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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, }
Land Office at Jackson, Nj S. :
April u. 1900 \


Land Office at Jackson, Nj S.
April II, 1900. }
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof i'll
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Circuit
Clerk, Greene County at Leakesville,
Miss on May 90, 1900, viz: Hiram
d. Byrd, II. e No. 25502 for the W
half n W quarter and n quarter W
quarter aud n W quarter quarter,
Sec. 8, T. 3, n r. s, w.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up.
Oh and cultivation of said land, viz
G. L. Crosby, w. O. Roberts, L. T..
Turner, A. J. Rodgers. all Of Janet,
Miss.
If JAMES HILL, Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11

To Cure (hills and Fever-Take
Rogers Blue Chill Cure. The first
dose breaks the ckills, and three deses
will cure. Price 25 cents. No cure
no pay. Sold by all druggists.
If
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11

Anti Kreon Tablets, the only Taxa.
tive, digestive 25c cure for chronic
chills and malaria. No cure, no pay.
Turner Dorsett g. Go. tt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11

The Only Modern Remedy. DIR.
Erskine's Cactus Compound, true
laxative tonic, expels malaria, bilious.
ness, clears the complexion, increases
your weight. If not, money refund
ed. Turner-Dorsett & Co. tt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Entered in the Poetoffloe at Leakes
vile as second class matter.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized TO anro1nce Hon.
+. A. McLain as a candidate tor re-
election to the Office of congress from
the sixth congressional district, subject
to the action Of the democratic party.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Proposed Route of the Railroad,

Scranton. s. J. Weaver the
engineer who has charge of the pre-
liminary survey of the Pascagoula and
Northern railroad from Moss Point to
Evansville has returned to Scranton
having completed his survey to Evans
vile. Mr.. Weaver will now prepare
the maps and plans of the right of way
preparatory to taking a final survey.
Mr.. Weaver stated the road would
pass through the fines beltt of timber
land in the South and that he would
report favorably upon the proposed
route,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Lumber Companies Elect Enlcers.

Laurel.-President J. T. Jones,
Treasurer W. W, Bell, General Man
ager s. S. Bulls and Chief Engineer
Hatch, of the g. and s. I. railway,
we're here during last week and mad Z
tour Of inspection over the Laurel
branch as far west as Leaf river,
viewing the damage done by the re-
cent flood. They decided to lengthen
several of tho bridges and put in a
number of new ones to prevent, if
possible, like damage in future.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
MISSISSIPPI NEWS NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OVER THB
COMMONWEALTH

Dangerous Negro Killed Near Raymond.
Bonds For the Bridging of Book Bay to
Issued---Fire Damages the Meridian
Cotton Mills.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Bonds for the bridging of Back Bay.

Biloxi.-An important election was
held here Saturday upon the question
of authorizing the City Council to is
sue ST. in bonds to bridge the
back bay of Biloxi. Much interest
was taken in the election and good
vote polled. The total vote cast was
297 votes, of which number 277 were
for the bond issue and only II against.
There is general rejoicing here over
the result.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Fire Damages Meridian Cotton Mills.

Fire Damages Meridian Cotton Mills.
Meridian Fire in the Meridian
cotton mills, east Of the city, Satur-
day night, did considerable damage
TO the large and we'll equipped plaut.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
j. II. Neville Withdraws.

Biloxi. Hon. J. II. Neville, OF this
city, has withdrawn his application for
the appointment as Judge in the Sec
ond Judicial district. This leaves
Judge Wood, the present incumbent,
With opposition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11


Vicksburg.-The county Democrat
ic Executive Committee met at noon
Saturday and ordered that primaries
be held on the 18th OF June for the
purpose of selecting the Democratic
nominee for Congress. In pursuan ce
of the recent order Of the State com
mittee the county committee ordered
that an election be held June 21st TO
select four delegates at large and two
delegates from this district to the ma
tional convention and for presidential
electors. The order gives Warren the
distinction of being the first county to
comply with the primary order of the
State committee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11


Mobile and Ohio R and Conna' Lines the North East and West
On these Excursions the low. The limits icke
liberal allowed permit
ted going and returning point south of the Ohio river
We sell
and
for and family household stock
What thorough investigation the Of the country
the line the Mobile
interested We fail of
heseE
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regarding socaed don't fail the
weather be
Any railroad ticket following
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Dangerous Negro Killed.

