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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday.)
r. D. LANDER
E. R. FARRELL
Editor.
Business Manager.
Entered as second-class matter on May 82. 1907, at the postoffice at Hat
Ussburg, Miss., under the Act of Congress of March 2. 1879.
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OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OF HATT1E8BURO AND COUNTY OF FORREST.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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A man in this state claims that h i as an air-sucking contraption «that
vill suck boll weevils from the stork nd drown them in oil. He must take
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Tear .
Six months .
Three Months .
By the Month .
By the Month (By Carrier)
$600
3.00
... 1.50
50 cents
60 cents
LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PAPER.
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"WIONji
LIBEL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1911.
TELEPHONES:
Editorial and News Rooms . . .
•usine», and Job Department
the public for suckers.
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"Mr, Taft's sure winning card," says the Commercial Appeal, "would
be to come on home and send a bunch of guilty 'higher up' trust magnates
to jail." Now you are shoutin'.
♦
Clean-up Day has come and gone, hut the weeds have not.
but Old Jack Frost ever makes successful war on weeds in this burg, and
he does not keep it up for long at a time. Still there was some cleaning
up; and some is better than none.
Nobody
„
"If the states themselves can not prevent the indiscriminate sale of
cocaine and morphine, then the government must take a hand in the
the Commercial Appeal. That sounds strange coming from
The late Edwin Abbey, the great American painter who made his home
in London, is said to have said, and w hether he said it or not it is a true
saying, "some folks are so busy putting something by for a rainy day. that
they get little or no good out of pleasant
•eather."
'
crusade," says
a paper
hiibt."
that opposes temperance legislation because "prohibition don't pro
The death roll from the breaking of the paper mill dam at Austin, Pa..
Looking at it from this distance, and judging by results, the
.'apital has no right to swing a danger
It puts too cheap a price upon
is appalling.
building of that dam was criminal,
like that above the heads of the peopi .
human life.
An exchange says:—"The proper thing to do
Telephone Manners :
when you call and other than the party called for answers the phone, is to
say, 'So-and-So called,' giving both your name and 'phone number,
clandestine like, and suspicious looking, and ill-mannered to refuse to give
your name or phone number.
It is
"The children of Atchison think very
The Kansas City Journal says,
highly of President Taft,
the biggest man in the United States.
Mrs. R. K. Smith of this city, and his loving kindness to little children
has made his name a beloved household word in thousands of homes.
Next to Balie Waggener, they regard him as
Mr. Waggener is the father of
\y e
Mrs. McRea seems to have passed entirely out of the limelight,
are real sorry. We had anticipated many interesting settos with Madam
McRea. When a lady invites a gent to spend the night with her and shoots
him in the back, there is a thrill about it that excites our suspicion that
thev had a falling out about something. We are gambling on there being
' y We imagine that in the
item in the shoot ress yet.
a good lively news
course of human events she will discover that things she thought nobody
knew, had somehow leaked, and will be silent witnesses for the boy whose
"You can't fool all the people all the time."
lips she sealed in death.
ready tor next summer. The commis loners need spend very little money.
if they will only clean C up and advertise its concessions for sale, the Park
life and beff pleasure ground and amusement place next sum
r. Jtqx, it they wait until next summer to begin to get ready, the summer
, îrtîl be nearly gone before they get ready. If a local company could be
' organlzsd'hhtl the concessions given them, provided they would do stip
nlated tfiiAgs, it would be a good thing all around.
Hardy street cars Sunday, to the Normal College
vas some
The patronage given
earnest of the travel that line would have if there
early to begin to get the Park
site, was an
thing at the Park to go to.
It is not t<
will l I e on
President Taft spoke at Waterloo the other day. How suggestive
"He served notice," say the dispatches, "that the 'big husi-|
interests' of the country must he brought within the law." His party
Mr.
the name.
ness
has been serving the same notice for twenty years or more; and Mr. Taft
his former campaigns has indulged in the same sort of talk. But,
all durirg
when he has a chance to 'bring them within the law,' how does he do it?
