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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
GREATEST OF LEGAL ORATORS
Proud Position That Has Been Ac-
corded to William Pinkney
Of Maryland.

But by long odds the greatest of our
purely legal orators was William
PiDkney of Maryland His speeches
were the beacon lights that directed
the footsteps of the Supreme court
of the United States in the formative
period of our government
The great argument in the Nereide
prize law case is stepped in richer
rhetoric than almost any other of his
speeches. The bold figure of Her
cules crushing the Nemean lion has
been referred to as one of the sub
FINEST in our oratory.
Seldom has any man been so abund
antly equipped for the highest dis
plays of eloquence, and this, too, was
largely the result of his later studies
When sent as an ambassador to Eng
land he was asked at table one day
for his opinion on certain Greek
phrase being discussed at the time,
and was ineffably mortified and hui
inflated to confess that he knew moth
ing of the subject under discussion
Then and there was born in him the
determination 10 ne classical SCnOl-
ar, and bending himself to the task
he became in a few years highly pro-
ficient not alone in the ancient but in
the modern classics as we'll His
mind became a reservoir of judicial
and literary learning and his speeches
began to bear the indefinable impress
of mental superiority.
His eloquence satisfied the intellect
as well as the love of ornament No
vocabulary ever surpassed his in full
and rounded excellence Poetic to a
rare degree, yet governed withal by
an almost perfect taste, he clothed his
large philosophy in the sheen of such
golden style as made 1t seem quite
a matter of course that Story and
Marshall should pronounce him 'in-
comparable" and that he should be
the boast of Maryland and the pride
of the United States" 1t is not too
much to say that had all of his
speeches before the Supreme court
and elsewhere been preserved he
would have been universally esteemed
the greatest of legal orators in the
whole world. He was greater than
Isaeus or Lysias because his view was
broader and more philosophical and
his powers of expression by far more
poetical captivating and persuasive.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
A Birds Paradise.

Gaunt and bare, Huffin Island rises
boldly from the sea at the most east
erly point of Anglesey Its sides,
torn and discolored by the waves,
offer scant welcome to the explorer,
but there are several places at which
a landing may be made from a small
boat.
Naturalists will not object to the
fOrmidding appearance of this half
mile length of rock at which the
timid look askance. Neglected of
man, it is the chosen home of thou
sands and thousands of birds, which
share it's solitude with a few sheep
and scores of rabbits. Putin Island
has more than one name The
Welsh call it Ynys Seirol, or the Is
land of st. Seirol, who had a hermit
tage there, and it is also known as
Priestholme (the priests island)
Herched in the center of the Island
are the ruins of a tower built in the
seventh century. But this scanty spot
upon the waters should be named the
home of the birds. In myriads they
seek it to breed. The keepers of the
lighthouse are almost the only human
beings they see; they can live their
happy lives without the shadow of
man to frighten them.
Most in numbers is the puffin-being
in the majority it has given its name
to the place. This curious looking
bird, SO ungainly on land, rides on the
waves wonderfully and dives as sure
ly no other bird can. Come upon it
suddenly-it plunges deep into the
water and your boat has gone a long
distance ahead before it comes to the
surface again. In some places the
putin is called the sea parrot and
in appearance it is not unlike pretty
poll.
Stormy petrels find a resting place
in this grim retreat gulls are COM
men, razor bills, cormorants curlews
and divers add to the population. GAN
nets have been met with and the Per-
egrine falcon. Among these rare
specimens the pigeon excites no re-
mark.
Exceedingly curious is the clamor
made by these creatures during the
breeding time. On might imagine
ones self in the house of commons
during "scene" iii which wild words
and incoherent sentences are hurled
about. Only there is no Speaker to
quell the tumult aid restore ORDER
London Evening standard
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
OXYGEN AS a Cutting Tool.

A jet of burning oxygen from blow
pipe may be successfully employed to
cut sheet iron, iron tubes, and small
bars. The cut made is almost as
sharp and thin as that made by saw.
In earlier attempts difficulty was en-
countered in clearing the cut of liquid
metal and in preventing the spread of
the melting effect beyond the borders
Of the cut In later processes two
blowpipes were used The first has
an ordinary oxyhydrogen fame, which
heats the iron to redness at the place
where the cut is to be made. This is
followed Immediately by the second
jet composed of pure oxygen, which
instantly burns the metal without melt
ing. The liquidized iron is blown
swiftly from the 1issure, so that there
is no serious spreading Of the heat to
surrounding parts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
The Teeth of the Sheep.

