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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
"AFTER THE ELECTION"

A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
under date of New York, July %, fol-
lows: THE report that the Standard
Oil Company is about to announce an
increase of $500, 000,0 900 in it's capital
stock was received with great interest
in the financial district here to-day.
Similar rumors have been circulated
several times in the last few years,
particularly in the west, but generally
they have been met with denials by
the Standard Oil interests. A promi-
nent financier who has close relations
with the Standard Oil Company said:
/ am sure that 1t is the same old
story revived again and that there is
nothing in it. Certainly this would
be most inopportune time to take
any such action, with presidential
election only a few months ahead of
us. | suppose 1t is possible that some
thing of that kind may be done some
time in the future, but not this year
not now
This would be "a most inopportune
time" to pump half billion gallons of
water into the Standard Oil stock. II
anything like that is done it will be in
accordance with other Republican
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
FROM THE
COMNONER
MIR. BRYAN'S PAPER
THE FARMERS INTEREST.

A Cadillac (Mich.) reader of The
Commoner writes: THE farmers should
be with us on the tariff and trust
questions. Around here the farmers
are getting Az cents pound for
hides, against IL cents year ago. Yet
the price of leather is as high as 1t
was last year, and no immediate prom
Use of reduction, and his shoes and
harness are costing him fully as much
as year ago. This year our farmers
received Is cents for wool against
price of "a year ago, yet the Amer
lean Wooden Company that controls
about 70 per cent. of the leading
wooden mills of the country is charg
ing as much for wooden cloths as a
year ago and the farmer must pay as
much for his clothing as he did last
year and he is lucky if he does not
get more cotton in his clothes than he
does wool. Let us direct our efforts
to convince the farmers and laborers
that their interests lie with us. Along
that line lies the road to victory"
Yes, and the farmers should be
with us on the question of an eco
nomical administration. They should
be with us in the protest against the
exercise of arbitrary power by the
speaker, whereby the house of repre-
sentatives has ceased to be popular
government
They should be with us in the con-
demnation of the misuse of patronage;
in the demand for railroad regulation
publicity for campaign contributions
before election day.
They should be with us in the oppo-
sition to that Capitalization which
would destroy our system of govern
ment and ultimately make it neces-
sary for the farmer, as we'll as other
citizens, to look to the national cap
ital, rather than to the state capital
and the county seat, when seeking re-
lief from corporate abuses.
They should be with us for the pop
ular election of senator's for the in
come tax; for the guarantee to the la
boring men, as well as to all men, the
TISHI VI trial ny jury IOI CIlO AdI HiCl
has a deep concern in the welfare of
the laboring man who is the consumer
of the farmers products.
They should be with us on the guar
antee of bank deposits; for what shall
it profit a farmer if he obtain high
prices for his product, and then have
no place where he may, with absolute
confidence, deposit his hard-earned
money?
They should be with us upon the
great question, shall the people rule" "
for the farmer has a deep and abiding
interest in popular government; and if
he does not already know it, investiga-
ton will reveal to him the fact that
in the language of the Democratic ma
tional platform, shall the people rule,
is the overshadowing issue which man.
ifests itself in all the questions now
under discussion -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
A REMARKABLE RECOVERY.

Vernal, Miss, Aug. 10, 1903.
Editor HERALD About March
27 1908 | was critically i'll with
appendicitis and the appendix hav-
ing sloughed off and quantity of
pus walled off. 1t seemed that my
stay in this world was nearing an
end. DR.. Peel, my family ply
stefan, together with DR.. Batson
insisted on my going to Mobile
for an operation, but | could not
get my consent to do SO, and told
the Doctors that if must die, pre-
ferred dying at home with my
family. They said my only hope
to live longer was an operation. |
told them that had rather risk
them to perform the operation and
treat me, nursed by my good wife
and friends, than to go to Mobile,
which was finally agreed upon.
The day was appointed for the oper-
alton, and with the day came the
Doctors with knife and chloroform,
and the operation was performed by
Drs. Bats)n, Pool, Fallk and
Causey. The work was very sue
cessfully done, and cold John" is
still among the living. | was
born at the h ad of Government
St., Mobile, Ala, March II, 1899,
raised by Mr.. Elum Phil ps, being
about SO years and 10 days old
when this operation was perfor-
med. | feel that | have so
much to be thankful for. The
Lord has been good to me in so
many ways. He has prolonged my
life through these skilled mon as
instruments in His han Is. |
thank these good men and all my
friends for their faithfulness to
me during my illness,
JOHN WILLIAMS, Sr. Col.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
Bryan On Negro DiSfranChisement.

