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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Interest Grows in Chautauuua.

Inquiries from over the state indi
cate a growing interest in tie sum-
mer chautauqua assembly which will
be held near Crystal Springs beginning
July FL and continuing until August
4. Indications are that the attendance
will be large. A number of special
assembly this summer, including lect-
urers of national reputation, leading
musicians, moving picture demonstra-
tions, congresses Of Kings Daugh-
tiers, of mothers and of philanthropic
workers, oratorical contests between
state colleges and musical conte ,ts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Scientist on Alcohol.

In the interesting volume entitled
The Life and Letters of Huxley, :"
published by Professor Huxley's son,
will be fouad the following letter.
1t is dated April 8, 1889, and was
written by. Mr.. Huxley to Mr.. E. T..
Ceilings, of Bolton, England. Care
fully read and preserve,
81 understand that you ask me
what l think about alcohol as a
stimulant to the brain in mental
work
Speaking for myself-and per-
haps l may add, for persons of my
temperaBent-I.can say without hes
itation that l would just as soon take
a dose of arsenic as l would of al
cohol under such circumstances. In
eed, on the whole, / should think
the arsenic safer, less likely to lead
to physical and moral degradation.
1t would be better to die outright
than to be alcoholized before death.
IF a man cannot do brain work
without stimulapts of any kind he
had better turn to hand work; it is
an indication on Natures part that
she did not mean him to be a head
worker.
The circumstances of my life
have led me to all sorts of condi-
tions in regard to alcohol, from To
tai Abstinence to nearly the other
end of the scale, and my clear con
viction is the less the better, though
ISby no means feel called upon to
forego the comforting and cheering
effect of a little
But for no conceivable consid-
Grafton would l use it to whip Up
a tired or sluggish brain; indeed,
for me there is no working-time so
good as between breakfast and
lunch, when there is not a trace OF
alcohol in my composition"
From the above We have the fol
lowing clear conclusions arrived at
by one of the cleverest and deepest
thinkers of our day:
That "as a stimulant to the brain
in mental work" it would be better
to take a dose of arsenic than
dose of alcohol After the widest
experience of various quantities of
alcohol he thinks the less the bet
ter
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
HAWAII STRONG DRINK

The natives of Hawaii are addicted
TO the use of alcoholic beverages and
manufacture number of different
kinds of intoxicants, but it was not
until after the discovery of the ISL
ands by Captain Cook. in 1878. that
spirituous liquors became known TO
the Hawaiians Since the early part
of the nineteenth century, American
missionaries have been struggling Ito
crush out this evil, but have only
reaped temporary successes at times
when they have been able to inlu-
ence the reigning monarch and have
him sanction their efforts.
For centuries the Hawaiians have
used "swa," which is a plant pos
sessing narcotic properties, and
whose z effect when drunk habitually
is to Nljure tie eyesight and cause
other 4 erious troubles The root is
either stepped in water or it is first
macerated. and water then poured
over it and the liquid Inally drained
off. The Territorial government
levies a tax ofsfrom fifty to five hun.
dred dollars annually on the sale OF
this drug accordinS to the size of the
community; Honolulu of course, pay
ing the maximum figure At the
present time tons Of this AVA root
are used in this county for the manu-
facture of a certain proprietary medi-
cine.
Another beverage which our rev
enue officers are endeavorinG to sup
press is distilled from g number Of
starchy and saccharine roots. chief
among which is the I'll" This drink.
called "okolehao," is nearly pure al
cohol and its effects may easily be
imagined. Swipes, another ferment-
ed mixture OF anything that will yield
alcohol, is also made in small quanti-
ties, but it is becoming exceedingly
difficult to dodge the officers of the
law, and these vicious liquors are
gradually being stamped out
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowlcs.)
ENTIRE STATE WAS IN PAWN.
Nevada Said to Have Been in That
Condition Five Years Back.

