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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
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BARROoM SERMON BY TRAMP
Pathetic Incident Occurs In New Or.
leans Saloon When Poor Thirsty
Hobo Is Given Drink.

A tramp asked for n drink In sa-
loon. The request was granted, when,
In the act of drinking the proffered
beverage, one of the young men pres
ent exclaimed:
stop, make US speech. 1t Is
poor liquor that doesn't loosen a
mans tongue"
The tramp hastily swallowed down
the drink, and as the liquor coursed
through his veins he Strengthened
himself and stood before them with
a grace and dignity that all his rags
and dirt could not obscure, says the
New Orleans Picayune.
Gentlemen" he said, Il look to-
night at you and myself, and 1t seems
lost manhood. This bloated face was
once as young and handsome as
yours. This stumbling figure once
walked as proudly as yours, man
in the world of men. /, too, once
had home and friends and position.
had a wife as beautiful as an artists
dream, and dropped the priceless
pearl Of her honor and self-respect in
the wine cup, and. Cleopatra-like, saw
It dissolve and quaffed 1t down in the
brimming draught. l had children as
sweet and lovely as the flowers Of
spring, and saw them fade and die
under the blighting curse Of drunk
ard father ] had a home where love
lit the flame upon the altar and min
istered before it, and l put out the
holy fire, and darkness and desola-
ton reigned In its stead. had as
pirations and ambitions that scared
as high as the morning star and broke
and brushed their beautiful wings,
and at last strangled them that
might be tortured with their cries no
more. Today am husband without
a wife, father without child,
tramp with no home to call his own,
man in whom every good impulse
is dead. And all swallowed up in the
maelstrom of drink"
The tramp ceased speaking. The
glass fell from his nerveless fingers
and shivered into thousand frag-
menst on the floor. The swinging
doors pushed open and shut again,
and when the little group about the
bar looked up the tramp was gone.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
A BLIND STENOGRAPHER

Maurice J. Myers, a blind stenog-
rapher, reported all the discussions at
the conference on the treatment of
the blind held recently at Exeter, Eng
land. Mr.. Myers notes, which were
recorded on narrow strip of paper,
extended to a length of two and a
quarter miles. and contained approx.
mately 100000 dots. This clever
shorthand writer, who can take notes
at a speed of 1853 words a minute,
helped to formulate "the Birmingham
system of embossed shorthand" He
was trained at the Birmingham Royal
Institution for the Blind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
SHARK HAD HER PARASOL

Miss Laura Dorsey, Of Saugatuck,
steamer boat in New York harbor
early this summer and a shark COB
bled 1t up. Recently James Keyes,
assistant lighthouse keeper at Lewes,
Del, caught shark, and when he
opened it he found a parasol Read
ing of the find in the newspapers,
Miss Dorsey wrote to the lighthouse
keeper, thinking 1t might be hers.
She described the parasol, and enough
of 1t remained for the lighthouse
keeper to identify it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10

bargain was on sale. They found the
stairway was full and women were
struggling and swaying in a congested
mass, unable either to advance or
retreat.
Come on" leader cried, there's
no getting through here. AS she spoke
she gathered up her skirts, gave a
quick spring and landed astride the
banister. There was flash of stock
ings and lace, and the next instant
she was on the floor below, fighting
her way toward the counter One after
another the holder ones followed un-
til the banister was full of sliding
women. One after another they land
ed at the bottom in shrieking heaps
and would plunge into the struggling
mass in front Of the counter At the
handbag counter the usual bargain
tactics were resorted to. A woman
would seize four or five bags and hold
them all until she had made choice.
Many women were accompanied by
their husbands, and 1t was their part
to hold OUT desirable looking articles
until the wife decided which was the
most desirable, the rest would be
dumped back on the counter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
TATT00ING IN MANY LANDS

