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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
MYSTERIES.

1t is a fact that in every man mot
in every woman) there lives lover;
a lover who is called out in all his
potentialities often by the most in
significant little things-as long as
they come at the psychological mo-
ment; the glimpse of a face at an
unusual angle, an evanescent attitude,
the curve of cheek often looked at
before, perhaps, but then, at the mo-
ment, charged with astonishing signi-
ficance. These are great mysteries, of
course.-From Chance" by Joseph
Conrad.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30

is from San Francisco; it is closer to
Washington than Denver is; it is farth-
er from New Orleans to Chicago than
it is from Puerto Barrios to New
York. A stable government for Hon
duras, and it must become kingdom
of plenty instead of a principality of
poverty! Nicaragua is in the same
condition as Honduras.
at is not unreasonable to assume
that if the people of Middle America
can secure fair and proper govern.
ment conditions after the completion
of the Panama Canal. they can do what
Cuba has done in the 10 years since
the first American intervention.
Literacy Increased $40 Per Cent.
Since that time the number of peo-
pie able to read and write has in
creased 40 per cent.
THE mortality rate has been cut
down from 1868 per thousand to 1859.
The balance of trade has risen from u
deficit of $27,OOO,OOO a year to a sur
plus of $3O,0OO,OOO.
Assuming that Central America
can be brought up to Cuba's standard
today, its foreign trade would amount
to full billion dollars a year instead
of a beggarly So million today. 1t
would have 10000 miles of railroad
where it has less than 1000 miles to-
day. 1t would have 5000 miles of
macadam roads as compared with a
few hundred. 1t would have a popu-
lation of 100000 as compared with
100000 tocay.
This and more will certainly come
to Central America if good govern
ment there comes apace with a COM
pleted Panama Canal"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
Indians Possess
Snake Poison AnhdOtp

Washington, D. c., July 30.-The
wierd and uncanny snake-dance of the
Hopi Indians is described in a COM
munication to the National Geograph-
ic Society, at Washington, d. c., by
Miss Marion l.. Oliver, daughter of
former Assistant Secretary of War
Robert Shaw Oliver.
The chief of the harvest priests
first appeared, carrying in his hand
wierd wind instrument, which as he
swung sounded like the angry sough-
ing wind of a Storm" she writes.
Others followed carrying rattles
which made the sound of falling rain;
others had ears Of corn or others har-
vest emblems. Suddenly saw
priest ascending the ladder leading
from the Snake kiva He was covered
with long coat, and carried great
bag, the contents of which writhed and
wriggled. He deposited his bag of
snakes under the tepee-like alter. Just
as the rays of the setting sun struck
the top rung of the ladder, several
wild figures emerged Now the cere-
mony began. Crossing hands, they
swayed from east to west with eyes
half closed After about 20 motions
they burst into deep-voiced chant.
Soon some of the priests began to look
half hypnotized, and sang with their
eyes fixed and heads bent.
Snakes Strike But Do Not Kill.
Suddenly the swinging stopped and
the Snake priests stood in line, single
file, only every other priest had his
hand on the shoulder of the one in
carried a wand of eagle feathers
Around they went, around the plaza,
with a funny, housekeeping motion.
AS they passed the altar they paused
and stamped twice on a board that
"oo O'Oi q iOiC W o"ohCu inc opllltS
to hear their prayers. The second
time the priests passed the altar /
saw them pause, but only when they
had turned facing me did | realize the
horror. Every other man had
squirming live rattlesnake in his
mouth! The snakes were curling
themselves into all kinds of horrible
shapes, and their evil heads went dart
ing this way and that. saw one rat
tier strike man just under the ear.
He had to pull 1t loose, but took
fresh hold of the snake near it's head
and seemed none the worse for it.
Now saw the reason for the Sec
ond priests with feather wands. Their
duty was to soothe the snake by strok-
ing it with the feathers, and to guide
the snake-carrying priests, who often
looked as if he were in trance. The
snakes would hiss and try to coil and
strike, but the tickling of the feathers
would make them uncoil, and the
priests would pick them up with about
as much concern as most people would
pick up rope. Two of the Snake
priests were little boys who could not
have been more than eight years old.
One of them danced with bull snake
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
PEARLS AND RUBlES.