CCHOIli rive years Back
Five years ago Nevada was a state
in pawn. She had been stolen. The
entire population was not sufficient
10 constitute a third-rate western
own, and it was decreasing. 1t might
well have been asked then: whats
the matter with Nevada?"
The trouble grew out of Nevada's
public land grant, amounting to 2,00O,-
600 acres, which congress had care
lessly authorized the state to select
as desired. The Nevada legislature
practically put the land up at auction,
md the result was that few stock
non bought enough land to shoestring
and surround and absolutely control
every river, lake and water hole in
The state.
BY doing so they became virtual
pOssessors of the rest of the state
No one else could use the public land
or make settlement because of their
control of all the water, and in Ne
vada water is the life blood of the
land. Sixty million acres were con-
trolled and in effect owned by about
a million acres, and not an opportu-
nifty for a single 160-acre homestead.
Five years ago this was the situation
"a hopeless one. Public-spirited men
had attempted to induce immigration
and to encourage the development of
their state, but their work had come
to naught and they had to quit. There
was no chance.
Yet all the time there was still a
great water supply running to waste
annually. The perennial flow Of the
rivers and streams was entirely util-
lied, but the floods from the melting
Of the mountain SHOWS swept away
uselessly to the sea.
Viewing the situation as it was then,
who would have dared to predict that
with the passage of the national irri-
cation act could have occurred the
great transformation and development
Of Nevada, and if it had been predict
ed, who would have believed it? Of
the $37,000,000 government reclama-
ton fund, Nevada has thus far re-
ceived her fair share, and the compile
ton of the great project upon which
the federal engineers are now working
viii more than quadruple the already
increased population of the state.
The first section of the Truckee-
Carson project has been completed
and the settlers are now farming the
fertile land in S0-acre homesteads.
BY next year 10000 acres of this
project will be under irrigation
Successful American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Drunkards and Marriage.

The Illinois Legislature has a bill
that it is said has fair prospect to
become law which prohibits any
drunkard from marrying IL that state
II amends the general marriage law
by declaring an habitual Grunkard in
capable of contracting marriage. An
"habitual drunkard" is defined to be
person who becomes intoxicated
twice a year or oftener. 1t is also
provided that applicants fer marriage
licenses shall make affidavit that they
have not been intoxicated twice in the
preceding year. This is a rigid re
striction and will materially reduce
the number of marriages in that
state. There are many respectable
men in good society and connected
with fashionable clubs who are not
drunkards. but an affidavit that they
had not been intoxicated in year
might stagger many of them.-Utica
Press
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Cum beriand Found Guilty.

Chancellor l. T. Blount decided the
celebrated antitrust suit of the state
against the Cumberland Telephone &
Telegraph Company, which originated
in Marshall county, finding the com.
pany guilty of violating the antitrust
statute and fining it the minimum
penalty of 5000 a day for every day
since February "a, 1908, which amount
aggregates $4,000. The injunction
prayed for is denied. An appeal will
be taken, and it is probable that the
case will be carried to the highest
court in the nation. The Cumberland
was sued for entering into contract
with the Oxford Telephone Company
by which other competition is cut off
and the Oxford company prevented
from making another contract or con-
nection for telephone service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Of all denominations in the west, the
United Presbyterians.

OF all denominations in the west, the
United Presbyterians.
Where the Holy Family Rested.
The Coptic quarter of old Cairo
does not speak well for the thrift ard
of the Coptic. ny
dragoman gave them a bad repu-
tation for morality. The old church,
dating back to the fifteenth century,
which covers the crypt where Joseph
and Mary rested with the babe in
their fight into Egypt, is in sorry dis
repair. The priest and his family.
who show tourists about are as
shameless beggars as any Arab and
luite as arrogant. The priest sober
y gave me, as the names of apostles
|hose pictures are on the wall, a med
oy OF New Testament characters,
i2ne of whom no church ever called
2losdes. The association of the old
church building with the holy fam
y renders it one of the chief points
of interest in this interesting city.
Il is at Cairo that the west touches
tne east; mere most travellers get
their first sight of foreign mission
work. The old American mission
building is directly across the street
from the principal hotel, and here re
side veteran missionaries who have
been in the work for nearly half
century, as well as a fine corps Of
younger workers. Here is a church.
a book store, and schools for both
Glrls and boys.
Ey the Nile the mission has even
Greater work. Assault college enrol:s
I00 students, and the hospitals at AS
silt and Tanta minister respective
IS to 1900 and to 200 in-patients an
aaally, and to 10000 and 10000 dis
pansary patients. The praise of this
ssion's work is in the mouths of
natives, travellers and government Of
Gcials.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
15-Year-oId Boy Goes on Stump.

