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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Better In the Long Run Than to
Seek to Evade 1t by Means
That Are Unfair.
NOTHING IN HANGING BACK
Burden of Honest Labor Is on All
Mankind, and Disagreeable Tasks
Must Be Disposed of in Their
Allotted Place With
the Rest.

The mule of the fable discovered
that he could relieve himself of his
load of salt by wading the stream.
When his load happened to be of
sponges his trick did not work so well.
1t is not necessary to say that the
sponges did not melt, and that the
foolish mule was almost drowned be-
cause his load became SO heavy.
AS a working animal the mule has
not only gained the reputation of es-
Gaping from his tasks whenever he can
but OF wilfully, determinedly, hanging
back when he should go forward His
objection to loading his broad and ca
pable back with load he can per-
. fectly we'll carry is proverbial. He is
full of evasions and he is often un-
moved by any ordinary sort of persu-
aSions
Because of his uncomfortable
traits, the mule has become the butt of
derisive laughter and there is not, per-
haps, single member of the animal
kingdom with hang back or evasive
qualities that is considered an admi-
rable specimen of capable life. The
turtle is slow and clumsy The spider
is repellent. The ostrich is silly, for
she buries her head in the sand, think
ing to escape from her enemies, in
stead Of using her long legs to run
away. It is the busy bee, the indus
trious beaver, the indefatigable and
undaunted ant that have been the
models which moralists with reason
have held up to men.
There are peculiar likenesses In the
traits of men to traits distinctive of
the beasts. From this source we got
words descriptive of the manner and
behavior of men. The logged air, the
foxlike cunning, the owllike stupidity,
the horse sense, mulish indifference or
stEbbornness are examples of such de-
scriptions.
1t may be prophesied with considera-
BILE certainty what will be the final
sum Of experience of men who have
certain of these beastlike traits. There
is no unreasonable resemblance be-
tween what happened to the mule
when he tried to rid himself of his
load of sponges and what happens
to men when they try to escape from
work; who are afraid Of carrying their
allotted loads; who are so afraid of
doing more than their share of whole
some work that they do not do enough
to keep themselves from poverty, dis
content, and very likely. the Sanitari-
UNI, the insane asylum, or the aims
house. They load themselves with
burdens far worse to carry than some
simple workaday affair.
Chronic disabilities, positive illness
es, comparable to the Improbable load
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
LIQUOR CLOUDS ONES BRAIN
Temperate" Use Of Intoxicants 10 Apt
to Be Productive Of Queer Fam
cies and FaIlacies.

1t is a well known fact that when
alcohol enters the body, one of the
first organs to feel it's influence Is the
organ of the mind, the brain. The per-
ceptive faculty is beclouded, the rea-
son dethroned, and the moderate drin-
ker never knows the exact moment
when the sceptre passes into the hand
of the arch-deceiver. In fact, such Is
the Elusive nature of strong drink that
the drinker often imagines that
proper and legitimate" use of the
same stimulates and sharpens the in
tellect We find among the friends
and supporters of the liquor traffic
very few total abstainers. The mod
crate drinker, on the other hand, Is
found characterizing liquor as neces-
sary evil and apologizing for the sar
loon as the poor mans club, which
goes to prove that even temperate"
use of intoxicants is apt to be pro
ductive of queer fancies and danger
Gus fallacies in the mind of even
good lawyer, an able editor or an emf.
nent clergyman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
WIRELESS FROM A BICYCLE
Interesting Experiments Conducted
by Young Massachusetts inventor
Makeup Of Apparatus.

