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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Swallowed a Fortune.

Thirty years ago l was on my way
home on board a Norwegian vessel
from South Africa with one of my
friends, Monsieur Joaquin. The ves-
sci went down, and the two Of us saved
our lives by clinging to barrel. | had
saved a little metal box, containing
100000 worth of diamonds.
The shipwreck had taken place at
night. and l had nothing on but a
night shirt, so that l was obliged to
keep my box of diamonds beneath my
one arm.
They represented my whole fortune.
and l had been twelve years collecting
them. l suddenly thought of a way
of saving them. My arms We're getting
very tired, and 1 knew that l should
have to drop the box presently.
resolved to swallow the stones one by
one. They might kill me, l thought,
but the risk was worth taking. /
climbed up on the barrel, sat astride OF
it, and swallowed them. As | swal-
: lowed the last one my poor friend JAG
quin lost his hold and was drowned.
A few hours afterward 1 was picked
up by a Dutch vessel, which brought
me back to Europe. | was fearfully
i'll. but my life was preserved, and
the week after my arrival an opera
ton which succeeded perfectly restored
S155,5O0 of my fortune.-New York
News
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Foruet the Kerosene.

Her Sunday school class consisted Of
youngsters, wherefore the explanations
of the pretty parallels were not always
understood and made necessary every
Sunday rehearsal of what had beer
taught in the preceding lesson.
''lyow, little girls, what did tell yor
about the parable of the wise and the
foolish virgins last Sunday?" asked thu
teacher.
A look of blameless ignorance sat OF
the faces of all. until pair of bright
black eyes sparkled with delight from
rear seat and tiny hand shot int
the air to attract the teachers atten
ton, "Well, what about the wise ant
the foolish virgins?" the teacher said
why, it was about the women tina
forgot their kerosene" was the Guicl
answer-New York Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
CUT or TIE ORDINARY.
Little Stories Tending to Weak


Some Popular Theories.
watched my wife dressing her hair
the other evening. BY Jove, her hal,
Is longer and darker than 1t was when
we were married.
THE teacher asked us to-day II
there was ever a greater man thar
Abraham Lincoln, and told her My
papa. This at dinner, from Mollie
our elrest, aged 6.
A neighbor brought my wife tickets
for swell musicale recently. On the
night 1t was to come off | went home
not particularly uplifted in antlcipa
ticn. At dinner my wife said: 1--WE
won't go out tonight, dearie. You look
tired. What do you say to rubber O:
cribbage?"
Jack Davis, an old buddie of mine
came out to dinner the other evening
Really, everything did run smooth
ly. went to the door with him. He
whispered: Say, old man, for ravish
ing cooking, an ideal den and the can
dy outfit all through you've got the
world beat And say, pardon and al
that, but this is from an old pal. The
missus is one of the finest little womer
ever saw"
Last week my wife's father 'phonet
me to hustle over to his office. my
boy" said he when arrived, you've
got two hours and half to- scrape to
gether every piece of collateral IL
your name-150 minutes-there'i
something doing" 1t only took me
a half hour. This morning, referring
to me, one Of the papers printed the
following: THE street Is recognizing
a new Napoleon of finance in the per
son of young Mr.. -, who has JUS
turned a mighty clever and exceed
lngly profitable eal."-Pittsburg Dis
%4I<
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
why the Stomach Lasts.

An old question which has long puz.
zled Psychologists is, Why does not the
stomach digest itself? The walls OF
the stomach are in substance not IN
like the food which they contain, and
which is digested by the peptic fluid
The stomach is able to digest proteid
food when introduced into it, yet it
does not digest itself.
The reason for this has recently been
shown by Weinland. Weinland found
that substance can be extracted
from the cells OF the stomach which,
when added to proteid material. will
not allow it to be acted upon by the
pepsin OF the stomach. This substance
belongs to the class of so-called anti
ferments-that is, group of bodies
which by their presence inhibit fer
mentatiye actions. The presence Of the
anti-ferment in the cells of the stomach
prevents them from digesting them
selves.
After death, when this substance
f.ecomposes, the stomach will digest it.
seif.-New York World.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
What Everybody Says.

