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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
INrpIanes to Be Used to Chart
Amazon Area.
French Experts Plan to Surve, Route
of River From Flying
Machines.

Para, Brazil-Airplanes may be en-
yanyed to map the valley OF the great
Gmazon river. If the French are sue
isesssful in their effort to use aircraft
easu surveying the routes Of the rivers
gssF French Guiana, it is understood
NAe Brazilian government will apply
lshe same method to the survey of the
Amazon and its affluents.
il French company is said to have
&eea formed in Cayenne, with hangars
nm the Maroni river, and French aYia-
!9urs with flying experience gained in
i4se war are being employed to run the
q hydro-airplanes said to have been
furnished by the government.
IN addition to making maps. the ma
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
TAKING MEMS POSITIONS

of what is left is required for military
service.
The Finnish business woman is re-
markedly keen and intelligent. She
has a kind of masculine interest and
absorption in her work that seems to
admit of no margin for sentiment or
frivolity. She dresses simply and
smartly, as do the majority of the city
bred women of this country An
American walking through the prin-
cipal streets of Helsingfors might well
believe, judging from the costumes
and brisk walk of the Finnish women,
that he was in the heart Of Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

San Francisco, Cal.-So many Fong
Sings appeared to charges of violation
Of the federal narcotic laws that Fed
eral Judge William Van Fleet of the
federal court here was forced to place
them in numbered chairs, such as
"Fong Sing No. 1, Fong Sing No. @"
etc, down the line. Each was tread
ing on the others toes, so to speak,
and all the attorneys and all the kings
men had a terrible time parting them
again. Forty-two Chinese faced the
charge of selling narcotics without a
license.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Bedroom Farce.

THAT there troupe of show people
wuz in a wreck down the road a piece
an 1 don't believe they'll be able to
play at tn opery house tonight"
"Was anybody hurt, Hiram"
Nope, but tn pink and white bed
they wuz bringin' along got smashed
to kindlin' wood an tn property man
says he can't find another one like II
in tn hull blamed village Rirning
ham A4e-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

much danger and difficulty. Specially
trained balato workers, well armed,
travelling in bands of 10 or 20. have
been employed to explore the forests,
and they had to carry with them SUD-
plies to cover many months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
School Gardens Produce
$4,000, 900 in Food Value

Washington.-Childrene enlist
ed in home gardening under
school supervision in the United
States school garden army have
produced, in the little more than
n year the work has been In
operation, foodstuffs valued at
S4S,000,000, the bureau of edu-
cation of the department Of the
interior announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

Hit by Train, Carried to Safety on Pilot.
Tuscaloosa. Ia.-Hit by a fast pas
senger train, carried eight miles on
the pilot unconscious, and then falling
off by side Of the track, was the ex-
perlence of Louis Hammett, who lives
to tell the tale,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
STEEL FENCE AND LIGHTNING.

National Crop Improvement Service
In the summer time when the thun.
der caps appear in the sky and the
storm sweeps down on the farm, the
farmer thinks less of his safety than
he does of his live stock.
When the stock is In the field during
the storm, it may happen that the
animals drift against the wire fence
which may be heavily charged with
electricity and are shocked to death.
The ordinary fence built on wooden
posts should be grounded every sixth
post. To ground the fence means
to twist piece of wire six or eight
feet long around all of the line wires
of the fence and then dig hole in the
ground near the post and bury the
other end of the wire. The hole should
be dug deep enough so that the wire
comes in contact with moist earth
A fence so grounded, offers no danger
to live stock during the thunderstorm.
The wire fence built on galvanized
steel fence posts is already grounded
at every post and no thunderstorm with
its discharge of lightning can injure
the cattle inclosed by such fence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
Business continues good.

