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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
UnanswerabIe Arguments.

Good Roads Make Great Nations
is the heading of very able article
which appeared in Golfers Weekly.
Its author is Congressman w. P.
Brownlow, of Tennessee, who dis
cusses the question of good roads
with clearness and ability. The Com
monwealth perhaps more than year
ago printed a number OF articles
about Government aid to public
roads, in which it was claimed that
the Government can as we'll aid the
public highways on land as on water
Congressman Brownlow says that the
entire constitutionality of the Gov
eminent aid to public roads i now
almost universally admitted, and lie
argues well the justice of such
movement. He says that it IS the
greatest and most important Oh -st:on
before the people and before tn Gov
eminent. The farmers of the coun-
try pay more than half the taxes and
receive no direct consideration at the
hands of the Government. While the
farmer might be the first to be direct
ly benefited by the making of good
roads by the Government, he would
by no means be the only one bene-
fitted. Mr.. Brownlow points out the
industrial, educational and moral ad-
vantages to be derived from good
roads. When the farmer, who is the
mainstay of the world, prospers, all
others will prosper accordingly. Good
roads make it possible for the farmer
to realize large per cent. more from
the products of his farm. The rural
schools are the seats of learning
whence come the best and truest men
for every phase and station and call
ing in life. Good roads will do more
towards making splendid possibilities
in the country districts than any 9TH
er one interest. Take away the
wholesome and moral influences of
the country churches, and you strike
blow at moral progress and devel-
opment. Good roads are one of the
greatest conveniences for the rural
population to get to church on the
Sabbath. Congressman Brownlow
says that Congress can do much for
the relief of the people throughout
the country if only the members of
that body will take serious view Of
the matter and go to work. He
closes his very able paper by asking
the question, will the people let !
their Senators and Representative
sleep upon a bill which provides for
their paramount needs?" He clinches
the whole matter in the last sentence
by declaring that without the de-
mand from the people Congress will
not act
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
Salt to Lay Dust.

Salt is the latest device for laying
dust on roads in the country. The
author of this new departure is NJ
I'rintzins, city surveyor of Rouen,
VINO has published it S the result oil
long series of experiments. The
list of these, while bringing out the
weak side OF the new system, pos
asses considerable interest as show.
ing it to possess real possibilities OF
utility. A long stretch of road was
first watered and then sprinkled with
salt. The next day the surface of the
road was covered with 2 thin glazed
crust. Rain removed this in parts,
but where the glaze remained there
was no dust for five days.-Londo1
Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
A PROPOSAL IN JAPAN.
Quaint Custom of Placing Plant in
an Empty Flowerpot.

Old customs appear to be fast dis
appearing in Japan, fact which cam
not be wondered at considering the
childishness which lay at the root of
many of the most picturesque, but
in some of the japanese islands the
quaintest marriage formalities are
observed.
In houses wherein reside one or
more daughters of manageable age.
an empty flowerpot of an ornamental
character is encircled by ring, and
suspended from the window or
veranda by three light chains.
The Juliets of Japan are, of course.
as attractive to the Romeos as those
of other lands. But instead of seren-
AIDES by moonlight and other delicate
ways of making an impression it is
atiquette for the Japanese lover to-
approach the dwelling of his lady
bearing some choice plant in his
hand, which he boldly, but, let us
nope, reverently, proceeds tc plant in
the empty vase.
This takes place at time when he
is fully assured that both mother and
daughter are at home, neither of
whom. of course, is at all conscious
that the young man is taking such
liberty with the fiewerpot outside
their window. This act of placing a
pretty plant in the empty fowerpot
is equivalent to formal proposal to
the young lady who dwells within.
The youthful gardener. having set
I, tied his plant to his mind, retires,
and the lady is free to act as she
| pleases. If he is the right man she
takes every care of the gift, waters It
and tends it carefully with her own
hands, that all the world may see the
donor is accepted as sutton. But il
he is not favorite, or if stern par
| ents object. the poor plant is tor7
from the vase. and the next morning
lies limp and withered on the veran-
da or on the path below. McCall's
Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
. Coed Roads and Mails.

