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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW
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SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE
For Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas
and Oklahoma: The Crockett Agency,
New Orleans and Dallas.
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LABEL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1908.
Actual Average Circulation
2,785
OUR CANAL.
A French engineer says our Pan
* ama canal is a failure. Well, it isn't.
It may be that we cannot build a ca
nal over the mountains, because
"there are no foundations at Gatun,"
but that is not final. After trying that
more fully, after having seen the full
• amount of water that can be rained
down and run on the canal, the en
gineers can decide.
Discussing this proposition, the
Birmingham Ledger pertinently re
marks:
"If we cannot build the locks and
dams we have one alternative that
doesn't require high engineering skill.
We can put Oliver, the builder, down
there with a big gang of Alabama ne
groes and cut that ditch from sea to
sea. splitting the mountains. There
is no doubt about a sea level canal.
very little more money
and not a great deal more work to cut.
a canal that there will not he any |
doubt about. There have always be
doubts about the lock canal, notwith -1
standing Mr.
words,
lieve
It will cost
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Roosevelt s vehement !
engineers do not. be
cks ami dams can hold, 1
but there is no doubt about a great
big. deep, wide ditch right across the
isthmus.
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For this reason we refuse to worry j
it "keeps |
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about the
bustin' loose."
alternative of a ditch from c
eend."
anal because
We always have the I
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THE LAW OF LIABILITY.
The railroad bill of lading is now
the main cause of contenti<
between
the roads and the shippers. On this
subject the New York Journal of Com- j
merce says:
"There
*ms likely to be a general
acquescence in the adoption of the
uniform bill of lading by most of the
railroads of the country on the first,
of November, but the agitation for
uniform laws relating to carriers' lia
bility will not cease. The National In
dustrial Traffic League ribt long ago
declared in favor of what is called the
"Clean bill of lading.'* and has accept
ed the railroads' bill under protest.
This indicates a disposition to contest
its effect, and there will probably be
formal comfdaints from time to time.
The so-called "clean bill'' is in effect
a receipt for the goods taken by rail
roads to be transported and dleivered,
*in accordance with the provisions of
OPEN API ACCOUNT IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
. INTEREST PAID On"BALANCES"
£p ° s| tapy for
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ACCOUNTS ^
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law. in good order to co^pignee.'
"This would leave all questions of
law or damage or failure to fulfill the
carriers' obligations to be determined
by the laws defining their liability; but
these are state laws and they differ
somewhat widely in different states.
I This would not only make the collec
tion of claims a matter of delay, dif
| ficulty and expense, but such bills
I would be unsatisfactory to most ship
i pers and to all bankers, who are ex
! petted to make advances on their se
curity. Hills of lading represent title
to an enormous amount of property
con stantly in transit front place to
place to be delivered only on presenta
tion of the bills. One of their most
important uses is that of security for
advances made by banks in discount
ing drafts for payment for the goods,
and for that they must be negotiable,
making the goods deliverable on order
to the holders of the bill. The bank
must have secure title to the property
until the drafts are paid, and be able
to take possession of it and sell it
if necessary. The question of lia
bility for loss, impairing value or in
terfering with recovery, became im
portant not ony to shippers and con
signees but to bankers or anyone to
whom title may be transferred."
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WHO GOT THE MONEY.
Applying the query: "Who got the
money" to the Panama canal purchase
b' ought down upon the head of the
New York World owner the direful
wrath of Mr. Roosevelt and created
a sensation of the first magnitude. The
j same question applied to other trans
actions would not create such a stir,
but it would be altogether appropriate
ir a number of instances.
Many political deals are made in
which someone gets the money, but
the people ask in vain, "who?"
Many valuable franchises are grant
ed by municipal politics in which
someone gels the money, but the ques
tion "who?" brings forth no answer.
Many great combinations of capital
and industry stifle competition and
choke competitors and the money
made thereby does not always go
where it is safe to tell, but someone
gels the money.
Graft goes on uninterruptedly
throughout the length and breadth
of the land. It is an evil of the times,
begotten by desire for easy money,
encouraged by the dishonesty alike of
those who have the money and those
who wish it. and the people of the
rank and file, the fellows who ulti
mately foot the bills but waste their
/oids and effort when they ask: "Who
got the money?"
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GULFPORT'S BIG DAY
This a big day for Gulfport. In fact.
It Is a big day for all South Mlssis
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At the noon hour, amid the rousing
! cheers of a great throng of people, the
flrgt 8 „, p load of cotton ]oft tbat I)0rt
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for Liverpool.
| The harbor at Gulfport is not new.
'eral years it has been the
j largest lumber shipping point on the
| Gulf of Mexico, and the largest vessels
afloat have weighed anchor in its
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j Excessive freight charges on the
] railroads have prevented the develop
I ment of the cotton shipping industry,
thus greatly retarding the develop
i ment of the port and the territory
ontUuous thereto, embracing the
| larger portion of South Mississippi.
