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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Melbourne, Victoria. "A large public
meeting was held here Friday after
noon, at which resolutions expressing
indignation at the Dreyfus verdict and
sympathy with Madame Dreyfus were
passed. The whole Of Australia is
worked up to a great pitch Of excite
ment over the verdict.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Melbourne, Victoria. "A large public
meeting was held here Friday after
noon, at which resolutions expressing
indignation at tie Dreyfus verdict and
sympathy with Madame Dreyfus were
passed The whole of Australia is
worked no to great pitch Of e1cit9-
ment over the verdict.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
German Secret Documents stolen.

London-The Berlin correspondent
Of the Daily Mail says The strong
box of the second artillery brigade at
Wortzenburg was forced in the absence
of the regimental staff at the manou-
vres and the secret mobilization papers
were stolen A deserter named Schloes-
ser is suspected He is believed to have
escaped to France
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
Now York Carpenters Strike.

New York. The carpenters and
joiners in this city, to the number of
800 quit work Saturday afternoon.
and held meeting to decide whether
they would go out on strike for an
increase of wages from $3.50 to 81 q
day and a half holiday on Saturday
all the year round
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
Dewey win Accept Boston Banquet.

Boston. President M. L. Sheldon,
of the Norwich University Alumni As
ISOLATION, Boston, has received COM
munication from Admiral Dewey in
which be approves Of the plans Of the
association to tender him banquet In
Boston about November 1st
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

The report of the auditor to th'
treasurer for the month of Angus
shows paw warrants issued to thu
amount of $92, ,454.70 for curren
monthly expenses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Some curiosity is being expressed
as to the attorney generals future
course with reference to the South.
western Tariff association. Now that
the citizens of Jackson, speaking
through the Business League, havd
gained their point in the removal oi
the stamping Office from this place,
many people are inclined to believe
that further proceedings will be
dropped. A recent issue of Colum'
bus paper states that the attorney
general cannot afford to abandon th.
fight at this point, and calls on him tt
institute suit under the antitrust law'
of the State.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

..If every dog in the State says
the Batesville Panolian, chad 81
tax TO pay, and the money was put on
the construction of good roads, buggy
rides would cease to be hardship" "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

When FIST known to the Roman
hlk was so dea- that It was sold weigh
,or weight with gold.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Charles 0. Summers, the noted ex.
press robber who returned to the peni.
tentiary Friday after au absence oil
over five years, is nothing if not lib,
erLl. When he surrendered to the
governors private secretary and cour.
teously asked permission to serve out
the remaining four years of his sen,
tence, Summers casually remarked
that he had $500 in greenbacks on his
person aud would like to donate the
amount to the State of Mississippi to
defray part of the expenses to which
the penitentiary officials had been
placed in chasing him. The money
was readily accepted, as it cost the
State nearly 5000 in 1898 to pay the
reward offered and bring Summers
back from San Francisco.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Savannah, Ga.-On Monty after
aoon Health Officer Brunner address,
ID letters to Secretary Benson, Of the
Atlanta board of Health and Mayor
Woodward, notifying than of the
lax methods pursued in Atlanta in
issuing health certificates. The health
officers notified the atlanta officers
unless they can assure them that
more care and prudence" will be
exercised in future in issuing certif-
Gates they will not be accepted in Sa-
vaunah
The holders of two certificates from
Atlanta were fined in the recorders
court Monday. They We're Messrs. A.
Mcknight and j. W Coley, OF Phil
adelphia, who recently left New Or
leans, but it is stated that they told
the health Officers in Atlanta that
they were from New York
Mr.. Mcknight is vice president of
the Fidelity Mutual Life Assurance
Society They were fined $50 each and
received instructions from the recorder
to leave the city as soon as possible
The Atlanta authorities claim they
are not to blame as the r"en claimed to
be from New York and were vouched
for by q we'll known citizen.
Not Confirmed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
Not Confirmed.

Washington Surgeon General Wy
man has no confirmation Of the report
ed case of yellow fever at Pass Chris
tian Miss
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
THE FEVER SITUATION.

