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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
LOST ART IN CORN
CAKE MAKING.

The best corn meal i'm the world
is made i'm Tennessee though the
output is limited and not much of T.
reaches the market where rubanites
dwell. The steam grinETAOINETA
en- the water mill almost into desue-
tude, only to be in turn crowded out
by the modern roller mill The an
cient water mill still fingers i'm re
mote sections and mountain fast
nesses where clear waters flow
through sylvan shades More than
one Of these ideal mills may be found
on Fighting creek. in Sewer county.
under the shadows Of the Big Smoky,
and near unto Sugarland region.
where the untaXed juice Of the corn
There are many such mills in the
Unaka region, and In various sections
of middle Tennessee. whore the with
ering blight OF modern civilization
with it's canned goods and packing
house meats. has not yet penetrated
and whore one may
Listen to the water-mill
Through the liyeloug day,
While the clicking OF its wheel
Wears the weary hours away
But they don't bring the meal to
town. The town-raised persons
taste is too citiated to appreciate II
When he eats corn bread at all with
his oleomargarine or canned soup, h
wants the roller mill product, which
suggested the idea Of saw-dust break
fast food to a Battle Creek Yankee
The right sort of corn bread is mad
from meal ground on a slow-runnin-
water mill from corn that has been
well dried, the little end Of the ear
shelled off for the chickens or pigs.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
MARTIN TAKEN TO BOYDTOWN

Percy Martin. the confessed La
Crosse train robber, was taken
through Norfolk to Boydtown by de-
tective Baldwin tonight Martin
made another signed statement to the
effect that he and no one else com
mitted the robbery.
William Powley. the father Of
Charles Powley. one OF those accused
OF tho robbery, who is in Norfolk
collecting evidence tending to prove
an alibi for his son. was greatly re-
lieved when informed OF the confes-
sion made by Martin generating his
son.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
"POWLEY Is
INNOCENT"

Charles Powley, the man now I'm
the Boydton Jail for the robbery OF
the passengers in the Pullman at
tached to the Seaboard Air Line train
Sunday night. December 80. Is inno-
cent. l say this notwithstanding the
fact that four OF the crew OF that
train have positively identified Pow
ley and that we have sufficient cri-
cumstantial evidence to hang him. 4"
The above statement was made
this morning by w. G.. Baldwin, head
OF the Baldwin Detective Agency. in
charge OF the detective force OF sew
eral OF the largest railroads I'm the
South. When he made this state
ment he was in the Offices OF l.. L..
Scherer. superintendent OF the Rich
mond division OF the agency. I'm the
Chesapeake and Ohio general Office
building
w. G.. Baldwin and his brother
APP Baldwin. arrived In Richmond
this morning with Percy Martin, of
Huntington, w. Va. who has made a
voluntary confession OF his guilt. I'm
mediately after arrival the Bald
wins went with the prisoner to the
office OF Scherer, where they remain
ed until noon, when all took lunch
In nearby restaurant. At 3 o'clock
Rftnrnnnn
and Western train for Portsmouth.
where Baldwin and Martin will meet
the 'ether OF Powley. Baldwin has
q ged for this meeting so that
' can tell the father that his son
)cent OF the charge against him
and also to arrange with Harry M
Smith, counsel for Powley. to stop
Powley's witnesses from going to
Boydtown and Appearing in his be-
half at the preliminary hearing to
be held on Thursday.
Martin, when asked about the rob-
berry. said:
81 was out OF work, out OF money
""u bCOu AZ HISt L
was going to blow my brains out, as
thought OF the failure had made
OF my life. My wife was in Hunting
ton, and thought OF her being with
out money and perhaps in want OF
something to eat. Then came over
me the thought OF the pitfalls that
are spread before n young and pretty
woman in every city and I became
desperate. I thought OF the rich
people in the Pullman car who had
wealth while nv wife was perhaps
starving or suffering n worse fate for
the necessities OF life then decid-
ed that these rich TSople should give
me enough to help tide me over the
present crisis and give my wife some
thing to eat.
81 did not mean to harm a living
person. had not been a bad man.
know have done wrong and am will
ling to take my punishment. I was
in a desperate condition when /
thought OF the danger surrounding
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10

the rotten grains carefully eliminat-
I'D, and tn corn run through a fan
mill Before being made into bread,
;he meal is sifted through sieve
or sitter. the meshes of which are not
too fine. Then II good bread is not
produced it is the fault OF the cook
The use OF sugar in making any form
of corn bread should be made a fell
ony. There is as much difference be-
tween bread from properly ground
meal and the common meal OF com
merce sa there is between Smith
field ham and a packing house ham.
Nashville American
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION
CLERK CARRIER.

