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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
Lord BrOugham on Good Breeding.

The same observations which were made
on the arts are applicable to certain refine
ment of manners, which is common to all
highly civilized states, but which, perhaps,
arises in despotic countries at an earlier age
of society. This refinement is in itself of
little merit or value, if, indeed it is not rather
to be accounted defect. Its chief character
istic is luxurious indulgences of various
kinds, and a politeness which consists so
much in suppression of the natural feelings
that it is nearly akin to falsehood. Never to
say anything that may give pain, unless
where our duty requires it, is a rule of sound
morals as well as good manners. But never
to say anything which those present may dis
like, nay, from which they dissent, is the
rule of refined anu courtly breeding. Alb
solute command of cOuntenance and figure,
calm, placid department, unbroken ease, sus-
tanned dignity, habitual smiles, indiscriminate
respect, nay, the semblance of esteem or even
love for everything that approaches, and the
taking ready interest in whatever concerns
every one, but showing none at all in what
regards ourselves merely-these are the con-
stituents of highly-re6ned and courtly man
ners; and these imply such an unnatural
suppression of feelings, such an habitual re-
straint upon the emotions Of every kind, such
a false position of the mind at all times, as is
most easily learnt under the sway and the
dread of despotic prince or his provincial
representatives. Accordingly the manners of
the orientals are known to be polite in al ex-
travagant degree; while there is want of
polish in the subjects of free states which
has made the roughness of republican al
most proverbial.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
No TIME LIKE THE OLD TIME
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMEs.

There is no time like the old time,
When you and were young,
When the buds of April blOssOmed,
And the birds OF sprng-tlnle sung.
The gardens brightest glories ..
BY Summer suns are nursed,
But O. the sweet, sweet viOltta.
The flowers that opened first!
There is no place like the old place.
Where you and were born,
Where we lifted first our eyelids,
On the splendors of the morn.
From the milk-white breasts that warmed US,
From the clinging arms that bore,
Where the dear eyes glstened Ger us
That will look for us no more!
There is no friend like the old friend
That has shared our morning days,
No greeting like his welcome,
No homage like his praise;
Fame is the sCentless suntlOwer,
With gaudy crown of gold:
But friendship is the breathing rose,
With sweets in every fold.
There is no love like the old love
That we cOurted in our pride;
Though our leaves are falling falling,
And we're fading side by side,
There are blossoms all around us,
With the cOlors of our dawn,
And we live in borrowed sunshine
When the light of day is gOne
There are no times like the old times
They shall never be forgot!
There is no place like the old place
Keep green the dear old spot!
There are no friends like our old friends
May heaven prOlOng their lives!
There are no loves like the old loves
God bless our loving wives!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

They have Mexican circus at Tucson,
Arizona, this summer. 1t is held in corral,
and the prices of admission are 81 for place
in the shade and so cents in the sun. Each
one to furnish his own seat. Three horses
and four men compose the whole outfit, and
they make lots of money.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

,cid LIE Bank of England was incorporated in
au eua'; IL covers five acres of ground, and
employs upward of nine hundred clerks
adiei heie are no windows on the street; light is
admitted through open courts no mob could
lax, ,ake the bank, therefore, without cannon to
oatter the immense walls. Large cisterns
are sunk in the court, and engines in perfect
order are always in readiness in case of fire
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

Sioux titles are queer. because child is
named from any important event that hap
pens when he is born. For instance, is Nor
rissey or Sunset Cox should have son born
about this time, he would, by that rule, be
called Man-Afraid- of-the-B -Bloody-Shirt.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

Lady Herbert of Lea, an English woman,
is writing book to set forth the social and
legal position of the wife and mother in the
fouth century, and to show the resemblance
between the domestic life of the present day
and that of the early Christians.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

-"Ma, did you say that pa was never en-
gagged to Miss Sallie Snifkins?" Indignant
mother, in reply, ''He, my dear, he never
even looked at her." Innocent but persistent
child, ma, if pa had married Miss Sallie
Snifkins would have been red -headed?"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

An iceberg 1900 feet high has grounded
just outside the harbor of St. Johns, New
foundland, and the inhabitants are ceol and
happy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

