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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04
EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS.

Why does a sober and sedate city
gentleman start hatless to his place OF
business? Why should one of the most
| dlgnlfied and serious minded of wom-
en- go downtown with her dress skirt
on wrong side out? 1t is hard to say
but one can readily imagine the dis
may OF the poor lady when a friend
met her and called attention to the
spectacle she was making of herself.
A Cambridge professor, whose fits of
mental alteration were as frequent as
they were amusing, was one day out
in heavy rain with his umbrella
held high over his head, when he met
a friend who stopped him and ex-
claimed:
Dear me, Professor M, why don t
you put up your umbrella? You'll be
drenched."
Put up my umbrella?" said the pro-
fessor. 1T is up
YES it is, but it isn't open"
For half an hour more or less, the
professor had been walking the streets
with a closed umbrella held above n4s
head
At another time the same scholar
was riding downtown in an electric car
and lost himself in book he was read
ing. Suddenly he noticed symptoms
of merriment among the other passen-
gers. What could they be laughing
at? The mystery was explained when
he discovered that, having been an
noyed by something between the plate
of his artificial teeth and the roof of
his mouth, he had removed his teeth
and was holding them up to view be-
tween the thumb and finger of his
hand!
Still more embarrassing was the case
of lady who hurried into church one
Sunday morning without her bonnet,
and when reminded of the omission by
her husband, who had preceded her
by several minutes, rose hastily and
hurried up the broad aisle with large
pdIdoOl ldl0cu duu u6lu CLOSE 10
her head!
Judge B., than whom there never
was more sedate and dignified man,
once appeared at dinner party with
his handsome white wig on wrong side
out!
The story is not a new one Of the
college professor who stumbled against
a COW, and lifting his hat, said, grave
ly:
"I beg your pardon, madam"
Mrs L., Boston lady of dignifed
and even naughty manner, was try
ing ON some very expensive wraps in
a suit and cloak store, when she said
to the clerk:
"I do not think l will decide on one
today"
She had reached the street dooe when
a f1oorwalker detained her and said
II beg pardon, madam, but l shall
have to ask you to remove that wrap
of ours before you leave the store"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04

clocked at / :0a. The hair-raising ride
was so thrilling, however, that An
derson would not try it a second time.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
how Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Dairy Notes.

pennsylvania has taken her place in
ne line of states that have passed anti
;olored oleomargarine laws. The new
law allows oleo sold when uncolored,
out even then the sellers and manufac-
turers have to have licenses.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04

Judge B., than whom there never
was a more sedate and dignified man,
once appeared at dinner party with
his handsome white wig on wrong side
out!
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-04

The story is not new one Of the
college professor who stumbled against
a COW, and lifting his hat, said, grave
ly:
"I beg your pardon, madam"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
Skate Sailing.

The home Of skate sailing is Nor.
way, the land Of fjords, mountains and
lakes. In order to sail in the Norwe-
gian fashion two skates one meter %. 2S
feetl long and sail rugged to o long
bamboo pole are required. Long skates
are necessary, because the enormous
lateral pressure Of the wind Oh the sail
would otherwise overturn the akater'
The sails are made in oil conceivable
shapes; almost every sportsman has
his own particular form, Of the eff
cheney Of which he is firmly convinced.
The sail frame is firmly held by tho
right hand and is directed by steer
ing cord held in the left hand A down
ward pressure of the right hand forces
a steel spur at the end OF the bamboo
pole into the ice, whereby the skater
is enabled either to reduce his speed
or to stop himself entirely. The sail
is simple in construction, but requires
no little dexterity in handling.
Skate sailing is particularly enjoy
able on the great fiords Of Norway
On the Songnefiord, for example, 100
kilmotefes (sixty-two miles) can BIO
covered in a comparatively short time
if the, wind be favorable. Scientific
American. 81
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

cago and in due course OF time re.
ceiyed draft for considerable sum
of money from the commission house.
The animals were sold in Chicago and
eaten as delicacy, the commission
house and It's customers being ignorant
of the imposition practiced upon
them. Ferwin and the railroad
freight men and few others who
knew tho secret kept 1t very quiet for
o long time. Ferwin did not care to
continue in the profitable business.
He cashed his draft and left for other
parts.
The Peery law provides that any
person who shall permit prairie dogs
to remain on land owned by him after
August 1, 1900, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and shall be
punished by fine not exceeding 800
for each section, or part Of section, on
which prairie dogs are permitted to
remain. After August l, 1900, it is
lawful for the owner or lessee of ad-
jaoent land to e1terminate the dogs
at o reasonable charge, the payment
of which shall be lien upon the land.
This lien shall be superior to all other
liens except taxes. The Commits
sioners' Court of any county where
prairie dogs exist may employ men to
destroy the dogs on the lands of non
residents, and the cost Of the work
shall be charged against the owner of
the land. There are vast tracts of
land in the Panhandle and west Texas
that are owned by railroad companies
and non-residents, and representa-
tives of these interests tried to defeat
the bill. They said that the expense
of destroying the dogs would be very
heavy. The resident land owners
said that unless the law included the
nonresident owners its efficiency
would be greatly impaired for the
reason that the dogs would multiply
on the lands OF non-residents and
migrate to the lands Of the resident
owners, thus preventing their exter-
mination from ever being effected.
1t is said by residents of the prairie
dog region that it will be COM
paratively easy matter to exterminate
the animals and that they will be able
to wipe them out of existence in Texas
within one year. The most efficient
method of destroying them is to place
poison near the colonies. The ami
mails are greedy eaters and fall easy
victims to poison.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

