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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

When making "thickening" for
sauces. grayies. etc.. use half flour
and half cornstarch.
When chopping mint for sauce, IL
the sugar that is to sweeten 1t is add
ed it will be found to chop in half the
time.
A tablespoonful of washing soda and
a cup of vinegar poured down the sink
will clean out the most stubborn
clogged pipes.
1t is said that small piece of sugar,
added to the water in which cut flow
ers are placed. will keep the water
fresh and sweet.
A cheap and durable toaster for a
gas stove is a piece of sheet iron.
Over this a five-cent wire toaster can
be used without danger of burning
or blackening the bread.
A white plume can be cleaned sue
cessfully by dipping it in raw, cold
starch. slightly blued. then let dry
and shake OF the powdered starch. II
not clean repeat.
For removing old paint, make q
lye with one can of potash and half a
gallon of water, apply with an old
paint brush and do not touch with
the hands, as it will burn. Wash Off
and dry well.
When nails are knocked into hard
wood they often bend. To prevent
this dip each nail in little sweet oil,
or any kind of oil before driving into
the wood, arc they will not bend.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
"THE BULLETIN" OFF PRESS.
Magazine of Agricultural Department
Mailed Out

Jackson.-T Thirty thousand copies of
the November number of The Bulletin
issued by the agricultural department,
were mailed out by Commissioner of
Agriculture H. E. Blakeslee.
The November issue is splendid one.
Every month this publication goes to
about 10000 farmers in the state free
of cost.
The November number is a cotton seed
meal edition, and contains much valua-
Bile information on cotton seed meal, to-
gether with report of the inspection
of the meal for the season 1911 and
1912.
Leading articles in the number are
Agricultural High School" Mississippi
State Fair" "Feed and Fertilizer Laws"
Desire to Aid the Farmer" and "Goos
Roads in Lauderdale County"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
WILSON STARTS HOME DEC. IA
President-elect Expects to See Bryan
on His Return-To Reach New
York December is.

Hamilton, Bermuda, via Kingston.
Jamaica. with letters
and bombarded with social in
vitations by the hospitable Bermu-
dians, President-elect Wilson planned
to end his vacation December IA and
start home than on the steamer Ber-
mudian. He expects to reach New
York December 16.
The governor said he had never had
any idea of seeing William J. Bryan
or any other Democratic leader in
Bermuda, but admitted he had writ
ten Bryan letter asking him to con-
fer with him on Gov. Wilson's return
home. If it could conveniently be ar
ranged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
IDAHO WOMAN JURY CONvICTS
Recess In Trial Is Taken. So Jurors
Can Go Home to Prepare
Dinner.

Twin Falls, Idaho.-The first
Jury of women in Idaho found one of
their own sex guilty of threatening a
man with a revolver, but recommend
ed her to the mercy of the court.
The defendant, Mrs. Edward Butts,
was on trial Wednesday in the pro-
bate court charged with drawing a
weapon upon Arthur Requa.
The hearing was postponed while
the jurors prepared the midday meal
for their families, and when the evil
dence was in they reached their YER
dict in less than an hour.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
LECTURES TO STUDENTS.
Carroll County Enthuses Over Corn and
Tomato Clubs.

Carrollton.-Tuesday was a busy,
pleasant and highly profitable day in
things educational among the school peo-
pie of Carroll county. Miss Susie v.
Powell, director of girls clubs in Mis-
sissippi, together with County Superin-
tendent G. A. Neal, spent the week in
tour among various schools of the coun-
ty in the interest of the school improve
ment and industrial club work. The tour
had been so planned by Superintendent
Neal that more than half of the rural
teachers and pupils and hundreds of the
patrons attended her addresses at the
various schools. They were Joined at
Blackmorton consolidated school by Prof.
Cobb of the boys corn club work, wher,
each delivered an address.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
ASSAlLS PANAMA CANAL RULE
Sir Georue Ross Demands Canada
"Take Drastic Action" on Amer
lean Administration Measure.

Ottawa, Ontario. - The United
States congress was hotly denounced
in parliament by Sir George Ross, a
Liberal, in an attack on the American
Panama canal administration bill
Sir George demanded that Canada
take drastic action" through the Brit
ish embassy at Washington.
The Canadian Pacific railway Is al
legged to have inspired political activ-
ity against the Panama canal bill be-
cause of the clause relating to rail-
road-owned ships.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
LEAKEsvILLE. MISS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1912
TO BE SERVED TOGETHER
Dishes That Harmonixe and Put Least
Possible Strain on the Digest
i've Organs.

