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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
BUILDING re y $4,000,
New Home fer .cens ..ational Meth
odist Publishing House.

New Home fer Ccns ..ational Meth-
odist PUelishlns House.
Atlanta, May 5-T'Ps Congregation.
al Methodist Publishing House Is to
erect a building of its own, in which
to heu<e its modern printing and pub
Hshius equipment, and also will doubIe
its present machinery capacity as soon
as their own building is ready for
occupancy. -,
1t was ascsrtained from a reliable
source that during the dya the archi-
tect Of the plant will be given instfhc-
tifGE to Immediately draw up ,plans
for ths proposed structure, 10 be act.
ed on at the first annual meeting OF
the stockholders, which will be held
in etout six weeks.
The proposed location Of the new
building is said to be on a railroad
frontage near the heart of the city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Ii, rhorn.o. wh..+,.v n.,d

Amreicus, Ga. May Hon. Thorn
ton Wheatley, a pioneer citizen of the
city of Amer<cus, and prominently
known throughout Georgia, expired on
Thursday suddenly at his residence in
this city. His demise was entirely
unexpected. preceded by slight Ill.
ness of two days duration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Fog Delays Passengers

Queenstown, May 1.-The fog here
made it impossible for 1870 passengers
who were awaiting the Cunard line
steamer C&ronia to embark On that
vessel when che passed here early Fri
day morning. They will be taken by
Sunday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Confusion of John.

Jack, the Giant Killer, had success
fully got to bed by means of his in
visible coat That's all very well,
remarked his wife coldly the next
morning, but why did ycu leave your
seven league boots on the stairs?
Thus we learn that even magic will
not avail poor man on lodge nights.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Good for the Hair.

Where the hair is dry and brittle.
with tendency to fall cut, an English
restorative is the simple cpe .. free
application of pure cscC snut oil! This
treatment, continued for c ie~ weeks
six perhaps-will accomplish ex-
rellent results.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Snaniah Celebration

Madrid, May 0AThs fete commem-
Grating the centenary OF the war foi
Spanish independence began here Tn-
day. The royal family took part in
the exercises and Queen Victoria was
greeted with frenzied cheering when
she held up the infant prince of the
AstugiRs To the crowds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Snow in West tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn. May 1.-Advices
from West Tennessee show that there
was snow at several points in that sec
ton Thursday. There was . Aeavy
frost here and In the surrounding coun-
try Thursday night. Larger fruits
are too far advanced TO be greatly in
jured. The berry crop sustained
some damage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

Lisbon, May 2-Macedo Braganza
and Meades Almeda, who were active
in organizing the manifestations at
the graves Of the men who on Feb
/ assassinated King Carlos and his
son In lisbon. have been arrested on
the charge Of completely In the plot
against his majesty.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Tn. Beautiful Soul.

The celored sunsets and the starry
heavens, the beautiful mountains and
the shining sea. the fragrant woods
and the painted flowers-they are not
half so beautiful as soul that is
serving Jesus out of love in the wear
and tear of common, uupoetic life
Exchange
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Mav Declare Martial. Law

Columbus, o., May 1.-The state
authorities are considering the plan
OF declaring martial law in the Bur-
ley tobacco district OF Ohio in order
to protect the people from the night
riders who make frequent dashes from
Kentucky into this state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

Pensacola, Fla. May 5.-Ths lone
treStle OF the Pensacola Nectrio Co
which spangs the Mig Bayou was SCI
on Ore Sunday morning, supposedly
by strike sympathizers. bwt was ex
tinguished before much damage wat
done. II is believed that the parties
who fired the trestle reached that
point in a boat before daylight. Taere
is no clew to the guilty parties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
prince and Anna siohtseeino

Rome, May Mime. Gould and
Prince Helie de Sasan. who arrived
here Thursday from Naples, are
spending their time sightseeing They
continue to deny themselves to inter
viewers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Awakes After Long

