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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
Will Be Courtmartailed.

Washington, D. Con the recon-
mendation Of the general staff the
secretary of war has ordered the trial
by courtmartial of Major Chas. w.
Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Mack
in of company C, first battalion 25th
infantry, under the sixty-second arti-
Gle of war, for "conduct to the pre-
iudice of good order and discipline. "
in failing in their duty n preventing
and suppressing the riot at Brown
vile, Texas, last August. The speci-
fications will include among other
things the charge that the two Off
GERS named failed to exercise due dill
ieence IN preventing the occurrence
when the conditions of affairs at
Brownsville made 1t necessary that
all proper precautions should be taken
to prevent a clash between the troops
and citizens; and also that they did
not examine the rifles of the men un-
til daylight, although they learned Of
the true state IF affairs by one or
two O'Clock in the morning. The de-
tails as to the membership Of the
court and the place where the trial
will be held have been left to the dis
erection of the comr,anding officer of
the department of Texas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

who knew how kind He was to those
who did not love Him was surprised
and learned from Him how TO be
kind. loving and true. BY His sweet
example He taught boys and girli
that it was easier to be good thar
naughty, and that they were no.
obliged to do wrong things, and thel
would not if they would try to do a
He did. And He taught something
else. What do you think it was:
That when they tried to be good the:
always felt power come into then
which enabled them to practice jus
what they wished to do.
But He die wnat no one else eve.
did He suffered every kind of abuse
and insult that men chose to offer
and at length He shed His most prec
ious blood on the cruel cross, so tina
every spot and every stain which had
spoiled the children's lips and hands
might be washed away. Besides, Hs
cleanses the heart SO that they thint
good things and wish to do them, ant
they pray every day Create within
me clean heart, 0 God, because o.
which they always avoid doins
things which will m Ike them sorry
They help their sisters to learn theil
lessons and say kind words and d.
kind things for their friends iher
when they die Jesus sends His angel!
to take them to His home in the sky
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
TAX
Favored by Carnegie in Ad-
dress to Civic Federation.
SHARE WITH UNCLE SAM
MuItl-MiIIion Iron Master Says For.
tunes Of Rich Men, When They
Die, Should Be Returned to
the Public.

August Belmont's position as pres
ldent of the National Civic Fedora
ton on the question of "the income
and inheritance tax" was explained
by him at considerable length at
Thursdays session of the federation's 8
annual meeting in New York. In his
opening address Wednesday Br Bel
mont touched on the same subject.
and he declared that his remarks had
been misinterpreted by the newspa-
pers.
Il do not believe that men, as a gen
eral proposition, can accumulate large
fortunes dishonesty and improperly.
There may be isolated cases of It.
The existing laws with regard to
wrongdoing are complete and search
ing enough. These fortunes mostly
come through large corporations.
That these fortunes are accumulated
in an improper manner all over this
country and must be reduced in a
punitive spirit is what | meant yes
terday to deny. That tax on inheri-
tance should be passed, but it should
be done on a view of wise and lust
taxation and on some economic
grounds, was all that l meant to con-
vey"
William D. Guthrie, a lawyer of
New York. who led the fight in the
local courts against an income tax
on constitutional grounds, was the
next speaker.
He held that there must, under
American institutions, be equality of
taxation, declaring that taxation goes
hand in hand with representatic1
Andrew Carnegie, who followed Mr.
Guthrie, said that he was in hearty
accord with what had been said by
the previous speaker He thought it
would be a great mistake for a man
who wants to borrow $1,000 from his
bank in a time of personal financial
stress to be compelled to explain al.
his private business to another man,
who is perhaps also a bank direc-
tor.
81 think an income tax would pen
citrate business to the CORE" said Mr..
Carnegie. "I think this country
would never regret anything so much
as to impose such a tax. | differ
with the president strongly on the
gubsecf nj the is . taY Put an,
IN peculiar post II on the fnherf-
tance tax, advocating that as some
thing like getting better distribu-
ton Of wealth. The subject of wealth
distribution will not down
Many States Get Cash.
Investigation by the bureau of the
census shows that in 1902 about one
half of the states of the union had
Inheritance tax laws. which yielded
to them an aggregate of little more
than s7,000,0O0 This amount is be.
heved by the census officials to have
increased in the present year to fully
s10,o00,000 or $4,000, 600. In report
based ON the forthcon ing report on
wealth, debt and taxation" the cen.
sus officials say that cat least a doz-
en- states are materially assisting in
the support of the state governments
from this source of revenue"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