Roast Beef.-With potatoes pre-
pared in all the different ways. baked
or Drowned sweet potatoes. asparagus
squash. spinach, Brussels sprouts
string beans. caulinower. or lima
beans.
Filet of Beef.-With potatoes. stun
ed tomatoes, or stuffed peppers. aspar'
agus or artichokes.
Beefsteak. - Lyonnaise potatoes
baked. French fried potatoes. fried po-
tatoes, fried tomatoes. asparagus
spinach or squash.
Corned Beef.-Boiled potatoes, cab
bage. beets. turnips. carrots. beet OF
tomato salad
Roast Mutton and Lamb.-Green
peas. string beans. caulif1ower. spin
ach, green corn, potatoes. Brussels
sprouts. lima beans.
Boiled Mutton.-Boiied potatoes
caulitlower. cabbage. white turnips
string beans.
Lamb and Mutton Chops.-Frcnch
fried or baked potatoes. egg plant
green corn, creamed corn. stewed and
boiled or fried tomatoes. French
peas
Roast veal.-Mashed potatoes
creamed spinach, caulifiower au gratin
French peas, Brussels sprouts. or as
paragus
Veal Cutlets.-Creamed. mashed
baked or plain potatoes. wax beans
asparagus, or spinach.
Roast Pork.-Mashed potatoes
mashed turnips. apple sauce. cream
ed corn or beans, red cabbage.
Roast Turkey and Chicken.-Mash
ed potatoes. creamed onion. creamed
corn, mashed turnips, cranberry
sauce. Brussels sprouts.
Ducks and Geese.-Plain or mashed
potatoes, Drowned sweet potatoes
creamed onions, creamed corn apple
sauce. or baked apples.-Home Prog
ress Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Horseradish Biscuits.

Work six or eight ounces OF butter
into eight ounces of -four, season with
salt and pepper. and add two to four
ounces of grated Parmesan or other
hard cheese. Work this to stiff dough
with the well-whisked yolks of one or
two eggs, using little milk to mix
with. Roll out the dough twice, stamp
it into small circles; bake on creased
tin in a moderate oven until crisp, but
not Drowned, cool on sieve. and
serve sandwiches together in pairs,
with a filing of grated horseradisb
in cream.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

New York-Judge Hough, in the
United States district court, dismissed
the indictment against th sugar trust.
The Indictment, which was returned
July /, 1909, was founded on the
trusts act in closing the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining company in 1903
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
COTTON SHOWS DECREASE.
Falling Off Shown in Different Sections
of State.

jackson. Definite reports from two
counties in different parts of the state,
jefferson and Noxubee, give an idea of
the cotton production in their sections
for the season just about to close.
The cotton production of Noxubee this
year is estimated at II, 900 bales, against
$4,000 in 1911 and $1,000 in 1910. The
average crop has before been estimated
at about $4,000 bales.
In jefferson county the indications are,
according to ginning statistics, that the
cotton crop viii be about thousand
bales short Of last years crop, when A.
500 bales were produced in the county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Newspaper Man Ends Life.

Evansville, Ind.-Richard R. Lukens.
35, formerly circulation manager of a
Denver newspaper, was found dead
on a park bench and it was found he
had taken poison. Friends said he
had suffered from melancholia since
the death of his wife in the river a
few weeks ago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Moek Annie pie

Nice when you don't have any pie
filling handy. Two crackers rolled,
one cup sugar, juice of one-half lem.
on or more If you ike, little salr
and nutmeg. about two-thirds cup cold
water. Bake between two crusts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Richmond, va.-Urging immediate
consideration by the states of the Eu-
ropean rural credit plan, Gov. Emmett
O'Neal Of Alabama declared to the
conference of governors here that the
plan would prove panacea for most
of the nations financial ills.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Kills Mar Who Rugged Wife.

Dallas, Tex.-A man legally can kin
another who sQueezes his wife, ac-
cording to a grand jury here, which
exonerated and ordered liberated
Arthur Turner, aged 20, who shot and
killed William Mckinley, aged 40
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Chicago. -Four young men, ranging
In age srom 16 to 81 years, confessed
to the police of Mlrose Park. suburb,
that they have committed at least so
robberies in the last II months and
carried away loot the aggregate value
Of which is placed at $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Ounce sirup.

Boil together two cupfuls of water
and five cupfuls of granulated sugar
for five minutes. Then add the juice
of one sour orange and two grated
ounces, boiling all about ten minutes
longer. This may be kept for a long
time If bottled and sealed. Delicious
with hot biscuits, waffies or griddls
cakes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Orphans Enjoyed Feast.

