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The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

The leading men of our county,
regarding whisky as having been :
the main cause not only OF our own ,
troubles but of those occurring at ,
other points, have resolved to do
everything in their power to put
down and discourage the traihc.
In this they will have the hearty
cooperation of the Cotton Plant,
which in the future will devote
itself largely to the cause OF tenn
perance.
Drunkenness and disorderly con-
duet are crimes punishable under
our laws, and we have the assur-
ance of our officers that they viii
In future watch tigilantly for sub
iects of this character, and persons
who indulge too freely in the ardent
and make an exhibit Of themselves
will have to pay for 1t.
Those who apply for license to
; retail will in every case be met
with counter petition, and every
turn and technicality will be taken
advantage of to prevent the OBJ
, tanning Of license to retail; and
= from the sentiments we have heard
:. expressed by so many, we think
= that retailing whisky in Tunica
county is at an end, or viii be when
!, present licenses expire.
k Those who do sell whisky in any
y way may look well to it that they
o keep within the bounds of the law,
d which, by the way, is exceedingly
J. difficult to comply with; forif they
o fail to meet its requirements, or
l. attempt its evasion, they may rely
,c upon the law being vigorously en-
lc forced.
~ Here is fair warning. We have
10 given the expressed sentiments o.
"a the officers and leading men Of th'
D county, and such we believe to b'
!, the sentiments Of majority.
!. Now will the brethren and sis
',o ters Of Tunica stand square to th'
- - work, or will they 90 back on thei
~ -. experience, like the wine-bibber
~ of jackson? The people Of thu
=, metropolis got up tip-toe and swor
u" that there should be no more licen
"" ses to pe,ldle r. 9. in its environs
u! Brother Whipple. Of the Pilot, u
ia come out strong on the subject
al he said the anti.liquorites were !
= a majority, and the tipplers migl
OF al we'll begin to taper of, for the
su- couldn't get no liquor under I'll
or new law--a majority of tho peop
or Of Jackson being under solem
It'll pledge to sign no petition for
censc. Well, how did it work
the About two weeks ago the grocer
zen keepers rushed around with the
ON pctitions-gOt two hundred majo
l,cl ity, or thercabouts, and every OF
ho, had his license renewed! The
nv. IS no denying the evils of intcmp
~ rance; they are constantly befo
us. If Beechcr hadn't been dri
- kinr man, he would have had
~ trouble with Theodore; and
=" though there is no evidence TIL
'o0' Mrs. Tilton was drinking woma
u"s Betsy Turner, the girl they raise'
Inc must have been furiously drul
unc when she imagined that she 81
me, good old sister Susan B. Antho
zen sitting in Theod0re's lap. No
lille ber girl could have invented q
of such yarn as that! Therefore
gcnt .are bound to believe that won
pans and wine are at the bottom of t
1t Plymouth Church trouble, q
, at though we can't have hard feeiil
OK. against the women, we hope
,lcd Tunica people will be able to W
,,tor out the wine.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

A Scotchman went to a lawyer
once tor advice and detailed the cir
cumstanccs of the case. "Have
YOU told mo the facts precisely as
thew occurred ?" asked the lawyer
"Oh aye sir !" replied hei u
thought it best to toll ye the piair
truth. Ye'ca put the lies into i
vourself.n
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

The Journal de Marseilles calls it
"rAffaire Beecher. Stilton, ct Vic
toria vodhull.u Beecher, Stilton,
ct Victoria Vodhull are described
as clergymen Of the Anglican de-
nomination, and o wonderful ac'
count Ii given Of tlseir adventures
It seem that these three persons
have somehow or other been lee
astray by Madame Breeches-tow
who is stated on good authority t.
be 1.-THE mother Of Uncle Tonl."
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

The Free Press records the emo
tions of n Detroit woman who was
sent up for sixty days; "she Wild
ly called for poison as she was led
back, but there was no poison. Bi-
iah offered to let her swallow the
big door-key, the mop, or his brass
bound watch, but she finally con
cludcd to wait and let some oftht
common council talk her to DEATH
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

Tn Court, young cetchum, on I'm. y.
pudent limb Of the law. trying 70
break down q female Witness evI'
dence one day, said, "Gentlcmen,
the witness on the stand has pInss
enough in her face to MAKE 2 NV, w,
lie. . She curtly replied, "Ano
von,vc enough sup In your head VI
| M it.n
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

A. d. 1900. Scene before Gre
nation undertaker's shop: Small
boy-"I say, sir, is dad done yet'
If he is, please put his ashes in
thfs 'cre tin kettle"
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12
FOR RENT OR SALE.

