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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-04

None could Say who would get in the
Knockout blow, and neither seemed able
10 put force enough into the blow TO drop
his man. In the midst of the twenty-hfth,
nearly one minute before the close, JEFF
fries glove flew across the ring and Sier
ran 10 help him on with it. Sharkey held
back until his friends yelled at him not
10 stop, and II was a tbree-cornered fight
for a few seconds. The referee get Jef.
fries glove and tried to draw IL on. This
was difficult to do, and then sharkoy
rushed. Jeffries threw up his gloved and
ungloved hand, and with the former up
percut Sharkey. Siler ran between them
and made a second attempt TO assist JET
fries. The sailor waited a moment. but
wildly excited by shrieks OF the specta-
tors. he rushed again. Sllsr dragged JEFF
fries away and the gong rang
The referee pointed 10 Jeffries' corner.
and his seconds and friends cheered wildly.
The majority OF those at The rlngside
hardly thought Shsrkey would get worse
han a draw, for the Sailor fought vicious
~ always after his man with good judg-
ment, and outponted the champion on
the other hand. Jeffries while he had the
better. by long odds OF the last rounds,
did very little leading In the other TWEEN
ty-two, and when he led he was either
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

1t is indeed an almost iconoclastio
invasion of modern financial methods
into a romantic relic of old English
history that would convert the estate
of Warwick into a business corpora
ton. Its ancient castle, believed to
date in origin from the time of King
Alfred, has been visited by innumer-
able tourists and is associated with
repeated visits of royalty. The fam
lily is of proud and ancient lineage,
but financial difficulties are supposed
to have forced this ingenious resort
to repair the exchequer of house
that must have funds to maintain its
dignity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
WEATHER FROGS.
Small Living Barometers Which Are I'M
ported From Germany.

Small Living Barometers Which Are im-
ported From Germany.
Attached to glass-sided box seen
in O birdstore window was a placard
marked weather Frogs" Within
the box, perch ed on two long wooden
rods, placed lengthwise of it and
nearer the top than the bottom, like
the higher perches in bird cage,
were O number of The weather frogs
themselves. Some just then were
brown and one was green. They were
little tree frogs of kind found through
Europe, those in the window having
been imported from Germany.
When full grown these tiny tree
frogs may be little more than an inch
in length. They take the color of
whatever object they may be resting
on-brown for wood, green if on q
leaf; placed in blue glass jar they
will become blue. They may be heard
but not seen, so closely in color do
they resemble whatever they may
have perched upon. They are called
weather frogs because at the approach
of rainy or changeable weather they
jump into the water; at the approach
of clear weather they come out again.
In captivity the weather frog is kept
in glass jar or globe, which is covered
at the top with wire screen. Water
is put in the bottom of the jar, and at
convenient height is placed some
thing for the lit,ae frog to jump up on.
The weather frog in captivity is fed
on flies in summer, and i'll winter on
meal worms; its food must be alive.
Weather frogs sell here at retail for
twenty cents apiece. Considerable
numbers of them are brought to this
country. A New York importer of
birds and animals has sold within q
few days 1000 of these little tree frogs,
out of 5000 imported. They are sold
to dealers in various parts of the coun-
try, some of them going from here as
far away as San Francisco. New York
Sun,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
LIES VARIORUM.

