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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
MR.. RILEY DID NOT KNOW.
Woman Reporter Asked Question Hard
to Answer.

A friend OF James Whitcomb Riley
tells story Of an encounter the bach
elor poet once had with woman re-
porter. The energetic young woman
after strenuous effort had finally
caught Mr.. Riley at the telephone.
This is the conversations that fol-
lowed:
as this Mr.. Rifey?"
Yes. That is Miss"
MISS Jones. OF the Courier-Journaf.
I've been trying all day to get an in
terview with you, Mr.. Riley"
"Ah, would it were view instead
Of an interview" said the poet. gal.
tantly
ooh. thanks. How long will you
femain in Louisville, Mr.. Riley%
only short time"
us your wife with your
mo, ma'am. she is not"
"Where is she, may l ask"
you may ask, my dear Miss Jones,
but / find it very difficult to answer.
am In absolute ignorance Of her
whereabouts. For aught know 20 the
contrary, she may right now be at the
other end of this telephone!'
There was much laughter. and after
ward an effort to resume the inter
view. But IN vain. Mr.. Riley had es-
caped.-Home Companion
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
Books Shipped On Approva
Notice.

To the Teachers and Patrons OF Greene
County
The Normal will open here Oh Aug.
), and last four weeks. Mr.. Whit
field assures me that the teachers for
the Normal are as good as can be had
in the state. We arc going to give
the teachers of Greene and adjoining
counties q Normal that will be as
good as the best We expect to have
large attendance OF teachers. We
are going to have some prominent
educators to address the teachers and
people during the Normal. No reg
istration fee will be charged. Open
and free. A. e.. FERGUSON
Superintendent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
Greek and Roman Artillery.

Greek ordinance-which was adopt
ed by the romans without any ma
terial alteration-was almost without
exceptions, dependent on the hand
bow principle. says the Technical
World Magazine. On trying to shoot
larger bullet to greater distances.
the elastic anus of the bow were nee.
essarily made so strong as to be no
longer susceptible OF Tightening by
hand. A tension shaft had therefore
to be fitted to the bow. which shaft
was frightened with levers or hand
wheels. Finally, as the power of
bows altogether failed to insure the
efficiency desired. their bending elias
ITCHY was replaced by the tensional
elasticity of neura. that is. ropes made
from animal sinews, woman'a hair. or.
IN an emergency. horsehair.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
Honor Roll.
John McInnis Gets Hurt.

From Drs Batson and Pool we
learn of an accident that happened
TO Little John McInnis yesterday.
Thursday Evening. He got caught
Under log wagon and received some
internal injuries as well as an injury
of some kind to his spine, which has
thrown him into violent nervous
spasms. He was crushed up under
the wagon some way. We have not
heard today how he fares. He lives
hear Vernal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
~,IU Sa@A -asGA
) LOCALS. (
=
S7R zs5RE SE~

Came down to vote yesterday did
DR.. E. Faulk OF State Line.
Our old town has been unusually
stirred up for the last few days on
account of the election.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Harrison with
their little one, got back home Tues
day from Crystal Springs.
About three new double column
ads that should have begun in this
issue are forced to carry over till our
next
Charley Pagan has just had built
and moved into house situated be-.
tween the Lum Byrd aud Mack Foun
tain cottage.
A recent arrival at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. P G. Hillman in the shape
of boy is reported by DR.. Pool. He
does not recall the date but it was
late last week.
B,gun work erecting a house on
his lot on hill just West of town, has
Mr. S. 7. Churchwell. This new
home will be in proximity to the z.
w. Breland place.
Leslie and Henry Mason were In
town yesterday to vote. First time
we have seen these boys in several
months. They are both alternating
In the Southern part of County these
days
The election passed OF very tran
gully in Greene County. There was a
little word alteration between two
parties here, but this was quickly
smoothed over.
DoN 7 Forget, that VIC are SELL
ing our entire line OF Summer goods
ut reduced prices ard will continue
fol this week only Now is the time
to get some rare bargains in summer
goods. J. E, Miller
A party of eager Leakesy illians
waited at the depot till the hour of
IA NJ. the night of the Election,
hearing the returns come pouring o.
yer the wires from different sections
Of tho state.
There was such a string Of visitors
to Leakesvillc today to hear the E
lection news and bring in the boxes
that the editor falls down on tabbing
them, being busy himself snatching
up the counts.
Our townsman, Mr. Dan Mcleod
was seizoJ with Il sudden attack of
The Summer conf l'int early in the
week &C was considered dangerous
~ sick awhile, but is nov nearly
straight once more.
A card from tue postmaster as IIa
Fay cite, Tenn, advises ds that Miss
jEugcn Il Suite is dead. This young
lady will be remembered as laugh-
ter of Prof Il. l.. Sutton, who came
down here last Fall TO teach the Lea
kesville School and was turned off
after few weeks. The HERALD can
OILY recall with unpleasant memory
that incident. We extend the Sutton
family our confidence. As she seem
ed to have been safely anchored in
Jesus, we trust that she has but
gone on to the Glory-Lah
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

