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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

everv nrivate soldier, and making him uncon-
sciously Drawer and better as man so IL is easy
IN see how the south's ideal Of the soldier the
Christian and the gentleman unfoded, and was
realized in him as the went on. HIS army
was made I'D chiefly of men OF low estate, Dut the
truth is that it takes the poor to see ideals
Taking into account, then, these two mysteri-
GUS vet real forces religion and exalted character
we have all the elements, think, for complete
answer to the question, we have raised
General Schaff's explanation Is probably too
metaphysical and complicated when given IN ue-
fail The simple fact is that the great general
had gained the absolute confidence OF MS men.
He had always led them to victory; he had never
hean defeated. never driven from the field no
matter how great the odds against him. Then
there was his noble, generous and sef-sacrincng
6isposition. always caring for his men and al
wavs sharing with them their privatfons and hard
ships This made them love him.
There was Stonewall Jackson, an iron man, with
no tenderness in his disposition, no gentleness
towards friends or enemies and one OF the hercest
fighters in the world. In religion General Jack
son was like the grim old Covenanters or Crom-
well,s time He was never beaten, and he had
gained the absolute confidence OF his men, VINO
fully believed that when he led them to battle It
was to victory, and so they tdolized him, but in
way totally different from their love for Lee, but
no less devotedly In each case 1t was character
that won and controlled their men. Lee and Jack
son stood for honor, truth fidelity to principle
and for undinching courage in behalf of what
they believed was right 1t with Washing
ton and Lincoln; it Is so with every man who
gains and holds the respect of the people who
know him. and without character no man or
woman secure any honorable love and regard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
MANY NEW PRIZES OFFERED
STATE FAIR MAKES BID FOR AGRL
CULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
Three Prizes of $3.50, SIS and $50 Re-
spectively to Show What These
Institutions Are Doing for State.

Jackson.-For the first time in the
history of the state of Mississippi and
the Mississippi State Fair, prizes are to
be issued for the agricultural high
schools that makes the best exhibit at
the fair this fall
Three prizes have been announced
by Secretary j. M. Mcdonald and the
fair management. The first prize is a
cash one, of $3.50 for the agricultural
high school making the bsst exhibit. 1t
is to be general industrial and agri-
cultural exhibit and not part of any
other exhibit.
In other words, the fair management
wants to show the people, of the state
just exactly the practical and useful
work that is being done by these agri-
cultural high schools OF Mississippi along
different lines of education from the or
binary high schools.
The exhibits are intended to be a
demonstration of the work of the givls
and boys, in growing crops, of canning
and preserving, of manual training work
of farm chemistry, dairying and all
kindred matters of practical use to the
farm and rural population.
The second prize will be SIS in cash
and the third prize will be $50. Secre
tary Mcdonald thought it best to an
nounce the prizes now so that those OF
the twenty-five agricultural high SCHOOLS
now in operation in the state can make
preparations for the competition by way
of Investigation and while the grow
ing season is just beginning.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
RIVER MAY RISE AGAIN.
Heavy Rains VIII at Least Check tbs
Present Fall.

Memphis.-The heavy rains that fell
over large portion of the Mississippi
Valley Friday night bid fair to cause
another rise in the Mississippi river. The
rise, should one occur at Memphis, will
not be great.
The rains of Friday night were very
heavy and quite general owe the basin
north of Vicksburg. No rain was re-
ported during the twenty-four hours up
to o'clock yesterday morning at Vicks-
burg. North of Vicksburg, however, and
east of Kansas City the rain was gen
eral and unusually heavy.
The heaviest rain fell throughout
Tennessee over the Tennessee and Cum
berland basins and watersheds. The
rainfall over the Ohio basin was not so
heavy as that over Tennessee, but was
enough to cause sharp rises in the Ohio
river.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
FLOOD AIDS TICK FIGHT.
United States Veterinarian Urges Dip
ping Before Returning Cattle.


jackson, Miss.-Dr. J A Herman,
United States veterinarian, who is il
general supervisory charge of the cat
tie tick eradication in Mississippi and
of the federal quarantine lines, olscuss-
ing tick eradication in the flood area,
said:
During the present high water thou
sands of cattle have been removed from
the flood area to the higher ground in
the same or adjacent counties. Land
used as summer pastures have in
large percentage of cases in this area
been completely inundated. AS con-
sequence of this inundation, especially
at this season of the year, and of the
sediment deposited by the receding wa.
tiers, it is considered that large areas
will be practically cleared of cattle
ticks"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
GULFPoRT CONVENTION CITY
Teachers, Pythians, Bankers, Kings
Daughters, Postmasters, Dentists
to Gather.

