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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
It Was Not the 4Mona Liar

For hours the French sleuth had
followed the man through devious
highways and byways, the unsuspect
ing fellow slouching along with his
canvas roll held tightly under his
arm.
"Ah." Kissed the smiling detective,
II have heem at re last"
He came little closer. Spots of
paint were distinctly visible on the
canvas roll
The sleuth sprang forward and
snatched away the package.
Il arrest you," he dramatically
cried, 'sfor re theft of re gr-r-reat
Mona Liza!"
The suspect stared at the sleuth
and the sleuth stared at the unrolled
canvas.
Monsieur" said the suspect calmly,
II will thank you to return to me my
overallsi"
And, taking the canvas garment
from the detectives nerveless fingers,
he continued along the road to Passy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
Mahogany Hunting.

E Mahogany hunters in Central and
South America are men requiring
much skill and experience, and in
some districts the revenues depend
largely upon the success of their en-
deavors. Mahogany trees do not grow
in groups, but are scattered and con-
cealed In thickets. It takes two men
an entire day to fell tree On ac-
count of the thick, thorny growth
about the base of the tree, it is the
custom to build scaffold around it,
and to cut the trunk at height of ten
or fifteen feet from the ground. BY
this wasteful method, it Is said. the
best part Of the tree is lost. Freed
from its branches, the trunk is hauled
by oxen to the nearest river, whore
RATS are mads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
Jerusalem's Budget

Hussein Effendi, president of the
municipality of Jerusalem, Syria, is a
man of modern thought He has had
made up a statement of the income
Of the Holy City for the fiscal year
ended March 10, 1911, and sent it to
William A. Prendergast, controller of
town which differs somewhat from
Jerusalem. In return, he asks for
copy of the annual statement of the
city of New York. Hussein Effendi is
familiar with English and takes a
deep interest in American affairs. 1t
is doubtful, however, if the figures
from the controllers Office prove as
picturesque reading to him as do
those of the Holy Land to the citizens
of the Western world.
Among items of taxes on roads over
which the gentle Jesus walked, and
bridge tolls across the River Jordan,
it is startling to read of a petroleum
storage tax" amounting to 10000
piasters year. 1t brings shudder
to think of motor cars running over
the highway from Jericho to Jaffa,
with muffer off and siren shrieking.
Yet in the statement Of Hussein Effen-
di may be read there is a tax Of "2
piasters a box of two five-gallon cans
of petroleum for the first month; IS
plaster for each succeeding month"
The biggest item on the list is the in
come from tolls collected from the
fn0 hrid c0 h1 Tnrf-
cho-a bridge so old that the Western
mind can hardly take in it's weight of
centuries. These collections amount
to 100000 piasters, which means in
our money s9,460. The tax for load
ed camel is 21s piasters; if he is
empty" he goes for piasters. The
laden mule may cross for piasters,
while the laden donkey goes over at
bargain rates. plaster
From those who walked and drove
their solemn camels and their little
gray donkeys over the Jaffa turnpike
1913 was collected in the year. For
the whole distance of forty miles,
from Jericho to Jaffa, loaded camel
and his driver may go by paying 8
piasters. On the other hand, a car
riage with three horses going over the
same distance must pay 71a piasters
If it has passengers; if empty it need
pay only 3z. A two-horse carriage
goes for 6 piasters and one-horse
gig pays 4.
For cleaning and lighting the streets
of the Holy City householders pay a
small tax, scaled according to the
quarter of the city and the number of
persons In the houses. The revenue
from this source is 100000 piasters
annually-$6,02 0 The city's income
from taxes on real estate and other
property owned (houses, shops, etc.,,
is about $3.50. 1t would not appear
from this modest figure that there
were many millionaires in Jerusalem.
1t seems almost cruel to stagger the
good Hussein Effendi with such fig
ures as these: Population of New
York City. 5.O76,796; taxable realty
valued at $7.858, S40,164; tax rate for
Manhattan and The Bronx, SLIP, etc.,
etc.
For the purpose Of road repair anil
mails that enter the city of Jerusalem
are taxed to the tune of 5000 per
year, camel involving | plaster,
mule ", donkey ". There is tax
upon carriages that are let out for
hire of 21a piasters a day. The New
York taxicab chauffeur pays yearly
license fee Of 81; q special hack |
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