CHICAGO, Ill.
When / received the
sample of Doan's
Kidney Pills / was
suffering terribly with
my back, was sick and
unfit to do anything.
The several remedies
/ had used, though
highly recommended,
did no good, but
rather irritatcd TIL e
trouble and made me
worse. Before / had
used up the sample |
was feeling so much
better that | got moro
from the drug store.
l could not sleep at
night. Had to get up
six or eight times, and
the urine was so red,
would almost think
it was part blood
thercwas athick sand,
like brick-dust sedi-
ment. / cannot tell
one-half that / suf-
fcred, nor how good
] feel now that / am
cured by Doan's Kid
ney Pills but here /
am, sixty-six years
old, able to do my
own work, feeling
well as I did twenty
years ago, for which I
thank Doan's Kidney
Pills ten thousand
times. = Mrs. K. T.
GOULD, 0l4 w. Lake
Street. Doan's Pills
cure when 9th era
fail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
A TALL BLAcKBIRD STORY.
Honest Old Darby Makes Another Con-
tributIon to literature.

f7OncSt Ola DdFky wakes AnOtncT OoH-
tributIon to Literature.
"Well, suh," said Bro Lqckie, as
the shavings fell from his plane, 60
Ing along the rough way of the plank,
you don't see no blackbirds in At
lanta now, lax what you use ter see"
"Blackbirds?"
Eyes, sub! Sence desc tall buildin's
come UP, dey don't fly over lax in de
ole days. l well remembers wen 1
lived nigh Medlock's, drove Of
blackbirds come long, one-half mile
wide and ten foot deep. Yes, sub!
You white folks don't bfeve dat now;
but dey's lots of old cullud folks mem
Der dem days. wuz younger den dan
what l is now; en- one day, long bout
de time blackbirds wuz a'fyin', took
my gun en- crope up on de cowshed,
SOS ter git a good shot, at 'em, en- not
ter strain my gun, en- bless God, here
dey come! Dey WIZ full half-mile
wide en- ten foot deep-des lax l tell
you-en dey darkened de sun fer full
fifteen minutes-so much so dat de
chickens lowed dat night wuz come,
en- gone ter roos'! Well, sub, l shet
my eye en- pull loose on 'em 'twel |
hear de double-barrel gun go Bow!
Bowl en- den dey commence fallin'!
Dey felled en- dey felled en- dey felled
-'twel de barnyard wuz black wild
EN-; en- l slid down, l did, fun dat
cowshed, en- picked up two barrels OF
EN-! En- dat amt de wusst OF it, kaze
fer ten whole days after dat de people
picked up blackbirds fer ten mile fun
what | fust let fly at 'em; en- fer two
months dey wuz muffin but blackbird
pie in dat neighborhood; Eff you don't
bfeve what | tellin' you, des ask
Dock Smith-he wuz dar. en- he seen
lt!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Representatives Brownlow and Glib
son are the only Republicans in Con
gress from Tennessee. To relieve
their loneliness they indulge in good
deal of good-natured banter. Brown
low took great care In selecting
persns in his district to stand civ.
service examinations for positions
and as luck would have it not g
single one failed toattain the requir-
ed grade Gibson was not SO lucky
and not a single man from his dis
trict passed the examinations.
"How Is this, Brownlow?" asked
Gibson. "All your men have passed
the examinations, while / can't get g
single one through in my district?"
ooh, that's easy" replied Brown.
low. EFF there was single man If
your district capable of passing a civil,
service examination you wouldn't be
in Congress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
QUIT THE TURKEY BUSINESS.
Greed of Bindery Girls Soured Secre-
tary of the Navy Whitney.

