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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
CLOSE CALL FROM DEATH

Falling 80 feet, five-year-old child
Lily Keys, daughter of Band Corporal
Keys of the Lancashire Fusiliers, had
a remarkable escape from death at
Dover the other afternoon. While
picking flowers near the edge Of the
cliff facing the military hospital, she
lost her balance and fell distance of
so feet. Drummer Jones of the Berk-
shire regiment witnessed the fall and
found the child semi-conscious. AT
the military hospital it Yves found that
beyond cuts and bruises she was IN
injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
Mann Said He Knew What All the Bills Meant

JAMES r. MANN of Illinois. Repub-
y lican leader in the house, bears the
reputation of knowing more than any
other man In the house about the leg
islation before that body. He has
also a well established reputation for
being ready and able to talk on any
subject at any time.
In the midst of one of the long
night sessions near the close of the
last congress some ons proposed that
the private calendar should be
taken up. and that minor bills pend
ing should be passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Il object!" shouted one member.
mo man In the A4ese knows what
these different bill I"
Mr.. Mann. who was Standing, reach
ed into his desk and .1glled out two
big bundles. Holding them up. he
said:
Here are all the bills on the pri-
vate calendar, and all the reports on
those bills. I've read them all, and !
know what each one meansl"
Before the congress ended, Mr..
Mann's colleagues in the house pre-
scnted him with a costly watch, the
presentation speech being made by
Uncle Joe" Cannon. and seconded by
Speaker Clark.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
FIGHT WITH AN OCTOPUS

Attacked by an octopus a young
man of Waimate Island, N. e.. had
an exciting experience, few days
ago. He was gathering mussels
in the sea. close to the shore on
one Of the islands in the gulf
when the young man with cries for
help attracted the notice of his father.
On arriving to see what was the mat
ter, the father found that an octopus
had one of its tenacles, as big as a
mans wrist. wound round the boys
leg. The creature had SO strong hold
of the lad that it drew blood before
they could be separated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
WHERE is GARDEN or EDEN7

Forty miles west of old Bagdad, IN
the vast level valley OF the historic
Euphrates, near Hit. of the Hittites.
lies the traditional Garden of Eden.
Such is the interesting conclusion OF
Sir William Willcocks. the famous
Egyptian engineer and Bible student.
and many other authorities agree
with him.
"Out of Eden came river which
watered garden, and from thence It
was parted and became four rivers"
And these four rivers. known In Bible
days as the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel
and Euphrates-the ancient River OF
Babylon been identified by
Sir William.
It was while studying, surveying
and mapping Chaldea previous to
starting work on the giant irrigation
scheme planned for Mesopotamia.
that Willcocks became convinced
that the real Garden of Eden lay in
the region described.
The Garden Of Eden lies away over
in Turkish Arabia, too far from the
beaten tourist trail to draw many
sightseers. Probably not dozen
white travellers see 1t in a whole year.
To reach Chaldea the safest and sur
est route lies through the Suez, over
Pharaoh's bones in the Red Sea.
through the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.
up the hot Persian Gulf, and thence
500 miles along the winding Tigr
and Euphrates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
SMOKING AND HEALTH

Those who smoke in moderation
have a far better chance of resisting
disease than those who do not smoke
at ALL
Definite experiments have recently
been made which show that tobacco
smoke rapidly destroys in particular
the comma bacillus of cholera.
"A good many years ago. says the
Lancet, it was reported by the senior
medical officer of Greenwich work
house that the tobacco-smoking In
mates enjoyed comparative immunity
from epidemics.
During cholera epidemic at Ham
burg it was reported that not single
workman engaged in the cigar factory
in that city was attacked by the dis
ease. Later it was stated that
amongst a body of 5000 cigarmakers
only eight cases and four deaths from
cholera occurred.
Tobacco smoke has destroyed the
bacilli of Asiatic cholera as well as
pneumonia, and there is evidence that
it has been preventive of some forms
of nasal catarrh.j
Excessive tobacco smoking, of
course, may easily give rise to consti-
tutional effects which diminish the re-
sisting power Of the body to disease,
in which case 1t is probable the habit
would afford not only no protection.
but an opening for invasion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
THE CORPSE PLANT

