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Williams news., 1905-10-07


 departed last Saturday for Califor- mia, the former for brief trip to Los Angeles, while the latter went Redlands, where she will visit for time.
 P. M. Gavin, accompanied by his family, departed Monday for Belle mont, where he will take charge of the reopening of the cinder pit at that point. A large force of men have been put on and the work at the pit will be continued until the heavy snow falls of the coming winter compels close down.
 A hunting party, composed of Herb Yoder, Vic Melick, Ed Hack ley, E. E. Rhea and F. R. Nellis, departed Tuesday under the guid ance of Bobby Hall for the country out south of the J. D. ranch. The boys will be absent for some time and they expect to bring home a bunch of big game. We would be glad if each party that spends some time in the woods would furnish us with a story of the trip for pub lication. Come in, boys, and tell us about it upon your return, or write it up to suit yourselves and hand it in. Rollie Reese had ex- pected to accompany the party, but last Sunday he went out for days hunt and killed very large buck, SO that the greater portion of his enthusiasm was expended before the party was ready to start and he backed out, having killed enough.
 Mrs. c. A. Neal departed Tues day for a visit of a months dura- ton with her parents at Fresno, Cal. She had been expecting to go a little later on, but her leaving so soon was undoubtedly caused by a skunk. A skunk is little thing to cause @ woman to leave her home, yet under the circumstances we don't blame her, and if it had been possible for us to escape the smell we'd have gone, too. It all came about as follows: Last Satur- day night out at Coleman lake, just as it had gotten too dark to see the sights on rife, we saw a skunk prowling around at no great dis ; tance from our camp. We got our rifle and took shot at him. In the }, dusk we were able to see that the ; bullet had taken effect, but being , of a generous nature, we thought we'd put the varmint out of it's misery, so got a long club and eau tiously approached MT. Skunk. While still out of skunk shooting distance, as we thought, we heard the swish of his tail and the next minute we were in the midst of the strongest kind of domestic or homemade perfume. Phew! It makes us shudder, even now, to think about it. But you can bet we didn't feel sorry for MT. Skunk after that and immediately pro- ceeded to dispatch hlm. We re- turned to camp for supper and al- most drove everyone else out; had to sit on the windward side of the grub so we could eat. When we arrived home the next day we still had the delicious smell on our clothes, which, like old whisky, had improved with age, and were met at the door with the greeting: "You smell like a skunk" And as we could not deny the allegation, our better half informed us at once that she was going to California as soon as she could get ready and would stay there at least a month to give us a chance to purify the atmos- phere around the Neal ranch. We might add now that the perfume is dying out, but we can even yet
Williams news., 1905-10-07
SOME LOCAL ITEMS