These rates have recently been
equalized in Ihe courts and the rail
roads have submitted under protest.
The News believes that this marks a
new and prosperous era for Gulfport
find that it will aid materially in de
veloping the latent resources of the
Hattiesburg district.
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The Christmas number of the Yazoo
City Herald, consisting of thirty.sfx
pages, is before us, and a better edi
tion has never appeared from the of
fice of a Mississippi weekly. Editor J.
G. McGuire should be proud of his
achievement and the good people of
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Yazoo City should not be slow to show
their appreciation of such enterprise.
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The Bay St. Louis Echo has been
enlarged to a seven-column eight-page
paper and is one of the handsomest
and most readable weeklies that
reaches this office. Editor Moreau has
recently installed a Mergenthaler typ
setting machine, and has one of the
best equipped offices in the sate.
Sonic of onr esteemed exchanges
ure devoting time and space to analy
si/.ing ihe returns of the recent un
fcrunate presidential landslide, but
what's the use?
It is, said that there were old fid
dlers and ragtime tunes in China a
million years ago. Hut that was be
fore the empire entered upon its
period of disintegration.
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Every man who is in business ought
i i have the moral courage to go broke,
if necessary.
Let us hope that the weather man
win smile again before Christmas.
Will Santa Claus balk at the sheath
stocking?
A HOLIDAY INNOVATION.
The Saturday Evening Post pub
lishes the following interesting and
valuable story;
"A traveling salesman had an only
son with whom be had been liberal in
the matter of spending money, and
ather thoughtless. The boy began de
veloping extravagant habits, and had
no appreciation of the value of money.
So the father made it a rule that all
the spending money he got In future
must be earned. The boy's mother
was made the employer, and a regular
schedule of prides for definite chores
was drawn up—two cents a basket for
splitting kindling, five cents an hour
for hoeing garden, five cents a hun
dred for collecting potato bugs.
"This reformed the boy in one way,
for it made him ambitious. He got
out of bed early in the morning to
earn money. There was always a big
pile of kindling on hand, and he kept
an eye open for odd jobs of all kinds.
"But the reason he worked for
money was that he might buy more
or less useless things that he had
bought under the old arrangement. So
a saving plan was added to the earn
ing plan.
"The boy was permitted to spend
one-quarter of all the money he made
in his own way, without supervision.
Anolher quarter went Into a small
home bank, to be deposited in a sav
ings account at interest. The remain
ing fifty per cent of his earnings was
kept back by his father, half to be
invested in books and half in tools
and toys.
"Before anything was bought out of
this final fund, however, father and
son had a conference and agreement
ou articles to be purchased or books
selected. Thus the fund went chiefly
to the purchase of educational toys
such as a printing-press, a scroll-saw
a camera. No anticipation of
pay
ments was permitted, nor any trans
fer of money from one fund to another
to hurry the consummation of a pur
chase. In that way the fact that there
was a surplus on hand did not kill
the incentive to work for an object."
It Is the special business of our sav
ings department to take care of sav
ings and earnings of this nature and
while being cared for they will be
earning Interest at the rate of 4 per
cent per annum.
On making the first deposit of one
dollar we furnish you with a small
private bank to take home with you.
You could not select a Christmas
present for any member of the fam
ily that would be more useful and
more productive of happiness than
this. We shall be glad to explain
more fully if you will call.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COM
MERCE,
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Hattiesburg, Miss.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
ss.
Lucas County.
Frank 44 Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of V. J.
Cheney it Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, County
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall s Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6 th day of De
cember, A. D. 1886.
and state
A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pill* for con
stipation.
(Seal)
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Cramps
Thousands of ladies suffer agonies every month.
If you do, stop and think. Is it natural? Emphati
cally and positively—NO! Then make up your
mind to prevent or cure this needless suffering!
..CARDUI
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It Will Help You
I suffered 9 years" writes Mrs. Sarah J. Hos
kins, of Cary, Ky. * * I had female trouble and would
nearly cramp to death. My back and side would
nearly kill me with pain. I tried everything to get
relief, but failed, and at last began to take Cardui.
Now I can do my housework with ease and I give
Cardui the praise for the health I enjoy." Try.
AT ALL DRUG STORES
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GREAT SWAIN SHOW
Hattiesburg Has Been Selected As Permanent
Winter Headquarters For Enterprise.
Hattiesburg has been selected as
the
wintering
place for the big
W. I. Swain Show
Company, the larg
est and wealthiest
tented amusement
enterprise of its
kind in America.
This show opened its .season in Hat
tiesburg last spring and Mr. Swain
veil pleased with the city at
that time that he has been debating
for many weeks as to whether to
winter here or to return to New Or
leans, where ..his winter headquarters
have been previously located.