The Indian pipe. orfcorpse plant. is
strangely interesting kind of para
Site It has a bunch of fibrous roots
Which attach themselves, to the roots
of other plants, or sometimes they
grow in deeayed vegetable matter
The plant is white, and has no leaves,
but little bracts instead. The flowers
have no odor and turn black as soon
as they are plucked. Many botanists
claim that the Indian pipe is an un-
pleasant plant. but we have not found
it SO. It attaches itself for life to-
one plant which it chooses for its
friend. Some botanists call it life In
death
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

The speakers gavel was tattooing vol
legs Of protest and the intrepid Mann
Of Illinois was upsetting all hopes by
his constant objections. There was q
din that gave one headache. A
French woman was in one OF the gal
leries, the guest Of some member OF
the judiciary committee. and Mr..
Speight was showing her around. and
at the particular moment when the
noise was at its height in the house
she turned to her guide and said:
All. Meester Speight. you have rea-
son to be proud OF 70 house! In
France zey arg so boisterous. Here In
10 house zey TEX teengs % calna."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
GUATEMALA's ENVOY TO WASHINGTON

Senior DR.. Don Luis Toledo Her
rarte, secretary of state of Guate-
mala, arrived in Washington the
other day, having been sent as an en-
voy by President Cabrera of the re-
public Of Guatemala to return the
courtesy OF Secretary Knox's visit to
Guatemala last year. Guatemala Is
thus the first country to pay return
visit to our secretary of state.
At the station awaiting DR.. Her
rarte were John Barrett. director OF
the Pan-American Union; Chandler
Hale. third assistant secretary OF
state: Senior Don Joaquin Mendez.
minister of Guatemala to the United
States, and Mr.. r. s. Hit, the Amer
lean minister to Guatemala.
DR.. Herrarte was In charge of the
Guatemalan legation in Washington
during the years 1907. 1908 and 1869.
and in 1910 was minister to Chile and
Argentina. delivering the closing adj
dress at the fourth Pan-American
conference in Buenos Ayres.
made many friends In both the diDIO-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

1T gives me great pleasure" said
Uncle joe" amid the laughter of the
house. ito present you with q stop
watch"
During one Of the lively debates
near the end of the session a CON.
troversy arose as to who was enti-
tied to the floor" Speaker Clark
tried to straighten 1t out, and In the
midst OF the discussion Representa-.
tive Moore Of Pennsylvania inter.
rupted:
rs not the present parliamentary
situation this. that the gentleman from
Chicago (Mr Mann) has been caugh,
asleep at the switch?"
THE chair is not going to rule
that the gentleman from Chicago ever
got caught asleep at the SWITCH" re
Piled Speaker Clark.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
COLONEL GREEN IS STILL SINGLE

Despite the fact that he has re-
ccfved more than 5000 proposals, Col.
q. H. r. Green, son Of Hetty Green.
still was single when he passed
through st. Louis the other day on
his way from New York TO Texas.
Two and half years ago the Col
onel told the world through the news
papers Of his desire for a modest,
old-fashiuned, stay-at-home, fireside
wife, who would not worry about
how much alimony she would get
when the big row came.
All the girls spoke at once. Or at
least thousands of letters poured in
upon the colonel from thousands OF
vomen who knew they were just
what he wanted.
The colonel took look at tina
pile Of letters and became pessimis-
tic because he felt that all the girls
who proposed could not possibly be
his ideal
The colonel still is getting pro-
posals by every mail and has despair
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
DR.. DUMBA, AUSTRIA'S NEW ENVOY