While others have been experiment.
ing with wireless telegraph appara-
tus adapted for use on aeroplanes and
automobiles. Mr. l. Wolff, a young in
ventor living In Cambridge, Mass,
has been endeavoring to develop a
system that can be used successfully
on a bicycle. He has succeeded in
maintaining communication between
his own wheel and that of an associ-
ate three and one-quarter miles away.
This communication was obtained
without ground. for the rubber
tires insulated the apparatus COM
pletely from the earth. For an aerial,
he uses three double spreads OF phos-
phor bronze wire. each 12.5 feet long.
joined in one loop at the top of a ten
foot mast, which is tied to the back
of the bicycle. The sending apparatus
comprises an induction coil giving a
three-inch spark, series Of Leyden
Jar condensers connected in multiple.
battery secured under the instru-
ment board, and a sending key. The
receiving set comprises a tuning coil
of variable inductance, silicon de-
tector. and a receiver wound to 1000
ohms resistance. For the aerial, a
three-wire single spread of phosphor
bronze is used. Experiments with
this apparatus were indicted at night
in order to avoid too much publicity:
The greatest distance was obtained at
the hour of a. m. The assistant
with the sending instrument rode
ahead, sending messages as he went
while the receiver managed to keeT
in constant touch with him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ELECTRICAL
@N0IESl6l

Jamaica has two cable stations and
a wireless tower.
There are 16 cables across the
North Atlantic ocean.
It is now possible to send wireless
messages around the world.
German telephone lines are owned
and operated by the government.
A German engineer claims he can
transmit electrical power by wire
less.
One OF the fans in 9 new ozonizer
Is used as an electrode. reducing the
number OF parts.
Electrically driven drills have been
invented for surgical operations on
the human skull.
New York has more than 1900 cleo
trio trucks and nearly 500 electric
pleasure vehicles.
A system of electric signaling for
mines, operated by hand generator,
has been invented
A motor operated capstan and a
spring buffer coupling for trailers
feature an army automobile truck re-
Gently built in Paris.
To promote the mutual interests Of
wireless telegraph operators and their
employers an international operators
union has been organized.
For making paper stencils an Ohio
man has invented machine In which
an electric motor drives tiny drill at
the end of a flexible tube.
So concentrated is the heat In an
electric range that new kitchen cabi-
net contains both refrigerator and q
range but few inches apart.
Chemically pure iron, produced by
electrolysis In Germany. when heated
compares with aluminium in hardness.
but can be hardened by cold rolling
IT has been discovered that the cleo
trical resistance of selenium changes
with moisture and the metal has been
incorporated in new hygrometer.
Fitting his machine with a six
horse power motor and an aeroplane
propeller. a French motorcyclist has
made speeds up to fifty miles an
hour.
Two musical tones, received through
q telephone though sent by the usual
key. are being used to replace the dot
and dash in telegraphy In an expert
mental way in England.
The city of Munich has museum
in which the development Of illumiHa
ton from the pin splinter Of centuries
ago to the most modern electrical do
vices may be studied and compared.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
TWELVE CENTS ENTIRE COST
Apple Roly Poly Chiefly Depends for
Success In Dexterity and Care
fulness of Mixing.

Two large cups of -four e cents),
add a pinch Of salt, teaspoon of ba-
king powder, tablespoon of lard q
cent?, mix with cold water to a con-
sistency sufficient to roll out very
thin.
Three good-sized cooking apples "a
cents) chopped vexy fine. Spread ap-
pies on rolled out crust, sprinkle well
with two tablespoonful of sugar and
a little grated nutmeg, roll up as jelly
roll. Put In round pan well creased
with butter. Be sure to have the pan
deep. milk pan is best Add one
half cup Of sugar 6 cents), table
spoonful of butter e cents) and one
half teaspoonful of grated nutmeg.
Cover all with boiling water. Put in
the oven to bake until a good brown.
The boiling water, sugar and butter
make the sauce. Serve hot. This II
most delicious pudding.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
PERILS THAT ARE lNSEPARABLE
FROM OCCUPATIONS.
Lead Poisoning One of the Most
Common Forms of Danger to
Be Guarded Against.

Despite all the precautions and safe
guards that are employed to protect
workers, they are subject to many
dangers and diseases which 1t Is al
most impossible to prevent The fol-
lowing are specific examples of in
dustrial diseases:
Lead poisoning-recognized In It's
forms of lead collie, lead tremor and
lead palsy-is disease common to
all workers dealing with lead Such
occupations comprise the smelling of
lead ore in the mines. the manufac-
ture of red and white lead, china,
earthenware, glass, and the use of
paints, as In carriage making. ship
building and house decorating. Plumb
ers are very liable to its attack.
These definite forms Of lead poison
ing last often for six months, but
they are. If anything, less serious than
the chronic form, where the worker
system becomes impregnated with the
poison. This brings on anemia, dim
mutton of physical and mental force,
neurasthenia the outward and visible
signs of which are chronic headaches.
loss Of eyesight, forms of neuritis and
lack of ambition and initiative AL
cohol and tobacco are predisposing
causes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
SET LUNCHEON TABLE SIMPLY
Cver-EleboratIon 10 q Fault When
This Form OF Entertainment
10 In Order.

