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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

After trying in vain to secure the
occupation of its abandoned farms by
foreign colonization, Vermont has
found the most satisfactory solution
of the problem to be the advertising
of the existence of these lands in such
q manner as to attract the attention of
vigorous and thorough young farmers
who are not afraid of work, says the
Burlington Free Press. The number
of deserted farms in this State has
been materially reduced in this man
and at oVnpzt atiy0ly small OK
pense; and now that all sections of
the country are known to be similarly
afflicted no State need hesitate to ad-
vertise to the world that it has a num-
Der of abandoned farms which can be
purchased cheap, if, indeed, they
cannot be had for the asking In the
meantime farms will coptirEe to be
aoanaoneo anutl some philosopher
discovers how to st people leaving
the rural districts TO ne cities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Great Britain presents vivid con-
trast between the potency of civic and
military fame. To put it badly, Glad
stone dead is quoted at 800, 900 in the
memorial market, while Kitchener
allie easily commands 5000, 000 The
promoters of the Gladstone Memorial,
who expected to secure $1,000, 900 to
establish libraries in the principal cities
through popular contributions, are
greatly depressed at the results of the
appeals to the people. After several
months these appeals have only result
ed in collecting one-tenth of the sum
desired. But in the case of Kitchener,
who caught the Empire with the
laurels of day spent in moving down
thousands of savages by the perfection
of military discipline and machinery,
the British climb over one another in
their eagerness to pour money into the
college for Blacks" otherwise the
Gordon Memorial College at Khar.
toum, to educate people they have
never seen, in country they never
cared for, as a tribute to the con.
queror. The Gladstone fund, how.
ever, will be made up by wealthy men,
who will gladly give their money, but
who are grievously chaglined at the
lukewarmness of the people who called
him leader, and whom they expected
10 contribute spontaneously.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

ton. Quite a number of them are in
existence. Il would give anything to
get one of them back" he remarked
one day, "as reminiscence of my
schoolboy days. l offered one old
friend so pounds. for little model,
which certainly was not worth five
shillings. But neither he nor any of
those who possess them will part with
them. So after all l must console my
self with the thought that my little
boats are regarded by those who have
them with certain amount of af-
fection.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
Four Little Travellers.

Mary Alicia set forth for the east
To see where the. sun comes up;
And Edward Delaney went straight
toward the north
To search for a polar pup.
Margaret Anna repaired to the south,
Where oranges flourish, you know;
And Thomas Augustus struck out for
the west,
Where gold mines and buffaloes
grow.
IT'S very strange thing that have
to relate
Concerning these travelled youns
folk
But the very next morning they all Oh
them found
They were safe In their beds when
they woke.
Elizabeth l.. Gould.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

To Dear Little Girl.
They say that Her Highness the
Queen
Has diamonds and pearls in her
crown;
And every day Of the week she Is
dressed
AS II she had on her Sunday best,
In a beautiful, brand-new gown.
Tho you haven't Jewel, my dear lit
tie girl,
Or gown that is covered with lace,
There are stars in your eyes and q
rose on your cheek,
And you gladden. my heart whenever
you speak,
With the smiles that beam on your
face.
And II In my inkstand I find
A valentine tender and true,
/ shall send 1t to one who is gentle
and kind,
ct won't be the Queen, and hope she
won't mind,
I shall send it, my sweetheart, to you-
Anna M. Pratt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
Action is the right outlet Of emotion

The exposition OF the manufactured
products of the United States, to be
held in Philadelphia next fall, will
have many of the features of a general
exposition. There will be an art ex-
hibit, and even the amusement feature
will not be overlooked, the belief be-
ing that the advertising value of the
affair would be lessened if there were
not some attraction to draw the general
public Besides, were the amuse-
ments omitted, the exposition might
not pay expenses. But in arranging
for the amusements the industrial and
commercial purpose Of the exposition
will not be lost sight of. For instance,
the special feature of the Chinese,
japanese, and other villages of foreign
people which may be admitted, will
be the distinctive industries of those
people. Forty acres are available
for the midway" department of the
exposition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

know eff l got rite fur trow way one
jack en- draw fur flush We all tell
'em e got rite; so e draw one kahd
Washin'ton TEX tree en- TEX tree. Wen
I look at my kahd, l moas' git fit. l
ketch two mo- seben, witch mex me hab
TO- OBJ a kline. Jackson say: Gentle
men, I always tell my han, en- l gwine
tell 'em now. got big flush En- den
he bet 10 cent. Washin'ton look sick
at he stummick en- trow' way two
king. I moas' always kauf wen l got
big han, en- e been notiss, but dis
time keep from kauf, say to my
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

