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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

YXTOMEN, especially young girls, are
w rapidly becoming more and more
addicted to intoxicating liquor in the
national capital, while the men are
rapidly growing more abstemious, &C
cording to Albert e. Shoemaker, at
torney for the Anti-Saloon league OF
the District of Columbia. His accusa-
sation has aroused women generally
here, and it is subject OF agitated
discussion.
Mr.. Shoemaker made his charge be-
fore the Women's Christian Temper
ance union, attributing the increasing
thirst among women to the heavy COM
petition among proprietors of hand
somely furnished cafes and their will
ingness to take chance" in per
hitting women and young girls to
drink.
He also declared that under the ex-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

VIZ ASHINGTON.-O ftentimes a man
w doesn't do as we'll at his own oc-
cupation as he ought to-thinks he
has made misfit and believes he can
better himself. Here are a few Rug-
gestions for anyone thus dissatisfied
from the thirteenth United States CEN
gus:
There is a snake merchant who has
a ranch out IN Texas and has for
more than seven years made a bust
ness Of handling snakes. In one year
he sold over 10000 rattlers and
blacksnakes, getting from a quarter
to two dollars each.
Formerly all the parts of a shoe
were made by a shoemaker; today
this industry employs judges, fakirs,
blowers, sluggers, busters-out, cripple
chasers and paucake-makers- en-
gagged one way or another in the
making of shoes or parts of them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
SECURE POWER FROM TIDES
Prussan Government to Aid Company
just Organized at Hamburg
Works VIII Be at Husum.

A company has been formed In Ham,
burg for the utilization on a large
scale of the power of the tides, ac-
cording to a Berlin correspondent of
the New York Sun.
The initiator is Hamburg engineer,
Herr Emil Pein, who has devoted Is
years to experiment and has now sue
ceeded in gaining the. cooperation of
the Prussian government The cleo
tricitg generated, II is estimated. will
supply nearly the whole of Schleswfg-
Holstein north of the Kiel canal with
light and power.
The works will be at Husum, on the
coast of Schleswig. Opposite Husum.
at distance of couple of kilometers.
lies the North Tristan island of Nord-
strand
Two roughly constructed parallel
dams will connect the Nordstrand with
the mainland and the large area thus
inclosed will form the tidal reservoir
The reservoir viii be divided into three
basins. In the middle of the south
dam will rise large power house.
The machinism adopted allows the
generation of power all day and night
The variations in the tidal force at
different hours will be compensated
for by the use of accumulators cur
rent of $4,000 volts will be distributed
to ali places within 80 or 100 kilome-
ters and transformed locally to 220
volts.
The estimated cost of generating
the electricity will only be about two
cents horse power an hour.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Ar

then come to the school But she is
doing fine work. Miss Meyer and
Miss Townsend are doing well also.
Miss Townsend already has gone
into the life class
Miss Townsend is the daughter OF
a former minister to Portugal. AS a
child she played with the deposed|
King Manuel. Several years ago tins
former playmates met in London, and
It was reported that the king had
asked her to marry him.
Miss Hildegarde Nagel is the eldes*
daughter of the secretary OF con
merce and labor. and Miss Meyer
the daughter Of the secretary Of til
navy. There are about dozen alt.
gether in the class who were recruit
ed from Washington's smart Sea-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Fair Sex Drinks More Than Men in the Capital

