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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Slaves of Gold.

Who are the leaders in our best
society, generally speaking? Why, a
man may carry a whole library in
his head, and if his coat be seedy ard
his pocket empty he is nowhere: while
a brainless Top whose attire is fault
less, and who carries full purse, is
tirst-rate, smart fellow. What
chance has young lady a little out
of style, who has to earn her own
living, to shine in society by the side
of one of our fashionable ladies whose
papa is a millionaire? Socially we
are the slaves of gold. Old-fashioned
people look at it in the old-fashioned
way, and say it is all wrong. And so
it is; but it is a fact that stares Us in
the face that those who are worth
the most are considered as of the
most worth, After all, perhaps the
wisest man was right when he said
1.-THE love of money is the root of all
evil. I'VE know from sad experience
that it is very inconvenient to be
poor, but no man is poor who has a
happy home and it does not require
lace curtains or velvet carpets to
make home happy
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
SATURDAY..

China has appointed delegates for
the first time in her history, to rep
resent her at the next international
telegraph conference.
Word has been received in New
York of the birth of the first colt in
America by Rock Sand, the $125 600
stallion imported by August Belmont
The reduction Of working hours of
the Union Pacific shop men, which be-
gan last Monday, is TO be followed af-
ter Saturday witch reduction of work
ling days from six to five per week
The appointment of Luetenant
Colonel Baron Bode as military at
tache at Washington in succession to
Colonel Raspopoff, was gazetted at st.
Petersburg Saturday morning.
The Imperial bank OF Germany has
reduced It's rate Of discount from 6h
to per cent.
That 1t will cost s15o,eO0 to clean
the streets OF New York Of the snow
which fell In the storm Of Thursday
night, is the estimate of the snow re-
moval bureau.
The first Perkins medal awarded for
achievement In applied chemistry was
presented to j. B. r. Herschoff, a
chemist of this city, in recognition of
the improved methods he has intro
duced for refining copper. The soci-
ETY. of chemical industry presented tne
medal, the presentation speech being
made by Professor c. F. Chandler,
of Columbia university.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Talk With Young Men.

The young, imam with limited means
who has but few hundred dollars to
begin life with, or perhaps has moth
ing but pair of strong and willing
hands, we would say to all such young
men that the. farm is the best place
in the world. Do not /. be afraid 1 of
toll but setlansexample to the weak,
lazy loiterer about town by putting
your hands to the pillow.
If you area young married man
then the farm offers still greater in
ducements. We know it will cost
yonr youngwife some pangs to seper
ate from friends and home in town.
but if she.is true woman she will do
it without murmur, for the battle
of life is an earnest one, aud we must
each sustain our part. Do not expect
to begin your married life in the
same style that your mother and
father are now enjoying in their old
age, with the fruits of many years of
toll; but be contented to begin hum
bly,.
Plant, and SOW, and reap; build
your dwellings, and garnish them
about with fruits and flowers; pro
mote agriculture, one of the great in
situations of God; and when your
sons and daughters grow up like olive
plants around your table, while you
fail not to remember their physical
wants, remember also to supply their
intellectual food the mind Graves; let
them have good books and papers and
proper recreation, that they may not
imbibe the false notion that farming
is drudgery and every farmer and
farmers wife a drudge
AS we look about us, how many
sons and daughters of wealthy farm
ers we see who despise their sur
roundngs, and only look on father as
u very necessary machine 10 coin
money for their expenditure, and
mother, who has labored for them
every day since they were born, as "a
very useful automaton for doing
cooking and general house work.
When you are tilling the rich soil
think how much worthier is the cause
you are prosecuting than to crowd
into some already over-stocke d
business or profession in your ZONE
town, with only one object in view
to have white hands and immaculate
clothing, and to be always strug-
Cling with your limited means to
keep up with those in outward SEEM
ing who are much wealthier than
yourselves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
81 ,ooo,oo FIRE AT PORTLAND.
Worst Since Great ConfIagration of
1886-Many Lives ENDANGERED.

Worst Since Great ConfIagration of
1886-Many Lives Endangered.
Portland, Me-, Jan. PA fire,
which caused a property damage of
million dollars early Friday morning,
destroyed the city hall and police
buildings, and endangered the lives
of more than 700 persons.
Although known as the city hall, the
building was divided between city
and county offices, while the police
building sheltered the supreme, judi
cial and municipal courts in addition
to the police department.
The fire was the worst in the state
since the great Portland confagration
of 1866, when the city's business and
residential sections were almost com
pletely wiped out.
That there were no fatalities is re-
markable, as there were more than
700 persons attending the Western,
Me-, Knights Of Pythias jubilee
gathered in the auditorium of the city
hall when the flames were discovered.
Only few persons were hurt, chief
Engineer Melville Eldridge being the
only one known to be seriously in
jured.
One of The most valuable libraries
in the state, the Greenleaf law col
lection, was completely destroyed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
The Old Man.

