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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
How The Southerner is Gulled.

This piece of journalism is said to
have emanated from an Arkansas
editor, but as it equally applies to
Mississ ippi folks we give it place in
our columns.
The average Arkansas (spose we
say Mississippi citizen amagines
that he lives at home, but he dissent.
He gets up in the morning and puts
on socks made in New York, shoes
made in Boston, pants made in Ohio,
then slips on pair of connecticut
suspenders over his shoulders.
He dips some water from a Missis-
sippi bucket with Chicago dipper
and puts in an Illinois washpan, and
washes his Arkansas face with a
cake of ST. Louis soap. He dries his
face with Rhode Island towel and
reaches his hair with a Vermont
comb. He drinks Cuban coffee from
an Indian cup and saucer, sweetened
with sugar from Louisiana and stir
red with a New York spoon. His
knife, fork and plate are made in the
north, and his tablecloth, ditto. He
eats a piece of Chicago ham fried in
Kansas lard, sops his ST. Louis bis
cult, seasoned with Boston soda and
Michigan salt, into Louisiana mo-
lasses. He wipes his mouth with a
Vermont napkin and seats his family
in Michigan chairs around table
from the, same State. His meal was
cooked on a ST. Louis stove with
wood cut with Pittsburg ak, and
hauled in an Indiana wagon. The
citizen then puts a Boston bride and
harness on a Missouri mule, gets out
his plow and works on field encum-
bered, in all probability, with New
York mortgage. He returns at night
and satisfies his appetite with a.
mother imported meal, fills his Indi-
ana lamp with Pennsylvania oil, and
lights it with a New York match.
He then fills his Illinois pipe with
North Carolina tobacco and settles
dow in a Northern clair and enjoys
a comfortable smoke. When bed
time comes he takes down his family
Bible which was printed in Massa-
chusetts, reads a chapter, says a
prayer composed in Jerusalem. then
retires to bed, slips under his import
ed and is kept awake for two
long hours by the bowls of his Ar
kansas dogs which are the only home
product he has on on his farm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

sion of home remains sweet healing
for the wounds that brave and sensi-
tive hearts hide from q disdainful
world. There these hurts and lis
trcsses may be confidently revealed
and sovereign remedy found in its
unquestioning faith. There childs
pure kiss or the touch Of dimpled
fingers may revive soul on the verge
of dispair; and : in the home the
brightest dreams become more golden
the rarest pleasure more intense, the
tenderest joys more serene. And if
in the varying DEGREES of fortune, its
loving shelter must be abandoned,
how the exile folds about his heart,
as the traveller does his cloak, the
memory of its lights and flowers, its
loves and hopes and kindnesses.
There the noblest influences exist,
the hottest impulses find expression,
and there have been born the chaste
and lofty sentiments that have made
q whole world better.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Remedies for Race Troubles.

White people in the North are no
moro considerable of people against
whom they may have grievance or
a prejudice thar are white people in
the South. The problem of adjust
ing the relations of two races SO total
ly different as the white race and the
negro race where they have to live
together in the same communities is
difficult under any circumstance. and
it becomes increasingly SO where the
inferior race is present in large num-
bers and where many of its members
are ill-dIsciplined, idleaad of criminal
instincts. Yet while Southern peo-
pie know all phrases of this problem
better than Northern people can
know it. it remains true that North
ern opinion is not to be dismissed as
worthless. The subject is national,
not local. First, then, there can be
no immediate or wholesale remedy
for these race troubles. Improve
ment must come through great
many channels, and there must be pa
thence and forbearance The best
elements of both races must do every
thing in their power to restrain bad
men, whether white or black Even
though involving greatly increased
expenditure, there must be more
complete police surveillance, rural as
well as urban. Vagrancy laws must
be enforced with the utmost severity.
ldlers of both races mast be made to
give an account of themselves, and
where the worthless and vicious are
punished, the industrious and decent
must be recognized and rewarded.
Mobs, riots, and lynch laws, what
ever the prOvOcation, remedy no evils
and only make a bad situation worse.
The penal systems of the Southern
States must be greatly improved.
Temporary servitude of vicious ne
groes in chain gangs under the South
ern system only makes these men the
more dangerous when turned loose
again. If they are a meuance to So
ciety, they should be kept under re
straint If there is q chance to make
decent and law abiding men out of
them, it should be carefully provided
that their serving shorter or longer
terms for police otfenses or for crime
should make for their reformation
rather than for their hopeless debase-
ment. Furthermore, it must be bet
the understood in the South that
educated negroes are not the danger
Gus ones, but quite the contrary. #
it hurts the negro to be educated
there must be something wrong with
the school-From The Progress of
the World, in the American Month
ly Review of Reviews for November.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
P. N. S. Notes
JANET LADY.

