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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
The Good Roads" Question.

Today's Magazine, Canton, Ohio.
1t is matter OF hearty congratu-
latiOns that our country is rapidly
awakening to the truth expressed by
Charles Sumner fifty years ago that
the two greatest forces for the adj
vancement of civilization are the
schoolmaster and good roads,
Our school are being well cared
for; but what about our roads?
Good roads, as our people well
know, have a monetary value far be-
You'd the general conception. They
mean cultivated farms. prosperous
farmers, cheaper food products for
the dwellers in cities and towns, and
bringing together in closer touch
communities that should be of mutu-
al value one to the other.
They benefit alike the people wi o
live in the city and in the country.
and means progress and prosperity.
They promote friendly intercourse
and all that goes to make life enjoy
able, progressive and intellectual.
They add to the beauty of the coun
try and cultivate the taste for better
things. With good roads the dwc.
ers thereby take an added pride IL
keeping the buildings painted all !
thus enhance the value of the farm
That we are far cry from havin
such roads as should be ours is Dr.
ven by verified statistics that sho
that for the last eleven years the h..
tai farm productions of the Unit d
States was $4,000, 600, 900, and ii at
it cost more to take the produl IS
represented by this stupendous +
mount from the farm to the railw;
station than from the latter poi.
to the American and European mar
kets; and the saving in the cost Of
moving these products, would, i,
these eleven years have built Over
one million of permanently go |
roads.
How are we to get them? If ever
interested farmer, every lnteIligel.
resident of town and city would unit,
in the effort to bring this matter b.,
fore the proper authorities and urg,
upon them the necessity for having.
the best highways possible, in an in
credibIy short time this countr,
would have a magnificent showing
of good rosds in every direction. anG
a corresponding increase in prosper
ity and happiness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
THE CALL OF CHRISTMAS
Inspiration of Time Should Bring Us
Deeper Sense of Personal Re-
sponsibiIity.

1t Is Christmas time, and at this
moment the call is to lift up our
hearts and welcome the Light of the
World, to rest for while in the glory
of that light; not, indeed forgetting
the lessons he would have us learn,
nor those great servants of his who
taught us to know and love and work,
and have passed away; but in thank
fulness and alteration seeking to learn
us serve him. The inspiration of this
blessed time should bring us a deeper
sense of personal responsibility, and
of our duty to our neighbor in regard
to questions touching the general well
fare; and, beyond all, deeper faith
that faith by which mountains can be
renoved-and truer love, a devotion
that can bear even the reproach of the
cross. If permission may but be grant
ed to share In bearing a part of that
burden.
The advent of Christ makes us debt
ors to God and man. 1t is therefore
not for us to question whether others
I'll hiHu W WnStucl lucI6 10
love, gentleness, meekness, sympathy
and helpfulness in our own lives, or
not. With this spirit of the season
reflected and perpetuated in the life,
Christmas giving will resolve itself
into Christ-like giving every day from
Christmastide to Christmastide of ev-
cry year of grace. Christ came not to
be ministered unto, but to minister, to
suffer, and to die for others, even his
enemies. Rising far above the lower
aim of getting and gaining solely for
self. the grateful heart will ask:
what can I give to my Redeemer
who gave himself for me, and what
can l do for others, for his sake, and
the gospePs?" That is the reincarna-
ton of the Christ spirit, and exalts
him who said: "And I, if be lifted up,
will draw all men unto me-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Noel Confident Are Constitutional.
Ripley Sentinel.

Ripley Sentinel.
All three of the Amendments vot-
ed on in the recent election were a
dopted. A point has been raised a.
gainst the judiciary amendment upon
the ground that it combined two
propositions in one Gov. Noel takes
the position that the objection is not
we'll founded and that the amend
ment is legally adopted The Senti
mel is sure he is correct in his views
on the matter and that after the
next legislature our judges will be
elected instead of being appointed
by the governor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Decorations In Middle Aces,

They did their Christmas decora
lions very thoroughly in the middle
ages. Every mans house, as also
the parish churches, were decked with
holm, ivy, bays and whatever the sea.
son OF the year afforded to be green"
we read In Stow, but he omits to men
ton that decking with evergreens In
the. month of December, like most OF
the details of our Christmas festivi
ties. was heather in origin. 1t orig
mated, for all that, in very poetic
idea, for the Druids did it SO that
the woodland spirits might have a
warm place in which to take shelter
until the spring came round again
and the trees out of doors once more
had leaves of their own.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

