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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
Mississippi
Legislature
FoRTY-NINTH DAY.

The proceedings in both branches oil
the legislature today we're rather devoid
of feature for the greater part of the
time, being the day set apart for local
and private legislation bills. Incidental
10 the consideration of this character OF
measures the senate had round with
two that were of rather more than local
interest, the one being the Bilbo bill,
for the creation of George county out
of sections of Jackson. and Greene, a
measure that had been rejected by the
house, and the other being the bill to
resist the repeal of the act creating the
second district of Harrison county. The
George county bill passed, while the re.
peal bill failed, owing to lack of two
thirds vote.
The house completed the consideration
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege bill, after a lively fight, led by Mr..
Stennis, to retain the chemical depart
ment revenues as college funds, instead
of adopting the committee amendment
reverting them to the state treasury,
which was unsuccessful. The bill as il
goes back to the senate carries little
over 100000, rather more than was
allowed by the Senate.
Some thirty-five local bills passed both
houses, the bulk of them requiring no
speeches or remarks in explanation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
PolNTs OF VIEW.

Y WOULD not have trusted the bee with
a sting. -,s
Nor the gnat with a taste for meat;
~ l would not have hidden In brake and
ling
The adder that haunts my feet;
would not have bristled the hedge with
th0rns,
Nor poisoned the berries red:
l would not have fashioned the bullock's
horns.
Nor riddied the night with dread.
/ would not have burdened the sun with
spots.
Nor put out the moon 90 quickly. 80
would not set snails IN the garden plots
Nor scatter the weeds 90 thickiy,
But, knowing the world Is Gods. not
mine. Nt1@E ~ AZ s~es
The adder. the bush and. the horned kline
Must wonder why God made fne
- -ondon Chronicle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
AN OUTPOST.

n Asst night In a dream heard the song
or a lark that rose from q field
of rye. +:
- And i sighed in sleep. for the days
i ~, are long.
And no birds sing meath q brazen sky.
There was never breeze: the sun dipped
Into a barren. stretch OF sand,
And night reached up for her starry crown
And set her foot on the wasted land.
Twas Just the time when the thrush sings
best,
And just the hour when the blackbird
trills,
When shadows steal from the purple
west
/ And a rose light lies on the lonely hills.
slept again. and in sleep / heard
Deep In a wooded. moonllt vale
The liquid notes of the nightingale,
And. my heart went out to the bfithe
brown bird.
woke to the beat OF passing feet.
To the binding smile of the risen day.
And over the desert danced the heat,
And half In shadow the white town lay.
And all the glamour OF eastern skies
charm as old as the world is old
Wakes when the wings OF the night UNI
fold,
And, 10. when the day is born 1t dies.
Lawrence B. Jupp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
EXAMPLE.
Washington, D. G.


WE. scatter seeds with careless hand
And dream we neer shall see then
more,
But for a thousand years
=. Their fruit appears
In weeds that mar the land
Or healthful store.
THE deeds we do, the words we say.
Il Into still air they seem to fleet
We count them ever past
But they shall last
In. the: dread judgment they
And we shall meet.
T CHARGE thee by the years gone by,
i For the loves sake of brethren dear,
Keep thou the one true way,
In work and play,
Lest in that world their cry
OF woe thou hear.
~ John KebIe
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
Nebraska Loses Free Pas. Suit.

Columbus, Neb., March 15.-Jndge'
Thomas Thursday directed verdict
against the state of Nebraska in the
case in which DR.. Martin, local ply
stefan, was being prosecuted under
the state law for accepting a pass
was shown that DR.. Martin had an
indeterminate contract to do the med
ical work for the road at Columbus
for $25 month and an annual pass.
of the law because the physician does
not give majority of his time to the
railroad.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
FIFTY.S SECOND DAY.

After four-hour spirited and Wig
orous fight on the floor of the house,
that body, by decisive vote, or more
than two to one, passed the Mitchell
2a-cent passenger rate bill, victory
for the men behind the movement,
against whom majority committee re.
port was turned into the house a few
days ago. Notwithstanding the rules
to take up a measure with an adverse
the bin set for the special order this
morning. 1t was sidetracked during thu
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
FIFrY.FIRsr DAY.

