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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
MISSISSIPPI STATE
NEWS ITEMS
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE
WEEKS HAPPENINGS.
ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL
Mrs. G. F. Brill of Brookhaven, Sends
Bullet Through Her Breast-Den
mis- to Hang on April 5th-Othe
State Happenings.
Suicides by Shooting.

Mrs C. T. Bills comimtted suicide
at Brookhaven by shooting with q
pistol. The bullet entered her lef;
breast, causing instant death. She
and her husband, who il well-known
conductor on the Illinois Central
Railroad, had both been i'll for several
weeks, but she had been convalescent
for three or four days. She went to
the kitchen to give orders about the
breakfast, and before returning to
the bedroom where Mr.. Bills was, the
fatal impulse seized her and was act
ed upon. The act was undoubtedly
due 10 melancholy induced by i'll
health. Several years age she made
an attempt to end her life with pois-
on. Besides her husband, Mrs. Bills
leaves three young children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
BIG TORNADO AND HE..vY
RAIN STORMS.

According to reports considerable
damage has resulted from the storm
of wind and rain which was general
throughout the state Of Mississippi.
AT Meridian rainfall of sos
inches was reported. Train schedules
were badly disarranged as resulI
of washouts and streams in that vicin
ity were greatly swollen.
A report from Philadelphia, says
that tornado struck that place, dam
aging a number of small buildings
Newton and Forest both report prac-
ically the same conditions.
A dispatch from Laurel, says tral
c was seriously impeded by numer-
us washouts and that agricultural
york in that vicinity brought to a
tand-still.
In South Mississippi extensive
lamag2 to timber was reported. Sc
-ious washouts were reported along
he line of the Gulf and Ship Island
md Queen & Crescent routes greatly
lelaying traffic.
As result Of weakened track or
fallen trees over rails, the north
bound Alabama Great Southern
freight train was wrecked near Pow
ars Station, about sixty miles above
Meridian. The negro fireman was
caught under the locomotive and
crushed to death. No others were in
iured. A number of freight ears
were wrecked and the engine badly
damaged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Fats as Milk Feeds.

1t was formerly believed that the
fat in the food was the main source
of the fat In the milk. A good COW,
however, will produce in a year o
much larger amount of fat in the
milk than she consumes in the food,
showing that the fa.. are in part
produced from other nutriments. In
vestigations that have been made
show that 1t is not possible to in
crease either the percentage or the
total amount of fat in the milk for
any appreciable time by the feeding
of fats or oils. Where fats have
been fed to COWS, even at the rate of
two pounds or more per day of tai
low, cotton-seed oil, or other fats,
the fat content of the milk was not
permanently increased. = American
Cultivator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Paper Transferred to COMPANY

The Lafourche Comet and plant at
Thlbodaux was transferred b. John
B. Taylor to the Lafourche Comet
Publishing Company, recently incor-
porated, the charter of which appear
ed in yesterdays Comet, John B.
Taylor will remain editor in chief and
is President of the new corporation.
w. F. Taylor, of New Orleans, is
Vice President, and Henry NJ. Ber-
geron, Secretary. The corporation ;s
capitalized at $4,000, shares being
800 each. The company will assume
charge of the paper with its next is
sue. The paper is at present in its
eighteenth year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
An EQUINE Patriarch.


There has been recorded in Eng
land the phenomenal case of horse
living to be thirty-six years old. The
Paris papers, however. report one in
the French capital having reached
the patriarchal age of forty-three.
The animal is mare pony bred in
Brittany. but passing the whole Of
her adult life in Paris.
She has been twenty-six years III
the possession of her last owner, who
used the animal gently for running
light objects about to theatres. He
retired six years ago. and the old
pony went with him into suburban
superannuation quarters. And being
kindly man. he has made provision
for the old horse to eke out COM
Portable old age Independent of his
own life. Newcastle Chronicle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Youth Acauitted.

