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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-21
Bv A. r. wHITsoN)

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The drainage of heavy clay lands
deserves much attention. for the yield
OF crops obtained on such soils Is very
largely proportional to the degree o.
drainage. This SOIL being naturally
retentive o. moisture, puddles very
easily If wo..ked when wet. thus pre-
venting the entrance Of air into the
ground. The excess Of water also pre-
vents the soil from warming up early
in the spring. and thus retards the
planting OF seed and It's termination
after being planted. The bacteria and
other organisms which prepare the
nitrogen Of the soil for the use Of the
higher plants cannot do their work
vel in wet or puddled soil. They
must have air and a comparatively
high temperature In order to do their
best work
The surface water which accumu-
lates after heavy rains should not be
allowed to remain on the ground long.
Hence the importance Of having q
good system OF surface drains or
bitches to carry away this saperfluous
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

legal, and will have to rule that way.
"This is not the first time this court
has been criticised for decision in
this kind of case. Several years ago
| had to rule that such an election in
Yamhill county was illegal, and in
that decision l was affirmed by the
supreme court. For that decision [
was criticised, Notwithstanding that at
that time I was a resident of Yamhill
county, and personally voted to make
the county dry in order that the Bap-
tist college in McNTinnville should be
in a town without saloons. "
The points on which Judge Galloway
decided the Harrisburg case were the
same as the Salem case, that the elec.
tion must be held at the date of gen.
eral election, or, if it be held in an "off
year." at the same time as a city cleo
tion. He also held that not a sufficient
number of the signers of the petition
for the election were registered voters,
that is, registered voters under the old
system, the new system having been
declared unconstitutional.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
"TEN0RS ARE QUEER"
Old Time Opera Stars as Seen by Clara
Louise KeIoaa.

In "The Memoirs of an American
Prima Donna" by Clara Louise Kel-
logg, the author tells Of her triumph as
Violetta in "Traviata." She argued
that Vloletta would probably love curl
GUS and exotic combinations, so she
dressed the part in gown Of rose pink
and pale primrose yellow that seemed
to be altogether enchanting.
"ApropOs Of the Violetta gowns,
sang the part during one season with
tenor whose hands were always
dirty. found the back Of my pretty
frocks becoming grimier and grlmier
and greasier and greasier. and. as
provided my own gowns and had to be
economical, | finally came to the con-
cluslon that could not and would not
afford such wholesale and continual
ruin, SO sent my compliments to
monsieur and asked him please to be
extra careful and particular about
washing his hands before the perform.
ance, as my dress was very light and
delicate, etc.-quIte a polite message
considering the subject. Politeness.
however, was entirely wasted on him.
Back came the CHEEKY and nonchalant
reply:
"'All right Tell her to send me
some soap
"I sent It, and | supplied him with
soap for the rest Of the season. This
was cheaper than buying new clothes.
"renors are queer creatures. Most
Of them have their eccentricites, and
the soprano is lucky If these are In
nocuous pecullarlties. | used to find 1t
In my heart for instance, to wish that
they did not have such queer theories
rs to what sort Of food was good for
The voice. Many Of them affected gar
ic. Stigelli usually exhaled an aroma
If lager beer, while the good Mazzoeni
Invariably ate from one to two pounds
If cheese the day he was to sing He
'aid 1t strengthened his voice. Brignoli
lad been long enough In this country
o become partly Americanlzed. so be
lever smelled Of anything In particu-
ar"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

In the old days Il number Of British
premiers figured on the dueling ground
John Wilson Croker wrote in lS41:
within the last hundred years six
persons have fought dueS who have
been prime mlnisters-P Pulteney Uord
Bath, Lord Shelburne, Mr. Pitt, Mr..
Fox, Mr.. Canning and the Duke Of
wellington | might also add Peel,
who twice challenged. and Castle
reagh, who was almost a first minister.
OF late years the custom has certainly
decreased, and the house of lords has
not now, dare say, above half a doz
EN- who have actually fought"-Lon-
don Standard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
Kansas In Rhine,

| love the state Of Kansas, with its
fields Of wheat and corn; love the
Kansas sunset and the Kansas dewy
morn, and, speaking metaphoric,
grow fat on Kansas crops and never
mind the absence Of the yield OF rye
and hops; love the Kansas porker
and the Kansas topnotch steer; love
the Kansas zephyrs and the Kansas
atmosphere; love the Kansas SER
mons, and | love the Kansas Jokes.
but the thing love In Kansas most is
the Kansas kind Of folks kansas City
Repuhllc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
HIS MOST ANXIOUS MOMENT.
When Dewey Feared He Might Bo
Branded as a Coward.


