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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

George B. Israel, who lives on the
farm of Sheriff Samuel Parks, In John
son township, Brown county, thought
his sheep were being killed by Oscar
Ault's dog. Israel went to the Ault
home armed with a gun, where he in
tended to kill the sheep-killing dog.
A 6ght took place between the two
men, and after they had paid their
fines before Justice Robinson of John
son township they learned that he
had just trapped large timber wolf.
The neighbors Immediately made
friends and decided that the wolf had
been killing the sheep instead of the
dog, as supposed. The pelt of the
dead wolf was taken to Nashville.
Numerous wolf tracks have been found
in Johnson township, and number
OF farmers are looking for other
wolves which they believe have been
visiting sheepfolds.- Columbus CORES
pondence indianapolis News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
HEIGHT cE. TIE CLOUDS.
Measurement Si.t,.'- They Are from
ias@ One 10 c.s. cc..esss...ss',. 50 Away.


When the Illuminating tests of the
new high.preasure fountain in the
Schwartzenbergl Vienna, were
made remarkable cone of light was
observed appe airing ass though pro.
jected by d searchlfght, says the Lon.
don Post. When this beam of II hit
fell on aeeiUuti am exceedingly bright
spot appeared in the heavens. DIR.
Rhaden. assistant at the Vienna OBJ
servatory, observing the angle which
the bright siot made with the horizon,
had the happy thonght of using It to
determine tie height of the clouds.
A simple geometfica Iscalculation per-
mits of this and from a number of
observations cloud heights weres de-
duced ranging from 4 $50 to 10070
meters. or from one to six miles ap-
proximately. A peculiar fact was that
sometimes during weather that was
apparently perfectly clear a bright
spot would appear in the projection
OF the beam ofslight, showing the pres
ence of "a stratum of fine vapor, ordin-
arily visible with difficulty or entirely
invisible. On one occasion this vapor
stratum proved to be more than six
and half miles high, -.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Could Use Him later.

When Fa"Gipsy" Smith spoke at q
banquet the other evening he told a
story which, he said, he had brought
from England. An old Yorkshire far
mer drove into Leeds on a market day
behind rather stolid-looking animal.
Pulling up at the door of business
house, he threw the reins over the
mares back and alighted from the
cart. A young man in search Of q Job
happened, by. Shall | hold her for
your" he asked. NO" replied the
farmer. sShe don't need any holding.
She'll stand all right" The young
man was walking away when the far
mer shouted to him. Hey, there" he
said, you can come back in half an
hour and help to start her"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

q New York man has. Just patsno
O device for the encouragement a4
thrift. It consists zof a toy ssSiaN
bank with clock attachmsnt. TAe
sisck is set In the face Of the bRua
and cannot be wound unless Q aame
tn dropped In the SLOT As Mlm6lmf
causes the dime to fall into the Yamie
and the clock will run bat "a hours
without rewinding the contrivauce as,
sures an accumulation Of 20 cents q
week. The theory is that the mecca
sity of depositing dime every day
will lead to slipping in other coins &C
odd moments and thus establish q
habit of saving.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

The modern woman's aim is to bo
)usiness-like, and her affairs of tho
heart. such as they are, she conducts
on the same principles as she would
conduct public meeting or q charisz
bazaar. ST plays hockey and golfL
fences and wrestles In order to de-
velop her muscles. and learns ju,iiesd
principally because it is the fashion,
but also because. as an ethereal dsbsD
tante informed me the other day, "1t1H
so jolly useful If you want to knocks
man down. Ladies' Field.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
!, READING WITH A PURPOSE.
The Bible the Best Of All Books for
xs Culture.


