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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

Comparatively few Of tho millions OF
American anglers who cast their lines III
pleasant places for the game fishes VI
lake and strcair. consider how closely
tho science or fish culture Is associated
with the successful pursuit of angling
rs n pastime. and With the development
of the Hshcrics of the ocean. the lakes
and the streams. The practical side Is
appreciated by those who understand the
advantage of wholesome fsh food FOR
the millions. while the farmers and own
crs Of country or suburban ..Nmes are
beginning TO learn new lessons as to tho
utility OF running brooks and clcnr. cool
lakcs-a1alable places for the propaga-
tion OK fish.
Artificial FISH culture existed. in crudo
form, hundreds Of years ago. but It re-
manned for American inventive genius to
perfect the science and apply II to pub
lie advantage through national and State
fatchercs. under the supervision OF able
& p!sciculturlsts Long ago the Chinese
made semi successful experiments by
placing twigs in the water to catch the
adhesive spawn OF certain species OF hsh.
and placing them in other waters to
hatch. Later the Romans brought fish
culture into. rcauistion for the purpose
OF adding to the splendor and. variety OF
their famous fcasts-notabiy tho<e OF LII I.
cullus-and after the fall OF the Roman
Empire, monk. Dom Pinchon OF tho
Abbey OF Reome, revived the art by
breeding fish In wooden boxes. having
sand-covercd bottoms, in which exca !.
vations were made ard ovn deposited.
Another period of d!susc was followed by
revival about the year 1883. when Il
German named jacob improved on cS-
listing conditions and secured the recog-
milton OF the government and scientific
men. Nearly three-auarters Of CEN
tury latcr--about 1s3+--salmon were bred
artincialiy by Andrew Young, OF Scot
land, ana James Hogg the Ettriek
Shepherd" Is credited with having beer
one OF the successful fish culturlsts Of
his day
a little later two observing, public
spirited French fishermen, Messrs
Gehin and Remy, of the Commune OF
vast quantities of eggs contained In
the female fish, caught just before
spawning time, determined II possible
to devise some means of preventing thu
evil. In 1871 they began WATCHING
carefully the habits of the trout, ant
in Novcmber-thc spawning period
observed til cfemale trout laying thei
eggs in gravelly. places. the spawnin
beds, about three feet in diameter an
seven inches in depth; tho male fish pass
ing over and pressing upon the gravel
formulating the eggs with milt, thel
with tail and fins covering the egg
with gravel for protection. The dis
covery of natures secrets enable
Mcssrs Ciehin and Remy to duplicat
tho processes in favorable places an
under proper conditions, CAREFUL
pressing the ova from the female ifs
and the, milt from the male, then GOV
.ering the fecundated eggs, in hatchin
boxes. with such success that n goo
quantity OF young fry came from tn
experiment.
Work of Dr.. Garlick.
The pioneer of American fish cul
turists, DR.. Theodatus Garlick.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

came from, and being told that they cana
from eggs laid by larger chickens. and
that In time they themselves would lny
eggs, from which other chickens would
come, she promptly asked: but whore
did the first chicken come from before
any eggs had been laid ~
Soon after this her teacher discovered
a tablet upon which she had written: II
wish to speak OF things which 1 do not
understand. Who made the earth ana
the seas and everything? Is Why does not
the earth fall it Is SO very large ana
heavy?% What makes the sun hot? Tell
me something that Father Nature does.
May / read the book called tho Bible?
Please tell. your little pupil many things
when you have much time"
A mind like this, once thoroughly
aroused, could scarcely be lulled to sleep.
and tho little girl was put in commune
cation with Phillips Brooks. who, ignoring
beWildering doglnns, presented to her in
essence tho truths ofSreligion. rs taught
by our Snviour-the Fatherhood Of God
and the brotherhood of man.
II think, " he wrote! In this connection,
that 1t Is Gods care for us which makes
us care for one another. 1t is because
we arc IN our Fathers house that We
know that MI peoplo5are our brothers aud
1 sisters God Is very anxious that we
| should know that He IS our Father, We
| can imagine something of how any father
must feel whose children do not know
That lie Is their father. He must be very
| anxious 10 tell sthem; and SO God tries
IN every way to tell us. l think He writes
1t even upon the walls Of the great house
OF Nature (which We live that He Is
our lEnthcr.' I'M
| But the suffering and sorrow every
where present in the world seemed /,
tho child inconsistent with this father
~ love, and she wrote IN sud perplex
ity: why does the Great Father thnl
4 1t best for us to have very great sor
row ana pain sometimes"
TO which Bishop Brooks replied.
god not only wants us to be happy
but He wants M to be good, IT,
wants MS to be good most OF ALL 10
do knows that we can be really happ
"A only when we are good. A great dea
OF the trouble In the world Is medicin
which Is very bad to take. and yet /
good to take, because 1t makes u
better"
That she understood ana proAted b
this instruction may no seen from
letter written afterwards To a frieni
in Which she says Before learne
to read ! thought that everybody wa
happy. and at first ] was grieved
know about pain and SORROW; bu
now / realize II 1t We're not for thes
people would never learn to he bray
and patient and loving"
Death Of Her Father,
Her first personal bereavement can
In the death of her father, when. usin
the plraseology common to the DEF
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Knives, Even Razors, Are Saws.


