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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14
NOTICE 70 TAX PAYERS.


Tho tax payers OF Washington
county, Mississippi, are hereby
notified that State, County and
Levee taxes for the fiscal year 1873
arc now duo and payable m my
Office in Grccnvillc. The follow.
ing is a statement Of said taxes:
(ox THE DOLLAR VALUATION or PnortHrY)
State tax. x..........t.......ya mnis
General County. y..........''. e.. a..
School. ......,..... ..a..... "a
County Bond. ....f.........J
RailrUnd Bond. - .........l
i.cyee CONSTRUCTION ........j -
Liquidating11scvcc 5 cents per acre
10 cent levco tax u cents per acre
Maudainus1 is cent per acre
Tax payess ~ lalrther notified
lkat tsfo6 unpol1 ll1[eo tne 18TH
! ! g 1 = \; .
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14

Ders from transient customers
u or written. for jib work, ad-
ling, or subscription, must be
Spanied by the Chsh to obtain
tfOn. Accounts of regular
bners due and presented the
/ each month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14
crsanville, Columbus and Birming.
ham Railroad Company.

Until further notice trains will
leave Grccnvillc for Stoncvillc at
8 a. N. and 3 p. III. Will leave
Stoneville for Grccnville at 0 n. ~.
and 4. p. IN. daily, except Sundays
HENRY 4. IRISH,
nov . Sec. IL Treas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14

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Ire, enc Insertion,..... $l:50
subsequent INSERTION. IS
t,r Legal notices, which are
ed rnder this head. Due on
bre last publication. No proof
he'd until paid for
HHRLY, HALr-YIARLy AND
yRARLY RATES:
Pactsd for At liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14

Recommended by the Health De-
partment..
Extract from Surgeon General Wool
wGth's Report.

SIT IA advised that during che
coming winter, all of the rooms Of
every dwelling in tile cities and
towns which have suffered from
yellow fever, should be opened to
the outer air for sufficient length
of time 10 subject them to u frccz'
ing temperature. Carpets, bed
ding, clothing, trunks, cic. shonl'l
be exposed to the open mir, AMI to
n temperature below the freezing
point. Unless this is done. sporad-
ic eases maybe anticipated, when
the warm weather. returns, from
yellow fever poison, which is liable
to survive the winter in dwellings
which are kept continuously AT an
elevated temperatures"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14
sgulur New Orleans and Gre
Vile Packet.
j. M. WHITE

:. NJ. WHITE, Master G. Holmes, Clerk.
G-;. A.Lcavcs New Orleans for
Greenville every THURS
DAY at 5 p. m. leaves Grccnvillc
for New Orleans every SUNDAY.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14

Editorial Notices. except
nccolnpAning the frat inseF-
4 an advertisement, will be
u 20 cents per line; 0bttua'
e same. Simple announce
OF deaths OF ma tages free.
. who wish to indulge IN
3 termed ''pers0nal notices :
3 required to pay IN accOrd-
With the nature Of their arti-
FOR AHxouScIx0 cANDI'
Fl Dates:
|tnte and District Ofiiccs, 81
County Olhces:.........-...s.. II
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14
J. $. DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF MISS.

Robt. A. I'M, Judge
Geo. 4. Swami, Clerk.
Sessions commence In jackson on the ith
Mondays OF June and January.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14


The Hon. d. G.. Nortlrop, See
rctarv Connecticut Board of Edu.
cation, read paper u.tlrs rccla-
nation Of waste lands; (D the
swamp lands of New England I;
(2) the said barrcns Of the Allan.
tic coast: (3) Tho worn out arabic
lands now used rs pasture; (4) the
rough pasture lands oyergrown
with bareback and ferns. He re-
fcrrcd to successes in Europe ia
rcclaiming lands from tho en-.
croacllments of tho sea and drift
ing sand wastes, to the extent Of
1000, 900 acres, especially upon the
coast of France, by the planting of
the maritime pine. lie alluded to
the hopeful beginnings of the work
in this country, especially the plan
ting of 10000 acres of the drifting
sands Of Darnsiablc county (Cape
Cody Massachusetts, mainly with
the Scotch pine. Land costing so
cents per acre has thus been in.
creased in value moro than twenty
fold. The work is still progress
ing steadily, at an expense of only
so to "a per acre. Similar work
is begun elsewhere on the coast
and in Michigan. He would utilize
the rough and exhausted pasture
lands of New England BY planta-
tlons Of forest trees.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-12-14

All Ipostagc must be paid by Postage stamp
Letters In the United States per hall ounc
cents
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
No Harm Done.

