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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Seventeenth Century Silver.

The art of bygone days has not yet
been improved upon by our cleverest
silversmiths and designers. For what
excels a seventeenth century benitier
Of silver lately picked up IN Rome
an angel in high relief is fastened
against the door, and in his extended
hand he holds the chains, from which
silver vase for the holy water hangs.
The design is wholly charming and the
more it is studied the more one won
ders why these simple, natural express
sions of art are not reproduced by the
twentieth century artisan. 1t is won
dered also how many fair and slender
figures touched the water contained
in that silver bowl, and what blessings
went with the drops which some de-
vout lady often scattered on her
brow, but at all events there must lin
ger some sweetness in a receptacle so
appealing to the religious and artis-
tic sense.-Boston Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
ROYALS DINNER

1t happened one day while Royal
was eating his dinner that he came
across a strange thing in his oats
Royal was Sylvia's pet pony, and lie
always had the best oats for his din
ner.
This is very queer thing to give
me for dinner" thought Royal, indig-
nantly. at looks like bunch of flow
ers fastened together, but it has some
long rags hanging from it,"
Royal had seen flowers growing in
the fields, but never in his manger
He caught hold of one of the long
stems and shook the object hard. Then
he chewed it bit, but found that it
did not taste very good.
at does not seem to be of any use
at ALL" thought Royal. But perhaps
Sylvia picked the flowers. I'll leave
them where she can find them"
So Royal gave the queer thing a
toss, and sent 1t flying over into the
corner of his stable. Then he ate the
good oats for his dinner. He always
had lots of dainties, too. Jim. the
stable boy, came in presently, ana he
had two nice apples, one in each
pocket, and Royal enjoyed these very
much.
BY and by Sylvia herself came into
the stable She had some Jumps of
sugar in the pocket of her jacket, and
Royal knew that very well, for she
always brought him out sugar for his
dessert after she had hao her own
dinner.
So Royal shifted at Sylvia's pocket,
and tried to get his nose inside But
of course he couldn't do that, for Syl-
Was pocket was much too small.
"Ho, ho." laughed Sylvia. "You
know what I've got, you darling
beauty. And here is a piece of cake
for you, too" So Sylvia gave Royal
the cake, and after that the sugar, one
lump at a time. And Royal shook his
head and whinnied, and Sylvia patueu
and kissed him.
Presently Sylvia caught sight of
something lying in the corner.
Why, there's my hat!" she cried,
bouncing upon the object. Il looked
all over for it. Perhaps 1 dropped it
here when l came in this morning.
You dear, good Royal, and you kept it
for me all the time"
And then Sylvia put on her hat, and
if the ribbons did hang in a queer
crushed fashion, Sylvia didn't mind it
n hff CHI III Il
Royal again, until he thought he'd
done something very wonderful, in
deed!-Brooklyn Eagle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Points of Similarity Between TWO
Strenuous Men.

strenuous men.
A typical soldier of fortune was
big Bill" Craig, the secret service
man who was killed near Pittsfeld
while riding in the coach with the
President and party, that met with SO
serious an accident. 1t is told that
Craig was the only secret service man
that the President in his innate dis
taste of dependence of any kind would
tolerate about him.
Theodore Roosevelt liked Craig. not
alone because he was physical giant,
not because he had served in the
Household Guards of England's Queen,
nor yet because he Was OF the famous
Black Watch in the Soudan and
went to the relief of Gordon. All these
things we're incidents to the fact that
Craig was man after Roosevelt's own
heart, bent upon doing, and doing as
well and as hard as nature allowed.
An incident of the Presidents trip
may be recalled here. It was during
reception in Vermont town. In
the middle of the reception the lights
went out. With the rush of darkness
a big form seemed to envelop Presi-
dent Roosevelt and two strong arms
thrust back the people in a manner
that led to but one conclusion-thatn no
one would come near, except after
passing Bill Craig. And no one passed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
THE oSPREY'S HOME.

