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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
CHILDREA'S COLUMN.



IT'S queer, when the world seems steady,
1t really is whirlihg so;
It's queer that the plants got larger.
When no one can see them grow;
It's queer that the fountains water
Leaps high in the sunshine bright;
Ind queer that the moon can never
Fall out of the sky at night
It's queer that one clover blossom
Is white and another red,
When the same black earth surrounds them
The same rain waters their bed.
It's queer that of all these wonders
We take 50 little need;
And that as for feeling thankful,
We seldom see the need.
We scold If the weather's chilly,
And fret at the hot sunlght;
Don't like to get mp in the morning,
Hang back from the bed at night;
And qneerer than all the queer things
Are surely those girls and boys
Who live in the world Of beauty,
And rather see woes than joys.
illustrated Lesson Paper.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
How He Won Her.

'Do YOU think, asked the beauti-
full, stately girl; ''that the world is
degeuerating %
The young man who had for months
loved her in secret saw his chance.
Every time he had ever attempted to
say anything sentimental to her she
had switched him off into politics OF
the social problem, but atdast the mo.
ment for which he had longed had
come. Drawing il full breath he
replied.
''No! How could the world degen-
crate with women doing so much to
run it? How could the world bc
otherwise than better since you hayS
interested yourself in it p
That evening her mother said il
would be all light, no matter what
papa might think. Chicago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

London, Ky.-A severe wind an(
hail storm accompanied by heav.
cloudburst swept down the Rock Cas-
tie river Sturday morning through
the SOUTHERN portions of Laurel an(
Pulaski counties, destroying corn ant
fruit crops, trees and fences were
blown down. Sol Hodges, Il farmer
tried to wade "a raging mountain
torrent and was drowned. So heavy
was the rain fall that the river ross
two feet in half an hour.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
BRYAN AND SCHLeY.
Tho Democratic Nomination VIII Likely
Go to One of Them.
ever.

Tho Democratic Nomination VIII likely
Go to One of Them.
nWashington. - Poll tics has again
taken the center Of the stage here in
Washington. The dog days will not
be allowed tu pass in without CORES
ponding heated period of political dis
cussion, 1t is not less than ten months
before the national conventions are to
be held and cue can see how the fight is
going to be made and where the lines
are to be drawn. The enemies of Mr.
Bryan have come into the open, while
the clique which will make some effort
to sidetrack President Mckinley OF the
Philippine question as issue are still
concealed The convection Of democratic
politicians at Saratoga will be the sig
nal for the tackle. The Bryan and anti
Bryan forces will clinch, and the weak
est will go under or else both fall hope
less before Il superior enemy.
There is no longer any question that
there is large clique in the democratic
ranks that want to throw Willim Jen-
nings Bryan overheard. From all side
come the whispers that .the democrats
should put up war hero and that sill
yer should be subordinated. Pennsyl-
vania is calling for Schley and now it
is reported that Croker is willing to
substitute him for Van Wyck. Out of
the far west has journeyed James
Hamilton Lewis, who predicts that
Schley will be given second place at
any rate.
Good political prognosticators here
do not believe that anything known
to politics can defeat Bryan for the
next nomination, but they do admit
that the opposition can prove SO for
midable as to force the convention to
break Its two-thirds rule, else accept
modified financial plank in the plat
form
The Schley movement is growing
with both factions in the party. One
set is credited with thinking that he
should be given first place, while the
other expresses the belief that be
would add strength to the ticket as
the vice presidential candidate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

1t was wsrm summer afternoon.
Mamma was sewing on the porch, and
John and Jane were playing in the
shade of large oak tree. Hearing
the children laughing so merrily,
mamma came to see the cause of so
much fun. Finding large brown
beetle, they had turned him on his
back, and Jane was tickling his
stomach with a long piece of grass to
make him Kick. 1t certainly was
funny to see him draw up his legs 50
quickly and SO tight to his fat shiny
sides.
Mamma looked on for moment, and
then said:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
S., THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1899.
WILL WRECK JOHANNESBURG.
boers Threaten to Blow up Mines and
Machinery in Case OF War.


