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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
HAVE STRONG SENSE OF SMELL.
Horses Little Inferior to Dogs In That
Respect.

The horse will leave musty hay I'M
touched in his bin, however hungry.
He will not drink of water objection
able to his questioning sniff, or from
a bucket which some odor makes Of
fensive, however thirsty. His intelli-
gent nostrils will widen, culver and
query over the daintiest bit offered by
the fairest of hands, with coaxings
that would make a mortal shut his
eyes and swallow a nauseous mouth
full at gulp. A mare is never salts
fed by either sight or whinny that her
colt is really her own until she has a
certified nasal certificate to the fact.
A blind horse. now living, will not al
low the approach of any stranger
without showing signs of anger not
safely to be disregarded. The dis.
tinction is evidently made by his sense
of smell and at a considerable dis
lance. Blind horses, as a rule, will
gallop wildly about a pasture without
striking the surrounding fences. The
sense Of smell informs them of it's
proximity.-Horse and Stable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget State News Items Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
Favors Juvenile Court.

DR.. A. S. Orne, father of the Juvenile
court system, is making tour of Missis-
sippi for the purpose of studying local
conditions and gathering statistics to be
presented to the next session of the Leg
islature, together with a memorial urg-
ing the enactment of Juvenile court law
in this State. This matter was brought
before the lawmakers at their last ses-
sion, but failed to secure consideration
because of the crowded condition of the
House and Senate calendars. An adj
dress in its behalf was delivered by Judge
Ben Lindsey, of Denver, and sentiment
created among some of the lawmakers
that may result in the measure receiving
more favorable consideration at its next
session. DR.. Orne is working on the
theory that it is easier to prevent crime
than to provide for criminals. He is an
advocate of the idea of establishing in
dustrial schools-not reformatOries-for
hayward boys and girls, both white and
black, and teaching them useful trades
and occupations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
RIDTCULE ALWAYS A POWER
Even EIoquence Bows Before the Light
Shafts That Can Wound
So Deeply.

President Hadley of Yale in his
last annual report said that the idle
rich were as great a curse to a COZ
lege as to community.
''Ridicule, could it but be en-
ployed, would turn the idle rich UNI
dergraduate to industry said Presi-
dent Hadley at dinner in New
Haven, ''but unfortunately this
young man, with his panoply of
motor cars, hunters and bulldogs, is
not very vulnerable to ridicule.
Riches, alas, are not SO easily ridl-
culed say-low stature"
He smiled.
ga tiny, decadent poet" he re-
sumed, Launched at a Philadelphia
literary club into a passionate TRADE
against marriage. 1t was great nom
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Opinion by Gen. Stirling.

Attorney General Stirling, in an opin-
ion, makes it plain that no man in Mis-
sissippi can serve two masters officially,
that is, Uncle Sam and the Magnolia
State, at the same time. The text of
the opinion is as follows:
Numerous inquiries have been ad-
dressed to me by postmasters and 9th
ers as to their right to hold office
under the laws and authority of the
State, while at the same time holding
or exercising the rights and powers of
any office of honor or profit under the
laws of the United States.
81 deem it advisable to state through
the press that this question is governed
by section 266 of the constitution of the
State of Mississippi.
This section expressly excludes all
persons holding any office of honor or
profit under the government of the
United States from holding and exer-
cising in any way the rights and pow
ers of any office of honor or profit I'M
der the laws or authority of this State,
except notaries, commissioners of deeds
and United States commissioners"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
NONRESIDENT Hunters Barred.

An interesting legal point in connec-
ton with the enforcement of the game
laws has developed in several Mississippi
counties and may eventually find its way
into the courts for adjudication. Boards
of supervisors in several counties have re-
Gently enacted orders allowing only resi-
dent citizens or bona fide landowners to
hunt within the borders of their respec-
tive counties, and it is vigorously con-
tended that an ordinance of this charac-
ter is illegal; that the Mississippi code
specifically declares that "all game is the
property of the State" and boards OF
supervisors are without power to imp 'se
restrictions additional to those fixed IA
the game law chapter; that while land-
owners or lessees can post their lands
and prohibit hunting of any kind there
on, board of supervisors has no legal
authority whatever to outlaw sportsmen
who do not happen to live in the county
where they want to hunt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Depository Bank Resigns.

