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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SG D PURPLE GALLINULE.

Gulfport, Miss, May 13.-Mrs. Rob.
ert Michel recently caught a purpIe
gallinule in her back yard on Lameuse
street which had been driven into the
city by bad weather and became lost.
The bird, which comes from South
american ports, is a varigated fowl
ana with feathers that change in the
sunlight and it bites pretty hard. One
OF the same species flew into New
orleans about the same time, but was
Killed by an electric wire before if
was picked up. Mrs. Michel intends
to keep the bird she caught until if
becomes somewhat tame, feeding it on
crumbs, worms and other things that
1t seems to eat. Other birds of this
kind have been blown into the civ
and captured but this one is the first
in some time. 1t is presumed that
the bad weather from the outside
blew it into Biloxi from some of the
islands and it became bewildered and
wandered into the place where it was
caught.
DR.. Elliot, a noted arnithologist,
who at one time was professor in
Tulane University, and who is spend
ing the summer in the Dorries cottage
on East Beach, after viewing the bird
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
NEWS IN NEW HOME.

Jackson, Miss, May 13. After q
period of twelve years off the main
thoroughfares of Jackson, the Jack
son Daily News, the only seven-day
newspaper in Mississippi, returns to
newspaper row, and when press time
comes tomorrow it will be from the
papers new and handsome equipped
home on Capitol street. The Jackson
News is one of Jacksons popular and
practically indispensable institutions,
and the evolution into a home of its
own, which has been thoroughly
equipped, and made up to the minute
as a newspaper plant, begets all-round
congratulations. The current days
issue was gotten out at the old plant,
and since last midnight the moving
was on in full activity, which has
made the process rather tiresome, but
the change and Improvement as stated
by the enterprising management is
well worth the temporary inconveni-
ence. So well had Messrs. Johnson,
Sullens and Anderson, the managerial.
editorial and mechanical mainsprings
Of the plant, made their preparations
that the actual and final transfer was
easily accomplished, and all depart
ments will be at work tomorrow with
out a break.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
WANT TO HEAR BREWER.

Oxford, Miss, May 13.-The follow
ing petition signed by 216 citizens, hal
been forwarded to Gov. Brewer:
We, the undersigned, citizens AMI
voters of Lafayette county, having be
come interested in the speeches yol
are making throughout the state con
corning the affairs of your admins
tration and the issues of the day, ant
greatly desiring to hear you discus:
these matters, hereby extend to yol
a most cordial invitation to visit u:
at Oxford, the county seat, and there
address the citizens of Lafayette
county. We trust that you may see
fit to accept our invitation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
LOUISVILLE TEACHERS NAMED

Louisville, Miss, Nav 13.-The fol
lowing is the faculty elected for thu
Louisville High School for the ensu
ing year:
superintendent, John Rumble; hall
teacher, Miss Bowden Hudson; Latin
and history, Miss Annie B. Whitson:
English, science and athletics, j. G.
Ross; mathematics and English. Miss
ALA M. Bailey; music, Miss Ida M.
Johnson; expression, to be filed !:
home science and manual training.
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1000 ACRES OF cUcUMsERs.

