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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
Why the ParSon Left.
Texas Shiftings.l
And sit and grieve and wonder.

Texas Shiftings.l
A good many years ago, when a
certain place in Texas was a very
small town, quite n number of
prominent citizens went out on a
hunting expedition. One night
when they had gathered around the
campaire, one of the party sugges-
ted that each man should give the
time and reason for leaving his
native State and coming to Texas,
whereupon each one in turn told
his experience. Judge Blank had
killed a man in self-defcnsc, and
Arkansas, Gen. Soandso, had forg.
ed another mans signature to u
check, while another came to
Texas on account of his having
two wives. The only man who did
not make any disclosure was a
sanctimonious looking old man
who, although professional gam
bier, was usually called "Parson.n
"Well, Parson, Why did you
leave Kentuckygp
:" don't care to say anything
about ii. Besides it was only a
trine. None of You would believe
me anyhow
"Out with i'll Did you shoot
anybody"
"No, gentlemen, / did not,
Since you want to know so bad,
III tell you. left Kentucky be
cause | did not build church."
Deep silence fell on the group
No such excuse for coming to Tex
AZ had ever been heard of before
There was evidently an unexplain
mystery at the bottom Of It. "Th'
parsonu was called on to furn
ish more light"
swell, gentlemen, you see, a con
gregation raised $4,000 and turn
ed it over to me to build the cburcl
and ! didn't build the church
That's all.p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
A Cute Celestial.
He Introduces New Trick with the Aneri-
can Tiger.

Salt Lake Tribune.
Recently in Butte, where China
men play at faro q great deal, n
mild-mannered hcathen glid into q
faro game, and after losing a few
dollars pulled out a little package
of gold dust and laid it on the ace.
The ace lost, and the dealer, pick
ing up the package, unfolded it and
weighed out the dust, which was
$50 worth. He was about to cast
the paper aside when the Celestial
motioncd to ii and asked that it
might be given back, as it had
some washing accounts on it. The
paper was returned, and the next
night he was there again, betting
$50 in gold dust as before. He
put his package carefully on the
ace and won. The dealer handed
him ont $50, and the Chinaman
shook his head.
"What's the matter, John ~
"You payee all bet. One hun
died fifty dollars"
The dealer laughed contemptu.
ously, hut the heather, unrolling
the package, showed a hundred
dollar bill laid in between the
double piece of paper which con
tanned the dust.
The dealer looked very cheap,
but the Chinaman never moved q
muscle. He acted as If it was the
regular thing to keep hundred
dollar bill folded up in his gold
dust packages.
"Pay IT," said the lookout man
"he's got MS dead.p
The same bin was in the paper
the night before, but the dealer
had handed it back, thinking II 9
wash bill. But of course ,hss
wasn't the Chinaman's fAals,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
TERMS. 4TH DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT.

INA eounty-Begins on the 4th
81 Of February and the lst Monday
ser, and may continue y judicial
II eounty-Begins on the 2nd
. Of March and the Srd Monday OF
II and may continue Is judicial
6wer county-Begins on the 3rd
8 after the 2nd Monday of March,
+ he 3rd Monday after the 3rd Mon
October, and may continue y ju-
hys.
ey county-Begins on the 18th
after the md Monday of March,
5th Monday after the 3rd Monday
Der, and may continue l2 Judicial
hena eounty-Begins on the 7th
after the md Monday Of March,
9TH Monday after the 3rd Monday
Der, and may continue u judicial
tington county-Begins on the
hday after the 2nd Monday Of
Ind the 9th Monday after the SRI
OF October, and may continue 81
DAYS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
No2s
Tie Golden side.

There is many rest in the road Of life,
If We would stop 10 take IL;
And many tone from the better land,
II the querulous heart would make it.
To the sunny soul that Is fun 81 hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth
The grass is green snd the flowers are
bright,
Though the winter storm preyaileth.
Better to hope, though clouds hang low,
And keep the eyes still lifted,
For the sweet blue sky viii stlll peep
through,
When the oininous clouds are rifted.
There was never = night without day,
OR an evening without a morning.
And the darkest hour, as the proverb
goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There Il many a gem In the path Of life,
Which we pass In our idle pleasure,
That Is richer far than the Jeweled crown
Or the mlser's hoar,ied treasure;
II may be the love OF little child,
Or a mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only beggur's grateful thanks
For cup Of water given.
Better to weave In the web Of life
A bright and golden filling,
And do Gods work with ready heart
And hands that are prompt and willing
Than TO snap the delicate minute threa
, OF our curious lives asunder,
And then blame heaven for the tangle
ends,
And sit and grieye and wonder.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
Cure for Small P0x.

