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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
ROBBING SALOONS is LATEST
Dramshop, Where Much Of Crime Is
Fostered, Being Made Victim Of
Murderouc Bandits.

The robbing of saloons is, so far as
we have ever had opportunity to OBJ.
serve, a new thing under the sun. The
saloon has instigated robberies enough
the "chalice," with draught more
bitter than it's own nauseous beer
has never before been Commended
to its own lips" Just now in Chicago
this Is being done. After all, it is
chickens coming home to roost. Never
till now, surely, was this quaint sim.
ilitude more appropriate in applica.
ton. Upon the other hand, changing
the metaphor, SO to speak, once more
it Is very ungrateful proceeding on
the part of the robber himself. When
he compels the bartender to hold up
his hands while he empties the till
1t is pointing the revolver at the breast
which nursed him.
The saloon is his alma mater. He
graduated from there to enter his
course of burglary, murder and crimes
less nameable. on his way to the peni.
Tertiary and the gallows. That he
should also victimize those who still
are undergraduates, surprising them
In the midst of their cups and com.
polling them to stand ANONYMOUSLY In
row with their backs against the
wall, while he empties their pockets,
this, surely, cannot be justified. Was
there ever a more contemplate ex.
hibition of human shittlesness and de.
pravity than upon tie one hand the
liberation of the saloon, and on the
other, the saloon Chicago
Standard
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
ABOUT FLOUR.

Women all know there are various
grades of flour and that by mixing a
better grade with the second grade,
the bread is often made fine and fiaky.
In making cake the lightness of the
grain Is almost entirely due to the
flour, and many whites of eggs are
used, and some corn starch is added
to tie flour, the grain is made much
finer than otherwise. Sitting the flour
several times has tendency to make
the cake or bread finer, especially
when baking powder is added If
flour containing baking powder is add
ed to a cake alternately with the
white of eggs, the dough must not be
beaten longer than to make it per-
feotly smooth, for long beating will
destroy the air cells. A good grade
of flour is needed for pies and it
should be cool when 1t is mixed with
the other Ingredients. Seconds made
excellent biscuits, and mixed flour
h.akes, the lightest bread. If brown
flour is, mixed with white, the two
must be sifted several times together
before the dough. is made. Flour
from old wheat is better than new
flour, for often the new -four is SO
glutinous that the dough does not mix
nicely and has a tendency to stretch
like gum. Flour should be medium
warm for bread and biscuits. Pie
dough can be kept perfectly moist if
covered with. cloth and placed in
the flour bin. Yeast will keep nicely
In salt s-r- ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
New Senators Laugh at Silence Rule
ALL the new members of the senate

A LII the new members of the senate
"A seem to have "lit talkin'," as the
southern mountaineers say of gar
rulous stranger with ready flow of
conversation. In other days 1t was
considered the proper thing for new
senator to sit in silence through his
first term of six years. Y,,
1t is only few years since lot
of precedent-bound senatorial digni-
taries expressed their Indignation at
the intrusion of new members by
walking out of the senate chamber
when Beveridge began to talk a few
days after taking his seat. The same
treatment was given La Toilette, who
remarked as the coat tails of his
colleagues vanished through the door
that they would come hack and lis
ten, and that he probably would be
in the senate when most of them had
been retired.
OF the recently elected members
of the senate. many are young men,
caring little for antiquated traditions
Luke Lea of Tennessee, thirty-two
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

butter with one apple to the gallon
of butter and at a cost of one-fourth
the real article.
A man in Rochester, N. Y, devel-
oped a plan of treating sawdust with
molasses to use in adulterating spices
One part of the real spice and three
parts of sawdust made the product,
which could not be detected by the
eye or tongue.
Frauds in fiavoring extracts and
maple syrup have been common. A
Vermont man has offered recipe to
grocers so that they can make the
maple syrup they purchase into an
adulterated product, three gallons of
fraudulent syrup to one-half gallon
Of the real syrup.
There are numerous other schemes
for increasing the weight of parched
coffee, preserving eggs, useless bak
ing powders, making mincemeat and
tomato catsup at reduced cost by
using little meat or tomatoes. The
grocer, to get the recipes, must pay
for them The price is usually $40
and a pledge to secrecy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

