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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
uniuue Old French VILLAGE.

Lying so much off the beaten track,
the village of Port Lesne in the Jura
department of France is visited by
but few from the outside world, and
consequently this tiny community of
men and women of color is but little
known. 1t is not large village, for
its inhabitants number but little moro
than a hundred, but every one Is
either black, or of copper color or
palish yellow. It owes its origin to
the fact that about century ago the
famous negro chief, Toussaint-L'Ouv-
erture, was brought from Hayti and
imprisoned in Fort de Joux. Many
of his friends, all negroes, followed
him and encamped near his prison
on the bank Of the little river Loue
From that encampment grew the VII
lage of Port Lesne, and when Tous-
saint Overture died more than a
hundred years ago his friends decided
to remain in France. The passing OF
years and intermarriages have trans
formed the settlement into French
village of colored folk, all Of whom
have the vote. Port Lesne is thus
probably the most unique spot In all
France
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Dreadnoughts Showing Marked Advance

big-gun ship, and Immediately set
about solidifying it in steel. Some OF
our own progressive navy officers had
earlier read the lesson in the war
with Spain and plans of the U. S. S.
Feasible and the u S. S. Possible had
been drawn and pigeon-holed Then
when the British Dreadnought went
overheard and the type which she
embodied was revealed, there was o
hurried busting off OF the pigeon
holed plan and a clamor for appro.
priations wherewith to build the
ships.
The main battery of the new ships
will consist of ten 14-inch guns, while
the secondary battery will have over
score Of five-inch weapons. The
guns Of the secondary battery are in
tended for repelling torpedo attack.
These guns have a range Of five miles
and an extreme rapidity of fire, each
being capable of firing Is shells n
minute. With IL available for q
broadside that would mean a rain OF
$50 shells minute, which could be
concentrated on any attacking fiotilla.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

MI ASH1NGTON.-Uncl Sam has
W more gold In his possession to-
day than he has ever had before in
his life. Treasurer Lee McClung
looked over his balance sheet recent
ly and found the government had
more than $1,000, 100000 in gold coin,
to say nothing of sl26,0oO,O 600 in bull
lion. Never before in the history of
1.-THE government has 1t had so much
gold piled up in its Golfers.
Not only is this record-breaking
amount for the government to have,
but there is more gold in the. treasury
now than in the vaults of Great Brit
ain and France combined, or of Great
Britain and Russia combined.
) In other words, this government
has more gold, in gold coin and bull
lion, than any other two nations.
This vast golden hoard represents
the accumulation of long series o.
years. 1t is not ascribed to any par
iticular financial development of re-
cent occurrence. By no means is all
this gold coin and bullion stored in
Washington. Any burglarious gentle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
hat there is no prospect or the matu-
lty of any additional crop.
Wholesale Destruction.


There are many vital reasons why
he wholesale destruction of the wee
lis In the fall should be practiced by
very cotton planter In the infested re-
F: ion. Some Of these are stated below:
First.-Hordes of adult weevils,
many for each plant In the field, are
.iled outright.
Second.-Many more weevils that are
n the immature stages. possibly as
many as a hundred for each plant in
! he field, are also killed.
Third.-The few adult weevils es-
Gaping will be weakened by starvation,
snd the great majority will not have
efficient strength to pass through the
;rinter.
Fourth.-The development of the late
iroods, which experiments have shown
furnish the vast majority of weevils
that pass through the winter, is cut
II Immediately.
Fifth.-The removal of the infested
(. !ants with the weevils facilitates fall
~ early winter blowing, which is the
est possible procedure in cotton rails
.sg. Moreover, this blowing assists
.eatly in the production of an early
Top tho following season.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

