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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

Don t touch a newspaper man if
you want to get real money
This rule that should be invar-
iably followed by ickpockets.
Hon. J. f. Parker. editor of the
Elhsvllle New-South-News, Twas a.
mong the visitors in this city at the
inaugural ceremony yes terday. Dur
ing the afternoon he decided to 90
over to Clinton and visit his son, who
is attending Mississippi College.
Last night while Mr. Parker. was
boarding the train ut Clinton some
body stole his pocketbook. but the
thief did not figure on the fact that
the average Mississippi editor is so
rich thai he carries two purses, one
for actual cash and the other for
This thief happened to
get Mr., Parker's collateral purse
Il ,0OOmile mileage book,
good only ON the Gulf 4 Ship Island
road and non-transferrable and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
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PEACE RE1eNs AT A. AND M.
President Hardy Sustained by the
Board of Trustees.

Fresloent Hardy sustained by the
Board of Trustees.
Three' hundred students OF the A.
and M. college at Startville left that
institution because of dissatisfaction
with the condition Of the mess hall.
The board of trustees, after an inves-
tigation of the matter, passed the fol-
lowing ,order:N -
''First.4.That the action of the presi-
dent, J. Cs Hardy, in removing Capt.
:Welborn from the position of command
ant of said college is approved.
at is further the opinion of the
board that athe interests of the college
demand that Capt Welborn's connec-
tion with the college cease at the
earliest possible date.
"SecondAThat while we think the
action of the president in dismissing
from the faculty DR.. L. W.. Crigler was
rather hasty, and not altogether justi-
fled by the facts adduced before the
board, touching the conduct of DIR.
Crlgler, before such dismissal. But
subsequent to the dismissal, while still
on the. campus, awaiting a review OF
his case by the board of trustees, it is
shown by the doctors own admission
that he called upon the senior class
and expressed his approval of their de-
termination to leave the college, thus
placing himself in open antagonism to
the proper. discipline of the college. 1t
is the opinion of the board that his fur
Their connection with the college as
physician would be hurtful to the same.
"Third-The president having been
informed of, the approval of his action
in relieving Capt. Welborn and in re-
moving DIR. Crigler, came before the
board, on his own accord, and stated
that he had reinstated E. Il. Blanton,
which the board heartily approves.
The committee of the senior class being
present, expressed their qualification at
the action of the president in reinstat-
ing Mr.. Blanton, and promised the
board, with their classmates who had
gone home, to'return at once to the col
lege and resume their work.
"Fourth-The board recognizes the
fact that the mess hall management
has been one of the weak points about
the college, and the unsanitary condi-
ton of the old house renders it impos-
sible to make 1t as it should be, still it
is, susceptible of being greatly i'm
proved. The president is directed t.
push The work on the new mess hall as
rapidly as possible, and also to employ
a more capable steward, the necessary
cooks and servants to give to the stu
dent body food better prepared and
hattar corvpd
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Choose Well.

The line of cond act chosen by a
young man during the five years
from fifteen to twenty, will, in almost
every instance, determine his charac-
ter for life. AS he is then careful or
careless prudent or imprudent, in
dustrious or INDECENT, truthful or
discriminating, intelligent or ignorant
temperate or dissolute, so will be in
after years, and it needs no prophet
to cast mis- horoscope, or calculate
his chances in life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Old Folks.

A homestead without a pair of old
folks Times doting chronicles >
seated contentedly in the chimney
corner, would hardly be homestead
at ALL If they are in the picture, it is
complete. There you may find them,
day in and day out, in all sorts of
weather, steadfast to their places and
to one another When the caves drip
in the middle of the winter forenoons
the old man with head of silver aban-
dons his post and newspaper to make
the accustomed tour of the kitchen
Offices, the shed, or the barn, linger-
ing by the. way to throw down a
handful of grain for the pinched
poultry. With what minuteness he is
cautioned by grandmother not to 90
out insufficiently clad, and with what
singlehearted Joy she welcomes him
when he comes back to her again.
He would hardly get warmer re-
ception if he was just returning from
a genuine polar expedition with Wal
ter Wellman. AS soon as he has nest
led down snugiy in his cushioned
chair once more. he will launch out
into such voluble details of the keen
air outdoors, suggestive of Arctic re-
rniniscences which no listener could
very well call in question as will
find the whlte-haired old couple top
ic of earnest talk till dinner is brought
on the table. Fortunate is the home
where grandfather and grandmother
still occupy their old arm chairs.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
KILLED FATHER WITH AK.
DepIorabIe Family Tragedy Occurs at
Davidson, NJ. c,