WI ASHINGTON.-Ever crank in
w the country that doesn't know
what fool thing to do with himself
gets on the train and tells the con-
ductor to put him off at Washington
thinks he must see the president.
If the wheels in the head of some
lunatic in Bangor, Me-, or Tombstone,
Ariz., get to working overtime he
heads for Washington to show the
president the mechanism If some
long haired lunatic in Oshkosh builds
a wheelbarrow out of soap box and
sitter rim he won't be happy till
he's trundled 1t cross country to
Washington and has the president
come out on the front porch and look
at it.
Every summer, before the presi.
dent leaves, there's perfect deluge
of cranks that have ridden horseback
from Dawson City or driven an OK
team from some town out beyond the
Rockies, says a White house attache.
Recently we had two of these idiots
in one day-three, to be exact. One
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
FARMERS HOME is FIRST
Everything on Farm Should Be Util
lied to Build UP and Maintain
Model Dwelling.
(By q. H. ALFORD)


farmer ought to think much of his
farm, his farm crops, his live stock
and his farm buildings, but his home
should be the real object of his eff
forts. He should think first of his
family. Everything on the farm
should be used as agents to build up
and maintain a model home.
A farmer should not loan money out
at interest and live In hut. He
should lay up a few dollars for rainy
days and then build large comfort.
able home. He should surround this
home with a beautiful lawn, and
sweet scented flowers, and tall and
friendly trees. Vines should climb up
the walls of the house and hang their
pretty blossoms about the lattice;
pots of beautiful flowers in the win.
dows should shed their fragrance
about the house.
A woodshed should join the kitch
en-; the gallery should surround the
well; the water should be drawn by
the use of a pump; every window and
door should be screened to keep out
the flies and mosquitoes; cask
should be kept near the back kitchen
door to pour the Stops in, the sun and
air should be given free access tc
every part of the buildings and sur
roundings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
COTTON CREPE FROCK
F0RsM0RMNG WEAR

Golored cotton crepe seems to have
been relegated to the realm of dress
ing sacQues and kimonos, but smar.
morning dresses are being shown Of
th,e material and are charming il
their simplicity.
One effective little frock was o.
delicate marve crepe. The skirt was
slightly gathered and three wide folds
were put on near the bottom. to re-
semble tucks. The soft girdle of the
same material was about three
inches wide, and the waist, which
was simply tucked, opened down the
front with crocheted buttons.
Embroidered Collar.
A nat collar of the finest hand EN-
broidery trimmed the low cut neck
and this was repeated in the cuffs
which. effectively, finished the elbow
sleeves. - AkAHsH
Taken altogether, the dress was
simple, indeed, but. very smart.
This crepe comes in great many
shades, soft 'pinks, blues, browns. and
all in. the most beautiful tones.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
ART OF CULTIVATION
Should Be Done to Give Soil
Good Thorough Stirring.
Cotton Crop Should Be Treated Until
BolIs Begin to Open and Corn
Until It Is In Roasting Ear
Form Dust Mulch.
(By G.. II. ALFORD)

The first and second cultivation of
the corn and cotton may be deep for
the purpose of giving the soil a good
thorough stirring, but after that the
fine roots of the crop have filled the
soil and the cultivation should be
shallow. 1t is then only necessary to
keep down the grass and weeds and
form dust mulch on the top of the
soil to stop the rising soil moisture
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
WHY BATTLESHIP WAS SENT
Because Of Misinterpreted Cipher
Message the Maine Went to
Havana.

