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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
QUEEN BEES WORTH $500 EACH
Some Of the Italian insects Are Ex-
tremeIy Valuable.

tremeIy Valuable.
In horses, cattle and other stocks, so
there are varieties Of queen bees
which are worth many hundred times
their weight in gold. The most valu.
able strain. says the New York
Herald, is the Italian, and many Ital-
ian bee farmers demand and receive
without question prices ranging from
$50 to 5000 for single queen bee of a
certain kind Such bees are sent all
over the world.
The owner of bee farm near OF.
tawa, Can, goes to Europe annually
and brings back with him bees of an
aggregate value of thousands OF
pounds. He is enabled through the
agency Of an Italian firm to effect an
insurance upon the most valuable OF
his queens.
This bee farmer has many strange
experiences in connection with the
assistants he is obliged to engage. OF
course all bee keepers must submit to
certain amount of singing. But
in some cases the poison in the sting
acts directly upon the assistants and
makes them alarmingly ILL., Others
are immune, though Ltung hundreds OF
times.
Bee farmers are often applied to by
persons suffering from rheumatism
who wish to place themselves in the
way OF being stung. And, strange as
1t may seem, the virus of the bee sting
does often act as cure to persons
suffering from serious attacks Of rheu-
matism
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
KING CORN is THE LEADER.
k,k.aarch of the West Shows His Pow
err for Good.


err for Good.
Corn is king by good safe majority
in this country, according to the final
report of the Bureau of Statistics of
the department of agriculture Not
only was the 1904 crop of such vast
proportions that it has been exceed
ed but twice, but the high prices at
which it was marketed made new
record for its aggregate value. The
record corn crop of the country was
produced in 1899, when the official re-
turns credited a total of 1866, 100000
bushels. In 1902 the government plac-
ed the figures at 1888 ,648,0 600 bushels.
Last year the agricultural department
figures show yield of 2.467 100000
bushels, but on account of the increase
in prices its market value was $70,000,-
900 greater than the crop of 1902,
which until that year had held the
record for value.
The returns of the department on
the 1904 wheat crop show a marketa-
BILE value greater than for 1901, al
though the crop is nearly 200,0O0.O0O
bushels less than for that record year.
In this respect there is far less cause
for congratulation than there Is over
the excellent showing made by the corn
crop. The dimensions of the yield of
the coarser cereal were so far above
the average that in supplying business
for transportation companies, ware
oil ind
tries dependent on the grain trade,
much of the loss through poor wheat
crop was equalized. In the case OF
wheat the abnormally high price was
not an unqualified blessing. While the
gross returns which were divided
among the farmers and spectators
were several million dollars greater
than ever before, much smaller pro-
portion of the population of the cOun-
try was benefited by these prices
than was the case with corn. The
shortage made heavy inroads on the
profits of some of the roads traversing
the American wheat belt, and capital,
thus suffering, passed the blow on to
labor by laying off train crews and re-
ducing operting expenses, so that dol
lar wheat this time was at the ex-
pense of the American people and
not due to any strength in the for
eign markets, which in all previous
seasons have been the prime factors
in elevating prices.
Despite the constantly increasing
do,,,opd for corn q 6 a food DrOduct and
an increase in the home consumption
due to the short crop and high prices
of wheat. the decline in corn ship
ments was far from being so pronounc-
ed as that of wheat, American corn
shippers thus holding their foreign
trade much better than wheat and
-four xporters.-Portland Oregonian.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
AN INGENIOUS ROBBERY.
How 100000 Was Stolen From 1
Stage Coach.