There is small reason why Ameri-
cans, despite their enormous export
interest in cereals, should fail to be
gratified at the improved showing of
cereals in Russia for 1898, as against
1897. The improvement is indicated
in harvest, exclusive of Poland and
the Caucasus, averaging for all the
cereals ffty-three pounds per acre, as
against forty pounds in 1897.
The Importance of this can be appre-
ciated by those familiar with the heavy
tax burden in Russia, the indebted
ness of nearly all small farmers for
past Government aid, and the pitiable
distress among millions which invaria-
bly, follows the failure or serious cur
tailment of crops.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
FROM BEAUTY TO OGRE,
A Man Grew So Ugly That He Feared
Lest He Should be Dissected.


Lest He Should be Dissected.
There died in Penobscot, Me-, re-
Gently a man whose peculiar affliction
attracted the attention of the medical
world. His name was William Howard.
AS a young man Howard was a skill
full carpenter, and being steady and
Industrious he laid by little money.
Among his acquaintance he was popu-
lar. He was of good appearance, and
genial nature, coupled with his in
dustry and good habits, made him a
welcome visitor in every household in
the community, and especially where
there were manageable daughters.
But gradually change came over
him. His hands grew large and slowly
lost their cunning with tools. His
feet, too. were growing out of all pro-
portion to his body. Then the change
began to show in his features, which
expanded into unusual proportions
and transformed him into an object Of
horror. Then the terrible deformity
attacked his body, and his chest grew
until it was more than twice its nor
NAL size.
But before the disease had reached
this stage Howard lost the ability to
work. and Stunned by and stunning
his neighbors he lived in solitude in q
houseboat which he had built and
moored to place on the shore apart
from the habitations of men. As If
not sorely afflicted enough already, a
stroke of lightning partially destroyed
his eyesight.
Several years ago eminent physicians
summering in Maine saw Howard, and
become intensely interested in his
case. From that time he was visited
frequently by learned men of the nedi-
cal profession, who pronounced his
case one of the very few similar ones
known. and medically considered the
most interesting of any that. had come
to their attention.
Howard was offered large sum Of
money and generous income during
life for his body after death, but the
idea of ''being cut up was repugnani
to him, and he refused to entertain
any such offers. A few years ago hi
deposited what remained of his say
ings with the town authorities fol
them to care for him during his re
naming years, and to see that he hat
a decent burial, where his body would
be undisturbed by medical EXPERTS
Boston Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
Financial chastity in their rulers is

Financial chastity in their rulers is
matter on which the English people
feel acutely, says a writer in Harper's
Weekly. The demand for character in
public life has increased since Corn
wallis surrendered at Yorktown, and
in the last five and -twenty years there
has been a marked growth in this
healthy instinct on the part of the
newly enfrsnchised people. Her Ma
iesty's ministers are some of them
rich and some of them poor. When
they take office under the crown, it is
often a matter of considerable sacri-
6ce-for some of them, at all events
to lay down the we'll paid directorships
Of public companies held by them. In
some cases the acceptance of Office is
arelief from pecuniary anxiety.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

An eye specialist states that much
Of the strain upon the eyes of school
children may be prevented by having
classrooms tinted with restful and
suitable color. He regards this as
matter upon which far too little stress
is laid by the building and furnishing
committees of school boards. Clear
white walls are a menace to eyesight
that ought not to be tolerated in any
schoolroom. 1t is in just these par
ticulars that the service of women on
school boards is efficient. Women
take pains and know from experience
in the furnishing of their houses how
much apparently trihing details con-
tribute to comfort, as we'll as to effect.
Men as rule are content to put this
particular kind of work in the hands
of tradesmen, who may or may not be
intelligent workmen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

Advertising is considered by many
game Of chance 1t is not, however,
but is game of skill. There are, of
course, mitigating circumstances. Con-
ditions may be against the carrying
through of the most skillfully laid
plans. But man who has sense
enough to have or to produce thing
that is worth ADVERTISING generally has
sense enough to be able to keep from
running squarely against a stone wall
and breaking his neck, states Agri-
cultural Advertising. Done skillfully,
there are no chances taken in honest
ly advertising an honest article.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
She Wanted to Know.

