MEMORIAL EXERCISES WERE
ATTENDED BY MANY PEOPLE
Jefferson Davis' 100th. Anniver
sary Was Appropriately Ob
served Yesterday.
EXCELLENT READINGS
AND OLD TIME SONGS
The United Daughters of the Confed
eracy Gave an Excellent Program
at the Auditorium—Songs and
Readings.
The memorial'exercises at the Aud
itorium -Wednesday afternoon com
memorating the 100th anniversary of
Jefferson Davis was well attended and
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy deserve great credit for the en
tertainment afforded.
Not only was it an Intellectual treat,
Jd-Mme songs—
the oc
but the music— the
was especially appropriate ti
easieu
The Con:, i >■
veterans, the few
surviving par: pants in the battles
that made h'-roe-i in private as well as
offictai rank-, occupied front seats and
they, more than ajl others, seemed
delighted with the exercises.
The first thing on the program was
a vocal duet "Ben Bolt," beautifully
sung by Miss Alma Howell and Mrs.
Galloway.
The oration by W. F. Cook was one |
of the features of the occasion. It was, \
as a matter of course, largely liifstor-1
ical, but there were many beautiful !
thoughts spoken in eloquent and well |
c-hosen words. j
Then Mrs. Deo Martin delighted !
the audience with the pretty old song
"Annie Laurie.'*
One of the very prettiest things
on the progra ii was the quartette.
"Coming Thro the Rye" rendered by
four of the sweetest little girls of the
city, Mary Alma Holmes. Katherine
Donald. Myrtis Logan and Louise
fCernaghan.
At this juncture the Daughters did
a wise hing— all the ladies in the au
dience were req te
!*
> remove their
JOINT MEETING OF TWO
lestion of Whether Perry County Owns An
Interest in County Farm to Come Up.
* Tomorrow, Friday, there will be a
joint meeting of the boards of Super
visors of Forrest and Perry counties
j
lo adjust some matters growing out
of the division of the two counties.
_
Tbe principal thing that will be dis
cussed will be the bounty convict
farm of this county in which Perry
eounty claims an interest. The farm
was purchased and operated before
there was a division of the two coun
ties and for this reason Perry county
[
claims an interest in it
Owing to the fact that Perry county
had received a very liberal share of
the funds of the county before the
HON. JOHN R. TALLEY SPOKE
ON CHARACTER OF DAVIS
the I
The memorial exercises at
South Mississippi College last night j
of decided interest'and
was greatly appreciated by all in at -1
tendance. i
A splendid portrait of Jefferson Da
vis was unveiled on the stage and the
face and features ot the president of
was an event
the Southern Confederacy were j)lain- j
ly visible to the audience as the ex-!
Capt. J. P. Carter, himself a hero 1
•f the civil war, presided and In his
hi trod ui torj' remarks gave soihe v«.
•able Information an<j said a number,
•f things appropriate to the occasion. r
The principal speaker of the even
ercises commemorating his birthday
were beinx held.
vhich they did—except a few,
hats,
who probably had some good reason
for not complying with this reasonable
request.
"Jefferson Davis as a Cadet at West
Point." a paper read by Mrs. Martin,
told of the early military training of
the great Southern chieftain.
• Jefferson Davis in the Mexican
War," by Miss Florence Deason, re
called the splendid achievements of
this great man and the distinction
that he won on the field of battle.
"Jefferson Davis in the United
States Senate and Elected President,"
was the subject of a valuable paper
read by Mrs. Mitchell.
' 'The Bonnie Blue Flag" was sung
by all in a way that charmed the audi
ence.
"The Capture of Jefferson Davis," a
paper read by Mrs. D. M. Gatlin, dealt
with a great historical event.
•Jefferson Davis a Prisoner at Fort
ress Monroe," by Mrs. E. McGregor,
dealt with one of the most trying or
ders of Mr. Davis' life.
The song, "Old Folks at Home" was
an interesting musical feature, as
sung by Mrs. Leo Martin and Miss
Eftie Cook.
"President Davis Taken to Trial on
Release Bond." was a paper read in
a clear voice by Miss Louise Holmes
and contained valuable information.
Following this, Miss AUna Howell
sang a solo. "Bonnie Bessie," which
was appreciated by the entire audi
ence.
"Home of Jefferson Davis," at Beau
voir," by Mrs. T. E. Ross, was a pretty
description of the home life of the de
clining years of Mr. Davis.
A vocal duet, "The Little Bronze
Cross" by Mrs. D. B. Holmes and Miss
Anna Allen.
Miss Anna Allen followed with an
Miss Allen is a
| interesting reading,
\ sifted elocutionist and her reading was
d^&cidedly interesting,
! The last, but not least thing, on
| the program was that soul-stirring mel
j ody, that song dear to every Southern
! heart, "Dixie," sung by alL
was a fitting conclusion of the
evening's exercises and thrilled every
one present as only "Dixie" can.
The U. D. C. desire the thanks of the
people for getting up this splendid en
tertainment in honor of one of the
greatest men of the^Lost Cause."
