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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

A shifting in the ownership of the
Perry Co., Review, published at
Richton, has recently took place,
whereby Mr. ]. j. Haynie, who pur-
chased 1t sometime ago from Milton
Shepard has traded it back to Shep-
ard. Shepard promises to keep up
the paper to the standard it has
cometo under the Haynie admins
tration, while Mr.. Haynie will turn
his talent Git is rumoreO into the
daily newspaper field. Haynie is a
splendid newspaper man, he under
stands the business in its various
phases and knows how to make a
plant make money, an art not under
stood by all otherwise good newspa-
permen. If Shepard will pay little
moro attention to local and terrific
rial news.gathering, he will have
improved his paper to about the
most it viii! admit of in its present
attainment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
PERIL TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Lafayette Co. Peess.
A great many ministers see in the
educational work in the South as
backed by the money Of Rockefeller,
CARNEGIE and others, an attempt to
discredit or undermine Christian
education. Not long since Dr. Prit-
chett, the Secretary of the Carnegie
Foundation, wrote anarticle in which
he merciIessly criticises the modern
minister as a virile force for civil
ization. A few days ago Bishop
Gambler of the Methodist Church,
South viciously attacked Rockefeller
and Carnegie and passionately de-
claimed against their gifts of money.
Now comes Dr. Aked, one of the
leading Baptist ministers in America
who agrees with DR.. Pritchett as to
the inefficiency of ministers. And
so the discussion wakes warm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

missions. Here it is that the traveller
hears that missions are only "a blSff.
1t is asserted that nobody here knows
anything about missions and that the
missionary is chiefly engaged in the
profitable task of shutting up the eye
of the church at home.
a, Looking After Americans Abroad.
The stories one hears concerning
Europeans (as all white people are
called) in the port cities of the orient
are not pretty. The criticism of mis-
sionariCs pales into insignificance be-
sides the criticism of the American
business man. In fact the two are
said to have relation. / have heard
missionaries charge that it is because
Christianity rebukes the lax moral
code of the foreign community that
the latter so strongly condemn mis-
sions,. This is rather too sweeping,
and too easy an answer to the charges
laid at the door of the missionaries.
u First, it is worth finding out just
What the churches are doing for the
Fngl:sh-speaking settlement. There
is in Yokohama prosperous and well;
attended Church of England, SUPP
cd by individuals and by English EISi-
ness firms, who follow the old English
custom of renting number of sittirgs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

the gable of the Englishman's house,
pointing directly at the wooden devil,
the power of the latter wouldsbe c-r2-
teracted. So, whoever visits Yokoha-
ma may see a new brass cannon about
three feet in length and of three-inch
bore mounted on the top of a modern
Englishman's residence, with its mtz-
zle pointed threateningly toward the
house of the next door neighbor- All
this mark you, is not tale of old ia
pan, but a happening of recent
months.
Where Missionaries Are Criticised.
Perhaps the incident (for which /
myself can vouch, having seen the
cannon and the wooden devil on oppo-
site gable ends) illustrates the catho-
licity of Yokohama, yet the city is
scarcely hospitable toward Christian
missionary enterprise. 1t is perhaps
the center of the criticism of foreign
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

is the residence of a wealthy English
man, whose servants one day fell i'll.
They consulted the Buddhist priest
near by, who told them that their i'll
ness was caused by the malignant in
f1uence of the devil on the Americans
house. 1t would be impossible for
them to recover so long as that hid
eous creature shot it's baneful glances
in their direction.
Straightway the servants reported
to their employer that they must
leave. Now the servant problem is
problem the. world over, and the mer-
chant viewed with CONSERVATION the
loss of his present servants and his
probable inability to replace them, for
the same reason. He, urged them to
see the priest again, to consider some
other remedy, since it was impossible
to have the image removed. Whether
the Englishman saw the priest at the
same time or not does not appear In
the story.
The revised verdict was, however,
that if a large cannon were placed on
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

