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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12

ing. and axed her what / must do. and
she told me to wait until midnight, ana
TO get TO some place over the water
and watch for signs. When midnight
come went TO er bridge Il WIZ black
dar and de wind wuz er gwine WOO.
WOO, thro' de trees and over in de
swamp er owl was er hooting Den de
thunder commenced and de lightning
started. | looked at dat 'cunjer' bag in
my hand. and fore Gawd. dat hair
wuz er twisting and er curling, de
money was er shaking anG &c bones
rafting. Now if dat don't prove dat
is coniured il ought 10. and | wants
TO swear out er 'dictment 'ginst dat
Niger whut did it."
well, after we had kept him eX
planning for awhile" continued Mr.
Frawley. I'VE finally told him that il
was such a momentous matter that II
would take considerable time to arrive
at a decision and we would take tn,
matter under advisement.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
SET ELECTION DATE.

Alderman, Miss, April 1.-THE mu-
nicipal executive committee met on
yesterday and ordered the primary
election to take place on the second
Tuesday in June, for the nomination
of a mayor, marshal. aldermen and a
new executive committee. The com
miUtee organized by electing j. f.
Pinson chairman and w. S. Moore,
secretary, the latter being designated
to have the tickets printed. The com
mittee will meet again in Il few days
to go over the books and TO appoint
the managers of the primary
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
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Count each apDreyiatiOn. initial. sect
number, etc. complete word. Mo
classified ads charged. No classified
ads taken over the telephone. No ao-
vertisement taken for less than Is
cents. Further information cheerfully
given at Office. Both phones 1873.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
BE,DTIME STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
THE FAULT-FlNDING ROSE.

"Oh. dear, here it is June, and
have only just bloomed," grumDled
rose. Now, if / had been violet
sbonld have bloomed with the first
DAYS of spring and could have had Il
long, happy summer.
April was so tickle this year, but
then he always is, and it is mostly MS
fault that | have so short a time tC
see the world and have a good time
"Of course, May is some to blame as
well for my hard luck; she comes
along and tells you what she has IN
store for you, and then she lets a cold
wind come along and hold you back, SC
your buds will not open.
ooh, dear, how | wish could get
ahead of April and May and bloom
without them."
"But June makes up for all the
others did not give us" said flower
blooming near the foolish rose. Just
feel how warm the sun is, and how
lovely you are, Rose. You are in full
bloom today"
THAT is just it. I am in full bloom
and ready to blow away. If chance
wind should come this way, ! cOul(
not last minute, and there is s.
much want to see, and | want TO Ell
Joy myself; it is not right.
Look at Hollyhock. He can see eE
erything. Oh. why wasn't hollyhock
instead of a rose? Then | could live
longer and see over the fence, too "
But Hollyhock gets all the wind
that blows, and sometimes he breaks
off short and dies before his time,
said the meek little flower. You are
so beautiful, Rose, and so sweet, why
don't you throw out your sweetness
over the garden and be happy"
How can be happy?" said the rose
Hetu ram ~ lldht MT oWttt, anu
there has not been a drop this month
That is the1way with June-she is sc
dry and hot she Kills all my sweetness
Oh, it is hard to be a rose. How
wish / had been a dahliai Then
could see the fall Of the year, oh. how
| should love to live in the fall; i
must be nice to have cool days an(
lots of room to look about, too, fol-
there are not SO many flowers in thu
garden then"
yes. but the frosts are liable t.
come in the fall of the year. said th'
little flower, and then you would no
get chance to stay long, if the fros
came early, and the dahlia is not a
beautiful or as sweet as you are, Rose
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
GULF G. SHIP ISLAND TIME TABLE.
South Bound.