Hattiesburg News.
During the course of recent
speech in New York William Jen-
nings Bryan took occasion to call
the attention of the Republicans in
the North and East to the fact that
under the laws they ave fastened
on the Filipinos not one of them
can vote nuder any qualification.
He also pointed out the fact that
the negro in the South has the
advantage of living under the laws
made for the black man and the
white man alike, while the Fill
/ lipinos are kept under laws made
for them and not for us.
This statement was made in re-
ply to a question as to his views
on the question of DISTINGUISHING
the negro in the South.
But the most interesting part of
Bryan's reply to this question was
his assertion that the white man in
the South had disfranchised the ne
gro as a matter of self protection.
Discussing the justice of the South
ern cause, he said: There is not
white man in the North who would
not have done the same thing under
similar conditions.
Those Republicans in the
North, he said, "who dispute this
or say they are different from the
South either are not frank with
themselves or assuming what is not
true. The white men in the South
will not allow a few men to use the
solid black vote to further their
own financial and political inter-
ests." And that he said, was
what had been done.
Mr.. Bryan was we'll within the
mark when he told his audience
that the white men in the South
were giving the negroes better
laws than the negroes would give
to the white men were they max
ingthe laws. Moreover he made a
rather telling point by citing the
fact that the disfranchisement of
negroes did not originate in the
South but in Washington, where
it was determined to disfranchise
every negro, even if they had to
disfranchise every white man to
do it. The great number of ne
groes in the electorate made this
course necessary in order to secure
orderly and intelligent government
in the District of Columbia. 1t is
gratifying to know that Mr. Bryan
stated his views on the question of
negro disfranchisement frankly and
clearly, and also the position of the
white men of the South when he
said they were determined that the
negroes shall be disfranchised be-
cause it is necessary tc prevent the
of the horrors of Carpet
bag rule.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
TREASON!

We would not for the world engage
In criticism of the court. But surely
there can be no harm in reproducing
a Republican editorial Ofor whoever
knew a Republican editorial to be out
of accord with the accepted rules of
polite society?). The New York Press.
a Republican paper. referring to the
Grosscup decision, says:
THE judgment of the court of ap-
peals, which calls for careful scrutiny
and cool reading, can not alter The pub
lie conviction that the offenders be-
hind the Standard Oil corporation in
it's rebate crimes deserve to be in the
penitentiary and will be sent there
when the law is enforced by those who
take oaths to administer it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

This office has been furnished with
a copy of the program State Farmers
Institute and Industrial Convention
to be held at the A & M. College
at Starksville, Miss, on Sept. s, g.,
and 10. AS that institution, or
its present management is under a
cloud until the full testimony shall
have been given to the world in the
recent muddle Investigations, and
this convention is held under its
auspices, this paper declines to pub
lish it. We do not. say this to
prejudice public opinion, or to do
any one an injustice, but Leither
are we willing to allow our journal
to run the risk of being used to boil
ster the fortunes of anyone under
a cloud.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

While Mr.. Bowers own record
largely accounts for the crushing
defeat of Barber, the people were
we'll satisfied with him as a Con
gressional servant and desired to
lengthen his tenure another two
years-it will not be amiss for stu
dents of political history TO OBJ
serve that Barber attempted to
make a campaign in which the
press was ignored, and by him on
several occasions aspersed. AS ire
quently stated before by this sheet,
the politician needs the publicity
far more than the publishers need
his paltry announcement fees, and
at least a civil estimate from his
mouth of the virtues of an uncor
rupted press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
S. TRICHELL ELLIS.

