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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

The -iamese youth have only one
game worth considering, and that one
is indigenous-or native to Burmah -
the question of pNrentage being a
much-mooted one. At all events, the
game requires certain amount of
activity, and is very interesting TO the
on-looker. 1t is a kind of football
in fact, | have heard it called Burmese
football played with a ball about
four inches in diameter made Of
braided rotan, verv hollow, very strong
and resilient. The number OF con-
testants is not arbitrarily fixed, but
play is sharpest when there are enough
to form circle about ten feet in
diameter. The larger the circle after
it has passed the desirable diameter
the slower the play. The game is to
keep the ball tossing into the air
without breaking the circle AS a
man fails at his opportunity he drops
out, and when their remain but four
or six the work is sharp and very
pretty. The ball is struck most gen
orally with the knee, but also with the
foot, from in front, behind, and at the
side. Some become remarkably clever.
l have seen a player permit the ball to
drop directly behind his back, and yet,
without turning, return it clear over
his head and straight into the middle
of the circle by well-placed backward
kick of his heel. - Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

o'clock-he sent Revere by water to
Charlestown, thence to Lexington
across the country, to acquaint Han
cock and Adams of the movement, and
arouse the country.
"Revere Immediately called upon
Captain John Pulling aud desired
him to make the signal at once i'll the
North church steeple. Richard Devens
and Colonel Conant, who were on the
Charlestown shore, saw the signal and
sent o message at once to warn Han
cock and Adams.
"Revere then went across to Charles
town in boat, and joined by Devens,
started on his mission. He got to Par
son Clark's at Lexington, where he
found Hancock and Adams, about mid
night, and in the course of half a hour
he was joined by Dawes. After some
refreshments they rode on to Concord
and were joined by DR.. Prescott, but,
near Hartwell's tavern in lower Lin.
coin, became separated, and Revere
was afterward captured
William Dawes was of old Puritan
stock. The first William Dawes was
mason by trade, and settled in Brain
tree in 1895, and afterward moved to
Boston, and his house on Sudbury
street was pulled down in 1775 after
five generations had successfully lived
in it.
"The William Dawes in whom we
are interested was born on April 6,
1745, and lived on Ann street. He
learned the trade of tanner, and his
yard was at the corner of Sudbury and
Friend streets.
''He was married in 1863 and be-
came major in the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery company. In 1775
he was the leader of those who saved
the two small field pieces of the An.
cient and Honorable Artillery com
pany from capture by General Gage.
''When Boston became unsafe from
siege he moved his family to Worces-
ter, and after the seat of war was
moved from New England was ap-
pointed commissary by Congress at
Worcester. He died Feb. 25, 1899,
and was described in the language of
that day as very fearless and brave
man who never shrank from any POST
of duty.
''The Sons of the Revolution, be-
lieving that Major Dawes's services
were worthy of the aims of the society,
! therefore place this enduring memor-
ial Of the work of so stanch patriot
Iu this they have received the CO.
operation of the granddaughte Of
William Dawes, Miss Julia Goddard
of Brookline, whom 7 am pleased tc
see present.
"We transfe", however, to the Gus
tody of the city of Boston this tablet,
and trust that it may stimulate oul
descendants to equally noble and
brave deeds should occasion
arise. - Boston Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
NO. 81,
MARTHA.

Martha was a model woman
Wife of Moses Jacob Brown,
Finest cook in all the country,
Best hOusekeeper in town;
But she died and went to heaven,
here to wear q martyrs crown.
Moses 3. had kline and cattle,
Sheep and horses fair to see,
But woman's help was needed,
Hiring much too dear would be;
So he came a twelyemonth later,
Courted, won and married me.
Now at breakfast time he tells me
How she used the cakes to bake,
Dinner comes and still he praises
Soups and stews she used to make,
While for tea hear laudations
OF her ounce preserve and cake.
Now woman's only human.
And n pretty girl when wed,
For her golden curls and dimples,
For her laughing lips so red,
Somet mes tires Of endless lectures,
Each extolling one that's dead.
So | fancy some fine morning
Ere my temper's quite subdued,
l shall tell him, what pity
He Of course may think it rude
That he isn't up In heaven
Eating Martha's "angel food"
-Lalia Mitchell, In What TO Eat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
HUMOROUS.

