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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
THE SOCIALIST VIEW.

The special committee appointed by
the Socialists year ago to study the
liquor problem says in it's report, pre-
sented May 13 to the national commit
tee in Chicago that total abstinence
Ia the only absolutely safe and wise
course to pursue" in view of the dis.
astrous effects Of excessive drinking.
Many of the authorities quoted in
the report in condemnation of beer
are German. Among alcohols recorded
opponents are 500 German and Aus
trian doctors. One statement is that
beer is not the harmless beverage
many of the German people think it
is."
THE Socialist party" declares the
report, cannot remain Indifferent or
inactive, but should take definite po.
sition and active part in combating
the evils of alcoholism"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
PROHIBITION PROGRESS.
(By JAMES MIDDLETON, in World

(By JAMES MIDDLETON, in Worlds
Work.
About two years ago Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan gave a diplomatic din
ner in Washington, distinguished par
ticularly by the absence of wine. I'M
mediately the world burst into roar
of laughter; Europeans, especially,
hailed the proceeding as an amusing
illustration of American provincialism
A few months ago the king Of England
announced that he would himself alb
stain from alcoholic drinks for the rest
of the war, and that wines would no
longer be served in any Of the royal
households. Nine American states
have adopted prohibition in the last
eight months. France has legally for
hidden the manufacture and sale OF
absinthe. and the Russian empire is
dryer" at the present moment than
Kansas or Maine ever we're. Facts
like these testify to the progress that
the cause of antialcoholism, has made
in less than year. When the leader
of the most sophisticated society in
Europe follows the example of our
own somewhat homespun secretary of
state, the cause of teetotallsm has
ceased to be ridiculous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD
CHOICES MADE sY STUDENTS OF
DIFFERENT AGES.
Some Of Thorn Are interesting, Pa.
thetie. and Some Amusing - Col
iege Professor Gives Result Of
His Investigations.

What Is the most beautiful word In
the English language? A college pro-
lessor. who has been teaching for .
number of years, has collected some
interesting facts concerning the pref
erences that schoolgirls and school
boys entertain for certain words. He
has made the experiment with some
20 classes, all the way from an un-
graded class in a country school to
the senior class In college.
At the conclusion of a recitation the
teacher has had little slips of blank
paper distributed. He has then re-
quested each pupil to write down
without consulting his neighbor-what
he thought the most beautiful word in
the English language, giving consid-
Grafton both to sound and to sense
OF the 600 pupils that he has had,
405 wrote the name mother" 81
wrote home" %, father" IS, dad
dy;" 16. vacation" II, baseball"
8, football" 7. love" 8, sister" 2,
'aunties,' and 2, grandmother" The
following words received one vote
EACH Grandpa" 'vesper," moon
light" hope" "rose," hyacinth." AN
GEL" music" and "swimmin' hole"
OF the remaining ii. one, response
from very bright boy, puzzled the
professor. That boy wrote cellar
door" When asked about it, he pro-
nounced 1t "cellah doah." and ex-
planned, ooh, it Just sounds pretty"
The other 10 ballots, all for the
same word, amused and perplexed the
professor. They were all handed 1t at
the same time from a class of 29
healthy, growing Woodworking coun-
try boys. There was, the teacher in
sists, no opportunity for collision. The
ballot was taken silently. Each bal
lot was then folded and dropped into
a hat that the teacher asked one of
the boys to pass around
Those 10 citizens-to-be deliberately
wrote down the ugly-sounding, greasy
looking, thoroughly unattractive word
'victuals." What could have been
more suggestive OF that teachers op-
portunity than the fact that nearly
half of a class OF 30 immortal souls
thought "victuals" the most beautiful
word in the English language?
And what higher compliment could
be paid to motherhood and the Ameri-
can home than the fact that 527 OF
these 500 boys and girls. young men
and young women, Independently. and
at various times and places, selected
words that suggested family relation
ship as the sweetest words in their
language?-Youth's Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
His Third Set.

