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The Lamar register., 1909-07-14

AL parasols have long handles.
IL is undoubtedly a year OF silks.
Clinging gowns are still the rage.
Velveteen toques are in great de-
mand.
Many guimpes are being made with
out collars
Foulards and pongees are the favor
lite fabrics
Tafeta silk is the ruling favorite in
sunshades.
Satin violets. in all shades, will fig
ure on new hats
There is no end of border effects
among the new cottons.
Bodices are longer in front, but as
high as ever at the back.
Crepe de Chine Scarf.
A white crepe de chine scarf with
SHRED stripe border and gold metal
fringed ends is very pretty.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-14

DO poets ever really starve?-
We'll, maybe not. But we seldom
ever get chance to overeat."
The Lamar register., 1909-07-14

life is passed in some European coun
tries.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-14

If you have strip of brown silk.
,aReta or messaline. and a little silk in
The Lamar register., 1909-07-14
WELL DEFINED.

De Quiz-What's your idea of the
difference between optimism and pes
simism?
De Whiz-O, the optimist says it is
spring when it isn't and the pessimist
says it isn't when it is
The Lamar register., 1909-07-14
AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts In this
story Of circumstsntiai evidence
are drawn from an actual re-
corded case. only such change
of names and local color being
made as to remove them from
the classification Of legal re-
ports to that Of fiction. All the
essential points of evidence,
however. are retained.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
HouseC COMMITTEES Clerk Courts Demand

When congress recently voted $780,.
900 for the relief of the italian earth
quake victims, an unusual scene was
enacted in the house A misunder-
standing had arisen between the presi-
dent and congress as to the amount of
the relief and the bill prepared by the
house committee on appropriations
did not fit with the presidents mes
sage by 100000. Courts was sum-
moned by a general alarm and re-
spOnded readily, pen in hand. A cons
ference was held at the speakers ta-
bic lasting about two minutes, and
those two minutes brought $500 600
more relief to the sufferers of Italy.
Courts and his pen fixed the bill and
Courts later rushed the bill to the en-
crossing committee and had it in the
senate in record time.
When congratulated by members
and civilians alike later, Courts mere
ly smiled. When, however. some one
Yentured to suggest that 1T was an in
spring sight to see congress act go
generously and so quickly, Courts re-
Piled: II once knew congressman
who made a speech i'm Faneuil han,
Boston, and Dragged about the passage
of a pension bill CARRYING over $780,
coo, 900 in forty minutes. Finally ;he
swelled up in his patriotism and ex>
claimed: Can you beat that?' some
body in the back row replied: Lord, /
hope not There is such thing as
fc;-g tco quick on the trigger"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Capital Is Cordial to Little Countess

Bernstorffs made her debut in society
lat Cairo, Egypt, where her father was
his country's representative up to a
few months ago. She feels as if she
were making a second debut since COM
ing to Washington, for she has taken
part in all the affairs given for Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, as we'll as in many of
the official functions.
+. Since the dismantling of the German
embassy by the Baroness Won Stern
burg, who recently sailed for Europe
with her mother to spend the rest Of
the winter on the Riviera, the house
has been placed in the hands of dec
orators and furnishers, and the ambas-
sador and his family have been obliged
to live at one of the hotels. The en-
bassy is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy in April.
The Countess Won Bernstorff and her
daughter wish to know all about the
city in which they live, and they are
seen frequently on pleasant mornings.
guidebook in hand, learning about
historic houses and places. They have
strayed already outside the foreign and
official circles to meet people of inter
est, and it is confidently expected that
the German embassy will be thorough
~ cosmopolitan and democratic during
the present incumbent's regime
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

Clerk WEEDS Prince in Travel Romance

Der bound for Manila, but stopped in
Denver to visit friends before leaving
the country. While visiting in Denver
she became acquainted with friends of
her hostess who were also bound for
the east and who had taken passage on
the steamer which was to carry her to
Manila. Miss Jeffrey learned that they
were to make several side trips and so
she obtained an extension of leave
from the Philippines and decided to
join the party of tourists
Whether the prince was a member
of this party or whether Miss jeffrey
met him after the ship passed through
the Golden Gate has not been made
known. At any rate, he was a passen-
ger on the steamer, and the acquaint
ance which formed then resulted in a
pretty little love affair The prince con-
tinued with the party through their
travels in China and japan and the
love story progressed in the most sat
isfactory way.
While in Hong Chow the party went
for an outing. The funny little native
rig in which Miss Jeffrey was riding
collided with carriage. Miss Jeffrey
was thrown to the ground and injured
painfully, but not seriously. 1t was
not long after this that the marriage
took place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
How TO Wash Chiffon Wells.

