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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
State to Sell Property.

Governor Vardaman has called a
joint meeting of the building commits
sion of the deaf and dumb institute
and the board of trustees Of that in
stitution to assemble at the executive
chambers on the morning of April 14th
at 9: 80 O'Clock am, for the purpose
Of placing the State street property
now used by the institute for sale on
the market. The property is located
in the heart Of the residence district
Of Jackson, and it is certain that the
lots will command fancy prices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
First Shipment.

The Perry county truck growers are
called to meet in Hattiesburg to ar
range for their first shipments of ear
ly vegetables. The strawberries and
radish crops have matured nicely, and
the first consignments to the Northern
markets will be made this week. A
shortage of hands for picking and
packing the strawberries is now fear
ed, as the crop is so plentiful that
work is offered to both sexes and all
ages Of people.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Heavy Loss in Early Morning Fire.

Texarkana, Tex.-Fire destroyed the
following: Tilson Carriage Company.
1000; Mrs. Sheehan, $4,000; several
hundred bales of cotton, $4,000; tel
ephone office. $1,000; M. Kosminsky' s
house, 1000; Foreman block damaged
$1,000; new Rialto building damaged
about $1,000. As the fire occurred on
the Texas side Of the town there were
no buildings burned on which the in
surance had been cancelled by the re-
cent Arkansas antitrust legislation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Fire Loss of $4,000.

The business district of Indianola
was saved from destruction by fire
only by the timely change of the d.
rection of high wind. The confag-
ration started in the new Sunfower
Inn. destroyed that building, and
spreading rapidly, consumed livery
stable, gunsmith shop and cotton
warehouse. Several stores were also
damaged. The loss will amount to
about 100000, with partial insurance.
Indianola has no fire-fghting facilities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Building Rebates Paid.

w. B. Turk, freight claim agent Of
the Yazoo G. Mississippi Valley Rail-
road has been in Yazoo City, where he
spent several days making settlements
for freight claim rebates. The re-
bates paid at that point amounted to
the neat sum of $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

The third quarter of the fiscal year
ends with an excess Of expenditure,
over receipts Of $24,436,777, not tax
ing into account postal receipts ant
expenditures, which do not appear il
the recent Treasury statement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Wright to Return. .

New York.-The report was circu-
lated here on reliable authority that
Luke E. Wright, Governor General of
the Philippines, intends coming home
this summer or fall and entering the
race for United States Senator against
Senator E. W. Carmack and former
Gov. Bob Taylor of Tennessee. His
son, Major E. E. Wright, will neither
deny nor affirm the report, although
he admits that his father has always
had senatorial aspirations. Gen
Wright is a conservative Democrat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Birthday Of Jefferson Davis.

At called meeting of the State
ham and Farrell Camp, U. c. v, No
1,197 at Winona, it was decided to
call a meeting of the Camp for June
3 to celebrate Jefferson Davis birth
day. Speakers will be selected for the
occasion, and dinner will be served
The meeting will be held in Montgom-
cry county's magnificent new Court
house, which will be completed at that
time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Decrease in Convicts.

Secretary Wells of the prison board
Of control has completed his regular
monthly report for the period ending
March 25th, which shows 1,O7S con-
victs on hand, as compared with l.
094 on the same date last month, de-
crease of 16 prisoners for the month
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Dental Examiners.

1t is annuonced that the State
Board of Dental Examiners will meet
in Jackson May % and "a, to exam
inc applicants for licenses to practice
dentistry in Mississippi. 1t is proba-
BILE that there will be large number Of
applicants.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Much Pleased.

Local truckers are much pleased with
the outlook for strawberries, and think
that if nothing unforeseen occurs there
will be large crop and considerable
labor will be needed in getting the
crop harvested and to market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
OratoricaI Contest.

The State oratorical contest will
take place at Brookhaven May II, and
information has been received in the
city that Hon. A. H. Whitfield, Jr.,
of this city, son of Chief Justice Whit
field, has been selected to represent
the State University.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Stone Quarry Established.

