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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Dinner Conversation.

Many people must have been struck
Jy the utter absence OF interesting
conversation that is so marked fea-
ture of modern meals. In the older
days all the Wit and brightness of the
day seemed to be focused into the
breakfast and dinner hours, and near
y all the celebrated stories of bril-
liant repartee that have come dowr
to us were delivered during a meal
But nowadays people talk over their
worries and bothers at the table, look
out trains, and if they have got any
thing disagreeable to say to another
member of the family, very often
choose a meal time in which to say it.
Somebody once suggested that chill
dren should be trained to be bright
and cheerful during meals, just as
much as they are trained to eat prop
erly, for the one habit, like the otaer
would cling to them when they grow
up, and make them much sought after
companions.
Worry is very bad for the digestion
and so is another fashion of seeing
how fast you can get through your
breakfast or lunch; certainly both
things react upon ones neighbors' en-
joyment of the hours that should
bring relaxation and good humor.-
New York News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From the Important Happen
ings Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed in
Brief.
Mississippi History.

The Southern: Historical Publishing
Association of Atlanta, Ga, will, un-
der the direction of the State Histo-
rian, Dunbar Rowland, bring out this
year, some time perhaps in the autumn
a complete and copious encyclopedia
of Mississippi history. The volumes,
three in number will be arranged in
alphabetical order, and will embrace
all the history of the State; in fact,
everything pertaining to Mississippi
will be found in this publication. The
various subjects will be treated in a
clear, concise style, and will be pre-
pared by the most careful and pains
taking writer's. The entire work will
be planned and edited by Mr.. Row.
land, who will leave no stone un-
turned to make the work accurate in
every detail. The publication will
be of great value to the State, and will
have the rare distinction of being, per-
haps, the first encyclopedia of State
history issued of any state in the
Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
LEAKEsvILE GREENE COUNTY MISS. FRIDAY FEB "a 1905

refuge inside the ramparts of the
kremlin where he had since lived in
what is known as the little palace, op-
posite the famous statue of Alexander
Ii. The trip to the Kremlin on the
occasion was made at night between
solid mines of troops.
Much Of the responsibility of the
catastrophe at the coronation of EN-
Nicholas in Moscow when several
thousand people were crushed to
death at the time of the distribution
of the imperial gifts was laid at Grand
Duke Sergius door. 1t was held that
he had not taken sufficient precautions
and the liberals after the affair here
on January %, placed the major por-
tion of the blame on his shoulders.
At the time sentence of death was
pronounced by the terrorists upon
Grand Duke Sergius it was reported
that Grand Duke Alexis, Procurator
of the Holy Synod Pobiedonsbeff and
Gen. Trepoff, then chief of police of
Moscow and now governor general Of
st. Petersburg, were also condemned
to death, and according to some re-
ports similar sentence was imposed
upon the dowager empress, Maria
Feodorovna.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Hxpnotism and Crime.

The average man knows in a gen
eral way that there is such a thing
as hypnotism, and that a person wnen
in the hypnotic state will do as he is
bid. Consequently, when it is reported
that a crime has been done by one
man at the suggestion of another who
had Aypnotized the first, the average
man is ready to believe it possible,
This does not happen so often as is
sometimes supposed, according to DR..
Pierre Janet, a French psychologist
who has recently been lecturing in
this country.
Doctor Janet says that of all the
cases where flypnotism has been al.
legged as a cause of crime, he knows
of but three where the fact has been
clearly shown, and in one of these
cases hypnotic suggestion was not nee
essary to explain the crime. Doctor
Janet says, further, that only five or
six per cent, of mankind can be nyp'
Noticed, if one uses the term with pre-
cision. Other psychologists say that
a man when in a hypnotic state can
not be persuaded to do anything which
he would not do if fully conscious oi
his acts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Interest is Aroused.

