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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03

~It passes through successive ages,
or stages. as they are called, each one
Of which Is separated from the other
by q moult or. casting Of its outer
shell.
These mouths take place at fixed
periods. and Is the insect finds itself
restrained by its firm, inelastic skele-
ton, a longitudinal rent occurs along
the back. and the insect, soft and dan
gerously helpless. struggles out Of the
old skin inclosed In y new but delicate
cuticle, which takes some time to
harden and color up.
whether this creature has q per.
sonality or not may be forever ex-
tremely difficult for humans to decide.
Its eyes. that look like cows eyes,
really cast a thousand images on a
special kind of brain, so different from
u WI that we cannot understand 1t,
and then besides these great big eyes
1t has three others. Its short. ringed
horns are not horns at all, but sense
organs Of so complicated a nature that
we do not yet know certainly whether
they are organs of smell or not. and IL
Is supposed that they may be the seat
Of sense organs that we humans do not
have.
I'm front Of the great thighs imbed-
ded on each side Of the body are the
so-called ears, tuned no doubt to catch
vibrations of the air far too delicate
OF too frequent for our ears.
"The jumping legs of the creature
are filled with powerful muscles,
which, when they expand. can hurl II
through the air and enable 1t TO es-
cape from Its enemies. On the inner
side, along the lower RIB, Of the wing.
is the musical instrument. 1t Is a row
of hard, bead-like projections. which
are very highly developed In the
males, but not at all In the females.
When the edge of the wing is scraped
ove these projections a musical sound
is made"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03

trading Tor vegetables and fruit is car
ried on. resembles a suffrage meeting
place, for among the crowded mass or
humanity not a man Is to be seen.
THE straight backs and erect car
riage of the Loo Choo women are due
to the custom of carrying everything
upon their heads. No matter what the
object. be 1t large or small. 1t Is
perched upon their thick. black hair,
and OFF they walk In the most non
chalant manner
"The most striking thing about Naha
and Shuri are the high stone walls
which surround the houses. These
walls are generally covered by a small
banyan tree. called the goja maru,
growing like a great vine and sending
out numberless roots which sometimes
reach a hundred feet from the original
stem.
These also serve ns q hiding place
for q snake, a kind Of adder. SIX or
seven feet long, which Is the curse of
the islands. Their bite Is generally
In a few hours, and many people
killed by them each year"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
ROAD.
BUILDING
FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Sum Of $oz, o0o, 900 VIII BE Divided
Among States In Proportion
to Population.

"The last apportionment Of federal
funds to the state In road construc-
ton under the existing federai-aid act
became available July l." said Mr..
Mcdonald, chief Of the bureau Of pub
lie roads.
"This Is the largest apportionment
yet certified under the Federal aid act.
amounting to 500, 10000. three-quar-
tiers Of which Is derived from the ap-
preparation Of 1919 and $25.000.O00
from the original appropriation Of
1916. A deduction Of $3.OO0.000, or 8
per cent of the funds, will be made
to provide for the expense Of admin
istering the federal aid act by the
Department Of Agriculture. The bal
ance Of $07, 100000 will be divided
among the states In proportion to their
population, area, and mileage of posi-
roads.
"Cnder the law the states are re.
quired to enter into formal agreements
with the secretary Of agriculture for
the construction upon which this mon
ey Is to be used before July !, 1922.
Any money which is not taken up be-
fore that time will be reapportloned
among all the states In the same man.
ner in which the original apportion-
ments are made. All previous appor-
tionments have been taken up In the
time allotted. and 1t is not likely that
the states will fail to absorb this last
apportionment. To do so, however.
will mean that the states must sur
vey, plan. and let contracts for at
least $500, 100000 worth Of federal aid
road construction m the next two
years.
IF the states continue to pay
than 80 per cent Of the cost. as they
have In the past, the cost Of the roads
constructed with this last apportion-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03

ment may reach $3.50, 10000. In other
words, it will be necessary to plan
for construction at the rate Of at least
$1OO,0O0,000 and probably more per
year. Some appreciation Of what that
means may be cleaned from the fact
that in 1915 the expenditure for all
roads in the United States, construct
ed under state supervision. was only
$SO,O00,0O0.
"Since 1915, however, state highway
departments have been greatly expand
ed, and efficient machinery has been
developed which will undoubtedly be
able to handle the greater volume OF
work.
1.-The states have had four years In
which to prepare for the expenditure
of the large funds which now become
available. They expect to be able to
handle them. What is Of greater. con-
cern to them at this time Is the con-
dition which may result If federal APP
preparations are permitted to lapse.
The highway departments should know
at least a year In advance what funds
are to be available In order that plans
may be made for future construction.
Unless, therefore, further federal &C
ton is taken In the coming year. the
states will be left In doubt as to the
future policy of the government, and
the amount of money they must be
prepared to expend. Such a contingen-
nv uouId fnvOlya q SarjOuS fba IA
the progress of road construction. and
should be avoided by early congress
sional action"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
WOMEN THE
OF A
KINGDOM

