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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
BATHING IN GOLD COINS

A Partisan journalist who had
.speculated in railway shares won 200,
900 francs as the result of a lucky
venture. Drawing it in gold, he pro
iceeded to hotel, emptied the bags of
gold in the bed and went to sleep
LITERALLY in the sands of Pactolus. The
imam was SO crazed by his good for
tune that he found indescribable
pleasure in revealing in a golden bath.
Paganini the violinist, when he re-
ceived the proceeds of his concerts
Che insisted upon being paid in gold
used to wash his hands in sovereigns.
French novelist, Soulie, wrote a
book called The Memories of the
Devil" 1t was successful; the pub
fishers paid him for the first volume
$4,000 in gold. The author carried
the gold to his bedroom, poured it into
foot bath. and enjoyed for half an
hour the excitement of moving his
feet to and fro in a bath of gold
coins, smoking meanwhile the biggest
OF Hayanas.
A Chicago merchant of great wealth,
believing certain symptoms indicated
that he would become insane, consult
ed q specialist and under his advice
became an inmate of private asylum.
For ~ years there HIS recreation was
piling up gold coins and then knock
ing them over. At times he washed
his hands in gold eagles and half
eagles. At the end of the long seclu-
cir ba ar Cd To Il
in ~ months confirmed the thorough
ness Of his recovery by amassing
$500,OO0
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

a Latin ruler to exile? 1t is, I am
sure, because to the English king
has been as a tradition, a figure
head. His indiscretions, his pecca-
dilloes could not affect the actual
government of the country.
In France, in Portugal, in Spain,
the kings have been nearer the peo-
pie, their behavior in public and pri-
vate has had direct influence in the
government, on the people. And so
they have lost their thrones, and
sometimes their heads
Alfonso, the king of Spain, has
recently fallen in love with a Span
ish dancer. This story has been
published in America and in England,
and is believed. | do not believe it.
wife, with Queen Victoria, and too
fond of his children to bother with a
dancer.
1t has become the fashion to blame
a kings love affairs for everything
that goes wrong in his kingdom.
When a people are dissatified they
say, First let us find some woman to
blame it on, and then let us rise up
and fight the king"
1t is the same with countries as
with Adam. He was the first to say,
"Cherchez la femme! Poufi"
A year ago, Manuel, my king, lost
his throne. The whole world even
the United States, which is hypo-
critically virtuous, shrugged Shout
ders and said, "Cherchez la femme!"
1t was said and believed that my
pink toes, my pearls had destroyed.
"Cherchez la femme! Poufi"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Genius Often Met
Any Successful Poet Can Testify
to the Truth of This, for
He Comes Up With it
Everywhere.

Il was dreadfully disappointed at
reception at your house, so that your
friends could meet the literary lion
who was visiting you. But | know
your reception was a great success"
There were lot of people there"
Il have every book of poems your
famous friend ever wrote. | just love
him for what he has written. | knew
he was pleased to meet all your
friends"
Il have a suspicion that he was not
exactly delighted. Let me tell you
about it. | presented Mrs. Gushley,
she weighs 200 pounds if she weighs
an ounce, and when | introduced her
she held out her big hand and said
Fellow craftsman, | am d alighted to
meet you!'"
Fellow craftsman"
Yes. fellow craftsman. Then she
said 1 am writer Of poetry myself.
My husband wants me to .Jrite sto-
ries, but | tell him that | saan't do
anything OF the kind Writing stories
is too. Eard work. Frequently when
| am sweeping / throw my boom
aside and pen poem, AND then nick
up my broom again and go on w,sh
my housework. A person can write I.
perfectly good poem in ten or fifteen
minutes and not miss the time at all,
but If | were to write a story stuff.
GENTLY good to make hit with a read.
ing public it would take me the bet.
ter part of the day, and ! Just can't
spare the time from my more i'm.
| portant duties. | have brought a roll
of my poems with me and | am going
to permit you to read them-and that
is a privilege I do not grant every
one
AT that point succeeded in tear
ing him loose from her and took him
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

