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The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Be it ordered by the Board that
notice be given to contractors to file
bids for the furnish OF chemicals to
cattle dipping vats, same to be ac-
cording to the pounds and gallons
of the solution in such quantities
as needed.
Be it ordered that notice be Civ
en- to contractors to file bids at the
next meeting for the painting of
the roof, interior and cells Of the
jail. The county to furnish the
paint.
Be it ordered by the Board that
notice be given for the furnish Of
the best Portland cement Tor the
building Of the dipping vats Of the
county, and all bids to be for the
furnish Of same by the thousand
pounds lots and prices to be accord
ing to the thousand pounds.
W. W. Jackson, Presdt B. of S.
Amite county, Mississippi.
Liberty Miss. June 3, 1913.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
Quin again HuStIeS.

At Natchez Miss, June %, mum
erous telegrams were received
from Congressman P. E. Quin, OF
this district, saying he would ex-
ert himself in the effort to bring
influence to bear upon the Missis-
sippi River Commission to recon-
slider it's action with reference to
the contracts for levee work in the
lower Tensas Basin.
June %, he telegraphed Charles
W Miller, editor Democrat:
General Bixby promised me
he would faoilitate the contracts
as much as possible. He has tax
en- the matter Of the st. John Gre
vase up with the Mississippi Riv
er Commission. Everything will
be all right, and that contract will
be closed between now and July
10. | wired the commission at ST
Louis"
The contractors are building the
levee at Lake St. John and Inge'
field as per the contract awarded
by Captain Sheriff., the payment
having Eeen guaranteed by Presi
dent Rhodes, of the Fifth louisa
ma Levee District Board.
A committee may be sent from
the Fifth Louisiana Levee Distric
to appaer before the commission
next month in st. Louis to urge
reconsideration and approval 0
the contracts awarded by Captain
| Sheriff..
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
EARLY TOMATOES,

The following Is an extract from
letter sent by 0. G. Bryant and
Co. to Mr.. V. S. Torrance, and
was handed to us by Hon. q. l..
Gordon, Secy Liberty Truckers
Assem-, with a request to publish;
Your reference to the item no.
ed in the Gloster Record is anus
ing to us as we happen to know
the RaFticpllqFs in this this case. Fact
iSl Mr., Fillary shipped his tQma!'
toes to US last year, and we FepelV
ed his first crate this year on May
7th, and this is undoubtedly the
crate referred to in the Gloster
Record. When the tomatoes arrlV
ed they were as green as an 1rlsr
shamrock, and as soon as we re-
ceived them we put them in ba
aana Fipeaiag pQ9m with with the hope
Plat they would syeptqaEisy gghoN ~
some color, but up to this WFltlnl
they have not produced as mucl
as a blush, but with careful nurs
ing we ale very much in hopes
that by the first Of July they ma
be ripe enough SO that at leas
part Of them can be sold"
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
y 9osRcco nd.

| keep constantly on hand
the following popular TO-
bacCOes, for wholesale and
retail. Out-Of.tOwn mer-
chants and farmers can Sc
cure bargains by the box:
BROWN MULE, RED J,
WINE SAP, GOOD NEWS
UNCLE REMUS, GEOR-
GIA CRACKER, BLACK
MARIA, RED LION; Nat
uraI Leafs-DRUMMOND
SPENCER PENNS, PI-
PER HEIDSEICK (rdre bar
gain, over stOCked), STAR
NAVY, ETC,
Smoking TObaCcO-Tux-
edo, Twin Oaks, Prince Al
bert, George Washington,
Three Feathers, Red Tag,
u. S. rlarine, Fair Play,
King Bee, Old North State
Cigarettes = Picayune,
Coupon, Home Run.
Cigars-DupIiCate Wrap
per. Cen -Textra, King ROg
er, CremO, CubanOIa, Red
Dragon, George Peabody,
Hoffman House, Porto Ri
co Insurgent, 5 centers-
ICapuIet, ROi Tan, 10 cents.
| w. E. WEIGH
Liberty, Miss.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
She cMavtev Of SNcOvpOvatlON Of
SlNevtY Realty Company

