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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
kuRlos FROM CORRESPONDENTS

GA law has been passed in my
state that eggs must be sold by weight
Please put me wise as to the breed
that lays the heaviest eggs. What
weight per dozen should S. C. Brown
Leghorns lay. hen and pullet? A
Light Brahma, hen, % ounces to dozen;
pullet, 23.4: s. G. Brown hen. 21.7; pull
let, 17.5.
Q.-Do you feed burnt wheat? Is it
good feed? A.-No, to both. Burnt
wheat" is not charred wheat, as you
suppose. 1t is simply name for dam
aged. generally musty grain
Q.-What is the SQUAD Graft CON-
pany?. A.-This is name given to sew
eral city firms that attract customers
by yellow advertising and unload on
their victims old, minated birds for
big prices that aren't worth the coal to
cook them.
Q.-Please inform me what is wrong
with my hens. have lost six They
strain as If trying to lay. ! am feed
ing the regular grains and mash of
bran, middlings and cottonseed meal.
A.-Cottonseed meal constipates. Cut
1t out and give your sick hens a table
spoonful of castor oil.
Q.-Is there any special plan for fat
tening fowls of the Leghorn classP
Does it pay? A.-The fattening ration
Is the same. but Oh account of their
nervous disposition these fowls are
kept in a semidark location. The i'm
provement in the fowl will just about
pay for feed and labor.
OWN you please explain why my
Minorcas lay a tinted egg. They are
large and healthy. A.-Your birds at
some time were likely crossed with
Black Langshan or OrpinSton for size.
Q.-Some of my ducks have lost the
use of their legs. find them In the
morning futtering on the ground.
What is the ailment and remedy? A
Cramp or rheumatism. Your ducks
sleep on the ground. The hot weather
kept ground dry all summer. When
rain and cool nights came it was a
new thing for your ducks. and the
weakest ones collapsed. Put them on
dry, soft bedding. feed and water as
usual, and they'll come right In a few
DAYS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
csrsEo LISTENERS TO sMILI
=. IN ans Announcement Tickle
the disabilities,

As may be inferred. each profession
has ~ sock jokes-its stories in
nu nerable-each of which having a
favor Of lis own That the point of a
joke or jest lies not in the tongue OF
him who makes it, but in the ear that
hears. is the testimony of the grea'
dramatist.
The doctor on his rounds and the
judge upon the bench have both an
audienc ready and willing to accep'
as the highest Wit the bon mots OF
the speakers; and here Is no club or
gathering of men that does not ac-
claim one of its members as supreme
in this respect, and are ready to
yield dpe recognition of the gift.
1t must be admitted that the blum
ders and jests clerical stand for some
reason pre-eminent both in number
and in mirth producing qualities. The
reason. of course. is not far to seek
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
FEATHERS AND EecsHELLs.

A bill has been introduced in the
house of lords, England. to secure in
ternational action to save the birds.
This is better than the Audubon socie-
tvs declaration to kill all our cats for
bird murder We inform them that
skunks are the worst bird enemies and
exhort the society to go for 'em.
The west. with its magnificent alfal-
ia range, will be the metropolis of
poultrydom. Alfalfa Is the feed par ex-
cellence for cattle. oStriches, pheasantS
and fowls in general. Expert apiarists
declare it ideal feed for bees, and Yak
ina valley, Washington. proves its
truth by crop of 100000 pounds OF
honey.
a poultryman on Hook mountain,
New Jersey, keeps large box kites fly.
ing above his poultry farm to scare
off the hawks. The hawks take to the
woods when they see the peculiar look
ing birds gyrating in the air.
The advertising in English poultry
journals of comb erectors," 'pullet
comb trainers" and toe straighteners'
rather makes us think that the fellows
who fake at our shows haven't learn
ed their A B C's yet in comparison to
the cheating stunts of the Johnny Bull
breeders.
The hauls of chicken thieves, and
many have been reported in the pa
pers, show that the neck wringeDs
rather confine their depredations to big
breeds. especially Barred Rocks-per-
haps because so large and SO common
their offer for sale creates no suspicion.
Petaluma, the wonderful white Leg
horn City" Of California, is an exam
pie of what the whole utility business
will be after awhile. The chickens,
ducks, geese and pigeons will all be
white. but turkeys viii all be done in
bronze.
Turkeys In the apple orchard fare
better than in the cabbage patch. Cab
bage was once thought to cause IT,
phoid and tomatoes cancer This was
imagination. But a full crop of cab
bage often makes an empty turkey
coop.
A cat near Pittsburg ate $143 worth
Of pigeons The owner asked permits
sion of the Stowe township authorities
to kill the SQUAD eater, and they re-
fused. He has sued the township for
damages,
The popularity Of Pekin ducks is
shown when they are shipped from
Long Island to Chicago. They are long
distance profit makers, mature in a
short time and often weigh twelve
pounds at six months.
Be sure to SOW wheat in yards where
ducks were raised. It makes good
winter green picking, and the yards
will get sweet and clean.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

