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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-30
HIcHEsrs TRIBUNAL vPHoLDs
THE DECISION or PEARL
RIVER JUDGE.
SAYS OTHER REMEDIES
MAY Be REs0RTED T0
Affirms constitutionality Of Law Rs-
strictins Land Holdings, But says
Penalties Apply Only to oomestie
companies-coIIins to start oustsf
Proceedings.


Special to The Neios.
Jackson, Miss, March 30.-The Su-
preme Court this morning handed
down a decision In the famous Edward
Hines Lumber Co. case, involving tim
ber holdings in South Mississippi val
ued at $15.O0O.o0O affirming the de-
cision of the chancery court of Pearl
River county, which was favorable to
the corporation.
The Supreme Court, while uphold
ing the constitutionality of the statute
regarding land holdings, says that .
foreign corporation is not amendable
to the prescribed penalties, stating
that other means than those employed
in the prosecution by the Attorney.
General, were open to him.
The suit against the Edward Hines
Lumber Co. was instituted by Attor-
ney General ]. B. Stirling about four
years ago. seeking to have forfeited
to the state all lands held by the cor
poration In excess of amount specified
by law. 100000 worth for manufaos
sorwr tIAas n>nw By
sorporatioess
~ pressGt Atsor1 Res.
A. Tina continu a me ~ etion
of I 4 Bkncery court Of
Pea. A. Ia the law ia
be ugs, -sututional The state ap-
pealsd to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Courts decision is q
victory for the defendant, but Attor
ney General Collins stated be would
institute custer proceedings against
the corporal tion Immediately.
The Supreme Court holds that the
statute applies to both foreign and
domestic corporations, but that penal
ties for violating the law applies only
to domestic concerns. The courl
holds that the state has other RENE
dies under the statute to resort tc
enforce If it saw fit, and to compel the
corporation to give up its excessive
holdings ii any.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-30
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-30
THE MARKETS.

Orleans, March S0.-Cotton
\ eight to thirteen points up.
%. March 30,-Wheat closed
land a quarter to one and
~ niower. Provisions two
lI and half higher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

times in thu morning to get his pard-
ner up: I'm going out to the minei"
Then. with a saddle-gun under his
knee and his six-shooter hung at his
hip. be rode rapidly down the road.
turning out from time to time to let
long cavalcades of mules string by.
The dead-eyed arrieros. each with his
combined m~ule-blind and whiplash
swinging free. seemed to have very
little on their minds but their pack
lashings. and yet they must be three
days out from Moctezuma.
Their mules, too. we're well loaded
with the products Of the hot country
-fanegas of corr in red leather sacks.
oranges and fruits in handmade
crates, panoches Of sugar in balanced
frames, long joints of sugar-cane for
the dulce pedlers, and nothing to md.
cate either haste or flight.
Three times he let long pack-trains
go by without a word, and then at last,
overcome by curiosity, he inquired
about the revoltosos.
what revoltosos?" queried the old
mar to whom he spoke.
"Why, the men of Bernardo Bravo"
answered Bud; "the men who are
marching to take Moctezuma."
When l left M~octezuma." returned
the old man politely, "all was quiet
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
YEARS HAD LEFT THEIR MARK
Great Artists Model for Divine Face
Served Later In Depletion Of
That of Judas.

On the wall of an old monastery In
Milan hangs the famous Last Sup
per" of Leonardo da Vinci. 1t is said
that this artist, in painting the faces
Of the apostles, studied the counte-
nances Of good men whom he knew.
When he was ready to paint the face
of Christ he could find none that would
satisfy his conception. After years of
careful search, says the Strand Mag
azine. the painter happened to meet
one Pietro Bardinelli, a choir-boy of
exquisite voice, belonging to the ca
thedral. Being struck by the beautiful
features and tender name that be-
spoke an angelic soul, the artist in
duced the boy to be- the study for the
divine face.
All was done carefully and r%everent-
ly. but the picture was yet incom.
plete, for the face of Judas was alb.
sent. Again the painter set about IN
search Of a c~ountenanceI Years passed
before his search was rewarded and
the picture finally completed AS the
artist was about to dismiss the miser'
liable and degraded wretch who had
lebeen his awful choice tho man aa6kad
UP at him and said:
"You have painted me before"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
SISTERS TRICK
But 1t All Came Out Right.