The aroused public sentiment of
America is not in any humor to stand
any shenanneeging from the new
Democratic Congress recently re
turned mainly upon the issue of the
Lower House of our National Solons
throwing off the gag-ruIe of the
Speaker, which has operated so to
estop and throttle righteous legisla
ton The question of removing the
czarlike power of naming the com
mittees from the hands of the Spea-
ker, should be forever settled in the
organization OF that Congress. No
quibbling. No side-stepping, but
right up to the counter with the
goods, Mr.. Champ Clark and your
Democratic Cor ferees. Win for
yourselves present renown and be-
queath to Congress and posterity an
inestimable legislative boon. We
want to see our Mississippi delega-
ton come right out in the open in
standing for this committee-appoint-
ments in Congress. and believe they
will nave the backbone not only to
speak but to work to that end, when
the time arrives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Difference In Kind Of Vote.

BrOokhaven Leader.
The fellow that goes around with
out any band on his head and says
in self-inhated way, 20 fcourse the
Legislature had Il right to vote in
secret. ain that the way to vote?"
be sure that he is trying to impose
on your intelligence. You have a
right to vote for whom you please 10
be in favor of or against what you
wish, but any man that has enough
sense to come in out of q shower of
rain, knows that a representative is
in duty bound to report his acts en-
everything to the people who sent
him, whose hiced man he is. This is
too plain to need discussion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
RustIinQ of Leaves,

Until a few years ago Hampshire
rustics used to sit up till ~ o'clock
on old Christmas night and as soon
as they heard the leaves rustling they
went to the nearest comstall to watch
the animals get up and lie down on
the other side. The idea of watching
the animals arose from the belief that
at IL o'clock on the night of the Ma
tiviy oxen knelt in their stalls in honor
OF the event; that the rustling of the
leaves refers to the tradition that
thorn trees blossom at midnight to
commemorate the Saviour's birth.
Cornish folk believe that sheep turn
to the east and bow their heads on
old Christmas night in memory of the
sheep belonging to the shepherds at
Bethlehem, and in Yorkshire bees
hum in their hives on the same occa.
sion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

still held, not only refrain from dis
countenancing practices which the
holy church regards as heretical on
account of their origin, but even en-
joins the due observance on the peo
pie Wherever possible, details of
these customs have been modified
with view of bringing them into as
close obedience as possible with the
instructions of the Vatican.
One of the easiest tasks in this re.
spect was the encourageme of the
old custom of ceasing work for ~
days after Christmas and postponing
the discussion of all differences and
legal disputes for the same period.
Among the "seasonable customs and
beliefs" which have for the most part
ben dy ing out, if they are not already
dead in many parts of the country, are
the following:
Christmas eve being dedicated to
Adam and Eve, boys bern on that day
were christened Adam, and girls Eve.
Fortune telling on Christmas day
was INDUCED in; at B Issels, for ex-
ample, the burghers ass embed around
the fire and roasted oh stnuts, listen.
ing to their fortunes" n aanwhile. At
Spa, handful of salt was cast upon
the table by the host; if it melted
there would be death in the family
or else wet year In the country,
though if the salt remained hard a
guest would die, If, by cL lnce, one OF
the lights went out at tbs critical mo-
ment.
Among the metal VIC. '1ers of the
province of Hainaut mott IN lead was
plunged into water, and the figures
produced by the operation were sup.
posed to represent incidents in the
life of the "plunger."
In the Ardennes, the wec her for the
coming year was determi ced by plac.
ing lighted candles in walnut shells,
which were allowed to f. at on a ba.
sin of water. If the ccndles went
out the year would be bad one,
agriculturally speaking; i: the remain.
ed alight until the end 1t would be q
good year.
Nuts thrown on the f-e by lovers
foretold joy If they burned with a
suffering; sorrow, If thee was any
noise.
According to an ext ing belief,
everything living change it's position
at the hour of midnight en- Christmas
day. Everything sown in the fields
that day is bound to bear fruit-even
though 1t be sown on the snow It.
self.
While it is considered unlucky to
spin flax on Christmas cay, a shirt
made from flax on that n ght is good
for many Ills" Christm IS day eggs
always produce fine chic'.s. A farm.
er could ensure ecod cops from his
fruit trees by striking them with an
ak on Christmas day, always provided
that nobody went near the trees
with spinning wheel within "a
hours.
In the province of Antwerp the peas.
ants say that "hellwagen" or char.
lot of blood is driven through the sky
at full gallop on Christmas night, the
explanation being that some impious
peasant dared to go out wood gather.
ing with his wagon one Christmas
night, and that. by way of punishment,
he is condemned to drive through the
sky year by year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
COMMISSIONERS SAI.EnE I.ANns