SEDoTtN NeaEIN company
/. The corporate title of said
company is Liberty Realty Com
pany.
2. The names of the incorpora
tors are:
W. H. Jackson, Postofice Liber
ty Miss.
R. E. Jackson, Postoffice Liber-
ty, Miss.
G. T. Gordon, Postoffice Liber-
ty, Miss.
3. The domi lie is at Liberty,
Amite County, Mississippi.
4. Amount Of canital stock
Thirty Thousand Dollars.
5. The par value Of shares is
Ten Dollars.
6. The period of existence mot
to exceed fifty years. is fifty years
| 7. The purpose for which it is
created: is to organize and operate
a general real estate agency and
real estate business and buy, own,
rent, lease and sell real e,and
buy own and sell personal proper,
Ity and to act as agent for the pur.
| chase and sale OF real estate and
lterms in land and to collect rents
for others and to act as custodian
for the property of others and tC
make or huy abstracts of titles
land to fuanish abstracts of titles
to others for pay and to charge
and collect commissions and fees
for its s, ryices, but not to owl
rent or lease agricultural lands
for the purpose of using, holding
leasing, or otherwise operating
, farms or farming upon same.
8 The rights and powers tha
may be exercised by this corpora
ton are those conferred by thepr,
visions Of Chapter "A, Mississippi
Code, 1906,
W, II, Jackson.
r, f, Jackson,
G. ]. Gordon,
Incorporators
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

The boil weevil picking con-
test inaugurated by the business
men of Magnolia closed Satur-
day, and resulted in Il ,528 adult
boil veeyils being brought before
The committee by the several
contestants, The s. prizes were
awarded to F. R, Brum6eld, who
brought in $500; B. F.Knippers,
500; Hiram Lee, 1000, and r
W, allen, 1900,
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

A letter from Robt. NJ. Niece
hee, Paducah, KY, June IA,
says: | thought that | would
get home during the summer,
but to my disappointment, as
we'll as others, | will not get
home at all, | nave accepted
work here, mission work, pnder
care of the First Church, and
reached here Thursday evening.
Our school closed Tuesday ev-
ening, with Liberty hoy R. M d,
Nc. } winning one Of the medals
offered, washington Irving I'm
provement medal). Find enclos
ed program of the closing exer-
cises. made distinction in
three out of five classes; (Bible
two, Mathematics, one, !; direct
ell the band directed the gyWna
sum since Xmqsi run a book
businessi and have done about
two hours office work a day as
secretary to the Chancellor al.
the year.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
ESTRAY NOTICE.

One dark bay mare about IA
years old, Is hand high in COM
mon order, small lump on back
from buggy saddle. A liberal re.
ward offered for her recovery
weight about 900 lbs. Any infor'
nation will be gladly received, by
]. /. Phelps, McO9mh, Miss:
127 S. Magnolia ST.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

The following letter mailed the 18th inst to the county
physicians by DR.. R, NJ Butler, Chief Health Officer
My Dear Doctor.
HAVING been reapponed County Health Officer and contracting
rather obgang make monthly reports to the State Board Of
Hea and Board Of Supervisors Ame County required law
enclosing self addressed Postal with list oideas that the Board
report 1t is necessary for make this report to the
Board later than the first Of each month"; will take
special ver you will fill and mail that will reach not Ia
than the 9h of each month Thanking you much for the
favor am Yours Cordially and Sincerely R. M Butler M D.
MONTHLY REPORT OF
TO CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER, ANTE CO., MISS
MONTH OF ...........y... I91..
Number ocases of typhoid fever.
Number off cases of malaria fever
Number of cases of measles
Number scarlet
6 Number whoopng cough.
Number OF diphhera
g. Number cases Of
%. Number of tuberculosis.
TO- Number cases of cancer
H. Name fany illegal practitioner
r. Number of of yellow
l3 Number cases of rabies
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ACk NOW LEGMEN
State OF Mississippi
County of Amite
This day personally appeared be
fore me, the undersigned authori-
ty, W. H, jackson R. Z. Jackson
and G. 7 G9Fd9A, iRpopRaVators
of tRe corporation known as the
Liberty Realty Company who
acknowledged that they signed
and executed the above and fore
going articles of incorporation as
their act and deed on this the 18th
day OF June, 1913.
G, NJ. UAusEY ChancerY Clerk,
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Misses Blanche and Ina Jones
are visiting home folks at Glading
They were accompanied home by
Miss Issie BerrYhill.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Rev. N. Eemonds and Mr.. Jas.
NJ. Causey are attending the B. Y
P. U. encampment at Hattiesburg
this week.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Wednesday afternoon we receiv
ed from Mr.. F. M. Beryhill a cotton
bloom, and in a few minutes one
from Mr.. Frank Nunnery.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Mr.. r. N.Hall has arrived fresh
from Texas. He doesent look so
resh, either, being some Drowned.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Miss Irene Havis is the guest
Of Miss Erbye Butler this week,
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Mr.. Ardelle Stewart, a graduate
Of University, Miss, is at home.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Mr.. Freddie Beard went down
to Centreville last Saturday night
returning Sunday night with his
better half, who enjoyed the trip.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27
FRIDAY, JUNE27, 1913