Machinery in Case OF war.
London. Tho Boer organ in Lon
don, the Standard and Diggers News,
publishes Johannesburg dispatch
threatening Great Britain, in the event
OF war, saying the Beers are determin-
ed to wreck the mines and irretrieva-
bly ruin the general bsdy of share
holders by blowing up millions worth
OF machinery, adding that war will
mean the absolute ruin of Johannes
burg, both as town and as a mining
center, and saying:
While it will doubtless end in a
victory for England Glc price of that
victory will be the ruin of thousands
who ought to consider the price they
must pay before authorizing the gov
| ernment to declare war
Another johannesburg dispatch,
however, predicts further concessions
ana says;
The reply of the Transvaal to the
proposal for joint inquiry is being
delayed until the government has pre-.
pared u scheme granting the Uitland-
ers Immediate and substantial renre-
sentation rs the Tranevaal will mako
every effort to avert Intervention in the
international affairs of the country. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

New York The Sun has the fol
lowing cable from Manila Gen. Mac.
Arthur had a narrow escape from be-
ing shot by insurgents sharpshooters
during the advance from the San Fer.
nando. The general was riding on his
horse about twenty yards behind the
firing line and made splendid target
for the sharpshooters, who fired upon
him n dozen times or more. The gen
eral refused to retire and the sharp
shooters were finally driven ont.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
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SPEAKER REED



interviewed by Newspapers.
New York "A reporter tried to in
terview Speaker Reed, who arrived OF
the steamer st. Paul Saturday, but he
did not have much success.
"There is rumor that you are GO
ing back to Washington, is it true?'
asked the reporter.
''Is there2 Well, just now IN going
up to Maine, said Mr.. Reed
Tho ex-speaker was asked whether he
intended to become resident of New
York, bat he declined to answer the
question. He also declined to express
an opinion as to the results of the peace
conference at the Hague.
Mr.. Croker said he was sorry the
Mazet committee had adjourned.
"Id like them to keep right on, J." he
said. They are making 100, 900 demo
crafts a day in New York city and state
and the longer they keep up the good
work the better it will be with the
party.
Mr.. Croker refused to say anything
as to his plans. He did not know, he
said, whether he would go to Saratog'
or to confer with otner Democrats VIII,
are there or not
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
Damage to Northwe stern Grain Crop.

st. Paul, MINI Reports to Great
Northern railway officials place the
destruction by hail storm in North
Dakota and Minnesota at 800, 900 acres
or nearly 5000, 0000 bushels. If the
wheat should not average over twelve
bushels to the acre this means q loss of
5000, 600 bushels. In some places the
wheat will average fifteen bushels to
the acre. Three and half bushels is
considered a fair estimate of what re-
mains undisturbed At 20 cents per
bushel this meas loss of over So, 900, :
600.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

Boys can make a primitive pin fish
hook with o single bend, but it takes
six strokes Of little machine to tnra
out the regulation fish hook OF steel
wi-0. be FIRST stroke snips off a bit
Of the wire, lac second stroke forms
the loop where the line is fnstened,
the third hacks the other end, the
fourth Aattens and bends back the
barb, the fifth makes the point the
sixth bends the wire and the hook
slips into a little holder, ready to be
finished. This is done by either
iapanning it or giving it finer finish
by heating it red hot, then cooling it
in oil.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

Little Rock, Ark Henry M. Rector,
seventh governor Of Arkansas, died
Saturday He was born at Fountains
Ferry. near Louisville, Ky, May l.,
1916
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
Slight Damage in Mobile.

Mobile, Ala. The southeastern came
with great force at 3 clock Satur
day afternoon, raising dust cloud
in front that hid the tops of the high
buildings. Along the river front every
thing was held down tight and nc
damage is reported though sailor
was blown off the Mobile and Ohio
dock, but was rescued Many tele,
graph and electric poles went down il
the city. Antoine Staunton, aged 90
living at 35S st Emanuel street, at
tempted to brush one of the falle1
wires aside and was killed instantly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17
Bryan spoke for Two Hours and a Half,

Havana, Ill.-Saturday was Bryan
day at the Havana Chatauqua; from
10, 900 to ~, 600 people listened to Col.
Bryan, who spoke for two and one hall
hours
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

