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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
TEACH GIRLS PAYING WORK
Branch Of New York Public School
System Devoted to Practical In
struction In Handicrafts.

The New York city public school
system now includes one school de-
voted entirely to instructing girls In
such practical handicrafts as demand
skilled employment and which pay
fair wages for skilled work. Most OF
the girls In the school, according to
a recently published statement, learn
dressmaking and millinery. In these
trades the pay is said to range from
SIS to $18 per week, and the graduates
Of the school have little difficulty in
obtaining positions where advance
ment is dependent upon capabilities.
The reason for the establishment
of this kind of school was for the dis
covery that there was strong de-
mand for it 1t was organized as a
private undertaking, but proved so
successful that the school board de-
cided to take 1t over and make It a
part of the municipal educational sys-
tenn Those applying for admission
must be fourteen years Of age and
must have completed the fifth grade
in the grammar school course In one
year.
In our modern industrialism girls as
we'll as young men are drawn into the
great maelstrom and they command
Better wages at the start and obtain
advancement more rapidly when they
have been trained in the arts or
handicrafts In which they are en-
ployed. The trade school is rather an
annovation in this country, but 1t has
arrived. The supply Of trade schools
is as yet scarcely up to the demand
however.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
Lore of Hand in History

raising the right hand or having it up
on bible.
In the conservation of bishops,
priests and deacons and also in confir-
nation the laying on of hands is the
essence Of the sacramental rite.
A bishop gives his blessing with the
thumb and first and second fingers.
In this the thumb represents God the
Father, the first finger is the emblem
of God the Son and the second finger
stands for the God the Holy Ghost.
the three together symbolizing the
Holy Trinity.
The wedding ring Is placed upon
the third finger Of the woman's hand
to show that after the Trinity mans
love. honor and duty are given to his
wife.
Besides the deaf and dumb there are
many people, notably of Latin and
Semitic races, who talk with their
hands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
WAS WAITING CHANCE

for advancement in that office-for
some fellow who could solve problems
just like that And when l went
home that night / still was carrying
that thought When / went to bed it
kept sleep away.
The next morning l sought the
presidents desk. Ny eyes were a bit
heavy, but there was the excitement
OF conquest in them-I had found my
idea.
Mr.. Richards, l began, I chanc-
ed to hear remark yesterday that
made me think. You desire to save
five per cent on your travelling men
in some way. l know how to do it.
He turned in his chair and gazed
at me quizzically.
Very WELL he said at last, Pm
listening
Well,' / began, your statesmen are
just selling one thing, aren't they?
All they do when they get into a town
Is to go to the local furnace man and
stock him up on furnaces and then
sit down to wait for the next train.
Did you ever take into consideration
that there are enough furnace sup
plies to keep your men busy selling
all the time? Why don't you try the
proposition OF adding line of s,sp-
plies to your line OF furnaces?"
He looked at me for a moment ~
surprise. Then he smiled and mo-
toned me to seat
Sit down, ne said; you've got
better idea than thought ron had.
Now let's talk this thing ever more
fully
Well. the result was that the une
OF supplies was put in. They did
more than was expected Of them
They paid every cent of the sales ex-
penses. leaving all the profit on the
furnaces clear. It wasn't long after
that before was consulted about
some other little matter pertaining to
the road And now-well. now i've
a real little job. that of directing the
whole road mechanism OF the selling
OF these furnaces and what goes with
them. Moreover" he added with 4
wink. Tn drawing more than $40 !
week
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
AS TO DUTIES OF FOREMAN
One Mans Complaint Is That Too
Heavy Responsibilities Are Laid
Upon Their Shoulders.