knives, no matter how carefully Sharp
ened. are little saws; the grinding away
Of the STEEL done by the stone, is not an
even work, but when the edge gets th,nA
Is q process OF tearing away tiny bits
by the grit of the stone. This tearing
makes the teeth. A fine stone makes
fine teeth, q coarse stone coarse teeth.
a carving knife, used on meat, is sharp.
ened on n coarse stone or a steel, and
has coarse teeth, although its edge. is
thick. It's action in parting the meat
4 Is more that OF q saw than fine wedge
No matter how soft It may be, 1t VIII
not cut easily unless tits drawn over the
meat and not simply pressed down. n a.
razor, however. with 4 IS paper-lllse edge.
will cut into flesh with simple pres
sure-lt Is q wedge dividing the flbres ofl
flesh Just as q wedge Of iron divides the
fibres OF the log it splits. But a razor is
q saw, too, only as tits ground on the
finest stones and later finished with s
leath erl strap, It's teeth are Very fine in-3
dced-hundreds and hundreds to the;
Inch of blade.-St, Nicholas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

difficult to explain. ut Is only she de-
clares. when a machine is out OF order
and refuses to work that the operator
takes 1t apart to see what is wrong;
and my own speech-reading machinery
moves so easily that l have given it lit
tie thought"
From her we gather, however that the
process is essentially mental. the me-
chanlcal part played by the eye being
subsidiary, or, as she puts it: 1T is
the result Of deduction from past knowl-
edge and experience. us one tells from
the motion of the trees whether the
wind is from the east or from the west,
According to this authority there are
many grades in experimenting, and
while the best system of educa ton with
| out special talent can no more create a
| Michael Angelo In the one than can the
same in the art Of painting, 1t will de-
velop sufficient skill for all OF the prac-
teal purposes Of life'
| Her own conviction Is that an exten-
| sive vocabulary, acquired by the deaf
mainly from books, Is necessary to pro-
ficicncy.
Must Select the Words.
"A large number OF words.D she says,
fare alike to the eye. Indeed. it is
possible to see resemblance between
+ almost every word and dozen others.
One must select from a dozen possible
words therefore. the ono used by the
i speaker, and In order to do this no must
II have thorough acquaintance with Ian
guage The habit of selection, too. must
DO so well established AS to be instan-
taneous ana automatic. In perfect
, experimenting there Is no more con-
4 sc!ous effort in this choice Of words thar
Z there Is in the act Of wnklng."
J, With Mrs. Bell, whose methods ant
experience can hardly represent those o
, average culture and ability, speech Is In
| ! terpreted, not word by word, or ever
!, sentence by sentence. but as whole
: doubtful words being supplied accordin!
to tho general meaning, or to maxi
t sense, as one might do III deciphering
2 manuscript.
n ~ do not assert" she says, "that !
!s impossible to read each word me
chanically from speakers lips. IT l.
however, the slowest, most unlnterest
v ing and most difficult method OF speec
9 reading, and only practicable with on
II who speaks with unnatural delibera
Il ton, while my own way,although Quit
as accurate, admits of tho ordinar
= rapidity and indstlnctness of ut
n tcrance.'
!! OF slowness OF enrnclation she says
!. cup to a certain point 1t is an aid
q comprehension, while beyond that poil
y 1t is a hindrance. The mind. accus
y toned to run rapidly along, Is apt |
g assume that there are more words tina
y appear In each slow movement of til
mouth and thus bo thrown off til
1t track. A great deal Of lip action
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| three commissioners and served in this
| IN m CITY for q period of twenty YcArs.

