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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
GEORGIA DELMAS.

popularity of the nut is doubtless due
in part to the development of system
attic methods of grading and cracking
by machinery operated by steam and
electric power. This renders possible
the marketing of the meats ready for
use. A market demand considerably in
excess of the supply was reported in
1906. Under this stimulus and the pro-
duction of considerable numbers of
budded and grated trees of choice va
rieties In southern nurseries the plant
ing Of pecan orchards is proceeding
rapidly in many portions Of the south.
Seeding orchards grown from nuts
of the large varieties, such as Centen-
NAL. Frotscher, Stuart. Van Deman,
Russell, etc, that came into public no.
tice in 1S75-95. are now coming into
bearing throughout the south.
OF the varieties illustrated the origi-
nal Delmas pecan tree was grown
from a nut planted by \. G. Delmas at
bis place at Scranton. Miss, about
1877. It began bearing in 1884 and
has been known under the name Del
mas since the following wear. The tree
Is a strong grower, of erect and round
ish head. 1t is productive and promis-
ing for the lower pecan districts, such
as the gulf coast region, where 1t Origi-
mated,
In size the nuts are large to very
large. averaging forty to fifty nuts per
pound: color grayish, brownish, spar
ingly mixed With black; shell rather
thick; cracking quality good; kernels
plump. bright straw color, very at
tractive; texture rather soft, but flavor
pleasant and quality good.
The original tree of the Georgia or
Georgia Giant was grown in nursery
row by G.. NJ. Bacon of Dewitt, Ga.
from nuts of unknown parentage in
1885. In 1891 this tree, which was the
first In the orchard to bear, yielded
thirty-two nuts. which are said to have
weighed one pound.
In size the Georgia, like the Delmas.
Is large to very large, averaging forty
to fifty nuts per pound; color dull and
dark grayish brown, sparsely striped
with black; shell rather thick, but
cracks well; kernels plump, bright, at
tractive; texture inclining to coarse
ness, with Pleasant flavor and excel
lent quality. The tree is a sturdy,
strong grower, prococious and produc-
tive and worthy of q thorough test
throughout Georgia and adjacent
states
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Don't give po-
w Hceman a present, particularly
money, unless you want it to get moss
covered and rusty with age before he
is permitted to receive it, There Is
red tape and formality in the District
government, particularly that branch
governing the police department,
which calls for much routine before
any employee can receive anything
from citizen until it has been investi-
gated and marked approved" by the
three commissioners several times, as
we'll as the major and superintendent
and some minor officials.
More than two months ago a much
petted and beloved Angora cat grew
tired of its daily life of continual
fondling, and the atmosphere of its
home, and without giving due no
tice,' as cooks or other rare and
valued pets do, took leave There was
sadness in the household There was
gloom about the place for more than
month. Then the clouds parted and
the sun shone again.
Policeman Stott was responsible
for the uplifting of the gloom. 1t was
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
DRINK HABIT WANING.
Temperance In Business Life Has
Come to Be Necessity.

Temperance In Business Life Has
Come to Be Necessity.
The English have always been not
cd as heavy eaters and drinkers. Eng
land Is still one of the largest con-
sumers Of liquor per capita, and the
drink problem Is serious one In the
tight little island. But there have been
great changes in the last few years,
and there is a steady tendency toward
greater temperance in living. The Pail
Mall Gazette, in an article on the de-
cline of old fashioned chophouses in
London. says: Thirty years ago it
was no uncommon thing to see ten or
fifteen men out of company of sew
enty or eighty who went TO these big
dinners of whom it would be said that.
although they were not perhaps intox-
icated, they had had quite enough.
What wonderful change today. You
so to similar dinners and And men
drinking no more than one glass of
champagne. literally diluted with ae-
rated water and not the slightest trace
of intoxicatiol."
The change in this country Is even
more marked. We are learning better
how to live. In the matter Of eating
and drinking we are wiser in our day
and generation than our ancestors
WERE Temperance in business and
professional life has come to be mat
ter Of necessity. The world has no
use for the intemperate man. 1t does
not trust him. The man whose mind
is befuddled by drink Is not wanted in
any place Of trust or responsibility.
whether it be managing bank or
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Effects of Alcohol Are Continued to
the Drunkard's Descendants.