From the state Of Indiana comes a
story about a Civil war veteran who
is getting his third set Of teeth. He
is seventy-five years old. and declares
that he never had dentist remove
any of his teeth, but "iust naturally
allowed them to wear out" When his
gums began to hurt few months ago
he supposed he had case of neu-
ralgia due to decaying dertals. but
slowly the roots of the ancient teeth
began to be forced to the surface, and
now Jacob Hays has four brand new
teeth and others are on the way.
Dentists do not know whether any
one but veteran of the war could
grow three sets OF :nolars OF not.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
Something New In Knives.

Every device which helps to make
housework easier should be well
coined, and one OF the best things
that have been invented in this con-
nection is the new stainless STEEL
Knives made of 1t have not to be
cleaned in the old way; they merely
have to be wiped and ought soon to
be in universal use. Here is a para
graph from trade paper:
sheffield appears to have made up
its mind that stainless cutlery has
come to stay, in spite Of the fact
that it is appreciably dearer than or
binary cutlery"
This stainless cutlery is said to last
three times as long as common steel,
but as yet it has not been placed gen
orally on the market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
The Eire.Brat.

The common silverfish Uepisma
saccharina) is a well-known and trou-
blesome household insect. but it's near
relative Thermobia domestica, known
in England as the fire brat" is less
familiar. In recent department of
agriculture bulletin on silverfish Mr..
c. l.. Marlatt calls attention to the
curious habit which the fire-brat has
developed of frequenting ovens and
fireplaces, where it seemingly revels
in an amount of heat that would be
fatal to most other insects. The writer
says: 1T disports itself in numbers
about the openings of ranges and over
the hot bricks and metal, manifesting
IL most surprising immunity from the
effects of high temperature" 1t was
first described in this country in 1873.
and began to be noted commonly
about 1895 in Europe. 1t is of about
the same size and general appearance
as the silverfish. except for some
dusky markings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

SAV6HCu very
lily by placing = large bath towel in
the neck OF the gown. cover the waist
with another towel and wash with
small brush with soap. rinsing we'll
with clean water. The yoke may
then be pressed and 1t win be fresh
looking again.
Before making up dainty colored
cotton goods, soak in water overnight
to which Is added two tablespoonfuls
OF turpentine to eight or ten quarts OF
water.
To clean white shoes. make a paste
OF cold starch and water, rub in well
and let dry. When dry, the soil will
come out with the starch when
brushed.
II your child is unfortunate enough
to push bean or other hard rub
stance up her nose, put a bit of pep
per on her lip so that she will sneeze
1t out, for poking and probing for 1t.
Is futile.
When the clothes line needs clean
ing wrap 1t around the washboard and
scrup IL win prusn in soapsuds.
The cut side OF raisin laid next
the gum OF an aching tooth will relieve
1t! heated. this same raisin is good
for the earache. A grain or two OF
rod pepper will be more efflcacious IL
the toothache is serious.
Wrap linen that Is to lie unused in a
towel well blued. this win keep the
linen white and fresh
Milk Frostlng.-Take one and one
half cupfuls OF sugar. one teaspoonful
OF butter. half cupful OF milk and a
half teaspoonful of vanilla. Melt the
butter in a saucepan, add sugar and
milk. boil gently. without stirring. ten
minutes; beat until stiff enough to
spread, add fiavoring and spread over
the cake.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

French dressing, may, by the addition
OF different favors seem quite like a
new dressing. Mashed Roquefort
cheese. added to French dressing.
served on lettuce is one that is almost
universally liked by men,
Chopped green pepper. Spanish
onion, chives, cucumber, q piece or
two OF tomato, in fact almost any vege-
table added to French dressing then
used on lettuce Is well liked.
To make good French dressing It
is necessary that the oil should be
perfect and all the ingredients ice
cold. The vinegar is another import
ant item. Too acid vinegar makes a
dressing too sharp. Good cider vine
far Is the best and one part vinegar.
(if at all strong. dilute it), to three
parts Of oil, makes good combina-
ton. Then add such seasonings as
seems advisable or such as you have
Chilli sauces, catchups of various
kinds, chives. pimentoes and many bot
tied sauces may be used to give va.
riety to a dressing.
One Of the most tasty OF fruit salad
dressings is made OF fruit Juice, pine
apple is especially good. using oil and
less of the vinegar.
Chill Dressing.-Make an ordinary
French dressing, adding salt and pep
per to taste. three tablespoonful of oil
and one Of vinegar. then few drops
OF onion Juice a finely chopped green
pepper, and enough chilli sauce to
make the dressing red. Serve this
poured over head lettuce or chopped
cabbage. Parsley may be used in
place Of the pepper II 1t is not liked.
Young onions sliced and served in
sour cream with dash of cayenne
and salt is most appetizing salad for
those who know the value OF onions
In the diet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