THE shock to the modesty of the
4 guardian of Washington's morals
the other day was almost overwhelm-
ing when his eye caught an animated,
lazzling and highly colored poster of
the dance of Salome.
''Avaunt from my sight, We Tempt
ress," he cried as he slowly recov-
cred his neral standard. Forthwith
le determined 4 a. the capital could
aot gaze upon ii ese pictures of the
dancer in full career.
The edict of, this moral censor"
who is H. l.. Cess ~rd. inspector of po-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

n RESIDENT ROOSEVELT caused
/ great rejoicing among $4,000 gov
eminent clerks here the other day, by
announcing that he had no intention
of compelling the poor overworked
employees to labor an additional 30
minutes daily.
But before the rejoicing got to the
danger point, he spoiled it all, by add
ing a postscript that he would permit
no department head to increase the
salary of any of the employees.
The hours which the department
employees now observe are from nine
a. m. to 1870 p M, with half an hour
for lunch
Up to three years ago, they quit at
four O'CLOCK in the afternoon, when
very suddenly the strenuous president
issued an order lacking on the addi-
tional half hour. Then it was rumored
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
STAELE WINDOWS.
They Should Be High Enough 70 Pro
tect Animals From Drafts.

inCy OnOulO DC tIlSH CuOA9u " FIV~
tect Animals From Drafts.
The absurd little window in front of
each horse in the old fashioned farm
stable Is a positive abomination. True,
1t allows the festive hen to enter and
deposit her fruit of industry and at
the same time foul the manger and
contribute lice to the other miseries of
the i'll treated horse. but the worst
fault of the window is that when the
wind happens to blow cold and raw, as
it is apt to do during the sudden
changes of temperature in summer and
fall, the horse is exposed to a most
injurious draft striking directly upon
the chest. where it will he apt to do
the most harm. The eyes. too. may
suffer from such a draft, and taken
any way one likes there is neither use
nor sense ip such u coptrivance,
The stable should have the main win
dows back Of the horse. and by prefer
ence toward the south. says a writer
in Rural New Yorker The windows at
the front of the stalls should be above
the heads of the horses and should be
protected by wooden Stats or wire graf
ing so that when they happen to be
come covered with hoarfrost in winter
the glasses will not be broken by the
horses licking them. 1t is best to have
the windows hinged at the bottom so
that they may lie OPENED inward in
such way that the wind striking
against them from outside will be di-
rected upward against the ceiling in
stead of downward upon the horses.
To prevent the side drafts boards
should be so arranged from the wall
that when the window is opened they
will fit to the frame of the window and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

A serious menace to health Is
threatened at Nahant by the large
quantity Of fish which have been
thrown up on the beaches and rocks
following, It is believed, the appear
ance of porpoises and large fish, sup
posed to be whales.
Although the fishermen gather them
ss fast as the tide recedes, many are
overlooked. 1t is the opinion of the
natives that the fish, which include
mackerel, hake, pollock and herring,
all small in size, have been forced
ashore by the larger fish, which have
invaded the waters recently.-Boston
Transcript,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
The BIRDS AT CHURCH.