School opened up this week with
renewed interest. We are now en-
tering upon a new month with pu-
pills in their places and new faces.
Work of improving our school
building begins this week. 1t is pro
posed to make ours one of the most
comfortable and we'll arranged build
ing in the county. The people are
alive and interested.
We are glad to have Misses Mona
and LIVE Dunnam, of near Grafton,
in school this week.
Our Literary society is growing in
interest. We had very pleasant
exercise on last Friday.
We appreciate your kindness, and
read with interest the HERALD every
week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
CORRESPONDENT.
Prentiss Normal School Report.

Pupils standing best IN his class
for the month of October.
1st Grade: Glass A, None Clifton
Glass B. Liza Prentiss
End Grade: Jesse Kittrell.
4th Grade: Reading, Luverta Kit
trell
Arithmetic, Effie Mcdonald,
Language, Odes Dunnam.
9th Grade: Primary History Lot
tie Kittrell.
Arithmetic, Winnie Turner.
Language, y bie Turner.
Classes above 9TH Grade
Grammer, Clara Kittrell,
Geography, Henry Kittrell,
U. S. History, Newton James,
Arithmetic A, Newton James,
Arithmetic B, Florence Clifton.
Miss. History. Newton James.
Mental Arith., Clara Kittrell.
Latin, Ezra Churchwell,
Algebra, Ezra Churchwell.
Grades for each of the above ranop
50 to 50 average for the month.
RoBT L.. SUTTON, Principal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
) H@G>t~& ~ 1]ss,l
County Correspondence.
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Janet.
Janet

Dear Editor:-As everything
seems 10 be quite down from the
storm, l will write a few dots to let
you know how everything is pro-
crossing around Janet.
Everybody seems to be busy try
ing TO work up their blown down
timber and talking about making
sy"up.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Professor
Fame. The saw mill is at the old
seat where there once was one, but
the first made a failure.
Mrs. Todd and Evans have o saw
mill | think that will de to depend on.
Last Saturday night the young
people had an enjoyable time at the
pinder parching and candy pulling
at Mr.. Andrew Bradleys.
After enjoying a pleasant time on
Sunday morning following, the PEG
pie I'LL assembled at Pleasant Hill
Church and enjoyed preaching by Bro.
Rainier.
Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Byrd have
moved to their new home up on the
creek near Mr.. A. E. Byrd. Mr..
Alden Byrd has his furniture and
house supplies at his own home l
think Alden wants cook next. He
has got his house we'll furnished. Now
all he likes is q cook.
OMr. Abner is out on the borders of
Janet hauling logs TO the new mill up
near Todds
Preaching every 4th Sunday and
Saturday before at Pleasant Hill.
People are all about done gathering
their crops, except potatoes, Every
body reports making a cook crop.
Mr.. Chalmers Freeman has moved
off to himself with his betterhalf to
start new life Hope he will make
a good success at their new home.
Well l believe [ will ring off these
few scribbleS and if this escapes the
open mouth of the waste basket
will come again.
JANET LADY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
The fellow or fellows who are toe

