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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
BROUGHT THE DINNER DISHES.
Young Mans Action Astonished the
Hotel Clerk.

At a certain Troy hotel young
man and woman from the country
called for a room just after the din
ner hour and were accommodated. The
young man requested that dinner be
sent to his wife and left the hotel for
few moments.
Meanwhile a waiter was sent to the
lady's room with a bill Of fare. She
took 1t from the waiter, glanced over
1t with close scrutiny, and then, pass
ing it back, remarked: This amt for
me. / don't want it,"
Said the waiter: why, it's bill of
fare;" to which the young woman, who
evidently hadn't travelled, again re-
piled:
Yes, but you have made mis-
take. 1t amt for me, know. l don't
want it."
Going downstairs the waiter met the
young man and explained to him. He
marked off a dinner and passed on.
The meal was served, and shortly
afterward the young husband came
trudging unsteadily down to the Office
with the salver full of empty dishes
In his hands, and depositing them in
front of the astonished clerk, still fur
ther astonished him by the remark:
Here's the dishes. We've got
through. ."-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

Turkeys are thick as grasshoppers
In Texas. The Lone Star State has
shipped 100000 pounds of turkey
this season. That's q nice bunch Of
money for the rangers who have TAX
ell the blue ribbon for turkey produc-
tion. Go to Texas If you wish to get
the "know how"
When the authorities of the DAN
vile Pa.) Insane asylum advertised
for 1000 pounds Of live turkey only
one reply was received from the home
county. Center county filled the con-
tract. All the turkeys were nine
pounds or over at IS cents per pound.
1t takes 5000 pounds of turkey for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at
this institution.
when the cats away the mice will
play" in that patent dry feed hopper
which is warranted to hop. Whether
1t brings big crop of eggs we know
not. but it certainly is an automatic
sure hatch mouse incubator.
Have you heard the news from Mis-
souri,? Her last annual report shows
q poultry product of $40.O00000. Her
hens laid 1O7, 155,65S dozens of eggs,
worth $1G.0O0,000. Missouri heads the
band. The great American hen has
knocked out the great Missouri mule.
How shall get fresh eggs? Fresh
eggs are composed of good strains,
good pains, good brains and good
grains Nffv fhoca u-oII I'm n ccioufifo
manner. and you will have eggs to
burn.
Every time a hen cackleS she does
not lay, any more than every time you
speak you say something that will
make you famous. The hen tells lie
to get some feed and drink that you
have neglected to give her. We will
forgive her, but we can't forgive you
unless you do better.
In distributing gifts of poultry don't
forget the poor preacher. If you do,
then that good joke that is one of the
traditions of the fathers will die out.
However, let us quietly remind you
that the Baptist preachers prefer wa
terfowl
When your hens get the roup, be sure
to call the neighbors In. They will
surely tell you what you ought not to
do. After you have filled them up with
red pepper, castor oil, axle grease, pat
ent poultry feeds and bug juice, top of
with liniment Liniment will cure any
thing from a corn to a cracked smoke
pipe. It's the great American panacea.
If these all fail, call in the family ply
sician.
"The early bird catches the worm"
has its exceptions. You will not get
early winter eggs if you snooze all
morning The best hens lay early. If
YOU feed fifteen minute mash at or
o'clock, your best hen will be on the
nest and will get left. If she gets
left. you get left.
Do you prepare your birds for the
shows? Let conscience and the stand
ard guide ysu. These people who cut
off extra points, pull out feathers and
dye wing flights here may get blue
ribbons in this world, but the devil
will get them in the next.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Killed Himself with Penknife