Confronted almost every week as
we are with the news for recor'
ding of the death or deaths of some
well-known person, there has not
yet appeared before our eye recen-
tly demise notice that affects our
heart more forcibly, than that her
aiding the passing away of young S.
Trichell Ellis, the nineteen year
old son of our beloved newspaper
acquaintance and friend, G. S.
Ellis, editor of the Dawn of Light,
of Walnut Grove, Leake County
Miss. Trichell was a bright and
friendly boy, the apple of his par
ents eye, their only child, and a
winsome lad to all who met him.
A youth of that peculiar compel
ling personality that for its very
uniqueness would attract you.
Well do we remember meeting and
conversing with him and his faith
er at the Gulfport Convention of
the Miss, Press Association in
1906. 1t was beautiful to see
the devotion between the two. The
decease of this young man has ellie
tied expressions of coincidence from
press not only of this but
another state. His father was
obliged to give a large amount of
space to publishing letters received
from friends and neighbors and
even persons of stat, conveying
their sympathies. Tis surely good
to be so beautifully remembered
by our fellowmen when passing
from out of this earthly habita-
ton. May the Loving Heavenly
Father wipe away the tears of our
bereft editor-friend and his con-
sort in their great sorrow. They
are real Christians and accept the
cup in meek but heart-b1oken
spirit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28


When man of one calling tries
to be smart or witty at the expense
of his own calling. he is but lay
ing himself open at vulnerable
points. Not long since we heard a
preacher shoot a newspaper pub
Usher for making a local reference
to him that had an analogous tail.
Possibly had he exhibited the
article as it really appeared in
print, the appearance of commas
would have largely eliminated the
faulty sentence construction. Be-
fore this same advocate of faultless
syntax wound up the same dis
course in which he made that
fling, he had made at least a half
dozen counts against himself of
equally as bad breaks towards
ambiguity. We respect the cloth,
but sometimes get almost vexed
with class critic regardless of
to which ore he belongs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
"A SUGGESTION TO Mr.. SHERMAN

Associated Press dispatches say that
Representative James S. Sherman, the
Republican nominee for vice-president.
will make tour of the west in behalf
of the Republican ticket We sug-
gest that Mr. Sherman, who is Speak
er Cannon's right hand man in the
house, tell the people what he thinks
of the Republican revolt against Can
nonism.
through explaining to Republicans the
methods of the Cannon-Sherman oil
garchy in the house, he may have some
time to devote to his widely adver-
tised arrangement of Democrats"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
UNFORTUNATE.

In the light Of the bitter criticism
visited upon Judge Lands by Judge
Grosscup in releasing the Standard Oil
Company from fine, it will not do, of
course, to criticise the court, although
we have eminent Republican authority
for such course, i. e., Theodore Roose-
velts criticism of Judge Humphreys
beef trust decision. We make bold to
say, however, that the New York
World puts it forcefully, although
calmly, when 1t says 1T is unfortu-
nate this most harsh condemnation
of a judge by his higher associates
should have been for his attempt ade-
quately to punish the Standard Oil
Company"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

This is a moving age in which
we live A busy world. Unless
one is indolent, affected with fool
pride; that is too fastideous about
picking the job, or unfortunately
segregated in some of the over con-
gested city population centers,
something can be found to do; yea
plenty to keep both mind and BODY
honorably employed. So have
enough business of your own to
let the other fellow be run to his
notion, not yours.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

The Plea that it is over a CEN
fury old; to our way of thinking is
no palliative at all for the use of a
quotation that lies within at least
the shadows of the domain of pro-
family. Because some mind par
italy corrupt back about then and
similar minds since and others in
nocently emulating have made the
expression common by constant u.s.
age, is no real defense for its prac-
tice. There have been profaners all
along down the course of time;
they are spoken of in both the
Old and New Testament and 50 d.
rectly as to make plain that such
practitioners were found in the
days such portion of Holy Scripture
Writ was indicted. The antiquity
for sin and error is no excuse. The
transgression in the Garden in the
morn of time so attesting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
Magnolia News.

