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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
A MODERATE pRINkER.

1t was at the bedside of very sick
man. The physicians gravely watch
ed the struggle between life and
death. All depended upon the heart.
Could it cope with the crisis? Life
hung by a thread. The thread snapped.
The newspapers said he died of pneu-
monia, and so he did. But the physi-
clans remarked, "Too bad he used al
cohol, otherwise he could have passed
the crisis" 81
Yet this man was no drunkard-
Just a moderate drinker. He could
take 1t or leave It alone, just as he
liked" and all the rest of it; was a
highly respected citizen, and staunch
supporter Of personal iliberty'-to
take drink when he wanted 1t.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

to the gutter around 1t, and at the
same time sweetly smiled and said !:
skipping the rope, are you? Well.
that will bring roses to your cheeks,
and you will grow up to be handsome
girls. No one should complain of
you. Here is dime to buy candy
for all Of you"
Just at the corner were two tramps
leaning up against fence. They
saw Mr.. Bowser coming, and saw
that he was c0ntented and benign.
This led them to the conclusion that
things were all wrong In this world,
and that he ought to be made to
share his money with them. They
did not strike him for anything as he
passed, but one of them called him an
old robber. Mr.. Bowser heard 1t, and
turned about and said:
Boys. you shouldn't feel that way
on such a beautiful day as this is.
What money have. and It Is not q
great deal, have made fairly and
honestly. I have not robbed nor OPP
pressed any man, and / certainly
should be glad to see you earning $40
a day. Here is a quarter for each of
you. and you can do what you like
with It."
The mems attitude changed at once,
and they lifted their old hats to him
and begged he would not have any
hard feelings on account Of their mis-
take. tn
Mr.. Bowser met the plumber. They
had not been good friends for the last
six months. owing to the fact that the
plumber had been called to mend a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

are being formed. Brussels sprouts
are more hardy than cabbage and in
many sections may be planted In the
fall. They should be set In rows 80
to SO inches apart If for horse culti-
walton. The plants should be set from
20 to "a inches apart in the rows.
Brussels sprouts may be stored for
winter use In much the same way as
cabbage. The best method Is to take
UP the plants, pack them closely to-
gether In trench. covering them with
straw or other litter to protect them
from freezing and thawlng.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

with you about that bin. I happen
to have the amount Of Il In my
pocket and you must take It do not
think understand the true cost of
plumbing as well as you do. l always
want to do the fair thing"
mr.. Bowser, you are q fair and
honest man." replied the plumber, as
he took the money. by George, but
Il does my heart good to meet up
with such a mani''
The smile on Mr.. Bowser's face
broadened as he walked 90. Here was
another case where he had made q
person believe that life was worth the
living, and his heart sweiled as he
thought OF 1t. He was so benign that
the motorman on a passing trolley
car looked at him and wished he had
time to stop his car and borrow a doll
lar. Presently boy came along with
robin In an old cage. Mr.. Bowser
smiled at the boy and at the robin
and asked Of the boy:
my son. what are you doing with
thut birdY'
Il am taking 1t home" replied the
boy. II bought him of a boy for 10
cents"
"Oh, but 1t is wrong to imprison a
bird like that. He has got mate
who is looking for him, and, perhaps,
young robins, who are pining for his
care"
But you won't take him away
fron me, will your appealed the lad
as he got ready to run away.
mo. my son, I won't but win
buy him of you and give him his
freedom, and next year. If he comes
back. he may light on my window
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Temperance
lnlOte5a
a QUESTION OF HEALTH AND OF
pOLlAa8
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)