Pearls may be found nearly any
where in waters inhabited by oysters
or mussels. Some of Canadas fresn
water pearls have fairly high value.
The Mississippi has also yielded val
liable pearls. Rubies have usually
come from the East-lndia or Ceyion
though South America has furnished
some good specimens. Oil wells are
really excavations into underlying
lakes or fields of petroleum, gener-
ally found on this continent just above
the Trenton limestone formation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
TRUTH VS.. FALSEHOOD.

Truth is irresistible. Falsehood may
for a time stay it's progress, but il
cannot prevent its eventual triumph
An economic fact founded on nature
will win its way despite the combined
forces of those who benefit by inequit-
able customs and wicked laws. There
can be but one conclusion to the bat
tie of truth VS.. falsehood.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
Prince of WQLeSDenOCrQhc
But Failure As Athlete

his early weeks soon wore off, but the
natural desire to be intimately asso-
ciated with a prince so easy of access
was harder to kill.
"Magdalen second eleven last season
proved far more attractive to many
men than the college senior team. Lit
tie or no concession has been made to
his royalty. l saw him the other day
waiting at the door of one of the lead
ing doctors in Oxford. On the other
hand, he has had freedom and ease
which he will never again enjoy; he
has mixed unostentatiously with peo-
pie of all ranks; he has endured brave
ly and well the discomforts of camp
life as a private; and he has been
treated with quiet, well-bred respect
by every member of the university.
The Prince has rather startled his
university companions lately by taking
to the pipe and giving up, for the mo-
ment, the cigarette. A picture of him
with the Oxford officers training corps
shows the Prince putting at a great
bull dog pipe, and apparently enjoying
it. The next day, however, he left
his regiment, which had not finished
its training, and came to London.
Gossips are saying that Queen Mary
having seen the picture sent for him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
DIFFERENCE IN LIVES.

1t costs to send. To give a message
to the world, to express ones person
atty in ones time calls for a real ex-
penditure. That is why small and
selfish lives are only receivers, while
those lives which bless mankind have
given of their substance and of their
selves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
NTIFIC
DISCOVERY
DetabIe Element That lie Rapidly
] Away with the Use of CaIomel.

Owl Drug Store is one of the
aggressive concerns to offer for
le new system of medicine that
i supplanting the use ~ old
ed calomel as a liver medicine.
ly everyone knows how easily
rer becomes sluggish in this
e and how the sluggishness ef-
not only all other physical or
ut the mind as well.
signal towers of this dread con-
which some call malaria are
tongue, lack of energy, dull
constipation, sallow complexion.
d with regularity this proven
lc liquid vegetable medicine In
n Of CARSWELL'S LIVER-AID
fevent or promptly relieve all
lpubles.
ale under money return guar
y The Owl Drug Store
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
PORTO RICO MADE RICH
BY GOOD GOVERNMENT
TRADE AND PROSPERITY CAN
NOT EXIST WITH
OUT 1T.

Washington, July 90.-The probable
beneficial effect of the Panama Canal
on the countries of the Caribbean is
told by VIM. ]. Showalter in a COM
munication to the National Geographic
Society, at Washington. He describes
the wonderful changes that have been
wrought in Porto Rico and Cuba since
the advent of the United States gov
eminent in those islands.
1T would require six Salvadors to
make one Honduras, and yet Salvador
has three times as much population
and three times as much foreign COM
merce as Honduras" he says. Costa
RIGA is less than half as big as Mica
ragua, and yet it has three times as
much foreign commerce as Nicaragua.
And yet, when Salvador and Costa
RIGA are compared with Porto Rico,
they in turn seem to be slow in their
development. Porto Rico is so small
that seven islands like it would be re-
quired to cover an area equal to that
of Costa RIGA, yet it has a foreign
trade Ave times as great as that of the
Banana Empire. Porto Rico is less
than half as large as Salvador, yet it
has foreign trade seven times as
great.
Has Ideal Government.
Little Porto Rico is so small that
7 uld be buried in a single Central
~ rican lake; it would take 81 is
fH of its size to equal Central Amer
pgether. The reason? Because
Rico has an ideal government.
trade of the island has nearly
lpled since Uncle Sam took pos
e p there. The number of children
I'D in the school has increased
The wages of the laboring
has multiplied threefold Porto
prosperity is seen in the sugar
where the Porto Rican people
Sc for exported sugar where
eceived 81 only a dozen years
Coffee production has quad
ss since the beginning of the cen
The production of oranges has
sed sevenfold in ten years, pine
twentyfold in four years and
ruit twenty-fivefold in three
lar comparisons are made be.
Cuba and the six republics
In area one-fifth as great, its
commerce is three times that
six. "One might go on with
omparisons indefinitely, the les
them all being that prosperity
ASH exist where good government
pt," continues the writer.
to Washington Than Denver.
vast deposits of minerals, I'M
,usands of acres of the finest
fruit and vegetable lands in
Id, and vast areas of magnifi-
azing and coffee lands. Hon.
at our very doors. 1t is 700
iarer to Chicago than that city
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
euckLEN's ARNicA SALvE FOR
CUTS. BURNS. SORES