in cubes with the shears; one cupful
of blanched almonds, shredded. three
tablespoonfuls OF chopped pimento.
one cupful of whipped cream. two ta-
blespoonfuls of sugar, one-eighth of
teaspoonful of mustard, one table
spoonful of lemon Juice and few
dashes Of salt. Some like boiled
dressing, using one part of the dress
Ing to four or five parts of whipped
cream. as the salad dressing.
Grapefruit in sections with strips
Of pimento between. served on lettuce.
is another wholesome salad
sapsago saIad.-Grate a cake OF
sapsago cheese, add two tablespoon
fuis Of butter. a few drops OF tabasco
sauce and teaspoonful of Worcester
shire sauce. one teaspoonful OF lemon
Juice. Mold into loaf and slice, plac-
ing few slices on lettuce leaves, gar
nish with red pepper or picked beets
and serve with mayonnaise.
Nut Saiad.-Blanch peanuts and
place in hot oven to brown with a
bit OF butter. Chop when cold and to
each cupful OF nuts add two cupfuls OF
finely chopped celery and an equal
amount Of apples. Mix well and serve
with mayonnaise.
Toasted. buttered baking powder bis
cult. cut In thin slices before toasting.
make nice accompaniment to any
salad.
Cucumber and Potato saiad.--Dice
cold boiled potatoes and crisp cucum-
bers, mix lightly with mayonnaise
dressing which has been seasoned
with chopped parsley and onion.
Any potato salad is improved by
the addition OF few cooked peas or
q little sweet corn cut from the cob.
Gelatin jellies mixed with fruit and
served nodded in small cups or forms
and placed on lettuce leaves. served
with any desired dressing. make .
most pleasing salad.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

The word spinster is form or va
ration of spinner, one who spins,
meaning an unmarried woman who
was supposed to occupy herself with
spinning. In its primitive form and
meaning the word is of early Anglo
Saxon origin, when no young woman
was thought fit to be a wife till she
had spun for herself an outfit of per-
sonal, table and bed linen; hence spin
ner or spinster. The fine and sacred
word wife (Saxon wifi has somewhat
similar origin In the Saxon verb wy
fan or wefan, to weave, the weaver
being the natural successor Of the
spinner. There was nothing derisive
in the term spinster and it is still used
in legal documents to designate an
unmarried woman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
EFFECTS OF BEER DRINKING.

EFFECTS OF BEER DRINKING.
The political strength of liquor 10
furnished by the wine and beer drink.
ers. Whisky interests may be better
organized than the brewers and inter.
fere more actively In politics, but
the votes which make possible the
sale of intoxicants are not furnished
by whisky drinkers. who do not al.
ways vote as they drink. The beer
drinker generally will vote to protect
his habit. because he Is far from con.
WINGED OF its malignancy.-From Edi.
torial in Chicago Tribune.
And that is why the w. c. T. U. and
other temperance organizations are
bringing to the masses the truth about
beer and it's malignant effects upon
the human organism. Concerning
those effects the Life Extension insti.
tute says in a published statement:
"One-half OF one quart of beer Is
sufficient to distinctly impair memory.
lower intellectual power and retard
simple mental processes, such as the
addition of simple figures. This mar.
cotic or deadening influence is first
exerted on the higher reasoning pow
ers that control conduct. so that the
lower activities OF the mind and nerv.
GUS system are for a time released.
The everyday, well-poised, self-con-
trolled man goes to sleep, as 1t were,
and the primitive man temporarily
system is narcotized, and the drinker
becomes sleepy. Muscular efficiency
is at first increased a little. and then
lowered, the total effect being loss
of working power"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
WHAT BRITISH coNsoLS ARE
Not Bonds as We Use Term, but
Perpetual Obligations Of the
British Nation.