1t is much easier to tell the age
of sheep than it is 10 guess a wom-
ans ege, says the Pennsylvania
Farmer. Prof. Gaumnitz Of Mime
sofa, who has been ntudying the
sheep, says that fine wool sheep live
much, longer than medium or coarse
wool sheep. The former have been
used as breeders from one to eight
years and the latter from one to
six, and more rarely seven years.
This indicates the extreme period of
usefulness in the flock. The prime
Of life probably extends from one
to five or six years. The lamb has
short and small head as opposed to
the head of the mature sheep. Its
teeth are smaller in every way They
are usually smooth and white, a.. op.
posed to more corrugated diarkened
surface in the old sheep. The age of
sheep is told by the four pairs of in
cisors which are found only on tie
lower front jaw. These are all pres
ent by the time the lamb is six weeks
old. In the yearling the central pair
of small incisor teeth are replaced
with rye pair when the lamb Is
10 to IA months old. They are al.
raost twice as wide and much better
than those at either side. At two
years old the animal gets second
pair of large teeth. At three years
It gets third pair of large faeth.
It would then have three pairs OF
large teeth and one pair Of small OF
lamb teeth. The four-year-old has
full mouth Of four pairs of large
teeth. The outer ones are never a
barge as those In the CENTER
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
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The Pink Marble Personal.

While the Japanese are rapidly as
similating western business notions,
they have not yet entirely Invested
themselves of Oriental extravaganza
of expression in their advertisements,
especially those Of personal nature,
as the following, which some time ago
appeared in Toxic newspaper, will
testify:
81 am a beautiful woman. My album
dant, undulating hair envelopes me as
a cloud. Supple as willow is my
waist. Soft and brilliant is my visage
as the satin Of flowers. am endowed
with wealth sufficient to saunter
through life hand in hand with my be-
loved. Were l to meet a gracious lord,
kindly, intelligent, well educated and
of good taste, l would unite myself
with him for life, and later share with
him the pleasure of being laid to rest
eternal in tomb of pink marble"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

sF7 ASHINGTON.-Mure than $4,000
w was spent ON the White House in
the last fiscal year by the government
In fuel, light and repairs, according to
the annual report OF Col. Spencer
Cosby. The executive mansion is the
principal building of the department
of public buildings aEi grounds, and
is practically the only building of any
size that comes directly under the
head of the superinten lent Of public
buildings and grounds.
In the year repacs we're made to
elevators, vestibule, and roof, and the
general appearance Of the building
was kept up. To do tlis required the
services Of about 100 Hen. a new sys-
tenn of lightning pro action was in
stalled in July, 1910, the work being
done under contract The old zinc
and lead rods were removed from the
roof and new copper cable was con
nected to 100 points On the roof of the
house The rods ara points were
mechanically connected to the house
silver closet, with double steel
doors and complete set of shelves
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
MOVING PICTURES IN SIDEWAYS.

Moving pictures are produced, as Is
well known, by film travelling with
intermittent motion before protector
or lantern which throws successive
views on the screen. The same result
could be obtained If the pictures were
stationary and the audience itself were
in motion. so as to view the pictures
successfully An ingenious inventor
has hit upon this scheme to relieve
the monotony of subway travel He
proposes to mount a continuous band
of pictures at each side of the subway,
and have these pictures successfully
Illuminated by means Of lamps placed
behind them. The circuits of the
lamps would be successfully closed
by means of a shoe upon the subway
car engaging contact plates at each
side of the track.-Scicntific Ameri-
can,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
Bishop of Lincoln on Total Abstinence

Bishop of Lincoln on Total Abstinence.
Addressing a crowded gathering of
men at the annual church parade of
the Grimsby Friendly and Trade socie-
ties, Sunday, August rs last, the new
Bishop of Lincoln made an eloquent
plea for temperance in all things.
Preaching from st. Paups words.
every man that striveth for the mas.
terry is temperate in all things" the
Bishop drew an analogy between the
athletes preparation for the contest
and the necessity for preparation to
resist life's temptations. IF you want
to fight the powers OF evil" he said.
Ito master lustful appetites and con-
quer fieshly instincts. you must put
yourself into training. l have been a
teetotaler for 80 years. l don't pre-
scribe 1t; l don't dogmatize upon 1t;
but | do recommend 1t. You will gain
health. power of brain and body, and
will remove yourself from an atmos-
phere Of temptation"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
ers ard that mistake crept into the

