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The evening world., 1908-03-23
STOLE DOOR KNOB
OF POLICE STATION,
THE MEAN THIEF
That's What Made Two Pa
trolmen Try to Jimmy"
In to Report.

Gimme a leg. Bill. Ugh! ugh! ugh!
That's right-now I'm up 1 can reach
the lock. but 1 can't move 1t with this
knife"
See II YOU can break it-anything to
get that window open. Here. use this
Jimmy. That's right-a little harder,
but be careful"
This hoarsely whispered fragment OF
dialogue fell on the foggy dawning air
OF Harlem at a time when mrlkmen's
carts and bakers wagons have COM
pleted their rilgrimages and the section
beyond Nfnety-sixth street is beginning
to stir with the life OF new day.
Lieut.. Meehan sat at his desk in
the West One Hundred and Twenty
NTH street station. The men of the
late tour''-those who report for duty
at $50 o'clock-had come and gone. with
ant. pencil in hand. was figuring out
odd Jobs for the late ones
"S'pose they'll come in with that old
bunk about the subway being blocked"
he thought. as he made a memo for Po-
liceman Kelly to insist on an ash can
being moved from an aleyway near
One Hundred and Sixth street There
was no one in the room with the lieu
tenant but the station cat. and It was
asleep-all was silent save Tor the clock
ticking
The evening world., 1908-03-23
FOUND CUT|CURA
INDISPENSABLE
For Her ChiIdren-Little Girls Suf-
fered with Itching Eczema Which
Simply Covered Back of Heads
Baby Had a Tender Skin, Too.
ALL PROMPTLY CURED BY
WONDERFUL OINTMENT"

Some years ago my three little girls
had a very bad form Of eczema. Itch
The evening world., 1908-03-23
Somebody Stole the Knob.

What tn" began the lieutenant
when. at the sound OF his voice. the
smaller policeman literally fell OF
keliy's shoulder.
We'll. its Il lie somebody let us in"
he said. Here we've been trying to
break into work for twenty minutes and
we thought you had all gone 10 sleep
in there"
Somebody's lifted the door knob" ex-
planned Kelly 10 the speechless officer
We couldn't open the door and there
wasn't any bell and nobody heard our
knocking"
And. sure enough some enterpristnE
prow!er and wrenched the brass knob
loose from the station door and de-
parted with 1t in triumph.
Well have to get a footman TO let
you fellows in said the lieutenant.
Which, after all, would not be out OF
line with some recent improvements in
the department.
But every Harlem p jl!ceman to-day was
Instructed 10 look into the pawn shops
for a little brass door knob.
The evening world., 1908-03-23
Hist! Also Hush!

Suddenly Meehan heard little crack
Ing sound. sort of rasp, as of iron
against glass. He listened and the sound
was repeated, this time accompanied by
a series of suppressed grunts The leu
tenant t.ptoed over to the window from
which the sounds came and applied his
ear to the inside blinds
Don't lemme tal!-hold ME. BILL"
came the whisper again. II can't get
this iron under the sash unless YOU
prop me uu." And again the rasptng
sound.
Great irgham, save US - sad Nee
han to himself This second-story
work has been bad enough. but surely
they amt trying TO burgle the police sta
ton. But they'll have a hard time
getting away II they are and grab
bing a nishtstick. he slipped quietly
out Of the door and then dashed lance
in rest. so 10 sneak around under the
window
The sight there staggered him.
fo!iceman Kelly, weight 500. was hold
ing a smaller policeman on his shoulder,
VIE the latter was industriously pry
Ing al the bottom of the sash with an
iron Instrument
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
HARRY K. THAW
NOT GUILTY.
WHITES SLAYER TO BE CON-
FINED In ASYLUM.
JURYS LONG DELIBERATION

1t Is Said that Thaw and His Attor-
neys Are Convinced that He Will Be
Able to Win His Way Out of the
Asylum.
New York, Feb. AFTER having
argued and battled all night, the jury
In the stufy little jury room adjoin-
Ing the chamber of the criminal branch
of the criminal court, the Thaw jury
Saturday morning warmly welcomed
their release from confinement, hav-
ing arrived at a verdict, which was
that Harry K. Thaw, the slayer of
Stanford White, was not guilty on the
grounds of insanity, and he will be
confined in the asylum for the Grim
inally insane at Mattewan.
Thaw has seemed reconciled to the
fact that the best he could hope for is
term of confinement in an asylum.
He is convinced, however, and so are
his attorneys, that he would be able to
win his way out of an asylum in a
short while, as the tests he stood last
year when arraigned before a commits
sion in lunacy, were quite convincing
as to his present ability to prove his
Soundness of mind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
UNEAsINEsS IN SPAIN.
Special Precautions Taken Against
Possible Anarchistic Outbreaks,

