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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
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Home
Circle
Depart
nent.
Don't Whine.

Don't be whining about having a
fair chance. Throw a sensible man
out of the window and he II fall on
his feet and ask the nearest way to
his work. The more you have to be-
gin with the less you will have in the
end. Money you earn yourself is
much brighter than any you get out
of dead mems bags. A scant break
fast in the morning of life whets the
appetite for feast later in the day.
He who has tasted a sour apple will
have the more relish for a sweet one
Your present want will make future
prosperity all the sweeter. Eighteen
pence has set up many a pedler in
business, and he has KEEP his carriage
AS for the place you are cast in, don t
find fault with that; you need not be
horse because you were born in a
stable.
Ii a bull tossed man of good metal
sky high he would drop down into a
good place. A hard working man
with his wits about him will make
money while others will do nothing
but lose it.
AS to the little troubles, who ex-
poets to find cherries without stones
or roses without thorns? Who would
win must learn to bear. Idleness lies
in bed sick of the mulhgrubs, while
industry finds health and wealth.
The dog in the kennel banks at feas.
and the hunting dog does not even
know that they are there. Laziness
waits till the river is dry, and never
gets to market. TRY" swims it, and
makes all the trades. Can do it,,
would not eat the bread cut for him
but Try made meat out of mush-
rooms.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
CUSTOM OF YUMA INDIANS,
Burning the Dead One of Their In
teresting Ceremonies.

Burning the dead as observed
among the Yumas is interesting. The
body is first thoroughly wrapped and
then placed in logs and brush over a
hole in the ground A bed of logs is
built up at each side and at the head
OF the bier, which is next covered over
and strewn about with dry fagots.
The flames are applied and, while they
burn, the clothing, blankets, etc.. of
the deceased are added to the fire,
The horse of the dead man, however.
is not burned among the Yumas. as is
the custom with some Indians. A day
or two after death the wigwam of the
deceased, If an adult, is burned, the
rest OF the family then going to live
with some relative. The Yumas make
a great show of sorrow over their
dead. Later they are never mentioned
at all The medicine men are still
largely In control among the Yumas.
and the government makes no attempt
to interfere. Usually their patients
grow sicker, SO that they proclaim
them doomed to die and their proph-
ecy will almost always come true.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
How to be Miserable.

Sit by the window and look over
the way to your neighbor's excellent
mansion, which he has recently built
and paid for and fitted out, and sigh,
20, that | were a rich mani" Get
angry with your neighbor and think
you have not friend in the world.
Shed tear or two and take walk in
the cemetery and keep continually
saying to yourself: when shall
be buried here?''
Sign a note for friend and never
forget your kindness, and every hour
in the day whisper to yourself: Il
wonder if he will ever pay that MOTEL
| think everybody means to cheat
you. Closely examine every bill you
take, and doubt its being genuine I'M
til you have put your neighbor TO a
great deal of trouble. Put confidence
in nobody and believe every man you
deal with to be a rogue. Never ac-
commodate if you can possibly help
it. Buy as cheap as you can and
screw down to the lowest cent. Grind
the face and the hearts of the un-
fortunate. Brood over your mis-
fortunes, your lack of talents and
believe that at no distant day you
will come to want Let the work
house be ever In your mind, with all
the horrows of distress and poverty.
Follow this receipt strictly and you
will be miserable to your hearts con-
tent-if we may so speak-sick at
heart and at variance with the world.
Nothing will cheer or encourage you,
nothing will throw a CLEAN of sun
shine or a ray of warmth iGto your
heart You will be an isolated Great
ure, perfect picture of woe, discon-
tentment and despair.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
WEDDING 1000 YEARS AGO
Ceremony Occupies III Lines Eiuht
Feet Long in the Telling.

