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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Fire-ProOf Shlngle Roofs.

Spon, for this purpose, recon-
mends @ wash composed Of lime,
salt and fine sand, or wood ashes,
to be applied as in putting on a
coat of white wash. This coat.
ing, he adds, will render an ordi.
nary shingle roof fifty fold more
safe against fire from falling Gin
ders in case Of a neighboring fire,
than one without. He adds, also,
that It viii have a preservative ef-
feet on the shingles, protecting
them against rotting from expo
sure to the weather, and against
warping, and states that the older
and more weather-beaten the shin
giles are, the more benefit they will
derive from this application. lie
recommends that a small quantity
of lampblack be mixed with the
wash, to give the coating a darker
color, avoiding the offensive glare
of q whitewashed roof.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Dreaks-and where are we?

J. M. G., writing from Stormville
the morning of the breaks in Boil
var county, sends the following
dismal picture
"The water is spreading and ris.
ing rapidly over the surrounding
neighborhood. Already the water
is up to the floors of the dwellings
and stores; cattle and horses are
being driven to the levee impro-
vised and rudely constructed RATS
are employed to convey plumber,
women, children, &C., out to places
of safety. Where | am, two and a
half miles away, the dismal roar
ing of the water is distinctly audi.
BILE. The water is carried through
with such force that half-grown
cottonwood trees, Immediately in
front of the break, are standing
half bent. AS far as the eye can
reach in a southernly direction is
nothing but a vast sea of water.
Later reports, just received, say
that the levee between the Hughes
and Clark places gave way during
the night and is now two hundred
wards wide,u
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
A Quarrel Results In Three Deaths,

Five men were raising a barn in
Rowan county, North Carolina,
when a succession of tragedies
occurred from n quarrel between
two of the workmen. John Held
and Peter Josephs quarreled, when
Held threw an axe at Joscphs, the
keen blade literally splitting his
head in two, scattering his brains,
and killing him instantly. AS Held
threw the axe he lost his foothold
and fell from the building, break.
ing his neck. Three men were on
the ground at the timo-Jamcs
Cephas, Richard Wiley and Ned
Blandford-engaged in raising a
heavy log. They became SO much
excited at the tragedies they had
just witnessed that Cephas lost
his hold on the log and caused II
to fall. AS il came down II caught
Wiley and crushed his abdomen,
inficting injuries from which he
died. Of the five men at work on
the building, only two remained
alive.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
A Letter on Johnson Grass.

To the Editor Of the Comet.
Nearly two years ago ! gave my
own experience with Johnson
grass upon Red River, La, which
l then hoped would induce others
interested in the matter to invcsti.
gate for their own satisfaction and
information. Now that the Su.
preme Court of our State has de.
cided that q man shall have the
right to plant Johnson grass upon
his plantation, ! take this method
of informing John McCutchen and
every other man who desires a
field of johnson grass that they
can get II free Of charge in many
places on Red River, in the State
of Louisiana-only pay for the
buildings upon the land and take
II. Wherever the j ohnson Guines
Grass gets set in the land there il
nothing that can destroy it, aud !
spreads from place to place will
considerable rapidity.
b. +. JONES.
Beauregard, Feb. II. 1872.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
The SchOOi Fund and the Poll Tax.



From Superintendent Wolfe we
learn that on the 5000 polls in
Kinds county there were collected
in 1879 but s2,O36, and in 1880 only
sl,436. Gen. Smith suggests that
the poll tax be increased from one
to two dollars on each poll.
To this we have no objection,
but this alone will do no good, as
it win simply decrease the amount
of such tax collected. Some meas
ure should be adopted to compel
or induce the payment of this tax.
Now it is a principle of right that
there should be "no taxation with.
out representations Should not
the converse of this be true, that
no one who does not contribute Ia
the support Of the government
should have a voice in iti Wer,
the poll tax receipt made the Ger
tifcate of registration all Of thil
tax would be collected. This i
not urged by us to exclude an.
class of citizens from the ballot
but only in the interest of educa
ton, certainly no one can object t
so just law, and the increase I
the school fund would greatly g,
hance the efficiency Of our scho,
system.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
The text of the apportlonment