Dr. Constantin Theodore, Dumba,
the new ambassador of Austria and
Hungary. arrived in Washington a
few days ago.
The new ambassador was born In
Austria June IL, 1856, and has been
In diplomatic service since 1879. His
last diplomatic post was minister
In Stockholm, Sweden, where he be-
came acquainted with many Amer
leans at the last Olympic games. He
has not been in America before.
Dr. Dumba inherited the rich es-
tate of his uncle, Dr. Nicholas Dumba,
who was prominent figure in Amer
ica's industrial and political life. and
also was known as a great patron OF
arts. It is expected that DR.. Dumba
will play as important part in
Washington's social life as his prede-
cessor. Baron Hengelmuller. The
oew ambassador Is married, but his
wife will not follow him until next
month. It is considered probable he
will find the present quarters of the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
ASSUMES BIG RESPONSIBILITIES

], P. Morgan, Jr,. has succeeded
his father in the management Of the
immense Morgan interests. He isl
the only son and now controls for-
tune estimated at between $500, 00O,1
600 and $500,000.OO0 The title. J. p
Morgan & Co., will be retained.
The son is by no means a novice
at directing financial enterprises. nor
is he SO young as to cause any
anxiety as to possible rashness. Mr.
Morgan. Jr., Is forty-six years old
He is a large man physically and
mentally. He weighs 200 pounds and
Is an athlete. And, what is probably
most essential, he has had his faith
er's careful training.
Already the future head Of the
greatest financial interests controlled
by an American firm is director in
many corporations. When H. III.
Rogers died in 1909 the younger
Morgan was elected his successor in
the United States Steel corporation.
The same wear he became a MEM
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
TAKES BATH IN PORTER

Swimming in porter at Cork brew
cry the other day a workman had a
narrow escape from drowning. A vat
of porter, with capacity of $50 bar
rels of So gallons. burst. the contents
rushing like flood through the brew
cry yard and into the cellars. The
porter which reached the roadway
was diluted with water from fire.
hose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

before arrival
Washington refused only because his
Washington
If
a
life will be spared for long time
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16
STRANGE DEEP SEA FISH

Some of the strangest of natures
grotesques are To be found among the
fishes, as witness this photograph of a
marine creature, which rather sug-
gests a parrakeet. It is denizen Of
the ocean depths.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16


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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

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Whenever nudsing other ane
mlonareWho locking wife and cans
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-16

Der OF the directorate the National
caused by the death
Standard Oil interests, n
Morgan in
$780, he
apprenticeship
frvotes very methodicai
, 1913-01-09

IL a. m. Morning Worship. Spe-
cial attention will he given to con-
gregation singing, with special
music.
$50 p. m. Young Peoples Meet
ing, with interesting subjects and
helpful services.
7:30 p. m. Evening service, Sub
ject, Jesus at the Well which ia
cob gave TO his son Joseph" John
4th chapter-read it.
Special music, ''The Holy City"
Adelaide Newport.
A comfortable house and a warm
welcome for all. You are cor
daily invited every service of the
church both on the Sabbath and
week day.
Bible study and quire practice
Thursday 1880 p. M, in the Young
Peoples room Of the Church.
M. F. Newport, Pastor.
, 1913-01-09
l. O. O. r. Install.

The following officers Of the
local lodge of Odd Fellows were
installed here Monday night by
D. D. q. NJ, William Miser. The
officers installed were as follows:
G. M. Wilcox, Noble Grand, E. B.
Winner, Vice Grand. D. 8, Craw-
ford, Secretary, and j. W. Larson,
Treasurer. The Noble Grand set
up a good brand of cigars and
every one present had a good time.
Mr.. Wilcox was a Past Grand of
the Encampment Lodge before
moving his membership here and
will make a splendid officer.
, 1913-01-09

G. Cusack, the president of the
Saratoga Land and Development
Co., the owners of the big ranch
west of town, died at his home
in Nebraska, Christmas day, and
WAS buried there on the 9th of
December. Mr.. Cusack was in
very bad health the last time he
was here and after he went home
Die grew gradually worse until the
end. he was a man who stood
high in the esteem of all who
came in contact with him and his
loss to his family is untold. The
|%entire sympathy of Saratoga is
extended to his family in their
hour of grief.
, 1913-01-09
Church Notice.

