DAILY NEWS
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(Except Sunday.)
Hattiesburg Printing A Publishing Co.
Office. 112 Front Street.
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EDGAR G. HAHRIS, Editor.
E. E. SMITH, Circulation Manager.
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Entered as second-class matter on ,
May -22, 1907, at the postoffice at
Hattiesburg, Miss., under the Act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW
^OUNTY OF FORREST.
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. FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce
HON E. J. BOWERS
ot Hancock county as a candidate in
the Democratic primary for re-nomi
nation to the 61st Congress from the
6th district of Mississippi.
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The Newman Mill.
In the pews columns of today's pa
per appears the most interesting item
that has been printed in many days.
The monster plant of the J. J. New
man Lumber Company, recently de
stroyed by fire, is to be rebuilt, and on
a larger and more substantial scale
than before.
There is only one string tied to this
There is only one string tied to this
announcement. The company Is going
to ask an exemption from local tax
ation for a period of ten years—and
the rebuilding of the mill Is contin
gent upon the granting of this request.
And the News does not doubt that
the members df the city council—all of I
them good business men, true to the
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best Interests of Hattiesburg—will |
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cheerfully accede to this demand. |
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Most cities have found it wise to I
exempt manufacturing industries from
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municipal taxation. Many of them \
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hold this out as a special inducement
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to outside capitaL
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While the Newman mill is not. !
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technically speaking, a new Industry, |
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it must build a bran new plant. And it
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would probably not care to locate on
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the old site without this concession.
An Industry that will give employ I
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ment to 800 men Is not a small pt
falr. On the contrary It
till anng .
thousands of dollars into the
many
channels of local trade, and the mete
exemption of the plant front nntuici- |
pal taxation !»'*• trifle compared wtb
,»-« -vorth of the Institution to the
trade of Uafe-tfTwn.
The hjj^ws la Unqualifiedly In favor
tntlng of the exemption to
^E^Newman mill—or to any other new
Industry which may desire to locate in
this growing South Mississippi me
of tj
tropolis.
The State Convention.
An' Interesting phase of the State
Democratic Convention, to be held In
Jackson next Wednesday, is the ques
tion of whether or not It will be wise
to instruct for Bryan In the event that
Js deemed expedient to press for
the nomination of John Sharp WII
11 am s for second place on the ticket.
There is no doubting the fact that
Mississlppians are overwhelmingly for
Bryan and it would be easy enough
to select a delegation to Denver that
would support him first, last and all
the timij. without instructions.
. Mr. Williams' friends are
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saying that he would not accept the
nomination for Vice President, but the
News believes that be would make the
sacrifice for the good of the party and
for conservation of the best Interests
of the South, which has waited too
long already to demand representation
on the national ticket.
If the state convention takes this
view of the matter, and It is decided
to send a delegation to Denver pledged
to vote and work for the nomination
of Mr. Williams, it may be deemed
wisest not to bind them to Bryan.
This was the view taken by the For
rest County convention and the News
would not be surprised to see the state
j convent j on take a like view of the mat.
ter—provided, of course, that Mr. Wil-1
J litms can be persuaded to allow his
name placed before the convention at
Denver.
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"Dixie" is Good Enough.
Discussing the proposition made at
the recent Confederate reunion in Bir
mingham to change the words of
''Dixie." the New York World says:
"In thinking that the old words—
'cinnamon seed and sandy bottom' and
the rest—are not good enough, the 'a
What set "Dixie"
dies are mistaken.
going, what made Lincoln call It the
best song of the war, what makes New
heaters and restaurant audi
ences thrill with it, though they may
i never have been further south' than
Atlantic City, is Its spirit.
words have "go." By the memory of
the lips that have sung them they
should be protected from change. Only
so can the song retain Its history and
its sentiment."
And it is safe to say that not a worn
of the old song will be changed. It
was good enough for those who fol
lowed Lee in the early sixties, and
it is good enough now.