It Is good luck to have fishhawk,
build its nest on ones farm. That is
what the farmers say, and although
the nest of this bird is as wonderful
and as full of odds and ends as an
ancient curiosity shop, they never mo-
lest 1t. 1t is only when some cold
blooded naturalist comes along, who
wants to get the scientific facts about
everything, that it is possible to learn
about the home of the fishnawk.
Such a nest was recently found on
Gardeners Island by naturalists from
The Bronx Zoo. They took it down and
set 1t up again in tree in The Bronx
gardens. This was no easy task, for
the cumbrous home weighed more
than four hundred pounds
Instead of being made OF straws and
feathers, like other birds nests, the
fishhawk's nest is constructed of
sticks, pieces of broken oars and splin-
ters of wrecked boats. Slowed away
in the framework are found pieces of
fish net, fish bones, skeletons of other
birds, strands of barbed wire, seles Of
old shoes, corset bones, remnants Of
clothing, and not few pearl buttons
The f1shhawk occupies it's nest only
one season and If it returns after the
winter is over builds another home
Oftentimes other birds inhapit the
empty house, and in the one found on
GARDENERS Island there were three
blackbird's nests, each containing a
pair of speckled brown and green eggs
Some superstitious people think that
an empty flshhawk's nest is haunted,
for they say that the tree in which it
is built always dies and the young Of
other birds Matched there fall a prey
to hawks before they grow up.-New
York Tribune Farmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Dogs That Brought Ruin,

Perhaps the most utter ruin ever IN
f1ieted upon human beings by domestic
animals, says Answers, was in Pata-
gonia four or five years ago. A num-
Der of Scotch crofters emigrated to
North Patagonia and began sheep
farming, at which they were very sue
cessful. They brought out with them
several valuable collies. and these for
time did good work. But one winter
one of these farmers died sud
denly. His dogs, left without food,
began to devour the sheep. They ran
away, took to the hills, and became
the progenitors of race of wild dogs
which come down in packs and kill
the sheep by hundreds. So serious
have matters become that bounty Of
$40 a had is offered for these wild
collies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
GRUMBLE BROTHERS.

Postscript editionl" shouted the
newsboy at the door, as the street car
stopped for a moment Paper, sir?''
Eyes" said Alan's father, and was
soon deeply engaged reading the latest
news from China. Alan, thrown on his
own resources, amused himself by
looking out of the window. He was
not familiar with that part of the city,
and found much to interest him Pres
emily he broke into a low laugh.
What is it?" asked Mr.. Peterson.
Such funny sign, father-'Grum-
BILE Brothers. l wonder if they live
up to their name?"
Il think not" said his father, smil-
ingly, "or they would not be the su,-
cessful men of business that they are.
But there are some 'Grumble Broth
ers' who, unhappily, do live up to their
name. hope you will not enter into
partnership"
The next morning was rainy. Alan
came down to breakfast decidedly out
of humor. why should it rain on
Saturday? l do not care il 1t pours on
school days. We were going to play
ball in the park this afternoon. It
doesn't seem fair for it to rain.
Mother, what is the matter with this
oatmeal? II is not bit good"
when did they take you in, Alan p
asked Mr.. Peterson.
take me in?' asked the boy, In
surprise. What do you mean?"
do You think it will be a good In
vestment?" continued his father.
beg pardon, father said Alan,
greatly mystifled. II do not see what
you are aiming at"
"Oh, | thought by the tone of your
remarks that you had been taken into
the firm Of 'Grumble Brothers, that is
ALL"
Alan blushed. and looked undecided
for moment, and then gave goou
humored laugh. You have the best
ae me. father"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Qualifications of a Successful Public
BY Col. Curtis Guild,

fSi is one phase problem and
Ponced Icons of proon
YOUTH Arrest OF growth
veloped child the idiot, permauy e-ar
not TOO familiar daily
seeming
in An
SOIL consumpuVe otherwise diseased sunlight
ana are the producers
with narcotics poisons
may arrested
and concerted play
secreted by the
lamentations OF the laboratory
organism
may De poisoned chorofomed
what is disease malacton other
be of
OF wheat of of dis
the disappearance activity
growing old merely
probable That
- - ~ 9 "
the acton the malt
convert
uVey
the
the development
od age the preservation youth.-Harpers
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

