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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

The turtle is one of the slowest OF
creatures in it's movements and pos.
sesses little brain. Yet a well-known
American naturalist has succeeded in
training three of these creatures to
do a number of little tricks. He
places them, one above the other, on
spools, as depicted in the photograph
given above. If a piece of cabbage
or other green stuff is held out in
front of them they will make com
plete circuit. all moving in unison,
keeping their balance and not tum.
bling off. The bigger turtle will also
ring a bell. This 1t grasps in one
of its forefeet. jerks it of the ground
and then gives it shake. 1t is quite
amusing to watch the slow. deliberate
manner in which this is done The
turtles live In their owners house
spending their time in the kitchen
hunting down the vermin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
CHANGING THE CATS FUR

A remarkable transformation. of a
cats fur by temperature has, been re-
ported A black cat was accidentally
shut in the refrigerating chamber of a
mail steamer IN Sydney harbor. Au-
stralia. and was not discovered until
about 80 days later. when the ship
was off Alden. The cat vase scarcely
recognizable. the fur having become
long and thick. changing to white on
the back. Brought out in the intense
heat of the Red sea. the heavy white
coat rapidly fell out and the normal
coat was restored.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Feet Must Be Studied by Officers in the Army

of the infantry will receive like atten-
ton.
Company commanders will person
ally inspect the bare feet OF their
men before a march Is undertaken"
reads the order. while on the march
they will personally see each day that
their men wash their feet as soon al
possible after reaching camp. prick
and evacuate blisters, dust the feet
with foot powder supplied by the
medical department, and put on clean
socks"
BY way OF emphasizing the neces-
sity for obeying this order. another
clause says: Hereafter an undue
amount of foot injury and disability
from shoes will be regarded as evil
dence of ineff1ciency on the part OF
the officers concerned as cause for
investigation.
Then there is thus f1Ssher instruc-
ton:
"Company c0mmanc srs VII canae
the proper trimming d nails. yem0val
or pairing Of corns and Gallo Hes. re-
lief OF painful bunions, tref kmerf Or
ingrowing nails. and othF defects,
sending serious cases TO theSsurgeon.1
There is one phase OF the order that
will be appreciated by the bachelor
infantrymen. It is that "darned sox
or socks with holes, will not be worn
in marching.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

British Columbian. Some weeks ago
Blaylocks cows destroyed Gerrard's
corn. Gerard thought the destruction
was done apurpose." Then the rev
enoo officers" came and "cut down
Blaycock's STILL" The next day Ger
rards still was "cut down"
The followieg day. at camp meet
Ing. gossip said Blaylock had re
ported Gerard to the revnoo on
GERS" and Blaylock says he traced
the gossip to Henry Gerard. Il went
home and fetched nah gun. and |
went over to see Gerard He said
he didn't kyar to tarry and talk with
me. and I'd Just up with nah gun
and allowed he bettah tarry a-bit
WAL, some other bodies stepped in
and took er train up this away
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Rat Psychologists Trying to "Kid' Uncle Sam

A SSlSTANT Surgeon General Will
A liam Colby Rucker of the pub
lie health service announced Aug. 81
that he was searching for a new kind
OF rat trap, to be adopted as the Of
fetal trap of the service in its war
against the bubonic plague. He has
now in his Office rs models for rat
traps of many designs, together with
about fifty drawings.
RAT psychology has evidently been
the subject of deep study on the part
Of inventors and would-be inventors
who are trying to market their ideas
in my Office" said DR.. Rucker, land
the interesting thing is the wide d.
vergence of the conclusions that have
been reached. An Iowa student sent
me the following suggestion:
"'Take an iron pot and place rock
in the middle. Fill the pot with water
even with the top of the rock, SO as to
make the rock look like an island.
Float piece of cheese on the water.
The rat will jump for the cheese and
after falling In the water will climb on
the island and scream for help. The
entire rat family will rush to his aid,
dive overheard to his rescue and then
kill each other fighting for foothold
on the rock.
Another trap of simple type sug-
gested was the bran barrel trap.
was told to cover the surface of a pail
Of water with bran; to fix a plank
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

