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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Daffodil Poison.

The poison of the daffodil is the
plants means of defense. How effec.
tive it is may be judged by the fact
that rabbits. rats and other small pests
which devour hyancinths and crocuses
with gusto, leave the daffodil severely
alone Nurserymen, too, will tell you
that the men employed in gathering
Lent lilies suffer from poisoned hands.
After working a little while their
hands become sore, and painful gath
erings form under the finger nails and
wherever the skin Is broken. Despite
of all this, however, west country
housewives brew from the flowers q
decoction warranted to cure all human
ills-possibly by killing the patient
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
START SANITARY CAMPAIGN
THE WORK OF EDUcATIoN DR..
ROWAN IS DOING.
Will Make the Rounds Educating First;
Will Then Follow 1t Up by En-
forcing Regulations After
ward.

Jacksonville state board of health
has started DR.. w. II. Rowan, of his
force, out on cleanup campaign. He
viii begin at Holly Springs, near the
Tennessee line, and will work gradually
down to the center of the state and TO
the Louisiana border.
His first effort will be toward arousing
the people to the necessity Of clean eat
ing houses, hotels, bakeries, slaughter
pens, meat markets, dairies, fruit stands
and such places. While no harsh meth
DDS are contemplated, should the pro-
prietors not show disposition to rem
edy defects, the board is determined to
have the municipalities clean up. The
work will be done in conjunction with
the local authorities where possible.
An innovation will be an inspection
of hotels ad eating houses and these
places will be graded and classified A, B,
and and d. This classification will be
furnished the travelling public free in
official bulletins. The size and expensive
ness of the hotel will not be considered,
only cleanliness and sanitary surround
ings, and thus the small hostelry will
have an equal chance with the large one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
BILL WOULD REDUCE WOOD
ARMY BUDGET MEASURE Is RE-
PORTED BACK.
Amendment Would Prevent Funston
or Crozier Becoming Staff Of
ficers in Uncle Sans Army.

Washington, d. C.-The army ap-
preparation bill was reported back to
the senate md house by the
oonferees, ~ Observation-Disclosures
amendments, which would legislate
Major General Wood out of Office as
Chief-of-Staff and leave the location
of military posts to commission of
retired army officers and two membrs
each of the senate and house commit
tees on Military Affairs.
The amendment which would re-
move General Wood also would pre-
vent either Brigadier-G General Crozier
or Funston from ever attaining the
office of chief-of-staff. No officer who
has not spent years in the line with
troops before becoming brigadier
would be eligible.
Lieutenant General Young and Mac
Arthur, Major-General Randall, Lee
and Humphrey would be the retired
army officers on the proposed COM
mission, which would report to con-
gress by January 1, on the location
and distribution of army posts and
the proposed abandonment of many
recommended by the war department
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
LEAKEsvIILE, MISS. FRIDAY, JUNE l. 1912
ROADS GO TO COURT
SAY ADVANCE IN ASSESSMENT IS
CONFISCATION.
Raise on Railroad Property by the Com
mission Will Yield the State Addi-
tional Revenue of $4,000.

The railway lines IN Mississippi
whose property was advanced forty per
cent in assessment by the railroad COM
mission have not announced their course
of action, but report is current that
litigation is likely to follow the remark
able advance from $4,000, 900 to $7O,
100000, and that the common carriers
will resist payment of ad valorem taxes
this year on constitutional grounds;
that they viii allege,, first, that the ad-
vance amounts to confscation, and, Sec
ond, that it 'is in violation of the con-
stitutional clause which provides that
taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the state
1t is pointed uAlt That if the same ratio
of increase should be applied to all other
property in the state subject to ad
valorem assessment that it would make
the total amount of property subject to
assessment reach the enormous total of
S55S, $780, 900, and, instead of Gov. Brewer
going to New York to borrow money to
meet treasury deficit, the state would
have money to loan.
The twenty million dollar advance on
the property of common carriers will
yield the state additional revenue of
$4,000. This is not the total amount
for which the railroads will be taxed,
however. The average ad valorem tax
rate on railroad property, including
state, county and municipal taxes, is two
and one-half per cent. On this basis
the increase will raise additional Teve-
nue. amounting to half million dollars.
If all property in the state should
be subjected to a flat increase of forty
per cent, the total revenue thus raised
would be S15,350,000.
It is claimed that there is no uni
formity in the increases made, and a
strong fight will be made on the ground
of inequality.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
GOVERNOR PARDONs BOY.
Chief Justice Buys the Lad a Suit Of
Clothes.

