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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

That tactic employed by lawyers
having the weak side of a case: OK
ploding oratory to fill up to balance
against the logic on the other side;
this is oft pressed into service to ex-
tricate from similar places. Such did
the Lucedale Plaindealer resort to "a
void the force of the logic in some
counter new county editorializing we
have been doing. He scared to the
blue vault of the heavens and sum-
moned sun, moon and stars, to pro
duce pyrotechnics evasive of the
points at issue. This paper does not
prosose to be lead aside into discuss
ion of empty inconsequentials in this
contest. We expect the Lucedale pa
per to differ with us and take fire.
quent back twists as we set forth the
cogent reasons against the new coun-
ty creation, but we shall keep steadi-
ly putting away treating POINTS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

-they are born under the influence OF
Aquarius the water carrier, they will
vote dry. They are very ingenious,
and know how to turn the gas meter
back. They have large families and
small incomes. They are good at
figures. and tell you whether a
woman's shape is real or excelsior.
They are slow to mary, but can get
q divorce as quick as anybody. They
are very shrewd in money matters,
and never give their wifes the moaey
Don't answer the doorbell this
month.~.It's a book agent. Keep
the silverware under the coal pile. Ii
you come home late at night, look
out for highwaymen, and walk In the
middle of the street, as the police
man does. Don't write love letters.
She will save them.
The trusts will continue 10 show
us where to head in, and Congress
will vote our money like it was
theirs. The fashionable wintering
places for the month will be Southern
California and the Florid coast, and
all trains bound to those points viii
be loaded with plasterers and brick
layers, and their families.
And then the short lived month oI
February, when woman will complete
her web, and foolish man will Uuzz
about until the spider dasnes out and
nails him neatly to the mask for SO
long as his life may last.
But Notwithstanding Leap Year 5 tricks.
And maids and widows weeds,
And though our hard luck comes along
Just like a strina of beads
Cheer up. cheer upl It's not so bad
With US as tits with Ted
Nhohad to come to it and knock
His third term in the head.
II You ARE Our OF Work, OF
have spare. time, you should get oul
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Breland Gets House Burned.

On the night of Dec. %, 1907,
Christmas, the beautiful home of
Wise A. Breland was destroyed by
fire. The family were awakened in
time to get out safely, but didn't
have chance to save but little of
their household effects. This was a
six room house standing on the high
hill on Thomas Greek just across road
from the Thomas Old place. 1t was
one of if not the prettiest residences
in town, and cost 81 $50, and was not
insured, SO it is total loss. The ORE
gin of the flames is unknown. The
family are refugeeing for the present
in the Thomas Old place, which is
their property.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

When questions of public concern
confront the people there is always
some one who will step forward as
natriots and be found in the front
ranks contending for what they be-
lieve is right and best. These figures
always come liz for severe criticism
and have hurled at them all the ami
mus of the opposition WHY? DO
cause they represent a stolid brick
wall that stands in the way OF the
purpose of the opposition. Such a
man is Dan Mcleod in the present
County division contest. He has
boldly assumed stand against the
new county movement and is work
ing hard to accomplish its defeat.
That threadbare allegation IS expect
ed to be used versus such patriotic
personages efforts: self-interest. For
what did the Revolutionary fathers
of this country fight? Analyze their
motives closely and you will find that
in the warp and woof thereof, we're
woven self-interest The principles
of patriotism always involve self-in-
terest. It's the mud-sill upon which
the whole strata is laid. Not chinchey
small self-interest, but broad self-in-
terest which sweeps on and out and
makes integrals in whole that is q
community of interest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

will continue shy, rising out of range
and flying eight miles. Mr.. Lawson
will put his mask on and go back in
to the game, jobs will continue to
run when they see you coming, and
sometime during the month Mr..
Morgan will decide whether he has
al. the money he wants now, or if he
will continue the panic.
After the 10th we shall be under
the influence of Aquarius the water
carrier, the eleventh sign of the
Zodiac Under this favorable sign,
Prohibition will establish about
eighty more storm centers, booze
will run another mile in nothing
south of the Mason & Dixon line, and
Carrie Nation will work with a
Ratchet in both hands. To quote an
Omar Of the Oklahoma desert,
Hnsf little bar-room,
Don't you cry
You'll be drugstore
By and by.
January was named after Janus
Bifrons, known as Two Faced
Janus. He was the originator of
What is known as the politician 5
life-saver. A wave Of prohibition
was sweeping Rome, and Bifrons, a
for the Senate, had 10 de-
clare himself one way or the other to
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

