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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Plans E.oz1ego;ng Of Irishr1en in 1910

The plan is to induce the Irish people
nom all over the United States to re-
turn to their native land during the
months of July, August and Septem-
Der. It is proposed that the various
Irish organizations, notably the A. o.
H., and the Gaelic league shall take
up the movement and carry it
through. Kilkenny does not claim
personal originality for the idea but
he gave it initial impetus and has Ia
ken upon himself the burden OF inter
esting Irish societies in the plan.
More than a sentimental purpose
aniTGates those who have undertaken
this ambitious task While the pros
pect Of visit to the old country, at
reduced transportation rates, and in
the glory of midsummer, will form a
leading incentive, the real purpose OF
the movement is to stimulate Irish
industry. Kilkenny has made several
visits 10 his old home in Ireland and
each time has been impressed with
the industrial possibilities of the coun-
try and the apparent hopelessnesS of
in. proving conditions without organ
lied effort. He takes the position that
the industrial and agricultural re-
sources of Ireland have not been de-
veloped to one.tenth of their capac-
ity. Capital Is needed to develop
them and Kilkenny believes that it
will be forthcoming if the Irish people
In this country are given an opportun-
ity TO see with their own eyes that
profitable investments can be made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Old General Got No Aid from His Aide

and higher grew the mound of enc
mics slain by his sword. More and
more numerous became the bullets,
thTusts and slashes sustained by him
self At the end he always appealed
to the grizzled aid; and in silence
the aid nodded confirmation.
The general one night gave large
abundant than superb. and at dessert
the old warrior let himself out upon
the charge as he had never heretofore
done. Four horses were killed under
him. Three Iances passed through his
right arm, five through his left, Nine
sabres crashed down upon his
head simultaneously The bodies OF
his slain formed a wall wellnigh i'm
passable about him. And it seemed
that there was hardly a muscle in his
person wherein a bullet failed to i'm
bed itself.
"'You remember all this, don't you.
De Courcey?' he said, in conclusion.
THE silent and long suffering aid
at last spoke up.
No, general, he shouted, in loud.
indignant voice No, of course don't
remember it How can you expect me
to? You know as well as l do that
the cannon ball that killed your fourth
horse struck the breastplate Of
cuirassier behind us and then bounded
back and took my head Off"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

~ A5iINGTON.-Slr John Courts,
" Bart. K. c. NJ G., K. o. c., C. B.,
y,ho, as plain James C. Courts serves
the United States government in the
resi- o1sib.e position of clerk OF the
House committee on appropriations,
has his troubles just like other folks.
People are all the time Fostering him
to death to know if it was his grand
father or his greatgrandfather or his
at-great-grandfathe who used to
own about 10000 acres in Maryland
and who presided over the feudal glo-
ries OF Clean Drinking Manor. And
every time he gets through with one
of these historic bugs and settles
down to work a delegation Of home
folks from Tennessee drops in on him
and demands to know why he accept
ed from the Emperor of Korea-be-
fore that eminent parsonage was sat
upon by the Japanese-the military
order of the Setting Moon, third class
and wears the undress button that
goes with 1t all the time.
But even these annoying things pale
into insignificance beside an incident
that happened just the other day. Mr..
Courts has his nose in chaotic appro-
Driaticn bill and was debating to four
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

Z FIFTEEN years ago Francis j. Kill
{ kenny arrived in this country from
Ireland He was so green that he
mistook a Fourth Of July celebration
as a reception to himself Young Kill
kenny had relatives and friends in
Milwaukee and Chicago and he made
for the middle west soon after his
landing. He had a fund of native wit
and an abundance Of energy and
pluck. He got 81 job cutting grass and
soon came under the notice of Charles
G. Dawes. When Mr.. Dawes came to
Washington as controller of the cur
rency he brought Kilkenny along as
his private secretary. When Dawes
retired from the controllerzhip his
successor found he couldn't get along
without Kilkenny. Mr.. Ridgely was
succeeded as controller by Lawrence
o. Murray and that official has re-
tanned Kilkenny who has now be-
come one of the institutions of the
treasury department
Young Kilkenny is making remark
able Roadway with q movement for
the 'home-going" Of ITishmen in 1910.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
..oester House Clerk About Ancestors