The London Times categorical state
ment that Col. Henry was the real oul-
prit in the case of which Dreyfus was
the victim has created sensation In
Paris.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

Pensacola, Fla. "A terrific storm
passed over Pensacola and vicinity Sat
urday afternoon Warned by the
weather bureau of the approach of the
West Indian hurricane, the people were
very uneasy and there was much excite
ment. The wind began blowing from
the east at o'clock. Rain fell in tor.
rents and the velocity of the wind in
creased. BY o'clock the wind wa.
going through the city at velocity Of
forty two-miles an hour. All shipping
had been warned and was soon snugly
tied up. Some vessels, however, drag
ged anchors, but there was no seriou!
damage In three hours the storm
had passed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-17

The rival factions in Samoa renewde
hostilities soon after the commissioners
left, the Kings taking no part.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
HER FIRST HUSBAND.

MY wife's fust husband-rest his soul--he
was too good to live,
lie couldn't stand this harsh, bad world,
ne was so sensitive:
] reckon he was lonesome here In this poor
universe,
Where angels amt the ruling class and
saints Is thund'rin scurse,
80 he serenely passed away and quit this
world OF strife,
Leavin' wilder who is now my lawful
welded wife,
And leavin', too, record fer perfection, s.
complete
That. feel competent to say, simply can't
be beat
knew him purity well when he was with US
here on earth,
And, to be honest, must say didn't know
his worth:
In fact-thls is between ourselves--I had
the strange idee
That, of the two of us. the heft of goodness
was with me.
Folks called him slack and lazy-yes, and
ugly round the house;
They even said, one time, he hove a sass
pan at his spouse,
Which, candidly and fairly, any way yer
view II, amt
The regulation conduct that's expected Of
saint.
But, sense took his wilder, I've discovered
these fer facts:
He alters KEEP his house and farm as neat
as polished wax,
He never tracked his muddy boots acrost
the kitchen floor,
He never stopped to gossip with the fellers
at the store;
II he stepped on a carpet-tack, he never
swore cuss.
If dinner wasn't ready, why, he never
raised a fuss;
He never growled at gttin' up at twelve
o'clock or one
To hunt fer burglars-no, / jedge he ulster
think twas fun.
II you don't b'lievc he was so good, and
think these yarns are stuff,
Jest ask my wife, she'll tell yer-Gee! she
tells me times enough;
In fact, hear his name so much I'm some-
times kinder sick,
And wish the dear departed was bein'
/ could kick.
And | jest reckon If sh = dies and gains the
Heavenly place
Afore | do, and them two meet beside the
Throne of Grace,
II married life's the same up there she'll
make him sick o. me
BY tellin all the time. how kind and good
l uster be.
Joe Lincoln, in L. A. w. Bulletin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
Byron's Queer Pinch Bowl.

The curse supposed to rest on New
stead abbey, which Byron inherited
that it can never descend from father
to eldest son-seems to remain un-
broken. The late owner, Mr. Webb,
has recently died and the estate once
more passes out of the direct line of
inheritance. Byron had skull, sup
posed to be the skull belonging to the
corporeal remains of the ghost which
is alleged to haunt Newstead abbey. 1t
was used by Byron as punchbowl.
This skull went with the property and
was possessed by Col. Wildman,
Byrons successor and Waterloo vet
eran, and eventually by Mr.. Webb.
Mr.. Webb buried the skull, perhaps
hoping to ban the curse, but, notwith-
standing this, Newstead yet another
time passes away from the direct heir.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
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CrintipuI SnIIiPrs.

An examination of 1000 criminals in
the French army has just been con-
cluded by DR.. j. Marty, the criminolo-
gist. The result is curious. 1t proves
that the criminal soldier is Il far better
specimen of the human form than is
the ordinary military man, whom he
surpasses in height, weight, chest
measurement, muscular power and gen
eral condition. 1t is necessary to find
some theory for the way in which the
wicked flourish like green bay tree,
SO DR.. Marty suggests that it is only
the very strong who can survive the
wretched condition Of French criminal
families.-St. Louis Globc-Democrat.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07

A LITTLE NONSENSE.