The text of the apportlonment
bill as it passed was as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., That after
March 3, 1883, the House of Rep
resentatives shall be composed of
325 members, to be apportioned
among the several States as fol.
lows: Alabama, g.; Arkansas, 8;
California, 6; Colorado, 1; Con-
necticut, a; Delaware, /; Florida,
9; Georgia, 10; Illinois, 20; Indi-
ana, 13; Iowa, IL; Kansas, Z; Ken.
lucky, IL; Louisiana, 6; Maine, 4 +;
Maryland, 8; Massachusetts,, IL;
Michigan, IL: Minnesota, 8; Mis-
sissippi, z; Missouri, IA; Nebras-
ka, 8; Nevada, 1; New Hampshire,
2; New Jersey, Z; New York, "a ;
North Carolina, o; Ohio, 81; Ore
gon, l; Pennsylyaniu, %; Rhode
Island, 2; South Carolina, z; Ten
nessee, 10; Texas, II; Vermont,
2; Virginia, 10; West Virginia, 4 :;
Wisconsin. 0.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Scientific Mining.
Denver News.l

" NO; no hoisting works-not il
| know il. You can fool away a
good deal of good, hard coin on
hosting works. allow then do
you run your mine r "On the as.
sessment plan, sir. That's the
latest and most approved method.
When we have a good map of the
lower workings we don't need any
works to speak of. | keep man
in Virginia at $50 a month to SUI
perintend the location and write
weekly letters, and | stay in San
Francisco in my Office on Pine
street, and levy the assessments
every sixty days; that's as often
as the law allows. l am the presi.
dent, board of trustees, secretary,
treasurer and eyerything-more
especially the treasurer. vi course
| draw salary for all the Offices,
and when get through drawing
salaries | turn the rest over to the
agent in Virginia to pay OF the
hands. BY not employing any
hands he saves enough to pay him
self. This is what | call scientih,
mining, sir. You get the silver ou
of the pockets of the stockholderI
and leave the vast argentiferou
and auriferous deposits in you
claim for your children, who cal
go right ahead and develop tn
mine just as soon as the publ
quit putting up, which isn't at a
likely to happen. AS long as pee
pie are being born in Nevada an
! California my mine will run on lik
n chronometer clock.n "But,' sal
, the Utah man, "my style of minin
: keeps lots of men at work. rs
J does mine," quoth the Golden Cat
I chap. "Thousands of men al
working night and day to pay I'll
+ assessments. II keeps the corlntI
as busy as a bee.hive," and III
!, speaker sauntered to the telegraI
I Office to order assessment No. 3
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Removing a Wsman from a Tumor'

Philadelphia, Feb. 1O.-Dr. Wm'
Goodall, of the University of Penn.
sylvania, performed a very remark
able operation this afternoon in
the presence Of 30 physicians and
a number of students at the Uni
versity Hospital. He removed an
ovarian tumor, weighing liz
pounds, from a woman whose name
is not diyulged, age 81, residing
at Blanchard, in this State, and the
mother of three children. When
the tumor had been removed the
woman weighed only 70 pounds,
so DR.. Goodall said, Instead OF
taking the tumor away from the
woman, I took the woman away
from the tumor.n 1t is believed
that the woman viii survive the
operation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
EENYILLE TINES.
"a TERMS. 4TH DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT.

.sana e0unty-Begins on the llk
.ay Of February and the Ist Monday
.l4ser, and may continue L judicial
IIlar eounty-Begins on the 2nd
I.F OF March and the 3rd Monday Of
1er, and may continue IS judicial
n||ower eounty-Begins on the 3rd
|5r nffer the md Monday Of march,
- he 3rd Monday after the 3rd Mon
4 October, and may continue II ju-
1 days.
ley c0unty-Begins on the 5th
M after the Ind Monday Of march,
|&1 sth Monday after the Srd Monday
>er, and may continue IL judicial
@1nena county-Begins on the 7th
AFTER the End Monday Of March,
r. 7th Monday after the 3rd Monday
Ter, and may continue Il judicial
.lngton county-Begins on the
day after the 2nd Monday OF
md the 9th Monday after the 3rd
of October, and may continue 81
days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11