lowed during his apprenticeship. He
will have realized long before the end
OF his first five years that he must de-
vote his time to outside study and
practice II he expected to get into
higher positions, and will have been
burning midnight oil for long while.
There is wide difference between
foreman-so great a difference that
one cannot become a foreman, except
In most exceptional cases, without
having acquired fair working knowl
edge of mechanical drawing; and to
be a regular building foreman, In
charge of the workmen on large build
ings, much more Is necessary. A
regular inside carpenters foreman is
paid from Sc to So a day; and after a
very few years, If an opening occurs,
he Is apt to be made superintendent
of the particular plant he works for at
a regular salary of $4,000 to $4,000, or
even $4,000 annually. This position.
however, is about the end Of possible
advancement at inside work, except
he should become a member of the
firm
A building foreman who occupies a
still higher position should have a
good working acquaintance with ge-
ometry and mensuration, excavating,
snoring and piling, footings and
foundations, the mechanics of carpen-
try, joinery, stair building, builders
hardware, roofing, mill design and also
know something of building stone,
stone masonry, concrete construction,
lathing, plastering, thing, brickwork,
roofing, sheet metal work, fireproof-
ing, etc.
All this sounds like formidable
list-reads like taking college
course, you may think, but will not be
so difficult for an ambitious boy; for
evening study and practical applica-
ton of what he has learned at every
opportunity during his work, If per-
sisted in for years, will enable him to
acquire 1t all and to be fully compe-
tent to take the responsible position
when it is offered to him.
lou call see the duFduCcHi0HI lAOlu
here ON as straight and clear as can
be; for the building foreman on large
and important work, who Is paid
$4,000 or $4,000 year, is too RESPONSE
BILE man to be lost sight Of and will
be given the first opening as superin-
tendent that happens along, and be-
fore many years, will find himself in
a sort of general superintendent over
other superintendent in charge Of the
construction of numerous establish
menas. He can take a specially If he
wishes and become constructing en-
gineer; for there are numerous routes
to high success from responsible fore
manships, and the pay is ample to
satisfy anybody.
If he chooses your boy can get him
self into business for himself; for a
skilled carpenter Is quite competent
to take the erection of a small frame
house, and this will give him his in
dependent start.
All building trades are pretty much
alike in general features and pay and
hours, and will bring the young work
er to about the same position as su-
perintendent Some Of the other
trades are different, however, and will
be taken up In future articles.
Copyright, 1910, by the Associated Lit
erary Press)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Should Ee Done carry.

No definite rule can be laid down as
to the proper time for destroying the
weevils upon and in the fruit of the
plants in the fall. In general the prop
or time is whenever the weevils have
reached such numbers as to infest
practically all of the squares that are
being set. Fab destruction as late as
November win accomplish much, but
several times the number of weevils
can be destroyed If the work be done
in October. The proper method In
general is to uproot the plants by
means of plows and to burn them as
soon as possible.
All stumpage or sprout cotton is
prevented where the plants are prop
erly uprooted. Where such sprout
cotton or volunteer cotton appears it
should be destroyed. Trash along
hedges, In fence corners, on turn rows
and around old buildings should also
be burned, and old sorghum fields
should be carefully cleaned. They Of
fer exceptional advantages as places
for Information. and cornhelds are also
a source of danger.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
WHILE resting in Georgia. President

uIHILE resting In Georgia. President
w Taft gave considerable attention
to certain portions of his message to
congress. He went to the south sole
ly for rest, but reciprocity. the Mex
lean war, and other qua ltions of
state would not down. There will
probably be three impo tant mes
sages to the extra session o. congress-
AT least that is the present expecta-
ton of the executive. Ono will deal
solely. with reciprocity, another with
tariff revision and thirt, with the
Mexican war
, The war message will como IN connec-
ton with the request for an appropri-
alton to meet the expenses of the ma
neuvers." There will be a deficiency
in the allowance for army mobiliza-
ton. This must be made I'D by con-
gress, and in asking for t Q one, or
five. or ten million dollars 18th which
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
COTTON BOIL wEEvIL.

