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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

opinion, and if l can come to the meet
ing we will discuss this matter more
fully. viii try to think of subjects for
discussion, as there are many of sufi-
cient Importance to warrant time and at
tention being given them"
President Joel johnson, of the State
association, writes: yours with mem
bership card received, and 1 must say
that it is an excellent idea and nicely
gotten up. I am enclosing letter from
Z. F. Phillips, Ph.D., which explains it.
self Just think of it; in less than thir-
ty days after the publication of my arti-
Gle claiming that we were practically
exempt, the disease develops in my own
yard. l have none in the partnership
bees bought at Evansville, Ind. Tom
Worthington says he does not care if
it is known that he has it, and neither
do /. l have written DR.. p, asking if
he objected to his letter being published,
and if he does not you might publish it.
I would like to add an article if you
wish it. We should certainly have
foul brood law, with an inspector, said
inspector to be appointed by you and
report to you. Nearly if not all of the
Northern and Western States have such
laws and enforce it. Texas has foul
brood and law. Wonder if that State
is doomed to scatter pests all over our
fair Southland? 1t was the first South
ern State to have it. All the apiaries
Eereabout in Arkansas have it, too l
viii mail you Phillips bulletin in day
or SC. Maybe it would be well to pub
lish it, too. Let's stir the bee keepers
g Mississippi. I'll be on hand November
2d and will make some exhibits, too"
President Johnson's letter is answered
by the information published concerning
the foul brood. 1t is an honest, straight
forward letter, handling an important
matter without reservation or conceal
ing anything Let's meet the proposition
and conquer it. 1t can be done.
The G. & S. l. Railroad is taking an
active interest in developing the sec
tion through which it runs agricultur-
ally. A system of bulletins is being ar
ranged whereby all those who have oc-
casion to use the stations OF the COM
pany during the month can secure val
liable suggestions for the planting, cul-
tivation and fertilization of crops, espe-
cially applicable for that month. These
suggestions will be printed in conven-
lent form and posted in the stations dur
ing the first days of the month. This
appears to be splendid idea, and was
suggested by General Passenger Agent
Hawley. Other lines of road might take
notice and do something similar. The
railroads are among the first to profit
by prosperous condition of the people
along their lines, and no effort should be
spared to do everything possible to
bring about that condition. The people
generally are in receptive mood, and
will take advantage of reliable infor-
nation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Radical Laws Not Anticipated.

There will be no extraordinary or gen
eral legislation introduced or attempted
at the 1910 session of the Mississippi
lawmakers if the ideas of some of the
leading workers in that body are adopted
by the chief executive. There is a grow
ing disposition among a number of these
men to oppose any attempt to present
matters outside the revenue and appro-
priation measures, and they are ready to
take Gov. Noel at his word and to expect
no recommendations for special legisla-
ton except such as may be OF vital i'm
portance for the good of the whole peo-
pie, and so patent and imperative as to
command action without undue delay and
spinning out. There are plenty of laws
on the statute books now-indeed, as has
been stated in various quarters, the stat
ute books are topheavy with laws, and
what is needed more is the spirit of en-
forcement, and if such spirit can be crys-
tallized into the statutes, such statutes
ought by all means to be enacted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Roundup" in Mississippi.

President j. NJ. Taylor of the Mis-
sissippi Live Stock Association of Clai
borne county calls attention to the fact
that during the annual roundup farm
ers' institute gathering to be at the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College, Aug. "a to %, the annual meet
ing of the organization will be held. At
the same time the Mississippi Dairy
mems Association will hold their regular
meeting, and as the membership in the
former organization is almost tanta-
mount to membership in the Dairymen's
Association, the conference ought to be
interesting and attractive enough to in
sure a large attendance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

