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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-18
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-18

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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

Lieutenant Loyal Farragut, one of
the officers of the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion and a son of the
naval hero Admiral Farragut, has the
double honor of having fought in the
army and navy both in the civil war,
and it is an interesting fact that he
won his commission in the army
through a challenge by his father
when the latter's fleet was in the Mis-
sissippi and about to pass up to Port
Hudson. Loyal, then lad of about
IL years of age, had been importuning
West Point, when the old admiral re
Piled
Il don't know how that would do;
I'm not so sure whether you could
stand fire."
"Oh, yes, father, / could do that, .
said the boy.
VERY well, my boy, I'll try you
Come up with me here.
The old navy hero and his son went
up together into the maintop, and
there they both remained till Port
Hudson was passed. The lad never
flinched while the shot and shell few
thick and fast about him. Then the
father said:
Every well, my boy, that will do;
you shall go to West Point"
And the boy was made a cadet and
rose to be. a lieutenant, after which he
resigned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
Hereditx-Enxlronment.

! The death of Sanger Pullman, the
|, last of the Pullman family, who seems
to have been unusual in nothing and
of small ability. gives rise to the Ques-
tion-if blood tells-iust what 1t does
tell? In the case of the Pullman family
it told nothing. The father sprang
from mediocrity to wealth and some
lpower, and his sons went back to
mediocrity with wealth and no power.
lit would be curious to know just how
much there is in heredity-outside of
| family environment. There is no
lquestion that boy or girl who grows
iup in a kind. happy family. where
there Is some refiement and general
atmosphere of decency, has better
istart in life than the boy or girl
whose childhood is spent amid mean
ness and vicious associates in the
home and unpleasant surroundings.
But would not any child in the same
home get the advantages of the place,
without regard to its father or its
] mother? There are of course black
/ sheep in every family who seem to
disprove this. and white sheep In bad
families who seem to disprove it furth-
Ter. And yet these exceptions may in a
measure prove, the rule-that most OF
character comes from family environ
ment rather than family blood.
The whole business is, a puzzle. The
opponents of the blood theory are too
( cocksure. They are too certain that
blood tells. But just what tells, no one
seems to know.-Emporia (Kan.) Ga.
zette.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

One of the surest signs that the win
ter has come to the city is the presence
in the main thoroughfares and in the
parks on Sundays of small army Of
amateur photographers who are clear
ly from the suburban towns around
New York. AS rule, these camera
fiends travel In groups of varying size.
Often one Of these groups will consist
of father and mother and one or two
small children. while now and again
the stroller will see two or three men
together and occasionally pair Of
lovers.
/ They take pictures Of all sorts Of
things. but famous buildings Of the
town are their favorite subjects. Just
how many times the City Hall is
snapped in the course Of the winter
months it would be difficult to ascer-
tain. Next to that structure the favor
its is the Flatiron building. of which
there must be many weird photographs
In suburban albums. The Metropoli-
tan Opera House comes next in favor.
and after that the tall tower of the
Times building Is a winner or course,
the parks come in for their share Of
this invasion. But since the rural
PHOTOGRAPHERS lives among the trees
and fields most Of the time, he prefers,
when lie comes to town, to preserve
on his plates or films some record OF
what really belongs to the city New
Xorl< prado
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
GROWING PEACHES.

Many suggestions for the manage
ment Of peach orchards must be con-
lsidered with due regard to locality,
soil and adaptability of varieties.
Fertilizers may be scattered over the
ground at least ten feet around each
tree, as the roots feed over a wide
area. Manure may be applied as a
mulch in the fall, but some growers
fear manure as source of fungus
disease. In addition to the 'yellows,"
the borer is the most damaging
enemy, but by careful watching it
lcan be kept in check. Plant lice at
the roots frequently destroy trees be-
fore they are discovered, the best
remedy being to remove the earth
down to the roots and drench with
soapsuds into which unbleached wood
ashes has been stirred so as to secure
a fair portion of caustic potash. 1t is
claimed that the peach tree should
be cultivated like corn and kept as
clean, but some growers maintain that
grass crop is beneficial If plowed
under or used as mulch. Crimson
culver iudy Ue Steueu III tue ldli anu
turned under in the spring. applying
ht the same time air-slacked lime,
muriate of potash and bone meal
broadcast. The severe cutting back
Of a tree often gives it new life, and
the centre should be well pruned so
as to admit plenty Of air and warmth
from the sun. In some sections where
the trees live but five or six years, a
new orchard is started every year, as
the old trees are removed, and one
good crop in three years may give
good profit for all the work done in
several seasons. At the present day
it is concluded that any attempt to
produce peaches for market can only
be successful by vigilance and good
judgment In managing against the
various pests, the prayer and the use
of suitable sprays being indispensable.
The EpitOmiSt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