I:
When a man announces that he Is
tfie head of his house it is funny how
all the other men just naturally look
at his wife.
division
vas made, it
•as thought
that, the Perry county board would
not n * a ' m 3,1 interest in the farm, es
j pecially as Perry has had built sev
eral steel bridges within the past four
years to two for Forrest county. Be
sides, this section of the county paid
fully three-fourths of the taxes before
'lie division was made.
Ii is, more lhan probable that an
amicable adjustment of the matter will
* JO made as Dotli boards are compos
"d ot good men who will want to do
[ the square thing.
Other matters
ill probably be dis
ettssetkduring the joint meeting of the
two boards in this city.
ing was Hon. John R. Tally, of this
city, who kpoke on the character of
Jefferson Davis. Mr. Tally was thor
ougfily familiar with the life and char
acter of Mr. Davis and he brought
out many of the elements of .charae
ter possessed by
chieftain.
the Confederate
Mr. Tally always makes
a gopd speech and he more than sus
tained his reputation last night.
There was a piano solo by Miss Lo
Hne Thames that was very much en
joyed by the audience.
Prof. Linfteld, of Scranton, read the
last speech of Jefferson Davis before
the. United States senate.
The exercises concluded with
"Dixie" by the College Glee Club.
NATCHEZ BUSINESS MEN
TO COME MONDAY EVENING
The Natchez delegation of business
men will arrive in the city Mondav
evening at 6:50 over the Mississippi
Central, coming direct from Natchez
to this place.
They will spend the night here and
arrangements are now being made for
their entertainment while here.
They will leave here Tuesday morn
ing at 9 o'clock on a Bpeeial train and
on the return trip will make stops at
several intermediate towns.
It will be an interesting and mem
orable event In the history of tile Mis
sissippi Central, as well as in the his
tory of Haltiesburg and Natchez, two
of the largest Mississippi 'cities, now
in close touch with each other by rail.
It will be the first time that many of
CATES CANNOT COME
TO HOLD BIG REVIVAL
j
Rev. George C. Cates will not come
to Hattiesburg to hold a great religious
revival this summer as has been ex
pected and announced.
The reason assigned for this is that
Mr. Caies is unwilling to hold a meet
ing in a tent, and it is not believed lha"
any other way for holding the meeting
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
DECORATE GRAVES SUNDAY
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Sunday will be decoration day for
the Woodmen of the World, not only
of this city, buk in many other places.
The sixth is really the day for deoor
ating the graves of deceased Wood
men, but most of the camps wait until
the succeeding Sunday unless the 6th
comes on Sunday.
Not only is it decoration day, but
it is the 18th anniversary of the or
ganization of the Woodmen of the
World, the growth of which order has
been simply marvelous. It is now the
second largest beneficiary and fra
ternal order in existence and is grow
WANTED TO BUY
SOME BIG TIMBER
Mr. Wiley, of the firm of Wiley
Bros., of Jacksonville, Fla., and Sa
vannah, Ga., large dealers in export
lumber, was in the city of Hattiesburg
yesterday and while here he sought to
place an order for one million feet
of lumber, 16x16 and 26 to 40 feet in
length.
This is large timber, and the mills
in and around Hattiesburg were not
I altogether anxious to take it at the
price ottered. ,
The gentleman went up' to Laurel
this morning lo see what kind of an
otter he could get at that place and
is expected to be back in Hattiesburg
tomorrow.
The fact that lumber dealers are
coming so far In person to supply their
needs shows that the lumber market
is about to become active.
CHILDREN ABE
ENJOYING PICNIC
The Sunday School children of Trin
ity Episcopal Church are enjoying a
picnic today at Mammoth Springs.
The children, in charge of Superin-,
tendent C. F. Larson, and the teachers
of the different classes and Rev. Geo.
S Gibbs, the rector, left (his morning
fiver the Gulf and Ship Island for Mam
moth Springs and will spend the day
there, and as children always enjoy
such an outing as this, it is safe to
predict that the little fellows wi'J
have-R great time.
WE BUY 8ECOND HAND
FURNITURE. ?SS
M. S. Haisfleld, 128 Frc*|
next to Palace RestauranlH
phone 743.
the visitors have ever seen the "mag
ic city anomg the pines," and they are
certain to find a much larger and more
prosperous place than most of,them ex
pect. "
The Natchez business men will meet
with a cordial welcome. The business
men of Hattiesburg will be delighted
to have them here, though they wish
the visitors could siay longer.
In this connection it has been stat
ed that the business men of Natchea
have kindly made jirrangements'with
the railroad company to have the bus
iness men of Hattiesburg pay their
city a visit and the date for the .excur
sion of' Hattiesburg business men to
Natchez will probably be definitely
fixed In a few days.
ean be provided.
This will be a great disappointment |
to the people here who were anxious ;
to hear the great revivalist, but Mr.
Cates probably has some good reason j
for objecting to a tent. He Is satd to
be a very delicate man and it may be
that this has something to do with his \
j decision.
:
ing rapidly all the lime.
The Woodmen not ouly place a mon-;
ument at the grave of every deceased j
sovereign, but once a year they meet
and place flowers on the graves of j
their deceased brethren.