"A young man admiring the delicate fab
RIGS for collars in the milliner's store, wished
he was emperor OF all the ruches.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18

ted upon Evans 4 Co.'s making
affidavit to the fact. This was
done and the affidavit was for
warded to Secretary Belknap at
Washington, but no reply was re-
ceived. was warned against
med,lli,fg in these charges, and AS
soon as did so, charges were pre-
ferred against me. While the
court martial was sitting | was
told that Belknap had said, "By
God! if the court don't convict
Capt. Robinson | will Il wrote to
President Grant three letters, the
first early in 1873, the second in
1874. the last in 1875. In these
letters l renewed the charges
against Bclknap and submitted all
the evidence aud names Of witnes-
scs, but received no answer. l
have good reasons for believing
that my letters reached the Prcsi-
dent. Ihavc now succeeded IN
conyicting Bclknap, and shall ask
and expect 10 be restored to my
rank in the army.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
RULE FIVE,
RULE SIX
I.ist Of Count TevRsss.

Az AcTtu change and fix thc time
of llulding court IN certain co'ln-
ties In The EleveAlh Judicial
District.
Section I. BE 1t enacted by the
Legislature Of the State Of Missis-
slppi. That the courts IN those
counties of the Eleventh. judicial
District hereinafter mentioned,
shall commence and be holden for
the time hereinafter mentioned,
ahHll commence and be holden for
the time ~ hereinafter stated,
should the buslncss II the court 80
long Require: Provided, That all
writs made rcturnahle to the terms
AS heretofore liked shall lie consid-
cred IN law as returnnblc to the
terms as herein designated. In the
county of Bolivar, commencing on
the third NJ nday In March and
September, and continue tw .
weeks. III the county Of Wash.
ington, commencing on the first
Monday im April and October, aud
Continue four weeks. IL the colin-
~ ~ 1ssAQuenA commencing son
the first Nfon,layuf Mny and Mr.
vcnber, mud continue two weeks.
IN the county Of Suhtlower, COM
menclMg on the third Monday Of
May aud November, and continue
one week. In The county Of 1.efiore
commencing on the fourth Monday
in May and November, and contin-
ue two weeks.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted,
That this net take effect and be III
force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, February II, 1915.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
Hew MRS. Belknap and her Lady
Friends went Yachting on q
NIan-of-War.

In July last Mrs. Dclknap, wife
Of the then Secretary Of War, ar
ranged a yachting excursion for
herself and some of her society
friends. The only trouble was
about a yacht. In this dilemma
Mrs. Belknap sought counsel Of that
pure aud virtuous official, Sec0r
Robcsoh, aud intimatcd to him that
the loan Of q Government vessel
would lend eclat to her proposed
voyage. Rcbcson promptly placed
= her disposal the United States
steam frigatc Powhatan. The
pleasure party consisting Of Mrs.
Bclknap, her child and nurse, sew
en lady friends and u War De-
partmcnt clerk rs her escort and
messenger. embarked on board
tho Powhaian at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard on July ~, 1875.
The frigate proceeded first to
New London, Conn.,, where the
party remained for ten days, and
where Mrs. Bclknap excited great
admiration both by her style und
her iiirtaiions. She then visited
Newport. then Narragansett Pier,
then steamed back to New York
again, and up the Hudson to West
Point, where a stay of several days
was made.
At this point the Powhntan,
which is one of the largest and
most effective ships IN the navy,
was recalled by the department
and ordered to prepare for active
duty in the waters Of lIayti, whore
trouble was then anticipated, grow
ing out OF tho official misconduct
Of neither OF Grants proteges..
But notwithstanding the ship
was under positive sailing orders,
Mrs. Delknap was unwilling to
end her pleasure trip SO abruptly.
She posted of to Washington, saw
Sccor Robson, and actually pre-
vailed upon him to countermand
the Powhatan's sailing orders.
The Swatara was consequently
substituted and dispatched to the
West Indies, while the Powhatan
remained at Mrs. Belknap's COM
mands.
The Powhatan Is one of the
most powerful cruisers ofour poor
navy. Her ruiining expenses are
not less than $4,000 a month. Yet
Secor Robeson and Mrs. Bclknap
managed to keep her out of sery-
ice when she was really wanted,
and to transform her into nn ex-
cursion barge for u party Of wo-
men and cnildren.--[N. Y. Sun.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
Attachment Notice.