| Gulfport, Miss, May 13.-From p
H. Roberts, manager of the American
Pickle Plant, at Virgins, this morn
| ing, it was learned that the gardeners
in the Virgins territory had planted
1000 acres in eucumbers, all of which
were doing we'll The fields, making
| this big area are at Weathersby, Dlo.
Braxton and Magee, which are points
in the Virgins territory, and at which
the pickle plant has 112 selling sta
tions.
These thousand acres are expected
to yield from $4,000 to $4,000 bush
els of cucumbers all of which have
been contracted for, and the season
is now near at hand when they will
be made into pickles.
Mr.. Roberts spent several weeks in
Texas last month in the interest of
his firm and while there sold to lob.
bers $4,000 cases of canned sweet DO.
tatoes. much larger number could
have been sold but for the fear he
would not be able to fill the orders he
returned home. In speaking of the
future of his plant canning sweet po-
tatoes), Mr.. Roberts stated that a
bushel never made more than IA two
pound cans because of the loss in the
skins, and ends. and defective parts
of the potatoes Three years ago he
put up only 1900 cases, and great |
was experienced in getting |
them on the market, they being new,
no merchant wanted them in stock |
to experiment with, but today no can
ned goods are in more demand.
When asked If he would can toma-
.oes this season, Mr.. Roberts said no,
that the crop was too uncertain, and
besides no section of the country
could now compete with California in
his prodNE tomatoes can be
grown June until Novem-
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bcr and that the Gamers had a
freight rate to New Orleans via the
Panama Canal at 80 cents case.
California would also have prestige
as the cheapest fruit market in the
world, since the growers could put
them in New Orleans for II cents a
case by the canal route.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
WRONG KIND OF ALCOHOL

Meridian, Miss, May 13.-The jury
empanelled by Coroner d. A. Ray Sat
urday to investigate the death of Lee
Moore, negro, the investigation be-
ing carried into this week, returned
a verdict that the negro came to his
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
Mississippi News

Miss Kate Gay; sixth grade and A
fifth, Miss Flora Ferrill; fourth and B
fifth, Miss Emma Martin; third grade,
to be filled; second grade, Miss Kate
Donaldson; primer and first grade.
Miss Beula Majors.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

married woman and is in court with
her young husband She alleges that
while on her way to Vicksburg she
was locked in a closet on the south.
bound train and compelled to stay in
there long time She also alleges
discomfort and injuries from her en-.
forced stay in the closet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
GOLF TOURANM EMIT.

Jackson, Miss, May 10. - The full
program of events to be held here
when the Mississippi Golf association
holds its first annual tournament
June s, 8 and 10 has been compIeted
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
LOCKED ON A CLOSET.

I. Vicksburg, Miss, May 13.-In the
circuit court this morning there is on
trial the suit of Mrs. Lavnia Sisk VS..
the Y. & NJ. V. Railroad Company
The plaintiff is claiming damages in
the sum of $4,000.
The case is above the ordinary in
interest. The plaintiff is a YOnng
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

death by drinking too much wood al
cohol Richard Williams, negro, who
was being held, was released from
custody, the jury being unable to find
evidence that there had been foul play
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

bird. however, core ponds correctly
with the che captured in New Orleans
as to color and size, and which is
called a purple gallinule
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

tuberculosis among the miners in
the South African gold fields has been
reduced by the use of electricity for
light.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

stated in all probability
an Am and are said to be
is an az i this subject The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

rest. The plaintiff is a Young
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| hold tasks to perform after she had
eaten her breakfast. She had nothing
to do but walk or sit on the sands with
Randall. Such a wonderful joy as that
was!
For a week they had a honeymoon
| time of -unbroken leisure and close
companionship. Then one day Rosanne
found 'thatHshe could read a book tran
GULLY in the very presence of the sea
Randall could read another book
After dinner he said: Boarding
house bread isn't your bread. dear. And
why don't they ever give you a whole
boiled potato?"
II don't know" replied Rosanne. 81
only know I'm sick of drinking tea
that tastes like boiled wool blanket -
1.-The teas better than the coffee. I
never did relish mud-bottom," said
Randall.
Two days later they exchanged fur
Their confidence. They We're sitting on
the porch and the afternoon costume
parade was at it's height.
I'm SO tired of Sits and hobbies, and
woolly dogs and paint and beads" sigh
DO you suppose they're happy?" ask
Not SO happy as we are. dear They
| couldn't be-" answered Rosanne.
Are you happier here than you were
at homer" persisted Randall.
Rosanne hesitated. It's different"
Altogether" said Randall. II won
der if our red astrakhans have begun
to fall yet"
II wonder If Prices dog has tram
pied down my petunias," unused Ro-
same, thoughtfully
After all, those last days dragged.
Even in the presence of the sea they
remembered more and more the little
house under the apple tree. There
came a day when they took their last
look around before starting for home.
I'm not going to cry" said Rosanne
1T has been nice, but"
Il guess home will look good to u.s."
said Randall, boyishly.
And it did-so good! Yet, they ar
rived in drizzling rain at the verge
of evening. While Randall was build
ing the fire Rosanne ran about, turn
ing on light and looking at every
thing.
isn't it coy: The dear little place"
she cried.
:. Randall - looked - at her earnestly.
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THE EVENING STORY.
THE HOUSE.
Copyright. 1915. by W. wernerJ


