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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
UNMARRIED WOMEN.

1t has been disc covered by an earnest
seeker after truth that the New Yorl
society register for 1915 shows that
there are 5000 more unmarried women
than men in select" circles. A grea
chance for wealthy young westerners
The mothers pension bill of Ari.
IONA, If the dispatches interpret it &C
curately, has fathers clause. II is
said, for instance, that wdowers more
than GO years of age, with dependent
children and unable to earn a liveli
hood, are to be pensioned.
The Chicago Daily News learns thai
tea drinking is increasing in this coun
try, but says that thus far the fact ba
not been cited as evidence of undut
pro-British sentiment. Still some will
tell us that we had better be on IN,
guard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
PRESENTED TO MISS WILSON.

Washington, Feb. 20. Miss Mar'
Curtis Lee, daughter of Robert f. Lee,
has presented to Miss Margaret VIII
son, for the White House collection Of
presidential chinaware, plate Of the
George Washington dinner set. 1t is
one Of set presented to General and
Mrs. Washington by American officers
of the Society of the Cincinnati, found
ed at Annapolis in 1888 by American
and French officers who served in the
Revolution. General Washington was
the society's fret president.
The plate, considered in many re
spects the most valuable piece in TIL
collection because it is better known
than any of the other Washington
relics, is of Cantonese ware, with blue
bottled border and gold lines and bear
ing in the center the figure of FAME
holding aloft the insignia OF the So
ciety Of the Cincinnati.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20

gradually began to confide in her. The
first time JOHN and | had a quarrel.
and he went CT without kissing me-
goodbye, | spent the morning david
ling miseraSly round the house In
the afterucon | dreaded going over tc
see my friend, for | knew she wouln
notice my red eyes and question me.
However. did go. And. of course
she soon got the whole story out OF
me. She was indignant at John, and
instead Of mending matters. she urged
me to show my independent spirit by
opposing him in every way. So v hen
John came home at night he found no
dinner waiting for him, the house in
darkness, and myself still sossipine
next door,
John was very nice about it all
and we hnally made mp the quarrel.
But after that | got into the habit OF
discussing him freely with my next
door neighbor. She was always 50
intedested 50 sympathetic But later
/ was to be brought TO nv senses IN p
very unpleasant way,
Il was al an Afternoon to, par. ~
her home, ~pd VNs TALKING to = esther
deaf woman Isn't Mary q dear soul3
said she to me-: it's y shame that sh'
is so bothered by ueyt-d0or neish5oy
OF hers She's always running in with
gossip about her husband, and worrie-
poor Mary to death. Mary says the.
f2ht Ike ct and dog. Their nl'ne T.
Smith. Do you know them
! did | know them? I knew them
so well that rose in righteous indig
nation and left the house So tina;
was the way my best friend talked
about my husband and myself behint
our backs! was astonished,
However, the lesson proved a yer.
.aluta:y orc. Never again did cult
vste the foolish habit Of pouring imas
! mary troubles into the ears OF neigh
Dor. And l have so much more TIM
now to give to John--dear old John
the best man in the world"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
WOULD SELL BABIES"

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 20.-"For sale,
two American children, because their
father Is not an American and cannot
get Job to protect them" ----
This is the sign in big black letters
that was nailed to a fence near the
Associated Charities Building In this
city.
YES, We will sell Emma. eighteen
months old, and Jennie, three years.
for 81 1000 apiece" said Mrs. Andrew
r. Yuhasz, mother of the children
I'VE paid $4,000 down on a home and
still owe 81 800, which We wish to pay
Off, and my husband has been with
out work for four months, and he SAID
we would sell the children and pa,
our bills"
The home is neat and the famil,
have not suffered for the want Of food
renting part Of the house for $40 pc
month. Another baby is expected II
the family in the near future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
Bedtime Stories
For Little Folks
OLD WoeeLEYE's HISTORY.

