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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

TIME SHRILL whistle of the en-
CINE at the power plant at Ele
plant, New Mexico, echoed and
re-echoed down the canyon on
recent afternoon at four o'clock.
While the same whistle had made
similar music innumerable times be.
fore during the last five years, its toot-
ing that day had peculiar significance.
1t gave vociferous and prolonged no
tice that the last bucket of cement had
just been placed In its proper niche In
the parapet wall and the greatest
storage dam In the world had been
finished.
In two important essentials the Ele-
plant Butte dam ranks all other con-
crete masonry storage dams of the
American reclamation service, viz,
cubical contents and capacity of res
ervoir. In the latter particular. 1t ranks
every other irrigation dam in the
world. When the floods of the Rio
Grande begin to drip over the spill
ways, the Elephant Butte reservoir
will contain two-thirds more water
than the combined storage of all the
reservoirs for Boston and New York.
There will be more water by one-third
than is impounded by the $4,000 900
Assuan dam in Egypt. Spread out,
the Elephant Butte storage would
cover Delaware more than two feet
deep. Confined in pipe four feet In
diameter, 1t would encircle the globe
seventy times Expressed in layman's
measure. 1t will hold S65 billion gal
Ions.
The material in the dam il placed on
a city lot 25 by 125 would make a
solid block of concrete lacking only
30 feet of being a mile high. Its
weight Is more than 100000 tons.
Transported by rail, it would require
22.906 OF the largest freight cars or q
train 217 miles long.
In the dam are twelve openings or
passages, six for future power devel-
opment, four for delivery or irrigation
water, and two for slnicing purposes.
Retaining an Empire.
The Elephant Butte dam, while the
largest, is only one of the numerous
structures contemplated for the recla-
nation Of the fertile empire which
lies below 1t in New Mexico and Texas.
Ora McDermith, the irrigation man
ager, thus tells about it:
"The Rio Grande project. lies in the
valley of the Rio Grande between San
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
WEARING OUT WELCOME.
Give all to love,
Obey thy heart,
Friends. kindred. days.
Estate. good fame.
Plans, credit and the muse
Nothing refuse

Don't you know dozens of women
who persist in dropping in upon you
at the time you are busiest? 1t isn't
every woman who can afford to lead
an idle life. and all women wouldn't
II they could
The woman who does her own work
and retains her position socially in
community is the worst sufferer from
unwelcome guests. It Is with feel
ing akin to terror that she hears her
front doorbell ring when she Is in
the very midst OF the washing on
Monday morning. It's no easy matter
to hustle out of suds-bespatteredw work
ing garb into another dress. 1t Is sure
to be the wealthy woman living
around the corner, who has come In
her automobile. "Just dropped in for
moment to see how you liked the
oyster supper at the church." she tells
the flurried mistress of the cottage.
OF course 1t is desperately un-
comfortable moment when the clothes
boil over, or the skillet on the back
of the stove burns dry. She excuses
herself not once but a dozen times,
for one thing or another during the
next hour, but the visitor seems to be
blissfully unconscious that she is tres
passing on her friends time and pa
tience
The second interruption is by the
grocer's boy with the days supplies
Then in turn come the tradesmen to
take the coming weeks order and set
tie last weeks account. A load of
coal comes. and she must show the
driver where 1t must be placed in the
cellar. A tinsmith her husband has
sent up to fix the worn-out leader in
the roof puts in his appearance to
add to the housewives distraction.
After half an hour OF chatting piece
meal between duties, her caller arises,
with the remark: 81 see you are
dreadfully busy today. dear. I'll drop
in tomorrow and tell you all about
the fair we must give to aid the poor
suffering heather Chinese somewhere
in the other part of the world don't
know just where. but they're needing
it all the same"
The wealthy neighbor waves her
good-by, steps into her limousine and
floats away. The housewife. with dire
misgivings, fees In terror to the kitch-
en- to find that a hole has been burned
in husbands shirt, which was in the
bottom of the boiler, and also that
her own hand-embroidered petticoat
Is ruined beyond repair The fire Is
out and little Johnnie is expected
home from school for his lunch at
any moment and nothing is ready. It's
a day of trying ordeals.
Tuesday comes and in the midst of
ironing the shirt which escaped dam
age-and hubby is veritable crank
over the way his laundry is turned
outT-the same woman puts in her APP
pearance again. This time the shirt
Is ruined SO far as the ironing went.
The most courteous way out of It
is to send the friends whose acquaint-
ance they particularly wish to keep
up taeir card on which is engraved or
written: AT homo (such or such an
evauing) from seven-thirty until ten. :.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