One bright morning a group of
angels, white and fair, were seated
beneath q spacious tree planning now
they should spend the day. They
suggested a great many things and
finally decided to visit our worlu
What shall we do when we get there?
it was asked. Look for angels, was
the reply. What could Je more de-
lightful than looking for angels! So
they started on their long journey. 1t
was a very long one, because there
were so many other worlds to | ass,
but they flew along as quickly as hey
could
While flying along they talked
about their prospective visit, wonder
ing if there were any angels there;
were they large or small; could they
sing; what color wings had trey;
were they ute and large like ether
angels, and what did they do. AS
they had never visited our world no
correct answer could be given, SO
they went on chatting about what
might be SEEM However, the-jour-
ney was ended and they began in
real earnest to look for angels.
Wherever they went the most
beautiful things you can think of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
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great many things which distressed
them. One was that of boy who
had lost a limb in trying to steal a
ride behind big wagon which went
so fast that he could not get a secure
hold, so he fell right down and an
other vehicle right behind injured his
leg very seriously, indeed. He PROM
ised that if he got we'll he would
never try such thing again. An
other boy was seen Iao Lad gone out
on a rainy day against his mothers
wish, and caught bad cold. 1t be-
came so distressing that the doctor
thought he would not recover. Like
the other boy he said, IF regain my
health | will not break the fifth COM
mandment again. And his mother
said, John, | hope you will not.
Disobedience always pays in sorrow
and loss"
The angels felt very ahXio2s be-
cause they could not find what they
were searching for. white angels.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
FOUR PEOPLE
MEET DEATH
IN HEAD ON COLLISION ON TEX
AS AND PACIFIC.
ENGINE BOILER EXPLODES
Scattering Boiling Water and Bits Of
Iron.-Many Were Painfully Bruis-
ed But Death List is Confined to
Train Crew.

Donaldsonville, La-Four were kill
ed and two seriously injured In a head
on collision between a passenger and
freight train at long curve near
here on the Texas & Pacific railroad.
All the fatalities were among members
of the train crews, no passengers be-
ing seriously hurt. The dead:
B. B. Taylor, mail carrier, residence
unknown.
= Woodwork, of Marshall, Tex, ex
press messenger.
One negro, mail messenger; name
unknown.
One negro tramp, name unknown.
The wrecked passenger train was
the cannon ball express. The engineer
and fremen of both trains saw the
approaching collision in time to es-
cape by jumping from their cabs.
Scarcely had the engines crashed to-
gether when the boiler of the freight
blew up, scattering boiling water and
bits of iron and adding to the terror
of the situation.
The loss of life so far as ascertain
ed was confined to the passenger
train, those in the mail and express
cars suffering most. Both Of those
seriously injured were negro messen-
gers. =
Many Of the passengers were pain
fully bruised, injuries about the head
being especially frequent, in the force
with which they were dashed forward
upon the car floors and over seats.
The wreck occurred at lonely point
on the road, plantation cabin being
the only human habitation in the
neighborhood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

While they were standing together
singing was heard which sounded like
children S voices But what ever do
you think it was? Not Children, as
you might suppose, but birds. which
sang SO clearly that the singing could
be heard long way off. And Their
piumage was rich and gorgeous be-
yond description. There's an
angel" one cried after flying good
distance. What do you t-ink i. was?
Such a disappointment. II was a
white swan gliding smoothly down
the river. Even this did not dampen
their courage to go on seeking for
snow-white angels A sweet littlo
girl was walking along and one OF
the angels said. Are you an angel.
little girI?" She replied by singing,
4 want to be an angel, and ith the
angels stand. 20 dearl o dear!
What made these stains on your
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

presented themselves to their view.
Extensive gardens planted witt all
sorts of blooming flowers, roses,
lilies, honeysuckle, jasmine, tulips
and many others, the forests, too, ex-
tended beyond their view. So many
varieties of trees were grouped to-
gether that they were encha..ted by
the sight, and exclaimed. "how bea1-
tifuli" There were orange trees, fig,
apple and vine trees. which yielded
more fruit than could be eaten.
Some were tall and looked like tow
ers; others spread out their branches
SO wide that the children could sit
beneath them, protected from the
bt. scorching sun. As they looked
around and saw so many beautiful
lshts they exclaimed, How lovelyi
ii,w glad we are that we came to see
tits new world. Although en-
shantcd with its beauty. there were q
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The Aberdeen Sand Lime Brick
Co., has finished years business and
checks up 20 per cent. to the good.
This is good showing for an industry
that is practiclly a new one in this sec
tion and should encourage other com
munities to make the attempt The
sand lime brick is beautiful one as
well as durable and any color or shape
desired can be had for the making.
For face brick they are undoubtedly
superior to the pressed brick Of COM
mon use.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The hardest proposition man in
public Life runs up against, is to do
right when he is reasonably sure that
the public will not understand and
censure him for the action. In Sc
lecting men to fill the various offices
next year, select those that you be-
lieve will do what they believe to be
right regardless of what public opin-
ion will say, We need men of that
character to maintain our past excel
lent record for honesty in handling
affairs of both county and state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
ROOSEVELT BOWS TO CONGRESS
President Yields to Knockout Blow
Giuan Eraak CnaIlinn