place the one destroyed, the new
work must be higher, broader and 1
more costly. AS every one knows
the land bordering the Mississippi |
is highest at the waters edge, and
declines from that point to the
swamp in the rear. The river, in
fact, has the general character of
a trench running along the crest
of a ridge. A century ago, before
the forest growth upon the banks
had been disturbed, and while ca
wing was an unknown factor in
the situation, these banks were
seldom if ever submerged, except
at points Of great depression
where natural drains OF outlets
had been established. But when
population came, cleared away the
timber and put the higher levels
in cultivation, then began the ca
wing banks and the consequent
lowering of the rivers margin.
Levee building then followed, and
has ever since been practiced.
We have reached a point, how
ever, where we may well consider
the propriety-nay, the POSSIBLE
ity-of maintaining the struggle.
1t might as well be accepted as a
fact beyond controversy that we
are proceeding upon an utterly
impracticable and hopeless plan
and that no matter what our means
may be, they cannot much longer
endure the cruel strain.
For our part we see but two al
ternatives open to us. Either w
must secure Federal action to tn,
end of bringing the river to a uni
form width throughout, and o
, rendering the banks absolutel,
permanent, or we must make n
our minds to resign the idea Of re
claiming the alluvial lands. w
, may be able to continue the effOr
!. a few years longer, but sooner o
{ later we must succumb. The rem
, edy will eventually become NOR
4 disastrous than the disease. l
!. on the other hand, the governmer
will do what as a matter of justic
!. to the Western and Souther
States il should do; If it will III
/. dertake the work Of accomplish
ing just what is necessary for th
|. Improvement Of the navigation
}. the Mississippi by narrowing tn
I channel to O uniform width, an
!. protecting the banks; the resu
;. will be an increased securing fore
O in the current, deepening Of til
!. bed, and a corresponding lowerin
I of the food level. We can the
I build and maintain our own levee
8 Furnish. MS with a permanent an
q indestructible substructure in Ii
r shape of o fixed river bank, al
9 we can take care of the supe
~ structure ourselves. We no lo
= ger expect the government
q build levees for us.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Departed Days.
BY .. W. HOLMES.

\ es, dear, departed, CHERISHED days,
Could Memory's hand restore
Your morning light, your evening rays,
From Times gray Urn snce more
Then might this restless heart be still,
This straining eye might close,
And Hope her fainting pinions fold,
while the fair phantoms rose.
But, like child In Oceans arms,
We strive against the stream,
Each moment farther from the shore,
Where life's young fountains gleam--
Each moment fainter wave the fields,
And wilder rolls the sea;
The mist grows dark-the sun goe
down.
Day breaks-and where are wea
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
A Revolving Cat.
N.O. states.l


A few days ago, while the fly.
wheel of the Winchester arms man
ufactory in New Haven was re-
volving so rapidly that the spokes
were indistinguishable, the engi-
neer noticed a white blotch revolv.
ing with it, but supposing that it
was merely sunlight falling upon
the wheel, he at first made no in-
vestigation. Two hours and half
later he observed that the white
streak was still there, and, having
stopped the engine, he discovered
to his amazement that the appa'
ritiOn was q substantial white cat,
which had been clinging on to one
of the spokes since the wheel start
ed. She was very much exhausted,
and the numberless revolutions
had made her crossed, but she has
since recovered her strength and
visual perfection and become the
pet of the establishment.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
A Thiefs Curious Death.
[Hopkinsville Kentuckian.l

Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
A gentleman in the Newstead
neighborhood had killed some hogs
and they were gambreled and left
hanging on a pole in the yard.
During the night negro stole one
of the hogs and walked off with it.
In attempting to pitch the hog
over a fence, some distance from
the house, the thief hung the gam
brel stick over his head and broke
his neck. He was found the fol-
lowing morning on one side of the
fence and the pork on the other,
hanging by his head.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
. .CHANCERY COURT.

1ena county-Begins on the LIST
y of April and October, and may
- 8 judicial days.
|>|ngton county-Begins on the I'd
= n April and October, and may
y Is judicial days.
3 county-Begins on the LIST Non
ay and November, and may cen
judicial days.
ma county-Begins on the Sd
I of Nay and November, and may
re u judicial days.
.ower county-Begins on the lst
of June and December, and may
- 6 judicial days.
|1ey county-Begins on the 2nd
y 81 June and December, and may
- 8 judicial days.
81 meetings are held by the
u Supervisors as follows: Bien-
q Monday of January TO elect
Commissioners. Annually first
of march, TO receive Tsx-Collec-
orts Of delinquent and insolvent
Monday of August to receive and
n the Assessment Roll; LIST mon.
eptember to levy taxes; and on
by next preceding each term OF
court.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
The Game OF Life.
From Spirit of the Times.