love to every
pretty girl they
meet, win her af-
fections and ride
away. ever stop
to think of what
becomes of the
cast-off hearts?
Not they. 1t Is
their belief girls
should take cajol-
cry in the spirit
In which II Is Of
fered and not
give their hearts
unasked.
The trouble Is,
many girls do
not realize when
I h g ir trua n t
hearts are alin-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

see presidents
not laxative and rarely does he reveal the
distinguished
other day however
PRESIDENT wilson,
the main hall OF the White painting
President Wilson Hoover
1t did when ne posed for it. The
the president In oil
woodrow Wilson
Nearly
dent They
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

ping away from them. In fact, they
never knew they had a heart until
they are conscious of its loss. 1t Is a
grand mistake for man who has no
matrimonial intentions to fiatter a girl
who takes his compliments seriously.
When he drifts away from her he takes
away with him all the sunshine OF her
life, She believes in him, she has
faith that he will return to her despite
the fact that she never more sees or
hears from him. She wears her heart
and life out waiting patiently for him.
That Is one of the cases which
commands our pity, even while we feel
like scolding the poor creature for her
want OF good. common sense. She
could not fully grasp the truth OF the
words. ITO love and not be loved Is
time lost" though they hung constant
ly before her in letters of fire.
The woman who would seek redress
from other men because of her own
heart being cast off by one of their
number is person hard to reckon
with. II she develops into hardened
co1uette-winning honest hearts mere
ly fer the sport of seeing the men who
offer her their love suffer-she can
do incalculable harm in the world. A
hrebrand Is not more dangerous or
more to be feared Many lives are
wrecked for the carelessness of one
man. The girl who goes from bad to
worse when she discovers her heart
has been cast off by the object of her
affections Is the gravest example of
the fruits Of mans Inconsistency. She
Is reckless of all consequences. Her
faith in love is sc fiercely shaken she
will not believe there is such a tender.
beautiful sentiment in any mans
heart.
Where one CASTOR neart keeps on
the even tenor Of its way and Is none
the worse for misplaced hope, scores
are wrecked completely. In every
story Of a woman's life which has
gone wrong there is usually to be
found man who has deliberately won
her heart only to cast it aside like a
broken toy. In all colleges and schools
where lectures are given now and then
on subjects it is supposed will be vital
ly helpful to youth not a word is ever
spoken on the grave dangers of win
ming hearts really unwanted and point
ing out what is likely to become of
these CASTOR hearts.
Surely there Is food for serious re-
Election on this very grave subject.
Let no man scoff at this assertion.
Love steals into every home sooner or
later. Rightly understood and de-
veloped. it's natural course leads to the
altar, with marriage Turned aside,
hearts drift aimlessly about. The
question Is often raised whether or
not women who have been the victims
OF CASTOR affection can ever love
again. 1 make answer-they can and
do. The valuable lesson which they
have learned by that best of all teach
ers. experience, serves them well ever
after They know true love from a
pretense of love and requite honest
affection with sincere appreciation and
a true, ideal love. To be loved by a
good man at last is the salvation of
CASTOR heart. Who shall say that
they do not become good, noble wives
and the best of mothers?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02


that had been given liberal authorizing the
warrant q SUI a o
the comptroller impobethey
returned tho donor
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
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cAsT-oFF HEARTS.