That editorial we reproduced last
week from the Harrisburg News,
sounded a warning note that we
long desired to blow a blast about.
Any discerning person that has
studied the history of the storms
which have swept this section at
intervals during the past three
years. will entirely agree with the
conclusion of the News, that in lots
of instances the magnitude of the
wind would not be entitled to de-
structive class, we're it not for the
many shabb.ly thrown together
buildings that are brushed dowr. Its
true that the shacks of negroes and
mill shanties always suffer the worst
Not that the real havoc wreaking cy-
clone is denied, for we have had sew
eral of them, but in many instances
the damage done and loss of life,
would have been materially less, had
the houses in the track of the wind
been commonly weather. worthy.
These days most any lad who can
muster Ratchet and saw, and serve
under slip-shop carpenter contrac-
tor for building or so, thinks he is
qualified to construct a building and
many of them go at it: are give n
joqs because of their cheap prices.
And the way they, or some of them
rather do throw buildings together,
is criminally unmechanlcal. Some
legislation regulating will be in or
der if our section continues to be
visited by the heavy winds. \ car
penter has no more right to build an
unsafe house, than shipwrght an
unseaworthy vessel. The latter are
vigorously inspected before put to
sea and if found amiss condemned.
The safety of human life demands
protection in everyway.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
LEDGER.

There is one serious objection to
many of the society dramas. and
1t is frequently the worst and should
be speedily corrected-the disposition
of playwrights to put oaths in the
mouths of actors, to have them rip
out oaths and profanity that would
not be tolerated in the parlor OF
library for one moment, the use Of
which in the presence of ladies would
ostracize the men offending; the en-
ployment of which would drive any
newspaper man from the home circle.
To protest against the use of oaths
on the stage, in the presence of ladies
and children is often met with the
answer, "Oh that is perfectly nat
ural; see how the audience applauds
them.
There are good many natural
things that should not be counte-
nanced or permitted on the stage,
that is ina theatre patronized by de-
cent people. "Cuss words do not
help plays, they are offensive to po-
lite and refined people, are degrading
in tendency; there is nothing smart
or entcrtaing in them, and they
should be cut out or. the plays cut
out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
N'EIOEiDOIN.EEd)sD
)RR NEK!!),,5]2z(
Treats Are On Lang.

Word was received from Lang
Mills, Jr., from Leakesvllle, Miss,
Saturday that it was a girl and
mother and daughter are doing well,
The boys here-who aselovers of. good
cigars are looking forward with in
terest to Lang S. return to Fruit
dale -Fruitdale (Ala) Herald
Rev. Y. d. Westeraeld of Leakes-
vile. Miss. filed his regular appoint
ment at the M, p Church Sunday
and Sunday night He was accom-
panied by his charming daughter,
Miss Ella. He made this office a
pleasant call before starting for his
home Monday morning He expects
soon to start a meeting of several
days at the M. P-.Church here. Look
for the announcement in these coll
umns. Perry Co. (RichtonJ Review.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

for their employees. In a sense, this
Church of England is the center of the
social life of the community. There
is also a French Roman Catholic
church, well established and success
full. For Americans there is a Union
church, which every Sunday morning
holds services in the building of one
of the Japanese congregations, and in
the evening vesper service in the
attractive auditorium of the Dutch
Reformed girls school on the bluff
These services are supplied by differ
ent missionaries each Sunday. An
effort is afoot on the part of American
residents here to build a church for
this congregation and to call pastor
from America, thus centering in the
church an aggressive moral force
which will be able to reach the for
eign young men of Yokohama, who
constitute the city's greatest religious
problem.
When Jack Tar Gets Shore Leave.
A more acute religious problem is
indicated by ride through certain
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
CITATION NOTICE
State of Mississippi.

State of Mississippi.
To Henry Bertram. William A. Williams, a
MINOR. and to any anG all Unknown persons or
parties having or claiming any legal or equit-
able interest in and to the following described
land sold for taxes on the Sth day of May. A
ID. 1906, viz: nw14 of swl4 Sec.9t 4nr5w Greene
County, Mississippi. You are commanded to
appear before tn eChancerY Court of the Coun-
ty of Greene in said State, on rule day of
said Court. to be held ut the Office of the clerk
OF said Court, on the
Second Monday of June, A. D. 1909.
in the town of LIE kesvine. Mississippi, to de-
fend the suit in said CourJ Of A. G. FergusO n
the nature of which is bill in Chancery by
said A. G. Ferguson. the complainant therein.
praying the Court to grant a decree confirm
ing and quieting the tax title of sad Com
p4ainant to said land, derive d from the State of
Mississippi. wherein YOU are defendants This
March 18th. A. d. 1909.
(Chan. CT Seal) s. K. MCKAY. Clerk
Il. P. HEIDELBERG. Sol. for Plft.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
oconvright. by Joseph B. Bowles.

