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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
Capability and Efficiency

The power of initiative, the capacity
! for grasping a situation and acting
with quick decision are all attributes
! which most men and women fondly i'm
agine are well within their possession
but which only too frequently are moth.
ing of the sort. For they imply a
strength of character that is ideal
and ideal characters are none too COM
mon in these days. This question of
making up ones mind in definite
space Of time, and not only making it
up, but making it up successfully, is
one which has perplexed and baffled
multitudes. For the power of quick
decision is a gift. True, In a certain
measure it can be cultivated. But the
learning period is often very painful
and the art is only acquired through
many experiences and many blunders.
OIhI' lHe Hdn VI "oHIdH WHo 10 uS-
void of experience is dull, uninterest-
ing proposition. Even unpleasant ex-
periences are generally worth while
for the sake of what can be learn
ed from them. For the old saying "Ex-
perientia docet" is very, very true.
One only learns in this world through
experience.
The power of initiative is a priceless
All the great men and
women of the world, the people who
have ruled nations, conquered king
doms, been enthroned far above the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
BIG FIRE AT SUMNER.

Clarksdale, Miss, April 9-Accord
ing to telephone message received II
this city, a heavy loss, roughly est
mated at $4,000, was sustained by
the people of Sumner last night in a
destructive fire. The fire is said to
have originated in the kitchen flue of
the c. Denton residence about 1880,
and this building was entirely destroy
ed, as were those adjoining it, these
last being the residence of f. M. Mitch.
ner and Mrs. Annie McMullen and the
Baptist Church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
BIZ FLORENCE E. YODER

! common herd, are those whose ruling
characteristic has been this power Of
! initiative. For without this power
one never can get anywhere at ALL
"But the power of initiative is risky
affair."" some one may declare sagely
'Tt brings with 1t the pride that always
goes before the proverbial fall! 1t
turns the head of its possessor and
leads him to think that he is a Sec
ond Napoleon, or an Alexander, weep
ing over the realization that there are
no more worlds to conquer!"
initiative can be carried infinitely too
far, this is true of any virtue. For the
excess of any virtue can become vice.
And initiative can easily turn to self
opinionated, domineering conceit, If
its possesser hasn't a sufficiently we'll
balanced brain or rational mind to
combat the inclination.
But at the same time there is no
quality which is more worth while
than initiative, life without it is gray
and uninteresting. And initiative al
most always goes hand in hand with
efficiency.
There are so many people in this
world who seem to be without a grain
of ambition. They are forever hest
tating between two courses of action
A strange lack of decisiveness pre-
vents them from definitely adhering to
any opinion, to any rule of life. And
so they never accomplish anything at
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
CHURCH ELECTS.

Natchez, Miss, April AT a meet
ing held at the parish house last night
officers of Trinity Church were named
for the ensuing year, as follows: Sen
ior warden, Gerard Brandon; junior
warden, W. c. Martin; yestrymen, DR..
L. H. Lamkin, Geo. P. Chamberlain, j.
Foggo Dixon, T. w. Sloan, w. E.
Smythe, E. H. Miles, c. w. Wilson,
w. R. Wade, w. B. Marks, w A. Har-
ris, Charles Steitenroth. When Mr.
Kuehnies report was given, rising
vote of thanks was given him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
BEAuvoIR is CROWDED.

| Gulfport, Miss, April 8. - Captain
i John Mosby has returned from visit
from the Soldiers Home in Kentucky
where he went to see if there was any
desirable features which he could in
corporate in the Beauvoir Home of
which he is superintendent. While the
home in Kentucky had the reputation
of being the best conducted institution
of its kind in the South, Captain Mos.
by reports that he found nothing in its
management that appealed to him.
Rigid discipline was found to be its
most striking feature.
In speaking of the home over which
he presides Captain Mosby stated that
Ia deaths had occurred among its
inmates since January /, a number
which had broken all records for the
same length of time. There are now
forty old veterans in the hospital, the
most of whom are suffering from
chronic ailments and there are on file
today 100 approved applications for
admittance to the home but for lack
of room they could not enter. In this
connection, Captain Mosby told of a
recent marriage between two aged in
mates of the home, who since their
nuptials were forced to live separated
since no private apartment could be
provided for them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
A Dainty FrOck For a Child
~ a Smart Gil