An examination for the position o:
clerk (male and fernale) and carrier
(male) will be held at the post-of-
flee In this city on Jan. II, 1906.
For application blanks. and for full
Information relative to the examina-
ton, qualifications. duties. salaries,
vacations, promotions. etc. address
Secretary. Board of Civil Service Elk
aminers, Post-Ofice, City.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10
Reason Why.

s4o5ooo ACCIDENT BENEFITS
TRAVELLERS history Of ACCIDENT IN
sURANCE ACCIDENT during
two companies combined
n amin proof
tire great nro,ective
necessities o modern life.
Second THAT THE ACCIDENT policies
liberal and most carefully devised
the Company is acuated
ment which important pocyhoder
Third THAT THE TRAVELLERS, AS PIONEER
been advertised by It's satisfied
the world
CLAUDE W. MOSS District Agent
THORNTON BUILDING BLUEFIEID w VA
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-10

WANTED: AT once, First
Class Cook. Apply 843
Princeton Ave, or this of
flee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
KNEW ALL ABOUT THE AUTO.
Another Sample of the Man Who
Can't Be Wrong.

The other afternoon a singleseated
automobile, driven by a welldressed
woman. stopped in the middle of the
car tracks at Sixteenth and Curtis
streets, and refused to bulge. The
woman pushed levers and turned
cranks, but there was nothing doing.
After two street cars had come to
a stop and crowd of perhaps %
persons had gathered near her, she
requested some CT the spectators to
push the machine to the curb. This
was done, and the woman continued to
tinker at it. just then one of those
men who knows it all came along.
The sparker's busted" he said, TAX
ing look under the machine.
Is that SOP" said the woman, still
tinkering
Yes said the man who knew it
all. THAT machine will never run
until new sparker is put in. You
see know. l used to work in fac
tory where machines like that are
made. | understand the automobile
thoroughly. l saw at once that the
sparker was out of commission and
that there was no more run in that
machine" Here he looked about him
for the appreciation of the crowd. The
woman kept tinkering.
No use," he continued. at won't
go. i couldn't be wrong. A man who
KNOWS the gasoline auto as thorough
ly as do couldn't make a mistake.
l."
Just then the machine began to
pun. The woman got in and away it
went. There was a joker in the crowd
Stepping UP to the man who made
the big talk, he said: my friend
you're right That machine will
never run until new sparker is put
in it,
A policeman happened along in
time to nrevent a fght.-Denver Post
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
cHAsED AWAY HIS INSOMNIA.
hat Mel Of Peanuts and MIX Did
for One Victim.


! FIRE ! E'ho lad heard that some
80 q ser f,~~i insomnia told me of
- re Eat a pint OF peanuts
q! diin1 two or three glasses of milk
&c gems to bed" said he, land
Il *ar-cle you'll be asleep within
- 9n l did as suggested,
NJ Now - the benefit of others who
lay be icted with insomnia, feel
my & S to report what happened
ar q an able this morning to re-
Al the ais First let me say, my
! 's@nd Fa5 right l did go to sleep
cry soon after my retirement Then
1giey.l with his head under his arm
a~lc a.C-g and asked me if | wanted
l'uy his feet. | was negotiating with
m when the dragon on which I was
ng slipped out of his skin and
me floating in midair While l
a. cc-sidering how | should get
)Wn bail with two heads peered
yeT tie edge of the wall and said he
odld haul me up if l would climb up
nd g a windlass for him. So as I
II sliding down the mountain side
he akeman came in, and / asked
n when the train would reach my
alton. I'VE passed your station 400
years ago." he said, calmly folding
the train up and slipping it into his
vest pocket
At this juncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the center
pole out of the ground, lifting the tent
and all the people in it UP, up, while
| stood on the earth below watching
myself go out of sight among the
clouds above.
Then | awoke and found that I had
been asleep almost ten minutes
Good Health Clinic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
RUNNING FARM WITHOUT WORK.
Not Quite That, But Creek Does
Many Things by Electricity.