Evon M. Barber, Jr., aged Is years,
has taken the stump in the congress
sional contest in the Sixth Mississippi
district in behalf of his father.
This political prodigy made an ad.
dress to the voters Of Marion county
at Columbia and he is slated 10 de
liver several other speeches. According
to advices from Columbia, the young
stCr made a decided hit at that place.
w ether it made any votes for his dis
tir uished father, who was prevented
by legal business from being present
is question that cannot be answered
un ! the votes are counted in the Co
lur 5ia precinct after the August pri
may.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
chanapaqne coFka.

The r-alufactara Of the best kind OF
corks, those made for champagne boz
ties, are never insrUsted to machines.
The ordinary. common cork is made
By machinery, but the best work in
yariably is done by human hands, and
the champagne cork cannot be trusted
tc a rachine. I'll the blemishes in
the cork have to &c taken into con-
s.deration. Sc this work is done by
hand labor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
State scrihes ORGANIZE.

A new organization has just been
launched in Mississippi In accord
ance with a resolution adopted at he
last grand encampment. and pursuant
20 instructions from the grand scribe
of the Independent order of Odd Eel
lows, there was a meeting held here
Thursday of the scribes of the diff
ferent subordinate encampments in
the state, who organized the State
Scribes' Association. The next meet
ing of the State Scribes' Association
will be held at Brookhaven. concur
rent with the grand encampment,
which is scheduled for next May.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
puIaney Asks a Chance of Venue.

torneys FOR the defense in the case of
the State VS.. 7. G. Dulaney, charged
with giving a brbie to State Senator
Theodore G. Bilbo during the legisla-
tive session, filed motion for a
change of venue. No grounds for a
change were set forth, and on agree
ment of. counsel, motion was set for
argument on August 81.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Drape Capitol in Mourning.

The doors to the capitol were draped
with mourning out of respect to the
memory of President F. M. Lee, of the
Mississippi railroad commission. The
front and rear entrance doors had
large streamers of crepe fastened
upon them, while the door to the Of
fee of the railroad commission was
also marked and the office closed for
ali business. Mr.. Lee was popular
with the state officers. Gov. Noel sent
q message of coincidence to the be-
reaved family, while other state or
fcers forwarded messages. and many
Of them attended the funeral.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Postmasters to Convene.

The postmasters of the state are
to meet in convention at Jackson on
July 10 and 10. Leave of absence OF
five days has been granted the post
masters of the third and fourth class
in order to enable them to attend. 1t
is understood that the postmaster
general has promised to send a repre-
sentative of his department at Jack
son to deliver a lecture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
7. M. Shepherd Selected.

Gov. Noel announces the selection
of DR.. F. M. Shepherd of Ricto1 ~
succeed f. M. Lee, railroad commits
sioner Dr. Sheppard is a business
man as well as a physician, and is
quite conversant with the details
which he will have to confront VIXEN
assuming the duties of his position.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Easy way to Return Favors

"If you owe somebody dinner or
something, or an entertainment" re-
marked the careful man, the best
way I know to return it is to send
hem complimentary concert tickets
somebody has given you. l know a
pair of such tickets that did duty six
times in the way OF returning obliga-
tons. I started them, they passed o.
to five other people, and by lingo! #
they finally didn't get back to rae."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
unjust BARGAINS Condemned.

There is no worse species of usury
than an unjust way of making bar
geins, where equity is disregarded OF
both sides. All bargains, in which one
party strives to make gain by the loss
of the other, are here condemned
Calvin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
Caught In the Act.