adding machines all at once when
straightforward, stra'ght-nosed, white
mustached, white-haired and extreme.
ly dignified old gentleman marched In
to the committee room. He was look
ing for his member and as the mem
Der wasn't on hand, had turned around
TO go out again, when he caught sight
of Mr. Courts.
There was a moment of tenseness
and of pause-a hiatus in other words
And then the old gentleman advanced
and cast himself-a perfertly dignihed
cast-on Mr. Courts bosom, clutched
Mr.. Courts hand. patted Mr.. Courts
shoulder and gazed into Mr.. Courts
eyes. And as dozen or so members
of the appropriations committee gath
cred around the old gentleman ex-
ploded his bomb.
Captain he said to Mr.. Courts.
Il am noah than happy to meet you
again. | consider this the happiest
day of my life, my dear comrade in
arms. Well l remember the days
when, side by side, knee to knee, we
followed the fortunes of that flower Of
chivalry, that most dashing Of cav.
airy leaders, our idolized chieftain,
Gen. j. E. B. Stuart"
OF course it was a case of mistaken
identity, Sir John says so himself.
But nevertheless it was embarrassing.
And he's going to ask for a couple of
more assistants, for, with this Clean
Drinking NJ nor story and the Setting
Moon button and the Confederate cav
airy yarn, he's just fairly pestered to
death and hasn't time to do his reg.
ular work
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News Items Gathered BY Or Special
Correspondent At Jackson
Must Garry the Liquors.

Must Garry the Liquors.
The American Express Company was
served with an injunction compelling it
to accept shipments OF intoxicating
liquors consigned to persons residing in
the State OF Mississippi when rendered
to it by ferry boats plying between
Nicksburg and Delta, La
The bill OF complaint charges that the
American Express Company receives.
carries and delivers liquors to consgnees
in Mississippi when such liquors are
shipped by dealers in Madison parish,
by way of the Southern Express Com
pany, which maintains offices in Mad
isen parish and does business over the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific and
the Acknowledging Railway Conn
panies' lines; but that the American EX-
press Company refuses to receive such
shipments when rendered to it by fer
ries, steamboats, or sny other carrier,
except the Southern Express Company
The American Express Company has no
office in Madison parish, its nearest Of
flee being at Wick sburg. The bill furtheE
says thar the sales of such liquors are
made in Louisiana and that all charges
for carriage are prepaid.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
&eoW TRACKS ARE LgNgLRU.
Unique Methods uaed 20 Make Trav-
@lers Comfortable.


Curiosity is often displayed by trav-
elers over the method employed In
making mile after mile of trackage
30 lsvel that scarcely an undulation
Gamble felt nm the whizzing train reels
oTtshe laps. This loneliness is main
tanned by the "whitewash" car.
The s'whitewash" car, is an ordi-
nary vehicle fitted out with a sort of
whitewash magazine. AS the cars
run over the rails at n moderate gait,
the developed sense OF the division Of
ficisls notes any inequalities, and at
each one q valve is pressed. where at
a dash of whitewash falls on the
tracks at the points where later the
working gangs get busy to make
things even.
This hcmely "whitewash" car 10 CIV
ing way rapidly, however. to q more
modern and scientific arrangement In
the way OF handsome coach elegant
ly fitted out with many comforts. and
I'm which IN to DO found q delicate In
strument. This latter is SO construct
ed that It registers all uRevenness in
the tracks on pager. which has indi-
Gated on 1t the mileage and names Of
stations along the way, so that when
q run 10 completed 1t will be shown
Just where repairing needs to be
done. The indicating sheet 10 sent to
the proper department heads of the
company. and by them the work OF
making the roadbed level is prose
cuted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Statewide Game Law.

