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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
THE ARABIAN HORSES TAIL

The way the Arabian horse holds
his tail is looked upon as the finest
point of breeding. The Arabs believe
that the spirit of God is shown there
No man living can account for the
way they do it. 1t equals the arch Of
the neck and balances the horse. Mr..
Bailey of Barnum & Bailey's circus
tells me that they have tried every
thing to get their horses to carry
their tails that way But the Arabian
horse is the only one that does it.
Another thing about the Arabian
horse is the tremendous width of the
jowl Nature didn't intend an ordi-
nary horse to run far; his windpipe is
too small. The blood runs cold in
his veins and he quits. l noticed the
other day in the paper of a great race
horse that choked to death on the
track and dropped dead trying to win.
My horse Nejdran, standing 141s
hands high, is three times as broad
across the throat as a wonder of a
horse standing 10 hands high with
which l compared him.
That is where the Arabian horse
gets his endurance. He has the abil-
ity to run. He is the only horse
which, looked at from behind, shows
both barrels of the ribs; he has big
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
WATER THE HENS.

More than sixty five per cent. of every
egg is water. Water also makes up
ifty-five per cent. of the hens body.
Unless q hen has water she cannot
make eggs, nor can she properly di-
gest her food. True, all foods contain
some water. Vegetables contain a
great deal, but all these sources will
not be sufficient to more than supply
the bodily wants. Much water is used
in digesting the food and much passes
off in breathing. Many a hen that is
otherwise well fed fails to lay because
she is compelled to go without water.
When laying freely flock of fifty hens
will drink from four 10 eight quarts of
water each day. The richer the food
is in protein the more water fowls
will drink, because it is required in
digestion. The warmer the weather
the more water they require, because
more is thrown off the body. The
more eggs that are laid the more wa
ter is consumed, because it is needed
in their manufacture.-The Poultry
Guide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
THE COW PEA.

The COW pea has been known to pro-
luce as much as $4,000 pounds of given
material per acre. Fields have also
yielded as high as thirty-five bushels
of seed per acre. These yields may be
considered maximum, however, as 49,
600 pounds of green material, or twen-
ty bushels of seed, are above the aver
age. From one to three tons per acre
may be secured when the crop is
grown for hay. The COW pea does not
Usually begin to take up nitrogen I'M
til the leaves develop, for which reason
small allowance of fertilizer should
be applied when seeding, in order to
force early growth. At the Louisiana
Experiment Station it was found that
an acre of average COW peas contained
sixty-five pounds Of nitrogen, Ill
pounds potash and twenty pounds of
phosphoric acid, worth, as fertilizer,
about SIG. The roots contained eight
pounds of nitrogen, eighteen pounds
potash and five pounds phosphorie
acid, worth about $3.50 more, or
total of about $3.50 as a fertilizer.
This estimate varies according to the
yield. An excellent mixture as fertili.
Ter recommended for one acre, by the
North Carolina Experiment Farm, is
about 300 pounds acid phosphate and
100 pounds muriate Of potash. Should
the plant not have green appearance
use fifty pounds nitrate of soda, mixed
with earth and worked in between the
rows with harrow, the acid phos-
phate and potash to be broadcasted and
narrowed after blowing. Lime, APP
piled in the fall is beneficial. as it neu-
tralizes soil acidity. Much depends,
however, upon the character of the
oil.-Philadelpha Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
Choate as an Interpreter.

Rufas Choate was once trying a
case before Justice Shaw, and one wit
ness who took the stand was minis
Ter
What is your name? asked Cho-
ate.
Ezekiel Lee answered the wit
ness.
Justice Shaw not hearing readily,
leaned over and asked Choate what
the witness said
HE said, your honor, that his name
was Ezekiel Lee" replied Choate.
what is your occupation?' contin-
ued Choate.
Il am a humble candle bearer of the
Lord" replied the witness.
Justice Shaw bent over the bench
and inquired what the witness had
said. Choate responded, saying that
the witness had said that he was an
humble candle bearer of the Lord.
"Of what denomination are youY'
questioned Choafe.
II am a Baptist" replied Lee.
Again Justice Shaw leaned forward
and asked Whit the witness had sale,
and Choate replied: He said, your
honor, that he was a dip candle.' -
Boston Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