Old Woggleye lived at the edge OF
the village, and all alone kept the lit
tie shanty, where, as long as anyone
could remember, he had cooked his
meals and slept.
They called him Woggleye because
he had curious nervous trouble with
one of his eyes which made it move
whether he wanted 1t to or not and
when he looked at you this eye would
move in the most disturbing manner.
Some Of the larger boys often tried
to plague thed old man by throwing
things at his shanty after it was dark
and he could not see who did it, and
they called him names and cried saucy
things to him But he never answered
them and bore their tanuts and abuse
without complaining.
The village was so small that
scarcely anything that happened in 1t
was not known to everybody, and
when Ezra Sampson was taken Ill
with q disease which the doctor said
was very unusual. so unusual that he
had never seen q case Of 1t before,
everybody in the town knew about 1t
before nightfall. .....
Ezra's father and mother we're terri
bly, frightened because he was 50 ILL.,
and they were especially alarmed be-
cause the doctor said that he could
not tell how his Illness was going to
end.
Now Ezra had been one of the boys
who had done much to make the life
OF old Woggleye uncomfortable.
Therefore, Ezra's father and mother
were surprised on the night wher
Ezra was most critically Ill to hear 9
knock at the door and on opening II
to find old Woggleye' standing outside
MAY I come in" he said, Il have
heard that your boy Ezra is i'll will
strange disease. The doctor tolt
me as-be passed my door and l asked
him if l might not come up and Sc,
him and do what could to help him.
Ezra's father and old Woggleye wen
upstairs to where Ezra lay on the be-
looking, oh! so white and Ill and St
weak that he could scarcely move hi
hand
The old man looked at him for
moment, laid his hand softly on hi
forehead, touched his wrist lightly a
he felt his pulse, and then, turning t
Ezra's father, he said: Il think I ca
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
At'ractioe New7Blouses
BY 9 Smart Girl

The new blouses are very pretty.
and have been busily purchasing and
ordering ever since my invitation for
a visit to the South came.
l only have day or two left to COM
plete my outfit for the fortnight, and
really the new waists are so distract
jngly pretty that it is hard to decide.
First of ALL my dressmaker has made
me very pretty costume. 1t is OF
battleship gray, in a soft charmeuse,
and the little sleeveless jacket is cut
short, ending in little frill just be-
low the waist line. Three rows OF
stirring come just above the normal
waist line.
The skirt has three rows Of shirring
over the hips and is very full
With this costume wear an under
blouse Of chiffon and lace. the chiffon
matching the battleship gray Of the
charmeuse exactly. The lace Is par
ticularly pretty, in delicate ivory. and
the high outstanding collar Is double,
of. lace. lined with heavy ribbed silk
The sleeves OF the waist are long
and narrow. coming we'll over the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
By FLORENCE E. YODER

known women give away their family
secrets to at least hat dozen fam
mime cJ niidantes, and all with the es-
sential feminine injunction, This is
strict! private, but l know that can
trust you" How they have this sixth
sense Ct knowing" anythiag Of the
sort is surprising But their conf.
dence and their powers of trustfulness
are unique.
Il think that thia best friend bust
ness is so apt TO b. carried to. excess.
said & sensible wife recently, al
tbough at the same time | as a de
cided advocate for friendship among
women. The pity that women don't
seem - he Tatiorsi in their friend
ships. They go too far. To have =
best fl end means hat into her ear
willing or unwillinP-be poured all
sorts OF intimate family matters. Now
this i. very great mistake. and
proves the grave of friendship. For
sooner or later the ts,tative woman 10
going to regret having discussed her
private Affairs. Sh. will begin to sus-
pect her best frit d OF giving her
away and then - swell TO friend
ship"
"YCu seem to have very decided
views n the snbiest,' interpolsted .
second woman.
well, it's this Nxy,' resumed the
ether when | Wa first married, the
woman who lived ncet door was perfect
~ sw, ct to me, and | got into the
habit C. dropping into her house every
afternoon for a cup Of lea. 1t was a
deligh ;ul break in the monotony OF
the afternoon. At first, used to talk
about outside things, ar books, an.
theatres and parties and places I'd
visited. But after q time somehow
slipped into the HIATT of discussing lit
tie everyday happenings with her.
AS | said before, she was very
sweet and sympathetic-or I mistook
her natural curiosity for that-and I
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
HIS WIFE GETS THAT.