Davidson, N. c., Jan. IA brutal
murder was committed here Thursday
morning, when Ezekiel Gregory, a
farmer, over sixty years of age, was
killed with an AK by his SON The
murderer fled, accompanied by his
wife, but both we're arrested near
MoOresville, n. G..
The substance of the story gathered
from the daughter of the dead man
was that following an alteration in re.
gard to arising, the son went from the
house INTO the yard and .defied his
father to cross line. drawn. with the
blade of an AK in the earth. The
father crossed the line, a blow was
heard, and the daughter rushed out
to find her father Frustrated.
The injured man did not recover
consciousness. Gregory is in Jail in
Charlotte.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
FERTILIZER TRADE is DULL.
Falling Off of About IS Per Cent Com
pared with Last Year.

Atlanta, Jan. 17-Trade in fertiliz-
ers this year indicates a falling off of
about Is to 25 per cent as compared
with last year, according to informa-
ton received at the state department
of agriculture.
Representatives of fertilizer manu-
facturers who have called at the de-
partment of agriculture state that the
trade was never duller than now, and
there is no hope in the outlook.
The falling off in the demand for
fertilizers is attributed to the search
ty of money, and also to the fact that
vigorous movements have been organ
ICED by the Farmers Union and others
looking to a curtailment of the cotton
acreage during the coming year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
WORK OF "BLACK HAND"
Attempt Made to Blow UP Family of
Italian In New York.

New York, Jan. 16.-An explosion
which the police lay to the BLACK
Hand" occurred at an early hour on
Thursday morning in a tenement
house in East Twenty-ninth street.
shatter1ng the front of the building
breaking windows in nearby buildings
and almost causing a panic in the
wards of Bellevue hospital, which are
located on that side of the hospital
towards the buildings where the ex-
plosion occurred
The explosion seems to have been
directed towahd the family of Pietro
Onarato, a coal dealer, who with his
wife and th1,e children live in the
building. Onarato states that, De
cember 18th, he received a letter
signed "Black Hand" in which he was
directed to place 81 900 on the grave
Of a certain Italian in a Brooklyn
cemetery within a month on penalty
of being killed with all mis- family.
No one was seriously injured in the
building.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Senate.

By Mr.. Longest-To amend section
1925 of the cede relative to carrying
concealed weapons, and fixing penalties.
BY Mr.. Moses-To appropriate money
for the support and maintenance of the
Natchez State Hospital.
By Mr.. Sewart-1o change the age
limit of those subjects toSroad duty from
so to SIS years.
Mr. Crawford-To define and desig-
nate certain duties; of express eompan-
ies.
By Mr. Stewart of ;Madison-To re-
quire; all locomotives operating in the
State to besequipped, with electric head
lights.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

Necessary to a choice, 493.
California was distinctly against th :
administration - and of course Taft
stands as the administrations candi-
date-until the entire battleship fleet
of the United States was sent to San
Francisco. That magnificent pageant
may enable the administration work
erS there to deliver the California del
egation. Colorado is more than doubt
full. In Iowa is a fight that makes it
most unlikely that the secretary of
war, who because of his continaed alb
sence from his office might more prop
erly be called the secretary of the ex-
terror, can get its delegates. Michi-
gan has elected two delegates already,
and they are for Uncle Joe Cannon.
OF course two delegates out of twenty
eight amount to little, but the spirit
that gave the first delegates to Cannon
is likely to be effective when the 9th
erS come to be chosen. Minnesota will
probably give her twenty-five dele
gates 10 La Toilette. His nomination
is improbable. but from his own state
hHu tue HeISHDOIluS STATE Hc VIII SCI
at least Il complimentary vote. The
forty-siX delegates from Ohio will have
to. fight for admission. 1t is plain
] enough now that there will be con-
testing delegations. As in all probable
fty the administration forces will con
troll the committee on credentials, it is
5 likely that the Taft delegation will be
seated and the Foraker delegation
barred out. The final result of course
will be that Ohio viii be carried for
the Democratic nominee. whoever lie
may be. That the territories will with
one accord give their votes 10 Taft is
obvious enough. Every official In the
territories from Alaska to the Philip
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
pons as Policemen.