At nine o'clock tonight Williams
headquarters sent committee to
Vardaman headquarters with a prop
osition to compare figures. The gov
ernor declined the proposition. At
ton o'clock Governor Vardaman
wrote she following note to your cor
respondent: The situation is close,
but | still maintain that | am nolni-
mated. Signed James K. Vardaman.
The country boxes are coming in
and Vardanlar S vote is growing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
Practical Jokes Not Always Safe.

Practical Jokes Not Always Safe.
A naval officer noticed that his de-
canter Of sherry grew steadily empty.
With a view to prevent the "evapora-
ton" he filled 1t up with the vilest
decoction he could compound. The
sherry still decreased and ait last he
called UP the steward His explana-
ton was thoroughly satisfactory. Il
give the cook two wine glasses for the
soup every evening" he said.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

JUST RECEIVED, "a complete line OF
Ell. j.. Heinz's Celebrated Pickles,
such as India Relish Chow Chow,
Mustard Dressing, Sweet and Sour
Pickles, mixed or plain picked on
ions. Any one who has used these
goods know that they are the high
est grade put on the market. Call in
and see this fine line of pickles.
j. E. MILLER.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

The Bearded Lady (horrified) En-
gagged to the Ossified Man. Ny dear
child. why in the world did you take
such step?
The Circassian Grille said II
would break him al up IL | refused
him and you know I couldn't bear to
see the poor fellow SO to pieces!
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

The number of negroes committing
suicide Is increasing rapidly each year,
but before emancipation such thing
As negro killing himself was almost
unhaard Of Now they occur with
great frequency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
NorIcE Ell AN EsrRAYs APPEAsAL
/. State of Mississippi.
Greene County.

State OF Mississippi.
Greene County.
TO all whom this may concern:-Notice is
hereby given. that a certain Cow found estray
was taken up c. e. Breland on the LIST day
Of Oct. 1906. the value Of which animal has
been fully appraised b. two disintercstcd and
competent persons. residents of Supervisors
District no. 1, summoned by Fred Amsler.
Justice Of the Peace in and for said CoEnty and
duly sworn by Fred Amsler Justice Of the
Peace and said appraisers haTc duly certified
that the value Of said animal Is so together
with the following particular description to
wit: Color Red and white pidcd marked with
smooth crop in each ear. stature four feet and
9bout four years OLD Witness my signature
tiis p day Of July 1871.
oslo FEED AMsLER. ]. r.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior
Land Office 1T jackson. Miss
July % 1907
Notice is hereby given that Henry DMcMifIof
of Leakesville Miss. has filed notice OF his
intention to- make final five year proof ms
port of his claim. viz; Homestead entry No
1862 made June 1909 for the WIFI of swift
section 8, township 2 north, range west
St Stephens Meridian ;. and that said proof
will be maze Before circuit clerk Greene
county, as Lealsesvillet Miss, ON
Wednesday, Aug. %, 1907.
He names the following Witnesses 10 pro4e
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of the land, viz:
w. p Williams, Fred Amsler. w. p Rhine
mart, Syl Turner. AL OF Leakesv lllef Miss.
L. @. g. LAMAR. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
Marriage Licenses.