OF all the illustrious dogs which ever
trod the boards, the most famous is
Dragon, the property of Capt. Mont
didier in the French army. This gen
tleman was murdered in the Forest Of
Bundy by his friend, Lieut.. Macaire, of
the same regiment. After the crime
Dragon showed such a strange aver
sion to Macaire that suspicion was
aroused against him. In the end he
confessed his crime, and his accom-
plice, Landry, in trying to escape, was
seized by the faithful animal and bit
ten to death. This story has held the
English stage, on and off, since the
year of Waterloo, and it is only three
decades since two stars" named Lamb
and Emmett, played In it with their
trained dog Carlo at the Marylebone
Theater, London. This animal was
also the principal performer in a ca
nine drama named Poor Dog Tray"
Eighty years ago there was a theater
at Peckham, where youth named John
Baldwin Blackstone made his debut as
the injured captain. There is a vener-
able theatrical legend which deals with
a piece called THE Caravan Driver and
His Dog" One evening the leading
tragedian was taken i'll, and the
prompter rushed off to the manager to
inform him that the play must be
changed How you alarmed me-" said
that worthy man, ordering a glass of
strong brandy and water to steady his
nerves; 'the tragedian unwelll / was
afraid it was the dog. New York
Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
Lord Charles Beres,ord as Bov.

Lord Charles Beresford, who would
be hard to beat for popularity in the
British navy, had favorite hobby as
a boy, which was in way prophetic
of his future calling. This hobby or
pastime was that of modelling boats,
and he was exceedingly skillful in this
direction. These boats he would give
as birthday presents to those people
for whom he had some special affec-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30


Mile and papa and bonnie Brown
Bess the pretty horse with the seal
brown coat, were out for winters
sleigh-ride.
Brown Bess shook her head as
though she we're saying to other hors-
es, Catch us if you can't Papa
turned out of the city streets, and
pretty soon they were driving along a
pleasant country road, where the snow
was as white as plum-cake frosting, !"
Mile said.
All at once papa said, "a rabbit ran
along beside the road here this very
! morning, early. He was in no hurry,
/ but went along as though he were out
simply for a stroll! When he got as
far as this some snow fell off that tree
over there and gave Bunny great
start. How he ran! Pretty soon he
stopped, stood up on his hind legs and
looked all about"
"Why, papa" cried Mile, "you
sound just like fortune-teller! How
do you know what happened here this
morning?"
Papa laughed. "Then the rabbit
started off as fast as he could co." he
went on. Along about here he began
to get over his fright, and went more
slowly" They were just going
down short hill. At the foot of 1t
papa said: AT this point a partridge
had been having his breakfast, and
Bunny stopped to see what the bill
of-fare had been!"
Mile was too astonished now to
say ."Oh!"
Brown Bess was trotting gaily along
as papa went on. AFTER Bunny had
gone by this place big dog got over
that stone wall and started after him,
though the rabbit wasn't in sight, for
the animal was only going at dog
trot' when he went along here!"
Pretty soon papa said: There,
feel relieved! The dog changed his
mind when he got here and gave up
following Bunny! Maybe he suddenly
remembered how he could get a
breakfast good deal easier"
Mile had found her voice by this
time.
Papa Harold" she said do tell me
this minute how you know all that!"
Papa laughed again. 'By the tracks
along the roadside" he said. ct
stopped showing about four o'clock
this morning, So the tracks must have
been made after that. Rabbits tracks
are in pairs, side by side. When Bun
ny went slowly the pairs Of tracks
were near together. l knew he was
frightened by bit of falling snow, be-
cause | saw where little bunch had
fallen, and from there on for several
rods the pairs Of tracks were far apart.
That meant he was running.
Ihere was peculiar pressure in
the snow that meant to me, Here Bun
ny stood up to see what that soft noise
was He felt satisfied that no harm
was near, because his tracks were near
together after that / saw where a
partridge had dug away the light snow
to lind It's breakfast. leaving it's foot
prints In the snow, and Bunny's tracks
showed that he stopped and looked in
to the hole. knew dogs track, too,
and followed his course in the same
way"
Why. papa" said Mile, "it's just
IKE reading a page out Of Natures
Story Book isn't it?"
YES" said Papa Harold, "a white
page, with the writing all done by the
authors' feet!"
WEIR DONNEvJ.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