Admiral Dewey tells in his autobi,
ography the story Of his most anxious
moment II was when he was execu.
tive officer Of the warshlp Mississippi
After passing the forts at New Orleans
his ship was about to sink under fire.
and the crew had to be taken Off In
boats. There were not enough boats,
and the danger of magazine explo-
sion became so great that the crews
showed Increasing hesitation In return.
ing for another load, On n sudden i'm.
pulse Dewey Jumped into one Of the
boats to go after the rowers and com.
pei them to return He continues:
I mot until we were free Of the ship
did | have second thought In reallza-
tlon Of what had done | had left
my ship In distress when II Is the rule
that the last man to leave her should
be the captain, and 0s executive on
Ger should be next to the last.
That was the most anxious moment
OF my career. What II shot should
sink the boat? What II rifle bullet
should get me1 All the world would
say that Ind been guilty OF about as
craven an act as can be placed at the
door Of an officer This would not be
pleasant reading for my father up In
Vermont He would no longer think
that ] had done the rest reasonably |
well II the ship should blow up
while ! was away and should appear
on the reports as saved probably peo-
pie would smile over my explanation"
AS II turned out, however. the maya.
zine did not explode, and Dewey's
presence was needed to bring the boat
crews back and save the men stlll on
the sinking ship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
What Killed tho Adlutant.

There is story Of an English officer
Colonel FitzRoy that dates back to
1860. FitzRoy when In India was pos.
sessed Of an air gun, and one after
noon he took shot at an adjutant, IL
bird which, being an excellent scaven-
ger is protected from injury by a fine
OF 100 rupees. Several people saw the
bird fall, but heard no report. There
was, Of course hubbub, and court
Of inquiry was ordered to investigate
the birds death,
AS luck would have It, FltzRoy was
appointed president OF the court, the
finding Of which was duly recorded as
follows; "The court having carefully
Investigated all the evidence brought
before 1t, has come to the conclusion
that the bird died OF sunstroke (Signed)
Phil FitzRoy, Captain and President"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
MOODS OF THE RHINo.
Emotions II Exhibits at the Sight and
Odor of Men.

The recognized presence of mer.
Fouses in the rhinoceros several emo
tions, which In the order Of their in
tensity | should put as bewiderment
FEAR, dull curiosity and turbulence. II
the men are merely seen usually the
only emotions aroused are bewilder-
ment and curiosity; If smelled fear Is
the usual result, but In a certain num-
ber of cases even the sight or the smell
| OF men arouses senseless rage.
Some rhinos are always cross and
evil tempered, but many others which
are normally good natured now and
then have fits of berserker fury. Any
thing conspicuous which arouses their
interest may also arouse their hostility.
White has an evil attraction for them.
My friends the McMlllans while trav-
cling through rhino country found
that the two white horses Of their cav
alcade were so frequently charged that
they finally painted them khaki color
have never seen them charge other
game, and gazelles and hartebeests
reed In their Immediate neighborhood
with indifference, yet 1 have been In
formed by trustworthy eyewitnesses
Of one rhnoceros charging a herd of
zebra and another some buffalo.
The rhinoceros usually gets out of
the way Of the elephant. 1t will un-
questlonably on occasions charge men
and domestic animals entirely unpro.
voked Twice have known of one
charging an oxen wagon. In one case
an OK was killed, in the other the rhino
got entangled In the yokes and trek
tow, and the driver. an Afrlcander,
lashed 1t Justify with his great whip
until 1t broke loose and ran off, leaving
the OK span tumbled in wild confusion.
Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner,s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
BIG CATS AND cArNTP.
leopard and Tiger Fairly ReveIsd In
the Odorous Plant,