7-31 OF Amos P. Eubanks to Miss
ana Day. Business seems to be dull
in the marriage market this week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02


Jackson, Miss. August 2.-The
senatorial race is extremely close,
with Williams 215 votes behind his
opponent when the official returns
from fifty-one counties, mere than
half the state were totaled, Shortly
after midnight Congressman Wit
liens gave out Il sta tement saying
that he had heard from every county
in the state and these returns indi-
Gated victory for him with the plu-
rality of about 3, 1000 votes. This was
the smallest plurality which had yet
been claimed for Mr.. Williams. The
tifty-one counties showed the follow
ing total. Vardaman, 80, 313, Will
liams 8,098.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
UNCERTAINTY
and DOUBT
The Results in Missis,
sippi Still Unsettled.
VaTdaman Gains on Williams
Impossible To Tell Without
Full Count Who'll be in Sec
ond Running fir Governor.
Incomplete Returns Show Scott
Brewer and Noel Ahead with
Over $4,000 Each. 8

Mobile Register, Aug. 8, says:
Memphis, Tenn, August 300
A. NJ. Returns to The Commercial
Appeal from GA out of IS counties in
the state of Mississippi show the fol-
lowing vote in the senatorial and gu-
bernatorial contests: For senator;
Vardaman, $3.50, Williams 52,34p,
For governor: Brewer "a, $50; Noel
"A, 673; Scott, $4,000; Sisson 1919,
Truly, 12,S72, Thomas / 1884
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02
GREENE CoUS7f HERALD.

TIE HERALD wants correspondent ut
every postoface in Greene County ana WIZ
gladly furnish stamps and stationery as wen
as enter complimentary upon our maiting list
the name Of any one who DESIRES III TINS
way. TO make TEE HKRAI.D more interesting
o Il greater. number or our people
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

Read this papes FOR the news
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

Cane down to vote yesterday did
n. II Fo,lly NJ Statn lime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02