Some work for this, some strive for that,
and grind at every turn;
Some long for what they haven't got, and
and what they have they spurn;
And some rush for the mountain peak to
get the suns last ray,
Then crawl into some sunless hole and
sleep it off next day.
Some find this earth n flrst-rate place to
slave, and stint, and save,
And lifes chief pleasure to consist in being
glum and grave;
And others with twinkle in the hand, and
heart and eye,
VIII stake their lives that they can spend
more than they can find laid by.
Some take a drink when they are dry, and
some when they are wet;
Some drink for sweet remembrance sake,
some that they may forget
And some there be, like you and me, free
from all sham accurs'd,
Who have laid down rule for life-never
Is get athirst.
Some turn to this, some turn to that, fol-
fortune and for fame,
And some won't turn for anything, and
get there Just the same.
But there's common turning-point, q
fate, unkind but just,
Where rich and poor, and great and small ,
turn one and all to dust.
john P. Siolander, in Galveston News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The proclamation addressed to the
people of the Philippine Islands by
the American Commission was framed
in spirit of wisdom and liberality.
1t makes clear the benefcent inten-
ton of the United States, and carries
assurance to the Filipinos that they
will be granted civil and religious lib
erty and all the kindred blessings of
enlightened government Elementary
schools will be established, and the
need OF higher education will be met.
Public works will be promoted, and
taxes and other revenues will be ap-
piled to the economical conduct of the
Philippine Government, whose estab-
lishment and maintenance is the pur-
pose of the United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The ethics of wills have been curl
ously illustrated in Germany. Herr
Meyer left to the town of Stettin $75,-
900 to build a museum. The Munich
pal Corporation, however, on present
ing the usual petition, was informed
by the Minister of the Interior that
the Emperor refused his consent for
the present, as the will violated q
moral duty toward INDECENT rela-
tions, who had been excluded from all
benefits by the will of the testator.
The town was therefore called upon
by the Minister first to indemnify the
needy relations of the deceased. The
paternalist tendencies OF the Kaiser
are without limit. But the wonder
is how he finds time to attend to SC
lMch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Time wasted is good untasted.
Vanity is the yeast-cake of pride.
Doing is an antidote for doubling.
Character is the mirror of thought.
Reading is planting seed thoughts.
Friendship is the crutch of sor-
row.
Effort converts the ideal into tho
real.
Moderation is q check to presump-
tion.
Goodness is the printing press Of
truth.
Civilized peoples are but sickened
savages.
Frankness is the very perfume of
character.
To a philosopher fool is often q
philosopher.
An honest egotism is better than a
prudish self effacement.
If you fight in the open you will
stop less bullets for your friends.
There is nothing to be done SO petty
that it need not be done skilfully.
Think on the giraffe, and beware
lest your ambitions result in your de-
formity.
Do not think to make yourself great
by belittling the achievements of those
about you.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
.. -ss-
Long Islands Progress.

The extension throughout Long
Island of macadam road building is
shown to advantage in increased facil-
tiles Of communication, enhanced
property values and general conven-
fence. The good roads agitation.
enormously aided by the wheelmen,
has been promoted further by the
adoption of the comprehensive New
York statute of 1898, which provides
for general improvement of New
York highways under division of
cost of fifty per cent. to the State,
thirty-five per cent. to the county,
and fifteen per cent. to the town or
property owners benefited, the main
tenance of the road after its compile
ton being made county charge.
The full benefits of this statutory
provision are not yet SO clearly visible
as to justify the predictions of its ad-
vocates, but the adoption of the plan
that devolves on local instead of State
authority the initiation of such under
takings, makes improvements easier
in the future. New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
IN QUAINT PORTO RICO.
Fire Fighting Methods Primitive and Po-
lice Methods Absurd.


The Fire Department in Porto Rico
is in rather primitive state. There
is no water available in summer
fresh water is sold by the barrel,
bucket and even the glass and when
a fire is discovered the fremen take
their axes and chop up the adjoining
houses to save the block. AS the
houses are mere shanties, IA few boards
thrown together regardless of archi-
tectural design, axes may not be
necessary; few kicks do the business.
The poems do not live in houses at all;
they just lie down when they are
sleepy and go to sleep. They are
lazy, but the climate is to blame for
that. They work about four months
in the year, that is to say, in the
ugarcane-cutting season, and spend
the other eight months playing "loo"
and other games, including sort of
roulette. They quarrel frequently
while gambling, and then the machete,
which most of them carry under their
shirts, comes into'play, and they slash
each other without mercy. But as a
rule the Porto Rican is inofensive.
When the Forty-seventh New York
was at Caguas, Humacao and other
towns, the regiment found no diff
Guilty in ruling there. Two or three
of the boys regulated town.
The Police Department is still more
singular than the Fire Department.
Before the American occupation a De-
tective Department existed under a
Chief. The detectives, in hunting q
criminal, went around in detachments
disguised as doctors or priests, read
ing books and looking so sagacious
that every one knew what they were.
Of course, they never captured the
criminal. On one occasion man stole
$4,000 worth of iewelry in San Juan
and went to Humacao for concealment.
The Chief thought this was case that
demanded the ability of master mind,
so went in quest of the thief himself.
He had on his person two revolvers, 9
dagger, a machete and carbine, and
thus equipped he went to the house
where the thief was in hiding.
''If you don't come out" Numbered
the Chief, showing pistol through the
open window. "I'll blow you into the
internal regions"
There was no answer, and the Chief
emptied all his pistols and carbine
through the window, the thief all the
time lying on the floor.
"Will you surrender" shouted the
Chief; IT have $50 rounds more"
For answer the robber got up from
the floor, went out by the back door
came round to the veranda, and, tax
ing the Chief prisoner, bound him fas
and left him there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