Parodies on "Dixie" have been writ
ten time and again. Some of them are
really more classic in diction, hut none
of them approached the original words
in sweep of verbal rympth and real
poetry of expression.
Other versions galore may appear
in time, but they can never supplant
the original song in soul stirring mcl
ody and rhapturous enthusiasm.
The original "Dixie" will live until
the last of the human race has passed
through the gates of eternity. And
there are some of us who believe that
the angels may sing it in heaven.
York's
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out after customers. Other merchants
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I ence people to town and content them
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selves with trade that naturally drifts
to their place. A public spirited inr.n
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asks himself if he Is doing his paroto
I attract people to town. Any person
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: who induces people to come to town
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to trade Is helping the entire business
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unless all lines of trade are working
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to extend business as far as possible
No town will become a good busi
ness center as long as the majority of
its business men rely upon a few mer
Too
chants to bring trade to town.
I often the men in a few lines of trade
j are about the only ones that reach
and trying to bring a larger territory
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,»lh the circle of which the town is a
business center.
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Don't be afraid to do<vo y duty, says
a wise contemporar' - . ATune who has
| r ; j,i a ions of his own and has courage
lo a( i V ocnte them, will be s.ne to have
opposition in the world because **<s
runs across or contrary to other peo
pie's opinion, but just keep straight
ahead If your cause is right an 1 your
Don t bother your
conscience clear,
self about what people say; life is too
Some will abuse
short for that,
through envy, others still foe watit cf
principle and some because they hon
estly differ with you; if you keep right
openly, manfully, intelligently and
with proper dignity of character, hon
esty of purpose and self respect those
who honestly differ with you will re.
on
spect you and your opinion.
The "Jackson News says that John
Sharp Williams is not a candidate for
Vice President and that he will not
accept the Democratic nomlnatjon for
that place if It Is tendered to hint st
Denver. Editor Sullens has underes
timated the man. Mr. Williams may
candidate for the place, jwt
not be
he has\never yet failed to respond to
a call of duty. If the Democratic con
vention should place him on the ticket
with Bryan, he'd accept the place
without a murmur, and he'd put his
whole soul Into the campaign.
The courtly bearing of a true gen
tleman is inbred, and the amenities
of life are, forsooth, naturally extend
ed to plebian and lord alike, as the
true distinction of his spirit and creed;
but his imitator with the nebulus cir
cle of the polar clime enclosing his
heart, and his anatomy draped in the
latest togery, who gives humanity the
basilisk stare, is fearful of his pre
sumptious footing In society, is lost
to the graces of gentility and should
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seek his level 'mongst the rabble from
whence he came .
The News has set its pegs for 2.500
circulation by September 1, and we are
It is perhaps not
going to get them,
amiss to say in this connection that
the News already has a larger eii'CU
lation than any two other newspapers
in South Mississippi, and that the
books of the office are open every (lay
in the week to substantiate this claim.
'Twas but yesterday, my lord, one O.
H. P. Belmont, had many millions and
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the divorced wife ot a Vanderbilt. oh
serves the Gulfport Journal. Today he
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has but six feet of clay and cold feet.
Others will gather in his millions ai.d
somebody doubtless will hitch on to
Sic (ran
his merry moneyed widow,
sit, etc.!
An exchange calls attention to the
fact that it takes 27,000 twenty dollar
gold pieces to weigh a ton. It may he
interesting to know that the recent scs
sion of congress spent just 1,851 of
these tons.
Mr. Bryan admits that he is opposed
to state prohibition, hut he favors lo
cal option. The principles of local self
government are pretty well fixed in the
big Nebraskan's mind.
The neighboring city of Laurel has
just completed an enumeration of its
inhabitants, showing a population of
8,404. Splendid showing.
How can Cortelyou raise the cam
paign fund and run for Vice President
at one and the same time?
It is hard for a Hattiesburg man
to walk down town these days with
out getting into politics.
