Greene County herald., 1906-07-27


Mr.. JAS. II. Holder 81 Grafton,
came to Iseakesville Wednesday to
board the train for Mobile where he
goes. to have an Eye Specialist treat
his one remaining Eye Zone has en-
tirely lost its usefulness. Several OF
Mr. Holder S friends learning of this
step on his part FASTENED to extend
him contributions TO aid in bearing
the heavy expense he will necessarily
be put to- a subscription has been
headed up Tor this purpose at his re-
quest that record may be made OF
each man S name and amount given.
and later on Holder informs us he
viii have the list published that eve
rything may show up correct. His
is peculiar case. he has our I'M
qualified sympathy. This blindness
has been coming on him for years.
The eve which has failed entirely, 10
look Ut it casually, appears all right,
but close examination reveals some
thing of its detective condition. The
optic nerve is said by all physicians
and opticians, who have given it
close scrutiny, to be dead. We trust
that he has not waited too late to
save the other member Of his sight.
It's unfortunate to have but one OPP
tie, but none at all, is certainly a
very hard affection indeed.
Should you happen to not just ex-
actly ike everything you see in your
home paper, go round the street out.
of sight and howl long and loud and
fierce That's the best way to work
of your displeasure The editor is
never supposed to make q mistake
and Of course cannot do so, and the
type will be sure each of them to APP
pear in tie proper place. Other peo
pie can err, but the editor is ubiqui-
tious, omniscient, omnipresent. ON
nipotent. "omniverous If you can
see q good point, don't fail to see a
bad one. Ii a thousand pleasant
things are said Of people, hunt for
something unpleasant. If you don't
find it, howl some more; If you Go,
howl anyway Never mind your own
business; watch for something to find
fault with in some other mans busi-
ness, this will make you great.
This puzzle may not puzzle you,
but its now pulling nearly every
body: Take the number of your iv
ing brothers, double the amount, add
to it three, multiply by five, add to
it, the number of your living broth
e~s, double the amount add to it
three, multiply by five, add to it the
number OF your living sisters, multi
ply the result by ten, add the num-
Der OF deaths of brothers, and sub
tract 150 from the result. The right
figure will be the number of deaths,
the middle will be the number OF
living sisters and the left will show
the number OF living brothers. Try it
and see.
Mr., T. J. Sto:kdreher of Burbank,
who we stated few weeks back is
working il Leakesville and would
shortly move here, has made good in
this respect lie brought the Madam
in early this week They are occu-
pying a room furnished in the John
). McInnis cottage. MIR. Stockdre-
ner is one OF the contractors who are
still making the an Ri g with the
music Of saw and hammer on that
building
A boy who elects to refer to his
mother as the ,Old Woman or his
father as The Governor is danger
iously near to building on the sand
Do you want to be q power among
men? To be leader? Learn to con
troll your temper 10 master yourself.
A boy Who does not control his
tongue and his temper will never be
come . master o. men. Do not mi
tate the vices OF fast young men,
thinking it viii make you manly.
The editor of a couL try newspaper
received the quers. Can you tell
me what the weather viii be next
month"; in reply be wrote: 1t is
ny belief that the weather next
lnJnth Will be very much ike your
subscription. The inquirer Won
Gercd for al hour what the editor
was driving at, when he happened to
think Of the word unsettled . He
Went next day and squared his &C
count.
Mr.. ]. E. Parsons, who served
Harrison as stenographer 50 faith
fully and well during the strenuous
days OF campaign. has accepted a
position in like capacity with Viii
helm Muhl, Hardwood Manufacturer
and Exporter of Sandersvlle. Miss,
Parsons has the HERALD.s S well wishes
wheresoever he may cast his lot, as
We found him a very pleasant, hard
working young man of good habits,
Agreeable to previous appointment
Elder Rainer met two candidates for
baptism, namely c. L. Stone and
General Cooley, the first new com
municant TO the Leakesville Baptist
Church, the latter to Sweetwater
Baptist Church, on the banks OF Big
Greek at Ball Bridge Sunday morn
ing, July %, at 10 a. M, when both
were duly immersed.
Gone tn Rest.