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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-16

WANTED-Four thousand pounds
of nice pork, good price, next thirty
days. Call and see me at my market.
G. M. BRAGG, Forsyth street. 10-61m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-16

WANTED-An iron safe at once
Address p. o. Box 1874
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WANTED-Roofs to repair, make
tight and paint. Phone 315. c. P.
PAYNE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-16
TALES OF THE TOWN
TOLD IN FEW LINES
Pencil Stubs Picked Up At
Random

Random
Waterman's Ideal automatic self
filling Fountain Pens, with points to
suit all who write. M. S. HOLIDAY.
More frost yesterday, but fine day
withal. 1t is ideal fall weather, such
as found only in Americas and south
Georgia.
Matters at the courthouse are so
dreadfully dull that officials have gone
to playing checkers again in order
to keep awake
There is a great deal of vacant
space up at the tax collectors Of
fee that might be occupied by citi-
zens paying their taxes.
A woman living in Atlanta claims
to be 1O9 years old. Think of one
having to serve life sentence of such
length in that town.
Despite frost over the cotton belt,
the market took a slump yesterday.
But the bears are not weighty enough
TO hold the market down.
Several Americas members of the
order of P. o. S. A, went to Albany
yesterday to attend last night the
banquet of the camp in that city.
Evidently few south Georgians are
going to the Atlanta fair. The Goa
ches of the Central trains passing
Americas are far from being filled.
Another large congregation filled
he Baptist church last night to hear
Rev. Allen Fort while the attendance
IN the afternoon was also large.
If those spinners really want to buy
cotton direct from the producers we
,an give them the address of many
lere who wish to sell-at 10 cents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
TO AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.
And He Was the Janitor Of the Opera
House.

IL never see it snow but / am re-
minded of one night in Colorado" said
Jess B. Fulton, of the Fulton Stock
company, few days ago, as he watch
ed the white falling flakes. Eve were
playing in Colorado one night stands,
and we struck a small town in the
mining country. 1t showed all day,
and at night you could not see foot
ahead for the binding storm. Some
how the members of the company
reached the theater and then waited
for the audience to come In about an
hour man entered and took a seat
near the door. A consultation was
held back Of the scenes, and was Sc
lected to go out and explain the situa-
ton to the audience. stepped in
front of the curtain and, clearing my
throat, said:
Sir, am glad to see that the storm
did not keep you away. We have de-
cided to leave to you the question of
whether we will have the show or not
You are the only man here, and to-
morrow night we must make the next
stand. We will give the play just as
billed. if you ask it, but If you have
no obj"
Say, pardner," interrupted the man,
IL wish you would cut out that flow
of CAB and let me shut up this here
house. Don't you suppose the janitor
wants to go home some time? When
there amt nobody comm let me lock
up, will you?"-Kansas City Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
POINT HAD BEEN PROVED.
No Need for Young Man to Carry Ex-
pertinent Further.

A young man who had inherited
large fortune from a rich but very
economical relative decided to live on
scale commensurate with his great
ly increased income, and was making
al engagements to build fine mansion,
buy an automobile and invest In ether
expensive luxuries, when an elderly
friend who had always been one of
his advisers undertook to demonstrate
with him. What's this I hear about
your squandering the money your
uncle left you, Harry" said the elder
ly friend. Il am not going to squander
it, he answered, but I'm going to get
some good out of it." IT'S enough to
make him turn over in his grave.
Didn't your uncle prove in his own
case that man could live on q per-
sonal expenditure of less than 81, 900
year?" Yes" "Well?" ''Well, he
proved 1t so thoroughly that accept
1t as demonstrated. What Is the use
Of my continuing the experiment?"-
Youths Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
The Change in Surgeons.

