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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
An Easy Hob.

Indifference displayed in the face
OF the uncertainties and dangers of
'iie IS characteristic of the Wessex
uweiiels In the Islands of the Vale. 3"
according to Eleanor G. Hayden, the
author OF the book of the title. who
supports her statement with a story
OF humorous turn.
certain cottage and its old mis-
tress had improved SO greatly in
comfort and appearance thar visi.
'or snrewdly surmised that the son
OF the house, a lazy ne'er-do-weI,
nau turned over new leaf. He in
CURED about it.
YES sir my sons in work now ;.
saia the smiling old mother. "Takes
SOU money. he does, too. All he
mas TO do is to go twice dav to tha
circus and put his head in the lions
mouth The rest of his time = 80
to himself" do
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

buys in the cheapest market Ine
remedy is free competition. Free com
petition may force some of the mer-
chants out of business. This will be
the best thing for the whole commu
nifty. Better one prosperous merchant
than half dozen who are making a
bare living. The real merchants, those
who can run their business efficiently,
will remain in business. The others
would better be at work on the farm.
The best interests of the whole coun-
try demand that business be decentrai-
ized-that it be taken to as great an
extent as possible from the cities to
the country towns. To make this pos
sible the country towns must learn to
handle this business at the least cost.
This consolidation of the business of
the country towns will help to solve
the mail order problem. The local
merchant will not have to meet mail
order prices. The farmer is willing to
pay something for the convenience of
getting goods when he wants them.
He is willing to pay for the priv
ilege of seeing what he is buying He
is not willing to pay the cost of a
delivery from which he gets no bene-
fit. He is not willing to pay some one
ese's had debts He is not willing to
pay store rent and clerk hire for twice
as many retailers as the trade de
mands
In the most up to date country com
munites the country town and the
farmers work together for the best
coed of all Many of the country
towns have commercial clubs Tint are
alive to every opportunity for advance
ment. In many towns of the middle
west these commercial clubs are the
foremost agencies in securing short
courses in agriculture for their com
munties. The demand for these short
courses is so great that the agricul-
tura colleges do not as yet have
enough men to furnish as many of
these courses as are desired They
are allotted to the towns which show
the most interest and furnish the best
equipment TO work with. The efforts
of the commercial clubs to meet these
requirements have helped the farmers
of many Il community to have the ngri-
cultural college brought to their doors.
1t is the same with farmers insti-
tutes. The commercial club provides
a place and helps bear the expense.
realizing that its prosperity depends
upon the prosperity of the country.
Some of the towns have undertaken
another move that is of great value to
both town and country. They are
grading up and graveling the main
Travelled roads for several miles out
into the country. From here the work
in many cases is taken up by the farm
ers, aud the result is II system of good
roads for the whole community.
In numberless other ways the COM
mercial clubs and the farmers are
working together to build up the com
munity Such community can be
told at glance The country shows it
in smooth roads and well kept fences.
The farmyard shows it in painted
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
OutcIass

VIZ ASHINGTON.-More than 9,000,-
w 900 depositors in the savings
: banks of the United States hold over
/ $4,000 100000 In the last year the
number of savings bank depositors
, has increased over 100000. The total
amount of their deposits has risen
i 1857, 100000 in twelve months. The
average amount of every depositors
account is S445, which is nearly $25
more than the average the year be-
! fore.
1t is certain that not less than &c.
COCO in bank deposits can fairly
be counted as savings. The national
banks hold about $S00,000,0OO of such
deposits. The trust companies have
about s700,000,000 in savings accounts.
The state banks hold over $500, 600
600 on savings bank conditions. Total
savings deposits of the country can
not fall under S6,000,000,00o. There
are more than 100000 separate
accounts in that immense sum.
The contrast between these figures
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

T. ORMAL announcement of official
i functions to be given at the White
House during the season has been
made. These official affairs are quite
distinct from those given by Mrs.
Taft when the occasions are sur
round by more private and personal
atmosphere.
According to established custom the
reception to the diplomat Gers Ni.
be given first, and the date chosen is
January 10, to be followed a week
later by the diplomatic dinner. At
the reception all persons connected
with the embassies and legations, and
the members of their families, are in
vited to be present, but at the dinner
only the diplomatic chiefs and their
wives, if there are any, receive invi-
tations.
On January "a the annual reception
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

nR. HARVEY w. WILEY, chief
u chemist of the department of ag-
riculture and national authority on
how to eat, has essayed a new role
Doctor Wiley has announced himself
as believer in the doctrine that it
is better to have few boys killed at
football, on the diamond and in the
water than to bring up a race of
mollycoddles.
Rough sport, according to Doctor
Wiley, is essential to the upbringing
of race of fearless, sturdy men who
are qualified to cope with the great
problems Of life and to furnish the
right sort of backbone for a progress
sive nation. To a reporter Doctor
Wiley said
"it is better, even for few indi
viduaio, to sacrifice themselves for
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
SKUNK" OR "B. 20"
The Former the Northern the Latter
the Southern Spelling.
THE END.