Probably very few know that the
Maine had been hurried to Havana be.
cause of a misipterpreted cipher meg.
sage. Mr.. John r. Caldwell, who had
been in charge of the Havana bureau,
and whom | relieved, told me that
several days prior to my arrival he
had made requisition upon the office
for revolver There had come siren
ueus times In the Cuban capital, riots
had been frequent, the lives of for
eigners, particularly those of Ameri-
crrr bed beer more than once placed
i'll Jeopardy, al.l the time had come
when corresponGel.s felt the need of
firearms to protect their lives. The
revolver sent to Mr.. Caldwell was
smrggled to him by a passenger on
the steamship Olivette, to whom the
weapon had been entrusted by an
agent of the paper in Tampa BY some
oversight no cartridges had been sent
With it, and 1t being impossible to Sc
cure any in Havana, the correspond
ant cabled to New York. Camera re-
3eived, but no plates; send by next
boat"
Through some strange error on the
part of the one who received 1t, the
3ryptogram was construed to be a
cipher and was translated to read that
IN attempt had been made on the life
Of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, American con-
sui general liz Havana. This misin-
Sormation went to Washington and
reached there after the Havana cable
had closed. Early the next day Mr..
Caldwell received from the Herald the
following cryptogram Send story
and pictures ordered on food-supplies;
We want it for main sheet" By apply
ing the cipher key, tie first sentence
was readily translated to read: "a
United States warship has been or
dered to Havana" The second evil
IDENTIFY conveyed some hint which was
beyond the limitation of the code, but
the word main gave the clue. Meet
ing General Lee at breakfast that
morning, Mr.. Caldwell quietly in
formed him that the Maine was on
her way TO Havana. The general was
incredulous No warship, he assured
the correspondent, would be sent to
Havana unless he requested it.-Wal
ter Scott Meriwether, in Harper's
Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

VISITORS in the galleries of the sem
v ate chamber are always interest
ed in the bright little messengers who
scurry about bent on errands for the
senators. These pages live officially
in an age limit. They must be no less
than twelve nor more than sixteen
years old. His seventeenth birthday
is usually sorry day for the page
boy for it may be long before he can
have so good an income; certainly
many years before he can earn so
much with SO little physical and
mental effort. i eHa
The boys are employed during the
sessions of the senate d $50 day;
and that means 80 or 81 days a
month, whether the senate is in SEES
sion every day or not. There are now
fourteen pages on the floor Of the
senate, and four riding pages. The
latter receive $3.50 year, their pay
going on whether the senate is in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Room in the Orchard.

Do not plant trees with bunch Of
spreading roots. Trim them off to
within four or five inches of the root
stock.
Might as well give the trees plenty
of room at the start, because IL you
don't they will have to be cut out
later. Thirty feet apart is the right
distance for apple trees, although 40
feet would not do any harm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Texas Bulletin.

The following is summary of bull
letin No. 10 of the Texas experiment
station:
Three methods, topping" pulling"
and topping and pulling" were test
ed.
Topping was found to give the best
results for yield of grain. Pulling
gave the most valuable fodder Top
ping and pulling gave the greatest
yield of forage. the yield of leaf fod-
der being about half that of the tops.
Pulling gave the most digestible
fodder, the nutritive ratio of pure
leaf-fodder being 1:6-second only to
clover hay
The cost of topping was least, the
cost of pulling being more than three
times as much as that Of topping.
Pulling fodder decreased the corn
yield several bushels per acre. The
pulling of fodder is not profitable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

years old. and the youngest man ever
seated In the senate, began talking
very soon after taking the oath of
office and has on several occasions
notified his colleagues that when ira
ditions of the senate and business
methods conflict the traditions will
be ignored Senator Kenyon of Iowa
is not much older and is ready and
aggressive talker. with no disposition
whatever to play a thinking part
through six years. ei 0Ei4f
Senator Pomerene of Ohio relieved
himself of speech within few
weeks after taking his seat. and Sena-
tors Williams, Works and Hitchcock
are ell talkative new members.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
just at the depth where there are tn

just at the depth where there are the
most plant roots to utilize 1t.
! have seen many farmers go into
their corn and cotton fields to give
the crop the last cultivation with turn
ing plows with new pillow points on or
with new solid sweeps and make the
plows go down several inches deep.
They seemed to think that the last
stirring ought to be thorough and
deep. The whiting of the corn and
cotton told the story.
The longer we keep up the cultlva-
tion in the corn, cotton, and other
crops the better Cultivate the cotton
until the bols begin to open. Guilt
vate the corn until 1t is in roasting
ear. We can use one horse cultiva-
tors, harrows and large heel sweeps
and cultivate very shallow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
LOOKING Down a we,I.

