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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21

PABLE MEN CANNOT BE ELECTED IN AC
CORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Some remark was once made by Mr. Schurz as
to the comparative merits of fJGOVERNMENT BY
WHISPERS AND BY MEGAPHONE. A gov
ernment by whisper is when a president takes
senator to window and has quiet talk with him
as to the senator's vote and It naturally follows the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21
Two Girls Are Drov.nea

Charleston, W. Va.-Miss EditA
Ault. aged IL years, and a Miss Case
bolt, aged IA, were drowned at HMne-
ford. The girls entered . akia
moored just above government 6nm
No. 8. The skin broke loose ana
drifted without oars over the dam.
The bodies have not been recovered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21

J. Ross Wilson Dead.
Laurens, S. C.-J. Ross Wilson, the
actor who was accidentally shot here,
died. The body sent Hammond, nj.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21
Government by Megaphone
Is the Only Government
For Americans.

BY j. Former
advocate almost fanatca advocate, of the appca
ton of civil service principles Offices that could not possibly
filed by competition especially representatives and
No doubt Republican and Democratic constituents
should by Republican and Democratic representatives
POLITICS a QUALIFICATIONS, BUT IT
DOES NOT FORM ALL FOOL,
IcNoRAMus RLAckouARD UNFIT FOR DECENT SOCIETY
SHOULD NOT SIT HOUSE, MATTER WHAT HE MAY
THINK TARIFF OR POLITICS GENERALLY.
what district FROM he becomes at
upon assuming official for the entire country INCA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21
KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE EATING.
BY DIR. HARVEY w. WILEY Chief Chemist and Pure
the Department OF Agriculture.

are told to read the labels and know what we are
eating but how in boarding houses and hotels
When / in a hotel and eat something that doesn't
seem quite right-Camembert cheese, for instance-I
tell them to bring me the box.
I would have them displav labels over the tables
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21

Atlanta.-The railroad commission
set June as the date for hearing
the final arguments In the port rats
cases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
Bishop Asbury and Waynesboro.
HAIL STONES BIG AS APPLES

weighing three to four ounces.
Many plate glass windows facing to
the west were cracked or smashed.
A druggist unhitched two mules to
get them to shelter and took them in
his drug store, and in their fright
over the storm outside they nearly
wrecked the soda fountain, one of
the handsomest in the city.
The heaviest rain gave the city
thorough cleaning, washing smoke
and SCOT off the Buildings as well as
the ordinary dirt. The general di-
rection of the storm was from the
northwest toward the southeast.
This is one time the oldest inhabi-
tant has been outdone. None of
them have been found so lar to re-
member hailstones any larger than
those seen today.
The property loss is estimated at
at least 100000. There were no
casualties. The storm lasted only
twelve minutes, but the wind at
tanned and held a velocity of fifty
six miles an hour Pedestrians were
blown against buildings, and in some
instances through windows. The
covers of umbrellas were stripped
from them by the hail stones, one
of which weighed fourteen ounces
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20

blankets about. This infuriates the
bull, and he rushes at them madly.
Quickly they side-step and give him
a thrust with their keen spikes
They keep him fighting their blank
cts while they jump from side to
side, just keeping out of reach.
1t is called bull fight, but in
reality the bull has no chance what
ever. If he crowds the men too
closely they run in between the walls
where he cannot go.
After they have tOrmented him in
this way till he is nearly exhausted
and blind with rage several men with
lances and riding horses so old and
poor they sometimes have to be
pushed along are brought into the
ring These horses are blinfOlded,
and are all in a tremor, for they have
been in there before, and know what
is likely to happen. The bull must
charge these poor creatures four
times or the judges will not let it
count When the bull charges the
man catches him on his lance and
holds him off, if possible. If not, the
bull cores the horse to death, or to
where any merciful person would kill
him, often ripping him open with his
horns. If the horse can do so he is
made to rise and get out; if not he is
dragged out and sewed up. If he
lives he is brought in again.
Sometimes they put up a see-saw
and two men get upon it. When the
bull runs at one he goes up and the
other comes down, and so they keep
him running from one to the other.
Occasionally he tears it up or catches
one of the men coming down. Then
they have to get busy to get out of
the way
At last one of them takes a sword
and running by the bull, thrusts it
into his body. This generally finish
to charge around the ring awhile.
At other times he stands there quiv-
ering till his strength gives out and
then falls amid loud cheering. A
team is then brought in and he is
dragged out to make beef for the
prisoners and soldiers.
Another bull is turned in and the
whole thing is gone over again.
They generally kill three or four at
one fight.
Some bull-fghters are paid as
much as five thousand dollars a
fight. There are judges at these
fights, and If the programme is not
carried out as advertised they force
the manager to pay everybody their
money back-that is, the amount of
their ticket The bull-fights must
be carried out as represented.
CARROLL CRAPP.
Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
BIG SWEEP UPWARD.
Broom Corn, Too, Takes a High
Price Hike.