'Father, could You please tell me
what you consider fine wood?" why,
sawdust, my SON.
Sweet Sixteen-And do you have to
expel students often? College Prex-
Oh, no, Once is usually sufficient.
Haven't you any faith in men Dor
othy?" "Yes, have faith in them,
but l never believe a word they say"
Wayworn Watson-Mister, [ am
slowly starving Hargreayes - OF
course, No one would expect you to
do anything in a hurry.
Henry, we'd get along better if
you had more will-power." "No,
Martha; we'd get along better if you
didn't have quite so much.
Staylote-Just one more kiss, dar-
ling; just one, and then I'll go!
Voice from the Stair-Then for heav-
ems save, Nan, give him one
If ever there comes time, we note,
When the winds get up and squeal.
Its when the man with the long-tailed coat
Goes out to ride his wheel.
Pendipp-I don't suppose you have
any confidence in faith cure, doctor?
DR.. Donna-Well, to an extent, all
doctors take patients on faith, you
know.
He-Be mine darling. You are
the lamp that alone can light my exc
istence. She-Yes, dear but papa
doesn't think you are good match
for me.
'Pa, what's a rebuff 'You watch
ma the next time l come home late for
dinner and try to say something that
will tickle her; then you'll see what a
rebuff is "
"Why does he make all those mo-
tions with his arm before he pitches
the balI?' "Those are signals to the
catcher The two men always work
in concert. Dear me- Is that the
concert pitch I've heard about so
often?"
Mrs. DarliDgton-John, I spoke to
papa about having him take you into
business, but he couldn't do it, be-
cause you have too many vague ideas.
Mr.. Darlington 49, Hurrah That
clever of the old boy Ny first wife s
father used to say l had no ideas at
all.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

The sun blazing down ON race
course, lar, far east of Suez, and on a
field OF hot, excited horses and men,
waiting till the occentrici,ies OF the
starter and an even more eccentric
horse combine to get us in line. The
patience of the former is at last OK
hausted. Bring up that horsel Come
up on that beast You'll get into
trouble over this, l tell you," and so
forth. The Australian lightweight re-
plies patiently: g! can't help it, sir.
This is n cab 'orse, this 'orse is. lie
won't start till the door shuts and
haven't got a lqQrlT The Academy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
He Would stand the Ants.

A soldier of the Twentieth Kansas
tells this story at the expense OF a
fellow soldier: ''When we were sent
out on the firing line Pete Began was
lying behind tree, out of the way OF
bullets. All at once he yelled out
like wild man, Captain, l cannot
stand these blamed ants biting me all
the timep Zipl A bullet passed close
to his boot. 'On second thoughts,
captain he yelled. Il can stand
thami'n
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

all over and to all classes OF men.
The bankers and brokers buy them as
well as the poor man. Men often go
hunting or fishing ors some place where
they don't want to take an expensive
watch, and when they can get good
one for a dollar they buy it and leave
their fine one where it viii be safe.
l calculate that there are two million
dollar watches carried now and that
there will be another million before
1900 rolls around.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
A PlSCkTORlAL PARADISE,
Such Is the Rangeley Me- Lake Region
Log Cnmps Mun by Hotels.


