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Sharp County record., 1911-06-09
LETTER FROM HOLT

Editor Record:--I have just re-
ceived the last issue of the Record.
The editorial under "A Few
Thoughts AS We Pass" starts of by
saying, For the life Of us we cant
see how the call for an extra ses-
sion of the legislature came as a
surprise to the members of that
body" | suppose the editor says
this because in my letter two weeks
ago | said, so far as | know the
call for an extra session was a
complete surprise to the members
of the legislature" Think the peo-
pie of Sharp county know me well
enough to know that | would not
make such statements unless | had
some reason, and was sincere in so
doing. The editorial says further
that Gov. Donaghey had made the
statement that if the legislature did
not pass a revenue bill that would
raise the money necessary to meet
the enormous appropriations the
legislature had made that he would
be forced to call an extra session to
consider revenue measure. l
don't know that Gov. Donaehey
said anything Of the kind, but am
sure almost that he did, else the
editor of the Record would not have
said so. know some things he did
say, for heard him. Two days be-
fore the regular session adjourned
Gov. Donaghey called the members
of the House of Representatives in
to his Office to try to get us to pass
the Keel bill, which | explained in
my former letter. In his speech
before us Gov. Donaehey said, If
you do not pass this bill have no
assurance that there would be a
revenue bill passed If | should call
an extra session" The next day,
only one day before adjournment, |
heard Gov. Donaghey say, u do not
have the least idea of calling an
extra session" ! heard the govern
or make these statements, and
say about Gov. Donaehey just what
the editor said, That Gov. Dona-
ehey is a pretty well known per-
sonaee in this state; he has consid-
cradle authority; he has an office in
the building in which the leeisla'
ture Is meetine-the members Of
the legislature ought to be able to
understand a little something of the
Governors intentions when he
makes public those intentions in
unadulterated plain English" !
never heard anybody say a thing In
English that | thought could beat
those for plainness. | don't know
how other people would take those
statements, but ! say was sur.
prised when ! heard that the GOV.
ernor had called an extra session
just after making such statements
AS to the blame Of the extra ses.
sion being upon the legislature
believe that II the legislature had
passed everything the governor
had asked to be passed there would
have been no extra session. As t
a revenue bill the House Of Repre-
sentatives passed a bill that thu
governor said he thought was tht
best revenue bill possible, but thu
senate killed It. The house alst
nooood ovoctly tho hind NJ otot,
Sharp County record., 1911-06-09
NJ A x VII l {

III Ford Is on the sick list.
Woodbridge and family Wis
Eave City Saturday
month was the hottest May
4 saw, and we've seen a hun
p;orce has been employed
summer term of school at
ce.
n O W. order will decorate
e of the late }. A. watkins
blace Sunday.
! degree work was carried
&he local lodge of Odd fel-
Sturday night.
Ire with Ash Flat on tha'
Sad proposition. BAD roaoS
less worst enemy
ss Clara and Esther Ford
Ere from Curia Saturday and
4 quests of the Misses Stone
LEI Bristow of Evening Shade
Through our town last Mon,
koute to Cave City on legal
is.
N teachers from this section
ending the institute at Eve
Aade this week. Also a Jew
lave City passed through our
Ind are in attendance.
Would take a shot or so at
islature, but it seems that
cord editor has a monopoly
| side of the question. FOR
q of Mike, Coser, ease up on
else we fear we will have to
pen around you.
snake story told by the
willie correspondent in a re-
sue of the Record reminds us
ancient report that Adam
d Eve for telling that very
tory. But snake stories, like
ids, never grow old; so come
Shelbyville-we're for you.
you ever hear Of people
ns as to whether or not it
rain? Well, if it takes a
wager to break this drouth
cerely hope to see a party or
lebratine in grand style in
y near future. And we are
ibitionist and try to be tenn
too.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-09

was in this burg Saturday. He is
pretty lively for a man Of 72 years,
We are always glad to see Uncle
Sam"
Bryant Holley Of Floral was here
last week to see his sister, Aunt
Betsey" Holley, who has been III for
the past month, and whom we are
glad to report much improved.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-09
...SAFETY...