How d sister played a trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee iend
is an interesting tale:
Il was a coffee fiend-a trembling,
nervous, physical wreck, vet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength. / Knocked at Postum and
would have none Of 1t.
"One day my sister substituted a
cup Of piping hot Postum for my morn
ing cup Of coffee but did not tell me
what it was. / noticed the richness
of it and remarked that the coffee
tasted fine but my sister did not tell
me ! was drinking Postum for fear |
might not take any more.
"She kept the secret and kept Civ
ing me Postum instead Of coffee until
/ grew stronger, more tireless, got a
better color in my sallow cheeks and
q clearness to my eyes, then she told
me Of the health-giving, nerve
strengthening iife-saver she had given
me In place Of my morning coffee.
From that time / became q disciple
OF Postum and no words can do JUS
tice In telling the good this cereal
drink did me. I will not try to tell 1t,
for only after having used 1t q n
be convinced Of its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
.er to rebuild what coffee has destroy
ed.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville,' In. pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be- well boil
cd. 15c and ESQ packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. A teaepoonfuI dissolves quickly
In q cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. soc and Soc tins,
The cost per1cup Of both kinds ~
about the same.
There's q Reason for Postum.
sold BY Grocers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
SYNOPSIS.

Bud Hooker and Phil De Lancey are
forced, owing to a revolution in Mexico.
TO give UP their mining claim and return
10 the United States. In the border town
OF Gadsden Bud meets Henry Kruger, a
wealthy miner. who makes him a propo-
sition 10 return to Mexico TO acquire title
90 a very rich mine which Kruger had
blown up when he found he had been
cheated out of the title by one Aragon.
The Mexican subsequently spent a large
sum in IN unsuccessful attempt to relo-
cate the vein and then allowed the land TO
revert for taxes. Hooked and De Lancey
arrive at Fortuna near where the mint
kEcwn as the Eagle Tail. is located. They
engage the services of Cruz Mendez, who
mas been friendly to Kruger, to acquire
title for them. and get a permit TO 40
preliminary work. Aragon protests and
accuses them of jumping his claim. BUD
discovers that matrimonial entanglementS
prevent Mendez from perfecting a vano
Sitle. Phil. who has been paying atten-
non to Aragon's daughter, Gracia' de-
seides to turn Mexican and get the title
IN his own name. Bud objects to Phirs
attentions to Graeia. Aragon fails In ms
attempt to drive them off the claim heo-
els are reported in the vicinity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

man who firts with a woman In Mex
leo Is called.
Say, PHIL he hailed. dl~sregarding
his pardner's obvious preoccupation;
break away for a minute and tell me
what kind Of powder to get to break
that schist-the store closes At five
o'clock, and"
He thrust his head out the door a
he spoke and paused. abashed-
Through the h~alf-closed portal Of the
next balcony but one he beheld the
golden hair of Gracia Aragon, and she
fixed her brown eyes upon him with
a dazzling, mischievous smile.
"o-ho!" murmured Bud, laying a COM
pelling hand on De Lancey and back
ing swiftly out of range; so this is
what you're up to-talking signs! But
say, Phil" he continued. reckoning
him peremptorily with a jerk OF his
head, Il got ten men hired and a lot
Of grub bought, and if you don't pick
out that mining stuff we're going to
lose a day. So get the lady to excuse
you and ome on now"
"In a minute" pleaded Phil. and he
went at the end Of his allotted time,
and perhaps it was the imp of jealousy
that put strength into Hooker's arm.
"Well. that's all right" said Bud, as
Phil began his laughing excuses; "but
you want to remember the Maine,
pardner-we didn't come down here to
| play the bear. When they's any love
making to be done l want to be IN
on 1t. And you want to remember that
promise you made me-you said you
wouldn't have a thing to do with the
Aragon outfit unless l raj with you'll"
i why, you aren't-you aren't ieal-
GUS, are you, Bud?"
Eyes, I'm jealous!' answered Hooker
harshly; Jealous as the devil! And
l want you to keep that promise, sect"
CAV, Bud" began De Lancey In
credulously; but Hooker silenced him
with a look. Perhaps he was really
jealous, or perhaps he only said 80 to
have his way, but Phil saw that ne
was IN earnest, and he went quietly
by his side.
But love had set his brain in q
whirl, and he thought no more OF his
promise-only of some subtler way Of
meeting his inamorata, some way
which Bud would fail to see.
H
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

