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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

ID REPRESENTATIVES. VICTOR MUIR
IA DOCK, insurgent Republican. of
Kansas; Swager Sherley of Kentucky
and Frank Clark of Florida, both Dem
ocrats, have been fighting to have
every unspoken speech" printed in
the Congressional Record labeled
something like this: mot delivered in
the house of representatives.
These men believe that the Record
as it now leaves the press, perpetrates
a fraud on the reader every time it de-
clares that Congressman de-
livered the following speech on such
a date, when all Congressman --
did was to get permission to insert in
its columns a carefully prepared man
uscript intended for the consumption
of his constituents, at the expense of
the United States government
1T is the only honest way de-
clared Murdoch to the correspondent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

fair authorities discovered that II the
exhibits we're hauled in and out on
these roads it would destroy them,
because of the narrow tires that pre-
vailed upon the wagons of the truck
and express companies. The authori-
ties established rule that 10 narrow
tire wagons could come on the
grounds. There was a great howl by
the transportation companies, but the
fair authorities stood firm, and the
teaming companies met the conditions
by substituting wide for narrow
tire upon the same wheel. They sim
ply took off say two and half incs
tire and put on one three and half
inches or four inches upon the same
wheel and the same felloe. This serv-
ed the purpose.
About three yco~s aro tie city OF
Chicago passed an ordinance provid-
ing for wide tires upon vehicles using
the streets for traffic. A tremendous
howl was made by all teaming inter-
ests and they brought in the wagon
makers to state that the changing of
these wheels meant an expenditure of
millions upon millions of dollars, and
Il would take several years in order to
have the change made. Large manu-
facturers Of wagons said the wagon
stock was gotten out for the narrow
tire wagons, and 1t would take at
least two years before any general
change could be made. At that time
the writer took hand in the campaign
with others, and published in the Chi
cago papers illustrations of how this
change could be made (see cut here
With The city council stood firm,
the ordinance was passed and the
users of narrow tires were arrested
and fined. In a very short time wide
tires began to appear upon the streets,
and now the use is general and the
solution has been mainly as indicated,
namely, substituting wide tires for
narrow ones upon the same wheels.
Any local blacksmith or wagon maker
can make the change indicated and
the expense ought to range between
$500 and $1,000 for a wagon The IL.
lustration is SO simple that anyone
can follow It,
The question is, how shall this be
brought about? The writer would
suggest a state law licensing all the
vehicles, the same as the automobile
is now licensed, and let it apply upon
everything that goes upon the road,
graduating it with a view Of making
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

VYT .SHINGTON.-An army that does
w not exist is being differed by the
war department in obedience to the
mandate of congress. Fifty and more
men versed in the profession of arms
are already on the eligible list for COM
missions in this army. Three new
boards of army officers, composed of
seasoned colonies, experienced majors,
captains and first and second lieuten-
ants, were recently named to pass upon
the qualifications of other candidates
ambitious to direct imaginary military
forces.
Artemus Wards shoulder strap COM
pany of warriors, assembled to take
part in the big family feud of 1865,
had at least one private-the humor-
list himself, who was in command; but
the army of the United States volun-
teers is to have none. Don Quixote
armed with a big stick. his head pro-
tected by "Malbrino helmet" mount
ed on his charger, "Rosinante," and
followed by the faithful Sancho Panza
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

dence that the dismissal was because
of politics. 1t is next to impossible,
say the dismissed employees who have
testified, to prove that men were re-
moved from the service through polit-
zeal influence.
Some of the new members of the
house who have become much interest
ed in the grievances of the postal en-
ployees believe a remedy of some sort
will be found in the committee on civil
service.
The whole subject is likely to hold
the attention of congress throughout
this special session and perhaps
throughout the regular session. The
committee on expenditures in the post
Office department has been authorized
by the house to make an investigation
of the postoffice department, and it,
too will go into this question as to
whether the employees of the differ.
ent branches of the service are being
properly treated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

