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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

Among other departments of gov
eminent activity, the work of the
weather bureau during the last fiscal
year calls for some comment. The
most important incident in the work
of the bureau for the year was the ex-
tension Of its field of operations, so
as to include the West Indies and the
shores of the Gulf of Mexico. This
was in large part dictated by consid-
erations of military and naval char
acter, but in part also the departure
was intended for the benefit of our
growing commercial interests through
out the West Indies and Central and
South American countries. In the
United States new observing stations
have been established, mainly in the
west and southwest, and climate and
crop centre has been located in Alaska.
1t may interest statisticians to know
that the bureau has undertaken the
work of collecting statistics, which it
is hoped will in the course of time
"enable those interested to determine
he relative frequency of lightning
s Tokes throughout the United States. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

body dared to refer to the fact open.
ly. Chunk sat around while ana
then left. Soon Clay Allison arrived
The story of the murder was related
to him. In straight English, naturally
embellished with explosives, Allison
expressed his opinion of Chunk.
Somebody who heard HIM repeated
Allison's remarks to Chunk. who an,
nounced that Allison must die. L
was some time before the men met,
and meantime Allison had been IN
formed of the threat made by Chunk
10th made preparations accordingly
|'In the old adobe house the tive
mem met for the first time. Chunk &C
costed in the most friendly mannel
the man whom he had threatened to
kill, and the salutation was returned,
neither being thrown off his guard by
the apparent friendliness OF the other
"'How long will you be here?
asked Chunk.
"I'll stay for dinner and possibly
longer, answered Allison.
CHUNK thereupon extended an IN
vitation to dinner to Allison and it
was accepted. AS good a dinner as
the house could afford was ordered by
Chunk for two, and among the ediblea
was roast beef. When dinner was
ready the two entered the dining
room, both aware that the crisis was
approaching, and each watching the
oJher fntgntly. They sat at opposite
sides of the table with the roast beef
in front of Allison.
Will you carve?' asked Chunk.
"It was perilous situation, but the
man on the other side of the table had
no alternative. Had he refused he
would have been branded as acoward.
With smile he answered Certainly,
and, taking up the knife and fork, pre-
pared to cut the meat. AS the knife
was sinking into the roast Chunk drew
his revolver, but, in elevating it,,
struck the muzzle against the edge of
the table. The interference caused
only a moments delay. but that mo-
ment cost Chunk his life. Almost at
the same time that the weapon struck
the edge OF the table shot rang out
and Chunk sank forward on the table
dead with bullet hole in the centre
of his forehead. So quick was Alli-
sons act of drawing and firing that the
probabilities are that both men would
have fired at the same time had Chunk
not been unlucky with his revolver.
"Allison quietly put away his revolt
yer, and was soon on his way from
Red River crossing. He said nothing,
and nobody spoke to him, but settlers,
whenever they heard the story, praised
him for Kidding the country of Chunk.
The traveller of to-day along the old
Santa Fee trail who stops at the adobe
house will be told this story by q
white-haired Mexican who lives there,
and owns small flock of sheep in the
cemetery where Chunk lies buried.
''These are only incidents to show
the character of men who were on the
border twenty-five years ago, and how
an instant's delay might mean life or
death. New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

In recent trip on torpedo boat
across the Atlantic it was found i'm
possible for days at time to light a
fire in the cooks quarters. The Off
GERS were so cramped in their cabins
that they were forced to sit with their
feet propped up against the sides of
the boat. Every one on board during
rough weather was hurled from side to
side OF the narrow steel tube until all
were mass OF bruises and contu-
sions. To cap their troubles thew
slept with the unpleasant knowledge
that beneath them were stored ex-
ploslves sufficient to blow them be-
yond the clouds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
We have become the greatest s3'
porting nation In the wsrld-

The hauling down of the Spanish
flag in Havana the other day has been
supplemented fttingly in Madrid by
the abolition of the Office of minister
for colonies. This was the final act
of abdication for which more than
four centuries of misrule were the
preparation. The shutters were put
up as the proprietors had decided to
go out of the colonial business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