DAOoh (OTH, 100, lakeS q High
Price Hike.
During the past sixty days there
has been considerable excitement in
the broom corn market, affecting ma
terially the price of brooms through
out the entire United States. The
price of broom corn has advanced
from 5 to II cents per pound. and
it now looks as if it would sell for
10 cents per pound. A broom which
formerly sold for 25 cents by retail
ers will consequently sell for 40
cents. Practically all the broom
corn raised in the United States
comes from Illinois, Oklahoma and
Kansas.
Hot winds in Oklahoma destroyed
two-thirds of the crop There was a
small acreage in Illinois, with a light
yield This makes a possible tom
mage in the United States of $1,000
to $1,000 tons. Normal consump-
ton is $4,000 to $4,000 tons. Six
teen thousand tons of broom corn
will produce 17.2S0,O00 brooms.
Fifteen million families consume
brooms.
The 1909 crop will give each fami-
ly one and one-seventh brooms each.
Where the railroads, steamboat lines,
stores and factories will supply their
needs is a problem that cannot be
answered
The 1909 crop is practically all
sold, bought standing in the field,
subject to weather conditions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
Where New Pastors Will Go.
CUTHBERT's BOND ELECTION.
One Issue Was Carried and the Other
Was Defeated.

One Issue Was Carried and the Other
Was Defeated.
The bond election in Cuthbert
passed quietly. 1t was feared by
some who favored the measure that
both proposed issues would be lost,
a number of citizens being rather
Indifferent because of the unsettled
condition of municipal affairs. Some
favoring bonds voted against them
because they did not know who the
next mayor and councilmen would
be.
The vote resulted as follows: For
waterworks and electric light inn
provement bonds, 40; against these
bonds, 10. For sewer bounds, ia;
against these bonds, 80.
The last number of registered
voters at a municipal election was
207. Two-thirds of this number,
1873, for bonds was necessary to carry
the election. Thus it will be seen
that the waterworks and electric
light improvement issue won by the
narrow margin of two votes, and that
the sewer bond issue was lost
Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
EVEN ATLANTA'S OLDEST INHAB,
ITANT NEVER SAW EN- so BIG.
Humane Druggist Took Team of
Mules in His Store to Shelter
Them From Icy Fusilade.

notwithstanding day in At
lanta came sooner than was expected.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon the
western sky quickly blackened with
rain clouds, and within five minutes
there was a rain amounting to a
cloudburst accompanied by wind
blowing fifty to sixty miles an hour.
The heaviest and severest hail
ever known in Atlanta came with
the storm, lasting about ten minutes.
Windows were broken in numerous
stores and houses.
At the Constitution Office several
hailstones as big as hen eggs crashed
through the skylight, breaking glass
a quarter Of an inch thick.
Within a few minutes after the
storm passed more than a dozen
hailstones as large as good-sized APP
pies were found, many Of them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
BULL FIGHTS IN MEXICO
Interesting Description of Cruel and Exciting Sport Writ
ten for The News by One Who Has Witnessed It.