Following the decision of the State
depository board in turning down its ap-
p1ication to be allowed to substitute a
surety or guaranty bond for the coilat-
eral securities deposited in exchange for
State funds, the First National Bank OF
Greenwood has sent in its resignation as
such depository, and in SO doing has
asked the return of it's securities. Anent
this matter of depository securities, it
is believed about the capital that after
the expiration of the present depository
term which, as stated, will be on Febru-
airy 10, 1909, there will be a general
movement by all the commissioned banks
or trust companies to be allowed to ex-
change surety bonds for their original
collateral, which would be an altogether
different proposition to that recently
submitted, for the exchange during the
middle of the contracting period.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Money for Geological Research.

While in Washington attending to the
national conference of Governors and
the Rivers and Harbors Congress, Gov.
Noel will call on President Roosevelt and
the geological survey officials for the
purpose of discussing ways and means of
continuing the geological work i'll this
State During the past year the Missis
sippi Geological Commission has been
carrying on campaign of work in co
operating with the United States geo
logical survey, and it is Gov. NOels de-
sire to have this plan continued for an
other year. In fact, the work of geo.
logical research in Mississippi is hardly
more than well under way, and since the
State has not sufficient funds available
to carry on the work alone, an effort will
be made to secure an appropriation from
the national government sufficient to
continue the field operations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Confession of Venus.

Long after the visitors hour in the
art gallery the statues engaged in
conversation.
Say, Vene." called Neptune's
daughter, tell US the truth. How did
you lose your arms?"
you won't breathe it to any one?"
asked Venus.
you don't mean to say that a wom-
an would tell secret, do you?"
We'll, I'll tell you. l was trying
to get my hands over my Merry Wild
ow' hat to attach the hat pin and my
arms snapped on"
And the statues laughed so hilari-
ously that Mars awoke from his nap
and grabbed his spear.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
CHOKE CHERRY AS ORNAMENT
Recommended by Authority to Those
Who Seek to Beautify
Their Lawns.

Those persons who may be look
ing for something new and striking
in small ornamental trees for the
lawn would generally perhaps be
surprised if directed to try the ma
tive choke cherry. Yet examples of
this tree growing in the Arboretum
near the Forest Hills entrance and
now full of handsome fruit, of which
there are both ruby and amber-col-
ored varieties, must prove interest
ing in spite of the damaging fact
that they do not come from either
Japan or Ear Cathay." Not only
does this humble tree of the way
side, which it should be added, inn
proves much under cultivation, offer
an attractive display of flowers in
early spring and bright, healthy
body of fine foliage through long
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

THE liveliest question in Washing
i ton just now is that of a change in
the districts form of government.
AS everybody probably well knows
affairs are administered now by COM
mission of three men appointed by
the president, one of whom must be an
army engineer.
There is undoubtedly growing
opinion that a concentration of au-
thority in the district government
would simplify the municipal situation
and produce better results. The COM
mission plan has its good features.
1t has long been held up as a model,
ideally suited to the needs Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, where suffrage is
denied But frequent and repeated
contention and pickering among the
members of the board have served to
create more or less general criticism
# the commission plan, and thus give
the propaganda FIR change some mo-
mentum. With the commissioners OBJ
viously working at cross purposes,
and airing their differences. and sub
ordinate district officials following
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
NEW RocHELLE-TwELvE HOURS
Sleepy Passenger Was Certainly
Booked for Long Trip.

