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Evening star., 1909-05-02

has heard and
known of sewing bees almost
ever since the ark was built
and f1oated. but the "em-
bro,dery ihee" has inst come
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Snug Underwear Always Necessary for Graceful Lines

7MTE7M ln1EIEMSMaI
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

A mass meeting of citizesn of Fayette
end vicinity was held to organize law
and order league, for the suppression Of
snrtain vices which the leaders in the
spevsmsnt believe are flourishing in Fay.
deNe and the neighborhood of the town.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
New Aero Club at the National Capital

George o. Totten, Jr., and R. M. Nc.
Lehman.
A committee of the Aero Club of
America, with which the Washington
club will be affiliated, has been appoint
ed to receive contributions for a
memorial shaft to Lieut. Thomas F.
Selfridge, U. S. A, who was killed in
the accident to the Wright aeroplane
at Fort Myer last September. On the
committee are Glen H. Curtiss, Prof
Alexander Bell and Lieut.. F. p Lahm
.. S. A. The shaft will be erected
either in Arlington National cemetery
where Lieut.. Selfridge is buried, or on
the spot where the Wright aeroplane
fell on the parade ground at Fort
Myer. The latter spot is favored by
the majority of these interests.
Officers of the signal corps have not
given up hope that something may be
done by this session of congress to APP
propriate money for the promotion of
aeTonautics in the United States army
They express hope that individual
members of congress may ask for
money for aerial protection of the dis
tricts they represent They believe
if this should go through in one case
it would be followed by other requests
of a similar nature
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Victims Open War on Mushroom" Hat

pointed feathers which protrude and
could infiict untold damage if properly
aimed. No one accuses the navy girls
of attempting to do damage with these
weapons, but the fact remains that
there are several of the younger Off
GERS who have received painful CLAN
cling blows from the hats but have been
too gallant to complain.
"The way the damage is DONE" one
of the navy girls admirers said the
other day, lis generally in this fash
ion: You go to a tea and, after shak-
ing hands in the drawing room, spy
several of the fair young navy dam
sells all in a group and talking viva
ciously. You approach cautiously and
begin the recital of some carefully
prepared speech about the weather
to Miss Converse. At the sound OF
your voice Miss Newberry or Miss
Fremont or some other navy girl turns
her head quickly your way and de,
livers you somewhere about the face
a singing blow with the edge of her
hat and the sharp pointed feathers.
Of course you suffer in silence. like a
man, but you silently pray for the day
when softer or smaller hats will be in
STYLE"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
How to Preserve Your Linen.

Does the average housekeeper real
lie that the surest way to keep linen
is not to use it consecutively? Does
she know that in spite Of the original
outlay Of money necessary to provide
herself with large stock of linen the
possession of a great many pieces is
in reality the most economical method
For instance, one woman found that
by using one set Of tablecloths and
napkins for six months and then put
ting 1t away for years rest, during
which time she levied on her extra
supplies, her napery could be made to
last almost twice as long as did that
of other women. In the same way this
woman was in the habit of letting two
weeks elapse before she used each
sheet again. And at the end of two
months she put away the set that she
had just been using and got from the
depths of her linen closet another set.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
ROADMAKlNG WITH SAWDUST.
Sand Used as u Mixer by Minnesota
Highway Engineer.

0auo O2eo &S mi%eT ny MINNESOTA
Highway Engineer.
A road made from sand and saw
dust is the latest style of roadmaking
designed by George W. Cooley. state
highway engineer in Minnesota. Last
spring he made a section of road with
clover and rye on a sand foundation.
This has been very successful. The
road made from sand and sawdust is
at Cambridge, in Isanti county, MINI.
Four inches of sawdust were raked
on the sand road after being graded.
This was worked into the sand by
passing teams, and as fast as ruts were
formed the sawdust was raked into
the ruts, to be further mixed with
sand. This is a new roadmaking ma
terial and If successful will make an
exceedingly profitable means Of using
the immense quantities of sawdust
from the mills of the state.
In those counties where there is
nothing but sand In the roads good
roads are impossible without the addi-
ton Of other material. Mr.. Cooley is
INV Win fdAAOho
means of turning the sand into vege-
table loan, which can be worked to
advantage The idea Is that the saw
dust will rot and, mixing with the
sand, will form a loan suitable for
making good roads with.
Such a small amount of money Is
appropriated by the state for the con-
struction of roads that the expert
ments have been on a limited scale
and the construction of roads proceeds
slowly. Minnesota spends only one
New York In relation to the value Of
the property.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Joint Tax Commission.