lungs, meaning great staying power.
The Arabian horse is absolutely
thoroughbred. You may tire one SO
that his legs would be run out from
WEAKNESS, then apply whip and spur
and he will make a desperate effort
to respond You tire out another
thoroughbred and then whip him and
be will fight you like a dog. This was
shown in King Richards Arabs which
were brought to this country in 1860.
King Richard, who was very
wealthy man, took an artist to the
edge of the desert and captiyated the
Arabs with pictures and brides until
he induced them to part with four or
five horses. These were taken to
Kentucky.
During the war two men who were
trying to escape from Kentucky to
Virginia were mounted, one on one
of these Arabs and the other on a
ran them until the Kentucky horse
thoroughbred Kentucky horse. They
stopped and refused to go. Then the
two got on the Arab and made their
escape. From this strain descend
many of the Kentucky saddle horses
which carry their tails in the preten.
tious manner of the Arabs.-Pacifio
Monthly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
Road Dangers for Automobiles.

A French automobilist gives the fol-
lowing interesting statistics of dan
Eers in the road gathered in the course
of 1000 miles travel on the public
roads.
Vehicles abandoned by their driv-
trs, rs; drivers who refused to move
uut of the way, 81; drivers asleep on
their vehicles, s; drivers on the wrong
side of the road, IS; d rs not hold
Ing the reins, u; vehicles without Ian
terms, 81; drivers resting their horses
In the middle of the road and at dan
ferrous turnings, 2; drivers walking
behind their vehicles, 18; several
Vehicles fastened together, and hay-
ing only one lantern, 10; saddle horses
left standing, 13; wandering dogs
which had t. be avoided, S5.-Motor
World.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
NEW WORLDS VAST TREASURES

1t has never been told how vast was
the treasure that was emptied from
the new world into the old in those
days-the glorious days of Spanish do
ninion. We can only judge of how
great it was by collateral evidence.
The bottles of Cortez and of Pizarro
are famous in annals of new world
history. In them we have read how
the soldiers OF the former carried
away only small part of the treas
ures looted at Mexico, yet were so
loaded down with stolen gold that
when they fell from the causeway into
the lake in the memorable retreat
from Mexico they sank and drowned
as weighted with plummets of lead.
Also we read how Pizarro exacted as
a tribute for the liberation of the Inca
Atahulpa gold that filled to the depth
of several feet a room seventeen feet
wide by twenty-five feet long and
which was valued at 100000 pesos
dior-the equivalent of nearly $15,500
600 of our money.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

When Daniel Webster was at the
zenith of his career, gentleman
waited upon him one day to engage
him for the defense in an important
case at law, the amount at stake in
the suit being $4,000. The gentle
man asked Webster what the retain
Ing fee would be.
"a thousand dollars"
"A thousand dollars" exclaimed the
gentleman.
Yes. But think for moment what
I am engaged to do. sir. do not only
hold myself at your service in the mat
ter, perhaps for month or more, but
| debar myself from accepting any
offer, no matter how large. from the
plaintiff.
The applicant, being satisfied with
The explanation. wrote out check for
the amount and gave it to the great
advocate. who, after he had put 1t in
his pocket, said:
Il win now give you bit Of advice
gratis. If you can compromise this
business upon fair terms with the
plaintiff, you had better do So"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
KEPT THE RETAINING FEE


The client expressed his thanks and
took his aleave A few days after the
gentleman called upon Webster again,
and told him that compromise had
been effected and the matter satisfac.
torily settled Webster duly congrat-
ulated his visitor on the result, and
would have turned to other business.
but the visitor seemed to have some,
thing further on his mind.
"Of course" he ventured, after a
pause, Il shall not require your serv-
ices, Mr.. Webster"
Certainly not, sir"
"And how about the $1,000 I paid
you?o family asked the gentleman.
who was not quite reconciled by pay
ing such a sum for services which
were never to be rendered.
~Oh. ah!" responded Daniel. with a
bland SMILE you don't seem to I'M
derstand. 1t is very simple. That
was a retaining fee-called in law a
retainer BY virtue Of the contract
/ also become a retainer. What should
| retain, If not my fee?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