The fellow or fellows who are too
sinking stingy to pass over the
proper coin to have their announce
ments as candidates to appear in
these columns when the Campaign is
on, need not expect but scant cour-
tesy at our hands, as we shall waste
but little breathe noticing the can
vas3 Of that man who keep his hand
grip tight on the money bags in this
respect with u.s. 1t entails an inn
mense ammount of hard work on the
newspapers to conduct itself through
real campaign like this before us,
ana its but right and legitimate that
the individuals who hope to reap the
benefits should bear opportionately
their share Of the expense we will be
put to- That's what announcement
charges are fixed for.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

Hon. W. V. McAllister of Waynes-
boro was in Leakesville Saturday, his
visit occasioned by some professional
business with Justice Amsler's court.
McAllister is not pressing his cam
paign strenously as yet for the Sen
ate, but is as he passes around doing
some quiet work in his behalf. I'm
less Greene County develops a candi-
date for this Office, the HERALD may
enlist itself in his behalf, but this is
not to be taken as a commitment, for
as yet we have not thoroughly in
vestigated him, and We never posi-
lively declare for an aspirant for pub
lie trust until fully satisfied upon
every specification of character and
qualification which seems to be indi-
Gated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

There's a point upon which we
wish to make ourselves definitely I'M
derstood before the Campaign opens.
That is this. We shall adhere strict
ly to the announcement charges as
published. The big man and the lit.
tie man will have to pay the amount
we announce irrespective of their
personalities. The only difference in
price that will be made is the differ
ence in Office announced for us pub
lished. Then another thing. We
shall do no trust business. It's bring
up the money when you want an
nouncement started orelse wait until
you do manage to fetch in the cash
before you expect to see your name
floating from our mizzen head. There
will be no complimentary announce
ments made. We tried that in one or
two instances and found they don t
pay. Everybody that gets his can
didacy announced in this paper will
be required to fork over the money
or else stay out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
"Caliber" and Bore. u
Scientific American, ]

Scientific American,
1t will be remembered that in re-
cent issue we explained the various
uses of the term "caliber'' as applied
to ordnance. A correspondent now
asks if we will make similar ex-
PLANTATION of the word bore" as APP
piled to shotguns; and more partic-
ularly when it is used in conjunction
with numeral, as in speaking of a
10-bore, II bore, or 16-bore shotgun.
At the first reading, anyone who is
familiar with modern rifles and
heavy ordnance might think that the
word bore here was used as a unit
of length, as when we say that q so
caliber, 6-inch, rifle is rifle % feet,
or fifty times the caliber diameter
|of the bore), in length. But as a
matter of fact, the term bore, ;"
when applied to shotguns, is never
used to indicate length, but always
refers to the diameter of the bore.
There is, by the way, quite an inter
esting scrap of history attached to
the use of the term, which carries US
back to an early period in the use of
firearms.
In the days of our forefathrrs.
when the rifle balls were spherical,
and long, cylindrical, conical- headed
bullets and rified barrels were un-
dreamed of, the gunsmith adopted
curious but convenient method of
designating the gage Or diameter of
the bore. He expressed it by stat
ing how many bullets, of q size that
would fit a particular musket, would
go to make a pound. Thus, a 10
bore musket would be one of such
bore that ten of its bullets would go
to make a pound weight; a 16-bore
gun would be one whose bullets
would ruE sixteen to the pound, and
so on. Hence we get the anomaly,
that the larger denomination mnsket
has the smaller bore. Although the
day of the spherical bullet. has long
passed away, and the only smooth
bore remaining is the shotgun, the
old method of designation has been
retained
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior. !
Land Office at jackson. Miss. :

