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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
What the Public Demands Of the
Railroads.


The convention-packing methods
of the railroad attorneys in the Wes-
tern States and in other parts of the
country have never done the railroads
the smallest particle of good, nor has
the attempt to influence by undue
means the action Of legislatures been
otherwish than foolish and harmful
to railroad interests. All interests
have an entire right to be heard
openly and fairly on their own behalf
Responsible railroad men should al
ways be ready to appear before legis-
lative committees, and to explain
their views and wishes TO larger
public with confidence in their fair
ness of the American people. 1t is
sheer nonsense to talk about prevail
ing hostility to railroads. Almost
everybody who has influence enough
to make his hostility felt is in one
way or another interested in having
the railroads well carried on and suf
ticiently prosperous. The hostility
is not against the railroads, but
against their improper political meth,
DDS. against their mismanagement by
men who have betrayed their trusts,
and against the slack and slovenly
operation OF the roads, that has begun
to show itself in the multiplication Of
accidents and in a variety of other
ways, both great and small. 1t is
not, in our opinion, the proper time
for severe public action in the direc
ton of reduction of rates. Some o
the legislatures seem inclined to dwell
too strongly on this point. What
the public really wants is good SER
vice. Everybody is willing to have
the railroads make fair profit anC
to reduce rates at a time when thu
roads must make great Improvement.
may give the companies All excuse fol
failing to meet the needs of traffic. =
From THE Progress of the World,
in the American Monthly Review o
Reviews for April
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
SUGGESTIONS FOR uu STANDS.

Do not jest with your wife upon a
subject in which there is danger of
wounding her feelings. Remember
that she treasures every word you
utter Do not speak Of some virtue
in another mans wife to remind your
own of fault Do not reproach
yolr wife with personal faults for if
she has sensiblity, you infiict a
wourd difficult to heal. Do not treat
your wife to inattentions when in
company; it touches her pride, and
she will not respect you more or love
you better for it Do not upbraid
your VIE in the presence of third
person; the sense of your disregard
for her feelings will prevent her from
acknowledging her fault Do not
lntertain your wife with praisiug the
beauty and accomplishments of other
women. If you would have pleasant
home and Il cheerful wife, pass your
evenings under your own roof DO
not be stern and silent in your own
house and remarkable for sociabiiity
telSewhere.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
TO Hurt Your Town il.

Fight ON the streets.
Oppose improvements.
MiStruSt public Men.
Run the town down 90 strangers
Go to some other town to trade.
Refuse to advertise in your paper
Do not invest a cent; lay out YOU
money somewhere else.
Be particular to discredit the mo
tives of public spirited men.
Lengthen your face when a stran
ger speaks Of locating in your town
If a man wants to buy your prop
erty ask him two prices for it..
If he wants arybody's else inter
fere and discourage him.
Refuse to sec the merit in any
scheme that does not exactly benefit
YOU.
Run down your newspapers.
Run down your officers.
Run down everything and every
body but Number One.
Talk in the barbershops and loaf
ing places, of how bad times are, o.
how everything and everybody is go
ing to the 'dimnition bow vows. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

You don't get out of one excite.
ment until you are into another You
see we just got through with the city
election, haven't we? Yes! Well
amt Christmas right here? Yes!
Well, don't another campaign start
with the New Year? Yes Then
right in the midst of the hubbub
don t crops have to be planted? Yesl
Well don t fishing season set in about
then? Yesl Then before you can
recover from that, muscadine, chest
nut and scalybark season hit you
hard? Yesl Then an t your slum-
bers disturbed by the lonesome sound
of the possum hunters horn? And
don t the slick. black face of the buck
leberry intrude upon your spare
time? Yes Well, then when are
you going to find time TO do any
thing except be excited2 | don I
kaowl Why, of course, while you
a e listening to the campaign liar,
you can be digging potatoes, tearing
off calico, Singing the sledge ham
mer, saving timber, trading for coun-
try produce, kicking the Job press,
or watching your neighbor. But
you can't do either OF these and fish!
No, you can't do that! You must
have concentration Of purpose to en-
gage in fishing. Ex.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

Low rates on all railroads.
interesting programs.
Prominent speakers from other
states.
Free steamer excursions to inter
esting points.
Many other attractive features.
Board sl.5O to So per day. Write
Supt. J. I. Connell, Gnlfrort, stating
what you wish; he will secure a place
for you. Official programs ready
April !; for copy, address.
7. Z. Scorr. Sec,
BrOokbaven. Miss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

whose future well being is in their
bands. to run night after night in
unrebuked and unrcstrained com
partnership with those whose exam
pie and influence is continually in
the direction of evil To this laxity
OF home restraint, more than to all
other causes, is due the appalling
increase of crime throughout the ma
ton No boy is safe who is allowed
access to the street at night.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
GO To WORK.