I 81 music more of this strange
man." he b himself and walked tc
! the gymnSm, where he sat for al
hour gazirst the ceiling with a pre-
| occupied a4When Babbington' great
bulk emerafrom the door leading to
the baths hour later Desbro rose
and walkeq meet him.
''Mr. BaAgton?" he asked. The
other noddd
My nank Desbro," he went on
rapidly, hisadenly keen eyes search
ing the othSface. Il come from the
same part Ahe country that you do,
and l thouspossibly you might give
me news of old friend, Morton, Har-
old Morton. lid you happen to know
him?'
BabbingtoAised a hand to his soft
hat, half refed it and then stroked
his thick bl1 hair in an embarrass-
ment which vented him from meet
ing the confkgly direct stare which
came from hind the shining eye
glasses.
Norton" said slowly. Morton ?
No, don't belR 1 know him.
''Ah, of COZ" Desbro FASTENED to
say, Il thoN perhaps And he
wove few ences of easy fiction be-
fore turning Rptly on his heel.
A few hour ter he sat in the bill
lard room OF fraternity house lis
tening curioufo the talk of the men
which centeresbout the game of the
afternoon TlsDmmentS were all live
ly, enthusiast on the teams chances,
on the indiviq prowess of the men,
and constant Fecurring in the hum
of conversely was Babbingtons
name.
The finest z of a player the crop
of new men haroduced," a fair haired
man with bFoice called from one
end of the SHY room, adding that
1.-The fellow wal orthy of marking any
gridiron with 1cleats.''
Right you IT, Desbro broke in
suddenly The EN- around the tables
turned in aste hment, for to have
Desbro offer lnent on matters of
this nature wa huSual
Right you a 1 say" he repeated,
leaning back ms chair and survey
ing the curios faces through his
glasses. This hn is the very en-
bodiment of th9irit fostered by this
beautiful gamei yours-built for a
human choppinapck or battering ram
as the case mayamand! BY the exer-
ton of those nkles for which he is
no more respoble than Thompson
there for his reair, he brings down
on his richly deserving head the
frenzied cheers 4 sport crazed crowd
He sends a matess fortunately en-
dowed physicallthan himself into n
few moments oflhappy oblivion and
then srins at you th Grass satisfaction
when you cheer m-not for himself
or because his ne means anything
to you, but SIM for what he has
done"
The speaker pssd for a moment to
flick the ash frd his cigarette. and
neither he nor listeners paid any
attention to the Ind of heavy foot
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distance between himself and DeSbro,
breathing hard. Somewhere within
him sense of mate justice stirred, and
his frightened hands relaxed. A sem
tence dinned insistently into his ears:
Wasn't it true? Wasn't it true?"
Desbro stopped abruptly to light an
other cigarette. and his pursuer halted
in the midst of a stride. For an in
slant he paused irresolute divided be-
| tween the lingering desire to close his
fingers on Desbro's neck and a sudden
impulse to run, to get away from ev-
erything, back to the life where other
men had lived and talked like himself.
The hotter sensation triumphed and
Darlington had taken three quick,
1.-THE steps toward his victim when. ST
lent as the shadows from which they
sprang, a little knot of men threw
themselves at Desbro.
The shock of the attack not only
drove from Babbington's mind every
vestige of his own wrath, but bereft
him for an instant of the power of mo-
ton. He heard Desbro give a low ex-
clamation and saw by the last flicker
of the match the slight figure attempt
ing to shield itself by leaping behind
an iron pole. In another instant he
found himself in the center of a press of
struggling figures. He received blows
and felt the impact of his hand against
flesh as he returned them.
Where are you, Desbro?" he shout
ed. ''Sing Quit"
Here came a choking voice from
behind him, quick"
A club struck Babbington's arm with
a numbing shock, but he kicked the
man who welded it into insensibility
and the next instant was tearing an
other ruffian from off Desbro's pros
trate form. Two of the assailants lay
on the ground, mere blotches in the
darkness. The others had disappeared
Desbro rose to his feet slowly and
took step toward his rescuer.
Il say he commenced, then stopped
abruptly. so this is the cheap Goals
of fire. method you pursue, is it?" he
continued. with a sneer.
A sudden easy smile passed over Bah
bington's face.
me" he answered shortly; this is
what I came for" and he struck Des-
bro squarely in the face, telling him in
stantly.
For an instant the knowledge of the
strength in his great muscles frightened
him, and he leaned over Desbro anX-
iously Satisfied that he had struck no
harder than he intended, he leaned
against the iron post painting from his
exertions. The two roughs on the
ground recovered their senses and scut-
tied off into the night. He could hear
Desbros watch ticking and kept track
of the seconds for two full minutes.
Then he noticed that the fallen man
was bareheaded and puttered about OH
his hands and knees in the dead leaves
and the filth of the gutter until he
found Desbro's hat.
"Can you walk?" he asked shortly.
The disheve1ed figure nodded, and in
silence they made their way back
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glowing with changing colors like the
plumage of the peacock. The dragon
fly is in no hurry to leave the plant, but
balances itself there for an hour or two,
possibly to accustom itself to the Won
derful new world into which it has
climbed and also to be sure that its
body has grown dry and strong. Then
it lifts up those crystal pinions and
floats gloriously away through the sun
shine
The life of the real dragon fly is
briefer than that of the larva for the
first frost kills it. While life lasts,
however. it enjoys every minute of the
time. With its great jewel-like eyes
alert it flashes hither and thither on the
lookout for food insects. and when it
finds one it darts down ON it with in
credible swiftness, tearing it to pieces
with its strong jaws. The dragon fly
preys on mosquitoes. spiders, beetles,
flies, pollywogs and some fresh water
insects. Alas, dragon flies are not very
peaceful insects. They quarrel con-
tinuaIIy among themselves Often you
will see two of them engaged in fierce
battle. They are harmless so far as
human beings are concerned because
their jaws are not formed to do us any
injury and they have nothing with
which to sting.
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\ HUNTER OF YOUNG WATER
BEETLES