One New Case Reported ia Sew 0ricans--
strl Spreading at Key West.
New Orleans The board Of health
.eports one new case Monday. making
:en since the frs case in May. The
irst two cases, as already stated result
ii fatally. Five of the cases are we'll
md the remaining three are improving
and not considered serious
Continued Spread at Key West.
s-.Key West. Fifty four nsw cases OF
yellow fever have been reported in the
past forty eight hours ana thrae deaths,
making total number Of cases to
late Of 562 aud II deaths.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

The press of the State continues to
give the price at which timber lands are
being sold in different localities, a
price far in advance of what lands
sold for few years ago. Those who
hold their lands will sell them in few
years for a great deal more, perhaps
double, what lands are bringing now.
AS pointed out in these dispatches
several years ago the pineries OF the
northwest are well-nigh denuded, and
it is only a question of few years
when the lands of Mississippi will
prove regular gold mine to the men
who have the foresight to hold them
and the prudence to resist offers which
seem tempting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

The Clarion-Ledger of Saturday
contains a communication from
prominent Mississippian in Washing
ton, stating that D. N. Thorp, OF
Stewart, Montgomery county, former
ly member of the Fifth Immunes, is
now confined in the United States
District Jail on the charge of murder,
and is without the means Of employ
ing lawyer to defend him. The
crime with which Thorp is charged
was committed on the depot platform
at Harrisburg, Pa, on the day follow
ing the return of the regiment from
Cuba, and he was drunk at the time
of the shooting, and from all the evil
dence that can be learned the whole
affair was accidental. Thorp was or
phaned when very young and is I'M
able to read or write. The letter from
the citizen of Washington appeals to
the people of Mississippi to make uo a
fund to defend the prisoner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22

Work on the new st. Peters Catholic
church was commenced bright and early
Monday morning and Contractor W.
J. McGee was busy last week employ
ing force of laborers for the work.
Forty men are employed at the start
and it is expected that the building
will be completed within five months.
The new ediice will cost $50, 900 and
an examination of the plans and
specifications shows that it will be one
of the prettiest church structures in
Mississippi. The main building is
50x130, exclusive of the tower In the
front center. The height from the
base of the tower to the top OF the
brickwork will be rs feet and the en-
tire height from the ground to the top
of the spire will be 168 feet, making
the spire the highest in the city. The,
style Of architecture will be English.
Gothic. Brick from the local yards
will be used and the caps and trim
mings are to be of limestone. Five
hundred and sixty thousand brick will
be used in the work, and the roof is to
be of best quality slate. Contractor
McGee is under $4,000 guarantee
bond to finish the contract by she 10Th
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30
Tragedy OF Death valley,

Earth affords no more horrible tale
than would the history of Death Val.
ley. the great arid desert this side OF
the mountains of Southern California.
The latest tragedy is only one of thou
sands. James Dayton, caretaker for
borax company's property in the valley,
$50 miles from the nearest railway
station, set out for home with a team
OF six mules. Two weeks later, having
failed to reach his destination, a search
party found him lying dead under u
mesquite bush. Fifty feet away his
wagon stood, with the dead mules ly-
ing about in such condition as to indi-
cate the terrible torture they had un-
dergone. In the wagon were barrels of
water and bales of hay, which would
have saved them had they been able to
reach It, The bodies Of man and beast
were intact when found, neither coyote
nor buzzard nor other living creature
daring to enter the confines of the heat.
parched valley in the height of snum.
mer.
The only living thing at the scene OF
death and desolation was Dayton's
faithful dog, which for twenty days
had watched by the side of its deac
master In the desert. The dog managed
to survive, probably by getting water
from an old borax camp known as
Eagle Camp, half a mile distant.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30
Cacti In q Bottle.