When Drake sailed the South sea
in the Golden Hind upon his piratical
voyage of circumnavigation in the
years 1577-79 and when he captured
the Nuestra Sonora della Conception
-surnamed the Cacafuego, or Spit
fre-off Cape San Francisco, it took
three days to transfer the treasure
from the captured ship to his own.
In that single haul there was realized
purchase" as it was called, of over
twenty-six tons of silver, besides
eighty pounds of virgin gold, thirteen
chests of pieces of eight containing
over 100000 in money and an enor-
flous amount of jewels and plate.
Upon the evidence of John Drake
we read that when the Golden Hind
laid her course for England, by way
of the Cape of Good Hope, she was so
heavily "ballasted" with pure silver
that she rode exceeding deep In the
water."-Howard Pyle in Earper's
Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
Town of 1000 In a Week.

One day a mountain valley, with
20 inhabitants; in a week a pulsating
mining camp of 1000 people-that is
the history of Manhattan, 80 miles
northeast of Goldfield, New. A low
estimate places the exodus to the new
fields from Goldfield alone at 1000
persons. Two hundred dollars day
has been bid for automobiles by those
anxious to reach the camp in a hurry.
Hundreds of teams line the two roads
to the latest camp.
Life at the new camp is strenuous
There is no law. Lots have jumped
in price from S25 to $3,5OO Meats
are very high. A bath in a round tin
sold the other day for SO. Hotels are
making hundreds of dollars a day, and
ct night space is sold on the floors for
tleeping room-Chicago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

Not all & elevators in use in the
country ore the big and massive
and quick owing type familiar in
modern Office buildings, or of the more
ornate and perhaps luxurious kinds
now to be found in many apartment
houses and private dwellings. There
are many other kinds of elevators in
use, including, for example, the invalid
elevator.
1t is intended for people who are
able to sit up, and so it is made only
big enough to give room for seat for
the invalid, with space besides for the
person operating it. Some invalid ele-
vators are nowadays operated by cleo
trio motors; but the great majority
are like the dumbwaiter, and propelled
by means of similar appliances oper-
ated by hand.
Used in this way, it can be set up
anywhere, and SO an invalid elevator
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

Stella-Silence gives consent. Bella
Yes, but the trouble is that 1t won't
pop the question Brooklyn Life.
THAT big dog You CAV us actually
does police duty at our house." "So?"
Yes. He spends most of his time in
the kitchen with the ok.""-Detroit
Free Press.
Wigg-So the editor said Scribbler's
[ brand of humor was too delicate. Ell?
Wagg-Well, that wasn't exactly the
word. He said it was sickly.-Phila-
delphia Record
Harduppe-f you will let me have
liver | shall be everlastingly indebted
TO you. Miserleigh-Yes, that's why |
must decline to let you have it
Town and Country.
I made my first dollar picking I'D
chips" said the self-made man. "And
who staked you to the stack Won
started on?" was the interviewer's alb.
sentminded question-Cleveland Lead
er.
Defeated Conservative candidate( ad.,
dressing supporters)-There is a say
Ing, Give man enough rope and he
will hang himself" This the Radi-
sal party will do; and then it will be
our turnl-Punch.
Wigg-I know man who was rob-
bed in broad daylight in London.
Wagg was very remarkable.
Wigg-Why, is robbery so scarce
there? Wagg-''No, but broad daylight
ts.-Philadelphia Record
Young man, how do you intend to
support my daughter if you marry
herr" by working, sir" Eyes, yes,
understand all that; but what !
want to know is whom you are going
to work "-Baltimor American.
Elderly Man Greeting former ac-
Iuaintance)-I remember your face
perfectly, miss, but your name has es-
capped me. The Young Woman-I don't
wonder. 1t escaped me three years
ago. am married now-Chicago Tri-
bune.
$50 you turned down that impecu-
NOUS nobleman?" Intercepted the in
quisitive girl friend ''Was he shy
when he proposed?" yes, shy about
two millions" replied the daughter of
the multimillionaire brewer.-Chicago
Daily News.
Newberry-Is Sanford of an opti-
mistic temperament? Baldwin,
should say he was. | have known him
to go into restaurant without a cent
in his pocket, order a dozen oysters
and feel satisfied that he could pay his
bill with pearl.-Life
This Government does not pay
anything like the salaries that foreign
officials receive" NO" answered the
citizen who refuses to be worried.
I'VE don't take needless chances in
mans being SO much occupied in in
vesting his money that he forgets
about his patriotic duties Washing
ton Star.
Yes" said D'Auber, the artist who
had been commissioned to paint the
portrait of Mrs. NUritch, water colors
may be easily rubbed out, but"
.All right, them" interrupted Nuritch,
you can paint the head and neck in
oil and the dress in water color Then
it'll be easy to make it up-to-date
every time the style changes. "-Phila.
delphia Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
WHEN BUYING BREEDERS.