The cycle show at one time, both in
this country and in England, seemed
to have outlived its usefulness. There
seemed not to be enough that was new
each year to warrant the trouble and
expense of largo show. Rut either
the cycling public yearly includes so
large n nro1.ortiom OF new corners as
to make what is old to others novelty
to them, or else the people found suf-
hcient beguilement in the many
souvenirs, together with the few nov
elites, to make them willing to sup
port an annual exhibition, observes
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
At any rate, the recent show proved
to be one of the best held in America.
That burning question, the chainless
wheel, will be the chief feature, and
next to it will come the automobile
vehicles; for the cycle, from fad, has
come to take a similar place to that Of
the trolley cars in the public mind as
a necessity with certain pleasurable
ness about it. The chainless wheel is
problem on which everyone is work.
ing. Like the storage battery, it APP
pears to be foreordained, but just il
what form and who shall be its proph
ct are as yet undecided.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

A paper has recently appeared in
the English journals giving some not
able data based on the national census
of several successive decades. A most
remarkable fact is the decline in the
proportion of women employed in ag
ricultural and farm service in the
realm, also a marked decline in the
proportion of women employed in silk,
worsted and wooden manufactures,
likewise in the proportion of seam
stresses; on the other hand, an enor-
nous increase is noted in the proper
ton of the sex engaged in the teach
ing service and as tailoresses, who
are mostly sewing machinists. 1t is
admitted, in this paper after an elab-
crate and careful Investigation OF all
the facts and statistics relating to the
point in question that, while the in
dustrial employment of married wom-
en- with young children is an obvious
sin, it is not the paramount one. In
a word, the PAPER corroborates the
conclusion arrived at by previous in
vestigation by eminent specialists in
this line, that the factory employment
of women is not the main cause of the
high rate of infant mortality in Ian
cashire and other industrial localities.
Some interesting tables are given in
the paper cited, showing that there is
much more constant relation between
infant mortality and the social condi-
ton of different town populations,
measured by the proportion of domes-
tic servants employed, than there is
between the proportion of industrial
occupations among women and in
FAINT mortality.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

A principle learned from MacAdam
was that "broken stone, pressed and
compacted, would cohere together and,
by the mutual friction of its parts,
bear and distribute heavy pressures
as we'll as if it actually were the smooth
and solid slab it seems" But when
earth is mixed with the stone the fric-
ton is reduced by nearly one-half, the
material is less compact and firm and
is much less capable Of bearing heavy
loads. Moisture affects the volume Of
clay. Roads in which it is used rut
badly in wet weather, even though
they are very thick, while thinner
roads in which it is not used, but in
which the stones are pressed together
by their own angles through adequate
rolling, remain firm and smooth. Road
metal should be clean, and free from
clay. The use of clay is attractive
keeeuse, -rith "a. LIGHT -rnl1ino aAens
to give a good smooth surface, but
this is only temporary and is unsatis-
factory and expensive in the end
T.. A. W. Bulletin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

Leo XIII will enter upon the nine.
tieth year of his age March 2, and at
tanned the twenty of his Su-
preme Pontifcate February 90. Two
hundred and sixty-two Pontiffs have
preceded Leo Kill, but of these only
seven have occupied it for twenty-one
years. The average length of Papal
reign is but little more than seven
years. Ten Popes died within a
month after their election, and the
shortest reign in the history of the
Papacy is that of st. Stephen H.,
which lasted only three days.
OF the 262 Popes who preceded
Leo Kill, eighty eight have been
canonized or beatified. Twelve
Popes have borne the name of Leo,
and of the Leos five have been canon
lied as saints.
Leo X, the patron of Michael An
gelo and Raphael and the great pro-
motor of the revival of learning, was
the youngest Pontiff elected during
the last 500 years, having been only
thirty eight years of age, whereas the
average of Popes at their election lat
least during this period has been
about sixty years.
Of the ffty-seven Cardinals living
thirty one are Italians, seven French,
five Spanish, four Austro- Hungarian,
three German, one Pole, one Ameri-
can, one Belgian, one Irish, one Eng
fish, one Swiss and one Australian.
Pope Leo has created 1T Cardi-
nails, and during his Pontifcate 1913
Cardinals have passed away. Not a
solitary member of the Sacred College
to which he was admitted by Plus TX.
forty-six years ago is now living
| Freemans Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
A Good Example.

