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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
1T DOES PROHIBIT.
Town Where Saloons Formerly
Flourished.

Now as to the question, does prohi-
bitiOn prohibit? | answer it does,
says a writer in the Rural New York
er. The saloons were driven from our
town, Shelbyville, which has a popula-
ton of about 5000, seven years ago.
l personally know men who were ha-
bitual drunkards when our town had
saloons, who are sober men now. and
heads of families who formerly spent
a good part of their wages for whis-
ky, now spend it for the comforts of
life and in this way legitimate trade
of all kinds has increased, the town
has taken on new life, rents are high
er and property has increased in
value. There is not a vacant house
in the town, and it's growth has been
greater the past two years than in
any ten while it had saloons 1t is a
rare thing to see a drunken man now,
while formerly it was an everyday
occurrence. If prohibition does not
prohibit or lessen the amount of IL
quor consumed, why do the distillers
and brewers fight it so bitterly? All
laws are violated more or less, but
you may set it down that not a town
in this state would think of voting the
saloons back.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Famous Blunder of Blaine Recalled

Blaine's reply to it and realized that
Blaine had made a fatal error Upon
arrival at the hotel Devine sought
Blaine and asked him about the
speech, showing him the newspaper
account.
Il don't know a thing about it,"
said Blaine. did Burchard say that?"
Blaine told Devine how he had gone
out on the landing of the stairway to
see the delegation of ministers, head.
ed by DR.. Burchard. Dr. Burchard,
so Blaine said, read his speech in a
sing-song voice, and Blaine, who was
thinking of what he should say in
reply, did not pay particular attention
to it,
Blaine said also that he had been
so admirably looked after up to that
time by Devine that it never occurred
to him that he was likely to make a
fatal error in agreeing to what DR.
Burchard had to say, and he had not
heard the fatal expression of DR.,
Burchard until Devine called his at.
tention to it in the newspapers.
"Of course, Mr.. Devine," Blaine
said, eve know what I would have
said had that been called to my at
tention."
Blaine's friends here say he always
attributed his defeat more to DR.
Burchard than to any other cause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Labor Unions Oppose the Saloon

An instance of the decided trend
against liquor manifest in labor circles
in recent times is shown in the action
of a labor union in Cleveland in re-
fusing the financial support offered
conditionally by a brewer, toward
projected enterprise
Organized labor in Cleveland is col
lecting funds to build labor temple
The proposition was made by a Cleve-
land brewer that he would contribute
$500 to the fund-enOugh to enable
the building to be startcd-on condi-
ton that he be allowed to establish a
saloon in the temple. The labor men
who had the proposition in charge,
however. found the sentiment to be
overwhelmingly against having a sa-
loon in labor headquarters, and the
offer has been declined
Organized labor of the present day
is coming to realize that it's best in
terest lies in complete separation from
the traffic and influence of the saloon
element.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
National Museum Nearing Completion

The chambers are large and Sc
verely plain, as the plans do not pro
vide for an elaborate decorative
scheme.
1t will be the largest and most com
plete building in the world devoted
solely to museum purposes. The
British museum consists of two build
ings, but the greater portion of iti
space is devoted to the library. The
National museum is devoted principal
ly to the natural history and Indiar
history of the United States. 1t also
contains exhibits illustrative OF the
various surveys from the early In
dian trails down to the geological sur
vey of the present time and the ma
terial results of those surveys.
The new building will be used al
most entirely for the exhibits relating
to natural arts and industry. The
other exhibits will remain in the pres
ent building and with the Smithsonian
institution.
The site is at Tenth and B streets
AMI in the park system known as "The
Mall That site was selected in &C
cordance with the Burnham plan fol-
tho Identification of Washington
which contemplates the acquisition by
the government of all of that section
Of the city between the capitol and
White House grounds and between
Pennsylvania avenue and the Potomac
river
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
"Saloon Keepers More Industrious
Than God Almighty