The Fool-Won-
der what 1t means
by the expression
fighting blood 70
in arms?
The 7 a t h Q r
Walking the baby,
I guess.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

do you have any faith in this idea
that maladies can be transmitted by
kissing?" asked one of Detroit's young
society men Of another well sir,
I was mighty skeptical till the other
night. I kissed my best girl for the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
How Mean!

Cholly Gas the smoke from Browns
cigar comes toward him)-The old
pwoverb is proved again-"Beauty
dwaws smoke" Brown-You've got il
wrong. Mature abhors a vacuum. -
Indianapolis Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

An Owl Song by Persis Gardiner no"
Pspa Knew"-story of Sleigh hide
An Early Morning Scare - fo"r
Little Travelers-To Dear Littie WI"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Mr.. Chinn-Have
you heard of the
new rest cure for
n g r v o us prostra-
ton? Patient isn't
allowed to talk for
weeks.
Mrs. Chinn-Huhi
I'd just as soon die
from prostration as
evaporation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Hodge = What a
cold, naughty girl
that sculptress isl
Podge-Her heart
must be in her
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

first time in my life, and I've had pal
pitation Of the heart ever SINCE
Detroit Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Don't tender advice until you find
out what particular kind is wanted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
ALTOGETHER A NEW USE FOR A STOVE PIPE,

j o n Q S-That's
what l call adding
insult to injury.
Johnson What's
that?
Jones = When a
baby takes up a
whole seat in a
crowded car and
then begins to cry,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Mrs. Carper-Be-
fore we were mar
ried you said l was
the only woman In
the world.
Mr.. Carper = Yes.
and l must have be-
lieved It'll
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Dasherly - Jones
is a blowhard.
Flasherly Why.
l didn't know that
he played the tuba.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Advertising rates furnished on ap-
pication.
Local reading notices Sc. per line.
Address all communications to pub.
fishers at Leakesvills, Greene County,
Miss.
Entered in the postoffice at Leakes-
vile as second class matter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Subscription, 81, 90 Per Year, in ad
vance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
GREENE COUNTY HERALD.
Published Every Thursday.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF GREENE COUNTY
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29
THE TURN-vEREIN.
It's Gymnastic Exhibition and
Dance This Evening,

The Sacramento Turn Verein will this
evening give benefit to its active class
in the form of gymnastic exhibition
and dance This benefit is given in Or
der to aid the society to meet the ex-
pense of the prize class, which is to
compete in the tournament at San
Francisco next month.
The Committee of Arrangements has
spared neither time nor expense to
make this affair great success. Among
the numbers in the exhibition will be
several new features, such as exercises
on double apparatus like the buck-bar;
fencing with broad swords between F..
F. Lueck, instructor of the society. who
lately fought Evan de Malchin and de-
feated him by score of Ii to 8; also
an interesting wrestling bout between
Mr.. Noethig, a crack of the Olympic
Club of San Francisco, and Philip
Buchanan, lightweight Of the local
Turn Verein.
After the exhibition grand dance
will be given, and every purchaser of a
ticket may depend on getting the worth
of his money.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29

an accurate estimate of the value OF
one of the company's cars, as he was
not posted in values. Cars belonging to
the company, he said. were not stored
during the winter, but some of them
We're at such periods in the orange belt
in the southern part of the State. The
books of the company would show in
a general way where the cars were dur
ing the winter To the best of his
knowledge no. CFx cars Chose belong
ing to. the company he represented
were loaded in this city in the month
of March, and on the first Monday OF
that month none were in the Southern
Pacific Conpany's repair shops in this
city.
Attorney c. H. Dunn, representing the
Continental Fruit Express. requested
that the record be made plain that the
witness did not know whether or not
the company paid taxes on its cars in
any other State or States.
The statement of taxable property
presented to Assessor Berkey by Sec
rotary Devices showed the following
items: Office furniture, S75; safe and
fixtures; $50; icehouse, $3.50; total,
$3.50.
Being further questioned, Mr.. Dew
ees said his company operated alto
gether 1,50O cars, but he did not know
how many were operated in this State.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Devices
statement, Assessor Berkey stated that
he proposed calling ON the Southern Pa
cific Company officials at San Fran
cisco, and requesting them to furnish
him with a statement of the number
of CFX cars, if any, which were in this
city on March LIST.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29
Exercises
at ST. Joseph's
Convent.