Make O suds of warm water and a
good pure white soap, dip the chiffon
veil in and squeeze the veil gently un
til all the soil has disappeared. Dc
not rub at all. Rinse in several wa
tiers and pin out ON the bed or fiat
surface, over which spread clean
sheet, and just before 1t is dry iron
under clean white cloth. If one does
not object to crapy appearance it is
not necessary to iron chiffon wells al
ALL Black wells are greatly improved
if rusty looking by giving them alco
hol and ammonia-a large spoonful OF
ammonia to enough alcohol to success
fully immerse thesyeiI. Dip it in and
squeeze out without wringing and pin
out on a sheet to dry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Secretary Satterlee's Test for Duty

for very early in the morning of the
night that Mr.. Satterlee played at be-
ing a midshipman and slept In Ban
croft, or Bankrupt" hall as the mid
dies facetiously call it, apropos of
their cronic penniless state. "All OUT
was called promptly and those who
did not turn out quickly enough to
suit the MILDLY officers were uncere-
moniously dumped out on the floor,
mattress and all The officer of one. of
the decks rushing hurriedly around
at the last moment to see that all had
obeyed his summons came to a room
whose occupant had not stirred but
with his head buried in the pillow was
soundly sleeping. Here. you, get up"
called out Mr.. Midshipman, and meet,
ing with no response, said, ooh, you
wont. won't your" With that he
rushed toward the bed and taking
hold of the mattress was about to
jerk it down on the floor, when a
sleepy voice said, Whats the mat
ter?' and sleepy face, wearing fun
beard, emerged from the bed clothes.
1T was Mr.. Satterlee of the honorable
board of visitors who had been SO UNI
tremendously aroused, and when this
fact dawned upon the brain Of tn IN
terprisins msesAfpnan sle Aeaa a.
hAstZ Fetreah - =
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
JACKSON.
Who PAYS the Freight


The board of penitentiary trustees
have addressed a query to the attorney
general for the purpose OF getting an
official opinion as to the responsibility
and cost of transporting penitentiary
convicts to and from courts where their
services are needed for the purpose OF
testifying in pending cases. The ques-
ton is asked whether it 10 the manda
tory duty of the penitentiary officer to
transport these convicts when 80 wanted,
or whether it should not properly be Tho
province of the sheriff of the county,
where the convict is wanted or his dep
uty, and also whether the escorting o4Ap
Ger is entitled to the fee of 20 EentD q
mile, as is allowed in other casea. Rap
plying, the attorney-genersl states 3ha9
Mississippi has no general status IN
on the subject, as is the case In so@N GU
the states. In the former annotated G00@
of 1892 there was section covering CD
point, which, however, it appears, waD
not brought forward in the code Of goa
and the chapter on penitentiary o E3en9
on the subject. 1t is proper, hoWeysFt
that the superintendent of the psnieeH'
iiary take steps to secure guarantee Of
payment of the expense OF. transporting
the needed convict witness, II the witness
is wanted in civil suit. If he is wanted
to testify in criminal case, it should
be the duty of the court to make an or
der for the allowance of the expense,
which should be paid by the board Of
supervisors of the county in which such
trial is had
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Farmers Sued for Notes.