Los Angeles, Gal. J. After
an unbroken sleSp for n pcRisd Ct Sc
days, Mrs. Beulah Hawkins, q patieat
at the county hospital. awaksnsa early
Sunday morning and asked for . drink
of milk Her Tstsrn % consSx@Hn sse
was entirely une1pestW and oMans sSv-
erAl hours after she Aad bSsn saAseA
from the clinic room She was a&sse
to stand and had tRa coatroi of all
her faculties, although still weak
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
TRAGEDY AT. MIAMI, FLA.
SaIoonkeeper and Bartender Shot
and Killed.


and Killed.
Miami, Fla, May 5-At late
hour Saturday night J. D. walker. a
saloonkeeper, and Ernest Stafford, a
barkoeper, were shot ana almost in
stsntly killed in North Miami by Hen
ry Hopkins, formerly of Jacksonville,
bat VINO has been a resident of Miami
for some time. Hopkins escaped af-
ter the shooting, but was captured la
ter in tine morning.
The men had dispute over the al
legged misappropriation Of goods taken
from the wrecked steamer La Sale
some time ago, which caused. the trag-
hy. HHpkins'is we'll known in base
ball circles throughout the nth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
kilIinn In Atlanta

Atlanta, May 5-Jim Huff. of Por-
terdale. Ga, aged about twenty-five
years, was shot and Instantly killed
about II O'Clock Saturday night by
Jack Pierce, cot on mill operator,
on Decatur street near the corner Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Americans Are Exon.rated

Nukden, May 2-The assault cpl
sode OF April 6 at the American con-
suiate has been closed. The Ameri-
can staff has been eKonersted and
three of the japanese oficials have
been punished.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
He In In New York.

An Atchison paper asks, What has
become of the old-fashioned boy who
fought aaginst wearing his Sunday
clothes" He's In Wall street ieecing
the : Us. using the same methods
that =. o'rrioyed to organize a corner
in i ! y the good old days
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

The bill providing for a quarter
million (*25O,OOO) dollar appropria-
ii IN by Congress for the relief of the
storm sufferers in Mississippi, Lousi
ana and Alabama has now passed
both houses having an easy travel
through the legislative road. Bowers
introduced the measure. The mag
namity of the Federal government to
this stricken people is a happy stroke
to'knit the Nation both North and
South into c.oser bonds of fellowship.
There comes times when the Ameri-
can people regardless of section must
look above party lines, and this was
one OF them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Elected First President

Detroit, Mich. May 1-President
]. H. Main. of Iowa coiiege at Grin
mel. Iowa, was elected the first presi-
deut OF the Congregational Brotherhood
of America, which is holding its con-
vention In this city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Alcohol, Effect on the EYES.


The excessive use Of alcoholic stimu.
lants and tobacco Affects the eye. as II
may every other srgan Of the body.
1t is to be borne In mind thai what Ia
excessive for one 10 not for another
and that?iwhile some men use large
quantities OF these substances without
apparent INJURY, others ind even one
cigar q day too many. For some pso.
pse. then, tobacco is poison and pro-
duces ieslen Of the nerve OF the eye,
with resulting blindness. and. since a6
one can determine who will be oss OF
these susceptible individuals. the safe
course will be to use 1t snly In modeTa-
ton or, better still, not at all. II
seems more apt TO be poisonous t.
those who use alcoholic drinks also
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Mississippi Chances

The Bar Association Of the State
has been having big time in Merid-
ian this week holding their annual
convention. We trust the lawyer
fellows did not permit the flowing
bowl to grace, or disgrace more prop
erly speaking, their banquet table
this time. Champagne hilarity is a
poor article in comparison with real
spontaneous conviviality, that as q
natural outlet to good fellowship
flows at conventional gathering i
composed of highclass timber.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
sev.n inches Of Snow al Buffalo

Buffalo, n. Y, May 1.-Seven
inches of snow fell here Thursday
ana Thursday hight At jamestown
the snow fall was ten inches
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
A Cardinals Fellow Feelinq.

Cardinal Manning used to say that
he never saw an Irish name in DO.
lice case without noting it, grieving
over it and regarding it as almost an
alias of his own.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
A Great Man.