I never draw a pail Of water from
the well without an appreciation OF Its
charm such as country-bred man, |
Imagine, could never feel. He might
cape at open plumbing, looking at 1t
with his fresh country eye, where |
should simply take 1t for granted: but
am afraid he never could fully ex-
perience what might be called the sem
timent of well. that delightful. In
verified tower of darkness and damp
ness and coolth. II there isn't such
a word as coolth. there ought to be-
Atkinson Kimball, in Atlantic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Some Question.

How far is far cry? Is 1t wrong to
steal march? Can you b. m an air OF
unconcern? Does 1t hurt to be struck
by an idea? Did you ever see the
shadow Of doubt? Can the voice of
conscience be cultivated? What artist
painted the picture of health? When
the welkin rings who answers the
ring? What florist raises the pink
OF propriety? When Fortune smiles
does she show her front teeth?-- Bos-
ton Transcript ttf- lif
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Shallow Cultivation the Best.

Shallow Cultivation the Best.
Excessive moisture makes bad
cultivation very, probable. With
soil water-logged to within a few
inches of the surface corn roots
spread out between the rows, and
send their feeders into every square
foot OF space, at depth of but two
to six inches below the surface, says
Farm, Stock and Home Then
weeds get good start, and when the
farmer finally decides the ground is
dry enough for cultivation someone
tells him to sock the shovels down
and bury the weeds" The shovels
are f"socked down." with the result
that the young corn receives root
pruning that it little expected, and
from which it very slowly RECEIVERS
A large part of it's feeding system
is destroyed, If another spell of
wet weather comes on it is liable to
smother out; if the weather turns
dry there is just as much leaf sur
face as before pumping water from
the ground with only a part of the
root system to furnish it, and the
plant willis. Persistent shallow cul-
tivation will get rid of weeds, but
deep cultivation may get rid of the
corn--a large part of it.
Burbank's Wonder Berry in Texas.
Although the wonder berry,"
Luther Burbank's new invention, has
not been success in this state, ac-
cording to a San Antonio dispatch to
the Houston Chronicle, which says
that J. M. Vance is growing the
wonder berries on his place in
large quantity, and passed among a
number of friends a wonder berry
pie that was a dream of savory
sweetness. The wonder berry, or
sun berry" is an invention of that
wizard of plant culture, Luther Bur-
bank. He took two poisonous berry
plants, grated them together, Guilt
waited them and evolved the new
wonder berry plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
DAINTY NECKWEAR MAY
Be MADE AT HOME

seems unfortunate that when the
truly fine and dainty collars and jab-
OTIS are out of reach of the purse so
many women buy cheap and inexpen-
sive limitations of the expensive
triiles. AZ *
And yet these costly pieces of
neckwear are usually easily made at
a comparatiyely reasonable cost ii
one Has skill with the needle and is
willing to expend both time and pa
tience. kfaAH W G9I
a very beautiful flat collar may be
made from@a small piece of sheer
white lawn and finished with a frill
Of fine valenciennes.a A few sprays
Of hand-embroidered flowers will add
an air Of daintiness besides making 1t
look more expensive. However, 1t
is NECESSARY first to purchase pat
tern which fits perfectly before cut
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Alcohol Is Poison Principle.

Alcohol is the poison principle in all
liquors produced by distillation or fer.
mentation. To say that drink is "in-
toxicating" is to say that its essen
tial note or qua is poison oxicum"
and It's consumption ultimates in
death, though use in small quantities
may comport with apparent health and
long continued life. This does not
initiate against the fact that alcohol.
If not lethal in immediate result, is a
narcotic, affecting the organ of the
mind. ef
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Small Danger of Glutted Market

In years gone by a large apple or
peach crop meant low prices. 1t is
different now, since transportation
cold storage and other means of
economically handling the surplus
crop are much better than they were
in former years. Do not be afraid OF
the markets becoming gluttcd with
good fruits any more. Tend to your
orchard and all fruits as If you ex.
pected good crop and good prices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
DAILY DIET AND
HEALTH HIN rs
BY DIR. T. J. ALLEN
Food Specialist
DIET MORE EFFECTIVE
THAN DRUGS.