Prescott.
 Mrs. J. D. Raudebaugh departed last Saturday morning for visit at the county seat, returning on No. Sunday.
 M. Judson Rounsevilie departed last Sunday from the city for a visit to the Portland exposition, ex- pecting to return in about ten days.
 MT. John Webb, of Trout Creek, Mich., is a recent arrival in the city, where he will remain for some time, hoping to benefit his health in this glorious climate.
 M. R. Thurston, a former resi- ent of Williams. and recently em- ployed on the Salt Lake road, has returned to the city and has ac- cepted position on the Santa Fe. Hon. John H. Page was in the city Monday from Grandview on his way to Prescott, possibly Phoe- nix, on business. If the rumors are correct MT. Page will, the first of the year, accept the position of ter ritorial auditor.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Lamb of Prescott, after a visit in the city for time with the parents of the former. returned to their home last Saturday. Clarence is one of the popular and competent engineers on the s. F., P. &P.
 Dr. w. A. Baker, our local den- tist, returned te the city last Sun day from Flagstaff, where he has been for the past nineteen days, en- toying splendid practice. During the past few days he has been at Seligman, and is at present at the Canyon.
 Miss Ida Cieck, who has been re- siding in the city for the past year or two, and who has identified her. self as one of the earnest workers of the Methodist church, departed last Monday evening for her old home at Chicago, expecting to re- main in the east indefinitely. A large number of her lady friends were at the train to bid here good. bye.
 A. F. Hunt, agent for the Santa Fe at this place, has been appointed agent for the company at San Ber- nardino, Calif. Just when the transfer will be made and who the new agent at Flagstaff will be has not been made public. The trans fer of MT. Hunt to San Bernardino is in the way of promotion. He is an efficient official, accommodating, and the business men of this place regret to lose him.-Sun.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Phelan and the writer went out to Coleman lake last Saturday afternoon, re- turning the following day. The party succeeded in bagging p nice ducks, and while they took along their rifles, were unable to locate larger game. The lake is thickly covered with flags in which hun dreds of duck find a feeding and hiding place, and while they are rather wild, still there is much fine sport to be had there.
 Bo. J. Whiteside, representing the Las Dos Naciones Cigar com pany of Nogales, was in the city last Saturday in the interests of his company. Bo, during the last ses- sion of the legislature, acted in the capacity of postmaster, while dur ing the previous session he was member of the "house." It is said that he put crimp in his political career in Santa Cruz county by voting for the woman suffrage bill when he was a member, his "con- stituents" not wishing it.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Wakefield came in from the ranch of Wood & Wakefield, better known as Willow springs, last Tuesday. Since last IL
Williams news., 1905-10-07
Be Sure fO Use
 Only Cream of Tartar
Baking Powder

Food made with alum baking powder carries alum to the stomach unchanged. Scientists have positively demonstrated this and that such food is partly ind- gesdble and unhealthful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
AN Ineenious Announcements.

An ingenious time keeping arrange
ment, according to the Dundee Adyer-
tiser, exists to-day which was de-
signed by the famous Duke of Bridge
water, who laced South Lancashire
with canals, and died over a hupdred
years ago. The duke was great stick
Ter for punctuality, and he was an
noyed that the workmen on his estate
at Worsley did not return to work af-
ter dinner as promptly as they left off
when the clock struck twelve When
the duke demonstrated with his men
they replied that, while they always
heard the clock strike twelve times,
they often failed to hear the single
stroke of p. m. The Duke of Bridge
water quickly found a remedy for this
state of affairs. He had a clock made
which would strike thirteen times an
hour after noon, and that clock pro
claims 1 o'clock with bakers dozen
of sonorous strokes to this day. This
thirteen" clock is one of the curiosi-
ties of WOrSley Hall.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
Doctor Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
Lydia e. PiskksaraasS
Vegetable Compound

The wonderful power of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not be-
cause it is a stimulant. not because il
is palliative. but simply because it is
the most wonderful tonic and recon
structor ever discovered to1act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have Witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds of themwoulda cknowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in severe cases of female ills, as
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect cure. The follow
ing letter proves it.
DR.. S. C. Brigham, of 4 Brigham
Park, Fitchburg, Mass, writes
''It gives me great pleasure to say that /
have found Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound very efficacious, and often pre-
scribe It in my practice for female difficulties
my oldest daughter found it very benef-
cial for uterine trouble some time ago, and my
youngest daughter is now taking it for u fe-
male weakness, and is surely gaining In health
and strength.
~ freely advocate it as a most reliable spe-
cific In all diseases to which women are sub
ject, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, bloating
Tor fiatulence), leucorrhea, falling, in
fammation or liberation of the uterus,
ovarian troubles, that bearing-down
feeling. dizziness, faintness, indiges-
ton, nervous prostration or the blues.
should take immediate action to ward
off the serious consequences. and be
restored to perfect health and strength
by taking Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and then write to Mrs
Pinkhans, at Lynn, Mass, for further
free advice. No living person has had
the benefit of a wider experience in
treating female ills. She has guided
thousands to health. Every suffering
woman should ask for and follow her
advice if she wants to be strong and
we'll.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
A Frank Demeanor.