ers and that mistake crept into the
game code.
Vermont pleased the sportsmen
when it barred claims of damages to
the crops of landowners who post"
their property. Vermont also abol-
ished the alien license, and in West
Virginia and Delaware the resident
need no longer take out a license to
hunt any game. 1t is astonishing to
learn by inference that Massachusetts
expects to number wild turkeys
among its game birds They are grow
ing very scarce, even in Virginia. Ne,
braska now allows boys under IS to
hunt without license If accompanied
by parent or guardian Idaho exempts
veterans of the Civil war from ri.
cense requirements" bear license
is now necessary in Wyoming 1t has
been the fashion to pay liberal boun.
ty for bruins pelt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

view to their discharge had been
held under observation and treatment
for several months.
"One case" he says, diagnosed
'neuritis' remained 21S days another
'ununited fracture 161 days; still an
other hammer toes 1928 days. When
it is recalled that these men were
probably on sick report at their posts
an average of 80 days before being
recommended for discharge, it is rea.
sonable to estimate that the govern
ment lost by the present plan with
these cases alone the equivalent of
the services of an effective soldier for
more than an entire enlistment.
''The army is neither an eleemoosy-
nary institution nor place for the
physically inefficient, and such should
not be kept in it to the exclusion of
fit soldiers"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
A REGULARITY OF DREAMS.

AS to dreams, there was a discus
sion at the club lunch. and one man
himself as Drawer than he is. When
the dream came, the dreamer was
always the under-dog. He was in her
rible danger, and never did anything
picturesque to face it. There may be
men who are brave in their sleep.
But it would be interesting to find
one man outside of the dozen sleep
ing towards who is hero in dream.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

r WO women, each claiming to be his
i widow, and both living in Los An
geles, Cal, have filed claims through
Philander C. Knox, secretary of state,
for indemnity for tie murder of DR..
Arthur Livingston Wilson Foster, at
Alamo, Mexico, in June. One of the
women. Mrs A. L. w Foster, has filed
her claim through Dr.. Fosters step
father, Colonel Foster Of Newark. N.
j. The other, Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Woods,
has lodged her claim through her at
torney, Il. E. Kirk, for 100000.
Mrs. A. w. l.. Foster claims she
was married to DR.: Foster shortly
after he graduated from Hahnemann
college, in Philadelphia, and that they
lived together until 1894, when they
went to California. There DR.. Foster
met Mrs. Woods and spent some time
with her, though he never sought a
divorce and was never legally married
to the woman. Later he returned
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
PHoTooRAPHY7

Despite the fact that so many
are engaged in it and that ANA
teurs have taken 1t up with
such enthusiasm, here Is an oc-
cupaticn which still offers your
boy an excellent opportunity to
obtain livelihood and even to
accumulate fortune. The pop
uIar competition has not in
Jured the business.
BY C. w. JENNINGS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
PROFIT IN CIVIC ADVANCEMENT

I'VE are coming to understand that
not only should our bridges be beau
tiful, but our public buildings must
be beautiful, our river banks mus. be
beautiful, the homes of the poor as
we'll as those of the rich must be
beautiful and, being beautiful, will be
such as the peer as well as the rich
can live in safety, profitably, wisely.
As We clean and heartily and make
splendid the cities and the towns in
which we live, as we tie them to-
gether into more and more efficient
corporate units, struggling for the
common welfare of US all, we shall
find that the unlovely things in hui
man nature, in our own nature, the
dishonesties, the foulness, the dis
honors that have held back SO long
and SO terribly the progress of man
kind, will be more and more impos-
sible. A city materially beautiful
will be spiritually beautiful also. -
President Flavel s. Luther. Jr., OF
Trinity College.
Hot weather will not hurt any
man who does not ovorwOrk or ovor-
;rdu1ro. md M man will Ovqrwork
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
Contrary to Public Policy.