There was something on the bed, but
she could not see what it was, so she
wiped her eyes with the corner OF her
apron. A rich black silk dress was
carefully spread out upon the counter
pane. and a slip of paper with some
writing on it was tucked into a fold.
Eliza picked up the paper and read:
From Clara. LII aud Berthe. with
their love-"
The astonished woman could only
glance from the paper to the dress, and
from the dress to the paper One. two,
and then three heads popped out from
behind the bedroom door, aud In an
other moment three pairs Of arms were
around Eliza, and three voices were
asking her If she liked it,
"But did you really give it to me
yourselvesT' said Eliza, in astonish-
ment.
"Of course we did," said Lu. Eve
bought it with our own money. and
made it ourselves"
"But then you know we had the
dressmaker to cut and plan 1t for us,
said Clara.
And what time we had keeping it
from you,' said BERTHE. 1--WE came
near spelling it by hustling it away so
many times when we thought we
heard you coming,
"But-I-thought-you did not like
me-" said Eliza. IL imagined you
thought was trying to take you moth
er's place, and"
"But we didn't" said Clara. 1--WE
don't call you mother because you are
so young; but if you would let us call
you Eliza. we would like it so much.
You seem like a sister to u.s."
II don't care what you call me-" said
Eliza, with happy tears in her eyes.
IF l am not one too many among
you
eve lacked just one Until you came,'
said Lu, kissing her; ''but we are
nice little family circle now"
When Mr. Moore returned home that
evening, there was a heavy shadow
On his brow, and no one will ever
know just how he dreaded going into
the house. Upon entering the sitting
room he was surprised to find his wife
and daughters talking and laughing
: togethe".
Eliza rose as he entered, and going
to him, said:
81 have been very wicked. John: but
these dear children Of yours have
taken ME in hand, and will. hope.
make better woman of me-"
''You need only be your natural self"
said her husband. as he stopped and
kissed her
Never after that time did Eliza think
that she was one too many. If other
step-mothers would give step-children
a chance to love them. there would be
less cause for complaint.-New York
Weekly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
THE ROSE or LIFE.


The Rose spoke in the garden:
Why am / sad
The vast of sky above me
Is blue and glad;
The hushed deep OF my heart
Hath the suns gold;
The dew slumbers till noon
In my petals hold
Beauty l have, and wisdom,
And love / know,
e cannot release my spirit
VI its strange woe.2
men Wind, older than Time, "a
Wiser than Sleep. 1852
answered: "The whole worlds sorrow
Is yours to keep.
Its dark descends upon Won
At days high noon:
i'I Fr pa,ior r,l Is whitening about you
Ine cries OF a thousand lovers.
A thousand slain,
The tears OF all the forgotten,
Who kissed In vain,
ished van
Have left on you
The witness, each Of its pain,
Ancient, yet new,
So many lives have you lived;
So many a star
Hath veered in the Signs to make you
The wonder you are
And this is the price of your beauty:
Your wild soul is thronged
With the phantoms of joy unfulflled
That beauty hath wronged,
With the pangs of all secret betrayals,
The ghosts of desire,
The bite of old fame, and the chill
OF the ashes of fire."
Charles G. d. Roberts. in The Century.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
FALL MULCHING OF TREES