A great man is one who can make
at least one t'peech in lifetime that
is not bitter appeal to either Sec
tional prejudice, race prejudice or
personal prejudice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Elect n Visit Hono Konu

Hong Kong, May lit was learn
ed here Friday that the American gov
eminent has accepted an invitation
for the battleship fleet to visit Hong
Kong on its way around the world.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
LOVE BEYOND The STARS.


VI7HEE that loved maiden
w NJ heaven was In her eyes.
And when they bent above me
knew no deeper skies:
But when her heart forsook me
Ny spirit broke it's bars
FOR grief bsysnd the sunset
And love beyond the stars
NyHEk that | lsved maiden
She seemed the worli to me:
Now is my soul the universe.
NY dream-ths sky and. sea!
There bends no heaven above me,
No glory binds or bars
Ny grief beyond the sunset,
NY love beyond the stars.
WHEN that loved a maiden
w / worshiped where she trod:
But when she eioye my heart the claft
Set free the imprisoned god.
Then was ! king OF the world;
nv soul had burst it's bars,
For grief beyond the sunset
And love beyond the stars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

=Cdtur street and North Boulevard
Pierce escaped and the police are now
securing the city fc< ham. There
seems TO have been Eone previous
trouble between the two men
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

Halt a Million for Horse Show Gowns.
1t is estimated that the gowns worn
at the annual New York horse show
represent total cost OF $660.0e0
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Way to SUCCESS.

Keep on trying to do some one
thing web. even IL you paint a sunset
that is 80 realistic that ii burns up
the canvas.-Manchester Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
~er.~sn Agricultural Workers.

o'ilt1ral workers In Germany
3tal Of 9s2 societies. with O
..i5s lip Of 221,913.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08

Mere Trouble With the Language.
He's a steady driRker. isn't hep"
Hes a drinker, all right, but he's
lever steady" - Cleveland Plain
Ncalcr
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
spain the Land of sunshine

Spain receives more sunshine than
any other European country. The
yearly average Ia 5000 hours,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
LOOTED EXPRESS CAR
Two hen overpswa Messenger
md Escape.
TAKE PACKAGE OF CURRENCY

Bold Robbery OF the New York O..
Louis Express, Of ths Pennsylvania
system-Amount Of Money Taken Le
No< 90 Yet Known.
PittSburk, Pa, May Tive men
seerstSd on the New Yofk-St. Louis
express Sf tAs Pennsylvania Eystesa,
WHICH lsfs tAis city Thursday nigat,
entered shs express car at Walkers
Nils, 10 pafles vest of this city, oa
the Pan Handle division, overcome
the express messenger and escaped
with four realed ssss containing cur
rency. The amoanA taken by tAe rob-
hers is sAkaow&.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08
Loss of Nerve.

How often the loss Of grit precipi-
tates misfortune! We bring upon our.
selves the things we fear. How often
pale, trembling lip or Quavering voice
defeats noble enterprise at moment
of crisis which might otherwise have
ended in prosperity and fortune. But
the man lost his nerve. It's a daily
story-lost his nerve. lost his position;
lost his nerve. lost his fortune: lost
his nerve, lost his life; lost his nerve.
lost his character; lost his nerve, Lost
his soulLRev. DR.. T. Ross Paden.
Presbyterian, Allegheny, Pa.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