Greed of Bindery Girls Soured Secre-
tary of the Navy Whitney.
The story of how few impatient
women destroyed a mighty good reso-
luton, says the New York Tribune,
was recently told by the chief clerk of
he Navy Department. In 1888 Secre-
.ary Whitney was delayed in getting
put his report, and finally had to push
It through with a rush.
$50 well was the work DONE" says
Mr.. Peters, "and so pleased was the
secretary, that two days before
Thanksgiving he sent for me and said,
Mr.. Peters, l wish you would go to
the market and buy a turkey for every
employee of the government printing
of1ce.' But, MIR. Secretary 1 replied.
it would require 1900 turkeys to fill
that order 1t makes no difference II
5000 would be needed; buy them 1t
rs impossible l said; there are not
5000 unsold turkeys to be had in
Washington to-day Then said he,
ascertain the names of the men who
had the principal part in getting out
the report, get a turkey for each to-
day, and order the necessary number
5000 or 5,000-and see that they arc
delivered in time for Christmas I'm.
der these instructions nine turkeys
were sent to the printing Office that
day. The next morning the secretary
received ten letters. Nine were notes
Of thanks, and the other was letter
from fifty-fve girls in the bindery,
who demanded turkey each because
Of the part they had taken in getting
out the report AS soon as he read
that letter the Secretary of the Navy
said: Mr.. Peters, l have gone out OF
the turkey business Nothing further
was necessary. The Christmas distri'
button was not made, and all on ac-
count of the haste of fifty-five women
to get recognition for their services.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Listenl It's the Rain
Coming home again;
Not as when he went away,
Silent, but Ia tears TO say
He is sorry to have gone
With the Mist that lured him on;
And he promises anew
Nevermore the like to do.
Alas no sooner shines the sun
Than the sefsame deed is done.
John B. Tabb, In Later Lyrics.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Miss Passe-A new beauty formula
says that if a woman believes and
thinks with the whole strength of her
mind that she is beautiful, the result
will be that she will become as bean
tiful as she thinks she is.
Miss Pert-But you have disprovei
that theory, haven't you, dear?-Hous
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Electrically operated shears, guided
by hand, clip the fleece from an aver
age sheep In three minutes. The fast
est operation with hand power shears
requires eight minutes to the sheep.
The electrical clipper has the form of
the BARRIERS clipper.
Germans who use retort coke ovens
get coal-tar products worth twenty
eight per cent as much as the coke,
and save nearly all the forty per cent.
of the volatile elements of the coal
which are lost in the open "beehive"
ovens used in America.
A curious theory is being inyesti-
gated by the Paris Academy of Sci
ences. Human stature is supposed to
be controlled by the gland in the
throat under the larynX, and artificial
stimulation of this gland is claimed
to cause any child to grow to maxi
mum height.
1t used to be thought that bird
learned to fly, or a duck learned to
swim, by watching the old birds, but
Professor Morgan conclusively proved
that this was not so by taking duck
eggs which the duckling had almost
broken through and opening it letting
the small bird drop out into a basin
of water and the bird started to swim
around right off.
The steam turbine has lately been
used in the reversed direction for COM
pressing air, an ordinary steam tur-
bine being coupled direct to the air
turbine. This air turbine is very SINH.
lar to the steam turbine, and consists.
as usual, of alternate rows of moving
blades and guide blades, and is driven
at a high speed, each row of blades in
creasing the pressure, and giving
steady blast.
The coral trade of Naples last year
amounted in value to $1,600,500. The
banks, from which the corals chiefly
come, are situated off the coasts OF
Sicily, Calabria, Lipari, and in the
Seas Of Corsica and Sardinia. The
fishermen of Tore del Greco are the
most expert and have the best boats.
Some of these keep to the sea for sew
eral months, in all weathers, the Ital-
ian Government having wisely pro-
vided a guIfboat to cruise among them,
partly with view of preserving order,
but also to provide drinking water for
the fishing fleet.
A new process for drying fruit and
enthusiastically in use for drying
hops-consists in drawing air through
a girdwork of steam pipes into cham
Der below the slotted floor holding the
materials to be dried. Absorption of
sulphurous gases is avoided, while
burning is impossible. In test at
Worcester, England, samples of car
rots, potatoes, sliced and shredded APP
pies, and other fruits and vegetables,
were kept at temperatures of ninety
degrees to 100 degrees for six hours,
reaching the ordinary commercial state
of dryness. The cost of working be-
ing small, it is expected that an i'm
portant new industry will soon de-
velop in England.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