A progressive farmer in New York
state heralds the era of kid glove
farming, according to the Technical
World Magazine. He has made lazi-
ness a success, and can now do his
farm work without backache.
There is a little creek running
through his farm This he has har-
messed and forced to run dynamo
which in turn gives light and heat
for the house and outbuildings.
But Mr. Miner was not satisfied with
his accomplishment. The hardest task
about the farm the one which every
one most dreaded. was turning the
revolutions per minute. This had
been done by hand
So Mr. Miner installed a motor
which turned the milk separator every
morning and evening satisfactorily
without any hard labor on the part
of the progressive farmer.
The next job to be hitched up to
the new horse was turning the big
barrel churn. Then came the grind
stone which is the farm hands bug
bear during the harvest season. The
millstream was next made to pump
| the water for household use up tc
the roof, where there was large res
ervoir for storing it.
But wood had to be used for the
cookstove, and the sled length logs
had to be cut down. SO circular saw
was added to the outfit and new
use was thus found for the electric
current
| This paper ever rlpples with ney
radanIg are 70 keeping up?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
COMEDY IN MODERN SMUGGLING.
An Incident In Europe That Was Very
Funny.

Smuggling in these days is far re-
moved from the grim realities which
characterized it 70 years ago. A
charming piece of light comedy which
quite recently took place in the Girls
ons brings thisefac into clear relief.
The game is now so little dangerous
that girls in. their homage can play
it, even with the glamor of armed con-
fiict thrown In.
Two sisters named Bachero, aged
IL and 10, were engaged in getting a
quantity of contraband tobacco from
the Swiss to the Italian side of the
frontier when they were surprised by
two customs officers in the Stilfser
joch Pass.
Instead of being ground for alarm,
this. was merely the cue for an episode
worthy of light opera. While the elder
OF the two sisters. pushed on as rapid
ly as possible with her load, the
younger, withasall the GOODNESS of a
brigand of romance, posted herself
behind ledge of rock and opened fire
upon the officers with rifle. 1t was
not that she aimed at them with any
serious intent. Bloodshed, indeed,
was no part of the program. It was
enough to burn powder, and plenty
of it. The officers, finding. themselves
under fire, naturally took cover and
returned it.
This went on for about half an hour
without any harm being done, and, in
deed, so far as the fair girl smuggler
was concerned, without any being in
tended. Her sole purpose was to keep
the enemy in check till her companion
had got far enough ahead to be secure.
AS soon as She judged that this had
been done, she slung her rifle and.
slipping away by the impossible
mountain tracks familiar only to
smugglers, made good her retreat to
rejoin her sister on the other side of
the border. Both escaped, leaving the
officers with a painful sense of having
been laughingly outwitted-Berne
correspondence Pail Mall Gazette
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
"Pneumonlals Deadly Work

had so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner,
of Rural Route l. Georgetown,
Tenn, that coughed continuously
night and day and the neighbors
prediction consumption seemed in
evitable, until my husband brought
home a bottle of DIR. Kings New
Discovery, which in my case proved
to be the only real cough cure and
restorer of weak, sore lungs When
all other remedies utterly fail, you
may still win in the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the real cure. Guaranteed
by Peoples Drug Co. Sue. and $1.0C
Trial bottle free
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
SCOTCH LAD GOT EVEN.
He Turned the Joke on the Yankee
Tourist.