Some one at the Washington zoolog-
ical park obtained the permission OF
the authorities to try the effect Of cat
NIP on the animals there SO far as
known catnlp does not grow in the
native homes of these animals. and
this was the first time they had ever
smelled 1t.
The scent Of the plant filled the
whole place, and as soon as II reached
the parrots corner the two gaudily at
tired macaws set up note that told
fearfully on the nerves of all and
made for that side Of their cngr. pok
Ing their beaks and claws through II
When the catnip was brought near
them they became nearly frantic.
They were given some and devOured
It, stem, leaf and blossom, with an
eagerness that equaled the noise Of
their cries
Next trial was made on an African
leopard. Before the keepers had reach
ed the front Of the cage he had bound
ed from the shelf whereon he lay, ap-
parently asleep. and stood expectant.
A double handful of catnip was passed
through to the floor of the den.
Never was the prey Of this spotted
African In his wild state pounced
upon more savagely or with such abso-
lutte enjoyment First the leopard ate
mouthful Of the stuff, then lay fat
on his back and wiggled through the
green mass until his black spotted vel
low hide was filed with the odor, just
as you have sen cat act when 1t re-
ceives some catnip
Then he sat on a bunch of the cat
nip, caught a leaf laden stem up in
either paw and rubbed his cheeks, |
chin, nose, eyes and head. He ate an
additional mouthfu or two and then
jumped back to his shelf. where he
lay the rest Of the afternoon, the very
picture Of contentment
In one tigers cage there Is a very
young but fnll grown animal. When
his great, surly beast inhaled the first
sniff Of the catnip he began to new
Ike kitten. Up to this time the soft
sst note of his voice had been one
which put the ronr of the big named
ion near him to shame.
That vicious tiger fairly reveed In
he liberal allowance OF the plant
which was thrust into his cage. He
oiled about in It and played like o
lx-weeks,old kitten. He mewed and
'urred, tossed 1t about, ate of 1t and.
fter getting about as liberal dose
s the leopard had, likewise Jumped
o his shelf and bllnked lazily the rest
{ the day,--New York Herald.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
SINGING TO A PHoNoeRApH.
One of the Most Trying ordeals In an
Opera Artists Career.

Opera Artists Career.
Specially constructed vlolins, cellos
tubas. drums and reed instruments
are required as accompaniment to the
grand opera singer when he or she
essays to watt the voice upon a phono-
graph record. And 1t is safe to say
this singing to the phonograph Is the
most trying ordeal In the artists CO.
reer.
Singers like Caruso, Melba, Farrar.
Amato and host of others are united
In declaring the singing for records
Is the hardest work they ever have
undertaken. They are bereft of their
audiences that inspire confidence, and
they necessarily must be careful to
avoid false notes or infections. The
slightest clearing of the throat or the
muffled shuffling of feet will spoil
record And then 1t all has to be done
over again.
The singer Is ushered into a great
barnlike room. curtained off at one
end. Through this curtain protrudes
n gigantic brass horn, suspended from
the ceiling. 1t is attached to the pho
nograph record.
1t Is then the singer notices a bevy
Of musicians, but with instruments
the like Of which he never has seen
In any theater. The violins are of
different shapes from the instruments
with which he Is familiar. The horns
are Of varied shapes, and to each is
attached little funnel that points
In the direction Of the large receiving
horn. This is to concentrate the sound.
The conductor sits on a platform
high above his musicians and the
singer Thus he offers no obstruction
to the free transmission Of the sound
waves The singer Is stationed upon
platform and close to the mouth
of the horn.
A red light flashes, the musicians
pour forth light, soft melody for
which their instruments are partIcu-
lary designed, and the grand opera
artist loosens his vocal cords. His tone
must be steady and strong. The
slightest variation is recorded upon
the wax record. and trivial noise
may spoil the performance. Once he
has finished, the record is placed upon
a producing machine and played over
to detect faults. These errors are
pointed out and the singer rehearsed
TO- prevent them Again he repeats
the song, and perhaps n dozen times
he is forced to sing before a perfect
wax impression is obtained.
Great grand opera artists are paid
thousands Of dollars for series Of rec
,rds, and the sale of these brings mil
ions to the manufacturers. Indian.
lpolis Star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
FACED A FOREIGN FLAG.
A British Seaman's Prank That En-.
ragged the BraziIians.