Caller with great thought) Don't
you think it would be a splendid thing
if you were to employ a skilled physi-
sian to edit a column in your paper
devoted to answering sick peoples
questions and telling them how to
cure themselves? Wouldn't it save
many a poor family from having to
pay doctor bill?
Editor (of Daily Bread)-My dear
sir. think of the thousands of good
doctors in this town who are barely
keeping soul and body er!-Chi-
cagO Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
No Reason for Pride,

1--WE won't print any such stuff as
that!" said the editor, loftily, as he
handed back the manuscript.
We'll, you needn't be so naughty
about it" retorted the Irregular Con
tributor. you're not the only one
who wont print Il Tit. Bits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

When a man discovers he doesn't
amount to much and never will. we
have notion he is as Disguised as
the woman who discovers that she is
getting whiskers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

You may have observed that q
girl has more faith in her fiance
than wife has in her husband, and
there are other indications that men
don't bear close acquaintance very
well.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22
n

Perhaps one reason it is easier for
the old to be philosophical is that
they don't have picnics spoiled by
rain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-22

Hot weather will not hurt any
man who does not ovorwork or ovor-
indulge; and no man will Oyerwork.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18
meaorln-

Father L u. Brown. Of Tula
aged > wears died "Wednesday
Nay 9, 1911. az the home OF az
s1a. Mr.. = E Br0wn. OF Market
te- he was the father OF nine
eall1rsa. eight q whom SUI sur
viye him The remains were in
TERED beside his wife il the Tula
cemetery While It was hard for
as eaIsdrea 20 pare with hin.
they Al realized tina. God doeth
all things well. he had taught
them by precept and example the
beautiful lesson Of faith and trust
ane We feel that God has onEy
pldcSed this frail and wi.her-d
stalk from the garden of this
world 10 De transplanted into His
paradise 10 bloom IN the bright
beyond.
Father Brown has been Z con-
sIstent member Of the Methodist
Church ever since early in life.
long before the writer's recoIiea-
ton and with a feFvent PRAYER
that We may De eomforted with
that grace that even eomfortsd
our departed father while we
mingle our tears with each other.
By One Who Lox ed Him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18

pETTrIoN FOR PARDON


To TTis ExsaIIency Gov. e r Noel:
We. the Undersigned citizens Of La
Fayet1e. Cpcnfy. Hiss hereby rsspec-
fully petifiurvuu To- pardon z A. ssra-
ham. rounv Mcintosh and Ike Wilson
convicted AZ tn September term. 1870.
% the C.rcuit Court OF LaF1yette
County Oh n charrs q unlawfuiiy ura-sz
ing cattle
I. The Stst-s's Gaze rested solely
upon she testimony OF New NcCee.
wil9 m his rial clnfs ssed % being hnch
a perizrer and q thief And who. since
Ills t-ial hRs made AFFIDAVIT n the pres
eHcs of several reputable and diSinter-
es-ei citizens and cfziciiLs. tha. be was
70 'c-d BY threa's % death 70 sxea-
falsely against d-f-ndsn.s and TIA. b.
would be protected in tag. he makes
tfhdavit thsl certain white raen who
forced him - swear awav defendants
liberties told hin that they were organ
.z-d and were going O. kill petitioner.
Graham and the witness. H-fsee. Tn
less Metsee wOuld testify against Ora
ham.
Niece IN saiti All iavit refraets al he
slid dad asks that petitioner. Graha-il.
% wr01gfully convicted. be released
The original a.iid1vit Of Nc see will b.
presented on tae bearing. to-esa r with
other .siiiiavits tha- this alli.iavit wa
free AMI voluntary on the part of Nc
Gee.
These gentlsma1 WHO heard tais
negro Ncffee's confession Of perjury IL
this case and who makes ar iavfr thar
this negro called the names II certain
white Elea who forced him to swear
falsely aEIinst pesioner. ali who wit
nessel said Niece waea he signed and
made oath TO said All isvit. an. a1or~
the St1te's most reputable citizens and
they saw that the neErrss al tavit 49,
ire and voluntary.
J. We feel that petitioners couvsc-
ton vds esls largely to rlauv p-eflgii-
c;sl run,rs wlicn had poisoned the
minds Of tie p1ahc generally - ihts
? xfs-f th1s these reports c1a'i n,s b.
successfully cpmhaJed az the trial.
l. such corruption IN the courts thus
a man u his rights and Iber
ties without any authority whatever
arr nor o1.y Outrageous. bat II the CT =.
OF GraHam whl has Inherited a ten
ienSF % consumption his 1arests hav-
iss lsed with rliis dreai disease. and
repdt3nla physicians VINO have eraruin
Ell Graham say Jha- alv Incarceration
OF exposure AMI a1y failure t. allow
hin, the u,ost carefully prepared diet
and ei1-a.lg, woUli mean lis early
death
: Petition Graham belongs to one
o the most highly respected families
n the >V1ts- Bosh the other pesstiar.-
ers have neTeE been n the courts b.
fore this time upon any cfa--e.
& II pl-yious'i. these men. W. belize.
xii mike good cieizsus.
Fog other good and Sufficient reasons
. b. stated OF the helrul-.
respectfully.
y g GRAHAM ard 1rlers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18
The School Question.