The question has been raised
whether if it should be practicable to
lttain to speed of 100 miles or more
IN hour by rail, the engineer could
stand the strain. 1t has been affirmed
BY a physician that such fearful 60
ing would wear cut bis nerves in
little while. The question has been
answered already by enc experienced
engineer before a meeting of scien.
lists. Asked as to the probable eff
Eects, in case OF a common accident.
If a speed of more than sixty miles
an hour, he said: "a smash-up at
sixty miles would make splinters of
everything; at 100 miles the splinters
might be finer but the destruction
could not be more complete" That is
to say, when an engineer runs his
engine at sixty miles he is under as
severe a strain as he would be at any
-trnr Spaad
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
DOLLY VISITS THE DOCTOR.

my dolly's very i'll, sir;
Dear doctor, please to tell
What | can do to make her
Get quickly strong and WELL"
"She certainly looks pale, ma'am,
And needs the greatest care.
And ! should recommend. ma'am,
A thorough change CT cir
Just take her to the mountains,
Or somewhere by the sea,
And give her new laid eggs, ma'am
For breakfast and for tea"
"The mountains are too far, sir"
The anxious mother said,
"I'll wheel her round the garden
And up the road instead"
Detroit Free Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
PINKY's PREFERENCE.

Most wild animals stoutly resist all
OF our well intentioned efforts to bring
them up in door-yard ways, and take
to the woods again with the first op-
portunity. | have tanned many SPUR.
rels, but, sooner or later, every one
OF them has escaped to the wilds.
have never known but one wild ami.
NAL that wanted to be domesticated
that refused to stay In the woods when
taken there; and this was a little pos
sum, named from the color of his long
nose, "Pinky."
He was one of a family of nine that
| caught, several springs ago, and car
ried home. In the course of few
weeks his brothers and sisters were
adopted by admiring friends: but
Pinky, because he was the "runt," and
looked very sorry and for1orn, was not
chosen. He was left with me. / kept
him, for his mother was dead, and fed
him on milk until he caught up to
the size Of the biggest mother-fed pos
sum of his age in the woods. Then |
took him down to the old stump in the
brier patch where he was born, and
left him to shift for himself.
Being thrown into brier patch wax
exactly what tickl' d "Br'er Rabbit"
half to death, and any one would have
supposed that being put gently down
in his home brier patch would have
tickled this little possum still more.
Not he! | went home and forgot him.
But the next morning. when breakfast
was preparing, what should we see
but Pinky, curled up in the feather
cushion Of the kitchen settee, fast
asleep.
He had found his way back during
the night, climbed in through the
trough of the pump box, and had gone
to sleep like the rest of the family.
He gaped and smiled and looked about
him when awakened, altogether at
home, but really surprised that morn
ing had come so soon.
He took his saucer of milk under
the stove as il nothing had happened:
We had had good many possums,
crows. lizards. and the like, so, IN
q nee and affection, Pinky was borne
away once more to the briars. He
did not creep in by the pump box
trough that night. Nothing was seen
Of him, and he passed quickly out of
our minds. Two or three days after
this was crossing the back yard, and
stopped to pick up big calabash-
gourd that had been on the wood pile
| had cut round hole, somewhat
larger than a silver dollar, in the
gourd, intending to fasten it up for the
bluebirds to nest in. 1t ought to have
been as light as so much air, almost,
but instead it was heavy-the children
had filled it with sand, no doubt.
turned it over and peeked into the
hole, and 10! there was Plnky.
How he ever managed to squeeze
through that opening 1 don't know,
but there he was. sleeping away as
soundly as ever.
But that's just like him-always a
puzzle. He is most stupidity wise or
most wisely stupid.
And what became of him then? MY
heart smites me whenever l think of
it. | took him back again to the
woods the third time, and again he re-
turned, but Numbered into a neigh
boris yard, and-and little later he
was drawn up in bucket of water
from the bottom of that neighbours
well, still asleep, only-they could not
wake him up.-Dallas Lore Sharp, in
ST. Nicholas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Reading For Girls.