A number of suits have been fled in
the federal court at Meridian by Iheo.
s. Houston, of Houston, Tex, for the
collection of notes given by farmers of
the state to man from Texas last year
who proposed to build warehouses for
the Farmers Union, saving he repre-
scented the Warehouse Building Associa-
ton of Houston, Tex. 1t appears that
the man was in Mississippi some time
last year, and that he proposed to fur
nish money to the farmers to build ware
houses if they would give him their notes
for the same. IN other words, the man
proposed that each farmer should take
certain amount of stock in the pro-
posed warehouse and give his note for
the amount that he wanted to carry,
whereupon the Warehouse Association
would cash the notes and the money to
build the warehouse would be fOrthcom-
ing.
With this understanding, large num-
Der of farmers gave their notes, but, in
doing so, failed to make their payments
contingent upon the erection OF ware
house, or the payment of the necessary
cash to construct the same. The notes
were in regular form and were not con-
ditional upon anything. The warehouses
were not built. neither was the promised
money Forthcoming, and the man who
had taken the notes disappeared.
1t is said that number of farmers
gave their notes. especially IN Lcake
county and around Heidelberg, Quitman
and Shubuta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
eherfff's Settle Accounts.

State Auditor Smith reports that all
the sheriifs have made the required Jan
vary settlements, and while some ten or
twelve days over the time required by
law, it is fairly reasonable. Some delays
have been occasioned through tie tact
that the state depository list was under
going change at about the same time
that the tax collectors were trying to
get their accounts Strengthened out, and
this fact has been taken into account by
the state fiscal officers. The total re-
ceipts for the month of January, which
period the collections represented,
amounted to the sum of $S2S, 10000,
which is practically the bulk of what
was due, though there are some collec-
tions still to be made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
HURTS BUSINESS.
The Connection Between Drink and
Trade Depression.

Presiding recently at a bazaar held
at Jarrow, mining town on the Tyne
Sir Christopher Furness, the great
hipbuilder, said that as he Travelled
here by motor car through mining
villages he was struck by the large
amount of brewers traffic there was
On the road. That suggested that
trade was not in such a depressed
state as many of them imagined He
had never before seen so many brew,
ers' drays on the same road. Drink
was serious stumbling block in the
progress of the country. AS business
man, he said it was impossible to
maintain the present position amons
the manufacturing nations of tie
world with such heavy national
drink bill.
Such a statement presents strors
contrast to the Official reports recent.
ly put forth showing that the brewing
trade in the United Kingdom is en- the
downgrade. The exports from Scot
land appear to have been practically
stationary, amounting during the first
three-Quarters of the year to 12t,SS7
barrels, as compared with 124,118 bar.
rels in 1907
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
How to Make Caramel Custard

After cooking half cupful of sugar
to caramel pour In quarter of cup
full of boiling water, stirring and cook
ing until dissolved, then add three cup
fuls of scalded milk. Beat the yolks
Of six and the whites Of three eggs
very light, add half cupful Of sugar
and a scant half teaspoonfnl Of salt,
dilute with portion Of the hot milk
and when smooth stir into the other.
ingredients, strain and turn into indi-
yidual molds Cook In a pan of boil
ing water till the center is firm and
when cold arrange for serving, adding
a light Drowned meringue made OF
whites of three eggs beaten very light
with six tablespoonfuls Of sugar and
quarter Of teaspoonful each OF salt
and almond extract
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

II HERE is no ADLER servant of the
Il United States in the capitol build
ing than James C.. Courts, the diminu-
tive clerk of the house committee on
appropriations. Without him the great
committee would be often at sea.
1t would be almost an utter impos-
5ibility for Chairman Tawney or any
other head of that great committee to
carry in his mind the vast details of
the appropriation bills which it brings
into the house, carrying amounts vary
ing from a few to more than 100000
900. Some member of the house wants
to know about some item in every
bill and frequently the whole house
wants to know about a good many of
them. Chairman Tawney can answer
offhand as many questions as any
other chan man no ever SO iii AIS
shoes, but it is Courts who, when he
sits ccT-1, is al most hidden by the
des.z y t~cnt &c fi.a, but IS the icady
prompter when the chairman's mem
CRY fails Be Tecn Tawney and Courts
practically no time OF the house is
wasted in getting necessary informa-
ion &C. I'll ccmer'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Of State News Items Gathered by Our Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
Agricultural Demonstration Train.

