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The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
WATER VALLEY YAoBUSHA COUNTY
ENGINEERS WORK LONG
HOURS FOR FANCY PAY

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-J. H. Keefe,
having testified in the forenoon be-
fore the western railroad wage ar
bitration board that engineers are
highly paid. was quizzed during the
afternoon as to the hours of work some
of them put in to earn this money.
Keefe, who is assistant general
manager of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe, was cross examined by
Warren S. Stone, representing the
enginemen. Stone said his attention
vas particularly attracted by instan-
ces Of high pay to men in services
other than passenger train.
Take this man j. A. McCredie Of
the Canadian Northern" said Mr..
Stone. "He is one of those chaps
who made more than some governors,
apparently. He made 1888 in the
month of October, 1913. What hours
did he work."
"He worked ID hours and as min.
utes day for 10 days on through
freight and II hours a day for II
days. replied Keefe.
"How long do you think man
would live at that rate?" pursued
Mr.. Stone.
Don't know" said the witnes.
but is it living at all?" comment
I'd Stone.
Timothy Shea of the board of ar
bitration asked if man working
such hours could deliver the maximum
of service to the railroad.
~ don't think he could give all
the railroad should have" respond.
ed Keefe.
Mr.. Stone adduced that another en-.
..::lesr .#l.o Sss~ $2o9 in October.
1918. worked an average of 16 houri
q day.
A Synopsis Of the exhibit given ou'
on behalf Of the committee represent.
ing the railroads said it showed the
n. mes of 644. 600 employees. Passen-
ger engineers. said the synopsis, earn
ed an average of $l84 in October.
1918; engineers in through or ire.
gular freight service, $17O, and en-
gineers in local or way freight ser,
vice $172. Passenger firemen earn.
ed an average of $1l5; in through OIL
irregular freight. $11O, and in locs
or way freight service, $1O5.
According to w. j. Lsuck. q sta
tisticisn employed by the men, bust.
ness in the selected month was about
10 per cent heavier than normal.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
BAD FIRE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING

About 8 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing fire completely destroyed Mr.. r.
L. Larson's residence in North Water
Valley, and partially destroyed the
adjoining home Of Mr.. Ed Holly.
No one knows how the fire started
and was under considerable headwsy
before discovered-in fact Mr.. Lar
son and family barely escaped with
their lives in their night clothes.
Mr.. Holley's residence caught fire
from Mr.. Larson's building and was
only saved from total destruction by
the efficient work of the fire depart
ment.
Mr.. Larson house and all contents
were totally destroyed; insurance
$500. Mr.. Holly saved all his house.
hold goods, but his house was prac-
tically destroyed, which was covered
with insurance.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
]NE TREE IN THE Ma
T|0NA[ FOREST RE- /
SERVE BRINGS $10o

The government has received $99. :
40 in settlement for single sugar
Dine tree which was cut in trespass
in the Stanislaus Nationl Forest, in
California, and which yielded more
than enough actual lumber to build
a good sized suburban frame house.
The tree scaled 18, 933 board feet
and was va ued at SIS. rs per thous-
and feet.
Not many trees contain enough
lumber to build a two foot board
walk nearly two miles long, and this
is believed to he the first case on re-
cord in which a single tree felled
IN a National Forest was valued at
almost 500 on the stump, although
National Forest timber is frequent
ly sold at considerably higher rates.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
IMPROVED SEED AVAIL
ABLE TO FARMERS

The Department of Agriculture
has allotted to Congressman Sisson the
following improved seed for Distri-
button in the Fourth District:
900 packages of Improved Cotton
seed.
400 one pound packages Sudan
Grass Seed.
20 ten pound packages of Kansas
Alfalfa.
65 ten pound packages Of Grass
Mixture for Forage.
rs four pound packages Of improved
Soy Beans.
80 four pound packages improved
COW peas.
These seed will be sent out upon
request as long Is the supply lasts.
Only one kind and one package
can be sent to . party. They may
be secured by writing to Congress-
man 7. u. Sisson. Washington.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
ORDER At
Tackled BY 7. M. HENRY

JACKSON. Miss. Jan. 20. -Insur-
ance Commissioner T. M. Henry. in
his official capacity. today filed an ap-
plication with the attorney general
for receiver for the. Peoples Edu-
cational and Benevolent Association
of Oxford, Miss. According to Com
missioner Henry. it developed upon
inquiry, this concsra has been doing
business in and around Oxford for
some months without having procured
a license to operate ia the state. Il
is fraternal benefit and accident
order. and as such is liable for license
from the commissioners Of insusaaes.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
BOARD OF COUNTY
SUPERVISORS STILL
IN SESSION