concrete wall and extending up 70
the plate.
In order to have the sawdust dry.
1t Is advisable to get 1t fresh from
the mill and put 1t in shed where 1t
will not get wet and where you can
stir It so that 1t will season well.
find that the dryer the sawdust the
better the result. It
Having the walls finished. put on a
good single roof with fairly steep
pitch. Then cell under the joists with
a good flooring and fill in the loft with
sawdust until the joists are covered
one or two inches. Compact this
sawdust with that of the walls.
This makes a frost-proof house. The
top half of the inside door should be
of glass. then, by leaving the outside
door open. plenty Of light will be ad-
mitted to the small room, which Is to
be used as the barreling room.
Lay down 2x6 sleepers two feet
apart and make tight floor in the
small room. Make trap door to
step downstairs to the fire box.
Lay Exc sleepers lengthwise of the
large room, leaving a 3-foot aisle on
the south side which will be all con-
crete floor for walking upon. Place
floor of boards running crosswise
upon these sleepers.
The six-inch tile previously men,
toned allows the hot air to circulate
underneath all bins Of potatoes and
rise up through them, drying them
underneath as well as on top. thus
preventing the potatoes from rotting
in the bottom of the bin.
Set row of studding directly over
the partition wall and cell up the east
side of this row of studding and make
tight partition between the two
rooms, leaving room at the south end
of this partition for doorway to the
aisle.
Then set other rows OF studding six
feet apart, the width of the bins.
This arrangement makes the bins
Is IL feet long, s IL feet high and
feet wide.
Board up the sides and north ends
of the bins with 1x4 strips.
Also similar strips six feet loug
should be provided for the front ends
to be put In when needed. These are
held in place by a slide nailed up the
side Of the studding.
Place all the strips one inch apart
to allow circulation of ths heat all
around and through the bins. Have
six-inch ventilator over the center
of each bin and one over the small
room.
These ventilators should extend
through the ceiling and near a foot
above the sawdust Have "a window
door in each end of the gable and a
ladder on the outside, If necessary to
go to thu loft.
Remember this one point always:
that a freshly built house, and one
built out of green lumber and green
sawdust may. and likely will be, the
cause of houseful of ruined potatoes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

I'd EFORM in the army correspon.
~ dence is the latest development in
Major General Leonard Woods plan
for Increasing the efficiency of the
fighting force Under orders from
"the top" the complimentary verbiage
under which all communications be-
tween officers of sthe army and be-
tween those officers and the war de-
partment have been carried on have
been ordered cut out.
Such army forms as Colonel Smith
presents his compliments to Lieuten-
ant JONES'" as the precursor of SIM
pie request: the subscription. Il have
the honor to be. yours with great re-
spect;" repetitions of titles at the be-
ginning and end of communications of
a most trivial nature, will hereafter
he eliminated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Army officers must
W become foot doctors and under
stand all the little twists and turns in
chiropody if they obey an order just
issued by the war department.
Soon the fastidious young West
Pointer will be seen on his knees be-
fore the raw recruit explaining how
best to harvest the corn or bunion
with razor. He will inspect the re-
cruit's socks and have him wash his
feet and put on clean ones.
All OF which would make 1t appear
that the next course in study to be
listed at the national academy may be
chiropody. In addition to the titles.
like u. s. A." which tbs graduate
places after his name, there viii then
be one #. E." foot expert, or @Ch.
D." doctor of chiropody).
For many years the army has en-
pioyed expert blacksmiths t. care
Tor the horses hoofs. Now the hoofs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Alfalfa for Hogs.

The results of 1--WE years tests indi
cate that for fattening hogs the way
to feed alfalfa most satisfactorily Is
to feed 1t without grinding or chop
ping, says the Nebraska Experiment
Station Bulletin. This method has
given faster and cheaper gains than
feeding a like amount of chopped or
ground alfalfa. or larger percentage
OF either. BY feeding alfalfa hay
with corn. the cost of the increase IN
the weight OF the hogs has been de
creased about SO cents per 100 >cunds
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
HOLDS PLANE STILL IN AIR

The Tagliche Rundschau of Berlin
says it learns that a German engineer
has made a remarkable invention, per.
hitting an aeroplane to remain sta.
tionary in the air at given point fer
an indefinite period The form of
aeroplane for which this amazing ac-
complishment is claimed Is said to
differ radically from any heavier than
air machine hitherto constructed
The military authorities are saidrto
be enthusiastic over the new inyen-
ton, as 1t opens up incalculable pos
sibilities in observation and the
dropping of explosives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
HUMAN PUMP OF THE DESERT