First Presbyterian Church, Sun
day, January IL, 1913.
10 a. m. Sunday School. Sub.
ject-"Man the Crown of Crea-
tion." Golden text, Gen. 1:27
The unceasing inquiry of science
"What is the origin of man." leaves
the question unsolved-and if il
is any nearer a solution than a,
the beginning, it is because science
at every onward step moves alowly
toward the biblical account of crea
ton.
The Red and Blue Contest il
now interesting the the Sunday
school.
, 1913-01-09
John Bicktold Killed.

John Bicktold (Bigtoe) a fam.
GUS character for years in the west
aud especially of this valley was
killed on Friday, Dec. 9th, while
employed in driving stage from
Wamsutter to Baggs. He went
out as usual on his trip and there
WAS no passengers with him and
Just how the accident occurred will
never be known. He was found
by some parties in an automobile
about Is miles from Baggs and
the team had evidently run away
and torn things all to pieces. The
team was all tangled up and Bick-
told was laying on the road a short
distance away in an unconscious
condition and pretty we'll broken
up and bruised He was taken to
Baggs where the doctors worked
over him until Sunday when he
died. Bicktold was q native of
this state and about so years of
|age. He was an old time COW
|puncher and for years considered
THE worlds best rider. He was an
expert horseman and had been all
over the world with Buffaly Bill.
lie leaves a wife and small son.
THE old timers here will remember
|"Bigtoe" as he was Familiarity called
in the cow days.
, 1913-01-09

kept lawns and cement steps and
you have as near a view of heaven
as any poor mortal, like myself,
need ever expect to see. l wouldn't
go to heaven if l could, for l know
SO many people. who fully expect
to go there, whom l would rather
not meet anywhere, and I am per-
fectly satisfied to take ny heaven
right in some city here on the
coast, rather than to go to the
other place. 1t is all right about
those streets paved with gold, and
that milk and honey business,
Let them have them. I'm a little
choice about the people with whom
1 associate. But I am getting
away from my subject. 1 know
those people have had much to
contend with in subdueing this
country, the first settlers Away
have, but they have done such 9
fine job with these hills, and ra.
vines and level lands, covered with
oak and pine, that they have bull
up a fairy-laud here that is per
fectly good enough for an ole
sinner like me. And l know, too
that in the course of forty or fifty
years the Saratoga valley will pre-
sent a Eel equally beautiful anc
enchantiug-if they can ever ge
rid of the tribe of knockers tina
| now infest it.
, 1913-01-09
Taken to Insane Asylum.

Thursday morning VIM. Coefeld
became 80 bad from mental con-
|dition that he was taken to Raw
lins for trial. He was found to be
30 badly off that attendants from
|the State Institution at Evanston
came down to Rawlins Saturday
and took him back with them
Mr., Coefeld has been in poor
health for some time and the last
weeks he showed signs of going
demented and Wednesday night
he became violent and was re-
moved to Rawlins Thursday with
the above result.
, 1913-01-09
Supt. Austin Married.

Superintent G. Q. Austin Of the
Sd E. Ry and Miss Jennie Camp.
bell of Pass creek we're married in
Salt Lake City, Tuesday Dec. 81,
and have been taking a wedding
trip ending today by their arrival
home on the train. They will
take up their home in Encamp
ment where Mr.. Austin has his
Office located. 1t was genearlly
limited that such was the case some
time ago, but nothing definite was
learned until the announcement
cards arrived here this week.
, 1913-01-09

Grand, Miss Carrie Priquet, Secre-
tary, and j. B. Eager, Treasurer.
The appointive officers we're also
installed. Judge Kuykendsll per-
formed the installation services
and they were very nice. After
the services all adjourned to the
lower hall where a fine snpper was
served and every one enjoyed the
evening to the fullest extent.
, 1913-01-09
Elk Mountain Letter.