Mr.. e. 8. Lopez. Marilla. N. r.,
writes: 4 have never had cut, burn.
wound or sore 1t would not heal" Get
a box Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve today.
Keep handy at all times for Burns,
Sores, Cuts, Wounds. Prevents Lock
jaw. 25c at your Druggist.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30

TO tell you what your
wonderful remedies
have done for me. |
was a sufferer from
f e m ale weakness
a n d displacement
and l would have
such tired, worn out
feelings, sick head
aches and dizzy
spells. Doctors did
me no good so l tried
the lydia f.. Pink
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30
MRS. MAbEN
WAS MADE WELL
BY Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
table Compound and Wants
Other Suffering Women
To Know 1t.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. ~ have
wanted to write to you for long time
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30

kept out of it-though few European
statesmen believe this possible-Rou-
mania and Bulgaria, to say nothing
of Greece and Montenegro, may be
drawn into it, There has been hints
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-30

Let The News Job Department print
your stationery.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
A BOOST FOR FATHER.

A st. Louis pastor announces that
February % will oe observed at his
church as Fathers Day. The Father
Of His Country will not be the whole
show on that occasion. Far less con-
spicuous individuals, who worry with
the high cost of living and such
trif1es, will get a share of the glory.
We have our doubts as to whether
the celebration will become nation
wide. Mothers Day is now observed
in some form pretty generally
throughout the Union and has re-
ceived the personal sanction of the
governors of all the States. But the
Fathers Day movement has been
rather balky, and shows no DISPOSE
ton to stand when hitched.
Perhaps there is a suspicion that
if any wreaths are thrown in the
direction of the provider of the fam
ily he will get the big head and slow
up on his job.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20

back into Mexico for Judicial trial
and execution. But if we formally
deliver him into the hands of Villa,
ipso facto, we thereby recognize
Villas outfit as the government OF
Mexico. And with anybody else it
would be the same. And, Of course,
We don't want to recognize Villa
for the reasons we have explained,
and we don't want to recognize any
bod else as being the government
of Mexico.
We can drop Castillo free over the
line to be snatched up by Villa as
we might drop a rat out of trap
under the jaws Of a terrier. But in
American sentiment and practice
that isn't a very nice thing.
So there we are in the remarkable
situation where, for the time being,
a Mexican bandit, guilty of murder
ing American citizens, has perfect
" safe refuge from punishment, not
in his own country of crime and an
archy, but in this country Of the
murdered Americans,
The Washington times., 1914-02-20

mercial transactions that we may
expect tc come under the notice of
trades commission. The antitrust
acts prohibition Of contract or con-
Spiracy in restraint of trade will
stand as a general rule to be en-
forced, but after that rule is laid
down as lodestar by which to guide
the course, there will be admins
trative discretion to chart course
so as to steer around rocks that
may be located in the channel.
The undertaking straight lire is
not always the most satisfactory
route between two points, though
undeniably the shortest. The rigid
and unyielding rule is often a dam
gerous rule, though a splendid prin-
cirie. The sensible and workable
plan of compromise is suggested in
this administrative relation. to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
the steamboat-owning railroads.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
THE SILVER LINING
EDITED BY ARTHUR BAER.

