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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

burned down-nigh upon sixty-five
years ago."
''Tell us about it, grandma" said
little Kitty, swinging herself on grand
mothers armchair.
eyes, tell u.s." Eben put in, settling
himself comfortably in a corner by the
woOd-box, tongs in hand, ready to
poke" the fire during the recital.
You must know, my dears," began
grandma, when father-I mean your
grandfather-and l first came up here
to live, this whole town was nothing
but wilderness. We had only one
little log room to go into, with oiled
paper pasted into square holes cut in
the logs for windows, and great
stone chimney, with a fireplace, over
which l did all my work But life
was young with us then, and we were
both strong, and worked hard, early
and late, and were happy.
However, there was one thing 1
could not quite get over at first, and
meetings. But after while, as other
neighbors moved into the neighbor-
hood, we used to have preaching in
the barns in the summer time.
"Well, we lived in this log cabin
| nine years. That last winter grand
father got a chance to work in the
logging-swamp up on the Androscog-
gin River, at eleven dollars a month,
all found, and earned hard upon seven
ty dollars. / stayed alone here and
did the chores and took care of the
children; there were six of them then.
with the logging money, and what
we had saved before, grandfather built
new house the next year; and a nice
house it was for those days-the cell
ings and floors all of broad, yellow pine
boards, that l used to keep secured
white and clean enough to eat off
from.
1T was in December, the third win
ter after we moved into it, and just
about such a night as this, only colder,
if anything. Grandfather was away
logging again; he used to go every
winter, for your Uncle Jerry had got
old enough to help me about the chores
good deal then.
ut was Sunday night, / remember,
and had gone to bed in pretty good
season, for / always got up before
daylight to go to washing. Along
about eleven o'clock I walked, with
my eyes smarting and feeling all
choked up
81 tell you. children, it didn't take
long to make up my mind what was
the matter, and sprang out of bed
and ran from room to room to find
where the fire was. with the baby I'M
der my arm.
''On opening the door into the kit
chen, I saw that the psrtition next
the shed was all ablaze and ready to
drop. The stairway leading to the
chamber where the children slept ran
up out OF the kitchen, and the fire had
crept round nearly to it,
But what made you think that the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
The Drudses of Football.

1t has been most feelingly suggested
second elevens of the football fac
tories of leading universities, and that
they be allowed to engage in warfare
of their own after the end of the reg
ular season. The idea merits indorse
ment, even though it may not be
feasible III practice. For if the endeav
ors of the Sunshine Society are
needed anywhere it is among the self
sacrificing young men who submit to
being made human punching bags
through the autumn for the glory OF
alma mater" OF course, many of the
scrub" players are university substi-
tutes, and they are always cheered By
the hope that one of the elected
giants may break his neck or his leg
in time for them to have a chance
on the field in one of the big games. :"
But after the university eleven is
picked, the majority of the meek and
lowly scrubs" play on with no hope
Of reward beyond their bullying op
timism that they will make the team
next season. The substitute oarsmcn
have had some excitement let into
their lives by the organization of races
at New London and Poughkeepsie,
and they have something to work for
through the slavery of their training
season. But the football scrub" who
is not even a varsity sub" must
grin and hear If as long as he can
stand the pounding without even one
glad hand ILLUSTRATED Sporting
News
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
A GOOD MEMORY.
The PecuIarities of This Sense Are
Many.