tom. The larva, as the infant dragon
fly is called, is soon stirring. 1t is a
little gray, six legged insect that runs
hither and thither on the muddy bot
tom of the pool with great swiftness.
No bread and milk diet in the shape of
plant juice for this insect; instead it is
from it's cradle a ruthless hunter of
young water beetles, grubs and leeches.
What it cannot catch it traps, hiding
in the shadow of a stone or root and
darling out it's traplike jaws with their
clawlike teeth to grasp the unwary
passerby. When the prey has been
caught the claws are drawn back, and
it is slowed away in the dragon fiy's
mouth.
In this the water stage the dragon
fly has no lungs, and so it breathes like
fish by passing the water through a
tube in the body, which is lined with
gills. These gills take the oxygen from
the water. and it is passed out al the
other end of the tube The larva can
discharge the water with force when it
wishes to dart through the water. and
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l
Desbro That name you mentioned
i was Morton, wasn't it?"
| Desbro redder than any man had
ever seen him, nodded without speak
ing.
Il thought possibly I hadn't under
STOOD Ba bbington explained, backing
awkwardly out of the door, and I did
know a man named Horton
AT the outer door Desbro said in a
| colorless tone Sorry you took the
trouble to come clear up here to which
| the big man mumbled something in re-
ply and went out into the night.
| A few moments later Desbro passed
| the door of the billiard room, wearing
the raincoat and SLOUGH hat which he
| invariably wore on the evening walks
which were as much a part of his eX-
| istence as his meals.
He'll have something to think about
during this nights STROLL remarked
one of the men in a low tone as the
! familiar figure passed the door. "Pret-
ty raw talk to have the object oil it
hear
No man pretended to know the object
of these nightly walks of Desbro's. To
all inquiries he responded that they
gave him a chance to think without in
terruption. They took him from the
college section of the town and lasted
many times until the small hours of the
morning.
At the gate Desbro paused to light
cigarette, and the flare of the match as
he shielded it from the snappy October
wind brought his thin features into
prominence against the darkness. Bah
bington, standing under a tree not
dozen yards away, turned as the sui
phur sputtered and saw. His great
hand clinched instinctively into a fist,
and he had already taken step for
ward when Desbro turned and started
quickly down the street, little cloud
of the pungent smoke from the Turkish
tobacco drifting back over his shoulder.
Darlington waited q few moments,
then stepped lightly on to the sidewalk
and followed, quietly at first and then
without caution as Desbro paid no at
tention to the footballs behind him. He
glanced now and then at the receding
lights and then increased the length of
his strides as Desbro'S phrases throb-
bed through his mind
Social impossibility!" he muttered,
gritting his teeth over the phrase. TIL
teach the little whelp!"
His eyes never left the moving spark
which marked the others position, but
every time he started to close the, gap
between them something checked him.
His thoughts refused to run to any but
a given point-a fierce desi :, to get his
hands upon the man who had held his
ignorance up to a roomful of men
while he stood and listened helplesSly
AS he had stood under the tree in front
of the house he had felt only a sense
of impotency, of shame, a gulping feel
ing of disappointment which was not
easy to understand, a sickening realiza-
ton that some of Desbros words had
rung true. He knew-ard at the mere
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it was watching one of these insects
that is said to have given the idea
of the wheel for the steamboat to its
inventor. The larva lives under the
water for from ten months to a year.
When it is time for the young dragon
fy to join its gorgeous fellows in the
air. it crawi5 up the stem of a plant
and when it is above the surface of the
water takes a firm grip of the foliage
by means of the strong, sharp hooks
which are attached to it's body. Then
the thick skin, which for several days
has been losing its color, begins to
split, and the dragon fly energies from
the rapidly drying cover. The wings
of the dragon fly are now wet and
wrinkled, and the insect slowly expands