Fifty-two Lehigh Valley railroad
employees were "kodaked" in the act
of drinking liquor while on duty. The
detective had his camera concealed
in his vest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

The horse is made or marred by his
first year. Start him right, and keep
him going right if you would make
horse raising pay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Tor sc1.11g cess have the water
$50 degrees. Hotter or colder will
not give tie best results.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Byron the splendid eoet. though
lacking Ia higher qaali-t-s as man.
aad his manhood degraded ard came
t. his grave at thirty-seven years OF
age. by reason OF intemlerance
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

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Ivy u"'-~- '-'IAe inc Sol-4at41y u IS
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't1s-ouS coIoltlohs. lie assured ms
'-@- 's IS q 4lt-..il ~ lo!io"2F O. the
i.elaNt' EeoLs the last oI t-omadon'
~ OBSERVES Toe carry p 'ay efs-i'i,
'.}o1.i IN cur Gays toSe1nor l2lled
~ ciich hiA at these we were
l.lca.A7 across t1a cEsaIt on ca.Aels'
"AeA IL DIS ta.5e lasAlon ne gave Ut
'e.,'--ce 10 "4'' IS the pfactieal mn
l--,y ~ many 4ios-e-ii5- iIlast5 say
an OAi2ali.ls 60 70 Ae!i ana al MO
i.--i]cda1s SO to heaven. do not
HcFe 1t. 12l tA-nk coed man who
! IT'S oAi! c-le I~f2 ana makes stTal6ht
go ana @-F~s % the poor VIII go TO
A,-l because ne IS q CAHstl2n! / co
2it You thiAA BAD man. VINO hes,
a-2"8 TWO faces and does many
"I1A5 Things go to heaven because
ne is q L-cAa2neuan? 90 not
t.--I -ila1 50 10 me- 8ooa man go 70
N0.-.0 20 MOI care "H@C pileSIS
3-'@.
Not only the advent OF the western
spirit but also the lmmoralty Oh It's
IolLoWers IS weakening Mohanmedan-
Ism. caro- IS proDaDIy the WlckedeSt
city IN the World, not even Port SAID
SURPRISING 1t. Inc position OF women
IS 1hdlcated by the statement on the
part Oh a Mos!em authority that not
nVe per cent. OF the Mohanmedan
men retain thelr hTst Wlie untll death.
Divorce is as common as 1t is easy.
The men are grossly and naturally
immoral! Ihey drink large quanu-
ties Oh Aqtor ces2ite the prohibitions
OF me proihet. only e-&ht per cent.
o. me pofii@llon can fead ana "Ilte'
me people are SEINE ana ingenious
L.-e-i.lc'.-eS. lIe-f FeAsion' "HicH
sAo'l4 Dc iA'--s h-o..'--l-neaahlSH'
i-~' uo=e-l 1,Nd mo t'1 9o'lS u su-
IOi s'It-CAa.
Fat mans E.isery.
th1s, Al The ent!aace TO the mosque
which is cuel@2te OF the Mecca
mosque, there stand two marble pill
Ears The b-.2i is that whoever can
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Forty thousand deaths annually are
due to the use of Intoxicating liquors
in Germany
mere are 417.749 members CT the
Good Templars and S.924 lodges in the
world
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

M. R. Coker, after nearly two years
Illness, died at his residence near
Potts Camp. He was 70 years Old. and
a highly esteemed citizen. He was an
eX-Confederate soldier, belonging to
Company d, 4Sd Georgia regiment, and
was wounded at the battle Of Bakers
Greek, Miss. and although entitled
to a discharge on account Of the Sc.
we're wound he served the Confederat.
cause until the war was ended.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