eighteen years old. About 100000
were seventeen, and some 100000 from
hundred were thirteen. 225 were
twelve. SO were eleven, and there
were 25 who were only ten years of
age at the time of enlistment. The
figures on the southern side would
probably show yet earlier average
age. 1t is this fact that keeps the pen
sion roll alive today. If the average
soldier was twenty at enlistment, he
would be today but seventy-one years
DID, and his wife would be yet younger
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
MANUEL
HASN'T A
CHANCE

kH UGH interest in the future Of Ex-
NH King Manuel of Portugal has
been stirred up recently In
America by the reports that an Amer
lean girl, Anita Stewart, the New
York heiress who married the duke OF
Braganza, might ultimately sit upon
ManuePs throne.
At the same time the royalists were
said to be getting ready to restore the
youthful monarch who lost his throne
mainly because his subjects did not
approve of his friendliness toward
Gaby DesIys, the French actress now
appearing at the Winter garden in
New York.
Many kings have been as frivolous
as Manuel and have kept their jobs.
Can it really be that change of feel
ing is sweeping over the world and
that rulers must look after their con-
duct as carefully as though they we're
plain people?
And if SO, what chance had the
American girl to climb up on the
throne?
Gaby Deslys, it would seem, should
know. She says she does know. That
the national ideals have changed and
that neither Manuel nor the American
heiress has a chance. Somewhat syn
cally she here tells why.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

across the room and introduced him
to our minister
Gracious! He must have been glad
to get away"
He thought he was. But our min
lister said: I have long looked for
ward to this opportunity of meeting
you. l have a little girl eight years
of age who is of a literary turn of
mind, and you will be astonished
when you read some of the poems she
has written. | have brought few of
them with me, and | am going to let
you read them as soon as we can get
away somewhere by ourselves. | shall
not be at all offended if you read them
aloud. Understanding poetry, as you
do, your reading would give them that
expression which is so hard to i'm
part to the best poetry. | want espe
cially to speak to you about getting
them published and to learn the name
of some honest publisher with whom
we could trust her work. It would be
just like publisher to steal the poems
and rob our child of the fortune to
which her genius entities her I'll
tell you what you can do! You take
them and give them to your publisher
and get them published. Just step in
here with me-
"Yhen | succeeded in prying him
loose and took my lion across the par
lor and introduced him to DR.. Viii
liams.
We'll that must have been a relief
TO him. There is no foolishness about
DR.. Williams"
Isn't there? The doctor button
holes him and began: You are just
the man | have been wanting to meet
You would die laughing if you could
read the humorous poems my little
boy Preston has written. He's a
genius, that boy is. I'm going to call
tim in here as soon as the people
ston coming and have him recite some
ct has poems to you. | wish | could
relnemi er that one about the mud
turtle. Sfs scream! "-Chicago
News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
WAR FOUGHT BY BOYS

We forget that the Civil war was
waged for the most part by mere
boys, says the Chicago Post. OF the
2,27S,588 who enlisted on the Union
side, practically all were boys The
$4,000 of this number who were over
twenty-one years of age form but a
fractional part of the enormous total
of 2,250,000. A million of this total
were. at enlistment, between eighteen
and twenty-one. About 100000 were
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
DOG HAS ARTIFICIAL LEG

A fox terrier known as Bob" to all
tho residents of South Vienna. o..
says Popular Mechanics. was recently
run down by a motorcycle and lost
his left forepaw. When the wound
was sufficiently healed, the friends of
the dog provided him with leather
stub, padded in the bottom with cot
ton and held in place by leather
straps. Now the dog runs about as
happily as ever, and even offers the
leather paw in shaking hands with his
friends.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
CULLS WIFE FROM SGT GIRLS

Henry Clay King. chief orchardist
for State Senator Dunlap, at Savoy,
ILL.,, who recently announced that his
contract called for a married man
and began to hunt for mate, has
Just married Miss Bessie c. Hodges
of Centretown, KY. King received
527 letters. He told his friends that
the first thing the new Mrs. King did
was to burn all the letters that he
had received. King was widower.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Boy Swallows Pail Handle.