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Yokohama. - This mongrel city
Is the most that many travellers
see of Japan, yet is it neither Japa-
nese nor foreign, and is spoken OF
disparagingly by everybody through
out the empire except those whose
business interests lie here. The city
is a comparatively recent creature OF
foreign trade. 1t is not characteristic
cally Japanese even in its speech. The
yokohama dialect" is a byword
throughout Japan Nor is the city
Chinese, though it has a large colony
of pigtails Still less can it be called
European, although its 600 European
residents make it the most foreign
city in Japan.
The Importance of Yokohama lies in
the fact that it is the first gateway
for the trade of the orient. Here the
west first touches the east. 1t is in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

Old Adam is still alive, and as
ready to put all the blame OF his fail
ures on the woman, as he was in the
garden of Eden. They would like to
marry if they could only find some
handsome little lady just suited to
their mind and that is to Stay at
home while he is away having a good
time, gassing on the street Or at the
lodge or club room, and if these
wives could follow their liege lords
they would find where their lodges
met oftenest. So many men have to
be away on important business, so
wife and the children just see to
the chores and see that the stock is
all fed and watered, for business is
pressing and ] must be off. He goes
without look to sec how tired and
worn out his better half looks. or
take thought of the days and DAYS
and days she stays at home longing
for the loving words that he used to
pour into her ears before they were
married. If he comes home be is too
sleepy to talk and is cross because
she would like to tell him some of the
trials of the day. Oh, yes women
must always be sweet and pleasant
and make the home happy, and see
that the children don't worry poor
tired papa. She can bear it all day
and half the night, but business is so
much harder than worry, and work
is on the wife. OF course there are
exceptions to this picture, yet we
know that there are multitude of
cases that are no exception, and in
the cause of humanity and justice we
write, that peradventure, we might
make some thoughtless one think.
and remedy this great injustice to
one that God made for "a helpmate,
but not for a slave.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14


The assembly of the Mississippi
Press Association at Vicksburg next
week will revive the memories Of
the thrilling Vicksburg seige of the
Civil War. The editor after gazing
on the graves of the heroic dead, and
noting the remembrances other
states have paid to their soldiers
who persisted in that campaign in
the shape of State monuments, will
be stirred into new zeal in the egi-
tation for the erection of a granite
memorial to the brave sonsof Miss
issippi, who laid down their LIES
on those fields of battle, for alas
Mississippi hasn't any such monu-
ment though the field on which this
military campaign was laid was and
is her soil and though some of the
most gallant sleeping soldiers were
her her home grown heroes. A mon
ument commensurate with first the
deeds of these gallant warriors and
then of the dignity of the grand old
commonwealth of Mississippi, should
speedily be raised to the heavens,
declaring as do the everlasting pyra-
mids of Egypt, the glory of our dead
heroes. The argument which has
thus far prevented or delayed this
homage to the sacred dead: that the
money availible should rather be
given to the living veterans than
expended on the dead who are beyond
its help: should no longer be allowed
to stand in the way, for while the
few remaining living confederates
should be honoreds with pensions, yet
the time has come now in the pros
perity of the State when both can be
honored these who fell and died
and those who bled and lived. Both
served to the best of their ability in
the Lost Cause, and we their sons
owelit to both to properly commence
rate the one by the pile of marble
declarative of their brave deeds, and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
A Cleaner Stage.
Kansas City Star.

hanSaS Clty Otar.
The Arkansas Legislature has just
passed law prohibiting any pays
which foster sectional or race prejn-
dlces. The question of immortality
does not enter into such productions
as those involved in the Arkansas
measure, but the Iowa Legislature
has just passed a law covering all
forms of indecency on the stage. No
policy of theatrical management
could be more short-sighted than
that of catering to the lowest tastes
in order to win temporary success.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
CITATION NOTICE.
Mississippi