1t is a serere commentary on tie
suite of civilization Of this republic
that no firs:-class wagon or carriage
road has as yet been built between
Washington, the capital, and the
nearest large city, Baltimore. Such
a road is about t. lie built, and it
will! be constructed by the State of
Maryland. Tie impulse to perform
this belated service has sprung from
the good roads movement, which
owes much of its vitality to the auto
mcst.i5tG. Under the influence of
this movement, the Vicinity of the ma
tional capital OF the United States
MAJ within dozen years or SO bc as
we'll equip ed with roads as Dalmatia
or the mountainous districts of Wales
now are.
In order MOI 10 leave the ac,!vc
work of stimulating tho construction
OF good fcsis entirely TO the motor
lists, the Government is going into it
in some degre., in connection with
the rural free nail delivery. State
highway oeiciais have been addressed
Oh thu subject OF. road Improvement
Sy the United States Department of
Agriculture ond the POstoflcc Dc
paftmCnt, an; tie construction of
roads l. discreetly stimulst.. along
lhe line Of more rapid mail delivery.
II Is ~ he hoped that the farmers
will see he point of this argument.
They certainly .-ught to. 1t takes
loss than one-Lal. the tiale. and
probably costs less than ore-half the
money, to deli~r the Iaail over a
good road than oscr a bad. IL tbs
reads Lhsoug.ou. TIC cocntry were
as Vons as they are IN some ndrts OF
thu State and &c Ri sscchusetts and
Connecticut, the fee leliTcry could
be extended everywhere, for the cal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

tained by means of brakes on the cable
reel, and an emergency brake formed
by pressing the cable firmly against a
smoothly sawed tree stump with a
lever of iron pipe. These precausions
were necessary to prevent the current
of the river from carrying tn cable
doyn steam Sixteen minutes were re.
uuired to draw the cable across the
river after the first end had entered
the water. The work was done with
out any mishGp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
SsfDE.a|azE amy

principle that it ought not to be fed
sooner than half an hour after work
is over. Between one end of the
year and another horse consumes
an amount of dry, heating food which
calls for a special regime to neutral
ize the excessive proteid consumption
that has taken place. Thus in au-
tumn a ration of carrots given before
the evening meal is good, and so in
spring, at the fall of the winter coat,
a little grain meal is beneficial, mixed
with hay and oats, for the evening
meal. Another maxim much disre-
garded in practice is that the horse
should be watered long enough be-
fore being put to work. and then
sparingly."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
Good Business,

On some farms it will be a good
business operation to sell off the best
timothy and horse hay and buy stand
ing grass of the lower grade to be
cut and cured for the cattle. The
crop is so good in many localities
that a great deal of this meadow hay
and brook grass is for sale at very
low prices, farmers having enough of
the better grass to fill their barns
and not caring to stack the lower
grades.-American Cultivator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
Active in Road Improvement.

Autoists from all parts of the Key
stone State have learned with inter-
est that the York (Pa.) Automobile
Club is taking an active hand in the
good roads problem, and is doing all
in its power to have the thorough
fares improved. This latest real work
has been started on the famous Get
tySburg pike, which runs from York
to Gettysburg, twenty-eight miles
distant This pike is travelled by
thousands of autoists every summer
and the improvements are badly
needed at certain places. 1t is the
direct run between New York and
the National battlefield, and hundreds
of the metropolitan tourists use it
annually The pike between York
and Wrightsville, east to the Susque-
hanna River, is also receiving its
share of improvements. This is part
of the same thoroughfare which goes
through to Philadelphia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
Cost of Developing the Calf.

= Professor Wing in an address
stated that an average of forty-five
experiments carried on by different
experiment stations shows that to de-
velop the calf during the first year of
it's life costs $3.50 per 100 pounds
For the second year the cost is $40
per 100 pounds, and for the third
year the cost is Sill per 100 pounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
No Turninu.

