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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

respective way apparently undisturbed.
Senator John Sharp Williams,
whose observation-disclosures is notorious,
is also a keen student of practical
jokes.
They were having a house party at
the Williams home here, recently, and
some of the young people asked the
senator to cooperate with them in
playing a merry trick on his son. The
plan was to squirt quantity OF ice
water over the transom on young Viii
liams after he had retired for the
night. AS father and son were shar-
ing the same bedroom during the
house party, the senator would get to
witness the result Of the experiment,
and he entered into the spirit of the
prank with much zest. He Indicated
the bed occupied by his son and with
his own hands helped to rig up the
ice water apparatus.
About one o'clock that night wild
snort of dismay from Senator Viii
liams echoed and re-echoed through
the house.
He had absent-mindedly gone to
sleep in his sons bed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Big Senator'S Special for Three"

drink, led them to become eavesdrop-
pers.
The giant senator apparently took
no notice of the assembled rubber
necks,' neither did he look at the bill
of fare.
Bring me steak" James told the
waiter, and that was all the plans or
Specifications for the steak that he
furnished. The waiter seemed to un-
derstand. Presently he returned with
an amplitudinous leviathan of steak
that appeared on the scorecard as
special for three
That's the kind of steak that Ollie
James can masticate with much glee,
provided there are enough side dishes
to whet his appetite.
Do not get the impression, either.
that the colossal statesman from Ken
lucky is a glutton. The kind of
steak he eats Is no more adequate
food supply for him than couple OF
lamb chops would be for the average
fiye-foot-ten work-a-day citizens.
A million years or so from now
scientists with side whiskers will get
hold of the skeleton OF Ollie James
and try to lean whether he lived be-
fore or after the mound builders. But
they will never find out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
EAGLE BEHEADs RARE BIRD

An American eagle, confined in the
aviary at Columbian Park, Lafayette,
Ind, deliberately killed Mexican blue
quail, one of a pair which had just
been brought to the park, from New
Mexico. The Mexican blue quail is q
rare fowl and this pair had been cap
tured after six months search.
There was no suitable place for them
at the park aviary and they were
placed in an empty compartment of
the big cage in which the eagles and
owls are kept. There is a stout wire
netting between the two compartments
and wooden strips are nailed around
the bottom. One of the big eagles
hoped close to the wire netting and
found hole through the wooden strip.
He reached through. seized one of the
quails and pulled its head from its
body.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

INTERESTING TO MANY BOYS
There Is No Present That viii Be So
Dear to Heart of Youth as Pen
of Bantam Chickens.

Whenever you see a pen of ban
tams shown you always hear num-
Der of people yoicing their wonder as
to the utility of these small birds.
Strictly speaking they are of no real
use. The birds are altogether too
small to be raised for the table,
though they are far more tender than
their larger relatives. The bantam
eggs are smaller than ever the eggs
of Leghorn pullet and 1t takes about
three of them to equal two ordinary
eggs. Nevertheless the bantams oc-
cupy place in the chicken world
that is far more important than most
people think
They are bred for two reasons, for
breeding purposes and for pets. In
the former they are bred to sell for
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
BEETLES GROW MUSHROOMS

Scientists have known of mush-
room growing ants for a long time,
and 1t was generally believed that the
ant was the only insect possessing
sufficient intelligence to make a sue
cessful mushroom farmer Prof. J..
Bouverie, the French entomologist,
has found that a certain wood boring
beetle known as the Bostrychide is as
familiar with mushroom cultivation
for home consumption as the ant
Professor Bouverie discovered that the
beetles bore holes in wood and half
fill them with a prepared fungus,
which makes an ideal mushroom bed
The garden Is carefully spawned and
tended, and in course of time the
mushrooms appear. In this way the
beetle provides itself with food suffi-
GENTLY tender for its feeble jaws.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
ELECTRIC TOYS THAT AMAZE
Few Examples of Piaythings That
Will Open Eyes of Boys-GirIs
Also Remembered.