A correspondent of the New
Orleans Times-Democrat, who is
said by the paper to boa gentle
man of high standing, sends the
following recipe, of the success Of
which he has personal knowledge :
sulphate of zinc, grain; fox
glove, (digitalis) grain; half q tea
spoonful of sugar, mixed thor
oughly. When mixed, add four
ounces of water.
Dose.--A full teaspoonful every
hour for adults, and for children
according to age.
A correspondent of the New
York Sun also advises this rene.
dy, and says it will cure either
small pox or scarlet fever.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
At the capital.
Jackson, Miss. Jan. p. 1881

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 25, 1852.
Greenyille Times:
| write these lines to you to-
night, and just before the House
goes into a night session. Thus
far this has been busy week to
the members of the Legislature.
Monday was the eighteenth day of
the session, and on that day came
up that important ques ton of "su-
peryising railways as public high
ways, and for the control by the
State through commissioners of
the rates of freight SC. Monday
morning and night and Tuesday
morning and night this bill was
before the House. But a compro-
mise was finally effected on Tues
day night, through the suggestion
of Capt. Stone, of your county, by
which newly projected railroads to
be built within three years, are ex-
empted for period of ten years
from the operation of the bill. And
so as amended the bill goes to the
Senate.
| expect the charter to the
Georgia Pacific (our road will
come up tonight. The present
Legislature grows upon one; = ii
is eminently a cool, conservative
body and means well for the State.
They have a vast deal of work be-
fore them, and are approaching il
with calmness and deliberation.
Your representative, Captain
Stone, seems to have gathered in
a right good bite of work. His
railroad views, work on the appOr
tionment committee, aud chairman
ship of the immigration committe,
keep him fully occupied. Colone
Montgomery, of your neighborinl
county of Bolivar, handles himsel
well. There are few men in tn,
House of more winning manner
than Capt. Stone and Col. Mont
gomery.
j. ID. Webster, Esq, ofyour city
is in jackson. He presente'
through the Hon. Peter Mitchell
bill relative to certain local mat
ters pertaining to the town o
Greenville. The bill will go to tn
committee on corporations.
Friends of the new Greenvill
Temple Association go before tn
committee on corporations to-mol
row in the interest of that bill.
Two bills on immigration MAJ
ters came before the joint commit
tee last night. Something will b
done in that matter; if not all W
wish at least a respectable begir
ming. Yours truly, SMITH.
Delays in the mail prevente
the above from being published |
our last issue.--Ed. Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

A well informed Tennessee pol
itician when asked how the pro-
posed Malone movement in his
State would succeed, replied that
!" 1t would not be even attempted,
as the Tennessee Republicans were
not such id fools as those in
Virginia, who put the Mahoneites
in power and then never got a
smell Of the pclf.r
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
The Lick Telescope.

The New York Herald's cores.
pOndent at Cambridgeport, Mass,
gives a lengthy but interesting ac-
count of several of the finest tele-
scopes in this country. constructed
by Alvan Clarke, with sketch of
his life. Among the glasses men
toned is the great thirty-six-inch
telescope.
The Clarkes have now ON hand
an order from the Trustees of the
James Lick estate " for the most
powerful telescope in the world"
In December, 1874, Mr.. James
Lick, of California, determined to |
erect a telescope somewhere in
that State. Mount Hamilton, Al
30 feet high, some IL miles east of
San Jose, Santa Clara county,
was finally decided upon as the
site of the observatory. Before
anything was done, however, Mr..
Lick died and the trustees of his
estate were authorized to expend
| s1O0,0 900 for the purchase of the
necessary land and the telescope.
A grant of land was obtained
from the United States, and $751;
600 was expended in constructing
a roadway to the summit of the
mountain. Mount Hamilton has
three SUBMITS, the east peak being
4,4i0 feet high, the middle i,3.
/ 30 feet, and the third, the obscr
yatory peak, 4,256. The latter
4 however, has been cut down to q
: level surface just large enough fol
J. the buildings for tho instruments
0 In 1879 Capt. r. 5. Floyd, prcsi
: dent of the trustees, prepare,
) plans for the observatory. The
s general plan is to give the place o
d honor to the seyenty.iiyc foo
? dome which is to contain the larg,
d telescope-thirty.six inches i
/ aperture. Last November a dom
d was constructed Mt the northwes
7. corner of the summit plateau, i
which was placed a twelve.inc
10 telescope made by the Clarkl
IN Connecting the two domes is to b
10 q onc-story building, containing
N clock-room, workshop, n librar,
r, offices and bedrooms for the oil
Ip servers. A transit.house of iro
ip which was completed this yea
IN stands a few feet east of the smal
:" er dome, and just south of that
rs the photo.hcliograph with its hous
y A few feet east Of this the 81
inch meridian circle, by Repsol
O. Hamburg, is to stand, which, vii
IN the four.inch transit by Fauth,
rs Washington,) completes the list
q. meridian instruments belongil
l to the observatory. The ma
T. building it to be made of brio
while four-inch comet seeker, |
G. Clark, occupies dome. III
~ terms Of the contract for the Li'
)" telescope with the Clarks calls f
so q thirty.six-inch glass, and, fl
~ years are givenin which to col
i plete it. The sum of 100000 is
be paid for it, besides $1,000 f
re the trial mounting. The glass h
ne been ordered Of the makers, b
to has not yet been received.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
The Fighting Editor Of Paris.