Raymond. Wood O'Neal son of
Web O'Neal, highly respected plant
or living few miles from this town,
killed negro named George Level, a
tenant of his place, late Fridey after
noon. 1t seems tibet Mr.. O'Neal had
just returned from his field. A wagon
stopped within about twenty steps
from his own door. The negro ad-
vanced on him with O heavy piece
OF timber. Seeing he would be killed
unless he got out of the negroes way,
he ran toward his house, where he was
met by his sister in law, who handed
him Winchester rifle. which he i'm
mediately turned on the negro with
fatal result. Mr.. O'Neal came in Sat-
urday morning and surrendered to
Mayor Dolan and was put under a
$500 bond to appear on Wednesday
next for trial. The negro was con-
sidered very bad man.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-05-11
Mobile & Ohio R. R.
The Great Short Line
Between the North and South.
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Pullman Palace Sleeping Oars With
- Drawing Room and Buffet
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points NORTH Cairo Memphis, Orleans Mobile
Montgomery Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta
all in the South aud Southeast
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Every month";
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She felt ouer the entire surface of the chair.
of her shining head to the tips Of the
pink satin slippers peeping from be-
meath her chiffon ruffies she satisfied
him utterly.
"Is it all as you wanted 1t, my love,
my precious one?'
Everything, papa, everything. 1t
looks like fairyland, and Titania could
not be happier than I would be-if'-
An sif already? But wait"
With arm around her slim waist
he drew her into the back parlor,
where a long, old fashioned mirror
was built into the space between two
windows. From the marble slab sup
porting it he took a case Of faded blue
velvet. From it he took a string Of
pearls, which he clasped about the
girls neck himself.
Ollie gazed at the tableau he and she
made in the long mirror with glowing
eyes. She knew herself beautiful. 1t
made her happy.
The pearl necklace had once belong
ed to Lucetta Broxton. IF death had
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CHAPTER VT.