Mollie's husband was called out o.
town the other day and she called me
up and asked me to keep her company
for the day. | was glad to go over
me all day on going around so much
and | had no legitimate excuse to es
cape.
Of course, the first thing we did was
to turn the children over to Maggie,
their notwithstanding nurse, and
then we started for real, o1d-fash-
Toned shopping excursion. Mollie is
immensely interested in all the new
est styles in children's clothing, and
we saw some lovely little frocks. The
last word in children's clothes is the
robe. These are real, individual ba-
tiste or organdie robes, in small sizes,
like we buy for summer dresses. MOI
lie studied them closely as she said she
had a robe of her own which was just
the thing for the purpose.
This pretty robe dress was made of
fine batiste and was, like the dresses
of grown-ups this season, ali white.
The material was embroidered very
finely, with a conventional design, and
a Valenciennes lace edging in one of
the new squaremeshed patterns out
lined the left side of the front The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
BEDTIME STORIES
FOR LITTLE FOLKS
FARMER BROWN READY FOR
BUSTER BEAR.

| Just as jolly, round. red Mr. Sun
went to bed behind the purple hills
and the first Black Shadows began to
creep in among the biz maple trees
in the Green Forest the vast last pail
of sap was emptied into the great bar
rel beside the sugar house by Farmer
Browns boy. Then he ana. Farmer
Brown ate the supper Mrs. Brown had
put up for them. AS they ate they
talked about Buster Bear and the les
son they would give him
do you suppose he will come back
tonight?" asked Farmer Browns boy.
Not the least doubt in the world"
replied Farmer Brown. "A bear can
no more keep away from sweets than
boy can from candy. should think
he'd have the stomachache after all
he ate last night. but | suspect that
In this time he has forgotten every
thing but how it tasted, and that he's
got his plans all made to have another
feast. ! expect that our neighbOrs
would say that am crazy not to shoot
him, but | begin to feel a good deal
as you do, son. AS long as he does no
harm | rather like the idea of having
him in the Green Forest. Most peo-
pie are terribly afraid of bears, but the
truth is bears are even more afraid Of
people. The only time a bear is dan
gerous is when he thinks he is cor
nered and has got to fight, or>when a
mother bear has her cubs to protect.
You've seen this bear two or three
times, but it was when you surprised
him. Probably he has seen you a
dozen times and has been clever
enough to keep out of sight Give
bear a chance to get away and he'll do
it every time After the scare we are
going to give him tonight Wen be lucky
if we ever see him again even # he
does continue to live right here in
the Green Forest"
How soon do you suppose he viii
Gomez" asked Farmer Browns boy.
Well" replied Farmer Brown, Il
suspect that he will he hanging around
where he can watch us just as soon as
it gets real dark, but he won't try TO
come in here until all is quiet and he
thinks we have gone to bed. Then you
can fix things, Wen let the fire die
down, put out the lights and keep per
fectly STILL | don't believe he'll keep
US waiting very long. If he does we'll
take turns sleeping. You told mother
to give you the thickest blankets she
had, didn't you?"
Farmer Browns boy nodded. 81
brought along a horse blanket, too,
laid he.
AS soon as supper was finished they
vent to work again and 1t was very
ate indeed when Farmer Brown final
y said it was time to stop. Farmer
crowns boy set the camera up so that
/ would face the open door. Then he
ranged some little boxes of gray
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

power a man possesses, he never will
get anywhere with it unless it is com
bined with capacity for outlet, de-
cisive force of character that literally
compels him to make something out
of life, to develop into something genu-
inely worth while.
Efficiency implies the strength of
will to go through a training, however
irksome to be, in order to come forth
capable of achievement in the end.
The Might are always de-
ploring the fact that luck has been
dead against them. Nothing of the
sort! We really make our own luck
in this world. If the incapable and in
efficient only realized the fact, unfore-
seen misfortunes should not have serv-
ed as any deterrent to them, but mere
~ as spur to goad them on to sue
cess. For misfortune should merely
be regarded as yet another obstacle to
overcome in the game of life, and at
the same time something which is q
blessing in disguise. For it is essen
tial to the development of character.
At every turn of life we are called
upon to make decisions, and, once
made, it is up to us to adhere to these
decisions. If we are. Sinking the trou
Bile of decisive action, then we are GO
ing to lose the glory and the wonder Of
work accomplished, and the realiza
ton that we count for something very
necessary in the great Scheme of
Things.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
WOMAN'S PART IN
THE NEWS TODAY
BODY is SECURITY.