Rameses II died 1000 years ago.
but some facts concerning his life are
just becoming known. One of these
Is the story of his marriage, which
has Just been revealed by Prof. James
H. Breasted of the University of
Chicago. in his first preliminary report
of the expeditions which he has been
making among the temples and hier-
oglyphics along the Nile. He found
the account of this in the Sun temple
of Abu Simbel, which is one of the
principal buildings erected by King
Rameses. To tell the story it required
an inscription of Al lines each about
eight feet long. Prof Breasted finds
1t impossible to give the complete
translation of this story in his article.
but reports the use of a word for
snow" is found here in snowless
Egypt for the first time in human
history.-American Journal of Semitic
Language and Literature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Macon Beacon.
The writer this week visited MANY
counties in north and east Mississip-
pi and took special pains to inquire
what effect, if any, the abuse of Mr..
Scott was having on the minds of the
people. | found that it was only well
ding the people closer to him. I met
more than a hundred men who had
never seen Mr.. Scott, many of them
broad minded, intelligent, thinking
men, yet they are working for him
as enthusiastically as if he we're a
special friend. One of these gentle
men, a man of great activity, under
whose control and in whose name is
a vast estate, said: Il don't know
harley Scott, never saw him, but I
feel that in helping to select him I
will be doing something of real value
to my State. | believe his election
will bring more confidence and pros
perity to the State than any other
one thing that could possibly hap
pen. -
In the section visited Mr.. Scott
will poll more votes than all the 9th
er candidates put together. This is
no hearsay and it is not rumor. 1t is
a fact.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The HERALD has a good many
staunch and steady subscribers, who
each year hand or send us their dol
lar, = these are our well beloved and
faithful; to save them the trouble of
attending to this each year and to re-
ward their loyalty, we now propose
to offer this Special Inducement, it
applying to any one who cares to avail
themselves of it: For $500 all paid
AT ONCE and IN ADVANCE, we
will mark your subscription PAID
for FOUR years. That is we give you
-Four years subscription for SO when
all is paid 1T one time in advance.
Those who have already paid in adj
vance for 1907 may participate in this
offer by paying 50 more, if handed in
before May 1st 1907. We feel sure q
number of our old standbys if not
others, will hasten to accept this adj
vantagiOus low offer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

often sixteen hours day to do this.
As reward for such toll, such cour-
age, such industry and dauntless
zeal he has placed himself above want.
And now this fact is urged against
INN as reason for keeping him out
OF the governors chair. Let US look
at it. How about the men opposing
him? Are they rich enough to make
a long race for governor? If not
who is paying their expenses? Keep
up with the canvass and you will find
them at all the public gatherings,
just as you find Mr. Scott. You find
them travelling on the railroads, lust
as you find Mr. Scott doing. You
lind them stopping at the best hotels
and boarding houses. You never
hear of their wanting for money to
go anywhere, or to do ANYTHING nee
essary to further their candidacy
Have they the means opay these ex-
penses? Ii not, who is paying them?
Mr.. Scott pays his own and admits
it. He made the money and feels
that he has right to spend it. He
does not owe any one jor it. Why
should he be singled out as the only
rich man? Is he the only man able
to pay his own expenses? If so he
ought to be elected; because the ex-
penses of the others are certainly
being paid. Otherwise they could
not run.
1t is a simple question, this, that
the people have to decide in the race
for governor. 1t they are looking
for the poorest man he has not yet
amour ced. If they want an honest,
courageous man who will not stand
for graft and who is independent OF
any influence but that of a scrupu,ous
conscience and the anxiety to make
the most honor for himself qy doing
the best for the state, aud honorably
discharging his duties, they have not
far to look for him. Indeed, it is be-
lieved they have already found him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Organ to Save WoodpIIe.