Good memory is subject regarding
which good deal of nonsense is habit
ually talked. We often hear people say
that they have good memory for GER
tain things, but bad one for other
things. This | believe to be delusion
A mans memory may be good or 1t may
be bad, but it can not well be good for
one thing and bad for another thing. 1t
might as well be said that a bottle was
good for holding brandy, but bad for
holding whisky In the case OF feeble
intellect all its faculties will be
feeble-memory, judgment and all the
rest-but they will not be feeble for one
purpose and vigorous for another pur-
pose. The fact is that our memory is
in itself equally powerful or feeble
for all purposes, but we remember
best those things which interest US
most, and so say that we have good
memories for such things, while we
forget those things which do not in
terest us, and we say, accordingly,
that we have bad memories for those
things. Horace Walpoie used to say
that his memory was all-retentive as
to the names of persons and of places,
but that it was absolutely impotent in
regard to dates. 1t has been said OF
him-by Macauiey, / think-that he
could tell you the name of the grand
aunt of King Ethelwald. but that he
could not tell you whether she lived In
the year 500 or in the year 1900. The
truth was that he took an interest in
names and genealogies, but none in
dates. Similarity, in bis introduetions
to Anne of Geierstein," Scott aptly
says:
Il have through life been entitled to
adopt old Beattie Of Meiklidale's answer
to his parish minister when the latter
was eulogizing him with respect to the
same faculty: No, DOCTOR said the
honest border laird, 1 have no COM
mand of my memory; it retains only
what happens to hit my fancy; and.
like enough, sir, if you we're to preach
to me for a couple of hours on end
might be unable at the close of the dis
course to remember one word of it.
Perhaps there are few men whose
memory serves them with equal fidelity
as to many different classes of sub
jects, but am sorry to say that while
mine has rarely failed me as to any
snatch of verse or trait of character
that had once interested my fancy, it
has generally been frail support not
only as to names and dates and other
minute technicalities of history. but as
TO many. more important things"
No. it Ia pretty certain that we have
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
VIRGINIA COURTESY
BY Its Operation Mr.. cuIpepper Came
into His Own,


into His Own.
1t is the story of a polite and pol
ished Virginia gentleman and his land
lady, also polite, polished and Vir-
ginian. 1t rained on day not long
ago, and when Mr.. Culpepper looked
for his umbrella in the terra Gotta tile
in the hall it was not there. Mr. Gull
pepper was far too courteous to say
that somebody had taken it, He didn't
even say it was gone. He merely
looked at the terra Gotta tile and cher
ished regrets. 1t was raining, and he
had no umbrella. The courteous land
lady came upon him and OWNED his
trouble.
Haven't you any umbrella?" she
asked. ooh, that's too bad You
mustn't think of going out without
one. Just wait a moment till | get
you mine
Mr.. Culpepper protested, but when
Virginian meets Virginian courtesy is
bound to prevail in the end. The land
lady went up stairs and presently re-
turned with an umbrella.
There" said she. Take it. |
shan't need it today, and you are per-
fectly welcome to it, perfectly well
come"
And the grateful Mr. Culpepper
stepped out and unrolled an umbrella
which was the very one he had lost.
Courteous Virginia gentleman, cour-
teous Virginia landlady, and you
needn't ask me how the umbrella came
to change owners, for l don't know.
Neither does Mr.. Culpepper.-Wash-
ington Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

"Old Brindle, their dog, however, set
to bowling most Golefully-at sight of
the fire, suppose-and he kept it up
so long it woke Uncle Daniel at last.
and. after a while, I saw lantern
coming through the fields We had
road across in the winter
''Then 1 knew that help was at hand,
and began making my way back to
the children.
There wasn't much of the house
left standing now but The big chimney,
and l expected to see that go down
with every gust.
"After what seemed to me hours,
Uncle Daniel hove in sight, and, as
soon as he was near enough, he
called:
Polly! Pollyr
"That was me, you know: and l
shouted back, to let him know where
we was.
"'Oh, Polly! this is terrible, amt
it?' he said. Are you all alive?
Eyes, Daniel, we are, but we shan't
be much longer if there amt some
thing done, and that quick, toor re-
piled I, for the children was crying
pitiful to hear
"'What can be done, PolIy?' he
asked, hopelessly
"'You must go right back and get
your oxen and sled, and take us over
to your house. told him.
1T can't be done, Polly, nohowi
Why, there's drifts ten foot deep, and
you'll all perish on the wayp
Eyes, it can be dOnep said /. reso-
kind of man-not hit like your grand.
father-'and it must be done, and be
spry about it, or l can't swear for
these babiesp
"'Well, We'll try, Polly, says he,
and set off again.
81 gathered the children together
around me in a pile-the babies hud-
died in my arms-an1 covered them
with the blankets that had been
brought from the house, and then
waited
81 think it must have been hard upon
an hour before l heard Uncle Daniels
voice above the wind urging his team
through the snow. He brought a lot
Of bedquilts and one buffalo, and
with these we wrapped the children
"It was no wonder that Uncle Daniel
had felt faint-hearted at starting, for
such drifts, it seemed to me, | never
saw before-nor I've never seen such
wallOwing almost out of sight. while
the air was thick with driving snow.
Sometimes / felt afraid we never
should get through, and was sorry, we
had left the hog-house.
but through the mercy of God, we
weathered it, and 1 never felt so
happy a moment as when we were all
in Uncle Daniels kitchen before a
roaring fire, the children a good deai
frost-bitten but all safe.
my own feet and hands were so
burned and fevered that they didn't
even chill, and it was a good many
weeks before they were healed en-
tirely.
"Ah, my dears,' concluded the old
lady, as was her wont after giving
them "reminiscences of her life expert
ence, "your grandmother has had a
hard journey ard rough path in life
but I'm almost through the woods
Golden Days
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