A little learning inclineth a man to
conceit, but much learnt.ig maket.h
him humble.
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Pluck and perseverence are the two
chiefest elements in the battle for s >c
cess.
A campaign fund Is all right; a cor
ruption fund is all wrong.
There is right and wrong, hut no
middle ground.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE.
By virtue of authority conferred
upon me by a certain Deed of Trust
given by G. B. Hartfleld on the 29th
day of January, A. D. 1907, and re
corded in Book I, on pages 161 and
162 of record of deeds In the office
of the Chancery Clerk of Forrest
County, Mississippi (formerly 2nd Dis
trict of Perry County), I, M. J. Epley,
Trustees named In said Deed of Trust,
will, on Monday, July 6, A. D. 1908, be
fore the front door of the court house
in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mis
sissippi. within legal hours, offer for
sale, and will sell, to the highest bid
der for cash, that certain property de
scribed as:
Five acres in the S. W. V* of S. W.
Vi of section 9, in Township 4, north of
range 13 west, all In Perry County,
(now Forrest County), State of Missis
sippi, and particularly described as
follows, to-wit:
southeast corner of said forty acre
tract, and running west three hundred
and thirty feet (330); thence north six
hundred and sixty feet (660); thence
east three hundred and thirty feet
(330); thence south six hundred and
sixty feet (660) to point of beginning;
less a plat of land In the northeast cor
ner of said five acres, 100 feet east
and west, and 150 feet north and south.
Witness my signature -this 15th day
of July A. D. 1908.
Beginning at the
M. J. EPLEY,
Trustee.
jun 13 3wks
WANTED
Ten men of Good Appearance to do
eoliciting; $10 to $25 per week.. Apply
at once to Dally Newt Office.
CIVIL TERM OF COURT BEGINS
MONDAY FOR THREE WEEKS
Some Important Civil Cases to Be Tried.—No
Grand Jury, But Petit Jurors Have
Already Been Summoned.
The civil term of circuit court con
venes Monday 15th and Judge Cook
will likely be kept buBy for the entire
term, which lasts three weeks. This
is a special term to take the place of
the term that was pretermttted about
two months ago. There will be no
grand Jury at this term and only civil
business will be considered.
There are a large number of damage
suits, the largest being against Capt.
J. P. Carter on account of the elevator
acc|dent and other large ones against
railroads for alleged personal dam
ages. There is plenty on the docket to
carry on the court for the full three
weeks' term. ^
' The following are the jurors for the
t erm:
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, S. G. Beeman, J. D. Ransaville, M.
R Klng , B Garrls j c slmmongi
\v. J. Pittman, L. J. Johnson, R. F.
Kennedy, P. A. McSwain, W. E. Sim
mons, J. S. Coli'-er ;« . L ••.vor.-i, J.
A. Pace, Peter McKenzie, J. A. Griffin,
J. G. Woods, C. L. Thatch, J. J. Dob
bins, A. M. Brown, J. C. Martin, T. H.
Massengale, S. N. Lowry, H. C. Greer,
Jury, First Week.
COMMISSIONER'S SALE.
State of Mississippi,
Forrest County, In Chancery Court.
No. 30.
Mrs. Ella Grantham, et al., vs. Mrs.
Mary E. Carter McCordle.
By virtue of a decree of the Chan
cery Court of said county, rendered in
the above styled cause on the 9th day
of June, A. D. 1908, at the June Term,
A. D. 1908, of said court, I, the un
dersigned, duly appointed Special Com
missioner of said court, will, on the
6th (lay of July, A. ©. 1908, between
the hours of 11 o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. sell, at tlrff front Jjor
of the court house in said Forrest
County, to the highest bidder or bid
ders, for cash, except that no bid of
less than $1,500 for the property herein
first described will be received, the fol
lowing described real estate sit.iated
in the Counties of Forrest and Harri
son, in the State of Mississippi, to-wit:
S 14 of S. % of N. E. % of N. E. %
and S. E- % of N. W. %. all In section
one, Township 4 north of range 13
west In Forrest County and the state
of Mississippi; also lot No. 12 !n
Biock No. 2 of the Factory Hill addi
tion to the town of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Mississippi.