DR.. A. jeffrey. an eminent French
physician. has written an article on
alcohol and Alcoholism" for the Revue
Seientifique that reads like an old
fashioned Temperance tract, but it is
in reality a pitiless scientific state
ment Of facts"
The article deals with hereditary
gsedisposjtion TO disease. DR.. jeffrey
says: .'ln the creation of these new
morbid aptitudes this hereditary pre-
disposition. which dominates almost all
pathology, alcoholism stands pre-emi-
aent, doing more harm and counting
more victims than tuberculosis. Alco-
hoiism. In fact" he goes on. 'snot only
affects the individual. but Its effects
are continued to his descendants. One
cannot be with impunity the sou OF
an alcoholic. Alcoholism begins with
the father aud strikes down his chill
dren. and generally its action contin-
ues until in the fourth or fifth genera
ton 1t has destroyed the family But
before this final result Is reached the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Mars. BIRD SEGLE INQUIRE, wife
NA Of the dean of the delegation rep
resenting in congress the new state of
Oklahoma, has the unique reputation
for being the best campaigner of her
sex in the official circle at the national
capital. 1t is even claimed that to
her tact and cleverness is due no
slight part of her husbands political
success. The voting records of Okla
homa as a territory seem to bear out
this claim, for they tell of his winning
his first public Office by a majority of
two, the year in which the lady who
was destined to become his wife, but
who was then unknown to him, cast
her maiden vote along with that of
her mother, for him as district attor-
ney of the county in which they both re-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
sedatives Are False Friends.


Referring to the subject of worry,
drugs and drink" DR.. G. w. Saleeby,
fellow Of the Royal Society Of Edip-
burgh, develops a theory that Is of
singular interest In light of the recent
alcoholic discussions that have been
exciting scientific CIRCLES. He writes:
1.-THE habituaI use of sedatires, such
as alcohol opium, morphia, choral, CO.
caine and their allies, is to be con-
demped without qualification as false
in principle and fatal In result, 1t Is
true that these drugs will one and all
relieve worry, Danish care and procure
peace Of mind. but 1t Is as true that
the worry. the care and the dispeace
VIII return, bringing seven devils with
them. and that the latter end OF the
man who uses them for this purpose Is
not peace. They are false friends"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

G UPERSTITJON in the senate? Read
- this story Of "23."
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island
occupied seat No. % on the Republi-
can side After long and bitter con-
test in which he was opposed by two
Republicans, the legislature of his
state on the twenty-third day of the
month gave up the effort to elect and
adjourned, leaving a vacancy and Wet
more out Of the senate.
Fhe.- new legislature tried it again
this winter and Wetmore was chosen
to succeed himself. He was elected in
time to be sworn in on January g. but
respectfully declined and waited seF-
erai days.
His resumption of his seat gave the
senate full memberships senators,
the largest in its history, Oklahoma
having meanwhile entered the union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Achievement.

Nc achievement without purpose.
Merely drifting along with the stream,
waiting for something, means failure.
Where there is a will there is not al-
ways a way, but often there is.-Rev.
DR.. Edward w. McClusky, Presby-
terian, st. Louis:
Value of Service to Society.
The service a man renders society is
an index of his own character and a
prophecy of his destiny, but because OF
its influence for good OF evil it becomes
a matter of the gravest concern to the
world. = Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell.
Methodist, Brooklyn.
Our Influence.
A. mans influence is a mans per-
sonality, mans character. 1t is what
goes out of him for. veal or woe. The
influence that will be uplifting must
be .sotent for righteousness, not .un-
rig BUSINESS Rev. D. A.. MacMur-
ray, Baptist, Brooklyn.
To Gain Wealth.
The love of money Is the root of
evil, but man by caring strictly for
his business and doing 1t all with In
tegrity can succeed and may become
rich. An man needs is to hustle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Woes of the Window Gardener.

