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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.


in Texas. The Lone Star State has
shipped 100000 pounds of turkey
this season. That's q nice bunch of
money for the rangers who have TAX
en- the blue ribbon for turkey produc-
ton. Go to Texas If you wish to get
the know how"
When the authorities of the Dan
vile Pa.) Insane asylum advertised
for 1000 pounds of live turkey only
one reply was received from the home
county. Center county filled the con-
tract. All the turkeys were nine
pounds or over at Is cents per pound.
1t takes 1900 pounds Of turkey for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at
this institution.
When the cats away the mice will
play" In that patent dry feed hopper
which Is warranted to hop. Whether
1t brings a big crop of eggs we know
not. but it certainly is an automatic
sure hatch mouse incubator.
Have you heard the news from Mis-
souri,? Her last annual report shows
poultry product of $4O,OOO,OOO. Her
hens laid 107, 155,65S dozens of eggs,
worth $16,OO0,OOO Missouri heads the
band. The great American hen has
Knocked out the great Missouri mule.
How shall l get fresh eggs? Fresh
eggs are composed of good strains,
good pains, good brains and good
grains. Mix these we'll In scientific
manner. and you will have eggs to
burn.
Every time a hen cackles she does
not lay, any more than every time you
speak you say something that will
make you famous. The hen tells q lie
to get some feed and drink that you
have neglected to give her. We will
forgive her, but we can't forgive you
dnless you do better
In distributing gifts of poultry don't
forget the poor preacher. If you do,
then that good joke that is one of the
traditions Of the fathers will die out.
However, let us quietly remind you
that the Baptist preachers prefer wa
terfowl.
When your hens get the rOup, be sure
to call the neighbors In. They will
surely tell you what you ought not to
do. After you have filled them up with
red pepper, castor oil, axle grease, pat
ent poultry feeds and bug juice, top off
with liniment. Eminent will cure any
thing from a corn to a cracked smoke
pipe. It's the great American panacea.
IL these all fail, call In the family ply
stefan.
The early bird catches the worm"
has its exceptions. You will not get
early winter eggs if you snooze all
morning. The best hens lay early. If
you feed fifteen minute mash ut or
0 O'Clock, your best hen will be on the
nest and will get left. If she gets
left. you get left.
Do you prepare your birds for the
shows? Let conscience and the stand
ard guide ysu. These people who cut
of extra points, pull out feathers and
dye wing flights here may get blue
ribbons In this world, but the devil
will get them In the next.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
WHITE ,or Sc TREES pIE.
Former Secretary Hitchcock VIII Give
a Third washington Oak"

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, former Sec
rotary of the interior, has called on
the president and told him that he
would make a third attempt to break
the "hoodoo" which seems to hover
over, or under, the eastern terrace of
the White House. and has thus far
killed two Washington oaks" II the
third succumbs Mr.. Hitchcock says
he will give 1t up.
When Mr.. Hitchcock was ambassa-
dor to Russia he picked up Il handful
of acorns from beneath the Washing
ton oak" that Charles Sumner had
planted in the Peterhof grounds. The
acorns picked up by Mr.. Hitchcock
were taken to his summer home in
New Hampshire, and there grew into
sturdy little trees which are now
about ten years old.
Soon after President Mckinley In
vited Mr.. Hitchcock into his cabinet
the latter noticed large bare plot Of
ground near the eastern gate OF the
White House grounds, and asked the
president If he would not plant one of
the little Washington oaks" on tho
spot. President Mckinley said he
would be- glad to do so, and one after
noon handled the spade at the tree
planting ceremony. For time the tree
fiourished; then 1t withered and died
without apparent cause.
After President Roosevelt succeeded
President Mckinley another of the
oaks was planted, the president WELD
ing the spade. 1t did well for time,
then dropped and died. Now, to prove
that he is not superstitious, Mr..
Hitchcock will send to New Hamp-
shire for third tree.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Women in Government Service.

OF the 1854 persons employed by
the government, 25,351 are employed
in the District of Columbia, while $780,
523 are employed elsewhere. Although
the total number of employees in the
District is thus less than one-sixth of
the total number elsewhere, the num-
Der of women in the District exceeds
the number elsewhere by 895. OF the
employees in the District 1858 are
women, or almost three In ten, while
Of the employees elsewhere but 6,463
are women, or one in 25. This differ
ence is mainly to be attributed to the
fact that in the District far larger
of the positions are suit
lble for women than in the case else
"here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