three commissioners and served in this
capacity for a period of twenty years.
Seth Green was man of picturesque
and pleasing personality. Although he
lacked the scholarly finish of tho college
bred man, he was past master In the
lessons TO be learned from the woods
and waters. Ills skill in the use of the,
rod and gun seemed phenomenal. In
casting the artificial fly with the light
| rod he had no equal in his day and he
| was en- expert with the rifle, the shotgun
| and pistol, as proven by the prizes won
| in open competition. His splendid ply
! siuue rare knowledge OF woodcraft and
watercraft, his genial manner and con-
v,rsational power, made him man Of
mark In the angling and sportsmens
! fraternity.
The influence of the late Hon. Robert
3. Roosevelt In promoting practical
fish culture has been widely felt. He
introduced In the New York Legisla-
ture tho bin to establish State fish
Commission, served as q member OF
this commission for twenty-five years
and in Congress did much to perfect
and 8populariZe the work OF plscicul-
| ture His enthusiasm was such that
his intimate friends termed him Fish
crlnan Bob" and his published works
on fishing and fish culture have been
extensively read. AS an active member
of national and international orEaniZa-
tions devoted to the propagation and
protection of games fishes etc, Hon
/ Robert B. Rooseve,t's work mas been
markably effective.
In the early days OF research and
experiment in artificial propagation ol
fish on this side Of the Atlantic. Uncle
Thad" Norris, Of Philadelphia, who has
been called the american Walton
: gave this subject careful study ant
published the results of his investl
t cations. He introduced black bass II
t the Delaware River, and was promi
nently identified with organization
x work to make good fishes plenti
1 full.
Major Mather's Invitation.
: Tor period OF nearly a third Of
!, century. Major Fred Mather was on
: of the vital forces in practical propa
cation OF fish. He invented a success
: full refrigera ting box for salmon eggs
: assisted in shad Matching on the Hud
9 son in 1878: was sent to German
h with 100000 young shad in 1874; too
Il a supply Of quinnat salmon eggs t
+ that country in 1877; had charge of tn
American exhibit of angling and ifs
cultural apparatus at the Information
h al Fisheries Exposition held in Berli
q in 1850; began Matching salmon &c
n. the Hudson in 1882; took charge {
81 ! the Cold Spring N. y, hatchery
re 1883 and gave valuable assistance
,e the development, of what may be tern
"a ed 1.-THE art preservative" as relates
n ilsh.
"a Along the lines Of recent ,eXper
3e ,nents, successfully conducted, DR.. ia
b. A. Henshall's artificial propagation {
le the grayling after repeated failures
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

N F1eleIl fAtIItI.
One can scarcely speak Of Mrs Bell
without being reminded Of Helen Keller,
her husbands protcg@ and her own close
friend, and the mott universally and
vitality Interesting feature Of the great
object lesson presented by her career
is the dawnng upon her imprisoned spirit
without intermediary correspondence Of
the Alpha Of all things. the Father Of
Light. Scientists were eager to discover
whether II Great First Cause would sug-
gest itself to an Intelligence thus isolated,
and until Helen WAS nine years old she
attributed to Mother Nature" all that
was too great for human achievement.
Then puzzling questions rs to the physical
phenomena about her camo into her
mind. After, interrogating u companion
one morning as to where little chickens
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AS TO Mistakes.