Culture" said Arnold in the pre-
face to Literature and Dogma" '1s
indispensably necessary, and culture
Is reading; but reading with purpose
to guide 1t, and with system. He does
a good work who does anything to
help this; indeed. it is the one essen
tial service now to be rendered to edu.
cation."'e The remark, whether it be
the cause sor not, may stand for the
type Of motive underlying many a
modern treatise on the subject. There
have been famous lists of the 100 best
books" now deprecated by more
catholic taste; we all know of numer-
Gus pamphlets on the subject of what
TO read; and the literary counsel
featured in popular periodicals for
domestic consumption is beyond an
alysis; they all tell us what books,
both classical and contemporary, It is
best for us to taste, to chew, or to di-
gest. In such trains of advice one may
be reasonably certain, before opening
any given treatise, to. find stock ideas;
1SSAS eAS Jul RAASClOSo POSSCSShoAAs
you should, in Lowell's words. read
what will make you think rather than
dream newspapers are public men
ace and should be read swifAy, mere
ly for the sake of the important news;
excessive novel reading is deleterious
to the moral fiber; the Bible is the
best of all books for culture. Indeed,
these ideas can not too often be re-
peated, for we do not hear a 1.-THE
as much about them as we do about
passing politics, the stock market,
theaters and athletics; but the specific
interest in the present guides to cul-
ture lies in the variations from such
worthy remarks and the fresh applica-
tion of them.-Forum
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Since the world began" says
Julian Hawthorne. there have been
written perhaps 100 supremely good
works of fiction. Assume that the
first of these was the Iliad, now about
5000 years old. One hundred good
stories in 5000 years is story every
generation. Since sthe battle OF Wa
terloo, then, there have been rather
less than three of them. Probably
we are overstating the number rather
than the contrary. When you consider
the matter, three supremely good
stories in a hundred years ID very
high average
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Seventy Years Old.

In one of the Jersey courts of jus.
tice, prisoner was abe 1t to be put
on trial for a serious offense Five
Jurors had been accepted. The clerk
called OUT Dennis Riordan." A
shriveled old Irishman responded:
'Here!" The counsel for the defense
looked at him and said: "Challenged.p
Why? On account of age. How old
are your the attorney asked "Siv-
anty."". replied Dennis, in awheezy-
squeaky voice. The venerable Judge
asked: my good man, when were
you 70?" Three years ago, yer
honor!" shouted Dennis in a voice that
could be,heard blocks away Excused" !"
said the Judge; and he had to rap
for order.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

A man by the name Of Frank
Rouch. living on the other side OF
Chestnut, was complaining the other
day because the river had washed
away his, little garden. He said. how
ever, that he did not care, as the
flood had deposited about 100 cords Of
wood, where the garden stood This
is fair exchange. as wood is worth
five dollars cord here.-Dunsmuir
Cor. Sacramento Bee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Advertising In Iapsa.

japan as an advertiser has saAm
some Billboard IDEAS frem Ansyfn.
'Worshipers at Buddhist temples In
variably wash their hands I'm fsaA-
tain at the entrance before wAkina
their applications. FsrmsrH NE
priests hung towels there. New tAs
merchants ef Tokyo aad ether siass
furnish the temples witA free tswsh,
reserving the privilege Of pSdakHg
their advertisements ON then.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Chicago poiieemsa ssmeaimsa mnane
themselves useful. aitAsasA p@AAps
not in L way they are Supposed ta.
This was shown BY "a insiesAa m q
South side home. TAs mistress k tAs
house happened 10 ws iase sAe ASesAAm
during the svsainG xAses she saw sAn
cook evidently sntoying tAs sompamS
Of two big dispsnsess Of NE Mw.
why, Maggie" she exclaimed, @a&
one policeman enough Doe vwar
"Shure, ma'am, bat wan 10 mw sAw-
eron," answered tAs cosA. NAA
one?' Queried the laAY. 'T@setnnm
the wan and sometimes the ssAaw,"
was the ehesry rspay fpcm tAs ~
eourceful Maggie. -- CAssaWs @wsn,
icie.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

At dinner of the Beach club at
Palm Beach, Oakleigh Thorne, New
forks noted raconteur, told story
about theatrical manager. The day
after the production of a new melo-
drama said MI. Thorne, this man
ager wrote to his leading man as fol-
lows: Your performance last night
was SO bad that IA deadheads have
written to me demanding that their
names be stricken from the free list !"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
PACKED TO BE STOLEN.
Old Man Had Fixed Up for Thieves
and Had Repose Coming.