Jackson.-It is not every forlorn Httle
chap who has the chief justice of the
supreme court of state to 60 to the
governor and ask that governor to par
don the youngster, but that is what hap
pened to Joseph Campbell, youth from
Westwego, La, who started out to see
the world last March. He was pulled
off the "blind baggage" at Jackson and
hailed before a justice of the peace and
fined $3.50 for "vagrancy." He is be-
tween Is and 16 years of age, and In
knee pants. The lad merely said he
wanted to see bit of the world ana
had run away from home. He was sent
down to the county farm; helse5 #isls :
lot of convicts.
Chief Justice Mayes of the Mississippi
supreme court happened to be down at a
health resort not far from the county
farm. He was astounded to see tha
little boy being worked with the other
prisoners, carrying water for them, etc.
He made inquiry and found who he was
and what he was in for, and wrote Gov.
Brewer to have the record Investigated.
Gov. Brewer issued the pardon, had
the boy brought to his office, and he
and Chief Justice Mayes had long
talk with the lad. 1t seems that the
boy had pretty good reason for leav-
ing home, according to his statement,
and he said he wanted to work. Judge
Mayes took him out, bought him some
nice clothes, took him home with him
to supper and to stay all night. and
until he gets some work in Jackson.
The governor and the chief justice are
now hunting job for bright, self
reliant and gentlemanly youngstor Of
between Is and 16. The fact that
boy of such years should be herded with
hardened criminals is but another argu.
ment for a reformatory for Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
LAMP PREVENTS WRECK.
Woman Who Waved Light May Get
Carnegie Medal.

Louisville.-That two women deserve
a Carnegie medal for heroism is evi-
denced by the means employed in avoid
ing serious wreck and possibly the
death of train crew on the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chicago railroad. The
ladies in the incident are Mrs. Susie
johnson and Miss Hester Ross. The
switching crews in the railroad yards
in some manner allowed several ears to
get loose and start south. Mrs. Johnson
fortunately observed them coming at
moderate speed. In a moment she was
at the telephone and informed parties
in town. In the meantime Miss Ross,
being apprised of the circumstance,
seized lamp and ran with all haste
to the railroad not far from the house,
and with the lamp tagged a freight
train which was passing at the time
under full steam. and succeeded in stop
ping the train just as the loose cars were
coming rapidly toward them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
INACTIVITY OF FEDERAL FORCES
EMBoLDENs BLACKS. WHO
RENEW PILLAGING.
WOMEN ARE IN THE RANKS
Residents of Troubled Districts, Great
Iy Alarmed, Appeal to the Gov
ernment-Fighting at Dai-
quiri All Night.