The Yalobusha County Board of
Supervisors Convened at Water VAL
ley, Monday, February / for their
regular monthly session, and as We
go to press tonignt, Thursday, the
Board is still in session.
After finishing the general routine
Of business of the board on Monday
and Tuesday, the Board then took up
the question of adjusting the apparent
discrepa rcies disclosed by the Ewing
Auditing Co. in their report and
former Sheriff, DR.. F. H. Smith $
records.
The Board and DR.. Smith agreed
to eliminate all technicalities and
effect a settlement from the cash
book records. Mr.. Galiw.sy -epre-
senting DR.. Smith, and one of the
Ewing accountants are now busiiy en-
gagged in compiling a Condensed record
of the entries and reducing the a.
mounts to aggregate sums of both
credits and liabilities, which when
completed will disclose what. if any,
discrepancy EXISTS.
Wednesday the Board of Super.
visors and Mayor and Board of City
Aldermen sat as an official body t.
hear the case of the state, vs.. th'
Mississippi Valley Co. This is cas-
where the state through its revenue
officer is attempting to levy an asses
ment on the Mississippi Valley Co
for taxes, claiming back taxes t
the year 1908.
| Ths stAre was represented BY Mar
ant Adams, deputy Agt. and Atty
Green and McLaurin. The Missis
sippi Valley Co. was represented b,
Judge Mayes, Judge Fletcher, Judg
Careekmore, and Hon. Ike Stone.
The state contended that the Mis-
sissipi Valley Co., was in fact th'
Illinois Central Railroad Co. dis
guised for the purpose of holding
property in the state of Miss. ant
that they held most valuable property
on which no taxes had been paid since
1908.
The Mississippi Valley Co. con
tended that the various railroads ir
which they held stock had individually
paid all taxes assessed against them
and there were no taxes due from this
company.
The Board of County Supervisors
decide that in their opinion the Mis-
sissippi Valley Co. should pay on
$500, 900. 90 valuation from the
year 1908 up to date, and so or
dered the levy made. The City Board
of Aldermen decided with the railroad
company that no taxes were due from
the company.
The case was appealed and will be
heard next term in the Circuit
Court.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05

Mr.. Tom Sbipman spent few days
in Memphis this week.
Mr.. Ed. Tyler is a business visitor
in Memphis this week.
Mr.. Armour Rust, of Memphis, is
pending a few days with friends in
the city.
DR.. F. H. Smith and son. Whitney,
of Greenwood are spending the week
in the city.
Mrs. J. B. Whitney, Of Green
wood. is in our city the guest of rel.
atives and friends.
Miss Lois Tatum departed Friday
for a several days visit in Green
wood and Dodsville, the guest of
friends.
Hon. Binford Watkins of Clarks-
dale, came over Monday to see his
mother. Mrs. M. A. Watkins, who
: seriously ILL.,
Mrs. J. r. Morehead and daugh ,er,
Miss Louella, depar ed Friday for
Memphis for weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Messrs. James Chapman and R.
r. Royal are business visitors in Bir-
minghsm this week attending to busi-
mes for the l. c. r. R.
Mr.. A. G. B-unds and son, OF Big
Greek. spent Saturday and Sunday
in our city the guests of hisdaugh-
ter. Mrs. W. Thad Trusty.
Mrs. C. Nj. Starke. of McComb, ia
in our city attending the bedsides of
her sick mother and sister, Mesdsmes
NJ. A. Watkins and w. s. TurnaRe.
Mrs. Lawrence Addington. and
little daughter. Miss Markolita..R ,vers,
were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. d. Boyle. Of Coffeeville,
last week.
Mr.. G. w. wilkins. . popular EN-.
ploye of the l. c. Shops. and Miss
Vivian Moore. the beautiful and &C.
eomplished daughter Of Mr.. and Mr..
Sam Moore. just north of the city,
were united in the holy bonds Of matri-
mony last Friday night at Main Street
church parsonage by the pastor. Rev.
@. w. Bailey.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
MORE HORSES LEAVE
NEW ORLEANS FOR
EUROPEAN ARMIES