not good memories for this and ba.
memories for that, in any other sens
than that we remember that which in
terests us and forget that which in
terestS us not
l will not insult readers by reproduc
ing here the good old chestnut as Il
Dugald Stewards contribution to tn
conservation of certain of his friend
who were comparing notes as to thei
earliest recollections. But it may b.
lawful to recall Fred Lockers capita
verse rendering of it:
recollect a nurse called Ann
Who carried me about the grass;
And one day a fine young man
Came up and kissed the pretty lass
She did not make the least objection
Thinks | aha!
When | can talk I'll tell mamma.
And that's my earliest recollection
Notes and Queries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

IG-Gl evening in December. A
fine snow had been Sitting
%A-E down steadily all day, and,
Ll9a I5lIl as night came on, the
wind, having risen to a gale, sent it
whirling off the caves, around the
yard, till all objects were obscured by
the great snow-clouds which went fly
ing past.
1t whisked into every crevice about
the house. making miniature drifts on
window-sill and door-sill and babe
fair before morning to make the low,
old-fashioned dwelling itself one enor-
nous snowdrift.
Now its weathered clapboards rat
lied, and its shutters creaked and
slammed as the furious blasts swept
on, while more than once loosened
bricks were dislodged from the top of
the huge chimney, fell down on the
roof, and went humping and rumbling
over the long caves.
But there was one corner in the old
house which was always cozy, let the
wind blow high or low-the southwest
room.
In bright weather the sun lay on it's
walls and yellow-painted floor all day
long, and in the evening its dark cor
ners were enlivened by ruddy flames
from an enormous fireplace.
Tonight there was an unusually
large fire in its depths, darling and
leaping high, while the wind roared in
its capaciOus,, soot-covered throat, and
sometimes whirled little scuds of snow
kissing down into the flames. Their
Pickering light danced Enthusiastically
over the wrinkled face and white hair
Of Grandmother Williams, sitting on
high-backed rocker, jogging back and
forth, cane in hand, and meditatively
tapping the toe of her list shoe, while
every now and then her whispered
thoughts showed that her mind was
rowing in the wildly remembered
scenes of younger days.
Now. my dears," said the old lady,
as several grandchildren came into the
room and huddled close about the "cor-
ners,' ''are the fires all safe for night?
lou KNOW JOuI ldL4cl anu A1OtACA a. Z
not here to look out for them, and it
would be a sore night to be turned out
of doors for young things like you, let
alone old lame bones like your grand
mas"
There isn't mite of danger, unless
the wind blows the house down." said
Eben, who felt the Importance Of being
left as manager-in-chief during the abb
sence of his parents, who had gone on
business into an adjoining county.
"And the ashes, too." continued
grandma. IF you've taken up any
lately, do be careful and have them
put into something iron. with cover
TO it, so they can't get out and set
things afire. They are treacherous
things, children. ashes are, and will
null and null for days, if there's any
fire in them when they were taken up.
That's the way our first house got
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
The Dog and the Baby.