FALL MULChlNd Ot TREES.
If it Is thought necessary to apply
mulch around the base of trees or
shrubs as a winter protection care
must be used not to do the work too
soon, particularly IL anything in the
nature Of a fertilizer is used. such as
coarse stable manure, for there is al
ways danger of melting renewed
growth in the tree just as it is be-
ginning to go to sleep for the winter,
and this growth. being extremely ten
der, will be killed by the first cold
weather, probably with much injury
to the tree. A better plan is not to
apply the mulch until the ground
freezes, applying more. IL necessary,
later on.
BY far the best plan of all is to
use earth with which to protect the
roots of the tree or shrub during the
first cold days; put it on several inches
thick for three feet around the tree.
Later, IL it gets too cold, little coarse
manure may be put on over the soil.
by this plan the tree or shrub will
have full protection without danger
Of melting late growth.-Indian-
apolis News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
Valuable Information,

At county fair a machine WI
bore sign reading How to ME-
Your Trousers Last" occupied pro h.
inent position in the grounds and It.
tracted much attention. A man w4o
stood gaping before it was told by the
exhibitor. a person with long black
moustache, minstrel stripe shirt and
ninetyfour-cara diamond in a red
cravat, that for one cent deposited in
the slot machine would dispense its
valuable sartorial advice. The man
dug the required coin from the depths
of deep pocket and dropped it in the
slot. Instantly the machine deliver
ed card on which was neatly print
ed:
Make your coat and waistcoat
6rst. "-Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

Three little crickets. sleek and black,
whose eyes with mischief glistened,
climbed up on one another's back
And at keyhole listened.
The topm0st one cried out. soho
l hear two people speaking
can't quite see them yet. and So
III just continue peeking."
Soon Dot and grandma he could see
Iea-party they were playing;
AND as he listened closely, he -.
Distinctly heard Dot saying: tbsN
This pretty little table here LID
VIII do to spread the treat on; TIL
And will get cricket, dear, ~
For you to put your feet on.
The cricket tumbled down with fright !;
Run for your life, my brothers!
Fly, fly J" He scudded out Of sight;
And so did both the others.
Carolyn Wells. In st. Nicholas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
The Game Of push and pull.

This IS very simple game and one
that will afford good exercise for the
legs, waist, sides. back, arms--in fact
the entire body. Let two girls or boys
take hold of each other by the arms
and each endeavor to push the other
A chalk line drawn on the floor a lit
tie distance behind each will make the
game more interesting. Each en-
deavors to push the other over this
mark. When tired of this, says the
Washington Star, change 1t to a n
ling contest, drawing the line betwt 3
you. Try to pull each other az
it. You will find 1t splendid fun h
1t will bring color to your cheeks.
develop your whole body.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

Little Clara Cough-it-off felt very
much abused,
And coughed to make her mama think
that she was badly used.
She found it rather hard at first, but
practice made it easy,
Till she could cough as good as though
she really was diseasy!
She coughed against her medicine ind
said it made her sick;
She coughed because they wouldn't
give her back the spoon to lick
She coughed until she had to cough
and went "Cu-huh, Cu-hoo!'
When any one suggested that she
tried to cough-like you.
Little Tommy Try-to-cry had all the
world could buy
And everything besides, except a good
excuse to cry.
And so he cried at breakfast-time be-
cause it came SO soon.
He cried at luncheon also, because
supper came at noon
He cried again at dinner-time be-
cause it made him weep;
He cried because his bed was bad and
made him go to sleep.
He cried because he cried, and crying
made his eyes SO dim:
He cried because he saw you cry and
thought you looked like him.
;tt1a p<,,1xy p<,,t x,t><>,,t $780,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02


I'm order to encourage enlistments
in the navy" said an officer of the
Navy Department. I'VE have arranged
to send parties of bluejackets around
the country to drum up recruits. They
will exhibit moving pictures of the
life of naval apprentices at the naval
training station near Newport. These
pictures were taken recently and. to-
gether with others taken aboard ship.
give good idea of the life of a blue
jacket. With them the department
hopes to interest the boys in the in
terror of the country. who have little
or no knowledge of life on the water.
and 70 gain many strong. husky re-
cruits.v
Cigarette smokers" remarked 4
naval recruiting officer the other day.
ARE rejected by the United States
Navy Department in recruiting young
men for the service. A higher stand
/ ard is now observed by the navy il
examining young men physically.
mentally and morally Those who ars
addicted to liquor. who have been con-
victed of misdemeanors or who have
bad characters are rejected. Tho
word has gone forth to accept only
the best qualified recruits we can get.
Young men OF good character can -
ITO the service assured that they will
nj be east among rowdies. rs is COM
{ Nbnly supposed to be the fate Of the
hung recruit If the Government has
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
TIE WHIP.ToY
How a Child Loves to BE Cruel In its
Early Days.

