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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
Jk0. D. TURNER: For County Treasurer

In placing his announcement for
County Treasurer, Jno. ID. Turner
authorized US to say IN the comment
that he believes in equal rights to all
and special privileges to none, and
that be will in the discharge of the
duties of this Office il elected TO 1T,
render just as good service for $500
as he would $1,000, as he wants to be
as faithful in small trust as if it
were IL large one. He 'urther calls
our attention TO the fact that dur
ing the s years he served as Super
visor, he was aS near as he can re-
member enc Of the Examining Com
mlttee appointed each time to check
up the Treasurer books. and in that
way he feels that he has special fa-
miharity with the duties of that Of
fec which he now seeks. A further
attcstation of his fitness for an office
of trust is shown by the fact that he
has been since it was founded sever
al years ago, q trustee of Clarke
Memorial College.
Since the legislature has adopted
the county depository law, there will
not be but a small compensation to
the country treasurers, for the next
quadrennium, viz: $500. but the bond
is still heavy. John d. will make the
bond readily and is man whom
none can question as icing worthy
of handling trust funds for his coun-
ty, as he is careful, honest and pa
triotic. His record on the board OF
supervisors speaks for itself as its
known to the most of the voters OF
the county. His walk as a citizen has
been good, he being regarded as
one OF our most solid men. His con-
Quoting of private affairs has demon
strated his ability to take care Of
such business matters as he assumes.
He belongs to an Old family of the
county and is worthy son of it, Sc
far he is playing the solitaire game
for the Job and he hopes it will SC
continue as there is SO little salary tt
The Office that he does not feel thai
it would justify an aggressive can
vass of the county, with which un
| der the circumstances VIC agree will
him, but as to opposition developing
we are unable to say, as it's a PRIV
lege of all democrats to offer for any
straight elective office in our GOV
, eminent,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
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NEW PROSPECT.

Merrill, Miss. April 10, 1911.-We
are having plenty of rain and the
farmers are all busy planting and
blowing out their crops. You can
go to anyones place without hearing
them following gee and hah to their
old Topped cared mules,
New Prospect School closed 14th
of April. We all certainly had nice
time, and all the children r.cited
nice pieces, out Uncle Pete was the
best of all.
Oh yes! Mr.. Davis Daughdrill, Mr..
George Cowart, Mr.. Alex Miller have
got deep pumps put down in their
yards; they like good cold water, it is
very nice.
Sorry to hear of the death Of Mrs.
w. M. Hubert, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dock Daughdrill, She died on
the 9TH of April, 1911, at Nolan,
Miss, and was brought to Mr.. Davis
Daughdrill and was buried on Sun
day morning April 8, 1911 at 1000.
With good wishes to the good old
Herald and its many readers.
BLUE BIRD.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
S:es,zs .sss.:ss
&3AM|9S|s IGilZ
[al(Qt1llN!ID
ANNOUNCEMENT RATES
". W. VENaBlf: For District ATTORNEY.

In last week. issue we presented
the announcement and Card to Vo-
tiers, of Hon. W. w. Venable of Me
ridian, who is Offering for the long
term as district Attorney, to which
Office he was appointed last Fall sue
feeding Heck Currie, Deceased. So
far he has no opposition. He has
taken I'D the space accorded for COM
ment in portion of his card, and
with this simply calling attention to
the candidacy of this excellent young
lawyer, we pass to other comments
for this issue.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

The Leakesville High School closed
last Friday April 81, with appro-
pirate Commencement exc rcises.
There were programs GU the night
before and the night thereof, but the
Herald scribe did not attend, as they
were pay-programs and we can not
conscientiously approve of the mer-
ccnary spirit pervadirg the Com
mcncement exercises of q school as
those are occasions when for once
the cry of the almighty dollar ought
to be hu2hed as the students and
teachers solcmnly separate, and dc
sire on such occasions to show the
public what they have accomplished,
at least in a measure. but enough
of the critical and to the descriptive.
The usual delectable things in way
of recitations, declarations, musical
conditions etc, were executed in the
manner which characterize IS such
matters. The graduating class of
1901, consisted OF Master Willie
w. FAulk and Miss Maggie Breland,
who both had Valedictory parts on
the program. We regret our space
does not permit of more extended
treatment of the enjoyable program.
The medals were awarded by Rev. A.
G. Ferguson with appropriate pre-
scntatlon talks to Misses Ora Lee
Breland, May Belle Mckay and IA
chel Breiand. Rev. S. b. Culpeppel
President of Clarke Memorialootiol
lege, delivered the Commencement
grafton, and dwelt particularly upon
the need of combining industrial ano
religious training with the literary
teaching in the schools OF Mlsslsslp,
ri. He has some native oratorica
ability and let loose occasional soar
ing eagles. The faculty have dls
persed to their several homes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
Saved His Mothers Life.

