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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03
Local and General.

Attorney r. E. Sheehy was rustling
up business last week IN towns of Mer-
rill, Washington and vernal.
A special examination was held last
Friday and Saturday by our county
board of examiners. Miss Lizzie But
Ter of Harpersville, was the only appli-
cant.
Mr.. ]. W. Lackey left last Friday
for his home at Stockton. Ala, after q
short stay with son, J. s. Laokey and
family.
Prof. j. e. johnson, Of Lucedale,
was greeting old friends in LeaKesville
last week and extending them an invi-
tation to the grand picnic to be given
in his town on August 4th. Our town
people are always glad to see Joe and
hope to claim him as one of their num-
Der yet.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh McInnis and
children spent few days last week in
Merrill visiting Mrs. Anna IRELAND.
Mrs. Lourey and little son Nat, left
last week for their home town, Blue
Mountain, after month pleasantly
spent here with Mrs. E. W IRELAND.
Mr.. T. J. Lucas and little daughter
of Plat, spent few hours in our
town Sunday. Our citizens are always
glad to see Tom.
Mr.. At Breland vended out a fresh
beef among our villagers Saturday,
Leakesvillians who attended camp
meeting at State Line this week were
Mr.. al Mcleod, Miss Addie Mcleod,
Mr.. Claude Westertield, Miss Besse
Westerield, Miss Mamie and Emma
Green and Rev. Y. D. Westerfield
and wife.
Mr.. Dore Breland, Of Washington,
came in town Saturday accompanied
by daughter, Miss Edwins, who is re-
naming for several days visiting in ].
j. McInnis' family.
In another column see an account
of democratic mass meeting last Sat
urday.
Mr.. A. Il. Harrison was so unfoi-
tunate last week as to badly main
up his horse, who will probably die.
Rev. Guice, P. E., preached an
able sermon Monday evening here to
an appreciative audience.
Miss Lizzie Butler, of Platt, was an
applicant at the examination held FRI
day and Saturday.
Mr.. John Dorsett Of junction City,
Ark. lis spending few days in Leakes-
Vile with brothers.
Rev. A. g. Ferguson. of vernal,
was in town last Friday and Satur-
day. This is his first visit. since his
return from the state institute at Ok
ford.
Mr.. James A Dorsett was seen on
our streets Saturday and Sunday
F. l Calville, of Brushy, was be-
fore our clerk Saturday having license
issued for himself and Miss Laura
Mallett.
MIR. John Freeman Of Janet, was
at the county ssat Saturday
| Messrs. 81. E. Landrum, J l.
Henderson and NJ F, Smith, all hail.
ing from Avery, were giving testi-
mony Saturday before the clerk in
support of the first named gentleman S
homestead claim.
| Mr.. D.E. Bushy was viistor to
our town last week
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03
NOTICE.

hereby give notice to the citizens
of Greene county, that we are entitled
to two new students at the A. and NJ.
College for next session, commencing
Sept. 10th.
No competitive examination will be
required OF applicants. but those desir-
ious Of attending must meet me In my
Office on list Saturday in Sept. to get
their certificates of selection properly
signed.
If w. NJ. Dorsett, Supt. Of Ed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03

Anti Kreon Tablets, the only Iaxa-
tive, digestive 25c cure for chronic
chills and malaria. No cure, no pay.
Turner-D orsett & Co. II
The Only Modern Remedy. -Dr.
Erskins's Cactus Compound, true
laxative tonic. expels malaria, bilious
ness, clears the complexion, increases
your weight. II not. money refunded.
TuEnss-0 pfnatt : @. u
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03

WANTED, AT ONCE, to know
w of some young man comtem-
plating taking business course. We
have Scholarship worth $500, and
good in Macon & Andrews Colleges
at either West Point, Meridian or Mo
bile, which We will sell at big dis
count.-ED. II.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03
NOTICE FORiPUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Land Office at Jackson, Miss. :


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Land Office at Jackson, Miss. ;
July IS, 1900. }
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support Of lis claim, aud that said
proof will be made before Circuit
Clerk, Greene County, at Leakesville,
Miss, on Sept. LIST, 1900, viz:
FRANK MOODY,
H. E No. 95Ss7, for the E half of
5outhquarter of section nine, town.
ship one north range eight west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz;
Ensley Wood, Austin Tstum Evans
Johnson, and Eimor Tatum all Of Leaf.
Miss.
II JAMES HILL, Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-03