By telling them to he good; and they laugh in their sleeves at him.
imposing a fine upon them, which they snap their fingers at. But when he
is cal'ed upon to prosecute them under the criminal clause of the same law
be Is operating under, he wiggles like a jelly fish, while the 'big interests'
The idea of fining the 'big interests.' What do they care for
But put a few of the acting officials and high titled functionaries be
Or by
get away.
that?
hied prison bars, and you would see ethers of them falling over each other
in their scramble to get "within the law." Mr. Taft, speaking of "the big
their reformation is b eg brought about steadily and "sat
interests," says
isfactorily," and urges patience. Satisfactorily to the interests, he means.
Rev. Dr. Sharhrough stated from the pulpit of the Main Street Metho
dist chutch Sunday morning that there were more homicides committed in
Louisiana, growing out of brawls and quarrels, than In any other common
wealth in this Union, and that next to Louisiana came Mississippi. That
It is a shame and re
la a sad commentary upon this and our sister state,
proach upon the people ot Mississippi and Louisiana. It is a disgrace to
It shows a lack ot discipline and culture. It
the manhood of these states.
bespeaks a rude and choleric and ungoverned nature.
It was due to our lack of forbearance,
teris'lc of this people more than of other people. We attribute it to other
In New Orleans where the open saloon is so notoriously open and
Dr. Sharhrough said
We do not know if that Is a charac
causes.
where the people are so much given to the drink habit, it is easy to find
the cause for brawls and murders and suicides. In Mississippi we look
for ti e cause In the lax enforcement of Law. Every man nearly owns •
pistol; and every man nearly puta his pistol In hiB pocket and "carries"
it whenever he like*. And any man who goes -bout the atreet armed, is a
menace to peace and good government. The law Is against It. but the law
Is not e" 'creed. Neither are tne laws against brawls and murders serious
ly. Impartially and enforced. And of course Mississippi must
labor nnder the reproach of being next to the bottom of the list so long as
11 or refuse to obey their oaths of office by a conscientious
K laws they are sworn to uphold.
law officers
jpatoreement
BAUE WAGGENER
(Continued From Page One.)
"Forty thousand people attended
I Halle Waggener's twelfth annual pic
I nlc hele today - 11 was the largest
crowd Atchison ever had. Many
' thousands heard President Taft pay a
beau ' iful tribute to the famous Atchi
I s on man when the president, on behalf
! of the people of Atchison presented to
Mr. Waggener a handsome silver lov
Ing cup. Tears appeared in Mr. Wag
goner's eyes as he spoke his thanks.
"AH morning special trains and regu-
lar trains with extra coaches poured
thousands of children and grown-ups
Into Atchison. After the last excur-
i slon train had arrived, there was a
children's parade, one of thè most
I unique ever seen in the West. Sixty
automobiles, most of them gorgeously
decorated with flags and bunting,
! thirty horse vehicles, gaily decorated,
all laden with bright, pretty and hap
I Py children marching, bands playing.
horns blowing, everywhere happy chil
dren. were the features of the page
an *- with Mr. Waggener, Atchison's
'Santa Clans,' the central figure of
the demonstration,
"President Taft presented the loving
cup to Mr. Waggener and said:
" 'I feel greatly Indebted to Mr. Balie
Waggener for the opportunity of cod
ing to tills unique entertainment. To
entertain for twelve years the boys
and girls of a community like this is
an opportunity, but it required a gen
ius to recognize the opportunity and
seize it as Mr. Waggener has. If 1
were desirous of accusing Mr. Waggen
er of political aspirations. I should
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all of us—have to learn. It is the
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truth that the real pleasure in»life is
; . , . , „ . . ,
: not in dressing, eating good things
and doing things that entertin our
selves, it is doing something for oth
ers, not in order that you may get
say that he had found the way to the
hearts of the mothers and fathers and
the voters through their children, but
Mr. Waggener illustrates what
we
from them expressions of gratitude—
because that is the cheapest reward
but it is the consciousness of hav
iug put happiness ipto the lives of
others that really brings happiness
into the heart of the benefactor.