COMMISSIONER SALE OF LANDS.
BY virtue of the authority vested in me by a
decree of Chancery Court of Greeue County.
Mississippi, rendered on the 18th day of June.
1910, in case No. c5l on the Chancery Docket of
said county and state, styled Melton l.. Bran
nan, ct al, VS. r. c. Avent ct al, |, d. E. Bre
land, Sheriff of Greene County. Mississippi
commissioner named in said al owe mentioned
decree. having been requested by the defen-
dants in said cause to sell the lands described
below, default having been made in the pay
ment of the sum of $3.50 by the said Complains
tants in said cause to he defendant J. c.
Daughdrill within six months from the 9th
day of May 1910 as decreed In said cause and in
accordance with the terms of said decree men,
toned ABOVE. l will on
Monday, the 2ni day of Jany., 1911,
during legal hours in front OF the Court Hou Sc
door in the town OF LelkeSville, Greene Coun-
ty. Mississippi. sell for cash to the highest
bidder or bidders &c following described Ian DIS
in Greene County, Mississippi to wit: Lots
No. ,. 3. 4 and in Block No. of the town Of
Leaf, Greene County, Mississippi
Witness my hand on this the 18th day of j &c.
1910
ID. e.. RRET.AND Commissioners
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
PETITION FORPARDON.

To Governor Il. L. Noel.
Governor of the State of Mississippi.
We the undersigned petitioners. would re-
specially show unto you the following state of
facts, to-wit.
That at the February term of 1909 of the
Circuit Court of Greene County. Mississ pp,
one Joshua Il. Beech was under Indictment for
stealing four head of cattle; thai at said term
of Court. he was tried on charge of Gaard
Larceny and his convic 10 n L S te d
solely on the evidence of two DegrCes. although
the crime was committed ten years before: I'M
der id conviction he was sentenced to the
State penitcntiary for three years and has now
served more than one year CT said sentence.
He is sixty EIGHT years old and unable to do
hard work and is now confined in the Hospital
ut Oakley; he is "a Confederat Veteran and
has an INDECENT wife who is an invalid nd
pearns for the comfort of his Companionship;
he has made an exemplary prisoner and we be-
lieve the ends of the law have been mot We
therefore. pray your excellency to grant unto
him, the said oshua 4. Beech u pardon,
i. B, NEAL. M. D.
NJ. L. BATSON. NJ. D.,
w. S. (his X mark) EPARD,
SAM Pc III, NJ. D..
j. j. BEARD.
j. L MoRAE ct al
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Wants To Help Some One.

For thirty years ]. F. Boyer, of
Fertile, Mo-, needed help and could
Mt find it. That's why he wants to
help some one now. Suffering so
long himself he feels for all distress
from Backache, Nervousness. Loss
of appetite, Lassitude and Kidney
disorders. He shows that Electric
Bitters work wonders for such trou-
bies. Five bottles" he writes,
wholly cured me and nov l am we'll
and hearty" It's also positively qua
anteed for Liver Trouble, Dyspepsia
blood disorders, female complaints
and malaria. Try them. SOC at Peo-
pies Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Leakesville High School Notes.
Furnished by pupil assigned each month
by the Principal and under his espionage.
BY Miss Hattie Turner, Pupil

Our school is still progressing
nicely and our attendance is very
good. Everyone seems to take in
terest in our school how. We are
glad to know this.
We have had with us for the past
week Rev: Bryan Simmons and we,
as pupils and teachers enjoyed his
talks. He said many things that we
all appreciated and he has helped us.
The holidays are drawing near.
Our school will turn out on Thurs
day evening before Xmas so the
teachers may leave on the evening S
train and will take in the following
Monday week,
The rules will be suspended during
the holidays and we as pupils expect
to enjoy the holidays.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