CURED 10 move a given load, over va
Tious surfaces with tires of different
widths. Many pornons will be sur
priseG TO know In the large majority
of cases a load can be moved with
less power with vel lies having wide
tires, rather than narrow ones.
There may be another and easier
way to accomplish the end desired
than the imposing of a license tax
upon vehicles That would be to
credit the cwner certain amount
each year on his annual.road tax bill,
upon furnishing proof that eli his We
hicles used upon TIE highways con-
formed to the wide tire requirements.
Suppose the owner has a road tax
OF, say $1,000. and he has two wagons
wed upon he Lisa s. Credit him
$500 per year upon = wagon for
four years. In this way tic tax abat-
ed will more than pay tie cost Of
changing the wagon. Thus. his in
terest would be sufficient to induce
the owner to make the channe.
Public sentiment would also change
rapidly in support of the wide tire
movement, and in a year or two
man would be ashamed to be seen on
the street with one of these road de-
stroying wagons.
The plan suggested is feasible,
practical and has worked satisfac-
torily where it has been tried There
is no reason why action should not be
taken along the lines indicated,
Referring to the illustration above
wide tire can be placed upcl an old
wheel without any filing piece as
shown in the illuetration Just lei
the tire project half inch on each
side OF the fel'oe. This WI greatly
simplify the changing from the mar
row to the wide tire, and for many 10
calities will serve TIE purpose just
as we'll.
Wide tires make rooGs, narrow tires
destroy them. There should be a
thorough cooperation between all OF
the residents of the several townships
for better roads. Nothing can be done
so quickly and so cheaply that will
be productive of such good results as
to discard narrow tires and substitute
wide ones in their place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
250, 900 PUDDlNGS FURNISHED
London Manufacturer Made That
Many 10 Meet the Demands of the
Christmas Spirit.

The manufacture of plum pudding
in England is mainly confined to Lon.
don and is carried on by all the prin.
cipal bakeries, delicatessen and other
establishments. The industry was
greatly doomed by the Beer war.
In the opening days of that strug-
gle the Yuletide season increased the
Natural solicitude for the fathers and
sons and husbands n far away Africa,
and the plum pudding was requisi-
toned in large qua ltities to express
the feeling at home ond carry at least
a spark Of Christmas cheer to enliven
the soldiers camp.
Thousands of pounds of plum pud.
ding were sent out, but the demand
was far in excess of the supply,
fact which gave greater urgency to
the demand and by concentrating
general intrest in the pudding added
immensely to its popularity, and es-
pecially as the soldier called loudly
for more. The result is that today
the bulk of plum pudding consumed
in the United Kingdom is supplied by
public puveyors and hundreds OF
thousands Of pounds are shipped
abroad. Manufacturers begin active
operations as soon as the new crops
Of raisins, currants and other required
fruits appear in September. All the,
constituents of plum pudding, which
do not include plums, are prepared
and manipulated by elaborate and ex-
penSive machinery. Currants are
washed and stems removed, raisins
are stoned, nuts are shelled and
ground, oranges and len rs are
peeled, the peel candied and cut up,
eggs are beaten and all other ingredi-
ents prepared by machinery
Exclusive of milk and rum the In
gradients used by single M nufac-
turer in supplying plum pudding to
meet the demands of the Christmas
season of 1910 aggregated 620,140
polslds, the number of puddiDgs fur
nished aggregating 100000 There are
three or four London manufacturers,
says Daily Consular and Trade Re
ports, each Of whose output perhaps
equaled that described, and there are
quite large number of smaller es,
adjustments in which plum pudding
was supplied for home and foreign
consumption.
The pudding is put up in packages
weighing one TO five pounds each and
securely packed to insure preservation
and safe transportation. Properly pre-,
f11,1 ia IN,
of England, with ordinary care on the
part Of the housewife, will retain its
virtues for a year or more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

Mrs. Gudethyng-Whyd did you have
to leave the army?
Hayward Cuffdrop-Well, you see,
l was in the hospital most of the time;
the food was too rich for me. l was
used to living in boarding house,
New York Globe.
Visitor-Who is that crazy man yell
ing and struggling so?
Hospital Attendant-He isn't crazy.
That's Dr. Sabre, the celebrated sur
geon. They brought him here yester-
day, and the doctors have just order
ed en- operation.-Puck.
I'D like to get job on a news
paper
"Ead any experience as a journal
ist?'
None"
"fhen what could you do on a
news paper?"
Seems to me that l could dish out
excellent advice of some kind. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Scme folks is born lucky said
Uncle Eben, "and de man that is born
wifi plain common sense is one OF
'em. '-Washington Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
So Inconvenient.

what has become of the big man
who used to beat the bass drum 2"
once asked returning citizen of the
7eader of the band.
"He left us more than year ago."
was the answer
Good man, wasn't he?"
"Sure, an excellent man, but he got
so fat that when he marched he
couldn't hit the drum in the middle"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
WIDE TIRES A HELP
IMMENSE BENEFIT IN KEEPING
HIGHWAYS I'M GOOD
CONDITION.
CONCERTED ACTION NEEDED
Two-Ton Load on Wagon With ia
Inch Tires VIII Do More Damage
In Cutting Up Road Than Twice
the Load on Three Inch Tire.
BY HOWARD n. GROSS.