Safety is the first great nducement this
bank offers the man who has money to de-
posit. This bank is backed by many Of the
leading business men and farmers Of the
county Our equipment is the latest and
strongest models We are growing right
off, Start an account and grow with us.
HARP COUNTY BANK 4 WlLLlFORD Arr
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
Have HOPES for L.aExes-to-Gulf Canal

cal interests affected. No such proVl-
sion is put in with respect to the inves-
tigation of the proposed canal connect
ing Lake Erie with Lake Michigan.
By the terms of the new rivers and
harbors bill, the waterways commits
sion is to have two years from the
4th of March in which to investigate
these projects. In making the inyesti-
cations the commission is authorized
to call upon the engineer corps of the
army to furnish data.
Nearly every observer with large
range of vision is convinced that soon
er or later, a canal connecting Lake
Erie with the lower end of Lake
Michigan will be built, and that
canal will eventually connect Lake
Erie or Lake Michigan with the Ohio
river. Persons who have devoted some
study to this subject of artificial water
ways are disposed to believe that
when the country is ready for canal
connecting the Ohio river with one
of the great lakes the demand will be
for a canal extending from Lake Mich
igan, through Indiana to the Ohio
river.
There are many reasons for believ-
ing that as soon as the Panama canal
is completed, the building Of artificial
waterways here at home will be under
taken on large scale. 1t is generally
assumed that the lakes-to-the-gulf wa
terway will be the first of the projects
put through.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
DIDN'T KILL WEEVILS.
Or. Knapp Gives Out Statement to the
Farmers,

Jackson-Dr. S. A. Knapp, special
agent in charge of the Farmers Co
operative Demonstration work has
given out the following to the agents
in Mississippi the boil weevil terri
tory:
1T has been reported to this office
that an impression has been given out
and somewhat extensively circulated
that the extremely cold weather of
January tended so to destroy the wee.
wills that the cotton planters need fear
very little trouble from them for the
crop of 1911.
This is quite a mistake because in
January the weevils are in hibberna-
ton and can stand any amount of
freezing without great damage. If
such freeze had occurred before the
weevils had left the field it would
have been very beneficial because it
would have destroyed all of the larvae
in the bolls and squares and large
per cent Of the weevils that had not
gone into winter quarters. But dur
Ing the winter when the weevils are
In Information it has been shown by
the bureau of entomology that very
little effect will be had upon them.
In fact, weeyils have thus been placed
In solid ice and remained for con
siderable time without serious injury
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
Uncle Sam Would Have Us Eat Venison

The flesh of young antelope is said
to be much superior to ordinary veni-
son. That of mature animals, particu-
larly the males, has strong flavor;
but this may be greatly improved by
domesticaton. A full grown prong
horn weighs from 100 to 125 pounds,
and will dress from SIS to 80 pounds.
The deer family stands next to the
cattle and sheep family in general util-
ity The flesh is valuable food. Ven
ison was more common than beef on
the tables of medieval Europe and was
the flesh most commonly eaten by
early settlers and frOntierSmen in
North America. Its dietetic value is
enhanced by the fact that it is espe-
cially adapted to invalids who re-
quire a nourishing, yet easily digested
food.
The American elk, with all it's
claims of attention, is fast disappear
ing from the earth, with scarcely an
effort for its preservation or domesti-
cation, the department declares. BY
demonstration it does not mean SIM
ply tanning, but a course of intelligent
breeding and protection. A series OF
experiments has furnished the sci
entists with sufficient evidence to
say confidently that this business
may become of great importance to
the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
Men Hold Trump Card i'm Social Game

picking and choosing, and each dear
man will be 1idgeting properly as to
whether I'll choose him or his brother.
Turkey fer me! The men here are
spoiled foolish. To be sure, you have
enough of EN- and to spare; the only
trouble is if they are so generally will
ing to consult their own convenience
without regard to the anxiety they
cause the women who entertain"
This baroness enjoyed the reputa-
ton of soaring the wits out of the 9TH
er danes who were contemplating din
ners or dances.
For PHYS sake" they used to wall,
docs anybody know if the Baroness
Blank has any notion of doing any
thing such-and-such a night? II she
has, away will flock the men to
her side-it will never do to pick
the night she hits upon for any of her
doings."
Wherefore. putting two and two to-
7~~. t-e b~roness' departure was
not accompanied with more grief
than one could weep forever though
she did do things up so beautifully,
and besides was very kind and
considerate parsonage when the
debtantes and near-debutantes were
concerned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