Dated this the 13th day of June,
A. D. 1908.
T. E. BATSON,
inn 13 3wky Special Commissioner.
STATEMENT
SHOWING THE CONDITION OF THE
HATTIESBURG TRUST & BANKING COMPANY
Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on June 2nd, 1908.
Published by direction of Chapter 14th of Mississippi Code of 1906
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts on personal endorsements, real estate or col
lateral securities.
Overdrafts .*..
Stocks and bonds .
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures
Other Real Estate.
Due from other Banks
Cash on hand .. ..
.$174,793 13
. 4,691 73
. 9,573 26
. 32,873 25
. 28,129 99
.$18,791 00
. 13,323 67
32,114 67
Total
$282,176 03
LIABILITIES
Capital Paid in.
Undivided Profits, Less Expense and Taxes
Individual Deposits subject to check .*.
Time Certificates of Deposit, Savings Depts.
Due Other Banks...
$150,000 00
8,918 83
4
$76,684 43
. 9,980 43
4,701 32
68 63
555 00
*
Cashier's-Checks .;.
Certified Checks .
Bills Payable and Rediscounts
.... 91,989 80
31,267 40
Total
$282,176 03
Of the above of Loans and Discounts
To Officers of the Bank
To Directors of the Bank
t. None
. $18,679 91
I, R. L. Bennett, cashier of Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Company, of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, full
and exact statement of the Assets and Liabilities of said Bank on the day and
date named therein, as shown by the books of same.
R. L. Bennett, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a Notary Public in and for the county
of Forrest, Mississippi, this, the 9th day of June, 1908.
A. A. Montague, Notary Public.
Examined and. found correct.
This 10th day of June, 1908.
E. J. Smith, Auditor.
In
J. B. Dubose, A. P. Courtney, F. F.
Phillips, J,. A. Travis, T. J. Ferrall and
T. A. Butler.
Second Week.
J. B. Coursey, T. E. Crow, W. D.
Evans, H. E. Hollis, Wash Pierce, I. C.
Steep, J. B. Irby, R. F. Draughn, Aden
Anderson, E. Fort, J. F. Odum, J. C.
Bryant, Ely Myrick, R. M. Reeves, L.
A. Gibson, C. W. Dobbins, S. B. East
erling, J. D. Barron, A - Anderson,
W. H. Johnson, O. C. Kelthley, H. A.
Lee, W. H. Askew, Norris
Henry Dearman, J. W. Hopkins, J. L.
McDonald, W. L. Odum, H. R. Dillard
and W. R. Cameron.
Third Week.
W. M. Edmonson, J. A. J. McLemore,
.1. A. Carter, W. A. Fry, L. W. Graham,
T. L. Lee, M. E. Cadenhead, R. S.
Davis, L. R. Perry, A. W. Bonslagle,
A. F. Draughn, J. B. Webb, J. M. Rey
nolds, E. T. Davis, J. B. Merkel, L.
M. Williams, J. E. Graham, Lon East
erling, G. W. Batson, W. J. Nelson, T.
J. Lee, W. J. Mclnnls, J. H. Osborne,
J. D. Pool, G. A. Burkett, R. F. Barton,
James Davis, J. S. Haney, V. M. Scan
lan and R. T. Lee.
Mason,
in Praise of the Novel.
Novels are sweets. All people with
healthy literary appetites love them
—almost all women; a vast number
of clear, hard-headed men, judges,
bishops, chancellors, mathematicians,
are notorious novel-readers, as well as
young boys and sweet girls, and their
kind, tender mothers.—William Make
peace Thackeray.
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Read* Like Prophecy.