Writing to the Chicago Daily News.
one seeker of information describes
himself as "a skilled mechanic with
six or seven years of executive expe-
rience." He Is puzzled by the seem
ing condition in which employers show
a keen desire for skilled workers who
are sober, steady. intelligent and con-
scientious, yet such workers are un-
able to retain their JOBS. He esti-
mates that when he was serving as
a foreman he fulfilled all such de-
mands, and that in addition he used
good judgment in hiring help, instilled
into his subordinates loyalty to the
firm by which they were employed re-
sisted efforts of tradesmen to bride
him and otherwise continually bore
in mind the interests of his employ
ers.
What seems to bother him most is
the expansive nature Of the RESPONSE
bility that was laid upon him. He
says: What do you think of the
firm which, when an employe careless
ly disabled a machine at which he
is working and which was entirely out
of your power to prevent. would call
you on the carpet and hold you re-
sponsible for what the other man
had done; then. when you in turn ask
where your responsibilities end, you
receive the answer that they never
end?"
This query raises highly interest
ing problem concerning shop ethics.
Where should the responsibilities Of
a shop foreman begin and where
should they end? Should they extend
to the acceptance of blame for the
faults due to the careIessness or ig-
Tnorance of workmen 49, his super
vision? Should he ne held person
ally responsible for machinery or shop
products subject to injury in this
fashion? To be sure, shop discipline
in some manufacturing establishments
Is severely rigid. But how far an en-
ployer may go in shifting responsible
ity to the shoulders of his foremen
is perhaps not easily measured by the
tape of fairness and justice to ALL Ex-
perienced foremen as well as employ
ers doubtless can throw much light on
this subject.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

and ganitarium in connection with Min
;era1 Wells Park and in bringing addi-
tional industries to the city. We
find that majority of the women of
"a city have plenty of time to take part
in civic affairs and that all they need
lis an invitation to participate. We
started the organization with about 80
women a week ago, and now we have
ala membership of 400, and it is still
growing.
Nor is the membership confined to
clubs. 1t takes in the women who are
the most prominent In church work. 1t
dncludes the girls in the stores and
offices, the telephone girls, numerous
stenographers, newspaper women,
women physicians, and will eventually
include through auxiliaries the wives
OF the farmers throughout the county.
In fact, the farmers wives are already
organizing district auxiliaries to the
County Farmers Institute, and the
Women's Chamber of Commerce will
work in connection with these through
q system of committees.
There are to be many committees,
for ia this manner the work is to be
divided. Mrs. Finch, the president, Is
now working on her list of standing
committees and expects to announce
them In the near future. Prominent
among them will be three consulting
committees one each for the Guthrie
Chamber Of Commerce (the mems or
ganization), the women's federation of
clubs, and the auxidaries 20 the Coan-
ty Farmers Institute. Practically all
the work looking toward the city beau
tiful is to be done through the sepa-
rate women's club organizations. of
which there are ten in Guthrie
The first undertaking to raise funds
for the state campaign will be a chick
en- dinner. This does not mean hot
meal served at noon In stuffy store
house somewhere about town. with the
women tired out and weary from cook
ing ana serving, but instead cold din
ner served under the biggest cotton
wood tree in the state. in Mineral
Wells park, with the entire city and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

'ecutive committee, in addition to the
president and secretary are Mrs.
Webb Baker. Mrs. Will K. Patterson,
Mrs. U. M. Vampner, Mrs. E. ]. AL
len and Miss Elizabeth Melvin, prac-
ticing physician.
In order to enlist all the women of
the city in the new organization, six
days contest was arranged and two
soliciting committees named, with Mrs.
John r. Alternately and Mrs. NJ Cas-
sidy as captains. The formers COM
mittee was known as the Red Rus
tiers" and the latterss as the Blue
Boosters" AS a result Of their work
between 400 and 500 women are now
enrolled as members.
Assisting Mrs. Alternately TO get
more members. If possible, than Mrs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