Des Moines, Ia, April 9.-The body
of Miss Dollie Morgan after death
should not be considered an asset or
liability in settlement of the business
of Nose Levich, bankrupt, according
to decision today by H. H. Whitaker,
referee in bankruptcy.
Levich came into possession of a
bill of sale over Miss Morgan's body
In 1907, when the young woman enter
ed his pawnshop and as security for a
loan of $40 offered him the right to
her body after her death.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
proposition of marriage.

proposition of marriage.
1.-THE purpose of the brotherhood,
continues the statement, was to hell
the members in the spiritual develop
ment, so that they might be fit tt
be Georges associates when the world
falls at his feet He expected this
soon.
George lies around, often having
grooming spells, which he calls bur
dens,' and in which he claims to be
suffering death and hell so that his
enemies may be finally conquered.
When under these burdens he often
gets his revelations.
HE often said he could hear the
laughter of his spirit in his stomach
as distinctly as he could hear the
laughter of a person He explained,
however, that it was his spiritual
stomach and not his material stomach
that he thought. From this point the
words of the spirit went to his head
and out of his mouth.
George is immune from disease
and death. A bullet hole would have
no effect upon him. The pain that
he does suffer at times is an attack
of the imperfectly subdued devil which
he must conquer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

waist was extremely long and was
joined to the short, outstanding skirt
by means of q wide embroidery bead
ing. Tiny tucks gave a pleasing full
ness on the shoulders and the neck
and sleeves were finished with the
ruffied lace. A soft sash of white
satin ribbon tied loosely around the
hips.
Children are always picturesque if
they are dressed in a plain and artis-
tic manner Mollie makes her young
sters look like Sir Joshua Reynolds
portraits with the pretty bandeaux
which she Grapes over their curls.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
GETS SCHOOL CONTRACT.

Natchez, Miss, April 9-R. E. Bost,
who secured the contract for the new
dormitory at Jefferson Military Col
lege, has begun breaking ground for
the structure and material is being
placed on the ground. The new dormi-
tory will be handsome two-story
brick structure, containing thirty
rooms, fully equipped with all modern
Improvements.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

| Just at his crisis in my thoughts, in
walked Jane, my charwoman. / lived
alone you know, and every morning at
8 sharp, Jane arrived, prepared my
breakfast and busted my rooms
Now, heretofore, had never taken
much notice of Jane. She was drab-
looking person of about 35, with I'M
tidy, mouse-colored hair, dingy CON-
plexion and light eyelashes. Still,
was not Jane, as a member of the
same sex as my beautiful Adoree.
worthy of a little notice? So l I'M
bent.
Good morning, Jane" 1 said, brisk
ly. -
She started. Good morning, sir"
she replied in her istless voice.
Jane" said I. DO you know the
Columbia Theatre round the corner?"
She looked puzzled-but then one
can't expect intellect in ones char
woman.
Il think | know what you mean,
sir" she said at last, with nod of
her drab, untidy head.
Jane. continued, impressively, "a
most beautiful young lady dances
every night, and she has danced her
way into m yaffections. l speak of
Aderee Amory, Adoree the Golden
haired, Adoree the Beloved of the
Gods
Meaning yourself, sir?D said Jane.
Beloved of you isn't that it?
1T is Jane" said |, sadly But the
lovely Adoree won't see me, and I'm
losing sleep ovre it. Don't you see
how pale l am, Jane?'
Jane gave me peculiar, stealthy
look out of the corner of her small,
pale eyes, and murmured something
unintelligible.
That night the man at the stage
door handed me small note. Come
and see me at my home tonight" it
ran. The signature was "Adoree''
In five minutes / was at the place.
1t certainly was shabby. There was
noise of babies crying and a strong
odor of frying sausage. But when I |
entered small, bleak room and be- |
hN1 IL,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
Dinner.