Lockridge Byrne, who was arrested
at Brookhaven on the charge of at
tempted assault on Miss Lee Ann
Myers, of Franklin County, was ac-
quilted at his preliminary examina
ton. According to the testimony Of
Miss Myers, she came to Brookhavcn
to meet her sister, who was expected
to arrive on Mississippi Central
train in the evening. She WAS accom-
panied by her infant brother and a
neighbor youth named Williams. The
party was sitting in the depot wait
ingrocm, when they were approached
by a young man, who advised that
they get rooms for the night. He went
off with Williams and did secure a
room for him. Both came back, and
Miss Myers started with thom 20 look
up lodgings. After proceeding i
short distance the stranger dismiss.
ed Williams, saying that he would
take Miss Myers to his own home.
Shortly after he left her for a few
minutes, and on his return said that
unexpected company come and the
room could not be had at his home
and she would have to go to a board
ing house after all She turned tow
ard the way they had come, which he
said was wrong, and seized her arm
to prevent her going in that direc-
tion. Miss Myers jerkad loose and
hastened toward the dopat IS rapidly
as she could, encumbered with her
young brother. The stranger follow
ed her more than a block, the wit
ness alleged, making improper sug-
gestions, she testified Both Miss
Myers and Williams identified Byrne,
who is not yet II years old. The only
witness for the defendant was his
father, who stated the young man S
age. After hearing the testimony
Mayor Lanier said that he considered
that a case of assault had not been
made out, and the prisoner was ace
cordingly discharged. s.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

A practical dairyman writes the
Jersey Bulletin on feeding his cows.
He says: "Our herd numbers in all
fifteen head. Our cows are grained
the year round, have the run of pas
ture in summer, and are well housed
in winter. Our summer ration for
dairy COW is barley chop. about four
pounds per diem. In winter we use
shredded fodder for roughage; grain
ration. eight pounds per day per COW
OF q mixture of cornmeal, barley
meal, MAJ sprouts and cotton-seed
meal. mixeu IN the required proper
tions to produce . feed whieh would
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Scores Railroad Employees.

Indianapolis. The state railroad
commission, in its official report %
the legislature on the recent wrecks
at Woodville and Fowler, and the
explosion of a car of powder at San
ford, which destroyed Big Four
passenger train, fled, scores railroad
employees for disregarding the rules,
asks that railroad companies require
a more thorough knowledge of the
rules on the part of their employees
and recommends a law compelling
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Presidents J.T. Harahan, Of the Illi-
Isois Central Railroad, definitely an
nollncea that the Yazoo and Missis=
sippi Valley Railroad wenad build 4
second track between New Orleans
and Baton Rouge, for the double pur-
pose of taking care of the extra traf-
fic added by the Frisco's use of the
Valley s tracks and to enable the COM
pany to establish an interurban SER
vice between New Orleans and Bat
on Rouge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Cement For Barns.

A prominent Iowa farmer was
ready to build big barn this spring,
but the estimates on the lumber
scared him out. The other day he
figured with man owning concrete
mixer and a cement block machine
and found that the barn could ac-
tually be built of concrete blocks for
less than of lumber. And, besides, 1t
would be almost entirely fireproof,
aside from the roof. A sand aud
gravel pit is only a mile distant, and
the plan is to have the mixer and
block machine brought to the farm
and the blocks made there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Saw Mills Shut Down.


Teh saw mills at SumraH will shut
down at night only. 1t had been
rumored, however, that they would
close down indefinitely, ard the first
orders were to that effect. But the
superintendent believes that as soon
as tn ycan get cars to move the lum-
ber they will start both mills in tin
daytime, but does not think they will
try to run either mill at night. There
Is something over 4O,OOO00O feet Of
lumber in the yards, and the com
pany cannot get ears to fill orders.
This means about four hundred men
temporarily idle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Tornado Wrecks Town.