For every dollar the federal govern
ment collects in liquor taxes. the local
taxpayers Of the country spend $40 to
repair the damage done by liquor"
points out Haven Emerson, health
commissioner. New York city. us II
the federal government that maintains
the alcoholic wards of hospitals, sup
ports the inebriate farms, pays the
costs Of the police. the courts, the pris-
ons and asylums or poor farms?
-Come with me to the hospitals and
the clinics. visit the homes Of the poor,
and see where the public must spend
Its money to rescue the remnants that
liquor has left. Can you not see that
1t is worth greater sacrifice than
100000 year to liberate coun-
try from the bondage of the alcohol
habit? There is no need to drag ethics
into the matter. 1t Is a matter Of
lives. brains, health. bread and dollars
and our promises due to our allies.
Nothing so practical. nothing so patri-
otto, nothing so logical can be done by
this country now as to face the issue In
q manly way. AS Lloyd-George said.
England Is fighting Germany. Austria
and drink Let us finish the drink
first, and free ourselves forever from
the most habit-forming of drugs, and
then go ahead and show our allies our
effectiveness, our self-control, as only
a nonalcoholized country can. The
world has never seen nonalcoholized
nation In war"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
ENFORCING NATIONAL PRoHIsl-

The champions of the liquor trsAs
advance this argument against BstSees
al constitutional prohibition. They 40
In effect, 1t would not be wise for the
American people to do a thing ths9
the federal government couldn't en-
force IL they did 1t. Is that the chal-
lenge? Is that the issue? Are we to
drive this thing from the field Of
morals, are we to drive 1t from the
domain of economics, are we to drive
1t from the domain of decent civics
and then have 1t turn to us and say
to us: "All you say of me is true. but
you can't inhibit me. bad as I am,
for I am greater than your govern
ment, and your institutions !" Men,
women, 1t is that issue that summons
me to such conflict as with my poor
powers am capable Of waging. For
I am not willing to confess that there,
is anything beneath the stars or under
God Almighty himself greater than the
sovereignty Of my countrymen !--Ex-
Gov. ]. Frank Hanly of Indiana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
PEPPERS.

Plant the seeds Of peppers In the
hotbed about six weeks to two months
before time to set them in the open
ground. They should be transplanted
at least once and should not be set in
the open until the ground is thorough
ly warm. When grown in the garden
the large bull-nosed types should be
placed In rows feet apart with the
plants from Is to II inches apart in
rows. Frequent shallow cultivation
should be given, and the plants will
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19


It was a pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bowser had laid down to get a
zap, the cook had gone on a visit to
her mother, and the cat was on the
alley fence taking a sun bath and half
asleep. Mr.. Bowser lighted his cigar.
arranged his necktie and took his cane
for walk. He had had a good night's
sleep the night before. He had had
good breakfast. He had read the pa-
pers. The day was so beautiful that
he felt to forgive all enemies and find
no fault with anything In nature or
mankind.
Up the street half block. as Mr..
Bowser sauntered along. he found a
rope stretched across the sidewalk and
each end held by a child. There
had been rope skipping. but they had
stopped at play to have little sport
with Mr.. Bowser. Instead Of order
ing them to drop the rope. he took
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
U.s~Qser. or AcelcvgruRe
m ASPARAGUS. I'D

This crop is one of the most endur-
Ing and satisfactory vegetables. II
can be grown on almost any we'll
drained soil, but viii do best on a deep
sandy loan. There is little POSSIBLE
ity of having the ground too rich, and
liberal applications Of partly rotted
barnyard manure should be made be-
fore the plants are set The seeds of
asparagus may be sown during the
spring in rows where the plants are to
remain. and the seedlings thinned to
stand IA feet apart In rows.
1t is usually more satisfactory to
purchase two-year-old roots, as con-
siderable time Is saved In this way.
AS the asparagus bed is q permanent
feature of the garden, 1t should be To-
Gated accordingly. Before setting the
plants the soil should be loosened very
deeply, either by subsoiIs plewing or by
deep spadlng. 1t is a good plan to re-
move the top soil and spade manure
INTO the subsoil to depth of IA or !16
inches. The plants may be set In
rows for horse cultivation or in beds.
II In rows they should be set IA inches
apart, with the rows 3A feet apart
IL In beds, one foot apart each way is
the proper distance to set the plants.
In setting the plants. the crowns should
be covered or 8 inches deep.
In the North, the plants should re-
ceive mulch of or inches of ma
nure In winter. In the South the
mulch is not necessary, but the plants
Should receive coat of manure or an
application of fertilizer, preferably in
autumn.
No shoots should be removed during
the first year the plants are set in the
permanent bed, and the period of cut
ding should be short during the second
year. t8 sffs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
THE USUAL STORY.