Chicago Feb. 20.--Joseph Trent
was called the Beau Brummel Of
Kedzie avenue" yesterday when he
was brought before Judge Charlie. NJ,
Walker for failing to pay his wife ali.
mony. Frank Posvic. attorney for
Mrs Treml, described Trent with the
fashionable title.
He's only making s. q week ana
getting bis board and lodging" said
Attorney Charles j. Michael for
Trpml That's the beat job he can
get at present"
That's . sorry showins for the
Beau Brummel OF Kedzie avenue" said
The court Il order him to contribute
his salary OF So a week to his wife
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
TO sRocADE VELVET.

Having read the various suggesnsrs
Of others beg to submit an excellent
way to broeade faded or spotted vel
vet Lay the piece Of velvet or iFon-
ing board nap side up, then over i
lay evenly a piece Of heavy lace or
lace tidy or dolly that has distinct
design, next place a wet cloth over
lace and iron dry, using rather heavy
iron. being careful not 10 disturb lace
pattern. If velvet is lar!er than pat
tern match designs evenly. The result
is beautiful piece Of brocade velvet
at no expense whatever.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
THE 'tBEST FRIEND"

The feminine best friend" is very
delightful institution, and one particu-
larly dear to the heart OF womankind.
Dear" in more senses than one-un-
fortunately For the best friend
hears so many condolences and is the
recipient of so many family secrets
chat she is only too apt to become
that very fearsome personaee, the
one who knows too much
Talkstiveness is a failing just a lit
tie too prevalent among womankind,
and the best friend acts as a sort of
safety valve, Into her ear are poured
the various trials and fluctuations to
which the human race in general and
be feminine race in particular fall
heir.
Now, although it has been already
omitted that the best friend 10 very
delightful adjunct to wonankind. al
the same time che proves q very risky
speculation. More homes and hsppi-
mesa have been wrecked through the
ssrrulous outpouring Of foolish fem
unity than through any other cause.
For the best friend, with all the tnest
intentions and the tindlisst heart in
he world lie only human after all, and
she il dreadfullr apt to repeat and
eIaggerste the confidence, Of which
she is recipient
Men are always skeptical Of the
feminine best friend" Never trust
woman with secret, unless you
want it blazoned from the housetop.'
runs a masculine motto.
While this view is decidedly exae-
Grated, the advice is pretty safe, all
the same. For a secret should re-
main a secret, and not even a best
friend should be initiated there.
Men never give themselves away in
the wholehearted manner peculiar to
women. They are too cautious, their
business sense is too strong. 1t Is
curious to note what strange lack OF
worldly wisdom women display in
this respect at every turn. have
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
ACCESSORIES OF DRESS.

The accessories, or the lack of them
at the right time, go to make Or mar
the toilette. The new high collars arc
exceedingly popular, and several do.
signs are sketched above. These car
easily be carried out at home, and in
velvet or batiste will look very effec.
tive. Very becoming are the collars
and ties of fur lined with satin tb.t
can be finished with bows or end. =,
either satin or fur, as depicted pictori
ally. There is quite variety of idea.
in these little necklets. a'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20

which had been placed in the hands
of her husband. The fight Of Nine.
Nordica's relatives against Young cen
ters in a will which was made by the
prima donna just before she died, in
which she cut OF her husband with
out a cent. Young seeks to establish
rs the valid will another instrument
made previously, in which he is left
he bulk OF her property.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
. : : . $ = . . . . = . D = Q .
. MARX GARDEN is SO =
= YEARS OF ACE .ToDAMs 4

= Miss Mary Garden, one Of The .
Z leading world figures in operas, is. .
= IS wears old today. Although not.>A
= OF American birth. her early life, .
. was spent here, and to her Amer .
= lean friends she owes the in .
= spiration that brought her to the .
. worlds notice, 1t was in Aber- o
= deem Scotland, that Miss Garden .
' was born February 20, 1877. .
y With her father, Robert .. Gar .
' den, she came to America at the .
= age Of G, and lived at Chicopee, .
y Mass, and Hartford, Conn. be. .
= fore removing to CHICAGO in o
y 1879 She took naturally to mu-' .
SIC. At six she began ia learn, .
. the violin and at u PLAYED in .
concerts with great success. Her Q
notable success in an amateur, .
performance Of Trial by .Jury,n .
. given in Chicago, Indicated ber q
great talents as an actress, and y
IN 1886 she went TO Paris ana q
studied voice under the mastersa,>
1t was at the Opera Comique, .
y mat she made her debut and Sc, .
v rarls by the ears. in 1900 In q
v ene third act of Louise" Mile .
"io'oh' the leading soprano, was .
taken Ill, and Miss Garden was a
.'i'eo upon to complete the per- .
ioffnahce' She continued in the 4
= Part Part for 100 nights, and her spfS
cess brought engagements az
LONDON and Brussels. Her debut .
+no america was in That's" in .
, l9o'' She has apDeared oooh =
= o with the Chicago Opera .
" uFahy Her impersonations a
= are are. considered marvellous by the :
crit S and her actin, is oonood :
ed to overshadow any lack Of !
voice. Miss Garden newer 49,
. psri. one ,r" Is now on her way to 4
ar's from America, where she 4
has been visiting with ra,s,,sas J
= and friends 'ee
1880 = . %%A>
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
noRDicA WILL CASE UP AGAIN