out of bed and run to the window to
listen. She is in the kitchen and she
is beating up the hot cakes you particu-
larly like. You can tell by the brown,
sugary smell that floats UP from the
open door. Mother" you call, but she
is actively engaged in stirring the
batter in the yellow earthen dish and
does not hear you. Now she breaks out
into a brave strain. What a stirring
soldiery song it is this new, clean
morning, Will there ever be another
to thrill you like it? Your foot invol-
unfairly taps time to the martial
rhythm.
The Campbells are comm, hurroo.
hurroo.
What life, what joy. what vigor
animates her this morning You can't
dress quickly enough to run down
into the fine, clean gayety of her pres
ence. When you do hurry into the
kitchen. your shoestrings united, and
your hair rumpled, she sees you and
tries to look severe: but the glory of
the day is too much for her Instead
of scolding. she waves the batter
bowl:
who's for hot cakes?" she chants
merrily
You eat your breakfast-how good
those batter cakes made in the old
yellow bowl were-and run off to the
field to play. But you don't feel quite
like playing today. Your head is heavy
and your feet lag. You don't even
look forward to lunch time-something
most unusual-and the thought of that
half bag of candy that Jennie Jones
gave you yesterday makes you feel
sick You trample daisies in a languid
half hearted sort of way, and presently,
almost without your knowing it, you
drag your feet through the grass of
the meadow toward home and go in
heavily at the kitchen door She is not
there now: you hear her upstairs, but
you feel oddly tired and dizzy and as
If you had just enough strength to
crawl to the foot of the kitchen stairs.
and call feebly, Mother
She hears you. There was but one
time when she did not. You know she
is coming and you drop languidly on
the lounge and close your eyes She
comes and knows in moment what Is
the matter. She sits down in the old
cushioned rocking chair and takes you
on her lap. 1t feels very soft and COM
Portable and then you hear a grooming
lullaby:
Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber,
Heavenly angels guard thee now"
You know the old hymn too Half
asleep and half awake you follow " as
her tender voice caresses the words.
You know the very place where it will
waver and break a little. It is on that
high note which she always takes a
little breathlessly with an apologetic
laugh of mild bravado as much as to
say that we don't mind. You know.
too, Just how the voice will die away
on the last word. That last fine note
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

= HE social life of child is a part
of his small existence to which but
little serious thought is given by
mothers in general. yet 1t bears so large
share in helping to form his charac-
ter that 1t seems to me IL should be as
important in our eyes as his food or
clothing.
Unless he Is mentally deformed, he is
going to need and seek companionship,
and his own strength Of character-or
Will, we might say-will be instru-
mental in attracting him to those who
are weaker or stronger than himself
or course, it is obviously the duty of
every mother to see that her child has
the best of associates. but, unfortunate
~. 1t does not lie in the power OF every
mother to control this. We can not al
ways select the environment in which
10 bring UP our children, but when we
can 1T makes the matter an easy one for
the parents.
However. the fine art of utility is to
be able to make the best of bad condf-
tions, and any mother who has accom-
plished this has responded splendidIy
to her motherhood sense of protection
of her young. A poor neighborhood is
a menace 10 the best development of
any child, but a select one is often a
great deal worse. and in choosing the
lesser of the two evils contained in
these two environments. if / were per-
mitted that choice, L should strongly
incline toward the former for the safety
of my child.
The depravity OF squalor IS at least
open and frank, and you know from the
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
SIS PRIZE
Some Points on Cake Baking
Andrea Silva, s4s Capp street. sar

Some Points on Cake Baking
Andrea Silva, 84s Capp street, san
Francisco.
To insure excellent results in baking
LOAF or layer cake, 1rst cream butter
well; add sugar gradually; beat; add
wei beaten egg yOlks with pinch Of
salt; beat again; add -four twice sifted
with baking powder Alternate -four
with milk until both quantities are dis
posed OF Beat again. Add favOring,
spices or well Favored fruit Fold in
whites OF eggs, beaten stiff. Do not
stir in whites nor beat batter after
adding whites Of eggs. Cover loaf
cake with paper Bake IN q slow, mod
crate oven Layer cake requires a
quicker oven Butter cake tins thor
oughly. A cake is thoroughly baked
when the inner kissing sound ceases,
and IL may be easily separated from
the pan
perfectly reliable cake is the old
fashioned !, ?. 3. cake. One cupful
Of butter, one cupful Of sweet milk,
two cupfuls Of sugar, two teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder, three cupfuls OF
-four, four eggs. Any havOring to
taste. or as follows: One cupful grated
chocolate or one tablespoonful each
Of cinnamon and nutmeg and pinch
cf cloves; or the juice and pulp Of one
orange, or one cupful OF chopped nut
megs and raisins.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
IENhtle, Essays@ Mothers
~ y LOUISE D MlTcHELLrMk

