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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
MICE IN THE ORCHARD.

The seasons work in the orchard IS
not done until piles of grass and litter
have been removed. If this is not done
they are almost sure to become har-
bors for mice, which will work havoc
with the trees in case they are hard
pressed for food during the winter
months Last fall after apple harvest
we removed a number of cocks of rain
spoiled grass which had been in the or
chard three or four weeks, and in al
most every one was found q squirming
brood of newborn mice which would
have grown q coat of hair before win
fer and would have had to have some
form Of food supply during the winter
1t is well in this connection to remem-
Der that mice will girdle a ten-year-old
tree just as soon as they will one three
or four; hence there is additional rea
son for precaution. Where the number
of trees is not large the trees may be
effectively protected from the attacks
of both mice and rabbits by wrapping
the trunks with wire screen or pieces
of wood veneer which are made espe-
cially for this purpose, Whatever pro-
lection is given the trees, though, a
warfare should be waged on the mice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
American Patents Reach 100000 Mark

the law required that patents should
be signed by the president, and as the
first one was issued during the first
presidential administration it was
signed by President Washington 1t
covered a device for making pearl
ashes, and the document itself is said
to be now owned by Chicago collec-
tor Mr. Moore estimates that the
one millionth patent will be reached in
the year 1911.
As going to show the inventive ten
dency of the American mind, as COM
pared with other countries, Mr. Moore
calls attention to the fact that not
withstanding this is among the newest
of nations the total of patents issued
by the United States is not very far
below The total for all other countries
for all time. The issuance of foreign
patents up to the date of last reports
was 1.135,0OO, or only 5000 in excess
of the total for this country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Fascinating New Sash.

ion, by the use of the sash. The
seasons eceentricities in dress make
it possible to secure much more va
riety in the wearing of sashes than
usual, for whereas it was once obi
gatory to have the hanging ends of
the sash in the back they are now
worn at the back, sides, fronts OF mid
way between any of these points ac-
cording to the taste of the wearer.
The deep girdle, crossed at the back,
then ends being carried to the front
tied little to the left and then left
to hang straight, as shown, is perhaps
the most fashionable style of wearing
the sash. Very supple satin, crepe,
chiffon or some equally soft and
gracefully draping fabric is used for
these sashes.
Black sashes of the sort shown in
the cut are extremely effective when
properly employed, and on black and
white gowns are one of the most eff
fective features of the trimming They
are also used on figured and striped
lndlCl teilo WHICH nave louCA Vi DldCh
in them, as, for instance, on many of
the figured muslins and foulards in
which there is a line of black, al
though the color does not enter promi-
nently into the pattern. The use of
black In this way, provided, of course.
that there is some black in the pat
tern, however slight, does not seem
to be so difficult as the trimming of
light gowns with black in many other
ways
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
GLOSSY Locks Now Favored.

There was a time when fluffy locks,
the sort that the novelists could refer
to as being blown about the heroines
face in fragrant strands" had entire
ly vanquished those former ideals
which obtained in the days when our
grandmother primly parted hair was
immortalized by the daguerrotypist
Nowadays, however, the glossy head
has regained its former prestige, and
more than ever before must locks be
smooth and shining. Brilliantine-
that oil so often poured on troubled
waves-is being rivaled in effect by
an old practice revived. In every
smart French hairdresser's shop are
lengths of fine, supple silk to be seen
in constant use. With these the hair
is stroked and rubbed until it shines
with an almost metallic brilliance,
quite different from the smooth shine
given by brilliantine. As well as Civ
ing a satiny surface to the hair it is
said to be most beneficial, for silk
is full of electricity and this promotes
the growth of the hair
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27