''You saloon keepers are more indus
trious than God Almighty" declared
Lieutenant Governor Sherman of ILL
nois in the opening address of his
campaign for mayor Of Springfield,
H., March 16.
HE rested after six days; you never
rest" continued Mr.. Sherman. "He
worked six days: you want to work
seven. He made man unto the image
of himself, and after that he rested.
ask you whether you have not in six
days time enough to sell all the booze
to the human beings that have a
thirst without wanting to run over
time on the holy Sabbath? The Sun
day closing law is not only the law Of
Holy Writ; it is not only the law of
morals; it is the law of human life.
1t is not only civil law; it is police
regulation. 1t is the law laid down
for the health and the peace and the
good government of man." The IL
cense system of Illinois is on trial, de-
clared Mr.. Sherman, and unless twas
demonstrated that the saloon could be
conducted under legal restriction, he
said, there would be no saloon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Taft Again Eating Three Meals Daily

have all fallen into the practice OF
going oyer to the Metropolitan club
where they serve a fine luncheon, an6
negotiating the entire bill of fare, from
SOUP to cigars. Secretary of State
Knox, who doesn't weigh nueh more
than three ham sandwiches, has gain
ed ten pounds already, and Attorney
General Wickersham, who was the
only member of the cabinet that re
fused to adopt the simple life lunch
con, has the laugh on his associates
who did.
The president inaugurated his new
policy of taking three square meals
day for two reasons. First, he found
that the cravings of the inner mar
we're not satisfied with two and hall
meals, and, secondly, his system of ex
ercise has kept his weight down anG
he thinks he can safely return to the
old way of working off three square
meals.
The president discovered some time
ago that he could safely take care OF
three full meals by continuing his
daily golf and horseback riding. Since
Decoration day he has not missed
midday meal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

MO decision ever reached by the cabi-
~ net of a president created greater
excitement than this pronunciamento
issued by President Taft a few days
ago:
'The president wants the cook to
stop sending up to him every day at
one o'clock a red apple and a shred
ded wheat biscuit for his luncheon. He
wants substituted for it a meal worthy
of grown up man. There must in
future be cup of soup, bit of roast
on fish, a vegetable or two, a season
able desert or fruit, and a glass of
iced tea or buttermilk''
The members of Mr.. Taft's cabinet
who have been conforming to the
simple lunch habit set by their boss
manifested their exultation by
chorus of joyful thanksgiving. They
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Sea Fighters Must Wait For Brides

ture. Taft weighed in at 80 seaside
and Dan tipped the beam at 26A The
big fellow looked fit and Dan was
slightly nervous when it began.
In other words, President Taft for
mally signed the new naval regula-
ton which forbids midshfpmen to
marry within the six years of their
cadet course. Heretofore the mid.
dies" were kept away from matrimony
during their four years at Annapolis.
The two years sea service which
follows the academic course was the
undoing of many of the 'middies" and
many became married men before
they had learned to use a safety razor.
The new regulation came up during
the Roosevelt administration. The
fearless one sidestepped and passed it
to President Taft. He was game and
walloped Cupid in spite of the suf-
fragette vote.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

IIOW James G. Blaine might have
III been saved from the effects of the
famous blunder by DR.. Burchard in
the campaign of 1884 is a story re-
vived in Washington by the news of
the death in Brooklyn the other day of
Andrew Devine, long reporter of the
house of representatives. Devine was
a friend of Blaine and was assigned
by the Associated Press to travel with
him in the campaign. He supervised
Blaine's speeches and would furnish
local data and make suggestion for
replies to addresses of welcome.
On the morning the delegation
headed by DR.. Burchard called on
Blaine, Devine was obliged to go to
Brooklyn to attend the funeral of his
wife's father. After the funeral, on
returning to New York to join Blaine
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, Devine saw
an account in the afternoon newspa-
pers of DE-. Burchard's Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion" speech and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