"The surgeon of the past was
huge, coarse, red-faced brute, very
terror" said surgeon of the present.
"And no wonder What type of man
but the brute type could cut off legs
or saw through the skull while the pa
tient, perfectly conscious. howled and
wept? In the past surgery was barred
to gentle and refined men. Whatever
their interest in anatomy, in medicine.
they Stunned surgery. They could not
endure to operate upon a conscious
subject. The advent Of anaesthetics
caused the advent Of new men into
surgery Men of delicacy, Of sympathy,
of ina yination-a higher type-tsok
the profession up. That is why surg
cry is continually advancing now.
whereas in the past 1t stood dead
STILL
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
PAINTING Under pIsfsouities.

A. A. Boussoff Is a Russian painter
Of Arctic scenes. To produce his
sketches he was compelled to make
toilsome and hazardous Journeys,
during which he could only use char
coal and pastel. It was not possible,
save in the spring, to use oil colors,
and even then 1t was hard to mix
them, the paints being frozen. Some
of my sketches" he says. II painted
in the open air when 1t was bitterly
cold. / had to put on fur gloves to
hold the brush and work with rapid
and energetic strokes There were
moments when my hands were frozen
and refused service. my brush split
ting with the cold. Yet ! continued,
having the ardent desire to tx on
the canvas all those fantastic
phenomena OF the far north, 30 full
OF fascinating charm"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
LEAKEsvILLE NOTICED.

Not long since David Holt, a
former MisSissippian, but who now
sits at the night editorial desk of the
Mobile Register, made an incursion
to Leakesville and took some mental
nStes to frame notice in his paper
of our town; Mondays issue of his
paper contained the long expected,
and here it is:
Governor Vardaman has issued
his proclamation raising the village
of Leallesville, county seat of Greene
county, to the rank of town. Leakes-
vile is not new village, though it
has only recently started to grow in
population and commercial import
ance. The activity in the yellow
pine market and the increase value
of timber lands greatly increased
tie wealth of the sturdy citizens
of Greene county, and one OF the first
things they demanded was better
educational advantages for their
children. The people of Leakesville
got in on the ground floor, 50 to
speak, and established an excellent
high school, under the management
of able teachers, and the growth of
the town is due more to this fact than
to any other influence. The settle
ment is practically built up around
It's schools and churches, rather than
around the usual village attractions
of commerce, manufacturing and the
com house.
The Alabama and Mississippi rail
road runs out to Leakesville from
Vinegar Bend, on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, and does good BUSH
ness in hauling logs, lumber and gen
eral freight and passengers. The
people of Leakesville are also conf
dent that the Denny road will come
10 tEelE GOWii particularly IL Tue
rumors prove true that the Blodgett
people, who own nearly one. third of
the standing timber in Greene coun-
ty, are preparing to carry out the
railroad plans of the Denny's during
the temporary financial embarass-
ment of the Moss Point manufacture
ers.. The Denny road, as surveyed
from point near it's present north
ern terminus to Hattiesburg, would
pass not only through Leakesville
but through some of the largest
timber tracts controlled by the
Blodgett syndicate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
EDITORIAL
HOLIDAY SUSPENSION.

As previously announced the HER
AID will suspend for the Holidays.
That is we viii issue no paper for
the next week, date of Dec. q, 1901.
Our next paper will be published on
January 3, 1908. We can't remember
that this paper has ever suspended
before for Christmas. This time it
happens that we have our work so in
hand as to be able to take the vaca
ton, and the entire force needs it.
The steady grind of newspaper
Office is something indescribably
wearing on mind and body, and we
feel that the HERALD family will be
so much refreshed from the rest as
to make up for the skip, by giving
better service after resumption.
Remember that this suspension is for
only one short week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

If you are a business man,
did you ever think of the field
of opportunity that advertis-
ing opens to you? There is
almost no limit to the posi-
bilities of your business if you
study how to turn trade into
your store. If you are not get
ting your share of the business
of your community there's a
reason. People go where they
are attracted = where they
kno7O what they can get and
how much it is sold for. If
you make direct statements in
your advertising see to it that
you are able to fulfill every
promise you make. You will
add to your business reputa-
ton and hold your customers.
1t will not cost as mitch to run
your ad in this paper as you
think. 1t is the persistent adj
vertiser who gets there. Have
something in the paper every
issue, no matter how small.
We will be pleased to quote
you our advertising rates, par
ticularly on the years bust
ness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
TWO METHODS OF BUSINESS.
one Conspicuous Success and the 9th.
er Complete Failure.

