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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

Lawrence Sterne, the writer, was
the victim of the intensest poverty. A
little time before his death, being in a
state of destitution, he went one
evening borrow $25 from his
friend Garrick. Upon arriving he
heard music and knew that a party
was going on. He heard the merry
laughter, and gently replacing the
up lifted knocker, retraced his steps.
We never feel our miselies so keen
ly as when contrasted with the joys of
others, and it is only then that we
realize Wordsworth's picture:
"And homeless near thousand homes
stood,
And near thousand tables pined for food. "
Another story of this writer does
not evoke so much sympathy II was
known that Sterne used his wife very
i'll, aud in talking with Garrick one
dav in fine sentimental style of con-
iugal love and fidelity, said, The nus
band who behaves unkindly to ms
wife deserves to have his house burn
down over his head.
'If you think SO, said 6arrtck,
quietly, 81 hope yours is well IN
sured. "--Detroit Free Press,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

Rudyard Klpliug has again De1u
trapped by the wiles of the inJer,leNer,
his time somewhere in mid-Atlantic
Kipling's fellow voyager had heard of
the last attempt on the authors (pri-
vate) life, when in reply to an inno-
cent question concerning his poems
she writer of "Barrack k-room Ballads"
curtly remarked he thought Kipling a
much overrated man, and turned on
his heel and walked away.
So the wise interviewer conversed
with Kipling on every subject under
the sun but his own works, until in
weak moment the famous author be
gan uuconsciously to talk of himself
aud his poems. The interviewer then
veutured cautious appreciation of the
"Recessional" and sends the result to
The Daily Mail.
"Ah, said Kipliug, that poem
gave me more trouble than anything l
ever wrote. 1 had promised The
Times poem on the Jubilee, aud
when it became due l had written
nothing that satisfied me. The Times
began to want that poem badly, and
sent letter after letter asking for it.
81 made many more attempts, but
no further progress. Finally The
Times began sending kilograms. So
shut myself in my room, with de
termination to stay there until l had
written a Jubilee poem. Sitting down
with all my provioue attonaPts hofere
me searched through those dozens
Of sketches till at last l found just one
line l liked. That was Lest we for
get. Round these words the Re
,essional' was written. - London
| Mail
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

When a hunter sees his first deer
there is no telling just what he will
do. Sometimes he will try to shoot
without having his gun cooked, and
then again he will stand and stare at
the game without saying a word. A
good story is told on Frank Hughes
and Oden Eskill, who returned last
night from hunting trip near Bad
Water. While patiently looking for
a shot Saturday, having had no oppor-
tunity so far, they saw deers tail
sticking out of the brush. Every once
in a while the deer would wiggle its
tail as if to invite them to come on.
They moved up cautiously, when the
deer ran out into clearing. The
boys followed and, to their surprise,
they saw five fine deer. Oden stood
paralyzed for moment, and although
he had his gun in his hand ready to
shoot, he tremblingly said:
"Oh, Frank, if 1 only had my gunr"
Frank then tried to raise his gun,
but his muscles would not work, and
he stood there like a sphynx until the
herd ran away. The boys, however,
fired shot after the deer to let them
know that they were alive and well. =
Iron Mountain Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

Has it occurred to you that the prov
erb Talk is cheap" is characteristic
:ally Anglo-Saxon; that it could hardly
arise, except metaphorically, in any
other language; that among most races
talk is the most dangerous tool man
can use In Russia talk sends men
TO Siberia in Germany talk sends
men to prison for a couple of years
for leze majesty; and among the Latin
races, while talk is at times overlooked,
it may at others lead to the most dis
astrous results for the talker. In Eng
land and America, alone, talk is re-
garded as what it should be-the SAT
ely valve of overwrought feelings. A
man who can, even to the woods and
fields, relieve his mind with pictur-
esque and forcible words is the better
in his feelings for the expression. He
is not nearly so likely to do something
desperate as when his words are bot.
tied up along with his feelings. 1t is
like combining nitrogen and lycer-
inc. 50 we'll is this known that the
term "a talker" carries with it the sig
nifcance of mo doer. New York
Advertiser.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