The County Southern Cotton Grow
ers' Convention met at the courthouse
at Mendenhall and organized. Teh
reports of some Of the precinct officers
showed that some parts of the county
had been thoroughly worked, and most
all the farmers signed the pledge to
reduce the cotton acreage and fertil-
izer 25 per cent. In order that the
people in all parts of the county may
be thoroughly aroused and organized
it was agreed by the convention to
send speakers to address the farmers
at each polling precinct of the couL
ty on Feb. 25, and a committee of
three was appointed to arrange with
speakers for the, occasion. There was
a large crowd present and much in
terest was manifested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Annex Part of Territory.

Washington Representative R. NJ
Wallace Of Arkansas introduced a bill
having for its purpose the annexation
to that State of the portion of Indian
Territory comprising the Choctaw and
Cherokee nations. The bill provides
that arrangements for this transac-
ton be made for two years after its
approval by the President.
Provision is made so that the change
would not affect the status Of the In
dians in their relation to the Govern
ment. The bill was introduced in
response to a joint resolution passed
by the Arkansas General Assembly
January 25, that body having arrived
at the conclusion that it would be a
good thing for all concerned if this
portion of the Indian Territory were
annexed to Arkansas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Postofice Improvement.

The officials of the Federal Building
at Jackson are gratified to learn from
Washington that the bill recommend
ing $4,000 for an addition to the post
Office building here has been favorably
reported by the committee. The
building is much crowded at present,
and some. officers have no private Off
ces at all It is hoped, however, that
when the money is spent some of it
will be used FOR remodeling the build
ing and giving it some architectural
prominence At present it is next to
unsightly.-.s.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Plant Cane.

A Rankin county farmer writes to
one of the local papers that lots of
the farmers adjacent to the Rankin
farm would like to plant lot Of cane
and make molasses for market and
suggests that as it is largely in the
nature of an experiment the state
ought to put cane mill on the Rankin
farm. Governor Vardaman said that
an engine would be purchased for both
the Rankin and Oakley farms, to run
the hay press, grist and cane mills, and
that as far as possible, the cane would
be crushed for neighborhood farmers
at reasonable compensation, and every
aid possible would be given them in
their efforts to create a new industry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
A Bonanza for Fishermen.

The late cold spell has not been an
unmixed evil by any means, especially
to those who love fish and do not like
to go fishing during a blizzard. On
the beach front at Pascagoula large
quantities of1trout, red fish, Sleeps
head and other fish, benumbed with
the cold, float ..in. near shore and are
picked up with ones hands. One man
secured 100 pounds, aud after supply
ing his own and the wants of few
friends sold seventy-fve pounds to a
factory at 4 cents pound. Quite a
number of others were equally sue
cessful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
-e-<3p-s--
Gave Life For His Child.

Cheboygan-Albert Fluery walked
on the ice from Boise Blanc Island to
this city to get medicine for his SICK
child. The mercury was 16 degrees
below zero and a wild snowstorm was
raging, but he braved it. He left on
the return trip about midnight. That
was the last seen of him, and there is
little doubt that he perished and his
body covered by drifting snow. His
wife came to this city looking for him
and large searching parties were or
ganized both here and on the island
to search for his body. He was thir-
ty-one wears of age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Net a Candidate.

1t is reported on what seems to be
very good authority, that Senator
Money will not be candidate for the
Senate again. He will have six years
to serve after March 4, of this year, or
until March 4, 1911, when he will be
rather old man, and will have had
all the honors that position can give.
Besides, he is by no means a
strong man. The announcement is al
so made that Hon. John S. Williams
will be candidate to succeed Senator
Money, and that he will make public
the announcement at an early date.
While neither Money nor Williams has
denied or affirmed the report, it is con-
sidered safe to say that it is true,
though the announcement may be a
little premature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
NO. Is
The WorId,s Great Nemspaper.