The British government debt really
dates back to 1872, when II bore per
cent interest Since then the major
wars OF the world have been recorded
with more or less exactness in the
fluctuations of interest return to in
vestors In British bonds Incidentally.
a very ancient and honorable British
institution is now apparently In the
way of being extinguished. In the
middle of the eighteenth century
about the time young George Wash.
ington was surveying In the wilds OF
virginia-Englands government debt
was consolidated into uniform is-
sue bearing 8 per cent interest; hence
arose the venerated name "consols, ("
long boasted as the worlds premier
security
War with the American colonies and
with Napoleon sent consols down to
Al cents on the dollar. but by 1924
they were up to SO, and England set
tied back into a conviction that her
government bonds, bearing not more
than per cent interest, were among
the permanent phenomena of nature,
says the Saturday Evening Post.
Nearly a generation ago Mr.. Goschen
reduced the interest on consols to az
per cent, then to 21a per cent, and at
the latter rate they presently sold
above par.
Consols are not really bonds, as we
use the term, because the principal is
not payable at all. They are the per-
petual obligation of the British gov
eminent, and the purchaser, instead
Of getting sheet of engraved paper
with coupons attached, gets merely an
entry on the Bank of England's books
signifying that interest is payable to
him.
Recently parliament authorized a
loan of $5,000,0C0, payable in 80
years and bearing Az per cent inter-
est. Consols are convertible into the
new loan at the rate of Sc 2-3 cents
on the dollar. by which process they
may disappear. What other ancient
and honorable institutions the war
may swallow up is problematical.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
New creelan Harbor.

One of the largest works now re-
ceiving the attention of the Hellenic
government is the construction of a
new navy yard and arsenal at Scara-
manga. on the bay of Eleusis, to SUI
persede the present yard, which lies
opposite the island of Salamis. This
construction is being carried out I'M
der the supervision and after the plans
of a corps of British engineers. The
estimated cost is in the neighborhood
of $15,0O0,00O. 1t will be several years
before It can be completed. It will
give to Greece a landlocked harbor foi
its fleet, with ample facilities for re
pair work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

dent Jewet The clerks Office
supposed to close
Marriage license seekers
or till Monday
hey ea on him any time they ready Office
what's the difference?
downtownealy
morning doesn't getting
In fact it's lark-for
NOW Jewe has fatod
come the once out OF hours to issue marriage license
AND So there's shooting be
out for Jewetts scalp
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
A CORRECTION.

Newspapers and magazines are con
tinually publishing erroneous state
ments with regard to the number of
dry statec. A leading weekly periodical
publishes prohibition map showing
II. Iowa is omitted. A writer in one
of the June magazines gives the num-
Der as 16, Iowa and Idaho both being
counted among the vets. Up to Sep
TENDER Fl, 1914, there were nine pro-
hibition states. Since that time nine
more have been added. The IS pro-
hibition states, in the order of their
going dry, are:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
Cheap Farm Truck.

Potato growers all over South Jersey
are greatly concerned over the poor
outlook for the season. and unless
prices become higher. many farmers
are likely to be heavy losers. The
crop is about ready for digging. but
the markets are so poor that growers
are deferring the work as long as pos
sible. There arc hundreds of acres
within mile of Woodbury. from which
the owners cannot see at this time
more than 81 per barrel.
For the last Ave years farmers In
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
ILLINOIS GOING DRY.

Illinois had twenty-eight prohibit
ton counties when the women were
asked to assist in destroying the sa-
loon by their votes. They responded
by driving them out of twenty-three
additional counties at the first cleo.
ton. Four more counties were made
dry this year, making a total of fifty.
I'VE. Seventy county seats are dry;
l,2S4 out of 1,430 townships in the
state have outlawed the saloon. Not
one foot Of dry territory has been
changed to vet during the two years
from Ma / 1919. to May l. 1915.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
Decline In Status.