Ia beetle from above; b, same from side.
About five times natural size. Authors
illustration.1
BY 1894 it had spread to half dozen
counties in southern Texas and was
brought to the attention of the bu
reau Of entomology.
Since 1894 the boil weevll has ex-
tended its range annually from forty
to seventy miles. During the first ten
years after its advent the annual rate
of Spread was 5640 square miles.
Since 1901 the annual increase in the
infested territory has averaged 26,SS0
square miles, but in 1904 $1,000 square
miles became infested. OF course the
figures given do not refer to the area
in cotton. In many parts of the in
Tested territory the area devoted to
cotton is much less than 10 per cent of
the total area.
Five States Affected.
At present the weevil is found In
Texas, louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. In Mississippi
eighteen counties are infested, in Ar
kansas twenty weight and in Oklahoma
about one-f1fth of the state. The total
area infested comprises about 225.O00
square miles, and this covers about 80
per cent of the cotton acreage Of the
United States.
Undoubtedly for several years the
boil weevil has caused a loss of about
100000 bales of cotton annually. A
conservative estimate shows that since
the weevil has invaded this country 1t
has caused loss of 2,550,000 bales of
cotton at value of about 1925, 900.
Characteristics of WeeviI.
The adult boil weevil is about one
Fourth Of an inch in length, varying
from one-eighth to one-third of an inch,
with breadth about one-third of the
length. This measurement includes the
snout, which is about one-half the
length Of the body. Variation In size
Is due to the amount of food the insect
has obtained in the larval stage. In
hividuals from bolls are therefore
nearly always larger than those from
squares (unblown buds.
The color (grayish or brownish) de-
ponds upon the time that may have
elapsed after Transformation into the
stage. The recently emerged individ-
uals are light yellowish in color, but
this passes to a gray or nearly black
shade in few weeks time.
Lives Through Winter.
The boil weevil passes the winter In
the adult stage. In the spring and
Throughout the fruiting season Of cot
ton the eggs are deposited by the fe-
male weevils in cavities formed by
eating into the fruit of the plant. An
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

ANE of the last acts Of the last con-
" gress was to make provisions for
two OF the most powerful fighting ma
chimes in the United States navy. The
limit of cost and time of completion
CT the droacncrght florida was ex-
sended and additional funds were vot-
ed for the new New York and the
Texas, the keel of which will be laid
in few months. Each vessel will
cost $6,400.00O and 1900 skilled work
men will be employed in the New
York navy yard for the next three
years in the work of construction.
The dreadnought type is one of
very recent date. Through her alli-
.nce with japan Great Britain was
he first to learn t'Alesson Of the all
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
COTTON BOIL wEEvIL.

OUxION BULL WEENILs
rI4arva at left pupa at right. About five
times natural Size Authors illustra-
toni
egg matches under normal conditions
in about three days, and the grub i'm
mediately begins to feed.
The time elapsing between the time
the egg is laid until the adult is devel-
Oped and ready to produce eggs Is
from two to three weeks. In the early
from depositing eggs in squares visited
by other females. but late In the sea-
son, when all the fruit has become in
Tested, several eggs may be placed in
IA single square or boil. AS many as
fifteen have been found in boil.
A conservative estimate of the pos
sible progeny Of single pair of wee
Nils during a season beginning on June
20 and extending to Nov. Is 49,
755, 100.
Eats Nothing but Cotton.
The cotton boil weevil, as far as
known at present, has no food plant
other than cotton. When confined in
bottles the weevil will partake of va
rious substances, such as apples or
bananas, but this is only under the
stress of starvation.
The boil weevil is strictly diurnal In
its habits and Is not active after sun
down. Unlike some related insects, 1t
is not attracted Is lights. During the
summer the majority of weevils do not
live longer than sixty days. During
the cooler part Of the year many of
them live as long as six months. The
longest lived weevil on record lived
from Dec. 10 to the following October
The boil weeyil passes the winter in
the adult stage. In the fall. when
frosts occur, immature stages may be
found in the squares or bolls. Provid-
ed the food supply is sufficient many
of these immature stages continue
their development at very slow rate,
and adults finally emerge. Ordinarily,
however, the frosts that destroy the
cotton generally kill practically all OF
the immature stages Of the weevil.
with the advent Of cool weather in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
One on Abe Dominic.

vicar-I was grieved ard horriled
Giles, to see you walk out of church
in the middle of the sermon yester-
day.
Giles-Yes, l be agoin' to see the
doctor about it, EUR.
Nicar-About what?
Giles-About this ere walkin' in
my sleep, EUR.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Consunption-What It Is.
BY DR.. WILLIAM s. ELY.