A STORE HOUSE AND LAMP
n inv about twelve miles lby
landl above Grccnville, on the Mis-
s;ssinn; I,ivor: flrst-class business
point. gor particulars apply to
Morris Li4aor store at
~ 25-ntl. y ltELN ALLr'
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

A Boston man recently walked
three milcs In twenty minutes.
Ills mothcr-in-law was not far be-
hind. but sue had TO give IL VII.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

A Cuban dollar Ii now worth on
" thirteen cents, but they keep on
calling 1t a dollar just tor the fun Of
the thing.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

Said great Congregational preacher
TO hen a. YOU'RE a beautiful creatures
And the hen, Just for that,
Laid two eggs in hi, hati
And thus did the hen-re ward Eeecher.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12
Wyoming Elections.

Cheyenne, W. r., Sept. sA.-Elcc-
tion returns are nearly all in, and
give Steele Democrat) a majority
of between 500 and 600. He is re-
elected delegate by double the ma
jority that he received four years
aco.. The Democrats have been
generally successful throughout the
State.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

Regular Advertisements
bald at the beginning OF
Arter.
RULE FOUR.
kiitorial Notices, except
companing the first inser-
an advertisement, will be
20 cents per line; Obitua'
same. Simple announce
4 deaths or marriages free.
who wish to indulge in
termed "personal notices.
Required to pay in accord
th the nature Of their arti'
RULE FIVE.
boR ANNOUNCING CANDI
DATES:
lite and District Offices, 81
unty Oilaces:..."....-.''." u
bat Ofiices........"."'"'"
RIFLE SIN.
Ira from transient customer
|or written, for Job work, ad
Inc. or subscription, must D
panied by the Cash to obta''
Ion.
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

(h Chancry District; continues 8
hays in Tunica, 6 in Coahoma, .
hi Bolivar and y in Washington:
Mondav (5th) January, Tunica
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12
kklpGlllllss
EVERY SATURDAY BY THE
rBLIsHING COMPANY.
fFlCE RULES.
/ RULE ONE.

"a OF SUBSCRIPTIONS;
lone year, in advance ss'os ~
- months. in advance S'~
RULE TWO.
= OF ADVERTISING:
advertising, One
,ne Insertion,...... Si'W
equent Insertion 70
ULE THREE.
LY, HALryFARLS AMI
rIARLY RATS:
The Greenville times., 1874-09-12

FRESH OYSTERS and Poultry
always on hand. feb. IA, '73
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
An Klnpudent Reporter.

On Friday last young man called
on Mr.. Tilton and represented that he
was the acting manager of the New
York Herald. The visitor was ele
gantly attired, his manner was ravisi,
lngly genteel, and with melodramatic
impressiveness, he informed Mr.. Tilton
that letters had been sent to the Herald
office seriously compromising T. I. Mr.
Tilton coolly informed the gtnteel
party that if he had important letters
he had better print them, or Mr.. Ben
nett would discharge him. The young
man saw that his confidence game was
understood, and retired. Saturday
evening, when Mr.. Tilton entered his
residence. he found the young man
seated at the piano, turning out melody,
with a racket that rivaled the Taber-
nacle organ. Mr.. Tilton touched the
musical visitor on the shoulder, and
asked him the nature Of his visit. The
impudent party took reef in his eye
glasses, and observed: Mr.. Tilton,
you were very cool in your interview
with me yesterday" Mr.. Tilton-"T
will simply remark, sir. that my frigid-
ity was not at all comparable to your
lmpudence. Why do you come here
again g Impudent Imposter-s.I
called to say that the letters / spoke of
yesterday were forgeries." Mr.. Tilton
Anything elsee'' Nothing; will
retire"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
Monumental SculD,ure.

Thos. Bower, of the Pacific Marble
Works on Seventh street, St. Paul, af-
ter an experience Of over 30 years in
some of the most celebrated shops in
Europe and America, stands at the
head of his profession in the northwest.
His work has proved itself, and he has
enlarged from l0xl2 shanty to his
present great proportions in few years.
His beautiful designs are admired by
every one, and his marble from Italy
ing heavenward, and his impress is upon
and granite from Scotland
have almost a national
reputation. Oakland and Calvary GEM
etaries. in this city, and cemeteries in
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,
New York. Ohio, Iowa, Dakota Terri
tory, and far distant Manitoba attest to
the popularity of his work, for in them
all can be seen the marble shafts point
them all. He imported very largely
and has employed many first class
workmen, now finds himself with
very large supply of work On hand
which he will close out at cost, in ordes,
to reduce his stock. Parties visiting
the city should not fail to visit him. O,
correspond before purchasing.
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larry ANN.
A Chinese Death City.
From the Temple Bari