While returning home from the
big Qualey dance Messrs Will Lop-
pinger and Claude Lewis and the
Misses Maude Schuyler and Olga
Phillips in n light buggy and team
of bronchs, the bronchos became
frightened and ran away, all we're
thrown out except Miss Phillips
who bravely got hold of the reins
and controlled the horses until she
could stop them. She then drove
back to where her friends we're
hoofing it and and all got back to
town safely.
The masquerade dance given by
the Elk Mountain Commercial
Club New Years eve was a most
bowling success. Nj. Harry Lar
son was floor manager and he kept
every one going in good order,
much to their enjoyment. Miss
Maude Schuyler as a colored lady
and Mr.. Ebert Gross as a gentle
man of color took the two five
dollar prizes as the best costumed,
best character acting and best dane
ing. There were many other who
were SO nicely costumed and car
ried out the parts they represented
so we'll, it was hard for the judges
to decide which were entitled to
the prizes. The ladies put up
baskets of lunch which were auc-
toned of. Mr. Kilborn, the presi-
dent Of the club instructed the
auctioneer to let the baskets 90 al
81. 90 each, but he usually had
from two to three dollar bids be.
fore he had time to say ''sold," II
was a bad, stormy night, but we
had a big crowd and a fine time
DR.. Campbell left ELL. Mountain
Saturday to seek a better paying
locality. There were so few cases
of sickness about Elk Mountain
he had nothing to do-beyond
doubt he il a good physician ano
people here are sorry he could moi
stay among us.
Mr.. j. johnson and Charles
have gone to Hanna to work II
the mines.
Rev. Samuel West drove ovel
from Hanna Saturday to hole
Episcopal services at the church
Sunday. Owing to the storm ane
intense cold people could not &c
out. The thermometer said thirt!
below.
The Rev. j. M. Young has OBJ
tanned sufficient funds to built
a parsonage for the resident minis
ter at Elk Mountain, on which
work will be started as soon a
the weather will permit.
, 1913-01-09
Cousin Wrote Hymn.

Frank White received a nice
New Years gift in the shape of q
booklet containing the words to
Nearer My God to Thee" from
MS cousin in Iowa.. The words
TO this world famous hymn were
written by a second cousin to Mr.
white, Sarah Flower Adams. This
was the piece played by the band
on the Inflated Titanic as she
went to her watery grave.
, 1913-01-09
". C. T. u. Members Attention.

On Tuesday at 2:30 p. M. Jan.
18th, at the home of Mrs. Fanny
q. Lee, will occur the stated
monthly meeting of the W. @. T
U. All members are requested to
be present, rs important business
should be attended 10 on this date.
, 1913-01-09
california woman seriously Alarmed

California Woman Seriously Alarmed
"a shor time ago l contracted q severe
cold which settled on my lungs and caused
me a great deal Of annoyance. would have
bad coughing spells and my lungs were 50
sore and infiamed I began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy, saying she had used
IL for years. 1 bought a bottle and II re-
lieved my cough the first night, and in q
week | was rid Of the cold and soreness Of
my lungs" writes Miss Marie Gerber, Saw
telle, Cal. For sale by all dealerr. -Adver.
tisement-
, 1913-01-09
Special Rates.

The Saratoga & Encampment
Railway will make rates for the
Special Session of the Korien
Temple meeting at Cheyenne on
Jan. oath, 1918, of a fare and one
third. Dates of sale are Jan. 81,
%, %. with a return limit Jan. 26.
, 1913-01-09
Rebekahs Install.

Sierra Madre Rebekah Lodge
No n installed officers Saturday
night for the ensuing term, as fol-
lows Mrs. D. s. Crawford. Noble
Vfand, Mrs, A. W. Aiusworth, Vics
, 1913-01-09

Native and Rock Spring coal
delivered anywhere in town. 1000
pounds to the ton.
Foster Lumber Co.