A British Seaman's Prank That En-.
ragged the 5razIians.
The harbor of Rio de Janeiro is one
Of the wonders Of the world. You
enter a narrow strait guarded by a
towering conical mountain and discov-
er a glorious inland sea surrounded
on every side by abrupt and precipi-
tous mountains, many of them with
the most fantastic outlines | should
imagine, says the Hon. Stephen Cole
ridge In Memories" that all the fleets
of the world might anchor there In
safety.
In the early seventies a couple Of
English bluejackets in search of ad-
venture climbed to the top of the
mountain that guards the entrance,
hauled after them a fagstaff and
union jack, set up the pole on the
summit and unfurled the flag to the
breeze.
The astounded and indignant Brazil
lans awoke one morning to find an
alien bunting flying over their territory
from its most conspicuous eminence.
Protests were lodged with the English
minister, who, with the utmost DO
liteness, apologized for the thoughtless
escapade Of some entirely unknown
persons and gravely told the Brazilian
government that Of course he would
have no possible objection to the
prompt removal of the flag and pole.
The emperor however, could find no
subject in all his wide empire who
would volunteer to make the ascent to
the summit Of the mountain. which
the people Of Rio de Janeiro consider
ed unscalable.
In this embarrassing dilemma the
Brazilian government determined to
knock over the staff by shooting at 1t.
The Brazilian feet was ordered to
shoot the offending pole off the top Of
the mountain Either they could not
train their guns to the required angle
Of elevation or the target was too mar
row for successful shot At any
rate, the English flag flying over the |
proud Brazilian city remained, Drawing
he battle and the breeze, till 1t rotted
away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
TINY MEN AND WOMEN.
Some Noted Liiputians Who Wore
Exhibited In England

''D''SH VI England
OF dwarfs exhibited in England tbe
most celebrated was the Pole, Borul-
waski, who was born in 1889 and died
in 1887 At six he measured seventeen
inches and finally, in his thlrtieth year,
reached thirty-nlne inches. He had a
sister shorter than himself by head
and shoulders. Borulwasld Travelled all
over Europe. and now lies buried at
Durham.
In the year of his death his success
sor, Charles Stratton, known to fame
as General Tom Thumb" was born.
When twenty-five he was thirty-one
inches high.
IN 1914 he appeared In England and
had an extraordinary success. After
extensive travel In both hemispheres
the general" again visited England in
1897, but the dwarf man, in spite of
many personal and intellectual quail
ties, was less attractive than the dwarf
boy, In the year 1868 he married the
very minute American Lavinla War.
ren, and died in 1888.
Other well known dwarfs of the past
have been:
Three children Of a Scottish shep-
herd named Mckinley, the shortest of
whom was forty-iye inches.
Don Francisco Hldago, a Spanlard,
twenty-nine inches.
Jan Hannema, Dutchman, twenty.
eight inches.
Mary Jane YOuDgman, an Austral-
ian, who at the age Of fifteen was thlr.
ty-tlye inches hlgh.-Pal Mall Gazette.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

The tourist who was anxious for
game entered western Texas hotel,
paused and looked around. Then he
quietly approached the desk and ad.
dressed the proprietor.
ANY quail about this neighbor.
hoodp
"QuallF' echoed the proprietor, with
hn InduIgent smile. "They have become
so numerous around here that they are
a nuisance The cook complains that
she can't throw piece OF toast out Of
the Kitchen window hut four or five
flt quaIls fight to see which one shall
get on it, lipplncott's
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

Over the site OF the ancient city OF
Memphis, once the fair city OF the
world. now buried by thick deposit
of Nile mud, stand stately palms
whirh yield luscious fruit over the
city the peasant Egyptians carry on
their agricultural pursuits and the
palms Yield the entire food OF the
peasants during n large part OF the
year Argonaut
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

II Ia contended that the year 1900
gave more celebrities and persons OF
genius to the world than any other
year OF the nineteenth century. Among
those who were born In that memora.
ble year were Abraham Lincoln, Ed.
gar Allan Poe, oliver Wendell Holmes,
William Ewart Gladstone, Charles
Darwin, Lord Houghton, Alfred Ten.
nyson, Edward Fitzgerald, Professor
Blnckle, Mary Cowden Clarke aud
Felix Mendelssohn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
The Organ.