An enterprising paper in an Illinois
city offers to donate $1,000 to the cause
of road improvement Sin order to Sc
cure hard roads for the benefit OF the
farmers" of the county and for the
city in which it is published. The
sum of 500 will be given on the COM
pletion of one mile Of gravel road on
each of ten roads, on the following
terms:
"This amount of 800 shall be due
and payable to the Commissioners Of
Highways of the township in which
said one mile of road is located for the
particular purpose above mentioned
when one mile has been completed
from the city limits of the city on
each road respectively. The one mile
on each road must be built in sub
stantial manner, of good material,
under the supervision of competent
engineers, and must be completed
within three years from January l.,
1899, and under specifications agreed
on by three practical hard road au-
thorities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
The Crusade in Brief.

Use clean road material.
Undertake road improvement sys.
tematically.
Appoint supervisor who will have
charge Of all the road work.
Make road improvements in such
way that they will be permanent.
EClassify roads according to the ma.
ture and extent of the traffic over
them.
Do not scatter money in making
trihing repairs on temporary struc-
lures.
Make road beats five miles in
length; choose the best men as path
masters, and keep them in office.
Roads, culverts and bridges will al
ways be required; their construction
in the most durable manner is most
economical
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
May Be the Youngest Grandmother.

Knox County, Indiana, lays claim
to having the youngest grandmother
in the State, if not in the United
States. Her name is Mrs. James
Burke and she is barely thirty-three
years old. She lives at Deckers. Her
daughter Bertha married John Mid
kiff two years, and to them a little
daughter was born the other week
The mother of the child is not quite
fifteen years old, while the father is
but nineteen. The combined age of
the father and mother is but one year
older than the grandmother, and the
combined ages of the grandfather,
grandmother, mother, father and
child is only 100 years, yet this rep
resents three generations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
ALL KINDS,

1t Is only the same old story,
This llfep so the cynics declare;
With its tales of adventure and glory
And its chapters Of hoping and care.
But story depends on the telling,
And each must strive on as he may
With his narrative, carefully dwelling
On its incidents, day after day.
Some toll with an epic completeness;
Some are tragic and stately and slow;
And some give lyrical sweetness
To the hours as they greet us and go.
And the world -col1ly pauses to edit
The efforts brought forth from the ranks;
And some achieve lucre and credit,
And the rest are declined without thanks
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
Improving New Jersey Highways.

The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Public Roads in New Jersey
shows gratifying continuance of the
good work of improving the high
ways. Since the passage of the State
aid law there have been built 1916
miles of road at cost Of $685., 026.
The economy to the farmer in hauling
products to railway or market is clear
ly demonstrated, and the profit to the
community at large of this investment
of public money may be studied to ad-
vantage by the Legislatures Of other
States. The report directs especial
attention to the experiment that is to
be made OF laying steel roads for heavy
traffic, as suggested by Secretary Will
son, of the Department of Agriculture.
The progress of New Jersey in road
building has earned in particular the
approval and appreciation of bicyclists,
who can now wheel with comfort from
New York to Philadelphia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

Advertising rates furnished on APP
plication.
Local reading notices &c. per line.
Address all communications to pub
fishers at Leakesville, Greene County,
Miss.
Entered in the postoffice at Leakes-
vile as second class matter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

NE evening, many
years ago, down
the lane leading to
John d e | an e S
farmhouse, could
be seen a steady
stream of vehicles
of all descriptions.
Every farmer for
niles around had
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27

Subscription, ST. 90 Per Year, in ad
vance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
GREENE COUNTY HERALD.
Published Every Thursday.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GREENE COUNTY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-27
ALL'S WELL THAT
ENDS WELL.
BY Mrs. Weinheller.
BY Mrs. Weinheller.