The luncheon table Is laid In sina-
pie manner-the simpler the better.
Lay the cloth as for dinner-have a
few flowers, couple of small vases
filled with blossoms and leaves. or q
low bowl of ferns. Fruit also makes
O decorative bit of color. Have lit
tie well-polished silver and glass and
be sure that they are laid tastefully
and In order. The fashion of drink
ing tea or coffee with luncheon In
happily going out, their place being
taken by the more healthful fruit
drinks, particularly grape juice. These
may be prepared beforehand and
served from glass pitcher on the
table. Let all of the things offered
be good though simple with an attrao-
tive garnish where necessary. and
your repast is bound to be successful.
Do not overload your table, enough
Is as good as feast" and be sure
you have enough to go round for g
scant meal is scant welcome"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
FANS CIRCULATE WARM AIR
Householder Raises Temperature Of
Room Twenty-Five Degrees In
Short Space of Time.

In very cold weather 1t is often the
case that the radiators are warm, yet
not hot enough to start and maintain
circulation of air. The result is that
the air in a room remains stagnant
and does not reach the radiator to be
warmed.
BY directing against the radiator q
current of air from an ordinary small
electric fan placed on the floor, all
the cold air In the room will become
heated by contact with the radiating
surface In few minutes.
One householder reports that he
raised the temperature of room rs
degrees in half an hour by this simple
method and without expanding q
greater amount OF energy for heating
simply making the radiator more ef
ficient by directing constant stream
OF air against It.
The use of electric fans to keep
frost from forming on show windows
of stores is a well-known and very
practical winter application.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
The Evil of the Saloon.

AN American social reform journal
has this to say of the evil of the Il
censed liquor traffic:
''It is not chiefly that the saloon is
a political evil, not chiefly that drunk
enness is abhorrent, not chiefly that
it interferes with work and business,
not altogether, that 1t makes so much
misery for SO many, but that at last
we are seeing that the saloon and i'm
temperance are the enemies of souls
that have infinite worth and the de-
stroyers of bodies that have cost such
care We are at last seeing how ut
terly illogical, even imbecile. 1t is to
spend thousands of dollars on schools
and churches to produce fine souls and
thousands of dollars of sanitary cit
les and streets and houses and safe
guards to grow a healthy young man,
and even to spend thousands more to
restore criminals to manhood, and
then to allow on any corner an insti-
tuition which destroys both body and
soul"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Raised pouchnuts.

Four cups milk. two cups sugar.
three-fourths cup lard. two eggs. one
yeast cake, one level teaspoon soda.
salt. Rub sugar and lard to a cream
and set aside half of it. Scald milk
and add to sugar and lard. When
cool add dissolved yeast cake and
-four to make batter. Let rise in a
warm place over night: beat eggs
with remaining sugar and mix thor
oughly together with the soda dis
solved in few drops OF water with
the batter, add flour to made a soft
dough and knead well. roll and cut out
with a two-inch biscuit cutter. Let
rise until very gliht. then fry. Hall
the rule makes five dozen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Records of all kinds have been
claimed by steamships coming into
port. remarks Chicago paper. but
none more strange than the boast OF
the Columbia" of the Anchor line.
which recently completed trip from
Glasgow to New York. without hav-
ing sold a drink during the entire voy-
age. Although there was liquor pro-
vided, not drop was purchased, for
every one OF the passengers was to-
tai abstainer
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Bread crumb Biscuit.