One more agricultural and industrial
demonstration special train will be oper-
ated through section of Mississippi be-
fore the planting season is fully deyel-
oped. which will be that of the Mobile a.
Ohio and Southern railways, to be oper-
sted over the parts of these two systems
which were not covered during the jan
nary trip. Commissioner of Agriculture
Blakeslee has been notified that he will
be expected to be in the party of edu-
Gators, as will Prof Lloyd and other
mambers of the faculty of the Agricul-
eliyal and Mechanical College, and it is
expected that Special Agent X. S. VIII
mGR. Of the United States department,
/ nil ba In attendance. The itinerary to
NJ lowered will be from Corinth to West
9Aae, over the Mobile & Ohio, and
eAanrs Test over the Southern to Winona
ana On into the delta TO Indianola, and,
nAMNe, on to Greenville. The time is
@xaa from March S to 10, and the train
VI hs In charge of NJ. V. Richards, of
@ GCuthern, and W. l.. Henderson, of
| O. Mobile & Ohio, both of whom have
Ga Transferable experience with such ex-
GUfTicns.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

VIZ ASHINGTON.-F'ro government
w clerk to princess is the change
made by Miss George Jeffrey, former
ly clerk in the office of the auditor
of the post Office department
She is now the wife of Prince Alfred
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, adjutant to his i'm
perial majesty, the car. The wedding
took place in Canton, China The
prince and princess are now travelling
in the far east but will ultimately go
to st. Petersburg, where they will
make their home
The romance which eliminated in
the marriage of the American girl and
The Russian nobleman had its incep-
ton on. an ocean steamer bound for
The far east. Miss Jeffrey, who was re-
garded as one of the best clerks in the
@ost Office department, was transferred
Il her own request from that depart
rent to the Philippine service.
She left Washington early in Octo-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

United States Senator A. ]. Mclaurin
is urging the farmers of Mississippi to
include in their crop diversification plans
this year liberal acreage OF Louisiana
molasses and ribbon cane. In a recent
letter on the subject, Senator McLaurin
says: Il write to suggest that YOU urge
the farmers to plant a larger proportion
of cane this year than usual have
been talking up the molasses product
of Mississippi up here in Washington,
and l believe if our people would send
few barrels of Molasses made in Mis-
sissippi to Washington, Cincinnati, Chi
eago and other Northern cities, and let
them see and taste its superiority to the
maple syrup they use, they would dis
card the maple syrup and take the mo-
lasses. They only see the molasses mixed
with glucose after the sugar is extracted
and know nothing of genuine mOlasses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

THE Countess Luise Alexandra Won
Il Bernstorff, only daughter of the
German ambassador and Countess Won
'Bernstorff, has found the national cap
ital of her mothers native land much
to her liking Ever since the arrival
in Washington of the kaiser's new rep
resentative and his family, they have
been entertained constantly. To all af-
fairs given for the younger set the
little countess" as she is frequently
3alled, has been invited.
Countess Alexandra was born and
educated abroad, and is making her
lrst visit to this country. She speaks
the language with only a slight accent,
Tor her mother, who has lived in for
ign countries ever since she was Is
years old, has never dropped the Eng
lish tongue, but has spoken it to her
daughter and son. the latter now a
tudent in Germany.
A year ago the daughter of the Won
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

Keeping white shelves in the pantry
often means great deal Of scrubbing.
This need not be so if the shelves are
covered with white oilcloth. such as is
used for tables. Cut the oilcloth in
long strips about three inches wider
than the shelves. Make -four r1ste
and with 1t stick the oilcloth on the
shelves, covering the front edge and
FASTING it underneath and letting the
oilcloth come up about an inch against
the wall at the back. Shelves covered
with oilcloth will keep tidy for years
and only need wiping over with a
cloth and warm water to clean them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Thanks for. Contributions.

