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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Waiting ON Tnrret Board.

Naval officials are looking forward
with great deal of interest to the
coming work and report Of what ID
known as the turret board, which was
appointed as an outcome of the acct
dent on board the battleship Georgia
by which ten men lost their lives and
of the subsequent recommendations
of the board which investigated the
cause Of the accident.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Special Weighing of Mail.

Announcement has been made Of
the appointment of thirty-two conf
putres under an act of the last ses.
sion of congress appropriating $780,
900 for Especial weighing of all mails
from July l until December 81 next.
The records will include every class
of matter including franked, and it
is said that the information will be
used in promoting legislation intended
to bring the postoffice service nearer
to a paying basis than it ever has
been in the past.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

In decision in the Interstate Com
merce Commission it was held where
carriers extracted from shippers a
special higher rate than originally
charged, in consideration of an ex-
pedited service, The higher rate could
not be charged unless the service con-
templated actually was rendered. The
opinion was in the case of the Ameri-
can Fruit Union of Cincinnati, Ohio,
against the Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific Railway.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Chattanooga Springs to Defense of
Patten.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Because Col
lier's Weekly has denounced 2. c.
Patton, of this city, one of the larg-
est proprietary medicine manufactur-
ers of the country, the Chattanooga
chamber of commerce took action
roasting the New York publication
and commencing Mr.. Patton as one
of the South IS best and most substan-
tial citizens. Mr.. Patton is building
the million dollar Patton hotel and
is interested in many large enterpris-
es here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Admiral stockton,s snuadron.

Admiral Stockton, whose squadron
composed of the armored cruisers
Tennessee and Washington arrived at
New York from a cruise to France,
will haul down his flag and be su:-
eeeded in his command by Admiral
Sebree, at present Secretary to the
Lighthouse Board. The Washington
will be thoroughly overhauled at the
New York navy yard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Supreme Court Upholds Union.

Atlanta, Ga.-The Supreme Court
of Georgia handed down a decision
holding that the general assembly Of
the Cumberland church acted within
the scope Of its constitutional au-
thority when it voted for the union
|of all the Cumberland Presbyterian
churches in the United States, and
that the action Of that body with ref
erenee to church property is to be
recognized by civil courts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
has pardoned Nancy Miller, who was
convicted about six years ago in In
dian Territory of manslaughter, for
killing Alice Brake in dispute over
gosling. The woman was sentenced TO
pay a fnc of $500 and to serve ten
years in the Ohio penitentiary. She
has been imprisoned for about six
years. She is the mother of six or
eight children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
GaIlatin Bank to Reopen.

The Comptroller of the Currency
announces that the Peoples National
Bank of Gallatin, Tenn, which was
declared insolvent and placed in the
hands of receiver on July Is, has
been permitted to open its doors for
business. The bank S capital stock Il
now unimpaired, according to the an
nouncement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Women Nav Be Senator.

Wellington, N. 1.-The bill provid-
ing for the election of an upper house
by the House of Representatives, pass
ed its committee stage in the latter
chahmber. One Of the clauses, by
which women orators are eligible to
election as members of the upper
house, was adopted by 81 to 26 votes.
The Premier and three Cabinet Minis
tiers who were present voted for the
clause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
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Poisoned Bv Toad. Stools.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Dr. C. p. Dins-
more and four members of his house
hold are dying from eating toad stools
for mushrooms at Deep Valley, w
Va.
DIR. Dinsmore gathered what lie
thought were mushrooms, and the fan
lily partook heartily of them. They
became sick shortly afterwards, the
doctor dying today. The others are
unconscious.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Held for Death of Peon.

Louisville, Ky.-The parents OF Pat
rick Haffey, a locomotive engineer OF
this city, have received word that he
Is in prison at Jiminez, Mexico. Half
fey was arrested because his native
fireman fell off train and was kill
ed. Bitter feeling against Americans
caused a mob to form and the young
man was almost lynched.
The American Ambassador has been
appealed to.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
AS a result of a dispute over {

As a result Of a dispute over q
water bill, the Vicksburg Water
Company cut off the residence supply
at the home of Superintendent E
Ford Of the Alabama and Vicksburs
Railway, and Mr.. Ford secured a
mandatory injunction from Judge
Nash and had it turned on again
He also entered suit against the com
paay for $4,000 damages, actual and
punitive, charging that he was thus
damaged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Suits of Eminent Domain.