President Yields to Knockout Blow
Given Freak Spelling.
President Roosevelt will withdraw
his simplified spelling order to tho
public printer, and hereafter all doc.
uments of the executive departments
will again be printed in the old-fasls
ioned style.
Representative Lands of the join
committee on spelling had confer
ence Thursday with the president
when Mr.. Roosevelt said he did mo-
wish to have spelling overshadow
matters of great Importance, and ex
pressed a willingness to revoke his
order for the new spelling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Oxford will be the scene of an eff
fort on the part of the farmers of
Lafayette county to pool their cotton
and secure the top prices. December
18th is named as the day. The sue
cess of the Water Valley effort will
encourage our farmers to pool gem
orally, and why notq 1t has been de-
monstrated that a gain Of a consid-
cradle amount can thus be secured and
1t is the duty of every producer to
get as. much as possible for his crop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
Nrexical, shriners.

Mexico City-It was announced to-
day that early in January seventy
FIVE novices would be initiated into
the order of Mystic Shriners. A spe-
cial train carrying 300 shriners viii
come from the United States to wit
ness the ceremony.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Next week will be treated as great
holidy all over our state and it is
to be hoped that our people will OBJ
serve it as they should. The Christmas
time Is when we should endeavor t.,
make everybody happy and remember
friends and relatives with presents
and words of good cheer. 1t is to
be regretted that so many people
make it period Of license and in
temperance. We have experienced a
prosperous year and the land is flow
ing with plenty. Our prospects for the
future are equally bright. Celebrate
the birth of Christ as it should be
and as your conscience dictates and
there will be no cause for complaint.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Harry Bailey, of West Point, added
additional laurels TO his poultry farm
at the Birmingham poultry show, cap
turing three out of a possible four
first premiums. This is highly ere
ditable record for Mississippi chickens
and emphasizes the fact that there l.
an opening for good money to be made
in poultry business here if intelli-
gently handled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
CONGRESS AFTER LUMBER MEN
Investigation Of the Prevailing High
Prices Ordered by House.

The house Thursday adopted res
olution of Mr.. Miller of Kansas, au-
thorizing the secretary of commerce
and labor to Investigate causes of the
high prices of lumber in the various
stages Of manufacture and sale. This
Investigation is to be made with the
particular object OF ascertaining
whether or not present high prices
are the result Of trusts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
FOR MOST GIGANTIC wARsHIP
Secretary of Navy Bonaparte Submits
Plans to CONGRESS.

FfdHS 70 CUFI9FcSS.
Congress received from Secretary
Bonaparte Thursday the draft of the
plans of the big battleship provided
for at the last session.
The plan selected BY the navy de
partment was one prepared by the
construction bureau, embodying many
novel features.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
ROOSEVELT AIDED MoRMoNs
In the Last Election, is Charge Mada
by Dubois In Senate.

The senate Thursday listened to tho
second speech which has been made
this session against the continuancd
of Reed Smoot as senator from Utah.
It was delivered by Senator Dubois oi
idaho, who after reviewing in detail
the workings of the Mormon church
and Mr.. Shoots prominent connec.
ton Herewith, concluded with thd
charge that President Roosevelt has
used the weight of mis- administration
to assist the republican Mormon vet
In the last election.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The annual report of Admiral En-
dicott of the Bureaus of Yards and
Docks contained an estimate Of $685.
300 for Improvements at the New Or
leans naval station.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
REPRODUCTION OF "REAuvoIR.'
Contract for Daughters Building al
jamestown Is Let.

Jamestown Is Let.
The contract for the building to be
erected at the Jamestown exposition
by the Daughters Of the Confederacy
all over the country has been award
ed. The building will cost five thou
sand dollars, and will be a reproduc
ton of "Beauvolr." the home of JET
ferson DaviS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The newspaper men are taking adj
vantage of the good times and num-
Der have issued attractive editions for
Christmas. The Greenville Times gets
out 80 page paper with several hun
dred illustrations of industrial scenes
IN Washington county that is one Of
the handsomest ever issued in the
south. 1t will be worth thousands Of
dollars to Greenville and the surround
ing section of country. The Eupora
Progress issues an excellent trade edi-
ton with colored cover that reflects
erdIt upon the editor as well as the
town it represents. The Greenwood
Enterprise, Marks Review, Yazoo Sem
tinel and others sent out big editions
filed with good advertising and read
ing matter for holiday shoppers. The
newspapers of the state are rejecting
the prosperous times being experienced
and well they should for there is no
more important factor for good times
than honest and conscientious work
by live and wide awake newspa-
per.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
Fire at Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge, lathe plant Of the
Standard Box Company, was burned
with loss of $4,000. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The case of Caruso, the singer, con-
victed of disorderly conduct, was ar
gued in appeal before a New York
recorder.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

