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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Carriage for "Uncle Joe" i'm the Future

a jewel it was suggested that the gov
eminent ought to keep a vehicle for
the president. ..-.-..a. --- sst.- q.
The bait was swallowed in connec.
ton with the line and pole and the
legislative executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill provides that the
vice-president and speaker shall each
have carriage, ssoa bag.g1s- ~ ti.r taQG
1t was figured that two prancing
horses for each, with an appropriate
conveyance having four wheels and a
vanished body, would cost the gov
eminent 5000, and that lump sum
was allowed for the innovation.
The item, which is incorporated for
the first time, does not specify wheth-
er either of the officials shall have one
or two horses, a rockaway, victoria,
trap or phateon. 1t simply specifies
horses and carriages. That is GER
tainly sufficient for one of the plain
people like "Uncle joe, Cannon. a'
Up to this time the president and
members of the cabinet were the only
ones Uncle Sam provided with horses
and carriages. - +. .-s,.l
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
WAsHINGToN.-Buffeted from D

WASHINGTON.-Buffeted from pill
w lar to post for a quarter of cen
fury, the United States civil service
commission is crying at the doorstep
of the committee on appropriations Of
the house OF representatives
GIVE me home of my own" is the
plaintive appeal of this national waif
Although established permanently in
the affairs of the government, the civil
service commission is homeless wan
derer without place to lay it's weary
head. Five times since it's establish
ment in 1883 it has been turned out of
doors and forced to seek new living
quarters. Now it is asking congress
for 100000 with which to build mod
est dwelling place where it may be Sc
may be carried on in a proper and dig
nif1ed manner. In asking congress for
home the commission has not been
content to follow the conventional
practice of pointing out how much
money will be saved in rentals. The
moral element in the proposition is i'm
portant, also, according to the official
communication addressed to the presi-
dent BY the commission and by him
transmitted to congress. FL
"a man is hardly respected head
of a family until he owns a roof I'M
der which he may gather that family"
says the commission. ANY bureau or
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
How to Wash White Silk.

If one desires snowy whiteness, silk
should never be allowed to become
badly soiled-that is. so that the silk is
yellow. Dust the garment and wash
in rather warm, not scalding hot, wa
ter with white soap. Rinse well, the
last water being quite blue. Hang up
and allow to get just dry enough to
press nicely with a warm iron. If
this is followed out. white silk will
stay white Care must be taken with
the blue water not to have it too blue
and yet blue enough to help the silk
retain. the new" shade. Should silk
merely need sponging, no iron should
touch the surface. If rolled while
damp on broomstick, it will dry in
Gay or so. When there are grease
spots, apply the time honOred remedy,
powdered magnesia, to the wrong side
under a cold pressure. then after some
hcYrs rub off, and if the silk is not
wholly cleansed apply again.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Civil Service Commission Wants Home

|, department of the government wholly
peripatetic and without permanent
quarterings is subject to suspicion and
to sighting considerations. We want
ed to be helped out of that situation"
1t is nearly twenty-six years since
the commission was organized. The
early meetings in 1883 were held in the
apartment Of Dorman B. Eaton in the
celebrated but dilapidated Wormley's
hotel. Later the commission rented
two rooms in aresidence in Fourteenth
street. From there it moved to the
seed building of the department of ag-
riculture. In 1885 it moved to wing
Of the city hall building. In 1898 it
moved to the Concordia building, and
in 1900 it moved to it's present wholly
inadequate building. 1fss;g
The commission wants quarters
that are permanent, that will be a
creditable monument to the work it
has done and an honor to the public
service that it is performing. An ap-
preparation of 100000 will provide a
proper site and building and this ap-
PANPA ANNAOn 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT III u Old
hitting to congress the commissions
letter and the draft of bill for the ap-
preparation, President Roosevelt says
he approves the commissions recon-
mendation.
The force Of the civil service COM
mission consists of 194 employees, of
whom 157 are constantly employed in
Washington. These employees super
wise and complete the work of 1859
local boards. composed of 1890 mem
bers, distributed throughout the terri
torial extent Of the United States, Ha-
wall, the Isthmus of Panama, and the
island of Porto Rico. Last year there
were 1891 applicants for examina-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Temperance Reform in Russia.

