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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
MereLy an offeiaI Forn.

He wished me a happy New Year;
The words would have tickled me-
but
l knew from his bearing austere
/ was booked for a salary cut
Chicago Record.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

Lord Rosebery's mother. the Duchess
Of Cleveland. is 81 years old. but In
the best OF health. She Is one Of the
most active 'Eoman politicians Of
England
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
A Cat That Kills Snakes.

Miss Ruby Fleming. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George NJ. Fleming, of this
place, has cat that is not only a fine
mouser, but has developed a penchant
to kill snakes. This cat is a very fine
one and wears ribbons and bells,
through the pettish scheme of Miss
Ruby. One day last week she heard
tie bells ringing vigorously. She
went to the door and saw a fight in
the yard shrubbery going on between
the cat and very large moccasin
snake. The snake would dart its head
at the cat and she with her foot would
knock the head of the snake to one
side every time. Finally the cat
grabbed the snake by the back of the
neck and shook it considerably. Mr..
Fleming then came to the rescue aud
killed the snake with stick. A few
days after, the bells on the cat began
to ring again in the front yard. Miss
Fleming went out and found that the
cat was in another combat with a
huge snake. The cat put the snake to
rout, and as the snake attempted to
run in at the door Mr. Fleming killed
it also with a stick. This is a re-
markable cat and one we would like
TO own Marietta lGa) Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

I'VE have to fght mosquitoes al
night" said one of the Washington
night policemen at the white house
This is the worst place in town fol
them. There is no opportunity to take
a nap around here. The big mosquitoes
would drive hole in you before you
could get your eyes half closed. The
electric light on the front porch is the
main attraction that draws them tc
the building. They swarm around the
light and occasionally ny in the front
door whom It 10 opened for some one &c
enter. The residence portion Of the
house IL thoroughly protected with the
best ny screens. but despite these .
good many Of the pestiferous insects
get in to make trouble. Once in. they
hunt places to begin propagating."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

The Congregationalist of Boston con
tains a surprising article by Rev
Charles Sheldon, of Topeka, who sayi
the conventional church prayer meet
Ing Is failure. III hundreds of min
listers would speak out their honest
feelings" no says, "they would FRANKLY
confess that their prayer meetings, al
now conducted, are a disappointment
Why should they not acknowledge t.
the public what they are so ready tt
affirm to one another? With all respect
and veneration for the church fathers
who have preceded me, frankly be
lieve that many usages still connected
with the prayer meeting are as much
out of place as cradle In wheat field
The present use Of the prayer meeting
Is not satisfactory. do not know how
many times in past years have heard
the question, why don't more men &c
to the prayer meetingT and If dared
to add my answer to those already
given, 1t would be, Because too often
they know they would not get any
thing by going"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
DOCTOR OF LAWS,

Kiss Eleanor A. Ormerod the First Of
Her Sex Honorsd at Edinburgh.
Edinburgh university has long been
noted as one OF the most conservative
as we'll as one OF the best Of the insti-
buttons OF learning in Europe. 1t was,
therefore, surprise when the board
of managers recently conferred upon
Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod the honorary
degree Of LII. D. The lady has a world
wide reputation as an entomologist,
having for the last twenty-three years
devoted great attention to the study Of
various insect pests. She Is the young
est daughter of the late George Orme-
rod Of Sudbury Park. Gloucestershire
In 1853 abe began to study entomology
from pure love Of 1t, and fifteen years
later was awarded a silver medal OF
the Royal Horticultural society for a
remarkable collection Of drawings and
models illustrative of insect pests and
their depredations. Miss Ormerod's
scientific help has ever been available
to any applicant at home or abroad
without fee or reward. On an average
1900 letters are received and replied to
annually. From every quarter OF the
globe these letters come. and Miss Or
merod has an almost unique knowledge
Of languages. She reads freely Latin,
French. German. Italian and Spanish.
and. with a dictionary at hand, also
Russian. Dutch and Norwegian. Mist
Ormerod is member or corresponding
member of many scientific societies, and
she has been for years in constantly
recurring communication with the
heads Of the chronological depart.
ments OF the British colonies and Am
erica.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
To Rsihers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded OF them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many Of
whom suffer, and suffer for lack OF
intelligent aid.
To women. young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. rinkham, of Lynn, Mass.
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women do not let your lives be
sacrificed when word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach OF
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
The LIGHT ON The WAY.