Santiago, Cuba. - Being embold-
ened by the inactivity of the Cuban
regular forces, the Cuban rebels under
Gems. Estonez and Ivanhoe have en-
tered upon fresh campaign OF MUIR
der and pillage. Reports from sew
eral sections of Oriente province tell
Of the presence of detachments Of
blacks who are rayaging plantations
and milling property, burning build
ings and cane and driving off all the
live stock in sight. In the interior
several ranch defenders have been
slot by the marauders.
Many women are fighting in the
ranks of the insurgents. At Daiquiri,
where the blacks burned the plant OF
a steel mill and thousands of tons of
cane, women are said to be under
eIms with the rebels.
Heavy rains are falling at several
Ioints in Oriente province, halting mill
operations.
Daiuuiri is a small town about 15
miles from Santiago and was defend
ed by only half a dozen rurales. After
terrorizing the inhabitants of that
place the same band appeared at Lap
la and Berraco, where they looted
several small plantations.
Residents of the districts where the
insurgents have renewed operations
are greatly alarmed and are demand
ing further protection from the gov
ernment Some are asking for 7 "a
chine guns as we'll as small arms.
TIE UnileS STATES G4nhoat adu-
cab is at Daiquiri and is reported to
have landed a detachment of marines.
Gen. Montegeado, who was sent into
Criente province to take complete
charge of federal operations, has de-
Iayed his forward movement until a
complete plan of campaign is mapped
out
All the women and children at Dai.
oriri were brought here. So serious
is the situation there that Cuban
gunboat with troops has steamed for
that place. Fighting between insur-
gents and Cubans went on at Daiquiri
all night.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
DIVES OUT HOSPITAL WINDOW
John McKeIvey, Marquard, Mo-, Mer-
chant, Breaks Leg in TWO
Story Leap.

st. Louis.-John McKelvey of
Marquard, Mo-, patient at st.
Johns hospital, knocked down Miss
Mary Budde, a special nurse guarding
him, and dived headIong through a
window two stories to the pavement.
When picked up few minutes later
McKelvey was unconscious and his
read and body protected only by
thin nightshirt, were saturated with
blood. His right leg had been broken,
hut while the mans body was badly
decorated, he was not otherwise se-
rlously injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
ILLINOIS CENTRAL SURVEY.

Corps of Engineers Resume Work in the
yalIey-New Roundhouss and Shops.
Jacksonville Illinois Central corps
of engineers has resumed work survey
ing the route for the proposed new line
up the Pearl river valley from Jackson
to Birmingham.
Work on the survey was abandoned
several weeks ago on account of the
flood, the stream having left its banks
between jackson and Carthage.
1t is understood in official circles here
that it will take about sixty days to
complete the survey, after which some
definite announcement from the COM
pany's office at Chicago can be expected
relative to plans of construction.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Quarters for Delegates.

Hon. G. H Williams, of Yazoo City,
former Democratic national committee
man for Mississippi, announces that he
has secured quarters for the state dele
CATION to the Democratic national con-
vention in Baltimore at the Hotel Rem
merit.
Adequate accommodations for the
twenty delegates were secured at the
rates that usually prevail during con-
vention period, the rooms to be occupied
for five days. Mr.. Williams requests
that any members of the delegation
who do not intend to occupy the rooms
notify him Immediately in order that
portion of the reservation can be can
celled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
s541.572 for Relief.

Natchez.-Compiled facts and records
show that to date the flood campaign,
under the supervision of the United
States army officers, provided govern
ment rations for $4,000 persons, $4,000
head of stock and the cost of subsist-
ence will reach to date S541,572. For
forage for stock, boat hire in rescue work
for people and stock, conveying pro-
visions to the flooded sections, ETC., $1s2,-
61S. Records show that not more than
forty lives were lost, if that many.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
AFTER FUND OF $1,000.
Old Ladies' Home Makes an Appeal for
Assistance.

Jackson.-The Old Ladies' Home Asso-
citation is making an effort to raise .
fund Of IS 900, to be used in the construc-
ton of an annex to the home in the vest
ern suburbs Of the city.
The annex is badly needed, as the
present Institution is filed to overflow
ing and many worthy and INDECENT old
ladies cannot secure admission because
of lack of room.
Miss Mamie G. Calhoun, corresponding
secretary, is sending a circular letter to
local circles throughout the state, urging
them to put forth earnest efforts In be-
half of the building fund. The associns
ton has about s., 900 on hand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
FlREMAN's HEAD CUT OFF
Stoops to Drink From Hose and 10
Thrown Beneath and Run Over
by Engine at Monet.