"You need not talk bone-dry Ipdrohibf-
tion to me-" says County Commissioners
Charnock Of Sioux Falls, s. Dee liz,
from no other than o strictly business,
basis. I would be strong for 1t. The
county charges have dropped oneshaff
In the past six months. Many ofTtke.
fioaters, who were always asking, aid,
In the winter, have gone and 1.-THE, fel-
lows who used to drink up, their wages
are now spending their money for ne
cesslties. There are only about ten or
twelve county prisoners lin theld dali
now and our bill for their jail main7j
tenance will about $3.50 this winter,
as against $1,000 last winter" '0os Dhi
L4-4l4uG ,s1oto9qsnl
PROHIBITION MAP OF THE UNIT
Ed STATES! slednisn vi srojoeus
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Find Arrount q Seed Needed.

Aim to make every seed count. Re
member the supply Of some of the
more important varieties Of garden
seed is limited, and In order that all
may obtain enough to meet their needs
everyone nshould cooperate to make
what Is used produce p maximum crop
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
IN YOUR HOME GARDEN

''Dig deep, manure well, work
often" Thus Pliny the Elder,
nearly 1000 years ago, summed
up gardening. His advice is
good today.
Enthusiasm must be backed
by solid purpose-enough of it
to surmount obstacles and sur
vive disappointments.
The best insurance against &C.
cidents In gardening is knowing
how to garden
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

There are twenty.seSedl prehibitiopa
states. 6 The DISTRICT: 2pf sqolpm bia,e
Alaska and Porto Rico are also dry.
More than SO per cent Of the couhtrgys
area is dry territory and more fhanoep
per cent OF the people livH nhdee tesI
hIbition. Ac2 Mira
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
crown Inlcreenhouse.

I Swisf ehard Is sometimes grown in
/ the eexlhouse ito advantage. Beets
may be started under the greenhouse
bench If there is light enough to pre-
went their hecomiHg spindling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

Manure for lbroadcasting on top Of
the pIoWed ground should be well rot.
ted ana mr.. After spreading mix II
well with the harrow before drilling
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
IMPROVED UNIFoRn INTERNATIONAL
SUNMSO|10OL
LESSON

(By REV. p. b. FITzwATER ID. d.,
Teacher OF English Bible In the
Moody Bible Institute OF Chicaso.)
Copyright. 1913. Western Newspaper Union.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

pin-hole leak In a water pipe and
had charged $3.50 for about so dents
worth Of work. Mr.. Bowser had re-
fused to pay the bill, and the plumber
had threatened law suit. The plumb
er turned aside when he saw that a
meeting was about to- occur, but Mr..
Bowserfwalked up and slapped tim on
the back and said:
Plumber, perhaps l was too short
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Place for Permanent Crops.
. Berry i bushes rhubarb, asparagus
and such khfdeB stuff st11as fss 1efma.

nently established should be grouped
on one side Of the garden and extend
in rows the full length of the garden
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Irss THAY KIND oFIsusINEsadT

/ am shouting happy to think that 4,
am going to live long, enough 70 preach
the funeral sermon Of the liquor BUST
ness in America. I am oyaesfwhe imffgs
~ glad that I can see thetend of thia
lawless, anarchistiesv pimplermakingy
vtee-producing, Sabbath breaking, pock-;
et-emptying, honor-wreckipg, rag-bez,
decking, bIood-polluting, rfotsmakifhaRi.
Infamous, corrupt, God-f6fsakeAu Btas
aess.4- Billy Sunday h9qgiu toy uroo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

Watch the approach of the water
wagon as the national vehiclei
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
GARDEN Joes

Are your flats filed with fer
tile forcing soil?
The new handle for the spad-
ing fork? Did you think of 1t?
Those wood ashes from the
fireplace? Are you saving them
for the potash they containf
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
BOwSer
Was Benign
But An Old Goat
Spoiled 1t All
BY M. QUAD.