Jackson Gulfport is looming up as
q convention city of the state, and dur
ing the month of May the following
meetings of general interest will be held
there:
Mississippi State Teachers association,
May ?, 3, 4, with an attendance of about
1900; grand lodge Knights of Pythias,
May IS, IA, Is, with an attendance OF
near GOO; Mississippi Bankers associa-
ton, May II, Is, 10, with sbout 500 in
attendance; Mississippi League of Post
masters, May Is, 16, II, usual attend
ance about $50; Mississippi branch
Kings Daughters, May p, % and 20.
with about 200 ladies in attendance.
And June starts off well, with the State
Dental association there June 4, and 6.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Dan Adair Is Free.

Jackson.-Gov. Brewer issuer a pardon
to Dan Adair. white man convicted Of
arson in Tishomingo county in 1909 and
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. Adair has a wife and seven
children. The petition in his behalf
was about the strongest yet presented
to Gov. Brewer. 1t was endorsed by the
members of the board of trustees, by
Superintendent Gathings and former SUI
perintendent Neyland of the penitentiary,
and by every employee of the pe0iten-
tiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

unmistakable and unself-conscious dignity about
him. He always walked up to and faced the
highest with air of equality. No. this latent
respect a natural response on the part of men
of low estate to good manners, and oftdisplayed
sympathy. Lee, by his connection through birth
and marriage with the most distinguished and
best families of Virginia represented the superior
class. Moreover, that he was a Lee of Virginia,
and by marriage the head of the Washington fam
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Crop May Be Short.

Jackson-H. Z. Blakeslee, commits
sioner of agriculture, stated that owing
to the high water in the delta, which
raises the bulk of Mississipi's cotton
crop, that he feared that this state would
not be able to produce more than mil
lion bales OK cotton this year with an
ordinary season from now on. If Mr..
Blakeslees opinion is correct and it is
shared by numbers of others, this state
will fall about 100000 bale short of
its usual production.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
THINK wEEvILS DROWNED.
Also That They Are Being Starve5 and
Killed in Great Numbers.

Jacksonville absorbing question now
before the farmers and authorities upon
farming is, what effect will the wet
weather and the floods of local water
and backwater in the delta have upon
the boil weevils? The opinion is now
being advanced that everywhere the crop
win be materially thinned out; that they
are coming out of Information now, and
have nothing to eat; no cotton has been
planted and none is up for them to sub
sist upon, and millions of the pests are
being drowned and starved out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Relief Funds Needed.

Jackson-Gov. Brewer continues to
receive a dribble of relief funds, but
considering the amount of relief work
to be accomplished, and the length of
time the drain will be upon the state
and the charitably inclined who will
have to take care of their less for
tunate fellow citizens who have lost
all in the flood and are dependent upon
the rest of humanity, the amounts are
entirely inadequate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
COVERS VAST AREA.
Eleven Parishes in Louisiana Nov
Under Water.

Tallulah, La.-Three-fourths OF
Northeast Louisiana within the boun-
daries Of Arkansas on the north, Qua,
chita river on the west, the Mississippi
river on the east and Red river on the
south, comprising eleven parishes, in
which all or part is under water.
Much of the land in these parishes
which is above water will go under as
the flood spreads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
intercollegiate Meet.

Northumberland preparations are
being made for the intercollegiate field
day and oratorical events which will
take place here on May 10. All the
state colleges of the state viii psrtici-
pate in both field day and oratcrical
events.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
LOWER LEvEES WEAK.
Greatest Struggle Yet Is Imminent Be
low Red River Mouth.

New Orleans, La.-With the watera
from the Panther Forest and the Dog
Tail crevasses in the Mississippi levee:
pouring their combined flood back into
the big stream through Red river state
and federal government engineers are
preparing to make the hardest fight
they have ever been called upon Il
wage against previous floods in Tia
lower Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Court Pretermitted.

Hattiesburg.-Judge Paul B. Johnson
pretermitted the seven-weeks term of
court. After crops are planted and
worked out, a special term will be called.
Farmers have not been able to plant
their crops and to organize a jury and
compel them to serve at this time seemed
too great a sacrifice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Military Training School.

While it had been feared that it would
be necessary to postpone the training
school for officers of the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard to be held at Vicksburg,
the week beginning Monady, May 9th,
owing to the high water and floods, Gen.
Arthur Fridge has announced that the
school will be held on the date orig.
nally set.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Will Start Canning Factory.