One Sabbath morn In fragrant May
heard whistle rich and long.
l spied a golden robin gay
Filling the grove with song.
On, how inspiring the wondrous hymn
That rose from his bubbling throat.
While all the feathered choir Joined In
To swell the praiseful note!
But where Is robin, my robin true
Who struck the musical Tyre?
Don't tell any one and I'll tell you
He sings in our church choir
The soprano wears his golden breast
The alto his wings of fire.
The other girls are sporting the rest
He belongs to our stylish choir.
Roam not in orchard nor list by rill.
Don't linger in shady wood.
You will not hear the wild birds trill.
For they have left for good.
But II you would see the birds you
adore,
Go down where good women pray.
And you will find the birds once more
On their hats so stylish and gay.
c. NJ B
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
CONDUCTOR KNEW THE SIGNS.
Experience Had Taught Him Why the
Crowd Was Out.

Il wonder what it is to-day, corsets
or kimonos," unused the conductor.
How do you know it is either?"
asked a passenger.
Because there are so many stout
people coming down town shopping,
was the reply 1T may not be either
corsets or kimonos that are bringing
them, but it is something for fat folk
to wear. You can't fool me on that.
I've been conductor on this line too
long not to know the signs. The stout
women are out in shoals to-day, which
means that there has been bargain
sale in extra large garments adver-
tised. The thin people always take
things more calmly when their turn
comes. Possibly they think they can
get fitted any time. But the heavy
weights never miss an opportunity,
and the conductor who has learned to
put two and two together can tell by
the heft of the passengers how the
days advertisements rum"
The inquisitiye passenger said:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Measures Hardness of Metals.

An instrument to measure the hard.
ness OF metals has been FsceatlE de-
vised, more especially designed and
found very useful in the manufacture
Of tools like twist drills, where the
hardness has to be kept between mar
row limits. 1t consists of glass tube,
within which a steel ball of 40 grains
weight, treated by a special process
SO as to have jewel hardness, falls
freely. The height of the rebound of
the ball measures the hardness of the
metal 1t strikes, Were the area of
contact between the dropped weight
and the metal larger, so that no ap-
preciable dent were made, the rebound
would be a measure of elasticity rath.
er than hardness The height of the
rebound is measured on a scale, of
which 100 is the average hardness of
carbon steel, which is also found to be
the safety limit for steel tools after
reheatipg and tempering ready for
use.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

"You dislike the automobiles that
dash past here?" Intercepted the
windmill agent.
oval, / should say so, drawled
the old farmer as he shook his fist at
q rapidly vanishing machine.
"Those siren horns are blood curd-
ling / suppose"
Worse than that, stranger; they
are milk curdling. Curdle all the milk
in the dairy, begosh-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Collecting Delinquent Taxes.

Replying to an inquiry from John T.
Jordan, tax collector of Iuka, Attorney
General Stirling has laid down the law
to sheriffs and tax collectors generally
that will no doubt prove very much of
surprise to most of them.
Mr.. Jordan wanted to know what
about collecting damages from such per
sons as do not pay their taxes on or be-
fore the date they are due, December Is,
and after which time a great many tax
collectors have giving printed notice they
will assess 10 per cent. damages on all
delinquents.
The States new attorney general does
not think they have any right or author
ity of law for doing anything of the
kind
To sum up, the only way the tax col
lector can legally collect the 10 per cent.
damages allowed by law is by distress
and sale of the property that is liable
for taxes.
Municipal taxes that are delinquent
after the middle of December are to be
advertised and sold just as county taxes
are collected from delinquents, and
sheriffs are not authorized to advertise
and sell property for taxes till after
the middle of January.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News Items Gathered BY Or Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
JACKSON.
A Pension Payment Deferred.