q At midnight the other night got a
dig in the ribs and woke up to hear
Mary saying:
Husband, get up at once or we
shall have our throats cut
Il Have you discovered anyone in
the room with butcher knife%'
asked. @ ssr p
mo; but I. res an awful racket in
the back yard"
"Well?"
ss.'Well, who knows who is around
and what they are stealing? Get
right up and let 'em know you are at
home"
My dear woman, let's look at this
thing from the other point of view.
No person In our back yard is up here
In our bedroom. Consequently, our
throats are safe. 1t is a well known
tact that l am always home o. nights,
and no one will figure that this night
is an exception. AS to the identity of
the marauders, what is 1t to US
whether they are named Smith or
Jones?"
"But do you want to be robbed?"
persisted my good wife.
81 do not No man does I hear a
barrel being softly rolled over the
snow. That barrel contains dead cat
and lot of old shoes and rubbers.
headed 1t up this afternoon and left
IL to be stolen. If not stolen It will
cost me 15 cents to have 1t carted
away. Mary. seek thy revenge. We
have saved is. cents in cold cash. the
thief has worked up surprise party
on himself, and there is yet time to
indulge in our full amount Of sleep
and wake up in the morning and be
glad we are living. Washington
Post
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Change Color OF Feathers.

G. Crabb, president of the National
Cage Bird show, which has just closed
at the Crystal palace, London, says:
Orange colored canaries are becom-
Ing more and more popular. The pro-
cess to turn canary's feathers orange
is SIM le one. With its food is
mixed a small quantity Of cayenne
pepper. and in few weeks or months
the feathers change color. II the pep
per is given to the bird when 1t is
young. more vivid color will be OBJ
tanned"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

The toilet - n0-Aan never, even In
Its most obvious details. comes within
the understanding of man. He may
admire, appreciate, or adore a wom-
ans dress, but he never for q moment
understands 1t. Few, indeed, are tho
uysteries which this age Of advers
tisement has left to us, but the time
happily Is not yet when khe ordinaxa
e2Rin man can gauge 1no distinctions
d chinen On crepe de cA1ne.- Yaa5eu
~ -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

The Study club was reading about
Constantine, and had come to the cir
cumstance Of his having a thousand
cooks.
"will Mrs. Ultry-Mural," said the
leader of the day. kindly tell us what
she infers from this ?"
Why" replied Mrs. Ultry-Mural.
st would seem that the emperor must
have lived in very remote suburb,
or else he didn't possess the despotic
power we have sometimes supposed. .
Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

What could be mere perfect DO
Tense than the device Of the mssv-
hen? She sinks herself in the water
beneath an overhanging rect o. b&ak.
leaving only her bill In sight. Ana
that looks like fallen leaf Yea
may stand within six feet Of her saa
she will not move, 30 sure n she
that her russ will succeed. .--LsAasn
Evening Standard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

young matroA Of New YovR ~ 90
only one Of her family wAe 10 net N
Who's WAo." her father being q wen
known clergyman and her MotAsR,
brother and sister being more sg lam
celebrated writer's. oAs day hsz No.
ter was condoliag with her sa A@
lack Of distinction In tAis re4peS&.
Never mind, Belle" saiG the literary
sister; you may not be In WA~'s
Who, but you're the Oaly membss se
the family who 10 in the tslspAsns
book, and that costs real Money"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
The nExsho Southern Boy i

The @Exsho Southern Boy in the
GrEEsE County,. HERALD, says they
dislike to see an lnelement Sunday,
as they can't 90 cut -coQrting the
pretty, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. amquite
sure we have no curly headed ones
here, forsthe showers and wind new
er get Too hard for them to go buggy
riding on Sunday evenings luce
dale Plaindealer, Dec. 21st.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Every year from 800 to 1900 couples
60 to England from. the continent,
mostly from Germany, to get married.
To comply with the conditions OF the
English law the bride usually comes
over first, stays one night in a hotel
and gives notice OF the marriage on
the following day. Then the man ar
rives and the ceremony takes place.
It Is generally by license. as other
wise both would have to be In Eng
land for four weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

When ! was at Harvard" said DR..
William F. Anderson, of New York, In
concluding brief address, "the boys
had little epigram with which they
used to warn speakers not to be too
prolix. It compared a speech to a
wheel. You know. professor, they
would say, the longer the spoke, the
greater the tire Christian Regis
ter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
State News Notss.