When l say that / have been to
exico the first question generally
REed is: Did you ever see a bull
sght?" 1t is sight that goes with
r. Spanish-speaking countries, and
sOu cannot afford to miss it, even
POUCH it is one of the most cruel
Factices of the day.
Inese fights come off every Sun
ny evening, and are attended by
$rSe crowds. They have a fascina-
On Tor the Spaniards which never
foES old. King Alfonso himself,
IS said, attends one every Sunday.
mere is a large ring at Jaurez,
eGco' This city is just across the
IL Grande from Ell Paso, Tex, and
Sny tourists passing through Ell
HSo spend their Sunday evenings
Ere.
IliS Is one of the principal bull
RngS OF Mexico, because it is in the
1cpal city on the line between
II united States and Mexico.
cong in at the entrance you pass
INTO the grandstand, or into the
''ieIleS' Below is the ring, about
T. hundred feet in diameter. There
HO'hlng in this ring except several
''' walls placed at intervals around
Il ring, parallel with the outer wall.
&c lighters run behind these when
''ued by the bull. The grand
'uu' containing seats for the spec
'OrS' extends around the arena.
1e the crowd sits, impatiently
"uhg the fight. Presently a man
''Sea IN purple and gold comes in
me horse and rides about the
~ The people applaud wildly.
SAFE is opened and he rides out,
~ wv Vhe lighters generally four or
In oi, come into the ring, bowling po-
=! TO the audience, which again
up a wild cheering. They also
dressed in fine suits, trimmed in
n, and other gaudy colors.
uey are armed with little spikes
iaS. three feet long, decorated in
III SS"tt-colored papers. These are
NJ 70 stick the bull with and make
mad. Each fighter also has a
81 blanket of various colors with
nv to tease the bull.
5 55e lighters stand about the ring.
oueshly the shoot is opened and a
spanish bull rushes in. AS he
'eS INTO the ring a man stand
VI The gate sticks a little barbed
INTO him. This excites him,
ne goes madly pitching down the
o 5, 70 the great amusement of the
..ators. Then the fighters begin
N'slns and waving their bright
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20

Francis Asbury, one of the pioneer
bishops of American Methodists,
reached that town one evening late
and asked the people to meet him
at the court house that he might
preach to them. None came. He
had no invitation to spend the night
except from Jew, and, the story
goes, that he studied Hebrew the
entire night with the son of Abra-
ham.
The nearly 400 representatives of
the South Georgia Conference in
Waynesboro in December will find it
very different from the Waynesboro
Bishop Asbury found.
Where New Pastors Will Go.
Assignments of the preachers is,
Of course, one of the interesting
features and one of the most i'm
portant to the annual conference.
This year in the South Georgia Con-
ference there are seventeen men
whose terms of srvice expire by
statute of limitation, among these be-
ing Rev o. B. Chester of Dawson.
Rev. J. H. Scruggs, a former pas
tor of the Dawson church, is pastor
of the Waynesboro church in which
the conference will meet next month.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
MEN PERISH IN DEATH VALLEY.
Bodies Found in DesOIate Waste Torn
by Wolves.

Emery Dodge and Thomas Flaus
persisted in the desolate waste, says
a San Bernadino, Cal, dispatch. The
bodies, found at the mouth of Emil
grant Canyon, had been torn by
wolves. Dodge and Flaus started
for Skiddoo across Death Valley.
The spot where the bodies were
found is within easy distance of
Stovepipe Springs, where there is an
abundance of water.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
CLIMBED BALLOON RIGGING
SAVED FIVE LIVES FIFTEEN
HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR
Comrades on Cloud Tour Hold Their
Breath as Steady-Nerved
Man Risks Life.

Man Risks Life.
PHILADELPHIA WILING
the sWaying side of the big balloon
Philadelphia II, while it was .50A
feet above the earth, A. c. Howard
one of its passengers, risked his life
TO save the occupants of the car from
certain death.
The thrilling feat was performed
shortly after the balloon had left the
United Gas Improvement Athletic
Associations grounds at TWENTY
ninth street and Passyunk ayepue
In the presence of several thousand
spectators the balloon started on it's
trip with five occupants in the bask-
ct. They were DR.. Thomas E. Ell
bridge, Carl de Schweinitz. A. G.
Howard, Charles D. Shaw and Bert
bartholomew, the latter three mem
bers of the association.
AS soon as it was released tho bio.
balloon shot straight up in the air
and then floated rapidly in the direc-
ton of Cape May. 1t was lost to
the view of the spectators in few
moments.
safety-Valve String EntagIed.
1t was just little while after the
start when DR.. Eldridge noticed
mat the appendix" the string at
tached to the safety-valve. instead of
noatlng in the car had become en-
tangled IN the rigging of the balloon
iar out of reach. 1t is necessary
that this valve be kept omen other
wise gas, which expands in the rar-
er atmosphere, would cause the hio
bag to burst.
observation showed that the valve
was closed. There was only one wav
10 open 1t, and that was for some
one 70 risk the dangerous task Of
clIniDlhg up the rigging to the bag
itselI. The balloon was then 5O0
Ieet IN the air and still going nm. bnt
howard, without a moments hasita-
ZION, volunteered to make the effor.
to reach the cord.
Grasping the rigging, he left the
basket and began the climb. wbilo
the other occupants held their
breath, With steady nerve no ss-
cended until he had reached the ana
Oh the cord. Carefully he untaeIad
II ana opened the valve. Then, lust
as steadlly ne made the downward
trip to the basket in safety.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE
WILL MEET IN WAYNESBORO ON
DECEMBER 1ST. NEXT.
Large Number of Preachers to Go to
New Fields. Bishop Asbury's
First Visit to Waynesboro.