listing laws it was impossible to secure
the conviction of those who sold LIQUOR
to minors
Insanity seizes upon the bachelor
with greater ease than upon the bene-
dict, despite the worry the latter Is
supposed to undergo. according to
the report of t he government hos
pital for the insane, just submitted to
Secretary of the Interior Fisher. An
other fact brought out by the report
is that out of nearly 5000 patients In
the institution only three are being
treated for insanity brought on by
the use of alcohol. This is contrary
to the generally accepted theory,
which contributes to alcoholism
large proportion OF the unfortu-
mates.
A significant feature of the report
lies in the statement that there are a
far greater proportion of foreign in
sane patients than American, and thta
of the foreigners the majority are
Germans That insanity, in large
measure. is hereditary. is evidenced
by the statement that the asylum sci
entists have discovered one family in
West Virginia whose pedigree has
been traced back through CTS individ-
uals. OF whom 81 were mentally defec-
tive.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
ELECTRICAL
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Missourian has patented trolley
system for conveying electric power
to aeroplanes-
An electric fiashlight has been
mounted in policeman's club by n
Seattle inventor.
The extreme northeastern corner of
Siberia viii soon be in wireless touch
with yladivostok.
The city council of Chicago has re-
Gently passed an ordinance to prevent
damage by electrolysis.
One California electric company sup
plies light and power to territory 200
miles long and from rs to so miles
wide.
A hook is provided on a new port
able electric desk lamp so 1T may be
hung on bed or other furniture for
a reading light.
Electric food and water heaters are
said to increase hens egg laying pow
ers and to prevent poultry diseases
due to cold food.
Motormen of the traction system OF
the English city of Birmingham are
given cash bonuses when they avoid
accidents due to negligence.
Only filtered air is permitted to en-
ter a great German electric power
nlant. elaborate cloth screens guard.
ing the machinery from dust.
yienpa streets on which electric
cars run are cleared of snow by haul.
ing plows that resemble American
road scrapers behind plow equipped
cars.
Should an electric lamp In a vessels
signal light go out new device auto
matically switches on an auxiliary
lamp and signals the fact to the YES
sells bridge or captains cabin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Odd Calings Are Found in Uncle Sans Census

Another man seems to be in a class
by himself. In Kansas City he bot
ties the smoke of hickory logs. He
says that when 1t Is let loose in an
alright compartment where meat
has been hung it will produce the
same results as though the meat had
been cured in an old-fashioned smoke
house.
There Is a man out Seattle way
whose business it is to secure the
mustaches from walrus killed in Be
ring Strait These stout bristles are
plucked from the nose of the walrus
by Indians, tied into small bundles
and sold by the Seattle citizen (who
made $1,000 by this traffic in 1910. to
agents on the Pacific coast. The
agents ship them to China. where
they are In demand as toothpicks
In an aged bull walrus the bristles
are about foot long and nearly as
thick as a lead pencil. They are
tough, and when made into picks can
be pushed between the teeth without
injury to the enamel.
Then there are also the whittier
and the pouncer in a hat factory; a
dock walloper is a kind OF longshore-
man; a vibrator works in a clock fac
tory; a tonger works in connection
with oysters; a teaser works in q
glass factory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Tests Confirm Danger of Common Stable Flies

e URGEON JOHN F. ANDERSON
- and Past Assistant Surgeon Wade
H. Frost of the United States public
health service have completed exper-
iments which confirm the contention
Of DR.. Milton J. Roseneau of the Har-
ward Medical school, that infantile
paralysis is communicated by the
stable fly.
At the international Congress OF
Hygiene and Demography here re-
Gently DR.. Rosenau described his ex-
periments. He infected several mon
keys with infantiIe paralysis. and ex-
posed them daily from the time of in
oculation till death to the bites of sew
eral hundred stable flies.
Twelve other monkeys were then
exposed TO the bites of these flies. At
the time that DR.. Rosenau made his
announcement six of the twelve had
developed symptoms characteristic of
infaEtile paralysis. OF the six, two
died. three were paralyzed and one
recovered. In the cord of one of the
monkeys were found the Characters
tic lesion OF infantile paralysis. The
cord of the other dead monkey showed
changes less characteristic of the dis
ease. At the time of the announce
ment a sufficient interval had not
elapsed to determine the result of the
ttempt to transmit the infection of
fher monkeys by incubation with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

the cord of one of the two that had
died.
Dr. Anderson and Dr. Frost sought
to repeat the conditions OF DR.. Ros-
nau's experiments.
Their report made public the other
day states that on October 3 monkey
No. 242 was inoculated with an emul-
sion of the cord of the monkey which
died of infantile paralysis. Until it's
death from the disease on October 8,
the animal was exposed for two hours
daily to the bites of 500 stable flies,
collected in Washington. Another mon
Fey similarly inoculated on October s
was, beginning October Z, exposed
daily to the bites of the same flies.
Beginning October 4 two other
monkeys were exposed daily for about
two hours to the bites OF these Same
flies, and, beginning October s. third
new monkey was similarly exposed
ALI three subsequently developed
symptoms of infantile paralysis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
EPITAPH CAUSES PROTEST

