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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. no other
w building in America is so well po-
Iced as the White House. 1t takes
AZ men to do it daily. If any mis-
chievous stranger should seek en-
trance, he would not set far Twenty
four men guard the outside OF the
building and Is the inside. Eight are
in the executive Offices. Fourteen
guard the White House within and
without at night. The number Of men
enumerated does not include the Sc
oret service men who guard the per-
son Of the president and who are some
times in service to guard the mem
bers Of the presidents family. Every
door in the White House has its po-
hoeman constantly on guard.
There are always two in the base
ment Of the executive Offices, where
there is a large door leading from
the street for the reception of sup
plies. There is always a policeman at
the kitchen entrance. Two men in
livery, not policemen, guard the main
entrance into the White House at the
north portico. In the daytime there
is a policeman in the east room and
one each at both stairways that lead
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Uncle Sam Warns Against Mosquitoes

WEAR on the mosquito as well as on
w the house fly has been declared
by the department Of agriculture. AS
"a dissemination of disease the mos
quito is branded as being as great a
menace to humanity as the fly. l.. o.
Howard, chief Of the bureau of ento-
imology, has issued a bulletin on the
protection of communities from mos
quitoes. He lays stress on the ne
cessity of abolishing breeding places
of the insect pest.
"Where the rain barrel and rain wa
ter tank are necessary they should be
screened. The waste places in the
immediate vicinity Of house should
be carefully searched for tin cans, bot
ties and wooden or tin boxes in which
water can accumulate, and all such
receptacles should be destroyed or car
ried away. The roof cutters should
be carefully examined to make sure
that they are not clogged so as to al
low the water to accumulate.
1.-THE chicken pans In the poultry
yard, the water in the troughs for do
mestic animals, the water cup of the
grindstone are all places in which
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Woman Soldier Now Seeks a Pension

patriotic and wanted to join the army,
but of course could not do SO in skirts.
SO she cut off her hair obtained a suit
of mems clothing and applied for en-
Hstment. In the excitement and
hurry of the early days of enlist
ment, when there were thousands of
applicants, Tie uIs5uiooa ei,l ---~~ 10 &C.
ed and found herself a member Of Col.
McCowan's regiment, the Sixty-third
infantry. She was assigned to Com
pany G. under Captain Richardson
After drilling and being otherwise
whipped" into line, the Sixty-third
started south, and with it went the
girl soldier. For four years she stood
the strain of army and camp life, talk
ing her medicine as it came to her,
and in all ways being treated as
were the other soldiers OF the regi-
ment.
Just before the war ended the true
sex Of the young soldier became
known to a comradc, and Immediately
al,sr being mustered out Of the serv-
ice because Of the termination of hos
tilities, she married John Sibler, who
had served in the same company and
regiment with her throughout the
war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
The White House Is Closely Guarded

to the private apartments Of the
president and his family on the upper
floor.
There is a policeman always in the
basement, the entrance to which is
from the cast wing of the mansion.
At night policeman guards the base
nent corridor Of the interior, another
the corridor of the main floor and an
other the corridor Of the upper private
floor.
Outside there is constant vigilance
in front and in the rear, if tho White
House may be conceived as having
any rear. The south front is as beau
tiful as the north front and indeed
more so.
That the White House should have
to be thus carefully guarded may seem
strange to Americans whose chief ex-
ecutive is after all only a democrat
who is a citizen temporarily, holding
a high public Office. But it is neces-
sary. Three Presidents have been
assassfnated, although none ever at
the White House. 1t would seem
none ever could be because Of the
vigilance kept there. But a fierce
light plays upon the White House and
the occupants Of it, especially the
president. 1t attracts all kinds Of
people, and cranks are ever danger
Gus. Many is the one apprehended
before he has gone far. And in this
land of liberty there are also other
people who have dangerous ideas CEN
tering on the life of the chief mag
istrate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
bly, farther down hill than the in

bly, farther down hill than the in
take.
Where culverts are necessary have
them of ample size. and it is equally
important to give the culvert sufficient
fall A twelve inch culvert, twenty
four feet long with a fell of four
inches, is better than one twice the
size with a fall of two inches. The
rapid flow through the culyert with
a greater fall will keep the culvert
clean In one where the flow is slug
gish, deposits will form and soon viii
choke the flow. Be sure to leave am
pie outlet so the water can move
freely after passing through the cub
vert.
In grading to make fill do not al
low any weeds or sod to get into the
roaaway. These win decay ard make
all kinds of trouble 1t is much bet
ter to keep them out in the first in
stance.
If, in making the I'LL, the material
must be moved six hundred feet or
less, it will be advantageous to do
this with scrapers-wheel type pre-
ferred. But if the material must be
moved more than that it will be
cheaper to put it upon wagons. Any
filling of this nature should be made
early in the spring, preferably as soon
as the frost is out Of the ground, so
it will have ample time to compact
and settle by the summer rains and
the traffic. By proper handling dur
ing the summer season, a fill sew
eral feet deep can be put in shape
for the road. A fill of this kind should
be dragged with a split log drag or
it's equivalent after rains in order to
keep the fills smooth and rounded so
the water win run off quickly. The
main thing is to prevent this fill from
becoming water soaked. If this is
done it will be thoroughly dried out
and in good condition before the win
ter sets in, and it can be kept COM
paratively dry, if the tiles are kept
open at the side and water is kept
off the surface. In order to do this
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

