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Little Folks Delighted With Birthday Party.

l Wilma Jean Stephens, three-year- Id daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Stephens. was the charming hostess tt delightful birthday party yester- lay afternoon, at the home of her
 karents, POS Harding place. Pink and
 khite formed the color scheme, even he refreshments being in these col 'rs. Games of all kinds were played. (nd several contests added to the
 leasure of the affair. The little folks. present at, the party fere as follows:
 Dorothy and Helen Brewster, Fritz lnd Dorothy Senyard, Dorothy and Cathrine Bahlau, Mary Aline and Paul Enright, James Gadberry, Nina
 Ellen Pritchard, Dorothy Groves,
 Lanill Traweek, Mildred Mcintyre, Virginia Blankenship, Felice Russell, Pauline and Garland Brewster, Jr., Helen McNew, Chanette Hollis. Tliza- |eth and Sidney Hunt, Jr.. Doris Me- Few, Mary Blackburn, Edna Earle Brewster, Anna Louise Hellums, Wal er Brewster and Louise Stephens. MT. and Mrs. Hosea Shepherd of |heridan were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Pat Emmet went to Tillar yes- erday for few days visit with rela- Ives.
 Miss Nettie Stewart returned yes- erday from a two weeks visit to |onesboro.
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Arc You roo Fatf

IT you are too stout don't tako fae reducing medicines. Cut down on your diet, get out-of-door exerclse. and you will assume normal lines and ro' duce to normal weight Avoid sweets. eggs. cream, fat meats. ana especially potatoes. Live mainly on lettuce. spinach. cabbage. lean meats. young onions. celery, tomatoes. etc. Take salted toast instead Of bread and but ter. If you cease to give your body iat-making 1oods you will cease cre ating tat cells. It is no tzisk to reduea R you praetice eelc1snlal
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Mrs. L. c. Dixon. of West Twelfth avenue
 Ms. W K. Lane left last night for Mount Pleasant, Texas. where the ex- poets to spend several months.
 Mrs. J. HarreIl left last night for Memphis, Tenn, to spend several weeks before proceeding to Birming ham. Ala, for visit with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. F. E. Draper of Memphis, Tenn, for the past few days the guest of her daughter, Mrs. M. w. Taggart, returned yesterday to her home.
 Miss Kate Eskilson, Miss l.. Dos teOn and Mrs. w. H. Buster of Kings land returned returned to their homes yesterday, after several days visit in the city.
 The Knights and Ladies of Honor held an interesting meeting last night, when one applicant for membership was initiated into the order. A so- clal session followed the work. -@--
 Miss Mary Louise Evans gave a birthday party on Tuesday afternoon. The occasion was her tenth birthday anniversary. Mrs. J. F. Worthen and family of Pine Bluff were out-of-town guests.-Little Rock Gazette. The B. M. M. club was delightfully."- entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. J. T. Mulvey, at her home, 7O9 Texas street. The club will meet again August 9, with Mrs. William Earnest, in West Second avenue. -f- Mrs. R. L. Samelson and Mrs. Hub Hermann of Memphis, Tenn, who were in the city to attend the funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Bluthenthal, return ed yesterday to their homes in Mem phis. They were accompanied by Mrs. s. F. Hilzheim, who will spend several days with them.
 Judge and Mrs. w. T. Woodbridge returned to their home in this city yesterday after an absence of several weeks during which they visited As bury Park, N. J., Niagara Falls, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, New York and St. Louis, spending most of the lime at Asbury Park. They report having had delightful trip, but ex- press pleasure at being home again.
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Car Kills Aged Cat.

A street car of the East Sixth ave- nle line ran down and killed Miss Kitty" cat believed to have been p years old, and which was a pet in the household of A. Abilene, of G07 East Sixth avenue. The children of the neighborhood showed much grief over tho dsat. of the aged feline.
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Character, es Justice.

It is finely said by Plato that as the knowledge that is divested of justice deserves the appellation of cunning rather than wisdom. 90 . mind unsus ceptible of fear, If animated by privata interest and not public utility. deserves the character of audaciousness. ratlef than of fortitude. We therefore require that all mon of courage and magnanim- ity should be at the same time men Of virtue and of simplicity. lovers of truth, and enemies to all deceit. for these are the main charaoters q iSs uoo-Cicoro
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Gets Walnut Lake COmmisary.