Business continues good. The in
coming harvest of crops is bringing
good prices. Nearly everybody has
some ready money and the farmers
are getting more. Wages are good
at public works and jobs plentiful,
so altogether there is cheerful tone
to things IN our section despite Ii.
G. L. and there seems to be some
dropping off on some things that we
have to buy on the market while
others are going up some. The al
ter-war conditions are proving in
teresting studies in the economics OF
not only this nation but all the
countries OF the world. Let US
hope for the day when prices will
tone down to reasonable levels and
vet wages remain good in proper
ton. Meantime it behooves every
one to endeavor to save something
from the plentitude Of the times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
Abundance Of Fresh Air and
j Sunlight Do Much to Check
Ravages of tuberculosis.
DANGER IN CLOSED WINDOWS.
National tuberculosis Association,
Which Sponsors the Annual Sale
of Red Cross Christmas Seals,
Reports 100000 Deaths
Each Year From the
Disease.

People who live in the smaller towns
and on farms have a great health adj
vantage over the city dwellers in that
they have ever an abundant supply OF
fresh air and sunlight.
These two gifts of nature, so lavish
ly bestowed, are not always appreciate
ed to their fullest extent. They are
two of the strongest weapons against
the menace of tuberculosis, or con-
sumption, as 1t is sometimes called.
But consumption is not unknown in
the rural districts. The death rate Is
sometimes as great In these sections as
la the more crowded localities. chiefly
because of carelessness or indifference
70 laws of health.
Few, indeed, are the farm houses
or the homes in the smaller cities and
villages that cannot have an outdoor
sleeping porch. On the contrary, we
often find that the windows of sleep
ing rooms In the home are shut tight
in the mistaken belief that night air
Is harmful.
This paves the way for disease, espe-
cially tuberculosis, which generally at
tacks the lungs.
White Plague Kills 10000 Year.
The white plague claimed 10000
lives last year In the United States.
More than 100000 Americans are suf-
fering from 1t today. These figures
are compiled from reports Of experts
all over the country and sent to the
National tuberculosis Association, the
leading agency in the country to COM
bat this disease This organization is
sponsor for the Red Cross Christmas
Seal sale, from which Its financial sup
port is chiefly derived.
AS medical science has proved con-
sumption Is both preventable and cura-
BILE, the suffering caused by this dis
ease is largely unnecessary. Most tu-
berculosis victims are between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five.
Causes Half Billion Loss Annually.
These are the years when people
are most active, the years of their
greatest production. The shutting out
OF these lives just when they are at
the height of their usefulness means
an annual loss to the country of near
ly half billion dollars.
Fresh air is the cheapest of medi-
1ines. Outdoor sleeping porches are
not Only for the sick. They help well
folks to keep well, and the country
jweller can have this aid to healthy
iiving at far less Inconvenience thar
his city neighbor.
You can help directly by seeing thar
You and your family are living under
the most heulthful conditions possible
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
EDITORIAL
The Fair season is on hand.

The Meridian Fair is being pulled
off during this weeS. Several
of the community Fairs in Greene
County have been had, one other we
believe is to follow and then the
County Fair next week. See both
reportorial and advance stuff in this
issue regarding these. So the farm
er and the Club BOYS and Girls are
having their innings just now and
are being given opportunity to show
to the world what thev have done
this year, all of which has its inspi-
rational value.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
WOmen's Work.
Women and Girls Not Club Members
TO CLUB BOYS

The best 1918 pig any registered all expen-
z The best 1919 - - : o
Remember that record Judging
3 The be record yield of
SEES paid to and from State Fair
1 The
o. The best punches peanuts fromc club acr
g. The best record made acre of potatoes.
Variety: Nancy Hail. Dooy o Porto Rico.
z The bushe potatoes.
s The best Calf
y Sow and pigs registered breed
10 record l-6 dozen Bee hives
H. There will b. given first prizes
FARMERS
The best all farm exhibit Consisting grown
farm 1st winner all paid and from State Fair
2 The best bull o any exhibited
g. mich breed exhibited.
o. mar
g. !" and I"
8 record made of potatoes.
g. bee
TO- five anda legume
There shall be given
Prizes will be awarded Immediately after the Fair.
l. R BRADSHAW, Count yAgent.
ement
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
New Advertisements
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.
u S. Land Once At Jackson. Miss.
Santemher "a 1910 |