The growth of the National wealth
during the present decade, it is ex-
pected, will break the record. 1t is
estimated by careful statisticians that
if the rate of increase of production
during the past two years is main
tanned the total accumulated wealth
in 1900 will not be far from s11O 900,
600, 900, or more than double the
wealth of Great Britain. In 1860 the
wealth of the United States was esti-
mated at 500, 900, 900, 900. A more
than five fold increase in forty years
is a record of wealth producing uu-
matched in ancient or modern times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
Due1s by Women.

In 1886, Miss Shelley, an American
girl, met Nine. Astie de Valsayre, the
advocate of woman's rights in France.
The young American declared that
the women doctors of France were far
less skilled than the American women
who had taken up the study of medi-
cine. One word brought on another,
until the American at last called the
French woman an idiot" This was
too much for the Gallo blood Of
Nine. de Valsayre.
As the American knew nothing Of
tbs use of foils, her antagonist gave
her two weeks for practice. The con-
test took place near Waterloo. De.
spite the ominous name-ominous for
the French woman-the American
girl was defeated, and carried her
hand in sling for some time. The
incident created great sensation al
the time.
But duels among women have no
been rare in the past. Under Louis
XIII. two women of the highest
aristocracy, the Marquise de Merles
and the Countess de Polignac, had {
duel with pistols in the Bots d.
Boulogne. The cause was the gallant
Duke de Richelieu.
Nine. d'Aubigny, better known a.
Mile. Maupin, was challenged by
three cavaliers, who took her to be {
man. She put all three hors ds
combat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
The killing of Captain Bucky o,NeilI.

The most serious loss that I and the
regiment could have suffered befell
just before we charged. Bucky O'Neill
was strolling up and down in front of
his men, smoking his cigarette, for he
was inveterably addicted to the habit.
He had theory that an officer ought
never to take cover-a theory which
was, of course, wrong, though in a
volunteer organization the officers
should certainly expose themselves
very fully, simply for the effect on the
men; our regimental toast on the
transport running, ''The officers; may
the war last until each is killed,
wounded, or promoted" As O'Neil
moved to and fro, his men begged him
to lie down, and one of the sergeants
said, Captain, bullet is sure to hit
you" O'Neill took his cigarette out
of his mouth, and blowing out cloud
of smoke, laughed and said. "Ser.
geant, the Spanish bullet isn't made
that will kill me-" A little later he
discussed for moment with one OF
the regular officers the direction from
which the Spanish fire was coming.
AS he turned on his heel a bullet
struck him in the mouth and came out
at the back of his head; so that before
he fell his wild and gallant soul had
gone out into the darkness. -ColoneI
Theodore Roosevelt, in Seribner's ;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Retention of the Spanish dependen-
cies will not call for issue of Gover1-
ment bonds, says the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, for the excellent
reason that cost of administration OF
the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico
will be made charge on the revenues
of those islands. Cuba and Porto
Rico are already in a fair way to be
self-supporting, and when order is
restored in the Philippines this will
be the case in that archipelago. There
is no occasion for alarm on this point.
The islands in question will be gov.
erned for the benefit of their inhabit.
ants, and under such government the
people will be able to bear the cost oil
administration far better than they
ever were under Spanish rule.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