Little Roek-W Washington a small
town in the southwestern part Of
Arkansas was swept by a tornado
last night and almost the entire south
ern part of it was destroyed. About
100 houses, occupied principally by
negroes, were blown down. Carrie
Shook, a negro woman, was killed
by falling wall and Ellen Block,
another negress, was probably fatally
injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Is Messenger Fee Legal.

Mr.. J. R. Thames, of Grenada,
wants to know if the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company
has authority to assess a messenger
fee of 10 cents for sulnmoni1g parties
to answer long distance calls. Chair
man McNair replies that this chargs
is customary when party is sent for
who has no long distance phone, anu
is permitted by the rules Of the com
Jn:gs;cr-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Foul Play.

The discovery of Falisea contain
ing bank books, receipts for many
thousands Of dollars expended in East
st. Louis, checks and a batch of let
ters belonging to john Mccormick,
ewalthy stocllman of Shubuta,
Miss, between the relay depot and
the river in East st. Louis, leads the
police of that city to beIievs that the
Mississippian has been murdered and
rcSbed. .
A corps Of detectives have been de-
tailed on the ease, and learned that
Mr.. Mccormick had been stopping
at the National Hotel, East st. Louis,
for nearly a week and has made ex-
tensive purchases at the National
Stock Yards. He left the hotel
stating that he had sueee deedini
sating that he had succeeded in buy
ing all fthe stock he intended 10
and that he would return home.
The valise was found in elunlp
of bushes, an ideaIpIaee for a hold
up. At one side rock piles and Nebris
hide the place from pedestrians who
pass by near the relay depot and the
location is hanked ontha west by the
river In addition to the receipts,
checks and bank books, numerous let
ters and some wearing apparel we're
in the valisc which The police say
would have caused !the owner to re-
port the great loss had it been Iefs
Mississippi possesses clays thai
Il ,o,.o,-, ho,,a,,,,,sa f,,s,y,,. 49, s,,,ss,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Another Tourist Mecca.

City of Mexieo-Acording to the
Record, plans are being formulated by
American capitalists by which, with
in the next year, the ancient city of
Exculucya, suburb of Progresso,
on the Gulf of Mexico, is to be made
a winter resort, which its sponsors
hope will, in time, equal Palm Beach,
Ormondo, Miami, st. Augustine and
Coronado as mecca for tourists.
Walter H. Walton, an American capi-
tolst, who has had charge Of building
the water works system Of Merida, is
at the head Of the project.
It is proposed to build at $50 room
hotel and construct fine automobile
course. Other features will be added
which it is expected will attract the
tourists to this resort.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Want Exemption.

The Alabama Great Southern road
which operates only 1888 miles of
line in. the state,e wants exemption
from tHe order prohibiting a charge
of more. tnal three cents per mile on
cash fares, claiming that its local bus
mess in thestatesis is light, and the four
cent per mile charge is justifable. The
commission does not coincide with
this view and the Alabama & Great
Southern must abide by the order.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Smith Succumbs TO Wound.

Homer Smith, aged 35 years, died
ot Forest Hill from the effects Of Two
pistol shot wounds in the stomach;
inflicted by Justice Of the Peace w.
H. Flowers, at Forest Hill Coroner
Stafford left for Forest Hill to hold
an inquest. Smith was a native OF
Texas, but had resided in Rapidos
Parish for several years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Refuses to Name Commission,

Baton Rouge.-Governor Blanchard
announced that he has declined to
appoint commission from Louisia-
ma to study the race question. The
suggestion was made by Rev. John
r. White. of Atlanta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Your Home Paper
FOR GOOD RESULTS.

analyze one part of protein to six Of
carbohydrates. Our cows are not
allowed to stand alongside a straw
stack for shelter when the thermom-
eter shows something little less
than zero, but are kept in the stable,
and even watered there
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

A party consisting of Speaker Can
non and several others will sail from
New York March for a cruise to
the West Indies, South America, the
Panama Canal and Cuba.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Emperor Entertains.