Sorrow Going up the slope
Coming right along
Listen to the bells of Hope
Well drown her with a songi
Swinging,
Ringing
Listen to their singing!
Sorrows only for day:
Hope is lighting up the way!
Not in darkness do we grope;
When the storm strikes strong
Listen to the bells of Hope
e Drown it with songl
Swinging,
Ringing
Listen to their singingi
Sorrows only for a day:
Hope is lighting up the way!
Hear the worlds heart throb and beat
As she rolls along!
Thorns but make the roses sweet
Drown 'em with a song!
Swinging,
Ringing
Listen to their singing!
Sorrows only for day:
Hope is lighting up the way!
Atlanta Constitution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

The statement Of the British com
mander7in-c that to carry the colors
Into battle under the modern condition,
Of warfare will be an act Of suicide, /.
we'll grounded. They would only be &
mark for weapons of precision" while
the victim would, from a military poin
Of view. fall in vain, since his ranD
would not be high enough to give pro
motion. 1t is serious blow to the ro-
nance of war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
SHE TORE THE HAT.
mnd-Tempcred Woman Driven to Desps-
rate Measures.

mud-Tempcred Woman Driven to Desps
rate Measures.
The third time 1t was sent bach
home and was stu too small she be.
gan to feel discouraged. A tight hal
IL even more uncomfortable than tight
boots and too many headaches were
already due to this mistaken MILL
merry purchase. When she had first
put the thing on she had realized II
was too small, but the milliner, had
OF course. told her It was because
she was suffering from swelled head
or that she wore her hair the wrong
way. or anything but that there
could be something the matter with
the hat The woman insisted on ex-
pansion, however, so the hat, accord
ing to the milliner, was duly expand
ed. The woman wore II once, to re-
tire with such a headache as she had
never known before. II there Is more
exquisite torture than a heavy hat
pressing upon the head in the wrong
spot 1t was known only to the Spanish
milliner and insisted upon further ex-
pansion, and then, as the headache ex-
psrience was repeated, she went a
third tine. Each time no change In
the hat beyond slight alteration In
the trimming was noticeable, and
when the third attempt was followed
by a third headache the woman just
sat down and wrote the milliner a note
saying 1t was no use-the hat must be
made yet larger at any cost and what
ever the trouble. A few days later
the hat came back. Such a looking
piece of millinery as 1t was. There
may or may not have been some Spite
about 1t, but every vestige of beauty
and smoothness had been removed,
while the sole attempt toward recti-
Tying the real wrong was 4 kind of bay
window in black velvet built out under
the brim over the face, and adding to
both the weight and the warmth OF
the article. Being notorifpsly amiable
In disposition the woman Viewed the
wreck OF her once pretty but never
comfortable hat philosophically. She
even put It on and wore 1t. She re-
turned home. every nerve in her head
throbbing and temper to match. It,
only needed glance at the glass to
remind her how utterly without style
and unbecoming the thing was. The
woman tok that hat and tore 1t up
thoroughly, completely. She broke a
fngernail doing it, but no puppy with
his teeth could have accomplished
more in 30 short space of time. Then
she had good cry, felt better, went
downtown, and ordered another hat,
at another milliner's. The next day
she gathered together every scattered
thread OF the one-time hat, and
tissue-papering and box
ing them, rang for a messenger boy
and sent the whole off to the milliner.
Yes, it's paid" she said. in recounting
the experience to another woman. "Of
course, can't afford to go off on such
an expensive tear az that very often,
but once in a while 1t does you a lot
OF good" The remarkable thing was
that the other woman, who Ia all that
Is lamb-like, was not a bit shocked,
as you might have expected. do you
know" she said, thoughtfully, I've
often wanted to tear things up that
way. but I never quite had the courage
Now that you've confessed what
you've done I mean to try 1t for my
self some time. so do."-New York
Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Before the advance Of the personally
conducted globe-trotter, even the awful
mysteries Of Mount Sinai are not safe
1t Is proposed to build n railway UP
the historic mountain, and to erect a
station at the spot where, according to
tradition, Moses received the com
mandments. To many people this en-
terprise will seem not only incongru
GUS. but almost irreverent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy joy.
''When began to take Lydia Z.
Pinkhs ms Vegetable Compound was
not abba to do my homework. suf-
fered terribly at time of menstruation-
Several doctors told me they could Co
nothing for me. Thanks to Mrs. Pink
hams advice and medicine / am now
well, and can do the work for eight in
the family.
81 would recommend Lydia II.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to al
mothers with large families. " MRS
CARRIE BELIEvIrIE, Ludington, Mich.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

An advertisement for clerical supply
in an English parish tells the prospec-
tive temporary preacher that be would
have Eight duty" and small ponycar-
rage" A man by the name of Paul
once gave different impression Of
ministerial work: but then, some per-
sons do not regard the apostle as up-to-
date.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
still More Counterfeitine.