RCpdithicut VI tuc lutcfiOEs
U S. Land Once At Jackson. Miss.
September 20. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Clarence M We'll
dy. whose postofice address is McLain. Mis-
sissippi did on the 2sth day of April 1919. file
In this office Sworn statement and Applica-
ton No. 0ell5. to purchase the NWA of NE1-4
Section Township 2 North Ranges West ST.
Stephens Meridian and the timber thereon,
under the provisions of the act of June g. 1878.
and acts amendatory. known as the Timber
and Stone Law" ut such value as might be
fixed by appraisement. and that. pursuant to
such application. the land and timber thereon
have been appraised. at slss so the timber esti-
mated 5000 board feet ct $500 per NJ. and the
land 81 50; that said applicant win offer final
proof in support OF his application and sworn
statement on the
the 10th day of December 1919
before the Circuit Clerk Of Greene County. at
baskerville Mississippi,
ANY person is at liberty TO protest this pur-
chase before entry. or initiate contest at any
time before patent issues, By filina corrobo.-
rated afndsyit in this Office. alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
W.T.. cuMMINS. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
REGARDING COUNTY FAIR EXHIBITS.

To all interested IN Fairss-~Asl
you no doubt know the Extension
forces of the County are putting
forth every effort to assist you In
preparing for a County Fair to be
he'll here Oct. 10.11. Realizing the
many questions which come into
your minds as to just what the plans
will be this letter is written to ex-
plain those plans.
The first dav, Friday, will be de-
voted to the bringing In, placing and
arranging the products at the school
building. That evening beginning
at eight o'clock program will be
gwen 10 the school auditorium. BY
twelve o'clock Saturday ali of the
Judging will be DONE Between that
hour and three o'clock in the after
noon the winners may see toe com-
mittee 10 charge and receive their
prizes.
It is absolutely necessary that all
exhibits be placed on Friday, also
that the Club Pigs be brought in.
If you can get your poultry here by
ten o'clock Saturday it will be re-
ceived in time for the awards to be
made. Don let one poultry raiser
come without bringing either a pen,
trio, pair or just one. We must
have a good exhibit. Bring any
For Sale" cockerels. There will
be buyers for them If they are first
class. Be sure to make your pens
for all poultry large enough so they
will show to advantage,
The women and girls in the Bread
Contest will bring their loaf and do
the required baking at the Court
House on Friday afternoon, begin
ming promptly at 2 o'clock. Be sure
to bring your card with you.
Boys bring your pigs and your
corn exhibits, remember to bring
your record books properly filled
out. If any of you have pigs for
sale, be sure and bring them. All
the live stock that are 10 the con
tests will be judged by an expert
enced man sent out from the A. u
NJ. College.
Every Club member must get their
Record books filed out, signed by
themselves and two other persons,
and sent to the County Agents. Re-
member the splendid prizes tor these
record books-you can't win if your
record isn't here.
Sewing. fancy work, canned pro-
ducts and any appliances for home
convenlences may be exhibited
whether you are club member or
not. We want your antique Quilts,
dresses, suits. house furnishings, or
war relics. They will be of interest
to others. bring or send them to US
with their history written thereon.
Places will be arranged for every
thing and prizes given.
You will run no risk in placing ex-
hibits here as there will be watch
men employed to see that nothing is
removed. The poultry aud live
stock will be looked after and taken
care of.
There will be on the ground diff
ferent farm machinery. electric dv-
namo, ETC.. which will be used to
give demons irations, also herd of
fine horses that will interest you.
Efforts are being made to get all the
outside attractions possible. We
expect to meet YOU here, don't dis
appoint your friends who are expec-
ting you, but come and help to make
your county a leader in the State.
Sincerely yours,
Dixie May, Home Dem. Agt.
|. R BRADSHAW, Farm Dem. Agt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03

persons
These They
St Relief
themselves this threatened They
is only
this
throughout the chiefly derived
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
You don't have to rub it in
to get quick, comfort
ing relief

Once you've tried it on that stiff
joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheu-
matte twinge, lame back, you'll find
a warm, soothing relief you never
thought liniment could produce.
Won't stain the skin, leaves no muss,
wastes no time in applying, sure to
give quick results. A large bottle
means economy. Your own or any
other druggist has It, Got it today.
CSC. 70c. $140
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
How's This ?