change one bill. Elves raised to tens
are the most frequent offenders OF this
sort. The workman thus makes So.
And yet in spite OF all care and all
precautions, counterfeiters are event
ually run to earth. Why? Three rea-
sons: Bank, secret service and system.
In the long run most money in circu-
lation comes into the hands Of some
bank And there the counterfeit,
good or bad eventually meets its
downfall. Tellers and cashiers han
die so much currency that they seem
to be gifted with second sight.
II he cannot tell at first glance
whether the money is bad, he consults
two monthly counterfeiting magazines
and usually finds what he is after.
The magazine people cooperate with
the secret service. And the next tell
or or cashier who gets the mate of
the note knows right off what the
counterfeit is.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

these pests of mosquitoes will breed.
I'm slightly marshy ground a favor
lite breeding place is the footprints of
cattle and horses. In one country
village, which contains many small
vegetable gardens in clay soil, during
q rainy season mosquitoes were found
breeding abundantly in the water ac-
cumulating in the burrows.
Even in the house these mosqui-
toes breed in many places. Where the
water in flower vases is not frequently
changed mosquitoes will breed. They
will breed in water pitchers in unused
guest rooms. Public dumps are great
breeding places, because here accumu-
late old bottles, cans, boxes, bits Of
tin or iron vessels and other objects
in which water may accumulate for a
time"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

it. Hence the road made in this man.
ner requires long time and a great
deal of subsequent attention before
fairly good gravel road is the re-
suit
Before putting down the gravel
shoulders should be made the width
that the gravel is to be spread, which
may be anything from nine feet or
more. After the gravel is dumped in
between the shoulders, take an old
fashioned field harrow and go back
and forth over this winrow, and with
the aid of a little hand work here and
there, have it spread over the surface
smoothly, and three or four inches
higher at the middle than at the sides
This narrowing is very important as
1t gets the particles, composing the
material, closer together and to a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Old World Castle on the HUDSON.

Washington Heights is to have a
castle like those Of the old world.
Plans are being prepared for Com
mendatore Celestino Piva, wealthy
importer of raw silk and member Of
Givernaud Brothers. 1t is to be erect
ed on the high bluff overlooking the
Hudson river and the Palisades, Just
back OF the historical Arrowhead inn.
The property comprises more than
twenty lots, being part of the former
Mccormick tract.
The castle is to be surrounded by
italian gardens, and the slope OF the
bluff is to be terraced and winding
roads built to reach the castle from
the boulevard. The building itsslf will
be three-story affair, with two look
out turrets at either end and a large
pergola at the north end. Italian
Renaissance will be the architecture
OF every detail of the exterior and In
terior-New York Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
CARNEGIE GETS MEDAL.
Governing Board of Pan-American
Union Honors Philanthropist.

Governing Board of Pan-American
Union Honors Philanthropst.
In the presence of one of the most
distinguished audiences ever assem-
bled at Washington, D. c., Andrew
Carnegie was presented with a mas
sive gold medal, the gift of the gov
erni9g board of the Pan-American
union, for his services as philanthro-
pist. The governing board consists of
twenty-one diplomatic representatives
of the South and Central American re-
publics in Washington.
The medal, which bears a likeness
of Mr. Carnegie on one side, with the
words "Benefactor of Humanity" was
unanimously voted to the Pittsburg
iron master at the meeting last sum-
mer of the international conference of
American states at Buenos Ayres.
Secretary Of State Knox, presided,
and Mexican Ambassador Zamacona
made the presentation speech, to
which Mr.. Carnegie responded. Presi-
dent Taft made brief address.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

the ruts must be filled as soon as
made.
When grade is once established
the surface thereafter should never
be disturbed except the top two or
three inches in order to smooth it
out with road drag or harrow.
We will assume that the fill has
been made preparatory to putting
gravel or crushed stone upon the
highway, and thus have a permanent
Improvement.
The following suggestions will be
of benefit to the inexperienced road
builder, who has simply farm tools to
use.
1t is not designed to suggest to the
experienced builder, having improved
road machinery to use.
Where roads are graveled, it has
been very common for the farmers to
haul the gravel and dump it down in
winrow, and leave it to be spread
and compacted by traffic. Every
driver avoids this winrow until soft
weather compels him to drive over
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