Alas, dear heart. the one you love may
change
The tender gaze may cease to rest on
you,
The soft, caressing voice grow cold and
strange.
The heart still warmly beat-but not for
you.
Do the thoughtless. careless youths
who think 1t no harm to make
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

would make was that extra civilian
guards had been employed to patrol
the bridge and the nine miles of con-
duit road along which the pipes sup
plying Washington with water are
placed.
Secretary of War Baker said he
had never heard that letters had been
received threatening to dynamite the
bridge. Col. c. A. F. Flagler, engineer
officer in charge of the Washington
aqueduct, also denied knowledge of
threatening letters Colonel FIagler
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
Social Advancement.

Good roads always contribute to the
social advancement of the community.
Town and city folks are greatly bene-
fitted, but farmers are real beneficiaries
on account of the saving in time and
labor in marketing farm products.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
Encouraoement TO Birds.

Were our highways bordered with
trees. we should find such feathered
visitors as our bluebirds, robins,
thrushes, catbirds. song sparr0ws,
bluejays and orioles living within on
view.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
THRILLING WITH TODAY.

Reproachful Is the ghost of toys
That charmed while life was wasted.
But saddest Is the thought of Joys
That never yet were tasted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

every succeeding president.
Hoover's present post is an i'm
portant one, as all White House visi-
tors will agree, particularly those IA
vored with private Audiences with the
president in the executive mansion
proper. Perhaps no man living has
had better opportunity to observe
the characteristics and the human
side of presidents during the last
quarter OF century.
Still young man, Hoover prob
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
Water Supply Of Washington Was Threatened

RECAUTIoNs
bridge
placed strict censorship thereof
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

maintaining the dogs.
The dogs were sent to Fort Ethan
Allen. VT. and the commanding officer
of ambulance company No. at that
place was directed to care for and
train them. Then was presented the
question Of drawing rations for the
dogs. 1t being found that they required
six asarts of milk and four loaves Of
bread daily. An effort was made by
the medical officer to obtain an al
Iowance of 20 cents day per dog to
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
White House Chief Usher Talks Of Presidents

tI KE" HOOVER chief serving
administration,
terms it. He
by Grover CLEVELAND and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
Two Sons Of Cabinet Member Learning Trade

III ASHINGTON"Joe
w to
shingfnn. Steela Ordnan
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06

who had just left must have acciden-
tally dropped it. She was still look
ing over the device and admiring its
capabilities when Ned returned. She
told him of her find. Ned telephoned
to the railroad station. The message
reached Boyd before the train start
ed and inside of a half hour he was
back at the plant.
This led to a stay of several hours.
The young man told Eloise that he
had been working on the device for
over a year. 1t could be applied to
number of uses, apd, when perfect
ed, he expected to place it on roy
atty with several manufacturers.
Eloise showed him the slicer. Boyd
examined it with attention.
when l come the next time win
bring just the size of device that will
fit your really valuable invention" he
promised.
Which he did, and took not only an
unusual interest in the slicer, but in
Eloise as well. Her heart beat proud
ly the day that her invention made a
perfect demonstration of its abilities.
The patents on the device were is
sued Eto' Eloise. Then this kind
hearted young man undertook to test
it's selling qualities. He came to Bay
vile one day with glowing accounts
of his success.
81 can get you fine price for your
invention outright, or a partner who
will finance its publicity and distribu-
ton in a large way" he reported.
You think there is money in it?"
f1Uttered Eloise.
81 know it. The partner would be
myself, Miss Dorset. That would
mean a merger Of our mutual share
in the construction Of the device, and
would do away with royalties"
81 should be glad to do as you
think" said Eloise, and she flushed
consciously, and Russell Boyd looked
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-06