Jackson.-At the Methodist Orphanage
225 children consumed 30 turkeys ON
Thanksgiving. The feast there was
rather elaborate, the donations having
been made by the ladies of the Capitol
Street Methodist Church. 1t was happy
day where there are gathered so many
little children who do not know the word
home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
MarshmaIlow Puddinn-

One-half pound marshmallows. cut
into quarters. Pour over these a can
Of shredded pineapple, dust with pow
dered sugar and let stand. When ready
to serve whip one-half pint cream
and cover pudding with same.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Jackson Miss Julia Pitts, of Nor
monville, Claiborne county, Who holds
the best record made by the tomato club
girls of Mississippi this year, will be
sent to the national corn show, Column
bia, S. @, the last week in January by
the club OF which she is a member. Miss
Pitts is only 16 years of age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Washington.-The supreme court Of
the United States upheld the decision
of the Mississippi supreme court that
Slnder the Mississippi prohibition law
contract for the sale in that state of
the beverage poinsetta" could not be
enforced
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Shanghai - Inviting to supper
young woman with whom he danced
at a costume ball, Percy Drummond
discovered she was his wife. In run
ming away he fell into a lime bed and
was blinded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Chicago.-The Chicago Evening
World, formerly the Daily Socialist,
suspended publication, owing to finan-
cial troubles At the height of the
pressmen's and stereotypers' strike
last spring the circulation Of the
World exceeded 100. .0nn
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13

Westfeld, Mass--William Proviu,
great keeper OF wampum of the I'M
proved Order OF Redmen Of the United
States, died here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-13
Old Soldier Dies.

Old Soldier Dies.
Learned. An old Confederate soldier,
Abraham Johnson Goodwin, passed away
here. He was born at Tampa, Fla, Feb.
4, 1886.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
CHAMP ION AMONG
BOY C0RN-MAktRS
Seventeen-Year-Old Lad OF Am
herst County Takes Virginia
High Prize.

The champion boy. corn grower OF
Virginia for. this year is FRANK u
Rrocknan. of Amherst County He IS
therefore. what T. o. Sandy. the state
agent for farm demonstration work
calls the prize boy. Young Brock
mans yield this year was 1sf buSnels
on an acre and there was mueh
drought in his section OF Virginia
TOO. In ADDITION to the good price ne
got for his prize corn. the youth VIII
get a free trip to Washington. the re-
ward ofcre4 the Virginia champion
this year. and the LSnchburs Chamhei
of Commerce VIII also give him Tree
trip to the National Corn Exposition
10 on held in Columbia. : c
Frank g. Brockman. whose homie i
Am i1erst. Va. is the eldest OF a fam
INV of eleven. He was seventeen years
old IN October last Ne is large Tor
his acc Ills greatest ambition rs to
y,avr-t the worlds championship IN CO. u
p-oductioa. lie maze IS. bushels OF
corn tEfs year. on an acre OF land tha'
might be termed elevated bottom lanc-
IL is on small stream known as SUI
fsIo River. about twenty feet from low
-,ez,sr level bout half Of the acre
il what world be termed sand loan m.
an. the other half is a heavy dark
loan, carving small percentage Of
sapd The sand part suffered fear
f,,llv from the drought the past sum-
roer Whit the heavier part Seemed
10 no bit iutle affected aud yieidel
a. the ate OF zee bushels per acre. or
possfhls- more This boy planted and
cultivated this acre FOR busHel
vieid and went about il IN a manly
and scientific way. nothing being left
r,ndo.e that = no, could do towsrl the
development OF the crop The eN-
i.r.rn. .irv weather cut MS yield down.
s,if g. IS wonderful achievement
when Il H. RENE inferred the little STREAM
almost went AIRY and the Hhtuhb~sN
on the nearby stony places turned
bro~n from the droUent.
The corn planted Ms the Boone
count, white III. lar VAS broken
March %. fourteen inches deep. The
..ed corn was ~; iu My -. three
feet six inches apart in IN. rows and
mine and orc-haif inches in the @riii
This -. bushels 81 corn was Taiscd -
, nss cost 90 =. L. cents per hu-hei
NotSsthstaudin- the hixh cost % .'ro-
acc,ion. ,olnG Brockrasn cl~srcd
$685. on tie scre.
amherst County This wear has for
HOY, who made 100 bushels an over
10 the a.re she also has Tho honor
81 having the boy making the So
ond highest yield IN the state Three
Of these amherst boys will be taken
20 Columbia 20 the corn show ara
there - - possibility - tho fourth uo'
going
f--an the picture % youns Brock
man an a pic % his corn. 90 vii -
observed that b. brought forth SUI
perfor article 81 the grain Zach caI
shows VI we'll the grains being almost
in straight rows IN every instsnce
and TIE ears arr nearly the same si<e
from tip 10 butt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