"A PROPOSAL TO SELL BRoXToN HALL.
The fete was over. The gray dawn Of
another day spread it's mantle over 4
scene of disenchantment. Long strings
of gaudy paper lanterns swung wind
wrecked and candleless in the sharp,
dewy air. The smart little pavilions
where Tom had felt as if the nectar
and ambrosia Of the gods were pressed
to his lips while Ollie was their presid-
ing deity showed themselves but taw-
dry, flimsy make believes in the I'M
sympathetic light Of day. A universal
desolation of stemless flowers, ~juiceless
fruit rinds, melting jellies and broken
fans strewed the dismantled tables
disenchantment everywhere; no, not
quite.
The fete had been prolific of dreams.
Reality had not yet touched all those
tired young eyes with her disillusion-
ing wand.
Olivia still dreamed of her short and
wondrous reign as absolute sovereign.
For a whole radiant evening she had
been exalted to a princess royalslip.
All OF her small world had done her
willing homage. and the pretty thing
had queened it right graciously.
Clarence Westoyer dreamed Of a girl
who to the most winning manners,
loveliest face and brightest of minds
added the comfortable allurements Of
substantial wealth, The Westover cot
fers needed replenishing. and Clarence
was the hope of the family.
The last of, the Broxtons dreamed of
the girl he loved and of the pleasure it
would be to him to bestow upon her in
perpetuity the Odd home, with all its
goodly furniture. his all, which had af-
forded such a fit setting for her fresh
young beauty that night.
1t had been arranged before his
guardian had left him that he was to
dine at the cottage that day. Jess
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could furnish him some sort Of break
fast, he had said, preferring not to in
trrde upon Ollie's much needed rest
too early.
While waiting next morning for Jess
to fulfill her promise in this respect
he had had waking visions, pleasant
visions, which had ministered to his
innocent vanity and made him rejoice
for the first time with a frankly imper-
sonal pleasure in his possession of
great wealth.
For a fellow all alone in the world.
he told himself magniicently, houses
and lands mattered little, but for her
sweet sake, the soft, dimpled darling,
he rejoiced that there were no rough
nesses to be smoothed away, no dreary
waiting to be imposed, nc bowling Of
the wolf to be dreaded.
With morning thoughts Of Olivia
came back midnight reflections upon
her father and his distinctly antagonis-
tic attitude toward possible and inevi-
table wooers for her hand.
Lawyer Matthews had fingered the
night before until the last carriage had
rolled acros the bridge which spanned
the tiny brooklet at the foot of the
lawn. 1t was a closed carriage, and in
it sat Ollie, flushed with triumph, dim
eyed with ~encroaching s%leepiness, but
lovely in spite Of the van light of early
day; also Miss Malvina, who as chap
eron had crowned herself with laurels.
Tom, flushed, handsome, incapable Of
WEAKNESS, had sprung back up the
steps, after tucking the lap robe Sc
curely about the two women, with a
hearty congratulation for his host.
cit was a brilliant success from start
to finish, sir. I am SO glad the dear
little thing had such a nice time. You,
I suppose, did most Of the planning.
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guardian that it would have been al.
most like doubling Providence to
terrain the slightest fear Of nonfrui-
ton.
Mr.. Matthews had fingered later than
the smoking of a cigar demanded. His
saddled horse was champing the bit
Drestlessly at the rack outside. It would
be absurd to tell the boy what he had
seen in his fathers study that other
night, and yet he had some compunc-
tons about letting Tom risk a similar
experience by remaining alone at the
Hall. He had not been able to account
for that occurrence to himself yet.
II am sorry, Thomas, we have not q
bed to offer you at the cottage" he
said alphabetically, but Olivia's dress
maker, up from the city, occupies our
only spare ROOM"
"Don't mention it, sir"
"You are sure you don't object I'd
staying here by yourself tonightg"
Tom stretched his handsome eyes
wide.
"Here, in my own house? Why, no,
sir. Why should I? I expect to spend
a great many nights here alone when I
get through with college life"
"Um-yes, perhaps. I have q good
deal to say to you on that subject,
Tom. I hardly anticipated talking with
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II shall ustsn to nothing of that sort, str,
toT q great many gears to come"
I've hardly had a word with you. vet.
If you are not too tired, what do youS
say to a good cigar before mounting?
I brought some pretty fair ones in my
bag"
His guardian accepted the invitation
somewhat stisdy. Tom led the way to
his fathers study, and Matthews fol-
lowed, The lawyers stiffness was
largely due to the fact that Tom had
been leading the way all evening and
he following with docility. The con-
spicuous homage which he as giver Of
the feast and father of the fair debu-
tante had looked forward to as his
own share of sweets had been frankly
transferred to Rufus Broxton's son as
master Of the house.
Toms unexpected appearance on the
scene had given his guardians temper
the first rub the wrong way. His sub