Dinner.
Cream Tomato Soup
Cold Roast Beef Baked Potatoes
Buttered Caulifiower
Watercress Salad
Cranberry Pie
Bananas and rice-With a silver
fork mash three ripe bananas to a
pulp Add a couple of tablespoonful
of lemon juice, and mix lightly with a
cupful of cold or hot cooked rice.
Serve with cream.
Prune pudding drain, stone
and cut into small pieces a generous
cupful of prunes. Beat the yolks of
four eggs, add three tablespoonful of
powdered sugar, half a teaspoonful of
vanilla, and the prunes and then add
the four egg whites, beaten stiff. Bake
for 20 minutes and serve hot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
Some Girls I Have KnOtU1
By a Confirmed Bachelor

! A Confirmed Bachelor? Why, yes
of course, am! With pride and
pleasure / admit the fact. No, l an
not cold-hearted. Quite the reverse
in fact That has always been the
trouble with me. Ny heart is too in
| fiammatory where the gentler sex is
concerned. However, as the poets tell
us, Otis better to have loved lot
than never to have loved at ALL" A
true saying, isn't it?
! You want to hear some of my ex-
| periences? Yes, / admit to having
had a variety of experiences-flirta-
tions, my detractors call them, but
that's untrue. Every confirmed bach
elor has had his little "affaires de
coeur'-he would be a queer sort of
fossil if he hadn't
l want to tell you of my first love
adventure. | was pretty badly smitten
too, if l remember Alright. Many an
hour of sleep that little affair cost me
-as well as many a hard-earned dol
lar, for | literally loaded her with
flowers, candy and all sorts of gifts.
1t in my college days, when I was
young and foolish. Yes, She was a
lady of the footlights, siren of the
chorus, if the truth be told Her
name was Adoree, and she was ador-
able. OH how I sentimentalized over
her from my nightly seat in the the
atre. And the curious thing was that
| never got any further than that seat
in the theatre. For in spite of repeat
ed notes. imploring messages, and
more material tokens of regard
(which, by the way, she always ac-
cepted, Adoree, my adored one, proved
adamant. Unlike the average lady of
her calling she utterly declined to give
me an interview
The theatre in which she played
Clicked" would be a more descrip-
tive term) was not high-class one,
being situated only around the corner
from my shabby lodgings. Yet every
night found me seated therein and
subsequently hanging around the
stage door, waiting for a glimpse of
the enchantress. But she was too Gun
ming for me and always eluded me.
Still. she was kind enough to accept
my gifts and to smile upon me as
sat, blindly worshiping. in the front
row. Once caught glimpse of her
in the wings and she kissed her hand
to me. | didn't sleep a wink that
night and ever afterward / chose that
particular end seat, where / could see
into the wings. And sometimes she
kissed her hand to me and sometimes
she didn't But ! always loved her, !
Adoree the Adorable. just the same.
The need to confide in. some one
grew within me. But in whom could / |
confide? | had lots of men friends
but then feared they might laugh at
me. Yes. / wanted woman to con- |
fide In.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

man, with four children, | thought l
ought to tell you, sir. I'm Adoree, as
they call me by night. But I'm char
lady by day
! waitedto hear no more, but rushed
blindly fron&the house.
And, oh, to think of the presents,
and the time, and the dollars | wasted
on that womanl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

Luncheon or Supper.
Dreamed Lamb on Toast
Hot Biscuit
Prune Pudding Tea.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09
TOMORROW'S MENU

HE told her if she could not fancy
the cold beef, to try a little with
picked onions. Mrs. Gaskell.
Breakfast.
Rice and Bananas
Liver and Bacon
Graham Gems Coffee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-09

The need to confide in some one
grew within me. But in whom could /
confide? | had lots of men friends
but then feared they might laugh at
me, Yes. | wanted woman to con-
fide in.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-23
Weather Bureau Advises
. Saving All Seed Corn

The following advisory telegram
was received Friday from the chief of
the U. S. weather bureau. 1t is desir-
ed that same be given the widest pos
sible dissemination:
Owing to the generally backward
state of this years corn crop in many
of the northern but important corn
growing sections of the belt, there is
danger of injury to the crop by killing
frost, the occurrence of which may be
expected at any time. 1t is therefore
important that every effort possible be
made to secure good seed for next
years crop. Where any last years
corn is left it should be gone over and
the best ears saved for seed. More
ever, as corn natures unevenly, it is
possible to secure seed from the early
ears before the rest of the crop is ma
tured."
The farmers of Barnes county
should make every effort to save seed
corn from their own fields. Seed corn
brought from further south has not
the stamina of northern grown corn,
and the failure to save seed this year
will greatly hinder the growing of this
crop in North Dakota. Look over
your fields at once for mature corn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-23
Russians Holding Ii
Won Hindenberg