The Mississippi-Indiana Stone and
Timber Company will shortly have
their plants in operation at Star. The
enterprise includes a saw mill and
stone QUAR-. This will be one Of the
most important industries along the
line of the tiulf and Ship Island Rail-
road
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Al oueer Suicide.

Mahanoy, City, Pa. Joseph Rogist
aged twenty-five years, committed sui
eide at his home in Mahanoy Plains
near here BY blowing himself to. pieces
with dynamite
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Commissioner in Charge.

st. Paul, Minn-Stat Insurance
Commissioner, O'Brien has taken
charge of the affairs of the Northwest
ern National Life Insurance Company
Of Minneapolis. This action followed
all investigation of the company's f.
nancial condition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Cargo of Tobacco.

Portland, o. When the Portland
and Asiatic Liner Arabia sails for the
Orient she will carry shipment Of
g70 hogshead and 235 tierces Of Leaf
tobacco and 375 cases Of cigarettes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Heavy Rainstorm.

Fayette was visited by very vio-
lent wind and rain storm, doing con-
siderable damage, unroofing several
barns and outhouses and blowing down
fences and shade trees. No one re-
ported hurt so far.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Prison is Burned.

Elmira, N. Y.-Fire of unknown orr
gin at Elmira Reformatory totally de-
stroyed number of prison buildings.
including several shops entailing a
loss Of about $1,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

The irrigation committees of thu
senate and house will leave Kansas
City June 1st, to visit all Of the prin.
cipal irrigation projects Of the south
west and west. A number Of invited
guests will accompany the committee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Bond Issue.

The Board of Supervisors of Perry
county will open bids for bond IS
sue of $1,000, the proceeds of which
are to be used to pay for five steel
bridges. One of the bridges is across
the Leaf river at Hattiesburg, another
across the Tallahala, and the other
three at McCallum, Manned and Beau
mont.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Leprosy in New York.

New York "A patient whose illness
has been diagnosed as leprosy has
been received al the Bellevue Hospi.
tai.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
Many Charters.

The charter fees received at the
offic* Of the Secretary Of State dur
ing the month Of March will amount
t. about $1,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

There is suspicion that the United
Brewing Association is giving support
to the movement to impose duty OF
coffee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

The project for the expenditure Of
the funds appropriated in the last riv-
ers and harbors bill for the improve
ment Of Southwest Pass, has been sub
mitted by Col. Sears and has received
the approval of the Chief Of Engi-
neers. The projects for the improve
ment of the Pascagoula river, Missis-
sippi river, Mobile Bar harbor, Mo-
bile and Horn Island, have been sub
mitted to the department by Major
Craighill and are now before the Chief
Of Engineers for action.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

Admiral Evans will succeed Admi-
raj Barker, in command of the North
Atlantic squadron.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

The parcels post treaty recently
concluded between the United States
and Great Britain has become effec-
tive. The agreement is in nearly all
respects similar to the treaties pre-
viously arranged with Germany, Den
mark and several other countries of
Europe. The maximum weight allow
ed is four pounds and six ounces. The
rate fixed is 12 cents a pound or frac-
tion of a pound in this country and
2 shillings parcel in England.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
VOL VII
Sale Of Land for Taxes.
STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
County OF Greene.

Tax the
sell in the Mayf May A d o he
70
at
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

New York Russell Sage, who has
been seriously i'll is much improved and
is able to leave his bed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
bob rAYLoR's MAGAZINE"

Supported bright writer's will make each
addition Gov Tasors editorials Lights Shadows
dotea and bis "Reminiscences Of the PLATFORM has decided
continued calls Gov Taylor
MAGAZINE his beginning with
Of Fools"
Sentiment" The
Old Plantation" "Case the Air. which
wildly
which formed his
depicted him such unique to make him the
tainer on the American platform.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION. sl.oo.
ANNOUNCEMENT