'And only narrow grave at last!'
sighed the dramatist.
For a little his lip quivered, and
then there dawned new hope.
"If the amateurs will only let my
works alone. narrow grave will an
swer," he exclaimed, intensely Puck
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
The Late-Hatched Pullets.

I One advantage that the late
Matched pullets possess is that with
proper care and attention they just
get to laying very nicely during the
next breeding season when good fer
tile eggs are always in demand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

riers would be able to cover so much
more ground that the cost of the SER
vice would be greatly reduced. The
people of the United States never
paid higher for any other extrava'
gance than for its Indifference to the
matter of good highways. - New
York Mail
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

The authorities OF several States
of Brazil are reported by Consul-Gen-
eral Anderson. of Rio de Janeiro. as
making determined efforts to stamp
out trachoma. the eye disease that
has been rapidly spreading In that
county,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
How to Keen Milk Sweet.

W. J. Frazer, of the Illinois EXper-
iment Station, gives these suggestions
in regard to securing milk from your
cows that will keep sweet for re-
markable length of time:
Keep the COWS clean and do not
compel or allow them to wade and
live in filth. This means clean yards
and clean, well bedded stalls. Every
thing short of his is absolutely re-
pulsive and should not be tolerated
any longer in civilized community.
Stop the filthy habit known as wet
ting the teats, by which is meant the
drawing of little milk into the hand
with which to wet the teats before
and during milking, leaving the ex-
cess of filthy milk in the pail.
Wash all utensils clean by first
using lukewarm water, afterward
washing in warm water and rinsing
in an abundance of boiling water,
then exposing until the next using, in
direct sunlight, which is a good ster-
ilizer.
Use milk pals, cans, etc., for no
other purpose but to hold milk.
Keep out of these utensils all sour
or tainted milk, even after they have
been used for the day. Using them
for this purpose at any time infects
them so badly that no amount OF
washing is likely to clean them. Bac-
terra are invisible, and millions can
find lodging in the thin film of mois-
ture that remains after dishes are
apparently clean.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

Beethoven became deaf. and long
before his death could not even hAal
the drums in the orchestra
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

nn,cxt to Greet britain, Russia has
10 most profitable postal system,
which nets over ss0.000.0o0 a year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19

Practical Advice on Horse Feeding.
A noted French horseman gives
the following in an agricultural jour
nal of Paris regarding the proper
feeding of horses:
Three meals are necessary and
sufficient, with an interval of four or
five hours between to keep a horse in
good condition. Oats take at least
two hours to digest; hay takes three
hours, and because it takes so long
it should be given when the days
work is over. The evening meal
should be full meal, the animal be-
ing then at rest and able to digest its
food at leisure. There should be an
interval of half an hour between the
return of the horse to the stable and
his getting his evening meal.
TOO much food at a meal or too
long abstinence between meals, fol-
lowed by voracious feeding, is condu-
Give to collie and Indigestion. Irregu-
.larly fed he is given to showing his
impatience by letting his hoofs play
about the woodwork of his stall. Civ
ing 'refreshers' at odd times is also
bad. Remember that both stomach
and bladder should never be loaded
in work time, whether light or heavy
work is done. A horse, therefore.
should not be ridden or driven imme-
diately after meal. on the same
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22

Justice is the settlement of contro-
versies between men, to clear the right
eous and condemn the wicked. This is a
lesson for everybody, especially for those
who have upon them the responsibilities
Of passing judgment on others in cases of
right and wrong. The duty to condemn
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22