sequent ELUSIVE reception by the old
neighbors had not proved modifying.
He had been hailed by his fathers
old friends IS q coming social factor
Of considerable local importance and
had divided the honors Of the evening
pretty evenly with Olivia, to that
young lady's smiling content, while he
(Matthews). the maker of the feast,
had been showed quite into the back
ground.
Apart from these minor pricks, the
lawyer realized with q start of discom-
fort that from a sad, listless, plant
boy his ward had developed into a
vigorous, handsome young man, alert,
intelligent and the posSessor Of de-
cided views of his W on various sub
jects. Disagreeable yistas were open
ing ahead.
He should have liked very much in
deed to have pipched the youngsters
ears for speaking of Miss Matthews. as
"a dear little thing but, that being
manifestly impracticable, he compro-
missed on a snubbing silence which
lasted until he came under the mellow
ing Influence Of q first rate cigar.
Toms satisfaction over the outcome Of
the fete flowed on worldly.
EYES," said his guardian finally, with
The blase air of a man surfeited with
homage, sit went off very well, nicely
enough. l am glad, however, that it
is over. l found it both troublesome
and expensive. olivia must feel pref
ty well tagged by it all"
Tom smiled at the recollection Of
her sweet dropping lids and her candid
yawns. revealing rows of white teeth.
II fancy she will sleep without rock
ing tonight-today, rather. How pref
ty she looked in spite of all she had
gone through! She has grown into a
lovely young woman while 1 have been
grubbing at my Greek and Latin gram
mars. Why, it seems to me only yes
terday that l left her a little romp,
trundling her hoop and playing with
her dolls. The fellows will soon be-
Mr.. Matthews clipped this sentence
in two with sharp petulance.
Not at all. not at all, Thomas. /
shall listen to nothing of that sort.
sir, for a great many years to come.
1t is an absurd idea, and as such /
resent it, sir-yes. resent it,"
Tom stared at him in natural sur
PRISE Such an acrimonious outburst
fromia man whom he had never seen
moved out, of the most urbane com
posure lacked logic.
Il fail to see anything in my remarks
to call forth resentment, sir" he said,
With lifted head.
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Ride ODcT tomorrow to dinner.Wll
you o. 1t before your graduation. You
know your being here is q complete
surprise to me-"
Something of n to me, too. sir"
said Tom, with clear, frank laugh.
9liiie wrote me that msst'e Gomez ahu
/ fancy we all obey when she COM
mands."
"Olivia is a spoiled child, nothing but
q spoiled child" said her father, so
stiftiy that q much duller witted man
than Tom Broxton would have captur-
ed his meaning.
Tom laughed again.
81 am afraid that after tonight, sir.
the world will decline your definition.
The chrysalis never reverts to the
grub"
Mr.. Matthews waved his hand inns
pcriously. I'VE were speaking of your
self. Thomas. Olivia has occupied u
attention to the exclusion of more inn
rortant things. l presume you return
to college tomorrow"
mo, sir. That would get me back
to my rooms on Friday. My leave of
absence permits me to spend Sunday.
at home"
ooh, it does!w
eyes, sir" He was not unmindful of
the uncordial acceptance the idea met
with.
"Well then, there is more time for
talking over affairs than I expected.
Now that you are here we may as well
discuss several projects which ! have
on foot for your beneit-Broxton Hall,
for instance. Westoyer has taken q
great fancy to it. That was one Of my
objects in holding the fete here. The
old place put It's best foot foremost to-
night. MISSIONER wants a house Just
this size. Now that his daughter Jeanne
is in society they will be wanting to
entertain a good deal, l presume. he
is charmed with the place."
Tom flushed holly.
"Of course, sir, you told him that
Broxton was not in the market"
mo, my dear boy. I told him noth-
ing of the kind. 1t would have been
most i'll advised. I have made it a rule
in life new to slam a door in q mans
face unless l am quite sure I am on the
right side Of it,"
II hope you would not advise me to
sell. the old place, Mr.. Matthews.
might lease it for q time. I expect to
make my own home here. I expect to
bring my wife here. l have never
thought of any other place as home"
LEASED property runs to the devil
fast enough, Tom. Broxton Is q need
lessly large and expensive establish
ment for q solitary young gentleman.
"But perhaps I shall not always be
solitary, sir. Men marry, you know"
This with a wistful smile and q look
that seemed to appeal for comprehen-
sion. But his guardian knew well how
to harden his heart in the day Of provo
cation. This attachment Of the boy to
the old homestead had come to him as
a disagreeable surprise. He braced
himself against the shock of it.
"Yes. men do marry; boys, not often
sensible ones, that is. Matrimony 10
q remote factor in your affairs as yet,
far more remote and uncertain than
the depreciation Of real estate in this
county and the rapid decay OF this
property. But we will not agitate that
point further at present"
"Thank you. sir" said Tom Crate
fully. He was only too glad not to
" : RI E.t &, So LLEtHsa
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-17

