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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

One of the things which this wri-
ter can console himself with in his
career as a newspaperman-ifi it were
to end tomorrow-is that he has
never violated the ethics of the game
by meddling or interfering with a
neighbor papers situation in the
heat of political campaign. or at
any other time for that matter The
publisher who lets his enthusiasm
for soLle candidate for whom be has
great admiration, lead him into such
practices is violating unwritten
rules which are for his own protec-
tion and preservation as a newspa-
per-proprietor, and such violations
are almost sure sooner or later to
come back home to him with com
pounded interest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
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Our
EXCHANGES
Would Spoil His Plans

Jasper Co. News.
1t is said that before this grea t
war began, lady was talking with
the Kaiser about the nearness of the
Lord s second coming. when he sud
denly interrupted her IN his quick,
impulsive way and said that that
would not do at all, it would spoil
all of his plans. We are sure that
he was not READY at that time, nor
is be any nearer ready now. OF all
selfish and hellish men, the KAISER
is the worst.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
SHARE OUR SUGAR
f. WITH The ALLIES
British Get Two Pounds a Month.
French Pound and Half,
italians One Pound.
GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL.
All Nations Permit Use of Sweeteninu
for Home Preserving Purposes.

Americas new sugar ration Of two
pounds a month per person Is equitar
BILE when compared with the sugar ra-
ton enforced by rigid governmental
order In England, France and Italy, ma
Glons with wlIicn VIC ure sharing susa.
Each Allied nation-fn the matter Of
sugar consumption-is sharing on near.
est possible equal terms the hardships
imposed by greatly altered conditions
In the world sugar situation.
Formerly classed as luxury, sugar
ds flow a war time essential. The fair
and just division of this essential Is
In the hands Of the various Allied
food controllers.
The United States Food Administer
ton has asked this nation to observe
voluntary sugar ration or two
pounds per person month.
In the other countries at war with
Germany sugar is one of the scarce
articles on every menu-whether In
the households Of both rich and poor,
or in the hotels.
England today has sugar ration
s0f two pounds per month per person.
I'm France the ration is pound and q
half and I'm Italy it Is one pound q
month. And the prices In allied coun-
tries are from two to three times as
high as in America.
If you go TO hotel In England or
France these days and order tea or
coffee they serve absolutely no sugar
with 1t. If you want sugar you must
bring it with you.
In England 1t is allowable to use
,one-seventh of an ounce OF sugar In
the preparation Of each luncheon. In
France many persons carry little sac
charine tablets about with them for
use In hotels and in England rich and
poor must take their sugar with them
liz they wish to have sweetened tea
while visiting friends.
Before the war started France had
626,OO0 acres devoted to sugar produc-
ton. BY 1917 the French sugar acre
age had decreased to 10000 acres
Today the French man or woman with a
sugar card has no assurance whatever
that he or she will be able to actually
buy sugar. To buy 1t, one must first
ind It.
Italy Has Estate Sugar"
Especially drastic regulations govern
the use of sugar In Italy. It's manu-
facture, distribution and sale are close
ly controlled, and in part actually
taken over by the state.
Saccharine Is permitted to be solo
and used as substitute for sugar ant
the government manufactures mix
ture Of saccharine and sugar called
"State Sugar" which 10 largely used
German Sugar Ration Adequate.
Germany, before the war, produced
a great surplus of sugar and exporte<
large quantities. Today the Germans
have virtually gone out of the expor
business, but have plenty Of cheaI
] sugar for home use.
Wholesale prices prevalent In tn
Allied nations. according to informa
ton received by the United Statei
Food Administration are as follows
England, 10 cents pound; France
II cents; Italy. 20 cents.
j While these high prices are beini
paid abroad the American wholesale
price is Icing held ut II cents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30