From Spirit of the Times.
Mans life is n game Of cards.
First it is "crib.age." Next he
tries to "go it alone" at sort of
"cut, shuttle aud deal' pace. Then
he "gambols on the green.' Then
he "raises the leuce,n when his
mother takes a "hand in,' and,
contrary to rule, "beats the little
Joker with her "five.n Then with
his diamonds he "winsD the
"queen of hearts.n Tired of
"playing a lone hand," he ex.
presses q desire to "assist" his
fair partner" throws out his
hand" and the clergyman takes a
ten.dollar bill of him "on q pair
She "orders him up' to build fires
Like a knave,n he joins the
"clubs,' where he often gets
"high," which is "low," too. II
he keeps g straight he is Otter
times "Hush." lie grows old ant
"bluf," secs a "deal' of trouble
when at last he "shuffles +" of hi
mortal coil, and "passes in hi
checks.p As he is "raked inn by
aspade,n life's ftful "game" is end
ed, and he waits the summons o
Gabriel's trump" which shal
"order him up.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient Advertising, One Square
One Insertion, .-.........-.-.--.sl. sl.oo
Each subsequent Insertion. ........ -
Fees for Legal notices, which are in
eluded under this head, due on or before
last publication. No proof furnished un-
Ill paid for.
Locals" 1--WE lines or less, this type,
20 cents for first, 2J cents each sabse-
quent Insertion.
Personal articles or notices charged for
according to their nature.
Customers will please give explicit d.
reetions, oflength Of time republication
Of advertisements.
Regular advertising, one square, ms.
s., 6 ms. sl2, year $50.
Larger advertisements, quarterly, half
yearly. and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Regular New Orleans and oreesvtlIe
us..Lns
J. M, WHITE,

Juo. ". TobIn. Master. Curt Holmes, clerh
- , Leaves New Orleans for Green
~ VILE every THURSDAY at 5
D. m. leaves Greenvile for New Or
leans every SUNDAY.
atoy- This line reserves the right to pass
Landings that the Captains may consid-
er unsafe. Passengers TO New Orleane
make lightning time, avoiding k.ilrosd
delays and expense. The fare and gen
eral accommodations,c cannot be excelled.
Their boats do not run here only
through the cotton season; but also
through the dull months, to serve pub,
lie convenience which shippers should
continue to recipr0cate.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.

Orders from transient customers, YER
bal or written, for job work, advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the lst Of each
month.
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suRscRTPTIoN TERMs.

One year. In advance. %
When not paid as above, or within one
month from expiration Of fine paid for
s. 90. Expiration Of Subscribers term
will be indicated By q crOss nsEt on bis
pAper,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11

.Runs only Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
No. 3 connects with No. !.
No. 6 connects with No. !.
CLAIMING NJ. BOLTON.
Superintendent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11

Preaching at n a m. and lp m every sun
day. Prayer-meeting every "Wednesday night.
Communion 1T sunday y Moon Pastor
sunday school, 9:i0. y T Nelson sup.
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Presbyteriau Church

Preaching At n a M and y m. ever, sunday
Communion isi sunday In February, Mry, An.
gust aud November. fmyer.meeting every
"Wednesday night. \ Archer Pastor. Sunday
school at W Sam. Brown sup
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11

Majors Harod and Suter prove
by actual measurements that ev-
cry time bank caves into the ri
yer and new levee is built to re-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY,
81. Joseph Catholic Church


High Mass ut 10 o'siockn m. and vespers st
y. M DIST aud third sundays. Caisehism
e,ery Svnd,y atga m n L. Iiohmert FASTER
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Jewish Synagogue

Services Friday evenings al TX, and saturday
mornings at toh, J. Bogen. Rabbi.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11

Regular mosning service At n a. m. Evening
ssr,Ire, / p. ~. every SUNDAY Communion
llrut SUNDAY In each month y A. Jnny Rector
sabhnth-schooi at0 .ta m j NJ Mooresup.
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Captain Eads Refere the River Con-
mIttee.
,ecial to the Times-Demoerat.

MOST INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-03-11
Georgia Pacific Railway Company.
Mia Division \

On and ai,r February 18th, Iss,, Trains will
run ~ follows
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-01
Rescued From Death.