The convention of the Mississippi
Travellers Association adopted a reso-
luton indorsing the immigration
movement recently inaugurated in this
state, and by subscribing $50, secured
2 life membership in the Mississippi
immigration Association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Miss Hazel Hogan, bright YOUNG
lady, daughter OF Mrs. J. B. HOGAN OF
Starkville, happened to a painful, seri
Gus and unusual accident. An A. A.
College pennant was hanging in ne1
room fastened to the wall with an ord
mary dress pin. Miss Hazel jerked
the pennant and the pin flew fore,
most through the ball of her eye. She
was taken to an expert oculist Of Co,
umoas and he pronounced the sight
entirely gone and removed the erehall
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Gulfport was selected by the Mis-.
sissippi Travellers as the place for
holding their next annual meeting.
There was a spirited contest to Sc
cure the meeting, Gulfport having
been compelled to fight strong dele.
cations from Grenville, Natchez and
Hattiesburg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

State Senator Theodore Bfbo spoke
at Hickory to an audience Of about
$50 people. He was forced to speak in
open air, as the owners of the public
hall refused to allow him to use it
The trustees also refused to let him
speak in the schoolh0use.
A good roads picnic will be held
July q. Charles W. Thatcher, the
gocd roads apostle, viii entertain the
crowd with an address on good roads.
It will be no political affai!. ard nc
speeches will Re allowed wrich bear
directly or indirectly on politics.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Corinth ard Alcorn counties claim
to be able to produce in MIR. r. p.
Walker the champion cabbage raiser
of the state. Walker has a cabbage
which measures eighteen inches acrosa
the head and weighs rs pounds. Mr.
Walker has marketed, from his small
garden in the most fashionable resi-.
dence section of Corinth, 225 cabbages
and has kept a record of each cab.
bage, 100 Of which averaged eight to
twelve pounds, 100 twelve to twenty
pounds, and twenty-five from twenty
to twenty-five pounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Congressman Ben Humphreys Of the
Third Mississippi district, has gone tc
Minnesota for his health. The con.
gresham is far from well. but hopes
to recover his strength entirely by
early fall, when he will return 10 Mis-
si5sippi to make some speeches in the
delta, reciting his work in congress
and asking the people for reelection
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

Portrait tablets Of Col. Woodso
(Union) and Col. Higgins Confederate
have arrived, and win be placed in the
EIcksburg National Park at once
These are two of a number Of tablets
OF this kind. and they will make very
ornamental additions to the already
large collection of imposing memorials
in the park
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08

st. johns celebration by the Ma
sonic lodge and the laying of the
cornerstone for the new and hand.
some school building which viii be
erected at cost of $4,000, we're i'm.
Dortant features Of the barbecue given
at Shelby. After the speaking all par.
took of a great feast consisting Of
barbecued pork, mutton, chicken and
beef, and all other coed things usual
at big picnics
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-07-07
DIED

BURLEIGH. In Eden, June %, Rev. Charles
F. Burleigh, aged 6s years.
CARTER. In Sedgwick, June "a, Dallas S.
Carter.
GRIFFIN. In Bucksport, June 90 John Grit
fin, aged 81 years and 10 months.
HARDEN. In Rockland, June 20, Martha A.
j., (Trueworthy), widow of Heman P. Harden,
a native of Frankfort, aged so years, 8 days.
HART. In Appleton, June IA, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Starin Hart, aged months.
McCoRRIsoN. In Union, June rs, Otis S. Nc
Corrison. aged 65 years, months and days.
MASON. In Belfast, July 6, Andrew j. Ma
son, aged 81 years and months
RANLETT. In Rockland, June %, Lovina May,
wife of John S Ranlett, Jr., aged SO years, 5
months and % days.
ROBINSON. In Rockland, June &c, George
Henry Robinson, aged 66 years.
RAY. In Belfast July 5, Marian Frances, in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Harvard A.
Ray,aged q days.
SHERMAN In West Liberty June %, Mrs.
Ann Sherman, aged 70 years.
STAPLES. In Ellsworth, June 29, Alvin Staples,
aged A years.
SAWYER. In Belfast, July 3, Mrs. Nellie E.
Sawyer of Searsport aged % years, 9 months
and days.
SARGENT. In Augusta, June 80, Mary E.,
wife of George S. Sargent of Searsport, aged
43 years.
TAPLEY. In West Brooksville, June %, Hat
tie Ellis WATSON, widow of Capt. Robert Tap
ley, aged n years.