A conference will be held in this city
early in February between Lieutenant
Governor Manship and Speaker H. NJ.
Street, for the purpose of selecting the
Joint tax commission, appointment OF
which was authorized in a resolution
adopted at the last legislative session.
The duty of this commission will be
to investigate alleged tax irregularities
and inequalities in assessment, and frame
report to be submitted to the 1910
session of the Legislature suggesting
needed changes in the statutes governing
these subjects.
The body will be composed of three
Senators and seven Representatives, to
be named by the Lieutenant-G Governor
and the Speaker.
For several years the South Missis-
Mppi counties have openly charged that
they have been bearing more than their
pro rata share of the expenses of State
government; that the rich counties in
the northern and delta sections of the
State have been evading a portion of
their burden through lowering of assess
ments TO n figure below the assessment
basis in other counties; that many of
these counties actually draw more from
the common school fund than they pay
In each year.
One of the remedial plans suggested is
the creation Of q State Board of Equali-
ration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Initiated Into Novel Club

The "Haw! hawl haw!" signifies
that the initiation is complete, and
the new member blushingly receives
the congratulations of the older mem
bers Immediately. If he is a good fel
low he sets out to find a recruit up
on whom he himself may administer
the work"
The organization of the did You
Bite, Too?" club is the result of a
visit to Washington of two women
from New York in the interest of q
very captivating publicity scheme
Ihls scheme is now one of the secrets
OF the did You Bite, Too?" club
A few days ago the young women
went back to New York. The day aft
er their departure a large bunch OF
letters came to the capitol, all written
on the business stationery of the no
tel. Each letter contained a state.
ment of the account of the person tC
whom it was addressed. One was for
five automobile rides, another was for
dinners and suppers, another for nu-
merous bottles of wine, others were
for miscellaneous items, and one,
which was received by a young con.
gresham, who has plenty of the
wherewithal and doesn't care how he
spends it, was for board and lodging
for two persons for one week
Those who paid homage to these
young women and wondered at the
lavish entertainment are wondering
no longer. The members of the did
You Bite, Too?" club know exactly
how they managed it, Now that it
is all over, if you can get one of them
to talk club matters he will tell you
it was one of the finest pieces of
high financing that ever came to his
notice
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Aunt tiarrIet,s omnIpotencs.

In the Beecher family the name of
Mrs. Stowe was often quoted to the
rising generation as one having au-
thority. On one occasion a grand
7iece of Mrs. Stowe became very
angry at playmate and, stamping her
foot, said: Il hate you, and / don't
want anything more to do with you,
nor your man servant, nor your maid
servant, nor your OK, nor your ass"
Her mother sternly reproved her.
asking her If she knew what she was
saying. Little Miss Beecher promptly
replied: Yes, the ten command
mends."'
We'll, do you know who wrote
them?"
The child, looking disguised, an
swered: Goodness, yes! Aunt Harriet
did, s'pose. ''-Woman's Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
VIZ ASHINGTON-The most exclu
w siVe congressional organization ir

MY ASHINGTON.-Th most exclu-
w siye congressional organization in
Washington is the Did You Bite,
Too?" club. 1t was formed here the
other day in the cloak rooms used at
the capitol. The incomplete mem
bership list, which is withheld, con-
tains a dozen names. Like the Anani-
as club, the wishes of a prospective
member are not consulted. If he is
considered eligible he joins because
there is nothing else for him to do
The process of initiation is some
thing like this. A member, either of
the senate or the house, receives a
letter bearing the return card of a
prominent downtown hotel. He opens
the letter and reads it. If his face
grows red and his eyes flash, it is a
good indication that he is material
for membership. If, after a moment
of thought, smile begins to over
spread his countenance and he
reaches in his desk for his check
book, it is mere indication no long
er. 1t is a certainty. He is then ap-
preached by member
Did you bite, too?" smilingly asks
the member of the member-elect.
Il did," the member-elect answers,
in effect
"Haw! haw! haw!" roars the mem
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
TIE rRANsFoRMArioN.
8tsry Of an Old sestchnan Whe Gave
up Drink.