The State Of Mississippi, !
Washington County.
In Circuit Court to April Term
1876.
Ore, fusx Mcyc.rpm's)
9 w,hn. vi defendant A''"'''''s'
. Whnreas Wyha " n WITT Of Attachment
!, ~ ,..a,, ;ss,,oJ IN tho above styled
cansc "n On n ,hc suit Of the plaintiffs,
iSrcvfns \ Never. for the sum Of
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18

Chancery Court will be held IN
1ssaquena County, 14th District,
the lth Mondays after 4th Mon-
days Of January, April, July ana
November. !,
The terms Of the Supreme Court
will commence on the 3dsMondays
Of Ap.il and October.
The Town CnuMcil meets regular
" the 1st Tuesday Of each month
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular meetings are held BY the
Boards Of Supervisors Of each co,ln-
ty on the 1st Mondays Uf JanHsry,
March, July, August. ar " .vOer, /,
aud may continue In session 4 days
and no longer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
K O SSU 7 n
HOUSE.

The public are respectfully In.
formed that I am now prepared to
entertain all who may favor mo
with their patronage, In a manner
not surpassed by any house In the
State. My house has been put in
complete order /; the bed rooms ara
large and well ventilated, and the
table Will be supplied with the best
the market can mrnish.
JOHN HABICHr.
Greenville. Aur
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
C W. FERGUSON,
ATTORNEY AT Law.

WILL PRACTICE in the Courts
w Of Tnnica, Coahoma, Bolivar,
Washington and Issaquena Counties,
and attend to the sale, purchase and
leasing Of plantations and payment OF
taxes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18

Fees for Legal notices due on or
before last publication. No proof
furnished until paid for
RULE THREE.
QUARTERLY, HALF-YEARLY AND
YEARLY RATES:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18

n%Such Regular Advertisements
must be paid at the beginning Of
each quarter.
RULE FOUR.
All Editorial Notices. except
when accompanying the first inser-
tion Of an advertisement, will be
charged 20 cents per line; Obltua'
ries the same. Simple announce
ments Of deaths or marriages free.
Persons who wish to indulge IN
what is termed personal notices.
will bo required to pay in accord-
ance with the nature Of their arti-
cles.
RULE FIVE.
FEES FOR ANNOUNCING CANDT-
DATES:
For State and District Offices, $50
For County Oflces:. :............... lG
For Beat Offices. cs................. s
RULE SIX.
Orders from transient customers
verbal or written, for jnb work, nd
vertising, or subscription, must be
accompanied BY the Cash to obtain
attention. Accounts Of regular
customers due and presented the
lat Of each month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-18
Published every Saturday
By THE
Times Publishing Company

OFFICE RULES.
RULE ONE.
TERMS OF sUBsCRIPTIoN;
Ono Copy one year, in advance, $3N
One Copy six months. in advance 200
RULE TWO.
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
transient Advertising, One
Square. one Insertion....... $l:5o
Each subsequent INSERTION. IS
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06
From the Albany IN. " Journal.
PROPERTY IN LETTERS.

If Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Beecher. Colo
mel Fitzhugh and the rest of man
kind that WELD the pen will write
interesting letters, it becomes impor-
tant to inquire, to ~hom do letters
belong? After we have once mailed
our favors have we any further lien
upon them that can be enforced In
the courts? How about the rights Of
our correspondents--are they free to
do what they will with our letters,
and if we find them In the hands of
a third party can we, or can we not,
re,possess ourselves? Were the let
tiers which Mulligan had in his pos
session properly 'returnable to Mr..
Blaine, the wsiter. or to Mr.. Fisher,
to whom they were addressed?
A contributor to the last number
OF the Albany Laa0 JowrnGZdiscuss-
es this question of property in letters
and presents the decisions which
are recorded In the books. He would
seem to encourage the conclusion
that Mr. Blaine had perfect right
to his nulligan-heId letters. Pope,
the poet, the writer in the Zaao
Journal points out, successfully
sought the aid of a court to restrain
the unauthorized publication of let
ters which he had written to Swift.
''Since Pope's time he proceeds,
''the doctrine has been well estab.
lished in the English courts, and
has been adopted in this country,
that the writer of a letter has prop
erty in it after it has passed into the
hands of the receiver, and may
prevent the latter from publish
ing it. or making of it any other
use not within his implied privileges
as receiver This doctrine, it will
be seen, bears very hard on MRlIigan
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06