1t was a day of activity in both
branches, with the evident desire of
senators and representatives to buckle
down to work and clear the calendars.
The most significant action of the day
was that of the senate i'll refusing to
concur in the House amendments to
the university and college appropriation
bills.
The senate also passed, after an inter
esting debate, the bill to appropriate the
sum of $4,000 for the purpose of secur-
ing a silver service for the battleship
Mississippi, measure that was defeated
in the house committee on appropria-
tions.
The senate, also, by very positive
vote. passed the bill to repeal the Harri-
son county double court district bill,
which makes it final, the matter having
come up on motion to reconsider, and
has already passed the house.
The house by vote of 6s to 80 adopt
ed a resolution offered by Mr.. Moody
of Lowndes, the effect of which was to
call up as special order the house bill
providing for 21a-cent passenger rate
in the state.
At the morning session the bill appro-
priating money to the Vicksburg State
Charity Hospital for the next two years,
the bill for the maintenance and sup
port of the state insane hospital and
other appropriation measures passed.
The house, in spite of the attendant
confusion, transacted considerable rou-
tine business. Two very important bills
were passed--the Wellborn bill, provid-
ing for a live stock sanitary board and
for the purpose of taking steps to eradi-
cate the cattle tick" and establish
quarantine system, after q clear explain
alton of its authority; also the Adair
banking bill as substituted by the COM
mittee With Mr.. Hill of Lee in the
chair, this bill was taken up and ex-
planned by Mr. Newell, the principal
change from the original being the
change in the graduation as to the ac-
tual capital stock required to be paid
up and certified to banks in towns of
500 inhabitants or less are to show not
less than $4,000, and above. that popu-
lation a uniform amount of $4,000 is to
be required. The bill passed by vote
of 40 tO a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Budapest, March ia socialist
demonstration in favor of universal
suffrage developed here last night.
There were three hours of serious
rioting, the socialists using revolvers
and stones. Many policemen and riot
ers were wounded, both by revolver
shots and stones. Fifty persons were
arrested
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
Secretary Of British Federation.

secretary OF British Federation.
The ballot Of the members of the
British General Federation of Trades
for secretary in the place of Isaac
Mitchell. now an official In the labor
department Of the board of trade, has
resulted in the election of Mr. Apple
ton Of the Amalgamated Association
of Lacemakers. Nottingham. by 341,-
402 votes, majority of 00.514 over all
the other candidates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
THE STAR in THE WEST.

THE STAR IN THE WEST.
T SAW a bright star shining out in the
!. diadem bound on the brow of the
n sky iss5F
A beacon. it seemed, in the home of
the blest
To guide the poor toilers of earth to
rest
In land where no sorrow can burden the
breast
And all thatf true cannot die
And it seemed that the angels were guard
ing its fires
Directing its beams to the mortals be-
Whose hope for haven of refuge inspires
With courage to carry each cross though
-. 1t tires 49,.
And burdensome grows ere the moment
expires
For release from all bondage and VICE.
1T seemed that l heard the faint rush
of wing
AS 1t passed by my soul and upward afar
1t swept to the portals of heaven, ajar,
Swept on to that land where the glorified;
are r ->ss;tss~~ - x 4. s-~s
triumphant DER death and its sting
And then 1 remembered that tear be-
dimmed eyes -
OF millions had gazed on those radiant
beams
In ages now dead since humanity's ties
Were sundered by man, all regardless of
signs sttf
OF brothers oppressed, and who blindly
denies
The love Of the one who redeems.
Then sinking adown the far fields Of the
west
The star that entranced me grew faint
to my sight,
Till meath the horizon 1t went to Its rest
But not the sad heart that sank low in
my breast e sa
And left me alone, all unhappy unblest,
Unshrived I'm the darkness of night.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Our idea of good citizen, and
we are glad there are many in our
community, is one always ready to
give, according to his means, to
community enterprises. He takes
stock in them all, and doesn't loses
his faith if an occasional venture
proves bad. He is not afraid to buy
real estate and to pay what it is
worth. He talks up his town at
home and abroad, thinks it is the
healthiest place on earth, believing
it to be destined to be the biggest
city in its section and wants to be
buried here when he dies. And he's
worth a whole regiment of the luke
warm kind. The day has come,
and some time ago, that the farmer
must study his land as does the
merchant his stock of goods, as does
the manufacturer his machinery.
Our land here is rich and fertile,
but it must be carefully looked af-
ter, or shortly our farmers will a.
bandon it as killed out" when the
fact will be that it is only tired of
poor tilling. When our farmers
look after their land carefully
studying its adoption, weigh care
fully their stock and feed and get
the best possible results from the
combination then will land pay a
high rate of interest on value of
$50 or even more per acre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
How to Max. a Cheap Cushion Filling.