s,=0s.ou .; nrIr s,arrv organization uD-
Ger way throughout the country the
future of the Prohibition party will be
self evident. A political organization
founded on mighty moral issue, with
n positive. constructive craftsmanship
as substitute for the negative and
vicious indifference of the license par
ties it opposes. the Prohibition party
faces the future with the confidence
of certain triumph for its cause and
the assurance of history that II shall
itself be the instrument of that tri-
umph, providing only that the brave
and loyal hearts who compose its rank
and file do their duty in this hour Of
opportunity.
What shall the Prohibitionists of
America say to this challege of cur
rent events? Can we do this thing we
have prayed and labored increasingly
to bring about for the four decades
Just passed? Shall we take advantage
Of the .hoodtide' and for the sake OF
our cause, our country and our God
crystalline the awakened public senti-
ment into political thunderbolt which
shall strike the deathblow to the ma
tons greatest curse?
1T is for the Individual Prohibition
list to say the word and we shall go
forward to conquer"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Would Equalize Cotton Rates.

Chairman F. NJ. Lee of the railroad
commission, who has inaugurated the
movement for revision of the existing
railroad rates on cotton to compress
points, which question is now pending
before the commission, to be finally de-
cided at the first meeting in September,
insists that he is right, and that he is
not fighting the railroads or that he is
inimical to their interests in his position
that there is ground for taking up the
subject and for making an equalized
rate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

asking and answering of questions Ia
sort of question boxt This is one of
the most interesting features of the Ma
tional Bee Keepers Association. Would
suggest an assessment on each member
of small sum for the purpose of hav-
ing the proceedings of the association
published in pamphlet form, each mem
Der to receive copy. This would en-
able those members who cannot attend
to keep posted as to what the association
is doing. 1 believe that the national and
some of the State associations do this.
A copy should be sent to each of the
three bee journals published in this
country They would publish extracts at
least, which would call the attention of
the balance of the country to the fact
that there is such a State as Mississippi,
and such a business as bee. keeping
down here" -
DR.. O. NJ. Blanton, Of Greenville, says:
"Your letter of June 23d, received with
card of membership. If possible will
attend the meeting in Jackson this fall,
but L am 81 years of age, and cannot
stand the 'roughing Of it in a crowded
city; besides, am very deaf and cannot
act in any capacity as officer, or hear
what was said unless given to me in
writing. So you can readily see the dis
advantages under which l would labor.
If my health will permit, and can get
the proper kind of accommodations, /
will try to be at the meeting and render
any assistance in my power to advance
the interests of the association. We
have with the apiaries in this alluvial
country a disease pronounced by Prof.
Phillips, of Washington, D. c., as Euro
pean foul brood. l dissent from his
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Dates for the Fairs.


The writer has made an effort to Sc
cure dates for all the fairs to be held in
Mississippi this fall, but has failed on a
| few of them. The following, however,
are believed to be correct:
Philadelphia, August 1920, j. H. Hus-
ton, secretary.
Baldwin, September 14-17, w. L. Nc
Elroy, secretary.
Louisville, September 21-22, w. G..
Hight, secretary.
Tupelo, September $3.50, R. II. Mullen,
secretary.
Corinth, October 6-S, R. NJ. Striplin,
secretary.
Starkville, October 6-S, G. NJ. Mason,
secretary
Greenville, October 11-16, L. P. Smith,
secretary.
Holly Springs, October 1916, c. H.
Curd, secretary.
Lake, October 1915, j. B. Lopez, secre-
tary.
Boonville, October 1915, E. D. Foster,
secretary.
Natchez, October 1920, L. E. Davis,
secretary.
Yazoo City, October 1924, D. Woller-
stein, secretary.
Mt Olive, October 1921, NJ. NJ. Evans,
secretary.
Columbus, October 1922, DIR. J. Olli-
yer, secretary.
Water Valley, October 1923, 7. A.
Early, secretary.
Grenada, October 1928.
Jackson, October 26-November 5, j.
F. Mckay, secretary.
Ripley will have a Farmers Union
Fair, date of which has not been re-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
NJ. & o. Making Money.