The Former the Northern the Latter
the Southern Spelling.
1T never occurred to me that
there could be any two WIS of SPELL
ing the word bunk, said the
scholarly appearing person who was
studying the sporting sec ion of the
newspaper But happc led to pick
up Memphis newspaper the other
day and as head to s. czech made
by Commissioner LOOMS in Toxic
Out tie Dunc'
Now, without endeaving to go
into the merits of the case so put
want to say only that the headline
meant that Mr.. Loomis was accused
of softsoaping the Japanese he adj
dressed. The only other authority
for the spelling of the word comes
from the sporting cartoonists, whose
work | study carefully. They are
unanimous in spelling it bunk"
1T appears to me that the South
ern version is based on a belief that
the word is a diminutive of bun
combe The Northern spelling may
be due to the belief that a person
who may be bunked is a person Of
sleepy or dopy nature, who might as
we'll be lying in a bunk, wrapped
in slumber. Therefore when a per-
son is bunked he is rendered sleepy.
That is merely conjecture"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Health Expert on Dangerous Games

the good of the race than to bring up
mollycoddles.
IF all the sports in which persons
have sometimes been killed should be
eliminated from the list Of human
activities, -only ring-around- a-rosy
would be left. Football would, of
course, never be played again; base
ball, riding, driving, swimming. boat
ing, skating, flying in the air would
soon be forgotten pleasures.
1T is that very element of danger
in a sport that makes the sport an
education in itself. 1t is the danger
in the sport that educates youths and
lads to be bold and fearless, and TO
be resourceful when beset with
troublesome problems The boy who
has not played at dangerous games is
not apt to know how to work at dan
gerous labors.
"The out-of-doors life of games, mar
ticularly of games of lusty activity.
are necessary to children. City bows
and girls, as compared with their
country cousins, are raised under a
restraint that works to their disad.
vantage"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Her Dvinu Wish


donald Brain of 1.-THE Merry Wild
ow," is responsible for the libel on
womankind.
"A pale, wan woman in her death
bed said in week voice to her hus.
band:
Henry, if l die promise me one
thing"
Gladly my poor darling. What
is it / am to promise?'
Promise me that you will marry
Mary Simpson,
'"The man started.
But he said, Il thought you hated
her.
I do, Henry the dying woman
whispered. want to get even with
her."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

photographers s1lys a picture
nan get some peculiar requests, but
A friend of mine, in the business in
/ Connecticut town, tells me OF the
funniest ever.
1T seems that he received a call
from an especially unpre possessing
young man, evidently from the inter
Tor, who desired to obtain a photo
graph of some person possessing a
resemblance to him but of better
looks.
What do you mean?" demanded
mi friend.
It's this way, explained the
stranger. I'm engaged to be married.
The young woman, who lives in the
west, is going home tomorrow. She
knows I'm all right and doesn't mind
my being so Internally ugly, but it's
different with her friends, she thinks.
So she wants to get a good looking
picture to take home to show the
girls. -Elgin Burroughs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

BUSY SCENE AT COUNTRY STORE.
buildings and neat surroundings. The
whole countryside wears a look of
prosperity.
The town shows it in cement side
walks and clean streets 1t shows it
in large, well supplied stnres. making
up in size what they lack in numbers.
1t shows it in neat homes and large
parks. The town has friendliness
and respect for the country, and the
country has high regard for the
town. The town is prou of every
new barn that goes up in lie country,
and the country is proud q; every new
building that goes up in tcyn In the
manners and looks of the PEOPLE there
is no distinction.
A stranger in town OIL Il holiday
could not tell the town people from
those from the country. There is no
difference, for in larger sense they
all belong to the country they have
combined the culture of t.;r city with
the freedom of the open air. They
have found the best place the world
to live, and they are happy
THE END
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Less BY One.