More than 100 horses and mules foI
the Allied armies in Europe left New
80 ans Friday on board shss Bsftist
steamship Raphaeps Baron Polwarth.
The Raphael's cargo consisted OF
8O5 horses for the French army, con-
signed to Bordeaux while the Baron
Polwarth carried 92O mules to Avon
mouth for the British.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
EDW. BYERS LEASES
THE GRAND THEATRE

Mr.. Ed. Albert Byers has secured
the management of the Grand Thea
ter. Mr.. Byers is thoroughly famil-
lar with the show business, he is q
hustler and very popular with the
young men of the city. Edward in
tends to produce the best motion pic
lures available and guarantees all
pleasant, courteous and satisfactory
treatment.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
THE HERALD MADE
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER

At meeting of the Honorable
Mayor and Board of City Aldermen.
held last Tuesday night, The Nortf
Mississippi Herald was selected as
the official paper for all publications
for the city of Water Valley. and wa.
also awarded the contract for all ths
city printing for period of one year.
At the same time arrangements wer.
made for the proceedings of Tn.
City Board to be published, thu
giving the citizens every opportunit'
Of Keeping advised on what the Cit,
Board is doing. also showing no.
each member of the Board stands
on the questions acted on by The
board.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
GRAND JURY REPORT
FIRST COURT REPORT

To the Honorable E. d. Dinkins
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First District of Yalobusha County:
The Grand Jury empannelled at this
the January Term of the said Court
beg leave to submit this our final re-
port:
We have been in session three days
and have examined So witnesses and
returned into open court at the hands
of our Foreman Six indictments or
True Bills
Owing to the Excession Of cold,
snow and rain we have been somewhat
hampered in our work.
By committed appointed from
this Grand Jury we have examined
the Poor House of the county, and
find it properly kept and in sanitary
condition and the inmates appear to
be well cared for.
We have examined the County Jail
Of this District and find it in good
condition and the inmates appear to
be well cared for.
We have examined the County jail
of this District and find it in good
condition and the prisoners say that
they are we'll fed and kept comfor-
tably warm.
We have examined the record Of
the County Officers kept in this Dis
trict of the County as we'll AZ We
could in the brief time at our disposal
and in fact as we'll as we think it
could be done by this Grand Jury ~
a body al d find them neatly and 20
far as we can ascertain correctly
kept.
We desire ro ear attention - ~
fact that the Justice Of the Peace are
negligent about sending up their re-
cords of cases tried by them 90 con
servation of the Peace or at least no
records are to be found in the office
of the Circuit Clerk relating to such
matters.
The fact that no such records have
been submitted to US resulted in de-
lay in the examination of such cases
and in the return of indictments and
might cause failure on the part Of
the Grand Jury to make such exam
inatlons at all.
We desire to record our apprscis.
tion of the courteous treatment and
faithful services Of the Clerk Of this
Court and the deputy Sheriff and bail.
if in attendance on the wants Of this
Grand Jury.
We also express our regrets that on
account of illness our worthy and
efficient Sheriff has been unable to
attend upon the session of this court
and the hope and wishes that he may
speedily recover.
Our hearty thanks are also due to
our efficient District Attorney for
his assistance. Counsel and advice tc
US in our deliberation and to your
Honor for the able and instructive
charge given Us to our duties and the
courteous treatment given us.
And now having discharged our
duties to the best Of our skill and q
hility We ask to be discharged.
Respt. submitted.
r. Daley, Foreman.
This Jan. 9th. 1915.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
ROSS A. COLLINS NAMES
EASTER[|NG AS ASS|S-
TANT Y-GENERA[

Lamar F. Easterling yesterday was
appointed assistant attorney gene raj
by Attorney General Ross A. Collins,
and the appointment was confirmed
by Chief Justice Sidney Smith OF
the supreme court. Mr.. EasterIing
succeeded the late Capt. Frank john
son.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
WAGNER & CO.
DISPLAYING NEW
SPRING STYLES

One of the sure harbingers of Spring
is the beautiful! display of Spring cos
tunes in the display window of the
| aides department of Wagner & Co.'S.
big store.
This excellent store has now on dis
play several of the new Spring Styles
in suits, waists, skirts, etc. that are
proving of much i'm crest to the ladies'.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05

Mr.. Chas. L. Early, Special Agent.
REPORTS Is, 27l bales OF cotton ginned
in Yalobusha County during the year
1918. and le, 236 during 1914.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05

Prof. C. S. Bigham will entertain
the Baraca Glass of the Baptist
Church, Friday night. The enter
tainmsnt will be in the class room of
the Churcb.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05

Mrs. j. w. Stephens has been
spending . couple Of weeks visiting
her son. DIR. J. S. Stephens. in
Montezums. Tenn.
The University Orchestra gave an
entertainment In the School sudito-
rum Monday night. After the en-.
tertsinment the young people enjoyed
q social dance in the dance hall. the
orchestra supply ing excellent music
for the occasion.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-01
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Compiled by a Substitute While the
Regular Man Was Away From
His Desk.