UyASHJNGTON-T National muse
w um, which is being constructed at
a cost of $S,500,000, will be completed
within the next six months. 1t will
be occupied by both the National
museum and the Smithsonian institu-
ton.
The present museum building is so
crowded that many of the most inter
esting collections that have been ac-
quired by the government in recent
years cannot be exhibited.
Work On the new museum was start
ed about three years ago. The plans
were prepared by firm of well-known
Washington architects.
Mr. Marshall and w. H. Holmes, the
curator of the museum, spent months
in inspecting the celebrated museums
of Europe with view to profiting by
the advantages of the foreign museum
buildings and avoiding the mistakes
of their construction.
The building is of white granite
with massive dome, somewhat SINH
lar to that of the Congressional Ii
brary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

sure of his power a banquet was be-
ing served to the chiefs at the round
table.
When the servants brought in the
roast McGregor shouted, PUT 1T
AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE,
''But where is the head of the ia
ble?" asked the servant.
"THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS
WHERE THE M'GREGOR SITS"
The McGregor spirit is what this
town needs. So far as we are con-
cerned, this is the CENTER OF THE
EARTH. If we're not proud of our
town we should get hustle on and
make it a town to be proud Of
MAKE IT THE MOST IMPORTANT
PLACE ON THE MAP! Make it
the chief place on the green earth
in the eyes of its citizens.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

IeD lib BILL" Taft went to the mat
- With Dan Cupid in the White
House the other day and in 10 min
utes had the little love god beaten to
a pulp For II minutes Dan gave the
big fellow a fair tussle, but then the
weight began to tell, and when the
bigger man got toe hold in bunch
of red tape it was easy to pin the kids
shoulders to the floor
Ole Maid, who refereed the bout,
slapped Taft on the shoulder and
called him a winner. There was little
cheering. A fine big stork which
acted as second for Dan flew from the
arena. The last heard OF her she was
loudly screaming for "Bwana Tumbo,"
or some other seaport.
Dan may get well, but he'll never
look the same. 1t is feared that he is
injured somewhere near the ambition
to shoot at soldier and sailor but
tons This has long been his favorite
cunning and the blow given him by
President Taft may ruin what was
otherwise a likely looking boys fu-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

Nnl1p14zzlZp7E9
IMPROPER METHOD OF REFORM
HabituaI Drunkards Sent to "Rock
Pile" Gives Only Temporary
Relief to Community.

The object of punishment is cure;
the place of confinement of the Of
fender should be a moral hospital, and
such it is in the case of the Elmira
reformatory. But the American
method of sending the habitual drunk
ard to the rock pile" for 80 days or
so has relieved the community OF the
drunkard for only short time and
has sent him back to our cities a
weaker man than when he left us.
Such has been our folly in meeting
the problem, says the Christian Work
and Evangelist. In European coun-
tries, notably Switzerland, habitual
drunkards have been sent or allowed
to go at their own request, to farm
colonies where, under the influence of
regular life, steady work, and protec-
ton from temptation, they have been
cured of their weakness and so sent
back into life fitted once more to be-
come useful parts of the social and
economic organization; or, if they
were still liable to fail when exposed
to ordinary temptation, were allowed
to bring their families to the farm,
and so live respectfully out of the
reach of their old enemy. A bill now
before the New York legislature pro-
poses a system somewhat similar to
the one outlined. 1t provides that
when a man is arrested in New York
city for public iDtoxication his record
shall be examined by a special board
of inebriety, and if it is found that he
has not been arrested for any cause
within year the magistrate may dis
miss the case. But if he has been ar
rested within II months the magis-
trate may release him on probation,
under the supervision of field officer
of the board of inebriety for a period
of not less than six months or more
than one year, the probationer taking
the pledge for the period; the magis-
trate may release the man on proba-
ton and in addition impose fine not
to exceed $25, to be paid in INSTALL
ments or the magistrate may commit
him TO the custody of the board of
inehrety until he shall have justified
his release, but not for a longer period
than three yeas The board will
place the drunkard either in a special
inebriate hospital or in an industrial
colony where there is plenty of farm
and garden work The bill also pro-
vides that inebriates may be COM
mitted to the custody of the board
upon their own petition or that of rel
atives or friends, if two physicians
join in the application. Men will be
released when they are fitted for in
dependent life again The proposed
law is advocated by practically all the
temperance and charity organizations
in New York city
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
First in Fifty Years.

