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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

comes down here to speculate is
bad loser" said one officer of the Con-
solidated recently. Say what you
please about this being the day OF
equality, but deep down in our hearts
we feel that there is a difference.
Stock gambling is a mans game. We
don't want women breaking in"
This man was inclined to excuse the
New street brokers on the ground that
the firm had been a member of the
exchange less than two years, and
perhaps did not know better. If that
were the case the alarms sounded by
the board of governors when they
heard of the women's department and
it's nursery annex had evidently taught
the young firm a lesson. A visitor
dropped in to see the feminine spec
ulators in action with their young
ones romping in the shadow OF the
quotation board and the ticker basket
but there was none of that to be
seen.
''When a woman makes something
on the market" said one broker OF
thirty years experience in the street,
''she takes the credit of it all to her
self. 1t was she who did it. When
she loses. it was her brokers' fault.
He deceived her. And peculiar trait
is that in losing she cannot quite clear
her mind of the suspicion that what
she lost the broker gained"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
BODY IN COFFIN NOT WIFE's
Last Look at Dead Brings Joy to
Maiden (Mass.) Home-SimiIarity
of Names Caused Mistake.

Maiden, Mass.-Abraham Levine
and his three children were weeping
over the coffin bought for Mrs. LIE.
vine. the wife and mother, when Abra-
ham. opening the coffin for one last
look at his wife, discovered that the
body was not hers
Mrs. Levine had been patient at
the Tewksbury hospital and Abraham
had received word that she was dead.
Investigation showed that his wife
is alive, and that the mistake had been
due to the fact that the name of the
dead woman was somewhat similar.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
Austrian Army Lieutenant Fails in
Unique Method of Courtship in
New York.

New York-An international court
ship has reached its official end here
in the signing of court order dis
continuing the breach of promise suit
that Lieut.. Edward Starr of the Aus
trian army brought against Miss Helen
McMurray of Troy for $4,000 DAM
ages The Austrian lieutenant aban-
doned the suit on the advice of his
lawyer.
1.-The lieutenant was not mercen-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
QUAINT LITTLE PEN-WIPER
Original Design Made to Represent a
Frog and Carried Out in
Green Velvet.

A very quaint and original little
pen-wiper this, made to represent a
frog. 1t is carried out in bright green
velvet; is 31s inches in height and "a
inches across the broadcast part.
For the top of the pen-wiper a piece
of velvet is cut out in the shape
shown in the diagram on the right
hand side, and upon it the legs and
mouth are worked in yellow silk at
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

The feet are not sewn together. as
it is at this part of the pen-wiper that
the pens may be inserted TO be
cleansed On the head of the frog
two small pearl buttons are sewn to
represent the eyes, and complete this
little novelty.
The best way to obtain the shape in
which the material should be cut out
is to sketch it first upon a piece OF
pape- and then lay the paper upon
the velvet and cut that cut.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

one they set to work to move their
structures-which were of frame con-
struction-two miles down the slope
to Hawarden.
1T was no use. And even the old
timers saw it. Mournfully they, too,
babe farewell to Calliope and betook
themselves and their abodes to Ha-
warden, which grew to city of 1900
within a month
And Calliope? Well. what was
once Calliope is now a fourishing
cornfield"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

cloth used. High shoes are always
worn by people of good sense in the
winter time for outdoor use. Some
persons prefer. low ones with spats,
but they are not conducive to perfect
health. The man takes the lead al
ways in a public place. making room
for the lady who follows him. All
colors are worn, perhaps all shades OF
blue and brown taking the lead.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
Sues Woman to Win Love

ary," declared the latter. His only
hope in bringing the suits was to see
Miss McMurray and win her again.
When he found that he could not see
her he was broken-hearte6 It is a
sad experience for young man of his
type, and he is going away to try to
forget her."
Lieut. Starr met Miss McMurray in
Vienna in August, 1910, followed her to
Paris, wooing her ardently, and to
continue his attentions obtained a
years leave of absence from his regi-
ment. abandoning an opportunity for
promotion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
FIX PLOWSHARE FOR ALFALFA
Edge Ground Around to Resemble
Blade of Bread knife-Roots
Cut Of Easily and Clean.