Tattooing is universal in the South
Sea island. and common among the
North and South American Indians.
the Dyaks, the Burmese, the Chinese,
and the Japanese. Its introduction
to Europe was undoubtedly due to
sailors, and among civilized western
peoples 1t is practically confined to
Among the Polynesians tattooing pro-
badly reached the greatest perfection.
In the Marquesa group, for example,
men were tattooed all over, even the
tips Of the fingers and toes, and the
crown of the head being covered with
fantastic designs. AS from three to
six months were occupied by each
separate operation, commencing at
birth, man must have attained to
the age of thirty, at least, before the
entire scheme of bodily decoration
was completed. Among the Kabyles
and Arabs Of Algeria, children are tat
tooed by their mothers as a means Of
Identification.
Probably the rudest form of tattoo
Ing is that in vogue among the abo-
rhymes of Australia and certain tribes
of negroes. The method adopted by
these races consists in cutting gashes
on the skin, arranged in patterns, and
then filling the wounds with clay,
these forming raised scars. This
mode, as opposed to the more COM
mon device of pricking with a needle,
is practically confined to the black
races. Among certain African tribes.
notably the Kaffirs, tattooing Is an
honor bestowed upon warrior who
has distinguished himself in war. A
long incision is made in the thigh.
which is then rubbed with cinders I'm.
til sufficiently discolored. The FL
jams and the Eskimos regard one who
lives his days without being tattooed
as endangering his happiness in the
hereafter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
UNKNOWN LOVER a THIEF

An adventure, giving good exam
pie of the romantic temperament of
the French, has just befallen a young
and good-looking American girl stay
ing at one of the most fashionable
hotels in the Rue de Rivoli, Paris. A
while ago the girl, who had missed
fayorite brooch containing a minia-
ture of herself. and had given up all
hope Of finding 1t, was much aston
ished to find fixed to her dressing ia
BILE the following note:
you are the most ideally beautiful
thing 1 have seen in Paris. Permit
me, therefore, to carry off. in addition
to so many exquisite souvenirs which
you have left in my memory, the one
which has charmed me most. l in
close 5000 as the price of your
brooch"
The girls reply was prompt, and as
original as the strangers letter. She
caused brief note to the following
effect to be sent to the other visitors
at the hotel: Mile. X. refuses the
f200 as the price of her brooch, but
will be pleased to have herself photo
graphed for the person who sends 1t
back to her."
A photographer, bearing the missing
trinket, soon presented himself, and,
having handed over the brooch, took a
number of photographs of the Amer
lean girl, whose identity, by her spe-
cial request, is being kept secret both
by the hotel management and the po-
lice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10

fortunately for Farmer Harvey accom-
panied that citizen when he started
out to visit the gun the next morning.
Ordinarily the Maine bear gets into
trouble with the trap gun during his
nights outing. In the case of t.,
Harvey bear the bear had put off his
visit to the baited trap gun until
morning, and 1t was Just as Harvey
and Johnson were drawing near the
took hold of the bait and fired the
gun.
Hearing the report the two men
FASTENED forward and saw the bear, q
very big one. writing on the ground.
believing like a bull He was badly
wounded. but not so badly but that
en- he saw the men approaching he
could set quickly to his feet and make
rush for them.
johnson was alert enough to get
out of the way, but the bear caught
the less experienced Farmer Harvey
and felled him to the ground with a
blow from ono paw that knocked him
senseless. Then the bear clawed and
chewed and ripped Harvey t. such an
extent that when Johnson succeeded
In at last killing Bruin with a club he
tool the farmer on his back and car
ried him home for dead
"Harvey's face was torn out of all
recognition. The flesh on his arms
from his shoulders down was stripped
off to the bone In many places and
his chest was frightfully lacerated. He
wasn't dead, though. as the doctor
found when he got there and looked
him over. When l came away from
that region, where I had been hunting
about that time, there was a question
whether the farmer would recover
from hls wounds. and l neve- heard
whether he did or not. But the bear
weighed over 400 pounds"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
NEGRO praymao Turns White.

Bloomington, Ind.-William Arnold.
aged sixty, e negro draymans is grad
ually turning white. Following an ILL
ness which was believed to be tuber-
hands. The skin became tender and
the white spots grew larger. At the
same time Arnold improved in health
until he is now in excellent physical
condition. His body is covered with
large white srot5.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
MUST BE GOOD SWIMMERS

All German soldiers must learn to
swim. Some of them are so expert
that, with their clothing on their heads
and carrying guns and ammunition,
they can swim rivers several hundred
yards in width,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
cHoKEs MAD DOG TO DEATH
Man In Fight to Save Children Kills
Animal With His Bare
Hands.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Daniel Bond,
twenty-four, choked mad dog to
was severely bitten about the arms
and wrists and was taken to the City
hospital, where the physicians quickly
terized his wounds and then put him
In the observation ward to make a
fight for his life should hydrophobia
develop.
Bond, walking down Atlantic ave-
nue.. saw big mongrel. frothing at the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Makes Deadly Tea of WAed