care there any historic spots in this
vicinity" queried the tourist.
well, mum, right over there by
that tree Bill Jorkins once had pile
of coal that weighed purity nigh two
tnns. n-Bryan's Commoner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The Osages are said to be the wealth
lest people per capita in the world
They number 1900, and own 1,400 .O0
acres of land. besides having to thei
credit in the United States Treasur.
81, 584, 49S.-The Indians Friend.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. TT
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

FITS permaH sntly cured. No ilts or nervo1s-
ness after first days use OF DIR. Kline's Grea.
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottleand treatisetros
DR.. II. II. KLINE, Ltd, y31 Arch St., Phi-a., "a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Some men are SO lazy that they even ex-
pect some other fellow to push the button
for them
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

1t is better to be on the level than to
travel down hill
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

All creameries use butter color. Why
not do as they do - use JUNE TINT BUT
TER COLOR.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Some people have more money than
brains and more conceit than either.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

The manager who is looking for q clean
play will have to scour the market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
LOUISVILLE. H

LOUISVILLE, Ky
For q year or more
I have been suffering
with severe pains in
the small Of my back
and kidneys; had
tried a number CT
remedies but without
relief. / decided to
try Doan's Kidney
Pills, and purchased
two boxes, and am
glad to state that
after taking the two
boxes Of pills ! was
relieved Of al pains,
and have not been
troubled since. Prior
to taking these pills
it was impossible for
me to get a full
nights sleep, but ! am
not experiencing any
difficulty in this re-
epect now. Yours
truly. JoHH z. KRA-
EER, 2823 w. Main
Sire ct Foreman
American Tobacco
Coz
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Some men are such scrappers that they
will pick quarrel before it is ripe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
ADERDEEa, WASH.

AGEADELf@s ~ AcA4.
/ had a bad pain in
my back ; | could
hardly walk CT sit
down. | could not
write for sample, but
got q fifty-cent box
Of druggist, and they
have made me oil
right. No other med
icine did me any
good. r. AUG. CARL-
SON. SIS LIST st.. East.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infalllble
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL. Ocean Grove, N. T., Feb. IT, 1909.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Unfurnished.

Castles in the air are seldom fur.
nished. New York News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Every one who uses Doan's Kidney
Pills free trial has a good word
to say for them = that's
why they are most -
prominent in the
nryhIic eve

Aching backs are cascd. Hip. oack, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brici1-dust sedi-
ment, high colorcd, excessive, pain in pass
ing, dribbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Deans Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
ton, slccplessncss headache. nervousness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22
Sc|Ei([IABlxAIu|cs
~ U

Electrically operated shears, guided
by hand, clip the fleece from an aver
age sheep in three minutes. The fast
est operation with hand power shears
requires eight minutes to the sheep.
The electrical clipper has the form of
the BARRIERS clipper.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

A curious theory is being inyesti-
gated by the Paris Academy of Sci
ences. Human stature is supposed to
be controlled by the gland in the
throat under the larynx, and artificial
stimulation of this gland is claimed
to cause any child to grow to maxi
mum height.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-05-22

Germans who use retort coke ovens
get coal-tar products worth twenty
eight per cent. as much as the coke,
and save nearly all the forty per cent.
of the volatile elements of the coal
which are lost in the open beehive"
ovens used in America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
ADJUSTMENTS
Clara Turner.