In regard to the mistakes made by
those unaccustomed to converse with
speech readers Mrs. Bell says: Ono
of the most common is the use OF short
words end sentences, while long SEN
fences and words Of several syllab,e s.
giving the mind more to take, hold Of,
are much more easily understood"
Facial expressions. she regards as
4 OF great significance. II know at
once" sho says, "by the involuntary
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

another bar to understanding, while
too little is equally detrimental. Again
the lip action may be normal. and
some popularity Of the tongue or teeth
or OF the pronunciation will render in
| depreciation difficult Mustaches. II not
| very heavy, make little difference en-
| cepr at night under hanging light
| when they throw the mouth in
| ShadOW.n -
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DEAF MUTE TELLS HOW SPEECH Is READ BY MAC IlNERY
Helen Keller.

in a noisy place where 1t Is almost I'm
POSSIBLE to hear"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Death Of Her Father,

Her first personal bereavement came
In the death Of her father, when. using
Evening star., 1907-11-03
LOTS OF NOTIONS
and good savings on all

Here's your chance ii you've needs in this line supply
MOnGay and then put the toward
=. Christrlas present
Evening star., 1907-11-03
A CHANCE FOR YE JINGLE WRITER

In addition for the best Jingle written a0o"
of isWek
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08

Every man must carry his own
load, says st. Paul to the Gala
tians, and few have been bitter en-
titled to say it. Ee had from the
first struck out for himself, building
on 20 other man $ foundations. But
it is not merely the load of toll, the
stint, the days work assigned to
each of us that we must bear; even
graver is the load of personal respon-
sibility. That we cannot delegate
Every one of rs must give account OF
himself to God Human society, the
Church, the State, lay on us certain
obligations. 1t is oms to give ac
count Of them, not another's Evel.
If another should choose blithey to
assume our load, we may not consent.
At the bar Of conscience and at the
bar of God we must answer, Let Us
make sure that it. be the answer Of d
good conscience. Nashville Chris
tian Advocate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
Time-Limit Extended.

Since becoming better acquainted
with the enormous amo2nt of money
its taking from our people to get
their down timber TO market, and re-
membering too that tax paying sea
son is on hand, we have concluded
to extend the time for putting into
effect the New Subscription price,
which is 81 when paid-in advance
only, and $125 when not so, till May
LIST. 1907, thus giving those whe re-
main in arrears. chance to recover
nom tax paying and get their money
back into pockets from expenditures
on timber, and get round to us to
at the 81 r te.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08

i bill has been introduced in the
Tennessee Legislature forbidding the
shipment Of jugs and other packages
of whiskey from that state into the
prohibition territory OF any state
This bin, if it should become a law,
will stop Memphis whiskey drum
means from circulating through this
section, plying their nefarious and
corrnpting business. Now if Ala
bama will do likewise we shall be re
lieyed from the trouble that grows
out of the jug trade, -Inka Yidette.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
THREE EDITORS AGREE,
mo TIPPLERS FOR WE. !"

The Clarion Ledger editorially pleads
for the placing of sober men in rail-
road positions, in which it is right
for once; but why not exact the same
qualifications of men for public pc
sitions? Should not the government
of the people be placed in the hands
of sober men? A drunkard is no
more qualified to execute the laws Of
the land than he is to carry out the
rules of railroad Pass Christian
Beacon.
A good way to substant;ate your
belief of placing sober men in public
positions, will be to join the forces
that are marshaling in the South
ern District 10 lopp off the political
head of the present incumbent, who
has proved himself to be juggler
with the fiery fluid. Where will We
be on this issue Bro. Adam?-GREENE
County HERALD
The Beacon will practice what it
preach and will support no tipplers
for Office. VIII the Herald follow
the same rule with the applicants for
all the various offices that it fixes for
its standard in the railroad commits
sion? If you will. we will be found
working together for the election OF
the same men to a n rmber of very
important positions this year-Pass
Christian Beacon
Yep, Bro Emile that's our intent.
If we fail it will be mistake of iudg-
ment and not heart. We Thick that
YOU have told it correct about our
probably standing for some Of the
same men for important offices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08

Some men seek to appease a gull
ty conscience in alcoholic oblivion,
others try to purchase immunity with
gifts Of gold and yet another some
think they can find escapement by
multiplying and charging their
meanness. But alas for such phios
ophy. No man can cure a sickened
soul by tickling a sense. The only
safe or satisfactory remedy IS an hon
est confession and a genuine aud
wholesale qsitting off and real Cody
repentance and faith. jackson Miss. J
Baptist Record,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
GIVE TIIENl NOW.