TT 1T is true that Baron Speck Won
Sternburg left all his fine old silver
and art treasures TO his widow and
hat she prefers to convert the curios
into cash American collectors will
have a rare opportunity to obtain an
tiques.
Won Sternburg 81 ent a good part of
lis b. income in gathering silver, ORR
e. 8 br0nzcs and tapestry. 1t is said
that he carried 100000 insurance on
his collection, and that his bronzes
and worries surpassed many public
mus UNI collections.
Washington gossipers say the baron
could leave his widow, who was Lii
liam Lanehar Of Louisville, only his
private j possessions as his father is
still living and none of the ancestral
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27

A locality 100 miles south Of where
some fifteen carloads of Wealthy and
other varieties of fall apples A few
days before it was time to pick them
hard wind blew through the orchards
for several hours, with the result that
two-thirds of the fruit on the trees
was precipitated to the ground and
rendered worthless for packing pur-
poses. In no instance were any of
these orchards protected by a timber
belt as windbreak. AS a result the
ripening fruit was an easy prey for
the swishing winds. The Importance
of a windbreak for the orchard in To-
calities where heavy winds are likely
to blow from given quarter can
hardly be overestimated. If site
cannot be chosen for the orchard
which already has a belt Of natural
timber to the windward, it is well to
set ont several rows of quick growing
trees, such as cottonwoods, willows or
elms. which will furnish the needed
protection by the time the trees get
into bearing Next to hail, damage
from wind the orchardist has most to
fear, and against serious loss from
this source he can largely insure him.
self with a timber belt Of the above
type. In the writer's orchard this pro-
lection is furnished by a belt of nat
ural timber to the south and west,
which has proved Invaluable since
the orchard came into bearing
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Widow May Sell Valuable Art Treasures

wealth had come down to Speck
From his mother, however, he received
rich salt mines in Galicia, and from
these he derived his wealth
The state dining hall and the draw
ing rooms of the Won Sternburg home
are filled with silver sconces and
carved pieces that represent the old
est signed work of workers at Nurem-
berg and Bruges.
Certain sconces were part of the
booty obtained by the baron's ances-
tor, Gen. Baron Won Sternburg. who
took conspicuous part in the Thirty
Years war. The sconces belonged to
an abbey near Dresden and bore NOR
tuary tablets of dead ahbots. When
the sconces came to adorn Castle
Sternburg the records of the Benedic-
tines were removed and glass placed
instead
The great swan that was a conspicu-
Gus ornament on the Sternburg buffet
attracted the attention of ]. Pierpont
Morgan when he was entertained in
the embassy. This piece, it is be-
lieved, will go to the Morgan collec-
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered by Or Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
Wants It's Collateral.

A letter received by the State depos.
itory commission from the First Ma
tiona Bank of Greenwood. indicates that
another of the repositories would with
draw its collateral from the State treas
ury. The bank in question sent, accom-
panying the letter, a surety bond, such
as a majority of the commission, backed
up by the supreme court, has held must
be accepted if rendered, in lieu of col
lateral securities of more substantial
nature r,and which they asked permission
to substitute for the original securities.
Gov. Noel wrote Cashier Purcell, of the
Greenwood First National, returning the
surety bond and stating that the attoF-
ney-general has held hitherto that de-
pository rendering securities other than
a surety bond cannot be permitted to
exchange for the latter, and so the COM
mission cannot see its way to meet the
request of his bank. The only step that
cure its collateral now on deposit is to
send in its resignation, such as has been
done by other banks hitherto, and which
the commission has no option, except to
accept the withdrawal. This bank had
placed about $4,000 in good securities
with the State treasurer, and had received
its prOportiopate share of the cash in
the general distribution last summer,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
JACKSON.
Battle for Booze.