A good way to save money on your
gas and electric light bills is to spend
your evenings at theaters and restau-
rants where the management pays for
the lights.
If your husbands hair shows signs
OF falling out, try pulling his ears in
stead. They very seldom come loose.
Installment collectors and other un-
desirable callers can be made to keep
their distance by means OF ripe toma-
toes served at long range.
A society matron, whose position de-
mands that she entertain a great deal
more than she can really afford has
discovered that by serving a few bird
shot with each portion OF guinea hen
the guests can be made to think they
are eating game.
A young wife Of our acquaintance
tried for years to break her husband
of the habit of bringing home unex'
pected guests to dinner At last she
took the advice of friend and flirted
desperately with the very next man
her husband invited to the house. After
that there was no more trouble.-New
York World.
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RECLUSE IS A PHILOSOPHER
Negro Found Living In Cave Near
Santa Barbara, CAL, Tells Some
Plain Truths.

There's rich living in garbage"
says Orrin Swift. negro recluse, who
has Just come into publicity through
the Judgment of complaint question
ing his sanity, reports a dispatch from
Santa Barbara, Cal He has for 20
years lived in a little cave on the
mountainside, between Rincon and
Ventura.
When the officers went out to In
vestigate they found him curled up in
a corner of the cave sleeping the
morning away. The place was lit
tered with tin cans. When aroused
Swift greeted his visitors cordially and
explained to them his mode of life
and the reason therefor
Civilization" he said, lis only an
other evidence of how slavery can be
lifted up and made possibly more re-
fined outwardly. The man who works
for his living is nothing more or less
than a slave. He is a slave to the
within of his employer, who may dis
charge him just like that" and the
negro snapped his finger.
IF man has an income today he
may not have one tomorrow. The
consequence is that both the man who
tolls for an employer and the man who
draws his income are slaves to worry,
neither Of them knowing the peace
and happiness that comes with the
quiet life Men would live forever IL
1t were not for worry. That's the
most subtle destroyer the human fam
fly is prey to. for it leads to all other
ailments whose windup is death.
Here ! am living contented. No
one can demand rent or taxes, and
| find my living in the garbage on the
town dump, many fine morsels being
left in cans and otherwise thrown
away. There's rich living in garbage"
The mans talk was rational, though
strange, and his conduct was quiet.
Therefore, the officers left him to his
lonely life.
There is a whole lot of genuine
truth in his philosophy" said the
sheriff. Men die from worry and
what comes in its train, and the race
will die more rapidly as 1t advances
in civilization, for the burden of tax.
alton grows apace."
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lounges at the farther end, removed
his bowler hat and ordered from the
proprietor a chop and a pot of tea.
Then, taking a newspaper from his
pocket, he settled himself to read, APP
parently oblivious TO his surroundings.
And yet as / watched saw that over
the top of his paper he was carefully
taking in the general appearance of
the place, and his eyes were keenly
following the Russians movements.
So deep was his interest in the place,
and so keen those dark eyes of his,
that the truth suddenly dawned upon
me. Mackenzie had telegraphed to
Scotland Yard and the customer sitting
there was a detective who had come
to investigate. had advanced to the
counter to chat again with the proprie-
tor when a quick step behind me
caused me to turn.
Before me stood the slim figure of a
man in a straw hat and rather seedy
black jacket.
"Dio Signor Padrone!" he cried.
/ staggered as though had received
a blow.
Olinto Santini in the flesh. smiling
and we'll, stood there before me!
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faithful to me, you ought at least to
tell me the reason they wished to kill
me in secret"
Because they fear you," was his an
swer.
why should they fear me?"
But he shrugged his shoulders, and
made gesture with his hands lndica-
tive of utter ignorance.
Il ask you one question. Answer
yes or no. Is the man Lelthcourt my
enemy?"
The young Italian paused. and then
answered.:
He is not your friend am quite
well aware of that. ! have known
him several years. When we first
met he was poor"
Suddenly became rich-eh?"
Bought fine house in the country;
lives mostly at the Carlton when he
and his wife and daughter are in
London-although l believe they now
