinet is
$500, but we are placing on the mar
ket for short time only as an intro
ductory offer number of these cabl-
nets for $1.O0 each. Send now before
offer is withdrawn.
THE HAMILTON DRUG co.
Hamilton, Ohio.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
$4,000 A MONTH FROM BUTTER IN
POOR COTTON-GROWlNG SECTION

Louisville, KY, March 26.-When a
poor cotton growing county develops
a cooperative creamery that can mar
ket $4,000 worth OF butter in one
month. the possibilities Of the south
land can be realized. The county that
did this was Catawba County, N. C.
and the man who showed Catawba
county how 1t could be done was Mr..
Walter ]. Shuford. of Hickory.
Mr.. Shuford's work became noised
abroad and at once attracted the at
tention of The Country Gentleman.
The Curtis Publishing Company imme-
diately sent one of its men down to
get the whole story, which was later
issued in two numbers of the maya
zine under the unique title 1.-The But
terfat Uplift."
Gradually during the three years in
which the creamery has grown to the
point of selling $4,000 worth of but
ter in one month, the public has
learned what real, definite. up-to-date
cooperation means. This creamery
is today handling an immense business
in eggs and is preparing to market
fancy dressed poultry in special car
tions for the metropolitan trade. All
of this means that to a certain ex-
tent Catawba county is getting all of
the profit, Instead of having it split up
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
truth 1RIUhPHs
hatsEeshurg Citizens Testify for the
! Public Benefit.

A truthful statement of a Hatties
burg citizen. given in his own words
should convince the most skeptical
shout the merits OF Doan's Kidney
Pills II you suffer from backache
nervousness. sleeplessness. urinary
disorders or any form of kidney ills
use tested kidney medicine.
A Hattiesburg citizen tells of Doan' 8
Kidney Pills.
Could you demand more convinc
ing proof of merite
N. A. Brown, prop. store, Ills River
Ave, Hattiesburg, Miss, says: you
may use my endorsement of Doan's
Kidney Pills. for know them to be
. remedy OF great merit have taken
them Off and on for several years for
pains across my. back and kidneys,
and trouble with the kidney secretions
and they have always helped me. Only
= short time ago when had attacks
Of backache, got a supply of Doan's
Kidney Pills at Hays C Fields Drug
Storesand they soon brought relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. .Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26

among innumerable middle men, and
1t Is also getting the advantage that
comes from carefully packed and
standardized products that are abso-
lutely dependable. Before the cream
cry began business the best butter
sold from IL to 20 cents per pound in
trade while today their butter brings
SO cents in cash.
Mr.. Shuford will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers at the. Conference for
Farmers and Business Men at its sew
enteenth annual meeting. which will
be held in Louisville, April I, 8, 9, 10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-26
BEST FAMILY LAXATIVE

Beware of constipation. Use DR..
Kings New Life Pills and keep well.
Mrs. Charles e. Smith, of West Frank.
lin, Me-. calls them "Our family laxa-
tive" Nothing better for adults or
aged. Get them today. 25c. All Drug
gists or BY mail.H. e. 6ucIien & Co.
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
Tobacco Market
At Chase City Is
On the UPGRADE

Chase City, Va, Oct s1.--Notwith-
standing the shortness of the crop
generally expected throughout the to-
bacco raising belt, the Chase City
market is expected to sell as much, ii
not more, tobacco this year than
last.
The territory adjacent to Chase
City Is reached by good roads. better
roads than lead to the. other towns In
the surrounding country. where to-
bacco lis sold, and this acts in favor
Of the Chase City market.
The four warehouses here are well
equipped to handle sales and the re-
drying establishments here have been
increasing their capacities and putting
in not only more machinery, but bet
ter machinery. more modern and up
to-date.
One warehouse has been built en-
tirely new since last season and great
lily enlarged, others have been en-
larged and have had stables for horses
and rooms to provide sleeping quart
ers for the farmers built-the market
is on the upgrade: that's the story In
"a nutshell.
The men who conduct the ware
houses are among the city's most sub
stantial business men. some Of them
have been farmers themselves and
know what the farmer needs when II
comes to selling tobacco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
Imports For
September Less
Than Year Ago