South Bound.
No. l. NO. 8.
Ar Hattiesburp 1O.2Oa.m. 7:45 pm.
Iv Hattieshurg 1O:3Oa.m. 7:55pm.
North Bound.
No. 4. No. :.
Ar uattieshure 9:3Oa am. S:05p.n.
Lv Hattiesburg $40 am 3. 10 pm.
Trains Nos. 1 and 2 carry through
Pullman Sleepers to and from North
ern cities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
BOAT BURNS; NINETEEN
HANG SIX HOURS TO BUOY

ST. Petersburg Fla, April 1l.-Nlne-
teen men, members of a party return
ing from Bradentown in the power
boat Onawanda. chung for six hours
to the channel beacon buoy off the
Manatee river after the Onawanda
was destroyed by fire. They were res
cued this morning by the steamship
Fl. B. Plant.
The boat caught fire in the engine
room. Captain Carleton headed for the
buoy. which was reached before the
fire became unbearable.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
UGH! .CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK.
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, C0NSTIPATED

Your druggist or dealer sells You a
80 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
under my personal guarantee that it
will clean your sluggish liver better than
nasty ealomel; it won't make you sick
and you can eat anything You want
without being saiivated Your druggist
guarantees that each spoonful will start
Your liver, clean your bowels and
straighten you up by morning or you
get your money back. Children gladly
take Dodson's Liver Tone because it is
pleasant tasting and doesn't grippe or
cramp or make them sick. o
. / am selling millions of bottles of
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who have
found that this pleasant, vegetable, liver
medicine takes the place of dangerous
calomel. Buy one bottle ON my sound,
reliable guarantee. . Ask your druggist
about ME.
Ady.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
MONEY SHOOK AND THE HAIR
|CURLED--KNEWHE WAS CONJURED

ception of a tuft of hair in the MID
die. which was plated and twisted UNI
til il stood up perfectly straight. He
explained that this topknot was sit
uated directly over the palate, ana
when it 'drapped' all that was neces-
sarv to make it assume normal po-
sition was to give a slight twitch and
Jerk and up it would come
EXPLAINS Mystery of Palate Lock.
after he had explained the mystery
of the palate lock to the satisfaction
of all present, we called upon him 10
ell why he had brought the dire ana
owfuI charge of 'conjuring' against
one of his kind, and whether he knew
il to be a fact beyond a reasonable
doubt that he had been placed in such
a deplorable predicament. He said:
'Gemmens, dar amt no doubt about il
er tall. I is cOniured. and can prove
il | seed de signs-de hair curled and
de money shOOk-de wind bowed and
dar wuz thunder and dar Waz light
ming. Here is de 'coniur' bag what dat
niger done fastened on me-
The bag he produced in evidence
contained quantity of hair, piece
| of broken coin. a bone and several
| other such articles.
| When asked what he did when he
! eound this terrifying object affixed
% his person, he said: Il went TO see
| o. nln r.ornan dat knows erhOnt cunier
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
"Dodson's Liver Tone" viii Clean Your
Sluggish Liver Better Than CalomeI
Q and Can Not SaIivaie.

Calomel makes You sick; You lose q
DAYS work. Calomel is quicksilver and
it salivatcs: calomel Injuries your liver
If you are bilious; feel lazy, sluggish
and all knocked out, if your bowels are
constipated and your head aches or
stomach is sour, just take a spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone instead
of using sickening, salivating calomel.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medi-
cine. . You'll know it next morning be-
cause you viii wake up feeling fine,
your liver will be working, your head
ache and dizziness gone, your stomach
will be sweet and bowels regular. You
will feel like working. . You'll be cheer
full; full of energy, vigor and ambition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12

Natchez. Miss, April 12.-The con-
versation had turned TO the peculiar
tiles of the colored brother and Chief
of Police Ramsey spoke of Ike Evans,
a local character, we'll and unfavorably
known to the police. who was before
the Justice bar in the term of court
just closed.
Now that Ike" said the chief, lis
positively unhappy unless re is in jail.
There is no telling how many times he
has been arrested or how many terms
he has served. Just as soon as he
gets out he Immediately proceeds to
steal something, not for its intrinsic
worth or value, but simply TO get in
Jail again. When he is arrested he will
say that he doesn't mind, and wants
to go to the penitentiary."
eyes. it is strange how the minds
Of some of them run" replied Ed.
Frawley, who had stopped by the pc
lice station TO pass the time Of day
81 remember one time when was on
the grand jury and a little bench
| legged Guinea negro with a palate
lock tried to have another indicted
for 'conjuring' him.
What is palate lock? Well we
grand jurors didn't know until this
negro came before us and took Of
his hat-when we saw it we made
him tell us about it. His head was
shaved perfectly clean, wit hthe ex
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
LODGE B'NAl BIRTH
BEING REORGANIZED