ASS SASA1 ~ NUyneSDOEOs
The forty-third session of the
South Georgia Conference will con-
vene in Waynesboro December list.
Last May Bishop E. R. Hendrick of
Kansas City, Mo-, was assigned to
the South Georgia Conference, but
the lamented and pathetic death of
Bishop Ward in Japan had caused
Bishop Hendrix to have two confer
ences fall on the same days; hence,
Bishop A. W. Wilson of Baltimore
will hold the South Georgia Confer
ence. Bishop Wilson is senior
Bishop of the Methodist church, and
has presided several times over the
South Georgia Conference, and each
time to the profit of the church.
Bishop Asbury and WaynesborO.
The conference has never met be-
fore in Waynesboro, and prepare
lions for generous and cordial hos
pitality, for which that city is ia
nous, are now being made. That
the conference will be we'll enter
tanned no one who has ever been to
will doubt 1t it related
of Waynesboro, says the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate, that Bishop
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20

we nave now reached the fnaY
climax of the years haryast nn 10
fipening OF the pumpkin pie crop,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-20

Keep your troubles to yourself.
The other fellow has all that is COM
ing to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
PRETTY FAIR. FOR AN EARLY ONE

Robert Wiley, while standing on the
embankment at the water power plant
on Rock river the other day, noticed
a mammoth catfish floundering about
in the pool back of the bank Look
ing about for something with which
to attack the monster, Mr. Wiley found
nothing but a shovel which a work
man was using. This he borrowed and
threw with all his might at the fish.
His pitching arm not being in condi-
ton. his aim was poor, the weapon
missed the mark. and the fish, attract
ed by the bright blade. promptly swal-
lowed it. OF course. Mr.. Wiley lost
the prize and in addition was stuck
for the price of new shovel
Moral: Don't fish with a spade un-
, less it's your own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
TALES TOLD ABOUT TOWN

der, which was taken by a new wait
ress. In due time he was surprised
to see the girl come back bearing an
order of fish.
Whats this?" he demonstrated. 81
didn't say fish; | said SQUAD"
We'll, that's what they said this
was" returned the young lady with
the air of one who has been made the
victim of another's mistake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
THE MOTHERS PROBLEM
OF Raising Strong, Healthy Girls,

A serious problem which presents il
self to every mother with girls to raise,
in these days. The exigencics of school
life, the hurry and routine of everyday
duties, the artificial environment of
modern civilization, make it more
difficult to raise strong, healthy girls
than ever in the history of the world.
BOYS raise themselves. Give them
room, give them liberty, and they will
grow up healthy at least, without much
worrying. But the girls present SER
ious problem.
How many mothers there are who are
worrying about their daughters. Ner-
vous, puny girls, with poor, capricious
appetites, bloodless, listless, constant
anxiety to the mother. How shall she
solve her problem? To whom shall she
turn for help? Each case is more or
less a study by itself, and cannot be
solved by any general rule.
This is the way one mother solved the
problem. Mrs. Schopfer, $500 Prescott
Ave-, st. Louis, Mo-, in letter to DR..
Hartman, says: "My daughter Alice,
four years of age, was puny, sickly,
ailing child since she was born. / was
always doctoring her. When we COM
menced to use Peruna she grew strong
and we'll"
Another mother, Mrs. Martha Moss,
r. 5, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin,
says: "Our little eight-year- girl
had bad cough, and was in a general
rundown condition." She had several
doctors, who could give the child no re-
lief, and the mother no encouragement
Finally, she got bottle of Peruna
and commenced giving it to the child
and it proved to be just what she
needed. When she commenced taking
Peruna the child had to be carried
Now the mother says she is playing
around all the time.
Her closing words were: "You have
done a great deal for her. She is the
only girl we have. and it meant lots tt
us to have her cured"
These are samples of many letter;
which DR.. Hartman is receiving, com
ing straight from the hearts of loving
mothers. While the different school!
of medicine are pickering and differing
as to theories and remedies, Perun;
goes right steadfy on giving permanen
relief. After all, it is cures that thu
people want. Theories are of littl
account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
DAVENPORT