Among the passengers on @ Detroit street car was an oldish woman who had 8 basket of grapes on her lap. She couldn't see any reason why she shouldn't devour few as she rode homeward, and she wasn't the kind of a woman to swal- low the skins. On the contrary she blew them from her mouth with 8 clear and distinct "swoosh p taking aim at no particular object, but hitting boy In the eye at the first shot. At about the fifth "swoosh p a half-mashed grape struck a gentleman passenger in the centre of his snow-white shirt bosom, making stain half as large as No. 8 government envelope. He sprang up and sat down in his sudden embarrass- ment, and was getting ready to mash the old lady with one fierce look of indigna- tion, when she pulled out dilapidated old wallet, shook out six cents, and ex- tending her hand across the car, she said:
 "Them as is car'less must have cash backing. Here's your six cents-go'n git her frothed over agin p
 He waved her hand away, and she re- placed the money, bit of three or four grapes at once, and continued:
 "You can git clean shirts the year round, but grapes don't last no time tall. Sorry, very sorry, but can't swaller grape-skins to save me p
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
Care of the Eyes.

The care of the eyes is urged by Ar thur Chevalier in a new French work. The use of the eyes, he says, should be regulated by their strength, and they should never be overtaxed. A habit of resting them often during work is recom- mended. Thus in reading or writing stop from time to time and allow the eyes to wander over surrounding ob- jects. To persist in working after symp- toms of fatigue appear is foolish. As soon as the eyes begin to itch, or grow red, or any pain is felt in the eyeballs, work should be discontinued and cold water applied. Do not pass suddenly from darkness into bright light. Arti- fcial lights are all injurious. The au- thor adds: " If person cannot tear him. self away from close work, he can at least vary his occupation. Let him close his eyes from time to time, and take a turn around his room, or, what is better, take 8 walk in the fresh air this, even if it be but for few minutes only, will do him great deal of good. Let hin who once becomes convinced that he if putting too much confidence in his eyes take care to abstain from all confnine work immediately after rising, after meals, or by artificial light. Let hin wash his eyes often during the day witt cold water-a remedy which, although simple in itself, never fails in every case to produce good effects. Baths of tepic water are injurious to the eyes,"
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
A Sea Lawyer.

What we call sea lawyer says an old ship owner, is sailor who has developed morbid fancy for the build ing up of system of personal rights as assured to him by law, and wicked ingenuity in making opportunities for self-demonstration. He has studied it all, and knows to a nicety just how far he can go to tantalize and madden his officers without overstepping, by so much as hairs breadth, the exact line of legal safety. Such a being is terror on ship-board. He is eternalIy coming into collision with the officers and melting other men to do so. It is no wonder if, sometimes, he has grounds for an action for damages when he gets into port. But it is hardly possible that he cannot find some excuse for suit
 Litigation is to him as the breath of his nostrils, and there is no need for his ally, the sailors lawyer, to send runners to hunt him up when he gets on shore.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

There is panic in the Glasgow iron trade and many failures have taken place.
 The American exhibits at Paris have received, in all, 750 awards.
 United States Senator Justin $. Morrill, was reelected by the Vermont Legislature.
 The New Hampshire Prohibitionists have nominated full State ticket.
 The Rev. H. H. Hayden has been indicted for the murder of Mary Stan nard.
 Hathaway, the Fall River defaulter, was sentenced to ten years in prison.
 The Billings trial ends by 8 disagreement of the jury, and the long, dreary, tragical story will again have to be told and quarreled over. When the jury first went out they stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction. The second ballot stood ten to two in favor of the prisoner. On Saturday night, another juror went over to the prisoner, but Blood stood for conviction to the last. He had been elected foreman, but h1s attitude caused great dissatisfaction, and his brother jurors requested him to resign. He did so, and Geo. w. Burr of Malta was selected to fill his place.
 The sentence of the soldier Tobin, who was to have been hanged for killing the seducer of his wife, has been com muted to five years imprisonment.
 Gen. Howard te]egraphs of the cold4blooded murder of an Umatilla by white men. He says that within three weeks the Umatillas have lost over 500 horses, which have been hurried out of the country by white thieves.
 -Lorillard is to send number of his fast horses to England to take part in the races there.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
Well.TOned Systems.

