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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

WASHINGTON.-R there has
w been a distinct revival here of in
terest in banking and currency legisla-
ton. There are at least three reasons
for this, which may be enumerated as
follows:
/. The announcement that an organ
ization to be known as the National
Citizens league is being formed to ad-
vocate some sort of federal reserve as
ISOLATION.
2. The organization in New York
city of the National City company,
with capital stock of $4,000, 900, as an
adjunct of the National City bank, and
for the purpose of acquiring and hold
ing stock in other banks.
3. The movement on the part of the
insurgent Republicans in the senate,
and supported by some of the Demo
Gratis, to compel the ne tional monetary
commission to close its affairs and re-
port to congress not later than Jan
uary 1, 1912.
The activities ment oned would in
dictate that banking and currency leg
islation will become live topic in the
autumn, and probably will receive
much attention at the next long ses-
sion Of congress. 1t is not believed,
however, there will be any legislation
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
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5 414 sB|7}1@ 1884,
Confronted by Currency Legislation

soon. The prevailing view is that 1t
will take congress several years to de-
eide what 1t wishes to do about the
creation of a national reserve asso-
citation.
1t is evident that the conservative
Republicans in congress will have a
plan of their own; that the insurgent
Republicans will have views which
they will wish to embody in bill,
and that the Democrats also will de
sire to present a measure. SO 1t
would seem that there is likely to be
much discussion of various plans dur
ing the next IL months. Neither po-
litical party will, it is assumed, be
ready to proceed with this subject on
the eve of a presidential campaign.
Persons who have been here recent
ly representing the bankers that are
particularly interested in the forma-
ton of the citizens league, say the
league hopes to be able to establish
branches in every city of consequence
in the country by December 1. A par
ticular effort is to be made to interest
business men, merchants, manufactur-
ers, and others. The promoters of this
organization seem to have an impress
sion that If they can bring about the
formation of branches of the league in
the cities of the country, they will be
able to wage campaign in favor of
Legislation that Will impress itself on
senators and representatives in con-
gress. At any rate large plans arc
being made This league also intends
to work with the view of keeping the
subject out of politics, as much as pos
sible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
Test Value of Alcohol.

The British authorities some time
ago made test of the alleged value
of alcohol when men are subjected to
unusual and exhausting labor. Elk
periments mere made at different
times and under varying conditions
with three regiments from each of
several brigades. In one every man
was forbidden to drink any alcohol
whatever while the test lasted; in the
second, malt liquor only was taken;
in the third, ration of whisky was
given to each man. The whisky
drinkers manifested more dash at
first, but generally in about four days
showed signs Of weakness and ia
tigue; those given malt liquor dis
played less dash at first, but their en-
durance lasted somewhat longer;
while the abstainers improved daily
In alertness and staying powers. In
the German army experiments are be-
ing made with sugar, which is
claimed to have such great sustaining
powers that it is proposed to serve it
as an extra ration when unusual IA
tigues are to be borne.-Medical Rec
ord.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
Chinese Egg Examiner.

The artificial incubation of ducks
eggs is thriving industry in some
parts of China, more particularly in
Canton, where large and ready
market encourages the business. The
first thing to be done is to secure
suitable eggs, and this is done by
men who devote themselves entirely
to the task during the summer
months. The examiner squats on
the ground and holding the egg up
to the light, turns it round and
judges it's suitability by the state of
the shell and the clearness of its
contents.
The least appearance of cloudiness
entails it's rejection, so particular is
the examiner, but nevertheless only
from per cent. to 10 per cent. of
the eggs are rejected; none over
seven days old are accepted. The
skillful examiner can deal with 5000
eggs in day. The selected eggs are
placed in shallow, saucer shaped
baskets with lid similarly shaped,
and each basket is set upon wicker
work cylinder over a stove in dark
ened room heated by charcoal
Observation-Disclosures Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

range of Is or 16 miles the projectile
will penetrate the heaviest armor plate
on the largest battleship. After the
projectile has passed through the
armor plate the $50 pounds of high ex-
plosives which it contains will be dis
charged. The defamation would create
a miniature earthquake and destroy a
city.
What is sought by the war depart
ment and the joint board is to equip
the Notifications with such powerful
guns that the enemys fleet can be
kept so far from the canal that it
cannot drop shells or projectiles into
the waterway. A large projectile fired
over the Notifications dropped into
one of the locks or dams might close
up the canal for year or so. The
forces on the canal must not only keep
the enemy from reducing the fortifica
lions but from doing damage to the
waterway.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

