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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

WI ASHINGTON.-It was generally
w known that divorces in, the
United States were getting, more
numerous each year, but nobody was
prepared for the surprising statement
made in a censusf bureau report that
one marriage out of every twelve in
the country terminates in divorce.
Yet such is the case, as shown by the
bureaus figures.
The statistics are the result Of care
full gathering of figures; in every state
in the union, the period covered being
from 1887 to 1906 The last set. of
national statistics on marriage and
divorce covered the period from 1867
to 1886 The present set of statistics,
taken in conjunction with the. former
one, therefore, gives a view Of the
marriage and divorce question for the
past 40 years. -2.'is- +.
The total number of marriages re-
corded for the 20-year period from
1887 to 1906 was 12,832,0z The total
number of divorces for the. period was
945,625. ~ 3.
= H.. f.,... ...s- ~ taf.s.
For the period of the first investiga-
lion of the subject, from 1867 to 1886,
ae total number of divorces was $685.
s. At the beginning of the 40-year
rod covered by both Investigations
ere were in this country 10000 d.
rces annually; at the end Of the
s;riod there were $4,000 annually.
= The divorce rate per 10000 popula-
.;cl increased from 20 in 1897 to 81
q 1905. The rate per 100000 married
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

THE strenuous life is not for Lemon,
i small bull pup, whose habitat.
until recently, was the White House.
Lemon noticed a door ajar the other
morning while roaming the White
House, looking for excitement, and has
not returned. III .
ID Though his name might not indicate
it, Lemon is puppy of class and
caste But for all that he's dog and
the sight of his yagabond brothers
romping in the. streets. lodging auto
mobiles and swapping at horses heels
Disguised the Lemon with being the
first dog in the land and he beat it.
tIs Lemon is the property of Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, ,debutante elect, who report
ed her loss to the police. Instanter a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
1T DOESN'T PAY.
Why John Concluded He Would Vote
--ac5 9.'n the Dry Ticket. ....

The following conversation is re-
ported by the American Issue as hav-
ing taken place recently in saloon
located in one Of the counties Of Ohio.
The saloon keeper and John were
discussing the issue, until finally John,
who was an Irishman, said: va @-'
sd Yes, Bonnie, I'm going to vote dry
next fall" .t .,s .ae ft .
Ben-Now, John, think you are
joking. You are too good a friend of
mine to want me put out of business.
Just Think have been here 20
years, and all the money! have made
/ have put into this business how am
| going to. get my money out?
Jehn-We1l, Ben, I have been here
20 years, and all the money l have
made l have put into this business;
how am l going to get my money
out Of It? 1..5-.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Ethel Roosevelt Moullr.nrlss Loss of Lemon

general lookout order was seat to
every district in the precinct aad By
nightfall there was not q dog on the
streets Of Washington. In the collsc-
ton held for Identification was every
species of canine from. q NANCY nlastiK
to a fea-bitten fee, but none answered
to the name ofiLemonsIo.u seiM
Various motives if a dog may lhaEs
a motive, may be assigned to Lemons
abrupt departure from the Roosevelt
'hoiseholdd5 He might have had
vision of5a small bull pup lswingfhgots
the port side of lion in the wildsoSf
Africa, and his masters voice shout
ing 9sic iem Lemon."5d1 ts3nomA
Again. he might have dreaded stss
time when he would reach the proTsr
age to be harnessed to one OF Master
Arches carts, or be matched in "a
main with the household acat, or wssr
an empty can attached & to- his 5tsB.
However, Lemons motive for running
away is purely speculative, fof9it ID
not given in the police feperty and his
mistress can attribute no. cause feF
1.-THE rash act ="
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

NV HEN sait@ comes to Z diplomatic
w >. maneuEering to accomplish their
designs the officers of the navy can.
give pointers to the Russians and the
Japanese. AS an instance the case of
the hospital ship Relief may be cited.
1t will be remembered that last win
ter President Roosevelt made an or
der that the. Relief should be COM
manded by a medical officer The men
at the navy department were amazed
hat a doctor should be given COM
mand of a vessel, but. there was no
appeal from Mr.. Roosevelts order.
The Relief was detailed to accompany
The feet on its trip around the world.
Letters from men who are with the
fleet have been received here telling
of the sad experiences of the hospital
ship and her commander. In describ-
ing these experiences one writer pref
aced his letter as follows: 1.-THE Re-
lief is the most unpopular Institution
in the navy There is no exception.
The, Relief has everything else beaten"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
A P,ay.r i !. ii. Christ Child