start what you have TO contend with;
but the depravity OF our more select"
and arfstocratfc neighborhoOds is illu-
sive, subtle and always unexpected, 50
that the parent does not know from
which source the danger may arise.
In either case cultivating the absolute
confidence of the child by winning. not
forcing it. and using the old and reli-
able method of lighting fire with fire by
enlightening the child's mind as TO the
dangers lurking out there In the wide.
wide world, are the only safeguards
upon which the parent may depend
A very large part of motherhood is
necessarily founded upon faith. but il
is easy to understand that to have to
tell a heart rent with anxiety that they
also serve who only stand and wait is
not a very consoling hope to rest upon
Yet. in spite of this. this stilling OF the
heart and mind is the best attitude for
you to assume IL you would keep your
self balanced and your soul ready to
heal the torn places in the life OF your
child should the occasion arise.
I truly believe that all religion. or
faith. or theory for our highest de-
velopment. must be built upon the
granite foundation of philosophy IL 1t
would be Of practical good in our daily
lives. I do not mean the stoic's belief
that whatever Is. is best" but the
simple Dei1e1 tnat among the ashes or
a lost cause Is a glowing ember that
the right breeze may fan into resur-
rection. Deep down within that young
nature under your care. IN spite OF out
ward signs OF rebellion. of wayward-
ness, OF blind impulses acted upon. lies
hidden the glowing ember" of his bet
ter self that some chance opportunity
will awake into the life OF better
things. Try to have faith in Its exist
ence. If you have to stand and wait
at a time when you long most ardently
to serve in action. close your grasp
firmly upon the belief that he Will
come out all right in the end and per-
haps better than you could have helped
him with your vision limited to his ap-
parently immediate needs.
You can't keep the dreaded knowl-
edge from your child. He must gather
up the evil with the good. and much of
the good will remain with him. despite
your fears TO the contrary. Your
shrewdest line of defense Is to build
up your faith in that good in him and
get him to believe In 1t for himself.
Don't rant about the "eviis OF the
world TO him. It's not fair to the
world, for considering all things II car
ries a large surplus of right doing for
all those who care 10 draw upon It.
Rather bend your efforts toward point
ing out to him where in the wilder
ness of the things to let alone are the
next best things to take, and trust TO
the divine law Of discrimination to
which his latent sense OF self-preser-
walton will sooner or later induce him
to respond.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

heavy, and find. too. that you are
gathered in. just as you were when
you were a baby. and dear tremulous
voice-so sweet. so dear-begins the
song you loved
Roll on. silver moon: point the traveller
his way
While the nightingale's song is in tune;
never. nevermore with my true love
viii stray
By thy soft silver light, gentle moon"
Or maybe it was:
The bright day is gone,
The moon and stars appearing,
With silver light illume the night
Oh. come. come away.
Well join in grateful songs of praise
To Him who crowns our peaceful days
With health, hope. happiness,
Oh. come. come away"
Sometimes 1t was:
DO they miss me at home, do they
miss me?
I would be an assurance most dear
To know at this moment some loved one
Were saying, I wish he were here"
You listened and listened, following
the words. although you knew every
one of them. No other songs will ever
fit into the twilight like those. You
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

have heard them many times since
that is, the beginning of them-for you
never heard any more. The first words
brought the heartache from which
there is no escape.
BY and by, the song began to grow
fainter and fainter. That is, you
thought it did, because you couldn't
hear it quite SO clearly; and the next
thing you knew you were being shaken
a little and some one-was 1t mother?
was telling you that you had gone to
sleep, and that 1t was bedtime She
went upstairs with you-she always
did. till you were quite big-and helped
you to undress and then, just as she
turned to leave you, she looked back
teasingly, and sang a little breath
lessly:
Early to bed and early to rise"
and went off with a CLINT of mischief
still in her eye, and that was the end
till next morning.
When you wake with the bright sun
shine streaming in at the window and
see what a beautiful glorious day 1t
is going to be. you think you can catch
a faint sound of singing. You jump
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

Owing to the large number of
recipes and household ideas that are
being received every day, and the
consequent impossibiIity of their all
appearing in The Sunday Call on ac-
count of lack of space, several recipes
are now being published each day In
the daily edition under the heading
"a Few Words With the Lady of the
House." 1t will be very much appre-
ciated If the ladies, in submitting
their contributions, will write only on
one side of the paper.