State of Mississippi.
To he unknown heirs of r. II Gilmer de-
ceased, the unknown heirs of James Magoffin.
deceased. the unknown heirs of Amos j. Reed,
deceased. the unknown heirs of Martha Moody
deceased and all unknown parties having OF
claiming any legal or equitable interest in the
lands described as lots t. and of the North
Division Section % East Fractional Section %
and lot3 IN Section 30, all in Township North
Range West Greene County, Mississippi.
You are commanded to appear before the
Cfancery Court of the County of Greene, in
said State. on a Rule day of said Court, to be
held at the Office Of the clerk of said Court, on
the
Second Monday of June, a d. 1909.
in the town of LeakesvIlle. Mississippi. to de-
fend the suit in said Court of r. L. BackStrOm,
the nature of which is a bill in Chancery by
said r. l, BackStrOm, the complainant therein,
praying the Court to grant a decree confirm
ing and quieting title of Complainant in and to
the above described land. wherein you are de
PENDANTS.
This April 7th, A. d. 1909
s. h. MCKAY, Clerk.
J. w. BACKSTROM, Sol. for Pitt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

: story is told of married lady
who compared her husband to a
handsome piano lamp that he had
presented to her Her husband
felt quite flattered until she men
toned particulars of the resemblance,
"Well' she said, you know my
dear, it has a good deal of brass
about it, it is handsome to look at,
it is not remarkably brilliant. re-
quires good deal of attention, is
sometimes unsteady on its legs,
liable to explode when half full, flares
up occasional, is always out at. bed
time and is bound to smoke.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

We all know the man, the mere
grip of whose hand puts new life and
strength into US, and the woman
whose brave CHEEKY smiie-amidst
disappointment and trouble-make
us ashamed to despair and give up,
And why should we not resemble
them? 1t is surely, better to be
like bright cheerful fire, at which
our friends can warm and revive
their dropping hearts, than the
proverbial wet blanket which car
effectually put out the flame of love
and hope.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
EDITORIAL

There has been q change made in
the edltorship of the Lawrence Co.,
Press, published at Monticello,
whereby the former presider relin-
pushes the tripod to r. E. Griffith.
Griffith formerly edited the one time
Merrill Reporter, but retired before
that sheet turned its toes to the
daisies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
Monday, the 9TH day of June 1909
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of Mississippi. In Chancery Court,
County OF Greene, July Term 1909
No. 34l.
Mrs. Virginia Skinner,
VS.. 4ss--r.4-
John M. Sprowle. Samuel Warren, Catherine
Mekinnis j. f. Farley, Israel Shepherd and
Unknown Parties in Interest, Unknown
Defendants
we command you to be and appear before
the Chancellor of the Chancery Court of Greene
Comfy, mississippi to be holden at the Court
House In the town of Leakesville on the
18th Day of July 1909.
Then and there to plead answer or dernur
TO the allegations of this Bill in said cause
wherein YOU are defendants. Being a suit to
confirm and quiet the title to swA and eI.
sc or sec 10, and wh NV or sec. 30 and all in { 2
a. 7 W. ana east fractional sec. "a, and lots L.
2, 3, sec. 25 { 2 n, 6 W in Greene County Miss
isSippi.
Witness my signature and the seal of Saio
court affixed at my office in the city of Leakes-
vile on the 9TH dry of May 1909
s. r. MCKAY. Clerk.
Chan. Court Seal. CHAs. STRONG, Atty for c.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.

Letters of administration having been gran
ted on the IA h day of April. A. d. 1909 by che
Cnancery Court of Greene County Mississippi.
TO the undersigned upon the estate of Mrs.
Ann Breland, deceased notice is hereby given
70 all persons having Claims asainst said es-
tate to present the same to the clerk of said
Court for probate and registration according
to law within one year from Aais date, or
they will be forever barred. .~
This May 3rd. A. d. 1909
L6-4I w. F.. IRELAND. Administrators
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.