The Mississippi Legislature will
convene in Jackson next Monday
Jany. 6, 1908 in its regular session.
Much business confronts the law
making body and it will probably be
late in the Spring before il can COZ
.clude it's labours.
All County and State officials OF.
cept the Governor will be sworn into
office on next Monday, January Q.
1908.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

The war is on over the new county
proposition. The Plaindealer and the
GREENE COUNTY HERALD have locked
horns oyer She. puestii;ohf,, ana it will
be farley aired on both sides by the
time the Legislature meets. ~ 81
The Plaindealer published here for
two and half years by w. L.
Morris, from Fort Smith, Ark, is
now under the management of.W. a.
Henslee,s of Fascagoi1la. Lueeda1e
despatch to N. O.. .Picayune, dated
Dec. q. :.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

s~'VHs~s WUPfWcFW8 OHWUW
1t viii surprise some people te isaEa
that automobiles are vsr1 musA in uss
In Egypt. being considersa q Sax lsss
costly and biscuit nsAas d eumvsy-
ance than cameis. ConsuI WmesAl L.
M. IddinGs. Of Cais,c, ssvorts NAT snxx
registered In Cairo now ns@bsx 9e4;
last season. rs: In AlexanAsr, ias, m
compared with 1io last ssassn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Lie never seems so clear and easy
~ when the heart is beating faster at
tne sight OF some generous, self-risk-
Ing deed, We feel. no doubt, then
what is the highest prize the soul can
win; we almost believe in our power
to attain it, George Eliot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Thouuht rhay Wara flra,U..

One OF the guests at .rhankagIv.
Ing dinner, commenting upon the
great American bird, casually re-
marked that friends living In the
country raised their swn surksys
Whereupon the four-ysar-sld daughter
OF the house promptly ipqaapsa:
where do they get the seed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Two barristsrs Of t1s AA@@ %
Doyle and YelvsrtoA were GsAssaAtap
qaarreling before the bench. One 4Me
the dispute arose 90 AiGA sAas ne In
censed Doyle knocked Down In 90
versary. sxelainiAs vsAsmsads:
You seoundrel! III make Wwa DO
have like q gentlemaa!"
The other, smartiAg aaAsr tAs Stew
rs he lay On the greHAA, sA@gStisa1e
replied:
mo, never l asfy yea Yea saHnet
do it, air!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
London Women Wear sabots

Eonooh WoIheH W4k%F a&4Q&4sx
Women OF the spoerer class In Lon
don have adoptedeputch, wooden shoes
for indoor use, yThs sabots are Inn,
ported by Streatham Hill Arm, and
their price is from 25 cents upward.
Dutch sabots are said to be comfort
able once wearers have become &C.
customed to them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Some friends we're discussing .
painter whose laziness. was, pgoyerbial
IN the quarter. esHe Is 80 Lazy said
one, that he paints nothing but win
ter scenes to save himself the trouble
OF putting leaves on the. trees. Mos
Loisirs. .xlksfa ~ 2zsN s52tA s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

A lady, who is furniture remover.
carrying on business at MAXWELL, has
On her vans the following appeal to
the public sDoA4 worry-get mar
ried-and keep. on gmoviu. London
Evening Standr rd.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

How many Of us reaily hive? Youth
is always dreaming $Sf wonderful
achieyements,S while old age looks
back at equally wonderful failures.
1t is the moment that is precious
aRd real sA bs sT.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Expsrt Must Eivid. co,,...,