Envies Waggener.
"I envy Mr. Waggener the pleasure
he has in looking back over these
ocean of faces, to feel that everyone
] oves italic Waggener, because Balie
twelve years, and in looking over this
is responding to the feeling that he
Waggener has shown that he loves
He has been up to Minne
He has been ill, and he has
been subjected to the surgeon's knife.
He comes back to illustrate the won
derful improvement in the science of
surgery, and I hope he is well,
was met at the railway station by 3,
everyone,
sota.
He
■ 000 children to testify their thänks to
God that he had recovered frdfn his
j illness and was restored again to this
j
eommunity."
Balie Wa 90ener's Return.
The Journa1 » ln commenting on Mr.
Waggener's return recently from the
hospital, where he was seriously ill,
said:
"Everybody in Kansas knows Balie
Waggener, either personally or by
reputation. Many know him as a big
railroad attorney who has gained
wealth and influence; others as a r
cessfll , pom , c!aili and Btm other8 as
a citizen whom thcy may mPct any
day on the BtreetB of Atchiso „ But
. none of theBe people know Mr Wag .|
gener as |, le children of Atchison
know him, for
suc '
every tot and chick in
the town just naturally loves him and
he in return loves them.
"When Mr. Waggener was forced to
go to Rochester, Minn., two months
I ago to be operated on for a serious
malady, juvenile Atchison mourned
i the absence of its great friend and
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WHEN YOU VISIT
HATTIESBURG
/ F you have a drug "store want come to The
Century Drug Store. Come amwau
anyway, tor ire want you to see how nicely we have
arranged Jor your comfort and for supplying your needs.
Jill over the store a bright, new"stock fi^ 3 shelves and
cases, and whether it he 'TTodet Jlriides, Rubber (foods
Ftrug Sundries, or just Drugs, you wi I find the best
and purest obtainable here.
Our Soda Fount and Cigar Stands are our especial
pride. If you try them, you'll know whu.
The Century Drug Store
Hattiesburg
Main Street
«
Say
HOilMCK'S
!{ Keans
Original and Genuin»
MALTED MILK
The Food-dritiK for All Ages.
More healthful than Tea or Coffees
Agree* with the weakest digestion.
Delicious, invigorating and nutritious.
Rich milk , malted grain , powder form,
A quick lunch prepared in a minute.
Take no substitute. Ask forHORLICK'S.
OtherS are imitations*
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there were many anxious little hearts
that beat in hope of his recovery,
On September 15th Mr. Waggener re
turned to Atchison. It was a most un
usual home-coming for any man and
the children of Atchison turned out to j
give him joyful welcome. The little j
boys and girls and
the depot in their stiffest curls
whitest dresses and shiniest
babies were at I
and
faces.
Hundreds of these boys and girls
formed in lines through which Mr. !
Waggener passed on his way to his
home. His automobile was pelted j
with flowers and glad childish shouts |
filled the air. And it is recorded that
big tears Ailed the eyes of the recip
ient of this demonstration and for
once he couldn't say a word. And
he didn't need to. For many years
he has been doing things to give
pleasure to the children of Atchison
and now it was the children's turn,
and they naturally took possession
of that home-coming and made it the
most beautiful and touching thing
that has ever happened in the life of
Mr. Waggener.
"Few men in this world ever were
so fortunate as to enjoy such an ova
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tion. Men who have done important
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things have been received by the
tQwn ban(J and by cit ; zens covered
witb fluttering badges Men have
romp back tQ thpjr homp |(? tQ
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be received in the opera house and
cheers have echoed in their receptive ;
ears. But it must he understood that
no such a home-coming as Wag
gener's could come to an
'as the tribute of sincere
ordinary
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man. It
devotion and genuine friendship, it
couldn't he bought with money or
earned by material success.
Atchison children didn't care a rap
for Waggener the railroad attorney,
or Waggener the politician, or even
'
s.