E Department of the Interior, J
u. S Land Office at jackson. Miss.
March 81, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Henry D.
McMillon OF Leakesville, Miss, who on June 5,
1902 made Homestead Entry No. 1862 Serial
No. 0lI53, for nwl-4 w IA, Section 8. Township
IN, Range 6w St. Stephens Meridian, has filed
..olice OF intention to make final five year
proof, to establish claim to the land above de-
cribed, before Circuit Clerk of Greene County
1T Leakesville, Miss, on the -
18th day of May 1909
Claimant names as Witnesses w. p. VIII
Jams, Fred Amsler. w p. Rhinehart and Syl
Turner, all of Leakesvi.le, Miss.
L. O. c. LAMAR. Registe
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
Legal Advertisements.
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.

z Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land ONCE at jackson, Miss.
April End 1909.
!. Noticeis hereby given that Alb Sylvester, OF
McLain, Mississippi who on March l4th 1904
aaas Homestead entry No. 1882, Serial Ne.
5I~st for WIS nw1. and nwA sw1l Section 30.
TOWNSHIP II, Range 8 W. st. Stephens Merid-
an has filed notice of his intention to make
dnal FIVE year proof, TO establish claim to the
iand above described. before Circuit Clerk OF
Greene County at Leakesyille, Miss on the
10Th Day Of May 1909
Claimant names as witnesses; Henly Prime
Jasper Crouch, Henry Prime and Charley
ireland, all of McLain, Miss.
L. @. C. LAMAR Register
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
Bay Springs News.

bay springs news.
A great deal of precious time is
being wasted in the schools all over
the State in preparing for what we
call CLOSING exercises. " a better
term would be fool exercises. 1t
would be more profitable to spend
the time in playing humble peg. !"
THERE'S no objection to spending some
time in learning songs, declarations,
recitations, preparing essays and
orations; but these all night plays,
counting and marrying. hugglng and
kissing, cursing and swearing, shoot
ing and killing, acting the fool and
the negro, ought to be stopped. In
ten years from now it will not be
allowed at all.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
CITATION NOTICE.

State OF Mississippi.
To Annah Bolton, the Defendant:
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the County OF Greene, in
said State on the Second Monday of July, A.
D, 1909 to defend the suit in said Court of Dan
Bolton (Bill for DIVORCED wherein you rare
defendant. This 9TH day of May, A. D. 1909.
S. r, MCKAY, Clerk.
LChan. CT Seal. ]. w. BACKSTROM Sol for Com
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

therefore, recommend every young
man and woman who read this pa
per to begin life by learning to save
to lay up for the future a certain por-
ton of every weeks earnings, be it
little or much; to avoid consuming
every week or every year the earn
ings of that week or year; and we
counsel them to do this, as they
would avoid the horrors of Deepen
dence. restitution and beggary.
1t is true saying that a penny in
the purse is better than a friend at
court The first penny saved is step
in the world. The fact of it's being
saved and LAID up indicates self de-
NAL, forethought, prudence and wis
dom. 1t may be- the gem Of future
happiness, the beginning of indie
pendence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14

Its best to do the work given us to
do, no matter how distasteful it may
be, just as well as it can be done, not
mechanically, but with whole heart.
If it is a round of household duties
day after day, make it pleasant by
scattering CLEANS of sunshine all
along the way, Making bright
spot here, and coy corner there
Let the arrangement of your table be
bit of artistic groupings, make it II
picture with a new sitting ever day
1t really doen't cost very much to be
happy, if only know how
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
CITATION NOTICE
State of Mississippi.

To the unknown heirs of Joseph H. Bear6ly,
deceased, and to w. P, Jones and all unknown
persons or parties having or claiming any
ieEal or equitable interest in and to the follow
ng described land sold for taxes on the 18th day
of May. A d. 1906. viz: Sell of Sel-4 sec. "a. 3 n
e vs. Greene County Mississippi. You are
commanded 10 app. itr before the Chancery
Court of the County OF Greene, in said State. on
= rule day OF said Court, to be held ut the office
Of the clerk of said Court. on the second Mon
day OF June, \. D. 1919 in the town of Leakes
Vile Mississippi. TO defend the suit in said
Court of a. @. Ferguson. the ma yUre of which
is n bill in Chancery by said A. G. Ferguson
the complainant therin praying the Court to
grant decree confirming and quietlng the
TAX title of said complainant to said lands
derived rom the state OF Mississippi wherein
y1u are dafcG'iaut-. Th,S March - a. DIS g.
iJhan. Court SAP 5 Z. " KAY, c. 5r41.
H. p HEIDELBERG. Sol for Complt