He finally decided on Hattiesburg,
he says, for two reasons—the health
fulness of the city and the splendid
facilities for repairing and rebuilding
cars.
was so
The show closed its
at
season
Laurel Saturday, when the forty
more employes were paid off and left
for their homes in various parts of
or
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places of business from December 24
STORES TO CLOSE
FOR THE HOLIDAY
We .the undersigned business
of Hattiesburg, agree to close
men
our
at 12 p. m. and to remain closed un
til Monday. December 28:
Southern Grocery Company.
W. E. Laird.
McDaniel Brothers.
The Dividson Company.
O'Ferral Bros.
E. C. Neelly Company.
Central Hardware Company..
D. C. Beauchamp.
Abney Furniture Company.
Hatsfleld.
.1. E. Herman.
vT. A. Hightower.
J. W. Pool.
The Jones Company.
Hawkins & Co.
Hawkins Hardware Company.
Calhoun's Bankrupt Store.
Hattiesburg Furniture Company.
W. L. Logan & Co.
John A. McLeod Company.
N. B. Blount.
J. S. Turner & Co.
Moore Bros. Grocery Company. .
Hattiesburg Grocery Company. •
Joe Shelby.
Deas & Duke.
H. H. Graham Jewelry Company.
S. & H. Katz.
H. S. Lilius.
Conner Shoe Company.
S. L. Heiledberg.
Cotten & Woodruff.
S. H. Coplon. ,
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WANTED TO RENT—SMALL BARN.
Suitable for two horses and the
storing of show parepbernalla.for two
months.
W. I. SWAIN.
Private care Inverness near Matties
burg hotel.
It
the country to spend the holidays. Mr.
Swain came on to Hattiesburg with
his four special cars to make final
arrangements for the winter and to
close a contract with a local foundry
for putting his equipment in shape for
the new season. His private car and
the company sleeping car will be re
built and repainted.
Since leaving Hattiesburg last
spring .Mr. Swain says that the show
has traveled 4,000 miles of railroad,
and the season has been the most
successful In its history. In Tennes
see and Kentucky the show was feat
ured as the night attraction at the
great state fairs, furnishing the music
during the day and playing to packed
tents at nights
It is Mr. Swain's intention to greatly
enlarge the show for next season. The
members of the company will Yeturn
to Hattiesburg early in February for
rehearsal. They will remain here un
til early spring, when the new season
begins.
Mr. W. I. Swain, the head of the
show, is a Kentuckian and leaves to
morrow for that state to spend the
holidays. He is a successful live
j stock breeder and has large interests
in his native state. Personally, he is
a pleasant and affable gentleman. For
many years his company played the
best opera houses, but the theatre
trust became distasteful to him and he
decided to provide his own theatre.
The gigantic tented amusement enter
prise which has resulted is a splendid
testimonial to his business ability and
thorough knowledge of the show busi
ness.
Hattiesburg will profit largely by
the location of the winter headquart
ers of the show, and our citizens will
doubtless make it to Mr. Swain's In
terest to return each winter.
FREE !
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■""Beautiful Leather Couch to be
given away at the Casino Theatre
Christmas night. This couch cap.
be seen at Haisfiald Furniture store
where it is on display In the win
dow. Attend the Casino and you
stand a chance to get thlB beautiful
and valuable couch,
particulars see our circulars.
For further
SPECIAL FOR
THIS WEEK
The Casino will be open daily at
1 p. m., with extra good attractions
and new songs each day.
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PRICE
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A Great Reduction
We have cut our prices almost ih
1/2
on all our fancy China and Cut Glass.
You should see the bargans.
THEY MUST BE SOLD
Hawkins Hardware Co.
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KODAKS
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Solves the
Christmas
Problem
So simple that even in the hands of the
they make good pictures, so perfect
equipment that they fulfill the require-',
ments of the experts —such #
novice
in
are
Folding Pocket Kodaks
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No. 1
No. 1A
for pictures 14 x 34 inches
for pictures 2? x 44 inches
No. 1A Special for pictures 24 x 4i inches
$ 10.00
lg.00
... 15.00
No. 3
for pictures 3i x 44 inches.
for pictures 34 x 54 inches.
for pictures 4x5 inches.
... 17.50
20.00
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No. 3 A
No. 4
Kodaks $5.00 to $35.00. Brownie Cameras $1.00 $9.00
The Owl Drug Store
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It Will Pay You to
See Rubenstein
Before buying Dry Goods of any kind. We
have special Christmas Goods, and can sell
you Shoes, Dry Goods, Ready-to-.Wear
Clothing, Notions, etc., cheaper than you
e same goods elsewhere, thereby saving you
money and at the same time giving you just
what you want. We can sell cheaper than other
stores because we buy cheaper. We have three
large stores and buy in large quantities and of
get the biggest discounts. We get bargains and
get the benefit of them. .* .* .• .* .•
We have Ladies' Ready-to-We&r,
Stylish Hats and Tailored Waists to
close out at special reductions. . . .
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can
buy the
course
you
RUBENSTEIN BROS.
\ 128 Mobile Street. Home Phone 492
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