the household. Nothing in the house
is held too good to be used on that
day, and treasures of all sorts are
gathered from their hiding places to
add to the general attractiveness. The
table, which was laid for ten-an old
fashioned oval one-was the only one
of. which even the oldest children had
any recollection and was covered with
heavy damask cloth.
On the centerpiece, embroidered with
most natural holly branches, was
placed long, oblong mirror piled high
with sprays of holly, caught here and
there with scarlet ribbon. Around
this were four low candlesticks, with
red candles and small shades made OF
a solid mass of tiny red rosebuds COM
lined with green foliage. At either
end of the table was dull green can
dlestick with a fat, round base and
a slender stick holding aloft above the
heads of the people seated at the table
q very large shade, the reproduction OF
those used In the centerpiece.
A spray of holly on the napkin at
each place added to the brightness or
the table. Just above the centerpiece
was huge bunch of the holly depend
ing from the chandelier, tied with
large bows of the scarlet ribbon, al
most hiding with its sprays the globes
around the gas jets, which were but
dimly lighted. as the red candles gave
out a soft, warm glow.
In addition to the little dishes scat
tered about filed with the usual sailed
almonds, olives and relishes were add
ed two or three others containing can
died cherries, red bonbons and gllded
nuts. Little silver dishes heaped high
with gilded nuts of all sorts will be
found especially decorative, and the
flavor Of the nut will not be at all
spoiled by the glittering shells.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.
New 70 Decorate the Table ;TastefulIy
and Economically.

new 70 OeSoFoxe Sne aDte aStoTuHy
and Economically.
There Is nothing so appropriate for
the Christmas table decoration as the
red and green of the holly. says the
National illustrated Magazine. During
the other 364 days Of the year all the
variations which can be arranged with
the help of roses, orchids or any cul-
tivated or even wild flowers are per-
Missile. But on this one day the hol-
ly berries alone seem to be filed with
the festiyity Of the Christmas season
II by any misfortune 1t Is impossible
to get holly substitute glossy laurel
leaves combined with some brilliant
red flower. Vivid carnations will sup
ply a decided note Of color, or If an
even more elaborate decoration Is de-
sired a basket Of poinsettias would be
veEJ beautiful. But when holly can
be obtained 1t Is to be preferred to any
other medium of decoration. On this
one day brilliant color scheme should
be devised Lights, colors, silver and
china should be bright and cleaning.
A simple, economical, but decidedly
effective treatment OF the table was ar
ranged for big family dinner one
"'.-s-'mas nv the young daughter Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
That Debt.

1t is a small one, to be sure, and
apparently not worth serious
thought. Why not then pay it?
Why be compelled to suffer the
modification of dun? Why not
take that little thorn out of your
finger at once? 1t will tester if
allowed to remain and cause ten
times the trouble Why not re-
lieve the conscience of that little
load? You contracted the debt
knowingly and willingly. Did you
mean to pay it? Certainly you
did. Then why not do it at once?
Every days delay increaes, NOR
ally, the amount of your obliga-
ton. Remember too that your
little debt, and another mans lit
tie debt, and thousand other
mems little debts, make little
fortune for your creditor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Advice to Younn Men.

II you are inclined to become lluS
band, by I'll means select wife froa
family in which there are numeroxs
daughters. In such a case the girl is
much less likely to be spoiled, and
consequently is calculated to make u
better wife. Then you will render
yourself immensely popular with the
parents, who find it extremely difficult
TO get rid of number. of girls AK
only daughter is often she'd Il.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
CHICKEN FEATHER MILLINERY


\ Some of our lady friends who still.
wear feathers In their hats in defiance
of the Audubon society will not hold
their heads SO high when they learn
that many Of the swell millinery estaD-
liShments have large and increasing
trade with some of our big poultry
plants.
We have seen many sickle feather
adjoining thirty dollar hat, and many
a blackbird perched OH bellies bonnet
is simply a cushion stuffed with Black
Minorca feathers. while often a church
choir prima donna has kept time to
her solo with plume plucked from q
Japanese bantam cock.
The Seabright bantams, the Silver
SpangIed and Golden Penciled Ham
burgs, the Gold and Silver Polish.
the Houdans, the Games, the Andalu
pigeons, the ducks and the geese, at
ford all variety of color and furnish
materials for fads and fancies to glad
den any debutante's heart
Indeed, the day Is coming when the
fastidious fashionable will run chicken
millinery plants of her own or compel
her better half to breed stock that will
bring only feathers that are in style.
And, as the styles often change over
night, the poultryman will be at his
wits end to keep up with the process
sion.
That will be a sad day for the poul-
try business, for only the poultrymen
who can control the styles or get tips
from headquarters will have success,
while the rest will be hung up in the
garnet with the old bonnets, cloaks and
hoopskirts that are out of date.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
a Vary p.eer.+iv. EVERGREEN.