How a Child Loves to Be Cruel in its
Early Days.
l looked around and saw a man
carrying under his arms a number Of
small whips.
He ves surrounded by a group OF
boys. not having money to purchase.
were looking on with wistful eyes.
Curious TO ascertain whether the
man could earn a livelihood in this
occupation | watched him for nearly
an hour, at the end of which time he
had already sold six.
The first was purchased by a We
man Of pleasing appearance for a lit
tie boy about two years old, whose
first employment of it was in striking
his E,osher.
Another child. walking with its
nurse. also bought one and imme-
diately began to whip little stray
dog that was looking for its master
Another, rather older than the
others. after making a similar pur-
chase. laid it on the backs of some
sheep which a butchers boy was driv-
IFS " Il sid s-iiSCi
A fourth quickly forced a poor cat
to take refuge III the shop from which
she had just ventured
The fifth. bad-loolSing fellow. bar
gained for one, and then refused to
buy it because it would not give suf-
ficient pain
| was disguised with this cruelty.
and was just turning away when 1
saw kind looking man, who was
holding a little boy by the hand, stop
TO purchase one, but a sign from me
made him change his purpose. lie
passed on and l followed him.
Sir" said l excuse the liberty l
have taken. l think you have done
well not to place a whip in your little
boys hand lest it should have pro-
duced in him love of giving pain, to
which, judging from his contenance.
he is as yet a stranger"
Look" / continued, as we ap-
preached the end of the street, which
made a rapid descent, Eat those two
wretched horses. which can hardly
keep their footing on the slippery
pavement-see how cruelty the driver
is fogging them-see with what ef-
fort they move and how they are COW
cred with sweat. You may be sure
their driver had whip for his first
toy"
You are right" he said.
YES" said /, "a man, naturally
harsh aud cruel. becomes still more so
by his education. He begins as boy
by fiogging his wooden horse. and
afterwards fogs the real horse and all
the animals under his power"
Il am resolved" said he, never
again to spend penny in placing a
whip in the hands of child."-Our
Dumb Animals.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
Uncle Eph to His Son.

Yo' schoolin' lasted TO- year; yo'
workll last till We die.
Dat deeplomah is mighty pretty, but
hit amt free meaI-ticket.
Big words doan't ketch no 'possums
Eff eddicashun makes We wear sto
clothes, hit oughter make We able to
pay fer 'em.
l doan't see no difference in de kind
OBJ exercise 'twixt de hoe and de gowl
luf stick.
What l cayn't undahstand am dis:
eff de books do de boy so much good
why do he drap 'em soon ez de skool
stops?
Hit doant bodder me how much dc
loafer knows. l only knows he's a
loafer.
I'd like to see We try some OBJ dem
geometry lines wild er plow in de corn
field.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
BREEDING aaApe psR MILK.