HUNDREDS people BY
charmed by his
hail with the that this
the world particular
that he will edit and whose claims he will contribute
particularly emphasize the Taylor will
merely editor bnt the active Editor
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-07

my hand IeaResine Miss this 5a day April
IRELAND
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14
The S1,irt-Waist Girls of TODAY

with a trim shirt waist to wear trim neck
dressing, tailored stocks for the tailored
waist as a rule. For the lingerie blouse,
the best style is a stock Of self material
trimmed to match the waist.
Yesterday we saw very fetching
shirt-waist suit for young girl It was
made OF black and white shepherds
plaid and trimmed sparingly with
frill Of black silk alternating with one
Of bright red A long rain coat matched
the suit; the hat was a beautiful soft
gray felt absolutely untrimmed, triccrne
In shape 1t made a very attractive
piF.ish costume.
There Is really nothing gives wcm-
an more comfort than the possessICo Of
a frock strictly utilitarian, one that K Of
good enough material to stand the
toughest wear. one that is Of good
enough make to appear well under this
strain. We saw such one recently ind
were almost tempted to instant Iur.
chase in spite Of the fact that the fash
ion folk right and left are insisting this
Is the day Of smooth cloths, Of plain
col,r5 The one appealing SO slro,G.y
was a check Of unobtrusiyc blue ar
warm gray-if there ever Is sueh a
thing as a warm tone Of gray, There
was not particle Of nonsense ar)ut
skirt and coat; they were uuaghamedly
uuliiarian. But there was a cul that
spelled style, which Is so very, very
,,.t,rr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

Yale now begins its two hundred and
fifth year; the school dating back to
1900. 1t opened as a collegiate school
The first classes were held in small
cottage in a Connecticut village; last
year the university enrolled, counting
the school for teachers and the sum
mer school of forestry, sac students.
Yale is by no means the exclusive
property of New England, she belongs
to the nation She has sent forth
many frontier scholar, as we'll as
many church missionary She we'll
deserves her name Mother of Col.
leges-"in the nineteenth century 100
American college presidents were Yale
graduates" Yale men moved by
the call westward Ho!" remain
loyal to the east send back son
and grandson to the old school.
To be sure, with marked change of
in this country the char
aCter Of the students has changed.
Numbers of them to-day do not be.
long to the hereditary" class. the
third and fourth generation at Yale
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