there were no revoltosos. Since then,
l cannot say"
But the soldiers!" cried Bud.
Surely you saw them! They were
marching to fight the rebels"
Perhaps So" shrugged the arriero,
laying the lash of his topojo across
the rump of a mule; "but l know moth
ing about it."
mo-" muttered Bud, as he continued
on his way; land I'll bet nobody else
does"
Inquiry showed that in this, too, he
was correct. From those who travelled
fast and from those who travelled slow
he received the same wondering an
swer-the country might be filled with
revoltosos; but, as for them, they
knew nothing about it.
Not until he got back to Fortuna
and the busy federal telegraph wire
did he hear any more news of rapine
and b%loodshed, and the light which
dawned upon him then was gradually
dawning upon the whole town. +
1t was a false alarm, given out for
purposes of state and the higher poll
ties with which Mexico is cursed, and
the most that was ever seen of Ber-
nardo Bravo and his lawless men was
twenty miserable creatures, half
starved, but with guns in their hands,
who had come down out Of the noun
tains east of Moctezuma and killed a
few COWS for beef.
Thoroughly disguised, and yet
vaguely alarmed at this bit Of opera
bouffe warfare, Bud set himself reso-
lutely to work to hunt up men for
their mine. and, as many poor people
were out Of employment because of
the general stagnation of business, he
soon had ten Mexicans at his call.
Then, IS Phil. had dropped out of
sight, he ordered supplies at the store
and engaged Cruz Mendez-who had
spent his fortune in three days-to
pack the goods out on his mules.
They were ready to start the next
morning if De Lancey could be found
to order the powder and tools, and as
the afternoon wore on and no Phil
appeared, Bud went on a long hunt
which finally discovered him in the
balcony Of their window, making signs
in the language Of the bear" as a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
CHAPTER XIII.

For sixty days and more, while the
weather had been turning from cold
to warm and they had been laboring
feebly to clear away the great slide
Of loose rock that covered up the
ledge, the Eagle Tail mine had re-
manned a mystery.
Whether, like the old Eagle Tail Of
frontier fable, it was SO rich that only
the eagles head was needed to turn
the chunks into twenty-dollar gold
pieces; or whether, like many other
frontier mines, 1t was nothing but a
hole in the ground, was a matter still
to be settled. And Bud, for one, was
determined to settle 1t quickly.
Come. on" he said, as Phil hesi-
tated to open UP the way to the lead;
I'VE got a month, maybe less, to get to
the bottom Of this; and then the hills
will be lousy with rebels. If they's
nothing here, we want to find out
about it quick and skip-and If we
!! strike it, by grab, they amt enough
red-1aggers in Sonora to pry me
loose from it. Sc show these hombres
where to work and we'll be up against
rock by the end Of the week"
The original Eagle Tail tunnel had
been driven into the side of a steep
hill; so. steep, in fact, that the loose
| shale stretched in long shoots from
the base Of the frowning porphyry
bikes that crowned the tops Of the
hills to the bottom of the canyon. On
either side Of the discovery gulch
sharp ridges, perforated by the gopher
holes of the Mexicans and the ancient
workings Of the 'Spaniards, ran d.
rectly up the hill to meet the contact.
But it was against the face of the big
ridge itself that Kruger had driven
his drift and exploded his giant blast
Of dynamite, and the whole slope had
been altered and covered with a slide
of rock.
Against this slide, in the days when
they were marking time, Bud and his
pardner had directed their energies,
throwing the loose stones aside, build.
ing up walls against the slip, and
clearing the way to the solid schist.
There, somewhere beneath the tumble
of powder-riven rock, lay the ledge
which, if they found it, would make
them rich; and nov with single-jack
and drill, they attacked the last huge
fragments. blasting them into pieces
and groveling deeper until they could
strike the contact, where the schist
and porphyry met and the gold spray
had spewed up between.
To BE CoNTINUED.) \
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