We offer 10000 for any case Of .catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
f. J. Cheney G. Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03

Rainfall tor year 1919 62. 10
Normal rainfall for whole year go in.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03

AS far back as the first winter of
the war, the Red Cross sent to Serbia
a sanitary commission that effective
ly checked the scourge Of typhus, but
after the United States entered the
conflict, the Red Cross was able, In
August, 1917, to send full commits
sion that carried on extensive relief
operations among the suffering ref
ugees of the tortured nation. Hospi-
tails were established, the refugees fed,
clothed and given medical attention,
the army supplied with much needed
dental treatment, farm machinery, and
seeds provided to help the Serbs re-
deem their land to productivity, and,
not least, measures undertaken for the
succor Of the children The terrible
condition into which these helpless vic
tins of the war had fallen is well
portrayed by this photograph of a
little Serbian girl wearing the rags
and expression Of hopeless dismay
that were all she possessed when the
Red Cross came.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-03
Premium List of
GREENE COUNTY FAIR
October 1O-11, 1919.
CLUB GIRLS.

Canning One each
10 TN No one OF above peaches figs and
NO One
creole pimento peppers kechup n
les
Sewing bag bulletin bag dresser scarf
laundry bag, canning nd hat
Poultry Pen trio coke pue
One dozen white sheed
For all; Pine needle basket. and booklet.
W0men's Work.
Best pound butter cottage cheese dried vegetables
ee ana juice products
cooker butter paddle fly trap
poultry, cheese
Women and Girls Not Club Members
Canning, products,
turkey
Prizes will be all of
Dixie MAY, Home Dem.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-19

which 1t seems probable will be first
constructed, will require the employ
ment of from one thousand to two
thousand men for about five years,
and that under normal conditions of
flow. it will require about five years
to fill the reservoir.
The building of this dam will of
course bring great activity and pros
perity to Las Vegas during the per
iod of construction. 1t will make
available almost unlimited power
which the government will lease to
power companies and will result not
only in cheap power for local uses.
but probably also in the electrified
tion of the Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad over their division.
Whether or not the project will
prove of any value in irrigating
lands in Clark county is a question.
The river at the point where the dam
is to be built is approximately 1000
feet lower than the Las Vegas Val
ley.
The chief ends which the govern
ment seeks in building the project
are: First-The impounding of the
flood waters of the river so that they
may be available for irrigation of
several hundred thousand acres of
additional land i'm the Imperial Val
lev in California Second-To con
troll the flow of the river so as to
project the he'd works of the irri-
CATION companies supplying the I'm
perial Valley from danger of floods,
nd to keep the flow of water for
irrigation at a constant level, so that
on ample supply of water may be
available during the summer months
when most needed and when the
river naturally is at its lowest stage.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-19
MRS GREEN FILED
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
TangIe of Litigation Enmesh-
es Parties to Mahana-
Green Mixup.

Mrs. Helen Green, through her at
torney, C. d. Breeze, filed suit for
divorce Wednesday. against T. II.
Green, in the district court in this
city.
The filing of this suit. following
as it does the filing in Los Angeles
county. Calf. on Saturday of last
week, of a complaint in divorce ac-
ton by T. H. Green against Helen
Green, produces an amazing tangle
Of litigation affecting the interests
of the Green and Mahana families.
Here is the way the game stands at
the present writing:
Mrs Miriam Mahana VS. George
r. Mahana.-Suit filed in Los Ange-
les for separate maintenance. in
which the complaint alleges that the
defendant deserted plaintiff while
she was sick in bed.
T. H. Green VS.. George T. Maha-
na.-Suit filed in Los Angeles for
$4,000 damages, plaintiff alleging
that defendant stole the love of Mrs
Green leaving the husband desolate
Mrs. Miriam Mahana VS.. George
T. Mahana.-Suit for divorce, filed
in Los Angeles.
T. II. Green VS.. Helen Green
Suit for divorce, filed in Los Ange.
les.
Helen Green VS.. II. Fl. Green
Suit for divorce, filed in Las Vegas
In all probability another suit will
serve to still further tangle the skein
George T. Mahana. who has nearly
completed his six months term of
residence here. is understood to be
contemplating divorce proceedings
in the local court.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-19
HOW'S THE WEATHER
SINCE THE BIG RAIN?