A striking illustration of the extent
of the recent floods in Mississippi is
furnished by the fact that steamboat
ascended the Tombigbee river as high
as Fulton, the county seat of Itawamba
county. 1t was the first time in fifty
years that a steamboat had assembled to
that point, and the vessel made the jour
ney and return trip in safety.
A strong effort is being made to in
duce Congress to grant an additional APP
preparation for the improvement of the
Tombigbee and make it navigable as far
north as Columbus for twelve months in
the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
why LINCOLN WENT DRY.

Remarkable Twenty Years Battle
With Liquor Interest Finally Won.
When Lincoln, Neb., with $4,000 pop
ulation. voted for Prohibition last
month by nearly 400 majority. it mark
ed one of the most deciAve defeats
which the liquor interests have yet
sustained in all the western states.
The story of how this dry victory
was won after a twenty years strug-
gle with the organized criminal forces
of Nebraska's state capital cannot fall
to be of interest to temperance people
everywhere.
There is hardly a city in the coun-
try where morals were at such low
ebb as they were In Lincoln twenty
years ago. 1t was the state capital,
and, like Springfield, ILL.,, it was noto-
rious as a wide open CITY," writes the
editor Of the Joliet News.
1.-THE famous Bud Lindsey kept a
Joint that was considered the worst in
the entire west. The red light district
was on par with Chicago's levee, and
the gambling houses were In full blast.
1.-THE saloon keepers. gamblers and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
go CHURCHES, NO SALOONS
The Newest Style of Advertising
Shown by BIC Ohio City.

The Newest Style of Advertising
Shown by Big Ohio City.
The liquor traffic shouts. Prohibition
will kill a town. but business men are
rapidly coming to think otherwise.
Prohibition came to GAINESVILLE O.. the
other day and the saloons of that city
of $4,000 people were closed up tight
Now comes the chamber of COM
merce and is scattering broadcast
throughout that section this live boost
of GAINESVILLE prosperity:
II You Contemplate Change of Residence
or Business Location, Consider
GAINESVILLE
THE BEST CITY
IN THE UNITED STATES,
Beautiful Healthful, Prosperous.
Shipping Facilities and Fuel Supply I'm
surpassed.
Thirty Churches. No Saloons.
If You Want to Know More,
Address
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ZANES-
WILLIE, OHIO.
"By the way" notes the American
Issue, Ibid you ever hear of business
men or the chamber of commerce of
any city or town advertising the num-
Der of saloons as an attraction for men
or money?n --
The Herald for the newsl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
NormaIs Doing Well.

Advices received by State Superintend-
end of Education Powers from six nor
nal schools for teachers now in progress
at Hattiesbmg, Brookhaven, University,
A. & NJ College, Columbus and Sherman,
show all are well under way, with large
attendance and doing excellent work.
Brookhavcn has the largest attendance
thus far. with 325 teachers, the others
averaging between 200 and 800. 1t is eX-
pected that fully 500 will be enrolled at
Brookhaven before the close of the four
weeks term, and that the increase at
the other points will be in proportion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Teachers for Normals.

The state board of education has been
working on the appointment of institute
conductors for the various county and
inter-county teachers institutes which
are to be held throughout the state in
July.
On Monday, June %, all the institute
conductors will meet at the Mississippi
A. & NJ. College at Starkville and re-
main in session for one week, during
which they will be lecturcd by DIR. T. p.
Bailey, professor of secondary education
in the University of Mississippi, who Is
in charge of the institute work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

Fruit Will Be Good.

While the excessive rains in May un-
doubtedly caused great damage to corn
and cotton crops, the gratifying report
comes from agricultural sections that the
crop of small fruits will be fully up to
expectations.
Mississippi's peach yield will be con-
siderably in excess of that of last year,
and this applies both to the late and
early varieties. Plums and blackberrIes,
in fact, all of the small fruits, are
abundant, and are coming into the mar
ket in large quantities.
The watermelon crop, however, was
considerably injured by the floods, es-
pecially in the lowlands, where the melon
tracts were submerged for several days,
killing out the vines. The homegrown
crop has not yet reached the market,
and will hardly put in its appearance
until about the fourth of July, and i'll
some sections it will be several days
later.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
New Railroad Discovered.