Perth Amboy, N. Mrs. Andrew
Kramer and her two children, eight
and ten years old, are In serious con.
dition at their home here as a result
of drinking tea made from poisonous
weeds. Mrs. Kramer took the potion
for rheumatism on the advice of neigh
nors and when she was taken serious
ly i'll the two little girls took sips of
the deadly drink before calling the
neighbors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Lightning Spells Girls Joke,

Atchison. Kant am going to
stand here and let the lightning strike
me-" Flossie Hartman said jokingly
while she stood Oh the back porch OF
her home near Parnell. A second later
lightning struck the lawn 20 feet from
where she was standing, rendering her
unconscious some time and leaving
her in a dazed condition the rest or
the afternoon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
TAKE TO BANISTERS
IN A BARGAIN CRUSH
Crowd of Women at a Clearance
Sale Slide to the Lower
Floor.

Kansas City, Mo.-At recent clear
ance sale at dry goods house here a
crowd of women making for lower
floor, where some handbags were on
sale at cut prices. took to the banis-
tiers and slid down. The women en-
tered the store on Baltimore avenue.
The entrance floor on this street Is a
above that on Main street, where the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Common Duties.

The commonest duties of life are
never well performed unless they
have growth as their end, and thus
done we are prepared for something
higher, and power and inspiration will
come to us.-Rev. j. o. Hayes, True
Life, San Jose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
ROPE-SKIPPER AT ElGHTY-ONE

A spry old lady is Mis- Sue Voorhees,,
an eighty-one-year-old inmate Of the
Ithaca Old Ladies' home. While cele-
brating her birthday recently she
called out her friends on the lawn in
front of the home and picking up q
little girls jumping rope skipped
twenty-one times without the faintest
sign of fatigue or effort.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Here's a Real Fish Story.

Illinois. Ind.-John Jensen is nurs
ing broken ankle. received in a
strange railroad accident. Jensen was
operating track bicycle On the rails
when 1t was suddenly derailed and
carried it's rider to the bottom of a
steep embankment Crawling back TO
the track Jensen found a 12-pound
carp lying across the rail and still
wriggling
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Chokes Dog to Death.

mouth, dash toward crowd of school
children. He started in pursuit. The
dog snapped at him and leaped for his
throat Bond caught the beast by the
neck as it leaped. In furious battle
Of several minutes the man was the
victor, but not until he had been Sc
verely bitten.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
ParaIyzllng Influence.

alcohol has invariably paralyzine
influence. All the results which. on
superficial obs ervation, appear to
show that alcohol possesses stimulant
properties, can be explained on the
ground that they are due to paraly
sis. PROF. G. y. Won Bunge, M. D.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
Youth Killed by Waco nation

New Brighton, Pa.-Vacoinated Fl
days ago upon entering school, Albert
G.. Glass. aged six, died from lookjaw,
The vaccination, 1t is said, became in
fected a few days ago and tetanus
developed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10

Hammond. Wis.-The three-year-old
daughter of Albert Franks. beet
sugar picker. fell into an open rain
barrel and drowned.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
SAYS DIAZ WANTS TO MAKE
PEACE WITH REBEL FORCES
Msdero,s Envoy In Washington
Claims President Of Mexico Has
Made Overtures.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Dr. Vaz-
+quex Gomez, head of the confidential
agency here in the Mexican revoiu-
tionists, last night announced that he
indirectly had received overtures for
peace from the federal government.
DR.. Gomez said the agency here
had been advised by its junta in FL
Paso, Texas, of the desire OF Coy
Ahumada, of Chihuahua, to confer In
Chihuahua with Francisco !. Madero,
leader of the revolution, and also had
been informed through its junta in
San Antonio, Texas, that three dele
gates OF the Diaz government wished
TO meet DR.. Gomez on tfe border and
arrange for the termination Of hostiit.
ties 80 ---- - = -
DR.. Gomez. Sho-,swns for a i0nm
time the family -phyEician Of Presi-
dent Diaz and who was. in the last
election, candidate for the viceSpresi-
dency of Mexico ON the same ticket
as Madero. the candidate for presi-
dent, declared that. the provisional
government would not undertake any
negotiations of peace except under
the condition yhat the delegates shall
be legally md fully authorized with
written powers"
He added that IL was further de-
sired by the revolutionists that The
agreement for peace negotiations
should be published and recognized
by the federal government officially.
These steps, he explained, were ne
cessary because of the repndiation by
the federal government of connection
with the peace conference arranged
by Gov. Sanchez last November.
DR.. Gomez asserted that the revolu-
tionists would insist on the abdica-
ton of the presidency by Diaz and
that he had telegraphed to the j.nta
at San Antonio, Tex, for Information
rs to the source-uf the overtures for
peace and the names OF the three
peace ENJOYS sent there by -Dfss -,S
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
TAFT RATIFTES DISMISSAL
OF OFFICER FROM ARMY
Capt. Guy II. q. Smith is Found Guilty
by CourtmartiaI OF Blighting
Woman's Life.

