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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
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Mother-"What's the last name of
that little boy you play WITH" Tom
myths names Willie. Boys don't
have any last names - Detroit
Free Press.
Jimmy-"Aw, no wonder yer kin
lick meyer two years older'n me-"
Mickey-"Well, come round when
yer as old as me an I'll lick yer den,
too. Judge.
"Scribbly must intend starting a
magazine" What makes you think
so?" ''He told me he had a scheme
to get his stuff published. "-Cleyer
land Plain Dealer.
For rheumatism take bee,
Then pet it;
The sting is recommended, and
You bet it
Will either cure the pain or you'll
Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Cooley - Gracious! Jus
listen to that clergyman I'm posi-
tive he's swearing. Evidently he's
missed his vocation" Mr. Cooley
mo; l think it was his train. Phil
adelphia Press.
do you ever think of your
YOUTH" asked the first old man.
"You bet l do said No. 2 I'm
still paying interest on some debts
contracted before 1 was old enough
to know better. Detroit Free Press.
''Ruggles, I congratulate you on
that bequest from your deceased IN
Gle. You'll be able now to buy an
automobile. "To buy an automo-
bile, Ramage? Great Scott! I'll be
able to keep one!" Chicago Tri-
bune.
Caller-''I'd think that your faith
er's duties as building inspector
would be awfully dangerous, going
round unsafe buildings" Small Son
of the House-"Oh, no; he doesn't
go near 'em till after they fall
down. Life.
Sunday-school Teacher-"Who can
tell me the meaning of the word re-
pentance?' "a pause.) Sunday
school Teacher-"What is it that VIC
feel after we have done something
wrong?" Little Willie = 'Papa's
slipper. Judge.
Labor had been invited to dine
with Capital. Now you see we are
all equal" remarked Capital genially
to his guest. MOO" responded La
Dor doubtfully, you have the advan-
tage of knowing which fork to use"
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Is there man in this broad land
Who never to friend has said:
"Old man, | have a remedy
That1l cure that cold in your headg"
Assistant Editor-"Here's a poem
from fellow who is serving five
years term in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary." Managing Editor = We'll,
print it with a footnote explaining
the circumstance. 1t may serve as
warning to other poets. ''-Philadel-
phia Record.
cit appears to me-" remarked the
tourist, that the superficial aspect
of your community is misleading as
an index of its sterling basic quail
ties" Stranger" said Three-fnger
Sam, eff you're goin' to linger around
here you want to talk quicker'n that.
Too many men has been accusin' 9TH
ers of falsifyin an gettin' away with
it under cover of big words. WASH
ington Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
the land produces just the crops

the land produces just the crops
which are most needed in the main
tenance of city institutions, while, in
addition to farming occupations for
the prisoners, there are stone quar-
ries of goodly dimensions.
A mile of electric railway has been
built by the city from the centre of
the farm to an interurban road lead
ing into town. The farm is also pro-
vided with it's own car, which has the
privilege of running over the various
electric lines of the city. This car is
equipped with cots for patients I'M
able to ride in the seats, and has an
apartment for freight in addition to
the passenger quarters.
Nearly a mile to the west of the
field terminal of the colony railway
l found, when 1 visited the place,
seventy prisoners at work in the open
air. They are living in cottages
where iron bars are unknown.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
The War Governor of Kansas.

Kansas famous war Governor,
Samuel Crawford, lives most of the
time in this city. Governor Crawford
was one of the youngest but most
energetic and farsighted of that class
of Executives at the North who dur
ing the Civil Warraised and equipped
the troops called for by Mr.. Lincoln
to put down the rebellion. He does
not look more than sixty, though his
age is considerably beyond that point,
and he is as active in the practice of
law as any man half his years. His
acquaintance with the public men Of
the day is broad and intimate. and
he enjoys life at the Capitol with a
zest betokening his satisfaction with
and undated interest in the affairs
OF the nation. He was a fighting war
Governor, and not one of them made
a finer record than Washington
Herald
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
THE MARINERS DREAM.