New York, JAN 1.-THE three
Belgian hounds and the American Air
dale, which have been for some time
undergoing training in the duties OF
policemen, have about finished their
education and within few days they
will be put on post in the outlying dis
tricts. They will be the first dogs
ever used by the New York police.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Eighth Day.
Senate.

Senate was opened With prayer by
Rev. Hill. Lieut-Gov Carter in the
fhaT Roll call showed quorum present.
Mr.. Logan asked permission to change
his vote on the inaugural appropriation
from aye to no, for constitutional rea-
sons. This being allowed, the bill was
declared lost.
The hour having arrived for the con-
sideration of the governors veto mess.
age ON the bank deposit back tax, Mr..
Hebron moved to indefinitely postpone
the BILL
Mr.. Franklin of the Twentv-ifth
spoke eloquently for the passage of the
bill, which forbids the revenue agent
back taxing bank deposits.
Mr.. Leftwich made the point of or
der that it was out of order for this
Senate to attempt to pass the bill over
the veto, as it is no longer live issue
before this body He regards the bill as
dead, and as having been the child of
tanother father, with the fate of which
this BODY hes absolutely nothing to do
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Night Force Again at Work

The Pearl River Lumber Company,
at Brookhaven, one of the biggest saw
mills in the South, with capacity OF
over i,0O0,0 900 feet per day, will put on
it's night force again Feb. l. The COM
pany let out all the night men about
the middle of December on account of
being overstocked, and the condition
of the money market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Sixth Day.

Sixth Day.
The mishap at the city waterworks
plant and its immediate consequence
which was the shutting off of the water
supply all over the city to both private
citizens as well as the general public
Including the state house occupants. was
reflected in the legislative proceedings
ht the brief session held this afternoon
Senate.
Immediately upon the reconvening OF
the Senate, and under suspension of the
rules Senator Lee Mcmillan offered
; current resolution providing for imme.
iiate steps to supply the capitol with
water, fer the purpose of running the
machinery and supplying its own utili.
ties, light. heat and water.
A message was received from the
governor calling attention to the fact
hat the Legislature of 1896 had created
the delta experiment station at Brooks.
vile, but had failed to provide for its
support, and in: order to supply the de-
fciency he had. borrowed the money,
S14,600, at per cent, the note for
which is NOW due.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Potter to create State, county
and municipal repositories, and fixing
the salary of county treasurers at 5000.
This would not affect the treasures
how in office.
Mr.. Adams of the 31st introduced
the first child labor bill, a. bilH to regu-
late the working of children of certain
ages in factories; Mr.. Engel, of the
9TH introduced bill to prohibit the
transportation of intoxicants from a wet
to dry county. Mr.. Anderson of the
38th, bill to amend the charter on
crime so as to make Islander a criminal
offense.
A resolution by Mr.. Franklin of. Pom
totoc. to pay the publishers of the Jack
son dallles for the furnishing of their
papers to the members created some an
mated discussion. The resolution pre-
vailed finally, and the two dailiesof the
city will be subscribed for
House.
Immediately on the converting of the
House Speaker Street handed down his
list of Judiciary committee members.
numbering forty-two in all. The COM
mittee is as follows:
Messrs. Quin, chairman; G. L. Jones.
Tyson. Alcorn, McIlhenny. Morrison.
Mccullough, Boddie. Frierson, Russell.
Yewell, Fatheree and Anderson of Clai-
borne; Rencher, Stewart of Wayne:
Miller, Bird. Gen. Johnston, Coahoma';
Holmes, Hill, Shelby, Shivers, o,Neill!
Bloomfield Carr. Foy Robertson of
Forrest; Yates, Mcdonald. Pollard, Will
liams, Dorroh, SumralI, Stockett.
Slough, Harris, Bennett of Alcorn; Ben
nett of Lincoln, Lotion, Graham and
Crawford.
To this committee was Immediately
referred the Senate bill No. 4, provid-
ing for the reduction of the penalty re-
quired of the State treasurer.
Mr.. Quin of Kinds, in the chair, the
rush of bills and resolutions began and
this was maintained at a lively clip.
One of the important resolutions was
that providing for the sitting of the
two committees to whom had been re-
ferred the sundry liquor bills, jointly.
for the purpose of culling one good
measure from all, which wasea adopted
unanimously.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Colony of Northern Farmers.