Anyone that has ever plowed al
falfa sod knows how hard the roots
are to cut. says a Canadian writer in
Popular Mechanics. In blowing many
OF the roots are not cut off. | had
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
quail Plentiful in California.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Ranchers from
the Coachella valley. who were in Los
Angeles. reported that quail were so
thick in the valley that crops of all
kinds were being destroyed. despite
the efforts of the state game war
done. who are now trapping the birds
by thousands and sending then % ots,
err sections of the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

II is perfectly proper to announce an
engagement at a dinner party. and 1t
may be done by the father Of the bride
or her nearest man relative or her
mother if there is no man In the
family 1t is quite customary to have
the place cards and favors indicative
of the happy occasion. All that is
necessary to say is the fact that 1t Is
with pleasure the news of the en-
gagement of Miss Brown to Mr.. Gray
is announced. MADAME MERRi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

In Paris the large hats of white silk
beaver faced with black velvet. are
running race for favor with the
small hats of tiger skin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

1t is not necessary TO take leave OF
your hostess, but if she happens to
be free when you are ready to depart
it is pleasant 10 tell her how much
you have enjoyed the affair and say
goodby visiting card enclosed with
an invitation means that the hostess
could not make call in person. Cards
should be left for all those in whose
honor the reception is given. A widow
may with perfect propriety wear her
mourning, for some widows never take
off their veil, and ii is no reason they
should be debarred from social events.
If one goes to the reception no ac-
acknowledgement is required, but If not
able to go a card is sent to arrive
upon the day of the affair.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
Announcing an Enhancement.

Please let me know if it is proper to
announce an engagement at formal
dinner party. and if SO what is the
proper manner of announcing it?-
A. Z.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
Reception etiquette.

Is it customary in social circles to
take leave of the hostess when she is
receiving ladies at large afternoon
reception or tea?
What does the Enclosure of visiting
cards with the invitation card sig
nifty?
When a reception is given in honor
of one or more ladies', should cards
also be left for these in whose honor
the tea or reception is being given. as
well as for the hostess?
Would it be proper for an elderly
lady, who still wears her widows bon
net with veil, to wear such a bonnet
to an afternoon reception?
Is it customary to acknowledge in
vitations to receptions or Afternoon
teas Holly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

A chic idea for slippers to elaborate
costumes il the use of black chantilIy
lace over white satin. or of silver laeo
over black satin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
Questions From Nora.

Will you please answer my ques-
lions in the Sunday paper? How are
plate doilies used? Are high-top
shoes worn this winter? In passing
out of church or any public place, who
takes the lead, the lady or gentle
man? What colors are worn this win
ter?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

field of alfalfa at one time that I
was unable to piow. as my team was
too light to draw the plow through the
the roots.
After thinking it over for a time,
decided to make the edge of my
plowshare like the cutting edge of
bread knife. The edge was ground
on an emery wheel as shown in the
sketch. had no trouble. in plow-
ing the field. The roots slip over the
scallops and are cut on easily ant
clean.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01

Plate doilies are placed under the
plate when the table is bare, no
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
A Musical Pastime.

/ read your suggestions on enter
tainment with much interest and / am
looking for musical contest of some
kind, guessing game with musical
terms for answers, or something of
the kind. | am sure you will be
able to give me the desired as
sistance.-Edna
There seems to be no end of mu-
steal games. Perhaps our young read
ers do not remember this one, as 1t
was printed many years ago. On cards
write the following questions:
J. Where is the earth?
@ An old mans friend?
3. What do the weary need?
4. A useful article 70 a cook?
g. Found plentiful in most rivers?
g. Part of a fish?
T. An important part of a letter?
s. What title is coveted by military men2
g. What do all public speakers do some
times?
10. Not served in barroms
IL. The most popular style. of music with
debutantes?
r. What locks the stable when the horse
is gone?
10 The one who guesses the most an
swers?
l. In space Z Signature.
2 Staff. s. Major.
g. Rest. 9. Repeat
A. Measure TO- Minors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-01
REPLIES TO QUERIES
HINTS AND ADVICE ON ALL KINDS
OF SOCIAL FORMS.
Nine. Merr, Most Noted Authority on
Such Subjects, Also Furnishes
Helping Ideas for Varieties of
Home Entertainments.
A Sad Condition.