cial clubs in the other cities of the
state, and assistance will be given to
the Guthrie women whenever it will
be desired.
Practically every state in the Union
is represented in the membership of
the Women's Chamber of Commerce.
Oklahoma being only % years old, the
residents as rule have come here
from other states. TfA main Offices of
the organization represent five sepa-
rate states. Mrs Finch is native of
Mount Pleasant. Ia; Mrs. Huston of
Worcester, N Y; Mrs. Petersen of
Milwaukee, Wis; Miss Cassidy Of
Scranton, Kan, and Mrs. Sarchet of
Petersburg, III. Six foreign countries
also are represented in the member
ship.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
MUCH LIKE CURIOSITY SHOP

butte among needy patients. Some
folks find that the easiest and most
satisfactory way to dispense charity
Is through a doctor. No other agent
they could employ knows 50 well what
is needed and who needs It. Better
results could be obtained, however. IL
the giyers would only consult me be-
fore sending in their donations.
All the junk in this room ia of little
or no use. Maybe I can dispose of it
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
Clerk Quick to See Opportunity,
Though 1t Had Come to Him
Accidentally.
EARS AS VALUABLE AS EYES
Chance Remark Showed Young Clerk
Way to Advancement, and
Some Thought and Knowledge
of His Business Made Rest
Comparatively Easy.

The sales manager of a large fur.
mace company whirled in his chair
as a question was asked him.
How did l get here?" he queried
in reply. Simply through keeping
my ears open. / overheard a remark
one day and then set my brain to
work. That's ALL
But to enlarge" he continued. Eat
the time was a SO week clerk.
I didn't see much OF chance before
me; a fellow never does unless he
looks hard for 1t. And the trouble
with most young fellows Is that they
are always too eager to believe that
there isn't any chance for them
but that's got nothing to do with the
story.
One day happened to go to the
water tank, near the presidents desk,
for a drink A little conference was
going on and what heard was this:
But the fact remains that we've
got to cut road expenses five per
cent. The men aren't turning in
enough orders to justify the expendi-
lures.
II know that the general man
ager answered. but how are we go-
ing to do it? We can't get along
with fewer statesmen. Every possible
item OF expense Is cut to the very
bone right now. And So
1T was then that went back to my
desk. but I carried the conversation
with me- It had made an impression
on me and saw that there was 9 way
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
CREDIT TO INTUITION

Iowa. At night he hung around the
telegraph Office watching the opera
tor. The wood piler had an idea Che
didn't know the word intuition then)
that If he could learn telegraphy he
might become train dispatcher. He
learned how to click the keys. He
became train dispatcher. Then he
got to be a division superintendent,
then general superintendent. Now
he is president Of a great railroad.
Maybe you have heard of him. Will
liam c. Brown.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

can be useful. The idea is spreading
over the state and in other portions Of
the southwest, and the result is GER
tain to be that the Guthrie organiza-
ton, formed during the last week,
will become the nucleus of chain of
such women's business organizations.
You would indeed be surprised"
said a woman, returning home from
the weekly session of bridge club,
II you could have heard us discuss
Ing the needs of the city, suggestions
for the betterment and advancement
or Guthrie and arrangements for the
raistnS of funds to assist in the cam
paign Guthrie is making to win back
the location of the state calital. Why,
l don't hear word of gossip the en-
tire afternoon, for all the ladies were
30 interested in the Chamber of Com
merce."
We formed the Chamber of Com
merce," said Mrs. Rebecca L.. Finch,
the president, after much discussion
among ourselves as to the best meth
Cd of helping in the campaign for the
capital. in establishing the bath houses
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

Good health, willingness to work.
high ideals. knowledge of human ma
ture. and the development of all good
qualities are the principles that con-
stitute success.
Hard work and conscientious appli-
cations to duty together with the abil-
ity to meet and master situations. are
all factors OF success George M. Rey-
noIda
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

some time, but so far I haven't been
able to. Funny and pathetic little
stories are attached to some of the
gifts. Here is wooden leg. II ia
the gift of man who died about sir
months ago. 1t was his wish that
some other legless man should wear
his leg Plenty of men coming out OF
hospitals need new legs, but unfor-
tunately that man possessed such ex-
treme length Of limb from the knee
down that I have not yet found any
body with leg long enough to match
It.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
doctors Collection of Gifts Included
All Kinds and Varieties of
Queer Things.