GO> NE evening, many
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
Removed.

wish TO inform my friends and the
public generally that have moved in the
new room now being fitted up for me in
the Hagley building IA few doors from
Racket store) about April Ist antici-
pate very large spring trade, and will
use my best efforts to raise and maintain
the standard of custom garment making
to the highest level possible, in order to
counteract the many spurious limitations
of legitimate tailoring that have been
foisted upon the public. AS to my new
samples for the coming season, it is hardly
necessary for me to dwell on them. All
can say is that used the very best
ability and matured experience in select
ing a complete assortment of styles and
qualities. promise you also in the flu
ture, as in the past, the same courteous
and liberal treatment, and last, but not
least, perfect fit. Yours &C.,
c. F. REININGER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
Local Miscellany.
county Court AUG. I.

County Court Aug. !.
Taxes must be paid at once.
Pay your taxes, says the sheriff.
Wall has lot of shelled corn for sale
Leather Fly Nets at c. N. coleman's
Cream separators at c. N. Coleman s.
sstitch-down shoes 81, at OFT Bros
Sure Death to Flys at c. N. coleman's
Ladies Low shoes 45c. to $500 at OF
Bros.
Do you owe taxesa Pay up and save
costs
, Thresher Belt Grease at c. N. Cole.
mans.
Fine pertumerles, soaps, etc, at Dr.
Bishops.
A. C. wynkoop sells farms and town
properties.
Embroideries and laces by NJ. Palm.
baum Bro.
Parasols and umbrellas by NJ. Palm.
baum &, Bro.
Hosiery and underwear by NJ. Palm.
baum & Bro.
Monarch shirts, collars, cuffs and neck.
wear at OFT Bros.
500 pairs mems coarse shoes, 90 cts. tc
SI.75 at OFT Bros.
Mems crash suits 81. so to 81, at Balti.
more Bargain House.
Summer dress goods at little cost, by
NJ. Palmbaum & Bro.
If you want to sell your farm put it in
A. G. Wynkoop's hands
Go to DR.. Bishops for cigars. Yor
can get good ciga1s SC.
A fine line of gents night robes at the
Baltimore Bargain House.
The best 50 and $3.50 shoes for men,
black and tan, at OFT Bros.
Towels, napkins. bed spreads and lin,
ems by NJ. Palmbaum & Bro.
\ If you want fire, life, sick or accident
insurance see a. C. Wynkoop.
New cultivator and borse-rake for sale
at cost by w. S. Kennedy. See adv.
]. w. Kyle is agent for Morgan &
Wright bicycle tires. See him forprices
=. A new and attractive line of gents un
derwear at the Baltimore Bargain House
The sheriff will be compelled to collect
taxes by legal process unless paic
promptly.
The best and nobbiest bicycle hose
pants. shoes. ETC.. at the Baltimore Bar
gain House.
When the State gets after the Sheriff
he is compelled to get after the tax payer
Taxes must be paid.
If you have fine or complicated watcl
that needs attention, call on Lewis. Elk
pert work at low prices.
Mr.. Thos. ]. West has been appointed
a School Commissioner of Kabletowr
District. vice John d. Clapp, removed
from the county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
NEWspApEps.

Beard. the stationer, has carrier,
John Hall, who will deliver TO your door,
every morning as soon as the train ar
.rives, any of the following papers: Balti-
more Sun, Herald, American. Washing
ton Post. and Philadelphia Record
A reduction has been made in the price
of hammocks. at Boards. Ninety cents
buys an eight-ball croquet set, and eighty
cents six-ball set.
We have added high-class line of
toilet articles and perfumery in our Sta
tionery Department, and we request you
to examine it.
In the grocery department we are re-
ceiving new and tasty things every day.
Campbell's condensed soups for ten cents
makes six portions of soup.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
ONNONNNO0ARNNNAR

The eighteenth annual session of the vir-
ginia Pharmaceutical Association is now
in session at Natural Bridge. Mr.. james L.
Avis, of Harrisonburg, is president OF the
association. Mr. Avis is native of Charles
Town, and son of the late Capt. ] ohn Avis.
He was about the first man of the Stone
wall Brigade" wounded in battle-receiyine
his wound near Gainesville. Berkeley coun-
ty, near the Potomac. in an engagement
General Jackson's men had with part OF
General Patterson's army. Thus it will be
seen that Mr. Avis was "at the front" in
war as he is, in peace. in the front rank of
pharmacists in the Old Dominion. Charles
Town boys have way of getting to the
front-Eree Press.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25