The "Old Reliable" Mobile & Ohio rail.
road has also been making o little
money, according to the June quarterly
report, which has just been received from
Auditor w. S. Cooke, with an increase
in net earnings for the three months OF
nearly quarter of million over the
showing for the corresponding quarter
of 1908. The records show that the re-
ceipts from passenger and freight traffic
were $2,362, 173.15, while the operating
expenses amounted to $1,937.s25.02,
leaving net revenue account of $780,;
O62.7O.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Sorsby Transcript Done.

After hard and patient work, Court
Stenographer Streight, who took the tes-
timony in the celebrated Sorsby case,
which was tried at the March term of
Circuit Court at jackson, has completed
the transcribing of the case, and the
bulky record is now ready for the SUI
preme Court. 1t is likely the case will
receive early consideration, though there
is no certainty of this, and it may hang
on until well in the next year, as there
are other important cases pending a,-ead
of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Mining Congress Delegates.

Gov. Noel has received a request from
the secretary of the American mining
congress asking that he appoint delegates
to represent Mississippi at the congress,
which is to be held at Goldfield, Neb.,
September 81 to October 3. While Mis-
sissippi is not directly Interested in min
ing and has no necessity for mining laws,
her people take an intelligent interest in
such matters as will naturally come be-
fore the convention at Goldfeld, and
hence Gov Noel has designated list of
delegates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Served as Major in Union Army.

Major w. H. Gibbs, State autoditor
of Mississippi during reconstruction days,
and former postmaster of Jackson, was
found dead in his apartment in the Hard
ing building. Mr.. Gibbs was major
in the Unior army, and during the ad-
ministration of President Harrison was
appointed postmaster of Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Cocaine Sale in Court.

Walter Phillips well known drug
gist of jackson must answer before a
jury to the charge of selling cocaine,
and fine of 800 and prison sentence
of thirty days was imposed. Phillips
took an appeal to the Circuit Court, and
contends that he can prove that the
charge was the outgrowth of a black
mailing scheme on the part of woman,
who, it is alleged, had grievance
against him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Conservation Delegates Named.

Before leaving for Washington, Gov.
Noel, at the request of the Washington
Conservation Association, appointed
Messrs. G. A. Wilson of Lexington, W.
A. Belk of Holly Springs and President
J. c. Hardy, of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, as delegates to repre-
sent Mississippi at the first national con-
servation congress in the United States,
which is to be held in the auditorium
of the Alaska-Yukon exposition at Sc
attic on August 26, 81 and 2S.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Telephone Returns Good.

The Alabama Mississippi Tennessee
Telephone Company, located at Pontotoc,
submits reports for the quarter ended
June 80 last, and also for the fiscal year
ended the same date, which indicate that
while the figures and business handled
has been small, comparatively, the re-
turns have been remunerative. On the
quarterly operations the receipts were
$3.50 and operating expenses $3.50, leav,
ing net profit of 5000. The figures
for the twelve months were: Receipts,
81, 800, and expenditures, $1,15S, leaving
net profit account of 1862.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
First-cIass Lawyer.

WELL" said the young solicitor, aft
er he had heard the statement of a
client who was about to bring action
for SANDER, your case appears to be
good. / think you can secure a YER
dict" That's what / told my wife. "
said the client, land get she insisted
at first that we ought to engage =
ffrst-class lawyer! "-Exchange
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
JACKSON.
Wants Insanity Law.

Col. H. M. Street, at present acting
governor and speaker of the lower house
of the Legislature, has announced that
when the Legislature convened in Janu-
airy he will introduce a bill bearing on
the plea of insanity. His bill will pro-
vide for jury composed of from four to
six physicians to pass on the sanity OF a
man who commits murder and offers a
plea of insanity in defense. This trial
will take place first of all. If the de-
PENDANT is adjudged insanse he will be
sent to an asylum. If he is declared sane
he will have to stand regular trial and
offer some other defense. The bill will
provide that where alienists are engaged
that the State will pay all expenses, thus
relieving the witnesses of the supposition
that they are testifying save in the in
terests of truth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Deaths Due to Drink.