Atlanta, July 14.-In i'll health and
brooding over the recent death of his
mother, E. c. Guthman, forty years
of age, senior member of the firm OF
the Guthman Steam Laundry company
Saturday morning about 9 o'clock,
went into the bathroom in his apart
ments at the Hayden, corner of South
Pryor and Brotherton streets, and cut
himself to death with pen-knife. In
an effort to save the wounded mans
life a Grady hospital ambulance was
hastily summoned and the man taken
to the Atlanta hospital wnere he died
at o'clock.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
BRYAN HEARS NEWS.
Reiterates That He VIII Not Seek a
Second Term.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July TO-
The following statement was made by
William Jennings Bryan when he re-
ceived announcement of his nomina-
tion as the candidate Or the democrat
ic party for president:
1.-The presidency is the highest Off
cial position in the world, and no one
occupying it can afford to have his
views upon public questions biased by
personal ambition. Recognizing this
responsibility to God and his obliga-
tion to his countrymen,, he should en-
ted upon the discharge of his duties
with singleness of purpose. Believing
that one can best do this when he is
not planning for a second term, l an
nounce now, as l have on former oc-
casions, that II elected I shall not be
a candidate for reelection.
"This Is a nomination as purely
from the people as can be, and if
elected my obligation will be as purely
to the people. | appreciate the hon
or the more because it came, not from
one person of few persons, but from
the rank and file, acting freely and
without compulsion."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
JULIAN HARRIS CHOSEN.
Succeeds "Uncle Remus" as Editor of
Home MAGAZINE,

Home Magazine.
Atlanta, July 9-Julian Harris, son
of Joel Chandler Harris, succeeds mis-
father as editor of Uncle Remus's-
The Home Magazine, retaining also
his original position as general man
ager.
Don r. Marquis, who has already
made national reputation through his
editorials, poems and short stories
published in the magazine, is to con-
tinue as associate editor.
The directors of the Uncle Remus's
The Home Magazine, reached these
two conclusions, when they met to
discuss the death of Joel Chandler
Harris and to take measures look
ing to the future management of the
periodical of which he was the found
er In the statement in which these
decisions are made public, the direc-
tors of the Magazine take occasion to
pay sincere tribute to the peculiar
fitness of Julian Harris to assume the
duties from which death called his
father.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
NEW BILL OF LADING.

Recommended to Shippers and Car
riers BY Commission.
Washington, July ia new uni
form bill of lading, designed as sub
stitute for the bills now in use for
the movement Of miscellaneous freight
and general merchandise, was ap-
proved and its adoption recommended
to the common carriers of the coun-
try and the shipping public by the in
terstate commerce commission.
1t provides two forms, printed on the
face side in different collors, one for
straight" and one for "order" con-
signments. The "order" bill will pos
sess Certain degree of negotiability,
while the straight" bill will be nom
negotiable
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
A Long Session.

Denver, Colo, July 1.-THE demo-
cratic national convention concl~1ed
it's labor late Friday afternoon by the
nomination of John Worth Kern, OF
Indiana, for vice president, complet-
ing the ticket on which William Jen-
nings Bryan was made the nominee
for president.
The nomination of Mr.. Kern was
made by acclamation amid the re-
sounding cheers of delegates and spec
tators. No ballot was necessary, as
the tide Of sentiment had set irresistl-
bly, toward the Indiana candidate,
state after state registering tneir del
egations in his favor, and all other
candidates withdrawing before the uni
versal demand for his nomination.
The convention, after adjourning at
daylight with tne nomination of Mr..
Bryan, resumed it's session at 1 p. m.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
WAS FIRST USED AS A SYMBOL
Origin OF the Star and Crescent on
Turkish Flag.

Very ancient are the star and cres-
cent of the Turkish flag. Their origin
Is explained as follows: The charac
ters of the language of Mesopotamia,
like the Egyptian. were originally
hieroglyphic. One of the early picture
words was crescent and a star and
this picture, which was pronounced
"shiptu," was employed to express an
incantation or exorcism, or anything
capable of driving the evil spirit from
the body of which it had taken pos
session. Clay tablets recording the
ancient exorcisms have been found in
the ruins of Mesopotamia and at the
beginning of such tablets appears the
sign which developed from the cres-
cent and the star. The symbol, there
fore, may have been not only the word
for incarnation, but a charm from
which the evil spirits were supposed
to nee. In every age in the orient
the people have possessed similar
charms. The Assyrian kings stationed
winged monsters with forms half hu-
man at their gateways, to keep all
evil from entering within the palace.
The poorer people suspended clay tab
let's above the entrances of their
houses. The modern oriental may
purchase In the bazars blue glass
beads, verses from the Koran wrapped
in leather cases and other devices tc
serve similar purpose. The crescent
and star formed symbol which the
Mesopotamian of 5000 years ago EN-.
ployed as charm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17

