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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

it, and must put the funnel away be-
fore it can be examined.
Another good trick is to make a
stick leap out of pot. Get a piece
of stiff whalebone, about three inches
long, and stiff card. Fold the card
down the middle, and make slit in
both folds half an inch from each
end. Slip an end of the whalebone
into each of these Sits so that the
bone will be bent upward like bow.
Have a pot in which stands a cup
upside down, and on it fasten the
card No one must come near your
table to see this. Pour water into
the pot until it is full, leaving the
whalebone about two inches under
the water. Then take light weight
stick, or a piece of very stiff card
board, and pressing al end against
the highest point of the whalebone
in the water, let go, and Che stick will
fly out of the pot.
A third trick is to construct a
bridge of three knives with no sup
port except that of three tumblers
under the handles of the knives. Ar
range the tumblers in the form of
triangle, and place the three knives
80 that the blade of number one rests
on number two, and the blade of
number two on number three. and
the blade of number three on num-
Der one. with the handle of each on
one goblet. This arrangement will
complete your bridge. - New York
Mail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
SOME CLEVER TRICKS.

The funnel trick is very clever, and
you can easily perform it If you will
have two thin tunnels soldered to-
gether, one inside the other, so that
they appear as one funnel on top.
Before you are to perform the trick
pour some water into the bottom end
between the two tunnels, and let it
remain In that upside down position
until you are ready.
Now bring glass of fresh water
and putting your finger over the tube
turn the funnel over, and pour the
water from the glass into it. In
stantly drink OFF this fresh water,
turn the funnel upside down to show
your audience that 1t is empty, rap
idly pronounce some magic words,
and turn the funnel upright, letting
the water between run out into
dish.
Every one will be amazed at this
trick. but you must refuse to repeat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
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WISE WORDS.

The children who are seen and not
heard must be deaf-mutes.
It's sure sign of rain when some
body swipes your umbrella.
A dogs tail may be longer than a
woman's tongue, but it can't wag as
fast.
When a woman talks a blue streak
it isn't always safe to touch a match
to it.
Some men are so addicted to
tautology as even to marry second
time.
In trying to make lion OF a man
we often merely succeed in making a
monkey of him.
Some old bachelors are too ugly
to get married and others are too
sensible.
Some men seem to get a heap of
melancholy satisfaction from being
misunderstood.
A woman always expects you to
remember her birthday, but she also
expects you to forget her age.
Many a great man who began his
career as an Office boy owes his sue
cess in life to the fact that his first
boss fred him.
Nature doesn't always distribute
her gifts with discretion. There is
the man with whiskers and bald
head, for instance.
The worst thing about looking for
trouble is that we sometimes stack
up against some fellow who is willing
to accommodate us.-From the Gem
tie Cynic, in the New York Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
MuddIed Memories.

Among the gems of the recent col
lection of schoolboy 'howlers' are
the following:
Charon was man who fried soles
over the sticks.
The heart is over the ribs in the
midst of the borax.
A thermometer is an instrument
Tor measuring temperance.
The snow line stretches from the
North Pole to the South Pole, and
where it crosses the Alps and the
Himalayas it is many thousand feet
high in the air.
'Honi soft qui NAL Y pense"-Let
him be honored who thinks evil.
A toga is sort of naval officer
usually found in China or Japan.
Contralto is low sort of music
which only ladies sing.-Kansas City
Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
What isWron8 With the World7
BY WILLIAM REsTELLE.

Nothing" says the Optimist.
Graft" writes the Muck-Raker.
Booze" declares the Temperance
Reformer.
"Trades-unionism," asserts the
Employer.
Low wages, long hours and the
oppression of the workingman," an
nounces the Walking Delegate
"Scepticism and irreligion." pleads
the Clergy.
Dogma and unreasoned BELIEF
retorts the Freethinker.
silks and the pursuit of money"
complains the Apostle of the Simple
Life.
Tariffs" protests the Free-Trader.
Discomfort and the love of inno-
vation," suggests the Conservative.
Indifference to REFORM rejoins
the Radical
"Militarism," AYERS the Peace-Ad-
vocate.
THE growth of collectivism, -
claims the Individualist.
Private ownership and the COM
petitive system" insists the Socialist
"Selfishness and human depravity,"
affirms the Moralist.
Monopoly" shouts the Trust
Smasher.
"Landlordism and taxation of in
dustry," asseverates the Single-Taxer.
Everything is wrong - whines the
Pessimist, and the Anarchist 5hrieks
"Amen!"-From Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
When Henry James Spoke English.