II pretty girl doesn't know how to
spell correctly she never ought to allow
herself to get engaged to young man
who lives in another town.-Somerville
Journal.
"Our church choir has been having
another fight, and about half of them
have fallen out" "And now / suppose
therell be another call for volunteers"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Sympathetic Friend-"Your health
appears to have improved greatly of
late" Convalescent-"Y-e-s. I've been
off among strangers who didn't eternal
ly talk to me about TN. Y. Weekly.
Customer-"My dear sir, your mar
bles, bisques and bronzes are not well
selected. You have only standing pos
lures" Jeweler-"Certainly, sir My
figures never lie."-Jewelers' Weekly.
"When | see some men," he said,
thoughtfully, 81 am prepared to believe
that we are actually descended from
monkeys, and that in certain cases il
has been considerable of descent
Chicago Post.
81 notice that Chicago Judge has de-
cided that a department store has q
right to sell meat" "Next thing, sup
pose, he'll hand down decision to the
effect that butcher can sell shoe
strings. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer,
New Reporter-"Don't you think
We'll get into trouble if | speak OF
Boodler as a political thief?" Editor
"No; let it go. If he kicks we can say
that it read chief, and the compositor
made the mistake. philadelphia Rec
ord.
Customer Cat shirt counter)-''Here's
shirt bought of you the other day.
It's too small for me. / tore il trying
to put it on" Salesman-"That's too
bad; but you've spoiled it, so we can't
take it back. I'll tell you what you can
do, though. Go over to the drug de-
partment and you can get small bottle
of anti-fat for ten cents" - Chicago
Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.
Paderewski lives in n house that is a

Paderewski lives in house that is
veritable museum of musical relies.
L. L. Jones, a Leeds police constable,
has had painting accepted by the
Royal academy. He is 50 years of age
and selr-taught
Several soldiers who went through
the fight at Santiago tainted at Column
bus, o., the other day when they were
being vaccinated.
Lady Somerset is laboring to induce
London and other English cities to en-
ploy matrons in police stations, after
the fashion of Scotland and the United
States.
Daniel NJ. Burns, named by the gov
ernor of California as United States
senator to fill the vacancy left by the
legislatures failure to elect, is a man of
great wealth, mostly made in mines.
The Danish government has donated
the sum of 10000 crowns to the emf
nent meteorologist, Adam Paulsen, who
has made special study of the north
ern HBnt.
In an outburst of enthusiasm negro
divinity student in n North Carolina
missionary college uttered this earnest
prayer: give us all pure hearts, give
us all clean hearts, give us all sweet
hearts" to which the congregation re-
sponded "Amen!"
DR.. KERN. Izod 0'Doherty, the sole
survivor of the Irish state prisoners
who were transported to Tasmania in
lS4s, is one of the leading physicians of
Brisbane, where he holds government
appointment, lie was exiled for ten
years for editing revolutionary paper
while medical student in Dublin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
MEDICAL FORTUNES.
A Few Physicians i'm Great Britain
Are Rich, Hut Almost All of
Them Die Poor.