M OF many men have had the varied
~ and adventurous life led by Mrs.
Louise d. Bliss Of Sheridan, Wye, who
has just applied for pension on the
grounds that, dressed as a man, she
served four years in the federal army
as a member OF Company G, Sixty
third infantry, from Illinois, from 1861
to 1865. Mrs. Bliss is now an old
woman, with white hair and wrinkled
face, and is almost destitute. In one
cheek she bears the scar left by bull
let fired at Vicksburg; a long cash
across the upper left arm is a me-
Imento of Corinth and Confederate
saber.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Bliss to the pension agent, and
sworn to by her. she was living in
Illinois at Jonesboro, when the war
broke out. She was enthusiastic and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

What is true of Illinois is true
throughout the central west.
In order to make suggestions that
will be of value one must assume
some typical conditions and indicate
what it is best to do to improve the
roads under them.
In road Improvement the first and
most important step is drainage.
Without proper drainage every effort
will fail Water is the only natural
enemy of roads, and water is a cow
ard and will run away if given a
chance, hence get the water OF the
road and away from the road as
quickly as possible. This may be
done either by surface or sub-surface
drainage, by side bitches with ample
fall and proper outlet to carry the
water away from the highway, or by
tile. If the latter is done nothing
less than four inch tile ought to be
used and it should be very carefully
laid, and should be put on each side
OF the road, particularly where the
drainage Is most needed. Be sure
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

that the outlet is unobstructed If side
bitches are used, especially on hill
slope, and have them as wide as prac-
ticable at the bottom.
Suppose the bed of the ditch is
twenty-four inches wide down hill
slope Construct so that the bottom
of the ditch next to the hill side will
be an inch or so lower than the side
next to the road, SO the flow will
tend to the hill side instead of to the
road.
Wherever it is necessary to carry
water across a roadway, it is best to
use iron or concrete pipe and carry
1t across at an angle. Strong tile
will do if it is placed a sufficient dis
lance below the surface SO it will not
be broken by the traffic. The outlet
of this crossing should be considera-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Drunkenness Amonn Wonen.

Among the incurable drunkards of
London, that is, among persons
charged with the offense Of drunken
ness who have been convicted more
than ten times, $500 are women and.
1890 are men. So there are moro
than twice as many incurable women
drunkards in London as there are
men. This sounds appalling. 1t is
appalling. Add to this the fact that
in the last twenty years the deaths of
women from chronic alcoholism-or,
in plain words, from drink-have in
creased las per cent. and there is all
too evident a position of things that
may we'll shock the English people,
and cause them to look very serious
ly into the situation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Ruined by LIQUOR.

In late issue of the Scientific Mag
azine, published in Leipsic, an article
on alcohol states that the Germans in
America are largely ruined mentally
and physically, by liquor. On the
foundation of long experience in the
United States the author says that
much more beer is consumed by the
Germans in America than in the home
country, and that this has greatly In
creased the mortality among them
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Not Perfect.

A horse dealer was showing a horse
to prospective buyer. After running
him back and forward for few min
utes, he stopped and said to the buy
er: "What do you think of his coat?
Isn't he a dandy?"
The buyer, noticing that the horse
rad the heaves, rerlied: ''Gcs, I like
his coat, all right, but don't Ike his
pants. "-Tit-BitS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Preparing Greens"

Well prepared greens" are de-
licious as well as wholesome addi-
ton to the menu. Spinach, beet tops,
Swiss chard, chicory, dock and other
greens" are washed half a dozen
times in salt water and in fresh, that
there may be no question of their
cleanliness.
Then they are dropped into sailed,
boiling water and cooked until done.
They should be chopped fine, cream
added, also little butter and pep
per and, the mixture beaten with a
fork and garnished with well crisped
haocu
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
An Opiate Needed.

Mr.. Newpop-I say, doctor, l wish
you would prescribe something to
make my wife sleep at night. The
baby has just begun cutting teeth,
and
Doctor-Oh, it's the baby you want
the opiate for is it?
Mr., Newpop-No; for my wife. You
see, every time the baby gets another
tooth she is so excited that she keeps
me awake half the night talking about
it.-Newark Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
The Other Side.