"They do things differently in
France" Itwould seem that even the
Paris rogues have learned to appreci-
ate this distinction and to live up to
it. The other day lady went into a
store in the Rue Richelieu and pur-
chased silk dress. A man, we'll
dressed and of fashionable appearance,
entered the store behind her and
watched the transaction with a panied,
troubled expression. AS the lady
drew a 200-franc note from her purse
to pay for the dress the stranger rushed
forward, gave the lady box on the
ear aud tore the note from her grasp.
II had forbidden You to buy that
dress" he cried, ''but l have watched
you, and you shall not have it." With
these words he lifted his hat to the
clerk and fastened away. The woman
tainted. When she recovered the
proprietor of the establishment ex-
pressed regret at the violent scene and
pitied her for being dependent on so
brutal a husband. "My husbandn'
cried the lady, eagerly. Monsieur,
that man is not my husband; | do not
know him; [ have never seen him be
FORE" But not only thieves, but the
police edo things differently" in Paris.
The pretended husband was arrested
a few hours later. New York Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20
MARVELLOUS CIVIC INDUSTRY.
shoreditch in London Makes Profitabl
Use of Street Sweepings.

Use of Street Sweepings.
In letter from London a year age
last summer, writes William e. Curtis,
| described a novel enterprise which
had been entered upon by the Shol g
ditch parish of London to supply cleo
tricity for lighting the streets, dwell.
ings and public buildings by
using the street sweepings fol
fuel. Up to that date the parish had
paid about $50, 600 per year for cart
ing the refuse to barge on the river
Thames and towing it to dumping
place in the sea, and about $40, ,00C
annually for gas to light the street,
and parish buildings. About $50, 600,
or $10,0 more than these annua
| charges, which was met by taxing the
people, was invested in an electric
plant, which has since been run twenty
four honrs for six days in the week,
and twelve hours on Sunday furnishing
electrical power for small manufac-
tories during the day and for illumi
mating purposes at night. The street
sweepings have furnished almost all
the fuel necessary, The cost of coal
in addition was only $432. The total
expenditures for the first year were
Sl9, O70 for wages, stores, supplies,
insurance, repairs and other purposes.
The interest, sinking fund, rents and
the ordinary allowance for the pre-
citation of the property vas $40, -o1,
making total of $29,275. The gross
receipts for the sale of light and
power including a credit equal to the
average charge for street lighting by
gas were $45, los, thus leaving a net
profit of $15, $50 for the benef of the
parish treasury, which will be used III
enlarging the plant.
Arrangements are now being made
to use the escaping steam to heat the
water of the public bath, instead Of
allowing it to go to waste,
Furnaces have been added for burn.
ing the garbage collected from the
dwellings which could not be used
for fuel, and this extra expense, which
was, however, comparatively triding,
was more than Offset by saving the
cost OF hauling the garbage to the
barges.
The experiment has been SO sue
cessful that other London parishes
are planning to adopt the same ethod
and it is con fidently predicted that il
few years the entire city will b,
lighted by electricity furnished by th'
sweepings from its streets. Loudol
is paved with wooden blocks aud sma
boys are employed with brooms ans
dustpans at frequent intervals from
daylight till dark to keep them clean.
The pans are dumped in large sheet
iron receptacles, which are emptiei
twice day into carts. In Shoreditcl
parish each dwelling is supplied by
the vestry with two sheetiron buckets,
one for kitchen slops and the Other
for paper, dust and other combustiblt
waste from the household. The buck
cts are emptied once a day into garb
age carts. Hitherto a small tax has
been collected for this service, bu
hereafter it will be performed free o
cost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20
The Annexation of Alaska.

Alaska had been Russian from the
time of it's discovery, about 1928, till
in 1867 it was taken over by the
United States, as favor to Russia,
who preferred seven million dollars to
a sub-arctic province. No popular
sentiment demanded the annexation,
aud until the sealing troubles of 1884
there was no popular interest in
Alaska, and no definite colonial gov
ernment.
In 1868 Alaska was made a colleo-
tion district; and in 1888 "a civil and
judicial district" aud also "a land
district" 1t was then enacted that
the laws of the state of Oregon then
in force should be the laws of Alaska
so far as applicable, and provision
was made for a governor and court,
but no legislature. The principal
subject of national regulation has been
the seal-fishing, for which there has
been a series of statutes, contracts
with private corporations, executive
orders. decisions of courts, and inter-
national arbitration. The Alaska Fur
company has had some rights over the
indians. and somewhat resembles the
South African company. But for that
controversy, and for the recent gold
discoveries, the country would be con-
tent to leave Alaska in the condition
of a formless, unorganized colony,
without a governor, a Legislature, OF
court of its own. Albert Bushnell
Hart in Harper's Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