In sumbers Of midnight the saior-boy lay
His hsmmock swung loose at the sport Of the wino
And visions of happiness danced Ger his mind
He o home native bowers
While memory each gayy covered , with flowers
Fancy her magical pnions spread wide
And bad the young dreamer h IN ecstasy assys aae
NQM AND the fe eo his fore s
Fl @ni her t 5ss e6 the WALL
And the voices of loved ones reply to his CALL -
A father him with looks of delight:
His cheek is believed with mothers warm tear
lips of the maid his bosom holds DEAR
The heart the sleeper beats high in his breast;
And murmur Of happiness steals through rest
20 God! thou hast blessed me; l ask for no more
Ali whence that flame which glares his eye'
the the abg Gd ssa pang oan Of the en pheel
Am st.e confronts With images dire;
wild winds and mad Wayes drive the yssse % @
Like mountains the pillows tremendously swell
In vain the lost wretch calls on Mercy to save;
And the death flaps his broad wings Ger the wave
sailor, boy! woe to thy dream of delight!
b d fS e gay Fncv oHcbed bright
Thy parents fond pressure and loves honeyed kiss?
o sailor-boyl saior-boy! never again
SbS ed UT % n0 Down h Sep n the an
Full fathom thy frame shall decay.
No shall plead o remembrance for thee,
the white foam Of waves shall thy winding be-
And winds in the midnight of winter thy drge!
on Sss IF sTse oa S Y o G BE ld
thy ock threads of ami made
And every suit to thy mansion below.
And stll the vast waters above thee shall ROLL
Earth Loses thy pattern r forever and aye
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
Wander Fever.

Have you never felt the longing
that it were possible to step quietly
off your accustomed path in life and
strike out into fresh fields and pas
lures new? There are few Of us so
contented as never to be troubled
with such q wish.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

A Frenchman in France, if he is
under 25 years of age, whose parents
tare dead and whose grandparents are
living, cannot marry without the
| written consent of both or either of
them
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
Standards of the Sexes.

New shoes are never satisfactory
to a boy unless they squeak, while
girl demands that they hurt little.
-Achison Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A battleship canal across Scotland,
29 miles long, SO feet deep and 12O
feet wide at the bottom is one of the
possibilities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

A new railway has been built by
Japan from Hsin Min Tun to Mukden.
This practically extends the Imperial
Railways Of North China.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

An English woman writes to the
Woman at Home that she always uses
an alarm clock in her kitchen to save
her from Overlooking what she may
happen to have in the oven.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

The Euche Indians, 500 in number,
who live in remote part of the Creek
Nation, cling to their own language
,and marry principally among their
own tribe. after having been con-
quered and absorbed by the Creek In
ldians more than 200 years ago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

The Siamese Government is about
to install telephone system in the
city of Bangkok
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

There are more women than men
in Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
carolina and Georgia. The largest
proportion is in Massachusetts, close
lily run by the District of Columbia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

Secretary Taft admits himself tc
be a golf flend." Justice Harlan
who plays the game little, has also
been SO called, but does not relish
the appellation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

Formosa exported tea last year to
the value of s3.5O0.000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

A cat, which has adopted the plant
of the Sandusky (Ohio) Foundry and
Machine company as her home, under
took to jump through the fiywheel on
the engine The cat got caught in
the spokes, was whirled around 400
or 500 times and then through a win
dow. With eight lives still to her
credit, she hoisted her tail and
started on a swift run to find another
home
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21
EARLY Spaniards.

For some little time after this the
Iberian peninsula was too busy to
pay much attention to matters on this
coast, but about sixty years later-in
1902, to be exact-Philip III. of
Spain fitted out an expedition under
the command of Sebastian Vizcanio.
This navigator followed Cabrillo's
route and landed on San Salvador,
but he didn't like the title and gave
it another, the more euphonious one
which it now bears, Santa Catalina.
Vizcanio evidently expected to do
something worth while, for he car
ried with him an Official historian in
the person of Father Torquemada.
Now, don't get this worthy padre
mixed up with the inquisftion. 1t
was another and an earlier Torque-
mazda who filed the pages OF Spanish
history with fire and blood The Tor
quemada of the Vizcanio expedition
made detailed report of everything
he saw on the island, possibly aIso of
some things he didn't see, for Spanish
flowers of rhetoric are often rank
boomers, and the spell Of this en-
chanted land has a strange influence
on tongue and pen. Nevertheless.
there is material proof of the truth
Of most of his statements.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-06-21