was not much good about the little
plant, but Ned was in a fever of de-
light most of the time, and, young as
he was, made most efficient man
ager.
Ned was proud and confident when
he came home from a business call
on a city manufacturer. The latter
had contracted to take their entire
output for two years on staple line
of plumbers tools and prospective
profits were large. They had to doU-
BILE their working. force, and Mr.. Dor
sett, at this signal stroke of business
prosperity, began to take more inter
est in affairs.
Then Eloise got the inventive fever.
There was a demand for a graduated
vegetable and fruit sHcer for restau-
rants.I Ned was wildly enthusiastic
when Eloise showed him her first
model
Its famous, if you can make it
work. exulted Ned.
But can -" questioned Eloise dU-
biousIy. you, see, to perfect the
movements necessary there is need
ed some kind of double ratchet Joint
and I can't think out just what it
must be-"
Keep on working at it. You'll
succeed" predicted her optimistic
brother.
One day EIoise came into the Of
flee of the plant, to find her brother
discussing business with a remarka-
bly, handsome and attractive young.
man. Ned introduced him as Mr..
Russell Boyd, the son of a wealthy
city hardware exporter. Courteous
and pleasant greetings were ex-
changed. Ned, accompanying him to
the depot when he went away, Eloise
found a small metal object under the
chair he had occupied.
She could not suppress cry of
surprise, for the little device filed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
DELHI
s.+3*.+++.++.+**4.*&.*4*s+..s.*.t.*.** !,

Mr. and Mrs. Will Toomer were
in Manchester Wednesday.
Z. r. Stone was in Cedar Rapids
last week.
E. J. Hopkinton and Tommy Och
Ter have dissolved partnership in the
garage. Oehler retains the garage.
Claud and Milton McReynolds of
Bentonville, Arkansas, are visiting
their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. Bennett.
Miss Anna Cornstock of Buffalo
Center, is spending her vacation with
Delhi friends.
Frank Albrook of Ames, spent last
week with home folks.
Miss Ruth Emery of Des Moines, is
visiting at F. A. Doolittle's.
Mrs. Geo. Furman and daughter,
Fern, visited relatives at Troy Mills
last week.
Louis and Walter Hackbarth visit
ed their Delhi friends last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bronnell and
Son, Of Wisconsin, returned to Delhi
last week to make their home.
Tyler Furman of Hanover, Illinois,
and Miss Effie Spaulding of Clin--
ton, Iowa, were over Sunday guests
at the Geo. Furman home
George Michael has moved into the
Goldsmith house.
DR.. L. F Cummings CT Hopkintcn,
was in town Thursday.
Mrs. Dale Belknap and chill
dren left Friday for Minot, N.
D., where their future home will be-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Vesey are
parents Of a daughter born Thurs
day, Dec. 80
Harvey Boots of Hopkinton, and
Miss Myrtle Shirley of Delhi, were
last week. They will live at
Jack Waddel left Friday for his
home at Amour, S. D.
Mrs Frank Macovic is seriously ill
at her home west of town.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
MRS. WILSON TAKES CHARGE
Presidents Bride at Capital and Serv'
ants Bow and Scrape
Before Her.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The new mis-
tress of the White House took per.
sonal charge yesterday. President
Wilson smiled when he handed his
bride from the automobile and walked
with her into the executive mansion
There were broad grins on the faces
of the doorman and profound bows as
Mrs. Wilson passed through the Ell,
trance. Throughout the man sion &C.
tivity increased. From one end of the
big house to the other the word passed
quickly that the new mistress had ar.
rived, and hustle and hustle followed.
The first work that confronts Mrs.
Wilson is that of arranging scores of
wedding presents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
To Sc Taken Literally.

The curtain had dropped on the first
act Of the amateur play. Ladies and
gentlemen said the youthful stage
manager. stepping to the front of the
stage: "you will observe that the pro-
gram says that there is an interval of
two years between the first and sec.
ond acts. This will be fully carried
out. The leading lady has just swal-
lowed the powder puff under the i'm.
preston that it was marshmallow,
and l think it will be about that time
before she will be able to go on"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Riches in Honduras.