The Times is still easily the most
authoritative journal not only in Eng
land, but in the world, and it gives
the cue to all the provincial organs
that share its views. The Times, IN
deed, is not newspaper; 1t Is the
Times, it is an institution, necessity,
as much part of the unchallenged or
der of things as the monarchy itself.
short time ago wnen the Times was
reducing the price of it's subscription
to SIS year, the editor of great
London daily remarked 20 me that the
move was a mistake Instead of low
ering the price," he said, they should
double it. 1t now stands at three
pence a copy C cents); they should
make it sixpence copy (12 cents).
can not imagine them losing single
subscriber. Everybody who is any
body in England mas to have the
Times, whatever its cost
| do not know whether my friends
calculation was economically sound,
but it shows what is thought Of tie
Times that one of the snrewdest edi-
tors in London could launch the Ma
poleonic idea of publishing it at Il
cents day. That the Times is some
times heavy, that it is often prejudiced
and intolerant, especially on Irish af-
fairs, is undeniable; but its unrivalleo
foreign service, the excellence and au-
thority of its special articles from all
countries and on all political subjects,
and its magnificence in throwing open
it's correspondence columns to argu-
ments on all sides of every public
question more than justify it's reputa-
tion and more than explain it's posi-
tion and influence. 1t comes nearer
to being national forum than any
journal in the world.-Sydney Brooks,
in Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Protest Parcels Post System.

At an open meeting in Natchez a res
olution protesting against the PROPOSE
tion to increase the parcels post sys-
tenn, for fourth-class mail by increas-
ing the limit on packages from -four
pounds (what it is now to eleven
pounds, as the maximum, and reduc-
ing the rate on same to half a cent
an ounce, was introduced and adopted
with the recommendation that it be
referred to the merchants for their
approval. If approved telegram to
this effect will be sent to Congress-
man McLain..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
SPOTTING A BAD LION.
The SubtiIity of an Expert Trainers
Judgment of His Beasts.

When the Tiger Princess was going
% give up one of her old performers
because he was getting surky and pee
Tish, Sterrett looked over the troupe
and said:
THAT one is all right, but the one
over there in the corner will bear
watching"
why, the man talks like fool,
said the princess. That's Zulka. She
IS the best actor I've got.
Sterrett laughed Train an under
study" he advised. "In give Zulka
three weeks to retire from the stage.
She's going bad"
Zulka was very beautiful young
ioness; one of the best trick beasts
I've ever known and one of the very
few that seemed 70 have a genuine
affection for the trainer AS a rule
the felinss don't exhibit the softer
emotions. They feel for men either
Indifference or distaste. But this lion
ess used to show signs OF pleasure
when her mistress entered the cage,
and I've seen her put her muzzle up
against the bars to fawn on the queen.
Two weeks after Sterrett's advice, to
which we paid little heed (that was
when | knew less about him than
subsequently learned), saw the lion
ess caressing the woman at the close
Of the performance. AS the Tiger
Princess entered the cage the next
day there was a snarl and a scream
and she was down. Zulka had her.
Fortunately some of us were near.
We beat the animals off-of course,
SOME of the other beasts had to pitch
in, seeing their tyrant down-and got
the woman out with no worse injury
than broken arm and a badly clawed
5ack-McClure' Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Young Girl Supplies Guns.

The fact may not be known that q
young girl, barely sixteen years OF
age, may be said to be responsible, in
a way, for the bloodshed in the war
fare now going on between the Japan
ese and the Russians. Grim though
it may sound, yet it is true, for Miss
Krupp, only child of famous Iron
King, became, on her fathers death
owner of the Krupp Works at Essen
and it is from those works that prac
tically all the guns and cartridges
now being used by the rival powers
in the Far East are exported.
Miss Krupp, who is one of the rich
est heiresses in the world, has inher
tied not only her fathers wealth. but
mis- brains and wonderful power OF
industrial organization.
Though so young, the nineteen-year
old girl is "boss and has to be con
suited on all matters of Importance.
She takes the greatest pride in the
work of the different departments
though, as yet, her interference il
business matters is limited to passive
supervision.-New York News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
jump in Eggs.