Soak one pint of dry bread crumbs
In one pint OF sour milk for half an
hour. Add yone-half teaspoon OF soda
and one-fourth teaspoon of salt Mix
one-fourth cup of shortening and one
cup OF -four In which Is sifted one
half teaspoon Of baking powder. then
add to the crumbs. Use more hour
II not stiff enough to handle easily.
Roll out. cut with biscuit cutter and
bake In hot oven. Maple sugar o.
strip is fine on these
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ARE YOU THE KIND OF MAN
THAT YOU WOULD EMPLoYf
Not Altogether Sermon, This, but
Just a Few Thoughts for Worker
to Consider.

There was once young man to
whom came a great opportunity, and
he had the sense to seize it and make
the best of it. A wealthy uncle left
him $4,000 and small business, with
instructions to use the money in ex-
panding 1t.
The fortunate young man had not
been particularly Industrious at any
time-in fact, he had formed little
group of friendships which were not
q help to him. Money vanished quick
" in their company; and time that
could have been better employed pass
ed away emptily.
But the legacy OF $4,000 and a
small business changed that. He sud
denly became careful about money
matters: his time became thing OF
Importance: and he set to work TO
make the small business into q Dig
one. MY object in telling you about
him is to show how he dealt with his
friends. Some OF them two. to be
exact-suggested he ought to have a
good time son the "Continong" before
settling down to hard work; out
when they saw he was going 20 40
nothing of the sort, as evidenced by
his building a new wing to the little
factory and the appointment OF TWO
more travellers, they changed their
tune. and said Josh. we've been good
fellows together II you're really 60
Ing to put that big lot or money INTO
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Furniture Of Maple.

There is new style of furniture OF
plain line that is of gray maple inlaid
with copper and silver in simple con-
ventional designs. The furniture Ia
of the light weight mission order,
though not so severe in line and with
the metal inlay trace of color is In
troduced. The chairs are roomy and
comfortable and the pieces include a
chest of drawers that is made with
cabinet top in which there are three
small drawers and two cupboards; a
sewing table with drop leaves. dress
Ing table and stool. fiat desk and all
Ahe rest
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Cut up into small shreds four ounces
Of cheddar cheese. free from rind. put
in pan with one ounce butter and a
teaspoonful of milk. Season with
pepper and a very little salt and stir
till melted and cream like. Cut three
or four triscuits into halves. heat
them well and butter them and range
them on hot dish or on plates and
pour the melted cheese mixture Over
arefully and serve with the salad
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Sickness Is discouraging and is hard
to bear. But we should remember
that the doing of the will of God is
always the noblest. hottest thing we
can do any hour, however hard 1t may
be for US. IF we are called to suffer,
let us suffer patiently and sweetly.
Under all our sharp trials let us keep
in our hearts the peace OF God Under
the SHOWS of suffering, let US cherish
the fairest, gentlest growths OF spirit
ual life. The outward man may in
deed decay. but the inward man WIZ
be renewed day by d
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

When making your "comforters" try
this scheme Tack the cotton batting
carefully into mosquito netting. then
slip between sikoline covers. and tie
as usual. When you want to wash the
cover 1t is simple matter to snip the
knots, slip the batting out OF the GOV
er, and cleanse 1t. Much bother Ia
saved, becaused the covers can be
washed easily, whereas washing the
whole comforter is great job. and
then, In this way. the cotton batting is
not matted down as by washing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
When Seeking a "Job."

Wear your best clothes. This doesn't
mean to dress az If you were going to
a matinee or evening party. But wear
your best tailored suit and becom-
ing hat, and be sure your gloves and
shoes are beyond criticism. Though
he may be unconscious of 1t, man is
repealed or attracted by q woman 3
personal appears, writes Helen Lee
Brooks In the Chicago Tribune.
II you are down In your luck don't
show 1t. Put on a brave front and
smile as cheerfully as you can.
Know definitely what you, can do,
and be able to tell II intelligently; al
so understand your limitations.
Don't expect to get job simply be
cause you need 1t. The thing to do Is
to convince other people they need
you
DON'T take the attitude OF slave
begging for bread or queen out Of a
job.
Don't feel called upon to tell the
story OF your life and how distinguish
ed your ancestors were. If you have
good blood 1t will speak for itself. If
not the less said about II the better.
Don't be ashamed of having to work.
Tt is inconvenient to be compelled to
earn ones living, but 1t Is not crime.
Don't be discouraged II you fail to
get the first position you apply for. If
you are competent there is a place
for you. Keep on until you find 1t.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Useful Electrical Toy.