Americas, Ca, Jan. 16.-Twenty-
seven northern farmers travelling to-
gether have arrived here with the in
tention of purchasing farming lands
and instituting q colony among them
selves. They are thrifty, sturdy
farmers and will prove valuable ac-
QUESTION TO Sumter county Several
landowners here are interested in the
movement instituted to bring northern
farmers here to settle, and other con-
siderable parties will follow shortly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 20.-G. B.
Prafit of this city, son of P. p.
Prafitt, of Elberton, Ga. committed
suicide by drinking laudanum. He said
been employed here by D. G. Seegler.
an architect, wno vas moved to At
lanta and has offices in the Gambler
building.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Preacher May Accept Call.

Macon, Ca, Jan. 1S.-Rev. John
S. Bunting, now an Episcopal min
lister in Greeville, Del, is in Ma
con looking over the field at Christ
church with a view of accepting the
call which was recently extended him
1t is believed by the vestry of Christ
church that he will accept, and much
interest is being manifested in his
coming.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Starting in Life.

No young man who desires to sue
coed in business has any time to lose
in shutting about in experimental
clerkship; and after finishing his ed
location the sooner he makes choice OF
his business for life, and sets himself
at work TO learn and become success
fully established, the better. No
young man can afford TO make mis-
lake in his choice of occupation; the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Rural Carriers Record.

w. D. Sutton, a rural mail carrier
/ between Brookhaven and Fair River
postoffice, has a record to be proud of.
He has been on this route three years,
and has not missed day on account of
sickness. He has handled over 5000
pieces of mail each month, and has
travelled over $4,000 miles-more than
enough to go around the world twice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Established New Record

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Frank Sullivan,
swimming director of the Illinois Ath-
letic club, has established a new pro-
fessional record for remaining under
tank for three minutes. The former
mark of 2:20 was held by Finney,
an English swimmer, and was made
several years ago at Philadelphia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Proposed ANTITRUST Law.

A bill has been introduced in the
State senate to prohibit a corporation
selling its products at a lower price in
one place than in another, in order to
drive out competition. 1t is sometimes
the case that a big corporation will in
struct its agents to underselI a small
and struggling competitor until it has
put its helpless competitor out of bust
ness. and then TO return to it's old high
rates. The proposed measure seeks to
prohibit such practice as this.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Bio Tobacco Shipment.

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 1S.-A
jacksonville, KY, dispatch says tnat
che 1906 pooled crop of tobacco in
Webster county has been sold to Eng
lish parties The tobacco is being
loaded for shipment and will be sent
to New Orleans and from there to Liv-
erpool. The purchase consists Of S24
hogsheads and will make 3 train OF
sixty cars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Bank Officials Under Bond.