Thorough training schools the around branch taught
by Merchants Bankers Officials aud Former students Oar grail
filing the highest positions this aud adjoining states bean
al specm of penmanship aud full particulars free
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat
or lung troubles of any nature, who
will call at G. Lavelle's, will be pre-
sentcd with sample bottle of Boshee' s
German Syrup, free Of charge. Only
one bottle given to one person, and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale as Boshee's German Syrup,
in all Ldrts of the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggist
will tell you its success was marvellous.
1t is really the only throat and lung
remedy generally endorsed by physiC-
iaus. One 10 cent bottle will cure or
prove its value. Sold by dealers in all
civil, Zed countries.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
The Loco Weed.

Charles Goodnight, the well known
panhandle ranchman, says: 81 know
a little about loco and my knowledge
has been gained by experiment and
observation. | know that it is very
poisonous to all animal life. No pois-
on can be found in it until it is allow
ed to ferment. When an animal takes
it into its system, it ferments in the
stomach and the poison affects the
brain. The slower the digestive pow
ers of the animal the more noticeable
and severe the effect. Hence horses
are more severely hurt by it. Horses
and cattle eat it and it is dangerous to
both. There is al antidote, but it
costs as much in labor and expense to
cure an animal as it is worth. If a To-
co eater is found in the herd the first
thing to do is to take it out as its ex-
ample is followed by Others. Never
let an animal which eats the weed run
with the herd and but little effects of
loco will be discernible. | find that
the weed grows just as abundantly in
one place as another, no matter wheth
er the land has been burned or not,
wet spell will bring it up anywhere in
an altitude of 1900 feet or more.'-
Field and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
The Boer and His Pony.

In guerilla warfare the Boer is help
ed by his pony, which is a marvelously y
clever and docile animal. 1t is unshod
and is able to climb about the noun
tains and follow it's rider, if he dis
mounts and leads it, up the most mac
cessible places. All who have ridden
UP these mountain paths on Basuto
pony testify to it's cleverness and adapt
ability. The Beers themselves wear
veldtschoens, which are fitted for
climbing work and are noiseless and
soft. Pitted against an agile rider
like this it is easy to see how utterly
hopeless an English horseman must
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
WAS 1T A MIRACLE?

"The marvellous cure Of Mrs. Rena j.
Stout of consumption has created in
tense excitement in Cammack, Ind"
writes Marion Stout, a leading drug
gist of Munce, Ind. She only weighed
ninety pounds when her doctor in
Yorktown told her she must soon die.
Then she began te use DR.. Kings new
discovery, and gained thirty-seven in
weight and was completely cured
1t has cured thousands OF hopeless
cases and is positively guaranteed to
cure all throat, chest and lung diseases
so cents and $1.0O. Trial bottles free
at G. Lavelle's drug store.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27

arranging with Secretary Root the
preliminaries for the election Of dele
gates to the Cuban constitutional
convention which is soon to be held.
The one Cuban subject in which our
people are most nterested-annexa-
tion-General Wood politely, but posi-
lively declines to talk about at all.
He says the island is beginning to get
quite prosperous, this years sugar
crop being rs per cent greater than
last.
General o. o. Howard, who passed
through Washington on his way to the
Blue and Gray reunion at Atlanta,
thinks the situation in China more
perilous than our public is disposed to
regard it. He said: 1.-THE situation
is certainly grave one, and look for
severe fighting before the ending is
reached. l fear the powers will ex-
perience great difficulty through a
lack Of unanimity of purpose and con-
cert OF action. With. the troops of
each of the allied powers acting inde-
pendently, the task of restoring peace
will be most difficult, and l am much
afraid that only after some bitter les
sons have been learned will it be pos
sibla to secure harmonious action.
The difficulty will be in securing a
supreme authority that will be recog-
niZed and will have power to enforce
it's DEGREES. A court of arbitration
might be established, to which might
be referred clashes Of authority, but
IL any one of the powers should refuse
to abide by the courts decision, obedi-
ence could not be enforced except by
turning against the rebellious one the
arms that should be used against the
common enemy, and that could not be
thought Of for moment. If cen
tral power could be established and d
general commissioned by it placed in
command of the allied force, believe
the outbreak could be quickly sup
pressed, but am fearful that no such
power can be established.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
The True Condition In India.