There could not be more enter
tanning treat than dinner at the
James house (the elder Henry
james, when all the young people
were at home. They we're full of
stories of the oldest kind, and dis
cussed questions of morals or taste
or literature with vociferous vigor
so great as sometimes to lead the
young men to leave their seats and
gesticulate on the floor. remember
in some of these heated discussions it
was not unusual for the sons to in
woke humorous curses on their par
emit, one of which was that his
mashed potatoes might always have
Jumps in them From e. L. God.
kin Letter. in Scribners Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
Triumph of Heredity.

The other college boys were hazing
the new freshman, who was the son
of clergyman.
you will be required" they said,
as they stood him on a table, Ito
preach sermon"
''I'll do it. gentlemen" he an
swered, ION condition that you do
not interrupt me until I have
finished"
I'VE promise.
''Will you kindly furnish me a
text?"
You will preach a Sermon they
said. after consulting together a mo-
ment, ION Cerberus.'
ION Cerberus, gentlemen? Great
That's text enough, sir. Go
ahead. You are wasting time"
"All right. Cerberus. it is. My
hearers, the subject of this discourse
naturally divides itself into three
heads. AS you have been kind
enough to promise not to interrupt
me | shall occupy your attention only
half an hour on each. l remark,
firstly" etc.
They stood it patiently for fifteen
minutes.
Then they sneaked out, one by
one, and the. hazing came to an end.
Chicago Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
COST OF COW FEEDING.

The cost of feeding a cow weighing
1000 pounds one day varies in differ
ent sections of the country, and ac-
cording to the kind of food allowed.
In Wisconsin, food consisting Of
thirty-two pounds of corn ensilage,
ten of clover and five of bran, or
fifteen Of hay. five of corn fodder, five
Of bran and fifteen of gluten meal.
made the cost in either case amount
to 10Y cents. In Iowa eight pounds
of corn. eight OF oats and fifteen of
clover hay made the cost eight cents
per day. In Minnesota the cost was
five cents per day for eighteen pounds
of clover hay. ten. of beets, ten of
bran and four of shorts, or fourteen
pounds of prairie hay, ten of bran
and four of shorts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
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POINTS ON SOFA PILLOWS.

POINTS ON SOFA PILLOWS.
Bulgarian and filet work are in
creasingly popular for cushion covers,
and is quickly worked and very ef
fective over color. Plain burlap is
the foundation for the Bulgarian en-
broidery. and though the work lie
done in simple cross-stitch, the pat.
terms and arrangement of colors are
quite orinetal. Leather applique Is
also seen on some of the burlaI
cushions in conventional designs ant
with a leather fringe. The college
girl has a cushion cover with simu.
lated calling cards outlined by black
ink, on each of which is an auto
graph.
A rather delicate but very pretty
cover is made by Interviewing two
shades of No. ribbon. About 30
yards Of each color is required. Fan
cy braid or guimp is taking the place
Of tie heavy cord so long in vogue
as a finish to cushion. In coloring
to match the top, blended with gilt
or silver, it is quite effective. A
cushion can be stuffed with cotton in
stead OF feathers. Cut the batting in
small squares, pace in warm oven
to thoroughly dry without scorching,
then fun apart. The cotton when
thus treated VIII not pack with use.
For porch cushions cotton is prefer
able.-New York Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
False Shoulders