Some of the electrical toys now on
the market are actual wonders-work-
ing models in reality of the big cleo
trical equipments seen all about US,
says the Popafx Electricity. Here
are few exanbA9s which win prove
to be eye-openers to a great many
boys who are not in a position to visit
the large electrical supply stores
where such things are on exhibition:
For instance, there is little steam
ship (1) complete in all its outward
details, which is driven by a battery
and motor concealed in it's hull. 1t
may be started, stopped or reversed
from small switchboard through a
waterproof connecting cable.
Then there is a small fan (2) which
is not mere toy, but which will give
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
SIXTEENTH CENTURY HOUSE

Hidden by brickwork for over 200
years, the remains of sixteenth GEN.
fury timber building has been dis
closed during the recent work of re-
construction of Goodrich House, Hat
field, Hertfordshirs, England. A large
number of silve- and copper coins,
dating from the time of Charles ii. to
George H., have also been found. The
property was originally portion of
the Manor of Hatfield. and was sold
in 1892 by the first Marques OF Sails
bury to the Hart family, from the ex-
ecutors Of which family it was pur.
chased last year by M. Speaight-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

pets and so it all amounts to the
same thing. AS pets for children or
for people who have no desire to raise
chickens for practical purposes, the
bantams have no superior There is
no present that will be so dear to the
heart of a boy or as useful to him as
pen of bantarss. Without anything
to interest him at home outside of
the inanimate objects of the play
room, there are few boys especially in
the cities, who are not roaming around
on the streets In pen of bantams
boy has an interest which keeps him
home and keeps him busy
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
SWISS SOLD WIFE FOR 81

AT the village of Utzmach, near St.
Gall, Switzerland, a woman was sold
recently, with her consent, to another
man by her husband. The buyer, an
Italian and friend OF the Swiss couple,
thought he was "legalizing" the sale
by procuring two witnesses and hav-
ing the contract written on stamped
government paper. The italian told
his Swiss friend that he wanted a wife
and the Swiss promptly offered to sell
him his own wife at bargain price,
which was then discussed and fixed at
los.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
How Senator Williams Fought Duel

~ COMPARATIVELY few seem to
" know that old John Sharp Williams
once fought duel.
1t was when John Sharp was over
in Germany attending Heidelberg uni
versity. He and a German student
sassed each other, and the German
challenged him to cooperate with him
in determining which one should die
a premature death. John Sharp VIII
liams, being the challenged party
had the choice of weapons. His OPP
ponent, forgetting all about his being
an American, supposed he would pick
sabers, just as any German would;
but there was where John Sharp came
along with neat little joke. He
said they would fight with United
States army revolveTs.
The IDEA of shooting at man with
a Colts revolver two feet long was
new to German dueling, and the ma
tive student was wreck when the
morning arrived for them to kill or
one another. John Sharp, on the other
hand, ate heartily of ham and eggs,
as the saying ds. and seemed perfect
ly composed when they toed them
selves up for the opening shot. The
German, with vibrant hand, fired on
south by southeast of John Sharp,
who purposely shot up toward a spot
about eight degrees to the left OF the
zenith.
And having thus speedily completed
the mornings entertainment, the prin-
cipals shook hands and went their
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

The crow has been flying and flying all
day long.
He is looking for water to drink.
IF / could only get some water, he
says.
He flies first one way. then another
way. But he cannot find any.
o, there is pitcher!
There is water in it! But it is far down
in the pitcher.
He puts his head in as far as he can.
But he cannot get drink.
''Tll tilt the pitcher over" he says.
See him try
But he cannot tilt 1t over.
II must have drink" he says. How
can / get it?"
There are some small white stones!
Look! He picked up one. He drops 1t
into the pitcher.
Watch him pick up one after another
He drops them all into the pitcher
The water rises higher and higher.
Now the crow can get drink.
Cav. cav, cav" says the wise old
crow. Where there's a will there's a
way"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

bodices with high collars. 1t is prob-
able that Mrs. Draper, who is one OF
the stanchest admirers of the cardinal,
will intimate to her women guests
that it will be in good taste to wear
Afternoon gowns, whether they arc
Catholics or Protestants.
1t has long been the custom or
women when attending dinner or
reception in honor Of Cardinal Glib
bons to wear their most costly gowns
and jewels, and it will require some
change in the fashion of dinner gowns
to conform to the new rule. There
are so many prominent Catholic
women here, however, that there is
no fear but that every care will be
taken not to offend the churchmen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