Mr.. Archie c. Roper. our well-known
breeder of thoroughbred swine, has made
sales and shipments to several remote
points recently-ohio Improved ches-
tiers to Virginia and North Carolina, and
Chester Whites to Illinois. Mr.. Roper
has earned an enviable reputation as a
breeder OF fine stock, and the demand for
the same is correspondingly large and in
creasinp.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25

Prof. st. Geo. T. Brooke and son
Tucker 0he latter, by the way, the recent
recipient of the Elkins first prize of $50
in gold for Greek at the West Virginia
University joined Mrs. Brooke at there's
idence of her father, Mr.. Thos. A Brown,
in this place, last Friday. The trip from
Morgantown was made by buggy, and
embraced circuit taking in Stanton,
Lexington. Bedford. Appomattox, Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and other points.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
church Items.

Presbyterian reunion at .Pen-Mar July
IS.
Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins will preach at
Kabletown next Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
Services in st. James Catholic Church,
Charles Town, on the 4th Sunday of
each month. at 40 a. m.
The Baptist Sunday Schools of Shen-
andoah Junction and Martinsburg will
picnic at Island Park July 20.
Rev. F. A. Strother will hold a ten
days woods meeting at Oakland NJ. E.
Church South, beginning August IS.
Silver Grove M. E. churchwi be ded-
icated on Sunday. August -. All day
services, and the Presiding Elder expect
ed to be present.
brunswick Herald please copy.1
The Second Quarterly Meeting for JEFF
ferson Circuit, NJ. E. Church South. will
be held at Leetown, July 2o-3o; Charles
Town. August 26-27; Shenandoah juno
ton, Furnace, August 1913.
There will be an all-day meeting in
Grace Baptist Church, Shenandoah
Junction, on Sunday, July 80 in the in
terest of missions Distinguished speakers
will be present and all are cordially in
vited.
The third annual woods meeting of the
Middleway Epworth League will be held
in Mr.. ]. B. Watson's grove, near Mid
dleway, on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day nights, July 27, % and 20, and an
all-day meeting on Sunday. the goth.
All-day services will be held by the Grace
Baptist Church, Shenandoah Junction, the
fifth Sunday of this month. Several preach
ers will be present. The subjects discussed
will be along the line of State mission work.
The morning service will begin at 10 o'clock,
afternoon service at 80 o'clock, and night
service at 8 clock. AT p. M. woman's
meeting will be held in the Presbyterian
Church at the Junction. Mrs i. NJ. Carter,
vice president of the ladies' central commit
tee of the Baptist General Association of
Virginia, representing the Shenandoah As
ISOLATION, will make an address.
In accordance with a resolution of the
22nd Annual Council, meeting in Trinity
Church, Huntington, June 7-Io, 1890,
and acting under the provisions of Article
vi and Article VII of the Constitution,
the Bishop and the Standing Committee
of the Diocese of West Virginia unite
in calling special Council for the pur-
pose of electing Bishop Coadjutor for
the Diocese; and to transact such other
business as may be brought before them.
Said Special Council is called to meet in
Christ Church, Clarksburg, on Wednes-
day, July 20, at 10 a. m.
GEO. NJ. PETERK1N,
Bishop of the Diocese.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-07-25
UPHoLsTERING
AND
Furniture Repairing.

Mr. Thomas 6 Rust will give his special
attention 10 the UphoIstering Business, and
Furniture Repairing. Old hair and shuck
mattresses made over. will also make tIi,.
Folding Hair Mattress, which can be folded
and handled with case / also have sample
line of Upholstery goods, which 1 have Just
received from Baltimore. These samples are
taken from some very fine patterns. Call aud
make q selection.
". BIN connection with the above / Will
continue to Rcnovate Feathers, and mat
tresses will be called for by my assistant
anywhere within 10 miles of Charles Town.
and safely returned. will also bay and sell
secondhand furniture. Reference can ID.
given in this line in Charles Town and in fhe
County. Have beeu in this business for d
number of years. Perfect satisfaction given.
Place of business Congress ST., doors west
of the Baptist Church Parties outside of
town having feathers to reDOyate aud mat
tresses to make over please notify INC iiv mail.
May 23-6m- THOMAS g. RUST.