A new method of growing cacti has
been discovered In the botanical gar
dens of Berlin. All that is required il
a shapely bottle, little rich earth and
few cactus seeds that can be bought
of any florist for few cents. Bottles
In which creme de menthe or some OF
the other cordials usually come, are
well adapted to this purpose on account
of the clearness of the glass and the
grace of their shape.
Having secured the bottle, cleanse it
thoroughly and then put earth in 1t I'M
til the bottom is covered to a height of
about an inch. Sprinkle this earth we'll.
almost soaking wet, and then throw In
three or four cactus seeds. Close the
bottle snugly with tight-fitting cork
and seal 1t close with sealing wax. Tie
strong cord around the neck of the
bottle and hang 1t in window that the
sun reaches for at least several hours
every day. In cold weather the bottle
must not be exposed. The living room.
with constant temperature Of 40 de.
grees or more, suits the experiment ad-
mirably. Then the entire process of
growth can be watched with no small
interest. The opening and roofing of
the seeds, and the gradual development
of the plants will follow, almost as If by
magic
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30
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The Last Opportunity.

The late Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll, the
famous skeptie, told many stories Of
experiences which grew out of the COM
mon knowledge of his skepticism. One
of these related TO u visit which he
once made TO Rev. Phillips Brooks, be-
fore Doctor Brooks became a bishop.
Calling on Doctor Brooks, he was re-
fused admission because, as the SER
want said, 1t was sermon day." and
some of Doctor Brooks own home peo-
Pile had already been denied admission.
But Doctor Brooks learned that Inger-
soil was at the door, and sent out word
that he should come In.
After the interview, and as Colonel
Ingersoll was about to leave, he said:
Doctor Brooks, your man told me
that you had denied yourself to some
of your home people this morning. Now
how is it that you have admitted me, a
stranger
"Oh, that's quite easy" said Doctor
Brooks, laughing. "They are my
church members, and l shall see them
again, here or In heaven, but isn't II
right for me to consider your belief,
and that l shall probably never meet
you again.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30
Highest Ideal of Culinary Art.

There is no pastry on earth comparable
with a pumpkin pie. Not only for the
delicousness of the article itself, but it
recalls the pleasant days and memories
of boyhood 1t is a song Of youth and a
poem of old age. 1t awakens memories
Of past pleasures and cheers the present
with delight No man, unless he be a
heather, ever eats a genuine pumpkin pie
without thinking of his mother, home,
Thanksgiving and schoolboy days. Then.
all hail to the delicious pumpkin pie the
highest ideal of culinary art. Thou art
entitled to sit on the top -helf OF the
worlds great pantry. Thou lrt jewel
more golden than the nuggets of Klon-
dike-Exchange.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30

They rarely attain = length Of over
twelve inches here. but at Aru, FIJI.
and whereabouts they grow much larger
and the bill, armed with sharp teeth,
is weapon to be dreaded. The fish
bask habitually at the very surface OF
the water and become extremely ex-
cited and In the larger specimens vi
clous at the slightest alarm.
The gentleman who describes the In.
cident was collecting specimens Of
shells along the reef In the Aru Islands,
natives towing the boat along the by
ways, tossing the useless specimens
and punches of coral overheard again.
In doing this he noticed that almost in
variably the large gars that were In
the vicinity would start out of the wa
ter and dash away at headlong speed,
glancing in and out of the water like
a shot. One Of the fish coming near the
boat. he observed that as soon as its
direction could be determined the ma
tive lifted up peculiar fat basket that
he carried and held 1t as a shield, at the
same time raising his club.
The idea Of using basket as a shield
seemed a comical one but was never
theless a good one, as a few moments
later native some 300 yards to the left
lifted a huge branch of coral and, find
ing nothing In 1t, hurled 1t back again.
1t fell with loud crash and almost in
stanly four or five CARS darted from
the water, rushed away with incredf-
BILE speed. Two of the largest came
flying toward the boat, clearing the
water and glancing out again. and the
native had barely time to utter warn
ing cry when one of them passed d.
rectly over where his head had been a
moment before. The other came full at
the native. For second 1t was under
the water. then out with a bound, fash
Ing in the sunlight like meteor.
The quick eye of the native, however,
had followed 1t and, stepping back, he
raised the thick basket shield and re.
celved the flying gar full upon 1t. The
blow was so heavy that for the instant
the man staggered and was nearly
thrown over. while the fish, evidently
stunned and confused by this sudden
arrest of Its progress, dashed the water
about him into foam. A spear was
soon put into it and the dangerous liv-
Ing arrow thrown into the boat
Hawaiian Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30
london Tailors Do NOT Fit.