l. has been a recJ- nsxei fact
lor some time that the capscity
4 the public school building was
insufficient for the accomm5da-
IOn OF the number of pupils in
attendance something must be
4ue. Realizing the situation
out pOwsrissS 10 act unit. the
wishes Of the citizens can be a.
ceTtiined. a Joint me- cing II The
6Jard OF Mayor and Aldermen
sud Trustees Of the school was
acid On the I5.h inst. At this
meeting 1t was decided % ag-
point COMMITTEES % three 10
-anvaSs the town aEd md out
a1w much interest = fst by the
citizens on this subject. The
town authorities are Puser.e-s 20
meet the emergency without the
sanction Of the taxpayers. Il
ELiI us- 10 to allow the school 70
suffer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18
lick Eradication.

The United States Department
ot Agriculture has sent Or. q. v
HEN into -ais county % cl-Jpsr-
ate with t1e county in the NIX
% tex s-a1l-4cI9u-
With tie advent OF tire boil
Eeevil il i important ta4t tbs
farmers the c3uury should pre-
pare themselves flr stick raising
The climate = HEAL. aud -ae nas-
lures Inc FIR tais purpose. blt
the cattle tIek has heea the -rsat
carrier against tEIs Industry. TIE
government maintains = national
quarantine hae against Southern
earle and y - VAL k1azn that
those animals coming frozl tn n
fectsi dis-Fic. aa3 sold Il south
EN- pens Of Northern st1ez
yards. bringing al average Of
Oae-f0Urth - Oae-half cent less
per pound than the quoted mar
SeI price The decrease in the
value Of stock a, this figure xrill
Acreage at least St.5O per head.
allowing an Individual weight OF
600 pounds Tor al class OF AMI
ualS.
The shFiukage o. milk produe-
ton Of cattle harborsug many
ticks will average one quart pet
day. aud n 3 cents per Quart
means an immense loss.
Another great loss Is the cost
Of maintaining the quarantine
line, and tae increased freight
rates.
The government advocates the
building Of dipping vats at a small
expense aud asks tie farmers u
take the cattle totle vat and dir
then ami Immediately taSs then
back u the pastures. In a short
tine the ticks could Dc entirely
eraoicaEed from the county ana
The cattle shipped without quar-
antln7 restrictions. Ifthe ueOoIe
vii begin this worS az once rhsv
VIII have \ large supply % carsle
when the Cotton crops fail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18
OUR EDITORIAL POLICY


We again desire % cali the
attention 81 oGr readers and the
public generally T. the fact that
all communications sent Us for
publication must be sigoed. We
nigh. be able 10 use a number OF
articles that would b. more pleas
ing To the public IL written by
l;hers bat So long as we are in
The newspaper busiue 81 we re-
erve the right t1 our own e,iito-
ra.s and whatever appears In
thls paper unless siSuel by the
writer IN our editorial columns.
will continue o. ba such A. W
shall see dt 20 say in line with
our views upon public questions.
y much a. We wouli ike C
1efrieud our readers AMI patrons
Fe cannot publish ut any time
any article from any person, no
uatte- who he may De-, uaiess
signed by him. We shall treat all
alike. More than this, even ii
an article = signed in the event
hat il does not suit the editorial
policy Of this paper. we reserve
he right To say whether the same
= proper for publication or not.
However. let Us say that We shall
ilways be glad 10 have signed
irtIcies calsuly and dispass.on-
ite.y presented on ali pubic
fIesti0ns.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-18
MISSIONARY ADDRESS

On Wednesday and Thursday
OF next week. the 24th and a5tf
Rev. DR. g. W. Painter, a return
ed Missionary. viii speak on tbe
work OF Missions in China az the
First Presbyterian Church
DR.. Painters many years res
idence IN the Celestial E,rnn;r,
enables him to speak with aufho-
rity on that great country. He
gives an immense amount az in
formation about the country
people and work of Missions r.,
mis- grasp Of Ehe situation i that
OF a salesman. The public q
.;or1ialIy invited. No colIec,ion.