For full FIVE miles on both sides of
the Menam River Bangkok stretches
its floating shops, and for at least half
that distance an extra row rests be-
hind on the steadier site Of the bank.
Here are the greatest number of the
shops, and along the banks reside
probably one-thjrd of the city's four
hundred thousand inhabitants. Over
half of the remainder live along the
several klongs, which wind in and
around the city with certainly all the
deviousness and apparently the equal
aimlessness of cow path. They are
not nearly 80 broad as the country
klongs, though wider than the chief
business street of the native town,
Sempang; this is not saying much Of
their breadth, however, since Sem.
pang is not more than ten feet wide,
and in places not 80 much as that
Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Japan is anxious to convince the
civilized world that it has become the
equal of Occidental nations in the
way of industries and progressive
commerce. With that end in view
the Government of Japan has decided
upon an international exposition, to
be held in 1902. to which all countries
will be invited to send delegations
and exhibits. While the proposed
worlds fair is intended nominally to
give Japan chance to show what she
can do, there can be no doubt that she
is more anxious to study at close range
the industrial achievements of other
nations. For that reason it would be
wise for intending exhibitors from
this part of the world to avail them
selves of the new patent right law OF
Japan which has just gone into effect
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
The Crusade in Isrief.

The worst rod in the road determ.
ines the size of the load.
The borough of Rockledge. adjoin-
ing Philadelphia, has voted to borrow
$780, 900 to macadamize it's roads.
The Quincy (Ill.) Optic gives the L.
A. W. much credit for having brought
the value of good roads forcibly to the
attention of merchants and farmers.
Middletown, Conn, is considering
the advisability of issuing bonds to
the extent of 100000 the money to
be used on the main roads of the city.
The undertakers OF Louisville, Ky,
are protesting against the awful roads
that lead to some of the cemeteries.
Unless the roads are repaired, every
one is advised to put off dying till the
summer sun dries UP the mud.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
| OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAUcHTER.PRovoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

why She Was Away-A Wrecked Fad
The Exception-Their Up-to-Date Gre
dentiaIs Their Horrible Mistake
Fully Explained-Hear Him Out, Etc.
He walked to'ard home with rapid strides,
His dear young wife to greet;
Sometimes she couldn't wait, and so,
She'd meet him on the street.
But. Obi this time the house was dark,
The blinds were all drawn tight,
The dinner dishes. still unwashedt
Were scattered left and right.
No frying beefsteak could he hear.
Nor boiling coffee smell;
The once bright home was turned to gloom,
For what he could not tell.
But through the mist that filled his eyes
He saw dainty note;
He opened 1t and quickly read:
Dear John, I've gone to vote"
Detroit Free Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

the little compound. "Whoever would
have thought of keeping a pet cobra
on the estate2 These Indoos are a
rum lot"
Two or three hours after the King
of Bahar again passed by Soils little
hut, as he approached his own domain.
Mind, Doab," said he to the har-
kara. "Mind you see about that girl
yonder."
Doab intimated that the will of the
Light of the Universe should be in
that, as in all other respects, promptly
obeyed. But the same dark look
crossed his face as he sprang down to
run before the horses and open the
gates for the kings carriage to pass
through.
In little, Soil again stood at the
door of the hut, her hair decked with
wreath of stephanotis-the delicate
perfume of which filled the air about
her.
Soon figure was seen moving across
the little compound from the direc-
ton of the kings palace, while a
familiar voice called out in tender ac-
cents: "Solil"
"Ahl Doab, Doab," the girl re-
sponded with delight, ~ feared you
would not comet"
Then as she ran quickly forward to
greet the kings barbara there came
again q loud hiss, Immediately fol-
lowed by cry of mingled pain and
terror, and Soil fell into her lovers
arms, exclaiming: "Doab, am bit
ten. 1t is silva. had forgotten. He
has not been fed"
"Did you find out who that girl ISL"
asked the King Of Behar of his har-
kara the next morning.
81 did, your majesty" Doab sadly
replied.
"Who is she, then? Tell me quickly,
for | liked her looks" said the king.
"She was only Soil, the dhobin
girl, replied the barbara.
"Was only dhobin! Well, who is
she now, them"
"Siva alone knows" replied the
barbara. "She died last night"
''Died last night" repeated the
king with as much emotion as his
ease-loving nature would permit. "Of
cholera?"
"No, your majesty-a COBRA"
"a cobra!-a pity" remarked the
king. IA pity, for liked her looks"
cit was the will of Siva," said the
barbara, as he humbly bowed his head.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
} THE WILL OF silva.
BY Miohal Clifford White.
ooooo0ooc00oo3GGCo330o0oI