An American tourist on visit to
Glasgow, on emerging from the rail-
way station, was accosted by a lad
with the familiar shout of Garry your
bag, sir?"
: The gentleman handed the boy the
bag and requested to be shown
through Glasgow
Crossing Georges square, they came
opposite to Sir Walter SCOTS monu
ment, and the boy said proudly:
THAT is one of the largest monu
ments in Scotland"
"Oh," said the Yankee, with an ali
of Indifference, I'VE have threepenny
cigars as big as that in America"
They got onto tram car going
east, and just as they alighted at the
terminus long circular piece of iron
on lorry drawn by IL horses camc
up the street.
The American, in surprise, asked Tho
boy what that was for. The boy, re
membering what the Yankee had sale
about the cigars. and with resolve
to be even with him, replied:
"Oh, a new hotel has just been bull
in the Toongate, and that is thu
kitchen poker"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

AS a weaver nature produces fine
work. Certain tree barks and leaves
furnish excellent cloth, as, for in
stance, the famous tapa cloth used in
the South Sea islands. Nature is a
glassmaker, too, according to the In
dian Review By discharging her light
ming into beds of quartz sand she
forms exquisite little pipes of glass
She makes valuable ropes of various
kinds in the shape of tropical vines
and creepers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
! County Correspondence.



McLain, Miss, May ID, 1907. Dear
Editor-We had church yesterday,
by Bro Rainier, and a large crowd at
tended
Mr. 4. Clifton is on q trip to Mo
bile today.
We had nice Sunday School yes
terday
There was an accident to the pass
enger train about three miles above
here today. All the passengers had
to be brought through on tho local.
Gardens are nice now.
LETTIE STAY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Where curfew Should Rino.

The father who Is chasing the dol
lar to the sacrifice of his boy must
also answer for the worthlessness of
his offspring. He not only chases the
dollar all day, but must needs go out
to his club at night and thereby deny
the boy even this short time before
retiring which might be made of
great value to the boy.
AS we stated in an article last
week. we believe the greatest curse
to this country to-day is not the bar
rooms and other temptations that
lure the boy astray, but the great
and growing deficiencies in home ties
and home sacredness. Let the proper
influence and guidance be thrown
around the boy at home and there
need not be so much fear from these
others. And further still, there would
| be not so much demand for the cur
few ordinances.-Blac Courier
/
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
bitten by n Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite, John Washington of
Bosqueville, Tex, would have lost
his leg, which became a mass of run
ming sores, had he not been persua-
ded to try Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
He writes: The first application
relieved, and four boxes healed all
the Sores. Heals every sore. Zoe.
at Peoples Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Repose.

The most beautiful thing about the
New York clubman is his repose If
you want to be a successful clubman
cultivate repose. Eat, drink, think
and dream repose. Never hurry. Never
get excited. Talk deliberately and
mysteriously Let your eyes droop.
Never appear interested in anything.
Make believe you have seen whatever
of life that's fit or unfit to print and
are looking only for rest Let nothing
surprise you. Appear bored Avoid
introductions. Be "at home" to no
body Keep your hat on Never shake
hands.-New York Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
All Pieces But the Pawn.

The archbishop of Canterbury, on
one occasion, when addressing the
members of a chess club, said that
though he was not a distinguished
chess player, he could claim to be a
representative of chess in an unusual
degree, for he had seen a good deal
of kings and queens, had lived in two
castles and was the only living man
who was both knight and a bishop,
so that he represented all the pieces
except the pawn"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

The price of health in malarious
district is just 25 cents; the cost of a
box of DR., Kings New Life Pills,
writes Ella Slayton, of holland, Ark
New Life Pills cleanses gently and
impart new life and vigor to the sys-
tenn. 25c. Satisfaction guaranteed.
at Peoples Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
condensatlon With venoeance.

A Kansas editor is said to have en-
tertained extreme. ideas with refer,
ence to the value of condensed
STYLE" On one. occasion owing to lack
of space he welded his pencil at the
end of a syndicate serial story with
this result in the way of compression:
Reginald took a small brandy, then
his hat, his departure, besides no no.
tice of his pursuers, meantime a re-
volver out of his pocket and lastly his
own life"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Sweet Water.