Lucian, Borne 17 centuries ago, re
lates how the inhabitants of the moon
drank "air squeezed or compressed
Into a goblet," so that It formed a
sort of dew—clearly suggesting liquid
air.
NOTICE OF LAND 8ALE.
By Virtue of the provisions of a
certain deed executed by me to T. Y.
Hill on May the 17th, A. D. 1907, con
veying to him the land described as
follows: Lot three (3), black one hun
dred and fifty-one (151) of the Jno.
Hamper and Hamper & Whlnnery sur
vey and addition to the city of Hat
tiesburg, according to the map of said
survey on file in the Chancery Clerk's
office in Forrest County and State of
Mississippi, for the consideration and
upon the terms and conditions therein
mentioned, which deed is of record
In Book B1 at pages 171 and 172 of the
Record of Land Deeds in Forrest
County and State of Mississippi.
Default having been made in the
payment of the note described In said
deed, at maturity thereof, on account
of said default, and being by the pro
visions of said deed authorized there
unto, I have declared all debts, de
mands and charges secured by the
terms of said deed due and payable;
demands having been nmde for the
payment thereof, and payment having
been refused, to pay and satisfy the
same. I, D. M. Eastland, will, within
legal hours, at the front door of the
Court House in Forrest County and
State of Mississippi, on the first Mon
day in July, A. D. 1908, after advertis
ing the same by publication for three
consecutive weeks in the Daily News
a newspaper published in Forrest
County and State of Mississippi, and
by posting a copy of the advertisement
at the front door In said county and
state for said period, offer for sale and
sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash, the land described as
follows.
Lot three (3) in block one hundred
and fifty-one (151- of the Jno Hamper
and Hamper & Whlnnery survey and
addition to the City of Hattiesburg ac
cording to the map of Bald survey now
on file in the Chancery Clerk', of
fice in the City'of Hattiesburg, For
rest County and State of Mississippi.
This notice published and posted
this the 13th day of June, A. D. 1908.
D. M. EASTLAND.
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jun 13- 3wks
Gas Connections Free!
For 100 Stoves
Our free connection offer which expired May I st,
many new customers and has placed a gas stove in so
many homes, we make the following offer.
For the next 100 stoves purchased of
our regular cash schedule price, we will make
all necessary house connections free of charge
and connect the stove up ready for use.
Following is our schedule of prices:
Single Oven Stove
Double Oven Stove
Triple Oven Stove
We also have a nice line of Hot Water Heaters for water
tank connections. For further information apply at the office
of the company.
This offer is made for connections along the line of
constrncted and dofs not contemplate
gave
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us at
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mams as now
extention.
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The Enterprise Electric Company
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Supplies of All Kindt Kept in Stock
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KUTTIESBUIG SUVNESS COLLEGt, HATTIESBURG, MISS.
The Hattiesburg Business College is
now In progress and will continue the
year round. Special rates for the
summer. Write or call for further In
formation.
DOCTORS DIRECTORY
y H. L. FLAKE, M. D.
Office Suite 210 Carter Building.
Obstetrics and Diseases of Children.
Office Phones Both 41.
Residence Phones Both 271.
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JAS. E. HULETT, M. D.
215—219 Ross Building
Phonee:
Residence No. 426,
Office No. 600.
E. J. MITCHELL,
DENTIST
Odd Fellows Building,
A11 Work Guaranteed.
Front Street.
S. S. TURNER, M. D.
Office'Suite 205 Carter Building
Hours: 9 to 11 A. M., 2 to 4 P. M.
Phones: Office 41, Residence 584.
BUSBY & McMULLAN,
DENTISTS
Office Suite 214-215-219 Ross Building
Cumberland Phone 909, Home 600.
S. LEWIS KNIGHT, M. D.
Offiice Suite 810 Carter Buidding
Office Hours: 10 to 11 A.M., 3 to 4 P.M.
Phones: Office Both 41 Res. Both 701