"Freens. IL years syAe / was q pir
sodden drnkATd In the clutches OF
Satan. An whit did he dae for me ?
He put me in . madhouse and telt me
there was nae hope for me-" the War
Cry reports an old Scot As testifyiag
Aye. he said. 'Andra. gang an lay
yer held On the rails when the train q
comm. an It will be all RIGHT with ye.
1aSt like yer ain brtther.'
Il hadna' q aeceat rag tae ma back.
Moo I'm clad like q gentleman In guild
claith Che always wears . full uni.
f0rm). guild shirt tae ma back, and
anither yin tae eAesngs WI ut hame.
Fifteen years syns ther wasna' q
decent stick in the h0ese; moo I've q
guild hame and three beds in It, -.
"Mony q day there wisna' rs muckie
rs wad feed a moose; this morning ma
lsssie says: Father, will ye haze ham
IN eggs for breakfast? Glory! that's
what the Lord has done for Aadra.
Hs has pitten my feet on the rock
Christ Jesus. and made . new creature
Of nae, and brOcht me tae ma senses,
and what the Lord has deAe for An
GTa, he can dae for ye."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Bloom on the Eco.

u know these eggs, at least, are
fresh" said the young housewife. "As
/ took them from the basket, a white
bloom, like the down of a peach, came
on my hands"
Her husband, food expert, gave d
sneeYing laugh.
In that case" he said, Il will fore.
80 my usual morning omelette. That
bloom. as you SO POLITICALLY call It, Is
lime dust. 1t shows that the eggs are
picked. Lime dust, which rubs Oh
Hike -four, is the surest test we have
FOR picked eggs-a not unwholesome
article. but not to be compared with
the new-laid Sort
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
ROASTING THE ROYAL BIRD.
How to Cook and Serve the Tradi-
tlonal Christmas Turkey.


To prepare the royal bird for a
Christmas dinner choose a nice fat
turkey Of eight or ten pounds. Clean
and SINCE it, wipe carefully with a
damp towel, but do not wash in wa.
ter, and Ali with dressing which has
been prepared as follows: Crate enough
dry bread to fill it loosely, not packed
tightly. To this add a quarter of q
pound of butter cut into small pieces,
pepper and salt to taste and about
two tablespoonfuls Of thyme rubbed
fine. Mix all these well together and
your dressing is ready for use. Stuff
your turkey, tie 1t well in shape; either
lard the top or lay slices of bacon over
it; wet the skin and sprinkle 1t well
with pepper, salt and -four. 1t is well
to allow a turkey to remain some time
stuffed before cooking. The secret of
having a good roast turkey is to haste
1t often and cook it long enough. A
turkey weighing ten pounds should
cook three hours and q half at least.
The excellence of the turkey de.
ponds much upon the frequency of
basting it. Occasionally haste it with
little butter, oftener with it's own
drippings. Just before taking it up
from the fire or out of the oven put on
more melted butter and sprinkle over
-four. This Will make the skin more
crisp and brown. While the turkey is
cooking boil the giblets well, chop
them fine and mash the liver. When
the turkey is done put 1t on hot dish.
Put the baking pan on the fire, dredge
in a little -four and when cooked stir
in a little boiling water or stock
Strain 1t, skim carefully, add the glib
let's, season with salt and pepper. Be-
sides the gravy, always serve cram
berry jelly with turkey.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
How TO Roast Ducks.

Clean and truss them like chickens.
For two make a dressing of half a
pound of breadcrumbs, three ounces
Of butter, one large onion grated, one
teaspoonful of salt and half teaspoon
full of pepper. Season the ducks both
inside and out with pepper, salt and a
little sage. Put them in the dripping
pan with a little water Put bits of
drippings over them and as they cook
haste very often. Stew and chop the
giblets for the gravy, which must be
made in the dripping pan after pour
ing off most of the fat, thickening it a
little with flour, and season well
Stewed cranberries or apple sauce
should be served with them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
BETTER WINTER ROADS.
The Best Time TO Do Good Work
With the Drag.