There are some surmises IN circula-
tio1 at this stage of the game, that
as Mr.. Scott has dropped out of the
Gubernational race, Brewer will haye
no opposition IN the campain next
year. While the Herald expects to
support Mr.. Brewer. we are frank to
say that we don't believe he will be
allowed to walk off with as big as job
as that without opposition, and oppo-
sition that will stir things.
There are at least two elements in
the politics of the state likely to put
out man, and then some prominent
fellow is sure to run 20 get a good
start for four years hence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Happy and prosperous will be the
babe born at Christmas; long-lived and
happy the bride that is married then;
and it Is very lucky for Christmas to
fall on Monday 1t is good to give
gifts OF many kinds at this season;
but let no housewife, be she the most
free-handed woman III the world.
throw or give away ashes or salt be-
fore breakfast on Christmas morning.
A bright Christmas means bright
New Year, and may this Christmas be
OF brightest omen!
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Legal Advert sements.
HRIDGE BUILDING CONTRACT NOM

BRIDGE BUILDING CONTRACT NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that cor tract for
b1ilding a bridge across Mason Creek, Kittrell
at Jonathan, Miss. according to plan and spe-
ciications on file in the Cbancery Clerk's office
will be let 70 the lowest responsible bidder at
public cutlery in front of the East front door
of the court house in the town of Leakesvile
Miss, on the
Is Monday the End day OF Jany., 1911.
Bond will be required according to Jaw. The
board reserves the right to reject any and al
bids.
BY Older of the Board. This Dec It'll 1910,
S. II. Mex AY, Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
EDITORIAL

The withdrawal Letter of Hon.
Chas Scott from the race for Govern
or. will be found on our front page
under Mississippi News, IT'S the
letter of statesman of the courtly
old school, and probably TIE last
Confederate Veteran to offer for that
important office, and henc3 doubly
tinged with regret. We are sorry
our plate people in preparing that
matter failed to ferret out several
glazing typographical errors, but
that's no fault of Mr.. Scott, who
writes and speaks a very pure and
correct English.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
People Wanted Amendments
Greenwood wealth.
Each of tho Con institutional A N

Greenwood Commonwealth
Each of the Constitutional Amend
ments were carried by a majority of
three or four to one at the election
held in the state last week The
vote was light over the state, but
the result indicated the sentiment
The people have wanted the priv
lege of electing their judges for ma
ny years, and they will now be per-
mitted to do so. The Common wealth
congratulates them on the result of
the recent election.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
The Agreed Rates For Announcements.

Vicksburg Daily Herald.
Hon. E. A. Fitzgerald, president
of the Mississippi Press Association
has addressed letter to the pub
fishers of The State urging that the
agreed rate for announcing candi-
dates be charged by all newspapers.
This rate. which is entirely reasona-
BILE, is as follows: For District and
State offices, SIS; for county offices,
SO; for beat Offices, S..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Ends Winters Troubles.

To many, winter is season of
trouble. The frost bitten toes and
fingers, chapped hands and lips, chib-
Iains, cold sores, red and rough skins
prove this. But such troubles fly be
fore Bucllen S Arnica Salve. A trial
convinces. Greatest healer of burns.
boiIs, piles, cuts, sores, ecz' ma and
sprains. Only 25c at Poop es Drug
Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
DAWSON TAKING NOTICE AGAIN.
Comments on GobbIers Weddings And
CourtshDs.


