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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
I'M A NEW LIGHT.
How a Different Point of View May
Change the Whole Aspect.

How a Different Point of View May
Change the Whole Aspect.
Discomfort or satisfaction with an
object often depends entirely on the
way in which it is regarded. A diff
ference in the point of view changes
the whole aspect. This truth is
well illustrated by pleasing little
incident of Robert Dale Ovens
eildhood, told by himself in
Threading My Way"
Near the isolated country seat
where l spent my boyhood there was
a footbridge but little more than a
mile away. For the first ten years
Of my life | was forbidden TO cross
it, and until then [ never walked
on the turnpike road
One day father told William and
me that he would take us to walk
over the bridge and to the other
side of the river. This was blissful
news.
He conducted us by a winding
country road up the opposite bank
Of the stream. Suddenly the view
called out my youthful admiration.
Across the river appeared a large
house standing in beautiful grounds
not very distinctly seen through the
trees. Spacious gardens were sur
rounded by walls, there was large
greenhouse, and beyond stretched a
meadow.
"Oh," | exclaimed, "what beau
tiful house, papa! Don't | wish l
could live there! What a time we
could havew
Ny father smiled.
eve are going to live there, my
son" he said.
''Hruly, papa?"
eyes"
cob, 1 am so glad! There must
be plenty of nuts there"
"You have never seen the house
before !" asked father.
"Of course not. We have never
been here before
'sTrue. Take a good look at the
grounds. What do you think of
them?"
| did so and announced they were
much larger and finer than ours.
'sMy child" said father, "you are
doing what much wiser and older
people have done before. You are
looking from a distance at a beau
tiful place with envious eyes. 1t is
a very pretty place. 1t is Boxfeld,
your own home, where you have
lived all your life"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
Learning the Business.

"You say in this report of the
fire." remarked the editor to the
youthful reporter, "that the lurid
glare of forked flames shot athwart
the dark domed sky Now, are you
quite sure of that p
Perfectly, sir" answered the re-
porter. Il saw it ALL"
did you chance to ascertain the
cause of the fire or the time of its
inception, the total value of the
property destroyed or the amount
for which it was or was not insur-
ed?"
'SNo, sir, cannot say | did"
"Then," concluded the editor,
"just watch the lurid glare Of fork
ed flames shoot athwart this ink be-
smeared report"
And they did.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The colors Of the waters of the
Mediterranean vary considerably at
different seasons Of the year and in
different localities. During storms
and boisterous weather the sea as
sumes a deep green and sometimes
brownish tint, but when calm and
undisturbcd it is Of a bright deep.
blue. In the Bosporus and among
the islands of the archipelago the
color is of varying tints, in some
places being Of liquid blue grad
uating into brighter green and in
others assuming a blue so deep as
almost to approach purple.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

Just as he clasped the beautiful
girl in his great strong arms a
strange man came out and stood be-
side them, looking exceptionally
foolish and idiotic, due possibly to
his embarrassment.
Pardon me-" he said. "The
playwright had more epigrams than
he could put in the mouths of his
logical characters, and I've dropped
in just here to get off few Of
them. I'll be as quick as ! can.
You understand my position, Of
course ?0
e0h, dear, yesr' they replied as
with one voice. 'Don't mind us.
Go right ahead. Take the center of
the stage and talk just as long as
you like. We've been in society
drama before, you know. Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
SOME WORD ORIGINS.
Many Quaint Customs EmhaIn1ed In
Current Terms.