Ten suits Of eminent domain
brought by the New Orleans and
Great Northern Railroad Company
against citizens owning property TO
the south of Jackson to condemn a
right Of way into the city and as
sess damages thereon we're decided
by the jury in favor of the plaintiff,
the total damages being assessed At
81, 76839, an average of about 81
GOO an acre for the land condemned,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Up at Columbus the Federal off,
Gals are in quandry over the pro-
posed site for the new government
building. It has been discovered that
the property in question is a portion
of sixteenth-sectiop tract, and the
recent decision of the state Supreme
Court in the celebrated sixteenth Sec
ton litigation is therefore involved.
The present owners of the property
are unable to give a warrantee deed,
and it IS likely that 1t will become
necessary to secure new location.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Ice Factory Again Operating.

The Natchez Ice Factory, which had
been shut down for several weeks be-
cause Of the collapse of wall, turn
ed out its first freeze Monday. The
city has been drawing on the outside
world for its supply of ice since the
accident.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Paw $165. 900 for Farm.

Tulsa, I. T.-Senator Jos. W. Bal
ley of Texas and John FL. Kirby OF
Houston have purchased the Hammett
C Gillespie farm in the Glennpool,
paying $165,000 for it. The farm
comprises 70 IL acres and has five
wells on it producing $500 barrels of
oil daily.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
The Panama Exposition.

Nashville, Tenn.-The Board Of Di-
rectors of the Nashville Board Of
Trade passed resolutions indorsing the
movement Of the New Orleans Pro-
gressive Union to have an exposition
in 1915 to celebrate the completion
of the Panama Canal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Mabrey Jones, son Of Steve Jones,
was killed near Lockhart in a pccu-
liar way. He was hauling some logs
with an OK team and wagon. The
tie chains burst and allowed the load
Of big timber to roll off on the driv-
er. He was dead when found.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

The United States Steel Corpora
ton decided to expend $45,0O0,OOO
at Gary, Ind, in addition to the orig
inal 100000 in the construction
of it's plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Wsshington.-The president has
signed new order creating the Tern
Islands bird reservation. This is the
eighth reservation for birds created
by President Roosevelt. The Tern Is
lands reservation embraces all of the
mud lumps," so called, in and near
the mouth Of the Mississippi river.
These "mud Jumps are islets more
'or less temporary in character and
created chiefly by sedimentary depos-
its from the river.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
BY DR.. James M. Taylor President Of
VaSSar COLLEGE,

peace, adds, But you must remember,
my dear. that wherever / commenced
reading you started playing and sing
ing You must therefore take the con.
sequences. leave you OOO.-Grand
Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Five thousand pounds were paid at
Christie's auction-rooms, London. re
Gently for a necklace. 1t was compos
ed of fourteen enieralds, six large
pearls anu eighty marquise-shaped
bri:liants
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

The Washington Globe says: Presi-
dent Roosevelt has but one ambition
for his own future He wants to be
a Senator of the United States from
the State of New York when he has
finished his term as President. The
authority on which this statement i
made is the highest possible. There
is no room whatever for doubling that
his personal desire is to STEP from
-+ lh3ss White House into the Senate
chamber.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

National President Small of the
Commercial Telegraphers Union de4
clares the San Francisco. Western I'M
ion Office responsible for the strike.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Peary's Trip Postponed.