D. s. Williams, who recently re- signed the position of paymaster at the Arkansas Short Leaf Lumber conpany's local plant, has purchased the commisary of Walter Luton & Co.,, at Walnut Lake, and left yester- day to take charge of the business.
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q . C | E T Y

Mrs. A. H. Kaufmann of Roswell, New Mexico, is in the city, the guest of relatives.
 Mrs. G. Boyd of 613 South Pine street is improving after several days illness.
 Mrs. j. Hill of Rison is the guest of Mrs. H. C. Harlow in Olive street for a few days.
 Mrs. Mary Sieble of New York was in the city yesterday, en route to her home from Prague.
 Mrs. M A. Jackman has gone to Little Rock for a visit with her niece, Mrs. Tom Clegg,
 Miss Belle Mcknight, superintend- ent of the Davis hospital. is convales- cent after spell of illness,
 Miss Mamie Tyndell of Benton re- turned yesterday to her home, after several days visit in the city.
 
 Mrs. Corinne Kahn of Shreveport, La, is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Gabe Meyer, for few days,
 -.-+-
 Mrs. Frank Mays has returned from Dewitt, where she spent the past ten days as the guest of Mrs. T. J. Leslie. -*-
 Mrs. J. l.. De Grott of Muskogee, Okla, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. nue.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. B. Ainsworth of Clarendon returned yesterday to their home afte rseveral days stay in the city.
 Mrs. V. s. Stevens of 713 Hickory street left yesterday for Camden, where she will spend several days visiting.
 Mrs. J. H. Mann and Miss Ethel Mann left yesterday for Sulphur Springs, where they will lspend sever- al weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Ainsworth have returned to their home at Clarendon after a visit here with Dr. and Mrs. 0. w. Clark.
 Miss Pauline Fale Long of Mem phis, Tenn, is the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. Robert E. Magee, in West Filth avenue.
 Mrs. J. R. Milford of Dermott was in the city yesterday, en route to Stuttgart, where she will spend a few days visiting.
 Miss Marian Vineyard and Miss Mary Gist will return to their homes 1t Helena Friday, after a visit here with their aunt, Mrs. c. J. Lake. Mir. and Mrs. Currie Hanna of Ban mister, Texas, and Earle Hanna of Eunice, La., are visiting their father H. G. Hanna, at Sulphur Springs. Mir. and Mrs. Allen Orto and little daughters, Alice and Katherine, left yesterday for Sulphur Springs, where they will spend the remainder of the summer.
 Miss Ida Hoven returned yesterday to her home in Millville, after sev- eral days visit with her mothers,
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Lady NaccaheeS To Meet.

The Ladies of the Maccabees will meet at o'clock this afternoon with Mrs. A. w. Troupe, at her home in West Fifth avenue. It will be the regular meeting, with a social session also.
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And Th.s in Bestenl

General sympathy is due ths Bostoa woman who came back from . sesp sion at the dentists with the ed anr nouncement: T have only two GUS pido,s left in my head"-Boston Tranacfink
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HC 0UIH- ] Myl'n
He Remembered.

Mrs. Bickers was reading the latest var news from across the pond. Let mo see. she unused. when was It war vas declared?" "Is 1t possible. my dear" rejoined her husband, "that you have forgotten ve were married Juno l l0051"
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Not ooed-pIp,ema&Ie.

N0t 0ooo@O1pt0USatuo6
 Our idea of . good husband ls one who strives to leave tho impression upon his wife that. if his arm doesnt 10 quite as far around her waist a it ased to fifteen or twenty years ago. it must be becauss his arm isn't quite as long a 1t vas then-columbus (ohio) Journal
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LeJa DiyOrceS James.

Chancellor John M. Elliott yester- day granted the petition of Lela Fay Tor for divorce from James Taylor, on the ground of cruelty. The parties are negroes.
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A FASHIONABLE SKIRT

raaed st unquesonaby fashionable Here that
 The foundation % cut in h two pieces and the aunces Jain tw9eee skirt and then plain strips of material finish and hem and arrange over this foundation shorter skirt wanted would let the little All kinds of materials made this the silks and uad pretty made so cotton fab
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AaaIse Heuse eeautIful.

h tho house that b beautiful c the external eye. thsre must ever Do eornees and unexpected places. clos eee, htchens and cupboards -''the roUors that heys behlnd tho scene9
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epeakIna Trumpet 10 old.