Behold, ye season is again at hand;
once more ye SHOWS Of winter lie upon
al ye earth, and all chrysfantis is, ar
saysd % tie holy feast
19saaany chail 70 star hura wild OF
assaaaG sEAghtna@s n 70 east. ysysfy
aAAna Ne fail Of sveae mrAtc, re sA9els
sAan asscead No. oalsA with singing
end - hoihNys ysyeN GhrystInass
bskaw~sAAii asrl ~ srye hAbe bat was
AsyM sa NskAisAsn.
csasss 10 sue Raw, O gentle sGAryst-
aAdas Ar vsike anoag N peoples q
p sastA; ssvhssi u refund = bout With
Hay pssAsettng ssso; fUFfend. all e1vi-
s@ thsnghts and eva -deeds; teehe
kAex eG hsexts With the glory Of Thy
eSva. AMI quicken us to practices. of
Rsaes. good WIN. and charity meet Tor
NO appFsvsl ana aecsptatfoa { Eugene
yNW4Ms tr.A--sss,~e = f- sssa.fa .ae,44--as
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
TO MEASURE HUMAN ENERGY
Hundreds of Fatal Diseases Will Be
~ ~ Prevented. Al r

~ ft EErevented. ~ f
Boston. The experiments. which Prof
Francis Gano Benedict and his asso.
siates at the Carnegie Nutritation Lab
sratory, this city, have been conducting
to determine mathematically and scien-
tifcally the exact amount of energy in
any human being, are SO near success
full fruition that European scientists
have decided they must cross the ocean
and witness the Benedict marvels with
their own eyes.
1t is now believed that hundreds of
diseases hitherto regarded as incurable
or of a fatal nature will be easily pre-
rented or cured by means of Prof. Bsne-
diets energy machines.
Prof Benedict's apparatuses register
to degree never before attained not only
the human pulsebeats, respiration and
temperature, but also all forms of en-
ergy within the body, awake or asleep.
All guesswork and the inaccuracies of
diagnosis deemed inevitable even among
the skilled physlclans are done away
with. @
By means of figures obtained from the
study of several patients suffering from
diabetes, it is predicted the treatment
of this hitherto considered fatal disease
will undergo a radical change . 3 N
In the near. future it is said it will
be possible. to give in figures the amount
of human energy to perform any kind
of work, the, amount and quality of
food necessary to sustain the subjects
strength during its performance, II the
possibilities of any person for mental
and physical labor and the limitations
in figures of a persons heart, lung and
kidney action. y
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

Banks Doing Well.

State Auditor E. J. Smith has issued
q compilation Of the statements of the
state banks doing business in Mississip-
pi, showing their condition on November
81, as compared with the compilation
showing condition of banks on June 3
last, ON which date these institutions
.ubmitted ftAeir ststsmentsgE l.
During the period from June CITE No
,-xsmbsr ~ the number of banks in
.f.s.edf tfdniSssaegto 821. now Al
- Aggregate resources increased. from
sss,aos, 3os.74 to s6s,449, 5O2.3o, or $o,-
= cspila stock Invested in the business.
increased from sl2,496,9115O to s12,-
55a,475.5o, or about $4,000, this prac-
tieslIy rsprssenting thu. capital stock, of
the Ave nsw banks formed during the
period.
81 lsosns aad discounts increased from
s3s ,5ee, $3.50 to 500, O,291.2O, or q
little more than 100000, thus giving
evidence that the banks did little to in
crease their loans during the summer
and autumn period, but booked nearly
all advances during the early part OF
the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Amazing Increase I'M Divorce Is Shown
1880. This comparison" says NtA
bulletin, r 1fdfcaaeg haH divorce 1 I
present. 1.-TWO and SeTeAHalf times / a
common, cOmpareu7 WIFI maj
sfsr,i1tsI.ff f1ffEasf sffsssc9ea 4aasssezsfss