the wicked and the unrighteous is as
imperative as to acquit the innocent and
the righteous A great outrage or trav
esty upon Justice is reported from Chat
tanooga, Tennessee, where Christian
killed Jew on the public street in the
presence Of many people, yet jury ac-
quilted the murderer. The case as re-
ported is as follows:
On January 10th, Of this year, Harry
Fitzsimmons shot and killed Harry
Wolf. because the deceased had been
given certain work in a tailoring shop
where they were both employed, which
the assassin felt belonged to him. The
murder occurred on a public thorough
fare and in the presence Of eye-wit-
nesses On May 25th the case came to
trial; the evidence was clear and ver-
dict of guilty was expected by the whole
city. The lawyer for the defense made
remarkable speech in summation 1t was
a recapitulation Of the history Of the
Jews and recital of all the black accusa-
tions made against them. In his pas
sionate peroration he denounced the
Jews, individually and collectively, un-
rebuked by the court and evoking ap-
plause and laughter from the auditors
who crowded the court room. He con-
cluded by reminding the jury that the
prisoner at the bar was Christian, while
on the other hand his victim was Jew!
And the jury, which included farmers
and Baptist clergyman, brought in
verdict Of "not guilty." to the utter
amazement of the entire city.
Even in our city the miscarriage Of
justice has proven it's fatal conse-
quences Last Christmas day Jacob
Weisskind, Jew, was set upon and muir
dered by gang Of Christian hoodlums.
The ring leaders Of the gang were ar
rested. One Of them escaped before the
trial and two Of them were tried and
convicted for murder. This was no
rich man or prominent citizen they MUIR
dered; he was nothing but a poor old
Jew, with little family down in the bot
toms, so the boys who murdered him
were convicted Of 'manslaughter. One
Of them was sentenced to a term Of four
to seven years in the penitentiary, and
the other went SNUG and smiling to the
county Jail for seven short little months.
The consequence Of these light sentences
was the cause Of another unwarranted
attack on a poor Jewish rag peddler
The other day Abraham Friedman, an
old rag picker, was set upon and beaten
by gang of the same kind of Christian
hoodlums His clothes were torn, he was
insulted and frightened and his poor,
,4~
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22
ish people in New York is going to bring

ish people in New York is going to bring
serious trouble.
The Kishinev massacre in Russia was
a labor war, race war and religious
war; all rolled into one frightful out
burst. The Jews in Russia are the vic
TINS Of being population within pop
ulation, condition owing, in part, to
their own exclusive solidarity and in
part to being forced into separate en-
tity by persecution. The bulwark OF the
Jew in this country is not entirely the
religious freedom of the country and the
insistent national effort to stamp out
race hatred, but it is largely modern
Judaism which, while retaining the
broad principles of Judaism, has thrown
aside the narrow things and is not afraid
to mingle with other Americans.
While it is true that the modern Jew,
or to be correct, the American Jew,
mingling freely with his fellow citizens
of other creeds and religions is helping
to eradicate the anti-Jewish hatred and
race prejudices, we do not agree with the
editor of the Denver Post when he states
that the Jews in Russia are the VIC
TINS Of being a population within pop
plation owing in part, to their own eA-
elusive solidarity" The Russian Jew is
forbidden to live wherever he pleases
and to engage in any occupation that
he chooses. He is compelled to live in
certain congested cities and districts. lie
is not allowed to travel from one city to
the other without permission OF the gov
ernment officials, and even then only by
paying for it. The Jew has to live in a
certain pale of settlement designated by
the Cars bureaucratic, tyrannical gov
ernment as the only place for the Jew.
He can not become a tiller Of the soil,
and the doors Of the higher professions
as medicine, law, engineering and others
are closed to him.
The Russian jew can not be blamed
for his miserable conditions and sur
roundings 1t was brought on him not
by his own will or by his Gown exclu-
sive solidarity" He was driven into it
by an oppressive, half-civilized govern
ment. If there is any cause to condemn
the Jewish sufferings and brutal massa-
cres in Russia, and there is all the cause
in the world for condemnation, it is not
the Jew to be condemned or even cen
sured, it belongs, and justly so, to the
Russian government for it's inhuman
Asiatic treatment Of part Of the popu-
lation in which the Jew is included.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22
Jewish Statistics in Prussia