Young man 90 to work There is
70 time to idle nov. You must carve
out your own way if ii is ever success
fully carved You must seek your
fortune through industry. persever-
ance and pluck Labor is honor
alb e and the ignobie are those who
will not work. Get you home. Fence
"a field and work it, and gather "a
round you he comfort, ol Il home.
! And when you have m lde a.charac-
ter fer industry and thrift, ask some
laly TO share your home with you.
We would say II every .-Jung lady,
mark the men who are loanging a
round attempting to live by their
wits, or on the interest of their debts.
and when they ask you to share the
lot of an aimIess life, pass them on,
for you cannot afford to marry man
withoutprospcrity or business habits
unless you wish to sell yourself for
mess of pottage. Again we would
reiterate, young man, go to work
while ten men watch for chances one
man makes chance; while ten men
walt for something to turn up one
turns something up; while ten men
fail, one succeeds, and is called the
man of luck, the favorite of fortune.
Luck and fortune are the result of
honest endeavtr, work and toll, and
it you would win 90 to work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Printers Psalm of Life .

Tell me not in mOurnful numbers,
Printers lives are only dreams
Statements only help the slumbers
OF delinquents, so it seems.
Debts are long, and time is tleetine
Appetite is bold and strong,
Wife and children still are eating,
But we cannot say how long.
Trust no more, no, not another
Trusting is a game of chance,
Even though it be a brother,
Have him pay it in advance.
Lives of printers all doth show us
Just what ours will be one day..
If delinquents who now owe us
Fail to come up with the pay.
Let us then be up and doing,
Let there be no game of chance;
Have each reader when renewing,
Pay his dollars in advance.
Selected
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Good Books Received.

Ss:SS ss:SS - s:SS
WHAT A YOUNG NAN OUGHT
TO KNOW" Revised Edition.
BY Sylvanus Stall, n. d. Vir Pub
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In this series OF most exceptional
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puts the mature wisdom gained from
confidential correspondence and per-
sonal contact with young men in
every section OF the globe and from
studious research into the latest med
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read this book and continue in vice
and sin without the knowledge of its
awful consequences. 1t is u book
that should be placed in the hands of
every young man over eighteen years
OF age.
KNIGHTS WHO FOUGHT THE
DRAGON. BY Edwin Leslie. Strong
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with chinese temple in colors as
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A religious novel that will make its
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cuiiar conditions of the Poles and
Scotch that speak for sympathy. it
is laid upon an extremely Interesting
missionary background. The scenes
are laid in China, with climax in
the Boxer rebellion. The word paint
ing is remarkably vivid, and those
who are familiar with conditions
which existed within the Fiowery
Kingdom at the time of the story
have pronounced the descriptions true
to life. This is one of the kind of
books long sought after by the Sun
day School librarian, and will be
found out continuously where it is
added. 1t will do tn. missionary cause
good as we'll as help the reader to
contemplate the higher side of life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Other Editors
CHATTER.


Prohibition goes marching on dc.
spite the frantic CHATTER made by the
liquor men that prohibition does
not prohibit. = Knoxville Tenn, a
city of $4,000 people has just gone
dry. Temperance people everywhere
thank God and take courage. We
most heartily congratulate our broth
or DR.. Folk. OF the Baptist and Re
f1ector, on his brave fight and the
splendid success of the great work in
which he SO gallantly leads. Jackson
Miss, Baptist Record.
A good many of our country pa
pers positively refuse to publish any
more whiskey advertisements; while
the editor of one of the big Memphis
dalies had the courage of his convic-
tons and forever barred them from
the columns of his paper. Would to
God all of our editors had his cour-
age, grit, and backbone, and they
will too, when christian people set
down on them Il little harder. Who
will dare say in he face of these facts
that the temperance cause is not
gaining ground, and gaining it fast
too?- Dawn of Light.
LII we are to believe everything we
read these days, then it is puzzle in
deed who will be our next Governor.
From certain papers of the State, we
learn that Sisson is far in the lead.
From others it appears that there is
no chance for any of the four oppo
nents OF Brewer, for the reason shat
is be is sure to get there. There
are still others who are claiming the
earth, (and specially that part of it
Included in the boundary of Mi, is
sippl.) for Scott. Truly is another
one who has his partisans, and these
are equally sanguine that he will be
the successful aspirant. Then there
comes Noel, whose friends from all
around and about, have long since
placed him into the second primary
as a certainty, and now they propose
putting him into the Gubernatorial
chair on the first round. The ques-
ton is: Where are we at, any
?"--SadIis Reporter
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Brookbaven. Miss.