The council of ministers in ST.
Petersburg has recently sanctioned the
Introduction of a bill in the duma
amending the regulations for the sales
of spirits. 1t is proposed in this meas
ure to restrict the consumption of
spirits by increasing the capacity of
the smallest measure that can be sold
to one-fortieth of kilderkin (about half
a gallon), and by reducing the number
of places where spirits can be
bought The inhabitants of villages are
further given the right to close exist
ing public houses, to prohibit the open
ing Of new ones, and to limit the
hours Of sales by resolution of the 10
cal council. The bill also provides
for the prosecution in the criminal
courts of habitua! drunkards, and i'm
poses penalties for the illicit sale Of
spirits. .t-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05

The seal or, gi11et rnsy,," sid :
1eweler, "once haa3a very practical
use. In the Middle Ages, When no
body but the priests could write. nen
stamped documents with tktir sig n x
rings, as the illiteHa acw make their
marks
"The signet rings Of noblemen pore
2 AZ owners crest or arms. TIE rings
OF merchants bore intricate mono
grams trademark on the like. There
are certain old Continental firms that
preserve in cabinets the seal rings
worn by their founders-rings whose
seals, are inscribed with the trade.
marks still in use. -, s saE l
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
.ksSsaA4SnNgE
'1(lzfalfl9E{EaII{r:
WILL WIN in TWO YEARS.
National Prohibition Prospects In
" n Sweden Are EncS1raalna.

t.ta- 6 q
The expected enactment of national
prohibition in Sweden has been again
delayed by the present legislature.
Two prohibitory measures-one pro-
viding for national prohibition with
In 20 years, and the other introducing
Immediate local option-were carried
In the lower house OF the Swedish par
lament. but lost in the upper cham
Der. ..,,.., az h.,iraa9 i.e buBlE
There is good reason for the expecta-
ton Of temperance reformers that in
two years both measures will be
pressed through successfully At that
time, under the new election law
which gives throughout the nation one
vote to each man over 81 years, the
character of the upper house win be
greatly changed through the lessening
Of the power of the aristocratic and
caPitalistic classes in legislative con
troll and temperance reform can no
longer be stayed.
The present arrangement is one of
property qualiflcation--the number of
votes one man controls increasing ac-
cording to his income What a de-
terrent effect this has had on temper
ance reform in all stages may be
cleaned from the cases cited in the
temperance press of the country:
In Borgijo, Is property owners out
voted 12S small holders; in Norrbarke
10 property owners outvoteG TIA small
hn1dnrm Nd Oh fxyirl dol
including among them those of brew.
cry interest, outnumbered 1873 votes of
smaller holdings, where a beer Il.
cenSe was the issue HH4l
The great suffrage reform of last
year puts an end to such unfairness.
A motion was brought forward by
Herr Kvarnzelim and CARRIED in the
second chamber of the Swedish par.
lament last year, the purpose of
which was to put an end completely
to the receipt Of any moneys from
the drink traffic by the Swedish state.
This motihn was lost in the upper
chambers, on the ground that, IL the
revenue from the drink traffic were
out off. other sources of supply would
be taxed. and as representatives Of
the capitalist and land owning class
they preferred that the wage earners
SHOULD continue to contribute an i'm
menss share of the revenue through
expenditure on drink.
The temperance needs Of the coun-
try are pressing, and a strong current
of public opinion is urging reform.
Without doubt the suffrage readjust-
ment will prove prologue to the great
prohibition movement throughout
Sweden, and advance the cause in all
northern Europe. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
READING for Improvement.

Any girl with an ordinary public
school education can do something to
improve her mind a little every day.
She can read a page of some good
Nook-a book Of travel, or book of
history, or book of poems, or book
OF essays-and she can think of what
she has read, and by copying in a
slank book few sentences or lines
which impress her, she can improve
her knowledge of spelling and phras-
ing, so that she will acquire after
year Of such practice better educa-
ton than many high school graduates
possess. Any librarian will advise an
ambitious girl what books to read for
gelfcuture. To read a novel hurried
~, just for the sake of knowing how
It comes out" is only a waste of time
and brain power. Good novels are
worth reading, but they should leave
something in the mind besides the
STORY, or they are better left unread.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
CARE OF FR0cKs AND WAISTS
How to Keep Them Clean and Tidy
With Little Trouble. s.