Columbia-The Whitfield brothers of
this place have completed. arrangements
for the installation of a canning factory.
The machinery has already been ordered
and as soon as it arrives the new plant
will be installed and put in operation.
The factory will have capacity of one
thousand cans per day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

Jackson.-The Gulf Coast Life Tasur-
ance Company deposited with Safe
Treasurer Stovall securities amounting
to $25,700, which was necessary before
they could begin to do business in this
state. This is a Mississippi concern but
recently organized.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

ngton.-Senators Williams and
Percy and Representative Harrison APP
peared before the senate commerce COM
mittee in behalf of the Pascagoula,
Miss, project for deepening the channel
to 22 feet, which project carries an
appropriation of $383,O00
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
A Month of Conventions.

Hattiesburg month will be 8
convention month in Hattiesburg. On
May 9th, 18th and 8th the Retail Hard
ware Dealers viii meet, followed on the
14th, 18th and 10th by the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows. On the nth will COM
mence the United Commercial Travelers-
convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
ri-County Normal.

Booneville.-At tri-county education-
al meeting held at Corinth, Bonneville
was chosen as the place for the meeting
eff the Tri-County Normal this summer
during the latter part of July.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

q am sure that cave exhibition is a
fake.
How do you know"
because it is bound to be hob
low show"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
% Cents for Cotton.

Coldwater.-A farmer named Brown,
living about ten miles east of this place,
has just sold hale of long staple cotton
for 20 cents pound. This COTTON is of
the variety known as Mississippi silk.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

battle flag for every regiment or de-
tached command that could be easily
recognized and easily carried. / was
telegraphed to come at once to Fair
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

blue St Andrews cross and stars on
the cross to represent the different
Southern states General Beaure-
CARDS was a rectangle; red with blue
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

Senatobia.- Taylor pretermiSted
the spring term of court with posi-
bility Of holding a special term when
farmers are not so busy as now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

your young man = an Instructor In
athletics, isn't he?'
Yes: he's my gym dandy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

manners and looks, OF that tradition of the we'll
bred and aristocratic gentleman, transmitted
and migrated at early age through the
cavaliers into Virginia life. But for his
military prowess he had something vastly
more eficacious than ancestry filing the mold
of welEbred traditions. He had the generat1ve
quality of simple, effective greatness; in other
words. he had unspotted serenely lofty char
acter, whose qualities reactive. reaching
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
mo- Encamnnlent at Yicksburp.

Vicksblrg. Vieksburg will not get the
United States army maneuvers this sum-
mer. Columbus has been decided upon
as the place Tor holding the camp.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

OSSIBLY after Wash
ington, and in many re-
spects before him. there
is no American whose
personal character has
produced as profound an
impression upon the peo-
pie of the age in which
he lived as was achieved
by Robert E. Lee.
Washington was the
embodiment of the act
i've energy and zeal that
carried to a successful
conclusion the war that
established the indie
pendence of the Ameri-
can republic. Patrick
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

Henry, by his fiery OratOry, aroused the
American people to the pitch OF excitement
and interest that made them ready for reVo-
luton. Jefferson, Adams and Franklin
formulated the doctrines and principles up
on which the movement was to be based.
but when it came to taking up arms Wash
ington was the moving and governing force.
He was man of strong and positive cour-
age, who made enemies as well as friends,
but. despite open opposition and secret
treason, ne carried with him the great body
of the people and brought a seVen-years'
war to successful issue and close. But
the tribute that is paid to Washington is
more of admiration than of love, and per-
haps the greatest act in his entire career
was his stern and determined rejection and
casting aside of the crown which his vic,
torious army had offered him.
Colonel Henderson, the great English
critic of strategy, author of famous life
of Stonewall Jackson, in a commentary on
the wonderful achievements and character
of-LeE. Quotes line in Latin from Lucan's
lBoen Oft harsalia-"Victrix causa deis
-,placuitssaSed yicta Catoni'-("The cause OF
the fQnqueTor was favored by the gods, but
our hearts were with Cato, who upheld the
cause of the conquered.) Such, at least,
is the meaning freely translated, and as
time goes on more and always more hearts
are with Lee
A notable evidence of this is seen in
succession of articles on The Battle of the
Wilderness" in the Atlantic Monthly Mag
azine, from the pen of General Morris
Schaf, of the United States army who was
an ordnance officer at the time, and was
actively engaged in the field during Grants
campaign against Lee in the Spottsylvania
Wilderness. Says General Schaf in the
Atlantic:
What was it that so animated Lees
army that, although only about one-half as
strong in numbers as we were they fought
US TO a standstill in the Wilderness, and
held their lines at Spottsylvania, although
we broke them several times? What sus-
tanned their fortitude as they battled on,
month after month, through that summer.
showing the same courage day after day,
till the times and seasons OF the Confed-
eracy were fulfilled?"
He answers his own question by decar-
ing that it was Lees wonderful personality
that wrought an almost magic in
a.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