birss. and IL would not be long before
the whole continent would TEEN with
bird. life as it.1id years ago. 49,
d.. Ifornaaay advocates protection
by national law and effort of the Unit
ed s<ates government, universal pro
tectIon- being the only means BY widsn
the birds can be brought back 10 -hetp
the farmer, save his, crops from insects
sp- weeds: ,-s.,-..-
F. The doctor asserts, that tine sports
iuen- haze. made nine-tenths of the
game laws. and have made mem 70
suit their snort The sportsmep rep
resent not more than. ; per, cent of'the
f,oruls,ion. and the IS per cent should
not BE sfox ced TO incur loss ,toS provide
the very small minority VITA sport
/, The farmers. themselves. the sheayi-
esf losers through the depletion Of the
hid numbers do not seem TO appre
ciste the bids f1r their true worth.
rne birds are-iEe farmers best. friends.
-rfre- cat the weed seeds and the in-
sets in. great numbers. .There arc los
Species Of the so-caile-s, game birds.
nearly all migratory except TIE grouse
birds and almost every one Invaluable
Z, the agricu,;urist. Tisirty-eight spe-
cies OF birds eat the cotton bollweevil
which destroys ea.e0o.oee worth OF
cotton each year insects iotth ." ~
cent OF the diet of the n1eadow-iarS x.
80 per cert OF the robins. Sc OF the
orioles 50 10 g per cent Of the wood +
pcclSers according to the species. anl
of tho warblsrS to sn extent second
only 20 the woodpeckeTs.
Among the eaters OF weed Seeds. TIE
4 1iericaa Eoldhncn leads. although the
dove Is great see. cater. weed seeds
forming ef per cent 81 its act
Despite these facts. doves sse shot
a. gam in twenty six states. ROB
in~ in six states biack6irds in ave
.S,st-S. crs ncs tn FIVE states snd CEDAR
III -ds and -rnes50w-iarks In one STATE.
MI treS~ o. rdS are III f.iends 81
agriculture a.d all thinks p ITO n@-
dgx. shout b: protected under proper
Federal euactment-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
AGOOO THING FOR
AGRICULTURIS1S
Educational and COOPERATIVE
Methods Being Taught Farm
ers OF Nottoway County
FEATURES OF A NEW SYSTEM
Agriculturists Taking Lessons.
How to Make Things.
To Buy and Sell.

Burkevilis Va. December I4-NeN-
81 before has there been so much
known and done in agricultural lines
Attention has been turned TO Mother
Earth and directly to the people who
are the producers from the soil. the
farmers The tine was and is when
many country people want their chill
6ren sent TO the town o. the city 70
be educated. but now many OF the wise
and influential people Of the city are
sending Their children-boys especial
ly-to some good agricultural school OF
college 20 get their education there
These signs OF the times are proUis-
ing The farmers. as a class. have
lacked capital. which means power,
thev have lacked cooperation. and tna'
means much more power. More ana
more are capitalists buying land fci
one reason or the other. ana We nave
passed the beginning Of the drift to
the opposite direction
You ask ne TO tell the readers OF The.
T:rnes-Dispatch something Of what -
i,.,nr done IN Nottowsy County ann At
the Irav-okah AgricUitursi High school
for the Fourth Congressional District
Educatlon and Cooperation
Nottowsy Count j. now practically
oraanfzed into farme = clubs with =
fuvofold lrrpcs. cd lcetion airo CO.
orcrat-,1 The crgaui11tiors meet
once o.. tv-ic. per month AID discuss
seasonaDi. topics. This is the edGca-
tional side Of the proposition. IT,"
sr,irit which dominates sucn meetin- :
j. an inspiration 60 all PRESENT "
ter . discussion Of Two hours on cor ~
al a recent meeting hell u Sovu
rrrai school 81 two rooms. one OF t"'
members Said h. thought IL best 70 oe-
come = hoy aEain. At least o. SatNt-
DAYS. and come 10 school ard tf q"
IN. ont she tsuth ABOUT what thcs
were trying TO DO. TIVE value OF taiN-
ms on casorat.c topics 81 81 inP"it
ance. For instance. al tnsi We "a"
d. now. from the seed stan poin'. To-
ward producing q big yield this iaii
and ;h. following fsii D. o. Tef Sfnf
% the pureSt bred corn "f oHf section
and put % where ~ viii not ircr~e
5urins winter This is necessary 20
maintain the vit-Hty " he coFi-
One may have good stand % corn
With p comparatively low vttalit, 70
IN. spring meetings the vsiuc and az
soiutc importarcc OF .re seed patc'
will BE- emphasized. and definite.
clear-cut Instructions will b. given
about the same. The soil fertility SIC
VIII be presented ~ The proper time.
II j. necessary for the farmer to know
1ContinUed on Second PsgeJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
ceive prompt attention.
Viii the state Adv ertfses