common, compared with maRied
popufatfon, AZ .fir-1was 4e' -year5 sgU'
/ The Dhkotas, Shidk have anAtional
reputation as Divorce statesGRToEeg} on
analysis of the tables, to, be nlQwhere,
either. in, total number OF. DIVORCES
granted or number of divorces, per
100000 OF population, as against other
states .EGo9 2niTaqS1q iTf YiEalD
IN disesdssifgl the relation of divorce
to population, the. bulletin says: AN
Increase Of 10 per cent! iii population
'between the years 1870,to. 1880, was
accompanied by an increase of 70 per
cent, in the number Of divorces granted
In the ne1a decade 1880 0toJ 1s9egfthe
population increased 25i per. GEM, dand
divorces 20 per cent, and in the fol-
lowing decade, 1890 to $500, 9an in
crease of 81 per gent In IpopNl alton
was accompanied, by an inereaseriof
66 per cent in the number qf diYnEEfs'
In the six years fronf 1900 TO 1880,
population, as estimated, ;. increased
10.5 per cent. and divorces .29..S per
cent" Is ';H6u Ah'S &%i3-}.'~'-' Aa~A
Il 1T thus appears that AT the lend cot
the 4O-year period divorces were IN
creasing about three times as fast IS
population while in the first ndecade
$3.50 to 1880 they increased only
about two and two-thirds as fast.
Divorce rates appear to be much
higher in the. United States than in
any of the foreign. countries, for, which
statistics relating to this subject have
been fcbtafned "1u dJfdW IoI ,6-s5II
s. Two-thrds of the total mum be7Tof
divorces granted in the 207gear period
covered by this investigation were
granted to the wife Children were re-
ported lin 1913 per cent. sof lths total
number Of divorce .casesee,I .5e5W
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
TEXAS SLAYER PARD0NED.
Thrice Escaped Gallows and Once
70. Was in Mobs Hands.

Dallas, Texas Governor Campbell
has granted a Christmas pardon to
F. F. Miller, who killed Police
man W. H. Riddle of Dallas, in 1892.
Miller was given the death penalty, the,
gallows was three times erected for him
IN the Dallas county jail, three reprieves
were granted on the days set for exc
sution and sentence was finally com
muted to life Imprisonment by Gov.
Culberson ten years ago. A mob once
had a rope around Miller's neck, drag
ging him through the streets to lynch
him, but a force of deputy sheriffs res
cued him. sFst 1:2 s...s ..l--
The mob then tried to storm the
armory of the Dallas artillery to pro-
cure cannon to attack the county jail
and take Miller out to lynch him. Sew
eraI of the mob were shot down before
being repulsed by the militia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
UNDERGROUND RIVER FOUND
Great Stream Crosses Under Missis-
X a5irsippi at Birds Point. 1Saa

Hickman, Ky.-A government diver,
while trying to locate an incline of the
Iron Railroad Company, which disap-
peared at Byrd's Point, Mo-, a short
while ago, has discovered an under
ground river, which runs under Byrd's
Point and Cairo and under the waters
of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers near
their confluence. at right angles. 4.oo-3
This underground river is believed to
be as large as the Mississippi, though
with not so swift a current, and the
water is of different color and will not
mix with the water of the Mississippi.
The scarcity of fish at this point is at
tributed to this newfound underground
river, where the fish are supposed to
have gone. The Halliday brothers are
going to sink q shaft to see if the river
can be located under their property in
Cairo ~ f~ ~ =
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
.Witow and vLi.Io..r.


He was evidently an old sba che. 3r
knd she showed sarto-ial and oher
signs of being a young widow in seq
md mourning it was t.
Mourning not sure They were
both frankly hungry; and when they
we're served, she said, between sips Of
claret: "a g T swx~ 2
Its funny when man dies bofork
his wife, stress Is given to the notice
hat he leavesla widow IL she gsses
z;rst, the. announcements never say
she leaves q widowsr. Aren't the
facts identicai." - -
And the old bachelor answered. 3
by noTmeans. A widow $50 TIM
and retiring that It Is necessary to
publish a notice to the effect that she
still hangs out at the same old sign.
But widower doesn't need advertiss
ing; he is as frankly q widower as q
baby is baby: and he's like baby.
too-because the first six months he
cries. the second six months he takes
notice, and he does mighty well If he
gets through his second summer"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Paxment sf.stat = .ppasfens.

Auditor Smith secured the approval Of
the governor and attorney general 30
plan to permit the tax collectors ,threush-
out the State to delay their settlements
for taxes paidsdllring FeTerhber ard add
to them those collected m December UP to
The 18th, and take up, if possible, the
pension warrants fer their respeetiys
counties, in, erdez that hs- t'onfedsrats
pensioners would get thSir money as
early a. possible. .... ~. ...:-t (.
While the idea u g. ssea ere tren sAs
standpoint Of the penFionsr, it IL equally
good for the tax collector, as II saves tlls
transportation of thu money frem the
county treasures, to pay tn. pensions,
and at the sans time saves the 1shsrifs
the transportation On their collections
from their counties - tAs Stats tfess-
IVY rrF.....-sF ,f-,.yat.-fro z
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
An Archbishop's Ban on LIQUOR!