The question of good roads through.
out the country is of tremendous iel-
portance, and the people are every
where clamoring for them. The great
majority seem to be wandering
around in maze of uncertainty as
to what to do.
The solution involves many factors.
Local conditions are subject to a wide
variation both as to SOIL road mate.
rial, amount of traffic, etc, hence no
rule can be laid down that will apply
In all cases. The subject must be
given intelligent treatment by cap.
able engineer, familiar with the sur
roundings.
There is however one thing that
can be done that will be of immense
benefit to the roads of all times.
whether earth, stoHe or gravel, and
that is wider tires upon the wagons
Untold millions of dollars of damage
20 highways is done every year by
heavy loads upon narrow tire farm
wagons These are often from on. and
half inches to one and three-quarters
wide, seldom more than two and a
quarter. A two-ton load on a wagon
with one and three-quarters inch tires
will do more damage in cutting UP
road than twice the load upon a three
inch tire. If we could have uniform,
concerted action in any community
whereby three to three and half
inch tires would be put upon every
farm wagon, it would mean much bet
ter highways than we now have. The
narrow tires mean deep ruts, and If
the rule is narrow tire upon wag-
ons, the man who goes out upon these
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
Whv They RESIGNED.

Former Commissioner of Immigra-
ton Robert Watchorn said recently of
an immigrant:
''He was a bad case. He was as
ignorant of government as the two
Polish policemen were. Two new po-
licemen were once put on the War
saw force. They did good work, they
arrested lot of people, then suddenly
they resigned.
why are you resigning?' the SUI
perintendent asked.
"The older of the two men answer
ed respectfully:
We are going to start police
station Of our own, sir. Boris here
will make the arrests, and l will do
the fining."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
TIE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Value of Education.

BY DIR. EDWARD L. TRUDEAU.
The first and greatest need in
the prevention of tuberculosis is
education--e education of the peo-
pie and through them education
of the state. 1t is evident that
if every man and woman in the
United States were familiar with
the main facts relating to the
manner in which tuberculosis is
communicated and the simple
measures necessary for their
protection not only might we
reasonably expect as direct re-
suit of this knowledge great
diminution in the death rate Of
the disease. but the people would
soon demand and easily obtain
effective legislation for its pre-
vention and control. When a
state has once become we'll edu-
Gated and not before will the
other requisites necessary to the
control of the disease be forth
coming.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

sively framed, covered most of the
west wall of the big appropriations
committees room. CDR. Wiley is right
when he says this worrying about the
heat is largely the result of ones
mental attitude. I've been sitting here
locking at this picture for an hour
and | am thinking of resuming my
winter hannels. | wish | could carry
it around with me-"
Chairman Fitzgerald found the
painting in the house discard" room.
The illusion is helped along by bat.
terry of electric fans arranged on eth.
er side of the picture, which makes it
appear as if cooling breezes from the
very pole itself were sweeping
through the room.
This auto-suggesting business is
fine" Mr.. Fitzgerald remarked to a
visitor. I'm going to install a pic
ture of the burning of Rome in my
home next winter and see how much !
can save on coal bills"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

The prisoner complained of the lit
erature that the prison angel gave him
to read
"Nutt'n but continued stories,' he
grumbled "An' I'm to be hung next
Tuesday. "-Everybody's
pellbinder-Gentlemen in all my
career l have never been approached
with a bride.
Voice from the rear-Cheer up, cid
man. Your luck may change.-Brook-
lyn Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
Hardships Often
Prove BLESSING

sweet are the uses OF adversely,
Which, like the toad, ugly and veno-
nous,
Wears yet a precious jewel In his
head.
ITS hardl to believe sometimes
l isn't lt?l But nevertheless it is
true. and if, you look back down the
path which led to the present and
review the events of your life you
will always find something which at
the time Of its happening seemed like
weighty trouble
Then you reviled the fates which
caused you 10 be the victim of their
malicious caprice, and You thought
the gods Were unfair to give you
this woe to. shoulder.
But now that you look back you
can see that the trouble had its pur-
pose; that it helped to fit you to cope
with the future, and by bearing it pa
tiently and brayely, bit of exper-
ience was added to your sto.e.
Not long ago, in the course of a
conversation with woman WHO has
now won high place in the world
of letters We CHANGED upon this very
subject, and she said that when a
schoolgirl she had often thought
Shakespeare. must have been crazy
when he wrote his lines in CAS- You
Like IT, about the uses, of adversely
''But now she said ION looking
back on my own experiences and
hardships l can see that each one
was indeed jewel which l can now
use in my, work. Had it not been
for those early hardships and heart
burnings l would not be able to write
a story which would appeal to the
people,"
And thus it is with all of us, though
we may not know it.
Always, when we bump against
seeming obstruction in our upward
path, for the minute We are prone to
bewail the fact that. our pathway is
blocked. We cannot see past the OBJ,
struction and therefore are terrified
lest by some chance this will be our
down1aL.
And If we are weak and give up
readily it may be the cause of failure,
but if we can muster up enough
courage and strength to mount the
obstacle or go round it, once We are
on the other side We see that it had
its uses.
We can't get the jewel out of the
head of the toad unless we kill the
toad, and no more can we get the
priceless experience out of situa-
ton if we do net meet it squarely,
and, by turning it over afterwards,
extract the, good
When the stenographer is severely
reprimanded for making a mistake
she thinks it Is something to cry over
at the time, but if she is wise and
DESTROYS of doing her best in the
world, afterwards she will see that it
was the best thing that could have
happened to her, for in the future, by
stunning that mistake, her work will
be one step nearer perfection.
When the bookkeeper extends cred
it to a man on the verge of bank
ruptcy, but takes the chance because
the customer is smooth-spoken and
can give good arguments, don't you
think she will be more careful the
next time If this man cannot pay his
bills?
The experience may cost her much
worry andg veXatiOn and even her
position, but she will know in the flu
ture that it is better to thoroughly
investigate a mans standing before
extending credit.
And so it goes. All through life
and through the. lives of each one of
US there runs that thread of adver-
sity which will make us stronger if
We can but look at it in the light
of Shakespeare
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
The Acme of Laziness.