The Best Time TO Do Good Work
With the Drag.
As soon as summer is over and the
ground begins to freeze the farmer
pulls the faithful road drag into the
barnyard. where 1t remains through
the entire winter unused. Now, l be-
lieve IL farmers will closely observe
conditions they will see that winter
road dragging will give US much bet
ter roads at the time they are usually
the worst, says NJ. A. Coverdel in
Farm and Fireside.
The surface Of the ground thaws
many times during the winter season,
and when 1t begins to freeze again,
along some time In the afternoon or
evening. the little bumps of dirt and
the clods are neither too sloppy nor
too hard, but just brittle enough to
smooth down nicely, filling up the ruts
and low places. This is the one and
only time during the day that you can
do good work with the drag, SO keep
your eye on the thawing and freezing
process and govern your road drag
ging accordingly. With a little fore
sight and an hours judicious dragging
now and then there's no reason why
we cannot have better roads In win
ter
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Senate Elevator "Boys" Given a Raise

vator conductors. If the presidents
pay was to be doubled, he asserted.
why not remember the hard working
men who ride the senators I'D and
down every day?
But the senate warmed up slowly.
Senator Warren coldly argued that.
If the elevator men were to be bene-
flied, general adjustment of en-
ployes' salaries would be necessary.
As proposed by Borah, the amendment
was beaten.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
however, sprang the same amendment
after changing the verbiage slightly.
He spoke of ''our poor elevator bows"
who work the day long all the year
round for scanty hundred a month.
Not one of the boys" is under go. but
that did not seem to make any differ
ence. La Toilette put in an almost
tearsome plea.
When the test came the second time
even Warren had wilted and not a
vote was recorded against increasing
the boys salary from $1,000 to ST..
400 q year
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

YOUNGER officers of the navy who
are regularly invited to the de-
butantes' teas in Washington say they
are going to form an anti-mushroom
Merry Widow" hat league, or wear
baseball masks in the future
1t appears that the so-called pink
teas" are sometimes positively danger
Gus if either Miss Newberry, daughter
of the secretary of the navy; Miss Oh
ga Converse, the Misses Fremont, the
Misses Goodwin or any of the other
navy girls turn around too abruptly
when naval officers or others of their
admirers get among them and come
within range of their hats.
These large hats of the mushroom
Merry Widow species are some
times as sharp on the edges as if they
had been specially stropped, and, in
addition, generally have stanch, sharp
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Suit of Statewide Interest.

A suit of statewide interest has just
been filed in the chancery court of Goa
homa county by attorneys representing
the state revenue agent, Writ Adams,
against F. 1. Williams, former secretary
and treasurer Of the Yazoo-M Mississippi
delta levee board.
The suit is in reality test case, and
is being brought against Mr.. Williams for
the recovery of certain interest on the
ievee board funds, accruing to the lat
ter, it is claimed, during his incumbency
of the office of secretary and treasurer
OF the board, and by his use and invest
ment of the said funds.
Should Adams win, his right thereby
will be confirmed to take such action
against numerous county treasurers on
whom, it is said, he has long cast an in
vestigating and interested eye, and on
several tax collectors throughout the
state
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
CAUSE OF SPOKANE MUDDY STREETS.


curbs, making the street too fat for
good drainage. The ragged line shows
the result Of a years wear. The earth
sloughs off to the sides, and a depres-
sion occurs in the center, creating the
muddy conditions.
Fig. 3 shows the familiar hump left
after laying water or gas mains, which
further prevents drainage to the gut
tiers.
In Fig. 4 the black line shows the
ideal curvature of the government
specifications. affording the best pos.
sible drainage.
A representative Of the United States
government who lectured at Spokane
on this subject remarked that in build
ing roadways the three important
points to bear in mind were: First,
provide for good drainage; second,
provide for good drainage, and. third.
provide for good drainage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Pardon Recommended.