Albany, NJ Y.-When five-year-o
John Guyer was playing near his
home here he swallowed the seven
inch wire handle of a tin pail. An
ambulance surgeon managed to re-
move the wire while the boy was on
his way to the hospital The next
time he may swallow the pail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
WOUNDED WILDCAT
PUTS Up A FIGHT
Hunter Is Attacked and Knocked
Down by Animal He
Had Shot.
DOG PROVED A COWARD
nfuriated Beast Springs From Tree
Upon Pennsylvania and Terribly
Claws Him Before 1t Finally Falls

Proctor, Pa-To have been knock
ed down by the force of falling wild
cat which he had shot, and then
violently and dangerously attacked by
the wounded animal, was the terrible
experience of Peter Shugro in the Oc-
donna woods the other night. Though
showing cowardice to the extent of
running away when his master was
brought to the necessity of doing per-
sonal combat with the Infatuated
wildcat, yet the sagacity of Shugros
coon dog lent itself to securing the
help which he so badly needed in or
der to reach home.
In the very thickest part of the ra-
vine the dog began a furious "tongu-
ing" and planted herself at the foot
of a quite tall hemlock, which was par
TALLY fire-killed and hence quite open
twenty feet or more above ground.
Shugro could hear the unmistakable
sounds of scraping claws in the first
limbs of the old tree, and he was
quite sure that he could distinguish
the black heap or form which he took
to be the raccoon. The dog went
fairly wild with excitement.
Shugro finally concluded to chance
a shot, and the moment the rifle
cracked there was yeowl that Shug-
no recognized as that of a member of
the cat tribe. And the next instant
the animal, whatever it was, came
flying through space and landed
squarely upon Shugro's head and
shoulders. The weight of the thing
knocked him sprawling upon the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

That uprising had been planned
long time! The people wanted a re-
public when the former king and his
heir were assassinated! When the
time was ripe they deposed the poor
king and exiled him.
| like the Americans I have met
But, oh, you are hypocritical! You
would not have a president who was
divorced you would not put in high
places men whose Ives have held
domestic scandals-that is, if such
scandals are public This is hypoc-
rsy.
Among your smart set you have
women who lead your Newport set
who have had one. two divorces! They
marry, then they get rid of that man
just to marry another, and so on.
How do they differ from the friends
the kings of history have had! The
women of history have been open and
honest. They stand frankly before
the world and say have taken the
king as my friend" the woman of the
smart set hides behind her cloak of
hypocrisy. She goes to that place
called Reno The judge says you are
free, and she marries the next man.
And she continues to be received in
her society!
In their hearts these women blame
the woman of history, the friends of
the kings, but they blame not them
selves! Hypocrites!
In America these women come back.
Kings deposed. where feminine infiu
ence has been blamed, never come
back! Manuel, my king, will never
come back!-From the New York
American
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
She Is Rid of Il at LAST!

Terre Haute.-'I am glad for the
opportunity to have my name chang
ed" said Miss Katherine Ottorddem-
gentschenfelde, % years old, as she
was handed the papers which gave
her the privilege to change the bur
densome appellation. She was to b.
married to Louis Kalen, farmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Walked to Death in Her Sleep.

Baltimore, Md.-Walking in her
sleep with a lighted lamp in her hand.
Mrs. Mary ]. Hummel dropped the
lamp, or fell with it, and was burned
to death in her home. That she was
unconscious when the flames envel-
oped her is indicated by the fact that
co one in the house heard an cutlery
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Pleasure MARRIED,

Are you going north hunting this
season."
No, I don't think l will. l hear
they are making so much fuss up there
about shooting the guides"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
LAST OF MIAMI INDIANS

The last surviving member of the
Miami tribe of Indians is Mrs Charles
i. Dagenett, wife of Charles E. Dage-
nett, supervisor of employment in the
United States Indian service. with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