Protests are being made by resi-
dents of Morrisville, Pa, against the
shaft at the head of the grave OF Sam
uel McCracken, because the inscrip-
ton reads:
If politicians a&d priests all go to
heaven, then l am bound to stop at
some other station"
Beside his grave is that of his wife.
with headstone which reads: She
died firm believer in Christ, her Sa-
viour."
McCracken died In 1862 and made
a contract with the cemetery owners
that his tombstone should never be
disturbed A legal way to remove the
shaft is being sought. because its in
scription is considered sacrilegious.
Many Revolutionary war soldiers are
buried in the cemetery.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
SANG F0RTY-EIGHT HOURS

prisoner in Ayrshire (Scotland)
prison has been giving to the physi-
clans and prison officials an anxious
and worrying time. For two days and
nights he kept singing song after
song, without any intervals for food.
and ceased only when sheer exhaus-
ton caused him to faint
He was being taken from the police
court to prison when he burst into
song, treating his fellow prisoners in
Black Maria" to one OF Harry Lau-
der's classics. followed by some
hymns. In vain the police and ward
ers ordered him to stop it." He
came from the prison van and enter
ed his cell singing the Glory song.
He was threatened with punishment
If he did not give up. but he seemed
not to hear the warnings. He sat in
his cell apparently quite happy till
the never ceasing GLORY" song got
on the nerves of the other prisoners.
and he was removed to a cell which
was as nearly sound proof as pos
sible. Still he kept on. 1t was thought
he would stop when he got hungry.
But he did not. All through the night,
all next day and next night he kept
on singing. until at the end Of forty
eight hours he suddenly ceased and
he was found lying on the floor of his
cell in a swoon.
When, IL hours later, he recovered
in the prison infirmary, he had no
recollection of having been singing at
all. All he said he could remember
was that he seemed suddenly to lose
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
CAT WITH TWENTY-slx TOES

Tommy Logan, said to be the great
est wonder in the feline world, is So
dourning in Milwaukee. Tom has &c
toes and claws Some of these are
more than three-eighths of an inch
across. Thomas but twelve months
old. and he still is adding to the num-
Der of his claws. A month ago he
Increased the count by one. and many
more are expected, as they are show
ing signs Of sprouting. Seven OF
Toms toes are on each of the front
feet. and six on each Of those in back
The rs toes give him a heayy-footed
appearance. but this is belied by his
actions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
Shelf Light.

spiked to the ceiling beams. Ore light
was hung about the center of the
length OF the aisles with enough rein
forced drop cord to reach to any part
OF the shelving. The lamp cord was
securely fastened to a No. 51s knob
strung on the messenger wire as
shown. and spring was also placed
in the position illustrated to take up
any Earring that might be transmitted
70 the tungsten lamp which was en-
closed In a strong guard
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

In the second place, the arm may be
tilted in any direction or pushed far
Their in or drawn farther out of the
base. In the third place, the lamp is
movable on the upper end of the arm.
With these three points of adjustable
ity 1t is easy to understand how the
apparatus may be turned to throw
light upon any point and from any
angle. Or the whole continuance may
be removed from the desk If room is
needed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
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ELECTRICAL.
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LIGHT is EASILY ADJUSTED
Simplest Of Many Devices by Which
Electric Globes May Be Turned
TO Any Angle Desired.

One Of the simplest Of the several
devices by which electric globes may
be turned to any angle desired is that
invented by an Ohio man. The secret
lies in small semi-circular arm. This
arm is slidably mounted at one end In
movable base At the other end it
is similarly mounted In the lamp
socket In the first place the base
may be moved about to any part of
the desk or table on which it stands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
REDUCING NOISE OF WIRES
Method of Preventing Grooming and
Moaning Is Described-Stiff
Spring Is Important.