New York, Feb 20.-The contest
over the fortune cf Madame Lillian
Notdics, the famous singer which
was postponed in order that auditors
might so over the books of her hus-
band George w. Young, will be re-
stunned here today. The jewelry, furs
and clothing Of the prima donna are
accounted for, and the court has or.
dered an accounting of Der funds
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
wrist, and finished with narrow
band Of gray charmeuse.

wrist, and finished with narrow
band Of gray charmeuse.
A tiny little pink rosebud, in a very
pale shade, Is tucked into the front Of
the little jacket, and the whole effect
Is very chic.
The same clever dressmaker has
also made a very pretty waist for me
in pale pink Georgette crepe. 1t is
cut in the shirtwaist style, with a
square yoke and an outstanding collar,
opening in a V in front. The sleeves
are long, and the cutest little pocket
Is set in on the left cuff.
Another attractive blouse is in a
thick crepe de chine, buttoning all the
way up to the chin, In that new fawn
shade that is so becoming to the aver
age person. The buttons are OF
mother-of-pearI, and there are quite
, three dozen on the waist
have also purchased = white chif
fon waist to wear with white skirts
Mamma thinks am taking too many
clothes with me for a fortnight's visit
/ but I don't agree with her at all. The
more clothes take, the less do
need to worry about them. For it II
so pleasant to know that you hav,
something suitable for every occasion
which may or may not arise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
Woman,s Part in
the News 7oddu

would cure him of a digestive disorder
He resolved, after the first pangs OF
hunger had been subdued not to eat
again until either his appetite returned
or his tongue cleared.
The anxiety of his wife. who until
: few days ago had encouraged and
supported him, induced him today to
change his mind.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
A VACANT LOT.
(By Willery Jackson.)

(By Willery Jackson.)
This lot Is q short way from the
business section OF town, at the foot
of a hill on Gordon's creek. It has q
house on 1t that Is In a very bad con-
dition. The doors and window panes
have all been broken out and the floor
ing Is rotting in some places. The
yards, or rather yard, because the d.
viding fence has been torn down, Is
all grown up in weeds and grass
Lilies and violets used to grow around
the house, but they are there no more.
In place of these, by the torn down
steps, there are halves of bricks
thrown about, In what was the back
yard there is piece of plank walk;
the rest has been torn away and what
remains Is rotten. Tin cans are
strewn about all over the yard and on
the back porch are stacked some old
ice cream cans that are so rusty they
will never be of any use. Water
stands under the house all the time
thus making breeding place for mos
quitoes. This house is now for rent
Do you think you would want to rent
house in this condition?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
MRS. POST GETS DIVORCE.

Chicago, Feb. 20-Mrs. Jane Pe,ton
Post of 1917 Washington Park court,
an actress, was granted = decree or
annuiment yesterday by Judge Charles
N. Foell, setting aside her marriage
to Guy Bates Post Mrs. POST was
divorced two weeks prior to her sec
snd marriage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
MccLELLANp's WIDOW DEAD.

Nice, France, via Faris, Feb. 20
Tha American colony, headed by vii
liam ID. Hunter the American con
sul, yesterday attended funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Ellen Mary Mcclellan,
widow OF Maj Gen. George B. McClel-
Ian aud mother OF George B. McClel'
Ian. former mayor OF New York.
The body will be taken to New York.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
HIS WIFE PERSUADED HIM.

