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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26
TRAIN ROBBED
HOld-up On Choctaw Express
Not Pecmiary Success.
LESS THAN $500
Secured By the Bandits. Blood
hounds Unable to Pick Up the
Trail of Robbers.

Memphis, Tenn.-A daring train
robbery on the Choctaw, Oklahoma
and Gulf railway occurred near Iron
Mountain crossing, Ark, at an early
hour Tuesday morning, but 80 far no
arrests have been made. 1t is stated
by an official of the Wells Fargo Ex-
press Company that the bandits se-
cured less than $500.
The train left Memphis at II 40
o'clock Monday night, and after
crossing the bridge made the usual
stop at Bridge Junction, Ark. At this
point six masked men, boarded the
train, but were not seen by any of the
train Grew. When point half a mile
west of the Iron Mountain crossing
had been reached Messenger Meader
started to cross over from the first
car to the other where the express
safes were, as he had finished arrang-
ing the baggage. AS he opened the
door he found himself staring into
the barrels of two revolvers and two
shotguns and saw four men standing
on the platform. He was grabbed by
one of the robbers and his pistol,
which he carried in belt around his
waist was taken from him. a
About this time the train began to
slow up and came to q full stop.
Then the shooting began. The two
men who had boarded the rear of the
second car, captured Sidney Drew,
the train porter and made him un-
couple at that point. The engineer
by this time. Two of the robbers
mounted the engine cab and forced
Engineer johnson to pull the baggage
and express cars about half mile.
The place where the cars stopped ia
IN the midst Of dense canebrake and
ten or fifteen miles from any habita-
tion. The track is raised fifteen feet
above the surrounding country. When
the engine stopped George Ward, q
boy who had been riding on the blind
baggage, sprang off and started into
the woods. A shot from one Of the
robbers brought him back to the
train. Then "open the local safe o,
we will kill you," wns the order
gwen to the messenger by one Of the
robbers, who seemed to be the leader
He was very calm, while the othe,
three were very much excited and
worked like amateurs. The messen,
ger obeyed and one of the men who
carried sack placed all the contents
of the local safe in it.
"Now You and the kid get into the
car ahead" was the next order
Meader did not seem to move fas,
enough to suit the robbers, who had
him in charge, SO he delivered few
bows with the heavy revolver he
carried. After the messenger was IL
the other car the robber continued tt
beat him, the messenger says, until he
was very badly bruised. He received
very bad cut over the right eye. :
One robber stayed to guard the two
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26
A REUNION STATION
Is What the Special Reunion
Postotfice Will be Called.
SOME NEW ADJUSTMENTS
Additional Feature for the May
Gathering Of Veterans at
Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn-It is announced to-
day that veterans will have their
own postoffice, which will be located
in Confederate Hall, during the CON-
ing reunion. Uncle Sam is deter
mined that the ex-soldiers shall have
everything comfortable, and to this
end has agreed that the special post
office be placed at the convenience of
all the old veterans and their friends.
A special man will be placed in
charge of it and all mail arriving for
visitors of the reunion or members of
the different commands of Confeder-
ate veterans or Sons of Veterans will
be delivered at the hall, will be there
assorted and arranged for delivery,
and any visitor expecting a letter
from home can find it at headquar-
ters Each oommandant of state
headquarters will be furnished with
list of mail for any company or
command in his division. Letters
may be also delivered from this post
office and stamps purchased.
This sub-department of Uncle Sam
will be under the direction of Post
master Dutro and will be given his
personal attention. The suggestion
has met with approval of the COM
mittee which appreciates thoroughly
the interest taken in the success of
the big reunion by the postmaster.
Confederate Hall itself is in rapid
progress Of erection. Already the
foundations and floors have been laid,
and the raising of the immense arches
which are to form the huge skeleton
for the lofty dome Of the building
has been accomplished AS the floor
space will afford the largest dancing
platform in the entire South, those
upon whom will fall the task Of pro-
viding for the social events of the
Reunion are naturally more than in
terested in the success Of the under
taking. Besides the Official sponsors
and maids of honor, the Daughters Of
the .Oonfederacy and the Sons Of Vet
Grams are busily engaged in planning
for the social success Of the reunion,
WHICH Is thus far so assured that the
numerous balls and receptions al-
ready arranged for promise, to make
the reunion the most brilliant social
event thus far known in the history
Of the association.
The beautiful and picturesque
flower parade, mention of which has
already been made in these letters, is
again coming to the front in the dis
cussion for the providing of the diff
ferent amusments. The activity in
that special direction is most pro-
nounoed. Applications from all over
the South are being received from
those who are anxious to participate,
and the plans Of those who have al
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COTTON WAREHOUSE FIRE.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26
AGENT WANTED.