. The sovereigns will meet at the '
Woodmen Hall Sunday afternoon June |
7 and from there will proceed to the
cemetery, where the graves will be
decorated.
There are two camps of the Wood
men in the city and also a -ladies Cir
cle, and all will unite in this tribute
to the memory of the deceased mem
bers.
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TRUSTEES
Many Improvements to Be Made at
the State Blind Institute
This Summer.
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Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss., June 4.—The board
of the state blind institute held a
meeting last evening at which were
present President W. S. Parsons, of
Drookhaven; Secretary E. B.shr shrd
son, Jackson; Dr. J. P. Taylor, Winona,
and Mr. Ben Exum, of Yazoo City.
Tlie contract for a concrete sidewalk
the full length of the institute prop
erty on North State street was let to
Mr. E. F. Anderson, a local contractor.
contracts for the superintendent's
home and hospital and for the pro
posed steam heating plant were not
awarded because all the bids received
exceeded the appropriation for that
purpose. The boafd will have another
meeting, however, on June 17, at which
bids will be asked for on entirely
new plans and specifications, in the
hope of getting the work wl.thin the
legislative allowance. Other improve
ments will be' discussed and possibly
provided for at this meeting.
The entire faculty of the institution
was re-elected, as follows: Miss Annie
Taylor, first literary teacher; Mrs.
Minnie Phelps, second literary teach
er; MisB Cordells Pulley, third liter
ary teacher; Miss Sophia Langley, first
music teacher; Miss Pearl Turner, sec
ond music teacher; H. 4'. Pierson,
cbettra: George P. Ran
of tuning and shop; Miss
in, teacher of sewing;
i Atkins, matron; Doc
mt watchman. •
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THE "LANGUAGE" OF ANIMAL*
Various ^ries and Calls Not the fcl*
dlum of Communication, •
Huxley thought that because of thf
absence of language the brutes can
have no trains of thoughts, but only
trains of feeling, and thlH is the opln
ion of most comparative psychologists.
1 am myself quite ready to admit tksl
the lower animals come as near tc
reasoning as they come to having e
language. Their various cries and
calls—the call to the mate, of alarm
of pain, of joy—do serve as the me
dium of some sort of communication
but they do not stand for ideas ot
mental concepts any more than the
various cries of a child do. They are
the result of simple reactions to out
ward objects qr to inward wants, and
do not imply any mental process what
ever. A grown peyson may utter a
cry of pain or fear or pleasure with a
mind utterly blank of any ideas. Once
on a mooaiight night I lay in wait for
some boy poachers in my vineyard
As I suddenly rose up, clad lu a long
black coat, and rushed for one and
seized his leg as he was hastening
over tHe fence, he uttered a wild, agon
ized scream precisely as a wild ani
mal does when suddenly seized. He
told me afterward he was simply
frightened out of his wits. For the
moment he was sinfply an unreasoning
animal.—John Burroughs, in Outing
Magazine.
India's Wild Hill Tribes.
The wild hill tribes in India, known
as the Rolls, Kutnbis, Dbangurs and
Dhayaru* are a people imbued with
quaint Old World superstitions" They
are haunted by the fear of the evil
eye, especially - for their children.
Cunning and light of foot as satyrs,
these children are ready to disappear
with a sudden bound into the forest
thickets. The Dhangurs have curious
marriage customs. When they want
to ascertain the favorable moment for
the performance of the rites, the
young couple are made to git before
the door of a hut, from which a cow
and then itB calf are driven forth. If
the calf runs to its mother on the
right of the seated pair the ceremony
can begin. If, on the contrary, it
passes them on the left, ths proceed
ings must be suspended. A ring
passed over the bride's finger, some
grains of rice thrown over the young
people, and they are married. These
tribes have an incessant struggle
against poverty and (he elements.
Few Wealthy Japaneaa.
With a population of 41,000,000, only
441 Japanese have fortunes of $250,
000 or over.
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M. Ferguson.
June8 at
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BOARDING—Apply Mrs. W. C. May,
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A Needed Official.
In an interesting paper M. Mours
and , M. llouyer relate the'extraordi
nary caje which Emperor Nero took
of' his voice.' At night Nero lay 'on
his back with a thin plate of lead
his stomach,
fruits and ail dishes which could hurt
his voice. .In order not to damage the
purity of lta sound be ceased har
anguing the soldiers -and- the senate.
He attached to bis service^n 1 officer
specially deputed to take care of his
voice. He talked only In the presence
of this singular official, who warned
hint when he spoke too loudly or
forced his voice, and, if the emperor,
carried away by some sudden fit of
passion^ did not listen to his remoiK
strance, It was his duty to stop his
mputh'with a napkin.—Modem Medi
cine.
on
He abstained
from
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A woman who has her own way Isn't
half as happy as the one who
plain because her husband will not lot
her have It.
can com- #
Short Honeymoong.
Honeymoons are going out of fash
ion, and will probably'eventually die- •
appear—at present, they are often <.
.shortened to four
or five days, or
even a paltry week-end; and, after ail
these protracted wedding trips, thoudi
generally the event of
were often boring to
a woman's
a man.
RAMSEY A CO.
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