OoblAC 1OA ASOOLCs
A liquor case of more than the usual
interest was before Police Justice Allen
Thompson in the city court "Wednesday
morning, when the question of owner
ship of several hundred dollars worth of
liquors seized from the club rooms of the
Firemen's club was up.
Several members of the club, with
their attorneys, were present, and had,
ON Monday, filed formal claim for the
liquors, or for part of them, and owing
to a misunderstanding of some sort, the
attorneys for the club are under the
impression that Judge Thompson had
granted them until Wednesday to per-
feet their claims, while Judge Thompson
himself has a different view of it. He
holds that he cannot waive the statute
which gives only five days in which to
file a claim, and as the five days expired
Monday night, and there are several
eases of the "booze" unclaimed the police
Justice has ordered all except that spe-
officially claimed, to be destroyed.
One interesting question raised in con-
nection with the proposed destruction
of the liquors is that of whether po-
lice justice, whose jurisdiction is equal
only to that of justice of the peace,
can destroy liquors where the value ex-
ceeds 5000, that being the limit of his
Jurisdiction in civil cases involving prop
erty. Judge Thompson, relying on the
provision which deprives liquor kept il
legally for sale of all property rights,
holds that such liquors may be destroyed,
no matter what their value,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Great Problem for Country Life Body

just been mailed Only a comparative
ly few of the farmers and their fam
lilies could be reached in that way, and
hence the newspapers have been en-
listed to bring the inquiry to the at
tention of the widest circle of readers
it is possible to reach. The field COW
cred is so broad that it touches the
interest of every one familiar with
Countrywide conditions. This is shown
by the list of questions which are
being asked the people of the country.
Under each question an explanation
for the reason of the condition is
asked, and suggestions as to what
should be done are invited. The pith
of the whole matter is contained in
the concluding question: What, in
your judgment, is the most important
single thing to be done for the gen.
eral betterment of country life?
The commission is anxious to hear
from everyone who is acquainted with
or interested in conditions surround
ing the farm, and letters will reach
their destination safely If simply adj
dressed to the Commission on Coun-
try Life, Washington, D. c. The ques-
tions may be replied to by number. or
any special phase of the subject dis
cussed.
The rich experience of men who
have spent their lives on the farm
should prove most helpful, and out of
it should come wide expression of
opinion and practical suggestions for
the consideration of the commission.
Never before in this country or any
other has such an opportunity been
offered to the farmers to present their
views and their needs, and the ulti-
mate success of the inquiry will de-
pend in large measure on their CO.
ODeratiOn
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
ovERREAcHED AND LOST.

The holding of farm produce for
higher price when an already high
price is obtainable partakes often of
the nature of a speculation and is
likely to result in serious loss. This
point finds illustration In the case of
bunch of north Iowa farmers who two
years ago held their wool for Il higher
price when they could have realized
23 cents pound for it. In their opin-
ion this was not enough The next
season the price of wool dropped to 16
cents They still held their wool in
the hope that the high price of the
pre-; eding season would prevail, but it
did not This year, after having had
their money tied up in their clip two
years, they brought it to town and
sold it for s cents a pound. Once in
dozen times perhaps a fellow can
win out OIL speculation of the above
type but the other eleven he will be q
loser. If in any given season the price
of a product is less than the average
for period of ten years, it will be
fairly safe to hold on to 1t provided
the product isn't of q particularly per-
ishable nature. On the other hand, If
the price is higher than this, average
good judgment would dictate the wis
dom Of selling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27

All details preliminary to the entry of
the New Orleans Great Northern rail
road trains into this city over the tracks
of the Illinois Central have been defn-
itely settled, and physical connection
will be made at point some three miles
down the line. The details were finally
decided upon at joint meeting between
the general superintendent of both sys-
TENS, Harold Newhart for the Illinois
Central, and n. G.. Pearsall for the
Goodyear road, who visited the place
which is to become the functional point,
in company with staff engineers of the
two systems. The right of way has been
all cleared and in a few weeks more the
grading and track-laying will be COM
pleted, and it is no dream that by or
shortly after January 1, 1909, the blasts
of the Great Northern whistles will be
mingling with those of others entering
the capital city of Mississippi
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27