a good stiff breeze 1t is actuated by
substantial motor suitable for other
purposes.
Street lamps with real lights CD
and (5) operate from battery.
Complete electrically operated
street cars (7). with electric head
light and any desired amount Of track
are obtainab,e, and II desired, this
track may be- protected by electric
block signals az.
The girls have also been remem-
bered. and one of the things which
interests them most is a complete
electric range with cooking utensils
which operates from the lighting cir
cult, and which is capable Of doing
real cooking.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Speakers Wife a Strenuous Teacher


I'm spelling we always occupied po-
sitions at the foot Of the class, but
remember that on one occasion we
spelled every word that came to us,
and when the lesson was over we
stood one, two. three, four, right at
the head.
"Then came the expose. Bill Flick
lin told Miss Bennett we had stealth
lily looked at the book each time we
had to spell word, and that was why
we made such high average.
1.-THE fun began when school was
dismissed. We set on Ficklin and
gave him good licking. The next
day we were brought before the court,
with Miss Bennett as the presiding
Judge. / told her that we licked Flick
lin because he tattled on us, and to
give me the whipping and let the
other boys go. (This was not special
heroism on my part. I got licking
every day, anyway
1.-The other boys, with the exception
of Bill Powell, put up a good talk.
Powell refused to say word This
obstinacy aroused the simon-pure
fighting spirit in Miss Bennett, who
turned the rest of us loose and start
ed on Bill. She gave him one of the
best 'whalings' he had ever had in his
life. He didn't awe her bit. She
had her dander up, and Bill got the
full benefit of it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
CLEVER TRICK WITH FIGURES
Enjoyable DeIusion May Be Sprung
by Boys and Girls on Their
Friends-Result Always Six.

Boys and girls who are fond of
springing tricks upon their friends
will enjoy the following one:
Ask some one to choose any num-
Der on the clock and add it to the
number directly opposite. This is to
be done to himself. not out loud.
Then tell him to imagine that these
two numbers are joined by line and
that another line is drawn at right
angles to the first line, so that a
cross is formed.
Tell the person to add together the
two numbers at the ends of this Sec
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22


mother sold her mangle?" Who shot
the dog?" and "How are you off for
soap?" survive only in the pages Of
contemporary novelists. Some. how
ever, have long life. Does your
mother know you're out?" has been
traced back to 1910 and may posi-
bly, have been current before then
Others are revived, with slight altera-
lions. Ten years ago rude little boys
would shout, Where did you get that
hat?" when their grandfathers would
exclaim. What! the same old haiti
And the expression of dissent empha-
sized nowadays by Not in these trou-
sers.'' nsed to be conveyed thirty
years ago by the tag. Not in these
boots!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
THEY LIVE LIKE APES

AS a model example OF an abso-
lutely primitive race of people, Prof.
w. Volzs, of Breslau university, has
brought to notice the Kubus, who are
completely isolated in the forest in
terror of Sumatra. They share the
life and habits of the apes living in
the same forest. They do not seem
to have advanced even to the hunting
stage of development, and are not
known to have any ideas on religion,
even the most primitive
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
FREANSH AMERICAN BoA9

This photograph depicts one of the
most curious boats that has ever rid
den the waters. 1t is the invention OF
retired captain of the American
navy, who claims that it possesses all
sorts of remarkable advantages over
the ordinary screw-propelled vessel.
The boat suggests steam-roller or a
couple of tOolsheds and pair of gar
den-rollers, and although 1t presents a
somewhat ungainly picture 1t does ef-
fectually what Is claimed for 1t.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
THAWED SNAKE BIT Z HIM

While standing on two hot bricks on
the ice of dam at Allentown, Pa,
George Rodenhauer was bitten by a
water snake, which had been frozen In
the Ice, and which was thawed out as
the bricks caused the ice to melt.
There was panic among the ice cut
tiers and it was with difficulty that
they could be persuaded to go back
to work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

ond line; then to find the difference
between the sum and the sum Of the
first two numbers. Then announce
that you can tell the result. No mat
ter what figure on the clock face has
been first chosen, if the addition is
correct, the result will be six. Try it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
HEN HAS ONLY ONE WING

A hen with only one wing was one
Of the freak attractions at poultry
show in Pendleton, Ore. She is the
property of J. E. Duke. a prominent
local breeder. and In all her life has
never had any indication OF wing on
her right side. When placed on the
ground with the wingless side down
zhe lies perfectly HELPLESS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
London Slang.

