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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

A practical and definite plan for
the establishment in Washington of
a National University will be brought
to the attention of congress this win
ter. The National Association Of
State Universities, now meeting here,
has appointed committee to promote
the cause of some form of govern
mental organization for the advance
ment of higher education. The COM
mittee will cooperate with similar
committee appointed by the National
Educational Association. 1t is not
expected that large appropriation
for the founding of a National Uni
versity will be made at the coming
session, but the men back of the move
ment are hopeful that congress will
commit the government to the central
proposition, and that in year or two
tn funds necessary to carry out the
plan will be forthcoming. It is pro.
posed that the University Of the Unit
ed States shall be for graduates only,
and that no degrees shall be given by
it. The central idea of a National
University is that it shall be devoted
to supplementary research in the
state universities and agricultural col
leges. DIR. Elmer Ellsworth Brown,
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation, has suggested that there
should be some kind of government
and academic organization at Wash
ington for such purposes as the fol-
lowing:
"To deal with international ques-
tions of standards and recognition.
"To carry on Investigations of ma
tional Importance, of which the work
of the national census, the geological
survey, and the Bureau of Standards
is illustrative.
"To provide higher instruction IN
the tlne arts. -
"To train teachers and officers of
administration for positions abroad.
"To provide departments as a cul-
mination of the work of our agrlcul--
tural colleges.
"To train teachers for agricultural
and technical education,
"To distribute to qualified institu-
tons in the States the work that must
be done to meet new national needs
in education and research.
SIN short, to be the Federal head
of education, science and the arts in
this country"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Presidents Message.

The presidentshas completed that
section of his forthcoming message
to congress which will treat of fnan-
cial matters, including recommends
tons for legislation and the copy has
been sent to the, printer. The fact
that his ideas have taken definite
shape has occasion some surprise
as it was supposed that he was still
seeking advice about the best remedy
for the currency difficulties, and that
he would withheld his recommends
tons until the last moment and then
send them to congress in special
message.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
.Johnnvvs pa

MyI pa--he always went to school,
He says; an studied hard,
wy When He's lust as big as me
He knew things by the yard
arithmetic? He knew it all
from dividend to sum:
But when he tells me how IL was;
MY grandma, she says HUM"
MY pa-he always got the prize
FOR never bein' late:
An when they studied joggerfy,
he knew bout every State
he says he knew the rivers, an
Knew all their outs and ms
But when he tells me all o. that
MY grandma, she just grins.
My pa-he never missed day
A-goin' to the school,
An. never played no hockey, nor
Forgot the teachers rule:
An. ev'ry class he's ever in,
The rest he always led.
My grandma, when pa talks that way,
Just laughs AN shakes her head.
My grandma says at boys Ii boys,
The same as pas is pas,
An when | asst her what she means,
She says at little boys is best
When they grow up to men,
Because they know how good they was,
And tell their children then!
james Whitcomb Railey.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Courtesy Returned.

Mexica War vessels will be given
the privilege of coaling in American
waters whenever they desire I'd do
so, in return for the courtesy extend
ed to this government of keeping col
Tiers in Magnolia Bay.
Democratic members of congress
are disposed to criticise The admins
tration for issuing government bonds.
The japanese government may Of
ficially invite the American battle
ship fleet to visit that country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The Ceylon pearl fisheries was
leased a year ago to a limited COM
pany for twenty years, at an annual
rental of s1O3,333, the company COW
enanting to expend from $4,000 to
$40 600 a year on improvements under
government supervision and to pay
the cost of governmental protection.
Tnso me recen tyear, presumably 1905,
but the date has been edited out of
the consular report, as usual, the
fishery is said to have yielded a net
profit of 1901. S82-a record breaker
Hartford Courant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Another Vessel.

The Louisiana naval militia is to
have another vessel added to its ma
Wy. This is the gunboat Isla de Lu-
ION, which was captured from tbs
Spanish by Admiral Dewey in Manila
Bay.
At present the -Isla de Luzon is st
Pensacola undergoing repairs. As
soon as her overhauling is completed
she will be turned over to the state
of Louisiana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The census bureau Used its report
on cotton ginning for the growth Of
1907 to November IA, showing to-
tai of 1911, POP bales, counting round
bales as half bales, compared with g.
562,242 bales for 1906, and 1901, $50
for 1905. The number of round bales
included is 142,6O9 for 1907 aud
200,866 for 1906, and 2O9,O06 for 1905
Sea Island included 42,7O8 for 1907,
1851 for 1906 and 64,103 for 1906.
The number of active ginneries was
26,571 for 1907.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
To Keep Money in New York.