yETASHINGTON.-The fact that CON
w gress continues to nurse various
projects for artificial waterways may
probably be taken to indicate that
sooner or later some of these canals
will be constructed. The rivers and
harbors bill, as amended by the senate,
and as it will probably stand when
finally passed, directs the national wa
terways commission to make a careful
study of the advisability and feasibil-
lty of the proposed canal from Lake
Erie, by way of Fort Wayne, or by
some other direct and feasible route,
% the southern end of Lake Michigan,
and of a canal from the Ohio river, at
point near Pittsburg, to Lake Erie.
The commission is also directed to
look into the feasibility and practical
cglity' of canal to connect the Ana
costa river, here at the national cap
ltal, with Chesapeake bay, or some
tributary of that bay.
In the case of the proposed canal
from the Ohio river to Lake Erie, the
bill provides that the expense of in
vestigating as to it's feasibility and
practicability shall be borne by the To-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

TTNCLE JIM WILSON, of the depart
~ ment of agriculture, hopes to put
venison, that luxury of the rich, on
the table of every citizen in our coun-
try, and at less cost than that of beef.
He aims to accomplish this by con-
vincing farmers that they can raise
small herds of deer or elk or antelope
on land that is at present absolutely
valueless and with practically no
attention after the start is once
made.
In many parts of the country there
are tracts Of land which can be more
probably used for raising venison
than any other purpose.
The propagation of game is as legiti-
mate a business as the growing Of beef
or mutton, and, according to the de
partment. the producer should be per-
mitted under reasonable regulation, to
dispose of his product at any time,
either for breeding purposes or for
food. This some of the state laws
now prohibit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
NEARING END OF SEASON.
TWO jackson Oil Mills Are Soon to
Close Down.

CioSe Down.
Jackson.-Two of the four oil mills
in Jackson, the Mississippi Cotton Oil
Company and the jackson Oil and
Refining Company, will close for the
season next week. The other plants
will continue their runs until about
the middle of March, and probably
longer. -
During the past week large num-
Der of mills over the state have ex-
hausted their seed supplies and closed
down. The season has been somewhat
shorter than usual, good prices for
seed have been paid since the crop
movement, and the margin of profit
for the mills will not be very large.
However, a majority of the plants will
be able to show profits. in contrast to
the 1909-10 season, when very few, ii
any, of the mills were able to show
dividends.
Farmers are drawing heavily on
the oil mills for seed supplies for
planting purposes. Numerous orders
for seed are being booked, and ship
meats will be commenced within the
next few days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
GETS CHECK FOR $4,000.
Andrew Carnegie Gives That Sum to
College at Clinton.

Jackson-Dr. w. T. Lowrey, presi-
dent Of Mississippi college, at Clinton
has received from Mr.. Andrew Car
negie check for $4,000 In payment
of the pledge made by the great phi
lanthropist to the institution. In a
statement on the subject President
Lowrey says:
In the last five years We have re-
ceived S25,0O0 from the general edu-
cation board and $4,000 from Mr.. Car
negie. The Jennings family gave 500
goo and the people at large have given
$4,000. In all, this is $4,000, which
has been added within the last five
years. Twenty thousand dollars of
this has gone 10 endowment eqlip-
ments We spent $4,000 in the build
ing and the equiping of Jennings hall
and the large dining hall adjoining
The balance is being put into the new
science building. In addition to these
splendid new buildings, the college
now has endowment amounting to
$4,000 Ten years ago the endow-
ment was 100000, and all the other
property put together was estimated
at $4,000 more. That made $S0,000;
thus, we have gone from $4,000 up
to $4,000 in ten years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