Along busy highways Of ocean trav-
sl. land links between Japan and For
mosa, not far from Cbina's coastwise
routes. yet visited by only two or three
white persons a year-such are the
Loo Choo (Luchu or Ryuku) islands.
Loo Choo is a land full of the indie
seribable charm and mystery Of the
Orient, but replete with the pathos of
a vanishing race" writes Roy Chap
man Andrews to the National Geo
graphic society.
"But, although 1t has been 40 years
since there sounded the death knell
of this little hidden kingdom, Loo
Choo is not yet japan. The traveller
realizes this yer before he lands. The
pine-c4othed, tomb-dotted hills which
form che background of the strange
little cities Of Naha and Shuri have
an unfamiliar look and the pretty tiled
roofs of the diminutive houses. Just
visible owe the surrounding gray
stone walls, give fascinating hints of
what may be found beyond their lac
quered gateways. On their entire 300
square miles of land only one white
man. an American missionary, is resi-
dent.
with our money changed, we began
to look about TO spend 1t. for Loo Choo
is the home of the red lacquer ware
famous throughout the world. Much
Of it is exported, and the finest Of the
boxes. bowls, trays, tables. etc.. which
are in daily use In japan and China
and sold to tourists throughout the
Orient, come from the little city Of
Naha, or Shuri. its neighbor across the
hills. The lacquer ware, when first
made, Is a dull brown. but really first
class pieces improve with age and soon
change to a beautiful vermilion, be-
coming brighter and clearer the longer
they are used. x
"When we came to buy lacquer we
were greatly surprised to find that bar
gaining had no place in Loo Choo
Without exception, the first price
asked for an article was the one fol
which Il was sold. Never In the ORR
ent had we met with a similar condi
ton.
ut was interesting to ind. also, thai
the women Of Loo Choo conduct al
business and have charge Of every
thing pertaining to money-with TIL
single slight exception OF spending Il
The market, whsre r. the p.orninl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
THE MUSI-
CLAN, MONSTER AND
AVIATOR

Once more the grasshopper
wrought devastation upon Western
fields this fall. and the plague became
especially destructive in Texas.
Writing to the National Geographic
society, David Fairchild describes this
fascinating, If ruthless, creature as
follows:
.The young king grasshopper is
probably twenty days old and its wings
have not developed. but II can Jump a
hundred times its length. whereas man
can scarcely cover three times his
length at a leap. When It's wings grow
and its internal dir sacs fill with air It
can sail away for miles. One represen-
tative Of this great family can sail for
a thousand miles before the wind, and
they go in such numbers that they
make a cloud 1000 square miles in ex-
tent.
Its great front lip hides a pair Of
Jaws as effective as u hay-chopper, and
II has an appetite as voracious as that
Uf a ~hippopotamus. This voracious-
ness and these jaws arc what have
made several of its relatives the
plague of mankind. They multiply In
such numbers as to battle all calcula-
tior. aud every living green thing fol-
thousands of square miles disappears
down their threats. leaving the coun'
try they infest des0late,
when the young grasshoppeI
energies from the egg It Is very small
indeed-a wingless. helpless LITTLE
! creature, all legs and mouth,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03