Madrid, Feb. 4.-The assassination
of King Carlos and Crown Prince
Luiz PHILIPPINE has created general
sorrow in Spain, but at the same time
it has awakened the fears that once
obtained that a recrudescence of an
archistic deeds are not improbable in
this monarchy, where the propaganda
of the anarchists already has secured
for them strong foothold.
Especially in Barcelona, where the
anarchists and revolutionists are nota
bly, powerful, did the news OF the as
sassinations cause. great excitement.
1t is understood that for a long time
there has been active communication
between the actual revoluIionaries of
Portugal and Spain, having in view
the acting in accord at the psycholcg-
ical moment.
These facts induced the governments.
to take a firm grip on the Spanish
situation with the intention of fore
stalling a possible outbreak of vio-
lence in the monarchy A meeting
of the council of state was held at
which it was decided to observe spe-
cial precautions at the frontier and
rigid rules will be enforced concerning
the passage across the frontier of in
dividuals, traffic and merchandise.
Immediately after the council of
state had concluded its session, Pre-
mier Maura left for Seville by special
train for a consultation with King
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
A Great Evil.

Our race groans under evils, and
carries burdens heavy to be borne.
Some of these may be traced back
to the first sin, and are beyond our
control; but most of them are OF
our own producing, and may be ar
rested by resolute act of the will,
or by aids which come from other
sources.
Two evils now fill the land and
world which are of human inven-
ton, and are sustained by human
authority. One of these is alcohol
ic drinks and the other is tobacco.
Of the latter we will say few
words. This has grown and over
spread the nations of the earth til!
now it challenges observation, re-
CONTINUED ith column 4th paGe)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
Measure Is Passed by the House Car
ryina Over $4,000 900.

Measure Is Passed by the House Car.
rying Over $4,000 900.
Washington, Jan. 31.-The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was pass
ed by the house Thursday. The to-
tai amount carried by it is $685. ,664, :
$50, or $40, 900 less than as reported
by the committee. The largest sing 4e
reduction was that of $500, 900 in the
clothing fund of the army.
When the session was resumed on
Thursday only few pages of the bill
remained to be disposed of. Includ-
ed in these was a provision for the
appointment of thirty-four additional
policemen for the new house office
buw1ing. Chairman Tawney urged
the provision because of the necessi-
ty for protecting such costly govern
ment property and "of guarding the
reputation and honor of the mem
bers."
Mr.. Mann, of Illinois, opposed the
provision, and it was stricken out on
a point of order after considerable dis
cussion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
C. O., p. GETTING BUSY.
Republicans Will Put Out Full State
Ticket In Georgia.

Atlanta, Feb. 1t is now prac-
tically an assured fact, say persons in
thorough touch with republican affairs
in Georgia, that when the state election
comes in October next there will be d
full republican state ticket in the field
ready and anxious for the votes of
Georgians 'who favor justice to every
interest and to every individual and
who oppose oppressive and discrimin-
ating laws" said by the active NOV
ants to now exist.
For some days past there has been
quiet, quicksned step by leading
members of the & o. p. from various
sections of the state within the fed
eral building, but an unusual caution
has been observed by all coming and
going. not one of the recognized par
ty members yielding In the slightest
to importuning pressure for informa-
tion-
Still, however, the old saw that a
secret ceases to be secret after more
than one holds that secret, is again
verified and it is now declared that a
full state ticket will be named when
the next state republican convention
is assembled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
SOUTHERN PROGRESS,
Considerable Development Toward In
creasing Textile Equipment.