Many Quaint custoncs Embalmed In
Current Terms.
The |'hypocrite" once was only
an actor, the player Of a pait on
the stage. So the orator, who was
a consummate actor, was also hyp-
ocrite The word, even in old
Greek, soon was applied to any dis
sembler because the life Of such
person was found to resemble the
histrionic art in striving to appear
different from what it really was.
The English language took it up,
and the moral judgment of the Eng
lish speaking people makes it carry
the heaviest weight of odium that
can be attached to personal charac-
ter. Pretend" was once an inno-
cent word, and counterfeit" simply
meant imitation, conveying no sug-
gestion that the imitation was to
be fraudulently substituted for the
original.
The Hboor" was originally hus-
bandman, and the william" was on
ly laborer or peasant attached to
the villa or farm Heather" meant
merely a dweller on the heath, and
a pagan" was a dweller in the
open country. idiot" a Greek
word, meant only a private person
as distinguished from one clothed
with office, and in this primary
sense it was often used in English
of two centuries ago, as when Jere-
my Taylor said, Humility is a duty
in great ones as well as in idiots.
"Obsequious" was used formerly on
ly in relation to funerals. Shake
speare has many examples of the
word applied in this sense. 1t does
not seem formerly to have conveyed
any idea Of cringing or insincerity.
For the curious in the matter of the
origin of words we present few
of another class. A "milliner" was
originally a man and was so called
from Milan, whence he imported fe
male fnery. Shakespeare says, 'He
was perfumed like a milhner," and
Ben Jonson settles the question of
the sex Of the original milliners in
the words, ''To conceal such real
ornaments as these and shadow their
glory as a milliner's wife does her
rough stomacher with smoky lawn
or black cyprus"
Nicotine" is derived from the
name Of John Nicot, who introduc-
ed tobacco into France in 1860.
3Paraffin" was SO named from the
Latin words "parvum0 Qittle) and
"aflins" (lxin), because it had little
affinity with any known substance.
sPoltroon" is from the Latin "po-
lice truncato' deprived of the
thumb), it having been common
practice among the Romans to avoid
service in the wars; hence our word
poltroon for coward. The turkey"
| is an American bird, not from Tur-
key at all, though it was said to be
from Turkey when it was first seen
in London.
The HERALD, Biggest, Brightest,
Best country weekly in this section
OF the State Take It, its pleasant.
The HERALD is the paper Of this
section.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
Mixed Metaphor.

Edwin Markham at a dinner said
Of mixed metaphors: "When was
teaching in Los Angeles | used to
read every week a little country pa
per whose editors metaphors we're
an unfailing JOY to me Once, | re-
member, this editor wrote of a con-
temporary, Thus the black lie is
suing from his base throat becomes
boomerang in his hand and, hoist
ing him by his own petard, leaves
him marked man for life He
said in an article on home life, The
faithful watchdog OF his good wife
standing at the door welcomes the
master home with an honest bark.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
Why He Didn't Care.

"Mark my Words" declared Mrs
Ferme, laying down the law to her
long suffering husband, ''by the end
Of the century woman will have the
rights she is fighting for"
s1 shan't care if she has," re-
piled Ferme.
s'Do you mean it?" cried his wife.
NHave I at last brought you round
to my way Of thinking? Won't you
really care ?"
"Not bit, my dear,' returned
her husband resignedly. 'sPll be
dead then. London Express.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
ANEcDoTE OF A FLOWER.
A Russian Nobleran Gave tho Century
Plant lite Name.