-Four doctors had given me up
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, of Avoca,
La, land my children and all my
friends were looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that | use E.
lectric Bitters. l did so, and they
have done me world of good.
will always praise Them" They arc
a priceless blessing to women trou-
bled with fainting and dizzy spells,
backache. headache, weakness, debil-
ity. constipation or kidney disorders
Use them and gain new health, vgo
and strength. They re- guaranteed tc
satisfy or money refunded Only SOC
at Peoples Drug Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
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MARRIAGES
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HINTON-BRELAND.

HIN l. ON DIeG bAND.
Communicated
The home of Mrs. Laze Hinton was
the scene Of pretty Easter Wedding
on Sunday morning at II o'clock
when Miss lola Hinton was made
the wife of Mr.. Qutman Breland.
Rev. A. M. Sheppard performed the
ceremony.
The young brido was as fresh and
sweet as the spring morning in her
gown of white lingerie and veil of IL
fusion confined to her hair with a
wreath of orange blossoms.
The bridal party consisted of Miss
Ethel Hinton maid OF honor, brides
maids Misses Irene Mcdonald, Dolie
Hinton. were all pretty in white
dresses; best man, Mr., Nollie Breland
groomsmen, Mr.. Pete Farley, julius
Hinton. The bride and groom left
Monday for Hattiesburg and other
points.
L,lys delicious ICE CREAM at
PEOPLES DRUG co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
LEAF.

Leaf, Miss, April %, 1911,-C. 7.
Mcleod of Wilmer spent Sunday with
home folks at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Nixon accom-
panied by Misses Albany Brannan
and Nancy McLendon attended the
Breland- Hinton wedding Sunday re-
ported a lovely time.
Miss Tommie PEBBLES and Mr. Ly-
man Daughdrill attended services at
Cox Chapel Sunday a. m.
Mr.. Walter Mckay spent Sunday
visiting relatives near McLain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcleod spent
Sunday with the latter's mother
near Beaumont.
Rev. G.. G.. Yeager praciel vory
interesting sermon here Sunday az
ternoon.
Mrs. DR.. r. M. Cochran and little
son Dwight of Beaumont spent sey-
eral days visiting her sister, Mrs. G..
E. Thomson of this place.
Mr.. Jas. Beard of Merrill spent
several days with his sister, Mrs. w.
w. Thomson last week.
Willie Bradley OF Beaumont spent
Sunday at Leaf.
Mr.. r. w. Cowart of Avant at
tended services here Sunday p. m.
Mr.. Lyman Daughdrill has pur-
chased new horse and buggy.
Saturday afternoon was one OF
pleasure for the little folk of this place
when they gathered at the home of
Mrs. II. Mcmillan to enjoy an egg
hunt, eighteen little hearts we're
made glad in the merry race for
the gay colored Easter eggs. Games
were played until the eggs were hid,
then when all OF the eggs were
found lovely little luncheon was
spread in the shade of tie oaks
and was enjoyed to the fullest eX-
tent by both old and young and the
time for departure came only too
soon.
Mr.. Jas. Wood, accompanied by
his little daughter Christine, spent
Sunday at Merrill.
Mr.. Mack McLendon and little son
Willie spent Sunday at this place.
Come again Dawson we are al
WAYS ANXIOUS to know what the
Pickwick sports are doing.
| HAPPY HESPEY.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
SCHOOL
s. sN.|>lOTE&
azY--4>O)

AT the Commencement exercises
OF the Pine Level HIGH School We'd
nesday of last week, viz: April 10,
Clayton Williams, the second oldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Put Williams
OF Hill'nan. Miss, graduated. lie
contemplates attending Clinton Cor
lege next term, we are told.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
DENTAL NOTICE.

will be in Leakesvilie Monda.
1st day of May. Will remain SIX day
only, owing to Meeting Dental AS
ISOLATION on the 9th inst.
CEIAS. E. WARD.
Shubuta. Miss, April "a. 1911.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
CLEARING UP SOME MISGvorATIoNs.