"Your last, hope, dearest" said
Mary, nesting against his shoulder.
Jocelyn looked into her eyes and
with a sudden realization of his hap
piness, he pressed her tightly to him.
'You shall be my perpetual adven-
ture-always, Mary" he answered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDAYSCIlOOL.
LESSON
By e. 0. SELLERS. Director OF Even>
ing Department, The Moody Bible In
stitute OF Chicago)
LESSON FOR MAY 10.
THE OLD LAW AND THE NEW
LIFE.

LESSON TEXT-Matt 5:17-26.
GOLDEN TEXT-"He that loveth his
neighbOr hath fulfilled the Iaw.-RonJ
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17

"And when I'm more composed
Mary. shall tell you what I went
through this morning" said Jocelyn
to his bride. as their trim whirled
away southwark, an holtl after the
conclusion OF the CEREMONY. i've
had quite an adventure"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
W|LBURWR|GHT DIES
coINvENToR OF THE AERoPLANE
SUccUMBS AFTER SIEGE
WITH TYPHOID
N IN AIR WORK.
Brothers Worked for Years on Glides.
Won Fame and Worldwide
Recognition After Many
DIseouragements.

Dayton, Ohio. - Wilbur Wright,
the noted aviator, died Of typhoid
fever, after an illness of about three
weeks. Wright had been near death
for many days and, although his con
dition from time to time gave some
hopes to members Of his family, the
attending physicians, Drs. d. B. Conk-
lin and Levi Splitter, maintained
throughout the latter part of his sick
ness that he could not o
When the patient succumbed there
were at his bedside the members Of
his family, which includes his aged
father, Bishop Milton Wright, Miss
Catherine Wright, Orville, the coin
ventor Of the aeroplanes; Reuchlin
Wright and Lorin Wright.
The noted patient was seized with
typhoid May 4 on a business trip in
the East. On that day he returned
to Dayton from Boston and consulted
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Was Born In Indiana.

Wilbur Wright was born on a farm
lei Milleville, Henry county, Indi-
ana, in 1867. His father, Rev. Milton
Wright, was then a presiding elder of
the United Brethren church.
When Wilbur was still a child his
father removed to Dayton, Ohio, and
it was there that Orville Wright, who
was associated with flying machines,
was born.
The boys invented telegraph instru-
ments, printing machinery, then be-
gan building bicycles and then turned
their inventive genius to the study
of aviation. They became interested
in the experiments Of a German scien-
fist, Lilienthal, who lost his life in
one of his heavier-than-air gliders.
The Wright brothers went on expe-
rimenting quietly in Dayton. In 1904
their machine had assumed its pres
ent type. That was two years after
they had made their first fight. They
worked together and refused to dis
cuss their invention. Nobody but
themselves knew what part either had
had in the invention.
The great triumphs of Wilbur
Wright and his brother came to them
in France, when they took their ma
chine over for exhibition purposes.
Their vogue was almost unparalleled.
The great impetus which they gave to
the science of aviation resulted in
aviation meets In almost every civil
lied country.
They earned a good deal of money
during their stay abroad, and this
money they have devoted largely to
building new machines and seeking to
improve on their own design.
In 1911 they acquired 1000 acres of
land at Kitty Hawk, N. c., where they
had first flown in 1900. They planned
to build a great laboratory and expe-
riment station on the farm, where
they could carry on their work to-
gether in proper s~eclusion. Wilbur
Wright was awarded a gold medal by
the French Academy of Science in
1909, and the same ear was given an
honorary B. s. by Earlham college.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
GATLINGS ROUT CUBAN REBELS
LATTER HOLD REGION IN WHICH
GARCIA DEFEATED 10000.
Cuban Regulars RepuIse Negro In
su-eepts When They Attack
Plantation.