1t does not require half as much
argument to convince a depositor
who has lost money by bank fail
ure or defalcation of the propriety
of secured deposits as it does the
man who runs the bank or owns
part of its stock. Indeed, it does
not require much argument to con-
vince any depositor that it would
be better for him to know that
his money in bank is safe AS it
is the bank has the big end of
the stick and may WELD it to suit
itself. The secured deposits plank
of the national Democratic plat
form, therefore is one that is
bound to appeal powerfully to the
average man who keeps bank
account, large or small.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
ANOTHER NEW FEATURE

The management sincerely hopes
that some of our readers are TAX
ing advantage Of the good things
embraced in the new feature we
have introduced on our fourth
page Sermons by DR.. A. c. Dix
on" Most sermons are lifeless
when reouced to cold print A
ew semonizers have risen to the
mark of making theirs thrillingly
interesting even when in type.
Such was Sturgeon. Eminently
so was Talmage. Of t::ose living
today. DR.. Dixon ranks among the
first as having this ability. This
service costs us money every issue.
1t encroache1 upon one but column
of our space, so those who of our
readers who do not appreciate prin-
ted sermons cannot complain of
much deprivation from their guam
tity of reading furnished by the
HERALD. Those who do appreciate
such will find these veritable mug
gets of good things. Among the
first religious impulses tn, writer
can remember, were some sug-
gested from printed sermons in a
secular paper. From that day it
has been our dream to be able to
carry such a weekly presentation
in the HERALD. If but a very
few are benefited, we shall feel
amply repaid; for the space SO de-
voted, for the criticism it will
cause US to suffer and the few dol
lars expended. This Dixon is a
brother of the author of 1.-The
Leopard's Spot" and other noted
novels, and is by far the greater
intellectual giant of the two.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
HOW TO GET LAWS ENFORCED.

In speaking of a recent and right
eous reform measure enacted in a
certain state, prominent writer
makes this comment, which should
have wide consideration, as within
it is wrapt up plan that if invo-
ked with reference to much wise
but not enforced legislation, would
at once bring about enforcement:
1T is especially a model to be
studied and copied in that it prov
ides that any executive officer
found guilty of neglecting to en-
force it is Ineligible for any public
office for two years. Every politi-
clan will see genius in that penalty
and we will not be surprised to hear
that the law is we'll enforced. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
Singing School Convention.

Janet, August 81, 1908. Dear
Editor. will you please allow m
space in the dear old HERALD to
announce that the Greene County
Singing Convention will meet with
Pleasant Hill Church on Saturday
before the Second Sunday in sep-
tembe~, everybody cordially invited
to come. Be sure to bring your
song book with you
IRWIN BYRD Sec'y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

The Democratic Congressional
Committee of this the Sixth Dis
trict of Mississippi are to meet at
Gulfport today, August %, and
officially canvass the returns of the
Primary held last Friday. j. M.
Shivers of Poplarville is the Chair
man of this Committee; E. w.
Breland of Leakesville and 7. r.
James of Lucedale are the COM
mitteemen from Greene County in
that body.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

Bryan Oglesby, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Oglesby of our
city is a manly and bushes, like
youth. Yesterday he walked into
our office, handed over a quarter
of dollar and requested thai we
enter him for three months sub
scription, rrectly giving in tle
spelling of his names and taking 4
receipt. Surely he is an emulator OF
the great Commoner after whom he
was named. May he follow in his
footsteps, not only in the business
but the moral and patriotic walks
of life. A generation of such boys
will do this country incalculatable
good.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

We had thought of presenting
this week minutes of the Dem
ocratic County Elk. Committee of
its sitting last Friday to can
vass the election returns, but as
the returns comprise about all the
business; and they are inserted
under a special heading, refrain
from doing so. OF course the Gus
tomary confirmation of account of
monies received and disbursed by
the financial and ticket Commits
sioner of the committee was gone
through with, but that has no par
ticular interest, being of routine
nature. There was $50 collected
SIS from each of the two candidates
and all of it expended in having
tickets printed, boxes, sent out.
returned etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