New York.-Commander Robert F..
Peary's dash for the pole has been
postponed. Failure to complete re-
pairs on his ship, the Roosevelt, has
compelled the explorer to put off his
trip until next year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
POSTAL coMPANYs RETURN

For Taxation In Georgia Is Increased
by Arbitration Board.
The board of arbitration in the case
Of the assessment for taxation Of the
property OF the Postal Telegraph COM
pany in Georgia made report Of It's
award to Comptroller General Wright
Friday.
The Postal returned its property ut
about $4,000, and the comptroller
general asst ssed it at sS56.OO0. The
board of arbitrators fixed Its valua-
ton at 100000 fiat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Working women in the fruit fields
of California will heuceforward work
only eight hours a day instead OF
working from sunrise to sunset, as
<hssy have hitherto done.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Theodore v. Halsey, now on trial in
San Francisco, is reported suffering
from appendicitis, with but little hope
of his recovery.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

The bid of New Orleans and Mobile
financiers for the $2,OO0,0O0 refund
ing bond issue was accepted by the
Mobile City Council.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

The beauties of the English lang
uage are again evident. to the Wash.
ington Post in the case Of that west
ern man who had Skipped with the
town funds and was described as six
feet tail and $4,000 Short"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

It is not the fine assessed by Judge
lands that is worrying the Standard
Oil Trust half as much as the pros
pect ofelosing the suit brought against
it in st. Louis for dissolution. This
is a proceeding brought by the gov
eminent under the Sherman Antitrust
Act, and has a very serious aspect:
for if the government is successful
as it has been in Chicago, the Trust
vii. be obliged to relinquish its mo-
opoly Of the oil industry in the
United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
ATE POISONED WATERMELON.
Alasama Farmer Victim Of His Own
Thief Trap.

Reuben Buchanan, farmer near
Union Springs, Ala. put poison in
some of his melons to catch thief.
Forgetting which ones were infected.
he got che by mistake. ate It and died
soon afterward,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16

Persistent rumors are in circula-
tion of friction in the Cabinet, arising
from clashing presidential ambitions
The reports concern Secretary Taft
and Secretary Cortelyou. They come
from high sources and are to the ef-
feet that the Taft forces are displeas-
ed at the Cortelyou movements, par
ticularly at the evidence that Mr..
Cortelyou is quietly fostering it. A
remarkable phase of the report is a
rumor that the Cabinet may be .dis-
rupted: 1t is said that the Taft peo-
pie are prepared, unless things change
to go after the official scalp Of NJ.
Cortelyou. 1t is AIDED that the Presi-
dent is with the Taft forces and
thinks sCortelyou should not let the
talk of his boom go unchecked.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-16
Little Rock, Ark.-The entire bust

Little Rock, Ark.-The entire bust
ness section Of Portland, Ark, was
destroyed by fire. The fire started
in the upper story Of the Portland
Drug Co., burning from an unknown
cause and rapidly spread to frame
buildings adjoining. The heavies los
er is the Pugh Mercantile Co., q
brick building and $4,000 stock
Of general merchandise. Twelve
stores and eight residences burned.
There is no fire department in town.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-02

the denths OF the car, The second
tramp stuck his head into the door
AMI growled feroclous threat.
II won't stand for It," protested the
other. Its plain kidnapin'."
Hun! We only takes him up tho
line n hundred miles or SO This train
pulls out at IL. It's cinch."
stay with It. then, II you want to
| amt takin' no chances with a dead
kid"
The speaker dlved under the rods
and disappeared His companion swore,
looked into the car and hesitated. A
sight OF the officers on the bridge de-
cided him, and he followed the other.
Again the cry sounded family from
the Interior. Pete hung motlonless, his
hand still clutchlng the rung of the
ladder, The sound haunted him. Pos
sihly something in the helplessness Of
the child dlmly suggested an analogy
with his own situation.
He dest ended the ladder and swung
himself lightly Into the car 1t was
pitch dark there. aud the air was like
an oven. He heard a painting. fiutterlng
respiration and struck match, mask
ing the flame with his hands.
Bred In the tenements, he had seen
enough OF heat prostratlon to recog-
nize the symptoms which precede the
fnal collapse, A moment later he
leaped down, bearing little boy
across his left arm. The child had
been subjected to the terrible heat OF
the closed car perhaps for hours. Ter
rihed into silence at arst by the
threats OF his captors and then after
a little incapable OF effective outcry.
only this chance stood between him
and death.
Pete laid him upon the road bal.
last and stood at bay Between the
two doomed the prison Let the boy
die. 1t was every one for himself
Did any one ever help him CPete) when
his back was at the WALTZ
A great gush OF flame from a tan
chimney beyond the yards threw a
blood red reflection upon the upturned
face OF the gasplng child. The man
drew his hands across his eyes. In
that moment from the depths Of his
being the soul Of his ancestors en1oin.
ed upon him that atonement which
was the law OF their forgotten sept.
He lifted the boy across his shoulder.
drew himself over the fence with his
free arm and presently stood under
the lights OF the street outside the
yards. From the bridge two officers
rap tewGTd him.
look out or yod'l hurt the boy"
he growlC' as they closed upon him.
~ Amt goin' 20 make no fight"
Cwo hOfrs later > cell occupied .
the prisoner was un. ked
You're halled." said the policeman.
"By whoY' ,credulously Queried
Pete.
The superintendent. Mr.. wheatley.
That was his kid you brought out OF
- Yards. He was near wild. SAY,
u're all right"
Then he stood back to make room
for some one behind him. II was
Eorah. blushlng aud sobblng.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-02