As a decorative tree the blue spruce
10 regarded by many as the peer of
all evergreens and Is often termed the
queen Of the piceas." In its sym
metry Of outline, beauty of form and
color II Is uneQualed by any other
member Of the cOniferous family. 1t
Is one Of our hardest evergreens and
Is giving splendid results in all parts
Of the state. Trees Of this species
vary In color from deep green to a
pronounced sage blue. The latter are
highly priced for their cOlorlng and
command n ready sale at fancy prices
as specimen trees for lawn planting.
This richness Of coIoring has been In
tensLfed somewhat under cultivation
and selection, but is not a fixed char
acter among seedlings; hence grating
&c nftsn raaorted 10 as n means Of ner-
petuating choice specimens. The blu
ish cast is most pronounced on the
new growth. For this reason 1t APP
pears more intense on young, rapidly
growing specimens and is less pro-
nounced as the tree attains maturity
and the annual increment becomes
lesa, As an ornamental 1t Is most de-
sirable In the first twenty-five to thirty
years Of its growth, for during this
period the color Is most pronounced.
The branches are borne in regular
whorls in a horizontal position and as
sumo a peculiar broad fan shaped out
line. The ornamental form Is of
course expensive for other than lawn
planting.
This fine evergreen was introduced
into cultivation by DIR. G. G. Parry Of
Iowa. The oldest specimen under cul-
tivation Is said to be located upon the
grounds Of the Harvard university
botanical garden and Is. from seed
gathered by DIR. Parry in 1S62.-Iowa
Experiment Station.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
PITY and Friendship.

Pity and friendship are passions in
compatible with each other, and it is
impossible that both can reside in any
breast for the smallest space without
impairing each other. Friendship is
made up of esteem and pleasure; pity
Is composed of sorrow and contempt;
the mind may for some time fiuctuate
between them, but 1t can never enter
tain both together-Goldsmi
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
a bright face and a pleasing man.
ner even though they may some
times mask heavy heart.

1t is not generally known that
the custom of keeping birthdays is
many thousands years old. 1t is re-
corded in the fortieth chapter of
Genesis. twentieth verse; "And it
come to pass on the third day,
which was Pharaoh's birthday,
that he made a feast unto all his
servants
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
I ruit ana
lowers
oTAHEITE ORANGE.

a Dwarf, Free FIo~erina ard Fruiting
Tree Easiiy Grown.
II ~ strange that the orange tree Is
% little grown by amateurs, not, of
course, for the value OF the fruit but
because 1t is so easily grown and so
Ornamental, either in flower or fruit.
Seedlings raised from the common or
ange Of commerce may be raised by
the simple process of sowing the pips
In small pots and waiting until the
young plants appear, watering the soil
occasionally, but not keeping 1t in a
constantly sodden condition. These
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

A method of bluing S al %
goods by dipping is to melt sa' tpe' 9
an iron pot, then miners ..e.i
ously polished and cleaned articles L.
til sufficiently blued The coed s, u
then be removed and cecil in =
troleum and afterward dried cit
sawdust.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
Linhtens Lies Lah-r

A French wit defined manners when
he said: Il would rather be trampled
on by velvet slipper than Q wooden
shoe"-though it must not be forgo..
ten that the velvet slipper tramrles
not at all. Polite manners trip through
life like the velvet slipper. making
beauty. iniuring no one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
typical Family of Maine.

One of Names old-fashioned fam.
lilies is that Of Capt. Uzial F. Candage
and wife of South Bluehill. They have
been married IS years. They have
nine children-seven boys and two
girls-three daughters-in-law, one son.
in-law and ten grandchildren, making
25 in all. There has never been
death in the family and all are ~ei'.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

What picture does It bring to your
mind, Katie Smith, when we sing
Three Cheers for the Red, White and
Slueg"
Il sees 'em bring out three chairs.
teacher; chair for the red, a chair
for the white and chair for the blue"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

First "Dress suitv in Kansas.

FIRST DRESS SUIT" IN Kansas.
The first dress suit that ever came
TO Kansas came with the laid" from
Boston during the dry summer of
1860. Some rich man in the east con-
tributed it. having outgrown it, and a
farmer named Paswell, in Kapioma
in this county, plowed corn
in 1t ali summer.-Atchison Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

During divorce case, recently triec
In Syracuse, the pretty plaintiff. after
shedding copious tears on the wit
ness stand. was later detected in an
attempt to pass her two tear-soaked
handkerchiefs into the jury room.
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Water, looked upon as the tamest of
liquids, is as great an explosive as dy-
Mantle under certain conditions. In
one day water breaks up more earth
and rock than all the gunpowder, gum
cotton and dynamite in the world do
In year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

A cane has been presented to the
governor of Virginia that is SOU
venir of two battlefelds The cane
is of hickory and was cut from the
famous field OF Charlottesville, and
the handle is deer foot, the ANNA.
being killed in the Wilderness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

one of the grand
est, overpowering
and most fearful
experiences one
can ever have. 1t
is to be stupefied
by the realization
OF your own insig-
nificance; to lose
sight of yourself
In the presence of
forces so far be-
yond humanity's
that the grandest
works of men
seem to be as
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

1t Il well to examine bulbs or roots
Of border plants, as dahlia, glediolus,
Gamma, coladium and the like, stored in
the cellar that precautions may be
taken to prevent injury from mice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
The Great came.