At ST. Joseph'S Academy yesterday
the closing exercises took place in the
presence of large number of visitors.
The program was as follows:
trumental duet, LIE Petit Carnival
Maggie Silva, Irma Farley Kitty Fla
hive Kitty Cronan; recitation, my
Doll Is Bigger'n Your DOLL by little
folks; first class in physical culture;
song, Columbia, Land of Freedom, !"
by the school, accompanist, Miss L.
Butler; instrumental duet, Annie Lau-
RE" Estelle Ryan, May Williams; reci-
tation, Miss Edith's Modest Request .
Myrtle Scroggs; third class in physical
culture; vocal solo, "Half-Mast High, >
Miss r. Azevedo, accompanist Miss E..
Baker; instrumental quartet, Elaine, =
Misses NJ Keefe, M. Conway, E. Tai
bot, L. Butler; second class in physical
culture; recitation, Angela Raynor,"
academic elocution class; instrumental
solo, Midsummer Night Dream" Miss
E. Deane; comforting of honors; adj
dress, Rev. Father Quinn; valedictory.
Miss Katie Feeney; Farewell Song, >
third singing class, accompanied, Miss
M Keefe; instrumental quartet, Sill
yer Trumpets.' Edna Farley, Ethel
Turton. Fanny Ray. Lulu Wissig.
Miss Katie Feeney received the gold
medal, laurel crown and diploma con-
ferred by the academy upon it's grad
yates.
Following is list of pupils who re-
ceived promotion certificates, etc:
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
D~ox
Arnold.
Certificates for proficiency in work
of the middle year-Misses Lille But
Ter and Maggie Keefe.
Promoted to Middle = Miss Olive
Holmes.
To Junior = Misses Nellie Memory,
Katie Collins, Cora O'Brien, Mary Glea-
son, Mary Carlin, Eta O'Brien, Gussie
Rudech, Lille Summer, Viola Monsoon,
Ethel Baker, Loretto Dennison, Mary
Dunphy. Rose Azevedo.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Promoted to Fourth = Made Sexton,
Olive Sheehan, Grace Moss, Kitty
Murphy, May York, Lizzie Boylan, Es-
telle Talbot.
Certificates for proficiency in work of
Third-Maria Burke, Mary Mcclellan.
Naomi O'Connor, Edna Farley, Sadie
Waters, Ethel Turton, Minnie Barnes,
Benetta Stahl, Annie CARROLL, Mary
Bender
Promoted to Third = Belle Fuller
Helen Calendar, Mamie Burns, Amy
Day, Alice Harris, Genevieve Clifford
Annie Boylan. Fannie Ray, Edna Fer
ritter, Lulu Wissig, Christine Schmor-
liez.
To Second = Kittie F1ahive, Leslie
Contner, Louise Comet, Annie Schmor-
leiz Katie O'Connor, May Doyle, Mar
guerfte Dunnigan, Irene Shea, Nellie
Mccarthy.
Certificate for application in work of
First-Zelda Bauquier.
Promoted to First-Renee hatcher,
Ida Stoker. Julia Sartini, Kitty Nc
Morry, Agnes Walker, Mary O'Neil,
May Williams, Hazel Doe, Regina Sex
ton, Mary Harrison, Estelle Ryan
Catherine Reedey, Josie Nevis, Irma
Farley, Geraldine Harcourt, Earnestine
Scott, Nellie Azevedo, Maggie Silva
Lottie Harris, Mary McGushin. Mamie
Mccarthy, Sadie Coleman, Minnis
Chrisman.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29
UNIQUE SCHOOL EXERCISES.
A LAUGHABLE FARCE PRE-.
SCENTED AT THE CLUNIE.
Friends Of High School Students
Fill the Theater to See the
Performance.