Santiago, Cuba. - A serious en-.
gagement is reported at Mayala near
Palma Soriano. The Cuban troops
used Calling guns and inflicted heavy
losses on the insurgents. There were
few casualties among the regulars.
The insurgents near Vicente Anaya,
attacked the C~onfiuente plantation
near Guantanamo, firing the sugar
cane. They threatened to hang the
manager IL he attempted to stop the
spread of the fire. After setting fire
to a number of houses they departed,
carrying off many horses and compel
ling the laborers to accompany them.
One of the most distinguished off,
GERS in the Cuban army during the
war of independence, in describing the
position of the forces now facing each
other in Oriente, said:
"The country probably is one of the
most difficult in the world for regular
military operations, but wonderfully
favorable for guerilla warfare. Dur
ing the year 1897, Calixto Garcia, with
a force of 1000 men, probably mater
tally less than the number under Gen.
Estenoz, operated in the same region,
actually occupying the ~impregnable
mountain called La Gloria" where
the main force of the insurgents re-
Gently was reported to be concen-
trated.
"The forces of Gen. Estenoz are
composed OF the same men as fought
under Garcia with their sons since
grown up, all knowing the country
perfectly. Estenoz and Ivenet them.
selves were officers under Garcia and
have been excellent fighters. General
Garcia then sustained five days con.
tinuous fighting against two Spanish
columns numbering 10000 men, con
verging from Mavari and Santiago. He
prevented the junction of these col
umns, defeating the intended move.
ment, and remained in full possession
of the disputed region from which he
never was compelled to retreat during
the remainder of the a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
FRENCH KILL o
Column Under Gen. lyautay Ma ,es
Successful Sally.

Fee, Morocco.-A strong column sent
ont by General Lyautay. the French
commander, dispersed the tribesmen
six miles outside of Fee. The French
artillery shelled the camp infiicting
heavy loss on the tribesmen. who have
been making continuous attacks
against the city. The French casual
ties numbered nine men killed and 2S
wounded.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Rhode Island In for Clark.

Providence, Rhode Island. - The
Democratic voters Of Rhode Island in
the presidential preference primary
favored Champ Clark by a large ma,
jority over Woodrow Wilson and Jud'
son Harmon, the other two names on
the ballot. With the town of Exeter
and four wards in the city of Provid.
ence missing the returns gave Clark
5,016; Wilson 1,422; Harmon, 453
Although the contest vas very close
the returns indicated that George w,
Green had been reelected national
committeeman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
HAMPTON's QUITS AGAIN
Directors Decide to Ask for a Receiver
in Dissolution.

New York, N. Y.-Hamptons' mag
azine has suspended publication and
the June number will not be issued.
The company, which was organized
after the failure of the consolidation
of the first Hampton's and the Co.
lumbar magazine last fall, found it
had no money to continue the bust
ness. One of the losers in the maya
zine is Speaker Champ Clark, who is
said to have invested $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
FOUR MORE DEATHS
Result From moving Picture Fire In
Spain.

Villareal. Spain. = Four additional
deaths have occurred among the in.
jured in the fire which burned down
a cinematograph theater here. The
total Of the fatalities is 81. The
proprietor of the theater has been
arrested on the charge Of giving per-
formances without a license and with
out submitting his apparatus to ex-
animation by the authorities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

New York, N. VA combine Of
forty-nine independent" moving pic
ture manufacturers and film ex.
changes will be Incorporated here N
der the title of The Universal Film
Manufacturing company" The vari
GUS plants included in the organiza-
ton are valued at $4,000, 900.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
DOCK MEN STILL OUT
NO Disorder In Labor Dispute in LON
don.