The cold weather has caused the low
ly hen to quit her job, and eggs on
the local market have advanced to 40
cents per dozen, with prospects of 60
ing still higher unless the backbone of
cold wave is soon broken. Grocers
are unable to supply their customers
with many articles common at this
season of The year, and the shipment
of early vegetables from extreme
Southern points has entirely ceased.
Many of the grocery stores find il ex-
tremely difficult to run their delivery
wagons on account of the bad condi-
tion of the streets Of the city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Succumbs to Burns.

Miss Sarah Bowling is dead al
Woodville as the result of burns sus-
tanned while she was sitting before an
open fire. A live coal left the fire.
place and lodged in the clothing of the
lady. She did not discover this fact
until her garments were ablaze. Ter
rifed, she ran into another part of the
house, where Captain McGehee extin-
guished the fire, but she had already
been burned the entire length of he1
body, and the best medical skill avail
able failed to relieve.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
A Mistake, Perhaps.

Madam" he said, when the woman
of the house appeared in answer to
his ring, Il have called for the suit
of clothes which needs brushing and
repairing"
HE said you were to call, did he?"
she asked, after a moments thought.
"Oh, yes
did he look and act natural?"
81 didn't notice any change in him.
Why do you ask?"
Because he has been dead these
fifteen years, and l have some curios-
ity on the subject"
'I-I think there may be mistake
here!" muttered the man, as he be-
gan backing away.
ssYes, perhaps there is" she replied,
with a smile. You probably saw a
man go out Of here an hour or two
ago. That was my nephew, and you
ought to nave got things straighter.
Chicago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Wireless Telegraph System.

San Francisco-A representative Of
a wireless telegraph company is here
arranging for the installation of a
plant for communication with Pana-
ma by a direct coast route, and by
way of the East via Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, New York, Key West,
Porto Rico and Cuba. Following this
direct communication will, it is said,
be perfected between this city, the
Philippines, the Orient and the Hawa-
iian Islands. An effort is now being
made to secure the sites for the nec-
essary stations in this city or in its
vicinity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
To Survey State Farms.

The penitentiary board of control
has employed Fred C. Scobey, a civil
engineer, to make a complete survey
Of all the convict farms owned by the
state. Mr.. Scobey will at once COM
mence the task to which he has been
assigned. He is a native of Colo
rado and has been engaged in railroad
and county surveys in this state for
some time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Lecture at Clinton. !.

Bishop Chas. B. Galloway, of Jack
son, delivered his new lecture on the
Life and Character of L. @. C. Lamar,
in the chapel of Mississippi College
at Clinton. There was large audience
to hear the distinguished Methodist
divine and they were well pleased with
the lecture, many Of them declaring it
the best that has ever been delivered
from a lecture platform.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Pledge Being Signed.

At a meeting of the farmers at
Forest FIVE delegates from each beat
will be selected to attend the cotton
growers convention, to BE held in
Jackson this week, the chairman,
Capt. d. M. Womaeck, being added
to the number as a delegate from the
county at large. A pledge for 25
per cent reduction in the cotton acre
age is being Circulated and numerous
ly signed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Gen. Lew Wallace Dead.

Crawfordville, Ind Surrounded by
his family, Gen. Lew Wallace, author
of "Ben Hur," one time minister to
Turkey and veteran of the Mexican
and civil wars, died at his home in
this city Wednesday, aged rs years
The health Of Gen. Wallace has been
waning for several years and fol
months, despite the effort of the fam
lily to KEEP the public in ignorance Of
his true condition, it has been gener-
ally known that his vigorous consti-
tuition could not longer withstand the
ravages of a wasting disease.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Smuggler is Caught.