Davenporters in Theater Suit
There were some lively doings in the
theatrical business at Clinton Thurs
day The Family Theater company of
Davenport, through Attorney Isaac
Petersberger, entered an attachment
suit in that city against H. A. Sodini
for $4,74075 on two promissory notes.
On this proceeding the Clinton theater
lease was levied upon and the man
ager garnisheed. An attempt was
made on the part of Mr. Sodini to re.
lease the attachment by putting UP
a bond but this proved to be defective
and the Clinton Family theater is still
in the hands of the sheriff. An aux.
iliary writ of attachment was issued
from Clinton to Scott county and Max
Ruben, the angel for Mr. Sodini was
garnisheed as he was about to leave
the city.
Becomes Monsignore Oct. 1o.-The
investiture of Rev. J. p Ryan with the
title of monsignore will take place
Sunday, Oct. 10, at st. Mary's church
of which he will then have served as
pastor continuously % years.. having
been appointed by the late Bishop Cos
grove.
Jim Hall in TroubIe.-Jim Hall, the
once famous pugilist who several years
ago was arrested in Davenport on the
charge of vagrancy and chased out OF
town, is in trouble down in Texas. He
is now accused of endeavoring to kill
Johnny Clarkins who for a number Of
years made his home in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
HE GOT A REBATE.

A well known Rock Islander-you
all know him-is a perfectly dippy
baseball bug He gets hold of the
sporting section as soon as he can lay
his hands upon it in the morning and
he never takes his nose out of il till
all the news of the national game con-
tanned therein has been absorbed. The
other morning he got on an early car
to go to his work in Moline, and no
sooner was he seated than he fished a
newspaper out of his pocket and plung.
ed into baseball In due time the con-
ductor came along and collected his
fare. A moment later, however, he
seemed to have forgotten all about
handing over the money, for when the
conductor came through a second time
he dug up nickel and handed it over.
The street railway employee did not
notice the mistake at first, but when
on his third trip through the car he
was offered a third fare by the alb
sorbed Rock Islander he got into the
spirit of the thing, and after that when
he collected fare he always went up
near his unsuspecting victim to ring
it up Invariably he was rewarded by
seeing the gentleman's fingers go into
his vest pocket and come up with an
other contribution. Finally Fifteenth
street in Moline was reached, and the
passenger shook off his trance and
started to leave the car. When he
got to the door, however, he was con.
fronted by the conductor who offered
him handful of change.
whats that for?" he asked in sur.
prise.
why, that's rebate" answered
the collector of nickels. The sum to.
| aled As cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-08
JOKE ON THE JOKERS

One evening this week a newly mar
ried couple boarded a westbound linn
tied train on the Rock Island at Gen
eseo. There was a big crowd of
friends at the station, and the pair were
literally pelted with rice, old shoes,
etc. To make the sendoff complete.
two of the young men of the town
had provided themselves with placards.
and they boarded the car the couple
entered and proceeded to stick them
up. Now this particular train stops
In Geneseo only about so seconds, so
about the time the billposting opera
ton got started the train started, too.
So busy were the jokers that they did
not notice the predicament they were
getting into till it was too late and
the limited was cutting along at the
rate of 90 miles an hour. By the time
they realized they had been caught.
the conductor came up and staggered
them with the information that the
train did not stop till It reached Mo
line and the fare would be 60 cents.
. They paid, but their smile began to
come off, and they had TO stand for q
lot of joshing by the other passengers.
At Moline they failed to understand
the brakeman's announcement, and
when the train started on for Rock
Island they were still aboard, so the
conductor came around and collected
cents more from each. They finally
got off ar Rock Island, and if the next
train east was on time and they had
the price, it is presumed that they
reached home about ! a M