London. England.-The situation in
the London docks is practically un.
changed. The work il still carried
on under the protection of the police,
No disorders have occurred. although
the strikers gather In hundreds In the
vicinity OF the dock exits where they
ieer and bee 81 the drivers transport
ing provision to the markets under
the escort OF police.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Minneapolis, June 3.-Wheat, July.
$1.11A; Sept, s1.03T; No. 1 northern,
durum. si.os; No. ) corn, 7sc; No. )
white oats, 5oAe; barley. mait,ng.
Duluth. June 3. Wheat. July,
sl13% No. / durum, $1.13.
South st. Paul. June 3.LCattle--
calves, $I,ko4s.o0; hogs $7.2OQ7.s0;
sheep and lambs, s5.25 az 100.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
piriaible on Maiden Trip.

Friedrichshaven, Germ. - The new
military airship, Zeppelin III, started
on its maiden trip over Basel, Frank
fort-on-the-Main, Goettingen and Bre-
men to Hamburg, about $50 miles dis
tant. Count Zeppelin is personally
plotting the dirigible.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Two Drown Near Hudson.

New Richmond, Wisconsin. - Two
drownings are reported near Hudson,
Wis. Both victims were members of
pleasure parties. Peter Simons was
drowned on Lake st. Croix and Miss
Lucy Grinley, aged II, on Willow
river.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Railroad Men Provided For.

New York, N. Y. A building
costing more than 100000 is to be
erected near the Grand Central sta
ton here to house the railroad mems
Young Mems Christian association. 1t
will have sleeping quarters for 500
men.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
I R ON CARMANIA.
Flames Nearly Destroy Ocean Liner
Lying in Dock at Liverpool.

Liverpool, England. - A serious fire
broke out on the Cunard steamer Car
mania, lying at her dock. The fire
was confined to the saloon quarters
which were practically destroyed. The
damage is estimated at many thou
sands of dollars. The hull was not in
jured. The origin of the are is not
known.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The famous Mona Lisa is said to be
In the United States. The only clue
the art detectives have to trace her ID
that she wears a smile which will not
come OF. In these days that ia some
identification.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
operatIon on Booth FaIIs.

London. England.-The surgeons In
attendance or General William Booth.
the venerable head OF the Salvation
Army admit that ne 10 nov hopelessly
blind. The recent operation to re-
store his sight proved Z failure.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

A college professor has discovered
that a m scratches a match with
an outward movement. Those sheath
gowns are certainly doing their share
In emancipating the sex.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

1t is said that the Egyptians knew
about appendicitis 1000 years ago.
Which may afford a clew to how they
got the money with which to build the
pyramids.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Tho Princeton student who has In
vented a pocket for a woman's silk
stocking evidently isn't devoting all
his attention TO his studies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Child With 1 Head. 3 Bootleg.

Poughkeepsie, New York. = The
birth here of a child with one head
and three bodies is said by physicians
to be one of the greatest phenomena
in medical science.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
One Drowned at Dubuque.

Dubuque, Iowa. = Carl Kuehnel, 25
years old, fell overheard from a launch
into the Mississippi river. Being I'M
able to swim he drowned before his
companions could reach him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

According to a scientist the older a
star Is the faster It moves. Long prac-
tice In lodging vegetables and other
similar tokens from audiences surely
ought to count.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

A scientist announces that coffee is
frequently the cause of divorce. Some
coffee is capable of worse things than
that.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

A society woman in New Jersey
died while playing bridge. The game
Is often a shock to It's players. but not
often such q fatal one.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

On Mars a year is 100 days long.
1t seems evident that some OF the
ladies have adopted the Marian cal.
endar without saying anything about
It.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Cincinnati women want a curfew
for men only. When a man has to be
chased home 1t is plain he needs 9TH
er inducements.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The baseball season Of 1912 bids
fair to be quite as highly seasoned as
the baseball seasons Of other years
have been.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
New Liner Named "Brltannlc.'