THE best that can be said of the
clothes imported by American men
from London is that they are well
made" said Nelson X. Huntington of
New York, who has spent years abroad
in the study of the hospitals. "They
never fit. Indeed, the art of misfit
seems to be carefully studied. The
garments OF both men and women,
never set well, and even the actresses,
who are supposed to be exacting. suf-
fer from the inability or indisposition
of the English tailors to fit the figure
The finish, however, shows fine and
thorough workmanship. The French
achieve better fits. but the work is
atrocious, making the best garments
look cheap and hurried. Not even i'm.
portant buttons are secure. American
tailors and dressmakers surpass every
thing in Europe in making a fit. and the
finish compares fayorably with the
English. The NEWCOMERS who i'm
port garments made by Poole and other
fashionable Londan tailors had them
refitted by American tailors until a
year or two ago, when the latter re-
fused to touch them at any price,
Philadelphia North American.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30

The first Thanksgiving differed very
materially from its successors, in that il
was proclaimed rs fast and not as a
feast. Supplies had run short, the ships
expected from England were delayed.
and extinction threatened the Governor
md company Of Massachusetts bay in
New England" Winthrop and his eoun-
ell decided TO hold day Of prayer and
abstinence. $50 that We Lorde be propi-
tiated and locke upon His servants with
favor, in that they have humbled them
selves before Him" Accordingly a crier
was sent about the primitive settlement
Of Charlestown. and the colonists were
each and all invited to take part in the
fast. Their sacrifice met with speedy re-
ward.
Scarcely had the noon hour of the al
lotted day arrived when the long-hoped-
for ship made its welcome appearance in
Massachusetts bay, the cargo was landed
and the fast was succeeded by a banquet
of a sort which must have seemed snmp-
tuous indeed to the exiles so recently
plunged in hunger and hardship. On the
threshold of dreaded winter Winthrop
and his followers found what had been
prospect of fear and peril changed into
one Of happiness and hope. Such was
Americas first Thanksgiving, us cele-
brated 300 years ago. Thereafter each
succeeding November was marked in the
annals OF the colony by similar fes-
tival of gratitude.
But Thanksgiving in the early days of
cur history was not confined to the New
England pioneers alone. just fifteen
years after Winthrop's proclamation. !. e..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30

1t shouldn't be fixed with its legs sprawl
+ ing. aud one arm shoots out in one direc-
tion while the other goes in contrary
direction. Nobody can make nice work
with a turkey like that Its legs must
be laid Hat to its sides and then tied close
ly together Next, the cooking is import
ant. The fowl must be cooked so that the
legs will tear of easily. That is test of
the turkeys tenderness. To begin with,
no man wants TO stand to carve a fowl
or anything else, His seat should be a
+ triie higher than the others, and il he is
short, why a careful hostess will consider
+ that point. The fowl should lay with his
mead coward the carver. The carver does
/ not flourish the slender carving knife as IL
1t We're a weapon of war.
The first move he makes should be on
the legs. These should be lifted one at n
time. and with the knife two cuts made
to form circle about the second joint of
the leg. Cut only through the skin and
then the leg should tear of easily, leay-
/ ing the meat light and Haky at the end
After The legs are taken of the fork is
plunged into the breast "a rear the center
Of the breast bone AS IL possible and need
not be removed if the correct place is
found until the turkey is practically cut up.
The white meat on the breast should be
the second portion attacked in the carving
act. The meat should be cut in the thin
nest. nakiest of slices SO that while they
will not break 10 pieces will still be tempt
ing In their daintiness. Turkeys should
not be served with wings on them. Re
move the wings before the turkeys are
cooked
If the turkey has disposition to skate
around on the platter or by into the lap of
the lady beside you dent get excited.
A man has to get over being nervous. If
he's calm and understands how TO handle
the turkey no well bred bird will make
any disturbance.
After the breast is cleaned II is the
Carver's duty TO carve the legs He must
not help any one to IA whole drumstick.
He must slice close TO the bone Of the leg
up TO the first Joint anil turn the angle
and strip the bone of the second joint in
the same way. This supplies plenty OF
dark meat.
That's all most men need to do The
small parts aren't generally needed In
family serving. Ii man wants to show
that he really understands the art of
carving he will turn the fowl over and get
the two choicest, finest bits of meat on
the entire turkey. Right on top of the
back, one on each 81 lie Ct the spine, are
two depressons not Digger than silver
dollar either of them. But In those two
holows is the finest Grsined, most deli
cately favored meat the bird carries.
In serving the party The same fork is
used that was used in carving. while the
knife can lay with the blade on the plat
ter, where the fork also can be placed
after the work is done. Each persoH
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30