A man boarded a New Haven local
train about ten o'clock one night at
the Grand Central station and prompt
ly fe' asleep. Nor did he wake until
he had had nice, refreshing, lengthy
nap Then, however, he sat up,
alarmed, and took a look at the SUI
rounding landscape. 1t seemed to
reassure him. He settled back COM
fortably in his seat Just then the
conductor came by.
When does this train get to New
Rockefeller" asked the man.
The conductor smiled
About ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing" he replied
"Wh-wh-wh-what's that?"
This train gets to New Rochelle at
ten o'clock tomorrow morning. We
leave New Haven at eight o'clock, you
see. In other words" said the con-
ductor. plying the mans helpless be-
wiidefment. I'VE ,assed New Rochelle
half an hour ago and don't hit it again
till we're on our way back to New
York. N. Y Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Gossip of Washington
What Is Going On at the
National Capital.
Mystery of a Missing Mink Overcoat

of Fargo were willing 70 SILVER In the
raw prairie blizzard that the next
president of the United States should
be properly clad. The difficulty was
to find man of the Taft physical pro-
portions who owned an overcoat.
The county chairman was In despair
until he happened to think OF Finn
Leech, a bonanza farmer" whose
ranch is only few miles from Fargo
Finn weighs $40 pounds. The county
chairman lost no time in getting In
touch with Finn Leech.
did Finn have an overeoat" Sure
thing, and it was lined with mink and
cost $175.
Would he loan It to Judge Taft for
use that EVENING"" Would he? Would
a lifelong Republican miss a chance
to have his finest garment adorn the
shoulders of the leader of his party?
Ten minutes later the overcoat was
IN the hands of the county chairman
and Judge Taft was tucked beneath
it's ample folds as soon as his train
reached Fargo. He wore the coat to
the barbecue and to the meetings fol-
lowing the feast. And for all that
Finn knows he may be wearing 1t
now as he follows the elusive golf ball
over the links at Hot Springs.
The $175 mink lined overcoat dis
appeared when Judge Taft left Fargo
Nobody seems to know where it is. Its
owner has asked Senator McCumber
to make an investigation.
It's colder now in Fargo than 1t was
when Judge Taft visited that city and
Finn Leech is willing to wager this is
going to be the most severe winter
ever known on the prairies Of North
Dakota.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Police Ban on Dazzling Salome Posters

lice, is law, so far as it concerns the
atrical posters, and so the Washing
ton billboards will be barren of
Salome.
Thus was Gertrude Hoffman, who
had "a vision of Salome" to present to
the capital at one of the leading the
aters, banished from the sight of the
casual passerby, the street urchin and
the student of billboard art.
The offending posters now repose in
the dark recesses of the stage of the
theater while actors and managers
and attaches gather about and declare
them martyrs to the cause of art.
Amt it awful, Mabel, that such
swell pictures should be condemned,
jest like some phony canned goods or
something like that" said one indig-
uant chorus girl. Just to show that
the management did not share the
shame of the censor, the posters were
pasted up in the theater lobby.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Sweet Temper and Beauty.

Beauty of grooming, correct po1se
and ability to make the most of ones
good points count for more than
beautiful face. Any woman with
passable face may be attractive and
even be considered beautiful, If she
will cultivate the art of being well
groomed.
There are so many great things
that go toward making well-groomed
woman" said a well-known beauty
culturist. 1.-The first thing we teach
our patrons is the proper use OF the
mirror We teach women to look
hopeful, how to wear their clothes,
how to make their eyes shine, to lift
the corners of their lips, and to OBJ
serve what a pleasing effect is OBJ
tanned After time this becomes a
habit, and the mirror watchfulness is
no longer necessary. Good nature is
an essential to a woman who would
appear at her best. Grouchiness, or
Ill temper, is her own worst enemy.
Good nature depends, of course, very
largely on being well dressed, and a
well-groomed woman is nearly always
sweet -temnered." -DelineatOr
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