New York, N. Y.-lt is announced
here that the new $4,000 ton White
Star liner which will take the place OF
the Titanic in the fall of 1913 is to be
named britannia" II will be the
same length as the Olympic, 500 feet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

A train ran a race with a cyclone In
Kansas--and won The cyclone must
have rubbed the earth too close and
got full OF friction.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The hide OF the whale is said to be
two feet thick in some places. This
makes the whale the politician OF the
sea.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The Hagerstown, Nd. public library
keeps an automobile that delivers
books from door to door. Those books
must have been ordered by telephone.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

In Ohio It has been held criminal for
a candidate to give a voter a cigar.
The recipient OF the cigar very gen.
orally endorses that principle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Imports Of diamonds have fallen of
heavily" a y the New York World.
Perhaps all the hotel clerks are now
supplied with 'em.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

An optimist is a man who believes
that the anthracite trouble will soon
be settled, so that coal will be plenti-
full and reasonably cheap next winter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Wireless for All German shIps.

New York, N. Y All steamships
flying the German Gag will DO com
PEELED to carry wireless apparatus
with q radius Of at least 100 miles,
after October /.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Massachusetts man who fell heir to
millions has bought a farm. He is
now in q position to raise chickens
and still keep out of the poorhouse.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The price OF eggs in China now is
five cents a dozen. but unfortunately
for economical housekeepers, 1t is
5000 miles to China by the shortest
way
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Los Angeles chorus girls are said to
be put on a strike. IL they don't like
their jobs why don't they go into poll
tics?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
WILBUR WRIGHT.

DR.. Conklin, the family physician. He
took to his bed almost Immediately
and it was several days before his
case was definitely diagnosed as ty-
phoid.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Chicago has discovered a girl with
a perfect foot" says the Toledo Blade.
Did the poor girl lose the other onei
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Harvard knows a lot, but she has
had to acknowledge that she doesn't
know how to keep the college elms
alive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Letter paper is to cost more, but
the lover will be expected to write
long letters just the same.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

In pay-as-you-enter cars the particu-
lar oma to pay fares must be SCI
bected on the spot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Show Girls sues Stokes for 500, 600

New York, N. Y. - Lillian Graham,
the show girl who with Ethel Conrad
was acquitted of the charge of having
attempted the life Of W. E. d. Stokes.
filed suit against Stokes asking $780,
600 damages for false and malicious
prosecution"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Brakeman Crushed to Death.

Winnipeg, MAN.. Willis Lester,
aged q, a brakeman on the Canadian
Pacific, was crushed to death while
coupling cars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Europe reports an eclipse OF the sun,
but China's Sun continues to shine
and break into the newspapers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
Snake Kills Two Children.

Greenville, N. Carolina.-Two chill
dren were killed by a ~rattlesnake
on the farm of George Adams near
here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The rain falls more on the just than
the unjust, for the latter attach them
selves TO any umbrella In sight.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

quated shipping laws and overripe ad.
ministratiye boards" and asked that
all nations act together in shipping
reforms. New laws" he said, will
best testify our affection for the
dead"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Free speech is unrestricted at 9
baseball game
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

Hay is selling in Cincinnati Mt $50 a
ton. but what Of It? What's the price
Of gasoline?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06

The unloaded revolver kills o
than the unsuitable ship. for 1t never
rests.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-06
5attleship Proposals Fail.

The house passed the naval appro-
priation bill without providing for any
new battleships. In the final hours
Of consideration, however, a radical
amendment was added, by which gov-
eminent contracts in the future must
be executed under the eight-hour law.
The proyiso applies not alone to nav
al contracts, but to all work that
hereafter may be done for the govern
ment. The bill carries approximately
$119, 000, GOO.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
IN suRANcE COMM sloNERs IN
uNQltALiFiED EN1s.-s

The National Conve tlon ot Insslr'
ance Commissioners con- graduates the
Modern Woodmen Of America upon
its Head Camp In placing the society
upon 4 permanent basis, and urges
upon All friends Of, fraternal insurS NICE
the support Of the ctton So taken and
that all attempts to niility such az.
ton Or to induce members of said
Society, Or of any soeiey 50 reEattng,
To disesntinue their membefship ba
discouraged ~ Informing Bot rnein-
3bera and tKe public ~ fully as posi-.
bIes
Frank N. Hard isons NJ assac husetts
Emmets New York
lanes q. Young North Carolina
J.s u. schively ashington
Committee Of ConimiE sfonsrs