Many highway commissioner, anx-
ious to serve his town and advance his
road work, leaves what are known as
false shoulders on the side of the road.
In operating his road scraper he fails
TO put the toe of the blade clear to the
ditch on the side of the road, but
places it q foot to foot and half
nearer to the middle of the road, thus
making a new ditch and leaving a
shoulder of dirt between the new ditch
and the old one.
Some highway commissioners do this
in the expectancy that the next year
they will cut this shoulder away to the
original ditch and gradually widen
their road to the lines of the former
ditch. These highway commissioners
always open waterways at frequent in
tervals between the new ditch and the
DID ditch through the shoulder, letting
the water run to the proper place.
Others neglect to put in these water
ways through the shoulder, and they
soon find that the roadbed is badly
egashed, and they wonder why it is that
they have such bad luck, when they
tried so hard to serve their town well.
1t is not an easy thing to be high
way commissioner, and it is not an
easy thing to build or maintain a road,
and it requires experience from the re-
suit of mistakes. If a man who has
been an Indifferent highway; commits
sioner his first year improves in his
work the second year, he may be re-
elected, and become as valuable a
commissioner as the town could OBJ
tain. He must have his heart in his
work or he cannot do his town credit, a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
STEAM ENGINE USEFUL.

There is no better investment for
thu dairyman than a small steam en-
CINE. An engine of only one horse
power will be quite sufficient to do
many small jobs for which hand
power would otherwise be needed.
But it's most importan. use in winter
will be for steaming and cooking
food. This adds largely to the nu-
tritiousness of the food because it
makes the starchy portion much more
easy Of digestion. 1t is not necessary
to steam or cook food for fattening
animals, and in this respect the prac-
tice has gone out of favor, but 1t pays
to steam the food for mich COWS.
They require a good deal of water
and can take it as we'll with their
feed as by itself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
Roads and Road Making.

Ao1&s HE problem of good roads
"a - D is always uppermost in the
Is TN g farmers mind. In some To-
III III Il calitias we have stone or
@GN. gravel roaGs, but IN numer-
Gus sections of our coun-
try nothing but dirt roads can be found.
If there is anything that will depre-
ciate the value of land 1t is a poor
road. 1t is not always necessary that
q dirt road should be poor road, but
the system of working the roads In
most of the districts is abominables 90
say the least. 1t is not an unc0mmon
practice for the road boss to plow 4
strip of land alongside the road, and
very carefully have this loose mass put
upon the road bed only to make a miTe
of it at the next rain. We have seen
road boss order man to plow shut
wagon ruts, and to continue blowing on
both sides until the last furrow was
outside of the road. Such methods are
not road making, but road destroying:
drainage and hard road bed are the
two principles involved in all road max
ing.
In constructing road 1t is necessary
to cut it sufficiently in the centre to
give drainage. The arching varies
with the soil and the lay of the land.
but for the average twelve foot road
we would suggest about four inch
arching. In our clay soil it is essen
tial that the water is carried away, as
rapidly as possible. The bitches along
the side should be wide, but rather
shallow, and seeded with grass to pre-.
vent washing. On hillsides an Occa.
sional dam, built of stone, across the
ditch to break the rapidity Of the water
is advisable.
When the road bed is once made It
can be kept in good condition by the
use of Kings road drag. This drag is
made Of two half logs with piece of
steel as a cutting edge nailed to the
front piece. By hitching the horses of
the centre the soil is pushed into the
road from the outside, thus maintain.
Ing the arch. In many communities
the farmers have decided to keep up
the road along their land; by the use
of the drag soon after every rain re-
markable results have been obtained.
1t requires but few minutes to run
the drag up and down once or twice as
the road demands it, and it does away
with the foolish, time wasting method
of ''road working. IF. Knorr, Mime
sofa Experiment Station, in Inland
Farmer. Kin
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
Gigantic Gorilla.

In La Nature, Professor e. T. Hamy.
the well-known professor Of anthrcpol.
ogy at Paris, gives an account, illus
trated by reproductions from photo
graphs of the animal shortly after
death, of a gigantic gorilla recently
shot on the Sangha River, Congoland.
1t is said to have measured no less
than two metres thirty en-. (seven feet
six and three-quarter inches), and the
height of the carcass in a sitting post
ure reached, as shown in the photo
graph, to the waist of full-grown ma
tive. Professor Hamy believes the
specimen to indicate new race. If not
a new species, of gorilla.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.