ssSW ~ "ano ~'eaP Nusntou Fthu9'
An inexpensive filing for sofa cush-
ions may be made OF dimes worth
OF cotton batting Cut the cotton into
small squares and put in baking pan
and heat them in hot oven. One
must be careful not to let them scorch
After being In the oven twenty-five or
thirty minutes each little square Will
pun up light and fluffy like feather.
Use this for filing for. your pillows,
and they will feel as soft and downy
to the touch as any feathers or down
that you could buy. ag
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
Bond Given in Poison Case.

Champaign, Ill, March 15.-Leasnre
|O'Neil, arrested with Mrs. James l.
Pierson in connection with the death
by poison of the woman's husband
was released Friday night on $5.00i
bond.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Ages pass, but each returning
Easter brings again its lessons of
sacrifice, of unselishness and of
great love for humanity. Great
snowy banks of lilies, emblems of
purity are offered in remem-
brance of the greatest self-abnega-
ton in the history of the world. In
vast cathedral and modest chapel
vibrates the majestic music of
praise for that most wonderful res
direction, upon which is based the
faith of the mightiest people of the
earth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
FIFTY-FOURTH DAY:

Senator Baird introduced concurrent
resolution to provide for the sale by the
State of the property known as the
Parchman or Sunfower farm, which is
the State penitentiary property, by di-
viding it into lots or parcels convenient
for sale and conveyance.
The House, by a vote of almost to
I, voted to indefinitely postpone the bill
to exempt from taxation money loaned
at per cent, either actual cash in bank,
solvent credits or vendors lien. This
was the Harrell bill which passed the
Senate three weeks ago. The House also
put negative on the Mcdonald bill to
reduce the rate of compensation of the
State revenue agent from 20 to 10 per
cent on all collections through his de-
partment. The House refused to place
tax on dogs, the majority holding that
while in theory the matter was all right,
in practice it would be a failure. The
House also passed the revenue bill fixing
the State tax levy at six mills for each
of the next two years. 1t refused, how
ever, to pass bill authorizing the gov
crnor to borrow money to help in carry
ing on the State government.
Chairman Morrison, of the appropria
ton committee. then called up the. Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College bill, for
the purpose of considering the Senate
amendments to that measure. He de-
elared that between all the institutions
they have been given more than $780,
600 more than they ever received be-
fore, and the House committee had, in
his opinion, been very liberal with all.
The amendments were then placed before
the House and all rejected. ~-.t
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