Duhamal, Frenchman. claimed for his country the credit of the invention of the speaking trumpet, and referring to tho object in one of his books he says: Among many things which tho celebrated DAlance caused to be made for this purpose, the trumpet asaribed to Alexander, and with which he called together his army. ought not to be omitted. As the figure of 1t was represented h an old manuscript in the Vatican library. and had been aecribed to Bettini, that learned man waa desirous of trying whether 1t could be proved by experience, and the attempt succeeded; for that kind of a trumpet, if 1t does not excel, seems undoubtedly to equal the otheS instruments constructed for that and"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

rics are charming and silk voile is beautiful for a dancing frock, net makes a very dainty gown and since the founces are straight, lace could be used or wide rib-. bon and some of the ribbons are very charming put to such use: If the plain rumes are not liked and a little more elaborate effect is wanted, the edges could be scalloped and bound, using any size scallops that may be preferred. The skirt is very pretty and is adapted both to afternoon and evening costumes. As a matter of course, the edges of the rumes can be treated in many different ways, scallops have al- ready been men. tioned, bands of mar. row velvet ribbon are pretty, or, for a dancing frock of net, tiny little rosebuds could be arranged over each hem or in place of the hem, the edges could all be finished with picot. Black velvet ribbon on colored tafeta is much liked this sea. son, rose color and blue being especially pretty treated in that way. Our skirts can. not flare too much for fashion and every device for accent. uating that feature is employed. Thinner materials such as net, chiffon and crepe are ] and body and to flies would lack true laterial 2z in. wide.
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rlred af M.

Let's slt down and have . quiet talk about the war 'Impossible.s : You mean you haven't tims1s Nc ! Aaven't ths Jatisnoes
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Daily Fashion Talks
 BY, MAY MANTON
A PRETTY BROCK OF SIMPLE SILK

FIBRE dress that simple in all its lines make and Fl youthful because made of dotted taeta and
 plain silk it dressy effect and can be and for the informal dinner There slightly Nothing could
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Design by Moy Mosssos
A to 30 waist.

trimmed a little the hens to the all important fare without which the fes would
 
 the medium will yds 2z in wide yN yds the rufaes 2M 36 foundation will be mailed address by receipt of ' VI
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An ice cream social will be held at the forks of the Sulphur Springs road on Thursday night, August 18th for the purpose of raising funds to paint the new church building now being built. Each and everyone is invited to be present. Come and bring your friends. The work to complete the building is now going on and it is expected that it will be ready for services in three weeks.
 (Sgned
 J. w. WHITE,
 l.. c. BOBO,
 w. H. HANCOCK,
 II. F. DIAL,
 R. l.. WILSON, S-s-9t Building Committee. 8 8 9t ltis
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They Surely Would.

They Surely Would.
 Societies that shut olr reporters and refuse to give out news the public wants would be awful mad if the press were to let them severely alone.- Milwaukee Sentinel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Miss Ida Hoven returned yesterday to her home in Mllville, after sev- eral days visit with her mothers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Mrs. J. Harrell left last night for Memphis, Tenn, to spend several weeks before proceeding to Birming- ham, Ala., for a visit with relatives and friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

MT. and Mrs. Allen Orto and little daughters, Alice and Katherine, left yesterday for Sulphur Springs, where they will spend the remainder of the summer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Mrs. F. E. Draper of Memphis, Tenn, for the past few days the guest of her daughter, Mrs. M. w. Taggart, returned yesterday to her home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Mrs. L. c. Dixon, of West Twelfth avenue.
 Ms. W K Lane left last night for Mount Pleasant, Texas. where the ex- poets to spend several months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Miss Kate Eskilson, Miss l.. Dos teon and Mrs. w. H. Buster of Kings land returned returned to their homes yesterday, after several days visit in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Mrs. Frank Mays has returned from Dewitt, where she spent the past ten days as the guest of Mrs. T. J. Leslie.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

The Knights and Ladies of Honor held an interesting meeting last night, when one applicant for membership was initiated into the order. A so- cial session followed the work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-12