Jackson, Miss. April IA move
ment is now being promoted to rec
ognize the local lodge B'Nai Birth,
which in time past was one Of the
most enthusiastic organizations in
the city. At present there is a mem
bership of about thirty but owing To
irregular meetings little interest has
been manifested during recent years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12

But it was of no use, the rose was
unhappy and grumbled all day long,
and just at sundown along came a
brisk wind and Blew its breath upon
the rose in full bloom, and away went
her petals all over the garden.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Mayor.

The News is authorized to announce
T. E. BATSON as a candidate for
Mayor of Hattiesburg, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary OF
June 6.
The News is authorized to announce
j. EMERSON GRAY as a candidate
for Mayor of Hattiesburg, subject tC
the action of the Democratic primary
of June 6.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
For Commissioner.

The News is authorized to announ ce
L. McAULAY as candidate for COM
missioner of the city of Hattiesburg.
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary of June 6, 1916.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-12
For Commissioner.

The News is authorized TO announce
NJ. T. SHEEHAN as a candidate for
commissioner of the city of Hatties-
burg, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary of June 6.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25

I had the great pleasure the other
day of hearing two good addresses, and
wish every man and woman In Maine
might be favored az we'll. The flrst was
l.. e. MoIntire, on Sweet Corn Growing.
From start to finish, 1t was full Of good
things We ell could profit from. His re-
markable success is we'll known, but not
all are aware to what he attributes this
Over and over he emphasized the nsces.
sity for complete preparation OF tho land
before planting, and with that the work.
ing into the soil of generous amonnt OF
barn manure. He does not believe 10
putting any of the fertilizer 10 the drill,
or hill, but sows his phosph0ric acid and
potash broadcast ct the last narrowing,
and puts the nitrogen on after the corn
comes up. Then there came the claim
for tho frequent use Of the. cultivatoI,
care being taken not to run too deep and
|injure the roots. Evidently be leans on
these two propositions, and who can
doubt their importance, yet how few fol-
low this rule? Nr. McIntire carries 30
|or mere head OF purebred Holsteins, and
on comparatively small acreage, but he
gets big results By his treatment Of the
land. His method 10 to put bic rows
three feet apart and Eve kernels every
1.-Two fest, and when we'll started, TO thin
out the weakest, leaving three stalks to
mature. The fact that In spite OF . bad
season last year, he realised for the out
corn, 1t the factory 488 On scre for biz
entire 10 acres, 10 good proof OF good
management. Il 10 this which pays
DR.. @. n. Twitohell in Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Buy Only the Best.

We will not stand for quality cutting.
When We first started In business as nur-
serymen, We also began planting out
large orchards Of peach and apple trees
until We now have hundreds OF acres In
fruiting condition. We have become
thoroughly convinced that frst.class
stock Is an important alternative to sue
cess. With this belief backing us, quail
ity frat 10 the motto firmly established
In the mind of every man In our employ.
You want quality In whatever you buy.
Connecticut Nursery man.
This Ia the only right policy for both
tree grower and planter. It applies to
oil large and small fruits and seeds, also
to live stock.
The greatest mistake the writer made,
in earlier years. was in trying to get the
cheapest stuff. His plan now, on our
own 600 acre farm, is first to find the
very best quality of seeds, plants, stock,
fertilizers, implements, etc., and then
buy 1t at 40 good prices as possible. But
quality comes flrst, price second.
This IL the rule that experience has
taught almost every businesslike farmer.
Men who began with almost nothing and
are now we'll fixed, have told us: ~
never was 30 poor or 30 foolish as to buy
poor seed, plants or stock, no matter
what the price," Complaints are most
FREQUENT from those who claim they OK.
pected to get for 25 or 30 cents the first
quality that can't be sold for less than
81. The truly wise farmer gets just
about what he pays for because be
knows quality, insists on quality, and
willingly pays for quality.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Washinsten's WEI Army.