Figures concerning deaths caused
by liquor were quoted by Rev. 3. l..
Eaton, D. D., pastor of the Emanuel
Methodist Episcopal church of Evans
ton at the Cook county w. c. T. U.
convention recently held in Chicago,
He asserted that $500 babies were
smothered 10 death annually by
drunken mothers and that 1000
wives were murdered by drunken hus-
bands.
There are 5000 other murders
committed because OF drink each
year." he said. Drink makes 10000
widows each year and ruins 10000
girls. Paupers to the number OF 2OO.-
600 are made from liquor annually and
in the same time there are 100000
drink-murdered men,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

The revival service which has been in
progress at the Baptist Church since
Aug. 8, has closed. The services were
conducted by Rev. L. F. Gregory, the
pastor, and was one of the best revival
services ever held in Kilmichael. There
were twenty-one additions to the church
and great interest was manifested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Joy and comfort in Good Books.

The atmosphere of good books
makes for a refinement that levels
rank and social position. The woman
who knows intimately the master
minds of the world, who keeps up with
current events, has within herself a
well spring of content, and rarely is
a source Of discomfort to her friends.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Pojsons DANGEROUS to Make.

A good many poisons are dangerous
to manufacture. Mereuric methide,
for instance, brings madness to those
who work too long at making it. A
gas rises from it that is not imme-
diately fatal, but which causes tenn
porary insanity which may. of course.
become permanent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Hon. T. M. Henry at Work.

T. M. Henry, insurance commissioner,
was at his post Monday, having returned
from Laurel, where he left his father in
about the same critical condition, though
as the case seemed to him, with some
chance of restoration to his normal con-
dition of health.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

This is an age
of experiment
Christianity is
challenged to en-.
ter the lahora.
tory an prove its
claims. We &C
cept the chal.
lenge, and enter
the laboratory OF
experience. II
Christianity fails
to do what ii
claims, then re
ject it, and If it
proves its claims
by tests of expe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Woes of | ondon Poli....

Every observing LondonSc must
have noticed the haggard appearance
of the police Y&ur modern London
policeman has nc time for steak and
midnight sophistr3ss. The shaded area
knows his bulky .orm no more; alas,
there is no bulky form to know.
London Sketch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

The foreign mission board of the
Southern Baptist church has PSI mis-
Sionaries at work in foreign fields, be.
sides 375 native workers, and reports
a membership of 1886 natives. The
receipts last year amounted to $780,
797.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
Convicts Increasing.

That business for the travelling ser.
geant of the State penitentiary will
pick up some shortly, and that the end
of the month of August will see mate
rial addition to the convict population
already on hand, seems quite probable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

A party of United States engineers of
the Mobile district have concluded an
inspection of Gne Leaf and Pascagoula
rivers, from Hattiesburg to Pascagoula,
for the purpose of securing six-foot
channel.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

torfcai.

A common aphorism is. Nothing is
sure in this world. Now, if nothing
is sure in this world we can't be sure
that anything is sure, consequently.
We are not sure that nothing is sure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

A union protracted meeting was begun
at the M. E. Church of Starkville Nor
day, conducted by Rev. Joseph Ramsey,
the blind evangelist from Tennessee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

Make your rules and regulations
simple and let your system stay IN
changed, for it will inspire confidence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

Chief of Police Groome of Vicksburg
was the recipient of a black hand letter,
containing threats against the life of
himself and Patrolman George Fades,
who killed negro musician, Henry Mi
nor, the early part of last week, and
was acquitted in preliminary trial, and
this is used as the grounds of the ven
geance threatened.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

Brick work has begun on the $150,OOo
roundhouse of the New Orleans and
Northeastern shops at Meridian The
concrete foundation cost $4,000. The
roundhouse win accommodate forty-four
locomotives when completed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