early part of this
year when they might have starved
had We not supported them as we did.
Much has been told OF the spirit of
France since the war began. Many
heroic things, victory. sacrifice and
courage beyond belief Nothing illus
trates this better than the tales the
Red Gross brings to America.
Last winter sugar was scarce in
France, even as 1t 10 now, so scarce
that 4 was and is an almost unknown
luxury TO many.
Officials OF the Red Cross decided
to invite the school children OF Paris
tosa luncheon. So all of the small
folks of the city were gathered to
gether and Toasted ON cups OF choco-
iata which 10 their delight, with an
ample supply of bread At the same
time TO finish off the refreshments
each little guest, out OF the stores Of
the Red Cross. was given to eat a
lump Of sugar. one Of the half dosn-
tnoes OF feaf sugar. There were
smiles Of tnnnkA grateful words Of
delighted appreciation from these canii-
dren Of Paris, starved for swects
through so many weary months
But then-e pause.
A few of the scores and scores OF
children ate their sugar toyously;
others looked at 1t longdngly; out
most Of Il was at once whisked out of
sight, clasped closely in little hands.
slipped into tiny pockets.
Then came surprised questionings
from those giving and serving the
luncheon-and whispered, halfAhy OK
plantations in response.
Eyes, yes, everyone loved sugar.
but" and then 1t was discovered that
each small person bad the same
thought, born of the wonderful spirit
Of France quite without other prompt
ing.
II the sugar were taken home, saved
quite carefully, it might be put into q
tiny box and sent to soldier, fight.
ing at the front for France. We in
America now are asked to eat not
more than two pounds of sugar a
month-which is far more than the
French are getting-in order that We
may send part of our usual amount
10 our own soldiers in France and
that we may share with these little
French patriots.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
EDITORIAL

The Magnolia Gazette very peril
nentlv observes under a series of
Editorials IN last week issue enti-
tied Election Echoes y: Now that
it IS all over. the candid citizen must
realize that there was nothing in it
for friends to fall out about.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

When the war is over there will be
only two kinds Of men left-the men
who did and the men who didn't.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

Increase the worlds bread ration
by growing more breadstuff and eat
ing less.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
BLACK BREAD IN FRANCE.

"And don't forget the Trenches
have been holding of the trench
es for years ON bread whole
lot coarser and blacker than we'll
ever see in this country, II we
stay back of the governmentGand
eat what we ought to-"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

Grub-staks your home from the farm
and garden; the railroads must carry
food and munitions for soldiers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

The farm as we'll as the front needs
men who can see straight and shoot
straight.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

She also serves who stoops and
weeds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

Every producing farm is dynamo
Of victory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
UNITED STATES
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
ny HARPER LEIPER.
Field Representative.

Many heroic things have been done
by the women and children to help our
army to victory. Mr.. Hoover is most
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
War Time Sweeteners

ERICA has several excellent war time sweet
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply.
They are maple sugar, syrups, honey and
molasses and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweetening.
to replace cup of sugar the liquid in the
recipes should be decreased one-fourth.
One-third of a cupful of sugar is equivalent
to one-third of q Gun of honey about ana=
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

purposes, tea, coffee, deserts ana IN
cooking amounts to 80 pounds for g..
600 meals, or an average OF one
pound of sugar for every 40 meals
served
Most of the desserts contain such
substitutes as honey. maple syrup,
white syrup or corn syrup. and the
use of sugar was almost confined to
tea and coffee of which there 10 a
large demand. Every patron ts asked
IL he desires sugar in his tea or cof'
fee, and. if so, it is served in uniform
quantities at the time the cup Is filled
Without exception this proves very
satisfactory to the patrons, and "a
only in the remotest instances that
an additional help of sugar Ia re
quested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

department might
have their noon meal
without leaving the
building. They feed
an average OF 900
persons per day, and
the sugar ration csv-
ering this use for all
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30

grateful for the work
done by the Ameri-
can housewife in con-
serving food which
has helped America
70 feed $4,000, 900
people during the
early part of this
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
AN EXAMPLE OF SUGAR SAVING.