Systems toned and renovated with Hostet- ters Stomach Bitters are most effectually de- tended from disease. That supreme invigo1 ant soon overcomes that distressing feebleness consequent upon ailments which impoverish the blood and relax the muscles. Vigor, appe- tite. sleep return to the wasted frame and every physical faculty gains greater activity through its benign influence. Nor is this all, for the Bitters have a most genial and cheering effect upon the mind of the Respondent invalid, which is the natural effect of 'he increased bodily vitality which they produce. Nervous symptoms disappear in consequence of the use of this medicine, and the evil consequences sure to result from premature decay of the physical energies are averted. Dyspepsia liver complaints, rheumatic ailments, urinary and uterine irregularities, malarial diseases, and many other disordered conditions of the system, are rcmedied by the Bitters.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

All the shivering, frightened people began now to look forward to evening, hoping that as the moon rose full at nine o'clock, her light would penetrate the gloom; but all the children who coaxed to sit up and see her, grew very sleepy, their strained eyes were not re- warded by her beautiful beams, for at eight in the evening the darkness was total one could not distinguish between the earth and the heavens, and it was impossible to see hand before one's face
 It was the nearest approach to the Egyptian darkness that has been known since that day, when "they saw not one another, neither rose up any from his place for three days"
 Then all the weary children were sent to bed after the most honest prayers that they had ever prayed, and the older people sat up to watch for the light that never befo1e had appeared so glorious.
 And never dawned fairer morning than the twentieth of May, for the sun that opened the flowers and mirrored itself in the dew-drops, brought the color again to the children's faces, and filled every heart with confidence.
 The birds sang joyously, the cattle re- turned to their pastures, the places of business We're opened, and every one went about his work more gentle towuwd man and more graceful toward God. After the darkness was passed, several persons travelled about to gather all possible information concerning this memorable day, and Dr. Tenny wrote an account of what he learned while on a journey from the east to Pennsylvania. He says the deepest darkness was in Essex County, Massachusetts, the lower part of New Hampshire, and the eastern portion of Maine (where my great-grand- mother ived). In Rhode Island and Connecticut it was not so great; in New Jersey peculiar clouds were observed, but the darkness was not uncommon, and in the lower parts of Pennsylvania nothing unusual was observed.
 It extended as far north as the American settlements and westward to Albany, but it's exact limits could not be ascertained.
 In Bo ston the darkness continued fourteen or fifteen hours, varying in duration at other places.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
A Minister on Dancing.

The Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, in A sermon to his congregation in New York said there was not single amusement on the face of the earth which had re- ceived the ban of all nations to so great an extent as dancing. To illustrate this he quoted from the Bible. "Thls girl, Herodiass daughter said he "was a professional dancer. Dancing was con- sistent with riot, murder and immortality. The first chapter of the book of Esther relates how the king made feast for his male friends. The wine-cup passed around, songs were sung, stories were told, and when all were drunk the King commanded that tae Queen should be brought in. What for? Ordinary amuse- ments would not suffice. Dancing was In order. The Queen refused to appear before such company and the King di- vorced her from him because she reused to do what thousands of Christian women in New York to-day would do if they had chance. From the time of Cain down to the present day dancing has always been worlds amusement. A boy can- not leave his Sunday-school to go to a danclng-school with any less danger than he would incur in frequenting gam bling-hell."
 You would not want Christian woman," continued the preacher. dressed is ball costume to come to the bedside of your dying wife to speak words of good cheer. The widest savage is not fit to murder the settler and take his scalp until he has danced the war dance. A particular dress is required for the dance. The lady who received her guests at dancing party in ordinary attire would be ostracised. At the same time, her dancing costume would be scandalous on the street or at dinner table. The plea that you darce for ex- ercise is absurd. You never lock your- self in your room and dance for an hour. Dancers must have the excitementof be- ing in public. Any one who has passed the summer at Saratoga tor the past five years can see how public dancing has fallen off since the public halls were built. There is comparatively little dancing because there is nobody now to look on except at great balls. When Mrs. Sherman entered her protest against round dancing she did not make 1t as religious wornan. She is fash lonable woman and a woman of the world. She made the protest in behalf of the morals of her children. Mrs. Polk banished dancing from the White House because 1t was an amusement unfit for the national halls. The most dreadful place in Paris to-day-and I am sorry to say every one goes there, even ministers and deacons-is a dancing hall, and scenes are enacted there that Mohawk Indian would not tolerate in his k1ng- dom, unless his braves were on the eve of going into battle. Dancing adds noth- ing to our enjoyment. A dancing hall is as mischievous as dram shop would be in the vestibrle of church. I have seen men sit smiling in a dancing hall, looking at their wlves in the embraces of other men in the round dance, who would shoot the couple if they assumed such attitudes in any other place. The world would sustain them in the shoot ing, too. It is disgraceful for Christian women to dance. Dancing is not only foolish, but 1t is sinful''
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
WAITING FOR THE FROST.
Still lifts the lily in the mild still air