An electrical engineer OF Paris
gave his little daughter toy which
performs an actual service as well as
being source OF amusement to her,
says an English exchange. It con-
sists of a miniature electric train,
which carries dishes along the pac-
sage from the kitchen to the dining
room. BY touching button on a cir
cular ivory Indicator messages are
electrically transmitted to the kitch-
en- for such articles as bread, knives,
forks, water, napkins, etc. The cook
places them on the car and the train
Is started for the dining room. The
outfit cost about $500, and the train
will easily carry a load of 20 pounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Put This to Yourself !

for sustained and progressive work.
Their ideals were mainly social; to be
commercial and business-like was q
"beastly necessity, you know" Very
often you can find a man Of this
type who is. apart from work. most
entertaining fellow. But here we are
talking about business. not the ability
to talk well to women. to sing song
captiyatingly, or to act as NJ. G. And
this young man did not give single
job to enc of his old companions
London Tit-Bits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
New Electric Fan.

mates both risks. His fan is substan-
TALLY the same as others. but around
the blades is circular piece of metal
that acts as shield and guards the
flying propellers. Being open at top
and bottom, the air escapes in these
directions, and has the effect Of cool
Ing the temperature of the room the
apparatus is in without directing its
full force against the overheated skin
of some one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ELECTRIC FANS IN A STABLE
Barns of Large Chicago Concern Made
Paradise for Horses During Sum-
mer by Stirring Air.

The stables in the fine modern barn
of large concern in Chicago have
been made paradise for horses dur
ing the warm summer months by the
installation of electric fans. Oscillat-
ing fans are mounted on the wall at
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ssHe
ELECTRICAL
@WRIDR
NEW ELECTRIC FAN UNIQUE
Eliminates Danger Of Contracting Cold
and of Cutting Fingers on
Revolving Blades.

Only two objections have been
raised to portable electric fans, and
neither of these Is serious. One is
that there is danger of cutting the fin
gers on the revolving blades in a mo-
ment OF carelessness. and the other is
that the direct draft from these fans
sometimes brings on a cold. Either
can easily be avoided, but Louisiana
man has invented a fan which elimi-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

idea has been patented. says the
Popular Mechanics. The shade would
have to be tilted rather close to the
face to make transmission of the
voice at all clear. and this would
throw the direct glare of the light on
he person using the instrument
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Two Italian chemists have perfect
ed a process for depositing metals Of
any character permanently upon al
most any insoluble surface by cleo
tricity, zinc, lead and tin being used
as easily as silver, nickel or copper.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
TELEPHONE AND LAMP STAND
Unique Feature Is That the Transmit
ter Is Located In the Top
of the Shade.

The desk telephone and lamp
standard in one is shown In the ac-
companying illustration. The unique
feature lies In the fact that the trans
mitter IL located In the top OF the
shade. the shade also serving to gath
er up the sound OF the voice and con-
centrate It upon the transmittsr. The
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Four slices of plain. stale cake
dipped In cup wine. hack In buttered
pudding dish. Over this pour one and
one-half cups boiled leftover custard.
Bake till the cake has absorbed the
custard Froth the white of one egg.
add sugar spoon sugar and vanilla:
spread over the pudding and return to
oven to brown. Copied by Dorothy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Rhubarb Butter.

Chop the rhubarb fine. and to each
pound add one pint of sugar and just
enough water to keep from burning
Simmer SLOWLY and stir the rhubarb
frequently.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
FOR THE WOMAN THAT WORKS
Some Thoughts and Advice That
Should Be Both Interesting
and Helpful.

Try to have purpose in life. Even
If the aim is not specially uplifting,
anything Is better than drifting.
Try each day to take step for
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Although 1t costs but six cents q
day in India for men to wave fans to
keep the air circulating In houses
they are gradually being replaced by
electric cans as cheaper and more re
liable.