WitH Llhklc iTOuples ~
4 Don't in the interest of cleanliness
turn your frocks inside out before
hanging them away. AS the outside is
looser than the lining, this method Of
hanging produces creases and quickly
ruins the set of the skirt. ..e-.sa
If the gown is very delicate in color,
put the skirt on hanger and inclose
it in bag of blue muslin. Take care
that the bag hangs from the hanger
and not from the skirt itself, as the
weight may wrinkle it.
If a sachet is attached to the hanger
the skirt is pleasantly scented.
Waists may either be hung in bags
or, preferably, should be laid in boxes
or bureau drawers, with each bow
stuffed with tissue paper and the
waists with blue muslin and, if pos
sible, do not put another waist directly
on top Of an under oRe. With little
contriving this can be managed by
overlapping them so the crushable parts
are free. zee fs
T Sec that all spots are covered with
French chalk before being put away
and that all necessary stitches are
taken. This may take time when one
is tired, but it prevents annoying de-
lay when in a hurry to wear the frock
again. The chalk can be easily shak-
en- out when the gown is needed. 1t
has wonderfully cleansing effect,
with little trouble.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
INSISTED ON HOLE in coFFIr
Through 1t Col. Buffers Triumphant
PigtaiI Should Protrude. @


Thomas Butler, colonel in the
army of the United States early in the
nineteenth century, died in New Or.
leans in 1906 in the midst of his cele.
brated controversy with Gen. Wilkin.
son regarding the wearing of his
queue.
Col Butler insisted on wearing his
mar In the old-fashioned style in dis
obedience to Wilkinson's orders. Ac-
cording to Pierce Butler in his biog-
raphy of Judah P. Benjamin, while the
dispute was still raging Butler died
and lett directions that hole should
be bored in the head of his coffin and
that he should be borne to the grave
with his triumphant pigtail protruding
In defiance. The family tradition is
that these directions were carried out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
REFORM IN ITALY.
How the Temperance Movement Ia
Progressing in That Land.

Reports from Rome state that the
Young Socialists recently in session
In the Italian capital concluded their
congress with a significant vote In
favor Of temperance reform-a sub.
ject which has hitherto attracted fa1
less attention in Italy than in England
and other European countries. The
congress passed a motion in favor OF
the state monopoly of all alcoholic
liquors, and expressed the opinion that
the profits derived from their sale
should be devoted to temperance
crusade, especially among working
men. 1t also advocated a reduction
in the number and hours of public
houses and bars, an increase in the
octroi duty on alcohol, with CORE
spending diminution in those on sugar
and coffee, which is at present re-
spectively so and IL per cent, at the
gates of Rome; the diffusion Of anti
alcoholic teaching in schools and bar
racks and the opening of reading
rooms and recreation rooms for the
working classes, was also recon-
mended. This shows that the awaken.
ing against the alcohol evil in Europe
Is confined neither to y special coun
try nor to any special class, but is
rousing the people generally to great
and determined effort to free them
selves from the drink evil as the
greatest national foe. -E
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
How to Clean Eurs.

The fur pieces that are badly soiled
can be cleaned by heating salt and
cornmeal in dishpan until it is warm
to the touch, rubbing this through the
fur. When brushed out the pieces
will be free from dust. If the boa lin
ing is greasy rub the satin part with a
sponge dipped in any liquid cleaner.
White fur can be cleaned with -four
and salt. Often the skin can be beau
tifully cleaned by merely covering it
with dampened fuller's earth, leaving
it on the satin until it is dry enough
to be brushed off. Donot use water to
clean it or it will shriyel the hide
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
ALWAYS Licht in th. skv.