To THE VOTERS OF GRLENE COUNTY:
1t is rumored over some parts oil
tha county that | helped to bring out
Lloyd Kittrell against KIM Daugb-
ldrill for Sheriff. | deny the charge.
| did once before any candidate an
nOunced ask Mr.. Kittrell to come out,
but he said at that time be did not
want it.
One candidate has stated that the
Daughdrills will not vote for Kim,
but if that candidate will 90 to Nc
Lain with me he will see that l will
vote for Il. K. first, last and all the
time Il necessary.
Yours truly,
(Dnv,ptrl w ntTTGU Dp1T
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

The trustees of the Leakesvilc
High School wired Prof. Nj. G. Fer
guson early this week that he had
been elected Principal of the same
for the coming term, and that the
money for his salary had just about
been raised. One Of the trustees
said to us, that this money was rails
ed the easiest this time in several
years and that the patrons seem to
have at last come together in fine
harmony. We hope SO, and trust
that it is not an artificial harmony
manufactured for the political season
and that it will not bust all to flinders
after the Primaries are pulled off. A
volcano can be suppressed for awhile,
but if the sccthing lava is merely
covered oyer for u time it will burst
forth again with renewed fury. To
have really harmonious and natu-
raj condition with this school its nc
cessary that the rocks on which the
ship once went awreck, viz: love Of
power in contending factions, be real
ly smoothed away to give place to
the will of the majority. The Herald
confesses its inability to say whether
we have reached that stage now Or
not, but if not we can learn some more
community lessons. Our Godspeed
is extended, but like watching the
career Of a dissipated man or woman,
we will not pronounce verdict OF
complete reform till good conduct
that stretches over sufficient time has
L
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
Political Announcements.

The Herald is authorized to announce the
following named persons for the respective
Offices as shown, subject to the action of the
Democratic party in the August 49, Primaries
namely:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

Registrar S. r. Mckay, concluded
his rounds last Saturday and is now
back at his post in the Clerk $ office.
He informs us that he registered
sixty odd, two of whom were negroes
at McLain. He heard some politics
buzzing while out in the county but
was careful to steer clear of other
contests and look after Mckay S
fences, which he says he found in en-
couraging condition,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
Free College Scholarship for Young LADY,

have at my disposal free Schol-
arship for some young lady in my
District, offered by the Southern
Christian College at West Point,
Miss. This appointment will carry
with it free tuition in the Literary
Department OF the College and will
be the means OF saving her about
$4,000 per year.
L desire to make this appointment
at the earliest possible date, and will
be very glad to receive applications.
B, z. HARRISON, M. G.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

L. Y. Yewell, of Carroll county, can
dldate for Lieutenant Governor,
spoke at Leakesville Wednesday
April 10Th. in behalf of his candidacy,
round scoring Senator Bilbo and Elk.
Gov. ]. K. Vardaman, and laboring
at great length in defense of the Sc
cret caucus, of which he was meu.-
Der. His speech seemed to make but
little impression on the small audi
ence assembled, though he was given
a courteous and considerate hearing
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
Specials In Piano Contest
At Peoples Drug Co.

From May LIST to 31st 10000 votes
will be given with every merchan-
disc ticket sold good at SODA
Fountain-only.
From May LIST to 9Th 10, 900 votes
will be given for every 81 paid on
account.
From May 9Th to 18th 10000
votes will be given with every 81
purchase Of JEWELRY.
From May 18th to Goth 10000
votes will be given with every 81
purchase of toilet articles, Soaps,
Powder, Perfumes, Face Creams,
Hair preparations, Combs and
brushes, Tooth Preparations and
From May 22nd to 31st 10000
votes will be given with every One
Dollar purchase of Sporting Goods,
fishing Tackle etc., Or with every
lib box of NUNNALLY'S Deli
cious Candy.
All votes must be turned in
promptly.
PEOPLES DRUG co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
LOCAL
Mr.. Alexander Coming Friday NAV 5