A frank demeanor, the open look and
the genial manner are excellent quail
lications, but a wise man confronts us
with this subtle soliloquy:
1.-THE thief's ability to look you in the
eye while he makes plausible state
pents is part of his stock in trade"
Notwithstanding the apparent truth
Of the utterance quoted there is we'll
marked line between sincerity and dis
sembling and it requires no great stu
dent of human nature to divine it.
Therefore, it can only be said that a
good thing, as frankness of manner UNI
doubtedly is, need not be thrown away
as valueless because 1t is used as
cloak for evil by the unworthy. The
unrighteous often use the ''livery of
heaven to serve the devil in." The boy
beginning life should cultivate frank
ness, truthfulness and fearlessness and
not be deceived by any suspicious
sophistry about dissembling.-New
York Commercial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
New England Justice.

Ebenezer Smell, the grandfather OIL
the poet William Cullen Bryant, is de-
scribed as good type of the New
England farmer, in whose nature Pu-
ritanism, with its stern rigors of con-
duct and conscience, was overlaid
with many of the amenities of Yankee
humor. Bryant preserved several an
ecdotes of his grandfather, one of
which, quoted by Mr.. w. A. Bradley
in his biography of the poet, may
serve to indicate the way in which he
exercised his humor, and also to show
the patriarchal conception of justice
that was held in a remote New Eng
land community at the end of the
eighteenth century.
My grandfather, said Bryant, once
found that certain pieces of lumber,
intended by him for the runners of a
sled, and called in that part of the
country sled crooks, had been taken
without leave by farmer who lived
at no great distance. These timbers
were valuable, being made from a tree
the grain of which was curved so as
to correspond with the curve required
In the runners.
The delinquent received notice that
bis offense was known, and that If he
wished to escape a prosecution he
must carry a bushel of rye to each of
three poor widows living in the neigh
borhood, and tell them why he brought
it.
He was only too glad to comply with
This condition-Youth's Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
A French Peasants Find.

Not long ago a French peasant
named Maurin, while pottering about
between Mende and Chateauneuf-sur
Random. in the Lozere, made a re-
markable archaeological discovery.
His pick, at one particular stroke
sank into the soil with an ease that
excited his suspicious. Carefully pro-
ceeding he dug down into the rains
of a dwelling that speedily betrayed
itself as very ancient. When fully
uncovered it proved to be the remains
of a Roman villa once luxuriously fur
nished. The walls still bear traces
of rich frescoes. And behind the
cuckoo clock on the mantlepiece the
peasant Maurin came across the lit
tie tin savings bank of the late In
FAINT Calus Lucullus, Jr. 1t contain
ed a large number of valuable coins.
bearing efigies of Roman emperors
and such like, and Maurin came out
of the adventure naturally in the
humor of little Jack Horner.
Later diggings, while unproductive
of any more tin savings banks, uncoy-
cred more fragments Of walls, all ap-
parently belonging to an old Roman
town.-Philadelp Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
DANCERS TO Traffic.

when Prince Henry made his long
journey through the country" said an
old railroad official, talking of recent
railroad accidents, the schedules were
so arranged that his train never
passed a moving train anywhere on
the road. The deadly danger from
that source is well known among rail-
road men, although they are not much
given to talking about it. Accidents
to these long merchandise trains are
constantly occurring.
Not a quarter of them get into
the papers, yet hardly day passes
that the papers do not have an &C
count of one-'trains late owing to a
freight wreck both tracks blocked
two hours by coal train smash and
so on. The public gives little heed to
them, but they are the greatest dan
ger in modern railroading.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
STORY OF BLooDED BULLS.
Famous Lawsuit in Mexico Over Dead
Animals.