O
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one®
Every woman's heart responds to
the charm and sweetness of a baby's
voice, because nature intended her for
motherhood. But even the loving
nature of a mother shrinks from the
ordeal because such a time is regard
ed as a period of suffering and danger.
Women who use Mother's Friend are
saved much discomfort and suffering,
and their systems, being thoroughly
prepared by this great remedy, are
in a healthy condition to meet the
time with the least possible suffering
and danger. Mother's Friend is
recommended oui)' for the relief and
comfort of expectant mothers ; it is in
no
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deri- "
doc*-, 4 "t
pl) ^
sense a remedy for various ills,
but its many years of success, and
the thousands of endorsements re
ceived «rom •
Minen who have used it
.an lcc of the benefit lobe
use. This remedy
■ .— a ; wonders bi t sh::
I* j lo pence* itr woi ic
cl allays nausea, pre
iV otn.a v.
ox •
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vay
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contribute
otror.;; heelihy
mothernoe h Ivlother's PrietlilisaoicT |
it drug cite res. Write for our £rc*
booli for c v; j?ctau- mothers.
1 PIGULhVOü CO. Atlante.
for Waggoner the exemplary citizen.
It wan Mr. Waggener the good, kind
friend they loved to whom the wel
come was given and it sprung from
sheer joy that he had recovered his
health and was with them once more.
And who can say that the earth
holds a more splendid triumph as the
crowning glory of a life than this.
All other laudations and acclamations
are tame compared with the flushed
enthusiasm of hundreds of happy
children shouting from their hearts:
"Waggener, Waggener, sis, boom, bah.
Our friend, our friend, rah, rah, rah."
You are not experimenting on your
self when you take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy tor a cold as that prep
aration has won its great reputation
and extensive sale by its remarkable !
cures of colds, and can always be de- J
pended upon. It is equally valuable 1
for adults and children and may be !
given to young children with implicit
confidence as it contains no harmful
drug. Sold by All Dealers,
The lYiaüness ot {somnambulism.
A curious <Mse of mildness is mon
tinned in Dr T S (Houston's book
on "Unsoundnoss of Mind "
"1 knew n man." he says. "who.
when In the somnambulistic condition,
mistaking Ids child, win
in the cradle, for a
was sleeping
•ild beast, took up
a poker and killed her Insc.iitaneously.
•fls unsound in mind only when
He
asleep.'
SHE GAVE UP
ALL HOPE
Physicians Failed To Help Mrs.
Green, But She Finally Found
Relief in Cardui.
j
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Meetze, Va. —Mrs. J. C. Green of this
place, says: "I suffered with womanly 1
troubles so that I could hardly sit up.
Two of the best doctors in our town
treated me, and I tried different medi» j
eines, until I gave up all hope of ever i
getting well. I
One day, I decided to try some Car- ;
dui. It did so much for me that I i
ordered some more, and it cured me! 1
Today, I feel as well as I ever did in
my life.
The pains and the trouble are all
gone. 1 feel like another person in j
evPr T Tav. I wish every sufferer could !
know what Card»'» will do for sick
women."
A few doses of Cardui at the right!
time, w 111 save man r a big doctor hill,
by preventing serif Us sickness. ;
It tot es up the n»rvous system and '
helps make pale cheeks fresh and rosv.
Thousands of weak women have been
restored to health and happiness by
nsing Cardui. Suppose you try it.
It may be just the medicine you need.
N. B.— TFnte to: Ladl««* Advisory Dept., Chatta
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.. for f*prr iol
Instructions, and 64-page book. "Home Treatmeut
for women."
In plain wrapper, on request
WANTS
WANTED—You to ring Home Phone
171 W. when you want your furm
ture reflnished or upholstered—al
30-tf.
kinds of repairing.
WANTED—Paperhanglt'K and Paint
lug. Home Phone 735 Red.
juIXi
calf. Call Cumb. 'phone 292. 30-tf i
WANTED—A good cow with young
FOR SALE—Two milch cows.