Early in the fall the windows of
Hopeville always presented an attrac-
tive appearance. Geraniums, verbenas.
monthly roses. mignonette. heliotrope
and many other lovely flowers bloomed
there. but each month thinned them
out until early December found the
Brown windows alone occupied by
growing things.
Mrs. Brown always firmly ignored
hints that she should lend her floral
pets for the decoration of the church
nj Christmas. Even the frankly ex-
pressed opinion of the rector's wife
that she loved her plants more than
the Lord" did not move their owner.
Her faith was not great enough to rely
on any miraculous interposition Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
The Potted Plant Club.

One year she made a suggestion that
every member of the congregation
should plant one or more bulbs, and
if they would carefully follow her d.
rectiors the church would be assured
of .uch a quantity of plants for Easter
rs would make its floral display a not
able one. BY the rector's suggestion
the Pqtted Plant club was organized,
and Mrs. Brown was elected director
in chief. Every member started three
plants in order that there might be an
emergency stock to fall back upon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Improper coverina of Plants.

Never protect anything not even
bulbs. by turning an air tight cover
over it, ! have seen plants covered
with old iron pots. tin pals ana like
air tight yecepticles and have heard the
perpetrators of this outrage complain
of their bad luck in carrying plants
over winter, says a writer in Floral
Life A loose wooden box or one with
one or both ends removed and filled
lightly with leaves or, better still, ever
green twigs answers every purpose for
isolated plants. This is also safe pro-
lection for such bulbs as ixias, which
require heavy protection during win
ter and also that the covering be kept
dry
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Enr Ria Carnations.

Successful experiments In bybridiz-
ing have high commercial value now.
What the experimenters are most con.
cerned about, 1t seems, is not posi-
BILE loss of fragrance, but that the
stem Of the carnation should retain its
graceful pliableness In spite OF the
blossoms increased size.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Providence to supplement the notorious
observation-disclosures of old Hodge, the
sexton, in keeping up the chapel fur
mace. BY Easter. when the weather
was mild and her plants were forced
into luxuriance of carly blooming.
she was more generous. and pots of
dar'cdils and hyacinths and crocuses
and snOwdrops were lent to the
church with a willing heart
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Wanted-a boy. A brave,
courageous, manly hopeful boy;
one who is not afraid of the
truth; one who scorns a lie; one
who hates deceit; one who loves
his mother; one who does not know
more than his parents; one who
has the courage to say no, and
stick to it; one who is willing to
begin at the bottom of the ladder
and work upwards; one who thinks
it unmanly to smoke; one who
thinks an education worth striving
for; one who is willing to obey
his superiors; one who believes
that his home is better than the
street; one who doesn't believe
the marvellous tales in the story
papers and will not read the vile
stuff; one who won't cheat in a
fair game; one who won't be q
sneak, and do a mean act when un-
seen; one who doesn't spend every
penny he gets or earns; one VINO
thinks he should respect himself
and keep himself in decent appear
ance lone who won't attack an old
man because he is feeble and de-
fenseless; one who won't torture
dumb animals; one who won't
steal; one who won't swear; one
who won't listen to or repeat nasty
stories; one who won't revile and
jeer at a drunken person on the
street; one who won't do a dirty
act for another boy who is too
cowardly to do his own meanness
one who loves to do right becuse it
is right. Wanted boy; whole
souled, earnest, honorable, square
boy. Where can he be found
Does he live in your neighborhood?
Is he a member Of your family!
Do you know him?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

distiller TO get money to pay the saloon
keeper. When l. hauled my forty-fouF
and four-fifths bushels of rye to the
distiller to pay for what he had got out
of one bushel said to myself. What
a fool was" Is there another farm
err as big fool as | was?-American
Issue
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
THE P0TTED PLANT CLUB.