a few years ago the proprietor of a
eat steel file company In New Eng.
md. which has several branch fac
Tics In various parts of America. al
CHER employing skilled workmen
he thousand, called at the Office
{ forwarding firm in New York,
of whose partners Is European,
! asked that they suggest the prop
way TO introduce his files in Eu-
e. This factory makes 1000 vari-
8 of files, and enjoys a great repu.
On throughout the mechanical
I'D of America. The agent select
was a European, who had been
lcricanized, who believed in the
tues of the files he was to sell, and
no was familiar with the great OPP
ortunities in industrial Europe. He
cnt from one manufacturing town
i the old world to another, and to
cmonstrate the superior quality of
ne American implement, took similar
'uropean tools and filed right through
hem, to the establishment of foreign
Mechanics and factory owners. Or
'c~s began to go to America by cable,
US a writer in Appletons Magazine.
t was not long before one request
cached New England from Germany
for 100000 dozen. A good salesman
and superior goods had done the
work. lie salary of the agent was
rails ID to $4,000 a year and expenses,
and the American file to-day is fur
thering the constructive work of every
mechanical center in Europe. Con-
trast that masterful record with the
fiasco of the American who spent
81 900 to introduce corn medicine into
japan, only to discover that the null
titndes of that empire wear no shoes
and consequently have no corns.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
THE CAT THAT REASONED.
Family Pet Made the Best of Unfa-
miIiar Situation.

Talking about the ability of ami.
ought to see my wife's cat. He is a
spoiled beast, and in the evening
when the family is sitting about the
lamp no objection is made to his
jumping up on the table and walking
around to be petted. But one thing
Re has learned by dint of several good
whippings is that he must never get
up on the table when it is spread for
meal. Well, one night recently when
we came home from the theater we
decided to have l. tie supper, and
my wife spread a cloth over the end
of the table. The cat just then en-
tered the room. Walking to the table
he was about to jump up when he
caught sight of the white cloth over
one end. 1t was plain that he was
puzzled. First he went to the end
that had no cloth, hesitated, and then
returned to look at the end that con-
tanned the CLOTH My wife and | stood
still to watch him, and we had no
doubt that he was assuring himself
that the cloth was really there. At
length he jumped up on chair by
the table so as to survey its top. The
half of the table at which he sat was
free from the cloth, and finally he
very cautiously climbed up on the
table and slowly crossing over to the
half which contained the cloth, sat
down Mt tho varv odooo ~.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
Ellisville New South News.

We trust that the next legislature
will confine itself to good substantial
work for the benefit of the who.e
state. We hope that there will be
no more friction in the division of
the counties into two separate judi
cial districts or slicing up and MAX
ing new counties.
There will but little opposition in
the next legislature to establishing
of State Teachers Training School.
1t has become an absolute necessity
We need we'll trained and well equip
ped teachers to instruct our children
in the public schools.
Good roads, should be the first
great care of our incoming legisla-
tore, we need q good mandatory
road law, which will secure good
roads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
Legal Advert sements.

THE CHARTER OF INCORPORATION OF
The Greene County Real Estate Company.
1.-The corporate title Of said companyis The
Greene County Real Estate Company.
2-Thc names of the incorporators are b. r.
Harrison. posto flee Leakesville. Miss; Nat
Owen. postofice Leagcsviile Miss: j H. Tur-
ner postoffce Leakesville Mss
3-The domicile is at Lcakesyille. Greene Co.
Mississippi.
Amount of capital stock, SlO.N0O0 but to
begin business when 81 .OOo.Oo is paid in
5-The par value of shares is $50. 90
6-The period of existence mot to exceed fifty
years. is fifty years.
Tine purpose for which it is created is to
buy, lease sell. exchange, pledge, mortgage and
hold real estate: To represent Fire, Cyclone
Tornado, Accident and Life Insurance Agen-
c1es; To loan money on real estate, stocks,
bonds and other collaterals; To sell stocks
and bonds. To do general real estate, fire
and life insurance business.
s.-The rights and powers that may be excr-
cised by this corporation are those conferred
by the provisions of Chapter "A, Mississippi
Code 1906
NAT OWEN .IncorDoratorS
j. II. TURNER
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