Miss StellaLea is visiting friends
at White Apple and Meadville.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Judge John Henry Jones Of Sum
NIT passed through town Friday
afternoon on the sad mission OF
attending the funeral of his sister
Miss AIRY Jones, who died at Zion
Hill and was buried there Satur-
day morning. She had been afilicl
ed with blindness from her youth,
and was in her 56th year.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Mr.. Lloyd Belue, residing about
three miles south Of town, sent US
a cotton bloom Saturday. He is
farming with Van S. Torrance.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

We publish elsewhere the form
Of a return postal sent out by Chief
Health Officer Butler to the var
ious NJ Ds. as required by statute.
1t is very necessary tnat these re-
ports be sent in promptly, not on
ly this month, but every month.
Representative Quin has an
nounced the appointment OF
Harry j. Weathersby, of Liberty
to the West Point MilitaryAcadt
my, and named W. ]. Kendall,
Natchez, Miss, first alternate
and W. G. Vaught, Jr.. of Mag
nola, Miss, second alternate.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Moore at,
tended the sad funeral Of Miss
Katell McAllister at Ariel, Miss,
Sunday last, her death having oc-
Cured at Centreville. She was a
daughter of the late Rev. Mr.. Nc
Allister OF Bethany.
The Southern herald., 1913-06-27

Miss Halle Beard returned Sun
day night from a weeks visit to
the family Of Mr.. W, J. Anderson,
Mrs. Freddie Boards father. She
SAYS they are fine people.
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ON 7t1E TRAIL OF IfffE + EST1VE GRAZ
1T is even So shaking his head,