The progressive movement in
China which has eliminated in the
present uprising against the Manchus.
has been in evidence for a long time
in the University of Pao-Ting-Fu and
other educational institutions. In the
university the students instituted a
parliament and conducted debates
that have had not little to do with
the stirring up of the rebellion. Our
ILLUSTRATION shows the speaker Of this
parliament in his official garb and
wig.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-21

with Bob and Wolf, suit case and-a
hundred and forty hair brides. All
the rest goes. and good radiance. It's
that much junk.
A knock at the door interrupted
him, and he was left to stare delight
eddy at the Crouched Venus and on
around the room at Dede's dainty pos
SESSIONS. while she answered the tele'
phone.
1T is MIR. Hogan" she said, on re-
turning. He is holding the line. He
says 1t is important"
Daylight shook his head and smiled.
please tell Mr.. Hogan TO hang up
I'm done with the Office and don't
want to hear anything about any
thing"
A minute later she was bauk sgatn
He refuses to hang up. aHe' told
me to tell you that UnwiD is 5insthe
Office now, waiting to ses you. and
HARRISON, too. Mr.. Hogan ssidtthat
::s@4ss2slaw ard aaasI;tz a>a y s.ssts;ssss s
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That 1t looks as If they are going ~
break. And he said something about
protection
IT was startling information. Both
Irwin and Harrison represented big
banking corporations. and Daylight
knew that if the house of Grimshaw
and Hodgklns went it would precipi.
tate a. number Of failures and start a
furry OF serious dimensions. But Day
light smiled, and shook his head.
He caught her by the hand and drew
her to him.
You let Hogan hang on to that line
till he's tired. We can't be wasting
second on him on day like this"
But know something of the fight
you have been making" Dede con-
tended. IF you stop now. all the work
you have done, everything. will be de-
stroyed You have no right to do It.
You can't do it.
Daylight was obdurate. He shook
his head and smiled tantalizinGly.
Nothing will be destroyed, Dede,
nothing You don't understand this
business game. It's done On paper.
All stand for is paper. I've got the
paper for thousands of acres of land.
All right. Burn UP the paper, and
burn me along with it. The land re-
mains. don't it? Nothing is going to
be lost-not one pile out Of the docks,
not one railroad spike, not one ounce
Of steam out of the gauge Of a ferry.
boat The cars will go on running,
whether hold the paper OF somebody
else holds it,
BY this time Hogan had arrived in
an automobile. The honk of it came
in through the open window. and they
saw it stop alongside the big red ma
chine. In the car were Unwin and
Harrison. while Jones sat with the
chauffeur.
III see Hogan" Daylight told Dede.
There's no need for the rest. They
can wait in the machine"
is he drunk" Hogan whispered to
Dede at the door.
She shook her head and showed him
in.
Good morning, Larry" was Day
lights greeting. sit down and rest
your feet You sure seem to be in a
autter"
Il am" the little Irisbman snapped
back. "Grimshaw and Hodskins are
going 10: smash if something isn't
done quick. Why didn't you come to
the Office? What are you going to do
about Ho""i =. ;i'@ ~:
Nothing" Daylight drawled lazlly
"Except-1et them smash, guess. I've
had no. dealings with Grimshsw and
Hodgkins. don't owe them anyssEink
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.-==s:aes, I'm going to smash myself.
Look here, Larry, YOU know me. You
know when I make up my mind l
mean it. Well, I've sure made up my
mind. I'm tired OF the whole game.
I'm letting go OF it as fast as l can,
and smash is the quickest way to let
60. All you've got to do is to protect
yourself and all our friends. Now you
listen to me while tell you what to
do. Everything Is in good shape to
do it. Nobody must get hurt. Every
body that stood By me. must come
through without damage. All the back
wages and salaries must be paid prom
to. All the money I've switched away
from the water company, the street
cars, and the ferries must be switched
back. And you won't get hurt your
self none. Every company you got
stock in will come through"
What have you done to him." He
gan snarled at Dede.
Hold on there, Larry" For the
first time Daylight's voice was sharp,
while all the old lines of cruelty in his
face stood forth miss Mason is 60.
ing to be my wife, and while I don't
mind your talking to her all you want.
you've got to use different tone OF
voice or you'll be heading for a hos
pital. which will sure be an unex-
pected sort of smash. And let me tell
you one other thing. This-all is my
doing. She says I'm crazy, too"
Dede stepped forward where she
confronted the two men
Wait" she said 81 want to say
something Elan, If you do this in
sane thing, won't marry you. refuse
to marry you"
Hogan, in spite of his misery, gave
her quick. grateful look.
I'll take my chance on that" Day.
light said. "And now, Larry. you'd
better be going I'll be at the hotel in
a little while, and since I'm not so.
ing to step into the Office again. bring
all papers to sign and the rest over
to my rooms. And you can get me on
the phone there any time. This
smash is going through. savvee? I'm
quit and done"
He turned to Dede as soon as He
gan was gone, and took her by the
hand.
And now, little woman. you needn't
come to the Office any more. Consider
Yourself discharged.
I'D cry; if thought 1t would do any
good" she threatened. J:
In whiehscase ! reckon I'd have. to
hold you in my arms some more and
sort OF soothe you down." he threaten.
ed back.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE is hereby gwen that the an
~ nual meeting o. the stockE o'ders
of the " ILLARD OTEL COMPANY,
will he heId at the uffice ofthe CONF any
No. l2l south Royal street, Alcxa nGria.
Va, on Mynday, November y, i9it, at
IS o. M, for the election ofoficsrs and
directors for the ensuidG year, and for
the tran saction OF sucn other business as
may be properly acted upon:
w. S. HARLAN, Secretary.
oo,ru al
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AS he stood at the top of the steps,
leaving, she said:-
"You needn't send those men. There
will be no packing, because l am not
going to marry you"
"I'm not bit scared" he answered,
and went down the steps.
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FOR SALE.