The Supreme court of the nation
has rendered its judgment in the now
famous case of the bulls of the Mar
CUES del Saltillo. The marques is
no more, but his widow runs the
noted stock farms in Spain from
which come the finest of all fighting
bulls. Last year she sold eight OF
these bulls for fighting purposes in
Mexico. The price was 10000 pesetas
per bull, and a stipulation was made
In the contract that if they were not
killed in the bullring they would be
executed as on no account must they
be placed on stock farms. This lat
ter she considered an ignoble fate for
the superb animals but if destined for
that purpose they should have pur-
chased at 10000 pesetas a head.
Now instead of being fought to
death in the arena they were put, it
is alleged on the stock farms of Pie
dras Negras and Tepeyahua1co. The
representative of the maquesa secured
from the superior court of the State
CT Tlaxcala an order for the return
of the bulls On an appeal to the
district court of the same State this
decision was overruled and then the
marquesa's representative took the
matter to the superior court of the
nation. The latter has ordered that
the decision of the superior court be
proceeded with and the bulls return.
ed to the marquesa.
1t is now stated, however, that the
bulls do not exist any longer as they
all fell over a barranca and were
killed. The case is attracting the
most lively interest in many quar-
ters. A lady is the chief figure on
the defendant side, Sra Josefina Mer-
chan de Gonzalez Pavon being the
owner of the corrals of Tepeyahualco,
and In the case are also mixed up the
bullfighter Blanquito and Sr. Aus
tran to whom the bulls were original
ly sold Mexican Herald
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
HEART RIGHT
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure man suffering from heart
trouble. The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for the
future of his dear ones. Often the
heart trouble is caused by an unex-
pected thing, and can be corrected If
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
81 was a great coffee drinker for
many years. and was not aware of the
injurious effects of the habit till be-
came a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and a
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
81 continued to drink Coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause of my ill-healtn, till. on applying
for life insurance was rejected on ac-
count of the trouble with my heart
Then became alarmed. / found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly,
so | quit it altogether, and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum Food Coffee began its use.
THE change in my condition was re-
markable, and it was not long till
was completely cured All my ailments
vanished. Ny digestion was complete
~ restored, my nervousness disap-
peared, and, most important Of all, MY
heart steadied down and became nor
NAL, and en- second examination /
Was accepted by the life insurance Co.
Quitting Coffee and using Postum
worked the cure" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's reason. and 1t Is explained
In the little book, "The Road to Well
vilIe.1 In each pkg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
PHONE AID TO MATRIMonY.
Girl with One in Her Home AIways
Popular with Young Men.

Giri Win One IN f1er nome AWAY
Popular with Young Men.
It is needless to say that the tele
phone Is great institution, says thu
Utica Press. 1t has long been an alb
solute essential in every place of bust
ness. Just now there is a great in.
crease in the number of phones in pri
vate houses. 1t is possible to tall
with pretty much everybody at his OF
her home. The companies are evi
IDENTIFY endeavoring to boom tina
branch of their business, because thes
are advertising extensively. The
other day a st. Louis paper had big
display ad at the top of which was
picture of an attractive young lady
telephoning and represented as say
ing: rs that you. Harry" The text
beneath it includes this statement:
ut is well-known fact that the girl
who has a telephone is the girl who
has the most friends and consequently
has the best time"
This appeal to the young people is
adroit and doubtless will serve to
make the st. Louis exchange bigger
and buster. The parents who have
manageable daughters will do well
to consider this ingenious contrivance
and modern aid to matrimony. 1t is
something of bother for a young
man to call or even to write a note
asking the young lady to go to the the
alter, go for walk or drive or a ride
to the park, but if he can transmit the
message by telephone it is an easy
way of making an appointment.
Many delicious message is tele
phoned these days and there is reason
to believe the statement made by the
st. Louis company. 1t applies, of
course, with equal force in every
American city. The young ladies for
whom life of single blessedness has
no charms are not exactly buying
lottery when they hire phone. They
can get much pleasure and comfort
out Of it as they go along, for it is
constant contributor to convenience.
1t is worth the price, with the enhanc-
ed matrimonial possibility thrown in
as an extra inducement
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
Eriohtened bv Degrees.