Clara Turner, always bright win
some and viVaciOus, was welcomed
back to Augusta last night, by Il large
audience, which enjoyed every moment
OF the evenings performances Miss
Turner has lost none of her former
winning mannerisms ad was the same
enjoyable actreS that theatre gGers in
Augusta ana elsewhere have known
for several years past. The play which
she used for entering upon her pres
ent engagement in tbs city was THE
Sapphire,' and it proved to be a very
fitting choice. 1t gave Miss Turner
many opportunities to display her
cleverness and Won liberal applause
from the audience.
The specalites, which We're intro
duced between the acts, We're especial
ly enjoyable. the trained dogs of
Prof. Hall won the hearts Of ali by their
almost human actions and it is safe to
predict that they will be a feature of
the weeks engagement in the city.
The motion pictures We're very good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
Unclaimed Letters at Pcstoff;ce.

The following is The list Of unclaimed
letters and packages at the Augusta
postofiice, Aug. 81:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Miss Ethel Dill
Ion. Mrs. N. w; Doyle, Mrs. Ella:
ellison, Miss Irene: Glidden, Mis- Ida
A.; koehl, Mrs. NVr. r. A.: MeGrore,
Mrs. Alice: Pelter. Mrs. Ncital; Porter,
Miss Ethelyn go; Rhoades. l.. Mae;
Robbie. Miss Ethel NJ: Spolford, Mrs.
". H.; White Mrs. Hannah.
Men-BarGon. Frank L.: Battle,
Samuel T.: Bennett, r. c., ESD: Car
Yer, Elaer. ESD; Crepanier NJ Clarisse;
Dye. Ellis: Gardner, +. NJ; Hill, Jo-
aeph H.. HouldsWorth. Harold: Kno-
nan, Illma Ola: I<indyn, Dackes; Nc
Innis, Hugh; Leonard, Rodney: Nc
Laughlin, Kenneth NJ; Plant, Chas.;
Physical Culture.
misunderstanding, VIM. f.; Saw
Yer. IT, D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
To State Fair via Winthrop.

People going to the State Fair will
please bear in mind that going by way
Of Electric Railway to Winthrop you
will be left at the gate of the Fair
ground; SIZE for the round trip with
adrittance to the grounds.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
in addition to regular train the NJ. G. r.
r. Will run a special leaving winthrop
at 9G7 A. NJ. and the regular leaving
at 9.52 \. NJ.
cars leaving Augusta at 7.45 connect
Mt winthrop with the special for Lew
iston. and cars leaving at SIS connect
with regular train. Ample accommo-
dations will be furnished on these
trips during the State Fair.
Special leaves the Fair Grounds at
640 =. NJ.
Enough cars will be in waiting Mt
Winthrop to accommodate the people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
Royal Blue Line, Early Fall Tours, Per-
sonaly Conducted. Leaving Bos-
ton Friday, Sept. 18th.

Tour No / lasting for eight days.
including Reading. Pa. Gettysburg, Blue
Mountains of Maryland, Washington,
d. G.. and Philadelphia.
Tour No 2. lasting twelve days, COW
ers all of the above with additional
trip to Old Point Comfort, daylight
ride up the historic James River, and
visit to Richmond. Va. Cost of tour
No. l. $1,000 tour No. 2, $500. cover
ing every expense from Boston.
Both of these tours are admirably
arranged to cover many interesting
points, with easy travel.
For details and illustrated itinerary
apply to Jos. p. Taggart, n. E. T. A,
Royal Blue Line, $50 Washington ST.,
Boston, Mass, Publisher.
Aug27eodtoSept1o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01

The air tanks for the fire whistlc
at the City building were placed in po-
sition, yesterday, and they are mon
sters, one being - feet long by in di-
ameter, and weighing 5000 los and the
other II feet long Of the same diameter,
ana weighing some 200 lbs. The cylin-
defs are of steel, 5-32 of an inch il
thickness. They are laid end to end
being just long enough to take UP the
length of the room. The compressor
has also arrived and work on the new
new mechanism is progressing rapidly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
The Hot Weather Test

Makes people better acquainted with
their resources of strength and endur-
ance.
Many find that they are not so well
off as they thought and that they are
easily enervated and depressed by the
heat.
Whal they need is the tonic effect
of Hoods Sarsaparilla which strength
ems the blood promotes refreshing
sleep, overcomes that tired feeling,
creates appetite.