William j. Ceughlin, of Somervills, Mass,
says: In the fall Of 1875 was taken with
cough. Host my appstite and fssh, and was
confined to my bed. In 1877 was admitted
to the hospital. The doctor said had hole
In my lung as big as a half dollar. At one time
a report went around that was dead, gave
up hope but a friend told. me of DR.. WILL
LIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR THELUNGS. I
cd to feel bstter. ana tosdayI feel better thar
for three yeer~ past.
writet his hoping every one afflicted with
diseased lungs will take DR.. WILLIAM
HALLS BALSAM, and be convinced that
OONSUMPTIONCAN b CURED can pos
ss :ss ss; gone S:, more more Ss man - ne
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-01
A FOWL PROCEEDING.


WHAT ails the black Rooster? lie seems
His S coSb si g All biooals-y pissw,rvS arss
RIM ih i,tI sr %hfte bantam Ne mastk Lass
Parheps br' Parrot will bring him around:
4 s0t n.y. s soSS,esst cut ID cut
quack, puack or -
Tn trims m. Parrot in glossy green suit,
III WAX utk vioiet trimming and cardinaf hat.
"Huml Nav, Been eaten bad me'" OIL
"what Il was can't tellI,Ops twas nothing NJ
Hsrs, iin tse s rssf 81 mc1thul whioh gave
Out, cut I'd da cSt@hiss, hiss-quack. quack-
. Scholarships a. ~ .slss .aisd
mr. p mt his specs on bis big Roman nose
And lifted bit on the Up 81 s'Io snupos.q
f HSn sTi Sswt 10 Tppdsf you're terribly
DOn't SSS oS ssSw any more 'han 70 SWAMI"
Cut NJ sss 81 sssa s.
IAN emetio. Lobelia, Down there by the
Now NIP of the buds and the blossoms at
No biueS save mar, takes tobacco at ALI ! :
without serious damage; so doht DO
Ounce. ,... ,o rouhla ,,
An % ssll% aS %sn as sSr i %
cut cut-gobbie = n 4 y 4
mo head that wears feathers has ever made
why men chew tobacco and spit out the
Or choke iev us with sickening smoke. though
no doubt ,, ..,uo for t.s
Else why should wise creatures like men
touch tobacco?" -, ,.,,o
aiss. hiss-cut, cut da cut--gobble, gop ole
quack, quack. o!
Continued the doctor: Il have hearu IN
deed, ,a.,a,x,.io aud
For more than cold water brought on by the
But however that is, mind what said
first: -, .r,oAao
Let ali feathered bipeds keep clear OF tobac-
co." -. a., ,,
Gobble gobble-hiss, hiss-cut, cut da CUT
quack, quack. Oh q ga sas1@ a
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-01

llInrc, I1rPROVED ROOT BEER
uVn6 y ESQ. package makes q gallons OF a
delicious, wholesome. sparkling Tenn
] perance beverage. Ask your druggist or sent By
mail for 25c, C.B. HIRES, Ash Della. ave., Philada.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-01

The topic of general interest in
scientific circles for some days has
been the total eclipse of the sun,
which occurred on the 18th inst.
The line of totality, starting near the
coast of Africa, south of the Great
Desert, crosses Egypt and Persia, and,
skirting the southern border of, the
great central table land, traverses the
whole breadth of Asia, ending near
Shanghai. European astronomers
have gone to Egypt equipped with
every means Of observation that SCI
ence could suggest, or mechanical
skill furnish, and the result of their
observations will be awaited with in
.terest, as they are going to try some
new methods, and hope to make val
liable additions to our knowledge of
the physical condition of the sun.
The whole region around the sun,
reaching outward, for hundreds of
thousands of miles, is occupied by
matter intimately connected with the
solar orb, but concerning whose pre-
else nature and extent astronomers
are in much doubt. When the sun is
hidden by the, Opaque, body of, the
moon this wonderful region flashes
into view, presenting a most astonish-
ing sight. All around the hidden orb
there glows q broad, coronal glory,
irregular in outline, sometimes vary
ing in color, and shooting out in
places iuto great shafts and wings, or
ian-shaped projections. Within this
wonderful crown of light, and ranged
close around the edge Of the, black
disk of the moon, appear red flames,
if objects that sometimes attain a
height of hundreds of thousands Of
miles may be called flames. = 80.
Here the most marvellous forces
are at work. These rose-red flames
are the so-called ,prominences which
the spectroscope reveals even in full
sunshine, and which are shot forth
from the sun with q velocity that
staggers the reason. Probably they