Honduras is rich country and its
resources remain in almost a virgin
condition. 1t possesses climate that
varies with its topography, the TEN.
perature on the coasts being hot, in
the lowlands of the interior it is warm,
and in the mountains it is temperate
and in some places cold. It's noun
tains abound in minerals, and its
tablelands and valleys are especially
adapted for raising cattle and for az.
riculture
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
TRY CZECH HEAD AS TRAITOR
kramarz Of Treason-Other 3d.
hemians Also on Trial.

Vienna, Jan. 5.-Dr. Karl Kramarz,
who is prominent in Austrian political
affairs as the leader of the Young
Czech party, is now on trial on q
charge Of high treason.
Doctor Koerner, secretary of the
Young Czech faction, and several 9TH
er Bohemian politicians, are being
tried at the same time on similar
charges.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
"WeSt Not New"

It will never 90 to talk about the
new West. DR.. Charles D. Walcott
says that near Helena, Mont, are
found the Oldest animal remains now
known, and also the oldest authentic
vegetable remains Some years ago
he discovered the remains of crablike
animals, suggesting in form fresh wa,
ter crabs found the world over.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Browns Must Pay O'Connor.

st. Louis, Jan. "a verdict Of q
jury in the state circuit court in May,
1912, which awarded John O'Connor
damages of $1,000 against the St.
Louis American league club because
O'Connor was discharged as manager
while he was under contract for an
other year, was affirmed by the st.
Louis court of appeals.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Prevention for Preventer rs.

There are now in existence so many
societies for the prevention OF so many
different things, and so many more be-
ing formed all the time for the preven-
ton of other things, that it would be
q good idea to inaugurate few soci
cites for the prevention of societies
for the prevention OF things.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05

Will Purvis Of Manchester, has
been hired as assistant at the bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Smith and
son Howard, Of Hopkinton, spent
New Years day at j. w. Swineburn's.
Mrs. Jerry Grapes, west Of town,
is seriously i'll.
Miss Blank Of Grinnell has been
engaged as principal of our schools,
in place of Miss O'Connell, resigned.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Honor British Heroine.

In the officers mess at the Royal
Warwickshire regiment formerly the
Sixth regiment of foot) is a framed
engraving of Hannah Smell, the Brit
ish Amazon, who not only served in
this regiment but also in the ma
rines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Ancient Gold Ornaments.

Gold ornaments found in Egypt in
the royal tomb of King Menes and
supposed to be the Oldest objects of
worked metal in the world date back
$500 years, and include bits of gold, a
bead, button and also a piece of ex-
tremely fine copper wire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
At the End Of Forty-Eight Hours.

At the End OF Forty-Eight Hours.
Papa certainly didn't manage this
European trip very well. He said
we'd be in Rome two days, but he
made a mistake and it's three-and
now we've seen everything, and
there's absolutely nothing to do for
a whole day. -Lippincott's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05

7uo,H1ss oaseo on Ircoit.
The checks which pass through the
clearing house in London and New
York in one month in normal times ex-
coed the value of all the existing gold
and silver coin in the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05

ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Prentice, Thurs.
day.
Mrs. John Miller and sons spent
Tuesday with relatives at Monticello.
Mrs. w. C. Cummings and son, Ed
murd, of Ryan, are visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tuner.
Bertha Scheel Of Waterloo, is Wis
iting at the parental home this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05

Need Of Care and Method.
Without care and method the larg-
est fortune will not, and with them al.
most the smallest will, supply all nee
essary expenses.-Lord Chesterfield.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Judues Must Retire.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The senate ju-
dietary committee decided to report
favorably Senator Hoke Smiths bill
authorizing the president to appoint
successors to federal judges who fail
to retire for age.