N'S@SiiS
Baltimore, Feb. Reports to the
Manufacturers Record during the past
week indicate considerable. activity
toward increasing the textile equip
ment of the south.
Contract has been awarded at $23,-
700 for the construction of a mill aaJ
Weldon, N. c., for thg;production OF
two-ply 24s and 36s cotton yarns. r.
Construction has begun upon a 5000
spindle mill at L.enoir, N. G.
At BIacksburg, S. c., viii be erect
ed a mill of 5000 spindles and 12O
looms to manufacture cotton cloth.
The structure will be $50 feet wide
by 200 feet long, and there will be a
warehouse and boiler room. the total
floor space of the building being 32.'
200 square feet
A knitting mill at Spartanburg, S.
G lis preparing to install equipment
for spinning it's own yarns and a mill
at Fendleton, S. c., will add 5000
spindles to its present equipment.
Other important industrial plans are
under way in various southern states.
Several new railroads are projected q.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07


: Ouitman. Ca, :. Feb. 4.--Charles
Pittman, the negro barber who was
arrested on suspicion of being the
murderer Of Miss Lorena Allen at
Greenville, Fla, was shot to death
Saturday night. m +
The particulars as gathered from an
eyewitness are that the crowd Dad
gathered around the calaboose where
Pittman was confined when the depu-
" sheriff ordered them away. The
crowd went off and the sheriff went
inside to get the negro out when he
was attacked by Pittman, who had q
knife, and cut the sheriff badly.
The negro was then shot by the
deputy and the mob hearing the shots
ran up and finished killing the negro
The evidence against the negro we
strong.
A horrible feature of the sad trag
edy is that the young lady was Grim.
inally assaulted before being murder
ed. Pittman's bloody shirt and cloth
ing were found at negro womans
house, and the woman said that Pitt
man had brought them there to be
cleaned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
RIoTaIN SOUTH CHICAGO.
Took Heavy Detail of Police to Dis

Took Heavy Detail of Police to Dis
perse Angry Crowd.
Chicago, Feb. "A "A serious riot oc-
Cured Monday at the plant of the II
Iinois. Steel company in South Chica-
go. A crowd of 1000 men gathered
outside the plant to await the opening
of the plate mills which have been
closed for several weeks. "a
Policemen Edward Roacher tried, to
prevent the crowd from Blocking the
sidewalk, where a:number of, the men
attacked him and beat him until me
was unconscious. Officer Stupec,
managed, however, to turn IN a riot
alarm and a heavy detail of police
men dispersed the crowd after Sc
we're fight. Four of the leaders were
arrested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
.
MONTGOMERY Fair Debt

M0ntgom cry, Ala. Feb = At a
meeting of the state fair committee,
charged with the duty of settling up.
the debts of the association, $14, 900,
about one-third of the Indebtedness
was represented. The holders of
these claims agreed to take bonds of
the association at par. 1t is ex-i
pected that the others will be willing
to make the same arrangement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
EstiII Estate Annraislsd

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 91.-The re-
port of the appraisers of the estate of
the late j. H. Estill was made Thurs
day. 1t shows the total value of the
estate to be S643 900. The principal
item in this schedule is the Morning
News, which is valued at $4O0, 600
The debts against the estate amounted
TO upwards of $1OG, 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
5attleship Fleet Has Reached thu
Straits Of MAGELLAN.

Washington, Feb. "A cablegram
vas received at the bureau of nayiga-
tion of the navy department Sunday
from Rear Admiral Evans, command
ing the Pacific bound battleship fleet,
announcing the arrival of the feet at
Punta Arenas.
Admiral Evans stated that on last
Monday while in longitude 55 west
and latitude SO south, greetings were
exchanged, between the battleship
fleet and the Argentine feet which was
sent there by the Argentine govern
ment to meet the American fleet u
The admiral also reported the death
of one of his men, who was buried
at sea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Quarantines.

Quarantine of cattle on account of
the cattle tick has been lifted from
10000 square miles in. six states, and
twenty counties previously quaran-
tined have. been admitted;to provision
al quarantine, =. Quarantine for sheep
scabies has been lifted from Wyoming
and Idaho. Another year ought to see
this disease eradicated from Utah, Col
orado, New Mexico and Arizona.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
rinht Lid In Rirminaham .