These Anglo-Saxons are a boastful
race. The americans are iubilant be-
cause their modern, well-equipped,
fully manned battleships blew into
eternity a much smaller force of Span
ish cruisers. sans ammunition, sans
coal, sans everything. The English
free lance Kitchener has now swept a
few thoussnd badly armed, worse-Ied
Africans off the face of the earth, and
his countrymen are overjoyed at his
victory But it would be quite a diff
ferent thing if Tommy Atkins were
pitted against European enemies, -
Vienna tAustria) Reiehswehr.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20
SELF -cONTENT

Woo not fortune, friend, for gold;
Moneys ilckle, hard 30 hold,
Hard to get, easily spent,
Fortunes best is self-content.
With enough for every want,
Wealth is yours, though gold be scant,
Body healthy mind at rest;
Those are life's and fortunes best.
Every evil wish sFbdued,
All your actions prompt for good,
True to self, TO others true,
Heaven, life's fortune, waits for YOU.
Alfred Lavingtcn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20

The state library of Pennsylvania,
with 141 .316 volumes, is the second
in size of such libraries in the United
States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-20
only Hermits shonld Try n.

Eating an onion every other day is
ihe latest remedy for improving the
complexion and injuring the breath.
Atchison Globe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
AT TIE CAPITOL

am in my I'D year. and for fifty years
l have been great sufferer from indi-
gestion. constipation and bihousness.
have tried all the remedies advertised for
these diseases. and got no permanent re-
lief About one year ago the disease as
Stunning a more severe and dangerous
FORM l became very weak and lost flesh
rapidly. l commenced using Or. Mozley's
Lemon Elixir. 1 gained twelve pounds in
three months My strength aud health.
my appetite and my digestion were per-
fectly restored, and now | feel as young
and vigorous as l ever did in my life.
l.. j. Ailderd
Doorkeeper Georgia state Senate. state
Capitol. Atlanta, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
CHANGE OF CLIMATE
WON'T CURE CONSUMPTION
The SlOcum System is Needed.
A Curative Medicinal Treatment Founded on Modern
Scientific Truths is More Potent
Than Air Alone.
FREE TREATMENT FOR LUNG WEAKNESS

If those OF our readers who reside in
the most highly favored sections of this
country, where the climate is healthy
and invigorating, with dry and tonic
atmosphere, will look about them, they
will see a greater or less number of their
friends and neighbors dying of con-
sumption, while many others have
already been carried off by that dread
malady.
These deaths have occurred from time
to time amid the refreshing prairie
breezes of summer; in the fair and mel
low days of autumn. and also in the dry
and sunny seasons of a southern winter.
ZSuch deaths amid such favorable sur
roundingss ahqrd positive and convinc-
ing proof that climate alone will not
cure consumption; that neither pine
laden breezes nor bracing mountain air
will restore weak lungs or build up a
constitution that is being undermined
aud broken down by the insidious germs
of fatal disease.
But, on the other hand, many thou
sands of testimonials from grateful peo-
pie all over this country, who have been
cured by the Dr. Slocum System of
Treatment, and are today in the enjoy
ment of perfectly restored health and
strength, afford the most convincing
evidence that this treatment, aided by
favorable climatic conditions and sur
roundings, is positive cure for Con-
sumption and all other chronic diseases
Of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Therefore, those who go to the noun
tains, the seashore or to southern eli
mates, as we'll as those who already
reside in such favored localities, should
not fail to take the DR.. Slocum System
OF Treatfnentif they wish to derive the
fall benefits of favorable climatic condi-
tons and scientific medication.
The DR.. Slocum System of Treatment
consisting Of -Four Preparations) is both
medicine and food. The medicines used
in it alay the cough and lung irritation,
heal the soreness and subdue the pains
in the throat, overcome shortness of
breath, improve the appetite and diges-
ton, and bring comfort, rest and re-
freshing sleep, while its food properties
are building up the constitution, enrich
ing the blood and infusing the sufferer
with new life and vigor
No single remedy will accomplish all
this, but the Four Remedies embodied
in the DR.. Slocum System of Treatment
will. More than a quarter of a century
has been devoted to perfecting this
System of Treatment; every indication
every symptom in Consumption and
other diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
has been carefully studied in the devel-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
WEDDING WAS \ SURPRISE.
Both Had other EngaEements-TwO
NeM COmpanies.