Pursuant to our proposal to do SC
in heralding the coming of Ex-Gov.
Vardaman, we now chronicle the
coming of Mr.. c. FL. Alexander to
address the people in behalf of his
candidacy for the U. S. Senate. his
campaign Headquarters Managers,
Messrs Power & Lawrence. have
written us definite letter to that
effect. They state that the speaking
will be on Friday May 9th at 1890.
Come out and give him a courteous
hearing. We are agin him, but that
partisan as not to accord him the
usual courtesies in Democratic
campaign for, so high an office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

Lllys delicious ICE CREAM a
PEOPLES DRUG co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

All votes must be turned il
promptly.
PEOPLES DRUG co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
IeakesyiIle School Commenc ement

really shown it to be genuine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28

From May 1st to 9th 10000 votes
will be given for every 81 paid on
account.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-28
NJ, c. Ferguson elected Principal Leakes
Vile High School.

[ege next term, we are told.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-22

opened on the East Side, and it has
every sign of continual life. Because
few business concerns have ex-
changed hands recently is no reason
to suppose that other Negro men can
not succeed. The opportunities are
here; all that is necessary is for the
men to make up their minds that they
are going to do business, and to real
ize that all men cannot teach school
or practice medicine or be lawyers;
further, that race of professional
people will as natural consequence,
be a race of weak people financially
Many of our preachers and doctors,
and men in other professions, such
as teachers and lawyers, have from
time to time made efforts to draw
away from their chosen profession
and embark in the commercial world.
Others have attempted to do business
do a sue llIC. OdO W Soy AlOoJ VI
these attempts have been failures.
What the conditions demand are men
who have the courage to cut loose
from everything else and decide on
one line of business. If man is a
school teacher and decides to be a
merchant, let him at the same time
decide that he will cease to be a
school teacher, let him put the same
energy into that business that he is
required by tle school regulations to
put into his school work. If our men
will make such a conclusion, we will
in few years have in Nashville en-
terprises that will be credit to the
race and that will enable us to sus-
tain our professional men. The OPP
portunities are many; what man will
be first to take one?
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-22
NEGROES WILL STRIKE BACK.

Negro citizens and voters of st.
Louis are determined to use three
weapons in defense of their manhood
and will strike powerful and telling
blows against the man or set OF men,
who assail their rights. These
weapons are. "The Ballot" "The
Withdrawal of Patronage" and Com
mon Sense" A Mr.. Benz. F. Knauft
has called a mass meeting of whites
for Monday night, at Stumpf's Hall,
on Vandeventer avenue, f1r the pur-
pose of having a segregation ordin-
ance placed upon the statute books
of the city. This Mr.. Knauft after
trying every possible way to get his
name in the newspaper, and failing,
at last hit upon the Tillman-Vardaman
Plan of gaining notoriety at the ex-
pense of the humble Negro race. Mr..
Knauft and his cohorts will find the
Negroes of ST. Louis far from being
asleep, and prepared to strike back
with telling effect
The House of Delegates and the
City Council are both Republican,
should they find favor enough in Mr..
Knauft's pet scheme to pass such an
infamous ordinance which would
trample the rights of the men who
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-22
TO THE PUBLIC.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1911.
Nashville offers Opportunities"