THE sky, says the Scientific Amer.
lean, lis never dark. This, however,
is not due to the sun, but to the stars.
The Milky Way is above the horizon
in summer in our latitude, and it gives
a great deal Of light by night, enough
to make the night sky of that time
brighter than when it is not a part
OF our night sky, as is the case In
winter. Then, too, the stars which
cannot be seen by the unaided eve
give us much light. The stars which
are not visible to the eye give more
light than those which are visible"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05

SGTTNCLE JOE" CANNON, plain
~ farmer and unfrilled speaker of
the house, will soon blossom out and
put on more airs that humming bird
with two sets of wings. He is going
to have a carriage with two prancing
horses and colored coachman.
He will dash along Pennsylvania
avenue like real plutocrat and throw
dust in the eyes of the common toiler
plodding along on his weary way. For
all these years Uncle Joe" has occu-
pied the rear seat of a trailer and
smoked his Porto Rican cigar in peace
and content.
Then some foe of rural simplicity
slipped over to the senate and whis-
pered that Speaker Cannon should
have carriage. To make consistency
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
How to Keep White Hair White.

T1OW 10 NSep WnlIe f1alr Wnltes
There is nothing more beautiful and
soft than snowy white hair, if 1t is
snowy, but If it is yellow and streaked
1t is far from pretty. Some women
who have never been considered more
than passably good looking are decid-
edly pretty after their hair turns
white. and for this reason, if for no
other too much cannot be said against
dyeing ones locks White hair is be-
coming to almost all women, and when
well groomed it is a thing of lowell
ness. r4f-
Hair tonics containing glycerin are
likely to discolor the snowy strands.
Eggs make an excellent shampoo for
silver tresses. and a little ordinary
wash bluing should be added to the
last water that the hair is rinsed in.
An excellent shampoo that is prefer
red by many white haired people is
made by dissolving an ordinary cake
of CASTLE soap in quart of water and
allowing it to boil down to a pint.
When it is cool add one pint of bay
rum, one tablespoonful of borax and
thirty grains of bisulphate of quinine.
This not only is cleansing, but the
borax and quinine make it a tonic
benefit to scalp and hair
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05

A UTOMOBILES will become a part
n of the White House equipment in
the administration of William H. Taft,
taking the place in a measure of the
horses and carriages now used as a
means of locomotion in and around
Washington by the members of the
Roosevelt family. One of President
Roosevelt's pet aversions is the auto
mobile. He has declined to purchase
car and only in two or three in
stances has he ever consented to be
passenger in one. On the other
hand, Mr.. Taft is very fond of the au-
tomobile. In the late political cam
paign he made many tours in high
power cars, notably on his visit to
New York, where he was compelled
to make long jumps in accordance
with arrangements made for him by
the national and state committees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
State Treasury Empty.

The Mississippi State treasury is
again empty. The bottom was struck
Wednesday morning and Treasurer Ed
wards began to turn down warrants pre-
scented for payment with the remark
that there was no money with which to
pay them. The present deficit should
be 100000 or more. Considerably more
than half of the 1888, 1874 of school war
rants have been taken up, and there is
not believed to be more than 100000
of these outstanding. It will be about
February 10 before any considerable
number of tax settlements viii be in,
owing to the fact that all the sheriffs
are very busy with their collections.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05

M ORE than half the membership Of
IvA the United States senate and not
suite half of the membership of the
house of representatives in the pres
ent house come from cities and towns
with more than 10000 population. Of
the 236 members of both houses who
come from cities and towns 81 are in
the senate and 1875 in the house of rep
rssentatives. Of the senators 38 are
from the northern states and only Is
from the southern states, while among
the representatives 145 are from the
north and only 40 from the south.
The leadership of both the house and
senate on the Republican side is
largely confined to men from the
cities, while the Democratic leader
ship, in the house especially, is divided
among men from the smaller commu-
mites. Sectionally the states of Mary
land, Kentucky and Missouri have
been included among the southern
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Million-Dollar Warehouse.

1t is currently reported that the
project to launch the one-million-dollar
Farmers Union Central Warehouse Co.,
which has been in process of incubation
for several months past, is in a fair
way of becoming a fixture. Although
the details of this concern are under
stood to be formulated with view to
operation within the Farmers Union or
ganization, it is to be erected on the
combination principle, by amalgamation
of the numerous district and local union
warehouses. With a capital in sight
and in hand of over 100000, the pro-
motors anticipate no trouble in raising
the entire stock, and they are confident
that the enterprise will succeed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
To Entertain Knights of Grip.