Valdosta Ga, April 1.--Valdosta had
nuptial surprise last night in the mar
rage of MIR j. l. Gloer, a stock dealer,
formerly of Atlanta, and Mrs Henry Hol-
Ikiay, relict of the late Maj. Holiday and
mother OF Doc Holiday, whose famous
career in the West is well known to those
who read the papers of ceveral years ago.
The marriage caused surprise, principally
because both of the parties were expected
to be married Sunday TO other parties.
Il as said that well-known citizen of an
adjoining town has been paying court
to the bride and was expected to claim
her as his own next Sunday, while rumor
had it that the groom was to be married
to young lady here The groom is
about As years old and the bride about 90.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Carl Minor, and the couple left at once
on a bridal tour to New York and other
Northern cities. They expect to be gone
two or three weeks.
Two big corporations were organized
here this week. The first is the Georgia
and Florida Land Company and has
capital paid In Of $4,000 The object of
the company is to deal in timber and tim
Der lands, and it has already bought about
10000 acres of land in Florida. At the
meeting this week the following officers
were elected: f. p. S, Denmark, presi-
dent; S. L. Varnedoe. general manager;
W. P. Roberts. vice president, and ]. Y.
Bitch, secretary aud treasurer The .di-
rectors are as follows: e. P. s. Den
mark, ID. C. Ashley, e. W. Lane. S. l..
Varnedoe, w. p. Roberts. j. T. Roberts,
c. r. Ashley and c. II. Paine
The general manager of the enterprise
Mr.. S. L. Varnedoe. is familiar with that
line of business having been extensively
engaged in naval stores manufacture, and
the company, has a bright outlook for
the future.
The other enterprise which was put On
foot this week was the Mutual Building
and Loan Association of Valdosta. The
officers of the association are d. c. Ashley,
president; w. s. West, vice president and
II. b. MIDDLETON, secretary and treasurer
The board of directors is as follows
c. r. Ashley, o. X. Jones, c. H. Paine,
]. M, Briggs, d. c. Ashley, S. b. Good
win and l.. F. Shaw This gives VAL
dosta three prosperous building and loan
associa tions.
A letter from Maj. Narnedoe, who is with
Gen. Wilson in Cuba, states that all of the
volunteers on the island, including Cen
Wilson's staff officers, expect 10 be mus
tered out on May Y. Maj. Varnedoe ex-
poets to return TO Valdosta about that
time
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opment of this Treatment, therefore
those who take it and give it fair trial,
certainly avail themselves of all that
modern science and skill have to offer
for the cure of Consumption and all
forms of wasting diseases.
Dr. Slocum's faith in the efficacy of
his System of Treatment is so strong,
and his interest in the welfare of hu-
mainly so great, that he will cheerfully
send his complete System of Treatment
-Four Preparations) FREE to all suf-
ferers who ask for it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02