A number of years ago a village In
the eastern part of the town of Middle
boro was very much wrought up over
the introduction of musical instru-
ment in their church service At the
final meeting when the matter was to
be settled excitement ran high.
One man whose reputation for hon
est dealings was not always above sus-
picion made a fiery speech in opposi-
ton. A neighbor whose back yard
joined the speakers could hardly wait
for the close of the remarks. Then
jumping to his feet without waiting to
address the chairman, he said:
Gosh, sir, If had known the gen
tleman was so afraid of an organ !
should have had one hung on my
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Kill grass and weeds young enough
and it's almost as easy as going fish
ing. When they get big its like pull
ing teeth Southern Farm Gazette.
1t will be happy day when some
people learn that it takes more brains
to run a newspaper than it does to
criticise and cuss an editor. Ripley
Sentinel.
The notion SO generally prevalent
that the Italians are not q desirable
class OF emigrants is not borne out
by the facts. They are proving to be
exceptionally fine farmers, and es
pecially successful as fruit growers.
The Italians are a most frugal people.
They can get more out of the land,
and at the same time build it up bet
ter, than any other agriculturist.
For this reason owners of large plan
tations in the south are eager to have
them. Aside from their skill as
farmers they are industrious, thrifty
and generally temperate. As truck
farmers they utilize every inch of the
ground, even cultivating the fence
corners and the banks of streams.
They even save every root for fuel.
and know how to manage so well that
they rarely have to buy food of any
kind Their intensive style of farm
ING IS IN strong contrast to the ex-
trayagant system in use in the aver
age American farming community
American Farmer, indianapolis. Ind.
The advocates of the saloon IN
Washington county are crying the
same old baby talk that prohibition
does not prohibit. " This has been
the ammunition of every whiskey gun
III the country. If a man is going to
advocate the saloon why in the name
of God don he come out fiat. footed
and be honest and say it is because he
wants whiskey sold in the town and
he wants the sale to be legal, That
he wants to make the state, county
and municipality party to high
banded criminality aud that he wants
the blood of every life DESTROYED by
the curse of drink smeared upon his
own hands and upon his door sills
Blind tigers never exist except with
the knowledge and consent of the
officers, and except in very rare cases
the officers will raid the dens any day
the citizens will co O 1erate and stanG
by them and help them And with
out the cooperation of the citizens
no officer should undertake to rid the
community of vice Southern Sen
tinel
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

At their annual session held in
Nashville, Tenn, the College of Bish-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, mapped out the plan
of Episcopal visitation extending in
to March, 1908. 1t will probably be
of interest to our readers to reprint
this paragraph of same as it was pub
ished in the correctional organ of
the church, the Nashville Christian
Advocate, to-wit. Third District,
Bishop e. r. Hendrix - North
Mississippi. Columbus, Miss, Dec A,
1907; Mississippi, Jackson, Miss,
Dec. IL, 1907 This conveys the
triple information as to which Bishop
presides over the two Mississippi
conferences, where and when they
convene this year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

While we believe the different
movements looking to universal peace
are producing good and are not to be
discouraged, yet to face plain facts
that confront the Christian nations of
the world, we have to agree with
President Roosevelt in these words
read to the Peace Congress held on
these shores April 10, i. e. That too
rapid strides to general disarmament
III the present unchristianized con
ditiOu of a vast number of the worlds
population, is inexpedient: II be-
seech you to remember that, though
it is our bounden duty to work for
peace, yet it is even more our duty to
work for Righteousness and justice.
1t is righteousness that exaleth a
nation. y and though normally peace
is the handmade of Righteousness,
yet if ever they are at odds it is
Righteousness whose cause we must
espouse. Harm and not good would
result if the most advanced nations,
those in which most freedom for the
individual is combined with most eff
ticiency in securing orderly justice as
between individuals, should by agree
ment disarm and place themselves at
the mercy of other people less adj
vanced, of other people still in the
stage of military barbarism or mill
tary despotism. Anything IN the
nature of general disarmament would
do harm and not good if it left the
civilized and peace loving peoples,
those with the highest standards OF
municipal and international obliea-
ton and duty, unable to check the
other peoples who have no such
standard and who acknowledge no
such obligations. "
In proof that there is nothing to
the vapOrizings of Mr.. Sisson about
lhe position of at least one of his OPP
ponents, we submit for the impartial
reading of those of our readers who
will, clause taken from Mr.. Scott
Letter, Public Document, or Plat
form as some have called it. This
letter was issued before Mr. Sisson
announced his unique position, SO we
think it puts our man squarely to
rights SO far as being sound and
standing unquestionably on Demo-
cratic doctrines: Being firm be-
lever in the principles of the Demo-
cratic party which gives equal rights
and opportunities to all and special
to none, and fully realizing
with all true Mississippians that we
are indebted to this party of Jeffer-
son and Jackson for the preservation
and maintenance of civilization and
white supremacy in the south, shall
continue in the future, as in the past,
to be guided in matters political by
the party mandate aud party politi-
cal. If this ism t standing on the
National and State Democratic plat
form, what is it?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