We want live. active representa-
tive In your territory at once to on
gage In q very profitable business,
General and local agents wanted.
From IS to $40 day. Advanced rap
idly. Good references reanired. Those
ont Of employment or wishing to bet
ter themelves address.
Department K, Corner Perins and
Union Sts..
e Akron, Ohio.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26

'A'O o''ioi tMO IUlHluR tnelr
companions In the express car where
they were at work on the through
safe, which was locked and could not
be opened until Little Rock was
reached. They had about pint of
nitro-Rlycerine and poured it into the
crack of the safe. When everything
was ready all left the car and the ex.
plosion followed. 1t was complete
success, for the door of the safe was
blown off and hurled twenty feet
away. striking tree trunk and
smashing it. The robbers re-entered
the car and 1t was the work of a few
minutes to transfer the contents of
the safe to the sack. Everything was
taken. The robbers then jumped off
and, with few parting shots, disap-
peared into the canebrakes.
The engineer ran back to the rest
Of the train and as soon as the cou-
pling was made, started as fast as pos
silbe for Edmonson, twelve miles
away, the nearest telegraph station,
where the affair was reported to Su-
perintendent John H. Harris. The
superintendent Immediately wired to
the convict camp at Hubert, five
miles this side Of the scene of the
hold-up asking that the bloodhounds
there be placed on the trail of the
bandits. Rewards will be offered.
1t is suspected that the men who
perpetrated tho robbery were in
Memphis that night. A short time
before the west-bound train over the
Kansas City, Fort SCOTT and Memphis
left the Calhoun street depot at 80
O'Clock, two men approached the tick
ct window and asked for tickets to
Bridge Junction. General. Ticket
Agent Coltart and Night Agent Wash
ington were on duty at the time.
They declined to sell them tickets to
that point, stating that it was against
the rules and that no trains stopped
there. The men insisted on buying
tickets, both appearing nervously anx-
ious to get off on the outgoing Kan
sas City train. They stated that
tickets were wanted for several per-
sons.
The supposition is that robbery was
planned to take place at Bridge juno
tion, and the robbers were the men
who wanted tickets to that point,
their purpose being to go to Bridge
Junction on the Kansas City $3.50
train and wait for the coming of the
Choctaw Express, which reaches
Bridge junction b out 12:30a. m.
General Agent Longacre of the
Wells-Fargo Express Company, went
to Hubert on the first outgoing train
Tuesday morning. Before leaving
Memphis he was asked how much
money was In the safe but defined to
answer.
Cashier Murphy stated that it was
customary to carry money in large
amounts on daylight runs. He would
not say how much money, if any, was
sent out of Memphis Monday night.
Mr.. Longacre returned from Hull
bert Tuesday afternoon. He said that
every effort was being made to appre
hend the bandits.
Special officers.of the railroad COM
pany and express company are work
ing on the case. Bloodhounds were
secured to capture the robbers.
Owing to the bottom being over
flowed. he does not think the dogs
will be able to trait the fugitives.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company
has a standing reward which will ap-
ply In this case. Mr.. Longacre
thinks the robbery was the work of
seven men.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26

Kinley on the 9Th of May. President
Diaz has not yet replied to the invi-
tation sent him by the chamber of
commerce, and it is believed here
that he may come. In case he does
not come the minister of foreign af-
fairs is expected to personally repre-
sent the president.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26
Over sto Bales Of the Staple Burned
at Yazoo City.