Lhat wrought an almost magic In
fiuence on his army. Men," said
Bonaparte, are Nothing; a man is
everything" Says the writer in
the Atlantic:
+; IN looking for the source OF
Lees, personal influence, we have
to go back, l think. to the inner
tied habit Of respect which the
people of the south paid to social
position 1t was not born of a
feeling of subserVience, however,
for the poorest cracker had an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
UNIVERSITY CLUB TO
BUILD AN EXTENSION
Four Story Addition in Rear
Will Be Erected at Cost
of About $4,000

improvements and additions to the Uni
versit yclub are being planned which Will
involve an expenditure of $4,000, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday of VIII
liam ]. Commit secretary of that organi-
cation. The club is one year old at this
time. and has had a wonderful success.
The new improvements will include an
addition four stories high TO be placed In
the rear of the present home at 920 South
Twentieth street. The exterior of the ad-
dition VIII be severely plain on account
OF its being hidden from view. The larg-
est amount of the appropriation will be
spent on the interior There will be pro-
vided a swimming pool. one of the largest
ball rooms In the city, bowling alleys.
showers and other attractions. On the
roof there will perhaps be arranged a
roof garden, the like of which has not
yet been enjoyed in Birmingham. Two of
the floors VIII be utilized for apartments,
unless the tentative draft il changed.
The improvements will be taken up at
once by President Hampton 5. Smith and
his associates II Is hoped to get the new
addition under way without any great loss
OF time.
The present quarters of the club are
wholly inadequate to accommodate the
large membership.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
RECEIVERS BEGIN
WORK ON DETAILS
Will Prepare Report for
Judge Grubb, Which Will
Be Made Saturday

The two joint receivers of the Alabama
Harry w. Coffin and w. E. Leake. were
engaged yesterday in acquainting them
selves with the details of their work. The
two new officials have just started into
the maze of details necessary to look
over before a partial statement may be
rendered Judge Grubb. 1t is said that the
two receivers and their attorneys are
looking up some points in connection with
the claims of several outside creditors,
including the Baltimore Trust company.
and these will be considered in the new
turn of events.
The receivers will make an inspection of
the physical properties during the next
few days preparatory to the general state
ment to be made Judge Orubb Saturday
afternoon. Just what that report will con-
tain is not known
1t was understood on the streets yes
terday that several claims are to be filed
with the receivers from firms and cor
porations heretofore exhibiting little in
terest In the outcome of affairs. One of
the largest creditors is the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. so 1t is reported,
amounting to something over 10000 The
claims are. said to be unpaid freight bills.
w. E. Leake, one of the receivers, said
yesterday that he did not have anything
TO give out in connection with the re-
ownership.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-26
TENNESSEE CO. TAX
CASE SETFOR TODAY
Largest Single Tax Payer
Before Commission
OTHER LARGE CASES
Board of Revenue Still Engaged in
Sending Out Citations to Tax
payers Included in
Aliens List
OTHER LARGE CASES

In the offices of the state tax commits
sion this morning the tax increase against
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company will be resumed. The case is the
largest one that is TO be heard by the
commission of the III increases made upon
a recent order involving about sio,oooooo,
and It is expected to be under consider
alton for several days.
Chairman j. Lee Long of the state COM
mission is expected here today as is Judge
Evans, an associate member of the tax
board. Judge Powell was here yesterday
attending to routine matters,
Walker Percy. general counsel for the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany, will appear for that company in
combating the increases made here. and
will make every effort to convince the
commission of the error of the assess
ments. The statement was made yester-
day by Judge Powell that the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company case was
the largest one before the commission. He
advanced the opinion that several days
will be taken to hear the case. In addi-
ton to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road cose, the commissioners have several
other cases involving big business to
be heard before the work is here complet-
ed. Efforts made yesterday to procure a
complete list of cases tried or compro-
missed or settled brought the information
that ms such data was procurable at this
time. AT the commissions office 1t was
said that several companies had been
before the officials, but that in many in
stances after a trading basis had been
reached the companies gave notice of APP
peal. That has applied in the cases of
individuals as we'll
The board of revenue yesterday received
additional cases of the 2500 increases made
by j. V. Allen, back tax commissioner
for Jefferson county, involving tax In
creases of $25,0oO0OO. The clerks of the
board are sending out citations to those
affected by the raises and notices that the
trials will begin July s. The Increases are
on business and residential property. and
double in many cases the assessments
given by the owners. The list Is volum-
nous one. and will require a major part
of the summer to try. The board of reve-
nue. will sit in judgment upon every case
excepting those compromised. Attorneys
will represent the taxpayers as well as
the back tax commissioner"