THE special session of congress
i came to an end with many inves-
legations unfinished, leaving many of
the committees that were conducting
inquiries to report next winter.
When the senate voted to conduct a
second investigation into the election
Of Senator Lorimer, the expectation
was that the inquiry could be finished
in time for report from the commit
tee at the special session, but the best
this committee hopes for is to be pre-
pared to make its report when con-
gress reassembles on the first Mon
day in December.
The senate special committee on the
third degree" also made Roadway
slowly. A joint committee of the SEN
ate and house that has been investi-
eating the question of employers La
bility and workmen's compensation
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

ly what course shall be pursued by the
government. A similar consignment
billed to the same firm is being held
at Seattle.
The government authorities first re-
ceived information of the alleged un-
LIBERALIZATION OF wares imported by the
firm involved from other importers.
They complained that they were un-
able to compete with the firm in the
sale of certain class of goods. They
further complained that the firm was
driving chinaware offered from Ger
many from the market of this country.
Acting on information received, the
customs authorities were ordered to
detain shipments en- route from Japan
and consigned to the firm in question.
Similar action vas taken at Seattle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
A WATER GLASS.

The boy who lives near any kind OF
water Will enjoy owning a water-glass.
Boys, not unlike girls and grown-up
people. like to make discoveries and
are curious about that which is not
visible. The stones, shells, and growths
under the water are of great interest
and with this glass one may see the
bottom in twice as deep water as with
out one
The waterglass may be made very
easily by boy and the enjoyment of
using one made by ones own self will
be greatly increased. The one used by
our party was made by taking an or
binary pane of window-glass Sx10 and
With Fer pieces CT BE- --... &C. s--n.-
ing so that the top was somewhat
larger than the possibly
measuring 10x12 The glass was put
tied in the bottom and the wood paint
ed green to keep it from warping anu
to help absorb the rays of light
The water-glass box is used by plac-
ing the glass next to the water and in
lookin through this many secrets of
the deep viii be revealed Our party
was making trip in st. Georges Bay
in the Bermuda Islands. and with this
glass the corals, beautiful shells, sea
rams, sea-eggs, moses, and seaweeds
just as nature arranged them were
very interesting. Our oarsmen had q
fish-pot or trap in this bay and from
the deep, deep water with boat hook
he pulled this from the bottom and
found three immense Holsters in it.
They were of such interest to us that
we took their pictures with the water
glass. AT the left of the glass is a sea-
egg which the guide cleaned for us
He removed the animal from the in
side and scraped the hundreds of
apinelike threads from the surface,
leaving the shell which is a beautiful
specimen of <e sea-egg or sea-urchin
Gene of the party supposed that
they were in the picture but found to
their dismay that they were not
Glass-bottom boats are sometimes
used but while it is easier to see the
bottom through these. yet there is the
possibility of their springing a leak
and those only should be used which
are made by experienced workmen
But homemade water-glass is al
ways ready for use.-St. Nicholas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
GOOD ROADS RALLY.

Jackson.-Prompt responses are being
received to the address recently sent out
from Jackson asking the various boards
of supervisors, mayors of municipalities
and commercial organizations to name
delegates to the Statewide Good Roads
Rally to be held in this city on Octo.
Der 25 and 26.
According to the estimate of Com.
missioner II. L. Blakeslee, of the depart.
ment of agriculture, not less than 1,5OC
delegates will he present
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.

What proportion of men get a
helpmate in a wife?
1t is the height of cruelty to send
the children to school on circus day.
If you can't afford something you
crave try and persuade yourself it is
not good for you.
! ~
The fall of King of a foreign
couatry is not as important as the
faA of neighbor.
By the time people become thor
ouC'-'y Accustomed to dull times,
business gets better.
I Try to know at least as much
about your own business at you do
about the other fellows.
One of the hardest persons to
handle is the man who puts his
criticism in the form of a joke.
1t Is hard if people do not appre-
ciate you, but 1t is worse if your I'M
. dershirt sleeves keep pulling up.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
suttermiIk Rare EIixer of Life.

ButtermiIk Rare EIixer of Life.
Instead of longer absorbing large
quantities of medicinal waters, the
American people may turn to butter
milk.
Since DR.. Ellie Metchnikoff has pro-
pounded his theories regarding the
''disharmonies," as be calls them, OF
the human body, we are given to UNI
derstand that soured milk is the cor
receive for all disturbances along the
alimentary canal. AS the major prem
Use of his argumen; is that Ill human
ills proceed from imperfect alimenta
ton, the use of a corrective, that can
be relied up on as specific, presages
the prolongation of life to an indef-
mite length-barring automobile OF
other accidents. Buttermiik is said to
be the long-sought elixer of life. Nat
urally, the thrifty Partisan professor
turns his opinion to financial account
by COMPRISING curds into tablets and
putting the product urCn The market
at high price: but one who suffers
from dyspepsia may try the soured
milk cure at very little expense.
neighbor of mine who had suffer-
ed for months from gastritis has coul-
pletely cured himself by drinking but
termilk. His daily stunt has grown to
eight quarts between breakfast and
dinner. The bitterish-sour fluid has
Go, 1t
describes it, and the craving for it full
ly equals that for alcoholic liquors.
Best of all, he tells me, the taste ror
buttermilk counteracts that for intoX-
icants. The assimilation of such large
quantities of fluid matter by the sys-
tenn is marvellous, because the drink
ing of eight quarts of the soured milk
does not in the slightest interfere with
the normal appetite which the late
sufferer from digestion and irritation
along the whole alimentary canal has
developed
When physicians in regular practrce
will adept the views of DR.. Metchni-
koff, of the French Pasteur institute,
is difficult to say. Radical practitioners
like DR.. Louis Livingston Searlon,
now in Japan. declared unreservedly
for the soured milk diet of the famo is
Franco Russian months ago. Metchni-
koff's high reputation as biologist
is incontestable, and in his Mature
of Man" he destroys much of the
pride that the human race has here
tofore felt in the supposed per-
fections of the human body.-Broolz-
lyn Eagle
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
Pacific Coast Has a Customs Scandal