in 1845, Gov. Kieft of the Dutch colony,
then known as Nieuw Amsterdam, but
now as New York, ordered the observ-
ance of day OF rejoicing and thanks,
"for the rest and peace which God had
been pleased to bestow upon His SER
wants" Thus we see that the feast Of
Thanksgiving is not as generally suppos-
ed. a peculiarly Puritan institution, but
is equally derived from the stalwart
burghers of Manhattan Island.
The next notable Thanksgiving day in
history fell in 1853. On that date the
British and colonial army, numbering
10000 men, and commanded by Gen.
Forbes. attacked and captured from the
French, after fierce struggle, Fort Du-
quesne, at the junction of the Allegheny
and Monongahcla rivers. The name of
the place was changed to Fort Pitt, and
was the nucleus of the city OF Pittsburg.
Thus in a special sense the history of the
great capital Of the coal and iron indus
tries Is connected with the celebration OF
Thanksgiving day.
At the time that the British were con
quering Fort Duquesne Whitefeld, the
famous Methodist preacher called upon
All MS uuHfTtHlS III lsoHu'u u ipih
Service OF praise and thanksgiving for
the victories OF the English arms on land
and sea-" This British Thanksgiving was,
we are told, widely observed, and awak-
ened intense enthusiasm not only among
the Methodists but throughout all the
different sects. Whitefed's idea was al
terward on several occasions revived in
England. For instance, in 1914 the Coy
eminent proclaimed general thanksgiy-
ing for the victory of Waterloo. Again,
two years LATER, in 1916. proclamation
was made of popular thanksgiving for
the restoration Of peace. After the Cri-
mean war a third jubilation Of this ma
ture took place.
But meanwhile. in New England,
what had been begun as an occasional
day of pous rejoicing had assumed the
proportions of fixed national holiday
ln Massachusetts, and New Hampshire IL
vas especially popular. There was at
Grst great latitude in regard to the day
selected for the feast, Governors pro-
claimed the chosen date arbitrarily, aud
no effort was made 10 keep the anniver-
sary Of Winthrop's proclamation Some
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-30

YIN great stone castle In the midst
of the deep pine forests of Germany,
there lived. great many years ago,
the Knight of Tannenburg and his
daughter Rosa. 1t was In the days
when the lawless mobiles Of the country
were constantly quarreling with one
another, each burning his neighbours
grain and stealing his cattle while the
owner was fighting in distant wars.
The Castle of Tannenburg was like
al castles of that time, strongly forti-
ted and surrounded by high walls and
4 deep moat. In an upper room, one
warm summer day. Rosa and her faith
sr sat together. The knight had just
come home from the wars. badly
wounded. and Rosa. a fair-haired girl
Of II, sat by him working over her gay
ly-coloIed tapestry.
Father" she said, "tell me the story
Of how you got the chain round your
ueck."
Rost had heard the story a hundred
times before now, but she never tired Of
hearing II, any more than the old knight
Of telling 1t.
when was page at court" began
the knight, stroking his long, gray
beard, "a great tournament was given
In honor Of French prince who came
to visit our emperor. There saw your
mother for the first time, and so lovely
was she that she was elected to be the
queen of beauty, and was to give the
prize, golden chain, to the victor.
loved her from the moment | saw her,
and her beauty gave me such strength
and daring that came out first In the
games, much to the chagrin of the
young Baron of Odenwald, who opposed
me iercely In the tourney. He was,
like myself, sutton for the hand Of the
queen Of beauty, and when l finally