\ conference will be held between q
number of representative Mississippi
sportsmen and officials of the Audubon
Society for the purpose of agreeing upon
uniform statewide game law, to be
submitted to the legislature for passage
during the approaching session. Hunt
ers from a number of counties will be
present, while the Audubon society will
be represented by President William
Hemingway, of this city, and Secretary
Andrew Allison, of Ellisville.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
QAaI Cold

An American and Scotsman were
discussing the cold experienced in
winter In the north OF Scotland.
why. it's nothing at all compared
to the cold weather We have in the
States" said the American Il can
recollect one winter when a sheep,
jumping from a hillock into field,
became suddenly frozen on the way
and stuck in the air like a mass of
ice"
But, man." exclaimed the Scots
man, 'the law of gravity wouldn't al
low that"
Il know that" replied the tale
pitcher. But the law of gravity was
frozen, tool"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
OUR BOYS
and GIRLS
How to Make a Kite
O+OFO+ CFC+OF OFO+OF O+O4O

There are few boys Tor girls, either,
for that matter) who are not more or
less interested in kites and kite-mak-
ing. The trouble is, 1t takes so long
to make them, as a rule, that what
would otherwise be a pleasure, be-
comes a burden.
Here Is a kite which can be made
in less than ten minutes, and without
the usual paste-pot, Irvine, and other
''bothers" usual in making ordinary
kites.
Take a piece Of tissuepaper, wrap
ping-Daper. or newspaper, about nine
by ten inches. and, creasing 1t down
the middle, fold one-half over the
other half, az shown in Fig. l.
With sharp knife, or a pair of
shears, cut along the dotted lines,
shown in Fig 2. Crease the paper
crosswise, about one third the dis.
lance down, as guide-line for the
straws, as seen in Fig. 2.
Select two long, straight straws,
from an ordinary American straw.
broom, and thread them through the
creases OF the paper, one up and
down, and the other across, as shown
in back view in Fig. 8, cutting the
straws off flush with the outside edges
of the paper.
Next take needleful of thread, and
fasten one end of the thread to the
horizontal straw at a, passing the
thread through the paper to keep it
from slipping. In like manner fasten
the other end of the thread at b, and
break it of.
Take another piece, and fasten one
end to the bottom Of the vertical
straw at C, and the other end to the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Chautauoua Salute. Menace to Health

not overtax his or her energy.
The custom of waving a handker-
chief vigorously in the air." says DR..
Woodward, is dangerous. Nearly ev-
cry contagious disease can be COM
municated in this manner, if the hand
kerchief is slightly soiled. If the lin
en- square has just been purchased, or
has come straight from the laundry,
there is not the slightest danger. but
the waving of handkerchief that has
been used even once is harmful.
when a handkerchief is waved the
wind blows the germs from It, Ty-
phoid fever, scarlet fever. tuberculos-
is, smallpox and chickenpox, measles.
leprosy and diphtheria may be thus
spread
The Chautauoua saluters criticised
the health officers remarks.
Or Woodward does not know what
he is talking about" said young wo-
nam I'VE never carry soileG hand
kercbiets"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
FAMOUS Woman ExpIorer.

Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright Of
Georgia is believed to hold the record
for having accomplished more in the
way Of penetrating countries hitherto
unknown than any other living wom-
an, with the possible exception of Mrs.
Fanny Bullock Workman. She is
called by some ''the Columbus of
South America" from the fact that
she, undaunted by hardships and per-
lis in the countries she has visited,
has opened to the pioneers of trade
and commerce q new paradise that
blooms south OF the equator, where
untold wealth awaits development at
the nan Is of civilized man. She es-
Inmates that she has travelled 100000
miles in pursuit Of her work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Household
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
What is to Become of the spinster In
Old Ace?