A treat of a rare good kind, was
the fine fortune of the HERALD family
Monday. John Luther Turner, who
resides about nine miles away just
over the Alabama line killed a big
buck which weighed 132lbs Saturday,
and remembered us with a very gen.
erous slice from the best part of the
ham. VENISON. Go way Davie
Holt and let I'VE" tell about it.
Schimpts and Klosky's can't afford
a delicacy to vie with this steaming
dish. No wonder it was the way to
Jacob of ODDS heart. Ohow we did
eat! Thanks multitudious, John, you
are a royal fellow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
Yazoo City Sentinel.

If all of the multitudinous things
so frequently suggested in the col
umns of the State press, and pressed
for consideration at the forthcoming
session of the Mississippi Legislature
are really threshed out in open sess-
ion, there will be something doing
for some several moons when the
solons get down to duty.
The Sentinel's calendar of events
may be incomplete, but it has tried
to make note of some of the more inn
portant measures recently proposed,
Gus:
The establishment of a State Nor
NAL school for the training of teach
ers.
The establishment of leformatory
for youthful criminals.
State wide or statutory prohibi-
ton.
Reappointment of the representa-
ton of the several counties in the
State Legislature.
A more equitable division of the
school fund.
Providing means for relieving the
present embarrassment of the State
Treasury.
Increasing the salaries of the mem
bers of County Supervisors.
The enactment of law providing
for the deposit of State and County
funds in bonded banks.
Other and equally important
measures may be considered, but
these things alone will keep the
members busy and the rest of US
guessing for an indefinite time.
And majority of these things are
important; some of them urgent.
Those who are in position to speak
author:tatively say that the new as
sembly is fhe best in the history OF
State. The Sentinel is certain that,
it will contain many good and true
men, and the result of their labors
ought to prove beneficial
Subscribe f0rand read the HERAID
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

The Lucedale Plaindealer is begin
ming to show considerable improve
ment under the new management.
While we do not remember to have
used the argument against which
that papers's writer unlimbers his
pen as follows: Those against the
New County project are working the
scheme of increased taxation to down
it" yet we essay to answer it on be.
half of those on our side who have or
may elect to handle it as a weapon
against the movement. Granted
that all that the PIaindealer says is
true with reference to a sixteen mill
limit by law, still there is room for
increased taxation, so far as that
part of the New County that Greene
is asked to contribute is concerned,
and in proof of this we beg to cite
that the present levy is 49, mills,
from which our pencil brings us the
fiour of increase between that and
Is mills, the limit, q mills. Believe
that an investigation of levies in new
counties, will show that they have
practically all flor years maintained
the maximum levy. Then word
about bonded Indebtedness. 1t is
true that the courthouse and adj
juncts can be built by monies raised
with bond issuances, but these bonds
are required by law to be SO shortlived
that the present generation will have
to retire them, so its case like a
man borrowing capital to finance an
enterprise. He may get some several
years to pay the money hack in, but
pay it back he does have to do; de-
lay 10 payday doesn't at all eradi-
cate the debt. but operates on the
contrary to pile up interest or create
premium coupons. So we maintain
that this is pretty good strata toll
rest the point upon, courteously but
positively disagreeing with the Plain
dealers assertion that the argument
is 'fallacious, devoid OF founda-
ton
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