Or. Yorke Davies of London,
one Of the few eminent physi-
clans who have made a spe-
claIty Of dietetics, said, after 80
years. practice: 1.-THE deviations
from health are moro correctly
remedled by dietetio means
than by medicines. Diet may be
a permanent cure, drugs are but
paIllatlves. Diet In the
hands Of an expert Is more pow
erfui than drugs. Medicine Is
seldom a remedy for constitu-
tlonaI ailments, whereas a sys-
tenn Of diet, air and other means
that lead to sound health Is Of
permanent benefit. speak from
very large experience In both
systems." ("Diet and CondI-
tion," 1922
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
But Mart. Of Trade.

Cities are not the producers Of
wealth. They are but the marts or
trading places for the products Of the
wealth OF the earth and Of labor. and
for the distribution Of commerce.
They are not the places for homes, for
they have to be continually giving
way to the growth and demands for
trade.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
MAKING FOUR-H0RSE EvENER
Found to Be Quite Satisfactory Thar
Any other Method When Flowing
With SuIky.

The accompanying illustration shows
four-horse evener that we have used
when blowing with sulky and found
it more satisfactory than any other
so far, says writer In the Breeders
Gazette 1t is rigid and anyone can
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Four-Horse Evener.

be made this way, but of course It must
make one for his own use with but
little trouble.
BY giving the lead team two-thirds
leverage good six-horse evener can
be wide enough for four horses abreast
behind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

S. Combs should not be washed with
water. This is apt to split the teeth
A stiff nailbrush is a good thing to
keep for cleaning them. After using
the brush take a damp cloth. and wipe
between each tooth with this.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

As high as $25 a hundred is
sometimes paid for live toads by
English and French gardeners. The
toad is highly appreciated person
age in foreign gardens. Shelters are
made for the toads-shallow holes
in the ground covered with fiat
stones or boards. The toads will re-
tire into these in the daytime and
come forth at dusk for their nightly
insect forays. Prof. Hodge of Clark
university estimated that every time
the farmers boy killed a toad he
was destroying $40 worth of stock
on the farm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

Experts have held that the SOCIAL
ed "cat' of the ancient Romans and
Greeks ("ailurus,' the wavy-tailed
one) was not a cat at all, but kind
Of weasel. The mummified Egyptian
animal, however. was a genuine cat,
even il certain peculiarities about Its
teeth make it difficult to regard it as
a hear relative OF the modern do.
mestic puss.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

An unprecedented state of affairs
prevails in the distillery industry of
Scotland. 1t has been announced that
the North British Distillery is to be
closed down. This makes the fourth
large grain distillery which has ceased
operations in Scotland during the past
month or two 1t foreshadows that
other distilleries will be closed perma-
nently. The situation is unusual and
shows the force of the strong temper
ance sentiment which is sweeping
that country.
{ Division Extraordinary.
At the Geological park 1t became
necessary to cut down large tree. A
log about twenty feet long was one Of
the results. DR.. Hornaday, the direc-
tor, gave orders to one of the work.
men, stalwart Irishman, to split the
log, with a small charge of dynamite,
into two halves and scoop out each
half for trough to be used In feeding
some of the animals. Later in the day
the son of Erin appeared at the direc-
tors office, much excited, and stam-
mered: 9TH dynamite has bowed thot
log into tree halyes.~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Not AIIurInu.

Many plain girl has become flne
looking old lady, but few girls appear
to think it is much Of q contamination
70 ~ worked up tn RI @ WI
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Nor on the Beaches.

A London newspaper declares that
American women are 0verdressed.
Not on the stages OF some theaters.-
Warrington Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

The wire hairpin was first made in
154s in England. Prior to that wood
en- Viewers were used
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

The death sentence is never car
ried out in Greece until an interval
Of TWO years has expired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Dairyman Won't Sell.

Now days it takes good sized
check to separate good COW from
wise dairy farmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Good Work With Separator.

To do good work the cream separa-
tor must be level and on good solid
foundation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Corn Crop Sure.
Has Been at Work Lonq.

Heavy sods and good manure; make
the corn crop doubly cure.