81 shall die if l have to stay here any
longer" Rosanne said to herself. "Or,
no, | shall go crazy. I've heard or read
that the insane asylums are fun of wom-
en-. farmers wives. and housekeepers gen.
orally. whom monotony has driven mad
And it's true"
Her eyes moved about the room. 1t
was large enough but low. There was
not much in ia rug. a couch, heater,
two or three chairs, and table, actual
necessities for homemaking. and these of
the simplest. Eight years before Rosanpe
and Randall had selected these things and
they had not since been changed. Little
had been added to them-a picture, per-
haps. and a shelf of books. But Rosanns
had read the books thrice over and look
ed at the pictures until she grew weary.
1T is not that j want Iuxuries,' Rosanne
thought. Il want change"
The house throughout was like this
room. There were needful things but
few adornments All were in exquisite
order Rosanne kept house rarely. She
was born homemaker. Her mother
had trained her for wifehood. At twenty
she had married Randall because she
not live without him. They had always
been happy in their quiet way If mar
rage had brought them any disappoint-
ment at all it came from the fact that
they had no children. And yet they could
hardly afford children on Randars salary
He worked hard for very little money.
and while there was hope of an advance
1t was at present a slight one. TIE best
he could do in these times of stress was
to make himseG IS indispensable as he
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TRAVELETTE
BY NIkSAH.
Browning, Mont.