The acoustic properties of the court
lrooms in London's new Criminal
!courts building are SO bad, it is said,
+. that the other day prisoner who had
been sentenced to six months thought
he had been sentenced to IL. He
said to a warden, "One of the beaks
sgave me six months more" Also, be-
lsides echoes. "reverberations" are
complained of.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

=
CeoGrey Clarering (undar The assumed name of
Waring returns from India, where he has
smasssd q fortune since leaving England in dis
grace eight years Trcvios. He is presented at court
ard IS n a fair way 90 be lnightsd. but his one
thought is for Hetty Lancaster his bCyho0d sweet
heart, whom he has Cr5ne1Usy supposed % be mar
ned to Lord FensLawe.
On his presentation GeofTrey Is recognized by
Lord Fanshave and his father the Earl Of Old
castle who think they may be able % eXtort money
from him.
Geofr5y. who has confessed 20 forgery that
Fsnshawe has committed because Hetty Lancaster
loved him. returns 70 Oldastie 10 find why the
marriage never took place. BE finds the girl has
disappeared. under strong suspicious Of haTing muT-
dered her father who was poisoned about the time
her conduct with Lord FlushaUe began % excite
comment and that every one believed that she was
guilty nly The love of a physician. vine testified
before the coroner that death resulted from natural
causes having prevcnted legal action against her.
lawyers clerk named Barker suspects Geotrey
identity. and plans % b'acsmail hm hy getting the
signed confession cf forg5Iy he made before leaving
England.
When Geofrev returns 90 London motor car
which is conveying him 70 reception knocks down
a young woman who proves 90 be Hetty Lancaster.
At the reception he meets EVELYN Walter rich
iron masters daughter. who had been Hettys rival
fcr the affection # Lord FaushaWe As soon as
possible he leaves the reception for an interview
with Hetty. She Cvade5 his questions regarding
the death Of her father and disappears the fol-
loving morning Geofrrv then returns 20 OldaS-
tie 10 make another investigation Of her fathers
death
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

"A chlld-yes, that has growed up all
on a sudden like, and oh, 1 am right
glad TO see you, l am. I know you'd
come. sooner or later, II you were of
the same mind as when you went, and
you were never one TO change, as I re-
member. But I'm gettin' tired O. wait
in an Hetty-oh, if you had beard her
callin-it would a broke yer heart it
would. II was alwis the same-'Has
Godfrey come? Isn't he never comin'?'
and then she'd cry He hadn't changed.
he believed in me stlll. DO you think
he does now, Bess? Praps something
has changed him, and he'll never come
now"
She came closer. tightening her hand
on his arm, peering up into his face.
And now you've come at last. thank
Heaven Hetty waited all through the
fever, calm for you this last fortnight
as though she knew you were all that
was left to her An I've been waiuE'
for you for years-ever since I stopped
bein' a child and crowd into a woman
ever since-ever since"
She stopped suddenly, stood numb and
silent for a moment, and then abruptly
broke into a passion OF sobs.
"Bessle-Bessie," Godfrey cried What
is the meaning Of this? What is the mat
ter?"
She could not speak for an instant, but
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
M. P,'S ARE RESTRICTED.
Way Talk to Woman Friends hut
Five Minutes at a Time.