( est sense--in mere vulgar show. We
have not the courage to- go patiently
onward in the condition of life in
which it has pleased God TO call us;
but must needs in some fashionable
state to which we ridiculously
please to call ourselves, and all to
crafty the vanity of that unsub-
stantial, genteel world, of which we
form part. There is a constant
struggle and pressure for front seats
in the social ampitheatre; in the midst
of which all noble, self denying resolve
lis trodden down and many fine
natures are inevitably crushed to
death. What waste, what misery,
what bankruptcy comes from all this
ambition to dazzle others with glare
of apparent worldly success we need
not describe. The mischievous re-
suits show themselves in a thousand
ways lin the rank frauds committed
by men who dare to be dishonest, but
do not care 70 seem poor; and in the
desperate dashes at fortune, in which
the pity is not so much for those who
fail as for the hundreds of innoc mt
families who are SO often involved in
their ruin.
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What becomes of the honey after
the honeymoon is over?
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Keep the home-fres bright if you
would have the winter of life warm
and pleasant.
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Some of the people who are the
most anxious about the recognition
of friends in heaven are the ones who
shake hands with two fingers in
church.
Don't forget mother when picnics
and good times are in order. Don
let her do all the hard work. And
boys, treat her to some fresh air
every day behind that newly broken
colt.
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BY all means keeI, the bright home
lights burning and open wide the
shutters. Home should not be a
darkened, narrow and exclusive
place-that invites narowness and
selfshness in the individual. 1t
should be spot from which light
and joy and good cheer radiate.
~
You get down in the mouth too
easily, my friend. Cheer up; walk
on the sunny side of the street; live
where you can catch the south winds.
Sunshine always warns and cheers,
| get more of it and give it out, you
heO' v iNSN III UllC II lSlQ LOuG LOU long
already. We would like to send a
gulf stream of JOY into your life.
/ Give us chance. Read the Home
Circle department and you will
always wear smile. 1t is the best
known tonic for the blues.
~
Oh, if you would gather all the
tender memories, all the lights and
shades of the heart, all banquetings
and reunions, all filiai, fraternal. pa
ternal and conjugal affections, and
you had only just four letters with
which to spell out that height. and
depth, and length, and breadth. and
magnitude and eternity of meaning.
you would, with streaming eyes and
trembling voice and agitated hand,
write it out in these four living CAPT
tails, HOME.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
Good Books Received.
WHAT A MAN OF FORTY FIVE
OUGHT TO KNOWN Sylyanus