st. Petersburg.-The emperor has
given his diplomatic entertainment,
the first in several years. All the
heads of the embassies and legations
dined at Tsalpea-Selu.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Senator Morgan of Alabama was
quoted as declaring that "misman-
agement and inefficiency" had mark
ed the entire progress of the canal
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

A train carrying a company of
Connecticut guardsmen was wrecked
near Nantucket. Several were report
ed killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

A tornado swept the town of Wash
ington, Ark. Two negroes were re-
ported killed and several persons in
iurnd
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The excessive rains caused floods
and washouts in Mississippi and Ala
bama.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

District Attorney Jerome continued
his cross-examination of DR.. Evans,
the alienist witness for the Thaw de-
fense.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The Alabama House passed the
Ecnate anti-bucketshop bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Truck farmers in Mississippi viii
look more closely after the home
market this year than ever before.
Too many times they have overlooke. /
the fact that they could get more for
their stuff at home than after taking
cut the cost Of transportation to
northern markets. OF course the
home market would not sonsume a
considerable quantity, but its demand
is well worth looking after by The
truckers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Dennis Sentenced.
Mississippian. Arrested

w. I. Browning, we'll known
planter and former minister of Cleve-
land. Miss, was arrested at Memphis
charged with having obtained $4,000
from the Delta Cotton company Of
this city under false prssenses.
When tie experiment stations are
in proper condition for the reception
of visitors, it would be well to IN
augurate a series of excursions to
bring the people to them. Let every
one go and see what is being accom-
plished by improved methods of farm
ing and stock raising.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

There are more than 1000 different
Editions OF the Bible In the British
MAssus,-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Are you proad Of the fact that
Mississippi is one Of only five states
that is free from graft If so, let
everybody possible know that you are.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI
the Indus
oft the Wonder Items
Interest
By H. E BLAKEsLEE, Jackson, nisl.
Mississippi is still furnishing a large

Mississippi is still furnishing large
crop of suckers to bite at fake She
mes of every description offered by
slick artists that should be doing
time in the pententiary. Fertilizer
receipts wereby valuable composts
may be made for one-tenth of wbal
they are claimed to be worth, histor-
les of the country which are enabled
to be sold at panic prices on accouns
of tho collapse Of some mythical
publishing firm, biographical compana
iums Of great men whose greatness
is assured and space given upon the
subscription price of the book, et:.
1t would be we'll for our people to
steer clear of all solicitors along these
lines and quit trying to get soma
thing for nothing, as in nine cases
out of ten, they are fakes, pure anl
simple and the subscriber gets little
or nothing for his money.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

AS has been stated in this depart
ment time and again, the building Of
ne Panama canal means a great deal
TO the South and to Mississippi. Evi-
lenees of the truth of this is fast
coming to the front. Only last week
announcement was made that a Mis-
s..sippi lumber concern was expend-
ng million dollars on its plant for
The purpose of supplying the faeili-
res for furnishing an enormous
mount of lumber for which contract
lad been secured The next few
years will see a great change in the
railroad map of the country, num-
oers of the great commerce earving
lines that now go from east to west
being changed to the South.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The corn clubs being organized
promise to show an increase in this
great staple crop that will be, worth
millions of dollars to the state. An
increase of 10 bushels to the acre
would add $2O,oOO,OO0 to our wealth
in single year. More corn means
more hogs, more stock of every des-
eription and increased prosperity
along all lines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