Mrs. J. l.. De Grott of Muskogee, Okla., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. J NJ. Hudson in West Fifteenth ave- nue.
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MT. and Mrs. Currie Hanna of Ban- mister, Texas, and Earle Hanna o1 Eunice, La., are visiting their father H. G. Hanna, at Sulphur Springs.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04

returned verdict for $4,000. This
was suit for damages for the burning
up alive OF Sallie Yelverton, the H.
year-old daughter of the plaintiff Feb
ruary 10. 1914. The tragedy happened
as follows, according to the evidence
brought out in the trial:
The Gulf Refining Company Of Lou.
isiana October 16, 1913 shipped out u
drum of kerosene oil to ]. L. Carr,
Taylorsville, Miss, and on October IL
the same shipper consigned to &. Bun
ham of Magee, Miss, three drums oil
naptha. Carr was retail merchant
near Taylorsville and ordered the
kerosene to be sold by him in his busf
! ness for Illuminating purposes, but re-
sceived one of the drums of naptha be
longing to Magee, Miss, instead.
The evidence showed that the de
| fendant made a mistake in delivering
the oil, having mixed the shipments al
Silver Creek, and having there put the
two shipments into the same car
whence the wrong delivery was made
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04

and high school
principals. Mr.. Davis is anxious to rer,
ceive information from others. He
would like to hear from women's clubs
Y. NJ. G. AS Of other organizations
in the state that circulate books for
the use Of the public. He asks that
organizations among the negro people
that circulate books for the use of
their race, write him of their work
The following questions taken from
the survey blanks will give an idea of
the scope of the work: Name of II
brary? When established? Is library
in its own building?? Who gave the
building Number Of volumes OF books
and pamphlets? Is library supported
by city tax, school funds. meli1bershir
fee, or gifts? Is the salary. of the
librarian about that of the high sohoo
teacher? Is the library free for refer
ence, and circulation? How many peo
pie take books from the library? What
are the agencies for extension-brapel
libraries; for library stations il
stores, and for extension work Will
, schools and clubs? How, in your opin
ion, may interest in reading books b,
stimulated in your community?
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
TO EXTEND LIBRARY.

I. Agricultural College, Miss, Nov. A.
The first movement toward an exten-
sive library survey ever undertaken
in Mississippi has just been launched
by the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College.
According to. Whitman Davis, col.
lege librarian who is conducting the
work, the object of this survey is to
secure basis Tor co-ordinating and
standardizing the libraries of the state.
1t also offers a starting point, for Co
operation in such extension work as
travelling libraries in the country COM
munities. st
While more than four hundred let
ters with lists of questions have just
been sent out to librarians, county
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04

Young Mems Business Club, of Jack
son is planning to entertain hundreds
of visiting young men from all parts
of the country next year, when they
come here for two days in their second
annual convention, and then go to
New Orleans for the final two days OF
the event.
The club will meet on the night OF
November Is, and two New Orleans
men, Harold P. Nathan and F. H. Gas.
saway, members of the Young Mems
Branch of the New Orleans Chamber
of Commerce, will be here to make
addresses. They were delegates td
the first national convention of Young
MEMS Business Clubs in Cleveland, o.
last week and worked in harmony
with the Jackson delegates, Howard
S. Williams, to get the 1916 conven
ton in the South. The three delegates
will tell of what was accomplished al
| Cleveland, and some of the plans fol
the years activities all over the coun
try. Mr.. Gassaway was made thlrt
vice president of the national associa
| ton. Mr.. Nathan was chosen mem
Der of the national extension commit
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
MEGAPHoNE MAN WEEDS.

Laurel, Miss, Nov. 40. B. Mansell,
who has made himself well known to
the Laurel public during the past few
weeks by advertising picture thea
tire on the streets with a megaphone,
has eloped with Miss Jessie Taylor
the 15-year-old daughter of Charles
Taylor, of this city. They went tc
Newton, where they were married
Monday, and it is understood the!
went from Newton to Shreveport.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
A Great Kidney Remedy
According To Thousands
OF Reports