The first time man speaks in
public he probably suffers mori
agony in a shorter space of time
than at any other part of his career
Young Ffanl1ington felt the truth cf
this verk keenly the other day when
he found himself facing an audience
of free and independent voters at an
election. He had prepared very
fervid Grafton in support of his faith
er's candidacy, but for the first few
moments he could do nothing but
gasp. Then, in response to an en-.
couraging cheer, he began to spsak
"Mr.-Mr. Chairman" he stammer-
ed, when when l left home this
evening only two people on this earth
my father and myself-knew what
was going TO say; but now-well,
now, only father knows. It'd Bits
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
GOWNS RUINED BY NEGLECT.

The gowns of the careless woman
are more often injured by negieci
than by wear. To take eff a gowr
and toss 1t on a chair TO lie there til
morning is to make II a mass OF
wrinkles. To hang il in a crowded
closet, on one hook, is also to crush
and muss it.
Skirts should be hc-g on hangers
These support the sides evenly and
the material is not drawn out OF
shape, as it is when hung by the usu-
al loops supplied by the dressmaker
Delicately colored gowns may be en-
closed in bags of glazed muslin. blue
by preference. These should hang
from the hanger, and may be opened
down one side and bustoned over for
convenience in removing the skirt
and putting it back.
Another way is to get a few Yards
OF silkoline or other l'gnt. cheap ma
terial, make large square of it. cut
a place in the center to admit the
hook of the hanger, bind the edge of
the opening and slip it en- over the
skirt This, being light and soft.
does not crush the gown while pro-
tecting it from dust
ifincess gowns should never be
hung. Keep them in boxes. They
get stringy if hung up
Opera coats should be hung on
shoundel hangers; these may be pad
ded, covered with ribbon and per-
TUNED with sachet Small sachet
bags hung in the dress bags or the
silNoline squares gives a fragrance
to the skirts.
A pole set across one end Of a
closet, high enough so that skirts
swing clear, will be found a more
convenient support fer the hangers
than hooks on the sides of the closet;
it is also more commodious
Shirtwaist boxes are almost indis-
pensable for cotton waists, which
may be laid one upon another with
out injury. Lace waists should be
stuffed with tissue paper and laid in
boxes; silk waists may be kept on
padded hangers and enclosed in bags.
Silkoline covers made as for skirts,
only smaller, are nice for them
All this looks like too much trou-
BILE" to the average woman. who
thinks she does her duty by hsr best
gown if she hangs it UP and covers
1t with an ola sheet. The care, how
ever, is an essential part OF being
well dressed, for no matter low hand
some the costume, if it locks mussed
it has no style. Once the bags or
covers and the hangers are made
there is no further trouble or ex-
pense; there is merely the nsed to
cultivate the habit of using them at
the proper time. TOO tired" is no
excuse for throwing a tailored skirt
on chair till morning, even if it
does need brushing and cleaning be-
fore being put away. Hang it up.
A waist, however, should lie allowed
to air before being enclosed in box
or bag, especially if moist with per-
spiration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Mrs B. r. Buffum OF Roswell. N
NJ, is said to be the only woman in
this country who holds a commission
as a deputy game warden. She was
at one time teacher in Nebraska and
when her health failed she moved to
New Mexico with the intention of
starting chicken ranch. Soon after
her arrival she made her first COM
paint of the ruthless killing of birds
out Of season. When this complaint
received no attention she filed another
and kept on until she was finally ap-
pointed a deputy game warden.
Soon after receiving her appointment
she arrested two men for shooting
quail out of season and from then on
the game laws have been strictly OBJ
served in her neighborhood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
BACK TO
TIE FARM
XVIII. The Country Town
BY c. ". GREGORY.

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
bWA HERE are two kinds of country
u towps-those which aspire to
x to be big cities and those
which recognize their place
ana opportunity as country towns. The
former have more ambition than com
mon sense. They are still led by the
idea that the best of life is represented
by the city and that the best measure
of city's worth is its size.
The desire to grow in numbers may
be to Il certain extent laudable am
bition. The desire to grow in quality
and the ambition to come into closer
touch with the surrounding country
mark the country town of the truest
type. Like the country itself. such
towns have all the advantages of the
large city, with few of its disadvan-
tages. One of the greatest problems
that confront the city is its Stun dis
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Free Speech in ENGLAND

There is no such thing on earth
as 'fuli freedom of speech" but thew
come as near to it in England as
they do anywhere. Yes, the press Of
Lnslanu can (and does) criticise
the Government as much as 1t pleases
but with the string always attach
ca TO the freedom of being liable to
be tried for libel or treason.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
Breach of Etiuuette