There was a large audience at the
| Clunie Opera-house last night, the oc-
casion being the presentation of a farce
entitled School Life" by pupils of the
senior class of the school.
The night was hot and the farce was
quite laughable, but in spite of the
| cleverness of those who took part some
of the scenes and dialogues were long
and little wearisome, Though On the
whole the audience was highly enter
tanned, and some of the situations were
very entertaining.
The farce consisted Of five acts, and
the intermissions were made enjoyable
by orchestral music.
In the first act there were some clever
Rotations and graduation exercises in
which the old-time country school was
portrayed, with emphasis on all posi-
BILE points of humor. In the second act
there were some ludicrous speeches and
situations incident to the departure of
graduates for the city" This was in
terlarded by wise advice by those who
played the part Of sage parents
In act three Owo years later the
sophomore class in the Sacramento
High School (alleged) got itself into
quaint situations, and the audience was
| moved to laughter very often.
| In act four, during the visit of the al
legged Professor of History of the Cali
fornia University, there were many or
iginal speeches on Expansion" funny
replies in answer to questions on his
| tory, and clever speeches.
| Act five showed the final meeting of
| the class before graduation. The cast
Of characters and those who took part
were as follows:
Act Teacher, Nellie Burnside
! County Examiner, Henry G. Thiele, Jr.;
sOld Maid Aunt, Eleanor Harris
Pupils = Charity Dawson, Marion
Stone, Edith Miller, Pauline johnson,
Blanche Peart, Maude Blue. Marie
Winans, A. c. Boggess, Alex Goddard,
Russell Williams, Perly Graves, Eugene
! Smith, Dean Lyon.
| Parents-Mary Flaa, Ethel Parsons
George Carroll, Chas Jones, May Dit
| mar, Roy Giffen, Kate Willis, Emma
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29
SHOP EMPLOYEES DIE.
John West and Samuel Williams
Succumb to Their Injuries.

Samuel Williams and John West, the
men who were fatally Injured in the
railroad shops on Monday by the fall
ing Of a heavy boiler, died yesterday
morning.
West, whose thigh was broken and
who sustained other injuries, died at
his home at 7:3O a. M, and Williams
died at the railroad hospital at 1915,
having never given hopes of rallying
after the accident
Williams was not expected to live
from the first but up to a few hours
before his death Vests injuries were
not regarded as dangerous. One hip
was fractured and he sustained other
injuries, which, while severe and pain
full, did not cause anxiety as to the re-
suit. Both victims of the accident leave
families.
Last night Coroner McMullen held an
inquest on the bodies The testimony
of several of the employees of the boiler
shop was heard and the jury returned
a verdict to the effect that the men
came to their death as the result of an
accident
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-29
ELEMENrARY DEPARTMENT..


Promoted to, Fifth = Annie Durkin
Orr O'Connor, Mary Durkin, Josie Gar
zoli, May Byrne, Genevieve Dennison
Lizzie Newman, Stella CARROLL, Carrie
Azevedo, Evelyn CARROLL.
To Fourth = Ethel Doig, Veronica
Armstrong, Francis o. Callaghan, AIDE
line Williams, Katie Norton, Amy Cox
Nellie Norton,i Mary Bettero.
To Third-Grace Farewell, Irma, Du.
chez, Ruby Palm, Marie Palm, Imelda
Slight, Leola Hale, Amelia Azevedo
Jessie Avery, Hazel Riley, Ethel Smith,
Mary Lane.
To Second-Lillie Rogers, Linnie Beel-
er, Myrtle Scroggs. Bessie Avery, Mary
Martinez, Gertie Hale, Mabel Spring
field, Hanna Doyle, Helen Azevedo
Byrne.
Certificates for application in First
Marguerite Boylan, Clara Bender,
Louise Rhonan, Mary Smith, Lillian
Higgins.
Promoted to First Agnes Harris
Winnie Hale, Marcelha Spaulding,
Hazel Hanford Marion Lynch, Selma
Nelson, Gertie Lane, Agnes Lane, Ruby
Ellsworth.
Certificates for application in Primer
Glass - Irene Curry, Hazel Coffman.
Evelyn Harkins, Julia Smith, Mary
Silviera, Edna Kehrer, Maud Haber-
corn, Mabel Smith, Agnes Memory,
Annie Cummings Adeline Lynch.
Hereafter the regular graduation ex-
ercises will be held about the end of
June, instead of in December, as in the
past few years