WASHINGTON Feb. 27.-Ar posi-
bility OF second trial for Capt. Guy
III. B. Smith. Fourth Infantry u. s. A.
who was dishonorably dismissed from
the army after a secret courtmartial,
has been eliminated. said army off,
GERS here today, as a result OF Presi-
dent Taft's approval OF the courts
sentence.
Officers expressed extreme indigna-
ton that Mrs. Barnette, wife OF Lieut.
Col. George Barnette, should have been
named in connection with the case. or
induced to talk about II. Every EFFORT
has been made, officially and other
wise, TO conceal her connection with
the affair, as the principal witness
for the prosecution. Mrs. Barnette,
/ it is said, implored secrecy, not only
|for her own protection, but also that
IAN innocent child might be spared
Shame in after years.
Capt Smith is a son OF the late Gen.
Smith, who for years was In charge
OF the army engineers at Cleveland,
Ohio. His arrest on an army trans
port returning from the Philippines
Is understood to have been made on
the demand OF Mrs Barnette, and his
conviction Is said to have been large
ly upon her evidence.
The so-called Unnamed woman
was In fact child. 1t is said, and for
this reason the extraordinary efforts
at secrecy were made.
President Taft kept the case on his
desk more than four months before
approving the sentence. He made
most careful Investigations. on &C
count OF the nature of the case, and
concluded that II was proper that
Capt Smith should be ousted from the
military service.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
LOSES RACE WITH DEATH.
Wexford Boy, Shot Accidentally, Dies
From Loss Of Blood.

Wexford Boy, Shot Accidentally, Dies
+ From Loss Of Blood.
CADILLAC, Mich, Feb. 22.-Be-
cause his brother knew nothing about
applying a tourniquet to stop hem
orrhage. Claude Hilliard. aged 1T
years, Is dead. With his brother
Pearl, aged Is, Claude was hunting
yesterday morning. Pearl carried a
shotgun loaded with buckshot. The
gun was accidentally discharged and
Claude received the full charge in his
left leg above the knee. He fell un
conscious at his brothers side. The
boys were two miles from home and
not near any habitation.
In spite OF the fact that he had q
rough clearing TO traverse, the young
err brother shouldered the wounded
boy and making all possible speed
hurried home. There with the assist
ance of his father. Pearl hitched a
team and the two, with the dying boy
lashed- their hnrses- toward Cadillac
and Mercy hospital. Neither thought
to tie up the wound. and when hall
the distance to this city was ira
versed, the boy died from loss OF
blood.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
THEN 1T HAPPENED. y

The dog was pet. His name was
"Siegfried."
Beins a pet dog. "siegfried''- had
to be Numbered. This Job was up "a
the head OF The house. Mr.. X. prfded
himself upon being an expert dos
washer
"siegfriedH was damned into the
laundry tub by Mr.. X. and soap lib
orally applied and scrubbings made
80 that presently-l-..S iegfrieds. WAS
white as the driven snow ,.----...
Then "Siegfried,- Was turned loose
to dry himself. With utter doggi
ness "Siegfried" accomplished. this by
rolling in .black, flthy dirt. ,...,....
Uttering an imprecation or some
thing like that VT. K fmpatfentfy re
peated the Wishing process III break
you in two, you miserable mn, you
dirty yourself 1aHain. 80 exclaimed the
man as he brungrt out-the dog again
immaculate.----s---- sa-a-..,.
After which--the- -istelligent---beas 81
again rolled dirt. -. 1890.
.---fIhe- Enid -..-..- sl..,-,,--.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
DRINK HABIT GRIPS INDIA.
Missionary Says Natives Are Taking
Up Habits Of Foreigners.