BY DR.. WILLIAM s. ELY.
tuberculosis of the lungs, the
most contagious and fatal form
of the disease, is caused by the
presence of tubercle bacilli
(germs) in the lungs. The germ
multiplies rapidly and feeds on
the lung substance, which it
gradually destroys.
The important symptoms Of
consumption are cough expecto-
ration Tor splitting Of phlegm
containing the tubercular germs),
hemorrhage Tor bleeding from
the lungs. fever Increased tenn
perature of the body, especially
in the evening", difficulty in
breathing. pains in the chest,
night sweats. loss of appetite,
emaciation Qoss of flesh.
The germ of consumption en-
tiers the system in three ways
first, by being inhaled or breath
ed into the lungs; second. by be-
ing ingested-that is. eaten in
tuberculous food or drunk in
milk or water contaminated
with the germ; third. by inocu-
lation CIR the penetration of tu-
berculous substance through a
wound in the skin. OF these
three the first is the most impor-
tant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
CARPEN ERR

He'll have to start In as
carpenters helper Of the crud-
est sort, and his pay will be
small, but In tho end he may be
earning his thousands a year as
building foreman or building
Observation-Disclosures he may be
getting a comfortable living as
builder on his own hook
How he may advance up the lad
der Of carpentry, and what are
his chances Of doing this, to-
gether with the pay for each
step taken.
BY. c. w. JENNINGS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Nerve.

Il never could shave myself. l
never had the ner~e."
That's SO. People who shave them
elves do seem to have peculiar sort
OF nerve. There's Brassey, for in
stance. I've known him to go into a
barber shop and ask for the loan of
razor"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
His Dearest Wish.

"If you could be granted enc wish,
what would it be?"
Il would wish that 1 might be as
perfect man as my wife thinks the
fellow was who died just before he
and she were to be married"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
The Very Best.

Gcst-After all, the best thing when
you're in trouble is not the advice
that's given to you free, but that
which you pay for.
Jest-Not so; the best thing, after
all, is not to need any advice at all
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
His Little Joke.

Jack-YCung men in real life don't
often so wild over blond tresses, as
they do in novels.
Ruth-Don't they?
Jack-No. It's the black locks they
go raven over.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
EQreWarIled.

Wasson-I suppose you've noticed
I've bought watchdog?
Masson-Yes, and let me give you a
tip. You'd better begin to study up all
the antidotes for poison.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
The Decorator and His Bill.

The decorator had just made his e5-
Innate.
'Ill tell you what I'll do said the
householder "You go aheac and dec
orate the house, and then I'll give it to
you in payment of your bill
NO" replied the decorator. Il
couldn't afford to take the house fer
more than half payment
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
BURN PLANTS TO
DESTROY WEEv|L
Fall Is the Proper Time to Be-
gin War on Cotton Pests.
they CAN LIVE ALL WINTER.

BY Removing Rubbish In Which They
Hibernate the Number Left to Begin
Destruction In the Spring Will Be
Lessened-Frost Will Kill Them Un.
less They Have Protection.
rEFI
BY w. D. HUNTER,
Bureau of Entomology of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
Like many of the most important in
furious insects in this country, the
cotton boil weevil is not a native of
the United States. Its original home
was undoubtedly in the plateau region
of Mexico or Central America, and it
may originally have fed upon some
plant other than cotton. Previous to
1892 the insect had spread through
Mexico but little is known regarding
the extent or rapidity Of this disper-
sion.
About 1892 the boil weevil crossed
the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Tex.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Government Dam In the Hudson.

The dam which the United States
government is planning to construct
at Troy across the Hudson river will
wipe out number of factories and
mills in that region by using water
power. The head furnished by the
dam will be utilized to generate about
6,O00-horse power. and this will be sold
to the mills and factories ut cost
However, the companies will be re-
quired to pay the cost of building the
power house. 1t is estimated that the
amount of power utilized will be three
times as much as has heretofore been
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

"You swiped one of my jokes out
right" complained the first press hui
morist.
WELL" said the second press hu-
morist, whenever l see l can't i'm
prove good joke, l don't try to-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
A Woman's WAY.