In the desert of Kalahari, in Africa.
is seen the human pump Though
there is no water found on the surface
In this arid region, there are places
where veins are struck several feet
underground. A bamboo tube is run
down to the water supply and when
any one comes for water the well ten
der, who is usually woman, puts her
mouth over the bamboo and by a Wig
orous intake of breath sucks up a
quantity of water. This she then dex-
trously squirts from her mouth into
the shell of an ostrich egg. These
shells when furnished with corks of
pith make very good water bottles and
they will stand considerable rough
handling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ROSE GROWS IN A CHICKEN

An almost fully blown small Mar
tina Washington rose was discovered
encased in a double sac of protective
tissue In Plymouth rock hen killed
by Mrs. Florence Matthes OF Cinema,
wa. Ore. Despite that several weeks
must have elapsed since the swallow
ing of the bud to enable 1t to have
become coated. the flower had not un-
dergone decay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
GIANTS sNEEzE BREAKS RE

Joseph E Flynn assistant master
at the Union railroad station in Wash
ington, who stands 6 feet 2 inches il
bis stocking feet weighs more thai
200. and was formerly a football pIas
err. sneezed the other Gay With all III
force that a man OF his size and vigo
usually puts Into perlorananf
and broke one OF his l1ns-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
GREAT SPRING IN ARKANSAS

Arkansas has the largest spring in
the world, Mammoth spring, entering
into Spring river, a full-sized stream
at it's very source.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
TAMRIDA MOSQUE, soKoTRA

Not many tourists land at Sokotra
island, in the Arabian sea, but those
who do are well repaid by the many
beautiful and interesting bits of seem
cry. Tamrida is the capital and the
ancient mosque of that city is here
shown. Sokotra is under British pro-
lection, but has sultan of its own
who receives an annual subsidy for
preventing the footing of vessels that
may be wrecked on his coasts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

curosies London both at outside and
St. Westminster
According adonhere variantshe extraordinary
like the Of footstooI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
clara B. Yates

ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
PRINCIPAL S
Of Grammar Schools Hold
An Interesting Meeting in 2
City of Grafton.

The principals of the grammar
schools of the Monongahela valley
met in the Central school building
at Grafton Saturday in two very in
teresting and instructive sessions
Those n attendance we're Joseph
Roster. superintendent Of the Fair
mont schools; NJ. N. Brooks, SUI
periatendent of the Grafton schools;
G. II. CoIebank, OF the Grafton
High school; R. R- Nelson, Bar
racksviIle; C. Guy Musser. lClarks-
burg; C. c. Meyer, Fairmont; i.
G. Hoover, Grafton; w. A Crow,
Fairmont; %. A. Watson, Fairmont;
E. B. whaley, Barracksv1lle; Carl
S. Lawson, clarksburg; Frank J.
Tracy, CIarksburg; w. a Hustead'
Fairmont; Carl J. Garter, F'airmont;
and Il. w. Kennedy, Grafton.
After a short address by Super
intendent Brooks. the following
topics were discussed:
What preparation should we rea-
sonabIy expect from every teacher?
Principal C. C. Meyer.
Do superintendents and principals
unduIy encroach upon the rights
and time OF teachers? How?-Dis-
trict Superintendent Carl s. Law
son.
The problem of the foreign child
Principal \. F. Sycafoose.
Should a first grade teacher re-
ceive a higher salary than an eighth
grade teacher? Why-Principal
frank J. Tracy
! should arrested development re
ceive. more attention in the pubic
schools?-Principai c. Guy Musser.!;
Domestic science IN the grades
Principal C. H. colebank.
At the close of the discussions
Superintendent Roster moved that a
committee OF ave be appointed to
study and investigate the salaFy
schedule of elementary teachers.
The motion was unanimously car
r,ad and Chairman Holden ap-
pointed the following committee
q a watson, Fairmont; c G. Mus
ser. clarksburg; C. &c. Meyer
Fairmont; L. C. Hoover, Grafton
and w. M Husteao, e alrHlOH :.
motion to invite high sehool
principals to join the association
carried.
The next and last meeting of the
association this year will be held at
lFairmont sometime in February.
principals watson. Matthew and
Hustead were appointed as local
committee to arrange for the next
meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09