HroSeric anglaise curtains for win.
dow drapery are the latest develop
ment Of the craze for this style OF
embroidery
Venetian binds are daily growing
in favor and are the only really con
sistent thing for Colonial rooms.
A novelty that he's both newness
and attractiveness is. called Norman
dy furniture This is delightfully."- ar
tistic-pleasing in co'oring and style
and strikingly new.
Adjustable valances are the very
latest new idea in lace curtains.
These curtains are finished at the
top with a heading like a valance and
have loops at the back that can quick
Iy and easily be attached to a pole
or have a brass rod run through them.
Chains are a new feature in furni-
ture decoration that are at least
odd. They are used to hang lamps
from. swinging tables and to hold
back draperies. Some of the inner
chains are quite effectively used az
fripges for mosaic and co.ored glass
lamp shades.
Folding fireplace screens of brass,
finished either bright or dull, are
very fashionable at present. They
may also be had of cheaper metal
finished in black or gilt.
For the zen or small room in the
modern apartment hanging tables are
very convenient. These add quite a
little to the attractiveness Of certain
style rooms and decidedly economic
space. Trey are suspended by orna'
mental chains.
Tiles or brick work for manteh
these days, are put up with very wide
joints between.
Colonel effects are the rage OF the
hour in the house furnishing world,
but when adopting 1t discretion and
good taste should rule. 1t 10 great
mistake to reproduce the tasteless
features CT Colonial furnishings just
because they are Colonial or old
kimey.
Things are not beautiful merely be-
cause they are old. All Sheraton,
Chippendale, or Heppelwhite chairs
and tables are not to be coveted. All
three of these famous cabinet-makere
were guilty of ugliness, and Chippen.
dale especially easily swayed by the
prevailing rage for Chinese gliding
and acquiring.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
Safe and Good Roads

New York Tribune: IF by a c0mpar.
atively slight increase in the cost the
main highways of the State may. be
brought to the degree of excellence de.
manded by modern ideals and up-to-
date methods of travel, and at the same
time made safe from the danger OF
grade crossing accidents, neither the
State nor the towns affected should
grudge the expense. Experience has
shown that the railroads are ready to
stand the share of the cost which the
law compels them to assume" -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
!; Farm Topics:
A WORKSHOP PAYS.

A workshop on the farm will pay
for itself ten times over every year.
The boys like to putter around in It.
and repair many things which other
wise would require trip to a black
smith shop. Put in a bench, with
wise and necessary tools. ~ small
blacksmiths outfit may be bought for
few dollars. Let the boys practice.
1t gets them interested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

Oh, run for doctor, Baby, quick
Binks, our pussy, is dreadful sick!
Feel Of her pulse, and rub her paws,
Run for doctor to find the cause.
She's pale as milk, my kitty cat,
Serious, yes, sign like that.
Well give her quinine and put her
to bed
And use a big towel to tie up her
head.
Newark Sunday Call.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

The littlest girl in the class was
.eading laboriously.
See Mary and the lamb" she read
slowly. Does Mary love the lamb.
buttonhook? ?"
why do you say buttonhook
asked the teacher.
Picture of buttonhook here"
replied the child, pointing trium-
phantly to the interrogation mark
Woman's Home Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
THE FALLEN,

-
And were ye Of the Seekers, retailer,
Ye merged in the mire?
When We clutched so, and stumbled, and
stifed,
Were We led by Desire e..
Gods angel of longing, whose task is jsi
To set souls afre? q
Too feeble the fame of your burning;
Was passion so pale
Ye corld drown it in drafts for the body
Could nothing avail
To fire you to nightly conquer
Or nightly fail?
Nay, truly, Gods angel Of longing
Who sets souls afire
Must .chafe when the snatched spark of
heaven
Falls so In the mire 4
To sputter in pitiful SHINING = I
And weakly expire Y
Lilly A. Long, in Harper's Magazine. :
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

Dowdiness in person expresses the
mental attitude of woman quite as
clearly as the smartness of the CO.
qnette. The latter is obviously bent
on pleasing; the former Is certain
that she cannot, and therefore re-
fuses to enter the lists. London
World.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
WOULD Leave Enrope Unscourged,