What is to Become Of the spinster In
Old Age?
What is going to become of all
the unmarried business women when
they are too old to work." was the
rather startling question propounded
at a meeting of woman's club.
"a business man, member OF lead
ing publishing house, said to me:
Have you ever noticed what lot Of
nice old maids there are in our EN-.
ploy? What will finally become Of
them?
These women are nice They are
usually in receipt of good salary, but
they haven't saved anything. Inn
provident? No, not necessarily.
They live In accordance with the
American standard of living. and they
can afford to live in that way with the
money they earn. besides II 10 re-
CURED of a woman in good position
to dress well. II they were saving,
'provident' you would call 1t, how
could they save, at the best. enough
to secure them from want for the
rest of their natural lives? Their
business usefulness ends at nifty years
of age, say Some firms generously
pension women worn out in their en-
ploy, but these are few. Something
will have to be done to meet this
emergency. Proud, independent, SUI
perior as they are and SO many OF
them"
There should be day for thinking
about marriage" suggested q member
of the club. Just as there are Labor
Day and Memorial Day and others.
Men in the cities are too busy. their
lives are too strenuous to think about
marriage. II there was q day set
apart for thinking about 1t and pa
rade of all the nice men and women.
who would in that way see each other
in the light of candidates for matri-
mony, something might come of 1t,
and this growing celibacy be put q
stop to which threatens to depopulate
the world, and these nns women
would not then be left to q lonely de-
pendent old age
This question is not one to be
treated with levity," remarked the
first speaker with a frown. at has
not obtruded itself upon the students
of social economy as it will do. Spin
sterhood was never so general before
as it is becoming. Just run your mind
over the women of this class whom
you know.
Mark my words, this question IL
bound to become the foremost social
and economic question of the next
ten years"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Rhodes Scholar Named.

The Rhodes scholarship commission
for Mississippi met in the chancellor's
Office at the university and after an ex-
haustive examination of the character
and testimonials of all five applicants
L. E. Farley, member of the senior
law class of the university, was award
ed the scholarship, and H. Ii. Brsland,
of Meridian, now member of the Junior
class at Harvard, was named rs alter
nate. The scholarship is worth $1,000
per annum for three years and entities
the scholar to certain privileges at Ok
ford, England.
Mississippi ranks second among the
American states at the University OF
Oxford in point of honors, New York be-
ing first.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
The Cheerful Bucket.

"How dismal YOU look" said q
bucket to his companion as they were
going to the we'll. All" replied the
other, 81 was rejecting upon the use
lessness of our being filled, for, let
us to go away ever so full, we always
come back empty" Dear me- how
strange to look at it that way" said
the other bucket Nov l enjoy the
thought that however empty we come,
We go away full Only look at it in
that light and you'll be as cheerful ~
/ an"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Honor system at MilIsaps,

AIillsaps College OF Jackson is the sec
ond educational institution in AIissis-
sippi to adopt the honor system for the
government of its student body.
Briefly stated, the new system means
that each student will be regarded and
treated as gentleman in every respect
until he proves himself otherwise; that
no surveillance or espionage will be
maintained by the faculty during exam
nations or over the personal conduct
OF students so long as they conduct
themselves in accordance with the rules
of the honor committee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Social Amenities.

A man who dimes out a great deal
says he meets more frequently of
late the hostess who passes things"
without an apology. It seems that
company is not regarded in the sacred
light of former days, and that wom-
en- are coming to the opinion their
husbands have always had that what
is good enough for the family is good
enough for company. Indeed. the
women are carrying this feeling to the
extent that some of them put on no
extra frills for even Q preacher.
Saints above! Did you ever expect
to see the day?-Atchison Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Try Washington Douqhnuts.

Do you ever wash your doughnuts?
When frying doughnuts have kettle
Of boiling water near the doughnut
kettle, and az you take out each one
on your pork plunge 1t into the boil
ing water (which must be boiling all
the time). AS quickly as possible let
this water stand until cold and you
will be surprised at the amount Of
grease that will rise on top. Dough
nuts done in this way will never be
indigestible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Many Industries Spring Up.

There is no section of Mississippi at
the present time that is developing with
more rapidity and more steadily than Is
the stretch along the valley OF Pearl
river, and the greatest factor i'll that
development is the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad. 1t is scarcely ilVe
months since the full length OF the mile
age which has been laid in Mississippi
was opened up, and the first passenger
trains began to operate through to jack
son, yet even in that brief period the
signs of development and progress have
become more and more noticeable. Cot
ton gins, congresses, seed warehouses
and saw mills have been built, while IN
their vicinity either the old settlements
have taken ON new life, or the new ones,
or those that are the outgrowth OF these
enterprises, are growing steadily
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
I. I. and C. Doing Good Work.