at 1hzOO Olty.
Yazoo City, Miss. Fire broke out
In the Gilruth Go. g cotton warehouse
on Main street Friday, quitting the
building completely. The warehouse
contained about 500 bales of cotton,
and between 300 and 800 bales were
burned in the building, the remainder
being saved In badly damaged con-
dition.
The warehouse was valued at 90, 800
and insured for 81, There was
ki9, 900 insurance on the cotton. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
A small frame building adjoining
the warehouse was destroyed, together
with 150 bushels of corn, belonging to
]. @. Hollingsworth; no insurance.
Yazoo Camp of United Confederate
Veterans held a special meeting at
the court house to fix date for deco
rating the soldiers graves in this
city, and to select q sponsor and
maids of honor to represent the
camp at the Memphis reunion. Com
mander Theo. Schmidt called the
meeting to order and Captain Du
Buisson acted as secretary. The
meeting was largely attended and
was very enthusiastic one. April
26 was decided upon as the date for
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TORRENTIAL STORM.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26

An aphorism is good only when it is
bad, according to many.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-26
DIAZ Is INVITED
To Meet President Mckinley at FL
.Paso, Texas.

Ell Paso Tex.-Mayor Hammett
called special session OF the city
council to again officially invite
President Diaz Of Mexico, to be pres
ent at Ell Paso to meet President Mo
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
DR.. David Kennedy, Kennedy Row, kingston N. Y.

OF her run, he again wondered what
had become of the mysterious engine,
and wondered greatly.
AS phinncy walked down the track
before dawn the next morning, to
board the freight which was to carry
him to his own Number Forty he sud
denly saw II light about forty yards
behind him. lie stepped off the track
to let the engine pass. Instead, how
ever, the light resolved itself into Il
brilliant bicycle lamp, and tall young
fellow swung off his seat TO speak to
him.
Hello, Phinney" he exclaimed, and
Phinncy recognized Tom Slocun, a
college chum.
Hello, Tom-glad to see you"
"You came near not seeing me. DO
you know you almost ran over me in
the fog last night? | was riding down
the track. l got off in hurry when
l saw your headlight. You thought
this was n danger signal, l guess he
added, tapping his lantern.
NO. answered Phinncl, Il thought
it was - ghost" And he told the story
Of the rhantom's timely appearance.
"And so | unconSciously acted the
part of life saver! Strong says he
often rides down the track at night
says It's cool. l don't see the fun of 1t
myself, especially when it's foggy.
Well, here comes your train. Good-by,
Phinncy. Glad you dim get wrecked,
old boy" And Tom stood leaning on
his wheel as his friend swung himself
upon the moving freight Cars.--Waver,
ley Magazine.
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A Tree Which Produces Treasure.

On one of the islands in Lake Mae
lar, called Adelso, there is a tree which
ENJOYS q curious reputation. 1t is an
aged fir stump, standing quite alone
on high ground, far from any dwelling,
and is an object of superstitious rev.
crence to peasants and woodcutters.
There are three holes in the stum2
near the ground, and in one of these
holes treasure of some kind is con-
stantly to be found. Sometimes it is
Il few copper coins, sometimes piece
of jewelry-nothing perhaps Of any
great value; but If you put your hand
into the sawdust and rake about you
are certain to find something. The per-
son who sends me this information
went in October. 1900, with the owner
Of the property, to look at the tree, ana
found four pieces Of money in the
hole. 1t is well known 10 the peasants
that If money or jcwelry is taken
away there is certain to be more q
few days after. How do these things
get into the hole? According to the
peasants, the thing is very simple;
they are put there by spirits. The isl
and and those adjacent to it are COW
cred with old grave mounds, sepul-
chers of forgotten chiefs, and ancient
valuables are often discovered. Quite
recently 4 woodcutter was telling n
tree, which fell over on one side with
half its roots sticking out Of the
ground. On one of them Glittered an
gold snake armband. The man re-
ceived a large sum for it from the Ma
tional Museum of Stockholm, where
the jewel may now be secn.-L0ndoD
Globe,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
Wor!L's Longcse Stairway.