State Senator Greer replied in the
Texas Senate to the denuneialory
speech Of Senator Bailey.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The Senate passed the denaturesI
alcohol bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The education Of our people along
seed breeding will cause a large part
Of the seed corn purchased rizt year
to be in the ear. Two selected ears
of the same variety of corn from the
same field will not produce corn III
equal amounts. Than if we are TO
test it before planting it must neces-
sarily be bought in the ear. Than too,
in selecting on The farm, it would be
better to preserve the ears until
spring and test them before planting
Corn in the shelled state is not nearly
so easily judged as when it is on the
ear The best is none too good for
our people4wlIo are becoming so wide
awake to improved methods in every
thing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Outside of the vexed labor question
Mississippi is enjoying a period Of
prosperity that is nothing short Of
wonderful. However, there are those
who continue to complain although
such are not so common as formerly.
The inequalities can be rubbed out
by judieious and persistent effort, and
it is the duty of every man to quail
fly himself for a part in the rubbing
process. The writer listened to two
distinguished gentlemen not many
days since addressing public meetings.
Both outlined the inequalities and
proposed a remedy. One said that it
was to educate our people and the
other that it was to vote. Both were
anqualifedly correct. Educate first
and then vote right. A few years Of
intelligent, educated voting will right
all that is not right just now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08
Hzdranlic Dredge For coast.

]. II. Neville, general counsel for
the Gnf and Ship Island Railroad
lssceived telegram from Washing
ton stating that in the rivers. and
harbors appropriation bill $4,000 was
allowed for the maintenance of hy-
draulic dredgeboat to be stationed
along the Mississippi coast to do
dredging in the gulf coast channels.
Dennis Sentenced.
s. The trial of Lewis Dennis for the
murder Of Circuit Clerk John I.
White on Feb. ., 1905, was brought
to a-closs at Raymond, when The mo-
ton for a new trial was overruled
and defendant sentenced to hang on
April 5. The defense was granted
niety days to file a bill of exceptions
to the ruling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Fire at Utica, n Y, caused a prop
erty loss exceeding $150,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

There is always something to do
for the man who is seriously looking
for something.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Waynesboro is not satisfied with
the recent installation of telephone
system, but is now clamoring for the
erection of an electric light plant 10
be owned and operated by the muni
cipality. Both are great conveniences
and fast becoming necessities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The government is at last recog-
nizing the splendid fertility of our
soil by taking an interest in the drain
age of vast areas of swamp lands.
Some districts have already been
surveyed and Others will soon with
the view of having them brought into
cultivation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

There should be telephone in the
home of every farmer in the state.
Il IS no longer luxury but has be-
come necessity. The arbitrary price
being charged for the service will
greatly 1-etard, if not altogether pre-
vent the eze 2 ion of the service
to the rural communities. Elect a
legislature that will correct the evil.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Friend Brown Of Guntown sends
the winter corn cob that very much
resembles flag s..zf or telephone
pole. 1t is fourteen inches in length
and seems to have been a perfectly
formed e@f Of corn. It reposes peace
fully beside Anderson 5 gigantic pipe,
and is admired by all who visit the
Office. It becomes necessary to draw
the line somewhere, and notice is
given that in the future no cobs will
be accepted unless covered with corn.
Will accept all of that offered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Mississippi possesses clays that
would prove bonanzas for parties with
the capital to develop properlY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

The immense quantities of fertilizer
heing hauled out to the farm again
makes it pertinent to admonish the
people TO study the analysis and selct
the one that is best suited to their
needs. What is the necessity for pay
ing $40 for a ton of fertilizer that
only contains $40 worth of available
ingredients. Combine common sense
with this purchase, as with others, and
the result will be gratifying.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

A general movement on the part Of
the farmers to plant more COW peas,
raise more stock and rake up more
home mixture around the lot,
would soon put the fertilizer trust
out Of business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-03-08

Mrs. C. W. Howell who farms near
Greenbrier, Lincoln county, killed
three hogs that were less than ten
months old and averaged 262 pounds
each. 1t is safe to say that this
amount Of meat did not cost Mrs.
Howell two cents per pound in money
The hogs were raised largly on the re
fuse from the table and farm. There
IS no excuse for failure to supply
moat for home consumption by our
people. Quite depending upon Kansas
City and Chicago to provide your
smoke house and raise at least, the
meat for your family right at homc