The Secret Service has unearthed another
band OF counterfeiters and secured large
quantity OF bogus bills, which are so cleveriy
executed that the average person would never
suspect them Of being spurious. Things OF
great value are always selected for imita-
ton, notably, Hostetter's stomach Bitters.
which has many imitators but no equals for
disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia. con-
stipation, nervousness and general debility.
Always go to reliable druggists who have
the reputation OF giving what you ask for.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

We offer One Hundred Dollsrs Reward for
any Gaze Of Catarrh that cannot bs cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known f. ] Che
nay TOR the last ID years. and believe m pc :
fcctly honor. BILE in all business tan actions
and financially able to carry out any obligu-
ton m de by their firm,
Oh o.
WALpISG, KINK4N 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo Ohio
Hall Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, net
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous CUR
faces of the systenl PHO, 1sc. Pc bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Is it against the law to spend money
in Boston's suburbs? The Boston Globe
says: The fellow who Is passing 81
blls In East Cambridge will do well to
remember that the Jail Is handy by"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

At reunion Of the Smith family In
Blair County, Pa, the attendance was
1000, and this was only one-third Of
the number entitled to be present. But
the meeting can hardly be called u
frost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

One demand of the coal miners is that a ton
of coal shall not weigh more than 2240
nize and demand that ton shall weigh at
learst half that much.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

What a terrible diecursive talker Biffe r
is" Yes; all you can do is TO start him on
around to the one vou want him 70 tsik
alb ut"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

There was time, not very long ago.
when the mere announcement that a
professional pugilist hoped to engage
In a baseball game would have been
treated as a subject for derision. II
baseball retrogrades much farther It
soon will be in position to be elevated
BY any prize fighter who will notice 1t.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

An Eastern editor complains because
he kissed Boston girl and caught the
measles. We'll, 1t might have been
worse; suppose he had caught the grill
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

1t was Voltaire who said:
" People whose bowels are
freed by an easy, regular move
ment every morning are mild,
affable, gracious, kind. A mo
from their mouth comes with
more grace than a sYes' from
the mouth of one who is con
stipated."
Such is Voltaire's testimonial
to the value of Ayers Pills.
J. c. AVER COMPANY,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

1t is said the Russian troops will follow the
Amer ican boys out of China. w ii. they
couldnt follow finer sot of men or profit
by a sounder example.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

An old jug fetched sl35 at London auc'
ton. 1t was of mottied brown stoneware,
and bore the date 1885,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
Best For the Bowels,

No matter what ais you. headache to .
cancer, you will nsver sst we'll until your
bowels are put right. ..AsoAHxrs help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain.
produce easy natural movements, cost you
Just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. OAsoAsxrs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab
let has GOO. stamped on 1t. Beware OF
mutations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

II you want "g cd digestion to wait upon
your appetite you should always chew Tar
of Adams Tutti Fruit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Each package OF PUTNAM FADKLEss DIE
colors more goods than any other dye and
colors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

None SO blind,"--Miss Cutting--"I saw
you In the car on your way home to dinner
last evening"" Mr.. Comfort--'Str
didn't see you" Miss Cutting Not at all.
was standing just in front of where you
were sitting" philadelphia Press,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

To Cure . Cold in Ono Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoxo QuINISB TABLRTs. All
druggists refund the IN ,ney II IL fails ~ cure.
L. W. GROVES signature is on each box. Csc
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as cough cure.--J. w. O'BRIEN. 322 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis. Minn JAM, q 1900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Experiments made by German physician
have shown that about Is per cent of all
school children have some defect In their
hearing,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

One of the most demora,izng habits we
form in life is the habit of doing without
things We want.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle Of GROVES TAsTELKss
CHILL TONIC. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure--no pay. Price Soc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softeus the gums. reducing infiama-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

The highest ambition of a can opener Is
to Retitself lostin a basket on the way to
nicniN
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