CBy r. d. MOCK. in the Scientific Ameri-
CAM
A wire. especially one with long
span. Is sometimes a noisy PROPOSE
ton when it is attached to the clap
boards of house. Every time the
wind blows little harder than usual
there is such moaning and grooming
that sleep is well-nigh impossible. The
wire seems to make noise on the
principle of the old-fashioned squawk-
er boys used to make out of tin can
with a stout thread fastened to the
bottom of it. Pulling the thread would
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
AUTO SHELLS CORN BY MILE

C. N. Hershey. a farmer living near
Mount Joy, Pa. has demonstratedth that
the automobile Is not only good to
take pleasure and business trips in.
Hershey shelled eighty bushels of
corn with his machine. He raised up
the rear wheels and adjusted a belt
to one of the tires. connecting it with
the corn shelter 1t shelled corn at
the rate of 20 miles an hour.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
KNOWS HER HENS CACKLE

Judge Bait, in the Terre Haute city
testimony against man accused Of
stealing her hen. She said she rec
ognized the hens cackle as the man
carried 1t away. She did not see the
hen. Judge Bait said: mo one can
identify the cackle of particular hen
and few persons can identify chicken
by it's color when SO many are alike"
Mrs Mollie Willis was the accuser
and Allen Oglesby the accused.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
LIGHTING ROWS OF SHELVES
Good Plan is to Fasten Steel Messen-
ger Wires Through Turnbuckles,
Fastened to Ceiling.

The illumination Of aisles between
rows of shelving is usually obtained
by hanging number of lamps along
their length, with the result that they
are in the way and are quite frequent
" left on or among the contents of
the shelves. A better way is shown in
the sketch, says the Popular Elec-
tricity. Steel messenger wires were
fastened through turnbuckles to hooks
screwed into pieces of two by four.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
DUTY OF ELECTRIC SERVANT
Magazine Writer Tells How Current
Sweeps, Polishes, irons and Does
Many Other Stunts.

Electricity as household servant is
treated briefly by a writer in the
Electric City Magazine as follows:
It will sweep and dust carpets. rugs
hoors. upholstery. drapings and cloth
ing with the vacuum cleaner.
1t will polish the silver and brass
work with little bufing motor.
1t will wash and wiring the clothes
with an electric washing machine.
1t will dry the clothes indoors rap
idly with the breeze from an electric
fan.
1t will iron the clothes quickly, eco
nomically and well with an electric
iron.
1t will beat eggs, grind coffee or
meat or turn the ice cream freezer
or sharpen the knives with a general
utility motor.
1t will keep any part of the house
cool in summer with an electric fan.
1t will make toast or griddle cakes
on the table or boil the tea kettle or
coffee percolator.
1t will run the sewing machine with
out effort.
1t will dry the hair after shampoo,
or curl it, and provides massage, by
means of the electric fan. curling iron
and vibrator.
1t heats the baby's bottle and the
shaving cup. 1t warns the bed and
offers a substitute for the hot water
bag that never leaks nor grows cold
The electric servant does these
things and few dozen others without
fuss or bubble, and it never quits nor
demands more pay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
SPlNELESS FISH IS CAUGHT

The second specimen ever caught
OF acrotus willoughbli, rare deep sea
fish, was received at the University
of Washington for Identification. the
fish having been taken from a trap
near Blaine, Wash. The specimen is
six feet long, has large head but
no scales or backbone
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
GOLF BALL KILLS SPARROW

In the golf tournament at the Brae
Burn Country club links at West New
ton. Mass, ball driven from tee
overlook and killed sparrow and
then continued true in Its fight. The
incident was witnessed by number
of golfers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

Growing in the indian jungle near
IKurukshetra Junction, a station on the
East Indian railway in the Punjaub.
is a date palm tree that is unique in
having twelve branches which spread
out like a fan. The ordinary date
palm has one stem without any Off
shoots. This particular tree is ven-
Grated by the people of the neighbor-
hood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06
ESCAPED IN GARBAGE WAGON