One has said: Do not keep the
alabaster boxes of your love and ten
derness sealed up till your friends are
dead. Fill Their lives with sweetness.
Speak approving, cheering words
while their ears can hear them, and
while their hearts can be thrilled by
them. The flowers you mean to send
for their collins, send to brighten
and sweeten their homes before they
leave them. Let us learn to anoint
our friends before hand for their
burial.
If you have gentle words and looks,
my friends,
To spare for me-If you have tears
to shed,
That | have suffered give them not,
| pray
Until | hear not, see not, being
dead.
II you have flowers to give-fair lily
buds.
White roses, daisies, meadow
stars that be
Mine own dear nalnesakes let them
smile and make
The air, while yet Ibreath it, sweet
for me.
For loving looks, though fraught
with tenderness,
Kindly tears, though they fall
thick and fast,
And words Of praise, alasl can naught
avail,
To lit the shadows from a life
that's past.
And rarest blossoms, what can they
suffice.
Offered to one who can no longc ,
gaze
Upon their beauty! Flower, in cof-
fins laid
Impart no sweetness to departed
days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
laundering,

The able editor of the Ripley Sen
tinel, Albert C. Anderson, is Offering
as Floater Representative from Tip
pah county Anderson served one
term in the Legislature and is one of
those fellows who possessed oratory
without having to hollow to the Sea
with rock in lis mouth. He will
make good legislator again. A
more liberal sprinkling of editors in
the lawmaking body of our State
would make it much better balanced.
There are no better students Of POI
litical economy and public questions
than the newspaper men. and they
are generally men Of deep insight
and mature Judgment. Only thing
is when they go to the salons, they
should dump railroad passes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08

One Of our exchanges is trying te
settle which is the oldest subscribe
to it. 1t would be impossible for tie
HERALD to do this as we have I;
string of names running close to ball
a hundred, which were entered will
the first number of this paper. anc
have continued steadfast to this day.
Our predecessor took them down,
and right now we cant locate the OF
iginal list made by him to determin,
which of the names entered on tina
8th day of Sept. 1898, when this
newspaper infant was born Mabe We
will someday, if so will print it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
commissioners Sale

State of Mississippi In the Chaneery Court of
fackson County said County and State, In
Vacation.
Airs. l.. a. Graves, ct ais
VS. No-lz22
On N. Graves. ct ais
BY virtue OF . decree of the Chaneerv Court
OF said County. rentsred n the ABOVE s.led
cause on the 95h day of November A. D. 20 81
n Yacat on, J. The unders gned duly appoint
ed Special Commissioner of ID d court viii.
on tle t1rSt Monuay, the 9Th day OF March, A.
D. 1917, between the IoarS of eleven O'Clock
A N. and clock y. "a sell at public outct.g
at LeakeaVIte Greene County. MissiSSil1pl
IN front OF the EAST frolJ door OF the Court
mousse IN sad town Of Le;akesyille in said
Greeue county TO the Highest bidder for cash
The following descr bed real estate situated ia
the County Of Greene. in the Site of Missis-
Slppi tO-wt
rain parcel of land in the town OF Luce
GAZE, MISSISSIPPI commencing az the N T.
Corner of the NW4 of the NEi4 of Section
-. Township l South Range 8 West and run
ing West 36s to place of beginning and from
Said place OF begEnil z, run thence West f52
Ic T. thence South I0o 7-l0 feet thence East
IN feet ia nee North 1875 feet thence East 81
feet and theLce North ~ feet baas TO place
OF beginning situated ia the NWil OF NE4
of See: 30. Township South range West
Daled this the 5th day February A. d. 1907
=. Il. MCKAY. Spccial Commissioner
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08

The editors of Mississippi will have
to remain inside their own state next
year, the railroads having announced
that they will issue passes only fol
points within same. We'll, that S a
far down as we want to go down to.
ward the gulf, we can all walk from
the northern stateIline to Memphis.
if necessary. the Mississippi river
stops us on the west-and who wants
to get in Alabama?-C larion-Ledg
The Old Cows-tail of Mississippi.
Greene County, has the old freak.
Bro. CT, as you seem to think he
would be, who longs to make occa-
sional trips into Alabama. We'se
the boy what does, and hadn heered
before that odium attached to such a
hankerinp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-02-08
W hats

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