Makes Hit In Town Where Flowers
Are Scarce.
Nobody in the neighborhood ever HAD
such pretty plants as the Browns.
Winter or summer there was always
something abloom either in their gar
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
A BUSHEL OF RYE.
Farmer Sold II For so Cents and
Bought Il Back For 324.20.

am q farmer, and | raise rye. One
day / took bushef Of my I've down
to the distiller and sold 1t to him for
80 cents. The distiller got out Of that
bpshel of rye three and one-haIf gal=
Ions Of proof whisky (although ! hear
now that he can get four gallons out
of q bushel), which he sold to the sa=
loon keeper.
! then started In with the saloon
keeper to drink up my bushel of rye
at 10 cents drink. eight drinks to
pint. or so cents for pint. or 1910
for gallon. The three and one-half
gallons Of proof whisky which my 80
cent bushel of rye made had cost me
$2240. had to sell enough rye to the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Mississippi
News

State Auditor Smith has completed
the semi-annual distribution of the
Chickasaw school fund, to the severa
counties of the Chickasaw cession, pro
vided for by law, and accruing May l
The twenty-three counties participant
ing in this distribution are:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

alcoholics and their descendants are,
according to circumstances. hurled in-
to disease. madness or crime, filling
our hospitals. asylums and jalls.
Blind indeed" adds this French
physician. 'are those who. ignorant OF
the dangers of alcohol. see in 1t only
q source of revenue"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Chicago Exhibition Notes.

o. ii. Rroomhead is beautiful
chrySanthemun.
Every one was delighted with Rhea
Reid rose.
The red Kaiserin was much admired.
May Seldom was one of the best
white chrysaathemums shown.
Probably the most popular feature of
the show was the contest between
Mrs. Marshall Field and Mrs. Potter
Palmer roses.-Ga Gardening.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

A purpose is the prime condition
of success, the eternal never change
ing condition. Nothing can take It's
place. The highroad to success lies
through purpose, and one trouble
with us is that we lack purpose,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
Z ruit ano
I lowers
FAVORITE NUT.
The Pecan Popular With the Public,
Profitable to Growers.

FrofltabIe 10 GROWERS.
The holiday time demonstrates the
favor with which many kinds of nuts
are regarded. Especially for a number
of seasons past has the pecan become
q very active rival to the almond and
other old established sorts.
The pecan engages the attention of
nut growers in the south Atlantic and
gulf states almost to the exclusion of
other nut bearing trees. The increasing
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Our lives should be like the day,
more beautiful in the evening; or
like the summer, aglow with
promise; and like the autumn, rich
with golden sheaves, where good
works and deeds have ripened on
the field.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

President B. G. Lowrey, of Blue
Mountain college, who is managing the
campaign for raising Mississippi's par
of the money for building the Tri-State
Baptist Hospital in Memphis, is meet
ing with gratifying success, and it il
predicted that the Baptists of Missis
sippi, Tennessee and Arkansas will soor
have hospital that will be the pride
not only of this particular denomina
ton but of the people generally of tn
three states.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15
three states

The county tax collections will b,
kept rather busy during the curren
month, as all privilege licenses mus
be settled before May 81. This apple:
to privileges of all forms, state, county
city and levee board. The state treas
ury will probably receive a half mil
lion dollars in privilege tax payment:
when the collectors make their june
settlements with the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Water Valley has Just completed ,
new $4,000 public SCHOOL building
which will seat 1000 children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

tending a railroad switch.-Nashvilie
American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

This money goes to the counties at {
time when it will do most good in the
matter of paying for the expenses o.
school terms now about to be closed
and a similar distribution will be made
in October.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Col. S. S. Bulls, of Olean, N. Y.
purchased the Vicksburg Street Rail
way and Lighting Company under &
court decree for $50, 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