We are now accustomed to- seeing
the demon rum kicked out Of whole
empires. Armies, by imperial edict,
become dry as desert came1.
Washington's army, on tho contrary,
might drink all the liquor It could pay
for, and even officers became intoxicat-
cd on duty and received but slight pun
ishment. To David Lewis, one Of our
most painstaking students Of history,
I am indebted for the record Of an In
teresting court martial due to bottle
Of rum.
Lieutenant Bunburg was In COM
mand Of the Statehouse guard-it is
officially referred to as the Statehouse
-one day in May, 1777. Not only was
he intoxicated himself, but he carried
liquor to his own troops and neglected
his duty for hours.
His punishment was suspension Of
command and pay for one fortnight!
Major Nicola was president Of the
court and James Sharswood Judge ad-
vocate.
After Nicola had become q general
he was chairman Of that unique COM
mittee which offered q crown to Wash
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25

Eccentrics have fOurished In every
age, but possibly they were at their
height In the days Of George III. and
the regency, when to be odd was con.
sidered fashionable. Take the case Of
Lieutenant Colonel Kelly Of the (then)
First Foot guards, who was very
vain. emaciated looking dandy, hut at
the same time gentleman. He was
naughty In the extreme and very fond
Of dress. His boots were so well var
nished that the polish now In use
could not surpass Kelly's blacking In
brilliancy. His pantaloons were made
Of tie finest leather, and his coats were
inimitable. In short, his dress was
considered perfect"
Kelly was burned to death while
trying to save his favOrite boots, and
the story goes that the dandies COM
peted among themselves to secure the
services Of his valet who knew the Be-
cret Of the blacking. Brummel was
one Of the competitors, but the man
told him that the f150 year he had
been accustomed to receive was not
enough for his talent and that he
should require f200, upon which the
Beau replied, "Well, II you will make
1t guineas 1 shall be happy to attend
upon you."-Westminster Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Test Your Seed Oats.

The seed laboratory of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
recently made termination tests Of seed
oats from the states OF Indiana, Iowa
and Kansas. These should represent
fair average OF the seed that will be SOW
ed this spring, a. the seed came from
farmers In response to requests for
samples Of the oats they are going to
SOW themselves.
The average germination was lowest
for Indiana and highest for Iowa. OF
the 2.9OO samples tested from the three
states 28S or over percent germinated
less than 75 percent, 122 samples or over
four percent germinated less than 30 per
cent, and "a samples or nearly percent
terminated less than 25 percent. This
shows that much OF the seed oats intend.
ed to be used this spring germinates
poorly and that>germination tests should
be made In oil cases before sowing.
At tho same time that the above tests
were made 676 samples taken from Cal
lots Of commercial oats were tested, the
average germination being 70 percent.
This shows that whore commercial oats
must be depended on for seed supply
It 10 even more important to test the
seed for germiuation than when local
supplies are relied on.
Seed showing . low termination
should either not be sowed or enough
extra seed should be used to insure got
ting good stand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Poe and the Magazine.

With his stories and his criticisms
during the meager two years OF his
connection with the ma ,azine Poe was
certainly able to reflect that as at no
time in her previous literary history
he had put Richmond on the map. But
the letter he wrote to Anthon when
projecting the Stylus was somewhat
famboyant: II had Joined the Mes
senger, as you know then in its second
year. with 100 subscribers, and the
general outcry was that because q
magazine had never succeeded south OF
the Potomac therefore a magazine new
er could succeed. Yet In spite OF this
and the wrctched taste Of the proprie-
tor, which hampered and controlled me
at all points, increased the circulation
IN fifteen months to $500 subscribers,
paying an annual profit Of $1,000
when I left it."-Algernon Tassin IN
BOOkman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Wasted Effort.

A young married woman set out to
convince the social circles OF her new
" adopted city that she was OF aristo-
cratic lineage and upbringing. She pur'
chased an expensive book on the en'
quette Of the upper classes, took o
course In auction under Mime. de VIZ
liers and STEPPED her husband IN the
philosophy and the dicton OF pink
teas and formal dinners. What she
could she bought on the deferred pay
ment plan, and what she could not she
borrowed 1gom the neighbors. When
all was ready she cut the grocery al
lowance to the point Of diminishing re-
turns and hurled herself and her hus-
band bodily into the best society. AT
or two or three years Of commendaDle
effort she gravitated to the level OF
several other women who were doing
the same thing and lived unhappiiy
ever after. An ounce Of pretension re-
quires more than q pound OF cure
JudRA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
ManureS.