/ am a girl of fifteen years. | am
not high tempered or stubborn, as
some are, but no one likes me. can
not make friends. | go to high school,
and would like to have some one to
walk around the town with at noon
time, as ] take my lunch. But ! can
find no one who seems to care for
my company. Please tell me how to
gain friends and be friendly. How is
my writing, and my punctuation p
Bashful.
Your writing and punctuation are
unusually good, and | cannot imagine
a girl your age not having friends.
Just try being interested in whatever
is going on, don't think of yourself,
and be as lively as possible The Good
Book says: "a man that hath friends
must show himself friendly" Try it.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
COL. SHUCART SAYS MORE
MILLIONS ARE TO COME

According to Col. w. H. Shugart it
never rains but it pours, for he says
that he on Monday received informa-
ton from close relative that the
great Shugart estate of Germany con-
sisting of $3.50, 600, 600 is now ready for
distribution among part of the Shu-
CART heirs.
Mr.. Shugart says tnat there are
about III heirs of this name who will
divide the great fortune, and that he is
not at all overwhelmed by the finan-
cial cloudburst as he has known for a
long time that he or his heirs would
eventually receive large estate from
the Fatherland.
Three years ago Col. Shugart knew
what it meant to look upon things
which were beyond his reach, merely
because he was financially unable to
pluck them. He first began to look up
on good old American dollars in guam
titles about year ago when the estate
of brother was wound up in the West
aud he found himself in possession of
several Thousand dollars. He had just
received an installment of this money
when he says that his wife received
word that the Jane Bogardus estate of
Holland was ready for distribution
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09

the old soldier reduced to $l2 month.
The old soldiers have vigorously re-
sented what they regard as an inva-
sion of their rights. During the first
two months after Chandler was ap
pointed by reason of the old soldiers
boycotting the store, the sales dropped
from about $1,000 to $500.
Now that Newell Sanders has been
appointed to the senate and Sanders
and Sells are working in harmony re-
garding the distribution of patronage
the district it is probable that the old
soldiers who feel that they are receiv-
ing unfair treatment at the hands Of
DR.. Massey, will carry their fight with
the cooperation of Sanders and Sells
before the Soldiers Home Board.
The fact that Sanders is on the COM
mlttee on Military Affairs and that
Sells has won the confidence of the old
soldiers by his advocacy of the pension
bill, would have great influence in Sc
curing recognition of their claims.
1t is probable that King and Chand-
ler will be ousted from their positions
and that they will be filled by persons
duly eligible for such positions by
reason of service in the civil or Span
ish American war.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
TERRIBLY HURT,
CRESTM0NT MAN
BECS FOR DEATH
PUTTING STOP
TO PRACTICE
Senator Sanders Goes After
Doctored" Military
Record.

Washington, d. G., May 6.-Senator
Newell Sanders OF Tennessee is putting
his foot down hard on the practice of
doctoring military records in order to
secure pensions. 1t has been frequent
custom in Congress, in cases where men
could not prove any military record by
the vital statistics roll, or where they
had been deserters, to have their Con-
gressmen and Senator's introduce bills
to "correct their military records" In
many cases such bills, supplied by
legislative enactment war records that
had not been made and did not exist
BY such bills deserters in many in.
stances have been placed on equal plane
with honored soldiers.
Senator Sanders, who is a member of
the Military Affairs Committee, is max
ing an adverse report on every bill re-
ferred to him to "correct" a military
record.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
YOUNG MAN
FATALLY HURT
Sam Southland Dies AS Result
of His Injuries.
MASHED In A LOG POND
Was Young Married Man and
When He Was Dragged From
the Pond and Carried to a
Physicians Office, He Begged
That He Be Allowed to Die.