Browning, Mont, is an Indian agency
town. There dwell the Blackfeet
cousins to the Sioux. but their hered-
itary enemies.
To the west of the town rises that
chaos of mountains into which the
Rockies break as they near the Cana
dian border, and which is now set apart
as Glacier National Park. Here the
Blackfeet have their fishing streams,
and to these solitudes they repair for
big game hunting.
But Browning is on the plains. For
thousand miles to the east of 1t is
the unbroken prairie. Here formerly
roamed such buffalo herds as would
require days in passing. BY the door
OF Browning passes the old Whisky
trail. an Indian roadway which fol-
lows the continental divide from Alaska
to TERRA del Fuego. and is reputed to
be the longest road in the world.
A group of government buildings-the
agency, the schoolhouse, the dwellings
or employes-sitting upon the bleak
plain. form the center Of the town.
About them cluster the houses of the
indfans-strange compromises between
the old and the new, the white man and
the aborigtnes. In the country beyond
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posanne.s neichbors went visiting. motor
ing. excursionng. They came hack fun
| of tales, and Rosanne, listening, had
sick longing for something digger vice.
| Today the longing had become almost
| uncomfortable. 1t was day when there
had been little to do. The weather was
beautiful, but Rosapne dld not lee' llhe
she had not heen seeing all her NE IL
only we could go somewhere, she
thought.
Winter was coming. Rosanne was
young and her youth was restless. she
wondered how she was going to endure
that ninth winter without single bright
summer memory to support her. Ana
Randall. too. She thought OF MN ply
ing. Yet his mind was divided between
! home and office; hers was confined to one
spot He had at least the s.emblance OF
change. she had none. And she was De-
coming afraid-afraid.
Supper time approached. and. bracinS
herself, she rose and went into the kitch-
| en-. She had vegetables to cook which
she had grown in their tiny garden.
| hit of meat and an apple pie. Randall
loved apple pie. When the supper was
! on the table it looked very inviting. She
hoped that Randall might be hungry. He
had not had much appetite of late.
Usually his whistling announced him.
But tonight he came so quietly that Re
was in the house before she knew it.
| RE WdS Id!e Will SlIdHoChCsS III IiiS
look that smote upon her heart. She
caught her breath in pain. Then she
ran to him and put both arms about him.
! "Randal. You've lost your jOb,''
| Such possibility was always hanging
over them. He held her close. And
now he began to smile queerly. mo,
dear. no..
What, then? You're not sick?''
| mo. no." he laughed. Poor kid, I've
scared you. It's only I've had big
piece of good luck. And-and l guess l
don't know how to take it, His voice
jerked nervously.
| Good luck!''
| Eyes. The boss has given me a two
week vacation with all my expenses
| and yours paid. And he's given me
| some literature showing US where to
go. It's on the ocean. Oh, Rosanne,
darling! Did you ever hear of such a
thing?"
But Rosanne could not answer. She
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thudding reports of shells had swelled
a new note, the rasping snarl of ma
chine guns.
A mile away on to bank of a canal
forth in choppy arcs. An officer read
the message and for the first time the
English commander smiled. The mont
tors were in position, and, with the
machine guns in place, for the Ger
mans to cross the strip of water was
beyond human possibility.
Another half hour and the troops
drawn from the weakened center would
be in position to begin their drive to
break the German line when the
kaisers soldiers massed beyond the
canal made their supreme rush.
But the attack never came. Over
in the sand dunes other flags were
waving, telling the message received
from the Zeppelin, and swiftly the Ger
mans realigned. Before the English
attack could be launched, they were
ready for it, and when night ended
the, battle neither side, had gained an
advantage.
The signals from the Zeppelin had
frustrated the English attempt to cut
off the fnaking column of the Ger
mans, but Kent's drive Into the air
ship had prevented knowledge of the
weak spot in the allied line from
had been filled by reserves brought
from the east.
Back and forth for many miles the
red tide of battle had ebbed and flow
ed, and in the mud and rushes along
the canal, among the sand dunes of the
shore, in the shallow rifle pits on the
beach lay 5000 dead and wounded, yet
neither Germans nor allies could claim
a victory.
Paragraph from official statement is
sued in London:
yesterday was marked by an at
tack in force on our left wing, which
was repulsed with considerable loss to
the enemy
ment:
1--WE continued our attacks on the
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very face of the sun and making his
medicine for the protection of his peo-
pie. The whole tribe. decked as on no
other occasion in its war paint and
feathers, awaits the selection of a
woman as sacrifice tn the sun. Since
the establishment of the agency no
worse fate awaits this woman than
that she is condemned to marry none
but a cripple.
With weird incantations the sacrifice
is made. while the tomtoms beat fam
tastically and the braves dance monot-
onously in a huge circle about them.
When night comes the tourist who
rites may dance the fox trot with the
belle of the tribe, clad in the habili-
ments of civilization, at the fashion
able hotel which stands at the entrance
of Glacier Park nearby.
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are rich pasture lands, productive
farms irrigated by canals built by the
Great White Father, all belonging to
the Indians.
In the summer Browning is most
populous. Then the red menN come in
from their ranches and camps and
pitch their lodges in a circle about the
town. Then does the family group
itself about the open fire in each lodge
does the native dwelling hide the
buildings of the agency, and the whole
scene takes on the look it bore when
first the trappers came in those days
before Custer rode past here to his
DEATH
And then are the sun dances cele-
brated. The medicine man performs
the rather remarkable feat of standing
for hours and gazing fiXedly into the
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KENT DRO SERAIGET INTO THE CENTER THE GAS BAG