ALCUTTA was the
birthplace of Soil.
Soil was a Hindu
maiden OF fifteen
s Il m IN ers, who
lived next door to
the King of Behar,
at Garden Beac CHI,
between two and
three miles down
the Hugh River
from Calcutta.
She was but q
lhobin, or wash girl,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
whats the trouble?"
The Unexpected Answer

Hearing a faint rustic in the dark
hallway below, the elder sister, sup
posing the young man had gone,
leaned over the balustrade and called
out:
"Well, Bessie, have you landed
him."
There was deep, sepulchral silence
for some moments. 1t was broken by
the hesitating, constrained voice Of
the young man:
"She has. Boston Journal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
A Sharp Hint.

Father calling from the head Of the
stairs at 1.30 a. m. )-"Fannie!"
Fannie-"Yes, papa; what is it?"
Father-"I wish you would ask
that young man where he would like
to have his trunk put whenit comes. !"
Chicago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
A Decided Advantage.

He-"I guess it is pretty we'll
settled that the new people we have
been taking will not be allowed full
citizenship"
She-"Oh, won't it be nice to think
that there are some people belonging
to us who cannot call themselves just
as good as we are?"-Indianapolis
Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
Their Horrible Mistake.

Editors Wife-''Wake upl There
are burglars in the house, Johnr'
Editor-"Well, what of it? Let
them find out their mistake, them
selves! '-Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

care you sure that the room you
have to let is quiet?'
"Ah! Rest assured of that. There
is singer in the next room. and it
must be quiet or she couldn't prac'
tice,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

cts hard to be happy, once you've
gotten a reputation for saying sar-
castle things" remarked the sad-eyed
man.
whats the trouble?"
Give lost another friend. I COM
plim ented him on being the most
cool-headed person I ever saw. He
took it as an allusion to the fact that
he is totally bald. Washington Star
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
Must Try Something Else.

Binks-"Say, old man, do you know
of any cure for insomnia"
Jinks-"Counting 1000 is said to be
a remedy"
Binks-"Confound it; that's what
everybody tells me, but the baby's
too young to count. "-Philadolphia
Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
Fully EXPLAINED.

breakfast late again-and I got
Bridget up at five o'clock. "
Eyes, Harry; but you must remem-
Der it takes slow people such an aw-
ful long time to be slow. Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
The Exception.

She-''All the world loves lover"
Despairing Suitor-"Yes, except
ing the other fellow who loves the
same girl. Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
A Wrecked Fad,

"Do you keep chickens?"
''Can't say 1 do. They were all
stolen last night. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

''But the family hasn't the hall mark
of ancient lineage, has it?''
"No. Just the dollar mark of
present success. "-Cleveland lain
Dealer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06
kaS5fOfSf>2Si>hSfS|fNfN>'> 'SF<N
e GOOD ROADS NOTES.


A perfect country road, wherein the noble
steed
Can draw broad and ample load at pleas
ant rate of speed;
One hard and smooth and level, yet so
drained and round and high
1t won't be muddy when it's wet nor dusty
when it's dry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-06

Waggle-"Yes, sir, man never
knows what happiness is until he
marries-"
Mrs. Win glad to hear you say
that"
"And then it is too late. Life.