Monet Nov. r. Riley, fire.
man, was thrown beneath his en-
CINE and his head was severed from
his body.
Riley, fireman on the Kansas di-
vision, stopped at the roundhouse to
get a drink of water from the hose
used to wet the cinder pit, and while
STOPPING over was struck by the en-
gine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Taft 70 Meet German Fleet.

Washington, d. C.-Some changes
have been made in the official pro-
gram for the reception Of the visiting
German fleet next month. Under the
new arrangements President Taft will
arrive in Hampton Roads June 8, with
Secretary Meyer, to meet the visitors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Rostron Is Honor Guest at Luncheon.

Rostron Is Honor Guest at Luncheon.
New York-Captain Arthur Henry
Rostron of the Titanic rescue ship
Carpathia, who has been embarrassed
by the homage of all New York, found
himself the hero of the exclusive So
cial set as well, when he was invited
to attend a widows luncheon" at
the home of Mrs. John Jacob Astor
at noon
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07

Jackson catalogue of the Mis-
sissfppi State Fair is now off the press
and all those who want copies will be
accommodated by addressing postal to
The secretary. The premium list is sew
eral thousand dollars larger than it was
last year, and there are several differ
ent departments added in addition TO
what there were last season.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
WON'T ACCEPT THIRD TERM
Two Trials In White House
Will Satisfy Him.

Freehold, N. President Taft said
that under no circumstances would he
accept third term.
81 understand somebody is afraid
that / haven't promised that I would
not take a third term, that ] have not
directly said so. | have opposed a
third term for everybody else. would
certainly oppose it for myself, and I
won't change my mind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
SWITCHMAN GETS $4,000
Jury Finds That Thomas Coleman, Of
]. St. Joseph (Mo.), was injured
in Line of Duty.

st. Joseph, Mo.-In Judge Rusk's
division of the circuit court a
jury returned verdict in favor Of
Thomas E. Coleman against the Rock
Island Railroad company for $4,000.
He had sued for 100000 Coleman
was injured while performing his duty
as switchman. He had been en-
ployed by the Rock Island about 25
years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07

st. Louis.-Two passenger coaches
of the Iron Mountain local passenger
train running between Memphis and
Texarkana were derailed at Argenta,
Ark, slightly injuring twenty-sever
persons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
indian Is a Suicide.

Pendleton, Ore Umatilla Indians
re-engaged in tribal mourning over
the death of Honest John" Wal-Lat-
ri, chief of their tribe, who ended his
life by drinking poison. Suicide
among the Umatillas is almost IN
known.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Einhtx Drowned in Flood.

Confirmation was re-
ceived of great loss of life and prop
erty in the floods now prevailing in
southeast Hungary. Hundreds OF
homes of peasants have been demol-
ished by the floods, outbuildings and
stock carried away, and all growing
crops ruined. The death list already
reaches 80.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Youth Killed in Auto.

Rockford, Ill.-Charlie Willie, son
of wealthy parents residing on farm
near Holcomb, III. 10 miles from this
city. was instantly killed when the
auto he was driving turned over near
his home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
WOMEN DIG OUT BASEMENT
Evansville Methodists Break Ground
With Plows and ShoveIs for
New $25, 900 Church.

Evansville, Ind.-Ground has been
broken for the new Simpson M.
E. church in this city. The struc-
ture will cost $25,O0O Women did
the firfist work, using plows and shov-
els with great skill.
This honor was accorded them be-
cause they raised the money with
which to purchase the lot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
and Not Found WantI

Kind Father-My dear, If you want
a good husband, marry Mr.. Goodheart.
He really and truly loves you.
Daughter-Are you sure of that, Pa!
Kind Father-Yes, indeed. I've been
borrowing money Of him for six
months and still he keeps coming
Stray Stories.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
OLD SOLDIER DIES ON RAILS
Takes Right of Way for Bed Near Fair
Grange (iII.) and is Run
Over by Train.