It's with sorrow that we read In
the daily prints late last month,
where our friend Bart Scarborough
of Laurel had killed man there in a
street duel and received four pretty
bad wounds himself. The newspaper
accounts state the circumstances to
be such as would make Scarborough
legally justified in the killing, though
he is now held under bond to the
action of the Courts. The man whom
he killed, few minutes before the
tradgedy was enacted had approach
ed Scarborough armed and told him
(Sharborough) to get gun and they
would shoot out business difference.
Scarborough stepped into q near
by hardware store, picked up a shot
gun, purchased some cartridges,
walked out ard was met by his
enemys and scuffie ensued in which
shooting came into play with the
dread finale already told. A boy
witness received seve raj small shots
into his body. At the last accounts
Scarborough it is believed will recov-
er, while the boy is dangerously i'll,
Pneumonia having set in with the
wounds he got. The taking Of
human life is a terrible thing; still we
realize that despite its civilization
veneering, the world hasn't yet so fan
advanced, but what there are men
who once aroused towards fellow
man make their own and the life o
the object of their malevolence ex
tremely hazardous; "a grudge-c louc
which darkens the intelligence unit
light is let in through bullet-hole
We sincerely trust Scarborough viii
recover and be exonerated by law, a.
we can not believe that he coult
have been led to STAY the man excep
in defense of his own life. He is the
well-known attorney who frequenti
our district courts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
ONWARD SWEEP,
.ilendiOils strides bein,

= 4MendiOns strides being
= ~ the prohibition movement
awakening national attention. No
better voucher for that general recog-
milton can be exhibited than this ed
itorial taken from Success Magazine,
one of the most widely read and pop
ular periodicals of its class in
America:
lone of the most remarkable
movements that ever c0nvulsed a
nation is the waye of prohibition
which is sweeping over the liquor
traffic of America. Ever since the
nation was born. prohibition has been
promulgated but with only moderate
success. Although a few states
went prohibition ;" the rest of the
country harbored the evil traffic, and
the few commonwealth that stood
adamant we're but inspiration for the
jester and the jolesmith. To-day, in
nearly every state, Legislative meas
ures are being taken to suppress the
saloon, and, singular as it may seem,
the flame of the new movement was
started in the South, in which section
| it has always been laughingly said,
the man and the mint julep were one,
ard inseparable. When the old CO.
loniaI state of Georgia put a ban on
the traffic, the country stood aghast
and would not believe it's eyes. When
Alabama followed suit, and other
communities swung into line, we saw
that King Alcohol was doomed. You
may be surprised to know to what an
extent prohibition has got foothold
in this country. 1t is alarming-to
the liquor interests. In an early issue
we will give our readers detailed
account of this astonishing move
ment which has already put a number
of states into the prohibition column
and made a large percentage OF
others entirely dry"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
G ande rbone'S
Jan. Forecast.
copyrighted 1907 by c II. RrErH.,
no THE FAMu,Y.-Gan,


TO THE -Ganderbone
extends greetings aud hopes that the
new year of 1908, may bring to each
of you, that which you most desire.
Whatare the bugles biowiH for;"
Said Bach Tor on parade;
It's New Year Day. its New Yea Day."
The Woman Halter said.
What makes you look so white, so whites
Said Brchlor ON parade;
I'm dreadin what we've got TO face
The Woman Hater said.
For Leap Year is upon us,
And the girls will use wire
They IL hook us like poodle
When the licenses expire
An they II dump us in the wagon
An we're on to find squire
For they're laying for the bachelor
In the mornin'."
The big bet for this month will be
Taft. The Atlantic feet will APP
proach the Horn with bent spy
glass, looking around for Japs. 90
He'll, " whispered in Uncle Joe Can
nous ear, will be the pass word to
get anything before Congress. Japan
will have slack month ut the Maya
saki navy yards, and will build only
twenty-seven more war ships The
guess on Roosevelt s future for this
month will be that be will become a
Congressman after he leaves the
White House. and will 20 into the
ring with Williams and DeArmond.
Mr.. Bryan will walk around the
Democratic nomination with ham
mer, to see if there is any place
where he could nail down. Money
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