Palo Alto, Cal. Feb. 20.-After fast
ing sixty days, Louis Roth, tailor,
was given a few teaspoonfuls OF or.
ange Juice today, on the advice of q
physician and by persuasion Of his
wife Gradually his rations will be
Increased.
Roth was convinced that fasting
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
WOMAN GIVES CITY PARK.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 20.-Ars.
Henry e. Huntington OF New York
and Los Angeles, offered to the city
today as a park or children's play
ground site property valued at s275,'
~.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20

save his life if you are willing to trust
him in my hands"
Certainly we are willing" said
Ezra's father; this is the only hope
left for US" The old man rummaged
in his pocket and brought out three or
four bottles. They were bottles such
as Ezra's father remembered having
seen an old doctor have when he was
a boy. The old man asked for hot
water, and when it had been brought
he dropped liquid from two OF the bot
ties into one glass and from one Of the
bottles into another.
Ezra's father, worn with his long
watch, lay down in another room and
old Woggleye sat by Ezra's bedside
until morning. Hour by hour he gave
him the medicine he had prepared, and
hour by hour he saw the alarming
symptoms OF the illness disappear.
Just before daybreak he saw Ezra drop
into a quiet sleep, and then he knew
that the disease had been conquered
and that he was going to get well.
It was not until then that he went
and called Ezra's father.
Your boy will get WELL" he said
the crisis has been safely passed, and
all that he needs now Is care and
nursing to make him as we'll as ever,
The doctor will understand it all when
he comes, and there will be no need
for me to stay any longer" And then
Just as he was leaving, he said: at
may be as well. perhaps, If you do not
tell Ezra about me when he awakens
for he might feel that he owed me an
especial debt"
And then old Woggleye went out Of
the house as he had come In, without
telling anything of himself or why he
came. He had net gone far from the
house, however, when he met the doc
tor, who asked about Ezra, and wher
Woggleye told him how much bette
he was, he was much pleased. HI
asked him how he had known what t
give him, and then for the first TIM
Woggleye told the story Of his life
!. how he had been famous physician
how 'overwork had broken his healtl
l and given him the nervous diseas
which affected his eye, but that he ha
j never lost interest in his profession
nor ceased to study and that he ha
y but recently finished reading a bi
I book on the very disease with whic
] Ezra was ill.
o The doctor knew OF how tho boy
plagued old Woggleye, and when Err
was pretty near well enough to go OF
a he told him Of how his life had bee
s saved and who was responsible for hi
8 getting well.
o Ezra told the doctor that the fir,
n place he would go when he was abb
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
DELICIOUS TOMATOES.

Scoop out fresh tomatoes, break an
egg into each and season well. Strew
with crumbs and bit of butter anil
bake few minutes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20


ranrements at once. Iddora must he
nut away. That will relieve the pres
sure against us
Or. Mum received them. Il Smlrk on
his face. Visitors of this character al
to he out was to the shanty. ard he
kept his word, and one mofn'n} ne
with q half dozen of his friends,
knocked at the old mans dor and
when he had let him in he tod MN
how thankful he was for his saving
his life, and how he and all the rest
Of the boys were never gong 10 as
anything again to annoy him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20
Invigorating to the Pale and sickIy

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES last Fl ESS chill TONIC drives ut
Malaria, enrichevi' lood, builds up ~ system
A true Tonic duits and chiidgcr. ssc-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20

Boston, Feb. 20.-One Of the most
Interesting of the Europe a women
81 have come to America in the In
forests of the sufferers il the war
ne is Countess Dumas. Although
she Is American born she as lived
since childhood in Paris. Ter hus
lad is the great-great gtahdson of
Dcunt Dumas who was friend of
Lafayette and the aide of count Ro-
chambeau In the Revolutionary War.
She is pleading the cause var SUI
ferers In France.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-20

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-One of the
most sensational statements in regard
to eugenics is that which accompanies
the bill for the adoption of a eugenics
Ivy in Illinois. Records Of examina-
tions at the Coulter Settlement in Chi
% lowed that 65 to 70 percent of
operations on women are for diseases
that would cause marriage licenses to
81. Withheld The Wisconsin law is
causing g decrease in weddings, and
lie Oregon law is being lodged by
rtaidents who go to neighboring states
to we'd The Indiana senate recently
passed an eugenics bill, and other
s are tackllng the problem.