the gongs-and you have an idea Of
the difficulties that confront the real
fire lights of Hongkong.
The British Government, which
strictly forbids the existence OF any
secret Chinese society on the island,
recognizes the powerful national craze
for Organization" Of some sort or
other and prefers that it should run
into the harmless fire brigade than
into anything more dangerous. Eng
lish officials and Government detec-
tives are always on the watch for an
attempt to form secret lodges-gen-
orally an attempt under cover 10 plot
against the Chinese Enpire.
Each member Of brigade pays ten
cents month. For this he is visited
by native doctors when he is sick,
and when he dies, with a complete
disregard for thecr hint conveyed,
the organization accompanies has
body to the graye-with ladders,
toms-toms, hose and all their fire
fighting apparatus, and makes brave
liz suggestive showing. john K
Rathom, in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-17
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Young Man Astoniahed the Clerks 70
bank BY = Feat Of Balancing

Young Man Astonfahed the Clerks An >
Bank BY = Feat o. Balancing
A vounr man from a wholesale
house down on the river front pre-
sented q check at one Of the banks the
other day, and while the money was
being counted out amused himself BY
balancing coins on the narrow edge OF
the paying teller's window Finally
he performed an astonishing feat. lie
first balanced q silver dollar so It
stood up on edge, then placed a hall
dollar edge to edge on top OF 1t, and
completed the pyramid with a bright
new quarter. His manipulation as he
deposited the coins one on the other
was beautifully delicate, and the spec
tacle Of all three standing witnont
support made the teller's eyes pro.
trude from their sockets.
"Why, that's perfectly alnazingl
he exclaimed. II wouldn't have be
lieved it could be donel" The other
attaches looked and marvelled.
TT takes a steady nerve to do It,
said the young man carelessly. and
sweeping lub CDlHo nAbh " N-c-@.'-- ~
grab he dropped them into his pocket,
picked up his money and strolled out.
II was not busy hour, and after he
was gone all hands began balancing
silver, or rather trying to. The thing
was as fascinating as the old pigs ~
clover" puzzle, because one could
come SO near without doing it. Nearly
everybody succeeded in balancing tue
first dollar, and a few managed to
poise the fifty-cent piece for an IN
finitesimal, breathless instant, but Il
always fell down again, and that was
as far along sany one could get. FOL
an hour or so there was silver all over
the floor, aud the bookkeeper had 70
make good a dollar that rolled into
crack. Next day the dexterous young
. man sauntered in with another check
I "We were all trying that balancing
trick OF yours yesterday, remarked
the teller as he handed over the bills
'sbut none Of us could do it. Your
!, right when you say it takes stead
z nerves.
sY-e-s," replied the young man
grinning, "and it's also facilitated b
: a little shoemaker's wax on the edG
! Of the coins. boston Herald.
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There are few departments OF human
life where man has been so entirely
ANTICIPATED and at the same time sur
passed by the lower animals as IN the
invention Of armOr.
His cunniugest devices Of the mailed
list order we're none Of them original.
II YOU examine q fine and fully de-
veloped suit Of plate armor in the form
which it assumed at its highest zenith
In the fifteenth century you will md
that the trunk and limbs we're COM
pletely iuclosed in a splenaid-htting
iointed case Of iron plates, al ex-
ouisitely polished. The suit as q
whole was q triumphant product OF
the armorer's art.
Yet if you look at a lobster's tail
Won will see at q glance that all these
clever devices Of mans imagining had
been invented and patented long be
fore bv nature, aud that the elaborats
work .aanship ofthe Plantagenet crafts
men who cased knight aud horse fol
the battlefield or the tournament Il
olistening metal, was but a poor imi
tation Of the inefable skill with whicl
the UNDECIDED crustaceans Of the tam
urotected every vulnerable portion 9
5heir bodies from the assaults and a
tacks Of their submarine enemies
Strand.