One Of the most striking and interest
ing sights in China are the death cities.
mh abited by the dead only. They are
usually situated a few miles from the
living ones, and have no parallel that l
know Of anywhere. | shall essay to
convey an idea Of the one outside of
Canton, which visited in company with
a friend thoroughly versed in Chinese
matters. 1t presented at first sight the
appearance of any other Chinese city,
with the exception of the dead silence,
dearth of movement and sort of at
mosphere which felt vapid and stagnant.
There were the same narrow streets,
paved with the cobble stones, and
the same quaint little square houses
with the elaborate screen in the door
way instead of door, the little lattieed
Venetian window frames whence the
Chinese woman satisfies her curiosity
as to what is going on in the outer
world. But here no eyes peeped
through. no figures glided in and out
from behind the screen, no pattering
feet OF bearer coolies smoothed the cob
BILE stones. no cry of vender of fruit
and fish broke the dull monotony. The
streets intersected each other and ran
IN crooked zigzags, as most Chinese
streets do. Here and there we're
patches of garden ground planted with
cadayorous, sapless flowers, looking as
though they had been struck with
paralysis. A few dwarfed shrubs
looked languidly up, seeming as though
they could not put forth more than one
leaf in century. There was no hum
of insects or flies. not even the ubiauit-
Gus muSketo. Not so much as rat
ran across the silent streets, which we
traversed for some time. experiencing
with terrible acuteness the irksome lar
of our own football. My companion
suggested that we should enter one of
the houses; we therefore stepped be-
hind the screen and found ourselves in
an ordinary Chinese parlor or receiving
room, furnished with the usual black
ebony chairs and teapoys, with the
quaint. gaudy pictures lacking perspec-
tive. which we might fancy are hung in
sheer perversity perpendicularly in
stead Of horizontally, commencing at
the ceiling and extending to the floor in
narrow strip. the figures appearing
on various stages as upon ladder.
At one end Of the room was the altar,
which adorns the principal apartment
of every Chinese house, sustaining some
Notwithstanding joss, which represents
either saint or demi-god. On either
side were brass urns containing smold-
ering incense. and in the front cups of
.ea and samshoo. do not know if the
tea was hot; | did not taste it, for if it is
i'll to step in dead mems shoes. it must
be worse to drink dead men S tea. In
the center of the room was bulky ar.
ticlc which looked like an ottoman OF
divan, covered with quilted silk coun.
terpane or mastody, such as is used on
Chinese beds, and it might have passed
for one of those most uncomfortable ar
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
African Cannibals.

The following sketch is from DR..
Schweinfurth's recently-published book
of travels in the Heart of Africa. y
The traveller and his party were on the
latitude of 4 degrees so minutes north
Of the equator, when at last they
plunged into Wando's country, some
1000 strong, and were soon in the very
heart of the Niam-Niams. Thc uame
Nam Mans means s'great eaters. :
which we detect in the common West
India ''nyam. for to ''eat," and which
is certa My well applied to cannibal
race. As these people paid such atten-
ton to their frizzleI hair. nothing about
DR.. Schweinfurth's appearance so in
terested them as his straight hair,
which he wore purposely long. 1t
was not his color; they had heard of.
if they had not seen white
men; but that human being should
have such long. lank hair. seemed to
them so strange that they looked upon
its owner as something supernatural.
All this time, though they had seen
nothing of Wanda himself. they had
met two of his brothers, who had
treated them we'll. but Wanda re.
manned sulky and threatening. In this
position of affairs, Aboo Sammat took
the bull by the horns, borrowed
Schweinfurth's revolver. and set
on for Wondo's camp. attended only
by his body guard. This move was
quite successful. and the hostile chiefs
patched up friendship, which lasted
however, but short time. The imme.
date result was great determination
Of the Niam-Niams with the Nubiads
great banquets, frequent libations Of
merissa, or native beer, and visit Of
Wanda himself to DR.. Schwein
furth. Though the sable po
tentate showed at this
interview all the self-possession of saw
age, sitting, in all but absolute naked
ness, on Schweinfurth's only chair, and
revealing an cxuherance Of fat which
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n society, and the pernicious and sinner