Durango, Colo, JAN 16-Charged
with having received deposits after
they knew that the Colorado State
bank was insolvent, four of the Off
GERS and directors were on Wednes-
day arrested in attachment suits
brought against them by John English
Those arrested are D. N. Freeman,
w C. Chapman, Frank Eldredge and
on bonds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
was kidnapped by Chinese from Her
Parents in Cincinnati.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Florence
Livingston, 16 years old. is in the
hands of the police. having been cap
tured in a raid ON a house occupied by
Lee Ping in the Chinese quarter.
The girl says she was kidnapped
from her parents in Cincinnati when
she was nine years of age and since
that time has been held by the Chi
nese as a slave, frequently passing
from the hands of one Chinese to an
other in different parts of the coun-
try. She says she was not allowed
to write to her friends, and finally
even forgot the name of the street
on which she lived. She could tell
the police nothing about her parents.
She now speaks Chinese fluently.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
snip,s Mate plsanneae.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 2O-The steam
ship Irmfgard, Captain Braue, arrived
Sunday from Bremen. Captain
Brauer reported the loss of Third Mate
Ruehml1orf on Christmas eve, just as
the vessel was passing out of the
mouth of the river Weser. No one
knew whether he had committed sui
eide or fallen or been thrown over
board The mate was engaged to be
married to a girl in Germany.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
Saturday Evening Reverles.

The sacrifice that so many of our
young men are making to secure po-
sition in a store, is really amusing.
In almost all parts of the country let
any store-keeper proclaim that he has
or is likely to have, a vacancy, and he
is forthwith over run with appllca-
tions. We know of young men work
| ing for from two hundred to three
hundred dollars per annum, and
boarding themselves, who can COM
mand, as mechanics, three times that
sum. Why is it that good mechanics
| of almost every kind are so scarce,
and are commanding their own price,
while so many young men are turn
ing their backs upon their fathers
calling, and living in wait for oppor
tunities to measure calico between
dingy walls, fourteen hours day, for
a mere plttance?
Do not flatter yourself, youNg man
that your fortune is made. that you
are a gentleman, when once you have
secured position behind Messrs
Yardsticks & Cos counter. You have
an exceedingly hard road 10 travel to
achieve to anything like success. You
may rs we'll understand it first as
last. Unless YOU have ii large amount
of energy, and are wiling to work
hard ard long, aud wait patiently,
and have some natural adaDtion to
the business, the chances are that
YOU will fail Don't take On any airs
| the first year The most detestable
sight Imaginable is q youth with half
an intellect, half developed. pulled up
| with an exalted idea of his own i'm
portapce because of his good clothes
and six months experience in Il sec
oild rate retail shop
| Onlv'one in Il great many of our
merchants succeeds in making for
tune. Very many Of them fail; and
most of these who do not fail, only
succeed bya lifetime OF weary labor
No business is more confiniEg We
know whereof we speak and we know
right we'll the value of little respite
aud little snuff of pure all, and the
pleasure of an occasional touch of
bright, warm sunshine on the paid
| cheek. But, boys, if you think there
lis no other road to happiness, wealth
lapd renown but to sell dry goods try
it, Let us assure you, however, that
so long as there are SO few earning
to make boots and shoes and harness
and hoes and pitchforks and brick
walls, and people continue to need
them so much, the chances in that
ldirection are better for building a
fortune, and establishing yourselves
as useful, honored, and influential
members of society. If you are estab
lished in any business, we counsel
Iyou not to leave it 1t is question
which requires consideration, and
may, or may not, be advisable. But
if you are about to enter some field of
life labor, be not Influenced by any
false considerations of ease or respon-
sibility. You will succeed in nothing
without continued effort; and if you
have ability and are willing to work
to that end, you will be successful,
land success will command respect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
vardaman To Publish. Paner

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 17.-Governor
James K. Vardaman has made defin-
tie announcement concerning his re-
embarkation upon the sea of journal
ism when his term as governor of
Mississippi expires. Within the next
ten days, the governor declares, the
first copy of his paper will appear. 1t
will be printed at Jackson and will
start as a weekly pending the work
ing out of plans for a daily.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-24
BOOM FOR HAYWOOD.
Boise, Idaho, Man May Be Socialist
Candidate for Presidency.

New York, Jan. William D.
Haywood, who was recently acquitted
on a charge of murder at Boise, Ida
no, is in New York, having arrived
Thursday night.
He was received with enthusiasm by
the New York socialists. He will
confer with Eugene V. Debbs, pre-
sumably regarding the move to make
Haywood the socialist candidate for
the presidency at the next election.
Debbs was the socialist candidate at
the last presidential election.