1t may not be generally known by
outsiders that if a member of the House
Of Commons desires TO converse with 2
lady in the gallery he may do so for
five minutes only, saws the Iadv's
Realm. Members. especially the vour.
and impressionable make frequent vfS-
its TO the cage. OF course. it is for
the purpose Of pointing out the celeb
rites -On the benches below. But IL
in so doing he should exceed five min
utes-and 50 many are the celebrities
that he thinks il essential TO linger at
least quarter Of an hour by the side
Of his fair friend-the gallery attend
ant is empowered 10 call his attention
courteously but firmly. % the TACT that
he has outstayed his limit.
While one Of the reporters was busy
taking notes Of the speeches, a piece Of
paper lUttered down on his book At
first he thought it was a note from a
colleague. but his surprise may be i'm
agined when on opening it he read,
penCilsd in a lady's handwriting on haIt
a leaf Of notebook. gilt-edged and
dainty. the mysterious message. How
much longer pet?'
The message was not intended. cer-
fanny tuI lAe reporter INTO whose
hands it fell Nor is il likely that Il
was written to any journalist in the re-
porters' gallery. But the lady in this
case was not only indiscreet. but ig-
norant Of the ways Of the House Of
Commons She could have sent her
through the attendant. sealed
and addressed. with the certainty that
it would have been delivered to the
proper man.
a fan has also fallen from the ladies'
gallery into the press quarters below,
causing the hearts Of susceptible jour
nalists TO futter That was uniuten-
tional. presumably. But on one occa-
sion. lady deliberately dropped some
documents. It was on the night that
Mr.. Plimsoll. infuriated by the with
drawal Of the merchant shipping bill,
went up to the table and, shaking his
fist at Disrael declared he would be
responsible for the lives Of the sailors
who went to the bottom in unseaworthy
vessels
His language became so violent that
he was obliged to withdraw before
he could complete his protest Then his
wife, who was in the gallery, dropped
copies of the protest in print on tho
heads Of the reporters
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fairly silly to hear 'em. and 50 I set to
. work.
Tell me-" said Godfrey again, hoarse-
/ IT,
/ Il took up with Barker. I ran after
/ him. delneanin' myself and gettin' called
/ bold and brazen for my pains He sneer-
/ ed AT me, to0-thought I was A beauty.
| he did at first but "a sudden fire play
ed in her black eyes-"I got him" she
/ went on with quick laugh-"oh. I got
/ him. He couldn't help hisself. I reckon
/ / We're a born actress. Anyhow. I won
/ on him, and from sneerin' at me he got
/ to admirin' me, and az last he got real
crazy over me.
And all the time I was a-thinkin' as
/ it were he as did the murder. I
thought it We're he without doubt.
and that he deserved the worst as
could do to him, for old Mr.. Lancaster
had found out summat as he had done
and Barker had every reason for 81
lencing him. He's a bad lot. is Fred
Barker and it were he-he and Lord
Fanshawe-as forged the cheqle every
body thought had been forged by an
other. P'raps John Andrews was found
drowned after you went? He were Giles,
clerk, you remember and he'd had over
$500 Of Giles money. But old Mr. Ian
caster found he hadn't had it after all
but Lord Fanshawe and Fred Barker To-
gether, and John Andrews was IN he
accused Of the crime and he couldn't
stand the thought of It. but went and
drowned hisself. things were so black
against him Il was that thar made mo
think Barker had killed Mr.. Lapcaster
For on the night Of his death he had
been there 10 see him on business. Nol1v
Byrne. the cook, had let him in and LET
him out again, and she said she had seen
Mr.. Lancaster after he had gone. bur
somehow I didn't believe her. kept on
thinkin' as Barker must be tn. one
and l thought may be he had crept
back round the house, over the lawn.
to the library window, same as they
accused Hetty O. doing and had got in
and poisoned him then. But somehow
80 seems tonight as if I was wrong
after all"
She stopped, dropping back to the chair
with a sudden sigh and a faint weari-
ness on her face.
Well, tell me-" said Godfrey again.
Tell me more. I shall never believe
Hetty guilty but do believe the YER
dict returned at the inquest was wrong
don't believe he died from natural
causes, or there would not have been
SO much feeling about it. There is never
smoke without fire. But tell me all Won
can now"
The eager light flashed back to her
face.
You've heard all about the murder
and what happened on the night Of ito"
she began abruptly. But you haven't
heard, and nobody has yet. what I know
Of it." She leaned forward again. and the
light of the lamp CLEANED on her face
and seemed to burn in her eyes. "I
never told what 1 saw" she went on
L thought I'd wait bit till | could
lay my hands on something as would |
help her; but l never thought to wait all |
these years. But anyhow on the night |
of Mr.. LanCaster's death | went TO the |
house with a message for him 1t was
Molly ByTne, the cook as opened the /
door TO me, and she told me that Mr.. Z
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
CHAPTER XXI.
The Name Of the Man.