rOR SALE-Lot Of fine Remington
+ Typewr!ters practica! y now with
all late improvements AZ less IMAM nan
original cost. Apply L. L. Armistead,
Postal Telegraph office. nov : I'm
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w Az TED.

THF. gentleman who took a STEFSON
Il Fl 1Tb mi-trke from window IN
St, Mary's Church at the First Mass yes
terday morning will ple'se return the
same to 224 north Fairfax street
nov203t
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FOR RENT

TOR Rf.Nr.-PARl OR, Dining Room
r Pantry aud Kitchen on first tl"or
and bed onln o second "'r: all coill
pIeteIy furnished, reason bic TO married
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r OST. two KEYS on triangular
l. shape holder. Finder please re
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TOR RfNT-Furnished rooms t,r
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TOR RENT-6ul Princess Street BRICK
Il house, eight (S) rooms and &c lar.
hot and cold water with bath, sewerage
conn ectious.. Inquire IT All horth
Washington ST. Possession gwen on or
before the 18th inst nov l" IL
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yXTANTrD-CLE.N WHITE RAGS,
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flat For RENT of four rooms, hot
L water heat. reference required. li6
north Patrick street.
n0v2O3L
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EOR Ia &c sunny RIO n,with
T. board. for one or two persons, az
ol5 North Wash ngton st. Refere' ce-'
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Tor RENT--One six room an on
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Hinken, lUll Queen ST. nov y SlF
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octsUid
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-27
The Ynunn MANS Taot.

The man who was having his pic
ture taken in the photograph gallery
was an innocent listener to the conver-
sation between two young ladies on
the other side of the screen:
"You know, Kate, sometimes wear
a long curl hanging down the back Of
my neck?"
"Yes."
"Well, when Phil was calling on me
the other evening he asked me If he
might have that curl. and | jokingly
said yes. Before knew what he was
about he had taken a little pair of
scissors out of his pocket and clipped
1t off close to my head"
"Why. the idea! Didn't that make
you furiousT
"Not for the smallest fraction of a
second. 1 thought 1t was splendid OF
him that he didn't seize and pull II
of"