IN society, and the pernicious and super.
ticial education they have received
So long as personal beauty, snowy &C.
| complishments, and the attractions Of
dress are deemed the chief requisites
Tor women, many Of them will
know little of that love for each
other which will enable them to sym
pathize and rejoice with one another
under circumstances of affection or ioy.
do not belive women are by nature
more prone to these paltry feelings of
vanity or Jealousy than men. It is the
fault of their education rather than of
their nature. Beauty, like birth and
talents, should be considered as an ac-
cldental circumstances possession
which does not give to it's owner any
special merit-a gift which should not
be misused, lest it bring upon it's posses.
sor the displeasure of God. It's as
suredly a desirable possession, for it
gives grace and a charm for all one
says or does; but it should be consid.
cred as something to be thankful for
and not as investing it's owner with any
especial right to be vain and conceited.
If it were only out of compassion,
those whs have the education Of young
girls should labor without ceasing to
guard them from the baneful effects Of
vanity. which, pamperea N their in
fancy. makes them pufed up with pre-
posterous ideas of their own import
ance in the circle in which they move,
and also makes them incapable of SYM
pathizing with their fellow-creatures,
although they are fully persuaded that
they possess full claim to receive
sympathy from everybody they know.
Thus they become exacting, SEN
strive, miserable, and cannot find con-
tentment OF happiness in anything.
Mortified vanity brings misery in its
trains. and will ever prove a fruitful
source of unhappiness and error. SO
let us guard against these little foxes
which devour the fair fruit upon our
vines, and teach our girls not to be
pulled up with vanity, but to live in
harmony and peace with all their
friends. without considering how much
higher, brighter, and fairer their pros
poets are than those of their companions.
-Country Gentleman.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
Vanity in Our Girls.

The vanity of young girls is liable to
be fostered in more ways than one can
enumerate; it would sometimes seem as
if from their earliest childhood every
thing was done to enkindle this obnox.
ious passion in their hearts. Even the
presents and rewards they receive are
selected so as to lead to this result, for
trinkets and articles Of dress are usu-
ally presented to them, which serve
only to increase their love for fnery
and admiration. while most of the
accomplishments to which they at
tain tend to the same point; so
that it would indeed be little
short of a miracle if many were not
vain and conccited. frequently moth
erS will direct their daughters notice
to the distinction to be derived from
their beauty and fine appearance, and
will teach them to desire, above all
things else. to obtain an entrance in
that society which ranks the highest in
fashion and elegance. To this end they
are sent to expensive schools, where
they can obtain the companionship of a
tldSo VI july lduIcS WHO move IN Nigh
er circles than their own, and are led to
seek intimacies with those whose ac-
quaintance, it is supposed, will . reflect
some glory upon them.
The natural result of such an edu-
cation is loss Of self-respect; and it
often makes enemies out of those who
might have been desirable friends.
When this passion of vanity has thus
been ingrained into girls heart, she
is indeed to be pitied, for vain women,
although they may have many admir-.
ers, and may even gain husbands. can
never have real. staunch friends whom
no vicissitudes of life can ALLEVIATE, be.
cause their hearts are too much alb
sorbed with themselves to enable them
to comprehend what friendship is.
A vain woman regards individuals Of
her own sex only in the light of rivals
Women have often been accused of ar
incapacity of friendship. Where such
incapacity does exist, it must b
ascribed to that perpetual rivalry main
! tanned on account Of their false position
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
An old brown heuse,

An old brown heuse,
Stands gravely facing on the busy way,
Its trooding roof o ercrowned with moses
gray;
With shei!ecing elm trees swaylng Ger
and DER,
Grooming unmeasured cadence evermore ;
And the swift sun, mountaineering thro'
the leaves
With golden fingers brightly interweaves
The dark and gloomy caves.
That lonely house to me
Has strange charm-'tis like poem
weird,-
Like rude landmark of the past, up
reared
in those proud days of modern tower and
dome,
AS record of the plain old-fashioned
hoMe,-
Quiet and calm as Eden, the brown nest!-
With brooding roof aslope to the red
west,
Gray as doves sweet bre>st
O, brown old home of old
Along thy garden wall the swallow dies,
Dwarf, yrass-grown pansies peer with pur-
pie eyes,
By the crystal we'll golden fruited trees
Lean DER the fence in the delicious breeze,
Just as they leaned in that transcendent
morn,
When Hopes young buds, rose-ti tinted with
the dawn.
Unfolded years agone!
Once twas home so fairl
Long. lapsing years of sun and sobbing
rain,
Have beat against the rafting window
pane,
And yet there clingeth round the broken
door,
A sweet white rose, by fond hands trained
yorei
And subtle fragrance, like a blessing, falls
La .aInt memorial round these crunbling
walls,
And her sweet name recalls
Once bright home beloved!
In 5ombre shadow are familiar rooms,
Low walls, small window panes the
Of twilight, touching With soft tenderness
The quaint oak ceiling, like kind caress
Once how the sun came shining in that
door,
by the noon marks on the snowy
floor,
Where the children play NO more
Who'd dream it once was bright
Narrow and steep seems now the winding
stair,
In that deep window niche a mother
chair
Stood as she softly crooned the evening
hymn;
And this is Daisy's dainty room grow Il
dim
Alas the household names are never
spoken!
And Che deft spider spins his thread IN
broken
On cornice quaint and oakenl
Yes the old house to-day
Wears grave meaning on its ancient face,
These weather marks have a suggestive
grace,
The tented elms, with royal arms aloof,
Sweep with sigh about the broken roof,
For thus, amid the trrtting of decay,
Passes as surely from the bright to-day,
Our earthly home" away!
Il. NJ D. T..
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27