Leakesville, Miss, May Z, 1907
Dear Editor-Will you allow me a
little space in the HERALD?
Mr.. Sam Churchwell and sons are
hauling logs to the railroad and sell
ing them to Mr.. Hard Mclnnis. They
are getting along fine. Mr.. Church
well S sons are boarding at Mr.. S. b.
McIllwain's hauling and saving logs.
We had preaching at Sweet Water
last Sunday by Bro. Johnson, large
crowd attended.
Mr.. Joe Merritt carried Miss Alice
Turner home Sunday from Church.
Look out, the wedding bells will be
ringing before long.
Mr.. Willie Breland spent Sunday
evening at Mr. S. B. McIllwain S.
Mr.. McIllwain is making and selling
OK yokes this week.
If this escapes the waste basket |
VIII come again. AN APPbE'
DIR. E. Faulk arrived in Leakesville
Tuesday. He was accompanied by
his bride. They we're married at her
home in Memphis on Saturday, April
q, 1907, the day he graduated at the
Memphis Medical College Her name,
Miss Margarte E. Stone. They will
tarry here visiting his relatives while
he rests up from the strenuous study
ing of the graduating season, and
then he will HE away to whatsoever
point he may select to locate in. We
presume our readers are aware that
this editor is brother of the young
Doctor. GREEN COUNTY HERALD
Dr. Faulk has lots of friends here
who will congratulate him upon his
double success-that of securing a
wife and that of completing success
fully medical course. May success
and happiness attend them. -Citron-
ellie Gala. Call.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Home Church Rally Day Leakes'
vile, Sunday, May &c.

At Leakesville Methodist Church.
Program arranged and preaching for
the day. Several nights thereafter
lectures by Rev. J. E. Carpenter, Of
Meridian. Dinner on the grounds
Sunday. The public cordially invited.
Inserted by request.
Rev. w. W. PERRY, Pastor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

Mr.. Hunter Cole sprung a surprise
on many of his friends in Waynes-
boro when he landed here last Wed
nesday with his bride, he having a
few days before married a Miss VII
liams, a highly popular young lady Of
Tu3elo. He and his bride were given
a hearty reception by Hunters many
friends here and were copiously con
graduated. They will make their
home in Leakesville, where Mr.. Cole
is employed, he being with the
McRae Mercantile Co., of that place
-Waynesboro News Beacon.
Have you seen the big ad of NJ. L
McRae & Co?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Marriage Licenses.

We find that Clerk Mckay has not
had to use his pen but one time this
week in issuing marriage papers, viz:
511@07-W. Fl. McIlwain to Mrs.
NJ. e. Hazard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. This day by
mutual assent of partners the firm of Davis &
Byrd is dissolved I. H. Byrd retiring. J e.
Davis assumes all liabilities contracted by sold
firm and will collect all debts out standing due
said firm. Witness our hands this the 10th day
Of May. 1907.
T. Il. BYRD,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

We acknowledge receipt for the
amounts as set opposite their names
to parties below for subscriptions and
renewals received during the week
endino Nav II
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Notice.

On the First Sunday in June, being
the 2nd day of the month, Rev. w.
w. McCord will begin a meeting Of
several days at the church in McLain,
Miss. The song service will be led by
| S. E. Still. Miss Alice Walker and
Miss Julia Byrd, the Blind girl. Al
are most. cordially invited to attend
the meeting. A. ID. BRELAND.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

Geo. L. Helm was in town Sunday.
Since moving his mill out near Roun-
saville, on the A. & M. he doesn
make this town as often as while liv
ing just west of here, He recently
closed a contract for cutting about
eighteen car loads of lumber fol-
Stinson 4 Hand. Of Chicago, making
the deal with Mr. Hand here. Last
week 5 Chronicle Call.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

Owing to the failure .of the trans
portation company to bring our
paper supplies on time this week, we
are compelled to wait over a day for
them before going to press after get
ting ready.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

Mrs. Henry 7. Allen has returned
from Lcakesyille, Miss, where she
was visiting her brother, DR.. Sam
Pool, who accompanied her to Hat
tiesburg for short visit. From
Neighborhood News ia Sunday Mo-
bile Register,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17

Rev. w. M. Sullivan, Presiding
Elder of the Meridian district vas
married on the Both ultimo to Miss
Alma Overstreet, of DcKalb, Miss,
Rev. E. L. Afford officiating. The
bride has been one of the leading
teachers of Kemper county and is
eminently qualified for the wife of a
Methodist itinerant. We congratu-
late our excellent brother on his good
fortune May the pathof life to both
be smooth and bright IN. 0. Chris
tian Advocate.
Dimes make dollars. Save your
dimes by trading with M. L. McRae
& Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-17
Dental Notice
endlng NAV Ia.

| will be in Leakesville May goth
to 23rd inclusive.
DR.. CHAs. E. WARD.