Pension Payment Deferred.
As matter of information, State
Treasurer Edwards has given out copy
of the following to the press:
TO the Sheriff and Tax Collector:
'My Dear Sir-Owing to the failure
of the Legislature to make arrangements
for sufficient amount of revenue TO
meet all of the appropriations, it will
not be possible to pay all of the Confed-
crate pension warrants issued by the
auditor of public accounts, ! fear, until
some time in January, unless some plan
is devised by which these warrants may
be converted into money.
Il am personally more anxious to see
the Confederate pensions paid than |
am to see any other obligation of the
State discharged.
"The men who marched with Lee,
jackson and the JOhnstons in the trying
times of 1861 to 1865, most of whom,
from old age, lean heavily upon their
stats, should find a better recognition
from great State, which shares with
them in the immortal renown that chls-
tiers and crystallizes around the name of
a Confederate soldier. As it is, the pit
tanee which these old veterans receive is
meager enough, and it should be paid
promptly and without delay. TO many
of them it will serve to stay awhile the
ravages of grim want. The approaching
Christmastide, accompanied by happy
retrospection of life, bringing with it
wants and desires TO these grizzled old
heroes, should be burden upon the
heart of grateful State, which should
bend its every energy to discharge
promptly this debt of love.
In order to facilitate the payment of
the pension money, will accept as
money from all sheriffs, in their settle
ment with me, the warrants of the audi
tor of public accounts. This pension
money must be paid, and l certainly
hope that you will do all within your
power to bring it about, With best
wishes, | am, cordially and sincerely,
GEORGE r. EDWARDS, JR.,
estate Treasurer"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

the very surroundings, in which they
occur-the very upsetting of ones
preconceived notions of reverence, all
tend to cause a reaction in the Or
binary mental equilibrium, and the
simplest mistake or accident under
such circumstances assumes the pro-
portions of huge comedy.
Recently a divine. in drawing the
attention of his congregation to spe
cial communion Sc rvice on the follow
ing Sunday Informed them thai the
Lord is with us in the forenoon anG
the bishop in the evening
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Good Price for Seed.

The best sale of cotton seed made in
the State of Mississippi, so far as
known this season, is reported by SecTe-
tary Lawrence Yerger of the penitentiaFy
board of trustees. Mr.. Yerger declines
for obvious reasons to give the name of
the purchasing mill, but says that he
has sold 200 tons of the States seed for
$3.50 per ton, which is the best price
he has heard of this season, and is three
or four dollars above the market price.
No doubt there 10 reason for this
heavy advance in the price of cotton
seed. The cotton crop of the United
States may not be very short, but it Is
short in this section of Mississippi The
boil weevil has had a great deal more
to do with it than is generally known.
The insect has been right here in Kinds
county all summer, and was never sus-
pected of being anywhere near Jackson
till less than one month ago. 1t is now
or four months. Farmers from Madison
county, ten miles north of Jackson, de-
clare their crops have been cut off one
third by the boil weeyils, and that they
have just discovered he was there, They
are now wondering what they are going
to do another year, and some of them, at
least, have been down to Jackson to
buy windSw RA@sG so that they may
repair their old COLI frames and hotbeds
and prepare to embark once more in the
tomato business, which they abandoned
two or three years ago for the slower
process of getting rich raising cotton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
HOW TO USE IODINE.

II it is necessary TO use iodine for
painting the skin in medical treat
ment it is worth remembering that
the painting should be done in the
dark or in a red light such as is USED
In photography.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

-Tnars queer, and opened the morn
ing paper. He turned to the adver-
tisement of the store that stands ON
the corner, where so many stout PEG
pie had left the car A line In heavy
type at the top of the page took his
eye:
SPECIAL SALE OF DRESSING
SACQUES, EXTRA LARGE SIZES.
The conductor grinned. What did
tell your" he said.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
SaIoonists Still Scheming

That some of the liquor dealers in Mis-
sissippi do not intend to abandon bust
ness on December |, when the new statu-
tory prohibition law becomes effective,
is made evident by maneuvers now in
progress
The saloonists will not, it is SAID, at
tempt to do business within the borders
Of the State, but have arranged to get
just over the border and supply the jug
trade in manner exactly similar to
that in vogue at present:
For instance, it is stated, down III
Natchez, several liquor dealers have aF-
ranged to open establishments just across
the river at Vidalia, La, and have organ
lied an express and telegraph company,
the sole purpose of which, it is alleged,
will be for the transmission and delivery
of orders for liquor.
4 similar plan is in course of forma-
ton at FicksbuTg, and it is understood
that liquor dealers at GFeeRyille will
also arrange to carry on an interstate
business that will be in reality an intra.
state traffic, since it will originate right
at the border of the State.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Game WardenS Quit.