Uncle Sam ImrGa9 0KRs From Malta
for Experienmanes CO ShIs Country.
Uncle sam has ems anported sixty
eight Maltese gooam GmA expects that
within few years tie increase from
this herd will be distributed over the
United States. Owing to the stringent
quarantine regulations, the goats are
to be sent to the experiment station
at the Connecticut State Agricultural
College, Storrs, Conn. Investigations
of the manufacture 81 some Of the for
eign cheeses are being made at the coll
lege and the milk from these goats will
be used.
1t is intended also to breed the goats
and to send the young animals to sta
tons in other parts OF the country.
The purpose of the government is to
establish the fact that goats may be
successfully raised in this country for
the purpose of supplying milk Mich
goats are common in European coun-
tries, where they are driven from door
to door and MIXED upon demand.
Goats milk is particularly popular in
Switzerland and on the island of NAL
Ia very few cows are kept.
1t has been found that the milk of
goats Is unusually well adapted to the
use of infants of all kinds. The great
animal trainer Hagenbeck maintains
herd of goats especially to provide
milk for the young animals in his me-
nagerie.
There are several private importers
of goats in this country. One of them.
Robert N. Riddle of Carteret, N. J.,
brought over considerable number of
Toggenburg goats last summer. This
breed comes from the Toggenburg
valley in Switzerland and includes
mixers which yield sometimes seven
quarts day. Mr.. Riddle and the
members of his family use no other
milk, than that obtained from their
Toggenburgers.
of much value, as a rule, for milking
purposes, because it has not been bred
with that purpose in view. Across the
water, scientific goat breeders have
been endeavoring for years to fix this
trait, just as in this country dairymen
are trying to secure strains of heavy
mixers among cattle. 1t is believed
that by crossing the native goats and
imported animals a breed of good
mixers will be produced in few
years.-New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
Easy Titles.

Military titles are handled in a
reckless way In Indian territory. Any
man with stiff backbone and bold,
bad look can scarcely escape being
designated as Colonel" and a man
with an unusually pugnacious air is
addressed as General" An Indian
agent of the union agency at Musko-
gee is certain to come into the title
Of colonel within few weeks after
assuming office. 1t is difficult to dis
tinguish the sheep from the goats In
a military way in this country. Kan.
sas City Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
M PSALM.


Not less shall manly decd and word
Rebuke an age Of wrong
The craven flowers that Wreatne the sHvfu
Make not the blade less strong.
But shifting hands shall learn to heal
To build as to destroy =
Nor less my heart for others feel
That the more enjoy
Enough that blessings undeserved
Have markd my erring track 80
That wheresoer my feet have swerveu'
His Christening turn'd me back -
That more and more Providence
OF love is understood
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good -
That death seems but c0ver'd way
Which opens into light.
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond the Fathers sight -
That care and trial seem at last,
Through memorys sunset air,
Like mountain ranges overpast,
In purple distance fair -
That all the Earring notes of life
Seem blending in psalm.
And all the angles of its strife
Slow rounding into calm.
And so the shadows fall apart
And so the west winds play:
And all the windows of my heart
! open to the day.
John Greenleaf Whittier.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

NEED OF FOREST PLANTING.
Forests are indispensable to the
highest material development Of any
country. We have learned that, be-
sides furnishing the useful timber prod
ucts resulting from the growth of
trees, they conserve moisture, anchor
ate climatic extremes, and purify the
atmosphere. Where they are not found
naturally, or where they have been
thoughtlessly removed from wide
stretches of country, It becomes de-
sirable in behalf Of the public welfare
ito plant trees in great number. OBJ
viously the benefits of such plantations
will be most widely felt if the planting
is well distributed over the region.
Further, it is work the benefits of
which are shared by all and which
all should join in performing.
/: The plantations in definite region
should be made after one general plan,
in order to allot to each farm its pro-
portionate amount of forest. The
method Of planting and the position of
the planting sites should evidently be
made with reference to system OF
farm management, since forest is the
most permanent thing that can be
planted on farm.-G. L. Clothier.
Department of Agriculture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02

Beneath a tender rain.
MY heart Is young again.
The west winds blow. and. singing low
! hear the glad streams run:
The windows Of my soul / throw
wide open to the sun.
No longer forward nor behind
! look in hope or fear
But, grateful, take the good ! find,
The best of now and here.
| pillow no more desert land,
To harvest weed and tare
The mama dropping from Gods hand
Rebukes my painful care
break my pilgrim staff lay
Aside the tOiling oar:
The angel sought so far away
! welcome at my door.
The airs Of Spring may never play
Among the ripening corn.
Nor freshness of the flowers of May
Blow through the Autumn morn.
Yet shall the blue-eyed gentle <
Through fringed lids TO lieas,al,
And the pale aster in the brook
Shall see its image given r.
The woods shall wear their robes Of prai
The south wind softly sigh.
And sweet, calm days In golden haze
Melt down the amber sky.