9Ia0e N0aCHs
In the first quarter of the past cen
fury 1t became necessary for tn,
Bank Of Ireland, at Belfast, to send /,
large sum OF money in notes to it
branch of Armagh to meet specia
requirement there, the amount to bs
RENTED being almost 100000
Only two courses were open to thu
management to effect this. one being
to send a special messenger In pos
chaise and the other to send the con
signment by the mail coach. The lat
ter was the mode of transportation
chosen.
The coach left Belfast on Monday
Wednesday and Friday, at IL O'Clock
noon, returning from the archiepisco
pal city each Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
On the previous afternoon of the
day in question stranger called al
the coach Office and booked four in
side seats to Armagh, paying fol
them in advance. Just prior to the
starting of the coach two men only
put in an appearance, explaining that
the other two passengers would join
them en- route at place beyond Lis.
burn. The mail coach was in charge
of John Byers, and old and trusted
servant of his employer and the pre-
mier whip on that coach line.
The leathern wallet containing the
notes was handed to him by an ON.
cial at the bank, who instructed him
under no circumstances to lose sight
of it till 1t reached its destination.
He duly gave effect to his instruc.
tons, placing the wallet in the front
boot, as 1t was called, underneath the
driving seat, and where the coach
"dined," having his dinner brought
out and eating it on the box.
When the coach arrived at the rem.
devious beyond Lisburn the two in.
side passengers conferes were not to
be seen. After waiting few moments
both guard and driver said it was inn
possible to wait longer, and the two
inside must either continued their
journey or remain behind. After some
demur they chose the latter alterna.
tive and retraced their steps toward
Lisburn.
When the coach arrived at Armagh,
to the horror and CONSERVATION OF
those in charge, it WINS discerned that
the wallet containing the consignment
was missing. The cloth in the inside
has been cut, the hair stuffing remov-
ed and the dividing panel between it
and the boot had been sawn through
and the wallet distracted.
The whole robbery had been care
fully planned After abstracting the
wallet the thieves replaced the panel
and stuf1ng and sewed up the cloth
again, SO that should any one go In
side en- route no disturbance would
be perceptible. 1t was ascertained
that the thieves obtained conveyance
IN Lisburn drove to Belfast, where
they negotiated the notes for a draft
ON Glasgow. made their way to Don.
aghadee, thence to Portpatrick, and
eventually to Glasgow.
They were never captured, and to
the present day it has remained pro-
found mystery how the information
was obtained that the remittance was
to be forwarded.-Ti
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
"All right? What is all right'"


Mabel-rde-" ungrafnmatically.
Mrs. Frank had a strange sensation.
It was nothing very much. She just
felt as II the light had gone out sud-
denly. For moment she was silent.
Then she mechanically and sharply
drew back the curtain that had until
ghen shaded her from the June sun.
It blazed in and showed showed with
what wisdom she chose her literature.
But George had prevented her finish
ing that treatise.
How lovely" she said at last, quite
slowly.
"Oh, knew you would be glad"
the boy cried, and he suddenly dropped
on one knee beside her, and taking up
her hand, very gently put it to his
lips.
Mrs. Frank, you have been awful
ly kind he said, and his eyes filled
again with look of feeling that took
her back to the station yard at Vic
toria. WAS that only six months
ago." she wondered.
Presently he went, leaving her with
paean of Mabel ringing in her ears.
She left the veranda, walked through
the long drawing room into her bed
room behind. Up to the glass she
went Great tears were falling down
her face They riddled the pretty pink
of her cheeks that looked so fair and
faint against the snow-white hair.
She put both hands up to her eyes,
and the tears dropped through her
fingers.
"Fool-foolZold fool" she cried
pitifully through them.
And then suddenly age brought its
own consolation. The hands dropped
down, the tears seemed to dry like
magic, and she leaned forward, look
ing almost horror struck, into the
glass before her.
Fool, indeed" she said bitterly.
The next instant she was hailing
cab Once inside she raised the trap
door, crying, Bond street, Madame
Pommes-the Beauty Boudoir. Lon
don Free Lance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

The duties of the present Interstate
Commerce Commission are to correct
all determinations in railroad rates.
Ii it finds that an unjust rate is in
effect, the railroad is notified. If it de-
clines to change it, the Commission can
bring suit in Court and if the Court de-
finding, the railroad must obey, or its
officers may be brought up for con-
tempt of Court and summarily dealt
with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Strength comes through struggle.
Life is ever more than literature.
Be charitable and indulgent to every
one but thyself.-Joubert.
True blessedness consistent in a
good life and happy death.-Solon..
Advertising is fame that is paid for.
Fame is advertising that doesn't pay.
Life.
There has never been a man suffi-
GENTLY rich to buy-tomorrow. Town
Topics.
Amid my list of blessings infinite
stands this the foremost, that my
heart has bled. Young.
The most difficult character in com
edy is that of the fool, and he must
be no simpleton that plays that part
Cervantes.
towards die many times before their
deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but
once.
Shakespeare.
Do your best loyalty and cheerfully
and suffer yourself to feel no anxiety
of fear. Your times are in Gods
hands. He has assigned you your
place; He will accept your efforts, II
they be faithful. Farrar.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Tho latest use of the telephone is
in lot ling shoals of fish. The cleo
trio apparatus is a German patent A
microphone, inclosed in water-tight
case, connected with an electric bat
terry and telephone, is lowered into the
water So long as the telephone
hangs free no sound is heard, but on
its coming into contact with shoal
of fish the constant tapping of the
fish against the microphone case pro-
duces a series of sounds which at once
betrays their presence. The cord at
tached to the microphone is marked
so that the exact depth of the shoal is
designated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