About two centuries ago a Rus
sian nobleman travelling in Mcxi-
co saw and admired the maguey
plant, which is native of Mexico.
The plant was so much admired
by the Russian for its beauty and
utility that he was eager to have
growing specimens in his own coun-
try. So when leaving Mexico he
procured some roots TO take home
to the czar rs present.
On his first visit to court, after
he reached the capital city, he told
of the wonderful plant and asked
permission Of the czar to present to
him the specimens which he had.
The czar graciously granted his re-
quest and gave the roots to the
court gardener, who promised to
give the plants his best attention,
but unfortunately before he could
plant them properly as he intended
he was taken suddenly ill and died
without having accomplished any
thing.
Another gardener was appointed.
In the meantime the roots lay in the
sack in which they were first placed.
The new gardener, not knowing
their value, threw the sack away,
and it lay unheeded in corner of
the garden day after day. Some
time afterward his little daughter
picked up one of the roots and in a
playful mood planted it, but paid
no further attention to it. The
czar had forgotten all about it. In
course of time the ruler died and
also the second gardener.
The plant in after years put out a
few spikes for leaves, but did not
thrive in the cold air of Russia. 1t
grew very slowly, and its origin was
not known to any one save the wife
of the former gardener and the
child that planted it.
Years passed, and still the strange
plant, with its thick, long, straight
leaves, now nearly six feet tall, did
not bloom, but as it grew taller it
attracted notice, and the new car
sometimes looked at it and wonder
ed if it would ever bloom.
In time he, too, died, and still
the maguey bloomed not.
But just after the coronation of
another czar q stalk shot up from
the root of the plant and rapidly
grew to the height of twenty feet.
Soon many clusters of small buds
appeared, which slowly unfolded
and became white blossoms. The
wonderful plant had bloomed at
last.
The gardener said it was 100
years old and had bloomed in hon
or OF the new car. Word was sent
to him, and he and his whole court
visited and admired the flowers and
the plant.
The poor exile from the sunny
skies of Mexico had earned its re-
ward and new name, for ever since
that day it has been known as "the
century plant
The HERALa contains the latest
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
1t Goes Fast.

'My son" said an economical fa-
ther, "an express train attains great
speed, lightning is provcrbial for its
rapidity, comets are supposed to
hurl themselves through space at
the rate of millions Of miles a day !;
but, comparatively speaking, all
these things are snails, my boy-all
snails."
"Why, father" replied the young
man. lazily putting cigar, what
can possibly go faster than light
ning?"
GA ten dollar bill after it is once
broken, my son."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

Macaulay was destitute of bodily
accomplishments. He could neither
swim nor ride nor drive nor skate
nor shoot. But he viewed his de-
ficiencies with indifference touched
with humor..
When in attendance at Windsor
as cabinet minister the historian
was informed that a horse was at
his disposal.
IF her majesty wishes to see me
ride said he, "she must order out
an elephant" :"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
State News Notss.

The Legislature went INTO session
Tuesday and has spent most of the
time since getting itself properly
otficered
The Lucedale post-office has been
raised from the fourth to .the3r1 class
effective on January /, 1908. Ere
long Leakesville will attain the same
postal regulation degree.
Col. III. NJ. Street of Meridian was
chosen Speaker of the Lower House
of the Mississippi Legislature when
it convened early in the week. Street
is an old Roman, having served the
State in its SOlons in the stormy
times of Reconstruction and was
prominent figure in the Constitution
al Convention of 1890.
Forrest county, of which Hatties-
burg is the county-seat, came into
existence officially Monday. The
Board of Supervisors for the new
county met and declared the county
of Forest established in concurrence
with the provisions set forth in the
act passed by the Legislature in 1906
creating it, The bonds of tlle new
officials were after presentation
formally approved. This is one OF
the new counties created ut the last
grind of Mississippi SolUns that did
not occasion any strife either at that
time or since, IT'S both the old county
from which it WAS severed tPsrry)
and the new We're agreed upon the
division. In every instance where
this was not the case in new county
Legislation, long drawn out legal
battles have ensued that are get un-
settled despite the elapsc of two
years. The Jones county double
district, and Harrison county divls
ion, examples. This should cause
the Legislature now in session to go
slow in handling any such measures
that may be presented for their
consideration. Due regard sholld be
paid to the wishes of all concerned,
and surely the mother county,
should be as much concerned aid en-
titled to hearing, as the case of real
mother being consulted about
daughter going off to keep house for
herself. Its vital interest close to
the heart aud affections of either.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
"Hcar about Blenkinsop ?"