Caught by rolling log and hurled
into the log pond, Sam Southards aged
% years, received fatal injuries at
Crestmont, Friday. The young man
was a brakeman on the log train and
was in the act of unloading logs when
the accident occurred. The logs are sent
down on the cars with two tiers of logs
on each car. The logs of one tier were
being unloaded and Southards had
stepped out of the way and directly in
front of the second tier, when the top
logs of this tier became dislodged land
slipping off caught him before he
could move. He was knocked into the
pond and and the logs followed him,
pinining him about the hips in tie
water making terrible injuries. He was
taken out of the pond as soon as possi-
BILE and carried to the office of DR.. j.
Walter McMahan, where in his agony
he pleaded to be allowed to die there.
He was brought to Newport, Friday
afternoon and taken to Asheville on the
7o'clock train where he was admitted
to the Mission hospital. In which in.
stitution death relieved his sufferings
the following day.
A pitiful feature of the accident is
the fact that he has a child wife and
one small babe. He had taken his wife
up to the Walnut Bottom camp, Fri
day morning, where she had planned 8
pleasant days outing. expecting to re.
turn to Crestmont, Friday evening
when her husband made the return
trip, but instead, special engine had
to be run up the Walnut Bottoms tc
bring her back in time to be with the
husband before he was started fol
Asheville and then she decided to
make the trip and she as well as the
young mans father, who also works al
Crestmont, accompanied DR.. McMahar
to Asheville.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
CIVILIANS MAY Be 0USTED
FROM THE SOLDIERS HOME

Johnson City May 6-That the ap-
pointment of civilians to positions at
the Soldiers Home is meeting with
vigorous opposition by the inmates of
the home is daily becoming more APP
parent. Taking the appointment of
Kyle NJ. King, civilian, as commits
sary of subsistence and superintendent
of post fund at the home, as prece-
dent, DR.. u. ID. Massey recently had
appointed John Chandler, civilian, Of
Severe county, to the position o
store keeper at a salary of S65 month
with board equivalent to $50 month.
Chambers wife was made MOTEL
keeper at $50 month and board. Up
to the time of Chandler's appointment
the store keepers had been civil war
veteran who received $40 month and
a Spanish American soldier who re-
ceives $12 month. The plea was
made that as the veteran store keeper
was 65 years old, much younger man
was needed for the position, but when
Chadler filed his papers his age APP
peared as 63, only two years younger
than the old soldier. The Spanish
American soldier was dropped and
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
Letter of Governor Hooper
the News of
Week.
CONVENTIONS NEXT WEEK
Democratic Convention Program
Cut and Died and Little Inter-
est Will Be Shown as Clark Has
Captured the State-A Fight
Expected in Republican Con-
vention.

But for the charge of Governor Hoop
er that S25. 900 had been raised and
used as corruption fund during the
last Legislature, things have been very
quiet in Tennessee politics this week.
All of the counties have held their
conventions for the May15 Democratic
Primary and the Republicans, too,
have named their delegates TO the
Republican state convention of May IA.
Indications would show that Champ
Clark will receive the Tennessee dele
cations vote without much opposition,
very little fight having developed. A
small crowd is eX pected at Nashville
for the Democratic convention, but
there will be big turn out for the
Republican convention of the day be-
fore, when Roose velt-Taft scrap will
be at white heat. w. J. Oliver is in
charge of the Roosevelt campaign in
Tennessee and his tactics are of the
rough house order.
During the past week Congressman
Sells gave out ar interview stating
that Tennessee's delegation would be a
Taft one, and he pictured bolting
Roosevelt delegation because the
Roosevelt forces were being led by
Oliver. Mr.. Oliver came back strong,
denounced Sanders, Sells and Others of
the Sanders lieutenants and state that
it was matter of history that there
had been some sort of mob convention
at Nashville during the Brownlow-
Evans fight but he warned the Sanders
crowd that if they ATTEMPTED to ride
over the wishes of the people in the
state convention of the fourteenth, that
the old mob convention wonId look
like meeting of the Epworth league
in comparison.
The first district delegates to the
Democratic convention 60 in most in.
stances uninstructed. A peculiar
feature of the mass conventions was
the passing of a resolution in Sullivan
county by the Independent Democratic
wing of the party suggesting that il
would be unwise to put out candi
date for the court of civil appeals ar
opposition to Judge H. N. Cate, il
view of the fact that the judiciar,
should be non-political. The Sullivan
county democrats endorsed John Cald
we'll for committeeman and tn
Regulars followed suit and endorsed
Parks Worley for committeeman. 1t il
the aim of the leaders to give eacl
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09