VIII the State ADV ertfse.
The editor. of the Chatham Enter
prise is one Of many people who are
of the opinion that ii is not TOO soon
to begin 20 asitate the subject Of ad-
vertising By the state. The Entec--
prise points out the fact tnst the nun
6reds who have come To Virginia from
the Far West and Northwest. and who
are satisfied with conditions mere. form
the most potent advertising force tnat
The state coalG have They write. to,
their friends back home aHa tell them
OF the opportunities offered This is
better and stronger advertising than
anr other kind. because tits coavinc-
ing advertising X may not reach as
,-,aa.-. nsS,Dis as other kinds would.
b. 1 those that arc reached a-e inn
,,rcssel- because they know the su-'
thors OF tne letters and know that
what Is set forth can be relied upon
This howeves. Is not enough. in the
opinion OF the Enterprise. and II Tanks
q systematic campaign OF Advertising
the State's resources and sdvantEes
should be entered gpon b. the state u
self aud there SHOULD be provided
lfbcrsT fund fo- that purpose The
Enterprise is oead right There are
,a-iorS WAYS by which such funo
could be used to VirSinis'S great prot
It. Newspaper space should he useo
frce5v ar Virginia EXHIBITS shoSid De
made at-thc biz shows in tn West ana
northwest, ami elsewhere
Heretofore the Virginia legislators
have not looked kindly upon sny pro
pos. ton foT Advertising the state n tbs
81. in any other manner. hui taeN must
so d.. -asre % -. Ten thousand peo-
pl. hav,. come he. from the West IN
the past - years We nee M ~
f,s,~s th-f uurihsr TO t.ii the IDLE farm
fs.dS ava maxi. thcr productive Wis
cous!s. ard other states have spent
.as, srsns o. nloney in advertisinss anu
Z. ras naia hose states millions o.
-ol.arf virgins mas more Q" aeNcF-
zee than any - go western St"tes
ra.i when the comnf"nced u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
r..... ssss. rIss.rr.e.a co.I.

coai contin eos shno-'nail; ni@n ~
Et-hr,on5 and vet Tire .ssS the mines
~ virginia and West Nireinia atc 90
irs 4 rushing business 81 surpiS'ns
~. markets, win frc' CHARLES "
Rondurant. ~ The Bondu'snt coal an"
coke Company. tire Other d save .
Bristol newspaper man sia~ins a.
eo,srt Of the activity to the coai husf-
n.ss IA <oufhwest Vireiuis
The coal business j.. nov oettef
than ~ has D. ~ since 1905. aid NJ.
Bondurant The mites IRE al huss
In southwest virginia The operators
80 FORTUNATE IN bcing able 70 So
plenty Of cars. for IN ot"cf paI's ..
the country there - $40 taHe o.
transportation equip.nen'
Ncverthciess- ~ y costins i'' ~
-tc'ouffnucd 90 second PsgeJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

According 20 pr uornaday. director
,.f ar. N.v- Yo-k Geological Park. '-the
Anchor pvbslc must fncc an immense
n. sse-ia- los annually through tne de-
.srt..tfon -. our migratory biras.
pr.,ed Dpon bv their enemy. the
ssortsu.au they are beinz 80 -sSi<ly
thirued ut that cni, imeSinspon can
nov estimate the posripF af'le1s-
.,r,f ioss~. their absence VII mean
4, ,.,o.5.r sixty ears ~ thc last
si,,.. years tic bird life IN this coun-
g.. IA. dvrindIcd - PEI cent IN that
.s,ns peiioa thirteen species o. miTra-
..rv birds have been completely eN-
O., minated. an thirty more are on
~ road 20 ;ossi extinction. dozens be
ms even nov 80 scarce ss 70 be almost
extinct on the Other hand. with uri-
versa protection. within ave years the
forests and helds Wosid abound ~rtn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
BY FRANK S. WOODSON,
Industrial Editor

This column contributors have something TO
who willing to make hints and
looking development of the good old States
VIRGINIA Virginia Carolina, and who hold
their suggestions any from 200 words
Such addressed the Industrial Editor will re-
after