The Philadelphia City Hall contains
the highest continuous stairway IN
the world, and tourists who have
boosted of their muscular ability in
climbing the stone steps of the Bunk.
or Hill monument at Charlestown,
the Washington monument, or the
monument to General Brock near
Queenstown. Ontario. will tell their
friends of their feat of ascending the
5gS steps which lead from the seventh
floor OF the City Hall to the landing
about the feet Of William PENIS
statue. II extends from the seventh TO
the sixteenth floor and contains sos
steps of iron arranged about a square
central shaft. in which runs an electric
elevator. To reach the tower stairway
the climber may mount 245 granite
stairs in the stairways ut the north I'm
end of the building, thus making to.
ral climb of 743 steps.
Tower climbing is one of the fads of
touristG. Hitherto the Bunker Hill
monument. with It's 400 odd stone
steps. and tie Washington MONUMENT,
which has Il few more, have represent.
ed TIL, acme of opportunity for tests
of physical endurance in this cOun'
: try.-Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
The BIlIIon Dollar Trust,

| noticed In scanning the llnnucal and
news pages Of the papers the past week tAnt
the billion dollar trust OF which 50 much IA
been written was ut last an absolute fact,
having been duly Incorporated under III"
laws Of New Jersey | also noticed that
iria.id SchWab WA to be president OF IN"
great corporation for a consideration OF
million dollars per annum, but that 1t was
not settled that that arrangement should
continue for moro than wear
President SGhwab impreS-cs one MS being
n man to whom the biblical maxim would
apply that tho labOror Is worthy OF his
hire, aud tina. he woui be worth to any
enterprise Just what he charged up for his
knowledge OF the business in which he was
engaged, and this mental capacity with
which no was endowed for handling the
same When n man can command ANA re-
ceve twenty times rs much IL the President
OF the United States before he l. ont OF his
forties, 1t i something worth referring 10.
But how did all this come about? Luck
My, nay. Rather opportunity brought
about by circumstances and II combination
OF the three cardinal virtues Of success, cap
ital. labor and ability, with push get there
methods. or nerve, II you will.
Tho Rothscnilds. the Morgnns, the Rookie
fcllcrs, representing millions, evolve in
their minds great enterprises, concentrate
capital, brain and Drawn. and 10 , there
appears the magnitude of the billion dollar
enterprise. The conccnsus of opinion. then,
is that OPPORTUNITY when 1t presents
itsclf-must be taken advantage #. All
that's 1t. Take advantage, grasp, hold, hug
tight OPPORTUNITY. These thoughts
suggested themselves to me the other day In
the office OF the American Promoting and
Trustee Company, in Il twenty minute con
versation with j. Whitney Beals, DR.. Its
Treasurer, who is actively engaged In pro
noting the GOLDEN GlANi MINING
COMPANY, that such men rs George j.
Gould, Ex-Secretary Of the Navy, VIM. C.
Whitney, and John |. Blair, who have sub
scrbed to and are holders Of this stock Is a
fact. and such being the case new subscrib-
ers to the stock Of the Golden Giant Mining
Company become jointly interested In II
mining enterprise with Americas greatest
lnancers SUBSCRIBER.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

She was at a party, He had not
yet arrived. bit she was momautar.ly
expecting him. Th2 hum q Conscrva,
ton through the room had no slgnif,
canoe for her; all her faculties were
bent on the front door.
Every time 1t opcned 81 every step
in the hall. shr would start while her
face would flush and her eyes LIGHT III
with feverish expectation. Thcn the
color would go back from her checks.
her eyes would duh aud her heart
sink when another than he came INFO
the room.
Finally he arrived and took = seat
beside her, and she leaned over his
shoulder and ioyously murmured:
MY darling nv darling"
She wnS too happy TO say aught
more.
Ten years later. and she again
waits. II Is IN their Own home now.
His step is on the stoop: he opens the
door. She springs quickly to the hail.
Wipe YOUR bocts." she screams -
London Spare Moments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
An Aldermanic Eull.