A N investigation of alleged under
"A valuation frauds involving several
millions of dollars has been instituted
by the customs authorities at the port
of San Francisco, Cal. Disclosures
which, it is said, will eclipse in mag
nitude the recent customs frauds ex-
posed in New York, are promised by
the federal officials The investigation
centers around some of the biggest
importers of Oriental wares in the
United States, and it is alleged that
some government officials are in
volved.
The government activity includes
the principal seaports of the entire
Pacific coast and extends to Japan,
where secret service agents have been
busy for the last few months amass-
ing evidence of the alleged frauds.
Held at the custom house in San Fran
cisco there are at present 500 cases
of Oriental wares consigned to sim
gle firm. The goods, which consist
principally of crockery, alleged to be
vastly undervalued, are being held.
pending the determination as to exact
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
No Bond for Mrs. Witcher.

Yazoo City.-Judge d. N. Miller has
refused bond for Mrs. Lula Wiltcher,
charged jointly with William Price, a
negro, and A. J.. Wiltcher, her brother
in-law, with the murder of her hus-
band, John Wiltcher, two years ago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
All They Could Find,

room?"
my wife and three of her girl
friends are trying to play whist with
only AZ cards in the pack"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

What makes you think he had been
to drinking party?"
He came home" sobbed the young
wife, wearing photograph horn for
hat"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
ADVERTISING MAN.

Here Is an occupation open to
/. your boy that is certain to be
profitable If he Is able to be-
come proficient In 1t. 1t de-
mands a fair amount of talent
and unlimited energy and per-
severance, but the outcome will
bring him satisfactory financial
reward and may even lead to
something far beyond that. It
Is calling that offers practical
~ unlimited possibilities.
BY c. w. JENNINGS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
Good Roads Meeting.

Oxford.-A very enthusiastic meeting
of the Lafayette County Good Roads
Association was held Saturday afternoon
at the court house with large attend
ances
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

0 phase of modern business
life has shown more prog
ress during the past two
decades than advertising.
Formerly there was little
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15
How the Indians Celebrated.


On New Years Day the Indians OF
the Grand River Valley made no
claims 10 equality, social or otherwise
but did not always bear themselves
with dignity that commands respect
When Grand Rapids was only q
trading post the French traders,
among them the Campaus and God
ireys, called upon their lady friends
on New Years Day, and saluted them
with kiss upon each cheek. The In
dams quickly adopted the fashion OF
the Frenchman, with this change. The
squaws called upon the white men, and
the unlucky paleface who was kissed
by a suuaw on New Years Day was
obliged to give her drink of whisky
No white man escaped, for she called
10 her aid enough of her dusky
sisters to throw the victim down, and
then each kissed him In turn. The re-
suit was that the squaws frequently
became gloriously drunk, and woe to
the white man who was kissed by
them and did not realize the tragedy
of the moment. since they did not
hesitate to use violence to obtain the
desired reward
While the squaws and white men
were having rough and tumble scuffles
at the stores and taverns, the Indians
visited the kitchens of the white wom-
en-, where they were treated with
doughnuts, cookies and other eatables.
The Indians always made a New
Years call by first peeping in the win
dow and then entering the door with
out knocking. They were persistent
beggars, but were generally refused
food except on New Years Day. They
were not at all modest in their de-
mands. 1t is related that the wife of
one early settler from the East placed
her full supply or provisions on the
table when the first dusky callers ap-
peared, expecting, Of course, that they
would take few pieces and go away.
but, nothing abashed, they suddenly
drew forth some bags, gathered in all
the eatab.es, and departed without
leaving the family enough for New
Years dinner. The womans conf
dence in the character of the noble
red man was very much shaken by
the Incident. and ever after she was
careful that no Indian shol know
the extent Of the stores in her pantry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