and Mulllgan was brother-in,law TO
the section boss, who was supposed TO
have pull with tho division superln-
tendent himself The end was as
plain now as II pronounced in the
crisp tones Of a judges sentence
Mulligan was In the doctors bands
and good for ut least month In the
hospital When he came out he would
marry Nnrnh. who would be mad
through the Hes told her, inland
we'll he. Pete, would either have to
skulk around In hiding or give himself
up and take his medicine And, OF
course, he had forever lost all chance
Of a job ON the road with Mulllgan.
Pete dug his nails into his palms and
writhed Remorse he had none. He
would have done II all over again
What had happened was. from his
viewpoint. Inevitable. the one honor
able thing He would resist to the
last, OF course, Now that Norah was
lost to him. what was the use of liv.
ingl
They would search the freight yards
though they seemed to have lost the
scent. The growing darkness favored
him, Perhaps he might venture now
ON change OF position.
He raised his head. The switch en-
glne still putfed, and the uneasy re-
lection OF lanterns gllmmered in spots,
their bearers hidden by intervening
cars. The tracks shook with the VI
bration OF trains passing on the main
line. To the north a massive bridge
overhnng the yard whore II narrowed.
Under the are light that snapped and
aicksrsd above Il two policemen were
posted. their faces blue black under
the shadow OF their summer helmets.
He was about 10 descend between
the cars when the sound OF approach
ing feet arrested tim even as his hand
eloaed upon the top rung Of the iron
ladder 70 swing OF. He nolselessly
cooked the revolver,
The car door rolled open. There was
a scramble and the crack Of a match
within. Pete lowered his weapon and
peered downward just as a dark form
emerged from the interior, closely fol.
lowed by second. There was that
In 'ses Rambling figure which needed
no ,s than outline 10 declare the
tramp.
They stood leaning with their backs
against the SIN.
Hes goin' 10 cFoak.a asserted one
u them. ME for BCertown."
you've lost vear I'VE. It's noth,n'
but the heat ! dis like that be
fore
Il tell ye he's goin' 10 croak." relter.
sted the first voice. Listen to him
breathe"
There was a short silence
YOU'RE ehump." the other ST
Ia PRESENT. Didn't we Ind him cost
near yards an lock him In the car
for saI9 keepin'r What have we done
Hothin'-only took care OF him. An
won't bis felix's make COED when we
write 'em bow We rescued little W
from hoboes up the linsl II ongnt Z,
Be good for Het~ . the way he's
rigget a. l.. ant to weaken
Z fas cry sounded from
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-02
a Sea Change.

THE navy department will bring sea
mems clothing up to date.l
Twas the bosuns mate who, most irats,
Engulfed @ slug Of rum
And proceeded to state what / now relate
In manner exceeding glun.
Now, dash my eyes II this ain't lies
tSays he a-pouHding tie BARI,
That the old scadegs is for fancy toys,
Then call me a Percy Tar:
That the true old blue, the deep sea hue
Amt good enough no more,
An the bloomin' swabs want to do their
jobs
logged out like the lubbers ashore.
Just think how trig in the new style RIG
A sailorman would be
With panamGw hat an red cravat
An plenty o. jooleree:
pinched in throat an a swallertail coat
an hard billed shirt by cripes,
With signal flag socks an a vest what
knocks
An pants in the stripes.
Aow wouldn't that be sight to see
Aboard of a Yankee ship?
Why, strike me pink The more l think,
The more l get the pip
There, now" said I. don't pipe your eye
Till this up to date clothing comes
And the bosun's mate grew a trifie elata
As ] ordered a couple of runs
-Wex Jones In New York American.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-02
plMeuIt 10 Inflles Pain.