GAssey 0as -w<.l.. which implies a
wssaerfHny esapHex csmbfnstion Of
Anwh ~fae~Btses, teaa. to be Inherited"
Rz1s Rsve ef axe, liz spsrting tastes, his
nGhtAaE bzesa ~ srsserstcd from his
esfheras sfA<y t. 0<H - whose family
were sszA1ers Far g-eserafsens-
Brsa liz .sofhexAs side came NOT
oaIy his KSve Of travxi, sc1enee and lit
erafnRe, buk TIE rU.~aee OF his nature
sd hfs SENSE 81 hsnaor-
When CAnrxez WINS atIu q young
ehild hAs fnfker, the Rev. Charles
KinUl<ys msved 10 Darnock rectory.
70 wns nj that the boys ear
Hest spsrtS.x fzstes and leve of matt
sr.k his1.ry d<v~lspeAs rs soon as he
wns exA <.s.xA he wss mounted on
hAs fntAerss hsrse IN frsat of the
keerer o. hrfng hack EAe game bag.
The g~Iorsous sunsets ever the fens
Aaa Ereaf ehsR~a for hta an his IffeJ
sAe p~seearez ~ fhe fe.s nnd the life
tk<re which were stamped ON his
aanA hAA f.spkrea him in after years
q. wrsfs.E he sssry 81 sHereward the
WnkelS 81
An . vxe.<her K1nEsHey wzs vivid.
saG<r and e1rnezk-
A NJ. chief power lay In
hin 6esez1pffv< Facilities. Besides SER
asas, ps<ns md addresses he wrote
Ae ~1Azhfss FEExeA1,- q drama, and
snasw okhrrs TIE fsIIswing novels,
sAlAsa Lseaer ~Yeast,s ~wesfwsrd
Hsp .a sHypafan~ :
ne AseA N rvenssy Ian. q, 1875.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
POOR ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
Farmers Cannot Haul Produce 70
Market When Prices Are High
on Account Of Highways.

It is a well-esteblished fact that
market prices for even staple crops
vary considerably throughout the year
Where bad roads prevail. farmers are
frequently unable to avail themselves
Of favorable prices. 1t Is common for
farmers to find that they cannot haul
their produce to market when prices
are highest. because the roads are i'm.
passable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
MODERN TATOI AND
ANCIENT ATHENS

throne Of Greece was discussed after
the death Of Alexander. had a famous
summer paiace at Tatoi. before his alb
dication. There he spent much time
during the final uneasy months Of his
reign.
Tatoi is 16 miles north Of Athens by
way of Kophisia. In strong contrast
to the harsh and stormy political situ-
alton which encompassed the members
Of the royal family following the out
break of the World war, their physical
environment was wholly delightful. for
Tatoi is n OF the most beautiful
spots of Attlca, nesting almost at the
foot of the Parnes mountains. In the
distance towers the famous Penteli-
kon. from whose summit one may OBJ
tain the finest view to be had from
any of the Attic hills.
Historically, Tatoi is noteworthy for
being freighted with unhappy associa-
tons. In its vicinity stand the ruins
Of an old fort, known as the Kastro,
which marks the center of the deme
township of Decelea.
1t was at Decelea, II miles In an air
line north Of Athens, that the traitor
Alcibiades, he of whom Aristophanes
wrote that "they (the Athenian SOL
diers) love. they hate, but cannot live
without him." c~0unseled the Spartans
to construct strong Notifications In or
der to intercept the v Of grain
from Euboea. which supplied the cap
ital with food. A~lcibiades, by his be-
trayal of the Athenian navy which had
invested Syracuse In Sicily. had al
ready fulfilled the prophecy of the
misanthrope Timon who had said upon
n of the many occasions when the
young Athenian's rash proposals had
been Endorsed by the populace, go on,
my brave boy. and prosper; for your
prosperity will bring on the ruin Of all
this crowd" His advice to seize and
fortify Decelea in Alb B. G. brought
irretrievable ruin on his native city
and resulted In an inestimabfe loss to
the human race. for It crushed Athens.
By M Of the strange whims Of THE
crowd" the Athenian army In its dark
est hour sent a message to Alcibiades
inviting him to desert the ~Spartans in
to whose power he had betrayed his
own people. And by ar equally strange
within Alcibiades accepted the invita-
ton. rushing TO Samos to assume
command of his old associates. But II
was too late. Athens was doomed.
Lysander, commanding the Spartan
navy, administered a crushing defeat
to Athenian sea power at A~egospotami.
on the Hellespont. Three thousand of
the defeated Athenians were massa-
cred, and X%enophon. the historian,
with tragic simplicity relates that
when the news reached the capital.
'"Taat night no man slept"
Tatoi Is reached today by a railway
journey of eight and a half miles to
Kephisia, and a carriage drive Of
seven and a half miles from that point.
The new summer palace was built for
the king and the old palace was de-
signed as the residence of the crown
prince. A beautiful park and a ven
cradle oak grove surround the royal
homes. A short distance TO the north
is the barracks of the rural police.
known as the Chorophylakes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
NothIna roc Little

Our Lord teaches that nothing Is too
little to be ordered by our Father.
nothing too. little in which to see His
hand, nothing which touches our souls
too little to accept from Him. nothing
too little to be done for Him. Since
the hairs Of U head are all num-
bered, so is every throb or shoot IL
pain. every beating or aching Of the
heart. Every tear which starts Is seen.
and II wept to Him Is gathered up TO
Him. Every secret. wish and prayer
He hears while yet muttered q m.
formed.-Dr. Pussy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
SANTO DOMINGO. FIRST
LOVE AND LAST RESTING
PLACE OF COLUMBUS