COULD insist Only principle which should
actuate in reading matter man in Ills 1t
should be the thing and the manner
OF It, and not selfish information; should De ducatv
an instructive For the maid whom
inns una IMAGINING as fair as she good and eager as she Is innocent
Hundred Best
q vulgar the best Of minds They
ty pledge them it pain being found Of bad
aize the whole affair and
not to go too far in
reason why both exist in such Besides
IN
put INTO s OF the Hundred Best 1t be found
len thousand !nd Best
OF gve pieces the hafcosou
- $500
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

Woman's Benevolent Association of
Chicago.
Mrs. Henrietta A. S. Marsh, President
IWoman's Benevolent Association, of 327
jackson Park Terrace, Woodawn, Chi
cago, ILL.,, says:
Il suffered with la grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing helped me until tried
Peruna. | felt at once that l had at last
secured the right medicine and kept stead
lily improving. Within three weeks / was
fully restored. Henrietta A. s. Marsh.
Independent Order of Good TempIars, of
Washington.
Mrs. T. w. Collins. Treasurer /. O. G..
j., of Everett, Wash, has used the great
catarrhal tonic, Peruna, for an aggravated
case of dyspepsia. She writes:
i AFTER having a severe attack of Ia
grippe. l also suffered with dyspepsia.
After taking Peruna l could eat my regu-
lar meals with relish, my system was built
mp, my health returned and / have re-
manned in excellent strength and vigor
how for over a Mrs. T. w Collins.
/ If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
Rory results. from the use OF Peruna write
ut once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full state
ment of your case and he win be pleased
20 give you his valuable advice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

and never a kick comes in that
doesn't fall under one or another of
these classifications.
BY my present system, instead of
frittering away lot of time attend
ing to kicks each day, | give Friday
mornings only to them. On these
mornings the book of Kicks is laid
before me; remedy the evils that are
real evils, and the fakes / throw
away.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
The Obligations OF Wealth.

HEtE is one obligation andpo are
required to the which God has
granted
serves Inc possession wealth
aDout happiness
II is also true however, that
our oDf 5ons alnos1
pennies carried
more
interest - - ~ 'S
not enough
the
imam good Many welmeaning
where really
might discover their
and their POSSESSION wealth do
to effect and
paratvy willing
should
will
the beginning refrain calling that we NAV look
aid which
to of
will be of - -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
THOMAS A. E0lsoN's HABITS.
Not Allowed to Be So Absorbed In
Work as Formerly,

Work as FormerIy'
An amusing story is told in Success
of Thomas A. Edison's first marriage,
Shortly after the ceremony he was
called away to his laboratory on an
important experiment. He plunged
into the work At midnight one of his
friends called to see him. He had just
accomplished the object of his labors
and was preparing to quit work.
Il guess I'd better go home" he
said as he hurried into his coat and
TANNED his hat down on his head.
"You know was married today"
But the days of complete absorption
In work have passed for him. The
second Mrs. Edison has undertaken
the task Of keeping the inventor
healthy. She will not permit him to
neglect his meals or to work more
than she thinks is good for him. She
insists that he shall leave the labor
Rtory at a certain hour each night,
and she undertakes to see personally
that he does so. At times Mr.. Edison
objects, but in a very mild way, to
this regime. Not long ago he was
deeply engaged in a certain expert
ment, when Mrs. Edison called for him
and insisted upon taking him home.
After some resistance he at last con-
scented, saying, however, by way Of a
nnel protest as ho stepped into the
carriage:
Billy (his pet name for Mrs. Edi-
SOM, you're a nuisance"
Were it not, however, for the saw.
Ing influence which Mrs. Edison e4
ercises over her husband it Is doubt
ful If he would accomplish 80 much.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

In st. Dionis, in Fenchurch street,
London, there are four monster syr-
inges, which were at one time the only
form Of fire brigade appliances in
London. The celebrated golden tomb
stone in ST. Katharine S, Regent PARK,
is very well known. 1t is tombstone,
or, rather, small SLAP of pure gold,
surrounded by an oak frame. Many
people are unaware that the body Of
Nell Gwyn reposes in vault in Mar
tin-in-the-Fields, and a still larger
number of persons are ignorant of
the fact that beneath the same church
there is still in existence the old par
ish whipping post. Beneath st. Ethel
dreda's Church in Ely place is the
only subterranean place of worship in
London. 1t is a completely furnished
chapel with sitting accommodation for
200 people. St. Etheldreda's is the
Oldest Roman Catholic church in Eng.
land
Nearly per cent. Of the population
-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
No Questions to Be Asked.