A conference was held at New York
to discuss means of supervising the
Mutual and New York Life Insurance
elections.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
The tendency toward small farms

The tendency toward small farms
and those well titled is growing II
our state and it is suggested that IN
this way will the labor problem IL
nally be solved. Reports on the NUM-
Der and size of farms for the past
forty years bear this out. 1t is gen
orally conceded that in a number ot
years the land in Mississippi will be
largely owned by those who till 1t
themselves, and this is happy state
of affairs if the owners are good peo-
pie who will make substantial citizens
and support our state institutions and
obey the law. The great delta would
undergo tse most revolutionary
change, being owned in larger bodies
than any section of the state with the
possible exception of few holders
Of pine timber lands in the south end
of the state. Editor Chapman OF the
Indianola Enterprise sees in this COM
ing change of conditions a more sat
isfactory state of affairs and express
es this view in a strong editorial. As
stated before, the only danger lies
in getting a class of people who are
not willing to conform to our laws
and customs. 1t is matter about
which there can be no difference OF
opinion that a state of small holders
is preferable to one of large holdings
and at the present rate of progress
Mississippi bids fair to be just that
kind of state. 1t will be a radical
change from ante-bellum conditions
but one that is very likely to be fol
the best to all concerned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Some weeks since the writer called
through the daily press for informa-
ton concerning peat bogs in the state,
the same being asked for by Mass
achusetts concern for some purpose
unknown. Up to the present time
more than a dozen such bogs have
be5n reported varying in size from a
few acres up to two hundred. The
greater number are in the eastern
central part of the state, but some
are reported from both the northern
and southern counies. A record of
this information has been recored in
a book kept for that and similar pur-
poses and will no doubt be found Of
value in the future if not right now.
Peat is valuable for certain purposes
apd Mississippi is well supplied with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The Mississippi conference of the
Methodist church was opened at Lau-
rel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

The National Civic Federation open
ed its annual meeting at New York.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

w. B. Finney of Madison coenty,
formerly citizen of Valparaiso, Ind,
and who moved to Mississippi four
years ago, has made an excellent rec.
ord for raising cotton the present yeal
He sold a bale in Canton a few days
ago that weighed 655 pounds at 2(
cents per pound and was raised or
one and quarter acres of land. II
was good, long staple and the seed
readily brought so cents per bushel
The bale of cotton and seed netted
Mr.. Finney $4,000. He has a model
farm and whole lot more good citi-
zens Ike him wonld be highly accept
able.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Mississippi has twenty million acres
of land that needs labor to make 1T
produce something Of value. We need
good white people from the densely
populatedstates near us and need them
badly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

"A recent visit to Beauvoir, the home
for veterans that fought in the Con-
federate army, impressed the writer
more than ever of the good work being
done by our state for those unfortu-
mates who having arrived at decrep-
it old age and without family and
friends, find themselves without the
means of support. The home is splen-
didly situated, well furnished and ad-
mirably managed. The capacity is not
just what it ought to be, but at the
present time additional buildings are
being erected and the a short while
many more can be accommodated.
There were those who contended that
it would be impossible to get the vet
Grams to go to this home but that con-
tention has been exploded long ago.
Provisions are made to care for aged
couples and several who have trod the
path of Life together for years are
there to pass pleasantly the remaining
weeks or days as the case may be. 1t
Is an institution that appeals to all
and one that will be maintained by
our live and progressive people.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21
21nn00 mound.

100000 pounds of beef has been con
tracted for by the trustees of the in
sane asylum at Jackson for the en-.
sung year. This enormous contract
alIsants to $50 pounds per day. Ar
mour and Company land the prize as
they did last year. 1t is to be regret
ted that it was not possible to get this
meat in the state and thereby encour.
ag home people to raise more stock
Even if it were necessary to pay q
little more per pound, the difference
would have been made up in having
the money left at home. When such
industries are properly encouraged by
our own officials there will be a great
er interest taken by those who are In
eliEed to raise stock.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-21

Our friends Brown of the Guntown
Hot Times, Anderson Of the Ripley
Sentinel, Newman Of the Baldwin
Home Journal and Boone Of the Boone
vile Plaindealer are still hunting un-
ceasingly for products with which to
eclipse each other. Pity but what
we could get more rows like this.