For several years past the atter
dance on the annual meeting of the
State Teachers Association has ex
ceeded the Thousand limit. The Off
GERS announce that the Gnlfport meet
ing set for May 2, 3 & 4 will proba-
bly, be the largest ever held.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The teachers OF the State will hold
their annual meeting at Cub .ort this
year early in May. For years this
has been the largest organized gath
ering in the State; the attendance
will probably be larger this year than
ilc,anl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

II IS now customary in most Sec
tons of the State for school boards
and county superintendent to sus-
pend their schools during the annual
meeting Of the State Teachers Asso.
ciat:on 50 that all te;lehers may al
tend.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The meeting Of the State Teachers
Association at Gulfport in May will
afford welcome opportunity for
hundreds Of teachers 10 visit orr
coasi for the first time. The meet
ing promises to be well attended.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

A writer in the Philadelphia Press
contends that gossip in the country
Villages rs not nearly SO prevalent
rs tits in the so-called best social
circles in the cities nor is it so Wei
Gus. The unliind words, the SANDER
Gus word. the character-assassin
ting word, make up a deal of the
small talk of people of small minds
and corrupt natures.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Legal Advert sements.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Land Uffice ~ Jack son. Mi IS.
February 3. 1877. j
Notice Is hereby given that Ina Thomas tot
merly Ina Roun>aviile. OF Rounsavillc. Missis
>ipp. has tied notice OF her Intention To max
al five year proof in support OF her claim
viz: Homestead Entry No. $500 mnde Jany.
H. 10 Il, tor the lots and I o" sea section Il
townships north. range ) west st. Stephen
Meridian. and that said proof will be m d. be
fore the Circuit Clerk. Greene Co.. at l. lake,
Vile. Miss. on April IL. 1907
She names the following witnesses TO prove
nsr cont nuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of the land. viz:
J. N. ard. n. Z. Fountain. Albert Gardner
John Gardner, ST. all of ROunsav lie. Miss
i, Q. C.LAMAN. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land ONCE at Jackson. Miss

Department of the Interior
Land ONCE at jackson. Miss
March g. 1907 j
Notice is hereby given tha' Mundrick valley.
of Byrd. Mississippi. has filed notice of his in
tcntion to make rinal five year proof in sup
port OF his claim. viz: HON ssJead Entry No
&. township north, range west St Stephens
Meridian, and that said proof will be made be
fore the Circuit Clerk, Greere Co., ut Leakes-
vile. Miss. on April p, 1907.
He names the following witnesses u prove
hiscontinuous residence upon. and cultivation
of, the land. viz:
l.. M. Bagby. Jack McLain, John Gordon
Henry W. Byrd. all of Byrd. Mississippi
l., q. G. LAMAR. Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

There is not enough JOY in this
struggling world. So few people
have time for it; but children, happy
children, who are brought up in SYM
pathetic atmosphere, in the infinite
leisure that is theirs, have an i'm
mense capacity for joy. How can we
deny ourselves that cnriching specta-
Gle "a joyous child? The capacity
for Joy is one of the highest of the
human faculties, and it is grossly
neglected. We walk too much with
our feet in graves. Let Us laugh
with the children and be young.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Doing Business Again.

when my friends thought | was
about to take leave of this world, on
account of indigestion, nervousness
and general debility" writes A. A.
Chisholm, Treadwcll, n. Y, land
when 1T looked as if there was no
hope left, | was persuaded to try
Electric Bitters, and | rejoice to -ay
that they are curing me. am now
doing business again as of old. and
ar, still gaining daily" Best tonic
medicine on earth. Guaranteed b
PEG lesDsug c.. So:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Notice FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land ONCE ut Jackson. Miss.

I1ttItI V1IIICg 1T JaCKNOn. 49,
March. 8. 1877
Notice Is hereby given that Marcus G. McLe-
oil. OF Nefnal. Mississippi. has filed notice OF
his intention to make final n We year proof IN
support OF his claim. viz: Homestead Entr,
No. 1921 nisde April IL 1870, for the cE ne -,
x n's 81 IN section 30 township : north. range
west 1T. StcpheLS Meridian. and that said
proof he made before the Circuit Clerk Greene
20. at ieakeSyIIc Miss, april ~ 1907
de names the following with eSses TO prov.
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of the land. viz
Richmond McInni. OF Ball. Mississippi. s. /.
ChurchweH. Henry Brown. OF Edith. MisSis
SippG Bill Brown of M0h0ba. Miss.
H. O. G.. LAMAR Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