have a house somewhere in the West
end-and he often makes long cruises
in his steam yacht"
And how did he make his money %
Again Olinto elevated his shoulders
without replying.
He walked with me as far as the
end of Bishops road, endeavoring with
all the Italians exquisite diplomacy
to obtain from me what knew con.
corning the Leithcourts. But told
him nothing. nor did reveal that
had only that morning returned from
Scotland. Then at last we parted, and
he retraced his steps to the little res
taurant in Westbourne Grove. while
entered a hanson and drove to the
well-known photographers In New
Bond street, whose name had beer
upon the torn photograph of the young
girl In the white pique blouse and hel
hair fastened with bow of ribbon
the picture that had found on board
the Lola on that memorable night II
the Mediterranean. and a duplicate Of
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recollect that night in Lambeth you
told me you had enemies?"
"Ah! so | have, signore-and so
have you'll" he exclaimed hoarsely.
Yes. my poor Armida may have been
entrapped by them"
And If entrapped, what them"
They would kill her with as lit
tie conjunction as they would fly"
he said. "Ah! you do not know the
callousness of those people. | only
hope and pray that she may have es-
capped and is in hiding somewhere. and
will arrive Unexpectedly and give me
a startling surprise She delights in
startling me-" he added with a laugh.
Then you think she must have been
called away from home by some urg-
ent messenger" ! suggested
"By the manner in which she left
things, it seemed as though she went
away hurriedly. There were five SOW
ereigns in a drawer that we had
saved for the rent, and she took them
with her"
l paused, hesitating whether to tell
him the terrible truth. l recollected
that the body had disappeared, there
fore what proof had | of my allega-
ton that she had been murdered?
Tell me, Olinto," | said as we
moved forward again in the direction
of Paddington station, have you any
knowledge Of a man named Leith-
court?"
He started suddenly and looked at
me.
II have heard of him." he answered
very lamely.
"And of his daughter-Muriel?"
"And also of her. But am not &C
quainted with them-nor. to tell the
truth, do l wish to be-"
"Why?"
Because they are enemies of mine
bitter enemies"
His declaration was strange. for it
threw some light upon the tragedy in
Rannoch wood.
And of your wife, also?"
81 do not know that" he respond
ed. MY enemies are my wife's also,
/ suppose"
"You have not told me the secret of
that dastardly attempt upon me when
we last met" ! said in a low voice.
why not tell me the truth? surely
ought to know who my enemies really
are, so as to be warned against any
future plot"
"You shall know some day, signore.
/ dare not tell you now"
You said that before" | exclaimed
with dissatisfaction. IF you are
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school at Chichester. referred me to
you for information as to the present
whereabouts of Miss Elma Heath, who.
believe, was one Of your most inti-
mate friends at school" And | added
a lie, saying: Il am trying. on behalf
of an aunt of hers. to discover her."
Well" responded the girl, 81 have
only one or two letters. She's in her
uncle's hands, believe, and he won't
let her write. poor girl. She dreaded
leaving u.s."
"Why?"
"Ah! she would never say. She had
some deep-rooted terror of her uncle.
Baron Oberg, who lived In st. Peters
burg, and who came over at long inter
walls to see her. But possibly you know
the whole story?"
81 know nothing" | cried eagerly.
you will be furthering her interests,
as we'll as doing me a great personal
favor, If you will tell me what you
know"
1T is very little," she answered,
leaning back against the edge of the
table and regarding me seriously.
Poor Elma! Her people treated her
very badly indeed. They sent her no
money, and allowed her no holidays.
and yet she was the sweetest-tempered
and most patient girl in the whole
school"
"Well-and the story regarding
herr"
1T was supposed that her people at
Durham did not exist" she explained.
"Elma had evidently lived a greater
part of her life abroad, for she could
speak French and Italian better than
the professor himself, and therefore
always won the prizes. The class re-
volted, and then she did not compete
any more. Yet she never told us OF
where she had lived when child. She
came from Durham. she said-that
was all"
You had letter from her after
the baron came and took her away?"
Three or four. think. They were
all from places abroad. One was from
Vienna, one was from Milan, and one
from some place with an unpronounce-
able name in Hungary. The last"
Yes, the last!" gasped eagerly. In
terrupting her.
(TO BE CONTINUED)