ANN ARBoR, Feb. Elm an ad.
dress at the w. G. T. u, DIR. Rose +,
Beals, a medical missionary, who Is q
graduate from the University Of
Michigan, said that the English mis-
sionaries in India, especially those
sent out by the Society. for the Pro
pagation of the Gospel, drink and that
India is drifting into intemperance .
THE work for the missionaries,
said DR.. Beal, is to make the people
OF that country happier. The intro
duction Of western customs tends to
their greater development. but along
with them comes the problem OF
drink The people see the English
drink and at first imagine 1t Is some
thing really worth while"
Referring TO the opium habit. DR.
Beals said mothers give II to their
babies TO keep them quiet, the cus
tom of centuries. The infant mortal.
ity is enormous, but IL is hard 10
make the parents realize they are
killing their babies.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Feb. %.
Dear Dad; Senator Lodge says We
must have an independent judiciary.
Independent Of what? Is the judiciary
now independent of business infiu-
ences? And political influences? And
Special Privilege influences? Is 1t
possible that Mr.. Lodge means judi
ciary independent OF the common peo-
pie?
The provision in the Arizona con-
stitution providing for a recall OF
judges Is disapproved by President
Taft. Senator Lodge has been fur
nishing President Taft with argu-
ments TO show why Arizona should be
refused admission to the union be-
cause OF this provision. Senator
Lodge Is more frank than Senators
Sutherland, Carter. Nelson and Hey
burn, who are equally opposed TO the
recall OF judges, but who are not air
ing their views In the open.
One OF the best speeches delivered
in the senate this session, or indeed
during the last ten years. was that
delivered by Senator Borah In favor
OF the election OF United States sena-
tors by the people. Senator Borah
held the floor in a brilliant running
debate with the opponents OF the
measure. Nelson, Carter, Hepburn and
others, and in an argument Of great
power the senator from Idaho tore
away the shallow pretense involved In
the force bill amendment intended
TO ALLEVIATE the southern senators and
thus to defeat the resolution. Prac-
tically every member OF the senate
remained in his seat and the close
OF the speech was greeted with a
demonstration from the galleries
which was in violation OF all rules OF
the senate. The senator was con-
graduated by Republicans and Demo
Gratis, who went over to his place to
shake his hand.
No reply has been received TO the
open letter addressed by Senator La
Toilette to President Taft, asking him
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
HAS PLAN FOR OWNERSHIP OF
RAILROADS BY PEOPLE
ohio c. Barber Advocates That Gov
eminent Take Over All Lines by
Issuing Two Per Cent Bonds.

Issuing Two Per Cent Bonds.
AKRON, o.. Feb. GA plan by
which the people could own the rail
roads OF the United States with gov
eminent control, is proposed by Ohio
c. Barber, multimillionaire match king
and father OF American trusts, In his
third letter on the railroad problem,
which was sent TO all congressman
today.
Barber, who has been fighting high
railroad rates since his retirement as
head of the match trust, advocates
that the government take over all the
railroads by issuing two per cent gov
eminent bonds for all railroad secur.
tiles.
His statement, In part says:
"A fair and just solution OF the rail-
way situation now confronting the
American people, would be to consoli-
date into one system all Of the rail-
roads OF the country. capitalize them
at their present value, and give their
stockholders and bond holders exact
justice. even TO the full price for their
holdings. Provision should be made
against this capitalization ever being
increased. and the rate Of annual divi-
dent should be fixed at not to exceed
three per cent, guaranteed by the gov
eminent, which would issue bonds in
taking up all stocks and outstanding
railroad securities.
These bonds would be perpetual
and, principal and interest being
guaranteed by the government would
speedily be valued at considerably
above par, thus increasing the returns
to the present stock and bond hold
ers"
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
72 ROOMS INHs FLAT,
Lone Man Liked Them, But Friends
Curiosity Was Too Much.

CHICAGO. Fen 27.--Asked a hun.
,dred times a day what he was doing
with an apartment of 70 rooms and Is
baths, Eames Macyeagh, son Of Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury Franklin Mac.
veagh, has been driven to distraction
and to abandon his fiat"
Il can sympathize with Jim Jeffries
who was asked a Thousand times a
day IL he expected to resemter the
ring" waRN MacVeagh today
When his persnts moved to- Wash,
ington, young MaeVeagh took the
fiat" In the Lake Shore drive and
occupied it. alone-,Ho has leased II
to Ire Nelson. Morris and will live Al
-one OF his clubs ...---------------
Il like the. little place and would
like to live there he says. but .peo.
pie ask too many questions"