At Edgbaston, Birmingham, tiere
was a dog in a family where for a
time it had all its own way. But in
course of time baby was added to
the domestic circle, and the dogs nose
required a bonesetter. 1t was noticed
that the baby. when left alone, fire.
quently INDUCED in fretful cries, but
the cause was not apparent until the
mistress watched the conduct of the
dog through the keyhole. Now. this
story comes from Birmingham. but it
is nevertheless said to be true. The
mistress saw the dog get up from the
hearth, proceed to the cradle and rub
its cold nose against the child's cheek
until the little one began to cry; then,
wagging its tail the dog walked de-
murely back to the fireplace, and was
found to be asleep when the door
opened.-London News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
Artistic work.

did the critic say anything whel
you told him | had sold that pictur
to an American millionaire" asked th
artist.
yes, he said We'll done. respond
ed the close friend.
"Ah, he meant the picture?''
mo, the American millionaire. -
Spare Moments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

The rabbit, being poor and small, q
Frets not at his condition; Il
He doesn't seem to want it all.
He has no proud ambition.
Enough is all he takes, the rest "a
Is for his brothers;
1t doesn't seem to make him fret
That when he has all he may get,
There's more for others.
The rabbit is a scornful thing,
He shrinks in dread from danger,
To all the hopes our longings bring
The rabbit is a stranger.
He never kills for selfish gain,
1t is his habit
To shrink from war and hunt for peace.
To take enough and then to cease
Don't be a rabbit.
Chicago Record Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
Crandmot,her's
Story.
By MRS. CHRISTINE STEPHENS.

[ was a bleak, clustering
evening in December. A
fine snow had been sitting
down steadily all day, and,
as night came IN tho
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
THE FOOLISH RABBIT.

The rabbit is gentle thing,
His mien is never frightfui,
His habits are retiring,
To him peace is delightful.
He never sallies forth to find
What's good and grab it
Unless the prize that looms in sight
May be secured without fight
Don't be rabbit.
The rabbit is a synonym
For cowardice and meekness;
The world has deep contempt for him,
1t jests about his weakness.
The rabbit seems to think It's cause
For glad thanksgiving,
If he may lead quiet life,
If he may keep away from strife,
And earn his living.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
:.~-~~ 500. :. The "-->~~-~-"-e
: Uorking Girls Problem
BY Mrs. j. G.. PheLpS-JtokeS

Ii the world is small garden enclosed by high wall
Within the enclosure outer walk bodered by flow
gardens. From the walk there graduate the
ing delight misery until the bubbles
the swamp of dependency
1t is wealthy who travels the walk with
it's flower gardens.
is your populace that makes up the problem
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24


symbolze the whole
generally
evils
through political paiessome political
participated several myself That however when and
less n do
the
the dawnng realization
the in New York City the
while he
at
enseY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24

In a year nearly one hundred thou
sand persons traverse the forty -seveA
miles of railway across the IsthmuA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21
VACUUM CLEANING TRIED IN SUBWAY
InterbCrough Makes Practical Test Of System
at Worth Street Station

IN tine presence of representative ~ George IT,
Pegram electrical engineer. and other officials n
the marlborough system. practical demonstra-
ton Of the vacuum system If cleaning which is
the application 20 sanitary and commercial uses OF
the principle Of the vacuum was made at the
Worth street station Of the subway yesterday
morning.
The work. under the direction OF c. A. Benton
and John NJ Noyuihan was done by the intro
duction Of one OF the company's portable wagon
plants. which consists Of gasoIene motor, and a
vacuum hose. through which the dust. microbes,
insects and disease germs are extracted and drawn
10 the sanitary piping and thence to the separator
tanks consisting Of TWO upright cylinders The
first Of these separates from the air current The
Dust In dry deposit, the second completes the
process Of separation by passing the air current
through "A column Of water IN which The remaining
matter is held in liquid suspension By means OF
rencvators attached 70 long handles the platforms
Of The station, the side walls. the iron columns and
"A portion Of the ceiling were quickly and thoroughly
cleaned A well kept church in New York. II IS
said. Welded under the vacuum process 'Hb pounds
of black worldly dust. and scrUpuiously kept
dining room I'm a private house confessed TO i-'s
n VS. shown that a car fitted with the appara-
-ue running the tracks. could clean "a station IN
half an hour. and remove all the dirt 10 the teTnl-
nal The Central Railroad Of New Jersey has q
stationary plant that carries cigar stubs and papers
half a mile through its tubes. A more exhaustive
trial Will be made in the subway soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21
NASSAU GRAFT HEARING
arguments against 4uditipg Print
ing Bills Heard by Supervisors.