II some London slang has short
life. the street sayings current for a
time pass away even more quickly.
Most of these, such as HAS your
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30

Stop and read the Want Ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
HE CALLED ANOTHER HONEY.
Wedding Day Episode Figures in St.
Louis Divorce Suit.

St. Louis, Mo, Oct. 29.-"All
right, honey" is the way Harlow B.
Spencer, brokqr-sportsman ended
phone conversation with a woman in
the presence of his bride on their
wedding day, according to the wife's
divorce testimony.
Mrs. Spencer also testified Spencer
invited his friends to drop in at their
home any time for drink as Mrs
Spencer would make them a highball
if he were absent. When she dis
claimed knowledge as to how to mix
drinks he insisted on teaching her
she said When she refused to kiss
Spencers friends she says she was
upbraided for not bsing nice to
them. She asks 100000 alimony.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
LAUNCH GREATEST
Of SEA FIGHTERS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Both the dreadnoughts Utah and
/ North Dakota exceeded this, making
2l.Oi and 2101 knots respectively.
The estimated cost of the New
York at completion is sl0,000,OO0
| The cost of the hull and machinery
alone was s6.4OG,0O0. Her armament
will consist OF ten 1i-inch guns, tn
( largest ever placed on a battleship
in the world. The Texas also is be-
ing armed with 14-inch guns, and
the Oklahoma and he Nevada, the
latest dreadnoughts ordered, will
carry guns CT equal size. The minor
armament of the New York will be
made up of twenty-one 5-inch rapid
fire guns; four 3-pounders for sa'
luting: and four 2l-inch submerged
torpedo tubes. In addition, there
will be four 3-inch field rifles. Sixty
three officers and 1909 men will man
her
The vessels armor protection con-
sists of 12-incn plate to her water
line belt, and above the belt and
extending to the main deck, 9-inch
rlate. Extending from the tunnels to
the turrets 12-inch plate will be used.
On the gun houses Pinch armor
will protect the mos. exposed places.
and S-inch plates will shield Qthe.
parts.
The New York was authorized by
act of congress on June q, 1910
Congressman Calder and Congress
man Fitzgerald led in the fight to
have the vessel built By the gov
ernment at the Brooklyn navy yard
in preference to having the con-
tract let to n private .nop YARD
Other battleships built at the Brook
lyn navy yard we're the Maine, which
was blown up in the Havana harbor.
the Connecticut, Rear Admiral Os-
terhaus' flagship at a recent mobil-
ization and the Flor!la of the dread
nought class.
To give the name New York to
the latest and, with the Texas, the
most pow erful battleships OF the Unit
ed States navy, the cruiser that bore
the flag of Admiral Sampson, at the
battle of Santiago had to be de-
prived of that title.
before the New York and the Tex
as are ready for commission within
the next year and a half, other ma
tons will have launched greater
vessels, but for the present the
United States takes front rank in |
the race for naval supremacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
CHEATED BY VENTRllOQUlSM
Notary's Clerk, Recently Dead, Would
Talk For Dying Persons.