Department of the Interior !
Land Office at jackson, Miss. :
Septemb n ~. 1906. J
A sufficient contest affidavit having been flied
in this office by Ed VALLEY. of LeakeSvilln.
Miss. contestant. against Jackson series home
stead entry No. 35036, made March D. 1910. for
N. l-2 or n. w. Ia Section 20, Township N,
Range w. st. Ste. Mer. by Mary j. Mcmillan
ConteStee, in which it is alleged that he is well
acquainted with the tract of land embraced in
said entry and knows present condtio of
same; that said MaryJ Mcmillan has nevercom-
piled With the homestead law in regard to said
cd nor improved said tract in any manner but
has wholly abandoned same for more than six
months prior to the filing of said contest affi-
davit. also that said alleged absence from land
was not due to her employment in the Army.
Navy or Marine Corps of the United states rs
u private soldier. officer. seaman or marine
during the war with Spain. or during any other
war in which the United States may be en- gag
ed.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said allie
cation at 10 0 clock Il. m. on November 10. 1906
before S. r. Mckay. Chancery Clerk in and for
Greene County. in his office at Leakesville,
Miss, land that final hearing will be held at 10
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Jackson, Miss. Serve under
Rules 10, IA. and is,
The said contestant having. in proper aft
davit. filed September ~. 1916 set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice cannot be made it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
L. Q. G. LAMAR. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Forever Young.

j. Ogden Armour. returning to
America on the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
neatly pricked the child musician"
bubble.
A young man was praislng the vari-
Gus child musicians of the last few
seasons.
And there is Nicolo. that wonderful
boy violinist," he exclaimed. Have
you ever heard the ninc-year-old Nj
colo?"
20, yes" said Mr.. Armour, yawning.
Il heard him Is years ago at Covent
Garden"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Jackson. Miss.


Notice is hereby given that Amanda Moore,
widow Oh Alexander Moore. dec d.. of Avera
mississippi. has filed notice of her intention to
make final five year proof in support of her
claim. viz; Homestead Entry No, 34f44 made
June IA. 1899, for the w1snw4 section 81 town
ship 5 north, range West. St Stephens Meri-
dian. and that said proof will be made before
the Circuit CLERK, at Leakesville Miss. on De-
cember 10, 1906
She names the following Witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, the land.-yiz:
Willis Halter, Andrew Leggins. George Wal
ley. Nathan Turner all of Ayera. mississippi
J.. @. C. LAMAR. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
HOME SWEET HOME

Stay stay at home. my heart and rest;
Housekeeping hearts are happiest.
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care.
To stay at home is best.
Home-the name made dear by
sacred associations, the place where
childish feet take their first faltering
steps and infant minds receive their
ideas. Their lessons of love and truth
of right and wrong, of faith and hope
and purity are imprinted upon the
plastic heart, and all the sorrows
and perplexities of after life are in.
efficient to quite efface these first
deep true impressions. Sweet home.
where the mothers gentle hands
prepare the little domestic comforts
that father s love provides, and fill
al affection is the silver link, the
silken tie that binds the household
band together. Trials may come and
clouds may lower, but in TIE seclu-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
HINTS FOR WIVES.

Perchance you think your hus
band S disposition is much changed;
that he is no longer the sweet temper
ed, ardent lover he used to be. This
may be mistake. Consider his strug-
giles with the world-his everlasting
race with the busy competition of
trade. What is it that makes him so
eager in the pursuit of gain-so en-
ergetic by day, SO sleepless by night
but his love of home, wife and chill
dren, and dread that their respecti-
bility, according to the light in which
he has conceived it, it may be en-
crOached upon by the strife of exis-
tence. This IS the true secret of that
silent care which preys upon the
hearts of many; and true it is, that
when love is least appearant, it is
nevertheless the active principle that
animates the heart, though fears and
disappointments make up cloud
which obscures the warmer element
AS above the clouds there is glori-
Gus sunshine while below are show
ers and gloom, so with the conduct
of man-behind the gloom of anxiety
there is bright fountain of high and
noble feeling. Think of this in those
moments when clouds seem to lower
upon your domestic peace, and by
tempering your conduct accordingly,
the gloom will soon pass away and
warmth and brightness take its place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

It Is augured and pretty correctly
we opinc, that when our Circuit
Court convenes here February next,
that the several ambitious gentlemen
who wish to sit in the Governors
Chair of Mississippi for the next four
years, will be present and make their
speeches, as well as mingle with our
electors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

District Attorney B. P. Harrison
has proven himself to be one of the
strongest and best prosecuting at
tOrneys the State has ever had in
this district. He is a terror to evil
doors He does his duty without fear
or favor to anybody, He is the right
man in the right place. -Pascagoula
Democrat Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