Pickwick, Miss. Dec. II, 19l0.-
Mr.. Editor:-You may be laughing
in your sleeve saying have got rid
of that notorious Dawson, but here
he is again, so kind sir make you a
profound bow and remark here's at
you again. am still at Pickwick,
and as usual am picking up every
thing can, and if you were here you
would do the same thing.
| notice that of late you are receiv-
ing from your various friends
throughout the county. quite lot
'lasses' and | am glad of it because
you need lot of sweetening, and l
have always surmised you had a
good mouth for 'lasses.
Well the season is near at hand
that will require of you to gobble u
lot of turkey. / guess you will be
equal to the task, and you may form
the habit Of gobbling like our Ma
tional bird, Mr.. Gobbler. Now Mr.
Editor when you're sticking your
teeth in that juicy bird on Christ
mas day, just think for a moment
how that old notorious Dawson rs
mouth is watering for some to COB
BILE away out in the Jungles. never
did care to gobble turkey when I
could not get it.
BY the way brother Dan Breland
shore has good Deputy, the way he
captured one of McLain s fairest
damsel's shows he is anything but
green if his name is Green. l think
his making this capture under the
cover of darkness shows he was not
very green. | do not think the
young couple needed, so much salt
ing as they seemed to have received.
Your humble Correspondent extends
his best wishes to Mr.. aud Mrs. Green
and may their pathway through life
be strewn with flowers, and may it
be free from so much sailing.
| see my friend, one Mr.. j. w.
Backstrom slipped off and captured
him a prize-how lucky, l wish I
could find one, but alas | am too no.
torious. | herewith extend my best
wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Backstrom,
and may no hedge of thorns in any
way impede their pathway through
life.
The Pickwick sporting gents,
Messrs Charles w. Green Robt.
G. S m h, Ma hal Stay, Lee
Green, Less Raglan, seem to be hold
ing their own with the fair sex. Mr..
G. w. G. seems of late to be very
partial to all the school marms-well
Charles was always fond o. the fair
sex and admire his good taste.
Mr. Lee Green can be seen every
Sunday afternoon perambulating to-
wards Cheraw, guess be must be
going to see a she, if he does it is
none of my business.
Bob Smith gees hiking around
quite often, but not much with the
boys. | can tell you, Bob does love
the fair sex and it is his good taste
that prompts him.
Mr.. Nathan Stay is kind of bash
full fellow, he will follow the other
sports as he is afraid he might get
left.
Mr.. Less Raglan is fellow that is
fond of the ladies and seems to be
afraid to tell them so.
| wonder if Jim Hillman has killed
an old buck this season, if Jim let's
this season slip by without getting
one it will be the first one in forty
years to hear Jim tell 1t.
Well Mr.. Editor | herewith pre-
sent you and all the good people of
Greene County my double breasted
regards.
With best wishes to the Herald.
Yours truly
CODDEC WCON
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Local Masonic Lodge Elects Officers.

This list of officers named in their
Annual election held last Saturday
was handed us by DR.. Sam Pool, for
LeakesvilIe Lodge A. +. q A. M,
No. APO, viz: Sam Pool, W. M; G.
w. Williams, S. W; J. S. Lackey, j.
W; W. S. Beard, Treas; c. E.
Anding, Secty; J. H. Turner, S. D;
Syl Turner, J. d; J. ID. Webb, So T..
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Banks On Sure Thing Now.

III never be without DR.. Kings
New Life Pills again" writes A.
Schingeck, CAT Elm St., Buffalo, N.
Y. They cured me of chrome con
stipation when all others failed >
Unequaled for Biliousness, iaundice,
indigestion, headache, chills, mala-
ria and debility. 25c at Peoples Drug
Co,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Other Editors Chatter
GSsSS!Gssg!!SesG!S.!|
Ovett Observer.

The highest goal that any man
should aspire to attain is to be a
GENTLEMAN in the true sense of
the word. o, how often the title, gen
tlemen' is msapplied.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
A Christmas Absent

Father-Sammy, what is your teach
or going to give you for a Christmas
present?
Sammy-A holiday,
Father should call that en- ab.
sent instead of a present.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Millionaire Ito his daughter-"Tell
me, child-that young man who wants
to marry you this Christmas, has he
got any money?
Miss nnocence-Money, father?
Why, he has just given me a cluster
diamond ring studded with pearls!
Millionaire-Yes, l know. Has he
any money left?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
FOLK LORE OF DAY
BELGIAN CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
THAT ARE DYING OUT.
Celebration of Festival Still Presents
Much That Is Interesting-OId Gus
toms TraceabIe to Heather
Rites and Practices.

THOUGH not so
keenly followed
up as in Germany
and England, the
festival of Christ
mas, as celebIat-
ed in Belgium,
still presents a
certain amount of
interest, especial
ly in respect to
it's traditional as
pect. Many Of
the old customs,
which today are
but a mere mock
cry of their orig
inal selves, are
traceable to old
heather rites and
practices.
The priesthood,
realizing the ven
Grafton in which
these customs are
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Three things are difficult-to keep
a secret, to bear injuries, and to make
good use Of time.