Wy ASHINGTON.-When Mrs. Roose-
w welt leaves Washington next
March her place as first lady of the
land and mistress of the White House
will be aiken by a woman gracious
and tactful, of broad culture and in
tellectual strength, fit hostess for
the presidential mansion and a fit help
meet for the president
Mrs. William Howard Taft is no
stranger to the White House. During
her husbands term of secretary Of
war she was frequent guest of Mrs
Roosevelts and almost invariably held
her place in the receiving line at the
large presidential receptions
In her girlhood days Mrs. Taft, then
Helen Heron was the house guest for
several weeks of President and Mrs.
Hayes. This visit is said to be one
of Mrs. Taft's most highly-prized
recollections, but it may be that in the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
SHOULD HAVE 1T ON EXHIBITION

A lady reader of these notes offers
the suggestion that, since there are so
few farmers who know what quack
grass is when they see it, it would be
a commendable thing if the officers of
county Institutes would see to it that
when their winter sessions are held
specimens of the grass showing seed
head, leaf and root systems were ex-
hibited and the habits and character
istics of the plant given a somewhat
full exposition. The suggestion is an
excellent one and should be acted upon
in just as many cases as possible. In
all too many instances the only ac-
nuaintance a fellow has with this worst
of weed pests comes through its get
ting a foothold on his land and the war
of determination he has to wage to get
rid of it. Did he know the grass from
the start he might stamp it out with
relatively little effort before it became
esta blished. Not only should there be
a discussion of quack grass in the in
stitute programme, but specimens of it
should be at hand in order to make the
discussion of most value.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
NATIVES MUCH WROUGHT UP
Strange Action Of Palm Tree Has
Stirred the Superstitious Peo-
pie of India.

Is it that a plant is possessed of
some internal spirit? Baraset sub
division, three miles distant from
Duttapuker, on the central district
of the E. B. S. railways, is now be-
ing transformed into weird and at
the same time touching scene.
Since a fortnight a date palm,
measuring about 25 feet, is being
found to stand erect in the daytime,
but with the decline of the scorching
rays Of the sun prevalent nowadays
the same palm almost bends to the
ground, SO much SO that its huge
mass Of leaves touches the ground
imperceptibly.
This news spread like wildfre
throughout the locality, and the
superstitious people are flocking
sdbry day to witness the scene. What
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Wants Law Enforced,

A suit that will involve the validity
of the Mississippi statutes requiring rail-
roads to keep their waiting rooms open
one hour before train time and properly
lighted and heated has been filed in the
circuit court of Kinds county by DR..
S. d. Redmond, a negro physician of this
city, against the Illinois Central rail
road
Plaintiff asserts that on the 18th of
November, 1907, he was at Walden, Miss,
and went to the depot fully an hour be-
fore train time and purchased q ticket
to Jackson; that the waiting ROOM
to which he was assigned was dark and
fireless, although the night was bitterly
cold; that he called the attention of the
agent to this fact and asked him to pro-
vide fire and light for the waiting room,
but the agent CURLY refused to do SO.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Steamboat for Pearl River.

Although Pearl river has been so low
for several months that no boat larger
than a skiff could ply it for many sue
cessive rods at stretch, the business
men of Columbia, the capital of Marion
county are getting ready for a time
when there will be more water in the
river, and have purchased steamboat
with which to convey their products to
New Orleans. For long time Columbia
has been complaining of excessive freight
rates, although they now have two COM
peting roads, and have threatened to util-
ize the waters of Pearl for transporting
their cotton and other products. This
incident calls to mind the efforts now
under way to have the few miles of the
Pearl river between Jackson and Month
cello opened up for navigation by the re-
moval of a half dozen bridges, which
when it is eventually done will open the
stream from the mouth of the river to
Carthage, it being already so recognized
by Uncle Sam between Jackson and
Carthage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Get Coat Hangers.