Paris, oct 29.-At Quimper haa
died. at the age of so, man who
once had his hour of fame, or rather
infamy. Half a centary ago he was
the clerk of notary of the district
whom he used to accompany to the
houses OF those who en- their death
bed had summoned his employer to
make their will His procedure was
as follows: In COLLISION, of course,
with the notary. he would crawl un-
der the bed of the dyins and often
unconscious testator, and being an
expert ventriloquist reply to the law
yer in the words the latter had die
tated to him Time and again the
ruse succeeded, and by its means
Wills were falsfied to the benefit
o. the fraudulent rotary and the
would-be heirs who had bought his
services. Finally the trick was dis
covered and the notary was con-
demned to twenty years and his
clerk, to ten years penal servitude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30

Rernauer entered a plea of guilty,
however, and was sentenced to from
five to ten years in Sing Sing prison.
He boasted in court off how he stole
into the very room where Mr.. Nor
gan was asleep and ransacked the
financiers' dresser.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30

Jr. and other wealthy persons of
thousands of dollars worth Of jew
elry, freely related in court today
the story of his burglaries, but de-
clared he was under the hypnotic
spell of an old pal of his at the
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
ROBBED WHILE HYPNOTlLtO.
Plea Of Burglar Who Stole Morgan,
Jrs. JeWelry.

New York, Oct. 29.-John Bernau-
er. the youthful Bavarian who rob-
bed the residences of ]. p. Morgan
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
PEERLESS LEADER
TOURS THE STATE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

delivered from the rear platform OF
the Bryan special. Democracy OF
the county was out in great num-
bers to near the present platform
defender. Later the Nebraskan spoke
again from the train platform at
Wagner. arriving at Muskogee az
1905, where speech Of one hour
was deliN cred
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
Suffers No Delay.

The special left Checotah after 4
brief speech at 1:15, proceeding to
Eufaulq and due to arrive at Nc
Alester at 80 Traffic had been re-
sumed following repairs to the rail
road bridge south Of Euiaua, burn
cd by train robbers Tuesday morn
ing, and the special suffered no de-
lays as a result.
The schedule between McAlester
and Oklahoma City included Hold
envile, Wewoka and Shawnee,
At Oklahoma City Bryan was es-
corted by torchlight bearers directly
from the train to the auditorium at
California and Walker avenues.
About twenty-five local democrats
including several state officers met
the Bryan train at Vinita to accom-
pany it to Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30

Think of ALBATROSs when you
see your grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30

The Womaa's Home Companion.
EveryboGys and Cosmopolitan, for
$3.50. Phone Cl1. 25-Jt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-11
North star Wrinkles.

Mr. and Mrs r. A. McKihhen sre
spending the week with relatives in
Emmetsburg
Lester and Cynthia McKibhea spent
Sunday at the Dickerson home in
I.iscomb
Mrs. White, Of Marshalltown, spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. John
Schiebel.
Miss Mae McKibben, who has been
spending the holiday vacation with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. McKibben,
returned to Liscomb Monday to resume
her school work.
Mrs. Clapsaddle, Of Conrad. spent
Sunday at the home Of her son, Ed
Clapsaddle.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McKibben were
in Marshalltown Tuesday.
Roland Shine, who has beer quite
sick with an attack of tonsilitis, is i'm
proving.
Miss katherine Weeks. who has
been spending her vacation at home.
returned to Marshaltown Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John schiebel. of
Princeviile, ILL.,, have been visiting at
the John Schiebel home.
Miss Mearle McDermitt of Marshall
town, who has been the CUES: Of Miss
Traverse Shine, returned to her home
Thursday. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-11
st. Anthony Notes:

Mr.. and Mrs. F. HI. Wallace, of Mar
shalltown, visited in st. Anthony las;
week. . S
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay buried their
2-months' old babe Monday. The in
FAINT was taken sick Friday of pneq-
monia and died Saturday. 80
Rev. Mr.. Garrett arrived in st An
thony last week with his family Ind
gofiods and is settled insthe parsonage
Mr.. Fred Kock and family left We'd
Hesday for their home in Minnesota. !
Rev. p. A. Koeppelsswas called to
Coggan Wednesday, to preach fu-
neral.
Quite a bunch Of st. Anthony people
We're in Marshalltown Wednesday as
witnesses in the Mulveny and Bryant
law suit.
Dr. j. r. Farver has moved into the
rooms back of the barber shop.
John Mack shipped three cars Of
stock Wednesday. 49,
Miss Edna Convis is visiting in Nc
Callsburg.
Mrs. Rhoda Berge received the prize
at the NJ p. Sunday school last Sum
day for repeating the golden text OF
each lesson for the last quarter.