In a small town of Kansas not long
ago some individuals interested in san
itary measures engaged the services
of scientist from Chicago to lecture
on bacteriology. In the audience were
a man and his wife, the gardener and
housekeeper of the leading citizen OF
the town. These worthy people, entire.
ly ignorant of the subject of the lee
turer's discourse, had been attracted
to the hall by the announcement that
magic-lantern views would be exhibit
ed.
The two took seats in the rear OF
the hall. In the course of the lecture
they evinced no signs of approval or
objection; but when the discourse was
concluded the gardener was heard to
ask his wife: Maggie, did you pay
attention to what that Chicago man
had to say?"
Eyes, jes' as well as I could" was
tie reply.
AN air We scared?"
Eyes, am scared, as much as l un
derstand of 1.-THE Sunday Maya
zine
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18
THE SONGS OF THE FOUR WINDS.
The south Wind.

south Wind.
Gently stirring fern and palmtree,
Softly Slow
Stealing sweets from and cereus,
whispering low
Through a world Of fragrant wldness,
To the old North bringing mildness,
With the breath of spice and orchid
Do blow.
Damp and from the world Of waves
Through canvas and rigging l mady beat;
With the srnging tang of the oceans salt
lash the crews of the flying feet;
And ishwives when they hear song:
Iangle of froth and sulen
Bodies uptossed frozen Shore
The dust of the desert the grass of the prairie
The rush of wild horses the rustic of grain,
weave into rhythmic accord with the doors
OF pine of the mountain and sage of the plain
The song that sing is the song of the open
The crashing of comets through infinite space,
The earths deep heart throbbing the of
All sorrows and joys in its find place.
North Ind
From the frosted harp of the God of Ice
strike chill chords as /
OF blsterng cold and binding snow,
OF frozen specters of living
OF dim and splintered air,
OF dazzling stretches of glacial glare,
Of miles upon miles of Reckless white;
And, over it all
The crimson and gold of the Northern Light!
-Booklovers Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18

"What'd he do?" asked Tobias.
20, he just throwed his bull-iddle
down under an apple tree and took
after that fox, him and the other fell
low. They ware pretty near onto it
once, but it got away at last. Lie
was SO excited he'd done with the bull
fiddle. One of the Barker children
found it and nearly drove his mother
crazy with 1t until she laid hands on it
and nobody hes even seen it from that
time to this.''
Didn't Lie git it agin?" asked To-
bias disappointedly.
mo-" said McPeak, she didn't. He
went over one day about dinner time
to get it, but the Widow Barker asked
him to set down and eat Lie being
hungry didn't know any better than
to do it. She he'd spare-ribs and hot
biscuit and maple molasses and she
finished Lie up then and there.
when saw how things ware going
1 tried to reason with Lie.
"'Eije Patton / says, pointing to
the Pleasant Ridge burying ground,
what do you see over there?
'Nawthin' but tomb-stones,' said
Lie, as careless as you please.
"Well,' I says, do you see that tall
square one with the picture of a pigeon
on top of it?'
at reckon said Lie, beginning to
stand ON one foot.
"'How many names air on it? l
asked.
About two, I guess said Lie.
shifting to the other foot.
Whose was put on it last?' asked.
Jonathan Barker's, l reckon said
Lie, looking hot and uneasy.
Whose do you suppose will be the
next oneT / asked, solemnly.
BY gum! McPeak, said Life. 1T
won't be mine if I can help it,
"And he never went near the Widow
Barker's for three weeks. Not till the
Widow Barker sent for him to come
up and she'd give him his bull-fiddle.
He went up about supper time and
they were married in less than a
month.
II tell you," concluded McPeak, '.if
ever widow woman gets after me
I'll pack up my buds and leave."-
Farm and Ranch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-18

According to the Berliner Tageblatt
the short-sightedness Of recruits is be-
ginning to cause grave anxiety to the
German War Office. Bismarck him
SELF" comments the London Chronicle.
"who had to take to glasses long be-
fore he was out of Office, was strongly
Of this opinion, though, from motives
Of patriotism, he would not hear of the
abolition of the Gothic type, and inya-
riably refused the gift of any book
printed in Roman characters But the
anti-Gothic party is now gaining
ground, and several newspapers and
numerous scientific works are printed
in Roman type, which the Emperor
himself is said to favor"