The board of penitentiary trustees
have unanimously Endorsed and recon-
mended for pardon, q white man, by the
name of J. c. Burt, q state convict, sent
up some four or Ave years ago from
Perry county to serve life term fol-
murder. Burt has been an exemplary
convict, has given no trouble, but on the
contrary, has given the state valuable
service and thousands of Mississippians
who visited the state fair last foil were
impressed with his demesnor and bear
ing while in charge of the state peniten
tiary exhibit installed there BY the trus
tees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
Its con,titution.lity Questioned.

Hon. Stone Deavours, ex-chancellor and
leading practitioner of South Missis-
sippi, will take charge of the case which
is appealed from Jasper county in order
to test the constitutionality of the
county agricultural high school law,
which has been subjected to a preiim-
mary test in that county. The opponents
of the law contend that it is unconstitu-
tional, in that it discriminates in pra0
tice against the negroes, and the solu-
ton of the problem on that line viii Be
presented to the supreme court - q
choice nut 10 be craeka6
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
WASHINGTON has an areo club. 1t

WASHINGTON has an areo club. 1t
w was organized the other day in
the office of Brig. Gen. James Allen,
chief signal officer of the army at the
war department Truman H. Newber-
ry, secretary of the navy, was elected
president; Robert Shaw Oliver as
sistant secretary of war, first vice
president; Thomas Nelson Page, sec
ond vice-president, and Representative
Butler Ames of Massachusetts, third
vice-president.
Among the charter members of the
new club are Representative Parsons
of New York o. H. Tittman of the
geodetic survey, Lieut. Richard B.
Creery, U. S. NJ c.; c. L. Mariatt,
chief of the bureau of entomology;
Lieut.. George c. Sweet, U. S. n, of
the bureau of equipment; Col Charles
H. Bromwell, u S. A, superintendent
public buildings and grounds, District
of Columbia; Lieut.. F. P. Lahm,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

The army branch OF the Y. M. G. A.
af New York Is closing an excellent
year Of work. It's work is located at
the very heart Of Forts Wadsworth.
Wood, Jay, Schuyler and Slocum. Not
only by introducing entertainments,
games, athletics, social and education.
81 clubs and classes, Bible classes aAA
meetings, but especially By the pres
s@ca and friendship of the secretaries
NAe - with the Msa, nay ase dzawa;
haek % wegsAT aaa 49, aAealA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

It Is but seldom one imagines that q
good Joke IL made about an oyster. Ed
Mund Yates, however. in his "Recol.
leotions and Experiences" relates one,
y was walking with him one evening
from the club" writes Yates, land
passing O fish shop in New street, he
ncticed two different tubs OF oysters
one marked Is dozen, and the other
LIS Sd Dozen How they must hate
each othsr!' said Thacksray."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

A board of supervisors cannot levy q
special tay to be applied on the building
Of courthouse, where the tax is not suf-
Aeient to complete the building in one
years receipts. II 1t should so happen
that the expenses Of county are SO
light that an Is mill levy will bring in
sufficient revenue to pay current ex-
penses and build q courthouse in q sim
gle year, it would be possible for the
board of supervisors TO build such a
courthouse without holding an election
and without bond issue. But board
of supervisors cannot create in one year
courthouse debt which is to be paid
out Of the taxes of future years.
This is the effect of decision Of the
Mississippi Supreme Court.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12

A FTER protecting President-elect
"A Taft in the 100000 salary voted
to him recently, senatorial hearts
opened up to the conductors of the
senate elevators the other day and
scattered a little loose change in their
direction. So that now, if the house
agrees, the president vice-president,
speaker, the United States judges and
the elevator boys will get a raise.
The president will have $4,000
more, the judges from 1000 to $4,000,
the vice-president and speaker, $4,000,
and the elevator men 5000 additional
a year.
Senator Borah, who insurged all
along against the salary increases,
first took up the cudgels for the ele-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
How to Remove Match Marks.

To remove the marks left on the
woodwork frem striking matches take
an orange or a lemon cut in half and
rub the marks quite hard for a min
ute. Then wipe off with clean rag
which has been moistened in water
and then dipped in whiting. Rub well
with this rag and then dry thoroughly.
In almost every case the disfguring
marks will be removed by this treat
mpnt