Jupiter Pluvius paid Clark county
brief visit on Thursday evening,
and although the old fellow mixed
things up bit, his call was not un-
welcome. The week had been rath-
er trying from the point of humidity,
each day seeing patches of cloud
floating in the sky, a condition which
is not viewed with satisfaction in
this climate Tuesday evening the
clouds gathered into big lump and
sent out roaring blast of wind and
dust, but just a little-to be exact
.12 of an inch-of rain.
Despite the several previous at
tempts to cool things Off Thursday
evenings storm was bowling sue
cess. 1t opened shortly after nine
O'Clock with a rush of noisy wind
which seemed to be attempting 10
tear the world up by the roots. Then
when Old Boreas found he couldn't
worry us, even to the point of stop
ping the picture at the Airdome, j.
p. got on the job. And he worked at
it too. How the rain did come down
"a perfect tOrrent-in drops as. big
as a Satsuma plum. He kept his
wand whirling and juggled the light
ening into all sorts of fantastic
shapes, and every two seconds he
would slam bolt into the middle
of things until the whole world seem
ed to tremble with the crash.
After fifteen or twenty minutes of
the real stuff, things calmed down a
bit, but until the small hours OF the
morning the cool. refreshing down
pour continued in moderation. The
total rainfall for the storm amounted
to 1.10 inches.
So far as we have been able to
learn no damage was done to prop
erty. The Salt Lake Route suffered
slight delay by reason of unimport-
ant washouts, and in some places
the county roads are damaged by the
running waters. On the whole the
storm was beneficial and even the
roads will be better for it. The storm
was followed by very pleasant mod
Grafton of heat and it is pretty GER
tain that the worst of the summer is
over so far as heat is concerned.
We give below the report of the
local weather station for the week
ondinn ln ct ouaninp at e n,clnck
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-19
TO BUILD MIGHTY DAMS
ON THE COLORADO RIVER
Vast Project Undertaken BY
Government of Immense I'M
portance to Clark County

The report comes from Washing
ton that the Flood Control Commit
tee of the House has reported favor
ably bill providing for surveys on
the Colorado river preliminary to
building a series of dams and reser-
voirs for fmpounding the flood wat
ers.
The action of the comittee makes
it practically certain that the great
project will he pressed to completion
by the government
gineers under the direction of the
Department of the Interior have
been busy working out the details
of that portion of the work to be To-
Gated in Clark county. st. Thomas
has been the base of operations.
While there has been general knowl-
edge Of the fact that work is being
done there seemed to be no positive
assurance until recently that the gov
ernment would proceed at once on
The work of construction.
The Colorado river project is a
stuneudous one. The general plans
upon which i is understood the gov
ernment is working, contemplate the
erection Of seven dams and reser-
yoirs. the location of the upper one
being in Colorado. and the site of the
lower and greater of all, being
short distance west of the mouth of
the Rio Virgin in this county some
thing like % miles directly east of
Las Vegas.
At this point the plans contemplate
the greatest body of impounded wat
er on the continent-greater even
than the famous Elephant Butte re-
servoir, heretofore regarded as one
of the engineering wonders of the
world.
The Clark county dam, according
to the details so far worked out by
the corps of engineers on the ground
will be four hundGed feet in height,
but so constructed that it may be in
creased in height to 500 feet.
With a height Of 400 feet, the dam
will fill the basin of the Colorado
river at that point for many miles.
But probably the greater portion of
the storage capacity will be in the
valley of the Rio Virgin, the water
backing up in that basin to a point
near st. Thomas. The increase in
height to 500 feet would submerge
St Thomas under many feet of water
and would fill the Moapa Valley
probably to a point above Overton,
nocesstatiiig the purchase by the
government of most of the valley
1t is estimated that this lower dam,