Bow low the head-do reverence to
the old man, once like you. The
vicissitudes of life have silvered his
hair and changed the round, merry
face to the worn visage before you.
Once the heart beat with aspiration,
crushed by disappointment, as yours,
perhaps, is destined to be. Once that
form stalked promptly through the
gay scenes of pleasure, the beau ideal
of grace; now the band of time, that
withers the flowers of yesterday, has
bent that figure and destroyed that
noble carriage. Once at your age, he
possessed the thousand thoughts
that pass through your brain, now
wishing to accomplish deeds equal to
a nook in fame; anon imagining life a
dream that the sooner he awoke from
the better. But he has lived the
dream very near through; the time
to awaken is very near at hand; his
eye never klndles at old deeds of
daring, and the hand takes a frmer
grasp of the staff. Bow low the head
boy, as you would in your old age be
reverenced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
8 DEAD, IS INJURED
Fatal Fire Occurs at Baltimore,
Maryland.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $500, 600
Among Those Who Were Injured Was
the Chief of the Fire Department.
Heroic Work of Firemen to Save
Imperiled Comrades.


Heroic Work of Firemen to Save
Imperled Comrades.
Baltimore. Nd, Jan. 24.-Fire, at
an early hour Friday morning took
heavy toll CT the members of the fire
department of this city, three being
dead and sixteen others more or less
seriously injured.
The list of the latter includes the
name of George Horton, chief of the
fire department, who is in a serious
condition. The chief has badly Ia,
cerated scalp and internal injuries.
Those killed are:
Lieutenant Frederick Hartman Will
liam B. Pugh, and an unidentified man.
thought to be Emil Morrin. 81
The financial damage is estimated
by Mayor ] Barry Hahool, who was
early on the scene, at 100000.
Worst Fire Since 1904.
The blaze. which is che worst that
has occurred in this city since the
calamity of 1904, started on the third
floor of the building on the south
east corner of Holiday and Saratoga
streets, occupied by the ]. Register
Sons & Co., plumbers supplies.
The fire had apparently been burning
some time before it was discovered.
The first alarm was quickly followed
by general alarm, which brought
most of the fire apparatus in the city
to the scene. A strong wind from
the northwest and very low temper
allure made the work OF fighting the
fire more than ordinarily difficult and
the flames spread rapidly
In an incredibly short time after
the blaze broke out of the windows
on the Saratoga street side of the
Register building, and without the
slightest warning, a large section of
the north wall of the large building
| fell 1t was this that scattered
death and injury among the firemen,
who were working close to the build
! ing.
Change of Wind Favored Firemen.
! For time it seemed that the fire
would sweep diagonally through the
block to Gay street, and a number
of people living on that thorosghfare
moved their effects. Changes in
the wind, however, helped the firemen
and enabled them to confine the dam
age to the plants of the E. B. Read
& Sons Co., printers, and t. Flynn
& Emerich company, machinists, locat-
ed in a five story building on Sarato-
ga street in the rear of the Register
| building, the Leonhart Wagon compa-
| ny, Saratoga street, opposite the build
| ing, in which the fire originated, the
| old city hall building and the Zion
so&ool building.
Heroic Work to Save Comrades.
When the wall of the Register build
| ing fell members of the fire depart
ment and policemen, utterly disregard
ing the fact that another section of
| the building semed about to topple
into Saratoga street, worked frantic
ally to rescue their injured comrades
and recover the bodies of the dead.
! The latter were badly mutilated and
the former were, in some instances,
almost stripped of their clothing.
While responding to the alarm a
! hose wagon and fire engine collided
and five of the men on the engine were
injured, one of them seriously.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
AS PENsloNER, GEORGIA LEADS
Does More Than Any State for Her
Confederate Veterans.

Does More Than Any State for Her
Confederate Veterans.
Atlanta, Jan 25.-Georgie has long
enjoyed the distinction of having pro-
vided more literally for its confeder-
ate veterans and their widows than
any other of her sister southern states
and this claim is we'll supported by the
figures which appear in the annual re-
port of Pension Commissioner J. w.
Lindsey for the year ending Decem-
Der 81, 1907.
1t is shown in the report that there
has been disbursed to confederate pen
sioners, from 1879 to the end of the
past year, the sum of $11, 20S, o11.55
The pensioa roll for the year 1879
carried $40, $50, and in 1907 it amount
ed to 1892, 6s5. For the year 1908,
it is estimated that $3.50 900 viii be
paid out to pensioners, and that this
amount will be annually decreased, the
death rate exceeding the number of
pensioners vitae may be added after
this year
Pensioners Of all classes amounted
to 10, 298 In 1906, and in 1907 the
number had grown TO 1918, but this
was decreased by /. 006 deaths, leav-
ing an increase of 400 over the num-
Der OF pensioners on r73s rods for the
year 1906.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
FRIDAY.