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 31.-Tnat
the reform laws of Alabama are to be
extended still further in Birmingham
was evidenced by the announcement
from the sheriff ST. Office that in future
all cigar and sodswater stores will be
closed on Sunday. This is provided
in the new laws, but it is only now to
be enforced. This action is in addl-
ton TO stopping Sunday golf and for
bidding all social card parties at clubs,
hotels or other public places.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07


j aatTwo women chanced to meet on
..:i a.stTeet car in, Chicago. EsWhy, how
gdo. you do,a Thompson ?e ex-s
claimed one Of them. %. called at
your house one day last week and
there was nobody at home,
- '61tW We moved, Mrs. Giles said
the other. "Didn't you know that ~
,..a .sssNos ,iWhen did,you move?" ~.
:, ,',,... ABOUT two weeks,ago. Weegot,
tired Of Lying in al, u, tlh the noise and
= hustle, and we went away out IN
the suburbs. +"
's..What direction2"
Northwest" :" ia a.
@And where are you located
now?"
.eIts a new neighborhood, Mrs.
Giles, and / can't describe it exact
ly, but if | had map of the city
here | could show you. We live
Just about half an inch outside of
the city limits. p Exchange.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Preparina for EventuaIitfes.

Toxic, Feb. 1.-At a sectional COM
mittee meeting of the diet NJ. Oishi-
asked against whom were Japan's mil
itary preparations directed. Minister
of War -Terauchi replied, saying that
they were not directed against any.
single nation, but against eventuali-
ties on the Pacific where Japan has a
long coast line from Sawhalien to the
isle of FOrmasa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Taste for Morbid Novels.

The taste of men is less morbid in
the matter of fiction than that of wo.
men, especially of modern women, to
whom the plain, direct telling of a
ST y does not appeal, but who prefer
thr psychology OF the soul and the in
finite dissection of recondite motives
AID feelings to dramatic movement
Graphic
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Found Valuable Jewels,

Washington, Jan. 31.-Some time
ago Paymaster Maupin, of the navy,
while travelling in France, found a
letter bag containing valuable jewels.
They were turned over To the state
department, which, through its agen-
cies abroad, has ascertafned that a
Spanish countess is advertising for its
return. Instructions have been sent
to the departments representative at
Madrid to take such steps as will es-
tablish the identification of owner
ship.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

Jones county has entered the "corn
club" band and Superintendent Wal
drup is arranging for the work already.
His folder containing plans and in
structions has been received at this de-
partment He will be worth over S12.-
600 20 Jones county this year if the
average corn production can only be in
creased one bushel per acre. The corn
clubs will do the work if properly han
died and persisted in. Let's have more
of them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Miner Enters the Race

Cartersville, Ca, Jan. 2S.-Thomsls
C. Miner, a prominent lawyer of the
Cartersville bar, has announced his
candidacy for solicitor general of the
Cherokee circuit He will oppose Hon.
Sam P. Maddox, the present incum-
bent. who has held the Office for the
last twelve years. Judge A. w.
Fite, presiding judge of the Cherokee
circuit. will be candidate for re-
election.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
-
Dairy Thernonnetar.

A correct dairy thermometer is in
disRensable in, buttermaking. Tenn
perature plays an important part all
the way through 1t is necessary to
know the temperature of the dairy
room. the water, the milk. the cream.
when ripening. and. above all, the tenn
perature of the cream at time of
churning
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Gentlinu the BILL.

Good training for the bull is always
land scene that comes to mind is of a
powerful animal drawing sled load
of wood over the snow. On many
French farms the breeding bulls are
given regular work. They may be
used either singly, in pairs or with an
OK. Regular work insures regular. en-
ercise and a good disposition. 1t is
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Amerioan Woman Murdsnad

s Washington, Feb, " Anna E.
Hahn, one of the first American.
school teachers toto to the Philippines,
was. murdered on the island of Luzon
Jan 29, according to a dispatch re-
ceiVed aat the bureau of insular affairs
Friday T No details" were given. Miss
Hahn was a native Of Indiana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
West VIRGINIA for Bryan.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 51-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan was unanimously
indorsedt for the presidential nomina-
ton at joint caucus of the democrat
ic members of the West Virginia SEN
ate and house of delegates Thursday
afternoon and a telegram informing
him of the action was sent to Lincoln,
Neb
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
To Hold Farmers, Institute

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. Com
missioner of Agriculture ]. A. Will
kinson, has agreed with Pres. Dun
can of the Alabama Farmers union, to
aid him in holding a., number. of farm
ers institutes and will send along ex-
perts to make addresses in the various
counties They will begin some time
in March
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
THOUGHT He Was the MIlkman.