Representative Simeon D. Tess Of
Ohio met an old friend in Washington
the other day and they fell to discuss.
ing the ravages Of time. especially in
regard to.loss Of hair.
Yes, I have a great prejudice
against being bald" remarked Fess'
friend. "but / guess I'm elected"
well, you know the old story about
the big fly and the little fly" said Tess,
THE big fly and the little fly were
promenading across an expansive bald
head, and the big fly remarked to the
little fly: See this fine, wide boule
yard here? I ear remember when il
was nothing but q narrow cowpath. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
Trials Of Teachino.

Mrs. Hitch was having some trou-
BILE with a little fellow in her spelling
class at Claysville.
Bed spells bed" she explained,
over and over again; bed, bed, Do
you understand
"Yes'm."
well, cat spells cat. dog spells
dog, and bed spells What did l
tell you bed spells?"
Dunno
Don't you know! You don't know
what bed spells after all I've told
your"
Nom"
well, once more, bed spells what
you sleep in. Now, what do YOU sleep
in?"
MY %drawers!' tr~iumphantly ex-
claimed the urohin.-Cynthiana Demo
crat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

turn in that direction, and the fear Of
the raiders was stilled.
Around and around the band stand
and in and out beneath the trees the
pleasure loving maidens from down
below walked decorously with their
mothers; and the little band Of For
tuna Americans, to whom life for some
months had been a trile burdensome,
awoke suddenly to the beauty Of the
evening.
And among the rest Of the maidens,
but far more ravishing and high-bred,
walked Gracia Aragon, at whom Bud
in particular stole many secret gExnces
from beneath the broad brim OF his
hat, hoping that by some luck The in.
%sirrectos would corne upon the town,
and he could defend her--hee alone.
For he felt that he could do II against
any hundred Mexicans that ever
breathed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
The Land Of Broken Promises
tcspyrirhs 1914. b. Funk A Mua,.yl

crazed old man who told for truth that
which he feared would happen.
Notwithstanding the denouement,
his story stirred the Mexican popula-
ton to the depths, and when Bud and
Phil tried to hire men to push the
work on the mine, they realized that
their troubles had begun. Not only
was it impossible to engage laborers
at any price, but on the following day
Cruz Mendez, with his wife and chill
dren and all his earthly possessions
on his burros, came h%urrying in from
the camp and told them he could serve
them no more.
ut is my woman!" he explained;
my Maria! All, if those r~evoltosos
should see Maria they would steal her
before my eyes!"
So he was given his pay and the
fifty dollars he had earned and, after
the customary "Muchas gracias," and
with the faithful Maria by his side, he
went hurrying off to the store.
And now in crowded vehicles, with
armed men riding in front and behind,
the refugees from Moctezuma and the
hot country began to pour into town,
adding by their very haste to the panic
Of all who saw them.
They were the rich property owners
who, having been subjected to forced
contribution before, were now fleeing
at the first rumor of danger, bringing
their families with them to escape any
being held for ransom.
In half a day the big hotel presided
over by Don Juan de Dios Bracha-
monte was swarming with staring
eyed country mothers and sternly sub
dued families of children; and final
ly, to add eclat to the occasion and
compensate for the general confusion,
Don Cipriano Aragon y Tres Palacios
came driving up to the door with his
wife and the smiling Gracia.
If she had been in any fear of cap
ture by bold marauders, Gracia Ara
gon did not show it now, as she sprane
lightly from the carriage and waited
upon her lady mother. Perhaps, after
a year or more of rumors and alarms
she had come to look upon impending
revolutionary conflicts as convenient
excuses for a trip to town, a long stoI
at the hotel, and even a dash to gay
Gadsden in case the rebels pressed
close.
However that may be, while Dor
Juan exerted himself to procure then
a good room she endured the gaze Of
the American guests with becoming
~placidity and, as that took some time
she even ventured to look the Ameri
cans over and make some comments
to her mother. a
And then-or so 1t seemed to Bud
the mother glanced up quickly anc
fixed her eyes upon him. After tina
he was in less of a hurry to return tt
the mine, and Phil said they would
stay inside for a week. But as fol
Don Cipriano, when he came across
them in the crowded lobby he glareG
past them with malignant insoIence
and abruptly turned his back.
At La Fortuna he was the lord anG
master, with power to forbid them the
place; but now once more the fortunes
of war had turned against him, and hi
was forced to tolerate their presence.
The band played in the plaza tina
evening, it being Thursday of thu
week, and as the cornet led with "Lt
Paloma," and the bass viol and guitars
beat the measure, all feet seemed t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
Preferred the Next Room.