The doctor smoked slowly on his
cigar, 1t was plain that he had some
thing to say.
II was thinking OF my early college
days." he said, land of a peculiar In
cident that happened very soon after
began my studies The professor Vas
instructing the class one day on the
corpuscles OF the blood. In order to get
some fresh blood for microscopic ex-
animation each student was ordered to
tie rag around his forefnger and
strike the top of the finger suddenly
with a needle with sufficient force to
draw blood. Seems easy, doesn't IT.
Do you know there wasn't a man In the
class that did 1t at the first attempt.
II was funny to watch some OF those
embryo surgeons poise the needle with
q determined air and launch il to with
In hair space of the fiesh aud there
stop dead. Others tried TO force the
needle in slowly. but paused very short
y, with an expression OF pain com
mensurate to that of an amputatlon. /
myself gave it up as a bad job and
hacked a cavity In my thumb with a
penknife and found 1t easier.
The fact that we were very young
and inexperienced is no explanation for
this popularity. as I have since found
By personal test Almost everybody
exhibited the same repugnance to In
dieting pain Ia that manner. Try IL
Fourselfs
The other man tried and succeeded On
he fourth trial.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-02
PETE'S
BAD HOUR.

-. l0a. ~ 2. 9. Ea.,meal


Pete puffy ran crouchlng across the
freight yards, scramhling under the
ears on all fours Then, ascending to
the top u the box ear with the agility
81 cat, he lay painting beside the
9ootboard
The city rose from the yards a. from
an amphitheater They were hathed
a. dust though red cash stu showed
Ga the wet where the hostile sun with.
drew after day that had ulled the
hospitals The heat was intensified hy
reelection from the lahyrluth OF rails
and the metal of the rolling stock
A switch engine coughed unseen far
down the yards. where harsh. EARRING
seunds accompanied the shuntlng aud
coupling Of cars. Lanterns danced and
nlckered IN jerky undulatlons.
Pete was saturated with persplration
ne pressed his chest against the slope
OF tho car roof. whore Il fell away from
the 1O1tboard. TO still the pounding OF
hAs heart fiis temples throbbed. his
@aumfh waa dry as ashes. aud he
M,reafhed with wheesy aoha. Yet. IN
@ midst Of bis torture. he listened
win q sense % sharpenOd by preda.
Cry habit and present. danger that the
physical CONSEQUENCES Of Il added to
Mia pain.
~ yet be dared not move. Voices
seated to him. mufied aud indlstlnct.
and he strained bis ears TO catch what
YVES being said. or, failing that. to
gather from their tones some clew to
the Identity Of the speakers, A burst
OF laughter relieved him, The police
wonld not laugh.
The revolver. thrust into the tight
hipped trousers that he wore Ia com.
mon with his type. pressed against hls
ribs as he lay GA H. lie drew Il out
and placed Il under the fOoth0ard with.
en- easy reach There were stlll tire
cartridges In It. The other two ha0
done their work done II well, be hoped.
with a grim tightening Of his thin lips
Mulllgan had heen looking or II
since the section meas down the river
picnic. when Pete proved himself the
better man. as everybody had de
NAAAN1 &utdAAA NtaNtfNa wv
Couldn't he have taken a beating
without MAXI. such a rumpus about
- and then spinning Old Man Leary
a whole string II llesY And I.eary
waa Just on the point u addiag his
CONSENT % Norahs and letting them hit
Il on together on the next picnic down
the river Even the priest had been
sposrn 70 With Leary's ovlelge
oh, well. there was no use whining
about Il now. Mulligan was soft on
Norah, too, as everybody knew. and
that was the real hone OF contention.