The True Condition In India.
In large districts of India today mil
lions of cattle could not be sold for fif-
ty cents head. The country, yellow
and parched, has been turned into
desert by the failure Of the monsoon
rains. There are grass lands and fod-
der in other parts of India, but the
poor animals are too weak to be driven
to them, even if there were cattle buy
ers to take them away, so they die like
flies, succumbing to starvation far
more quickly than their owners. The
thought has never occurred to the
30, 600 of Indian peasantry now suf-
fering from hunger that the cattle
tide them over the months of crop
failure.
They have plenty of cattle. Among
all the animals Of India the various
breeds of horned and hump cattle hold
first place. They are the draft ami
mails in the little field of the poorest
peasant. All the transportation of
the inland roads depends upon them.
The household that has not it's COW is
in direst poverty. Suppose these ma
tives when the signs pointed unmis-
takably to season of crop failure had
cured under the hot sun many thous-
and tons of beef by sun drying, as jerk
ed beef used to be prepared in the
Rocky mountain region. In this way
indescribable suffering and thousands
of lives would have been saved.
The very idea of making such pro-
vision as this against the horrors of
famine would be inexpressibly shock
ing to the $50, 200, 900 people of India,
who base their religious beliefs upon
the Vedas. They would never dream
of such proclamation Of the teachings
of Brahaminism. They would rath-
er swallow dirt and gnaw roots than
eat beef and yet they are not strict
vegetarians, for all eat butter and milk
and also fish and mutton when they
can procure them. The Hindoos and
those who share with them their re-
ligious beliefs are just what history
tells US their fathers were three and
twenty centuries ago.
The highest law that concerns the
Hindoo is to eat correctly and beef is
one of the prescribed foods, so with
this food resource in every farmyard,
priced highly as it is by most of the
world, the Hindoo dies of hunger rath-
er than partake of it. These facts are
perhaps as impressive an illustration
as can be given Of the profound in
ftuence which religious injunction and
custom have upon the habits, tastes
and prejudices and consequently upon
the commerce Of whole nations.-Cyrus
G. Adams in Field and Farm.
WAS 1T A MIRACLE?
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
WHITE MAN TURNED YELLOW


Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends M. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
Kentucky, when they saw he was turn
ing yellow. His skin slowly
changed color, also his eyes, and he
suffered terribly. His malady was yell
low jaundice. He was treated by the
best doctors, but without benefit. He
was then advised to try Electric Bit
ters, the wonderful stomach and liver
remedy, and he writes: "After taking
two bottles | was wholly cured" A
trial proves its matchless merit for all
stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
Only 80 cents. Sold by G. Lavelle.
druggist.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
WASHINGTON Correspondence.
Breezy Gossip on Various Topics
From the Nations Capital.

washington this week showed plainly
that this government realizes that The
Chinese trouble is much more i'm
portant affair tnan it was at first
thought to be. True, the news has
been a little more reassuring during
the last two or three days than it
was the first of the week, but that on
ly relates to the small successes Won
by the allied forces, which for the
time removes the anxiety for their
safety from being overwhelmed by su-
perior numbers, but the casualties in
those successes show that the Chinese
have learned something since the war
with Japan-that they can now fight
and that they are armed with modern
guns and have learned to shoot to hit.
That means, if the revolution which is
now apparently confined to northern
China extends to the whole empire,
the biggest and bloodiest war the
world has ever seen. What part the
United States will play in this war, if
it comes, no man can say at the pres
ent time.
Officially it was given out that the
only reason for the presidents pres
nnce in Washington was to decide
whether an extra session should be
called-not man beyond the 0,OO0
now authorized can be enlisted in the
army, no matter how urgent the need.
without legislation by congressman
that question was Immediately de-
cided in the negative. That is, that
there was no need to call congress to-
gether now, although the develop
ments Of any day might make it abso-
lutely necessary. Vnotficially there is
talk that the president came to Wash
ington because there was serious
diplomatic hitch among the allied
powers, and that Russia had demand
ed that the other powers agree to GER
tain things regarding portions of the
Chinese empire contiguous to Russia
which were vigorously opposed by
Japan. Whatever may have been the
cause Of his visit the president has
gone back to Canton, which showed
that in his opinion there was no neces-
sity at the present time of his remain
ing in Washington.
The opinion of the advisability of an
extra session Of congress among the
few public men who have been in
Washington during the last few days
seems to be divided on political lines,
the democrats favoring an extra
session and the republicans opposing
the same.
The fate of the foreigners in Pckin,
including the American minister, is
still matter of doubt. Several dis
patches, one from United States con-
sui, have been received, which seem
to confirm the one received by the
Chinese minister some days ago saying
that the foreign ministers we're alive
on the 9th inst, but as nothing has
been heard from any Of the ministers
the general opinion in Washington is
that they are all dead and that the
Chinese government is purposely
sending misleading news concerning
their safety.
General Leonard Wood, military
ooverpor of China IL in WASHINGTON
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27