Washington, Oct. 31.--Complete
statistics of exports and imports Tor
September, indicating the effect OF the
war upon American commerce. were
issuer recently by the Department OF
Commerce.
Imports last month were sl40.os9,-
900, compared with $171,0S4,0o0 in
September, 1918, and for the nine
months ending September so last, they
were $1.410,4 100000 against $1,327,-
1885,, 900 for the nine months of 1913.
Exports during September were
$15S. 5000, against $215.s11.o0o in
September, 1919, and $1.440.360,0 900
for the first nine months this year
against $I.705,422,0o0 during the same
period last year.
Last month imports from Great
Britain were 1872, lac, 900. against $685.
$4,000 In September, 1918; from
France. s5,s17.000, against $15,3S3,-
600; from Belgium, $4,000, against
s44la.0o0: from Germany. s2,7s2 900.
against $1s,s0s. 900, and from Russia,
$4,000, against s2,379.000.
Exports last month TO Germany
were only sass, against $34, 1890
in September, 1918: to Great Britain.
S41.87S.600. against $5s,45s.oe0; 70
Belgium s747.00o against $4.SSs.0oo,
and to France sla.00s,000 against
sI7,552, 900 in September, 1919.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
POOLE TELLS Of
BUSINESS ABROAD

That there is general Improvement
of business conditions throughout the
British Empire since the beginning OF
the European war, ts the declaration
of John l.. Poole, European export
manager Of the Hupr Mater Car Gem
pani. who recently arrived In London.
Mr.. Poole went abroad for the ex-
press purpose OF investigating business
affairs and to ascertain just to what
extent European merchants would cali
on the American market
His report in d recent letter TO the
Iupp Motor Car Company, Is extreme
ly favorable, for Mr.. Poole. who Is
business man of keen ability and ex-
ceutionaI foresight. can see no reason
why American manufacturers should
not have a ready market In Europe.
In general. business conditions
have improved" writes Mr.. Poole to
the Hump Motor Car Company. This
lis vouched for by various merchants
in different lines of business. and l
can see no reason why We should not
do a fairly good business in the motor
ear line dilring the eesni,t: season. un--
less, OF course, England itself, Is open
10 an invasion by some hostile nation
LAS the Olympia. the annual motor
car show of England, will not be held
this season, Whiting. Ltd, Hupmo bile
distributors for the British Isles. Will
hold a motor car exhibit or their own,
and anticipate visit. at that time.
from their eighty odd dealers, VINO
are located throughout Great Britain.
ireland and Scotland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
MORE GOOD ROADS
FOR LUNENoURG
IkptHLI.yEN AND LEWISTON DIS
TRICrS ASK FOR BONDS
ISSUES.

kenhridge, Va, Oct. 81 .-~I.unenburg
bids fair To be one OF the banner coun-
ties IN the state. III the matter OF
roads The good roads fever struck
this county about three years ago ana
has grown more intense each day. Tho
roads already constructed have served
as a decided stimulus to every district
in the county. The people were quick
To see the great waste of the old svs-
tenn, and are eager to better them
selves At the first opportunity.
Al The recent term OF the Circuit
Court in this county, Lcchieveu and
Lewiston districts both petitianed the
court to call elections 10 deg rrftire
whether they should issue bonds Tor
read Improvement. from the present
outlook there lis not the slightest DOUBT
that the people In these districts Will
vote FOR the bond Issue. Both districts
are COMPOSED OF progressive people
whe appreciate the manifold adyan-
tages OF good roads, and they are CO.
ing TO rid themselves OF mud ana me
mud tax.
When Ioch;even and Lewiston fail
In line this will leave only two districts
without boA issues --- Column olan
Grove and Pleasant Grove. The latter
district voted on the question aoout
TWO wears ago anu tsAttNh ~ Ns~t' -
bond issue. Columbian Grove In the
en,y district whicA, as thus far taken
no steps, bur they are alive and AWAKE.
and will doubtless fall in line shortly.
Browns store and Plymouth as
tricts have just about completed all
roads voted on. and II Is pleasure
and delight to drive over the spiendiu
SOIL roads that have been constructed
When the bonds were first Issued there
were various predictions that the
amount of the bonds would not worK
more than half the roads proposed to
he built, and some. OF the advocates
OF the bond issue feared this result.
hut TO the credit Of both districts. II
ran he said that they have built all
the roads voted on and both have SOM"
money left. What these districts have
done every district In the county can
do, and will do Just as soon as pos
sible.
OF course these happy results could
not have been achieved without the
HELM of convict labor. We have tho
camp here now and we should keep
II here until every mile of main trav-
Feled road has been improved. In tive
wears there will be such a change in
the old county that the Occasional WIS.,
itor will hardly recognize It.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
BUILDING SUMMARY
FOR MONTH SHOWS
FEWER OPERATIONS