At the United States Food Admins
tration at Washington aTcafeteria was
established so that an employe Of this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-09
A Whiskey Bottle

How should whSkey drinker talk to his son? II he
talked he feels he would hold up the fat brown bottle
my boy, you know that am poor man and have
nothing to leave to you or your mother.
The difference between myself and the successful men
who have passed me is this:
II have gone through life with this bottle in my hand
or in my pocket They have not.'
into the world prepared to do his share of
the worlds work, well ILL., his brain and his physical
strength may decide Of all his qualities the most impOr
tant practically is BALANCE.
The whiskey in that bottle destroys balance mental
and physical.
It substitutes dreaming and foolish selfcondence for
real effort
presents all of lifes problems and duties in false
light 1t makes those things seem unimportant which
IT BULLS THE CONSCIENCE, WHICH ALONE
CAN MAKE MEN DO THEIR DUTY IN SPITE OF
TEMPTATION, AND STRUGGLE ON TO SUCCESS IN
SPITE OF EXHAUSTION
Keep away from this bottle and keep away from those
who praise it. He who hands it to his feowman Grim
na and he who hands it to young man is criminal
and villain.
It weestabished fact that in the usual order of
drunkenness would be handed down from father to
son. and hundreds of thousands of families would be u
mately wiped out by whiskey.
It not true fortunately, that the of drunkard
actually inhers drunkenness fully developed But drunk
ard gives to his weakened and diminished will
power which tend to make him drunkard more easily
than his father made a drunkard before him.
The great safeguard of drunkards children undoubt
edy lies in the warning which they every day their
home and in the earnest advice which the who drinks
will give to all young people he have any conscience left
If the man who drinks would his children from
the danger he do better than any other He
takes if these mistakes have been hidden from them Let
him simply tell them without personal reference what he
knows about whiskey its effects mans happiness sue
cess, sef-respect, and physical comfort.
Whiskey gives great many things to Of these
gifts here few:
Lack of friends lack of will lack of seHrespect, lack
Of nervous forcelack of everything the hdeous crav
ing that end only with Inconsistencies and that be-
Continued in Last COlumn)
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gins again with increased suffering when consciousness
stored
Fathers and mothers blessed with self control and with
good children should use the picture Of drinking
useful moral lesson in talking boys and girls from seven
to twenty years Of age.
Children impressed most easily through their mag
nations An intelligent father mother produce upon
chids receptive mind impression that will last for
years
With the fear of whiskey there should be impressed
upon children sympathy and for the unfortunate
drunkard.
One of the ablest men, and of the most earnest in
America said to his friends very recently:
IT never drink, you know. But when I see
lying drunk in the gutter know that he
has probably made that very day harder effort
at self control nobler struggle to control himself,
than I ever made in my life. he has yielded and
fallen at last but only because all Of his strength
is insufficient to overcome the disease that pos
sesses him.
Teach your children that drunkenness is horrible dis
ease bad eprosy Teach them that be avoided
that the disease is contracted in youth through careless
ness and that it is spread by those who encourage drinking
in others Tell them that the avoiding of whiskey not
merely question Of morals obedience parents but
question involving mental and physical salvation in
life, happiness, and the respect Of others
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-09
Fines For Not Obeying the
Utilities Commission
The Way Is Done Might Interest Own
People Who Haven't Seen . New Car On the Street
Car Lines Years.
By EARL GOODWIN.

1t is certain that the Dominion of Canada feels the
pinch OF war more than the United States of America
1t 49, therefore interesting to Washington, where the
service has been knocked fat by the crowds and
where the excuse for equipment is that the stuff
not be made because of orders to what happened
Toronto where the street railway company failed pro-
vide street cars when ordered.
quote from the Railway Age of April %:
GA fine of $4,000 has been imposed the Toronto Rail-
way Company of Toronto Ontario for failure to provide
street as ordered This by action of the Ontario
Railway and Municipal Board fine of 81 900 day for
twenty four days The board has adopted this order
penalty for not placing one hundred the lines
ordered by the board than year ago. This action
of the board made possible by legislation passed at the
last session of the Ontario legislature The act fixed the
maximum fine at 81 900 day, and the board imposed it
from the time the bill received the assent of the lieutenant
governor from March rs to April 81
Our Public Utilities Commission has taken ex-
remey charitable view of the local situation but my advice
is to impose few fnes-they're light enough We have
5000 day fines which have not been exercised for
a long time.
Also have standards in public utilities service
which have been falling off of late
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-09
Eat POtatOes-t the Old Crop
Instead of Bread
You Help the Country in Doing This. You Also Pro-
tect Yourself From Future High Prices