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Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper syndicatsl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
FOR TRADE PEACE
British Trade Committee Is
Against War After War.
Necessity Would Compel Inter-
national Trading.

London, April 26.-The committee
headed by Lord Balfour of Burleigh.
which was appointed by Herbert H.
Asquith. then premier, in 1916, to con-
slider the questions of trade and in
dustrial reconstruction after the war,
has issued it's final report.
It deals largely with the treatment
of enemy countries.
The committee generally is against
the exclusion, except for a limited
period, either of foreign shipping
from British ports or of enemy bank
ing, insurance and trading institu-
lions from operating in the United
Kingdom.
The committee considers that it
would neither be practical or economi-
cally sound to attempt to make the
empire entirely self supporting in the
matter of raw materials. The COM
nlittee foreshadows the inevitability
under modern conditions of the for
nation of combinations to control
domestic marketing and sales of over
seas productions and thinks that pub
lie opinion hitherto antagonistic. will
have to be modified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
CREDIT TO DRURY
Santa Fee Shop Superintendent
Makes Liberty Loan Record.
Nearly 100000 and 1920 Sub
scribers Among Loyal Men.

Ninety-one per cent of the employees
of the Santa F'e railway shops in To-
peka have subscribed to the third lib
erty loan, according to an announce
ment made this morning by NJ. j.
Drury, superintendent. This repre-
sents 2,420 men and s158,250.
The active campaign closes tonight
at the shops. Subscriptions will be
received, however, until the national
campaign closes May f. 1t is hoped
that a record of at least 100000 will
be shown then.
Great credit is due Superintendent
Drury and his most efficient staff of
workers in this wonderful showing
probably the most amazing of any
railway shops in the United States.
Hundreds of foreigners are employed
in this Santa Fe plant and a big ma
jority of them contributed to the
cause of Americas war
The subscription total to date means
an average of $50 to each employee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
GREATEST CRISIS !.
FACES ALLIES0
STFRONT NOW
London Fears for the Channel
Ports Now.
Situation Most Serious Since
Loss of KENNEL.
MAY HAVE TO ABANDON YPRES
General Radcliffe Still Sees
Hope, However.
Anyway, Germans Have Gained
Nothing Decisive.
MAY HAVE TO ABANDON YPRES

London, April 27.-Commenting on
the Flanders battle in serious tone the
morning newspapers contend that the
situation imposes upon Great Britain
the necessity of furnishing more men
to supply the wastage in the ceaseless
fighting.
I'VE are faced with a crisis more
perilous and momentous than any that
has hitherto arisen, even in this ap-
palling war" writes the military cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
Possession of the channel ports by
the enemy would make our task on
land and sea infinitely more intricate
and costly"
The Daily News in an editorial says
the situation has changed seriously for
the worse as a result of the fighting of
the past two days and that the Ger
man drive toward the channel is a
matter of very serious concern. New
ertheless it regards the situation as in
nowise stabilized and says that if the
Germans mean to break thru they
must do it quickly before American
achievements finally turn the tide.
May Lose Ypres Now.
The effect of the capture of Mont
KENNEL upon the situation at Ypres is
canvassed anxious1y by some papers.
The Daily Chronicle thinks that Ypres
would be costly and precarious. It
hopes that it will be found possible to
dislodge the enemy as at Villers-Bre-
tonneuX. Otherwise. it says, a further
Withdrawal of the Ypres line may be
desirable. The Chronicle contends,
Continued on next pageO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
HOLD RATE PLEA
Newspaper Publishers Commit
tee To Meet in Washington.
Frank p. MacLennan of Topeka
ON Postal Appeal Board.