BEGINNING AT,A STAKE on East
Pike Street. Corner. to lot No. 70, S.
u deress and thirty minutes; w.
100 feet to a stake; y. % degrees E.
30 feet to a stake; n. IL degrees and
thirty minutes E. 100 feet to a stake;
5. 73 W. IS feet TO the beginning, and
being the same lot or parcel Of land
conveyed ito James E. Grim by Philip
P. steptoe. Special Commissioner. by
deed bearing date the 18th day of
October, 1908, and recorded in the
proper ONCE Of Harrison County, in
Deed Book 40. III at page $50.
This house and lot is near Tin
Plate mills and valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third cash
on day of sale. and the residue in two
equal installments for which the
purchaser shall give his notes with
good personal security, due in one
and two years from day Of sale, bear
ing interest at per cent. from date,
and a lien being retained on the prop
erty 50 sold to secure the same, the
purchaser being given option to pay
cash in full for said property on day
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
COlHuSSIONERS SALE OF VAL
UABLE HOUSE AND LOT
IN CLARKSBTyRG

Pursuant to decree Of the Cir
cult Court Of Harrison County, West
Virginia, made on the 4th day of Sep
TENDER. 1912, in the Chancery Cause
of James e. Grim, Plaintiff, versus
Catarine Mazzef, Defendant, the IN
dersigned SpeejaI Commissioner Will
on
saturday d5e nth day Of january.
191S,zat 1 O'Clock, p. NJ
sell. at public auction to the. highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House in Clarksburg, Harrison COun-
~, West Virginia, the following real
estate situate in Clark District in
said County. on what is known as
KELLY HILL, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09

clara B. Yates
VS..
John S. Yates.
In the Circuit Court of Harrison
County. state of West Virginia
Take notice that the deposition OF
Clara b Yates. Ct. al viii be taken
at the law ONCE OF Harry R. Downs.
Union Bank Building, in the City OF
Clarksburg, in the County Of Harrison
and State of West Virginia on the
9Th day OF December. 1912, between
the hours OF a. m. and p. m, to
be read in evidence on the hearing
OF the above cause. IN behalf OF the
said Clara B. Yates upon her motion
in said cause. for complete divorce
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09

II from any cause the baking Of the
same shah not be commenced. or be-
ing commenced. shah rot be con-
pleted. on that day. the taxing OF the
same VIII be adjourned from time 20
time at the same place and between
the same hours, until they are com
CLARA YATES. By Counsel.
HARRY r. DOWCSS, Counsel for
Plaindn.
To John S. Yates
You are hereby notiAed that the
undersigned will move the Circuit
Court of Harrison County. West VII
gina, on the 9Th day Of January, 1913.
to reinstate the cause wherein am
olaintiR and you are defendant, late
" pending IN the Circuit Court Of said
Harrison County, on the chaneery
side thereof. in which was awarded
a decree for diyonce from bed and
board, and win also then and there
move Tor a decree for a complete d.
vorc upon DISPOSITIONS heretofore
taken in said cause and filed. as well
as those taken prior as those taken
subsequent to said decree for divorce
from bed and board. At which time
and place you may attend II you sec
a..
CLARA 3. YATES. By Counsel.
HARRY r. DOWNS. Counsel Tor
Plaintiff. ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
ARCHIrECT COMING.

W B. timer Of St Louis, architect
will be here tonight to confer with
the city school board in connection
with the proposed High school build
ing He viii view the site and sub
init preliminary plans while here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
OF sale.
Dated this December 9TH, 1912
ELMER f. GOODWIN. /.
Special CommIsei(

Special CommlssiOner.
IL Wade Conman, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court OF Harrison County.
West Virginia. hereby certify that
bond with security approved by me
as sufficient and sn the penalty pro-
vided in said decree, has been given
by said Special Commissioner
I. WADE CoFF9EAN, Clerk.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09
HEARS SUITS.