The Government of this country urges its citizens
potatoes wherever possible place Of other foods One
year ago potatoes cost twelve fifteen dollars and per
barrel The public complained bitterly Everybody wanted
potatoes
Farmers npOred to plant potatoes enough. THEY
RESPONDED PROMPTLY. And for lack Of co-ordins-
ton and cooperation the part Of the public there is
gut of potatoes great stock of valuable food that will be
lost unless the public will show patriotism and common
and in its choice Of food give preference to potatoes
This newspaper urges its readers eat potatoes the
old crop-not the new half developed infinitely less
ishng new potatoes The farmers took the trouble
raise the potatoes you EAT THEM And remember that
you let the farmers lose the value of these potatoes if
discourage them now neither you the Government will
have any right to repeat last springs performance and beg
the farmers to plant more potatoes and more and more
When the farmer plants wheat he knows what he will
get the Government guarantees the price He plants
corn rye oats knowing that his market will be ther-the
highest prices ever paid.
How can you ask him to plant potatoes, how you
expect him to you again from high potato prices that
distressed you year ago. you not willing to cooper
ate with him now and do your duty?
at upt potatoes, other foodStufS.
Please show this editorial your friends talk them
about it. tell them that they introduced this day to
the President of the United States and asked his opinion
he would tell them that they would render service to the
country and national welfare by using the great potato
CROP encouraging farmers, saving other food and avoid
ing exravaganty high prices for potatoes fall by
operation with the farmer at this time.
Potatoes unlike wheat corn and other products keep
only short time Even the potatoes that should be
eaten are sproung in the cellars matter how carefully
they may be kept.
EAT POTATOES. Plenty of them, they make good
healthy blood strong people you doubt it. look John
L. Sullivan whose ancestors lived chiefly potatoes and
buttermlk for generations.
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EIOcutiOn a Voice Remedy
By Elijah eth Jordan