The large fortune left by Sir William
Jenner has led to much writing in the
lay press, but owing to imperfect in
formation as to the source of some Of
Sir William Jenner's wealth much ex-
cellent moralizing has been made upon
unsound deductions. Sir William Jen-
ner was for many years at the top of the
medical profession, having risen there
by his genius, and having been main-
tanned there by scientific acclamation
every whit as mucl as by popularfayor.
During these years lie undoubtedly
made a very large income, but not an
income that would have enabled him to
save such sum as c $4,000, and, as a
matter of fact, certain portion of his
fortune was derived from trade and be-
queathed to him by brother. But un-
doubtedly Sir William Jenner earned a
great sum of money by the practice of
his profession, and the fact may legiti.
mately act as stimulus to young med
ical men to observe keenly and work
hard.
That a few medical men have made
large fortunes Is well known. For in
stance, Sir AndrewClark left C 2O3,97O.
Sir Oscar Clayton left e146,746. DR..
Rhodes Armitage left e217,420. DR.. L..
r. Cumberbatch left c 100000. Sir Rich
ard Quain left e116,s20. DIR. Henry
Horsfall left e1Oj,7S0, DIR. G. d. Long
staff left el07OOO, DR.. Henry Danson
left G119,290 and DR.. j. II. Paul left
G100,052. But all these fortunes, sew
eral of which were certainly inherited
and not made by professional practice,
are thrown into the shade by the estate
of Sir William Gull, whose personally
was valued at e34i,023. Sir William
Gull, like Sir William Jenner, made an
enormous professional income, though
fortunate investment perhaps played
the part in swelling the total OF
his fortune that family bequests played
in the case Of Sir William Jenner. The
above names have been taken from
lists compiled by the Daily Telegraph
and the Westminster Gazette and COW
ers period extending over the last ten
years.
On the strength Of them the medical
profession cannot be said TO abound in
pecuniary prizes. Only II persons,
whether shining in the front rank of the
medical profession, or engaged in one
of its notoriously lucrative branches
or blessed by accident with pecuniary
advantages, have died during ten years
in possession of more than g 100000
while first-cass brewers fortune
would be expected to amount to more
than the aggregate total of the II
medical fortunes, or the brewer would
be accounted comparative failure
We are not setting up wall that med
ical men do not make more money, but
the fortune of Sir william Jenner or Sil
William Gull ought not to lead the pub
lie to mistake the facts as to the average
earnings of the medical profession. Tho
profession in Great Britain numbers
some ':S,0G0 persons, and although now
and again one man dies rich, the vast
majority die otherwise. - Londor
Lancet.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07

81 must send them all circulars" ex-
claimed the man who was addressed by
his acquaintances as professor "Those
men who have testified in the inyesti-
CATION ought to know about me-"
What business are you in?"
u have a new system of memory
training. Washington Star,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
Reward of Brevity.

The small deer of literature survive
the proverbs, maxims, jests, anecdotes;
the big mastodons and hippopotami of
letters perlsh-the epics, three-volumed
novels, and double-decked treatises of
our fathers and grandfathers.-Boston
Transcript.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
A ntenn Woman.

When Que woman wants to say some
thing mean of another she refers to her
as "that woman" - ChiAago Daily
News,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-07-07
silence Tell. NJ storr

Some men are silent because Of their
wisdom and some because of their ie-
porsnce, Chicago Daily News,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27
SHOOTING OUT THE LIGHTS
An Occasion When the Old Ranch
man Saw the Trick Done.

An Occasion When the Old Ranch
man Saw the Trick Done.
According to western stories," said
q former ranchman, lone Of the favor
ite amusements of frontier despera-
does is shooting out the lights l nev-
er saw it done but once, but the Incl.
dent made sufficient impression on my
mind to last me for life. 1t was at
Benton. small camp on the old Stake
Plain trail, in northeastern New Mexi-
co. I was staying there over night
with n couple Of cattlemen, and we
naturally gravitated to the only resort
In town, sort Of combination of bar
and gambling house, IN rough one
story building, containing good sized
single room.
'"The bar was or one side, and on
the other were two or three Mexican
monte tables, over e.. .ch Of which were
several large coal oil lamps in wall
brackets. In the center Of the place
was a chandelier containing three
more, altogether giving a good deal of
light. We were sitting at one side
smoking and talking, when in rushed
half'a dozen drunken cowboys, headed
by we'll known ranchman named
Bill Wells.
THE crowd were out for excitement
and didn't care how they got it. They
took several drinks and then clustered
around one Of the monte tables. In a
few moments Wells insisted upon max
Ing a bet over the limit, to which the
dealer objected. If you don't turn for
that bet, I'll shoot out your blankety
blank lights" bawled the ranchman.
The 1eemit ez feety dollar said the
Mexican dealer, and the words were no
sooner out Of his mouth than Wells
and his gang pulled their six shooters
and began blazing away at the lamps.
About 25 or 30 shots were fired. and
almost at the outset the place was in
complete darkness. or course there
was stampede, but remember being
surprised that I had heard no crash
or glass. Half an hour later I wenr
back and found the place lit up as
brightly as ever, Wells and his cow.
boys having been taken away by
friends. The roof was full of holes.
but not single lamp had been hit.
what had put them out was the con.
cussion Of the shots in q confined
space" New Orleans Times Demo.
crat.