DIR. North nodded abruptly and turned.
"An right Bess.' he said. "Tu leave
you TO him.
He pushed her forward across the pave
ment as he spoke and raised his voice
abruptly
Hi Claverins; here's Bessie Merrill
She'll take you TO Hetty, and explain
everything that can't Goodnight
old man. Goodnight, Bessie"
He turned abruptly, and hurried away
into the darkness before Godfrey had
time 10 speak or even move. striding
down the street, q solitary, lonely figure.
leaving Godfrey facing Bessie on the
half-deserted pavement She looked
anxious. eager. nervous all at once.
80 you're little Bessie Merrill" he
began. You were a child when 1 LETT
Oldcastle--"
She put out her hand suddenly TO him.
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the unsteady words broke from her lips
al last.
"Oh, I've been waitin' for years for
| you-for you to come-eyer since I gave
/ up Ted Sealey. And I thought you'd
never Come-I thought-I thought should
lose everything-au the happiness / could
/ ever hope for in my Hfe-before You got
back. II thought he'd get tired and
thought l should never get 10 know in
time"
Godfrey stared at her. Her words
puzzled him. He understood neither
what she was saying nor the strange
light that was upon her face as it was
uplifted TO his.
But what do you mean, Bessie"' he
asked. Il don't understand 20
She turned her head quickly and look
ed sharply round the half empty street.
Come in" she said abruptly. Il can't
tell you here; you must come in. There
are folks about as might overhear. and
you have 10 be so careful If some folks
got a suspicion as Hetty was here, you
might-they might cause trouble they
was that bitter against her. some Of 'em.
poor dear. and that's why I have had to
be so cautious and careful But come
in. III tell you everything inside On,
I'm that thankful you've come 1t seemed
TO me these last years as you were the
only one left as could help me and Hetty
her out Of her trouble, and me out Of
mine"
she broke of again and made a quick
movement toward the cottage, swinging.
open the little garden gate with impa-
tient hands and stumbling up the little
path 20 the door.
Godfrey followed with his heart stop
ped IN its beat, and the blood dying from
his face. Hetty at last, safe and loved.
waiting for him, hoping for him, longing
for him. thank God, at last, II was too
wonderful a dream 70 be true,
The door opened and closed on them
surely the strangest of strange pairs
Sir Godfrey Waring, Of India. whose
name had been on the Kings lips, ani
his hand in the Kings hand such short
time ago. and Bessie Merrill, the little
factory girl, who bent her head and
moved her deft fingers day after day
among the spools and bobbins of the mill
in which she earned her daily bread. Mil
lionaire and working girl, baronet and
mill hand. went in together.N
Goeffrey looked round the once familiar
sitting room. Except that Mrs. Merrill
was gone it looked just the same. He
missed the good-tempered face and the
rough hands that had prepared his rough
meals years ago. but nothing else was
changed. 1t was Just the same, and as
clean and as neat as it bad been when
Mrs Merrill had been alive. And Bessie |
had 1t all to do now, For an instant he
wondered how she managed It; but she
gave him no chance TO ask She pushed a
chair toward him and, dropping into one
herself, lay back with a sigh.
Now you're here, Godfrey ClaveriHg,' 50
she said, things can't help but so
straight. I'm going to tell you everything |
straight from the very Discrimination |
the tlme-I-threw over Ted 4Sealey till |
now
Godfrey looked at her euriously-
"I don't understand" he said what |
are you going to tell me?'
She sat UP suddenly, her pale face |
alight, her black eyes burning.
I'm going to tell you,i she cried, all J
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

about everything. I'm going TO tell you
what Hetty's been saying in her delirium
this last fortnight-Pm going 10 tell you
all | know. I knew years ago as l SHOULD,
and I've been waiting for the day 10
come. I've waited because you loved
her, and I knew when you came back
you'd love her stil, for you were never
one TO change, Godfrey Clavering. So
now you help her and help me. and I'm
going to tell you all what you don't know
ali about Hetty and all about the muir
der of Mr.. Lancaster, and why she went
away and ALL I'm going 10 tell you what
nobody else can-TIa going to give you
the name Of the murderer-the name Of
the man who killed poor old Mr.. Lancas-
ter"
Godfrey gave a sharp cry and sat up
right. The name Of the mann" he re-