The Mississippi railroad commission
has discovered a new railroad, and this,
too, without doing any exploring. Ae-
companying the belated tax assessment
of the Shubuta & Southwestern railroad,
came request for blanks upon which
also to report upon the valuation of the
Hiwannee & Tombigbee, a road ten miles
long, with its domicile at Hiwannee,
Wayne county. Mr.. F. R. Seeley is
treasurer and general manager of both
reeds, but the last named is one which
had not heretofore been officially known
e. the commission
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25

Sucn a declaration by the successTul
candidate for mayor of the dominant
party in the Illinois capital city is a
startling sidelight on the progress of
the temperance reform.
Springfield. whose liquor bred cor
ruption and lawlessness were chiefly
responsible for the race riots of Au-
gust. 1908. has for years Been wide
open under the absolute control of the
brewer and drink maker and his polit-
ical tools.
Heretofore the Sunday closing law,
as well as every other liquor law on
the statute books. has been a dead
letter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Building Model Towns.

Building towns in order is an expert
ment to be undertaken between NatcheZ
and Meridian, along the line of the pro
posed Mississippi River Western rail
road Building towns on uniform plans
is also an experiment, the result of
which will be watched with some curl
osity.
But to predetermine the character of
the people who are to inhabit the thirty
or more proposed towns, each yet to be
located along a railroad line yet to be
built is a decided novelty.
These are few of the things pro-
posed to be done by the Mississippi River
Western Town Site Company, recently
organized for that purpose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Beauvoir Veterans at Home.

After tour of nearly a weeks dura-
ton, during which they took in the Con-
federate Reunion at Memphis, with its
second edition at Vicksburg, the car
load of veterans from the Beauyoir Sol
diers' Home returned Sunday. That
these old men, some of whom are well
advanced in years, have enjoyed the out
ing and have stood the rigors incident
thereto with the ease and facility of men
in their prime was apparent, as not one
of whom but reported that he had taken
in everything and every feature of the
great Reunion at Memphis, and also had
participated in the exercises incident to
the Lee monument unwilling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Deaf and Dumb Prodigy.

Those who attended the closing exer-
cises at the Deaf and Dumb Institute
were more than compensated. The ex-
crcses were accompanied with features
peculiar to such occasions Most inter
esting, perhaps, of all the features was
the part played by the little prodigy
from Calhoun county, Maud Scott, the
Mississippi Helen Keller, who is closing
her seventh year at the institution, and
who has progressed from state of al
most inhuman sensibility to condition
of mind which is said by those who have
studied the case to excel Helen Keller
herself at the same period of her life.
Through this child the merits and SIM
plicity of the Braille system of training,
through the sense of touch, has been
demonstrated to many visitors to the
Deaf and Dumb Institute, and though
still highly nervous and supplemented,
the degree of control attained by her in
structors and caretakers seems remark
able.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Normals Largely Attended.

According to information received at
the headquarters of the department of
education the first two State normals, at
Brookhaven and at Hattiesburg, have
opened up under the most gratifying
conditions, the registry at each number
ing over two hundred teachers and by
the end of the week this is expected to
be increased by at least fifty. These
two will have one week the start of the
other teachers normals, which open up
on June Is at Sherman, Pontotoc county,
the University of Mississippi, the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College and In
dustrial Institute and College.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
Big Back Tax Claim.

As a result of an examination of the
records in the office of the chancery clerk
of Lowndes county by Mr.. j. c. John
ston, deputy from the office of Internal
Revenue Agent Writ Adams, solvent
credits aggregating about $350,00O have
been unearthed and turned over TO the
board of supervisors, who will collect
taxes thereon. Back taxes are to be
collected for period of six years and
quite neat sum will be added to the
county treasury as result of Mr.. John
ston's crusade.