The reporr Of Building Inspector
Butler for October. giving the sum
mary OF building operations In Rich
rmond during the month, shows tha'
in new work there has been de-
crease, as compared with October
1919, amounting to $2S.512, and al
increase in alteration and repair worn
amounting to $4.072. making net
decrease in all work authorized DUR
ing the month. as compared with &c.
tnber, 1919, of $24.44o. Even though
this decrease is apparent. the show
ing Is regarded as a good one when
compared with building activities III
other cities in the United States.
Last month. while Richmond show
ed an increase over September. 1914
there were but sixteen other cities
out of 10 showing increases.
The building inspectors summar,
shows for the month:
Number OF permits issued in Octo-
her or new work, 3S.
Number Of permits issued in Octo-
Der for alterations and repairs, 50.
Total number of permits issued In
October. 81.
Estimated cost Of new improve
ments in october. $se,sTs.
Estimated cost of alterations and
repairs in October. $22.244.
Total cost of work authorized In Oc-
tober. $122,s20.
Average value OF permit for new
work in October. $3.011.Ss3.
Average value Of permit for aiterA-
lions and repairs In October. $430.444;
Average value OF total permits Is
sued In october, $1,409.425.
New Structures.
Twenty brick dwellings. $54.s0o.
Seven frame dwellings. $14,901.
One warehouse and mandatory
$3.50
Two private stables. $4,000.
Ten private garages. sass.
Four brick stores, $500.
One frame shed, &25o.
One church. $16.4O0.
Total number Of buildings, 80.
Total amount, 399.376.
Alterations and Repairs.
Thirteen brick dwellings, $3.s42.
Twenty-four frame dwellings
$A377.
Five warehouses and manufActo.
ries, $685..
Four brick stores. $1.767.
Four private stables. 36.067.
Two once buildings, e3eS.
Four private buildings. 3s40.
Total number Of buildings, IS.
Total amount $23, 244.
Total number of examinations ant
reports. 81.
! to October 81, 1914. inclusive
$2.625. 915.
Amount OF repair work from Jan,
Euary l to October 81, 1914. inclusive
S4a1.5iS.
Total amount az work authorised
from January l 10 October ~. le1l
1anlsnt tn. a. "a. "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
SHOULDPLOW
LIME UNDER