every third man lie met. But he
was foxy Dago, and when he was
asked, do you drink, Bifrons2' he
would slyly ask in return, Is this an
invitation, or do you just want to
know?n
Rome had gate named for Janus.
1t led from the PalatiDe to the OUR
inal Hill. ank was closed only when
Rome was at peace with the world.
This occurred but four times under
Numa. Augustus Caesar and Vespa-
tian, and after the first Punic War.
julius Caesar kept the gate open
wider than anybody. Just to satisfy
himself that no other Roman had
anything onhim in this respect, heon-
ce drove twenty loads of hay through
the gate abreast, as against a recore
OF fourteen loads. Caesar was a
great joker, and his favorite pun was
tutuC ht tuio S1OC. lstuihS 6uIOuss II
when the sun was setting, he point
ed at the sunset with one hand and
at the passing railroad construction
crew with the other, and exclaimed
to his lieutenants, Behold, the day
goes!'
Another year (mark well the rhyme)
Has Joined the Host OF Father Time
few more solid banks will burst
To many trusting ones disgust,
The widow recently bereft
viii pop the question right and left.
And luckless man. of Leap Year butt
win scramble for the tall uncut.
The sport in Congress will consist
of battles with the horney fist, the
gentleman Missouri bred will call
some one noodle head; they'll clinch
and bite each others cheek, the
frightened galleries will shrek, the
Speaker will get out gun, the man
from Arkansas Will rim, the sergeant
will bolt through door, the fight
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

proposition. No mail order scheme
out clean straight business. at
which others are making money.
with no competition. The first
acceptable applicant gets your terri
tory. Write today. tomorrow may
DE too late Particulars free. Domi-
nocards Co., 1907 Chouteau, St.
Louis, Mo.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Meridian Star.

Meridian Star.
The proposition to increase the an
nual pay of members of the board of
is being favorably re-
ceived. This is as it should be. BY
looping off the county treasurer and
county money in desig
mated repositories of the state, we
can save enough to each county in
that way to so largely increase the
salaries of board of supervisor mem
bers that they can afford to give a
good part of their time to personally
inspecting all public roads. Every
county in Mississippi will at once
benefit by the change.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Jno. w. Boswell. will retain the
editorial tripod of the N. o. hrist-
ian Advocate after ALL The publish
ing committee made two efforts to
relieve him, but falling, overpersuad-
ed him to try another year OF the
work. Boswell has delicate task,
but seems to perform it very well.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

The HERALD has devoted all the
time and space we could spare to the
discussion of likely legislation to
come before our Lawmakers at this
session. Probably our views have
sometimes fell in with yours and at
other times collided with yours.
ANYWAY we have endeavored to pre-
cipitate thinking on these questions
so that they could be pred:geSted by
the commoners of old Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

This paper would be untrue 10 the
motto reading Devoted to the De
velopment of Greene County" which
has been carried at its head from in-
fancy,--if it failed to oppose the dis
Indignation of this county. Slicing
certainly could not be developing; a
shrinkage is Numerically opposed
to an expansion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
CONTRACT NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that o contract for
the building OF a bridge over Harvisons Mil
Greek River road, Beat No. 5 according to
plans and specification on nle in the clerks
ONCE will be let 70 the lowest responsible bid
der at the front door of the Court house In the
Village Of Leakesville. on the first Monday Of
January. A. D. 1908. Bond will be required
according to law. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. BY order OF
the Board of Supervisors Greene Co. Miss.
this 18th day of Dec. 1907.
g RMcKAv Clark
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

A recent writer in reviewing our
National evolution makes this very
pitbv observation: 1t certainly is
some progress to have secured the
free ballot; perhaps in another hun
dred years we shall have learned to
,1co IL -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
CRYSTAL Springs Meteor

Crystal Springs Meteor.
A friend of ours received bottle
of water by express from Kentucky.
Great was the disappointment of the
recipient. Perhaps the sender
meant it as an admonition to keep
duly sober.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Marriage Licenses.