1t is taking the little troubles with
clothes that makes all the difference
possible in the appearance of a
woman.
A good and sensible investment is a
set of hangers, of wood or wire, which
can now be purchased at small cost.
Each coat or bodice should have a
hanger of it's own.
Nothing spoils the appearance of a
garment As hanging it by the loop at
the back of the neck, Thus hung, the
shoulders are dragged, and the fit of
the collar ruined.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Talk on the Weevil.

j. A. Evans, of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, was in jackson
to tell the farmers and business men Of
Kinds county about the boil weevil. He
made plain, unvarnished statement of
the conditions existing in the weevil-in:
fected districts of Texas and Louisiana
and predicted that the same conditions
would be found in Mississippi in another
year or two unless the farmers and land
owners took time by the forelQck and
did what is necessary for the eradication
of the pests. He advised early planting
of early varieties of cotton, and that all
stalks be burned during the winter
months, ~ by that method millions of
eggs and fhany old insects are destroyed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Appeals for the Orphans.

Strong appeals in behalf of the vari-
Gus orphanages in Mississippi are being
issued, and addresses sent out urging
the friends of the several institutions to
be as liberal as possible in their offer
ings. The Methodist and Baptist orphan
ages in this city are now providing shell
ter for over $50 children and they will
need a more liberal measure of support
during the winter season than in former
years, owing to the largely increased en-
rollment. The same is true of the Prot
estant and Catholic orphanages at
Natchez and the Presbyterian ofphanage
at Columbus
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
ARMS, LEGS. AND THE MAN.

How many of us have noticed that
we walk with our arms as well as
with our legs; sitting on a grassy
slope overlooking a seaside prom-
enade the other day was struck by
the mechanical swing of the arms
of the stream of passers-by-the
right arm always keeping position
with the left leg and the left arm
with the right leg. BY attempting
to reverse the order Of the swing /
found that ! had tendency to
progress like a crab. while the effort
TO keep them fixed by the side was
like shutting off steam from The en-
CINE. Arms and the man must be
amended 70 arms. lc.ss and the mani
London Chroncle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
100000
S WORLDS
L RBCoR0

THE nine hundred thousandth patent
l from the United States patent Of
fee has been issued, and to 1t was at
ached he name of Patent Commits
n7f core.
The / aten was an Improvement on
travelling stairs, such as are used in
N~fe-s and other large buildings, and
le Nr Moore ordinarily attaches
~ hi last G. with. his initials
he s.gnaEzed ths attainment of the
nine hundred thoueandth by using his
full name Of Fdward Bruce Moore.
In tie ally story of the nation
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
LANDED IMMENSE BASS.

C. G. Barr of this city, student
at the University of South Carolina,
has the distinction Of having caught
the biggest bass in the surf on Paw
ley's island that has been landed
there in several seasons.
The big fish weighed 80 pounds.
With its head level with the should
ers of man the tip of its tail just
cleared the ground. 1t took young
Barr Is minutes to land his catch,
which put up powerful fight fol-
freedom.-Georgetown correspond
ence Charleston News and Courier.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
cretonne on Hats,

Many of the hats in the shops are
finished with a little bit of cretonne
just to add color. Sometimes it bor-
ders the satin ribbon which is used for
the big cabbage bow, sometimes it ap
pears in a band round the crown and
sometimes it is used as a piping
around the very edge Of the brim. IL
any case it is pretty and Frenchy, and
indeed, it helps greatly to give q ma
that desirable appearance of though
which is the making Of every articl
Of dress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
Belt Line for Jackson.

Agents representing a syndicate are
now engaged in securing damage waiv-
ers preliminary to the construction of a
belt line railway in Jackson. The agents
have met with uniform success in their
undertaking. 1t is understood that the
new syndicate is working under fran
chise granted by the city council some
time ago, and it is the intention to get
construction work under way during the
early part of the new year. Home and
foreign capital is interested, and several
of the leading business men of the city
are among the stockholders. For four
or five years the belt line railway prof.
ect has been more or less seriously con-
sidered, and the aldermanic body has
granted two or three franchises, but this
is the first semblance of action of seri-
Gus character. The promoters decline
to allow their names to be made public,
but state that they will fully outline
their plans as soon as details are per-
feeted.