In an alcove of the doctors Office
was his curiosity shop.
contributions for my poor patients
those things are he said Every
doctor who il known to have large
|charity pratice il the recipient Of many
Iaifts which he IL requested to distri-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

INSTEAD OF light talk,
things substantial are now
discussed at social gather
ings. meetings of card and
other amusement clubs.
and society hops In Guth-
RE. Okla, for the organ
ization of the Women's
Chamber of Commerce of
that city has attracted all
the feminine contingent
to work together for the
advancement of the city
in evarv wav that women
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
Qualities to Be Desired.

A cheerful temper. joined with In
nocence, will make beauty attractive,
knowledge delightful, and wit good-na-
tured.-Addison.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
GETTING to the Front.

The man who wishes to get to the
front must not spend too much time
turning to see what the men back Of
him are doing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

You probably have noticed that the
aged negro whose death is noted by
the Associated Press is never less
than 115 years old
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

LESSON TExT-hfark 7:S1-S:10.
GOLDEN TExT-''He hath done ail
things well He maketh even the deaf
to hear and the dumb to speak. MARX
s:37 r. v.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNI(AlSC[D)OL
LESSON

(By e. O. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
Ellis blood avails for all our race,
His blood avails for me-"

Moistening the mans tongue witt
his own saliva suggests that the source
of healing is to be in Jesus own per
son. Our salvation is not in the words
he spake, nor the life he lived, but the
life he gave (Heb. 9:12-14).
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
SCALES TURNED TO GOLD.

Sicily has a new industry, that of
raising artificial goldfish and selling
them by the hundred thousands to
other countries. Small fish are
caught or bred and put into a basin
pregnated with chalk and various
iron preparations. These make the
skin of the fish impervious. Next
the fish are bathed in the gold ma
king preparation, the composition of
which is a secret Of the manufac-
turers. The strong fish survive this
test. The survivors take on a golden
hue first in the uaighborhood Of the
tail Then follow other preparations
and still others until the fish in the
end is ne. alar goldfish such as PEG
pie pay big money for.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
AWFUL sEcaEr or Mvaoeaea
Daniel webetsrs vFrid Portrayal o.
the Tostnres Thet pssse NE
e~iity eoek

Meantima, the guilty soui cannot
keep fs own socset. II ID false TO
itself, or rather II feels en- irresist-
ible impulse Of conscience to be true
to itself. II labors under Its guilty
possession, and knows not what to
do with It. The human heart was
not made for the residence Of such
an inhabitant. 1t finds itself preyed
on by torment, which it dares not
acknowledge to God nor man. A
vulture is devouring it, and it can ask
no sympathy OF assistance either
from heaven or earth. The secret
which the murderer possesses soon
comes to possess him, and, like the
evil spirits of which we read, it over
comes him and leads him whitherso-
ever it will. He feels it beating at
his heart, rising to his throat, and
demanding disclosure. He thinks
the whole world sees it in his face,
reads 1t in his eyes, and almost hears
the workings in the very silence Of
his thoughts. 1t has become his mas
ter. 1t betrays his discretion, it
breaks down his courage, it conquers
his prudence. When suspicious from
without begin to embarrass him and
the net Of circumstance to entangle
him, the fatal secret struggles with
still greater violence to burst forth.
1t must be confessed, it will be con-
fessed. There is no refuge from con-
fession but suicide, and suicide is
confession.-Daniel Webster.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
WARM TRIBUTE.

1t was in little country town in
the west of England, says the Bristol
Mirror, and Mr.. Goodman, excellent
citizen and kind-hearted man, al
lowed himself, much against his own
will, to be chosen mayor for the
fourth time. After the event, he
met Mr.. Jones, one of his warmest
admirers, who shook him heartily by
the hand.
'G'm right sorry, Mr.. Mayor" said
the worthy man, "they've putten on
you the trouble of officiating for an
other term, with all your many calls
and worries of business; a far worse
man would have suited us-but that
was Just the trouble. We couldn't
find him-and it's my opinion as he
amt to be found"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
DRAIN ON OUR ENVIRONMENT.