Issued in fortnight ending Jany. 3,
1903.
12-19-07 John w. Eubanks to Miss
Gertrude Woodland.
12-25-O7 Murdoch Valley to Miss
Ethel McEachern.
12-27-07 N. Brewer to Miss Inez
James.
12-27-07 N. NJ. Freeman Jr., to Miss
Cynthia Freeman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

We are in dead earnest now in say
ing please to pay up your subScrlp-
tions; the spot cash is needed to put
the paper out and it will have to be
passed over our way if we keep your
name on the mailing list.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
Legal Advertisements.
RIVER OBSTRUCTION NOTICE.
DAN HCLBoD.
Dec, rs, 1907.

NV EN ODo IHUO EION NUTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the Chickasa-
whay River at Miller's Ferry near Merrill.
Greene County, Mississippi, at the place where
the Canton Bridge Co. Is erecting ana eonstuet-
ing bridge, will be obstructed from the 9Th.
day of January TO the 10Th day of January Ice.
in putting In said bridge. The public will
therefore take netice,
LILO CANTnN ARIn.n (,f,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
| Other Editors Chatter
|GIG!I!S9!%!%I 81

EllisviIle New Soulful News.
Maybe this old financial worry will
straigten itself out by the time the
new year 1908 makes its appearance.
We hope so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
New Advertisements.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
'oR JACKSON DIVISION Or THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT Or MISSISSIPPI.

In the Matter of
Jacob London. Bankrupt.
To the Creditors OF Jacob London, of Luce
drle' Miss. In the County OF Greene and Dis
trict aforesaid. a bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the day OF
December Sist.. 1907 the said Jacob London
was duly adjudged bankrupt: and that the first
meeting OF his creditors win be held at Luce
ale. Miss. at the bankrupt's former place of
business on the day of January. 11th.. 1908 at
O'Clock p.m-. at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims. appoint a
trustee examine the bankrupt and transact
such other business ms may properly come
before said meeting.
f. w. WEST. Retesee In Bankruptcy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
McComb City Enterprise.

Watch Mississippi. The era of
great development is just now bud
ding forth. We look for double the
activity during 1908 as we have had
during 1907.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Below we list the names and "a
mounts for renewals and new sub
scriptions received fortnight ending
r q 1OOO
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Good Morning. Have you read the
HERALD2
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

Watch the HERALD grow. It's COY
pring Greene County like a blanket.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03

If You ARE Our Or Work, or
have spare. time, you should get our
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
MCLEOD WRITES AGAIN.

/ want little space in your good
paper to reply to Squire James letter
to the Plaindealer in regard to the
New County. ~ -
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-09
NJ CARRBN WINS
IN DEMOCRATIC
CITY PRIMARIES

New York, Sept. BY carrying
eighteen OF the twenty-three as
sembly districts OF Brooklyn Senator
Patrick n. McCarren today main
tanned his political control of Kings
county, only four OF the seven re-
volysd Districts returning antkMc-
Carren leaders. William Il. Melody,
In the Fourth assembly district; VIII
liam b. Mcclure, in the Sixth, and
William A. Doyle Of the Ninth failed
In their efforts TO dethrone the pro-
McCarren leaders. In the Twenty
third, Tenth. Eleventh and Twenty
second districts the insurgents were
successful. This, however. will not
AFFECT the situation. and leaves Nc
Carren IN control OF the Democratic
county committee The only unex-
pected success OF the anti-McCarren
faction was In the Second assembly
district. where former Alderman John
J. Bridges was elected leader.
Despite charges OF fraud made in
advance Of the polling by both sides,
very little disorder was observed.
Only forty arrests we're made for at
tempted illegal voting, and at no
time was Il necessary TO send out the
platoon OF police held in reserve.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-09
RIGHT OF SEARCH
TO Be EXERCISED
AT BENNETT TRIAL
No Pistols Will be Allowed in
Court Room at Clarks-
vile. Tenn.
Night Rider Case Going TO
Trial There.
WALTER HUNT AND GARDNER