The better class of farmers gener-
lily make an annual purchase of some
breeding stock of some kind. This is
a most excellent sign, as it shows pro-
gressiveness; but these men should
remember one thing, and that is that
they should never purchase an animal
Of any kind to breed from unless it
is at least trife better than that
which they already have. If these
purchased animals are not possessed
Of this improvement, about the only
advantage in buying them is that of
preventing inbreeding.- Wit
ness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
ELEVATOR FOR THE INVALID

is as likely to be found installed in a
house in the country as in the city.
Sometimes an invalid elevator is set
up with the car running into a closet
in a room, in which case it would be
entirely out Of sight when not in use.
Occasionally where the space will per-
nit an invalid elevator is set up in the
opening up through the house in
which the stairs are built.
The number of such elevators in use
Is considerable; and so, while in many
cities many thousands of people are
shooting up and shooting down in
quick moving elevators, in quest of
business or pleasure, there are, scat
tered about here and there the country
over, some other people slowly going
up or going down in a leisurely NOV
log invalid elevator for the comfort
ng change to be found in moving from
one floor to another
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
Money in France.

Money is more evenly distributed in
France than in any other civilized
country: According to the taxation re-
turns, fewer than 10000 persons have
property valued at e 100000. Of these
only 5000 have fortunes exceeding
10000, while not more than 100
have e400,o00 or over, and there are
just 10 unfortunate persons who are
troubled with more than $4,000. 900
Of this worlds goods.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
Yes or Mo

my good woman said the learned
Judge, you must give an answer in
the fewest possible words of which
you are capable to the plain and simple
question whether, when you were
crossing the street with the baby on
rour arm and the motor car came
town on the right side and the dog
cart was trying to pass the motor
car, you saw the plaintiff between the
carriage and the dog cart, or the mo-.
Ter car and the dog cart. or whether
and when you saw him at all, and
whether or not the carriage, dog cart,
or either, or any two, and which of
them respectively, or how it was."-
Illustrated Bits
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

arranged so that both of these viii
lows can run along the same grooves,
one frcn either direction. If the wind
is blowing hard open the window of
glass to the desired width, pull along
the one covered with muslin and hook
it to the frame of glass. Enough air
will come through the muslin to give
good ventilation, and yet not cause
draught. According to the weather
the window can be opened any width
and the cloth covered one put i'll place.
The whole arrangement is exceedingly
simple, and so inexpensive that there
is no excuse for not having them in
every barn. The illustration shows
The idea clearly.-Indianap News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
vENTILATING STABLES.

When the ventilating of the stable
must be through the windows some
plan must be devised so that the VEN
tilating can be done without letting
in so much air that the animals will
stand in draught. This is readily
done with the window here described.
The ordinary window with the two or
four paneg of glass is used, but in adj
uition a frame is made of the same
size as The window, but covered with
heavy unbleached muslin. Cleats are
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
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Farm Topics
CRIPPLED PIGS.