During the progress of a lawsuit
witness was asked whether the de-
PENDANT was not lazy fellow. well"
answered the man in the box, don't
want to do the man any injustice.
won't go so far as to say he's lazy,
but If it required any voluntary work
on his part to digest his victuals he
would die of lack of nourishment. -
Philadelphia inquirer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

A unique little alarm clock, seen in
an extensive shop, of FURNISHED cop
per, was priced at $3.50 Instead of
the usual clamor which distinguishes
this variety of timepiece when the
alarm sounds there is pretty but
awakening tinkle caused by the lever
striking a deep bell-shaped gong, of
the copper, fastened at the top.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
LATEST NOVEL TIES SEEN
BY THE busy SHOPPER

Pongee handkerchiefs in ecru, all
shades Of blue and pink with fancy
These come only in very large size,
and in old rose with wide border of
Persian they are very attractive al
though possibly not very useful.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16
Specific cations.

"My son, having graduated, is now
looking for position"
what kind of job does he want?"
zone that will allow him two
months If in summer and six weeks
every fall to coach his old college
football team
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

to 1882. Author of 1.-THE Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table PRO
fessor at the Breakfast Table"
Poet at the Breakfast Table"
ELSIE Venner," Guardian An
GEL" other novels and essays,
several books of verse and lives
of Motley and Emerson. Much
of his verse is humorous, but
1.-THE Chambered Nautilus" and
a few others are among the no.
blest serious poems written In
.pnericn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

Plaid silk stockings in indefinite
shades of gray and blue are shown
at the hosiery counter, $3.50. These
are rather startling to the conserva-
tive eye, but the blending is so artis-
tic that the effect is really pretty.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

A girdle of pink satin ribbon costs
$3.50. Instead of the usual variety of
bow or rosette in the back there was
fastened lovely rose fashioned from
the ribbon. To make the effect more
realistic it was surrounded by green
rose leaves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

An effective little frock seen was
Of white percale dotted with blue
half-inch dots. The 12-inch band at
the bottom was of blue percale dotted
In white, as was the upper portion of
the blouse, which was cut in one with
the kimono sleeves. The price was
kS m
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

Il orn & Il M
bridge, Mass,
Aug. 90, 1909;
died b 0 s t on
Oct. Z, 1894.
q a d u Il t g d
from Harvard
and took a
medical course
in Paris. Pro-
fessor of anat-
omy and phys
iology at Har-
ward from 1S47
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

Loa-er-Can yer spare us 'a'penny,
mate?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. want
'apenny for?
Loafer-'Cos l got one, and wants
another for the price of 'arf pint.
Workingman-Ever done days
work in yer life?
Loafer-No, guvnor, cawn't say as
I ave.
Workingman-Well, yer never done
a pore bloke out of job, anyway.
'Eres yer a'penny.-Punch.
Motorist (entering country store)-
Il don't suppose you keep sparkling
plugs in stock?"
Storekeeper-"You s'pose kerrect.
mister If any NV the boys round
these parts ever wore plugs when they
went sparkin' they'd be joshed clear
crazy, Ill wager!"-From Judges Ii
brary.
Good gracious, isn't that your hus-
band across the street there quarrel.
ing with the man on the opposite
porch?"
on, they're not really quarreling.
They dispute that way every night.
George is monoplanist and Mr.. Stiy.
gins is biplanist. plain
Dealer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-16

TIE HALL OF FAME.

DIV w e N ID p L l.
HOLMES-Poet and novelist.
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