Every time a real smart woman
looks at a man, she thinks to her.
self, How easily you men are fool
ed"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

1t is the height of cruelty to send
the children to school on circus day
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

What proportion of men get a
helpmate in wife?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

Boys are always being screamed
at because they don't wash their feet
oftener. Some grown people who
wear shoes and stockings should be
screamed at for the same reason.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

The trouble with a woman believ
ing anything her husband tells her
is that in a very short time he be-
gins to tell her anything.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

Four Atchison sisters have worn
the same dress to be married in.
This is the right way to treat a
fathar.o
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

If you are careless the habit is
liable to get you into trouble. Some
day you are liable to neglect some
thing of real Importance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-15

Among other costly fallacies might
be mentioned the good bet If you
lose There are 70 good bets if
YOU lose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01

she might evade even the appearance
of being interested in the anniversary
of the good saint. But today-and she
frowned as she recollected it-there
was a matter Of sending a money or
der to the city that must be attend
ed to, for an impecunious cousin
had written and asked for d loan to
tide over q financial difficulty. Dru-
/ siIla Fowler was not q shirker where
duty presented itself, and so she swal-
lowed her repugnance and buttoned
herself into a thick warm cloak and
pinned on her most becoming hat, for
| Drusilla had pride in her appearance.
Her adventures began from the very
moment she passed out of her own
yard into the street. The Franklins'
goat was hungrily browsing on the
| privet hedge that surrounded his mas
ter's yard. and as he turned his little
! evil eye on Drusilla she invOluntarily
uttered a vicious little Scat"
/ Billy wheeled about on the pivot Of
his hind legs. reared himself menac-
| ingly, dropped his head and made one
dive after Drusilla Fowler. But she
had gone. With the speed Of an ante
lope she had picked up the skirts of
her long Gle K and darted down the
street, the angry goat leaping after
her with increasingly swift gait
Men dashed to head him or and
lodged his threatening horns; women
screamed and took to the opposite
side of the street; children scattered
like char until there only remained
on the long street the flying red cloak
ed form Of Drusilla Fowler and the
plunging gray coated Billy after her.
The first building into which she
might safely turn was the postoffice.
It stood at the corner of the main
street and the road that ran 70 the
river. The doors were usually wide
open even in this wintry weather, and
there would be friendly hands TO help
her in and to close the portals against
the invasion of Billy. Once she glanc-
ed behind and saw his waving gray
whiskers and the glitter OF his evil eye
and renewed her speed.
At last the postoffice. Drusilla dash
ed across the street up the wide stone
steps and reached the top as the fren-
zied goat clattered his hoofs on the
bottom one. DrusiIla was conscious
that big familiar hands warm and
friendly. grasped her own and drew
her to place of safety behind a tall
broad shouldered fgure-Gregory Ware.
Inc goat bounded up the steps and
slipped through the closing doors. bis
hoofs skating along the oiled fiOcr:
then he saw his reflection in the glass
front Of the tier of letter boxes and
paused. staring, beligerent, bIeating
angrily.
Some one laid a tentative hand on
his back and was rewarded with a
vicious lunge Billy renewed his gaze
In the glass. He paved the floor an
griiy; he bleated once more. and then /
before the Mortified oniookers could /
prevent him he bent his head and 4
CRASHED violently into the glass front. I
shattering IL in thousand flying fFag- 1
ments and torpIing the whole struc- /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01
Initiative and Referendum.

| The initiative and referendum have
proved eminently satisfactory IN the
states in which they have been adopted.
The highest development of the idea
is seen in the laws of Oregon and
South Dakota. On certain questions
they are in force in Colorado, Mis-
souri,, Maine, Arkansas, Iowa and other
states.
No state that has adopted the mi
,iative and referendum has yet seen
fit TO repeal the law. There is little
doubt that if Illinois shall adopt the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton the people will heartily endorse
the plan after it has been put in oper-
alton.
The people of the state have voted
by d large majority in favor of the
proposition and there is nothing left
for the legislature to do but to submit
The question TO a final vote.
Il is true the initiative and refer
Cndum might be clumsily and injur-
ously used. but it can be used in a
sane and effective way, and that it is
more likely to be used in this way
than in any other, is also reasonable
to suppose.
The principle OF the initiative and
referendum is the correct one, that the
people have the right to be heard and
that the legislature has no right to
ignore their demands for legislation
which is purely for the public good.
While II is true that the people may
20 wrong part of the time there is no
danger Of their going wrong all of the
lime. and in the main they can be
trusted to vote right on questions that
concern their welfare.
Representative government is a good
thing in theory, but when states have
venal or insufficient legislatures it is
a good thing FOR the people to take a
hand in the affairs of state once in a
while.
The initiative and referendum will
clear up a good deal of mist which now
hangs over legislation.