Eastern fnanciers are asking for
assurances that money will be kept
on deposit in New York banks be-
fore they subscribe for the new gov
eminent bonds. Secretary Cortelyou
declines to commit himself. In the
meantime subscriptions are pouring
into the treasury from other sec
tions of the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

AS evidence of the marked i'm
provement in the financial situation
in New York City, came the an
nouncement that the Twelfth Ward
bank, one of the institutions which
suspended payment during the early
days of the crisis, will reopen Tor
business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
iWll Hold Children.

st. Louis.-Two boys, children of
Albert johnson were carried away by
Leona Meyers, domestic employed
In the johnson home. The girl left
note behind saying she had taken
the children and would not return
them until wages which she said were
due her, were paid
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The Yazoo Sentinel truthfully says
that Horace Greely's admonition Of
$50 West Young Man" is entirely
out of date now. The slogan is, eco
South. !" The best thing however is,
for our own people to stay right here
and quit hunting around for an eldo-
RADIO that does not exist more than in
Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Patience-I didn't think you were
on good terms with Polly?
Patrice-I'm not.
We'll you kissed her just now,
when you met"
Il know | did: and if there's any
thing in the theory that there are mi
crobes in kisses. hope she got lott"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The State meeting of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
will be held in Jackson January End,
3rd and 4th, just prior to the opening
of the legislative session. Something
near one thousand delegates will be
in attendance on the meeting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
REToRT CouRTEous

Mollie-I wish you were more like
Mr.. Simpson.
Coddle-My dear. If were more
like Mr.. Simpson should have mar
ried a woman more like Mrs. Simp
son.-st, Louis Post-Dispatch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Every man in the state who is eligi-
BILE to membership should be with the
Farmers Union and Cotton Associa-
ton in the great work the organiza-
tons are endeavoring to accomplish.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The Tocsin says that the burned
roads just North of Indianola is an
unqualified success and the predic-
ton is freely made that it is the
road for the Delta and all sections
where there is gumbo and buckshot
and wood is available for the buring.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture is doing a splendid work in
exploiting this and other methods of
road building in Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Passes AWAY,

Memphis, Tenn.-Mrs. Amelia Wal
ton Alcorn, widow of former Cover
nor J. L. Alcorn of Mississippi, died
at the home of relatives here after an
illness of week. Ms. Alcorn was
in her seventy-eighth year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Killed Husband.

Mrs. Lottie Hitchcock, of New
York, shot and killed her sleeping
husband, a compositor, and at
tempted suicide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The Postoffice Department has -
sued fraud order against B. d. Ham
let. better known as Ban Douglas, o
racing tipster.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
--e----------------
Men Exhonerated.

The captain and pilots of the DicS
Fowler were exonerated of all blame
for the mishap to President Roose-
Welt s boat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
A BRICK.

Bertie-Well, mother. ! don't care
what you say, think she is regular
brick
Mother-Very likely. She certainly
seems to be throwing herself at some.
body's head-Punch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Wishes Kown.

President Roosevelt has let it be
known that he does not want any
Republican ofice-holders sent as dele
gates to the Republican National Con
vention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Seven men were killed and thir-
teen injured by boiler explosion in
the plant of the John 7. Roper Lum-
Der company at Gilmerton, Va.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Gratefully RECEIVED

Advices received at Washington
show that the governments financial
policy was received with gratifica-
ton all over the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Recount Unconstitutional.

The New York court of appeals
declared the bill providing for
recount of the vote cast in the New
York mayoralty election unconstitu-
tional
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Centreville held a flower show on
Nov 7th that was said to be a splen-
did success. Crystal Springs, Halle
hurst and Durant may begin to look
to their laurels when this healthy com
petitor enters the field for the good
people of Centerville do not do things
by halves. Mississippi is great
flower state as has been proven by
the numerous flower shows held dur
ing the past few years and the dis
plays at the State Fair for several
seasons past.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Temnorary Chairman.

Democratic leaders have slated Rich
ard Olney for Temporary Chairman
and Governor Folk for Permanent
Chairman of the National Conven-
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

No Mississippi banks have as yet
capitulated to the financial furry that
is doing so much in places. A good
showing indeed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Friends of Judge George Gray met
at Wilmington and started a presi-
dental boom for the Delaware jurist.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
Dry After 1909.

The Alabama legislature passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
in that state, effective Jan. l, 1909.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The man with plenty of hog and
hominy is in splendid condition to
hold his cotton until the bears have
all busted and gone up the fume,
which they will do unless some of the
people turn loose a goodly quantity
pretty soon. Fertilization for such
a campaign as we are up against now
is necessary to make it absolutely sue
eessful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Tobacco was legal tender in tho
American states when they were still
colonies OF Great Britain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
CORN PLASTER CAUSED DEATH:
Aged Woman Succunabs to Blood Poisoning
from Trivial Cause.