be. His horse cannot possibly follow
where the African pony leads and will
probably soon stumble and fall. The
African pony is very sure footed. 1t
is also wonderfully hardy, and, after
doing long and weary journey, per-
haps Of fifty or sixty miles carrying a
heavy burden, will content itself with
a roll and what it can pick up on the
veldt itself. An English bred horse
has very often to be fed on compressed
hay and oats and is, therefore, very
expensive, besides being at times ab-
solutely useless. The African pony is
an ideal shooting pony and on every
Boer homestead there are two Or three
trained to stand the report of a gun.
The Boer and his pony are really the
product of the South African veldt it.
self.-EX.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
THE APPETITE OF A GOAT

The APPETITE OF A GOAT
Is euvied by all whose stomach and
liver is out Of order. But such. should
know DR.. Kings new life pills give a
splendid appetite, sound digestion
and regular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. On
ly 25 aents at G. Lavelle's drug store.
Michigan City, Ind. Feb. IA, 1899
am taking DR.. j. H. McLean's liver
and kidney balm. am now on the
first bottle, and it has good effect on
me. I am satisfied my liver and kid
neys are out Of order, and your medi-
cine is doing wonderfully in my case.
CEPHAs P. DIBBLE,
Justice of the Peace.
For sale BY G. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-27
TANKS. STOCK TANKS.

Pine, Cypress and Redwood. A
large stock at the Iddings lumber
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-05
EARLY CONVENTION.
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS FA-
VOR QUICK ACTION.
We Need Plenty Time for the Campaign
Soon to BE Fought Against the


The Democratic National Committee
meets Feb. % to fix the time and place
for the meeting of the Democratic ma
tional convention.
In my judgment 1t should be an early
convention, not later than the month
of June; and May would be preferable
to June. The reasons for an early con-
vention are:
l. The Democratic party represents
great cause. 1t must realize that fact.
To represent that cause it must be a
progressive party-a truly progressive
party is aggressive. If it realizes its
mission it will set the pace-which
means an early convention.
2. If it lap after the Republican
convention, it will be judged as party
that seeks meanly to take advantage
Of the mistakes of the opposing party
will fall below what the people demand
as an ideal reform party. A party with
a remedy does not need to wait to see
what any other party is going to do.
A party without remedy, or too timid
to be aggressive with a remedy, will
lose caste with the people in crisis
like the present, where the republic is
at stake. A late convention is ground
lost; an early convention is ground
gained.
3. To those who say that national
campaign disturbs business, and should
therefore be short, the answer is: To
put our national household in order is
more important in business way thar
any other business to which the people
can turn their attention. What do we
profit by a few months of undisturbed
business, if evils are at work, that is.
unchecked, to eventually bankrupt the
people and overthrow the republic?
The most important business the peo-
pie of this nation now have before
them is to study the principles of gov
ernment and to avert an impending
calamity.
4. If the Democratic convention is
early and will do what is expected of
it-a proper platform and Bryan its
nominee-it will unite and set in mo-
ton all the Affirmative reform forces of
the nation. If it waits, the Populist
convention may meet and make sepa-
rate Misunderstanding in three
tickets.
5. A new national committee comes
into existence at the time of the con-
vention, and it should have ample time
to formulate and push a. campaign of
organization and education.
w. II. Harvey.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-05
THURSTON'S SERVICES.