Archbishop Glennon at the Triennial
synod in lKenrick seminary, recently
snjeined the 400 priests Of the diocese
of st. Louis not to permit in future the
serving Of wine or beer at church pic
mics, ifairs, or entertainments of any
kind nor at the banQuets of church
societies. The council of Baltimore
several years ago adopted a rule
against intoxiea4ts at such q parish
events, but this has neyer been en-
forced in st. Louis The archbishop
stated that hereafter the rsie would
be ngidly applied. Sfi''ij q 'ii-.' 1-1'i4
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

~ WAS RHEIA LAbT Ia h0Q Deen IN
BOX. Caribbean sea
SKATERS for a long time, it looked as
ASuRh the Christmas dinner would
PERSIST only Of canned stuE and fresh
Vegetables and the peculiar cigarettes
~ he tropics. Fortunately the steam
20 Philadelphia arrived at La Guayra,
aas Of the ports blockaded, and, as it
esuN not unload, Captain Diehl, the
es0Aander Of the Marietta, succeeded
On Inducing the commercial vessel to
WaFt with two turkeys and some cram
hsyx4es which, among other things,
had been brought from New York
aaRseury slowed Away in the icebox.
@As Philadelphia had no Egyptian ciGa--
rsassg and the QGtstion sTose where
they eould be got. Cronan pondered
deeply over tho weighty= problem and
then asked permission for boat.
without indicating what he proposed
% 20 ks gave the orders TO proceed to
- 3x4tzsh cruiser Tribune, which was
@as 81 ~ sAips enforcing the blsck-
Is@dA. .-.. s-......... -
Crs@am was received by tbs ward
xeeM mass sf the Tribune with open
mRwa. AZ q special, mark Of apprseia-
@sa Of his viit box Of hundred
! @gypSiAn eigsrsttss was brought forth
hV the executive o&acsr Cronan vas
sanyitsd to take cha. His eyes fingered
asAginety sa tia box as be extracted
q lonely weed He remained about a
1uarssr Of an hour, and then, reach
ing svsT to the bex, closed 1t and, TO
he establishment OF the Britishers,
pat II under his arm. They were too
well bred 10 remonstrate, but their
eyes spoke volumes. 1t was their last
bszi Oronan went over the side and
: was pulled away to his own ship, Ieav-
ing bshind disgust and desolation. As
@soA ~ he reached the Marietta he
aaks& Captain DiehI for enc. of the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
MARRIEs HIS MoTHER4N-LAW
Virginia Couple Elope to Tennessee
for Ceremony.

Roanoke, Va.-D. w. Williams, a
business man of Floyd county, has the
distinction of having married his mother
in-law His bride occupies the dual re
lIationship Of grandmother and step
mother to his two children.
( Williams first married Miss Mary
Sours, but after several years the young
wife died He courted his mother-in-
law, who was widow, and they applied
to the clerk of the court, who issued
marriage license. Later he concluded it
was illegalTto issue a license for man
to marry his mother-in-law, and revoked
it. The couple, not to be outdone,
eloped to Tennessee, where they were.
married. rlocIt bisd cvad 5sJoa tonj a9tft@
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

tia cerruptsr Of Politics and Makes
psop3e Immoral and Criminal.
ST -
Ths chief evils Of the New York sa-
lcoAxto-day. according to A. II. Glsa-
sop. In his article in Golfers Week
lRsaare: 4e5 3D.
zs-,--s,sse.
u II eorrupts u9e police force.
In offers hospitality to crime and
sgiminals
liz forms an alliance with politics.
Ali concentrates the social evil.
n sells impure and injurious
srfnts. y. 4'sss
Ehess evils pertain to saloons not
eAaR An . great city but In smaller
6&epa- me principal reason, says he,
s0S ths anist1ncsof these evils IL that
ths average saloon. II run straight and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Power, ralk. to Teachers.