and sustains the position which the
exSpeaker took and maintains.
The right which the writer Of letter
has, as thus laid down, is stated, in
course Of the article, not to be based
on considerations of policy Of social
ethics, but to be purely one Of
property existing at common law"
The theory that the writer has a
property after transmission Gully in
letters ofliter0y value, is considered
and shown to be absurd by reference
to the opinion of the United States
Court per Judge Story. Every
letter the Judge maintains, is in the
proper sense Of the term a literary
production which cannot lawfully be
published by the receiver or any
third person without the consent of
the writer, except for purposes of
vindication.
AS to the impostant question WLeth
er the writer has any lawful means
of regaining possession ola letter
after it has passed out Of his hands,
the writer in the LGao JowraaJ is
not able to speak definitely, az the
point has never arisen in any report
ed case. He remarks in regard to it
that much can be said to show that
the property in the material as well
as in the contents, generally speak
ing, remains with the writer: and
that third person can acquire nc
proprietary title in a letter except
through the writer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06

mucn or a gentleman ne may oe, toms < 9
personal apologies to Professor F's sap
posed Minnie" and the nervous sex
ton"-for instead Of Professor f being
a great favorite in "Minnie's" family,
"Minnie" has not even the honor of his
acquaintance, and Only by bis public
services came to know him except an
added overheard remark "He would like
70 show 'ena in Kenosha how to run a
Dime Reading"
To the young people for their eneour-
agemcntI would say in taking my final
leave of them, that in all my experience
/ have seldom attended or conducted a
better Reading emitting exceptions nam
ed. The Music was good, be Recitations
and Readings excellent; two or three
being rarely equaled and never excelled,
such as would have honored professional
Eiocutionists.
MINNIE MYSTIC.
BRISTOL June %.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-06
THE VALE OF DEATH.

General Custer is reported to have
been entrapped by the Indians and to
have attacked camp Of about 1000
lodges on the Little Horn River with
a detachment Of five companies, every
one of whom was killed by the lndi-
ans. Among the killed were seventeen
officers. Gen. Custer, his two brothers,
and brOther-in-laW were killed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

How many people there who know how ia
make mustard plasteri Not Que in hundred
and yet physicians prescribe their application
never telling how to make them, for the simple
reason that the doctors themselves do not know,
rs a rule. The ordinary way is 10 mix the mus
tartl with water, temperng it with little flour,
but such plaster as that makes is abOminable.
Before it has half done its work it begins to Bills
ter the patient, and leaves him finally with a
painful flayed spot, after having produced far
less effect in a beneficial way than intended. A
mustard plaster should never make blister. To
make mustard plaster, then, use no water, but
mix the mustard with the white of an egg, and
the result will he plaster that will "draw" per-
tectly; but will not produce a blister, no matter
how long it is allowed to remain upon the part.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
A Sin Against Nature.

OF all the blunders that the common farmer,
and some others, make with trees, none is so
common, or SO hurtful, and which he is so long
finding out and of which he might know so GER
tsinly. as the practice of cutting off lower limbs
All over the country nothing is more common
than to see mutilated trees on almost every farm
big limbs cut off near the body of the tree. and
of course rOtting to the heart. This is a heart
SIN against nature. The very limbs necessary to
protect the tree from wind and sun, and just
where limbs are needed most, they are cut away,
But the greatest injury is the rotting that al
ways takes place when big limb is sawed Off
100 big to heal over, it must rot and being kent
moist by the growing tree, is in tho right cond-
ton to rot, and being on the body. the rottinr
goes to the heart and hurts the whole tree. 1t
Is common all over the country to see large or
ehards mutilated in this way We often see
holes IN the trees where big limbs have been cut
away, where squirrels and even raccoons couId
crawl IN. Ferhaps the only reason these trim
mers would give is, that the lower limbs were
easier got at, and some would say they wanted
TO ralse crop under the trees.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
A Mule SI0ry.