gushing through the rents. and Kent
breathed a sigh of thank fulness that
he had shut off his engine. He knew
what would have happened had the
fiery exhaust come in contact with the
escaping hydrogen.
The thought brought to his atten-
ton dangers which Fad not passed.
The dirigible was drifting helplessly
before the wind. With several of its
gas compartments torn open and borne
| down by the added weight of the aero
| plane it would be unable to keep af1oat
more than few minutes at the most.
, Undoubtedly it was falling, but how
fast he could not tell.
Kent fumbled at the straps which
bound him to his seat. His left arm
was useless and there was sharp pain
in his side which told of broken ribs.
AS he strove to pull himself from out
| came a ripping and tearing; Kent was
hurled forward into a mass of cloth,
| and clutched a brace.
A forest covered hill doomed just
| ahead, tree caught the Zeppelins
forward car, tearing it loose, and the
great gas bag became a plaything of
the wind. which rolled and tossed it.
impaled it on branches. which ripped
huge holes through which the support
ing gas rushed. and left it twisted
ruin draped around a shoulder of the
ridge.
The last wild heave Of the airship
loosened Kent's grip; there was SEN
sation' Of flying through space, sick
| ening smash, darkness.
Kent. awoke as peasants lifted him to
the straw. covered bottom of a clumsy
cart. Still half dazed. he pulled himself
to sitting position and blinked won
deringly at the face of a man who sat
opposite him-a man clad in a gray
uniform. who nodded in recognition and
stretched forth a hand. 1t was Won
Reinhold, who had been in command of
the Zeppelin. He. too. was injured.
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was to help him by giving him suita BILE
food and a comfortable place to rest
in when he came home worn out at the
end of a hard day. She had no wage
earning skill, and even If she had she
could not have employed 1t in that little
town. In her small humble way she did
her best.
For eight years Randall and Rosanne
had lived in the shabby little six-room
house under the apple tree back from
the quietest street in Westmore. They
kept up their payments on the place and
looked forward to time when it should
be theirs unreservedly. But after the
payments were made and the food and
fuel and clothing paid for there was
nothing left over for the pleasure and
pastimes. Randall had not had a vacation
since lie was married. Neither had
Rosanne.
In consequence home had become a
kind Of prison to her. 1t was August.
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CHAPTER K.
Balanced Books.

AS Kent Burgess stared around him
his mind slowly recovered from the
terrific shock when the monoplane
rammed the Zeppelin. and memory
came of what had happened.
There had been a clash as the pro-
peller splintered against the frame
work of steel and aluminium; rending
of metal, a tearing of cloth. The i'm
pact hurled him against the side of
his car. there was a snap in his side
like the breaking of a stick; then a
dizzy plunge amid showers Of sparks
into black void.
Strangely quiet was all about him
when he awoke. There was no rush
of air nor roar of engines and he
nodded as he realized the reason. In
a balloon or dirigible with the engines
shut off there is no sense of motion,
craft merely floats along as though in
a dead calm. keeping even pace with
the air current.
Kent swiftly appraised the damage
he had wrought. The monoplane had
driven itself deep into the top of the
gas bag. tearing open several of the
balloonets, and now was tightly
wedged in the wound it had made
preston where the outer skin Of the
balloon and the metal framework had
been driven inward. The wings of the
monoplane were folded upward, its
prov was buried in folds of cloth and
a maze of broken braces. Gas was
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true. One gay morning they found
themselves actually on the way. Ro-
same had a new hat and gloves and
shirt waist. Randall had new hat and
shoes. A new suit case rested in
the rack above them. And their tickets
were bought for a seaside resort which
they had all their lives heard about,
but never had expected to see.
Our wedding trip" Randall whisper
ed, nudging her.
They had had no wedding trip. How
they enjoyed that day:
81 don't want to miss thing" Ro-
same said over and over. She was like
a child on holiday. Randall was like
another child. Everything they saw
was a delight to them.
And then the sea! How 1t bursts
upon one, seen for the first time! How
it fulfills ones longing for immensely!
For the first time in her life Ro-
same rose of morning with no house.
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You're glad to get back. dear?"
Glad Tears showed on her lashes
Sometimes I've thought you fairly
hated it-as did"
t"Ah. but" said Rosanne, softly, you
have to go away and stay away to
realize what it really means to you
The best part of our vacation is get
ting back, Randall"
by George, you're right" exclaimed
Randall.
(THE END)