ton on behalf of the committee, in
which he reviewed the recent cam
paign and outlined what he considered
was the work to be accomplished by
the new administration. Governor
elect Brown responded in his first
speech since the announcement of his
candidacy for governor. Mr.. Brown
discussed his platform and outlined
his politics in the presence of large
crowd which had gathered to witness
the ceremony.
The citizens of Marietta, farmers
from the surrounding county and
many Georgians from more distant
points in the state, were gathered on
the lawn of Mr.. Browns residence and
heard the speech of notification and
its acceptance, and applauded liber-
ally the sentiment of both speeches.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
V. e.MoAawsvuh
WAS NOT THE VICTIM OF CUPID.
Young Man There for Quite Other
Than Sentimental Reasons.

She said 1t was a shame an out
rage. She was timid, reserved girl,
who gave no man encouragement to
flirt, yet
There is that man." she said.
''bothering the very life out of me. /
don't know how many times he has
seen me in the street somewhere and
has followed me right up to the door.
The next time he annoys me / shall
get the hall boy to order him away"
She had occasion to speak to the
hall boy the next evening.
do you see that man in the vesti.
bule lighting a cigar?" she said. Il
wish you would order him away"
81 can't" said the boy.
But you must" she said, angrily.
"He has 10 business to be hanging
around here"
Pardon me, but he has business
here" sid the boy. He lives on the
thiri r."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
MURDERER USED HATcHET.
New Orleans Hair Dresser Murdered
in His Sleep.

New Orleans, La, July l. After
lying for nearly twenty-four hours in
the rear of a little hair-dressing shop
at PIG Bourbon street, the body of Al
phonse Druel was found Thursday af-
ternoon in a badly mutilated condi-
ton. Near by lay bloody hatchet,
evidently the weapon used by the MUIR
derer
Investigation showed that Dure's
shop apparently had been robbed and
the police began a search for a negro
woman cook, who works in the neigh
borhood but who has disappeared.
Durel was for many years the proprie-
tor of a fashionable hair-dressing es
establishment in the old French quar-
ter.
Various circumstances combined to
reduce his extensive trade to a very
modest patronage, and he finally came
to occupy the little shop where his
body was found. Neighbors who miss
ed him started an investigation, which
resulted in the discovery of the body.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
IMPORTANT RULING.
Decision Affecting Prohibition LAVA
Public Place Defined.

PUBIC Pldce De1lneo.
Atlanta, July 9.-Probably the
most important judicial Interpretation
yet placed upon the state prohibition
law enacted last year was contained
in the decision handed down by the
court of appeals in the case of Took
versus the state.
The decision states what is a public
place. within the purview of the pro-
hibition law. 1t declares that a mans
house, his club, private office, or room
in a Motel, while not prima facie a
public place, may become so. A man
may extend the courtesy of drink to
a friend in any of these places, but if
any any such place shall be open in
discriminatory to the public, it be-
comes a public place
Liquor or beer may be served at a
dinner or barbecue, if it is an enter
tainment given on a special occasion
to a select list of guests, but If any
such entertainment becomes a perma-
nent institution, it violates the pro-
hibition law.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17

A curious legend attaches to the
discovery of the marble of which
Ephesus was built. The rams of a
herdman named Pixodorus fought
whilst feeding on the hill. One of
them-in the contest-with his horn,
broke the crust of the whitest marble.
The peasant running to his Ephesian
fellow-citizens with the specimen, his
prize was resolved with applause, and
his name was changed to "Evangelus
-Giver of Glad Tidings," and the
stone being excavated for Diana's
Temple divine honors were subse-
ouently paid to him!
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
FOUR CHILDREN BURNED.
ire Was Caused by an Explosion of

Fire Was Caused by an Explosion of
Gasoline.
Dallas, Tex, July 14.-As the re-
suit of a fire in the residence of
James R. Welch, on Thomas avenue,
this city, three small children are
badly burned and not expected to
live. They are the two sons of Mr..
Welch and a daughter of James Ham
ilton, a neighbor. Another small
daughter of Hamilton was burned, but
not seriously.
The first was caused by an explosion
of gasoline ignited by children while
striking a match. The house was
entirely consumed, the burned children
being rescued with difficulty.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Seaboard Train Wrecked.