Laredo, Tex.-Customs Inspector
Gilmore Jeffries and Merrem arrested
a man at the international bridge, who
was bringing over lot of jewelry up
on his person. The articles seized
were appraised by local firm at $500
The man, who gives his name as Viii
liam Rich, aged 46, of New York
was remanded to Jail in default OF
bail. Express receipts found on his
person show that he had made fire.
quent shipments of jewelry to himself
at New York, at Laredo, Texas, Cuba
Savannah, Ga, and Pensacola, Fla.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Situation is Critical.

st. Petersburg. The Strike is ex-
tending. About 240O employees of the
Nevsky thread works joined in the
movement. The strikers now total
about 100000 The temper of the men
is more threatening, and Cossacks and
other troops have again been drafted
into the city. The police are arrest
ing the ring-leaders. The employers
regard the situation as critical.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Aid or Flood Snfferers.

Washington. Secretary of War
Taft forwarded to the Speaker of the
House a letter from Lieutenant Gen
eral Chaffee, Chief of the General
staff, requesting that the House give
early and favorable consideration 20
a bill now pending which has already
passed the Senate providing for the
reimbursement Of officers and enlisted
men Of the army whose personal ef-
fects and property were destroyed by
The Galveston food Of September, 1000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24

Prof. w, L. Hutchinson, director of
the Mississippi agricultural expert
ment station at Starkville and the
foremost farmer of the Stale, reports
that the work at-McNeil under the di-
rection of Prof z. B. Ferris is pro-
crossing nicely although operations
have been mush. retarded by the cold
and disagreeable weather. All vege-
tation in the isIds in that. section Of
the state has been killed by the
freeze and heavy frosts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Magnolia Waterworks.

The construction of the waterworks
system at Magnolia has been resumed,
after a delay of two weeks caused by
the excessively. wet and cold weather.
The contractors are nearly ready to
turn the plant over to the town, and
it will be but few weeks until Mag
nolia will have hydrant water.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
importing Seed Corn.

Freight officials say that the farm
ers of Mississippi are receiving large
consignments of seed. corn. Many
farmers are investing in the prolific
species of the northwest This would
seem to indicate that there was going
to be a rafting good crop of corn
raised this year all over the state.
Very little corn has been shipped into
the state during the winter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Negro College Burns.

Birmingham, Ala. st. Mark s (col-
ored) Episcopal School, a three-story
building on Avenue D and Eighteenth
street, was burned, causing loss Of
$50, 600, with about $4,000 insurance.
Twenty pupils, mostly girls, were
sleeping in the building, and narrow
" escaped with their lives. Rev.
C. w. Brooks, colored, principal of the
school, displayed great heroism in
arousing the sleeping pupils and get
ting them out
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Panama Canal Commission.

Washington Senator Morgan Of
fered the following amendment to the
Panama Canal bill. eff the president
in the exercise of powers conferred
upon him by law, shall remove all or
any members Of the Panama Canal
Commission or if any such Office shall
become vacant for any cause, no ap-
pointments shall be made to fill such
vacancies during the recess Of Con-
gress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Want Chinese Servants.

An effort is being made by some of
the citizens of jackson to import
about hundred and fifty or two hun
dred Cinnamon to the city for the
purposes Of doing domestic service
The people of the city have been hard
put to it for servants during the past
year and something will have to be
done to relieve the situation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Girl Slept lat Hours.

Columbus, Ind-A sleep which con,
tinued for 147 hours morphine mis-,
taken for headache powders was bro
ken when the physicians succeeded in
reviying Chloe Allander, IA years old
Since her teacher had found her
asleep on her desk in the schoolrooln
the girl had slept continuously despite
the. efforts Of physicians who were in
constant attendance. No i'll effects are
perceptible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24
Big Brick Concern.

The charter of Incorporation of the
Aberdeen and-Brick-Liine Company,
capitalized at 100000, and domiciled
at Aberdeen, Monroe County, has been
submitted to the governor for ap-
proval.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-02-24

There is a movement on foot to or
ganize company along with the in
dependent oil mills of the state for
erecting 100000 refinery at some
central point, probably jackson, where
the crude product can be refined be-
fore being placed on the market. At
present the independent mills, some
Is in number, are at the mercy Of the
Standard Oil Company which owns
and controls the refneries and is en-
powered to say poin blank what they
will pay the small producer for his oil.