Beginning on one note, she slips
to a higher note on the words
fetch me-" and drops on the next
word, rises two notes on the two
syllables Of water" and ends on
the same note in please" There.
are four modulations, each q de-
light to the ear.
Listen to the American woman
make the same request:
"Will-you-bring me a glass Of
water. please?"
Once, in the dressing room Of
an uptown club, / was struck by
the voice of a woman in the next
room. There was only q thin par
tition between US. decided that
the speaker was one Of the at
tendants who fancied the place
unoccupied. Her speech was not
ungrammatical, but it had every
other fault a voice could reveal.
1t was loud, vulgar, nasal and half
the letters Of the words used were
blurred or swallowed.
"Yes, toll her eff she didn't
tend T. whut / said she hear some
thin t s'price her." was a fair
specimen.
Half an hour later, leaving the
dressing room / heard the voice
again and met the speaker face to
face. She was a stunning looking
woman, superbly dressed and car
rying herself like an empress. l
learned, too, that she was a very
distinguished person and that she
was to address the club this very
day.
Her lecture. which l attended
as a matter Of curiosity, was well
delivered. Her voice was vastly
softened, her pronunciation vastly
improved. In other words, she
realized the Importance of speak
ing carefully and properly when
she was addressing an audience.
In addressing one OF more indi-
viduals she felt no such RESPONSE
bility. Her attitude is shared by
many.
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7 N the days before the war,
which now seem so remote,
American women were ex-
tremely popular in European So
ciety. There were several obvi-
GUS reasons for this success.
They were beautiful, in a new
and striking way. They dressed
admirably. They were tempera-
mental, full Of animation, inter
esting to talk TO. They were gen.
erous. They usually had plenty
of money, and they spent it
freely.
But even in the circles where
their success was greatest and
their friends most numerous, one
criticism of them was constantly
and freely made.
Americans had the most unat-
tractive speaking voices, the Eu-
ropeans thought, Of any women Of
their class in the world.
In this criticism Europe was ab-
solutely right. The speaking voice
Of the average American woman
is actually unpleasant to the
trained ear. That it is not IN
pleasant to the majority Of US is
explained by the fact that our
ears are not trained.
Take, for example, the voice of
the average English woman. It
is, in the first place, we'll pitched,
soft, and musical. There is not
one harsh note in it. In the utter
ance Of the simplest phrase it
runs a gamut of beauty.
Here is the most surprising thing
about IT, A beautiful speaking
voice is not the exclusive posses
sion OF the highly educated Eng
lish woman. Her maid has il. too;
so has her cook, and the little ser
want who washes down her stairs.
Listen to the English woman,
asking you for a glass Of water.
viii you fetch me a glass OF
water, please?"
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take II or not
She worries II he doesn't talk.
and frets II he talks too much, and
sometimes she allows" him to GO
out with some of his friends with
out her. Oh, she's aWfully good
about 1t, sweetly reasonable, don't
you know So generous and broad
minded, Just as II he were a little,
wilful boy. and she a particularly
fine and indulgent mother.
She's a handsome, attractive
woman, very clever, highly edu-
Gated and most refined. She's
gentle, charitable, generous and
Northumberland some day her
Harold Is going to run away from
ser with some poor, little, stupid,
Insignificant, unattractive nobody.
And when he does I'm going to
know Just why he did 1t. II will
be because he wants to have some
one to watch over and take care
of and think for-himself.
! know a woman who has an
aunt, and the woman is rather
clever and very successful in her
profession, but her aunt treats her
exactly as II she were about two
years old, and exceedingly help
less at that.
The woman goes away on va
cations every once in a while, and
when she does everyone asks her
how in the world she gets along
without Auntie. And I've noticed
that she says she gets on very we'll.
thank you, and looks a trihe an
moved at the question.
For Harold-and his poor
mother, I'm so delighted to think
he really got his courage up to the
point Of enllsting without asking
her whether he ought to do it or
not
Some day, when the war is over,
maybe he'll come homeland when
he does maybe he'll be a man-at
last
Copyright. 1913. by Newspaper Feature Fer
vice, Inc. Great Britain Rights Reseryed.)
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His Ma Is Terribly Trying
Ru WiniErad Rial
THE telephone rang in army re-
cruiting Headquarters YES

THE telephone rang in army re-
cruiting headquarters yes
terday. "B-r-r-r-r-r." said
the telephone. "Hello," said the
man at the recruiting headquar-
tiers.
I'm afraid my boy, Harold, has
run away and enlisted" said a
voice. "He didn't come home last
night"
When the records were search
ed, they showed that the mothers
fears were well founded. There
was Harold, enlisted, as plain as
black and white could make it.
Name, address. age and all, and
the age was thirty-nine.
No, it isn't a joke. It's the plain,
outlandish, ridiculous, pathetic
truth.
Mother had taken care Of Harold
for so many years that she couldn't
get it into her head that he was
really grown up.
Do you wonder that Harold ran
away" and enlisted?
Did you ever lift up a big stone
in the country and find under 1t
grass, all limp and sodden and as
white as snow?
That's what they always make
me think Of, these mothers dar-
lings, whether they're boys or girls
or men OF women.
There's a man ! know whose
wife never lets him stir a step from
her apron strings, her belt tassels.
She calls him up at his office and
rings him up at his club, and inter
rupts when he's talking, and helps
him choose his friends. and she
picks out his neckties and reads
books ahead Of him to see whether
he'd like them or not, and one day,
when he was at home with a cold,
and the doctor sent up some corSh
medicine, that women actually
tasted It to see II she thought her
own particular Harold ought to