Prof. J. n Powers, State supsristsNd-
ent Of Education, delivered an address
at an educational rally in Aberdeea un3
der the auspices Of the Monroe County
Teachers Association. 5. An effort was
made By Prof Powers TO induce the
Monroe sounty authorities - establish
an agricultural high school. Monroe is
one of tn. bsst agricultural counties in
the State, hes a large enrolment Of
white children, and it is tho opinion of
Prof Powers that if the agricultural
high sehed mevsnsnt Gree obtains =
teetiAS IN that section of the State if
will seos be. adopted By all the asjoia-;
ing counties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
/ FORETASTES
OF HEAVEN i
By REV. A. c. DIXON, D. D.,
Pastor of the Chicago Ave. Moody
y Church. Chicago. "a

Turn to Revela-
ton 7:9-17 and
read the deserip.
ton of heaven As
you read, ask:
How much ofthis
may l have on
earth?" and our
question is an
swered. We count
at least nine par
ticulars in which
we may experience
the joys of heaven
before we enter
the gates of pearl.
SEEING the null
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

fortune 70 be
with him on the
guRboat harist-
"a during the
blockade OF Ven
exuela In 1902
By Great Brit
ain. Germany
and Italy. There
was no dutyteo
onerous Tor him
to undertake, no
service he was
unwilling to face.
His men stood
solldly behind
him, ready to so
VIII erev err he
weuld lead.
As the Aariet-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Wright Needed in the Cabinet.

| Washington-W While. there j. eonsid-s
cradle diversity of opinion as to the
personnel of the Taft cabinet, the port
folio of war being the most widely
guessed at, persons who essay familiar
ny with the purposes of Pfesident-elest
Taft say that Gen. Luke E. Wright of
Tennessee win be retained as The head
IL that denartment.. - Il d
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

N, Clemenceau, the premier Of
France, and one OF the most promin-
emit political figures IN Europe, is re-
ported to be total abstainer. George
Bra4ees, hts intimate friend. writing.
Says that Clemenceau has the Spar
ban habit Of rising every morning,
winter and summer, at ave o'clock.
and By ten o'clock he has NEST Of his
work for the day accomplished. Il He
drinks neither wine nor beer nsr 9th
er alcoholic beverage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

e " q q : Il
where. the. liquids sold as whiskey and
brandy are wood alcohol mixed wdth4
strong drugs efer oolcr and flavor: i.
The Indictment presented by -thfs.
article In Golfers is go dreadful that
we might think its writer was draw
ing upon his own imagination ifshe.
did not give the dates and figures. s
Eodom and Gomorrah! .s%.z,.s
/. were, worse conditions there than
in some Of eur modern Christian
cities! Vs1sla34StfNfl II
Ths difference Ia thet nearly ALI the
people In those old tine places were
satisfied to have the keyh stay. bat
thank Cod some In our modern eitisK.
are doing allahsy can to havs it sossss, Il,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
LIQUOR Revenue on the Decress ,e.

according to figures given out re-
GENTLY by the chairman of the nation
al Prohibition party, in the. United
States, a remarkable decrease in the
produc ton and sale of intoxicating
beverages throughout the wholeEof the
United States, took place during the
recent months of July and August.
Nearly 81, O0o, 600 . day is the est
mated decrease, which ID based on
dnicial figures received from the in
tsrnal revenue department at wash
ington.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25

N interesting experiment is about
"A to be conducted in Washington, If
it meets with success 1t will be ex-
tended to other cities. In the course
of a few days there will be opened at
one of the busiest points on Pennsyl-
yania avenue weather kiosk similar
to those now in use in Berlin and
other places in Germany. The object
of the agricultural department. In
bringing about this innovation is to
supply meteorological information In
popular form. BEHIND the curtained
siaSoEs q ~ kisss Nill ks feRlsE ak
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Weather Kiosk to Be Placed on Street

the daily weather charts, forecasts is
sued by the weather bureau, maxi;
mum Thermometer and ther1o5nograph
for recording teinperatuse land. frai2
gauge There will be- moi bap0metsr
for it is the wish of the, ,dsnartm emit
that only meteorological facts in der
simplest form shall be shown. 'o '''.si
asOmcials of. cthe weather. bureau BE.
lieve there4wiH; bes great publc efnters
est in their new scheme. If their
hopes are realized similar kiosBsi will
be Eerected ine abolits Is cities linieths
course of the next FIVE or six months.
Among. other things expected Of
these kiosks is that they win ruin the
regulations held by many cities of the
United States, especially Washington
for excessive lsunmer1 heat paanyl rec,
ords, of this. kind having been estab-.
lished by Inaccurate thermometers bs.,
ing hung outside stores and other
buildingsaaet coadsaye lotD e9Egsei
MINIMIZE - rsffs,st rzsA - is,s.,-,ss.A
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-25
Against the Drink evil

/ The latest reform bills introduced
into the legislature by the prohibition
lists Of Norway include 4 provision,
against the playing Of musical fnstru-
Inents in liquor resorts. The provision
leads: mo musical instrument shall
bs played In any public house, con-
cert hall. or resort where liauor is