When three-year-old Wards parents
went away for the night his sister I'M
dertook to hear his prayers. After
this had been done Ward remained
on his knees asking questions.
Finally he asked: fSister, where is
God?"
God is everywhere" she replied.
A pause, while the little boy con
sidered this answer. Then he asked:
rs he in this room?"
why, certainly
Ward jumped up hastily and caught
his sisters hand.
Lets go into the next room" he
cried.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

cLARKsviLLE.-Calvin Wigginton,
a wealthy and respected citizen, com
mitted suicide here by shooting him
self through the head while laboring
under a temporary arrangement of
the mind. He was 80 years old and
father of two children, Ed Wigginton
and Mrs. Ed Goodman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
Happenings of Interest
throughout


WEST PLAINs--After being IN
session five days, a special grand jury
called by Circuit Judge W. N; Evans
to Investigate gambling and the lille
gal liquor traffic in West Plains and
Howell county has been discharged.
Thirty indictments alleging gambling
or b~ootlegging were returned. Nearly
100 witnesses were questioned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

With amazement, the painter learned
that the man was Pietro .Bardlnelli.
During those intervening years Pietro
had been at Rome studying music, had
met with evil companions, and fallen
into shameful dissipation and crime,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

KlRkSvILLE.-The Missouri Retail
Merchants association adjourned its
fourteenth annual convention after a
three days convention here. j. G..
Harline Of Kansas City was elected
president and H. c. Lutz of st. Louis
: secretary-treasurer Macon was Sc
lected for the 1915 convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

A really remarkable natural curios-
ity is the tree known as the BLACK
Boy near Tallangatta. Victoria. II
gained its name from the curious
formation assumed BY a portion Of the
trunk In its process Of decay, the
likeness to a boy about to make q
leap being extraordinary. Owing to
its elevated position, this Statue
stands out in quite a startling maj
ner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

POPLAR Observation-Disclosures
the heavy rain, many farmers and
merchants from neighboring towns at
tended the last Of the three days
"get-together' meetings of the Poplar
Bluff Commercial club. Two thousand
visitors were at Hippodrome park.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

FULToN.-Rev. II. f. Truck of st,
Louis, is representing the Home and
Foreign Missionary society at the an
nual meeting of the Little Bonnie
Femme Baptist association, being held
at Dry Fork. The association com
pleted its list Of officers by ~electing
W. G. Harris of Fulton treasurer for
Montgomery and Galloway counties,
and Prof. P. F. Trowbridge of Column
bia treasurer for Boone county. Rev.
DR.. NJ. P. Hunt of Fayetteville, Ark,
delivered the introductory sermon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

CHARLESTON The Charleston
c%hautauqua opened here with a lee
ture by B. +, Mcdonald of Ohio and
will continue five days. A large crowd
was in attendance, despite the threat
ening weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

ST. Observation-Disclosures county,
outside of ST. Joseph, went wet by So.
votes in a local option liquor election.
Six years ago the ''wets won in the
same territory by zoos votes. There
are Gfne saloons in the territory af-
fected, which includes Lake Contrary,
a summer resort.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

JEFFERSON ciTY.-winiam Hen.
ley Of Henley Mo-, one of the early
residents OF Cole county, died at the
age Of So years He had lived upon
tso same farm for so years. IA broth
eli, John Henley, now So years old,
survives him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

SPRiNGFiELD.-The last acre Of
government land in Bollinger county
was disposed of when Jacob Conrad
Of Elvins, Mo-, entered the remaining
$o-acre tract at the United States land
office at Springfield. But 1900 acres
Of vacant government land remain in
Missouri.