In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, snow has reached a depth
of six inches. The storm is worst in
New Jersey, where the railroad traf-
fic Is badly crippled
Presidents of state universities of
the United States closed their conven-
ton in Chicago Thursday night after
adopting a resolution petitioning con-
gress for the creation of a national
university at Washington. D. c.. for
the schooling of post graduates.
A Japanese has been discovered
on the island making sketches of
Honolulu, Pearl narbor and the coast
line from the heights behind the city
of Honolulu, Hawaii
Suit has been filed in the circuit
court at Lexington, KY, by Benja-
min M. tanning, of this city, and
others, against the Standard Trust
company, of Birmingham, Ala, ask
ing that receiver be appointed for
the company.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition for an
appeal in the Chicago street railway
reorganization case.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Schools Need Money.

Reports received at the Office of the
State superintendent of education indi
cate that in the several counties the
public schools are badly in need of
their pro rata share of the common
school fund distribution for January.
The shortage of funds has not caused
any schools to close, however, and it is
likely that all will manage to run until
the legislature makes the appropria-
ton for the next biennial period. A
determined effort is being made to Sc
cure an increase of about S250,000 per
annum in the allowance for common
schools, and it is claimed that this
amount is needed in view of the large
increase of enrollmennt during the
mast two wears.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Head Crushed by Car.

Atlanta, Jan. 28.-Carlos Cottrell,
aged "a, WAS instantly killed by
Marietta street electric car Sunday
morning at o'clock at the corner OF
Marietta and Mcmillan streets. Cot
trell, it is alleged, had been drinking
heavily Saturday night, and, over
come by drink. had gone to sleep with
his head on the car rail-, The motor
man Of the car saw him, but was uA-
able to apply the brakes in time to
perevent the car striking Cottreil's
head, crushing it like an eggsheH.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31

called up the House concurrent resolu-
ton, which in effect provides for abol-
ishing the office of county treasurer
This resolution would amend section 1875
of the constitution so as to make it
read that there shall be elected quadren-
nlally IN each county a. sheriff, coroner,
assessor and surveyor, to hold office for
three years, the sheriff not to be eligible
to immediately succeed himself. Mr..
Jones addressed the House briefly on the
features of the measure, which would
primarily include the doing away with
a purely perfunctory office and save
the taxpayers 100000 or 100000 ev-
cry four years. As it is today, the
banks of the State are the county treas
uries, and the man who gives the bond
as treasurer is a mere figurehead.
Mr. Cavett offered resolution provid-
ing for a special committee of three
members of the House to investigate
the alleE ed theft of certain enacted laws
of 1906, with plenary powers as to pro-
cedure, the expense of which to be
borne out of the House contingent fund.
Adopted.
Senate bill to correct and reconcile
the inequalities and conflicts in the code
of 1906, relative to the sale of lands
forfeited for taxes. Mr.. Perkins of
Yazoo made an effort to have the mat
ter Immediately considered, as there
was nothing more urgent before the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
BRIEF DISPATCHES.
WEDNE SDAY,

The president has nominated Wheeler
Martin to be collector of internal rev.
enue for the fourth district of North
Carolina.
Attorneys for Wood c. Campbell,
who has been sentenced to twenty
years in the Georgia penitentiary,
have filed motion for a new trial.
In the Kansas house of representa-
tives motion offered by w. R. Stub
declaring Secretary of War Taft the
choice of Kansas for president of the
United States, was unanimously car
ried.
Bill Papke, of Valley Falls, Ill. VINO
claims the middlewieght championship
of the world, defeated Walter Stan
ton, of San Francisco, in four rounds
at the Armory Athletic association at
Boston, Mass.
Former United States Senator Geo.
Peabody Wetmore of Newport, was
elected to the United States senate on
the first ballot cast in both branches
Of the Rhode Island general assemb,--,
receiving total of SO votes.
Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed
sultan at Wazan, chiefly, it is said,
because the populace were convinced
that If they refused to proclaim him
their heavy property holdings at Fee
would be pillaged. The agents of
Mulai Hafd have been preaching holy
war.
Senator Clay's resolution calling on
the postmaster general for informa-
ton concerning delays in the running
Of mail trains, was passed, as was a
bill providing for the construction of
a memorial bridge across the Potomac
river from Washington to the national
cemetery at Arlington.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
THURSDAY