There has been great deal OF work
done along both theoretical and prac-
teal lines, as to the action OF lime on
the SOIL" says J. +. BreAxeale, acting
chemist at Rossiyn. writing to the
Rosslyn Commonwealth. He continues:
aside from the effect of lime upon
the mechanical condition of the soil
which. OF course, every one recognizes.
believe that 90 per cent OF the benefit
derived from an application 10 due to
its power Of neutralizing the soil acids
and making the soil alkaline. Nearly
all soils contain sufficient lime for the
use OF the plant. as plant food.
The soil bacteria tina: are so in
strumental In using the atmospheric
nitrogen, cannot thrive in an acid soil,
therefore, In order to grow those plants
that have the "nodufes." such as clover
and alfalfa which are more or less de
pendent upon the nitrifyfng bacteria.
one must either have a limestone soil
or else supply lime.
Fl have found. by many years ex-
perience. that lime penetratss the soil
with surprising slownessf A few years
ago I made a lime requirement de-
! termination of a plot of soil In the
grounds Of the Smithsonian Institute
here in Washington. This soil was
no acid that clover would not grow
upon IL. even under the very best
methods OF cultivation. II required
1900 pounds of lime per acre to over
come the acidity. according TO my
measurements Lime was applied ut
that rate, AZ q surface dressing. and
allowed to stand eighteen months; 1t
was not worked into the SOIL AT
the end Of that time ! scrapsd or one
half inch OF the surface and drew 4
sample Of the soil underneath. It was
just ~ acid as 1t had bean eighteen
months before. The lime had not PEN
efrated the soil to = depth OF one
half inch. and possibly not even . quar-
tar OF an inch. OF course. am speak
ing OF an ordinary soil. and not an
extreme case. such az = sand bed.
| year before last Mr.. r. ". Coville.
OF the Bureau of Plant Industry And
fixed up the lime pot that measured
three inches. across the top. and filled
lit with mixture Of leaf mold fpeAt)
and sand. We then began n water
ii with saturated solution ~ Inns
/ Cline watar). Altar pa9alne thtrtr-
twe unagte - Nnas wo1ae n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
ANOTHER QUIET
WEEK IN REALTY
NO LARGE DEALS NOTED. But Nu-
MERoUs LOANS ARE
REPORTED.
IMPROVING PROPERTY
HOLDERS OF GOOD REAL EsTATE
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN EARLY
RETURN OF NORMAL
CONDITIONS.

Activities in real estate during tn
last week are taken by some OF I'M
more conservative students OF ioc&a
business conditions as an indication
that those who have any considerable
amount of money In realty are salts
fed to leave 1t there. showing . cons
fidence In the early return OF easy
times. IL
There was also shown during tlta
week the tendency toward loosening
OF money. the demand for loans being
good and being met In generous lash
ion. That these loans are for tho
purpose Of permitting permanent Ing
provements to residence and business
properties Is shown by the activity.
of builders and contractors, WHO'S
business has been rather slack and -
now on the pickup. This Ii held osll
as another indication of the condolences
which obtains. M
There was less dealing in resi-
estate during the last week in fhA
aggregate. so far as tine recordatton4
show. than there has been in the lass
tnree or four weeks, but 1t IL stated
that a number Of deals will ~
shown in the records Of early Novsm-
her. The loans made during tn
week, as evidenced by good mortgASee
filed, and to be filed Monday. total
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Less Than October, 1918. l
Business done in the month ~
October, while slightly under that "a
October. 1919. when conditions were
better than the present, totaied SONS
500 to $50 transactions ~ shown NJ
deeds OF bargain and sale hled In the
Richmond and Henrico courts. Dur.
ing the month there were recorded
about 500 such deeds In the ChAncefx
Court In the Henrfco Court thar
were filed nearly $50. gS
There Is reported a larger demAnA
for farm properties and during tn
week number OF deals were cloeoo.
Among them, ono transferring =
thirty six-acre plot on the Three Chort
Road, west Of Richmond invoive4
| some $500. Inquiries for goC4
farm land are being made daily and
the handler of farms ID lining UP Some
. good business for the near future.
Satisfaction Expressed
Satisfaction with the situation q
expressed by those who own bushes
properties The incomes from thee
are holding UP. Rentals OF residence
places also hold well and the agents
who are handling rentals declare COLI
lections to be as good ~ usual.
That there are not more salee y
said to indicate that the man now
owning property In satisfied that bet
ter times will shortly be here ana
that there Is no need Of selling nov
at sacrifice orsat q much smaller
figure than he will be able to obtain
within few months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
RAOFORD PEOPLE
APPRECIATE ROADS

Radford. Va. Oct. s1.--Farmers
from the surrounding country yester-
day Joined the business men and other
citizens of Radford in a Good Roads
Day." during which considerable work
was done on further improving the
pumphouse and tho rock roads, both
of which already were In fair condi-
ton.
Both these roads are in the town,
leading to outside country. and users
of the roads. approaching the greater
service they were giving after their
previous worl Ing. united In the effort
to make the highway still better. The
road building spirit has taken nrm hold
on the people Of this section.