OF women who wear black some
women always have an air Of recent
bereavement which misleads the or
binary mind. At railway station in
this State not long ago q tall woman
robed in deep black, accompanied by
young woman in colored garb, sat
waiting for a train. The station ma
tron lowered in the vicinity, evidently
with something on her mind and
finally beckoped to the young woman,
who went to see what was wanted.
"Has she got corpse with herr"
the station matron asked. "Corpsep"
the young woman exclaimed, looking
over her shoulder in CHASTITY fright
"Who got corpse with her? What
do you mean?"
Don't be scared, lady," the ma
tron exclaimed, "most Of 'em that
travels in deep mournin' has coxpses
on the train. 1 just wanted to Know
if your lady had corpse with her?"
Goodness, nor said the young
woman, cher husbands been dead
fifty years; you ought to be ashamed
to shock people that way; don't you
ever treat me that way again."
The station matron looked disap-
pointed, and the young woman
went back and sat down without even
feeling at liberty to tell the lady in
black what had Representatives,
apolis Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

The difficult problem of assisting
the poor without pauperizing them
seems to have been successfully met
by the Dutch, states writer in the
North American Review. A model in
miniature exists of community where
those who have lost their hold on pros
perity are restored to at least a SEM
blance of self-support, family ties are
preserved, education is afforded the
young, and, in short. the utmost pos
sible is made of tho most unpromising
material The poor colonies of Hol-
land, four in number, are not, as might
be supposed, a government institu-
tion, though at one time cooperation
with the government was attempted
which resulted quite iniuriously to
the undertaking. After passing through
many vicissitudes, the charitable en-
terprise at present consists of prop
erty to the amount Of a little over
5000 acres of land in the heart of the
country, Steenwyk, the nearest town,
being five miles distant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

that time and time again We seemed
ON the point Of upsstting her.
In this manner, one hair-breadth
escape following another, we rushed
on with the speed of an express train;
when, for the first time, the Indian,
who was crouching in the bow, uttered
warning shout, and, glancing ahead,
my heart failed me altogether, as !
perceived the immense cliffs closing
together at the top, and forming a
long tunnel, through which q rapid
rushed downward, at an angle OF al
most thirty degrees. Convinced that
our last hour had come, breathed an
involuntary prayer. There was sui.
len roar as of distant booming OF
guns or roaring Of thunder, and In
tense darkness, to be be almost in.
stantly succeeded by light, and we had
safely emerged into an open space
once more. Our position, however, was
but little improved, for with sudden
dive that made my heart stand still, we
again plunged into a seething cauldron
of water, where whirlpool succeeded
whirlpool. One moment it seemed as il
our cockleshell was drawn irresistibly
downward by some giant hand; in an
other moment we would be blinded
with sprays as we scared bodily
through the air. Suddenly we struck
in the centre, and, in spite of Dena-
zee's most desperate efforts, the male
strom got its grip upon us, and round
and round we madly whirled until we
were almost blinded with dizziness.
Each moment seemed as if it would
be the last Our fimsy craft wriggled
and squirmed like living thing, and
at every turn of the awful circle which
yawned to engulf us, it seemed as il
no effort could prevent our being
drawn under.
I had given up all hope, when a
sudden rush of back-water dashed
through the tunnel, levelled over the
whirlpool for one brief minute, but
enough to save us, and again we were
rushing madly on.
Suddenly the Indian gave whoop
of delight, thing so unusual, that I
involuntarily looked up from my
crouching position. Thank God, it
was overl The cliffs once more had
retired to distance, the leaping,
hungry waters held back as if sngry
and disappointed at their discom-
future; and we had entered compar
atively smooth, open expanse of water.
With tortured minds and bodies we
drew the canoe up on the bank, and
worn out with fatigue slept on the
hard shale beach without a murmur,
until the dawn of another day broke.
Then hastily sitting up, I found the
Indian with the canoe launched pre-
paratory to the continuing of the jour
neY.
Two days later we had safely ar
rived at Fort Marmiton, where hav-
ing related our adventures, we were
at first received with incredulity and
then with that prodigality extended
to men who have risen from their
graves. From the commandant OF
the post we learned that this canon,
appropriately named by the natives
1.-THE Devils Valley" was over TWEEN
ty miles in length, and that but once
before in all the native history had it
been passed in safety, when daring
canoeman, who had been tainted with
his inability to perform the feat, had
gone from one to another in much
less than half an hour.-TEe Wide
World Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
IN THE LIBRARY,