At the removal n battle royal was
waged between the stubborn factions;
a battle of books. and one result of the
fray was the loss of some $50 very
valuable volumes. Another illustra.
tion of the lack Of unanimity among
the supporters Of the new school is
given in the two commencement eXer-
cises that were held in 17lS. at this,
the first commencement at New Haven.
eight students We're graduated. and
over at Wethcrstield minority of trus.
tees. who desired to locate the school
there, held exercises of their own,
graduating five students But pres
emily the opposition subsded. Con
necticut boys settled down at New
Haven
An influence tending to the estab.
lshment of the institution under dis
cusson was that many looked upon
Harvard as too liberal, not sufficient.
ly orthodox. Stern Cotton Mather,
son of a one-time president OF Har-
ward, favored the rival institution.
and he persuaded the Connecticut
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in that way. There are more people get.
ting married than stay married. The
name old maid never gave any offcnse
TO me. ! believe have been happier all
of my life because have not been mar
ried. AT a century old | am attracting
more attention as an old maid, she add
ed with a smile, than if was mar
ried woman"
Miss Williams did all her own house.
work until she was 80 years Of age and
continued sewing until she was 9S. She
has always been a great reader and is
we'll educated. having for many years
been engaged in teaching Although she
has not been queen Of a home, she has
been a princess in ii, devOting much OF
her life to the care of invalid parents
and giving a mothers love and atten-
ton to several families of children.
NO she said, that was not my rea-
son for never getting married. It was
because | never loved in the lovers
sense, or, as perhaps you would express
If. / never met my fate. It was better
thus. I have always been happy. be-
lieve in looking on the bright side OF
life Although am growing very old,
try to feel young ! love TO be in the
company of the young In many re-
spects. ! try to make their ways my
ways Us old people ought to cultivate
the spirit Of feeling young even II our
life's pendulum is rapidly approaching
the time when it viii cease to swing"
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spreading tree to escape the suns rays.
On it. carved by DeWitts own hands.
are his name and the date of his birth
and the following epitaph:
"A bachelor lies beneath this sod
Who disubeycd the laws Of God.
Advice to others thus | give
Don't live a bach as l did live"
The marble stands on mound and
beneath it the veteran has almost COM
pleted his grave. 1t is unlike any other
grave in the cemetery and occupies
more space. Il want plenty of room to
turn around" said Dewitt in explana-
ton of this fact. 1t is walled with brick,
the bottom is concrete, and the roof.
after the coffin is placed, will be of ce-
ment. Dewitt has done all the work.
In 1t he had no assistance. either in eX
cavating the earth mixing the mortar
or laying the brick that forms the walls
of his tomb. Throughout it all he la
bored patiently, never happier than
when he was at work at it. He is now
waiting for the end of his life to come.
Miss Williams is perhaps the Oldest
Olu lIdtu III Iue tulltu SidlcS. l1tI Slll-
hood home was in Pennsylvania, but for
many years she has been living in In
diana. She says she has never kept com
pany regularly with any young man.
The offers of marriage that came to her
came without the customary courtship,
some of them pretty abruptly.
Il will have to tell you about one OF
them" she said. laughingly 1T was in
the case of a young man who had made
his first call on me at our home. He had
been there only a short time when in
the presence of the other members of the
family he proposed marriage to me. He
knew my objections to matrimony and,
as he coupled mis- proposal with the
statement that he wanted a wife and a
hOusekeeper,' | answered him pretty
sharply From my earliest girlhood
days | was never in love, as other girls
understand it. | do not really know
what it is. because never cared for men
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

BY the sleeve You can gauge the fash
ion of ones dress pretty correctly,
though the skillful woman is able to re-
model last years apparel very success
fully by a change in some few details,
most important of all the sleeve. A
smart, long cuff clOse-titting, is the fea-
ture of the present fashion, and if the
old sleeve is wanting in material the cuff
goods; wash-stuffs are best liked, as this
is primarily a day Of daintiness.
The cape sleeve is not exactly new,
but the one shown in the sketch has the
virtue of being in good style and Of be
ing fashioned of two materials A neat
sleeve is the one giving the outline OF
the arm, but notice it is by no means
what would be called tight-fitting. Per
haps the most desirable model pre-
sented is the one with the long cuff and
double puffs; this one helping to bring
out the points now considered to make
up the good figure, breadth of shoulder
and tapering waist. The one-puff
sleeve is a pattern that is to be very
popular and mayhap the puff shorter
than that illustrated Will obtain with
the most careful dressers, those that
study advance styles. The mutton-leg
will be in evidence this winter, perhaps
a trifle smaller than last year. Care
should be taken with this sleeve that
the under part does not bag or draw the
whole down into a shapeless bag as, un-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

college, to-day there abound at the
university sons Of 5nlf-madc men. men
that had neither time nor money for
long years at college Many of these
seIfmadc men, It is needless 70 men
ton, built their fortunes in the west
and there dwell, but they. too, send
their sons east TO the famous old
school-Yale belongs to the Pacific
coast as well as to New Haven, Conn,
Yale for long has been marked as keep
ing in close touch with the country,
and for a vigorous democracy In n
sense Yale may be called a national
university Let us 20 back TO it's
founding trace, with what time we
have, its successive periods as col
legiate school. college and university
New Havcns frs, settlers ClG3S)
had planned a college as part Of their
requirements, but Massachusetts OBJ.
jectcd 10 this on the ground that the
population Of the colonies was not
equal to the support Of the college
establis he'd at Cambridge Harvard
was founded lin 1886 This objection
being valid, for 60 years the people
Of New Haven sent thcir sons 20
Harvard. But the need for school
Of their own became urgent in the
course Of time, and after much agiLa
tion of tie matter decisive step
towards its formation was lakcn, the
minister. always the leaders in those
days, taking the initiative. Ten OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