Beryl-Ethel is the sort Of girl who
Of everything.
Sibyl-Yes; she's always looking at
the shiny surface Of a mirror
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
Accused Her Suspicion.

Mabel-Why in tears? Doesn't the
ding please you?
Helen-Oh, it is beautiful, but fear
thst the stone is imitation.
"Why?"
Arthur didn't say anything about
returning it in case don't marry
him."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07

8 you watched some young
fellow working in the cold
on some half-finished build
ing, driving nails with
numbed fingers and han
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
Enroer WANTS Prize.

Seattle, Wash.-Q. A. Berger, a
wealthy mining man of this city, has
cabled to Nome to ascertain the names
and pedigrees of the dogs which won
the big dll-Alaskan sweepstakes yes
'terday. as he claims the CANNES are
from his own kennels, and are the
same animals which won the event
III 1909. The prize. $4,000 and a sill
Yer cup, this year was awarded to
Mrs. c. Z. Darling, of Berkeley, Cal,
as she owned the dogs. A. A. (Scotty)
Allen drove the winners in the hard
race. He is secretary of the Darling
& Dean company, a corporation in
which Mrs. Darling is a heavy stock
holder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
RidgefieId Man Almost Drowned

Ridgefield. Wash.-Rodney Ander-
son, young man who has been work
ing on the tie plant here and who
lives east of Ridgefield, was driving
from La Center this morning with a
horse and buggy and the horse be-
came frightened and went over the
high bank this side of La Center TAX
ing rig and driver into the Lewis riv-
er. The horse was drowned but An
derson got out with d fficulty. On
arriving home Anderson collapsed
from the shock and has been in crit
iCal condition today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
Midnight in the Ozarks

and yet sleeplesss Hiram Scranton Of
Clay City. Ill. coughed and coughed.
He was in the mountains on the ad-
vice of five doctors, who said he had
consumption, but found no help in the
climate, and started home. Hearing of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, he began
to use it. q believe it saved my life" :"
he writes, "for it made a new man
of me, so that I can now do good
work again. For all lung diseases,
coughs, colds, la grippe asthma,
Group, whooping cough, hay fever,
hemorrhages, hoarseness or quinsy, its
the best known remedy. Price soc
and 81. Trial bottle free. Guaran-
teed by Koeppens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
Freewater Debater Wins Prize.

Freewater, Ore.-Rev. A. Ross Kit.
pastor of the Congregational church
of this city, and a student of Whit
man college, Walla Walla, at the
inter-society debate held in the college
chapel, won the price as the best de-
batter. He is also chosen as one of
the team to meet the University of
Idaho in a dual debate on May l.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
Many Homeseckers Arrive.

Monmouth, Ore.-Many homeseek-
ers are locating in or near this city,
and the real estate transfers recently
have been larger in number than for
several years past. Many owners of
large farms refuse to subdivide their
land and this will be one thing TO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
A KnOcker

is a man who can't see good in any
person or thing. It's habit caused
by a disordered liver. If you find
that you are beginning to see things
through blue spectacles, treat your
liver to a good cleaning out process
with Ballards Herbine. A sure cure
for constipation, dyspepsia, indiges-
ton. sick headache, biliousness, all
liver, stomach and bowel troubles. A.
C. Koeppen & Bros
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14

at least, is what a young baby ought
to gain in weight, Does yours? II
not there's something wrong with its
digestion. Give It Mcee's Baby Elixir
and it will begin gaining at once,
Cures stomach and powell troubles
aids digestion, stops fretfulness, good
for teething babies Price 25c and
soc. A. c. Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-14
Make a note now to get Ely's Cream

Make a note now to get Ely's Cream
Balm if you are troubled with nasal
catarrh, hay fever or cold in the head.
1t is purifying and soothing to the
sensitive membrane that lines the
air-passages. 1t is made to overcome
the disease, not to fool the patient by
a short, deceptive relief. There is no
cocaine nor mercury in 1t. Do not
be talked into taking a substitute for
Ely's Cream Balm. All druggists sell
it, Price soc. Mailed by Ely Bros.
sc Warren Street, New York.