flashed out from the heavens, and |
Faith and Hope hailed with exciting
songs the ascending star of Bethle-
hem. Years rolled away, and the
stranger was seen at Jerusalem. He
was u meek, unassuming man, whose
happiness seemed to consist in acts
of benevelence to the human race.
There were deep traces of sorrow on
His countenance, though no one
knew why He grieved, for He lived
in the practice OF every virtue, and
was loved by all the good and wise.
By-and- by it was rumored that the
Stranger worked miracles, that the
blind saw, that the dumb spoke the
dead arose, the ocean moderated its
chatting tide; the very thunder artic-
ulated. He was Son of God. Envy
assailed him to death. Thickly guard
ed, be slowly assembled the Hill of
Calvary. A heavy cross bent Hun to
the earth. But Faith leaned on His
arm, and Hope, dipping her pinions
in His blood. mounted TO the skies.
###
The best part of the holiday season
perhaps, is the opportunity it gives
for home gatherings and the family
reunions that in these busy days are
all too few. Many young man finds
time to get ba;k to the old hearth
stone and sit down in the dear home
circle who, if the holidays were omit
ted, would be kept strictly at his
tasks. All the schools are dismissed,
boys aud girls arc at home, teachers
like wise are off duty, and with no
care pressing, i'll thousand of places
parents and children have happy
times together for which they may
thank the festive season. There are
other unions and reunions, all of
them pleasant and helpful, but there
is hardly any such JOY to youth IN
this world as that of getting back to
the tireside where he was reared
There is rest there for him, per-
lection of peace such as that, no mat
ter how prosperous he may be in his
pursuits, never come to him any
place else. Greatly to be pitied Is he
for whom no door of the early home
is. open, or against whom it is blown
shut by the pitiless storms that have
beset him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

As soon as the several pastors are
assigned and settled down to their
respective fields in Greene County,
we propose to ask for their slate OF
appointments to be used in recastinS
our Church Calendar" which will
be run at convenient intervals all
through the year soon to be ushered
in. Our aim is to make this calen-
dar a little broader in it's sweep this
time, but that will depend upon
whether the ministers furnish the
data or not. We shall solicit it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
SenatObia Democrat.

In every community, this one not
excepted, there are critics who make
themselves disgusting by attempting
to hold up the short comings of the
local newspaper. Errors occur in all
newspapers from time to time. The
Democrat has made mistakes in the
past and expects to make them in
the future, hence our critics will not
necessarily be idle. Such people are
a drawback to any community.
Every community is afflicted with
them. If they would use half as
much breath in promoting their town
and fellow-man they would place
themselves in the light that intelli-
gent people would ike to see them.
Instead of being a kicker, knocker
ard drawback, rise about lowering
a contemplate and disgusting spirit
and be factor that the community
is worthy of from every citizen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
December 80, 1907.
CONTRACT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a contract for
the building of Il bridge over HarvisOns Mill
Creek River road, Beat No, 5 according to
plans and specification on file in the clerks
office will be let to the lowest responsible bid
der at the front door of the Court house in the
Village of Leakesville, on the first Monday Of
January. A. ID. 1908. Bond will be. required
according to law. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. BY order of
the Board of Supervisors Greene Co, Miss,
this 18th day of Dec. 1907.
=. RMCE<AY Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

This paper favors the passage of a
Child Labor Bill by the Legislature
assembling in January. What's the
use to wait until hundreds of the
youth of our land are caught in the
meshes of factory manipulation, be-
fore this protective measure is enact
ed? Write it on the statute books
now while sentiment favors it, and
obviate years of suffering by the
little innocents, that would sure come
were there not such a law in exis-
tence. The factories are here already,
and soon will the cry go up of Child
Labor abuses unless this precautiona-
ry legislation is adopted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20

This issue shows the punishment
of the last Quarterly statement for
1907 of the Bank of Leakesville. II
certainly makes a very flattering
showing for itself, when in the face
of the financial furry which swept
over the American Continent a few
weeks back, it develops deposit fig
ures that are from forty to fifty
thousand dollars in excess of that
carried this time last year, though at
that time, it was thought that its
deposits were big-sized. Confidence
what makes banks, and this one
seems to be enjoying its share of the
pebble trust. They tell us that de-
posits continue to flow their way,
fright on.
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Please send it in.