The reunion at Louisville closed with
an eloquent address by Col Sam Cooke
of Walthall. The two festive days were
declared successful, and resolutions of
thanks were adopted to Hon. j. P. eagle
for the barbecue and for his untiring eff
forts on behalf of the management.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

ceived at this office. Lexington will
have a two days fair and corn club ex
hibit, date not announced. About TWEEN
ty-ive counties will hold one or two-day
events for the corn clubs, many of them
offering premiums for farm products be-
sides
Five years ago Mississippi only had
five fairs. The list announced now shows
a decided increase. The future will
make a better showing still. This is
very gratifying indeed to those who
would see the State developed along ag-
ricultural, horticultural and live stock
lines. Keep up the work.
That Bee Keepers Meeting.
AS the year grows older, the prospects
for good and instructive meeting of
the bee keepers of Mississippi grows
brighter. At the beginning some diff
Guilty was experienced in arousing inter
est, but the prospects now are that at
least forty or fifty persons who keep
bees will be ON hand. The following ex-
tracts from letters received at this office
will give an idea of the interest being
developed:
j. E. Lamb of Union Church, says: 81
received your favor some time ago with
enclosed membership card to the Bee
Keepers Association and must ask your
indulgence for not answering sooner. l
was trying to get as many of our bee
keepers in touch with our association as
possible before writing, and to send you
their names. 1 will try hard to be with
you ON the occasion of our next meeting,
and will try to get all of our bee keepers
to join us. The reason [ was not with
you at the last meeting was sickness.
enclose you few names of parties who
] think will be interested in the assoeia-
ton and its work. They have small
apiaries. In suggesting subjects for dis
cussion, think one of Importance would
be the production of honey producing
plants and those most profitable for that
purpose. In this section the honey sea-
son is only April and May, and this only
gives one good crop of honey, after the
broods become strong. There is compare
lively little production during the bal
ance of the year, notwithstanding that
they may have strong colonies during
the whole season."
J. D. Rowan, Route 3, Tupelo, writes:
81 am farming as well as bee keeping,
and the wet weather has kept me so
busy that l have neglected to acknowl-
edge rectipt of your letter enclosing
membership card in the Bee Keepers
Association longer than I had intended.
As there are so many older and more
experienced bee keepers, who are better
qualified than myself to suggest suitable
subjects for discussion, do not feel like
intruding. Will say, however, that the
subjects of most interest to me are the
price of honey and control of increase.
l do not think that part of the time at
least could be better spent than in the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

The joint committee announces that
the Sunday School Superintendent In
stitute, to be held under the auspices of
the Sunday school boards of the North
Mississippi and the Mississippi confer
ences of the NJ. E. Church, South, will
be held at Meridian, beginning Wednes-
day night, Sept. %, and closing Friday
noon, Sept. "A.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27
| EXPERIENCE \
| AS A WITNESS |
By REV. A. c. DIXON, D. D.,
Pastor of the Chicago Ave. (Eoody'sj
Church, Chicago. 4

we are my witnesses, saith the
Lord, that l am Gods. 1912.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

Capt. William L. Ray, one of the old.
est citizens of Carroll county, died at
his home in Carrollton at the advanced
age of "a years. Capt. Ray had been in
failing health for some years. He had
lived in Carroll county from boyhood. In
his younger days he engaged in the mer-
camille business in the town of Carroll
ton, and continued until failing health
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

He that voluntarily continues ignor-
ant is guilty of all the crimes which
ignorance Droduces.-Johnson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

The assessment of Greenville, just
completed, shows an increase of $780,
3S9.9S over the assessment of last year,
the total this year being $5,990.252.50,
The assessment last year being $780,
419.52.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-27

Mayor John w. Parker, of Meridian,
in letter to Circuit Judge John L.
Buckley, who ordered the sheriff recently
to enforce the Sunday law, stated to
the Judge that if his order was not
modified he would enforce the statute TO
the letter. The enforcement of this law
viii prohibit the newspapers from doing
business after ~ o'clock Saturday night,
hamper the work of railroad employees,
stop ice and milk wagons and possibly
the street cars.