The impossibility of securing an So
forcement of the game laws in Mississip-
pi has led to the farmers and land own
ers taking the law in their own hands 10
some extent, by posting of their farms.
This tendency is undoubtedly more gen.
eral this year than eyer before, and fore
shadows the suppression of the pot hunt
er as no other method could.
In addition to the usual posted notices
almost all the county newspapers have
long lists of notices warning hunters not
to hunt on the lands of the advertisers,
and threatening the fullest prosecution
in cases of violations.
1t has been SO clearly proven that the
present game laws cannot be enforced
under the system which provides for a
division of the fines collected with the
informer, that recently there has been
no appreciate effort made anywhere in
the State to enforce it, the officials hay
ing practically abandoned all hope Of
accomplishing anything along that line,
and most of the few game wardens APP
pointed having either resigned or simply
quit their jobs without notice or with
out feeling called upon to resign.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Ape THE CUSTOMS OF EUROPE.
Caste Spirit as It Is Manifested In,
Europe.

There are no classes in Ameri an
society, 1t is true but in Philadelphia
they have traditions and preiudices
that draw the line" now and then
pretty effectively For example, HE
"A grand-tier boxes in the Hamsac~-
stein opera house in that city are ;oS
sold by auction but allotted to the
elite by committee of five women OF
ancient Philadelphia ancestry ANe'
want opera in Philadelphia, said one
of the committee, but we do not went
the best seats in the house to go to
everyone who applies just because he
has money enough to buy them. We
want the seats in the grand tier to 20
to the representative Philadelphia
families who have a right to them.''
The hobo millionaire does not break
into society in Philadelphia His
grandson may get on the waiting list.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

cruciating. A physician was sent for,
who did his best to alleviate the poor
mans suffering, but without avail,
Blood poisoning set in, and the poor
fellow died in great agony
'Well?" again remarked Mrs.
Peddicord, as her husband ceased
speaking.
'Well, dear, you surely do not
still insist upon your husband TAX
ing up the sitting-room arp It and
exposing himself to such a 4 sadful
fate? Are you prepared to 'e a
widow ?"
eyes, John Henry, I still insist
upon having that carpet taken up !;
but | will let you postpone the opera
ton until tomorrow night, so that
during the day you may get your life
insured for $2,000.n
Discarded City Buildings.
Every year New York throws into
the junk heap enough b.;i:dings to ac-
commodate small city II a popula
ton of 50,006 in ip 81 te1 years
there have been cn w enorgh
buildings to hou .ar4n"s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

"N11 n 1'1'-H4VO1114 % 1tt1'tss1F "
prevent the air from entering except
In the upward direction mentioned.
Such a window is made or hinged in
the opposite way from that usually
adopted for the old fashioned trans9m
windows above doors. These opened SO
as to allow the air to be directed down
ward. The plan we suggest causes the
air to be directed upward and SO that
the horse is protected against drafts.
There is no way of preventing an in
furious draft at times if the window is
In front of the horse, on level with its
chest, according to the old fashioned
way we have here decried.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Root Seeks Information.

Gov Noel received letter from Secre-
tary of State Root, Washington, in which
he asks for information as to what ex-
tent, if at all, the prohibition laws are
being evaded in this State by placing
liquors in candies, cocoanuts and other
things offered for sale. The governor re-
piled that, so far as he knew, there was
nothing of the kind being done in this
State; that there were evasions through
the medium of social clubs with locker
systems" blind tigers" etc., but that
they had not yet been reduced to the
extremity mentioned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04
Baseball Fans.

Dear mel" remarked the perspiring
old lady who was making her first
visit to baseball game. i don't see
how people can tell such terrible fibs."
What now, auntie?" asked the city
niece, In surprise.
why, the paper stated that there
were thousands of fans out here
avery afternoon and I am suffering
with tho heat and can't fad ope."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-04

e sometimes hard to tell whether
at IL the man hanging 20 the habit or
the habit hanging to the man.-Flori-
da Times Union.