Under the slogan above quoted the
white merchants of this city have
set about to tell the world what has
been accomplished here in the way
of manufacturing and handling mer-
chandise and what it is possible for
those to do who have in mind the
establishing of an enterprise of any
kind. Nashville offers opportunities
far superior to many of our leading
Southern centers, but it is a lamenta-
BILE fact that her citizens have not
taken advantage of these opportuni-
ties, and our public officials have in
time past conducted affairs in such
way that capitalists have preferred
to locate in other cities with far in
ferior opportunities to make a good
profit on their investments, but where
the inducements overbalanced the nat
ural resources of this community
But old Nashville is awakening to her
real strength, and is setting about to
gain some of the opportunities that
have heretofore been going to naught
This means revolutionizing of every
thing connected with the makeup of
the city; it means that every class of
citizens must get a move on them
selves, or be classed as drones and
forced out of bounds.
The Negro citizens stand off and
look at these great achievements, as
one by one they are thrown up to the
world, and with admiration pride
themselves as being part and par
eel of this municipality, but they
should hide their faces in shame when
it is remembered that the opportuni-
ties that are here for the white man
are, to degree, here also for the
black man; and that it is because the
black man does not apply himself to
the surroundings that he does not
achieve something for himself and the
race. Nashville offers many opportu-
mites for the Negroes in her bounds.
For instance, there is not single Ne
gro shoe store in Nashville, nor dry
goods store, nor millinery store, nor
a mans clothing store; there is not
bakery nor confectionery store
There are several communities where
Negroes predominant where there is
not drug store, nor even a grocery
store; there is not a furniture store
where new goods are sold; every dish
tin pan, in fact, everything that is
used in the Negro kitchens of Nash
vile, are bought from men other thar
black men. To say that Negroes can
not engage successfully in any O
these businesses is a mistake, and tn,
charge That if they should attempt il
the Negroes would not support then
is also erroneous.
To prove that Negroes will supper
Negroes in business it is only neces
sary to make mention of the thret
large Negro undertaking establish
ments in Nashville, and all of then
are doing exceedingly well; there ar,
also several grocery stores all in
prosperous condition, and there i
one drug store in the city that ha
been in operation for over twent.
years, and from all appearances it i
in healthy condition to-day, Their
in another drug store, recent
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-22
Time for Independent Thinking.

Time for Independent Thinking.
Nashville is passing through one of
her critical periods right now. The
men of this city are being put to Sc
we're test The line is drawn, and the
factions are in battle array. There
are followers on each side in this con-
test who believe they are right in
their opinions. While this is true, it
is also true that the deceptor and
office-seeker chose such a time to get
in his deadly work. There was a
time in the South when it was COM
monty said that the ofice-seekers
from the North had come South
waving bloody shirt in the faces of
the Southern white men, and that
they beguiled the black man to join
them in the TRADE. Whether the
charge against the Northern white
men was true or not, we all remem-
Der the experience, and every true
man is compelled to say from the
depths of his heart, God forbid that
such time will ever come again in
this glorious Southland" We are not
far enough removed from that period
| for the horrors and perilous times
| ovnnrinnOnd fhon IN hn fnrnnffnT TY,
fact, the old sore has not yet entire
ly healed. All of this deviltry was
bundled in one lump and lighted with
the torch of prejudice and thrown on
| the head of the poor eX-slave. He has
had it all to bear, and the wonder is
that he can stand as erect to-day as
he does.
In our coming election it behooves
every Negro voter in this city to reg
lister and vote, it also behooves him
to think soberly before he casts his
ballot and decide within himself what
is best to do, and to go quietly on
election day and do that thing. In
reaching his conclusion, he should re
view the records of the administra
tors of affairs, and decide for himself
whether or not all of the tales he has
been reading in the two biased daily
papers in this city for the last yeal
or so, are true or not true He should
realize that the newspaper is liable
sometimes to misstate facts, and re
= member that the reason we have cleo
tons is that the people may decide
! the question and not the papers.
, Prohibition and law enforcement
are two things that every loyal mai
should support, but if a voter be
lieves the man asking his supper
? will not be able to carry out the prom
: Uses he makes and would not worr,
himself about doing it if elected, thel
l he should decide for himself whethe
that Individual is the very best maj
| to hold Office or not. Politics is
5 great game, Many things are bein
5 said by these civic righteous peopl
7 that are not commendable to then
5 nor reasonable to their hearers; an
2 we believe that in the election to b
= held on the 18th of October the Negr
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-09-22
STUDENTS AND NOT NUMBERS.

OOEN ! . AMI nv NUMBERS.
The Bee has been informed by a
very learned gentleman that How
ard University is in need of stu
dents and not numbers. When The
Bee states students, it means a class
of students who are gentlemen and
we'll reared at their homes before
they come to the institution. A stu
dent should be gentleman. A young
man should not be admitted to any
institution simply because he wants
an education. The faculty ought to
investigate his pedigree and ascer-
tain whether they are of the char
acter that would warrant the faculty
of the institution to admit him. Ev-
cry nail cannot be polished beyond
recognition, and neither can you make
a gentleman out of every student
There are enough students at Howard
University now, but the question is
can these students be polished I'D to
the standard.-The Washington Bee