Looking up from his magazine, d
..armer said vehemently to his wife
one night:
do you know what I'd have done
If had been Napoleon?"
Yes, she answered. You'd
have settled down in Corsica and
spent your life grumbling about bad
luck and hard times. Kansas City
Journal
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
STOCK GATE.

send you farm stock gate which
can be raised and lowered at will in
case of snow or for separating small
stock from cattle. The gate can be
made to raise any distance that you
want. Use three pairs of hook and
eye hinges and pair of loops or
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

st local colliery near Tamworth a
man is employed as a miner, filling UP
his spare time as an amateur carpen-
ter. He was asked If he got much
work as a carpenter.
@Oh. yes. have coffin to make"
who for"
s.The old grandma, was the answer.
poor old chap. When did he die?"
eCh,1 said the carpenter. The isn't
dcad yet. but he will die before tho
weeks gone. Birmingham England)
Past.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

CONCERNING EYES.

CONCERNING EYES.
II you gaze and gaze at the blue, blue sky.
your eyes grow blue, they say,
But they say your eyes will grow dark.
dark brown if you look at the ground
all day;
Now | don't know if this is so-perhaps it
isn't true,
But Rosy's trying to make hers brown.
and Pm trying to make mine blue.
Carolyn Wells, in st. Nicholas,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
REMODEL THE HOUSE.

Some farm houses are ugly and
uncomfortable, and make no end of
extra work for the women folks. It
is a great mistake to mortgage the
farm for the sake of new house, but
when there is money to spare there
is no excuse for living in an ark. Set
the new home good distance from
the street. arrange it conveniently
for household work, and let 1t be SUBJ
stantial and tasteful, but with no Zig
saw" ornaments. which are especial
ly out of place on a farm.-American
Cultivator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

An old gentleman, pointing to his
favorite dog, said proudly:
'sThat dog certainly seems almost
human at times"
YES" said his wife. he growls
over his food as much az yen do
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
CURE FOR RUST.

The following preparation, applied
to, the surface, will prevent any rust
ing on piows or any other metal sur
faces: Melt one ounce of resin in a
gill of linseed oil. and when hot mix
with two quarts of kerosene. This
can be kept on hand and applied in
a moment, with brush or rag, to the
metal surface of any tool that is not
going to be used for few days, pre-
venting any rust and saving much
yexation when 1t is to be used again.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

Immigration into Canada last year
numbered 215,s12, an increase of
1924 on the previous year. OF
these Immigrants the British NUM-
beTed 98,257. those from the United
States 63,7Sl, and those from the
continent of Europe 1854
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
Gives Large Estate to People.

Cameron Corbett. NJ. p, has made
over to Glasgow, Scotland, his large
estate between Loeb Coil and Loeb
Long, to be usel at their pleasure
by the people, with the sole proyis-
ion that no intoxicating liquors be
sold on the premises.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
CHINA THE LAND OF DUCKS.

CHINA THE LAND OF DUCKS.
There are more ducks in China
than in all the rest of the world.
China is literally white with these
birds, and day and night the country
resounds with their metallic and
scornful voices.
Children herd ducks on every road
on every pond, on every farm, on
every lake, on every river There is
no back yard without it's duck house.
There is no boat, little or great, with
out its duck quarters.
Even in the cities of China ducks
abound. They dodge between the
coolies legs. They fit squawking
out of the way of the horses. Their
indignant -Quack will not unseldom
drown the roar of urban commerce.
ALI over the land there are great
duck Matching establishments, many
of them of capacity huge enough
to produce $4,000 young ducks every
year.-Boston Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26
CRIMSON CLOVER COP,

Crimson clover starts to grow very
early, and it may be left on the
ground until the blossoms are full,
when the crop may be plowed under,
but this should be done before the
seed is produced. 1t makes an excel
lent foundation for corn, providing
nitrogen and opens the soil, but as
all green crops are liable to sour"
the land to certain extent. 1t will
be. an advantage to dust the clover
with newly Stacked lime (air
slacked), so as to correct the acidity,
the lime also being beneficial to the
corn. Wood ashes are also excellent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-26

The City of London College is
opening evening classes in Japanese
and a number of young men, mostly
clerks. have joined them.