The two women stopped in front
of dentists showcase ON fremont
st. 'There, mamma" said the young
er woman, pointing II want set
just like that"
Hush my child,' commanded her
mother, don't you know that it's
vulgar to pick your teeth on the
street"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
A Swedish Temperance Conn,

~ ''Ne''o'' S'''f'@' e'''SC OOTIYTGSS.
The summer congress of the SWed.
ish Good Templars was opened at Les
sleholm, just recently, by Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf, VIII, made an adj.
dress In which he said that "the DO.
ton which frees itself from intemner.
ance and its damaging effects Will
make the greatest progress"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Give some men rope enough and
they will rope you in.
The safest way to joke with q
woman ia not to.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Petroleum ointment stains are oh
stlnate, ana the best thing for them
is to soak them in kerosene.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Aany man has kick coming be-
cause his mule wasn't born an auto
mobile. $50
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Nearly every man thinks the I'M
lucky month for marrying is the one
ne selected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16
"a FOLDING POCKET
BROWNIE

Here is a member of the Brownie family,
which gives picture of that highly popular size,
~ ~, in folding pocket camera at the extremely
modest price 90. The illustration above only
shows the ITSELF but designates also
size of the picture it makes
The "a Folding Pocket Brownie loads in daylight
with Kodak film cartridges has pocket automatic
shutter, menscus achromatic lens automatic focus
ing lock, reversible finder for horizontal or vertical
views, two tripod sockets and is in every respect
we'll made and well finished little camera
NOW ON SALE BY ALL KODAK DEALERS
PRICE $500.
Catalogue tsandBou sJ1eeat Medeaz mail
Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester. N. Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso
citation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-13
Waterhouse Trust
For Sale

The only available Beach Prop
erty on the car line.
We have for sale at Waikiki 400
feet of Beach Property, portion
well improved with large and com.
Portable house.
We are authorized TO offer this
property as whole or in fifty 10
hundrcd-foot strips to suit the pur.
chasers.
Particulars and terms at our Of
fee.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-13

needed To properly reimburse the PEG
pie whose property must be taken.
AS gifts are seldom made by prop
crty owners to the Government, the
only thing To do seems to be to 90
forward with the condemnation pro-
ccedings and bring them to "A conclu-
sion as soon as possible.
While this building matter and the
site is in the balance, the whole bust
ness section of the town is upset
Property owners do not know what to
do on account of the uncertainty that
is involved, and tenants are in Che
same unpleasant situation.
on one point We may all agree: II
Is imperative that action that will
lead to n definite conclusion should be
taken rs soon as possible.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-13
The FEDERAL BUILDING.

Nothing il easier than for the man
who does not own certain property
to tell the owner what he should do
with It; and nothing is harder than
for the man with the property to do
as he is told.
From the community standpoint II
would be much better if the people
owning property included in the cx-
tended Federal building site would
agree among themselves as To the
amount Of money that would be ac-
Ccptcd AS each ones portion Of the
S35O,OOO appropriated by Congress.
That would assure the city n million
dollar building on proper site.
The present situation shows how
unfortunate 1t was that the Governor,
in replying to Delegate Kuhio's cable
regarding the extension Of the site,
did not consult with real estate men
and property owners as 10 the prob
able amount of money that would be
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-13
YOUNG HAWAIIAN. AMERICANS
OPPORTUNITY.

n there is one section of this Ter.
Titory that shows the need of the
young and progressive Hawaiian
Americans coming to the front in pub
lie affairs. It is the County of Hawaii
II Is time for the boys who have at
tended the schools, the young men
who are In touch with the ideas Of
present day progress to assert them
selves and make their influence felt
on the side OF common sense ideals
and practical civic development
Hawaii County has one Supervisor
who is said to go about among his
Hawaiian American constituents and
promise them that he will get plenty
OF road money for his district and his
followers will have to do only half
days work-and hardly that-for a
full days pay,
A man who makes such promises
should be the special object Of at
tack by all reputable citizens but
more especially by the young Hawaii
an-Americans whom such mar
grossly misrepresents. but for whom
they will be held responsible. The
Hawaiian-Americans by their owl
vote, and they have the votes in Ha
wall county, should bury such a Sup
ervisor so deep in an avalanche o
ballots that neither he nor any Of hi
kind can see daylight in politics
again, or have any influence in tn,
public life of the County or Territory
Naturally the progressive people o
the present day look to the younge
element of the Hawaiian Americans Il
take the initiative in wedding men o
this lack Of character out Of publi
life The old guard has not had tn
advantage OF schooling. What SOM
called the plug hat brigade" are no
In touch with this day and generation