London, Sept. Is. Field Marshal
Won Hindenberg's drive toward the
:, Dvinsk-Vilna railway is not progress
ing as fast as his previous enterprises
of similar kind have done, and ex-
cept at one or two points about mid
way between the two towns where his
cavalry has cut the railroad, he is still
being stubbornly opposed by the Rus
SLAMS who are making vigorous coun-
ter attacks. Won Hindenberg, how
ever, has reached a point west Of the
bridgehead across from the town of
Dvinsk and is prepared to attack that
fortified area.
Along the rest of the line the Ger
man advance has also slowed up,
while in Galicia the Russians are still
attacking, and according to unofficial
reports from Bucharest and other
points, the Austro-German armies are
falling back across the Dniester river.
The heavy guns continue their bonn
bardment along the western front and
in the Vosges another battle is in pro-
gress for possession of Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf which has changed hands
often during the past few months.
According to the dispatches from
Holland, British warships have again
attacked German positions on the Bel
GUM coast.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from Maasluis, Holland says:
Heavy firing can be heard in west
erly direction in the North sea. 1t
commenced at $50 o'clock this eve
ming and by 10 o'clock became so vio-
lent that windows both here and at
the Hook of Holland were set rat
Ting"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-23
BISMARCK MAN KILLS
SELF AND THE WOMEN
Continued from Page 81

myself too" At this he shot her and
turned the gun on himself and fired a
bullet into his own brain. This story
of the shooting was told by Mrs. Por-
ter to States Attorney F. G. Hunting
ton and the doctor who was called to
attend her.
Louisa, Buckmier, of Bismarck, was
married to Sergeant Frank Cushing,
Company E Sixth U. S. Infantry, sta
toned at Fort Lincoln across the river
from Bismarck, on Dec. 10, 1910. She
was divorced from him Oct. l, 1913, by
decree handed down by Judge Nuessle
at Bismarck. The divorce decree gave
her custody of their three children,
Frank, Gertrude and Ethel, who are
in St. James Orphanage at Fargo. Her
parents reside at Bismarck and have
ordered the body shipped here. Vogt's
parents reside at Detroit, MINI.
1t is not believed that Mrs. Porter's
wound will prove serious unless COM
plications set in. The coroner's in
quest held this afternoon brought in
many facts in the case while letters
discovered among the effects of the
woman revealed a strange story with
many complications.
Letters in the possession of Mrs.
Cushing from Vogt date back as far
as Oct. 7, 1914, the majority of
them being registered. The first let
ter contains the following: IF you
are not coming back, am going to
sell the stuff that is In the house and
blow this town." This letter was adj
dressed to Mrs. Gushing at Valley
City, N. D., and forwarded to her at
Fargo. On May 4, 1915, he wrote
her another letter which appeared to
be an effort to form another recon
cililation after she had again left
him. In this letter, which is OF very
loving nature, he urged her to return
to him and be married. This was adj
dressed to her at Bismarck. On Sept.
8, 1915, he wrote her another register
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-23
AGGIE CRACK SQUAD rs
MAKING A REPUTATION
CONTINUED from Page 81

Continued from Page 81
as the boys are some of our best eX-
amples of manhood they will get a
good idea of our citizenship.
Mondays San Francisco Chronicle
had the following to say about the
boys:
1.-The North Dakota Agricultural col
lege crack squad, which has won high
est honors in competitive drills
throughout the country, won first hon
ors in the well balanced ten-act bill
at the Empress"
The squad is composed of the fol-
lowing students of the Agricultural
college: M. B. McGuigan, drill mas
ter; M. H. Harrington, manager; w.
C. Bender, M. G. Dial, R. R. Gibbons,
C. H. Mergens, S. F. Pinkham, R. G.
Powell, C. G. Rourke.
They apepar the first half of this
week at Sacramento, the latter half
of the week at Oakland, and next week
at Los Angeles.
The people of North Dakota should
do something better than giving these
young men vote of thanks, for they
have been doing the state a real
service.