The last volume Of the German ''Sta-
tistical Correspondent contains some
very interesting vital statistics concern
ing Jews in that country. In the year
1904 there were born, alive, 1889 jew
ish children in Prussia, which is lS.7
per thousand Jews; while the Christian
births numbered 36.9 per thousand. Thus
the Christian birth rate is nearly double
that of the Jewish On the other hand
the number Of illegitimate births is only
half as great as among the Christians.
Of all the Jewish births 3.4 per cent
were illegitimate; Of the Christian births
IL per cent. were illegitimate.
Concerning marriages the report
shows that there were in 1904 2,6O2 pure
Jewish marriages, mixed marriages be-
tween Christian men and Jewish women
26O, and between Jewish men and Chris
tian women 1922. Every tenth Jewish
person marrying contracted mixed
marriage-11 per cent of the men and 8
per cent. Of the women.
The number Of marriages is less for
the Jews than for the Christians There
were SO marriages per thousand Chris
tians, IA per thousand Jews. These fig
ures are the more impressive when taken
in connection with the reports from sew
eral Prussian cities which show that
there are considerably fewer children
and considerably more marriageable per-
sons among Jews than among Christians.
The causes for this unwelcome state Of
affairs have often been referred to. Be-
sides the religious decline there is ap-
parent also the operation Of anti-Semit
ism, the deterioration Of economic condi-
tions and the growing difficulty of secur-
ing remunerative employment.
The number of deaths among the Jews
was 5,577. This gives death rate Of
14.2 per thousand living, while among
the Christians 2O.4 per thousand inhab-
itants were counted. The death rate
among Jewish children below the age of
Is is remarkably low. While among the
Christians about half Of all the deaths
occurred below the age Of Is, among the
Jews there was only about 20 per cent.
In this connection, however, the low
birth rate among the Jews should be re-
membered. The low death rate of Jews
is not due so much to favorable indus
trial conditions as to the greater hygenic
carefulness that is exercised toward their
children even by the poorest of the Jews
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22

What female recluse is that whose
name read backward and forward is the
same? Nun.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-06-22

What article is that which is never
used more than twice in America? The
letter A.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-20

The modern circus Is the liueaf de-
scendant Of the ancient Olympic games
OF Greece The Romans adopted this
form y popular amusement fyom tie
Creeks The na,ne tcifcus IL Latin.
meaning q circlei aud Il was used 10 in-r
dicnte the place In each city where ciaf-
iot roces. athletic contests etc. were
held. Tho cirms flowshed in Rome
300 years ago and for then centuries
later With tho decadenco Of she mis-
tTess OF the wosld came decline OF the
circua IN character and it WIS frc-
quently dehased by revolving speeta-
clee such as the throwing Of those OH
noxious 20 the government including
christians. TO Wild beasts Doubtless it
WAS this that gave the ehureh pre-
iudicc a9aiust the circus which is TO-
day atl held by aome extremely con-
seryative church people
The modern circus has about u nnth
ing dehasing Mankind has always held
physical achievement % hizs eateem' ~
, heroes are those who have done sone-
thing notable Especially is courage and
the display of leadership on The battle
field held IN the h-host esteem. The
military hero stands highest IN the
popular roll OF fame. PHYSICAL p-oweas
delights the average mani dad IA the
athletic exhibitions OF the circus. the
racing the display Of c0nsummate horse
manship and SO on which are the lead-
ing featrrs " clrcus exhibition.
,nefig everyone youug oe oll takes
pleasure and pleasure thas o most
lcerhlnly Innocent
Wit VI the last half century o s1. the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-20
Private Locomotives.

Not content with private cars. some
railroad magnates are about to in
froduce the private locomotive. Three
OF these are now being built by the
president. general manager and gen
eral superintendent Of a leading trunk
line. They are to be speedy. power
ful and beautiful, and there will be a
return Of the brasswork vanity upon
these new locomotives They will be
beautifully modelled, and all exposed
parts viii be highly polished The
interior OF the cabs will be flushed IN
mahogany and the driving wheels
will be covered with dust guards
from running board 10 centers.