My wife has been suffering with kid
nev and bladder trouble in a bad form
since she was nine years of age She
was in such a condition that she was
confined to her bed and several doctors
here treated her but to no effect. About
nine months ago she began to take DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root and began to i'm
prove Immediately. She is practically
well now and is able to do all ofa her
work. At the time she was sick she
suffered greatly and 1t looked as II she
would die, but thanks to your valuable
remedy, she is now new woman.
can recommend Dr. Kilmer's Swamp.
Root as the best kidney and bladder
remedy on earth and if you desire you
may publish this letter in the hope
that it may enable other sufferers to
get relief. Yours very truly,
G.. T. CURRY,
lR. F. ID. 8, Box 80. Hubbard, Texas.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of April, 1912.
H. C. Bishop,
Notary Public.
Gentler.cr:- sold the above Mr.. G
II. Curry tie Swamp-Root.
]. Olin Keitt, Druggist.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
COMMISSION MEETS.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 4.-Tho Missis-
sippi railroad commission at its ses-
sion here yesterday dismissed a num-
ber of cases and declined to grant sew
eral petitions.
The commission is in session again
today, but probably will wind up the
docket by late this afternoon.
The cases decided yesterday were
as follows: !.
City of Hattiesburg and vicinity
against the Hattiesburg Traction Com
pany. petition to require the traction
people to extend the car line from the
terminus near the Mississippi Wom'
ans College to the college grounds,
The case was dismissed, as the com
mission received information that the
Traction Company had made the ex
tension required.
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
road, ex parte, petition to be grant
ed a permit to discontinue the han
ding of freight trains 100 and 191 be
tween Coahoma and Greenville. The
petition was granted.
Butterfield Lumber Company against
/ the Natchez, Columbia and Mobile
railroad, in regard to the refusal o.
+ the railroad to handle loaded cars fol
shipment. The case was dismissed
! at the request of Thomas Brady, Jr.
attorney for the lumber company.
Citizens of Blumenberg Tie Yart
against the Illinois Central Railroad
in reference to changing the flag stol
for passenger trains from Blumenberi
Tie Yard to a point 400 yards east a
| Boswells Tie Yard, on the c. A. & N
| Railroad branch. The case was dis
missed, the commission having infor
nation that a previous order to thi
effect had been carried out.
The commission declined to grant
request for flag stop at cotton fac
tory near Kosciusko.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
RETAINS FARM DEMONSTRATORS.

Yazoo City. Miss, Nov. 4.-Yazoo
county again demonstrated her pro-
gressive spirit today in overwhelming
ly voting to retain county farm
demonstrator. the vote being more
than four to one in favor of it. More
interest was shown in this issue than
the regular election in which com
paratively light vote was polled. In
Yazoo city the vote was 401 for the
farm demonstrator and only q
against In the vote for governor only
very few votes were cast for the So
cialist candidate, while four years gao
q large vote was polled for the Social
ist ticket locally by disaffected Demo
Gratis.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
COTTON IN WAREHOUSES;.

New Orleans, Nov. Ain his month
ly report, Sam Gautier, chief inspector
of the inspection bureau of the New
Orleans Cotton exchange, shows that
52,292 bales of the local cotton stock
is stored in the new public warehouse,
indicating that the municipal facilities
offered are attr lcting much OF the
staple here. The total New Orleans
stock at the erd of October was 172,
254 bales.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
PosToFFlcE is cRAMPEp.

jackson, Miss, Nov. 4.-Business in
the Jackson postnffice is increasing SO
fast that Postmaster T. P. Barr says
more room must be provided by the
federal government or he will be COM
PEELED to rent an annex
The postmaster says that he is con-
fident room will have to sbe rented:
If the force is to properly take care
of the Christmas parcel post business
soon to come.
records at the postoffices show that,
the receipts from the sale. of postage
stamps and all other prepaid matter,
first and second class, during the sew
en- months of this year 80 far exceeds
by $4,000 the receipts for the same
period in 1914. The significance of
this becomes apparent when it is
stated that last years receipts were
! $4,000 more than in any annual period
in the history of the city's postoffice.
Postmaster Barr is now planning to
take up with the proper FEDERAL au-
thorities the question of erecting an
addition to the federal building, and he
hopes that before long some steps to
increase the capacity will be taken
The postoffice is located on large
Hot in the business district of Jackson
and there is ample ground room for
a large addition to the present struc
ture.
The postoffice record of receipts lis
considered most excellent barometer
of business conditions, and even dur
\ ing the period when the European wal
} is in progress more money is beins
, spent for stamps by local people thar
ever before in the history of the oil
Ifice
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-04
BANK ASSESSMENTS STAND.

Natchez, Miss, Nov. 4.-Taking the
view that it had no right to demand
additional assessments from bank
than an individual, after the assess
ment had been made, the Adams
county Board Of Supervisors today re-
jected the claim of the state revenue
department for $4,000 in back taxes
against the Britton & 'Koontz Bank,
the Peoples Savings Bank and the
Bank of Commerce.
When the decision of the supervis-
ors was announced Deputy Revenue
Collector Galloway accepted, resery.
ing the right of appeal to the circuit
court.