1T is even So" shaking his head, 1T
is even So
Why this sorrow asked the inter
viewer
II was thinking of little Nellie said
The proprietor. and her brute Of a hus-
band.
Shaking his head from side to side. the
proprietor continued:
Little Nellie was a small lady crab
that came up with a shipment She got
loose and ] put her in bucket OF salt
water and kept her in the dining room
She would walk round and round the
inside of the bucket so lonesome, so sor-
rowing that | put another crab in there
with her. He was a great big brute of
a crab.
The first day he got in there he bit
off both of Nellie's claws. I put him in
another bucket and Nellie. blushng. re-
tired TO a remote corner of her bucket
to grow another pair of claws. Day after
day the new claws grew until in short
time she was well as ever. Thinking that
by this time the older and huger crab
would have learned some idea of chivalry
l put him back in the bucket.
What did he do? l ask You, what did
he do? Why, he bit Nellies claws off
again. This time her feelings We're truly
hurt | took the other crab out and
gave neT an opportunity 10 grow nPF
claws again. But she wouldn't. She just
pinned away and one day she died. We
buried her. stranger. out behind the
maple where the swallows sing"
What happened to the other crab?"
asked the writer, wiping tear from his
eye.
II got even with him." said the pro-
prietor ferociously II waited until he
shed his shell and then put him in with
n barrel of hard crabs. What they Gid
1T MI nt,-f
Even though his emotions were shaken
the writer ventured another question.
Il thought remarked he, that INV
cook said that crabs had no feelings
''Of course, they have feelings re-
piled the proprietor, Indignantly. Just
because they don't mind hot water, is
that any reason why they shouldn't have
feelings? A crab is the most sensitive
thing YOU ever saw. Why. I've known
soft-shell crabs that would sull1 for a
whole day if you spoke harsh to 'em.''
Pondering deeply on the psychological
arrangement of a creature that didn't
mind being boiled alive. but hated to
have its feelings hurt, the investigator
plodded uptown. He dropped into
restaurant that SpecialiZes on crabs.
The proprietor was finally found. He
was sitting at a rear table with an order
of soft-shell crabs in front of him. 1t
was an order that would have given a
patron heart failure when he received
the bill.
The question of crab fashions came up.
I'VE find said the proprietor that
the faxed crab is the most popular style
People eat it i'm salads or plain. 1t is
the most popular style Of crab there is,
not only in Washington, but everywhere
the crab is sold"
Here he paused and stroked a soft
she'll crab lovingly with his fork.
But the real dish is the soft crab,' he
continued. THE price keeps some peo-
pie from eating 'em. / find, though that
the soft crab is the only perfect crab.
1t should always be eaten with tartar
sauce.
Another thing about the soft crab is
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aged negro. who was just then mopping
his brow.
what is that song you were singing"
he asked.
HUH said the songster blankly.
1.-The song. the song, repeated the In
vestigator.
"Oh, de song" A wide smile bisected
the wrinkled face. Boss, dat am crab
song. I done sung dat song on desc
whawfs foah mo- en- thutty years
He mopped his forehead again.
:: x
You see, boss" he went on. dem
crabs gifts nervous bein' shet up in a
bar'l When 1 sings to 'em, it keeps
'em quiet. Grabs is de mos musical
animiles YOU evah saw. Why, boss. I
oncet knowed a crab dat would come jes
lax a daws when you whistled 'Tuckey
In the Straw to him.
Maybe he didn't know which way he
was going?" suggested the interviewer.
How you does talk" snorted the aged
colOred man Indignantly. "Cose he knew
which way he was gwine. He knowed
as well as l knows my names Uncle
JIMMY"
The unfortunate Interpolation Of the
Careful Investigator cost him much adj
ditional valuable information which other
wise might have frightened this history.
Uncle Jimmy. disap pointed by the display
of ignorance. sulked thereafter and
wheeled his barrels in silence. crushingly
ignoring the presence of the investigator.
Soon afterward powerfully built
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You'll drive me wild yet Everywhere
I go is. | mean am. ] mean are crabs.
Crabs. repeated the interview er
daZedly.
..Will you quit that" said the thin man.
savagely. "or will l have to take some
thing To you first?'
The investigator paused and waited for
the thin man TO proceed He did at last:
all the fury out of his tone: only a sad
reminiscent favor and recognition of
the inevitable remained in his muffied
voice.
Il spent $500 on my vacation" he be-
gan. and | went to a high-priced resort
whose chief claim to existence lay in the
fact that fresh crabs could be caught
every morning off the pier. For a week
I was comparatively happy I fished for
crabs off piers and long shallow stretches
of beach. l caught them from the sides
of boats and on old sea-soaked boa rds.
| dreamed of them at night
Oscar. my wife said. don't overdo
this crab business
Il ignored her. / ate them boiled. I ate
them stewed. ! ate them picked. / ate
them faxed and I ate them soft shelled
We had crab soup, crab salad, crab en-
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tree roast of crab, filet of crab, crabs
and cheese and crab and coffee.
The second week my wife said:
oscar. you are getting rather green.
Still kept on. Nothing could stop my
mad career. Finally. last week I return
ed 10 town. crab weary and longing for
a big steak. i went into my favorite
restaurant. | asked the waiter what was
good.
The crabs are fresh here this morn
ing. he replied.
Briefly | told him where the crabs
could go, arose and left. / would eat in
no restaurant where they served crabs.
I'll go to quiet little dairy lunch
! said myself. I'll get something besides
crabs somewhere. But suppose that one
has to avoid the fashionable places
Into a little dairy lunchroom / went.
| looked the proprietor coldly in the eye
As man to man. / said to him. tell
me what is good to eat here
We've just mixed up a fine crab
salad. he suggested hoarsely.
Il fled
Next I ran to n place where they sell
only things to drink. / hoisted foot