Log Camps Hun by Hotels.
Now is the time when everyone is
thinking of going a fishing. The first
touch of summer, shown in the bud
ding trees, the fresh green grass and
the clear blue spring skies, makes
one sigh for a breathing spell, a
chance to breath in God fresh north
woods air, which expels the worn out
indoor vitiated air which has filled our
lungs during the past winter.
Nowhere in the United States do
brook trout grow rs large as in the
Rangely Lakes and in no waters can
more trout be taken than in Moose
head Lake.
Travel to the fishing waters of Maine
has developed so rapidly the past few
years that the railroads now offer
every facility Of comfort in travel to
induce the angler to visit his fayorite
fishing ground so that a person can
now leave the Boston North Union
station in the through vestibuled
trains via the Maine Central and Bos-
ton Il Maine railroads at o'clock in
tue morning and in the evening he
can be eating his supper cooked by
his guide in camp, or at his hotel,
and perhaps land a few trout which
rise SO freely just at sundown.
Camp life is much in vogue in the
Rangeley region, many of the hotels
running line OF log camps in CON
nection which prove very attractive,
giving as they do separate home for
each party.
The spring fishing train service to
Rangeley went into effect May sth,
giving two trains daily from Portland; ;
leaving Portland at $50 a. m. lands
the passenga r on the shores of Range
ley Lake at 3. 20 p H., and train leav-
ing Portland at 1.15 p m arrives at
Raugeley at 7. 05 p. m
The Grand Lake region in Washing
ton county, Maine, is fast proving its
claims to affording as fine salmon and
trout fishing as can be had anywhere
in Maine.
Heretofore these waters have been
known to but Il favored few, who kept
secret the charms of scenery and re-
markable fishing which the lakes can
give, but this is beng slowly noised
abrC ad and it is destined to become Il
fayorite place for many in future years.
The lakes are beautifully situated
in the midst OF rolling, semi-moun-
famous country, and the hard wood
growth reaches to the waters edge,
there being no "dry kye' to offend
the eye, as is the case where other
lakes have been damed and oyerfown,
killing off the wood growth near the
waters edge.
The lakes are narrow, aifording a
continued changing vista Of most beau
| titul scenes, and the waters are fed by
cold springs which bubble mp through
sand bottom strewn with boulders,
which make it an IDEAL place for the
breeding of trout salmon.
A few good camps are located on
the shores of the lakes, which are
best reached by rail to the Maine Cen
tral station at Winn and uckboard
dive from there to Bottle Lake and
canoe trip from that place or by the
Washington County r. r. to Prince
ton, thence steamer and stage.
The salmon do not run much heavier
than six pounds, but where one large
one is caught in other lakes n dozen,
weighing from a pound to five pounds,
are taken in Grand lake.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
VOL. /.
The RIGHT SORT oE GIRL.

He told her she was sweeter than the petals
of the rose,
He told her she was fairer than the lily;
She shouted aud pretended to turn up her
pretty nose,
And she answered: Jack, l pray YOU
don't be silly"
Another who was richer and who knew
much more than Jack
Came wooing the sweet maiden wto had
pouted;
He looked upon her fondly, but she only
turned her back
The love that he bestowed on her she
fouted.
Tho man who had the riches and the brains
forgot to say
That she was like II rose or like n lily;
Jack came again and ilattered her in his old,
foolish way,
And she took him, still protesting: Don't
be silly
Chicago Nows.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

Lofter-Indeed, Miss DeVine, I
must say it. You are the star of the
links.
Miss DeYine = Now that is very nice
of you. And you are the first TO dis
cover me, too.
"Then may I have the astronomers
reward?"
"What is that, Mr.. Lofter?''
The right to give you my name. !"
-Rrooklyn Life,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

A Harmony Mimi correspondent
of the Advertising World writes to
that publication rs follows: The bust
ness people of this town of coo in
habitants get together one day in each
week and offer a prize of - to the
farmer who drives the greatest dis
tance to the town on business He
must be a farmer aud lie must come
on business. No tramps will be con-
sidered. He must market a few hogs
on kline, or some products of the farm,
or he must come and do some trading
either buy some hardware or general
merchandise, get have OF patronize
the dentist CT the doctor He must
prove conclusively the distance he
came, and the farmec who has made
the longest trip gets the purse. 1t
has proven great drawing card for
the town, and men come with their
families forty-ive miles distant. The
matter is advertised in the Harmony
News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10
The Impar,iality of British Law.