Christopher Columbus, In placing the
great western hemisphere on the map
OF the world, left his impAess more
deeply on what 10 now the Dominican
republic than on any other bit Of laad
In the New world.
The very name OF the capital Of the
republic, Santo Domingo. whose ward
ship under the United States has been
under public discussion recently. Is q
family affair with the Columbuses.
The great ~discoverer named for his
fnther this first permanent city estab-
lished by Europeans In the Americas.
The same name Is applied TO the ISL
aHi of which the republic is a part
almost as commonly as Its aboriginal
name. Haiti; and finally the paternal
name is further p~erpetuated in that
OF the republic itself.
The remains of Columbus are be-
lieved by investigators who have ex-
amined the evidence In the case to lie
in the cathedral In Santo Domingo
city. The body of the discoverer was
brought to the island of his early tri-
uinphs from Spain. where he died and
was placed beside that of his son
Diego. 1t was thought that the Span
iards removed the remains of Chris
topher Columbus when they trans
ferred sovereignty of the island to the
French in 1895. 1t appears from later
examinations Of the burial vaults of
the cathedral, however, that the casket
which was borne in such great state
from Santo Domingo to Havana at the
end of the Eighteenth century and
from Havana to Spain a hundred
years later, contained instead the ashes
of Diego, the son.
The city of Santo Domingo grew to
be a wonderful place during the early
days Of Spanish dominion, but Colum-
bus did no live to see much Of the
development. His son, Diego Column
bus, however, engraved the family
name deeper on the city and the
try of which 1t was the capital. setting
up there a court of such regal splen-
dor that it aroused the envy Of the
Spanish king.
Santo Domingo seemed destined to
become the bustling metropolis Of a
Western empire. But 1t became the
victim of exploitation. After a turbu-
lent history. during which the native
Indians were extermlnated and thou
sands Of African slaves were import
ed, the latter, assisted by mulatto free
men, rose, in the last years of the
Eighteenth century, abolished slavery
and drove their oppressors from the
island. Though the land Of the Domin-
lean republic reverted for a while to
Spanish control, and later was con-
quered by the republic of Haiti, with
which II shares the Island, it estab-
lished its independence In 1874 and
has retained its individuality since.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
VXTrTH q hey bonny-boat and
WV \ no bonny-boat
Sail Wextward-ho and auavI


with wonderful speech Of Spanish
,vloE and the vast, rich countries ~
Ing to khe West, Capt John Ox.l-
saham vas hume again and not a prom
aHe he made but was Increased ten
fold by his swearing henchman, Saliva
don YeoL
Amyas Leigh, n stout Devon youth,
WAS af1re to take the sea with Capt.
,Gdba an he listened: but his godfa-
tfther. Sir Richard Greuvf, said he was
yet too youzx- Later. II might be. And
llatar he went, htz fint voyage being
9TH the famous Sir Francis Drake
arunsd the world
Following that voyage came fight
ing in Ireland In the company Of Sir
Walter Raleigh and the poet Spenser;
ana then an expedition with Sir Hum-
phrev Gilbert wherein, because Of mu-
tfuiex disease, nLfound ships and
great storms, Sir Humphrey met his
death; and Amyns came home In sad
ness
AT this time Amyas, with a score of
other Devon ESyfants, was in love with
Mistress Rose Szlterne: but she was
for no Devon cavalier. A Spanish cap
Inln of bravery and charm was dwell
ing I'm Devon till hts rans0m should
be coming, and it was he who captured
the fancy of the lovely but capriciOus
Rose. and carried her Off TO Caracas,
whereof he had been appointed gov
ernoE-
Whether Rose went as Don Guz-
mans wife or ieman, no one could say.
Mr.. SaIterne. father 30 Rose. and rich
merchant of the port, gave a ship and
500 pounds toward the fitting out,
the same to be commanded by Amyas,
nv now experienced Tn ~seamanship and
the handling Of ruugh men and SO
he sailed ON his first venture on the
good ship Rose. of 200 tons burthen
and 100 men, with beef, pork and good
ale I'm abundance. and c~uiverins,
swivess, muskets. ~calirers, long bows,
pixies and cutiasses apaenfy. BE was
to discover the whereabouts and con-
dition OF Rose IL he could, but surely
to damage 10 his utmost what Spani.
ards he should fall afoul of. A com
mission to his liking. for 1t was an
article Of faith with Amyaz, as with
most young English rovers Of that day
that all Spaniards were cruel and cow
ardIy, even as his own great Queer
Nixabsth was MI white purity. Will
Amyas went Frnnk, his brother
scholar and courfier, and mad like
wise for love Of Rose Salterne; alst
Salvation Yeo, his own Captain Oxen
ham being long dead
Westward they sailed to tropl,
shores; to low wooded hills, spanglet
by nref1fes: westward through won
drous seas where islands and cape
hung suspended In air. In a wooded
blight they spled a e~aravei. which the.
captured. and in her they found a stor'
Of brown pearls; also q cargo of sal
hEdes, which sneft evilly as the,
burned
Anzyas sailed On to La Guayara Il
CAEneAs. finding Don Guxman not a
hnme. but having sight Of Rose Sal
texne, she being truly Don Guzman'
wife, in a garden or the governor
paInce. In the fight with Don Gun
man's men Frank Leigh was wounde
Gnd captured Amyss was knocke
mDcnnscious, bat takes safely away b
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
Federal Aid Helps Poor states.