Still lifts the lily in the mild still air Its cup of perfumed snow, And star-like, gleam the myrtle blossoms
 where
 The autumn roses glow; This fragrant beauty seems the mask of Death; The whispering south wind is his poisoned
 breath; We weary for these warm bright days to end ; The summer fingers at what fearful cost! pitying God in mercy to us send The white gift of Thy frost From its cold touch the pestilence will fly, And plague-shut houses will their doors
 unfold, And mourners, who have seen their loved ones
 die,
 Yet, shuddering, feared their helpless hands
 to hold. Will seek. with tears, the graves from which,
 to-day, Love, terror-haunted, trembling turns away. All powerless, Lord, at Thy dear feet we bow If Thou delay, how many lives are lost! We ask blessing, never prized till now The white gift of Thy frost!
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
The Coal Miners.

The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott has been travelling in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, and comes away with the impression that the miners are generally in comfortable circumstances. "One looks in vain in the Wyoming Valley" he says, "for any signs of crushing poverty. The houses of the miners are generally neat and comfortable cottages. They are surrounded by little plots of ground, and these are either already in or coming into a fair state of cultivation
 Some of these cottages are bare enough '; the common shanty, without sign of taste, and sometimes without cleanliness; but others of them are not only neat, but attractive" Abbott thinks that the miners, as a class, are law abiding, in dustrious, and sober, and are not led by demagogues to any great extent Work on half or quarter time sometimes brings suffering; and he g1ves the following story of how cheaply a family can live: GA German, with five in his family, was thrown out of employment. He owned his cottage, so that he had no rent to pay. He had in his house little provi- sion, and in his purse $20. During six months he succeeded in earning $1.25. This was all the money that he received, and he had no other help. He supported his family on the $21.25 for that six months. I asked my informant on what he lived. He could not tell me probably on corn meal at $1.25 hun dred, and milk, with little fat bacon, but without tea, coffee, or sugar"
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET


 The wholesale New York market quotations show:
 Beans.-Prime 1.75a1.so fa,r to gcce le5 d1.7 70 per bushel.
 Butier.-N. Y. sold at 22c. for choice in pails, and 14d16c. common to good. Western 7d9c.
 C,ov,Se.-Factory fancy 994c.; do. fair Sc. Eggs.-Quotations ranged from 29c. for or dinary to 22c. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 FEour.-Superfine New York and Western, 43.50a3.S0. extra New York $3. 90a$5.25. Hdy.-Shipping 35a45c.; clover 30a40c. salt, 30d40c. ,straw 25d4Oc.
 Hops-New York Sal5c. Eastern 1Oa12c yearlings 5a8c., olds 2d4c.
 PetroleuDa-Refined 10lc., crude 5lc. in bulk, in barrels sAc. Naptha 7%c. in ship ping order and l3a14c. in cases and 10 in barrels.
 Pork-New mess $11 2Oa1155 Family mess 1900. extra prime Il. 50. Dressed hogs 5d5% Wheat-Spring No. 9, $1.OO. Milwaukee Rye.-State 60c.
 Woot.-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 40a42c, xx 36a38c., x34a37c. No. 1 Sea 38. No. ?, 33a36c. common 3Oa32. New York and Western xx 30d35c., X and Flo. l., 30d35d34d37c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET FIow.-slate family $500, rye four 3.25 Wheat, State 99c. Amber l.01. Corn, yell low, 52Lc.; mixed State52c
 Pet'oieun,.-Refined 915c.; crude, 7s4c. WooL-State and Western XIX 36a36c.; 35a 6c.; medium 36a37: coarse 30d33c.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALo.-Cattie, good quality, $.4.85. Hogs, fair to good 3.4 a36 best 3.S0 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Bcst cattle 4.70 medium to good 4.5Oa4.75; common to far 3.75d4.30. Hogs, Workers, 4Oa3.65; 2hila delphias 90a4.20 Sheep. 3.25a4.25. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice 7.5C extra 7.00a7.25; first quality 6.O0a6.5O; second quality 5.00d5.50 third quality 400d 4.75. Sheep and lambs--wool sheep 3.45a5. 50; extra 3.00a5.00; sheared 3Ia5Ic.; spring lambs 315G5c.: veal calves 3d5c.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
A Sensible PerSOn.