A boy in st. LOnis was recently presented with
4 jack-knlfe, with which, boy-like, lie cut and
marked everything that came in his way, from
the dining room table to the eats tail. A few
days after he had become the Possessor of the
knife, his father was startled by seeing two men
bringing home the young hopeful in very di-
bruised, and covered with blood. The father. of
course, was very much alarmed, and inquired of
the boy who hurt him. ''Nothng didn't hurt me,
sir" the boy answered between his sobs: "it was
only mule kicked me in the eye" "a mule
kicked you IN the eye, chi replied the father.
Haven't / told You a Thousand times or more
that mules and gunpOwder were not fit things
for boys to fool With What were you doing to
the mule" 81 wasn't foOling with him at ALL"
SAID the boy; 81 was only trying to cut my name
OH his back"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

BOLOGNA SAUSAGE OF PoRK.-Select the ten
der parts of corn-fed porker, not leaving an I'M
due proportion of fat Let this be chopped M
very fine, and afterwards put into mortar and
beaten up, or even wel-pounded with All axe il
you are not supplied with a regular sausage
grinder. Season with pepper, allspice, salt, and
cloves in rather greater proportion than ordinary
together with sage usual. After mixing these
together, pour on boiling water, stirring till il
forms the consistency of common sausages
From butcher get some nicely prepared maws
then stuff and tie them up tightly As your pork
is salted lay the sausages between some of the
pieces, and when the pork is ready let the nav
he smoked with it, The skin of the leaf fat an
swers the same purpose as the NAV, and is not
so difficult to clean. When you are ready for
cooking, it is boiled as bacon, OF 1t may be cut
i'll slices and fried.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

SOME one gives the following table of the or,
der In which men give up their Injuries under
the pressure Of hard times: :" Books go first the
DOCK trade hattens under a panic; illustrated
papers next and then daily papers. If the press.
ure continues, the trade in pianos and fine furni
ture falls of, but the laboring classes begin to
contract on furniture from the start. Next it be-
gins to cut off fine clothes and jeweIry, and
then us getting pretty tight. Put on another
turn of the screw and tea and coffee suffer: then
all the fine groceries; and then the incest kinds
OF produce. If the screw still tightens, when
worst comes TO worst and there is no helm from
God or man, then whskey and tobacco begin to be
cut of But the dogs about dead when it comes
to that :"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09
Che fun of the Ching.
BACKWARD. PIN BACKWARD.

Backward pin back my skirts in their fight;
Make me small again, just for To night
am so weary, and my skirts are 80 long.
Sweeping the pavements as walk along;
Gathering the dirt from out of the street,
Looked at by every one that meet
Mother; dear mother, know I'm a fright,
Pin back my skirts, mother, pin em back tight.
Mother dear mother, the days are so warm
And m tired Of this dress have on
II is SO clumsy, and don't fit me right
Pm It back, mother, pin it back tight
Now l m ready don't ! look sweet
Smiling ON all happen to meet
L m IN the fashion so that il all right
Pm back my skirts, mother, pin en- back tight
Mother, dear mother know its sin
10 wear dresses that show one 5 limb,
But what is poor girl going tn do
II all the world wears them she must wear EN- too
II Is OILY those that thin that afraid
To show off a form that is well made.
You may laugh but you know that m right;
Pin back my skirts mother, pin EN- back tight
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-09

IT PAID THAT TIME.-Seven years ago a wild
ow lady bought one hundred yearling apple
trees at the Springfield nursery, and last Fall
picked three bushels of apnles 10 the trae worth
when picked, fifty cents per busbeI / learn
they have kept well, and are now worth one
dollar per b1shel Thus the one hundred trees.
which sSsS slT give three hundred bushels
the investment of that So and as the 49, VII,
larger every year, they will give Larger yiaIJ
until each tree may bring her $40 worth az Fr,'i,
at once. have seen it sold on the tree At tn
figures, in that same county. Then it would
pay.-Cor. Rural World.