First Fiend- Satan looks troubled.
Who's been annoying him?
Second Fiend-One of the latest ar
rivals, fellow who used to be board
of health examiner, claims to have
discovered bacteria in the water OF
the boiling lake, and insists that all
the water must be frozen before it will
be fit for consumption down mere
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

I 1t had been raining all day, and fl
nAlly little Lola asked: Mamma,
when God gets all the juice squeezed
out of cloud what does he do with
TT"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

HE couldn't even propose to wo-
man-he's to bashful''
Nonsense! He'~ married."
Eyes, but he married a widow
Cleveland Leader.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

1t was little Eva's first day at
schocl, and upon her return home she
was asked how she liked her teacher.
ooh, | like her all right replied
Eva, but | don't think she knows so
very much. She don't do anything but
ask questions"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

Mrs. Dentist-Well, did you collect
from Bilkins for that set of false
teeth you made for him last year?
Dentist should say not. He not
only refused to pay me, but he gnashed
them at me-my own teeth.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Useless Vanity.

OF course, there is no sense in 6
lady putting on her hat before the
performance is over if she is sitting
in the last row.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Nasty.

Gladys-My cheeks are all on fire
Kate thought smelled burning
paint. Tit-Bits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Our VARYING Moods.

OuT Varying McodS.
Eyes, environment does influence
u.s."
GLOW now?"
"Iou never see a man coming out
of church with his hat perched on the
side of his head"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

Small Elmer was playing with his
mothers opera glasses. Happening
to look at her through the big end, he
exclaimed: ooh. mamma, you are so
far away you look like distant rel
ativel"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

Gle has queer way Of celebrating
holiday
What is it?"
Instead Of blowing all Of his money
on foolishness he goes around paying
his bills. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

"sir, did you write that account in
your paper about my lecture on the
Curse Of RUM
"Yesm."
well, I'd like to know what you
meant when you said the lecturer was
full Of her subject?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02

Have we got all we want
for Brownies job?
Boy-Yes.
Plumber-Wot? You 'avent forgot
nothin'? Well, that's good'un!
Haven't forgot nothin', and you learn
ing to be a plumberl "--Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
MRS. GERTRUDE CLAIR
Helped Headache

San Antonio. Texas
Llndstrom-Smith Co, Chicago, H.. Box 572
Centlemen-My vibrator has certainly
helped my head. have not had spell Of
headache since getting il and that Is nearly
two months. Respectfully.
002 pertz St., Sta. A.
San Antonio. Texas
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
Cured sc;atica ard Lurnbasc

Bartiesville, Okla.
Lindstrom-Smith Co., Chicago, Ill.
Bears Shs--Wc are much pleased with
the machine, and have already cured a
friend OF sciatica and iumbago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-12
OREGON SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Full Text Published by Courtesy Of F. A. Turner,
Supreme Court.

F. M. Chapman upon plaintiffs bank
in favor of j. H. Barnwell for $55,
dated October 2, 1908, and endorsed
in blank by ]. H. Barnwell, Garman
Hemenway Co., and the defendant
herein.
That said forged, fraudulent and
worthless check was in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
No.
Cottage Grove, Ore, Oct. 2, 1908.
First Natl Bank, pay to ]. H. Barn
well or bearer, $55 Fifty-fve dol
lars. F. NJ. Chapman.
That there was endorsed on the
back of said check words and figures
as follows to-wit:
j. H. Barnwell, Garman Hemen-
way Co. Bank of Cottage Grove
Paid Oct 5, 1908, Cottage Grove, Ore
THAT F. NJ. Chapman was a de-
positor in plaintiffs bank and had to
his credit a sufficient amount to pay
said check; that said check was pre-
sented to plaintiff by defendant with
a large number of other checks on
said day and that plaintiff, believing
said check to be genuine, and believ-
ing that the purported signature
thereon of F. M. Chapman was gen.
uine, and, relying upon such belief
paid to the defendant the said sum OF
sos and charged the same to the ac-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-12
First National Bank of Cottage Grove
V Bank of Cottage Grove, Lane

Dthh VI SVN"eS NhV'Ns HhhV
County.
First National Bank of Cottage
Grove, a corporation, appellant, "
Bank of Cottage Grove, a corpora
ton, respondent. Appeal from the
circuit court of Lane county. The
Hon. L. T, Harris, judge. Argued
and submitted July 25, 1911. H. W.
Thompson, Thompson & Hardy on
the brief, attorney for appellant.
]. c. Johnson, attorney for respon-
dent. Bean, ]. Affirmed.
This is an appeal from a judgment
sustaining demurrer to each cause
of action in plaintiffs complaint, and
dismissing the action.
The plaintiff, for it's first cause of
action, after the allegations of the
corporate existence of plaintiff and
defendant, sets forth:
That the plaintiff and defendant
during all the times herein men
toned were banking corporations To-
Gated and doing business in the city
Of Cottage Grove in the county of
Lane and state of Oregon. That on
or abOEt the 5th day of October,
1908, the defendant presented to the
plaintiff for payment a certain forged,
fraudulent and worthless check pur-
porting to have been drawn by one
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-12

Some men discover that they have
married the wrong woman after they
have spent all their wifes money.