Maj Gen. George W. Davis, United
States Army, chairman of the central
committee of the American Red Cross,
by way of acknowledging the eontribu-
lions of Mississippi people to the Italian
nation during the recent terrible expe-
rience under which they suffered, has sent
the following to Gov Noel:
National Headquarters, Washington,
d. C.-The American Red Cross desires
te express, through you, the governor, to
the people of Mississippi, its acknowledge
ment and thanks for their contributions
toward the relief of the unfortunate vic
Tins of the Sicilinn and Calabrian earth
quake in Italy. The American ambassa-
dor at Rome, the members of the Ameri-
can relief committee in that city and the
Red Cross of America have received from
these helpful and sympathetic contribu-
tions expression of sincere appreciation
and thanks from the king of Italy. The
pope and Count Taverna, president OF
the Italian Red Cross, and the American
Red Cross take this opportunity, through
your courtesy, to extend their thanks to
the contributors to this fund in Mis-.
sissippi."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05


Are you bothered with nervous head
aches? Here is one of the simplest yet
most effective cures. All that is re-
quired is an empty beer bottle or even
the rolling pin. Anything will do. in
fact, if it is round and hard. Lie down
dat upon your back. and place the bot
tie under the back of the neck, allow
ing the weight of the head to press
down the neck hard against the bot
tie Retain this position for five or ten
minutes and note how the headache
gradually disappears. The pressure
cures because it presses down upon
two large nerves in the back Of the
neck, causing them to rest or sleep for
the number of minutes the pressure is
maintained This rest allows the
nerves to be toned up to normal condi-
ton. The treatment is intended for
the nervous headache. 1t will have
no effect upon the sick headache,
wherein the stomach is the cause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
How TO Treat a Black Eye.

Often in playing child will run
against some object which will hit the
eye, and as bruise on the eye is not
only more disGguring, but. more pain
full, than one anywhere else on the
body it is well to know what to do
for it, Immediately after the eye has
been struck with enough force to make
it black apply cloth wrung out Of hot
water as hot as can be borne. Apply
new cloths as hot as can be stood for
twenty minutes, and the blood which
has collected and clotted will become
thin and pass off to its proper chan
nels.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05

HERBERT LIVINGSTON SATTER-
III LEE, son of the late Bishop Sat
terlee and son-in-law of ]. Pierpont
Morgan, recently appointed 70 sue
coed T. H Newberry as. assistant sec
rotary of, the navy, was one Of the
board of visitors at the Naval acad-
envy last June and entered into his
duties with zest and interest that
was particularly pleasing to the acad-
envy staff He insisted upon seeing
everything there was to be seen. ate
in the mess hall, went out in the
launches and watched the drills. At
last he decided that he must slep in a
Ii idshipn ans bed so he was assigned
to a room on one of the decks.
Now at the very time the board of
visitors was at the academy the West
Point-Annapolis baseball game was on
and the West Point team were to be
given q rousing send-off when they
gAsk fAefr departure, which was fixea
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Reward Of the virtuou. Man.

II a virtuous man be ever so poor
or unfortunate in the world, still his
virtue is his own reward and win com
fort him under his Affections. The
quiet and satisfaction of his conscience
make him cheerful by day and he will
sleep sound of nights; he is esteemed
and respected, for even the most
wicked people themselves cannot help
adnliring and respecting virtue In
others Lord Chesterfield
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Mrs. w. H. Price Selected.

Mrs. W. H. Price. of the H. D. Money
chapter, CarrOllton, has been appointed
by Gov. Noel as delegate to the South
ern states convention to be held at New
Orleans, March 90 to 81. Mrs. Price
holds the position of vice-president of the
Mississippi division. The object of this
convention is to consider and recommend
to the legislatures of the various South
ern states a uniform child labor law and
other legislation looking to the better
ment of the condition of woman's and
child labor throughout the Southern
states
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-05
Farm Philosophy.

Monroe King, the farmer-philosopher
of Yazoo county, regards the corn con-
test movement, which is becoming gem
eral throughout the state, as one of the
most important that has been under
taken within the memory of this gem
Grafton when we remember" he says,
"that the great majority of our farmers
are year after year impoverishing their
lands by selling off the fertilizers which
naturally belong to those lands, thereby
not only impoverishing the land, but
themselves, it is high time a lesson was
taught them, and that, too, by their
young sons"