# HIS is the land of the free and the
home of the brave. 1t is The haven
of the down-trodden and the hope of
the oppressed 1t is the asylum of the
homeless and the opportunity of the
willing. Millions in overcrowded Eu-
rope cast longing eyes hitherward and
annually hundreds of thousands sue
coed in reaching our shores. We have
room for them. There are work and
opportunity here for each of them-if
they are of the right sort. Our broad
acres and cur prosperous cities can
care for another hundred millions as
easily as they support those who are
here. All we ask is that they be
earnest in the desire to be good Amer
leans capable of self-support, healthy
Of mind and body.
But, unfortunately, in our generous
hospitality we are imposed upon. This
great country of ours in fairness to
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
PEANUT EXPERTS TALK.
Tell How to Fight Weevil by Planting
Peanuts

Nicksburg.-An address on growing
cotton under boil weevil conditions was
made at the cotton exchange by II. Guy
Hathorn, of the Department of Agri
culture. w. r. Beattie, who came here
from Washington as a representative OF
the Agricultural Department, spoke on
the growing OF peanuts in the South. A
large crowd of persons assembled to hear
the addresses, and at the conclusion OF
each numerous questions were asked.
Mr.. Hathorn's address was especially
optimistic. He was satisfied the planters
of this section would continue in the
future, as in the past, making cotton
their money crop. He had never seen the
people of a section make preparations Tor
the boil weevil advance, though there
might be few individual exceptions.
W. X. Beattie spoke for an hour about
the growing of peanuts. He had numer-
GUS photographs showing all stages of
cultivation of peanuts, and told of splen-
did accomplishments the past year in
Louisiana.
The United States now imported
about half the quantity of peanuts
grown, and there was big demand for
nuts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
Files 100000 Mortgage.

Gulfport-There has been filed fo~
record here mortgage, executed by
the Gulf and Ship Islar i Railroad
Company to the Metropolitan Trust
Company Of New York, for S1,000,000
The mortgage is to cover bonds known
as the general and refunding G per
cent gold mortgage bonds, issued by
the Gulf and Ship Island Road to the
Metropolitan Trust Company. The
money derived from the sale of these
bonds will be applied to paying the
outstanding Indebtedness of 100000,
the balance to be used for the i'm
provement of the property of the rail
road.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
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~ HERE is a story abroad in Wash
ington, whether true or not, that
the pampered men of the capital go
about accepting invitations and then
at the last moment turn fliphap if
they get card from hostess where
there is apt to be more fun going on.
Anyway, it is the men of Washington
who hold all the trump cards in the
social game, as one may infer from
this declaration of a dashing young
American baroness who left here not
a great while ago:
Sorry to so to Turkey? Sorry to
set up housekeeping in Ccr.'l'>
nople? Not a bit of it, Why, my
dear, things will be changed complete.
ly. Over there will not have the deliri-
UNI t1dgets wondering whether I'll have
men enough to go around if l give a
dance or a dinner-no, indeed, it will
be just the other way about. I'll be
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