Without environment there can
be no life. Seventy per cent, at
least, of the human body is made
of pure water, the rest of gases and
earths. These have all come from
environment. Through the secret
pores of the skin two pounds of wa.
ter are exhaled daily from every
healthy adult. The supply is kept
up by environment. The environ
ment is really an unappropriated
part of ourselves. Definite proper.
lions are continuously distracted
from it and added to the organism.
And so long as the organism con-
tinues to grow, act, think, speak,
work or perform any other function
demanding supply of energy, there
is a constant simultaneous and pro-
portionate drain upon its surround
ings.-Drummond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
WAYS OF The HONEY BIRD
II Leads Hunters 70 Bee Trees In Or
der 70 Obtain lie Favorits
Diet.

In his journal Of the Sporting
Nomad" Mr.. Studley gives an Of
iraordinary account Of The honey
bird. advancing the theory that this
strange little animal has consciously
entered into a mutual benefit part
ncrship with men. The honey bird
attracts the attention Of the hunters
by chattering sound and leads
them direct toa hollow tree, wherein
bees have swarmed, this being done,
says the author, with the direct ex-
pectation of reward. "Cooe reward
ed the bird by crumpling up some Of
the comb that had the young bees
in it, then, scratching a little earth
aside with his assegai, placed the
broken comb there, lightly recover
ing with earth. On many subsequent
occasions I have followed these birds.
All my boys were honey gluttons, es-
pecially Cooe; they evidently pre-
ferred the comb with the young bees
within it, for they stuffed their
mouths full of it--another proof
that there is no accounting for taste.
with reference to this bird, there
is no sort Of doubt that they delib-
erately call the wayfarer's attention
by chattering. / have tried them by
persistently ignoring their summons,
sometimes owing to my not having
time to follow it up, OF to see what
the bird would do in such case ]
found that they will track you for
some time, but give it up as bad
business if you do not shortly take
any notice of them.
81 take it that from time imme-
mortal the natives have appreciated
their feathered allies by leaving
some of the comb as a reward, the
birds being unable to obtain theil
favorite diet without human assist.
ance. The trick has therefore al
most become an hereditary instinct.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
FOLLOWING ORDERS.

The motto above the great editorA
desk read: Accuracy, Accuracy, Ac-
curacy."
Therefore the story turned in by
the cub reporter contained this state
ment:
"Three thousand nine hundred
and twenty-nine eyes were fixed upon
the speaker"
"What means this fool statement ?''
asked the great editor, as he pre-
pared to use the blue pencil.
"One man was blind in one eye
explained the cub.-Tit-Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-12-28
CHILDREN LEARN TO DRINK
popIorsbls Condition In Schools Of
Moscow Revealed by Report Of
Consul Grove.

Remarkable statements concern
ing drunkenness among Russian
schoolchildren are made by Consul
H. M. Grove in his report on the
trade Of the Moscow district for
1911. It is admitted, he writes, that
inebriety is very rapidly increasing
among the school children in Russia
in general and in Moscow and the
Moscow provinces in particular. The
Moscow town council recently made
an inquiry into this subject, and it
was then stated that Of the adults
who are addicted to drink it had been
ascertained that 80 per cent. learned
to drink while still at school. Out
of 1884 schoolboys in the Moscow
province, from the ages of eight to
thirteen years, 1859 or &c per cent,
have taken to drink, and out Of
10,404 girls of the same ages 4,733,
or 45 per cent, also drink.
1t was unanimously decided that
lectures on the effects of drink
should be given in all schools, and
also that museums showing the eff
fects of alcohol should be instituted.
The teachers will receive special in
struction with regard to alcoholism,
90 as to be able to instruct the chill
dren.-London Telegraph.