According to the report which Presi-
dent H. L. Whitfield of the Industrial
Institute and College has prepared for
presentation to the legislature, that
splendid institution is undoubtedly at
the top of The column among the public
institutions of Mississippi. Evidently
the Industrial Institute and College is a
state institution in which every citizen
may take pardonable degree of pride
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

NR. WILLIAM c. WOODWARD,
~ health officer Of the District OF
Columbia, is in tavor OF aSolishing the
only form OF athletics iodaiSed in by
members and graduate Of the Chau-
tauqua literature and reading circle.
He says that the Chautauaaa salute is
a menace to health.
The salute. IS al Chaa,auquans
know is a wavips Of Z, ndS1s die
when friends na.e a ai % the iec-
ture platform or sSii aV- for C.s-ant
lands Eve ybody U1Fe7 md very
body is happy rToTi1@u ca4 cues
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

Liquors Cannot Be Stored.

JACKSON.
LIQUORS Cannot Be Stored.
A very interesting and important law
suit was heard at pontotoc before Judge
John H. Mitchell, circuit judge.
The state of Mississippi is dry
state and recently Wholesale liquor
house in Cairo established warehouse
in Corinth for the storage Of liquors.
Orders for whisky from other states
would be received, and turned over to
the express company to be shipped out
of the state to nonresident consignees.
The city of Corinth passed an ordi'
nance prohibiting the storage of liquor
within the city limits for purpose OF sale
or shipment.
The liquor house agent asked for ana
obtained writ of prohibition restrain
ing the city from arresting the SAID
agent, which they were doing every day.
The case came up for hearing before
Judge Mitchell, who dissolved the writ,
which in effect now allows the city to
arrest the party as it sees proper under
the ordinance. The case will go to the
supreme court at once.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

Gov. Noel will make no judicial ap-
pointments until after the first OF Jan
uary. probably after the converting OF
the legislative session, January I. lie
has so notified all the applicants for cir
cult judgeships, that they may take
plenty of time in which to get in their
applications and Inducements.
During the coming session there are
four circuit judges and two chancellors
to be appointed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Soil Survey Commenced.

DR.. +. \. Lowe, state geologist, re-
ports that the soil survey of Noxubee
county, under the joint supervision of
the Mississippi geological commission
and the United States geological survey,
has been commenced The state and
federal governments have each furnished
two men for the work, and they will
continue their labors in Noxubee county
until after the Christmas holidays, when
two members OF the party will be sent
to Natchez to commence the soil survey
Of Adams county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
A Bird School Of LANGUAGES.

In Paris is a school in which parrots
are not only taught to speak pure
Partisan" but In which they are in
structed In "the leading languages of
Europe" What an interesting babel
they must make together when school
10 dismissed! It Is not stated that a
way has been found to make this
nany.tongued parrot talk" less me-
tAllic and more melodious than the
usual speech Of parrots.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24

A south Missouri man recently was
tried ON a charge Of assault. The
state brought into court as the weap-
ens used rail. an axe. pair Of tongs.
q saw and O rife. The defendants
counsel exhibited as the other mans
weapons q scythe blade. a pitchfork,
a pistol and hoe. The tury's verdict
ia said to have been:
Resolved, That we the jury would
hAva given Al TO have s~-n the fght."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
Mai. John ]. Hood Passes Away.

Maj. John J. Hood, one of the most
gallant heroes of the lost cause, and
widely known throughout the South as
literary man of exceptional attain
ments, died Saturday at the home of
his son, James C. Hood. The passing
away of the noted veteran and writer
was not unexpected, for he had been
in failing health for more than two
years, and rarely left his apartments
He had attained the ripe old age of ~
years, and nearly decade ago was
forced to retire from active business life
on account of his health
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-12-24
AheII WIndevA,.Panaa.

When the English frst occupied In
Ola. the rough circular plates of
species Of oyster. which plates are
about ak inches In diameter and are
thin and white, were used for window
Yanes. and had the effect Of frosted
glass. The psaes Of Bombay Cathe-
dPal were Of these shells. and they
are still used In some parts OF India.