wise mulct the number yeu ask for. the
ireless phone will be thing Of the far
future.
John DIS son-in-law Is going to fly
across the Atlantic. What is he going
to fly in, an heiroplane?
Febrt, has twent-eight days-Hax-
erstown Almanac. This should put an
end TO all the arguments.
There are lots of rules to be adhered
TO if You desire to live to oe centen-
arian, one of the most effectual being.
however, TO never carry a package of
eggs by the string.
Weather Bureau says the backbone OF
winter is broken. He must have tried
10 cross the ice at Fourteenth and F.
The only thing missing now is Eliza
and 4 pack Of bloodhounds. We have
all the rest Of the stage setting
Tourists Guide to Washington-Thr
Washington Monument. 1t is located 1T
Washington Park near Fourteenth
street In ordinary weather it is above
the horizon. and can be plainly seen.
but this isn't ordinary weather. II
is a beautiful place to so. if you can
nor think of anything else. Persons
standing on the roof should not venture
too close to the edge, as the edge IL
very close to the roof. Any person not
knowing where the monument is
shouldn't admit il, as folks will think
that you were born here. -'
The monument is one story in height
therefore. the windows are on III,
ground floor. but don't try to Convince
any one of this. Tourists having plenty
of time will find it advisable to take
the elevator, but ii you are only in town
for a month. use Your own judgment
The monument il shaped like 4 chiU'-
ncy, but nobody has ever had sense
enough 10 build fire in it Yet, there
fore all the souvenir postal cards are "a
healthy as ever. From the monument
YOU can overlook the Senate. but then
the Senate is used to being overlooked,
thanks to the present Administration.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
perior learning.

perior learning.
Congressman CHARLES Bartlett. one OF
the veteran Democrats of the House
and the dean of the Georgia delegation,
tells a story typical of the mental pro-
cesses of certain country ''squircs" who
do a little justice of the peace work on
the side. depending for real living on
farming or merchandising
This old fellow" said Mr. Bartlett in
q cloak room interchange of stories.
was hearing small lawsuit growing
out OF the killing Of some hogs by a
railroad. There had been long dry
spell in that section. and the farmers
we're behind in their work. Soon after
the case got under way il began to
cloud UP and you could see that the
Justice of the peace was growing rest
less.
'One of these city lawyers Was on
hand. lie was loaded down with law
books and extracts from supreme court
decisions The cyid.-Hu-- was in,. the
arguments had begun. aud the city at
Iorney WAS warming up in great shape
when the rain came. 1t WAS a line
shower. and as the downpour ceased,
the squire said:
This cote will have TO adjourn. The
cote has business 10 attend to-
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
AN EXAMPLE FROM ALEX.
ANDRIA.

Washingtonians would find food
for thought should they visit Alex
andria at this time and compare the
condition of its streets with the dis
graceful situation which exists in
the Capital of the nation.
Despite drizzling rain yesterday,
Alexandrians decided that their
streets should be cleared of the snow
which was menace to life, limb,
and health. Last night the city's
hremen went to work with their ap-
paratus, and up one street and down
another they worked until the cen
ter of the city was gotten into such
a shape as would bring the blush of
shame to a loyal Washingtonian, re-
f1ecting upon the neglect which has
been so evident in his own city for
several days.
Alexandria isfiot yet free of snow;
some of its streets are still covered
by frozen masses; and even down
town there are places that could be
improved upon. But Alexandria ap-
preciated the necessity for action,
and action came. Washington can
well afford to take notice.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
CASTILLO A PROBLEM.

Mexico continues to Daffie our di-
plomacy and challenge our code.
Now comes the Castillo puzzle.
This bandit murdered, or is charged
with numbering. several Americans
trapped in railroad tunnel. Villa
went on his trail TO get him and his
followers and externiinale them so
as to prove that the bandit had not
committed the murder with the sarc-
tion of Villa.
But Castillo, like a fox. crossed
the border line to be captured in the
United States. He murdered AEneri-
cans, and for that act Villa, in Mex
ico, woulG kill him out Of hand. But
in orr country we can't try the ban
dit in criminal court. Not being at
war. we can't try him in a military
court. We can't punish him in any
way except to lynch him; but lynch
ing is abhorrent to our national sen-
timcnt as we'll as impossible in the
case OF a man who is in the hands
of our Government.
We can send the bandit murderer
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
BY CHARLES NJ. MAIGNE.