1008
Laurel Ave. Home 'phone 29. 2-3t
FOR RENT—Delightful well furnish
et j rooms with good hoard to geu
tleman only; electric lights, hot and
cold baths; telephone; eight min
utes walk to business center. Cumb.
3-11.
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phone 791.
WANTED—White woman for general
house work. Must have experience
and recommendations. Address
"L," care News.
3-3t
EXPERIENCED MAN—Graduate of
business college, wants position ar
book-keeper.
Address X. Y. Z„ P. O. Box 432.
Best of references.
3-2t
FOR SALE—Bed room suit, hall tree, '
book case, couch, sideboard, rock
ers, half price,
buggy at Lindsley's 918 Edwards
street, or call Home 'phono 310. It
Books, horse mid
FOR RENT—Two or three rooms for
light house-keeping. 106 Cth street.
3-5t
First - National Bank of Com
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merce
HATTIESBURG. M I - a
Is better equipped to render the highest grade
any time throughout its long and successful
its record o* achievement and good faith,
of
service than
experience, an d upon
cordially solicits business
at
8a,î 'y 0«po,i,
Boxes For Rent.
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Freshen Up
Now is the Time to
down at the
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OTHING makes a place lo °k n,or
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This is the time of year to fresh,., up.
your buildings —wouldn t a coat o
and there add : touch of prosperity !
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»('ANTED—You to ring Cumtierland
603 or Home 265, when you wiBh
furniture packed or stored. Hal
tiesburg Packing & Bto age Co.
10-tf
l. j. mcdaniel float transfer.
Both 'phones 72. All kinds of haul
ing; special attention given to
household goods, $1.50 a load, close
oct-9
in.
EOR SALE—A splendid bargiiln c
two five-room houses, well loci 1 .
Thos. M. Ferguson.
B-tf
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— DELMAb, PASCAOOi .I.S.
wholesale flail and oyateis Long
|„ business. Rood facilities g
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ting st0< k Orders solicit ,1
Nov. 22.
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for SALE—A real
nice li
house on Walnut street, $1,2
terms. Also one near Hardy str<
School building, $1,250, easy term
i have one of the nicest houses and
lots on Edwards street for sal«'. b<
W. A.
me at once for bargains.
Johnson.
14-tf.
FOR SALE—One of the very best bar
gains that is to be had in cut-over
pine lands,
gain.—W. A. Johnson,
2,400 acres at $3.50.
9-tf
WANTED—Dogwood and persimmon
For specifications and
price see or write, J. 8. Price or L.
W. Woodruff, Hattiesburg, Miss.
sept29-lmo
timber.
WANTED—Live men to call and
re
port on the voters in your district.
Object, new census material. Good
pay. For particulars address Rand
McNally & Co., Department "B,
Chicago, 111.
19-IOt.
SPECIAL—To the people of Haiti! s
For first class Painting :
Paperhanging call J. M. Chan»
Home phone 561.
burg:
If >:ni need paint c
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! FOR SALE—28(1 acres i
land: partly timbered
Henry Wedgeworth, (43 Newman
street, Hattiesburg.
good farm
Apply to
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I WANTED—Canvassing Agents
for tile sale of'COMPENDIUM
of Everyday Wants," the book oL
■essitv. price $1.50; alsJ,
once
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general
for "The DEVIL'S BRIDE," a wot
derful religious allegory, price $1.01
Either outfit sent postpaid for 10
cents.
,■< mniission to
A. I).
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cent
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Add res*
Big sellers.
agents
KULHMAN. Publisher.
19-eod-10t.
Lake St., Chicago, ill.
EilR SALE—
nihilists.
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Address
P. 0. iiox 535.
30-61.
STOCK AND PIXT'
ES— For sale,
■V.titi r street,
CHAR.
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A handsome furnished residence and
several 5 and 6 room 1 evidences and^
four good stores for rent. Desirable
property l n all parts of the city fop
sale. Some money to loan on Im
proved property,
son.
Thos. M. Fergu
25-6t.
'A'E TEACH you shorthand in 10 les
sons by mail or personally. Write
for information. Address
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