Commodore Garrison of New York city, three score years of age and worth $7,00O,O ,O0O, has lately married young bride, with fortune in her own right A party of young fellows on the balcony of the United States, at Saratoga, were bantering the Commodore on the sub- ject of marriage.
 You are too old to think of such a thing, Commodore. You have only a short time to live, you know, and be- sides it is costly luxury"
 "Gentlemen," replied the Commo- dore, gravely, "have you ever heard of the man who offered hundred thou sand dollars for glass of water just be- fore he was going to be hanged? I think that man was an extremely sensi- ble person"
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

A PHILOSOPHER boy was true philosopher who, when he lost his kite, thought he would cry about it, but i'm mediately after concluded not to, and went home whistling. When asked if he wasn't sorry to lose his treasure he re- piled =" Yes; but can't fool away much time in being sorry I'm just going to make another one, and guess 8 bet ter one." A great many full-grown men haven't learned that lesson yet. When they have split their milk on the ground they sit down close to the wet spot and dilute the. lost lacteal fluid with theil briny tears. If, instead of this repining, they would only skurry around they would soon find another and a bigger COW waiting to be milked Don't sulk, because it won't pay.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23
Would not Believe.

Being constantly busy, a worthy ad- vocate hit upon the brilliant device, when any one knocked, of opening the door and saying he wasn't in.
 This ingenious plan succeeded won- derfully for while, till along came a client who knew him.
 What?'' said the client, "you say M. X. is not in. Why you are M. K. J
 "That's the way with you people P said the worthy lawyer, in disgust. "Ii chit of 8 servant girl had said I wasn't in, you'd have believed her quickly enough, but when I tell you, you won't take my word"
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

a grain crop. MT. Hall went beyond this by mentioning that he knew of q field of rye being pastured for seven years continuously by sheep. Other farmers present said that winter rye will continue growing year after year if it is prevented from going to seed.
 THE HOUSEHOLD.
 Pototo Soup.-Pare and chop fine six good-sized potatoes put them in kettle with about three pints of water ; season with butter, pepper, and salt boil until just tender, not soft. Just before serv- ing break into it three or four raw eggs, stirring briskly to break the eggs before l they cook.
 Fish Cdkes.-Pare and boil two quarts of potatoes put one pound salt codfsh in about one quart of cold water let it come to boil; then pick up fine and put in cold water again and bring to a boil pour off the water, and then mix potatoes and fish we'll together make into balls or cakes, and fry brown with clear salt pork.
 German I'oast-Make a thin batter of two eggs, one pint of milk and some flour. Cut thin slices of wheat bread and soak them in little sweetened water; cover each side with the batter and fry brown in lard. Serve while hot. with butter and sugar.
 German Fritters. - Cut slices of bakers bread almost half an inch thick ; soak in quart of milk until thoroughly saturated. Beat up two eggs; dip the slices into the egg and fry in hot lard sprinkle sugar over tine tor of the fritters and serve with cream and sugar.
 Orange Jelly.-Take the juice ot twelve oranges and two lemons, one boz of gelatine softened in a quart of water (half of it boiling) and two pounds ot white sugar. After disselving strain and place in moulds. Sour oranges are | best