WHAT A MAN OF FORTY FIVE
OUGHT TO KNOW-By Sylvanus
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1t has been aptly said that a mar
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young boys, young men and young
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men know that great physical chan ges
await them at middle life. Perhaps
it may be truthfully said that mau
of forty-five is as ignorant of the
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he is passing as is. a boy at the period
of adolescence. I'm this book, DIR.
Stall, in that honest, frank and fear
less but pure and matchless way
which distinguishes the earlier books
of the series. sets forth the character
of the changes which occur in the
physical life of both men and women.
The author makes out clear case:
laymen OF what every intel
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Now that the situation has become
desperate, the railroad magnates are
proposing to expend vast sums OF
fresh capital in making the improve
ments that they should have been
making with energy and foresight
and undivided attention during the
past ten or fifteen years. They are
now with one accord appealing to the
public to provide the capital. But
the public has been so little in their
confidence in years past that it has
become frightened. 1t is not clearly
informed as to what has become of
the vast amounts of capital that the
railroad magnates had already raised
within a recent term of years.
Furthermore, everything that the
railroads must pay for in making the
proposed improvements is vastly
more expensive than it would have
oeen a lew years which fact
must impose a further burden upon
the long-suffering public that the
railroad managers continue to exploit.
We have much diffusion of prosperity
to be thankful for in this country,
and we also have some rather heavy
burdens to bear. Perhaps the very
heaviest of all of these, from a pc
cuniary standpoint, is the burden
that the country suffers in having
the railroad system controlled in its
own private interest by plutocratic
element incapable of understanding
the duties of trusteeship. From
The Progress Of the World, !" in the
American Monthly Review of Re
views for February.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

If there's Any large scope of terri
tory in Greene county badly needing
a post-office it is the Washington
community. That district is supplied
with mail from McLaip, some seven
or eight miles away. 1t is quite a
populous hamlet and we see no reason
why generous Uncle Sam would not
arrange to open up a distributing
point for the mails right in their
midst if they will properly represent
their condition to the postal depart
ment by good strong petition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The query no doubt is sometimes
propounded to our readers, as has
oft times struck us, Where did your
County and Town get their names?''
The 1900 edition of B. F. Johnston
Publis hing Co., Richmond, Va,
School History of Mississippi, fur
nishes this information bearing on
the subject: GREENE COUNTY
Organized in 1911. Named for Gen
eral Nathanial Greene, a Revolution
airy hero. County-seat, Leake5ville,
named for Hon. Walter Leake, who
was at one time Governor and q. S.
Senator from this state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet shortly and
name the day for holding the pri-
maries. The first will be called for
some time between the first and
tenth day of August, the second
must come within three weeks there
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

North Mississippi (Corinth) Herald.
The Brandon News in recent ed
itor,al which has been extensively
copied over the State charges that
the gentleman whose name heads
this article is disqualified for the of
flee of governor by reason of the fact
that he once fought duel. The Bran
don News knows or ought to know
that no such disqualification exists.
nor can the charges be Justly and
honestly urged against one until a
legally constituted court has tried
aud convicted him. But while the
charge has no legal substance, it
may serve turn with the innocents,
the gulllble voters, and this doubt
lessly was the inspiration of its pub
LEGATION.
The personal encounter which is
now denominated duel, but for
which no grand jury cognizant of all
the facts notorious at the time, could
on their oaths find an Indictment,
happened long years ago. Through
all the circumstances, Mr.. Scott bore
himself as brave and honorable gen.
tleman. His conduct was such as
that of all men deserving of honor at
the hands of his fellow men should
have been. Nor is it believed that a.
ny considerable number of Mississip-
plans will be misled by charge so
fiimsy, the motive of which is so pal
pable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Then, if not before, the County
Democratic Executive Committee
must get busy. They will have tc
delegate some one to look after print
ing the tickets; appoint election man
ayers; see to sending out the ballot
boxes and poll-books, as well as tick
cts, and arrange for their return.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
Vicksburg Herald.

As president of a bank which fail
ed after disastrous overflow, he,
Charles Scott. promised to make good
Jail OF its debts. He worked out the
debts and paid dollar for dollar,
making by his own efforts $45, 900 OF
debts good in two years. He worked
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
The Folly of the Day.

There is dreadful ambition abroad
for being ''genteel. We keep up
appearances too often at the expense
OF honesty; and, although we may
not be rich, yet we must seem to be
respectable, tho only in the mean