To couple the name of a farmer
some years ago with that of poultry
growing only meant to insult him.
To make mention of the fact that he
was a stock grower just suited his
fancy. but the poultry business in his
eye was exceedingly small fry. II any
poultry were kept on the farm they
were referred 10 as the property OF
the old woman" He was perfectly
free to let his wife's name be con-
nected with the poultry business, sell.
ing the eggs, and she could even trade
the butter for some things they had
to have, provided some tobacco was
among the things traded for. If there
Is one thing more than another for
which a farmer is proverbally noted.
II is good share of practical COM
mon sense. Some of them have hop
Dies and pet theories, which some
times bring them a great deal of
experience" but as a rule he looks
at almost everything along utility
lines
Some farmers have been looking
for the best farmers fowl; have tried
almost all the breeds in existence,
and have yet to confess that the real
iy utility fowl for all farmers is as
evasive as quicksilver. At times he
thinks he has this much-desired bird
colnered, only to find that it is still
AT large. The practical qualities or
his wife'S Sunday loALei are wei eX-
emplified as a reCe D., Gle for e.. iie4-
ing eggs, but a L..ohet or a Iin an
may be better A buzz saw is al
right for the pu. pose for which ii was
intended but it can't be used for sn "
ing mans beard. All iheSe things
are very practical in their way, but
making these things answer for all
purposes is very much like cornering
a cyclone, something 10 man has
succeeded in doing
1t is the way with fowls. One per-
son wants fowls Tor production of
eggs therefore will want the breed
whose hens prove to be the best lay
ers. Another wants the best table
fowl, and an entirely different breed
will be selected Tie third wants
fowl with a certain fancy feather and
pays a fancy price for them. Here is
a farmer who lives several miles from
the nearest town, whose time is de-
voted to other pursuits, who cares
very little for fowls of any particular
kind. He recognizes the fact, how
ever, that they are an unfailing
source of supply, in case of emergen-
cy, in furnishing the table, buying
the groceries and keeping him out of
debt at long intervals.
We would infer, then, the essential
elements of the farmers fowl to be
prolific layers without sacrif cling
other qualities. They should be good
table fowls. They should sell well in
the market and be of good size, east
fattened, plump and Oh good appear
ance and good foragers, and if he is
not ready to buy an incubator the
hens must be good sitters and moth
erS.
Ii enc breed of fowls having he
requirements named cannot be found
it may he we'll to build separate yards
and keep two kinds, and thus bO-h
demands will be filled. One need
may be laying in winter whine The
other is getting ready to roll out tie
eggs at some other season of The
year. These are questions that are
being stulied by the careful, and e~ch
individual will have to determine lie
matter for himself.-St Louis Weekly
Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
We Should Use Separators.

The farm separator enables us TO
separate the milk at home, send the
cream 10 the creamery two or tn ee
times a week and feed the skinned
milk to the calves and pigs.
On an average the money received
from cream in this way is pretty near
equal to the price that would be re-
ceived for butter. The average price
of butter is about % cents per pound.
Without separator milk must be
kept for from twenty-four to thirty
six hours with cold water around 1t,
and when SKINNED the cream is often
of poor quality.
The hand separator takes the but
ter fat from the milk while warm,
saves a great amount of labor and
gives the very best skinned milk
that can be produced for calves and
pigs.
In buying a separator always select
a good machine and never buy a
cheap affair The manufacturers OF
the best machines will guarantee
them and to buy a cheap, untried
machine without guaranty is an aD-
solute waste of money.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Silver Service Fund in Sight.

The work of gathering the fund for
the battleship presentation service, which
has been carried forward theoretically
and persistently by Mrs. Eunice Lock
wood for several months, is gradually
approaching the end, and there is every
assurance that the fund will reach the
required mark of $500 in very short
while Mrs. Lockwood has deposited in
bank here the sum of $4,S49.92. In addi-
ton to this sum, there is sum collected
by ex-Gov. Vardaman during his admin.
istration, which will approximate S1,70o
more, and a sum of $149 which has been
subscribed to Mrs. Lockwood by other
parties and still to be paid in, which
will be RENTED to her very shortly.
This makes the fund in sight at present
about $1,000, and leaves a balance of not
more than $500 to make up the $500,
which it is proposed to use in getting
souvenir service
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Fine Writing.

The art of fine writing Is almost ex-
tinct, remarks a correspondent who
has seen the Illuminated manuscripts
at the Burlington Fine Arts club. This
was brought forcibly to his mind when
he set about the task of finding some
one who could write an Illuminated
address to be presented to an eminent
person, which should reproduce the
lost art of the monkish "scriptorium"
rather than be gorgeous specimen
of the ticket writer's skill. He ran
his man down at last in small shop
of Chancery lane, kept by stationer
who might have sat for the portrait
of worthy Mr. Snagsby in BLEAK
House."-London Chronicle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Bother Of DRESSING Tin.