A young man who had prolonged his
call on his lady love rather later than
usual was surprised when window
in an upper story was raised as he left
the house, and the voice - the mis-
tress Of the house called ou !: Leave
an extra quart this morning, please" I"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
COLLAR AND BACK STRAP.
Use of intelligence In Harnessinq the
Draft Horse

Use or lntelll9ence In HarneSslnQ the
Draft Horse.
BY DR.. w. H. DALRYMPLE, Louisiana,
once visited a plantation where a
negro plowman rode up and asked if
could tell him what was the matter
with his mules wind, the animal hav-
ing emitted an unnatural sound while
in the plow. l noticed that the collar,
instead of being right back in the
collar seat on the shoulder, was at
least four to six inches in front of 1t,
causing the neck when the animal pull
ed to become tightly wedged in it, or,
in other words, the animal was pulling
the weight of the implement by the
neck instead of by the shoulders, pro-
ducing pressure on the windp1pe, and
in consequence the abnormal sound
produced by the animal in breathing.
A collar to fit we'll and allow perfect
freedom of the animal should have an
even hearing on the shoulders. 1t
should be Gpep enough below to avoid
pressure on the windpipe aud the
large blood vessels of the neck. There
should be no pinching from side to
side. and the names should be adjust
ed so that the traces will not be at
tached to them too near the point of
the shoulder
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
WANT HIM TO STEP OUT.
Liberals and Socialists Ask Removal
of Lieutenant Governor.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 3.-Impor-
tant steps will be taken within the
next few days in the effort to cause
the removal from Office of Lieutenant
Governor Dunsmuir.
The Liberals have joined the So.
cialists in the provincial legislature
and on Monday will ask the house,
now sitting at Victoria. to petition the
dominion government to remove Duns.
muir The Victoria Colonist. the
oldest newspaper in British Colum-
hia, formerly owned by Dunsmuir, is
demanding that the lieutenant COVER
nor step down -.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
Bench Show Records Broken,

New York, Feb RECORDS in num-
Der Of entries are broken for the
Westminster clubs show, which will
open in Madison Square Garden on
Feb. H. A total of 2,00G dogs has
been entered, a larger number, it is
believed, than has ever been benched
in this country or elsewhere.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
RUN STARTED ON BANK.
Home Bank of Brooklyn, a State In
stitution. suspends Business.

S0TVUtTOITJ 0UsPNIIUS DUsITCSS.
New York, Feb. 1.-The Home
bank of Brooklyn, a state institution.
on which a run was started Friday.
did not open for business Saturday.
The Home bank is a small institu-
ton, located in South Brooklyn. It
has capital of 800, 900, and sur-
plus and undivided profits amounting
to S53. G70. It's closing is without
bearing on"the general financial situa-
tion
80 deposits, which formerly aver
aged about s5OO,OOo, have been reduced
grealy since. the October panic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07
$4,000 FIRE AT MoULTRIE.
Plant of MouItrie Gas compsrv De-
:::''F.~, stroyed by Fire,

Plant of Mouirrie Gas Conpsn& De-
'';.'f.c~.' stroyed by Fire.
: Mouftrie, Ga, Feb. 4.-The large
plant of the Moultrie Gin company
= was, destroyed by fire Saturday.
The fire occurred about noon, and
now. it originated is somewhat of q
i. mystery, though three tramps who had
been seen in that vicinity have been
placed Under arrest.
e. The plant had been shut down since
before Christmas, and there was very
little cotton in, the building. The
. fre was first discovered. on the tlird
floor, and the immense building was
in flames in a short time. A seed
house near by containing nearly TWEEN
ty tons Of seed was destroyed.
=, The plant was valued at $4,000 and
was insured for 81, 500
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-07

SCORE KILLED IN, STORM.
Further Details of the Cyclone Which
Struck Mississippi.

VI AitOt 6ON0iiS VI eHC SJNiSii~ NVfiiNh
Struck Mississippi.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. A spe-
cial from Hazlehurst, Miss, to the
Birmingham News, says. that owing to
swollen streams and the impossible
condition OF county roads which are
strewn with fallen trees full details
of Fridays cyclone were hard to OBJ
tain, but the latest reports indicate
that more than a score of persons
were killed and nearly twice that num-
Der we're more or less seriously in
jured.
The cyclone cut path about half a
mile wide, and leaving destruction in
its wake. Relief parties have been
organized and sent out.y