A young mother CHANGED to occu-
py seat in front of us on train
last week, when an amusing Incl
dent occurred. She was vainly
endeavoring to quiet her youngster
who was apparently about two years
old. The young cherub had german
died vast quantities of fruits,
nuts, ETC., and seemed to be in
great misery and positively refused
to be comforted. Finally an old
gentleman, who was sitting beside
the distressed mother, and whom
we took to be her father, remark
ed: Jenny, I'd larrup that kid. !"
"Oh, l hate to whip a child on a
full stomach, said she. Looks to
me like it'ud be an easy matter
to turn it over, was the quaint re-
ply.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
Sens In Verse


lFrom "A Drama Of Exile,"l
How doth the wide and melancholy
earth
Gather her hills around us. gray and
ghast,
And stare with blank Significance of loss
Right I'm our facesl
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

dsy BY Tire appropriation bus .bnt ! was
taken up as soon as the house re.asr
sembied at 7:30 tonight.
1t was exactly 1880 when the result
of the deciding vote was announced.
The bill fixes the rate. at 2h cents ON
passenger traffic over roads in the state
which, in the judgment of the railroad
commission, after careful consideration,
will not be subject to loss or depre-
citation thereby. An amendment was Of
fered by Mr.. Street to so arrange the
rate that in the event it should operate
to the detriment of the employees of
any railroad, the railroad commission
shall have the power to rearrange the
rate on proper showing.
In the senate the most conspicuous
feature of the days proceedings was
the defeat OF the constitutional prohi-
bition amendment resolution by vote
of 81 to 10.
) In both branches for the greater part
of the day appropriation measures had
the right of way, and several were dis.
posed of, though not finally as to either
branch, as amendments impossible of Sc.
curing the concurrence of both branches
were adopted, which means delay.
The committee on corporations through
Chairman Tyson reported action on
number of bills pertaining to the regula.
ton of common carriers as defined by
statue, the majority of which are IA
vorably reported. The only two reported
unfavorable were the senate bills re-
quiring the railroad commission to com.
pei physical connection between lines
of different telephone systems, and the
companion bill requiring telephone com.
panics to promptly remedy defective in
struments, and prohibiting removal of
phones under certain conditions.
Then Mr.. Morrison got, the floor with
his appropriation bills and held it for
more than two hours. incidentally the
bill for appropriating the sum of IS, 900
for the two years to the Vicksburg
Confederate veterans hospital annex was
passed after a brief display of oratory,
led by Mr.. Sheffield, who did not see
the necessity for maintaining Confed-
crate hospital in the State. After adj
dresses by Messrs. Foster and Jewell
clearing up the matter in the mind of
the House, the bill passed unanimously,
1O4 to o.
The three companion bills for the
support of the branch agricultural ex-
pertinent stations at Mcneil, Stone
vile and Holly Springs were taken up
in the order stated, each being consid-
cred and passed separately.
The Confederate Soldiers Home bill,
carrying an appropriation of $4,000 for
two years, was passed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The postmaster general has kindly
granted permission for mail car
riers to deliver in automobiles.
Now if he will take one more step
and provide the automobiles and
a Chauffeur the carriers will be su-
premely happy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

1t is an old saying that theAmer-
lean people love to be humbugged.
We are reminded of this by seeing
agents canvassing our county with
packages of dry goods. These
packages are sold for various prices.
People forget how extremely low
classes of goods are at the present
time and fall easy victims to the
travelling humbugs. They could
buy much better class of goods of
our honest home merchants for less
money. These city sharks travel
through the country and make a
fortune out of shoddy goods. A
word to the wise should be suffici-
ent. The goods they sell are dear
at any price.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The rods of rancid rot daily prin-.
ted in the big city papers about the
vulgar rich, their sayings and do
ings; their comings and goings;s
what they eat and how they eat it.,
what they drink and how much of,
it; what they wear and how, when
and where they wear it, minute
write-ups,s with pictorial illustra-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
ROOSEVELT OR TAFT.
Choice of Two Men Only Offered
Republican Party ~
oNsTHE HORNS OF A DILEMMA

President Commits Error For Which
he Criticised an lIIustrious Prede-
cesser-Signifioanee of the Nebraska
Democratic PIatform-Refiects Views
OF Bryan-His Attitude Toward Rail-
roads and Direct Leuislation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
EAlrH.