The HERALD has refrained from
printing the immense amount of bi
ased articles that are floating over
the State initiating the cause of this
and that Candidate for Governor, in
order that the minds of our constit-
uency may be free from prejudice
and be able to impartially select
their choice, when early next year
the aspirants come down in Greene.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Jackson, Miss.
notCho., O- 1Qnc

Notice is hereby given that Samuel Greene.
of McLain. Mississippi. has filed notice OF his
intention to make final five year proof in sup
port of his claim. viz: Homestead Entry No.
1886 made June 15 1890 for the swl-4 Sel-4 sec
ton l. township north range West st. Ste
phen s meridian, and that said proof will be
made before the Circuit Clerk. Greene Co., at
LeakeSville, mississippi, on December s. 1906.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, the land. viz:
Walter Moody. Knox Moody, c. L. McBerry,
Peter Farley all of Nc Lain. mississippi.
l.. q. G. LAMAR. RegiSter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

Dan Rice, the veteran Snowman,
owned farm at Girard, Erie county,
Pa, and there he spent the greater
part of the winters. The old one ring
barn he used still stands, with other
buildings erected under his superyi-
sion Over the remains of his blind
snow white trick horse Excelsior,
Rice built mausoleum and placed
statnary at tho foot of the steps. To-
day it stands in the yard, but few
know it marks the grave Of horse
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Undue Haste Deprecated.

Yes, the man with one dollar may
be a better man than the one with
$40, but let's agree to let the $40 man
live a few years longer. We may
want to borrow the $20.-Brooklyn
EAGLE.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

THE gentle grace of the mother
lives in the daughter long after her
head is pillowed in the dust of death !;
and the fatherly kindness finds it's
echo in the nobility and courtesy of
sons, who come to wear his mantle
and to fill his places while on the
other hand, from an unhappy, mis-
governed and disordered home, go
forth persons who shall make other
homes miserable, and perpetuate the
sOurness and sadness the contentious
strifes and ratings which have made
their own early lives SO wretched
and distorted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Women In Business Life.

A number of women, both in this
country and Europe, are successful
heads of large manufacturing estab-
lishments, although there are said to
be more in proportion in France and
Belgium than elsewhere.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
AlcHtnrV News.

Another Sc ions error was discov-
cred in the new Code Tuesday morn
ing, one section providing that delin-
quent tax sales be held the first
Monday in March and another section
provides that they shall be held the
first Monday in April. Owing to the
conflict it is feared it will be impos-
sible to sell any lands for delinquent
taYaC
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

Lea1esville from Dec. LIST 1906 to Jan. list 1907.
In as much / make these appointments
for the people; would be glad if YOU will re-
member the Date and meet me at whichever of
the above named places is most convenient to
YOU, Very Truly.
E. w. BRELAND. Tax collector.
Nov Bird. 1906 2t
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09

Its going to DE the ones that think
enough of the votes in Greene County,
to come personally and show as well
as present themselves and their can
didacy, of the Gubernatorial Candi
dates. who will mix things III this
oplp+Ir
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
Citation Notice.

State of mississippi.
To the unknown heirs of Walter Denny de-
ceased, Joseph Gresham. and to all persons
having or claiming any interest in the fellow
ing described land sold for taxes on the 5th
day of March. A. d, 1888 viz: nel-4 of Sw1-4,
sec 33, town south, range g. west, in Greene
county mississippi
You are commanded to appear before the
clerk Of the Chancery Court of Greene County.
said State, at Rules on the Second Monday. the
10th day of December. A. D. 1876. to defend the
suit in said Court of the K-C. Lumber Company
the nature of which is u bill in Chancery by
said The K-C. Lumber company, complainant
therein. praying the Court to grant a Decree
confirming and quieting title of complainant to
said land wherein you are defendants:
This September 10th. 1906
s. +. MCKAY. Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-09
CONDENSATION.

If there were no public maladies,
for our country to fall i'll with. what
would there be, in that event, for the
magazines to fill with? And what
would the reading classes have, their
leisure hours to kill with?-Puck.