Manures.
STANLEY B. Sink, Instructor In Agronomy, Soils
Division, at Farmers' Week.
Manure 10 such valuable by.product
of the farm that the young stock and
the milk may seem the by.product and
the manure the product for which We
are feeding the stock. When added to
the soil, It tends to loosen up the clays
and loans, making them more easily
worked, moro porous, moro easily and
quickly drained, better aerated and In
general moro desirable home for bene-
fetal bacteria and the roots OF plants.
Manure also has tendency to foculate
the soil, holding the particles loosely to-
gether, forming the desirable crumb
structure. Sands are bound together
and like other types Of soil, their water
holding capacity is very much increased.
King OF Wisconsin states that where soil
has had an application Of manure, the
surface foot has been found to hold 49, Is
tons more water per acre than where no
manure was applied.
The fermentation Of manure develops
heat and warns the soil.
The addition of manure carries great
numb bers of desirable forms of bacteria
to the soil, that 20 to work liberating
the more insoluble nitrates and minerals
of the soil for the use of growing plants.
The effect OF manure may be seen for
forty years after an application, but Or
dinarily is not noticed after three or four
years.
Chemically, manures add to the soil
xho.o a1a,v, a0ko ord3 q ~ In vurcha aa1 In
commercial fertilizers, !. e., nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium. Mixed ma.
nure will carry about 10 pounds nitrogen,
8 pounds phosphoric acid and 10 pounds
potash. This makes an unbalanced fer
tilizer and can be balanced by adding,
say, about 1000 pounds of 16 per cent
acid phosphate to 8 tons of manure
which will give product corresponding
closely to 4.104 fertilizer.
The chemical composition of the ma
nure depends upon the kind and age of
the animal, the character of the feed
consumed by the animal, whether work
ing, producing milk or bone and muscle.
Horse manure is usually given value
of 81. .65; COW, $50; hog, 1925; sheep,
$8.05 and poultry $685..
The decay of manure 10 the soil devel-
ops organic acids thst attack the more
insoluble minerals and liberates food for
the use of growing plants. Humus
formed by its decay holds these miner
ais from teaching away.
The value of ton of manure is best
measured by the increase of crop 1t pro.
duces. The Pennsylvania Station re-
ports the following:
Number of tons applied per acre and
value of increase In crop.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
E1qhtina Loeusta.

Modern methods to defeat an ancient
enemy were employed with extraOrdi-
nary success in Costa Rica. The coun-
try was invaded by an army Of To-
Gusts. Ordinary methods were employ
ed to combat the pest without avail.
Then a state Of actual war was de-
clared against the insects. Cannon
loaded with sand were wheeled into
advantageous positions and the invad.
ing army literally bombarded. Rockets,
asphyxiating gases and gunpOwder
were also used, but the greatest sue
cess was obtained with the sand. At
the time of the first invasion Of the
country by the locusts they were ap-
parently in comparatively small num-
bers, so that they were speedily driven
across the boundaries into Nicaragua
Active defense preparations were then
made, and when the original invading
army, heavily REINFORCED, made its
second appearance two months later
the Costa Ricans were ready and lit
orally blew the insects from the face
Of the earth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Cannv Human Skill.


The ocean comes up and smashes
our beaches and our piers; the vino
blows down old houses and walls sno
trees: the rain Hlls up creek beds and
Easements and comes up over tne
floors of stores, with some damage to
silks and sugar. It is all very big ana
scary and horrendous, but stdn the
puny human climbs quietly into his
dry street car, the antlike commutea
crawls aboard his chip sized ferryboat,
the steamer swings and dances through
the typhoon. and the cigar box once
building laughs at the racket and tns
fuss. There is skin behind the car
the boat, the building; canny humss
skill that keeps cool and u not to d
bluffed even by the winds and waters
Of the earth, and nature may lose M
temper all It wants; It loses n gums
fruitlessly. San Francisco Bulletin.