A program of an Educational
Rally to be held at Clara, Wayne
Co., Miss, mailed by Rev. c. w.
Valley, Principal of the school
there, reached us too late last week
for insertion, coming on Thursday,
twenty-four hours after the last
hour set in this office for handling
contributed matter. 1t is a strong
selection of subjects and we trust
will promote the great cause for
which it is designed, EDUCATION.
Our inference is that its given in
connection with and the finale of the
Normal now being here. Notice
that the Conductor Prof. w. F.
Bond of Virgins and the Co. Supt.
of Education; J. V. Candy are CO.
operating.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28

If you want thorough High
School Course equal to any in the
State, preparation for County Ex-
animation, Music under tie very
best talent in voice ard on the in
strumcnts, Crafty taught in an
up-to-date manner, where gym
nasium equipments will be ha |, a
scnool that will prepare you for
the busy walks If life, come to
Leakesville Graded High School.
Building, Dormitory, and equip
ments up-to-date as any school in
the state.
J. F. MILLER, Prin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
TRUSTEES FORECLOSURE SALE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENE COUNTY.

Whereas, on the 2lst day OF Nov, a D. 1917
E. L Russell did make unto the Bank of Merrill
a certain deed of trust on certain property
hereinafter described to secure the prompt
payment of a certain Indebtedness to the said
Bank of Merrill then evidenced by the promis-
sorry notes. one for $500 % due in months after
date and one for 100000 due in 5 months fter
date and in said deed of trust. which is recorded
in the book pages l74-5 & of the land mort
gage book in the Chancery Clerk offic.. of
Greene County. Mississippi and K. C. Eley was
named trustee: and where Us, default has been
made in the payment of said indebtedness ac-
cording to the terms of said deed of trust l. r.
G. Eley trustee under the provisions of and by
virtue of the authority conferred upon me in
said deed of trust will on Monday the 5th day
of Oct, A. d.. 1903 offer for sale and will sell
at public cutlery for cash at the front door of
the court house in the town of Leakesville.
Greene County Mississippi to the highest and
best bidder during legal hours the following
described property, to wit; Lots No IL and
in Block 80; Lots No and 8 Bin As; Lot No
in Blk 10 and lot No. in Blk 4s in the town
OF Merrill, Greene County. Mississippi together
with all buildings situated thereon Also the
following personal property; Is horses and
mares as follows: Pete color roam and about
20 years old: SlocomH color sorrel and about
years old; Sam color white and about
years old; 'Tobe color bay and about years
old; Johnnie color bay and about years old;
Jetten color black and about 8 years old;
Daisy color bay and about years old: Dol
lie colcr bay and about years old; Annie
color bay and about years Old, Spider col
or hay and about years old: Brackenmare''
color bay and about years old: Winnie
color roam AID about YEARS old:
Topsy colCr sorrell and about years old:
Nip lcolor dun and about 8 years or,
& Maud color bay and about7 years old also two
mules Iamed George. color black and about
years old and Henry color black and about
years old also 10 double buggies and car
riage and six double wagons together with all
harness in the livery stable of the said T. L.
Russell in Merrill. Greene County. Mississippi
9-1S X. q. ELEY, Trustee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
EDITORIAL

An announcement reaches this
office of a Farmers Institute to
have been held at Natchez on Au-
gust 24-25 that should have been of
unusual interest and profit, as they
claim to have had engaged" and
the convention was held co-opera-
lively under county, state and Fed
eral supervision.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. s Land on - at Jackson, Miss.
AuI 81 1898

Notice is herob, g.Een thai Sophroaia A.
Hathorn of Nicely, Miss who Oh De-. -, 1902,
made Hom9Suea entry NJ 81! Serial NJ
03S6, for E1sNW4 al d Ne 5W4 ec5on B,
Township ; n, Range 8 ", st. Stephens
Meridian
has filed notice of inteL ton to k ina fl i've
year Proof. to establish claim to the land above
described before The Circuit Clerk OF Greene
County, at Leakesville. Miss. on the
Twenty sixth day of Sept. 1908.
Claiman names as with 3Ss9S:
Charles Hillm VI. NJ Green. G. L McBerry,
and E. E, Todd all o Ne, y. Miss.
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