There will not be. at present, at least. an in
vestigauon by the Supervisors of Nassau County
into the charges Of wholesale graft that have
been in tho air for four years. There was
meeting Yesterday at which many taxpayers
were present. in the county courthouse in Min
cola The purpose Of the meeting was to hear
eT-Congressman Townsend Scudder and others
in opposition to auditing the bills Of two printers
who advertised the tax sale this year.
Definite personal charges We're expected from
Mr.. Scudder and from George Wallace. as these
two men had been most outspoken. verbally and
IN print in charging collision, fraud and graft
in connection with the advertising OF the tax
sale of this year. The uttersuces of Scudder
and Wallace, however, while a warm arraign-
ment of the business Of advertising the sale
lacked charges Of a personal character.
There We're however. some interesting figures
and comparisons submitted by the lawyers, ana
the Supervisors deferred the audit OF the bills
until later. Those who spoke against them
wanted them trimmed at least - per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21
4. c. PIERCE WAS I'LL.
.sW4T FROM OIL HEARING.
Family Say They Didn't Knolc 1t
C. ". adams ForgetS.

& Louis. March 20.-H. Clay Pierce failed to
-+er5 the second days session Of the oil hearing
A. the custer case Of Missouri against the stan
ss-5. Republic and Waters-Pierce OIL companies
,o-5ay sworn testimony Of DR.. Bond. his physi-
rs-. was introduced that NIr. Pierce was threat
sred with pneumonia and unable to leave his
hone AZ the Pierce home a reporter inquired
IS 20 the condition OF Mr.. Pierce The state
merit thar Mr. Pierce was said to be i'll was
received with surprise by a member Of the
household who said;
Mr. Pierce is not at home. He may be at his
oHce"
Al 1I-. Pierce's Office il was said that Mr..
Pierce was not there. and had not been there
for year
When Il was announced that Mr. Pierce was
confined u his home suffering from tonsilitis. a
certificate was offered. furnished by DR.. Bond.
IN supper, OF the statement that Mr.. Pierce was
unable % attend. Attorney General HadIev re-
fused ro accept the certificate as an excuse un-
less Dr Bond personally appeared and made
sworn statement Dr. Bond was then sent for.
The severe determination Of Charles NJ
Adams. secretary and treasurer Of the Waters
Pierce company, who was again on the stand
5a5 occupied most OF the day with his testimony.
Ess another feature. Stock certificates were
V-o5uce- and read 10 show that the Standard
ps-y i- 1900. when that company was reorgan-
Ied
AT Adams failed in nearly every instance to
answer The questions asked. maintaining that he
Fas unable 10 recall the incidents or information
desired. He declared that he rernen bered moth
lE regarding the ownership Of the Waters
Pierce stock prior 20 May %, 1900. the date Of
the reurgarlzaUon-
He said he was able 10 state whether OF not
me Standard OH Company Of New Jersey owns
majority Of the stock Of the Waters Pierce
COMPANY While he admitted that he was a
sIoCK10I1er Of the latter company he averred
mar b. was unable 70 name a single other di-
rector He testified that Fl. Clay Pierce held
1896 shares ~ the stock OF the Waters Pierce
company after the incorporation. but as to the
reason for The disincorpOratOn and reiuCOrpora-
lion on rho same day he said ne knew nothing.
The witness said he believed the new COM
cE-F bought the old company at the time the
5s-rc1~r1Ta -iOu was effected. and declared that
% signed The checks AT The time Of the transfer
-st r- said he could not recall the time OF the
-a~sfH- or The name Of single person 70
E1ow the checks We're made out other than him-
tef he knew W r Mckee. present secretary
2 the Republic oil Company. who testified
'7 Monday that he had been hired by the
srzrEsrd oi Company 10 audit the books Of the
Ts-e--- Pierce Company. but the witness said
mai Mckee had been put on the payroll OF the
srre- company while performing the auditing
Eo-k When shat was completed his name was
stricken from the payroll.
Attorney General HadIey then asked Mr.
Adams 10 produce the stock book Of the disln-
corpora ed Waters-Pierce Company.