Harold C. Chase, young man said
20 be only seventeen years Of age.
managed to hide himself in a garbage
wagon at the military prison at Leav-
fnwo-th. Kan, and was carried out Of
the institution. and later made good
lis escape.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

his memory when sitting in the pris-
on van and thought he had tainted
That he had been singing for two
days was great surprise to him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

1t may be hard to believe, but this
is reproduction of really serious
modern painting of the Madonna and
Child" 1t was painted by Wyndham
Lewis. one of the postimpressionists
who are producing such extraordinary
work, and was exhibited in the second
Of their salons in London. This is
not an extreme example of the So
called art of this new school
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-06

Electricity Was first used in a mine
In 1879 when coliiery at Earnock.
Scotland, was lighted with electric
lamps
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-26
DON'T BE MISLED
Richmond Citizens Should Read ant
Heed This Advice.

Richmond Citizens Should Read and
Heed This Advice.
Kidney trouble is dangerous and Oft
en- fatal.
Don't experiment with something
new and untried.
Use a tested and proven kidney rem
edy.
Begin with Doan's Kidney Pills.
Used in kidney troubles IS years
Doan's have cured thousands.
Are recommended here and every
where
A Richmond citizens statement
forms convincing proof.
It's local testimony-it can be inves-
tigated
Mrs. F. P. Brooks, 215 S. Fifth ST.
Richmond. Ind. says: I'VE have used
Doan's Kidney Pills in our family for
years, getting them at Luken & Co. S
Drug Store, and we would not be with
out a supply in the house. l took this
remedy for weakness of the kidneys
and pains in my back and sides and
l found great relief. Doan's Kidney
Pills are deserving of my highest en-
dorsement'
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-26
HOW TO ENRICH YOUR SOIL.
Excellent Results Without Handling
Ordinary Manure.


II the soil Of your garden is in good
mechanical condition-that is, if it con-
tains the proper amount of decayed
vegetable matter-excellent results in
the way OF fertilizing may be obtained
without the Inconvenience of handling
ordinary manure. Sheep manure may
be bought in sacks and is excellent. 1t
gives immediate results. Strewn over
and dug into the vegetable garden or
placed directly in drills or hills. it pro-
notes rapid. steady growth until ma
turity. 1t makes rich and safe liquid
manure. one pound in FIVE gallons of
water producing mixture which can
be used safely daily if necessary.
Bonemeal is good, but is not a COM
plete fertilizer. Wood ashes should be
used with caution, as the large amount
OF I've they contain may do mischief.
The best chemical fertilizer is what
Is known as complete fertilizer, which
Is supplied under various names. ASK
when you buy it how to use it and be
sure to use no more than the directions
permit. A very light sprinkling over
the soil after spading or blowing. then
raked in, is best. Chemical fertilizers
are very strong and will kill or injure
plants if used to excess.
II the soil of your garden is not in
good mechanical condition it must be
properly MANFRED before you can hope
to have success. Dig in fresh horse
manure and leave the ground rough
and let the manure rot. When it is
rotted spade up the ground again and
perhaps planting may be done. Never
dig fresh manure into the ground, how
ever. just before planting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-26
Marion Milton.


Miss Marion Milton, the smallest
member of the Lewis & Oliver Players
at the Murray theater, has been
brought up on the stage, and can tell
many interesting stories of her child
hood. Here is one of them:
When I was travelling with the
Road Up the Mountain company, at
the age of fourteen, l was always
more or less ambitious to assist the
property man. My chief delight was
to take the cocoanut shells and imi-
tate the approach of horses, or else
assist him to set the house on fire,
by lighting the big pans of red fire, or
initiating the approach of the light
ming express by beating on a sheet of
tin to the accompaniment of a bass
drum.
During one performance of this
melodrama, the chief situation being
the hold up of the limited express,
the property man had no one to as
sist him, the stage hands having been
mustered in as Indians or cavalry, so
/ volunteered to assist him through. 1
made a wild dash across the stage
with a piece of canvas on which was
painted the overland limited, when I
was jerked off my feet, and to the
establishment of the audience a pair
of legs were thrust out of the end of
the rear coach. Then to cap the eli