The United States is now at peace and
We lie snug and warm behind the bull
warks of our fancied security. The pos
sibilitv Of war seems remote, and yet
and yet
Nowadays war is not declared with
ample notice and due forncality. Ten
years ago Japan suddenly sprang. al
most without warning, upon Russia:
her precipitation of hostilities has been
called unethical and in violation Of the
spirit Of international law and custom.
1t may be so-but-
Bonaparte was bitterly assaiIed by his
defeated enemies on the ground that he
had taken advantage OF them and did
not wage war according to rule. Ger
tainlv some little success attended his
methods. and all ~ called fair In war"
1t only goes to show that we will not
be given much warning when the time
comes and. II We have no material with
which tr arm our hastily raised forces,
1t will cost SO hugely to prolong the
war until the equipment may be raised
and the land properly defended, that it
may scarcely be computed.
Cost To Organized Business.
Each day Of the war would cost US
about a million dollars in cold cash, for
expenses, to say nothing of the lives
which would be given I'D and the cost
Of the interruption to organized busi-
ness.
Without doubt, such war would be
prolonged at least six months or a year,
due to our uEpreparedness, for our weak
forces could not hope to check a strong,
overwhelming army. and after being
driven inland, we would be put to the
necessity Of returning after the equip
ment had been manufactured, to drive
the invaders out.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
FOREIGN.

Sir Edward Grey, speaking before the
house Of commons, urged that the Brit
ish government take some steps to re-
lieve the suffering which exists in the
Balkan states as result of the Two
Balkan wars.
The Marquis of Iansdownc, leader OF
the opposition in the house of lords
presented = motion for the appointment
of a committee to inquire into all ma
inSs of Lord Murray. The motion was
carried without = division
More than 5000 men. women and cniI-
dren have 1crishod in the northern sc..-
ton of japan as result of the failure
of the rice crop. according to dispa tchcs
received rom TOE.'o.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. forwarded Ia
Premier Asduith a petition. signed hv
prominent British authors, asking Bri,
ish participation in the Panama -Paci1ic
Exposition.
TWO serious defeats were inflicted on
The Haitian rcb".', Genera! Paul their
comnander-in-CE lief, being killed.
\ sharp attack was made on hdml-a,
Dewey III the German reichstae in s.ou-
nectIon with statements in his auto
biography concerning the German fleet
at Manila during the Spanish-hmericsn
war.
{. +. q. MaStcrman. recently APPOINT
ed to a British cabinet post, was do
feated In by-election for a seal in tho
house OF commons. Tie result was hail
ed as a great victory for the IniCnists.
The Washington times., 1914-02-20
Business High Alumni
Give Vaudeville Show

Under the stage direction Of kopeEt
{. Tracy. the Business High Sch9o'
Alumni Association presented a Nauue-
vIllc show in the assembly I!ah ot tne
school before Il large audience last
night The Alumni Redheads, an
The Manicure Lady" was one OF tne
hits Of the evening. Edison &. Brown
music was catchy.
The girls in the act We're: Margaret
Shane. Esther Bell Anne Farden: We
rena f. Schmid. and Ethel 7. Snane.
The men were Harold X. Davis. +; II.
Amos. Henry Kruger. Clarence Else
man. Hosscr L. Hunter. william u.
Moore, and Samuel Tompkins.
Mary Minnix gave limitations or lay
Cox, Milt collins. and others. Stevens
TalSnage, and Tracy contributed pleas
ing dancing costume speciality. MISS
kathryn Talmage was excellent in a
Cancc specially.
F.isenbciss proved clever magician.
who won deserved applause. Hawke.
Lanigau. and Ercsnahan, scored in a
dancing turn. Miss LaniSau showed
skill in dancing. The Marine Eand
Quartet played several numbers. Paul
e Cromciiu handled the business eud
Of tho show Tho hill will I've repeated
at the school utter the close of the
i1atsn seasoA