When ]. P. Morgan was travelling
for pleasure through rural France on
one occasion, he engaged local pho
tographer to take and develop some
views of interesting places. The pho
kographer, receiving nothing as re-
tainer, did not begin the work until
be had consulted with the manager of
the hotel where Morgan was stopping
In the neighborhood. Yes-the man
ager knew Morgan, and thought Nor
gan all right.
But, monsieur" said the photog-
rapher, 'it is such large order! Can
safely trust this American for 800
trancs?"
Mon Dieul-300 france!" ex-
claimed the manager. Trust himi-
yes; for anything and everything un-
der heaven he may take it into his
head to dream of! Hs is pre-eminent.
ly a reliable mani"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Complied With the Law.

M. Baron, the French actor, recently
accepted railroad pass, and as the
French law requires that all such bill
lets shall have a picture of the holder
upon 1t Mr.. Baron had himself photo
graphed as Mephistopheles. In this
character he is better known than as
a private individual, and both the rail-
way and the government officials are
content to regard the law as fully
complied with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
Culture Class is a New One
BY John oiIber Speed.


qualification possible
Il stables;
ne1 fancy nenes; they have automobiles
as worth kings ransom and wherever they
themselves
their Jewels To enjoy all these hags casually
is only with this generation that leisure class has
enough when divided to make all the members of family rich
TO
sleeves man made fortune his children vedon it,
shoulder with the humbest of anteedents
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12


STf the farm For the folks highest
ial is by
OF the buildings
nome which VIII of marked value
bu Photography has still another form
Dos ng enough to get the picture
blu
see the markings before he decided whether
opened
II we nave horse provided it be Of
with to
even be the OF selling still
ay offered for such advertisements
the urtner Good outfits
the = - NNo' "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
SERVANTS IN 2,ooo A. D.
VIII Not Be Notwithstanding
Devices In Honec.

The thread-bare servant problem
will have become thing. CT the past
by 1000 A. D. Domestics seem to be
necessary nowadays to supDle.n ant
the deficiencies of some housewives,
and owing to the incompleteness II
tendency of modern apartment houses
Is to minimize work SO that no sery-
ants will be needed.
The homes of the future will prob
ably be warmed in the walls from
some power-generating station. Air
will enter through proper tubes in the
walls which will warm the house and
will capture the dust, and it will be
spun out again by simple devices
Scientific builders are now planning
to do away with the walls meeting
the floors at right angles, as by
rounding off the angles between wall
and floor, sweeping ard cleaning will
be lightered.
II a window is cleaned hurriedly
and left wet, it dries in spots, end
dirt is left in solution. By the touch
ing of a button and turning on OF
water that contains solvent, water
would be forced down the window
pancs from pin holes in pipe above,
into groove below, and this would
be followed by pure rain water, and
window cleaning would be done sans
dOuIOotiqucs..'
And within few years, perhaps,
the French scientists will have fur
Their perfected the taking of nourish-
ment and enjoying whole meals from
a few drops, or few pellets, from
two to three walls, thus doing away
with chefs, and the elaborate part OF
Homework
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

well, the next tlma / find fault
with anything just remind me, please.
OF those Brothers. and | will try to
pick up little pleasantness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

Carpets can be colored on the floor with
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12
eernhardt to Play in Berlin.

Sarah Bernnardt has scornfully re-
fused to play in Berlin ever since the
Franco Prussian war. but now it is
announced that she has signed con.
tract to appear in the German CAPT.
tai.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

How's This:
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Caiarrh tina. cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. GHESEy & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known 2. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business ,ransac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST Il TRuAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WA1DISe, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ell Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

There are only 100000 white people in
British South Africa.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-06-12

The sun gives us &c, 600 600 times as much
light as all the stars put together.