The Bank of France has reduced
Its rate of discount from 3h to 3
per cent.
The battleship Nebraska, under
command of Captain Nicholson, has
sailed for Magdallen Bay TO engage
in her first target practice.
c. P. J. Mooney, of Chicago, for
the last five years one of w. R.
Hearst's managing editors, has re-
signed. Mr.. Mooney will probably
return south.
Tsuneji Alba, Japanese vice consul
in Portland, Greg, has been recalled
by his government. He will be sue
ceeded by Jokichi Iwaya, former secre-
tary to Consul General C. Koike, at
San Francisco.
Because of falling off in street ear
travel, due to business depression,
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit has
withdrawn 100 cars from service and
within the next few days will take off
25 to 40 more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Town Is Taken BY RevoIutionists.

Port-Au-Prince, Hayti, Jan. "a
The revolutionists have taken posses
sion Of the town of Port de Paix, 35
miles west of Cape Haytien. An
English and French cruiser are ex-
pected on the coast shortly. They
will give protection to British and
French interests. Charles Mot, the
american consular agent at st. March
has been removed from Office by the
American legation because ofshis com.
plic1ty with the rebels. Mot is
Haytien.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
|Mis'sjissiipjpi
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February Weather.

The following data covering period
OF twenty years have been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
hfty-six observation stations in Missis-
sippi. They are issued to show the con-
ditions that have prevailed in the State
during February for the above period
of years, but must not be construed rs
forecast of the weather conditions for
the coming month:
Mean or normal temperature, At.
The warmest month was that of $780,.
with an average of S.
The coolest month was that.of 1899,
with an average of SO. s.-~
Some of the highest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: "a at Waynes-
boro in 1890, and IS at Port Gibson in
1904.
Some of the lowest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: Is below zero
at Aberdeen and 13 below zero at
Louisville in 1899.
Average precipitation for the month,
5.34 inches.
Average number of days with .0l
inch or more, 9.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 1882 inches in 1903.
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was .93 inches in 1906
Some of the greatest monthly amounts
of precipitation recorded were as fol-
lows: 1929 inches at Kosciusko, 1925
Mt Fayette, and 14.08 inches at Nitta-
Yuma in 1903.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Orders Investigation.

Jefferson City. No., Jan. 24.-Tne
Missouri board of railroad and ware
house commissioners have ordered an
investigation of alleged ownership by
the st. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road company of the Kansas City,
Clinton and Springfield Railway COM
pany, in violation of the law prohibit
ing the consolidation of parallel and
competing lines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Choked JaiIer and ESCAPED.

One of the most daring escapes from
jeil in the history of Lauderdale county
was effected last week, when Tom
Simpson, negro murderer of a white
man, choked Jailer Wagner insensible,
disarmed him, relieving him of the
prison keys and let himself out of jail.
In less than an hours time a large
posse was in the saddle behind pack
of bloodhounds, and in less than three
hours. after the escape the negro had
been recaptured, and is now behind the
bars of a cell, from which he will not
again escape,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Thirteenth Day.
Senate.

The Senate was called to order by
Lieut.. Gov. Manship. After roll call Mr.
Anderson moved, in view of the fact
that the Supreme Court had replied te
the Senate's request for an opinion rela
tive to the constitutionality of the State
depository, that this opinion or opinions
(there being two), majority, Justices
Calhoun and Mayes asserting, and a
minority, Chief Justice Whitfield, dis
senting, be spread on the journal.
A message from the House was re
ceived, announcing the passage of the
Hebron bill, which will enable the secre
tary and treasurer of the levee board
to make a personal, instead Of guar
antee company bond.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
shriners Lose Their Raooaoe

Waco, Tex, Jan. pa party OF
one hundred Shriners from ST. Louis,
Chicago and Kansas City, returning
from the City of Mexico where they
had been to institute new organiza-
ton. had their baggage car contain
ing the entire baggage of the party and
all curios gathered in Mexico burned
seven miles south OF here on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad on
Thursday A gasoline can exploded
causing the blaze. The party lost all
their effects.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Cashier Was Arrested

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 28.-G. G.
Scudamore, former cashier Of the Pen.
sacola Bank and Trust company, and
who has just been removed by the a.
rectors of that institution, was ar
rested at his home here Saturday
night. It is charged that Scudamors
used the banks funds in buying stocks
and that when the recent financial
crash came he was caught on the
wrong side of the market. He is un.
der bond with surety company for
SIS 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-31
Fertilizer Orders Heavy.

The fertilizer factories in Mississippi
are now booking large orders, and the
reports of sales agents indicate that the
volume of consumption will be consid-
erably in excess of last years figures.
According 10 an official compilation the
fertilizers sold in the State during the
the crop year of 1907 amounted to
about lac. 900 tons.