The time to buy is when you can get
the most for your money. Thomas
Bower, of the Pacific Marble and Gran.
lite Works, being DESTROYS of closing out
his large stock Of Scotch Granite and
Italian Marble Monuments, Grave
Stones, and all kinds of cemetery work,
will, for the next sixty days, offer his
stock at greatly reduced prices-prices
to suit the times, and such as cannot be
competed with by any house in St. Paul
or the Northwest. Terra Gotta Statu.
airy and Vases, Iron Chairs and Settees,
Marble Mantels, ETC., etc, will also be
sold at these greatly reduced prices; SO
do not fail to call before purchasing.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27

Old Mrs. Sanders Is very sick with
the varyloyd, and it is a chance if she
is not scooped this time; but oh, Isaac,
to return; when we exchanged checks
at the marital font, and that beloved
man made us twain forever, how little
did we know what was stored up for
us-but =. Your dear mother
in-law says that since you have been
gone she has known that external
peace of mind which none but those
who have an inter-rectitude Of consci-
entious scruples can ever appreciate.
You will, know, be in ecstasy to know
that she is happy. In my
dreams I kiss you for your mother, and
ever Bye-bye, gooselum,
gooselum. MARY Ann.
BELOVED: Mr..
B. was here this evening. He only
stayed few hours and was full of cat
aleptic enthusiasm He says that I am
his bone ideal Of spirituous woman
and he wept like watering cart to
think that you seemed at times to cast
a glimmering eye upon him. Why is
it, says he, Mary Ann? Says 1. 1
don't know, says /, and 1 loaned him
another handkerchief Oh
Isaac. how l do love you two men. He
talked so sweetly; he said sit does
seem that in this platitudinary world
we ought to tote each others burdens
so far as to mollify the ills we know not
Of, instead of flying to those we have.
What do you think of it, my darling
popsy wopsy When
| think Of you, hubby, and my baby, l
feel that I would rather have you than
ticket in the Louisville lottery.
Union forever, MARY ANN.
YOU OLD Precious: and as
| sat to-day darning the dear old &C.
customed heel of your darling socks
tears bestrewed mine eyes. Why, oh,
why, says |, should the threads Of des-
tiny so ruthlessly tear asunder from
me my devoted |. K, VINO wears such
white and holy sole =? have
been reading poetry to-day and have
found infinitesimal comfort.
Glow doth the little busy B.
Improve each shining hour"
Mr.. B. was here again this evening
and rocked little Isaac to sleep. He
talked so beautifully again. He said
that my presence was like the rising
sunshine which streaks the brow of
Sarah Nevada in the mountains.
The landlord was here again to-day, but
yet when sit in the hall and draw in
spiration from gazing upon the rack
where so oft you have hung your weary
hat, | feel, feel that sublunarian cares
are but soda-fountainary froth COM
pared with the day when
Once again III see my Peck,
And throw my arms around his neck,
And whisper gently in his ear
Oh, amt jolly glad you're here
MARY ANN.
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From CHICAoo,-Judge III. r. Reck-

FRox CH1cAoo.-Judge H. j. Beck
with of Chicago writes as follows:
CHICAGO, June %, 1874.
Morse Manufacturing Company, New York:
GENTLEMEN: / am willing to. vouch
Tor your statements as to the fine quail
lty OF your improved "Phalon Select
+ and the 'Paphian Boquet
Toilet Soap" These goods have used
and carefully compared. Morse's late
invention, 'sLUxuREsE," will make the
halrgrow thick and long. 80.