Charleston, Ill.-Noah Mulnix.
former soldier, about 20 years old, was
killed by Glover Leaf freight train
near Fair Grange.
Mulnix was lying in the center Of
the track when the train struck him.
A quart bottle almost filled with whis-
ky was found in his satchel.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Rrvan SAILS Roosevelt viii Bolt.

Lincoln, Neb.-While Taft appar.
emily has a majority of the Chicago
delegates, Roosevelt intends to be a
candidate before the people. and, il
necessary, will organize a bolting con,
vention, an editorial forecast by Will
liam ]. Bryan in his Commoner says
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07

London, Eng. Physicians in at
tendance on Gen. William Booth. ven
erable head of the Salvation Army, re-
luctantly admite that he is probably
hopelessly blind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07

Deacon A-What our people need Is
sermons that viii wake them up.
Deacon B-No. brother; what they
need is sermons that won't let 'em 60
to sleep. Stray Stories.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Tariff Bill Passes House.

Washington house steel and
iron tariff revision bill passed the
senate Thursday by a vote of 35 to %.
This will put universal duty of So
a ton on print paper and reduce the
duty on pig iron
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Killing Magnolia Trees.

Jackson.-A peculiar fungus growth,
somewhat resembling the San Jose scale.
but of more virulent character, is kill
ing the magnolia trees in jackson. Mag
noha boughs showing how the pest IS
committing its ravages have been for
warded to the chief entomologist of the
United States department OF agricu-
ture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
a Selfish Motive,

Does your husband ever dig In the
garden?"
only when he wants worms for Q
fishing trip
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07
Lived Twenty AYears on Water.

Just fancy. There's fasting man
who has been living for forty-five days
on water"
"That's nothing. My father lived
for twenty years on water
go on!"
Eyes: he was sea captain"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-07

Nashville. Tenn. Announcement
was made of gift of $4,000 to Fisk
university. negro institution, By J.
Pierpont Morgan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13

The Friday club will meet this week
with Mrs. Ford WILDER.
L. B. Gorton sold Jansen piano to
Mrs. Mary La Barre of Marcellus the
first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. L. A. Hubbard and
daughter, formerly of Climax, drove
over from Lawtou last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Simkins of Britt,
Iowa, parents of Mrs. Harold Spicer,
will spend a couple of weeks here.
Geo. II. Bubb personally presents the
greatest of ali romantic plays, "a Royal
Slave" by Clarence Bennett, author of
"Holy City," "The Warning Bell etc,
at Longwell's opera house, September Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mari had as Sun
day guests, the lat er's brother, Z. u.
Deal and family OF Three Rivers, A. y.
Hagerman ard family of Kalamazoo and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Clemens Of Marcel
lus. Mrs. o. y. Grinnell and daughter
Madge of Detroit are also their guests.
Mrs. Grinnell is sister OF Mrs. Mari.
Il. Charles has opened cigar and
tobacco store 10 the Grimes building on
West Main street. pHe also has nice
line of box goods in confectionery and
will later conduct a circulating library
and carry the standard magazines. He
has neat little store and Mr.. Charles
has many friends here who will be glad
TO see him behind the counter once
more.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
ELECTED OFFICERS.

There was a reguler meeting of the
fire department last Thursday evening
and officers were elected for the coming
year as follows:
Chief, r.. D. Loveland; lst asst, j.
B. Rickard 81 asst, Perry b. 1eider;
secretary, W. s Durkef; treasurer, w.
j. Warner, Capt. Engine Co., w. y
Fowler; lst asst, w S. Durkee; I'd
asst, f. B. Lord: CAPT. Hose Co.,
Chas. Pike: lst asst, Claude Snow;
81 asst, Earl Gustin; Capt. Hook and
Ladder Co., Marley Nunnerley; Its
asst, G. d. Leach.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
Tax Notice.

! will receive village taxes at ii. Z
Waters & Co.'S. store Saturday after
Moons and Saturday evenings, until
September goth.
3Otf c.. T.. TREsCoTT
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-09-13
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