and he says that cool million was re-
ceived at one time, being in govern
ment Panama canal bonds.
This million was supposed to be
only a half of the sum which Mrs.
Shugart was to inherit and their
modest little home here was sold and
the Shugarts spent the winter in Flor
ida. The announcement that the
Bogardus estate had been settled
created considerable excitement among
a hundred other heirs who themselves
were fighting for portion of the
estate and who had not been lucky
enough to get in on the first settle
ment. Col. Shugart received letters
by the hundred and telegraph oper-
ator of San Antonio, Texas, made
trip all the way to Newport to see Col.
Shugart but arrived the evening after
the Shugarts had left for Florida,
Col. Shugart, too, was besiesed by
hundreds of requests for money; there
was the young woman who wanted an
educntion; the girl who just wanted to
work in his house and help take care
of them in their old age; the teacher
who thought she could run better
school than that in which she was
Continued on Page p
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
HIT JUDGE SNEED
ON The HEAD
T. L. Carly Well Known Lawyer
Resents Being Called
a Liar.

The Knoxville Sentinel of Monday
carried story which stated that dis
barrment proceedings had been in
stituted against Hon. +. l.. Carly
native of Cooke county, who for years
has been prominent attorney in
Knoxville. The proceedings were in
structed by Ex-Judge j. w. Sneed and
followed an alteration in Mr.. Carty's
office.
Judge Sneed charges that Mr.. Carly
hit him with blunt instrument while
he was taking Mr.. Carty's deposition
at the instance of the court. Chancellor
viii ID. Wright has issued citation
calling on Mr.. Carly to appear in court
May 10, and show cause why he should
not be disbarred for contempt of court
on account of the alleged assault.
Mr.. Carly has not made any state
ment in regard to the matter but his
friends have discussed the case freely.
They allege that Judge Sneed and Mr..
Carty have not been on friendly terms
in years, tnat Judge Sneed used his
position on the bench to humiliate those
he did not like and that Mr.. Carly had
been one of these.
The disbarrment proceedings are the
result of an encounter of recent date.
Judge Sneed, another. attorney and
stenogrophers were taking Mr.. Carty's
deposition, during which Mr.. Carty's
friends allege that Judge Sneed found
occasion to call Mr.. Carly liar and as
result it is said that Mr.. Carly swung
chair over thejudge's head and punch
ed him with his fist, the judge going
down tor the count.
Mr.. Carty's friends have no fear of
the disbarrment proceedings, as they
consider that he had proyocation suf.
ficient to warrant the attack.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-09
WILL FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS
Governor Hooper Investigates
Prison Conditions in Other
States. ~

Nashville, May Sin pursuing his
investigation at the penitentiary rela-
tive 10 tuberculosis conditions and the
means of improving the health of the
convicts and preventing the spread of
this disease, Coy. Ben w. Hooper has
correspondent extensively with the gov
ernments of many states and has Sc
cured much data on the subject. From
these reports some plan, will be de-
volved to remedy matters at the Ten
nessee penal institution. Often simple
remedies go long way to help the sit
uatlon, For instance relaxation from
all discipline for brief period and
healthful outdoor amusement has been
found at the Kansas penitentiary to
make marked improvement in the
health of all convicts.
The experiment was tried to stop in
sanity and the spread of tuberculosis
The plan was simply to allow period
of thirty minutes day for five days in
the week to take exercise in the open
air. During that time they are allowed
perfect freedom in the yard and to play
games of all kinds. The result of a
years trial showed that prison vices
decreased 40 per cent and the tubercu-
losis tent was torn down as useless.
The miners are allowed the entire
afternoon Saturday instead of few
minutes each day.