The Nebraska constituents of Sena-
tor Thurston are wasting time in writ
ing him sharp letters concerning his
acceptance of employment with the
Standard Oil company.
When Mr.. Thurston was elected
United States senator he was an attor-
ney for the Union Pacific railroad This
place he held while the government
was trying in vain to collect its loan to
the railway corporatlon-an effort not
made easier by the presence of one of
the corporations attorneys in the SEN
ate.
Breaking with the railroad-over a
question of his fee, it is said-he has
gone into the employ of the most men
acing of modern corporate criminals,
the Standard Oil company, and will
represent that corporation, and Incl
dentally the state of Nebraska, in the
senate for another year.
A gentleman capable of doing these
things will not be moved by sharp let
ters. To complete the picture of Mr..
Thurston, it is perhaps only necessary
to add that he is the sternest defender
of national honor and honest money
Nabraska, or any other state, ever pro-
duced.-Chicago Journal (Rep).
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-05
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound

is known everywhere and
thousands of women have
been cure1of serious kifg-
ssey arrangements by ID.
Mrs. PE3Egaaus's meth
Ons have tire ENDORSE
nsenf of fSse mayor the
p0sfsnasfes' s0rsd others of
her 0wsr city.
Her medicine has tire
endorsement of 7ss ua-
numbered multitude of
grateful women whose
letters are oOnS family
printed in This paper.
Every woman should read
these letters.
Mrs. Pissakssas,a advises
suffering women free of
charges Her address Is
Lynn, Mass.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-05
THE DEVIL CITES SCRIPTURE.

We have been warned that even the
devil would cite scripture for pur-
pose, and now to verify the warning
comes Comptroller Dawes, who hap
pens to be one of Mr. McKinley's
clerks, and makes speech at Spring
field, ILL.,, in which he raises his unc-
tuous hands and breaches thus:
Rather than have in the hands OF
any corporation the power to absolute
ly fix the price of necessity of life,
the people would eventually do one of
two things. They will enact legisla-
ton for the absolute protection of the
people, or they will enact legislation
for the enforced creation of competi-
tion by the disintegratiou of the
trusts"
These are brave words" says the
New York News, "and we wish we
could prophesy their fulfillment, but
the trouble is Dawes is not man who
inspires all the confidence in the world,
BY his own showing, indeed by his
own confession. he permitted the Globe
National bank of Boston to continue
in business, without making any dis
closures to the public, after he had dis
covered crookedness on the part of the
president Several months ago the
Globe was found to be in a wabbly
state, and the comptroller forced Pres
ident Cole to disgorge some $500, 900
that had been diverted. OF this fact
the depositors were kept in profound
ignorance. Later, no thanks to Mr..
Dawes, another discrepancy amounting
to 100000 was discovered, but even
after that the clearing house was per-
mitted to bolster the concern up until
many insiders no doubt got out from
under.
THE comptroller is not a very good
authority on what the ethics of any sit
uation demand"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-05
A Thouehtlsss Habit,

Long before the average child under
stands how moisture promotes adhe-
sion between two solid bodies he has
contracted the habit of wetting his
thumb every few seconds while turning
the pages OF a book The practice is a
most Objectionable one. and mothers
and teachers should discourage it for
sanitary reasons as well as on the
grounds of simple refinement. Fancy
a child suffering from diphtheria or
some serious disease of the mouth and
gums transferring the germ-laden sali-
va to the porous paper to be in turn
carried to the mouth of the next one to
perform the same operation, Unhap-
pily, it is practiced by older people,
and by many that ought to know bet
ter. The baker, for instance. intro
duces his thumb or forefinger between
his lips when he takes a sheet of paper
from pile of sheets to wrap the rolls
or cake that you buy at his shop. Per-
haps the dainties do not touch the
identical spot of contamination. but
again perhaps they do, conveying
carries or some other taint of impurity
to the eater. The librarian handling
library cards sometimes forgets him
self in the same way: so do people ar
ranging slips of paper and counting
bank notes. Because done innocently
and unconsciously. the practice is none
the less prejudicial to health and Of
fensive to good taste.