Some time ago Il follower of one of
the city aldermen cast GOV ,tous
Slances upon desirable newsstand
under the elevated railroad stairs.
Straight he went to his friend. the
alderman, and made known his wishes,
which were that the newsdealer
should he evicted from the locality.
An right. me boy; leave it to me-
said the city father, ana began to pull
wires. Finally he got an order direct
ing the newsdealcr to show cause why
he should not get ont, but that obstin-
ate IL ividual still remained. Then
he drew up Il formal complaint, viii, Ii
was duly laid before one of the Judges.
The complaint, after telling how the
news dealer had been ordered to leave
and had not done so. concludes:
And now We have to complain. your
honor, that not only is this same stand
still there. but the defendant has re.
placed it by Il bigger one. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Making cheese is certainly Il profit.
able industry in Colorado. Only Il few
factories have made cheese, but so fal
as l can learn those who have, made ii
pay. Practically all the cheese made
there is sold on the market long before
it is ripe. This indicates two things:
\ good demand and /, tendency on the
part of the consumer to cater to his
taste rather than to his digestion
Cheese can H. made from goats milk
and in fact some of The worlds great
brands, as Roquefort, have been made
Goats milk is richer than cows milk
and Il given quantity of it will produce
Il larger yield Of cheese. | have not
heard of goats being useu for the pur.
pose of furnishing milk in Colorado
but know of an instance where cheese
has been manufactured for some years
from goats milk in Wyoming.
Varieties Of the common goat are III
doubleday the best for milk. The Iris
goat is said to give Il large quantity OF
milk but Il poorer quality than that oh
Gained from the English variety
There are cities i'll the far East sup
piled with milk from the Syrian goat
The Syrians are said to be cXcellen,
mixers, havin large, pendulant nd
ders, many of them with four teats.
do not know that the Syrian goat has
been tried in America.
There is much in choosing goats
with milk points if they are to he USED
for this purpose. They should b,
large, with dee sides, well-shaped nd
ders, and those with short, smootl
hair and no horns possess suppriO!
qualities. Goats thrive On rOughcl
and Scantior fodder than aay other an
imal, and they are not subject to dan
gerous diseases TO anything like the
same Xtent as the COW. On this ac
count their milk is often though
more wholesome for children. - Il. c
DufIum, in American Agriculturist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
LIMITATIONS.

Could we grasp life in all its stark and stem
Reality. 49,.
How could we live? Or, living, WHITTIER
turn
For remedy?
Not to ourselves dare we in silence breathe
What things are done,
Making each days dark history, beneath
The punctual sun!
IT'S well we san not see them all-com
pact,
Or we might fall,
n-da2ca, heart,sicL, before the awful
fact.
Disappearing all
That love has drcam'd OF faith and faith
has sought
In love to find.
So were the larger vision dearly bought!
The gods are kind.
They laid their limits OH our mortal pow
erS,
And, this confessed,
To live our life as best we may is ours
BE theirs the rest.
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1t is recommended that a CATS di-
ycstivc system be developed by feed
ing a good diet of coarse fodder. This
will have Il tendency to increase the
stomach capacity. aud in the end i'll
crease the cows capacity for convert
Ing considerable amounts OF feed into
milk and butter. This does not mean.
however that condensed feed should
he entirely avoided. 1t seems to the
writer OF these comments that fully
fUur-iiiths of the dairymcn are
favor of having hcifer drop her first
calf near her seconC bir hday. In
other words breed them when past
their first years growth. This is of
course, strictly for the dairy animal
and the COW whose life is to produce
butter fat. | note that one prominent
writer recommends tllat great care be
observed in breaking Il heifer to milk
to see that she is treated kindly ut all
times. If abused in any way she is i'll
clincd 10 hold back her milk, and the
results are unfuvorablc to her devel-
Ot)lllt III us IL III llhtI. HIS IL SiilN W Nv
more particularly true during her first
year. Her life habits are then just he
ginning to become liked. 1t Is best that
one person should milk Il hpiicr con-
tnuousiy il .'Ossib!c. She becomes ac-
customed to Il persons habits. and the
mixer understands her more thor
oughly us he becomes accustomed -
her. The result is that both being bet
ter acquainted get along the best to-
gether. Til is true OF all COWS but
most strikingly true of the hcifer with
her first calf just learning 10 be
nlilked. Regularity in milking should
be encourage d. Have IN hour night
and morning convenient as possible
and adhere to it as closely as possible
at all times. The heifer soon becomes
to expect to be MIXED at Il certain
time night and morning and when the
time has passed she begin; TO become
uneasy. c. T.. Reynolds in The f.pit.
OmiSt