A Paasian.couHe, M. iebon and his
wife, who are being divorced and are
dividing their efdkts, have spent sl5,.
600 on Aws In; q .kranale, ofer the pos,
session soE . heoglectfon Of postage
stamps.A An expeF4siSste.be be- engaged
to dividesEhe scoIlectien equitabIy. .
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Considering the mistakes the aver
age man makes In picking wife. II
Is surprising what companionable
woman he chooses as q stenographer.
Florida Times Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

A newly imported wood, used for
high-class cabinet and piano work, Is
the Tasmanian myrtle. 1t is OF rich
pink color, moderately hard, and very
close grained, taking good finish and
working well and smocthly.' 81
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

District Attorney B:'P: HARRISON
of Leakesviile; sand the second judi
cial district of.the. state of Mississip-
pi, asks for an. order to prosecute the
Alabama .ahd Mississippi Railroad
,aiethe name. of the railroad
ia the state, for its
80 osy an order of the COM
mission for the running of a suitable
and convenient icaoachsfoor the accom-
modation and convenience of passen-
gers. The permission will be granted.
Jackson; Miss, letter in Picayune
of Dec 2Sth. =. ~ -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

To watch s.se corn grow or the
blossoms set; to draw hard breath
over plowshare or spade; to read, 70
think. to love, to pray-these are the
things that make men happy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
n. y = - J 2 = = - :
First Proper ThimbIe.

The first metal thimble with a
top onsH was siAade In Amsterdam,
Holland, for Mrs. Kilean, van Rsnssel-
aer. wife sof the patron who found
ed Albany In 1884 the bicentenary
OF the invention of the thimble was
celebrated in Amsterdam. Dominic
Nicholas van Rensselaer,, who came
to New York in 1914. owned the first
watch ever brought to America.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Iowa And Mapri.r.

I've eUo WAfft138.
s a good BIT Of love gess 10 waste
before marriage that would heip 4 ~
afterwara.--Pusk.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

't'E~s ~set~UIS wv Ut3IF8W.
would rather be ignorant thar
wise In the foreboding Of ssli.-Ass-
chylus
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-13

# * 3$ < < < x < < &; < * * < < < Dear santa claus please give < * me little cap pistle and tin ;sE < top ruber Ball candy nuts 2: < arong apple. ss
 < * < Dear samtclause. < x I want a little doll and a < < doll 21 inches long. and I < < want little chair for my lit 3l$s < tie dole. I want the littlest ss < dress in pink and I want < < both of the doll with blackeye < < and black hair and black shoe x < and stocking. the little dole I <; < want pink shoe and stocking. < < good < < by sE < from < < x ................. < 2. v .ss .s Y ~ v s,. ss .e ss sN- .,l Se
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-13
The cricketa chirr.

The variation of speed in the chirp- ing of crickets depends so closely cn temperature that the height of the thermometer may be calculated by ob- serving the number of chirps in miil- ute. At 60 degrees F. the rate Is eighty chirps a minute, at 70 degrees F. 120 per minute, and the rate in- creases four chirps to the minute with a change of one degree. Below a temperature of 50 degrees F.. the crick- ct. Is not likely to make any sound.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-13
Run for he Scissors and Cut Or q Bang

E The Rat family will have to take a back seat; so will the sausage pucs and the wiggling curls.
 new fashion has arisen in the way of coiffure, and it calls for the real article in the way of hair--that is, the kind that is firmly fastened to the scalp and not the variety for sale in thr shops.
 For the bang, the real old-fash 5r, d bang, has arrived on the scene and the fashionables are flying for the sharpest scissors and cutting off fringe across the brow.
 Globe women may be considered rath Ter "slow" when it comes to adopting any exaggerated style of wearing ap- parel, but not so when it concerns the latest wrinkle in coiffure.
 First it was rats on moderate scale the angle being pompadour in front; this was changed, extra rates were add ed, and wondrous towering effect re- suited. Next the pompadour was flat tened. only to give exaggerated and enormous side extensions completed by Psyche knot at the nape of the neck.
 Now another change has reached Globe and the younger promoters of fashion are wearing bangs. And that heavy bangs fairly reaching to the eye. brows have actually arrived was dem, onstrated at recent evening function.