Life is confidence game, and the
man who wins must not only have
confidence In himself, but be able to
inspire confidence In others
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Agriculture is everywhere being
recognized as the coming industry"
The old notion that the man who
works with his intellect more than
with his muscle is not real farmer,
but only an imitation, is fast be-
coming relegated to the background
Business Mans Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Home
Circle
Depart
ment.

Never suspect friend of doing
you wrong until proof of it is as
plain and as clear as the sun at
noon on cloudless day, and then,
yes even then do not accuse of
censure until you have heard from
his own lips his version of the sup
posed wrong. If you were ever a
friend to him he is certainly enti-
tied to that much forbearance and
consideration If this rule was
practised, many misunderstood
ding would be averted, and many
a heartache spared.
Young women have the same
longing to get away from their
native towns and live among new
scenes and changed surroundings,
that boys are possessed of. They
feel the weight of local environ
ments, even more than the op-
posite sex, and one frequently hears
the remark, 81 wish | were boy,
then | could have some freedom. :"
This marks a critical period of a
young Iady's life. She needs,
more than ever before, wise and
loving counsel, and the sympa-
thetic companionship of true
friend; and there is no friend
like mother in unselfsh, untir-
ing devotion. Girls, tell your
mothers of your hopes and ambi-
tions, and you are quite certain to
receive advice which you can accept
with profit, and which will do
you good.
So far as possible, let all women
dress beautifully; So God dresses
the meadows and mountains. Let
them wear pearls and diamonds,
if they can afford it. God hung
around the neck of his world
strings of diamonds, and braided
the black locks of the storm with
the bright ribbons of the rainbow.
Especially before and right after
breakfast, ere they expect to be
seen of the world let them look
neat and attractive for the family's
sake. One of the sost hideous
sights is a slovenly woman at the
breakfast table.
Here is a pebble which every
body is fiinging at everybody else:
Some people give according to
their means, others according to
their menaness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

1t is one of the paradoxes of life
that the more woman keeps her
husband in hot water the colder he
grows toward her.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
b.IDST OF STORM
EXPERIENCE ON TOP or WASH
INoToN MONUMENT.
Rage Of the Elements That Brings to
Man a Realization Of His In
Significance In Face Of the
Forces OF Nature.

Viewing thunder storm from the
top of the Washington monument is
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10
FOR GREATER
MISSISSIPPI

Devoted to the Agricultural. Commercial
and Industrial Development Of the States
Incompatible Resources Oficial Organ of
Department OF Agriculture and Commerce
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Hy's Expert OF Feathers.
ay ads 29,00O.000 feathers
. IN Gland for millinery pur-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Here is a pebble which every
body is flinging at everybody else
Some people give according to
their means, others according to
their menaness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Good temper is a sunny day; il
sheds its brightness everywhere.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

ing dC 10 or ZU CnlngS winch should
have beentaught him when a child.
There is as much truth as poetry
in the lines
Laugh and the world laughs with you,
Weep and you weepalone-'
And perhaps it is well. There is
inevitable sadness enough in each
lot without adopting that of others.
Sympathy for real troubles should
always be given, along with what
help is possible. But there are
many persons who, especially in
their own families, talk too much
of their own ills and troubles, al
though they are always smiling
and genial among strangers, and
ever ready with a pleasant thank
you" for every service rendered.
If they can rise above their des-
in the presence of stran-
gers, with persistent effort thy
can stay above them at home, till
they may in the end forget a part
of them, at least, in finding how
much better they are liked by
those around them If you would
pass successfully through life, wear
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

George Richberger, the Coahoma
county banker who is serving a term
in the penitentiary for embezzlement,
after one of the hardest fought trials
both in the court below and the su.
preme court for years, has petitioned
for pardon. The petitioners signing
the application assert their belief that
the ends of justice have been served by
the conviction and partial service of
the sentence imposed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Walter Preston Armstrong of Coffee
Vile carried off the Townsend prize of
800 for the best Grafton delivered at
the eightyfourth anniv ersary exercises
of the Yale Law School.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-10

Walter TOler was convicted at Green
vile of the murder of Harry f. Stone,
the jury fixing the penalty at life i'm
prisonment. Toler shot Stone with
shotgun, after the two men had been
out togeth all day celebrating Stones
birthday. Toler's defense was that he
shot Stone by mistake, not knowing
who he was, Stone having come to his
room after they had separated for the
night.