The Press Agent

"Chee-' exclaimed the Show Girl,
sweetly, as Percy sat down at the res
taurant table, you do look tired.
Been mis- behaving again with some
of them joy-riding friends of yours,
| suppose"
sNo, sweet one," replied Percy, af-
feetionately 81 was packing a
trunk"
"Oh, are you moving?" asked the
Show Girl.
NO. replied her companion, my
sister is going home to see the folks
for awhile"
why didn't she pack it herself?"
said the Show Girl in surprise
@Because," said Percy, before you
sits the real trunk packing bear. I'm
the kid who can put nine bureaus full
OF clothes into one small trunk and
leave it gaping for more. l am--but
what's the use. I'm all through.
There's no gratefulness in this world"
@What's the natter asked the
Show Girl, sympathetically.
swell, my sister admits she can't
pack a trunk" Percy explained, land
she comedies that am the real friend
in need in time like that. That gets
me conceited. So / arrange it so that
all she has to do is to hand me her
various articles of wearing apparel,
and | guarantee to stow them away
without wrinkle. So far, so good.
"Well, we start in. First, my sister
stands in the middle of the room with
an expression on her face as If she
had swallowed her transfer. | ask
her what's blocking the line, and she
says she can't think what to hand me
and l stow ems away and ask for
more. Then she has to stop and think
again. If l give you my blue dress
first, then I'll have to take everything
out to get at it, she says, and maybe
I'll. want TO wear it when / get home.
But if l d9n't want to wear it but put
it ON top, then there'll be a lot OF
other things that | do want under
meath it,.
well, | nearly take the count at
that line of DOPE which is past my
understanding, so I wait patiently
while she works herself up into state
bordering on the willies'
well, finally we get the bottom of
the trunk packed and then comes the
first tray. That's where the perishable
stuff goes"
"Perishable stuff repeated the
Show Gir1 "What'S +hator
''The filmy, frou-frou, linger-long-
er-i garments" explained Percy. ooh,
l mustn't crush them. No, lay them
just that way. l try to point cut that
something must be put along the sides
to keep the clothes from shifting and
then my sister finds out that she
hasn't anything left TO put there. We
finally compromise on wrapping paper
and 1 get that finished, Then comes
the top tray, where the hats so. She
wants to take all her Winter hats and
her summer ones too l managed Il
do il, including the getting in of hal
space without crushing it."
as big as a wagon wheel into a by
space without crushing it,"
THAT was wonderful compliment
ed the Show GIL
THANK you for them Kind words,
said Percy, 81 wish my sister thought
so. Well, hea,e a sigh Of relief, shut
the trunk and ak for the key"
Here Percy stopped and a faraway
look came into his eyes.
well, you asked for the key. What
about liz" asked the Show Girl
Then my sister informed me that
the key was in the little box in the
bottom OF the trunk" said Percy.
That's all.''
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24
Increase in Our Foreign Criminals

ourselves should not be made the
dumping ground of the mentally in.
competent, the physically incapable,
the morally perverted, and against
these objectionables the barriers
should be made higher and more near.
ly impenetrable.
We try at Ellis Island to maintain
some sort Of supervision of immigra-
ton and we do turn back many whose
presence among us would be danger
and burden. But we should go furth.
er than this
What stronger object lesson of the
necessity for careful espionage on i'm
migration do We need than the report
of the New York state superintendent
of prisons, Cornelius V. Collins? He
tells us that, Notwithstanding the
growth of the parole system, our
prison population is increasing rapid.
ly; that our state prisons are shock.
ingly overcrowded, and that-here's
the point-more than 81 per cent. of
this prison increase is directly trace.
able to the trend of foreign criminals
to the United States.
Our government can do nothing
more beneficial to the country than to
prevent the incoming of foreigners OF
criminal record or tendency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

Artificial nitrates are made extern
sively in Norway and sold in compe-
tition with the natural product OF
Cali. The annual production Of nit
rate of soda in Chill is 100000 tons
In. 1920 this may be expected to b,
increased to at least 100000 tons
At the same time and at the same
rate of production the Norwegian pro
drction will amount over 100000 tons
or only IL per cent of the Gillian
It is probably, however that o,her fac
tories may be established, which vii
largely increase the total produetio
of artificial nitrates. From exper
ments made in various countries
may be concluded that artificial nj
trate is as good a fertilizer as CHI
saltDeter, and on some lands a belo.
one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-24

Australians. with a fine climate
believe in enjoying themselves, ana
there are plenty of facilities. Thus
in Sydney there are parks and squares
and public gardens with a total area
of 1885 acres. Sixtxeen miles from the
city-a shilling excursion train fare
is the picturesque National park,
containing 36,S10 acres, preserved in
their natural state A similar reserve
called Kurin-gai Chase, comprising
$4,000 acres of land chiefly of dense
ly wooded hills skirting for many
miles around numerous tidal arms of
Broken bay, is also held for the en-
Joynlent of the public forever, Mel
bourne has no fewer than 54CO acres
of recreation grounds in or near the
city. Adelaide is surrounded by bell
OF park lands. and has about 2SCO
acres set apart for the public benefit:
nor are Perth and Hobart and Bris-
bane and some of the fine inland
towns lese well provided for.