British law is inexorahle. Neither
the high nor the low escape. Queen
Victoria once incurred a fine of rs. Cd.
and paid it. This was after the birth
of her second son, the Duke OF Edin
burgh. The registration of his ap'
pearance upon the scene was fogotten
until after the expiration of the legal
limit of six weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-10

''We hardly ever see any congress
CATERS now, said the elderly boarder.
"That's fact" said the Cheer.
full Idiot, though can remember
when they might have been seen on
every hand, Indianapolis Journal,
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
How Far Can auail Fly,

A number of sportsmen have been discussing the question of how far a quail can fly. There are good many contingencies to be considered in arriv- ing at definite conclusion of the ques- tion, the which cuts no inconsiderable figure in the distance one of these birds can fly. If there is stiff wind blow ing and the birds course is with the wind, full grown quail could certain ly go more than a mile with ease and doubtless much greater distance.
 Those who have noticed quail trying to fly across the Missouri river, where the distance is about mile, recall that not all the birds make the trip safely. They usually pick spot where they can make halt on a sand bar in mid stream, and thus cross the river in two flights. But sometimes they make the distance at a single flight, and this seems to be their full limit under nor nal conditions, for when they alight they are completely exhausted.
 It is generally believed that on an average mile is about the limit of the flight of a quail where it is neither fa- vored nor retarded by the wind. It hap pens very often that in crossing the Missouri river at single flight quail drop exhausted into the water. Proba- bly, these are young birds.-St. Louis Republic.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
A Generous Admission.

The London Graphic tells the follow ing story about Hans Richter in an arti- cle on conductors:
 Dr. Richter's popularity with his men is easily intelligible, for while nothing escapes his argus eyed vigilance he always recognizes and acknowledges good work. A few years ago, while he was conducting-from memory. as usual -one of Brahms overtures at St. James, hall, "a strange thing happen ed, "as Mir. Haggard used to say. Band and conductor lost touch for several bars, and when the piece was ended Dr. Richter signaled to the orchestra to play the overture again from the beginning. This time everything went without 8 hitch, and at the close Dr. Richter turned round, and addressing the audi ence said, Ladies and gentlemen, the Aistake was mine, not the orchestra's, |" D generous admission which provoked salvo of applause.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
How Jananeae Woo.

Japan is a long way of, and this charming story of how courtships are carried on among the elite of their so- oiety comes to us from this faraway land. In certain districts, in houses wherein resides daughter of marriage able age, an empty fowerpot is encir- cled by a string and suspended from window or the veranda. Instead of sere- nades by moonlight and other delicate ways of making an impression, it is etiquette for the Japanese lover to ap- proach the dwelling of his sweetheart bearing some choice plant in bis hand, which he reverently proceeds to plant iH the empty vase. This takes place when he is fully aware that mother and daughter are at home.
 This act of placing @ plant in the 6owerpot is equivalent to a formal proposal to the lady of his choice. The lover, having settled the plant to his mind. retires, and the lady is free to act as she plea>es. If he is the right man, she takes every care of his gift, waters it and tends it carefully with her own hands, that all may see that the donor is accepted as suitor. But if he is not the favorite, or if the stern parents object, the poor plant is torn from the vase and the next morning lies limp and withered on the veranda or in the path below.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.

Its Abolition Is a GrievOus Wrong to
 the Children.
 This is an evil which has crept in with the tendency to centralize the schools. When in any place the schools begin to overflow, movement to put up larger building takes place, accom- panied by an effort to create high school department. not SO much the need of the community as the ambitious dream of some principal who would be superintendent or some sort of central sun to group of satellites.
 This dream is too easily realized, be- cause it flatters the people. Then there rises preposterous structure of stone and brick. A house of many gables, out of keeping with everything, either pub lie or private, in the place; temple of vanity. Now is rung the knell of the school playground, for the new thigh school" although it will house all the children from to 15, must needs be surrounded by fine lawn, studded with shrubbery and threaded by blue stone roads. The janitor has to employ an assistant to keep the grounds in or der.
 A shut in, penitentiarylike place has been evolved by the architect and school committee, gratifying to their pride and deep wrong to the children. There are many wrongs about it. The one insisted upon here is the abolishing of the recess, that time honored joy of the American schoolboy and schoolgirl.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
Carlyle's Bumptiousness.