As you know, | wrote you that my doctor
said must have an operation or | could not
live. then wrote you, telling you my all
tireIy well. / can walk miles without an
ache or pain, and owe my life to you and
to Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy. Mrs. Mary
Dimnlicls, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, Ben
ming P. o., Washington, d. c.
When a medicine has been successful
in restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is SO unquestionable.
you cannot well say, without trying it.
. / do not believe it will help me-" IL
you are i'll, don't hesitate to get bot
tie of Lydia e. Pinlxham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham. Lynn. Mass, for special advice
it is free and always helpful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
The Etornal Faminine.

Grandfather, doing some carpentry
work, and finding he needed some
screws. sent little Mary to the hard
ware store to get some for him. When
she got there she could not remember
the word screw" At last she said:
Grandpa wants some nails with rufies
on."-Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
BABY ONE SOLID SORE
Could Not Shut Eyes TO sleep-Forty
BoiIs on Head-Spent 500 on Doctors
Baby Grew Worse-Cured by
init

"a scab formed on my baby's face,
spreading until it completely covered her
from head to foot, followed by boils, hay
ing forty on her head at one time, and
more on her body Then her skin started
to dry up and it became so bad she could
not shut her eyes to sleep. One month 8
treatment with Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment made complete cure. Doctors and
medicines had cost over 500, with baby
growing worse. Then we spent less than
S. for Cuticura and cured her (Siguedl
Mrs. G. III. Tucker, Jr., 335 Greenfield
Ave, Milwaukee, Wis"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
canada'e Advance in FARMING.

A few years ago such thing as a
thrashing machine was unknown in
Canada, and even farming mill was
considered luxury. Those were the
days of fails, reaping hooks, home
made pitchforks, three-cornered har-
rows and plows with wooden mold
boards. Thrashing machines have
now been brought to great perfection,
and many of the most modern of them
m
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
Smokers FORBID smokinu.

Between puffs from good Havanas,
one of which was in the hands of each
member, the Memphis, Tenn, legis-
lative council passed an ordinance the
other night which forbids smoking in
the rear of a street car or in any pub
lie place where a placard is displayed
forbfddinp IT.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
Very oueer

well, well, that's a funny thing"
What is ?"
Miss Passay was an old maid be
fore she married. and ncv that hel
husband is dead she has become q
young widow Catholic STANDARD
and Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.

Mrs. .. w. Marine. of Colorado Springs
Began to Fear the Worst-Doan's Kid
ney pills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine, of 42S st. Train
street, Colorado Springs. Col, Presi-
dent Of the Glen Eyrie Club, writes:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new shoes
easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
feet, improving nails, corns and bunions. AT
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't ac-
eept any substitute Trial package FREE by
mail. Address. Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Japanese silk has q fine future in
Mexico. il the Japanese exporters are
more scrupulous as to the quality OF
the silks they send there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy-Cures
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption, and
all throat and lung troubles. At druggists,
25c soc. and 81 90 per bottle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never Tails. Sold by all
druggists, 81. Mail orders promptly filed
by DIR. L. Detchon, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Kiine's Great
NerveTestorer, $2trialbottle and treatise free
Dr.. L. III. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton ,allays pain, cures wind collie 25c "a bottle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

The inventor of the tide table never saw
the sea in his life
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

1AmsurePiso's forJoasumptlons avel
mylife three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS ROB-
EMS, Maple ST., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, lS))
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Eight thousand marriages are annually
dissolved in Germany.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Gold is found in Wales and is worked al
a market profit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Frances national debt exceeds Russia's
by one-third
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Il suffered for
three years with
severe backaehe.
The doctors told
me my kidneys
w ere affected
and prescribed
IN edicines for
me, but / found
that it was only
q waste of time
and money to
take them, aud
began to fear
that 1 would
never get well.
A friend advised
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

The Indian rhinoceros is slowly becoming
extinct
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Greenland has less than 1900 inhab
itants.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
THE LANDS or MAKE BELIEVE.