lights Unexeelled table. Tickets include
meals and berth aboard ship.
Passenger Fares from Savannah.
TO NEW YoRK-Cabin, 500; Excursion.
$50. intermediate, SIS. Excursion, SIS;
Steerage, $40.
To BOS5ON-Cabin, $50: Excursion. sSs;
intermediate, ST.: Excursion. SIS; Steer
age. $1175.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
VSoth) meridian time, as follows;
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
NAcooCHEE. Capt. Smith, MONDAY.
April 3, at 1890 a m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
Tuesday,, April 4, at 1850 a. m.
TALLAHASSEE Capt. Askins. WE'D
NESDAY, April 5, at 1890 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, FRI
DAY April Z. at 2:9O p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett
SATURDAY, April 8, at $50 p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, MONDAY.
April 10, at 2. IN.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith. TUESDAY.
April II, at $50 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt Burg
WEDNESDAY, April u, at $50 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE Capt. Askins, FRIDAY,
April II, at 7:3O p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, SAT-
URDAY, April Is. at $50 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON.
VIA DIRECT SHIP.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt Lewis,
THURSDAY, April 6, at 30 p. m.
GATE CITY. Capt Googins, THURS
DAY, April 10, at a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis.
THURSDAY, April 20, at p. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
5 p. m. daily, except Sundays and Mon
days, and leave Boston for Savannah
every Wednesday at IL noon. Saturdays
at 3 D. m.
W. G. Brewer Ticket Agent, 107 Bull
street. Savannah, Ga.
e. w. Smith Cont FIR. Agt., Saw. Ga.
R G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
E. H. Hinton. Traffic MANAGER
John NJ. Egan. Vice President
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.
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Or. Mozleys Lemon Elixir is prepared
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lanta, Ga.
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come up 10 them, made a grlmace. as he
said: Il must have one bunch II no more.
Musti Do You hear, Frank YOU" nod
ding TO The violet seller ARE my guardian
angel. You gave me an excuse to escape
from that dangling Dana. l have been
stuck with her ever since 1 came in"
shut up" Frank said, hastily Shout
deriug Randolph aside. Diana is Ada
Gray" he said in his ear. And Queen
Eliza beth Helen"
Randolph whistlod softly. I'D better
cut before the unmasking," he said. But
say? Tell me who that cute little thing
with The flowers is?'
ASK me something easy please" Frank
retorted. "Blest # l know-n nybody
knows. Youll have TO stay 20 find out
and bet your sins find you out" Randolph
said, Il will"
But he did not find out Neither did
anybody else. The violet girl vanished
almost as soon as She had sold her last
bunch Of blossoms. Half an hour later
Thillippa was telling her mother "Oh it
was the greatest fun! I shall love that
blessed mask all my life At first l was
hot and cold all at once, whenever 1
had to speak. but when | found they did
not know, everything grew easy. | felt as
If ] walked on air l did not quite like
to take the money-but Frank kept whis
pering: Keep ~ II s all right lie must
have suspected. but kept his face like
wooden Indian. And 1 have twenty dol
lars! Do you know what l shall do with
ito"
NO only that it will be some thing
nice" Mrs. Gray said. stroking Philiippa's
hand Philippe laughed ana cudd!ed clos
err. saying, Il shan give back the ten
dollars you let me spend for cold frames
to go over my violet beds. You were an
angel 20 do It. Nobody else would have
believed ! could raise the flowers for mar
ket in our little garden. The other iCa
! mean to put into Easter gifts for He.en
and Meg and Ada They shall not know
who sends them. either. I'll make them
just From Cinderella" Poor dears! Gin
derella had better time than they al
the grand ball"
Phillippas first violet sale was by no
means her last She never again sold in
costume, but she wore out more than one
pair of sabots patteriug about her cold
frames. The frames spread and flourish
ed amazingly-so amazingly that when
their mistress married Frank Jocelyn one
Easter day, her rich uncle. was not call
ed on to furnish the trousseau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
NrnnLEY,s LEMoN nor nnnrs

Cures all Coughs, Colds. Hoarseness.
Sore Throat Bronchitis. Hemorrhagc and
all throat and lung diseases Elegant. re-
liable.
Zoe at druggists. Prepared only by Or.
H. Motley, Atlanta, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

The Englishmen do really seem 10 be our
betters in the art of following novel writ
ing as "a plain, straightout business Mr.
Howells Mr.. Stockton and Mr.. Marion
Crawford pursue the craft with pretty
fair regularity, giving us tale of about
so many thousand words In about so many
months. But they are almost our only in
stances. With the larger number of our
story writers the intervals between books
are quite irregular and uncertain, and the
length and character of the books are no
less various. one is impressed with the
difference In considering an English eX-
ample like W. Il. Norris. Look over a
lot of English reviews OF new novel by
Norris; they all begin with a reference to
the readers certainty as 70 the kind OF en-
tertalnment he may expect from a novel
Of Norris and a compliment TO the author
for his faithfulness la never disappoint-
ing the public IN either the time or man
ner OF his appearances. The reason the
reviews all begin Ia this way Is because
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02
MozLEY.s LEMoN EIINIR

Is the very best medicine / ever used for
the diseases you recommend it for and
have used many kinds for woman's trou-
bles. Mrs S. A. Gresham,
salem " C.