A local committee is at work collect
ing funds to be used in entertaining the
Grand Council of United Commercial
Travellers of Mississippi and Louisiana,
who will hold their annual convention
here on the 21st and 22d day of May.
Several thousand dollars will be required
to provide entertainment similar to that
accorded the knights of the grip. at
former annual sessions. The convention
will bring to Mississippi nearly 1000
travelling men, and the convention will
be of exceptional interest TO the two
States
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
White Men Behind Negro.

Action has just been brought in Jasper
county to overtun the act of the last
Mississippi legislature providing for the
establishment of county high schools
throughout the state. B. w. Sharbor-
ough, of Laurel, one Of the leading law
yers of the state, has charge of the le-
gal proceedings, and he has already en-
joined the board of supervisors and the
educational authorities. Bob GOWN, a
negro, the father of large number of
children of scholastic age, is Mr.. Shar-
borough's client of record, but back Of
him are a number of white residents and
taxpayers of the county. Il ~-s-a
The injunction proceedings are based
upon the manner in which the special
tax was levied, an attack upon the con-
stitutieHality of the act of the legisla-
ture, with particular reference to that
part which specifically limits these agri-
cultural high schools to the education
of ''white youth"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Next Gubernatsrial Contest.

Speculations as to the next guberna-
torial candidates in Mississippi become
more numerous and more positive, and
even thus far in advance considerable
interest is being manifested in the lists.
1t is settled that Hon. Charles Scott and
Hen. Earl Brewer are the only men
who were candidates in the last race
who will make another trial before the
people two years hence. 1t is being
whispered around jackson that Con-
gresham Gambler of the First District
may determine to make the race. An
other suspect" is President George r.
Hightower of the Farmers Union, but it
is not believed here that he has any
idea of getting his great farmers or
ganization mixed up in politics. Chan
cellor A A. Kincannon, of the State Uni
versity, has also been mentioned in con-
nection with the governors office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05

The last resting pace Of the great
Norwegian eomroser edward Griegs
is one of the most bzaGtfIl in It's nat
uraI surroundings ttat could be mag
ined BY the side CT axe. at tie 7ex
tremity of a ford, cicse to the co-Dpos
er's native town or Ber sea. t, er.' is "a.
natural grctto formed IN the sold
no X. which rist $ pr c.i.lt0lisy from
the waters edge. lere. tie bones Of
tn famous musician are buried, and
as the grotto is only accessible from
tie lake, the fulteral co.tesa VIII havc
to make the journey by water ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
Thouul1ts.

1t is worry important to cultivate
businesslike habits. An eminent friend
of mine assured me not long ago thai
when he thought over the mary cases
he had known of men, even of good
ability and high character who had
been unsuccessful in life, by far the
most frequent cause of failure was
that they were dilatory. unpunctual,
unable to work cordially with others,
obstinate in small things, and, in fact,
what we call unbusinesslike II Lord
Ayehul-y. & ~ A
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-05
JACKSON.


Assistant Attorney-General Butler is
investigating the question whether the
beverage known as near beer" which
is being freely dispensed, not only in
the recently wet counties and munich
palities, but in some of those which
have been long in the dry column, falls
within the provisions of the State pro-
hibition statute. J
Mr. Butler states that he is inclined
to believe that the traffic should be gov
erned by the general provision of the
law, which puts the ban on all persons,
firm or corporations within the State
who sell or barter or give away to in
duce trade, or keep for sale, or barter
or to be given away to induce trade,
and vinous, alcoholic or spurious liquors,
or intoxicating bitters or other drinks
which if drunk to excess will produce
intoxication.' s..... e..,r t..
The vendors of the substituted beer
claim that they are protected by the
fact that heir beverage is lass than 2
per cent alcohol, though as Mr.. Butler
reads the statutes, there is nothing
therein which makes exceptions except
as to pure alcohol, for medicinal pur-
poses, and wine for sacramental use.