Jacksonville, Fla, July 10.-Pas-
senger train No. "a, of the Seaboard
Air Line railway, northbound from
Jacksonville, ran into an open switch
near Yulee, striking coal car and
badly damaging the train. The fire
man, John Young, negro, was caught
between the engine and tender and in
stantly killed; the engineer had mis-
collar bone broken, and several pas
sengers were injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17

Even in the matter of weighing
groceries there seems magic in odd
numbers" said housekeeper. Most
OF the packages of salt. sugar. coffee
and other commodities that grocerS
keep on hand to facilitate trade con-
tain an odd number of pounds. If
you are in hurry and ask for made
up package of almost any kind of
groceries tradesmen can accommo-
date you with a one-pound, three
pound, or a fiye-pound package; but
the chances are that if you want two
pounds or four pounds Of anything 1t
will have to be weighed to ORDER
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
WATSON NOMINATED
POpuIiSls Name Georgian For the
Presidency.
HE MAKES ATTACK ON BRYAN

Jay w. Forrest, of Albany, N. Y,
of His Nomination for the Presiden-
cy and Accepts.
Atlanta, July 10.-HOn. Thomas E.
Watson was notified of his nomination
for the presidency by the pOpulist par
ty, the notification speech being made
by Judge Jay w. Forrest, of Albany
N. Y, and in an address which GOV
cred national issues in a vigorous and
comprehensive fashion accepted thu
nomination
During the morning the populists OF
Georgia gathered for the state conven-
tion, which was to have begun at 10
O'clock The heavy rain caused de-
lay in the arrival, and it was not un-
til after IL o'clock that the call to
order was made.
The whole morning was taken up
with the address by Mr.. Watson, in
which he varied a discussion of state
issues with a vigorous attack on Will
liam DIy oil lOI ulS Slonu IhS
Brownsville affair, asked for GeOrgia's S
vote in the November election, said he
intended to dominate the politics of
the state for the next ten years and
hoped to give Georgia the best govern
ment in the union, made plea for
the restoration of the south to the
place it once held in the councils of
the nation, and gave an account of his
stewardship and the reasons which
have kept him in the political lime
light.
At the afternoon session, which be-
gan at 4 o'clock, the executive COM
mittee, composed of two delegates
from each of the eleven congressional
districts were named. The eleven
members of the committee from tle
state-at-large will be named by the
chairman, j. J Holloway.
The executive comittee will confer
with Mr.. Watson and they will make
the selection for the electors from
Georgia.
Various resolutions consumed the
time of the meeting, and the platfrom
speech of General ]. S. Coxey was not
heard
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
JOE BROWN NOTIFIED
OF His Nomination For Governor
Of Georgia.
COMMITTEE OF THIRTY-FIvE
This Body, Under Instructions Of the
Recent Convention that Met in At
Ianta, Carried intelligence to Jo-
seph e. Brown.

Marietta, Ca, July 11.-Hon. Jo-
seph M. Brown has been formally no.
tilted of his nomination as the demo
cratic candidate for governor of the
state of Georgia.
A committee of thirty-five, appoint
ed by Chairman Hall, of the state
democratic committee, under instruc-
tions from the recent convention that
met in Atlanta, brought the intelli-
gence to Marietta Saturday, reaching
here about IL o'clock in a gaily dec.
GRATED trolley car from Atlanta
]. R. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee, made the speech of notifica-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Shah to Make Amends.

London, July 1.-THE Times con-
respondent at Teheran says that two
Of the shah's ministers will go to the
British legation formally to apologize
for the disrespect shown the British
through the recent troubles. The
correspondent adds that the shah mas
issued a fresh rescript promising to
rule justly and to establish courts of
justice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Franks Killed Williams

Jasper, Ala, July 1O.-George VIII
liams, a coal miner, was shot and
killed near Carbon Hill by John
Franks, we'll known carpenter. 1t is
said Williams had offended Mrs.
Franks, who was working in her gar
den, by his language. She sought hel
husband and told him of Williams con
duct, whereupon Frank armed himself
and went to find Williams. Meeting
him in the middle of the road, he fired
killing the man instantly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
RICH FARMER MURDERED.
Wife Found Him, Wounded, on Bed
Which Was on Fire.