The circuit court Monday heard
the condemnation suits OF the Phil
adelphia Company of West Virginia
against william Jarvis and NJ w
Smith
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-09

Ladies Pure Silk Hosiery from $l.Oot TO
$2.OOpair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
NATURES WARMING
Johnson City People Must Rec.
ognize and Heed ii.

Kidney ills come mysteriouslv.
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney sccretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time to use Doan' Kidney Pills
To ward off serious diseases.
Doan's have done great work In John
son City.
Mrs. Sarah Foran, 406 w. Poplar ST.,
Johnson City, says:
"My back ached constantly and there
were pains through my loinS and kid.
neys. | also had trouble from the kid
ney secretions. When heard how ef.
fective Doan's Kidney Pills We're in such
cases, got supply from the White
hense Drug Co, and began their use
They soon made me feel better and con-
tinued taking them until | was we'll" II
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. n. Y, sole
agents for the United States,
Remember the name -Doan's - and
take no other,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
JUDGE BAXTER TAYLOR
HERE FROM OKLAHOMA

Judge RaXter Taylor, of Atoka, Okla.
homa, passed through Knoxville
Thursday, en- route to Happy Valley,
where he goes TO visit his father, Gen.
James p. Taylor.
Baxter Taylor was bern and reared
in Happy Valley. He is nephew OF
the late Senator Robert Love Taylor.
Judge Taylor, as mere boy, entered
the political arena in the first con.
gressional district. He preached the
democratic doctrin in the mountains
of East Tennessee. When the new
state of Oklahoma was formed he
remembered the advice Of Horace
Greeley, "Young mpn go west" and
located in Atolia. Soon he was nomi-
mated by the democratic party for
county judge, and was elected. He
was renommated by acciamation and
expects to be re elected.
Judge Taylor brings news to his
East Tennessee home that all Okla
homa is for Wilson. After spending
few days in Happy Vally with his
father, Judge Taylor will return TO his
home. He will stop over in Knoxville
and Visit bis brother, Robert d. Tay
lor.--Knoxville Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
WASHINGTON FARMERS
HAD ENJOYABLE PICNIC

The farmers exchange picnic at In
dian Ridge, near Oak Hill schoolhouse,
yesterday was decided success, and
was attended by from 800 to eco farm
ers, farmers wives, daughters and
sweethearts. The grove in which the
picnic was held was a suitable place
for the OCCASION and furnished splendid
shade and an abundance of spring
water.
W.R. Reeves introduced the speakers.
Capt A. X. Johnson delivered the first
address, which was an eloquent appeal
to the farmers to improve their meth
ods of agriculture, conserve their re-
sources, provide the necessary conven-
fences and equipment for both farm
and the home, laying especial emphasis
on the need of home equipment and
apparatus.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-09-12
IN NASHVILLE
SEPTEMBER 20
At THE vENDOME THEATRE
All He Asks is Fair Heating Be-
fore the People and That the
Contest be Decided by Them

Nashville, Tenn, Sept 5.-Ex-Gov.
Nj. II Patterson, candidate for the
democratic nomination fer United
States senator, announced tonight that
he would open his campaign with a
speech at the Vendome theater in
Nashville on the night of Sept. 20.
Gov. Patterson said in making the
announcements:
II am leaving for Memphis tonight
and will open my campaign in Nash
vile Sept, 20, at the Auditorium.
"All that ask is fair hearing be-
fore the people, and that the contest be
decided by their will.
"Party harmony consists in respect
ing the will of the majoity, and party
discord comes when it is not respected.
Ii am the choice of the people they
have right to my services in the
United States senate, and if | am not,
defeat will be borne without complaint,
My competitors are worthy men and
my personal friends, and if either re-
celVeS the nomination | shall want the
legislature to carry out the popular
choice.
"The talk so industriously circulated
that my candidacy will affect any
other candidate or in any way injure
the democratic party is done solely to
discredit me, and is both childish and
absured.
"No man can run me out of the DEM
ocratic parry or make me false to its
nominees, and any man who says he
will not be democrat because / hap.
pen to be candidate confesses himself
a weakling, either mentally or politic- !.
ally.
"This subterfuge will deceive no one
who does not want to be deceived.
This is a contest for a great office, and
the people want it decided not by ac.
cusation or false statements, made for
an unworthy purpose, but in the open,
and by methods which are fair and
honorable"