II heard Mabel say when she was
engaged that she had selected the
very flower of her admirers. I won
der what particular one she likened
him to-"
We'll, when they were first mar
ried, she considered him the very
pink of perfection, but now the baby
has put his nose out of joint, he's just
a plain poppy"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

policeman
the
his child that
Wheeupon police
phnng and questioning Famine whose
hours
humby
had in
calculation discovered
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

the growing
methods
the of
application modern
mas trimmed the branches
deposit their n for food"
Among the other shelters
consisting of small provided
automatic feeder of the
dali holders
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03


used in combining delicate favors
with highly oeasoneS dressings. Rich
fish should not be served with a
heavy mayonnaise. Lemon seems
most appropriate to use In salad
dressings when fruit is to be used.
Pepper salad.-Select tender green
peppers, wash and dry. Cut off the
stem and remove the seeds and the
white fiber. Shave into fine strips
and add equal portions of chopped
olives and celery. Cover with a rich
mayonnaise and serve In tomato
cups or on curled parsley or lettuce.
Russian salad.-Cut cold roast beef
into cubes, mince fried bacon. and
mix. All shredded head lettuce, half
cupful OF cold, cooked peas and
dress with mayonnaise.
Meat saIad.-Cut chicken, beef or
or gristle. To each two cupfuls OF
meat add one cupful of celery and one
onion, both minced fine. Just before
serving mix with enough dressing to
hold together, not enough to make 1t
wet.
6enares saIad.-This Is such a we'll
liked combination that 1t is becoming
Americanized. Equal parts of tart
apple, cocoanut, little sugar. salt
and chopped red pepper and parsley.
with tablespoonful of chopped onion.
Serve with French dressing like the
above.
Cabbage Salad.-Chop enough cab
bage to make a pint Shell peanuts
or walnuts. half cupful or less. Boil
one-half cupful OF sugar with half
cupful OF vinegar: let cool. Beat a
yolk OF egg with a half cupful OF
cream. Mix all together lightly and
serve on the cabbage.
Raisin Salad.-To a half cupful OF
raisins add one cupful OF shredded
cocoanut and three chopped apples.
bit of onion juice or green pepper
chopped. and serve with French dress
ing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

fellowship
away 'front.' he alcoholic
sidled furnishings
neckie all
said And without further
ado het toss ouf
know another member of the
panked
Now lets home dinner and tell the folks that
web vetre around"
And the East Liberty Treating soberly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
stIII Sore.

"If you are kind to people they VIII
be kind to you"
mo doubt that is true in the main,
but there are exceptions and hope
you won't dwell on the subject this
morning
why, what's the matter?"
I've just been victimized by fake
promoter, and l was as kind to him
as l could be-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
Most Improbable.

do you think there's any truth in
the story that Nero fiddled while Rome
burned?"
NO" replied the vaudeville man.
ager; there isn't musician on earth
who would be content to perform on
the same bill with so strong riva,
attraction as a conflagrstion."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
W.. Now wee

the lower counties have been making
Dig profits from their pea crops. This
year John Broadway, a Port Norris
grower. shipped 81 hampers to Boston
ana received a check for 80 cents In
settlement. Charles Tribbett of the
same place, sent 81 hampers which
sold for II, 81 cents less than the
freight charges.-New York Journal O.,
Commerce.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03
In the Modern Flat.

Prospective Tenant (dubiously) -
Well, I'd take the place. 1t has mod
ern improvements and so forth, as you
say, but I don't like that ugly crack
In the wall over there.
Janitor Chastity Crack. sir? Why.
that's the private hall!-Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

029 Kimball street. II takes time for
Mr.. Velucci to count. How, indeed
may the father of sixteen children
know when one is not home without
taking the census?
Policeman Kahn found little Pa
mine at Fifty-second and Market
street. far away from home. He took
the little fellow out to the Twenty
ninth street police district, and the
lad told where his home was. House
Sergeant Abrams telephoned down to
the Thfrtv-third district falling them
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

exhibit of nesting and feeding boxes
in the Geological park, with sign
boards and labels advising the bird
lover where each model may be OBJ
tanned and what birds are most likely
to be attracted by it.
Lee S. Crandall, assistant curator
of birds of the society, in a bulletin
makes 1t plain that il some remedial
action Is not taken in the near future
the songbird is going to forsake New
York, probably never to return. Perse-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-03

appeal which they
make to the eye
in beautiful COM
binations OF color.
Pineapple Salad.
Take six slices
of canned pineap-
pie, two cupfuls OF
marshmallows. cut