Thackeray's crossing sweeper who
kept his carriage was not entirely a
creation of his Imagination. l knew a
man who took his stand daily outside
a public house, fetched cabs and did
odd jobs. His relatives were very
well of, indeed, and they persuaded
him to go and live with them.
After leading life of luxury for a
couple of months he reappeared one
day outside the public house. /, know
Ing his circumstances, asked him why
ne had left comfort for the cold pave
mant.
I had to- ne said. Il stood it az
long as could. but when they wanted
me to dress for dinner every time they
had COMFY | chncled it."-Referae.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

In the oiden times a woman in the
north of Scotland went to visit her
husband, who was condemned to be
hanged on the following day The
doomed man began to give his instruc-
lions to his wife preparatory to bid
ding her farewell, when she broke in
upon the conversation and ex-
claimed: by the by, John, whaur
will / plant the tatties this year,"
The unfortunate man. indignant at
the indifference of his wife. ex-
claimed, angrily: What need care
whaur We plant them? I'm not likely
to need any o. them" 'Hech," replied
the woman, turning to the warden
with wag of her head. .oour Johns
huffed because he's gsunt to b.
hanged the morn" and marched out
of the cell.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Defendant Must Be Present.

Will Sherrod was tried in Winston
county on an indictment alleging homi-
eide, the Indictment reading for muir
der, and he was convicted of manslaugh-
ter and the sentence of the court was
five years in the State penitentiary.
The prisoner had been out on bail, and
had remained personally in court during
the trial, and when the jury retired
with the case to consider their verdict.
taking advantage of the license granted
him by his bail, Sherrod left the court
room. Meanwhile the jury reached its
conclusion and returned into court with
the verdict arranged in due form of
law, to find that the appellant was not
there in person, but notwithstanding
this fact the verdict was read out in
open court anA sentence passed. This
fact of Itself, % the Supreme Court
holds, was fatal error, and in all fell
ony trials the defendant must be pres
ent in person, not only when sentence
was passed, but when the jury which
tries the case presents its report.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Psychology of Dress.

DR.. Thomas Claye Shaw OF London,
speaking on the subject of the special
psychology of women, says that there
is a psychology in clothes. 1t is USE
less to say that they dress as they do
to please other women or please men.
They dress simply because they have
to in their own way and to their own
satisfaction. The psychology of dress
is that it appears to make you be what
you profess to be.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
GROWING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

There is no luck in growing chrys-
anthemums; just care and common
sense and a right smart amount OF
work and looking after. The plant
will grow without care and bloom, but
it does so wonderfully much better
with care that it pays to give it.
The greater part of he work is
now done-the growing pinching
into shape, the disbudding we
are now ready to anticipate. Do not
let the plant set too many buds; keep
clean from insects, give plenty of wat
er and fertilizers and stake up from
the ravages of the autumn winds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
MAN AFTER THEIR OWN HEART
Cornwall Gentlemen Realized They
Had Found a Brother,

Not many days ago two men who
had dined not wisely but too well
boarded one of the pay-as-you-enter
cars at the Grand Central.
The car started with very violent
suddenness-so violent that the two
CHEEKY gentlemen were thrown on
their balance, landing in heap on top
of very solemn gentleman on one OF
the seats. This individual had been
in. the car for some time, and h""
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

THE shock to the modesty of the
guardian of Washington's morals
the other day was almost overwhelm-
lhg when his eye caught an animated,
azz.ing and highly colored poster of
dance Ct Galome.
'Avaunt f.Cin my sight, We tempt
css," he cried as he slowly recov-
I'd his M ra' andard. Forthwith
IL determined the capital could
ii care upCn csc pictures of the
lancer in full career.
tie edlct OF els 'moraI censor"
a 40 10 IL. l.. o., I'd. Inspector Df pO-