1t is announced that the Aberdeen
and Tombigbee railroad will be bull
from Okolona, Miss, to Pickensville
Ala, via Aberdeen and Columbus
Service will begin Jan. l, 1909. 3.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

John Joseph, negro who murdered
Branch Archer, white planter, al
Port Gibson, was run down and killed
in swamp near the mouth of Bayou
Pierre. Joseph refused to surrender
and was shot to death by three members
of posse which had stuck to his trail
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

The two companies of the Mississippi
National Guard who were detailed tc
help in the rescue and emergency work
at Purvis, did creditable work. The
men were on duty a fortnight, and &C
cording to the official figures the cos
of the expedition will be in the neigh
borhood of 81, 500, including rations and
per diem, and this out of an emergency
fund of only S., 900 to the credit of the
National Guard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Suit has been brought at Clarksdale
by +. G. Robo restraining the levee
board from taking any action whatever
under what is known as the depository
law, passed BY the recent legislature.
The complainant assails the constitu,
tionality of this law,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

of plant capitalized at 800, 900 for the
purpose of washing and marketing the
excellent gravel found in that section
of the State. The old gravel beds be-
longing to the l. G. railroad and 100
acres additional will be used for sup
ply. With process for washing the
gravel it is equal in value to any found
in the South and will no doubt prove a
profitable industry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

A basket dinner and picnic was given
at Newton In honor of the old soldiers,
the annual meeting of the Patrons
camp, Confederate Veterans, being
held there. About 200 veterans and
5000 people were present.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

The principal railway lines operating
in Mississippi are reducing their forces
of employees in the freight department,
owing to the decrease of traffic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

The grand jury of Coahoma county
returned los indictments, these being
largely against those engaged in the
illicit retailing of whisky, poker play
ers and crap shooters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Mayor J. d. Donald of Hattiesbure
made out affidavits against Charles
Pool, city marshal, and A. T. Powers,
councilman, charging them With viola
ton OF their official oaths because they
were members of the Business Mems
Athletic Club, which was recently
broken up as blind tiger.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Mrs. Louis Wright, residing near
Shuqualak, died of cocaine poisoning
supposed to have been used by dent
list in filling her teeth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

Citizens of Newton and Scott eopn.
ties have organized bi-eounty fair as,
ISOLATION. the object being to hold fair
for the two counties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-15

The states convict farm in Sunfiower
county has in cultivation about $500
acres, one-third of which is in corn,
gardens, potato patches, sorghum, etc.
The evening world., 1908-01-02
JEROME CALLS TIME
ON OFFICE STAFF
NOT FOR HIM, THOUGH.
Chief and Assistants Should
Have Timepieces of the
Alarm Variety.
Time Clock Will Record the
Coming and Going of
His Clerk.

District-Attorney Jerome has decided
to keep tabs on his employees hy estab-
fishing a time clock and time clerk in
the ONCE of Chief Clerk Henneberry
Now all minor f~unctionar!es must go
to the time clerk upon their arrival at
the office and have their time of arrival
taken. When they depart they must
have their time taken again.
The time clock wi. cease recording
At AS and will not begin taking time
for departure unt'l ;. Salaries will
hereafter be paid according to the time
clock record of service. II a clerk is
late an hour he will he locked an
hour. nor can he now linger a. his
lunch or slip out early in the afternoon
when his superior is slumbering.
The members of Mr.. Jerome's prosn-
cutting stan, who have become notorious
TO- their late arrivals at their offices and
their early departures. WI not have 10
face the time clock. They may cone
wAen they p..ase and 20 when tIey
please. as Is their custom.
The suggestion was made to-day 10y
several ~dis1run,lsd ClcrNs who regard Il
with 10 passionate admiration the new
surny-facel tia1c cock tAat what Js-
rN,uA wanted In rs ntiiD" was not a time
clock. hut an alarm clock-one FOR him
SCI and each OF ..S ASSISTANTS.