MY bark Is waited to the strand.
&ns My breath divine,
And on the helm rests hand
Other than mines
Dean Afford.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Some time ago a young. married
woman made a curious blunder. She
put some eggs on to boil soon after
breakfast one morning. They were
still on when he came home at din
ner time. Upon her husband asking
what was in the saucepan, she an
swered: Eggs for your dinner.
They have been on since soon after
breakfast. / have tried them with
a fork and they are not boiled yet.
His establishment may rather be
better imagined than described.
And the mere mention of eggs now
brings a rosy blush to her face.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

When you want a good job of
printing done, just take your copy
to a printer and tell him to do you
good job, and he will. If you
think you know more about the
business than he does and select
your paper and instruct him what
type to use. and all the little de-
tails, you will get botch job. A
printer working under instructions
from one who knows nothing about
the business, no matter if he is an
expert, cannot get out neat job.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The trade territory of town is
not all dependent upon the distance
to neighboring trading points.
The trade territory depends upon
the enterprise of the merchants and
the residents of the town. If a
town does not reach after the trade
it will come only as fast as it has
to. But if the merchants go after
business in the surrounding coun-
try, advertising in every possible
way, and making good every word
of their advertising, trade will
come from an ever increasing radi-
us, the town will gain reputation
for being awake and it will forge
to the front. 1t is the men in the
town and not altogether the men
living within a certain number of
miles from it that makes the town.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
FIFTY-THIRD DAY.

The upper House killed the bill to
regulate the practice of optometry at
the evening session and disposed of sew
eral others, incidentally clearing the
calendar of considerable business.
The House session was devoted to APP
preparation bills, including that provid-
ing for the work o: the live stock, sani-
tary board and anti-tick commission,
and the bill appropriating $4,000 to sup
port of the Matte Hersee Hospital Mt
Meridian.
The House also passed the bills for
the re-enactment of the lost chapters of
the code, and on third reading the cleo
tive judiciary amendment resolution,
which is now complete, So far as the
House is concerned.
There was another protracteI night
session of the House, when several minor
bills amending sections. of the code re-
ported from the ways and means COM
mittee was passed. The session was en-
livened towards the close by a discussion
of the bill to place a tax of 81 on all
dogs owned in the State. 1t was quite
busy day in both Houses, and much
work was gotten out of the way, the.
House holding long night session.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

At a meeting held at Jackson at
tended by representatives of every cot
ton mill in the State it was unanimous
ly agreed that it was absolutely neces-
sary to curtail production by the run
ming of the mills not more than four
days per week. 1t was stated that the
cotton goods market is in a most de-
plorable condition, there being practi-
cally no demand, even at prices which
make for the mills loss in operation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

We want your dollar; you want the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20
FOR GREATER
49,. MISSISSIPPI

Devoted 20 the Agricultural. Commercial
and Industrial Developments OF the States
Incompatible Resources-O EciNl Organ Of
Department n. Agriculture and Commerce
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Orders have been issued for contrac-
tors on the New Orleans and Great
Northern to be in readiness for re-
sumption of work on the line between
jackson and Monticello 1t is stated
that President Goodyear is planning to
have trains running between Jackson
and New Orleans by June l.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

Because of series of warehouse
fires four negroes, Dave Poe, Tim Ran
taken from deputy sheriff near Van
Cleave and-lynched. The negroes con-
fessed that they had set fire to num-
Der of warehouses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

A number of young students of
Characterization academy, prepar-
atory school at Port Gibson, conducted
by the Presbyterian synod of this
State, went ION strike" and left the
academy on account of alleged par
TALLY on the part OF the principal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The trustees of the University OF
Mississippi have accepted the PROPOSE
ton to transfer to the university and
its medical department the care and
control of the State Charity Hospital at
Vicksburg. This enhances the value
of the university property to the ex-
tent of $l50, 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The Mississippi Pine Association
held its annual meeting at Hattiesburg,
with large attendance. The general
state of trade was discussed, after
which officers were elected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-20

The concurrent resolution seeking to
amend the constitution by abolishing
the Office of county treasurer will prob
ably be the only change in the organic
Law submitted to the voters for ratifica-
Fion OF rejection ut the November cleo.
sp.