Among the things that will make
pigs cripple up during the winter are
too heavy feeding, lying in a damp
bed or lack of exercise. These are
trifling matters to look into and easily
remedied.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20
OATS THE BEST.

So far oats are the best feed that
has ever been given to horses. The
value is shown by the actions and
condition of the horse that is fed
ration which contains the proper
amount of oats. The difference can
readily be seen even by a novice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-20

Who dat knock at de cabin do?
OF Age We'll. DIES pass on.
! got no time to fool with you
! got to hoe my Gavin.
! reckon dere's been some mistake
OATS des whut hit shorely be,
Gaze Use too spry fo' you TO come
Albumin 'roun' TO me.
An who dat you got wild you dere?
OF Rheumatics, you say?
You'll hat to scuse me, eff you please
Dis here's my busy day.
-Eloise Lee Sherman, in New York Times
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-26
The Missouri Pacific Poultry Campaign,

/ he poultry exhibit ear uf the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway in co.Opcialon
with the State Board pf Agriculture
nrliyCd in Pennington last Friday
mnrUiug on schedule time, and was
visited by q large number Of our pco-
pie. \ display Of poultry by our
local breeders wa, also made. The
specimens shown il the ear were fine,
but our home product wa, fully a,
fine. The exhibition, made in the ear
were a follows
Barred Plymouth Rocks, ". W.
Henderson, Bridgeport
Bulf Plymouth Rocks, c. a.
Morton, ST, LouI,
White Plymouth Rocks. Mrs. NJ.
ButtcrieId OF Pennington and Geo. t..
TippIc Of Lee, summit.
SILVER Laced and Columbia Wyan-
doltes, Henry Slciume>ch, st. Loaf,
Golden Wyandoucs, +. o, Hunter,
St Louis
White Wyandolles, John a. Shaw,
McKi;trick.
Silver Penciled Wyandottes, W. G..
Langehcnning, jackson.
Partridge Wyandottes, Otto Is. Can
non, EIsberry.
Black Orphingtons, August Mahn.
ken, Smithton.
Rhode Island Reds, DR. Ira +.
Bronson, Sedaia.
Buff Cochius, Frank Temple, Els.
berry.
Light BrOhmas, Mrs. Newt Robin.
son, Fayette,
Black Leghorns, Chas. G. Miller,
Boonvlle
S. c. White Leghorns, Helen NJ.
Jones Of Shannon, and George NJ
Dewey of Keytesvlle.
S. c. Brown Leghorns, j. B.
Housed, Scdalia.
The agricultural meeting at Bis.
marck on Friday and Saturday, where
many subjects relating to the farm
were discussed by experts, and thu
| lecture in Pennington Friday aftcrnoo,
on poultry were largely attended ant
enjoyed. The purpose of the poultr,
exhibit was for the purpose of en-
couraging poultry raising in Southeas
Missouri, and good deal of lteratur
bearing on the subject was distributed
Poultry raising on the farm, II system
atically conducted, can be made on
of the most profitable resources of th
farm.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-26
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St. Francois County Medical Society.

The ST. Francois County Medical
Society will meet in Pennington next
Tuesday, October 3Oth, at 10 O'Clock
IA. M, in The room Of the Young Men s
Club in the Really Building. The fol-
lowing program will be observed;
DIR. o. A. Smith, Diagnosis of Diseases
Of Nasal Sinuses
DIR. b. j, Robinson, report of case.
DR.. J. II. English, "On Typhoid
Fever"
DR.. +, c. Mccormick, short talk.
DIR. c. K. Fleming, short talk
DR. G. A. McEwen, short talk.
In the evening at the Court House
DR.. VIM. +. Kuhn, Superintendent of
State Hospital No. 4, will give an al :
dress on the subject, "There is No
Death" The public is respectfully
invited to hear him.
j, L. HAw, NJ. D., Pres't
A. l.. EVANS, Nj. D., Sec'y.