II all the scions of prominent and wealthy
families 20 to work 1t may become unfash-
ionable to be In society,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
DR.. Bulls Cough
Cures cough or cold at once. @
conquers Group, bronchitis. SvHuD
grippe and consum ption. 7sc.
TELL THE ADVERTISER you SAW HIS ADv,ER
TIsEMENT IN THIS PAPER-v-N

uVpunTlcu Learn how to influence Others Full
Wsparticular FnkE on application
Address with sta up G. Farrow. Jacksons Gap, Ala
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

We should be affable TO our children, re.
Numbering whatcruel and impolite wretches
we used to think our parents were.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Photographers are seldom true to nature.
Ne one ever saw a small boy as clean as he
appears in picture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

After a woman has Sent her trunk co the
station she lies aw Ike all night rememb boring
two buttonholes she forgot to work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

When cats wash their faces it's a sign of
bad weather. When women use washes for
their compilations itt sign that the beauty
of the day Is gone.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
Wanted

Wanted.
travelling skl esman in each Southern State
$50 to $50 per m onth and travelling expenses
experience not bsolutely necessary. Address
PENICKs TOBACCO WORKS Co.. Penicks, "a.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

Women do just as much thinking as men
but they dilute their thoughts with unneces
sary wo Dis,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02

r L was one of Scarecrow's poorest
days. They were all poor. There
were seldom many errands to do,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-11-02
Gan til weetness of Living Blossoms, !" the mato
less per fume Murray Lannan Florida " Rtcr

DROPSYsSns'.ws , DIsCo y s.;.. . ..:;
e.ses Book IT testimonials and O day y testnseat
Free. DR.. H. n. oREEHs SONS. Eek Atlanta. o..
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-17
BOYS WRECK A TRAIN
JUST FOR FUN:

taste that they determined to have
some more excitement without delay
Taking the switch lock that they had
removed, they walked to the Florence
& Cripple Creek railroad. above lndeA
pendence, and wedged the lock hrmiy
into a frog. They We're just finishing
this job when the Bull Hill suburban.
Ed Mason, conductor. came in sight
down the hill. The conductor saw the
boys running and, suspecting mischief
stopped his train and captured the cul-
prits. When he learned the extent OF
the mischief, he locked the boys in a
room at the depot and telephoned the
fact to the Office OF the sheriff at Grip.
pie Creek. Deputy Sheriff o'Rrieif
went to Independence. arrested the
boys. took them to the Midland and
placed them on board the special train
occupied by Superintendent Waters
The officer and the railroad officials
questioned the prisoners. who finally
broke down and confessed their respol-
sibility for the Midland wreck, as wellt
as their later intention. Upon the way )
to Cripple Greek they explained frank J
ly that they desired to see II big wreck.
and fully appreciated the result OF their
conduct when they threw the switch.
They We're taken to the county jailS
and locked up, but they cannot be ade-
quately punished because Of their
youth.
The officials charged FeatllerstoiN
with placing rocks ON the track the
night before. The allegation was made
at random. but the boy fell into the
trap. and said that the rocks We're ear
ried by Taylor's younger brother, who
was but four years old.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-08-17

Denver. Aug ia dispatch to the
Republican from Victor says:
The lives of more than hundred
passengers were placed In deadly peril
for a few moments this afternoon by
the criminal instinct OF two boys, and
were saved by the heroism Of brave
engineer. As passenger train No. on
the Midland Terminal was pulling ont
of Independence station on the down
grade toward Grassy at 3:20 o'clock
this afternoon, 1t struck an open
switch. ran upon Il siding and crashed
into string of freight cars loaded
with coal and lumber. The freight
cars were demolished. the engine, ten
der and baggage car OF the passenger
train badly damaged. one man serious
ly hurt and boy slightly injured
The loss TO the railroad company is
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
coaches and the passengers inside
were shaken. but escaped unharmed.
George Featherstone and Arthur
Taylor. two pine-year-old boys, whose
homes are Mt Goldfield. had seen one
or two small railroad wrecks. and
yearned to behold big one. In which
people We're killed and mangled. With
this object in view. they planned to
derail the Midland train. Taking a
spike and a hammer. they went to the
switch at the Y" half mile east of
Independence station. and with some
dlhculty succeeded in turning the
switch to the siding Rejoicing at the
success OF their efforts. they retired TO
spot 200 yards from the switch to
witness the result.
Young Featherstone and Taylor
found train-wrecking so much to their