Blood poisoning resulting from hav-
ing trimmed corn and applied a
corn plaster two weeks ago, caused
the death Wednesday of Mrs. Benja-
min Kimban at her home in st. Louis.
She was sixty-five years old, and was
the daughter of the Mexican general,
Ferdinand Lopez.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

Anti-Hughes forces are in control
of the New York republican ma
chine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

The demonstration of road build
ing machinery at the State Fair on
the 9Th and 9th was attended by
about 80 members OF the various
boards of supervisors throughout the
state. The amount of machinery on
hand was not as large as expected,
but was very comprehensive III the
main. The smaller machines attract
ed the larger amount of attention, al
though there were those who held >
the larger ones and more than one
traction engine for road building pur-
poses was contracted for. The Sue
cess of the movement encourages the
writer to try again next year and
plans are now being formulated for
the meeting. 1t is in this manner
that those interested in improving
the public roads can get together and
exchange experiences, learn what 9TH
ers are doing and what the manu-
facturers of machinery have to offer.
In a multitude Of counsel there IS
wisdom, etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
cSes.e~S e~na-sqNs svt"-s~~s<$rs~-ssS
UnexpLored Regions
:. Of the Earth :.
By Cyrus C. adams.
s-ylrs-ss.-s rss.-SSssi
eS~sss I's~@ts-ast3ft-s

other continent well
Europe; theRra of perfected
~ III because
other continents have far larger
comparatively worthless lands
that do not call detailed and refined caogra
E - still invites the
territorial
example these
than all States
still
swallow
lack border oil ar1yHd it--Harpers Magazine
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29

the pure country made sorghum in
preference to the manufactured stuff
that is put on the market under the
various names. AS to the putting up
of syrup in cans as you suggest, l
have never put up any yet in that
way. | use jugs, one gallon prefera-
bly,, but / some times use two ana
three gallon jugs. The smaller jugs
are easier handled and are not as
easily broken as the larger ones AMI
the most of my customers would rath-
er have the syrup in the smaller jugs
because they can use the syrup before
it can undergo any change. My rea-
son for using jugs in preference 20
cans is, that l can get them very
much cheaper than cans and by ex-
ercising a small amount OF care the
jugs are seldom broken. Very prob
ably you will wonder why; if | can
get good prices and find ready sale
for it, / do not raise more of the
syrup. 1t was not until last year
that I began to realize the profit in
syrup making and this year on az
count Of the weather early in the
spring and the drought later, at least
eight per cent of my crop was unfit
for making and was cut for hay. My
intention is to raise one thousand or
probably fifteen hundred gallons next
year and l am expecting to And 4
sale for all or the most Of it at home
or at my nearest town. Where ole
will make good syrup and live up Is
guarantee to make good in cash
any that is not good and does not
stay good, he will find no trouble
whatever in selling sorghum syrup
when there is demand for syrup Of
any kind. !"
This letter from Mr.. Brown should
be worth one hundred thousand dol
lars to the people of North Missis-
sippi during the year 1908. II two
hundred farmers in the forty counties
interested, or only five to the coun=
ty would make one thousand galoas
Of sorghum SYRUP and handle it prop
erly, it would mean just one hundred
thousand dollars saved at home that
now goes out of the state for glucose
compounds in the guise of syrups and
molasses. What would this mean to
the farmer? Figure it out for your
self. 1t is just such movements as
this that the Department of Agricul
ture and Commerce desires to help
along. Every aid possible will 'e
given such undertakings and the peo-
Pile are urged to call on the Commits
sioner without hesitation when SER
vice can be rendered. Keep our
money at home by raising what we
need here and financial flurries will
trouble us but little. Let's hear from
others along this line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-29
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

to Commercial nd Agricultural
Development Wonderful
Items OF Interest all Quarters
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08

the houses of parliament and Y, est
minister Abbey and vent shopping in
Oxford and Regent streets. They
thought the London stores" very
funny places.
1t takes them SO long to show you
anything" one of the shoppers said in
recounting her experiences. "Whv
they have to unite a bundle I get q
thing. and they won't show you any.
thing else u til they have tied the
first thing up~again and put it away
1t took me half an hour to get pair
of simple black hose"
So far the Cyl nic tourists. while
making LondoneI stare very often
have been treated with every consid.
GRAFTON. They are proud of the warm
greetings they receive, and are con.
fident that Paris, too, will be nice to
them.
They are not dismayed a wee bit by
the reports of ill-mannered treatment
to which "Marse" Henry Watterson's
Kentucky peaches" were subjected
in the French capital. Paris will
See" one of them said, that there is
a difference between a Kentucky peach
and Buckeye daisy"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Qbit of Joe letters.