"Hcar about Blenkinsop?
'*What about him p
left his motor in front Of his
office yesterday, was gone half an
hour, and when he returned what
do ron think he found Z"
.'Motor disappeared?"
"No, my boy. Jolly pretty girl
sitting in it."
'3What did Blenkinsop do? Tell
her to get out?'
s'Not u bit Of it'll He jumped in
ind took her home with him"
HGreat Scott What did Mrs.
Blcnkinsop say r
sShe said, 1'll call for You again
tomorrow. dear London Scraps.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

"Yes," declared . suffragette.
women have been wronged for
ages. They have suffered in a thou
sand ways"
'"There Is one way in which they
have never suffered" said a meek
looking man standing up in the rear
OF the hall.
what way is thats' demanded
the snffragette.
ssThcy have never suffered in si-
lence. london Telegraph.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
A Poor Doc.

A man in Missouri recently sued
a railway company for damages for
the death Of a hound killed on the
track. The company defended it
self upon the following points:
Said dog was chasing rabbit up
defendants track in violation of the
game laws.
Said rabbit lived on defendants
right of way and was therefore the
property of the defendant,
Plaintiffs dog was a .trespasser
and was hunting defendants prop
erty without permission.
Said deceased was not much of
dog, anyhow, or it could easily
have kept out of the way of de-
fendant's trains.
And, having fully answered, de-
fendant prays to be discharged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

rope anu creaCeu his own ururIs anu
titles Then he reigned till his
court was broken up by the govern
ment of Chile, and Aurelius as a
roi en- exile returned to Marseilles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
Request to Reduce Trains.

General Manager Lankford of the
: Alabama and Mississippi Railroad
Company, commonly known as the
Vinegar Bend" has written the rail
road commission the following letter:
On account of the falling off in
passenger and freight traffic we wish
. to arrange our schedule to tri-
weekly instead of a daily as at pres
ent. The business does not justify a
daily service.
President McNair was the only
member OF the commission at head
quarters yesterday morning, and be
was not at all favorably impressed
with the proposition of tri-weeSly
service. Jackson, Miss. Letter IN
Mondays Mobile Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The HERALa contains the latest
news.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The HERALD is the paper Of this
section.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The HERALD, Biggest, Brightest,
Best country weekly in this section
OF the State. Take It, its pleasant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The Lucedale post-office has been
raised from the fourth to the:3r1 class
effective on January /, 1908. Ere
long Leakesville will attain the same
postal regulation decree.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

The Legislature went INTO session
Tuesday and has spent most of the
time since getting itself properly
oificered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10

Clip" the handsome representa-
tive of the New Orleans Picayune,
the Democrat-Star office the other
day duly sober and as frisky as a
cricket. He says the world and the
rest of mankind are treating him
bully. Long may the genial clip
live and prosper is our sincere wish.-
Last weeks Scranton Democrat Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
Black Diamond and ACa=
denny Shoes for Boys and
Girls.

These shoes are made on lasts that conform
the natural shape of the foot and will cramp th
toes i'll any way. This is important feature in bu!
ing children Shoes, as it allows the foot to grow
nature inten led it.
Box CALI and Wei Kid, Girls sizes to sl.25
Sizes to 134 so. Sizes 10 to 2, LIS. Box Cal
and Vici-Boys sizes to LIS. Sizes to II l. SO
Sizes l33 to ,, 200 Box Calf Wei or Pat-Pat
leather to 5, 1926 49, Vici leather to 5, 2.5o
Box Calf to 5, 2.25.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11
SUSPICIOUS
NEGRO ARRESTED.

Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff
Tom Porter attempted to arrest a ne
gro who got off a freight train. The
negro broke and ran and the officer
took several shots at him, but failed
to hit him. Sheriff Lacoste and other
officers at once went to the assistance
Of Mr. Porter and they pursued the
negro into Mr.. Jacques Mouton's pas
ture, where the negro hid. Sheriff
Lacoste sent for his blood hounds and
they at once trailed the runaway, who
had waded out into the bayou in among
water lilies up to his chin. When the
dogs came up he called out for them
to keep the dogs off and rave up.
Word was received that a Syrian had
been beaten to death Wednesday
night in Crowley by a negro with an
axe handle and the sheriff there was
called up by phone to come and see if
the captured negro was the right one,
but he failed to come yesterday. e
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11
OPENING OF THE CITY
SCHOOLS OF LAFAYETTE
To the Patrons of the City
Schools of Lafayette:

To the Patrons of the City
Schools of Lafayette:
The School Board instructed
me at it's last meeting to open
the schools in this city just as
soon as | would be able to EN-
ploy a full corps Of teachers un-
der a five months contract.
(The law requires contracts to
be signed for a certain number
of months at a stipulated salary.
Although my efforts to comply
with the instructions of the
Board have been unremitting.
progress has been slow on ac-
count of the difficulties in the
way. l finally settled on the fol-
lowing plan as a last resort, to
hasten the time of the opening of
the city schools: Press into ser
vice some of the teachers al
ready engaged for the rural
schools that will be opened on
the 10th Of NOvem Der; start the
city schools with these teachers
of the rural schools, and use the
time between now and the 10Th
of November to find other teach
ers to take the places of those
rural school teachers in time for
the latter to report for duty at
the various schools in the parish
to which they have been as.
signed. In accordance with this
plan. which has received the ap-
prOval of the president of the
School Board, l can now make
definite the announcement that
the Lafayette City Schools will
be opened on Monday, the 28th
of September, 1908, with a full
corps of teachers.
Respectfully.
w. J. AVERY.
Superintendent
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

Eugene Debs says the Social
lists will poll upwards of a mil
lion votes. others say the vote
will reach 100000 and still
others claim that it will 90 as
high as 1900, OOO. This will COM
pei the MATHEMATICAL political
managers to do some extra fig
uring as to which party will be
benefited or otherwise by the
stray vOte.-Lake Charles Press.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11
BRUNER LEAGUE FORMED.

A Bruner League has been formed
by a number of supporters of Howard
torney, and the old Schmulen store
has been rented as headquarters.
Mayor G.. 0. MoutOn was elected presi-
dent. Maj. p. l.. DeClouet, first vice.
president. Atty. Jerome Mouton,
second vice president and Mr.. Frank
Jeanmard secretary. Meetings will
be held at the headquarters every
Monday and Thursday night
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

Miss Emma Price and little
sister Ella, who have been visit
ing their aunt Mrs. John BrOuS
sard returned to their home in
New Iberia.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

A special meeting of Sunset Lodge
No. 132, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows was held last night on the
occasion of the visit of Grand Mas
ter ]. B. Levy, of Bastrop. District
Deputy. 7. B. Hutts and Jno. T. Nix.
on, of Crowley, were visitors to the
lodge. After the meeting a fine sup
per was enjoyed at the Odessa Hotel.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

on the other hand he can put
through anything he desires.
Therefore the demand for the de
feat of Cannon for re election to
to the Speakership has become
an issue in the campaign of alb
sorbing interest to the people in
the West.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

Wednesday Mayor Mouton re-
ceived through the mails an anon.
imous letter suggesting that the
Council impose a tax of $500 a
year on dogs.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11
Mr.. BREAzEALE QUITS.

Former Congressman Phanor Brea-
zeale, of N~atchitoches. parish, has
Withdrawn from the ace for associate
justice of the supreme bench, which
leaves the field clear for the unani-
nous election of Justice o. o. Proves
ty, of Point Coupee parish.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

International Stock Food three
feeds for one cent? gives IA CLASSY
coat and fine appearance. 25c a
box at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

WANTED-TwO or three fur
nished rooms for light house
keeping by small family. APP
ply this Office.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11

Try L%aurent's Bread, pure and
wholesome.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-11
SOCIALIST LECTURE.

Sumner w. Rose. National So.
cialist lecturer will lecture at the
court house On Saturday, Oct. II
on How to Obtain a Living.