New York, April PIT. p. Glass.
president of the American Newspaper
Publishers association, has appointed
a committee of a dozen representative
newspaper men, with George Nc
Aneny of the New York Times as
chairman, to meet with the joint COM
mittee on postal affairs in Washington
on Monday to ask that the new postal
rate law, effective July l, be suspend
ed in operation till after the war and
that a thoro investigation be made
of the cost of transporting newspapers
by mail.
The committee and association IA
vors a modified zone system and be-
lieves that ma gaines should pay in
long distances, sometimes across the
continent, a higher postal rate than 1
cent a pound, the rate paid by daily
newspapers. whose bulk of circulation
is in a territory of an average of about
800 miles from publication point.
Frank P. MacLennan, editor of the
State Journal, now in New York, has
been named on the committee and
will meet with it in Washington. He
returns home to Topeka Wednesday
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27

Washington, April 27.-The great
west front battle is beginning to take
its toll of American fighters.
General Pershing'S casualty list to-
day showed 1913 names, including IL
killed in action, AT severely wounded,
43 slightly wounded and two missing
In addition four men died of accident
and two of disease.
Died of disease: Privates Sam
German, Charles Rails.
Wounded severely: Capt. John T.
English. Lieuts. Clement A. Fogerty,
Richard r. Furlong, Harvey Cupde-
grove, Sergts. Clovis L. De SaulmierS,
Charles L. Gilbert, George M Parks,
Corps. James ]. Henderson, Charles
J. Hill, William F. Sheridan, Samuel
Tobias, Cooks Andrew H. Broadhurst,
Leon Robertson, Wagoners Russell
Drury, Richard NJ. Land, Pvts. Clar-
ence P. Adoue. Charley P. Bays, Will
liam Beckwith, A1oisius J. Brown.
John r. Cannon, Domencio Capuzzi,
Brodie Caywood, Manuel o. Correia,
John w. Dill, John ]. Giles, John NJ.
Grattan, Herbert w. Hopper, Joseph
Jordan. Joseph Kacher, John Knops,
Joseph Laughs, Oney E. Lanctault.
Archie c. Lensie, David E. Marshall,
AIphonse Medder, Andrew F. Offutt,
Raw e. Palmer, Martin Peterson.
Frederick c. Raissi, Johnnie NJ. Rod
dy, Lewis S. Selvitella, Benny Smith,
Raymond E South, John SpalloEe,
Nick Spano. Abe Zimmerman, An
drew F. Tint.
Killed in action: Lieutenants John
d. Arnett Charles r. Long, Sergt- Ed
ward ]. Beatty. Corporals Harry f
Ditmars, Edward P Wing. Privates
Charles D. Cessna, Frank Durwin, Rer-
nard T. Fitzsimmons, Eric G. He'd
quist, Abe Koser, Henry A. La Croix
Missing: Lieut.. Andrew S. Robin
son. Private Edward P. Maher.
Died of accident. I,ieutS. Thomas j
Mooney, Charles S. Williams, Wagon
ers Fred Bonyea, John Cochrane.
Among the slightly wounded were:
Chaplain William J. Farrell an6
Lieuts William F. Andrews, Howard
l. DEMO and Samuel A Tyler.
Today'S list is believed to contain
the list of many who were in the
Seicheprey fight as Chaplain Farrell
had previously been reported wounded
in gallant action there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
AUSTRIA IS awake
Will Not Stand Behind Ger
many i'm COnquests.
Vienna Paper Says Russ "Vic-
tory" Means Another War.

London. April 27.-"One thing is
certain says the Arbeiter Zeitung of
Vienna as quoted in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from The Hague
I'VE are not going to allow Austrian
blood to be shed, either now or later
on, to retain German conquests.
The statement is made in a criticism
of Germany's action in the direction
of virtual annexation of the former
Russian border states of Livonia and
Esthonia. The newspaper asks wheth-
er the treaty concluded with Russia at
Brest- Litovsk is still valid. and adds:
"Germany's action will have to be
paid for with another war as soon as
Russia, is strong enough This of
course is entirely Germany's business-'