Like most important inventions, that
Of the organ is yelled In mystery. The
Invention Of the organ has been at
tributed to Cteslbius, barber of Alex.
andrla, about 900 3. c.; also to the Gel.
ebrated Archlmedes, 900 B. c. II is
certain that the organ was brought to
Europe from the eastern or Greek en-
pire and was applied to religious devo-
lions In churches about A. d. $50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
Lines by a Sick Poet.

Mr., William Watson, when III in Lon.
don and attempting dinner for which
he had no appetite. scrlbbed these
lines on scrap Of paper. which he
threw TO his attendant.
Strange sauce that's mingled with the
meat
Strange meat that's mingled with the
sauce-lu vain
eat and w0nd'ring what and why eat
Long for the porrdge OF my youth
again.
London Chronicle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
WHAT JUDGE GALLOWAY
SAID IN H|LLSBORO CASE

In deciding the Hillsboro liquor cases
at Albany recently Judge Galloway
IN declaring his opinion said:
1.-The feeling over the liquor question
in this state is now intense and find
that instead of looking at decision as
ruling on point of law, many people
take the decision as personal one and
attack the character of the Judge maxi
ing it. For that reason / think it fair
that at this time in deciding this case
| should make a statement on this Mat
ter.
"This court always has been very
strict in enforcing the local option law.
1t has been my practice and the court
records of the third judicial district
will bear this out, to impose Jail sen.
tences in these cases and usually a
heavy fine as well.
"The records will show that this
court always has strained the law in
favor of temperance and in enforcing
the local option liquor law, but I can
not and will not go beyond what I
believe to be the law to rule in any
direction Any magistrate, even a jus.
tice of the peace, should rule in cases
just as though it was the final adiudi- |
cation. 1t is weakness to deliberate
ly pass the case up to the supreme
nnurt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear There ia
only one way to cure deafness, and that iH
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition OF the mu-
eous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube ls inhamed you have a rumblng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condl-
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh.
which Is nothing but an infamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
F. j, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

MY dear, some OF these days | will
bring you string OF perfectly match.
ed pearls"
Forget those dreams. Harold"
yawned his wife, Just bring me
string OF perfectly matched sausages
when You come home tonlght"-Chl
cago Journal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

Cutters have certain rules for sharp
enlns raIors, pocketknives. etc. "A
razor" said one Of the craft must be
laid Hat on the hone. because II IN hol.
low ground aud requires a fine edge.
But a pOcketknlfe requires n stitf edge,
and the moment you my II tlat on a
stone. so as to touch the polished side.
you lnjurp thp edge, II must he held at
an angle OF twenty to twenty-five de-
grees and have an edge similar to q
chisel"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
Friends Write Letters.

81 have received letters from friends
urging me not to rule against popular
opinion in this matter, that my deci.
sion would not hurt even if wrong, as
the supreme court win pass upon it any
way These letters have urged me to
get in the band wagon and decide the
elections legal. But I consider such
action would be cowardly. I believe
under the law that the election was il.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

There is nothing that notifies man
moro than the unexplained and enig
matte smile Of his wife who has been
told white fib "iust to keep from
wounding her feelings"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
Alike

A convlvial correspondent wrote to
an eastern paper complaining Of the
condition Of the village streets, closing
with the statement thnt "the water lies
In the ditch for days at a time"
The editor printed the letter with
the following I'D Note" $50 does
our esteemed correspondent. Omaha
World.Heruld
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25

why does man have to hire
lawyer for every little thlngl Alu't
the Nws puiny
You don't understand A good law
yer can take any law and prove that II
doeSn't mean what II says Wash
lngtuu Herald
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
IT'S Different Now.

When the hrst Pullman car was put
into operation On our railways the sys
TEN of bookkeeping was very crude
The conductor collected the fare from
the passengers and before he turned
the money IN to the company collected
his own salary from the revenues. No
receipts We're given. no records kept.