Joachim, the great vioIinist, was in- troduced to Carlyle by mutual friend The sage was about to take his morning walk, and he asked Joachim to accom- pany him. During very long walk in Hyde park Carlyle kept the conversation running on Germany and it's great men the Fredericks, Moltke and Bismarck until at last Joachim thought it was his turn to take lead, and he started with the inquiry, 'Do you know Stern dale Bennett?'
 "No." was the reply, and, after pause, ''I don't care generally for musi- cians; they are an empty, wind baggy- sort of people"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01

Belgium, like Holland, is little king dom surrounded by powerful states with mighty armies. Itis what is known as a neutral buffer state between the two great rivals, Germany and France. European treaty law has done what it can to protect its territory against inva- sion from any quarter, but the fate of Denmark in 1864, when Prussia and Austria united in attackingit, Is warn ing that the most solemn pledges of diplomacy are sometimes wantonly broken. Belgian policies are identical has no foreign alliances, is absorbed in its own affairs, avoids any occasion for giving offence to any great power, and devOtes its energies to the enlargement of its commerce. It has an empire In the heart of Africa known as the KongO Free State, and it Is anxious to buy the Canary Islands from Spain and to strengthen its navy. It Is forced to acl cautiously from fear of creating ill feeling in France, Germany or England. The King of the Belgians is one of the wisest rulers in Europe, and the nation owes much to his sagacity. He has travelled widely, and he has used his eyes wherever he has gone. His one disappointment, as he is never weary of telling American ministers in Brus- sells, is his inability to plan a long jour- ney to the United States. Tt may not yet be too late" he usually adds, with smile. King Leopold II. is the founder of the KOngo Free State. Without this vast project Belgium would have been inferior to Holland as a colonial power. He was ridiculed as a royal india-rub- Der merchant when he starter that great undertaking, but he was in reality the only far-sighted Belgian. The i'm portance of Belgium has been largely increased and her position in Europe has been strengthened by her African possessions. The King is a man with Q capacity for large ideas. His minis ters are always frightened by his plans. He is not obstinate, but is always will ing to bide his time. After trying to substitute projects of their own for those favored by him, his ministers usu- ally confess that his judgment was bet ter than theirs. This has happened not only in the KOngO enterprise, but also in the recent undertakings for improv. ing Brussels and converting it into a handsome, spacious capital. The King at 63 is the most useful citizen in Bel gium-a wise ruler, with real genius for the business of state.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
A Fashion Album.

After years of patient attention a Boston woman has acquired a scrap book of fashions that is truly unique and amusing. In the early days of the civil war she began clipping plates and fashion paragraphs from mode jOurnal: until her proposed volume has now formed several. It Is wonderfully odd to review the fads and fancies that flashed like so many meteors through the skies of the past thirty-ive or forty years. There are the Grecian ben.l, the chignon, the waterfall, the pullback, the crinoline, the tiny bonnets and the pokes. the large bustles, hoops and the large sleeves. Only extremes of style and oddities are used, or the collection would swell beyond all proportion. As 1t is, 1t is the source of much mirth whenever she brings it out as "com- pany trap"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01
An Anecdote of Charles o,Connor.

An AneCdOte of Charles O'COnnOr.
 Charles O'COnnor had a habit at Nantucket of pacing alone, for an hour at a time, up and down the deserted wharves of the old town, and, with his hands thrust in his pockets and his hat pulled down on the back of his head, he appeared utterly lost in thought. During one of these walks visitor to the place chanced to wander down the wharf, and was drawn into conversa- tiOn by the celebrated lawyer. MT. O'ConnOr spoke of his attachment to the island on account of the wonderful ly tonic effect of the air upon him, and his decision to make the place his home. During the conversation the suggestion was made that 1t was strange he was not lonely in so quiet a place after such a busy life in New York. MT. O'Connor quickly replied: 'I do not despise society, but I could be happy on the island of Juan Fernan- dez-eyen without the man Friday"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-01

The enormous expense of the i'm provements in armament which are seen to be imperatively needed unless some international agreement to re- strict military and naval expenditures can be reached is in itself very good reason for believing that practical re- suits may not be far distant. No mili- tary or naval authority can presume to set limits to the demands for money to be used in preparations for war, if the present competition is to go on without check. That is enough to stagger states men and create an effective public sen timent in favor of some concerted movement in the direction of disarma- ment.