''Oh where is my wandering boy
tonight 2 FAX a look down the
street about 10 or IL clock. Notice
the signs being torn dfwn, boxes
overturned, stones hurled through
windows, shutters being pried open.
Who are these types of unmitigated
public nuisances? .What?" you ex
claim, my boy there?'' We do not
say so, but since he is not 1T home
suppose you look and ascertain, some.
body's boys. are there and we ask.
whither's the tendency aud the ul
innate results of these night ram
blings and such doing? A few words
will suffice as IN answer They are in
the trimming school of vice FROM which
are graduated hoodlums, loafcrs.
gamblers. sneak thieves, burglars.
and in fact all the crimes that clllss.
society; and yet parents and guard
i;ins will nnthinISingly permit those
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The question, WHO shall rol. us
Away the stone?" which the women
asked themselves while on their way
% the. sepulcbre shows how they
were possessed with doubt and fear.
Yet an their worry was needless, for
when they reached the sepulchre they
found the stone rolled away. Not
only Is the. story beautiful H. itself,
but II teaches the greatly needed les
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Jackson, Mississippi,
March q 1un7

IFVE.
Notice Is hereby given that Henry w Byrd
of Byrd. Mississippi, has flied notice OF mis- IN.
tention to make final five year proof in supper
OF his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 36t5l
made Jan. %. 1901, for the NV IL sc IA & sv
sw Ia ne Ia Section townships north ranrt
proof will b. made before the Circuit Clerk
Greene Co. at Leakssville. Miss. on April %
1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
OF. the land, viz;
l.. NJ. Bagby. Jack McLain. John Gordon.
Mandrick valley. all OF Byrd Mississippi
L. q. G. LAMAR Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

sou that it is foolish to borrow trou-
BILE. And yet that is what most OF
our difficulties are the creation of our
own Imagination. For many reasons
it is well not to cross the bridge un-
Gil we come to it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
NEW SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

Going into effect May list. 1900
One dollar Per Annum Paid-In- Ad-
vance. Not Paid-in-Advance 81. %
per year. There will be no devia-
ton from this rule.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12
Good Judgement

is the essential characteristic; of men
and woman. Invaluable to good
business men and necessary house
wives, A woman shows good Judge
ment when she buys Whites Cream
Vermifuge for her baby. The best
worm medicine ever offered to moth
ers. Many indeed are the sensible
mothers, who write expressing their
gratitude for the good health OF their
children, which they owe to the use
of Whites Cream Vermifuge. PEG
pies Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

Either run Il town with vim, or
just sell out and loaf. One thing
must be done-run the town for all
that it is worth, get up steam and
keep it up. Do you want trade? Bid
for it. Do you want business to
come to your town? Encourage what
you have. Do you want a prosper
ols town? Then never permit the
iealousies 10 rule your actions, but
work together for common prosper
ity and mutual benefit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

E. w. Hartman says he would
rather 90 to Jail than to the poor
house. Well there are plenty of peo-
pie, Senator Culom included, who
agree with him and who believe that
if justice were done he would be there
now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

In using electricity for power there
is ottentimes a large wastagc, 10 pre-
vent which many itns are cons tant
ly being tried. There is frequently.
u similar waste OF power in human
life. 1t is generally due to a lack of
system and intelligent planning or
to misdirected energy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

From this time on we may look for
big stories of mammoth vegciab!. $
and fruit and record breaking crops,
that for the time being will put fish
warns in the Shade
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The death of NJ Pobiedenotseff will
not be incurred by the masses IN
Russia He had the reputation OF
being the most hated man in that
country, and apparently he d served
it for he used his u1doubt "A abilities
and high Office to unrelent,ngly op
pose every aspiration for freedom.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The railroads contend that the two
cent mile rate will lessen their prof
it's, and in many cases result in an
actual loss. We doubt it. There is
every reason to believe they will
make just as much money as before
the recent legislation and perhaps
even more. Think what they are
gaining or will gain to offset the cut
of one cent per mile. Passes and re
bates are prohibited and that will
result in no small financial benefit.
Then the great increase in travel
which the lower rate will produce will
bring increased returns. So far from
the roads finding fault with the legis-
iaturrs they ought 10 be grateful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

Read this pape. COR the news.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

liza man steals hog or his neigh
boris grain he is regarded as thief
and is punished accordingly. But If
he plumbers the policy holders of a
railroad of millions of dollars he is
regarded as brilliant tinancier, such
is the difference the value of the theft
makes. In the one case the thief is
swiftly punished without appeal In
the other he goes unpublished and is
welcomed into the so-called best So
ciety. Strange, isn't il?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-04-12

The alienists for the prosecution in
the Thaw case assert that the pris :
'orer was sane when he shot White
but that he has been insane eve.
since. On the side of the defence it
is just as stoutly asserted that Thaw
was insane when he slew White but
has been of sound mind ever since.
Such is the value of expert testimo-
NY. Apparently it needs an expert
to decide between experts.