Charlotte, N. c., July 14.-Lying on
his own bed, sweltering in blooo from
gunshot wound in his side and the
bed clothing in flames, John Morris,
a wealthy farmer of Union County,
was found by his wife IN the bed
room of their home near Weddington
Saturday.
Two unknown white men rushed out
Of the house just as Mrs. Morris was
awakened by the report of the gun
and made good their escape.
Neighbors of the Morrises are sus-
pected.
The wife snatched up the burning
bedding and extinguished the fire,
reaching her husband just as he ex-
pired. The murder was done with
Morris own gun and $40 in cash was
missing from his bed room.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Fire Causes Loss of s2oo, 600

New York, July "a loss esti-
mated at nearly 100000 was suffered
by College Point, L. L., by fire
which destroyed Zendens hotel and
casino, Dondera's casino and a num-
Der of small adjoining buildings. The
Bethlehem Orpheum asylum, shelter
ing over 500 children, was menaced
for a time and there was panic
among the inmates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17

London, July IA report. is in
circulation here that Lord Clanvarty
will marry Mrs. Marcus, widow of
a wealthy American banker. In re-
sponse to an inquiry by the Associated
Press, Lord Clancarty said: "The an
nouncement is premature. cannot
at present deny or confirm, and so
cannot give the name of the lady"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Kern to Call on BRYAN.

indianapolis, Ind. July 11.-Tele-
grams received here from john w.
Kern, democratic candidate for vice
president, announce that he will re-
main at Denver until Monday, when
he will go to Lincoln with the mem
bers of the national democratic COM
mittee to call upon Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Kern will reach Chicago Wednesday
and will return to indianapolis on
Thursday Arrangements are being
made for his reception here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
MooNsHINERs INCREASING.
Since Prohibition, Moonshiners
Alabama Grow Over u Per Cent.

since prohibition, MoonShnerS IN
Alabama Grow Over II Per Cent.
Birmingham, Ala. >. July 14-Accord-
ing to. a report given out from the of
flee of the internal revenue collector
for Alabama, moonshing in this
state has increase II 4-10 per cent
since prohibition has been on in the
majority of the counties. Deputy
collectors are now working hard and
destroying more illicit distilleries than
for several years.
The manufacture of liquor in the
mountains and elsewhere has again
become so profitable, it is stated by
the officials in the collectors Office,
tnat men are taking more of chance
than ever before.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
KERN'S ONLY SISTER.
She Takes Produce to Market and
Learns of Nomination.

Learns of Nomination.
Roanoke, Va, July 14.-Mrs. Sallie
Engle, only sister of John w. Kern,
of Indiana, democratic candidate for
vice president, heard of her brothers
nomination when she came to Roam
oke market with a load of produce
from her farm near this city.
Il have been trying to get John to
quit politics, said Mrs. Engle, land
the last letter | wrote him | again
asked him to get out of it. His reply
which was received but recently, said
Don't be uneasy; there are no bees
buzzing in my bonnet.
Mrs. Engle and Mr. Kern now own
the old Kern homestead in Garvan S
Cove, near Roanoke, and the candi'
dates father is buried there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
naunhter of erau Weds.

Paris, July 10-Miss Louise Grau,
daughter of the late Maurice Grau,
the impressario of New York, was
married at Croissy church to Maurice
Came, an engineer and professor in
the School of Arts and Manufac :
lures. A large number of musical
and dramatic celebrities, including
Nine Sarah Bernhardt, were presen-
ent at the wedding.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17
Lumbermen Optimistic,

Tifton, Ca, July 9.-The July
meeting of the Georgia-Florida Saw
Mill association will be held at the
Continental hotel, Atlantic Beach,
Fla, July 18th. Conditions in the
lumber markets have shown a marked
Improvement in the last few weeks
and the members of the association
are very optimistic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-17

Tipping is admitted to be bad heb
it, but it is firmly established. A young
fellow who took his best girl to sup
per felt that he must conform to Gus
tom, and handed out his ccia with
liberality, so that no one in the res
taurant was overlooked. After they
had been swung through the revolv-
ing door she said:
did you give that man at the door
anything"
mo. Why?"
HE ought to have had the most He
let us out"