Clarksville, Tenn. Sept. "a
special term Of the Montgomery coun-
ty criminal court convened this morn
Ing to try John Gardner and Walter
Hunt. charged with the murder OF
Vaughan Bennett.
Judge Tyler gave Instructions to
the officegs that no man should be
admitted f6-the court room before be-
ing searched for arms and to admit
only jurymen without permission OF
the court. Attorneys for both the
state and defense announced ready
for trial.
The defense made application for
the doors to be opened and the trial
be made public; also that the record
show that at the hour Of opening the
court the doors were locked to spec
tators and the attorneys for the de-
Tense subjected TO being searched be-
fore they entered the court room.
The defense asked for time to go
over the panel of one hundred jury
men summoned. which was granted
The entire morning was taken up
by the defendants attorney in exam
lining the qualifications of the jury
men and the selection of a jury will
not be In until this afternoon.
The defendants are alleged to have
waylaid and shot from ambush
Vaughn Bennett on the night OF
March 2, 1903. near Woodford. Ben
nett was found on the roadside the
next morning in a dying condition,
succumbing to his wound without re-
gaining consciousness. Two dead
horses were near Bennett. as were
three shotguns. the latter emptied Of
their loads. Earl Bennett. brother
OF the dead young man, was with
him on the night of the tragedy, and
he said that they ad been waylaid
while on their way home. With the
exception of this. he has never made
any public statement. The indict-
ment OF the defendants followed an
investigation by the grand jury. All
parties connected with the trial are
prominent and much interest is man
Tested throughout the dark tobacco
district.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-09
JOE CANNON PAYS
COMPLIMENTS TO
PRES. ROOSEVELT

Springfield. ILL.,. Sept. 9.-The Re
publican state platform is a replica
of that adopted last March, excepting
the local option. Hopkins and De-
neen were endorsed. Cannon was
the temporary and permanent chair
man and made the opening address.
Deneen. Hopkins. Shaw and others
spoke. Shaw favored the protective
tariff, and criticised the depositors
guaranty plan. He eulogized Taft
and said Bryan is wrong on every
public question.
: Springfield. Sept. Cannon
spoke nearly an hour and character
lied Bryan as the great | am. the
great American boss" and unequalled
autocrat. He praised Taft. and said
he always considered Roosevelt
great; but 'if he produced Taft he is
greater than he gave him credit for
being"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-09
FOREST FIRES IN
NORTHWEST HAYE
NOT BEEN STOPPED

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 9.-Fires con-
tinue TO menace Hibbing and Grand
Marais. Mimi: Sturgis, S. D.; Calu-
met, Vulcan, Loretta and Norway,
Mich. Communication is interrupted.
Michigan mining properties are dam
aged
Hibbing, the largest and most pros
porous town In the Mesaba range, Is
threatened with destruction by fire.
Despite the fact that the city is
fairly well protected by clearings and
large open pit mines. the flames have
been getting closer all the time and
every place of business In the town
is closed and all the men are out fight
ing the flames. Duluth firemen with
an engine and hose. left for Hibbing
on a special train this afternoon in
response to a request for help.
The smoke from the forest fires
which surround the town, made Hib-
bling so dark that the electric lights
had been turned on there in the day
to enable the citizens to see then
way about The smoke is stihing and
is causing a great deal OF discomfort,
The heat is very oppressive.
Unless the wind changes Coleraine
and Boyey will be safe from the fire
for the present at least.
Grand Marais. Mimi, on the north
shore. Is in the clutches OF the fir
demon. The people are In worse
straits than the range people, IN thai
they have no place to fee to. The
forest fires are raging within a mile
of the town.
It Is reported that homesteaders
along the north shore have left theli
cabins and are sleeping in tents and
In the open, close to the lake shore,