Do you know what federal aid IA
road building and other things doesf
It makes the rich and prosperous
states contribute to the poor and back
ward states.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
r.x.. le.d. h euudlno

Texas leads the country In the
amount authorized for good roads. with
bond issues totaling $44, 706,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03

Provide Ffoe Han0o.
When possible free range should b
provided Tor the breeding stock.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
HraovED uEIFsls fSrERxzTieHlI
SUNDGYSG1OOL
LESSON

CBy REV. p. B. FIrzwATER, D. d.
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.) na
t@. 1870. Western Newspaper union.l
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-03
LESSON FOR DECEMBER S
rnE GROWTH or rHE KINGDOM.

LESSON TExT-Matt. 1s:2l-ss.
GOLDEN TExT-Fret not thysslf be-
cause of evil-doers.-Ps. III. pss.94e
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Gal. 6:6-io.
PRIMARY T~OPIc-Jesus' Story About
Good Seed and Bad Seed.
JUNIOR TOPIc-rhe story Of ths Wheat
and the Tares. ttfy
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
wheat and Tares.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How the Kingdom Of Heaven Grows.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-26
COOLIDGE HAD
NO EXPENSES
He Wired Senate Commit
tee Investigating Candi-
dates Expenses q
DID NOT AUTHORIZE
ANY COLLECTIONS
Calls on James H. Reynolds
to Make Any State.
mentS

Boston, May 26.-Governor Coolidge
said to-day that he had not collected
or spent anything or authorized any
collections or expenditures as a presi-
Dental candidate.
His statement was given out in con-
nection, with telegram in reply to a
message from the Senate committee in
'vestigating expenditures of candidates
for the presidential nominations, ask
ing him to designate some one to rep
resent him before the committee in
Washington.
The telegram said: James R. Rey-
nolds at the instigation of my friends
opened headquarters last January at
Washington in my behalf. At my re-
quest those headquarters were closed
several months ago. Since that time |
understand that Mr.. Reynolds and 9TH
ers have been active in promoting the
circulation of book of my public
speeches have asked my friends to
communicate with Mr. Reynolds and
have him report to your committee to-
morrow as you have requested"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-26
MAY LOSE ARM.
Ernest Nichols Was Injured in Derrick
Machinery.

The sharp report of fuse blowing
out on the large cotton derrick in the
main she'd of the Jones Brothers Co
granite plant attracted the attention
OF several apprentice stone cutters
working in the shed about $3.50 this
morning but not until Ernest Nichols
the derrickmsn. had descended from
the travelling crane, unassisted, did
fhey have cause to believe a serious
accident had happened. Mr. Nichols
left arm was bleeding profusely and
the man taken Immediately TO the first
aid room Of the plant, doctor being
summoned in the meantime.
When the clothing was removed from
the arm the arm was found to be ter
ribly msngled and Mr.. Nichols, who
had been placed on an improvised
stretcher. was ordered removed TO the
citv hospital at once. Physicians there
feared amputation would be neces-
sarv rs the flesh had been practically
all removed from the arm as far as
the elbow
How the ACCIDENT happened will not
be learned until an explanation from
the victim can be given, though il is
believed his hand slipped off the gear
handle and into the cogs of the derrick
wheels Mr.. Nichols made no emotion
when the accident and not until he
had descended from his station on the
high crane without the least assistance
was his injury made known. Two
months ago he dislocated his left
shoulder and in the past few DAYS had
been troubled by this injury.