And groups float by, bur never gaze
Upon each other; all, intent
On unknown errand, so their ways,
Or stand in mute bewilderment.
What are ye-real or fegned thingss
And will ye live some grander life,
When we. who breathe have lost our wings
And fallen, silent, in the strife?
And who are greatest; those who found
city grand, o palace high,
Or those who till the spirit ground
OF fancy, that can never die2
For men may live, and do, and dare,
Yet fade away, by all forgot
But these creations, foul and fair,
Live on, and perish not.
From Watson's "Songs Of Flying Hours"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
The Prussian Gorernment has been

The Prussian Government has been
squarely opposing the higher educa-
ton of women and manifesto to this
effect was issued not long ago. But
so much importantly has been brought
to bear on the Government and on the
Senate of Berlin University that in the
one case of Fraulein Elsa Neumann it
has been decided to grant the degrees
of master Of arts and doctor of philos'
ODhv
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

The fire is dim, the light is low,
And silent, in my easy-chair,
sit and dream, and fancies flow
About me in the darkliDg air.
The walls with books are covered we'll;
Quite to the ceiling high they rise;
And in the darkness can tell
Where each beloved volume lies.
But now they seem to live and move,
Aud faces from their bindings stare;
And all the authors that I love
And their creations fill the air.
They never speak; their eager eyes
Look for companions never found,
AS each into the darkness dies
In turn, and makes no sound.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
A Museum of the Insane.

st. Petersburg, Russia, is to have
novel kind of museum-a building
containing models of famous lunatic
asylums and specimens of clothing
and appliances used in such asylums.
besides brsins in alcohol, books, spho.
tographs. etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
when romero saved General Grant. i,


The late Minister from Mexico,
Senior Don Iatias Romero, served q
longer period in Washington than any
other member Of the Diplomatic
Corps. For more than forty years be
was a prominent figure in society.
His most intimate friend and the man
he most loved was General Grant.
For that heroic figure he always had
warm admiration, and no personal
grief affected him more than his
friends failure. The moment he
heard Of it Mr.. Romero sent check
to General Grant begging him to
draw on his bank account for what
ever he might need. IT was the very
first money the General received after
financial disaster overlook him, and
he was greatly affected by this evi,
dence of true friendship. -Philadel'
phia Saturday Evening Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
Inland Water Commerce.

Our domestic water commerce,
coastwise, great lakes, rivers and
canals, is by far the largest in the
world, and is two and half times
greater than that of the United King.
dom, second on the list.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
BY WILLIAM JAMESON REID
UN and note book

in and note book
in hand, during
the summer of
1896, L was en-
gagged in thor
oughly explor-
ing the north
eastern corner of
British Column
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GREENE COUNTY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

Entered in the postoffice at Leakes-
Vile ma second GLASS matter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08

Advertising rates furnished on ap-
plication.
Local reading notices sc. per line.
Address all communications to pub
.lshers at I4eakesville, Greene County,
Miss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-08
GREENE COUNTY HERALD.

Published Every Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-10
ELEVEN LIVES LOST.
No Trace Of the Schooner Loyal and
Her Crew and Passengers.

SEATTLE. Wash. May Sit now seems
probable that the schooner Loyal, which
sailed from Seattle one year ago for
kotzebu Sound. Alaska, with eleven per-
sons on board. is lost. A letter from st.
Michaels. Gated Sept. 10. 1898, stated the
schooner would sail for Seattle in two or
three days. The letter has just been re-
ceived by Mrs. Isaac Taylor, OF this city,
whose husband was aboard the schooner.
Capt. c. d. Jones, of the schooner Moon
light, who sailed from ST. Michaels Sept.
"a. says the Loyal sailed before him. He re-
ports the schooner to have been in bad con-
ditioL Those who sailed from here on
the Loyal are: F. z. Alderman, leader Of
the expedition. He has a wife and five
children living in this city. o. d. Butter
field, ormerly chief of police of Seattle.
A scandinavian named Captain Johnson.
who was chief navigating officer; Hagen b.
W1ckeS. assistant navigator; - stevens;
:" Nelson, OF Seattle; - Donohue, or
Seattle: Isaac Taylor, a cigar maker, Seat
tie; - Bakewell, of Seattle. There were
three others whose names are unknown.
stevens was a prisoner in the state pcni-
tertiary at Walla-Walla, where Alderman
and Butterield were turkeys. He claimed
to know of a pot In Alaska where gold
could be round. Friends secured his pardon
and organized the expedition. 1t developed
from letters received after the expedition
left here that Stevens had misrepresented
things. Owing to the trouble he caused he
was put ashore on an island this side of
kotzebu sound, with a supply of provisions
and his personal effects.