on the bar and was about to consume
my order and refresh my courage when
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my eye lii upon a closed bowl which was
evidently free lunch.
Approaching the Zulu who was serv-
ing the food. I inquired what he had
heart and crabs fitting before my eyes.
] met you just now and
The thin man choked and paused mem
acingly. and the interviewer, to change
the subject, suggested that he buy him
self a pair Of trousers or something 10
get his mind of his troubles. The thin
man turned away.
But before he left he said:
What I can't understand Is why l
should have gone away to get fresh
crabs when they are apparently the
staple article of diet In Washington.
From this place the Careful Investisa :
tor visited an establishment whose chief
article OF furniture Is a mahogany bar
and whose chief staple is liquid refresh
ment. In this place Were half dozen
men. all of whom were drinking earnest
" and smashing crabs with small clubs.
a big sign back OF the attendant read:
Free Crabs Here"
why free crabs?' the attendant was
asked.
Free crabs he replied, SIS Wash
ington institution. Men come in here
and spend money enough 10 get them
selves a big dinner because Of that free
crab sign. Now. free cheese or free ham
or free soup don't hit 'em. They sort of
we lose money every time we advertise
free crabs. So they come in shoals
why Is it, asked the investigator
that you serve free crabs SO frequent
iy in the summer and free oysters so
rarely in the winter"
<
Every man likes to see hot lunch
in winter" replied the attendant. GIVE
4, ND he has
to do with 'em. He wants something
solid as soon as the weather gets cold"
The attendant turned TO a customer. q
we'll dressed man, who took one crab.
broke 1t gingerly and nibbled at the meat
Queer thing" remarked the attend
ant out OF the corner of his mouth. I'VE
really keep them free crabs for the men
that don't spend their money. The fell
lows with the cash usually take one crab
and don't eat half of IL. It's the boy
with only 10 cents in the world who
makes the free crabs disappear
why serve them at all:'
well, as I said, lots OF people come in
here for 'em just because they know
they can get 'em for nothing
From the restaurant the investigator
strOlled to a downtown club. the presld-
ing genius OIL WHICH Is an elderly AFRICAN
who Is one OF the towns chief worship
ers at the shrine Of the summer crab.
No ordinary crabs will do for "Uncle
Brent" as some Of the club members
call him. He sees to il that his special
crabs are ''impo'ted' from Annapolis He
mixes his own dressing after directing
the taking OF the crabs so that they
look like SO many bits of snow.
What do you think asked the inves-
tigator Of this oracle. sis the chief in
gredient OF crab serving? What Is most
important in the preparation Of the
beast?'
de main thing announced the ora
Gle. swabbing a table, de main thing
Is de appetite. Effen you likes crabs you
Kin eat any kim SO long as dey is fresh.
II you don't like crabs the best fixed
crab In de worl' won't even make you
turn yoh haid."
And with this thought the investigator
went homeland ate lamb chops
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that he was the best man III the empire
to head the treaty commission and SO
she was forced to receive him into favor
again. After the treaty stipulations
had been settled they proved to be very
unpopular in China. Expressions of dis
gust came III from all parts of the EN-
pire and the most prominent officials de-
nounced Iii Hung Chang. lie had many
enemies and they all bounced down upon
him | was. YOU know. the foreign coun-
selor of the treaty commission. and was
time. We had concluded our work at
Shimonoseki and everything was thought
TO be settled. Then the news came that
the treaty might not he approved. and Ii
asked me to 90 to Picking to see about it,
/ urged him to 20 himself. but he would
not. and so | was forced 10 consent.
Now. in making the treaty. we lad
been careful to telegraph it, section by
section. 10 the emperor for his approval
This was given, and was reported to the
JAPANESE so that the emperor himself
had indorsed every provision of the
treaty When | met the officials at
Picking I told them the treaty had long
since gone beyond the hands of Ii Hung
Chang. and that, stipulation by supula-
ton. it had been ratified by the emperor.
I told them il was now the emperors
treaty, and that if they refused TO abide
bv il their emperor would lose face
among the nations of the world AS a
result they reconsiderad their acuon, and
sbortly after | left made the ratification
I'm the meantime Ii Hung Chang was
waiting in agony at Tientsin, and when
T arrived there Mr.. Pethlek, the vice.
roy's secretary. ct e ana saiu mat
the old man, meaning the VleeroE' was
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pressed their regret. The emperor sent a
message of sorrow. and kilograms came in
from all parts of Japan. The empress
sent bandages. which she made with her
own hands. that they might be used in
dressing Lis wounds. and the emperor
supplied two Japanese trained female
nurses Ii did not know what TO do
with the nurses at first. but he got to
like them.
=
Did Ii Hung Chang think the shot
was the result of conspiracy
"He seemed to have that idea at first.
Before he came to Japan he had been
warned By his friends that attempts
would be made TO assassinate him. The
others of his party We're panic stricken
and thought il unsafe for them to go
out on the streets. | assured them that
the Japanese government had nothing to
do with the attempted assassination and
urged that they make no change in their
movements. Ii was afraid that he might
lose face among the Chinese. He told
me that he had been shot by miserable
wretch man of rank or standing.
and that he was forever disgraced. He
said that the japanese had not respected
him nor protected him, and that he
should have remained at home. | insist
ed, however, that his wound would be
regarded as a mark of honor and as a
sign of the great service he was rem
sufferings were for the good of his
country and that the japanese were so
ashamed of the affair that they would
be less eXacting in their terms of peace.
This talk seemed to quiet him. l know
was right, and / believe that his wound