in a lovers way, and | have never had
any mind for matrimony. | could have
been married had | desired, lor | have
refused a score of offers"
DeWitt's reason for never marrying
IS disappointment in a iove affair Iii
lis youth. 81 loved once, !" he SAID,
and was deceived. l could never
love another woman. Although false
10 me, have carried the love Of that
I!rst love in my heart to this day"
In speaking of this event in mis-
early life Dewitt said to me, during a
visit at the soldiers home, that it oc-
CURED just after the close of the Mex
can war. He was a member of an II
diana regiment in that struggle and
when the war was over went to the
sold fields of California in search of a
fortune Like so many others. his
hopes of securing wealth were SHAT
tered, and he was on his way back to
the States. He stopped in Colorado
Tor awhile, and there he met the
laughter of a rancher. who hal emf.
grated to Colorado from the east.
It appeared to be a case Of love at
first sight, at least it was so on the
part Of Dewitt, and, after few
weeks cOurtship, they were engaged 10
be married The preliminaries OF the
marriage were all arranged and it was
10 take place as soon as the license
could be secured, This in that early
day in Colorado was hard matter to
secure and there was considerable de-
lay in getting it. In the meantime De-
Witt was called to ST Louis on some i'm
portant business matter to him, and
when in several weeks he returned he
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

spreading tree to escape the sun 3 rays
On it. carved by DeWitt's own hands
are his name and the date of his birth
and the following epitaph:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

Among the two oldest living persons
in Indiana to-day are Miss Eliza Will
liams. OF Anderson. and Hugh Dewitt
who Is an inmate of the soldiers home
at Lafayette. Miss Williams has
passed the century mark. now nearing
the age of 101 years, and Dewitt is &C..
and both are yet in the enjoyment of
reasonably good health. A peculiarisy
about the lives of both is that neither
was ever married. although their rea-
sons for remaining single are widely
different. Miss Williams gives as her
reasons for remaining spinster:
God never intended that | should
marry. | never cared for men that Is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14

agent at London to try to win the in
terest in it Of wealthy English patrons.
Elihu Yale man Of large wealth and
noted for his gifts to educational and
religious institutions, befriendcd the
new school He sent over books and
a consignment Of East India mer.
chandisc-i it was in India he made his
fortune and with the money obtained
college buudinE was erected At the
first commencement the grateful trus.
tees christencd the school in honor OF
EIihn Yale.
During the first century OF Yalo'S
history 1t may be stated that the chief
end Of the college was to train young
men for the ministry and the state.
When Timothy Dwight became prcsi-
dent Yale entered upon new era;
and during his rule, i7951Sl7, the
scope Of the college was greatly broad
cned permanent professorships were
cstabli 3hed men OF unusual ability sc.
lectcd the college square extended,
new buildings erected. plans made for
the organization Of professional
schools under distinct faculties In
President Dwight's day the revenues
Of Yale and the Attendance were
greatly increased.
other names that should be touched
on IN this brief review of the upbnild.
ing Of the institution are those or
President Woosoy, Noah Porter AMI
Timothy Dwight the second Each
20 Ira
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-10-14
Young Woman Like a BABY.

Owing to a strange case Of mental
relapse, Miss Mary Scally, 19 yea $
old of MJrristown ~ j., who was a
few days ago like any other w0mal
bright. active and enjoying health, to-
day IS Ike a baby scarcely able to
walk and appreciatiug nothing Of whst
goes Or around her Twice before she
Rad these periods Of relapse 70 IN
fancy She IS not weak in intellsc', as
as sle was graduated from a parochia!
school as one of the brightest members
of heI class. Her case is not one Of
insanity. but she is incapable q
thought. speech or responsible action
10 all in.ents and purposes she Is al
infant