Joe F'etters Of Webb City was a
drinking man." His wife got d.
vorce because he would not support
her and the little ones. Joe continued
on. his downward path and this week
he died in the awful tortures OF de
lirium tremens. During all the time
the wronged wife had kept up his dues
in burial association, SO that she
might be able, when the end came, tc
bury him decently. She wept bitterly
over their wasted lives. forgetting tbs
wrong done her and her children
With womans bind devotion she
followed the body TO the cemetry tc
deck with flowers and salt with scald
ing tears the drunkard's last tavern
Webb City (Mo) Register.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08


pion of hard money" will be com
pelled to admit that If there be elo.
Quence in figures. the above table
contains it. Here is a world which
plods along for unnumbered centuries
with fairly steady increase in ITS
accumulations of gold until it reaches
1900. Then a gold deluge!
The above table startling enough
but the detailed facts are more 50. In
the period from 1921 to I240 the aver.
age production of gold was only 81,
44G 600. In the decade included in the
years 1S9G-1J05 the average gold pro.
duction rose to the staggering amount
OF 1905, 100000! In the present year
we will produce new gold which will
sell in the minis for not less than
s425, 600. 000i
If these figures prove anything they
prove that gold is absolutely worth
less as standard of value. They prove
ii so conclusively that no defense is
possible. If it takes untold centuries
for a precious metal to attain an an
nual production of $12,0O0,000 in 1900,
how precious" is Il in 1906, when
the mines turn out s400,000,000 of It?
Frederick Upham Adams in Success
Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08

The Hague, it 4.-The founda-
.tioTsstone OF the Andrew Carnegie
palace of peace has been laid at
Zorkv let, in the midst of the wooded
park stretching from The Hague to
Scheveningen, by M. Nelidoff, presi-
dent OF the second peace conference.
The inception of this monument,
which the American millionaire is
raising to carry on the work of the
international peace conference, was
ma5ufsd by considerable ceremony.
1t 3 all the delegates attending
thCaensice conference, number of
hiaS Court officials, the members of
the states general and delegations
from numerous civic and municipal
bodies were grouped around the
stone, which, when the structure is
completed will form the corner of
the grand hall of justice Chiseled on
this stone in bold Roman characters
appeared the following Latin inscrip-
tion:~
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
LONGEST SNAKE EVER.
That is. If It's Really Ten Feet Long
er Than the Biggest in the Books.

CT nan tHe biggest IN tne Books.
The length of the biggest of the
three pythons was a matter of dis
pute between the nautical reporters
and Leopold Stein, the Hagenbeck
agent VINO came over with the con-
strictors aboard the steamship Albano
from Hamburg, says the New York
Sun. Mr.. Stein said that he could not
bring the pythons out on deck as
they were digesting light lunch of
goats and calves that they had sur
rounded the day the ship left Ham.
burg and that they couldn't be per-
suaded to uncoil until the next table
d'hote, three months hence. He
would not venture to say exactly how
long the biggest is, but he was will.
ing to make an affidavit that it took
the longitudinal record. 1t was in a
box about five feet square and was
probably dreaming of other calves to
conquer.
The reporters finally decided that
they would let Mr.. Stein pace off what
he thought was the length of the
biggest. He did so, and the ships
carpenters measured the distance and
found it to be 43 feet inches. Mr..
Stein said he would not take off an
inch and that he was not nature
faker either. His attention was called
to the declaration of some of the
nature ~Jo6s that pythons never had
been known to exceed 80 feet in
length. He said that those were the
pythons that the early naturalists
saw. Many things had been discovered
since those day.
The python is going to the Cincinnati
zoo, where the local reporters may
have a chance. to measure it when il
prepares to take its next meal
Other creatures aboard the Albano
were two African elephants from the
Blue Nile, a zebu that gave birth to
a baby in the English channel; a
snowwhite Eskimo dog, a very large
porcupine, a zebu from German east
Africa, an 11-foot ostrich, a Japanese
deer and a dozen swans.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
PALACE OF PEACE
TO H!SE II HtGII[
FOUNDATION STONE OF THE CAR.
NEeiE BUILDING is LAID.
TRIBUTE BY M. NELIDOFF

President of Peace Conference Praises
American Donor and The Car for
Aiding Anti-War Cult-Disappoin
ed Because of Absence of Queen
heinina From the Ceremonies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Always Holds To That.

Its remarkable how often woman
changes her mind"
"Oh, not always. There's one idea
every woman gets that she never
changes"
whats that?"
THE idea that she's pretty. -
Catholic Standard and Times.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Proper Footgea-.

For clergyman-Cloth.
For tourist-Rubber.
For an explorer-Arctics
For a Caucasian baby-white kid.
For a negro baby-Black kid.
For milkman-Pumps.
For a hook agent-Canvas.
For waiter-Tipped.
For Collector of the Port--Custom
made.
For country lovers--Over ,gate-eri
For cheeky person--Bronze.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
A Pristine Discovery.

1--WE found out in my historical
researches that Adam was the origin
al trouble maker
You mean in that apple bust.
ness?"
No; it has been established past
dispute that he was the first man to
raise Cain. "-Baltimor American.