Within the land Of Make Believe
lived In days Of old,
And by its wondrous alchemy
Turned all the dross TO gold.
wider land of Make Believe
Now claims attention close
The grown-up children In IL count
The fairy gold as dross
Wilson, In the New York
Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

me to try Doan's Kidney Pills Within
a week after began using them / was
so much better that decided to keep
up the treatment, and when had used
a little over two boxes / was entirely
well. have now enjoyed the best Of
health for more than four months, and
words can but poorly express my graft
tude"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster A Ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. X.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14
Beware of Olntmsnts For Catarr.l Thai
Contain hIerourg

as mercury will surely destroy tho sense o.
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering ii through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do Is tenfold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney &c Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
ofthesystem. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, By 4.
J Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
God by Druggists; price. 75e. per bottle.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

IOdy's7 AVatar.
Johnson was compiling the diction-
airy.
YES" he explained, I'm trying to
collect few words for the circus pos
ters.''
Starting with aggregation, he hunt
ed for polysyllables.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-04-14

Following we publish two let
terS from q woman who accep-
ted this Invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
" For eight years have suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and can hardly stand
them. My doctor says l have ovarian and
womb trouble, and must go through an OPP
Grafton IL want to get well. l do not want
to submit to 1t IL ] can possibly help it.
Please tell me what TO do. hope you can
relieve me- Mrs. Mary Dimmick, seth and Z
Capitol Sts., Bennirg P.O., Washington, D. C.
Second letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
After following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, | am very anxious to send you
my testimonial, that others may know their
valueand what you have done for me.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-21
CHAPTER VIII

In the church the choir were already
assembled, and as soon as we arrived the
practice began. They sung, right through,
hrst the chants and then the hymns,
Doth for morning and evening, so that
the practice took an hour and more
L sat ON the porch and listened, watch
ing the fading light in the windows, and
the shadows falling along the aisles,
while the voices of the choir uplifted,
rang out clear and true and echoed
around the walls of the empty church,
and beat about among the rafters of the
roof.
The black clouds hanging low made
the evening 80 dark that outside the
porch one could see nothing. But the
lightning began to play about, and lit
up the grave stones with sudden CLEANS.
Presently, looking out into the black
ness, L discovered In one of these flashes
man in the church yard walking about
among the graves. This was a strange
thing to sea man walking among the
graves after dark. 1 waited for the next
Hash of lightning. When it came, /
saw the man quite clearly; he was bend
ing over headstone and peering into 1t.
as If trying to read the nams of the per-
son buried there.
Then the man left the grass, probably
because he could no longer read any of
the names, and began to walk along the
gravel walk toward the porch; perhaps
because he saw the lights and heard the
singing. The choir were just beginning
the last of their hymns:
LEAD, kindly light, amid the incircling
gloom;
Lead thou me on"
THAT'S the voice Of George Sidcote, .
said the stranger, addressing himself
"He always sung the tenor. ! remembe~
his " &c WE'LL and that's the voice OF
Mary Nethercote; l remember her vois.
too. That's Harry Rabjahns, the black
smith, singing bass; a very good bass be
always sung. Az; they are all there
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-21
LETTERS SHE NEVER SENDS.
Woman Writes Many just to Get
Things Off Her Mind
BEFORE.

II write lots Of letters that 1 never
mall" said a Kansas City woman to
friend recently. what do 1 do with
them7 1 tear them up. 1 write them
simply to get things 1 want to say Off
my mind. For instance, If the butcher
has sent me a mediocre steak and l am
mad about 1T 1 don't call him I'D and
scold him. 1 send the steak back and
then sit down and write a letter giving
him the very mischief for his care
lessness- When 1 have written it I
read 1t over. l have the rebuke out OF
me ana feel better. Next 1 tear the
letter up. The butcher gets his steal,
back and knows he was careless. He
sends another one and is more carefuI
next time. He didn't need the caIlino
down. but I needed to get rid of r.