well-knOwn sighting editora of
several journals in the days of the
Empire, recalls some curious pha-
ses of the press laws of that pc
riod. Thomassin Sprang into no
toriety by reason of the law of
1851, which provided that all arti-
eles in political newspapers should
be signed. II, therefore, became |
necessary for the writer's of peeu-
liarly seditioas papers to employ |
some one to take the responsible
ty off their shoulders, and Thorn
ASSN was the man. His literary
ability went little further than en-
abling him to sign his name, for
he could hardly read or write. He
had been in the army, and had re-
tired with the rank of Sergeant
Major of Dragons. His want Of
education wat his chief qualifca-
ton for the position. If he could
have read the articles that he
signed he might have hesitated to
put his name to some of them.
When the newspaper for which he
made himself responsible was ci-
ted before the Correctional Police,
Thomassin put on his best coat,
and set off to the Palace of JUS
tice. He would swear that he had
written the Objectionable article,
and would accept his sentence to
three months Imprisonment with
pleased smile, for during his term
in Jail his journal paid him five
francs a day above his usual sala'
ry, and supplied him with tobacco
and three good meals daily. He
used to say, this has been a pros
porous year for me,' when he had
passed nine out of the twelve
months in prison. His wife wai
as pleased when he was sent tx
Jail as he was himself, for she re
ceived the extra salary and hoard
ed it for her daughters marriag
portion. Thomassin was frequent
ly called upon to fight duels TO
| his employers, and thoroughly dc
, lighted in them, for he was paid
fee of 80 much per fight, with
special tariff if he was wounded
Paris journalists did not shell
themselves behind Thcmassil
when tho quarrel was with a bro
| ther journalist or a respectabl
, man. Their deputy's business wa
to deal with those who sought t
earn the gratitude Of the Empir
by challenging its enemies. II
was not o good swordslnan or
, certain shot, but he had splendi
, nerve. He was never badly wom
, ded, nor did he infict much dan
age on his opponents, for he wa
specially cautioned to control hi
| flre-eating disposition, which Nigh
r have got his newspaper into ser
+ ous trouble had he cut his advel
t sary into mince meat, as he woul
/ have enjoyed doing. The fall 9
+ the Empire, against which he ha
so often fought, was a sad bio
r for Thomassin, for with it fell th
!, press laws, and his occupation wa
:. gone. However, his wife had 81
: we'd sufficient money to keep hi
/, in comfort, and he died peaceful
{. at the age of 68.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
ADVERTISING RATES.

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Contracted for al Liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
The Great Bale of Cotton,

The bale of cotton which took
the first prize at the Atlanta Expo
sition, and which attracted such
universal attention throughout the
cotton belt section, was raised by
Mr.. w. B. Gurison, of Warren
county, Arkansas, on the poor
lands of that State, and not on the
rich bottom lands, as was generally
supposed. Mr.. Gurison, in an en-
thusiastic letter to his father, de-
scribes the manner in which he
cultivated this cotton; tells him
that he used Stern's ammoniated
superphosphate, and that he had
only one rain in 110 days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
A Strange Marriage.



A strange marriage occurred in |
south Arkansas recently. Miss
Wampton, a beautiful young lady
and q wealthy young farmer named
ROekton were recently married.
The eyoung lady couldnot have been
termed happy bride" She had
married Rookton TO please as wild
owed mother. My happiness de-
pends upon the mion,n the widow
had said. "YOu have always been
a dutiful child, and | know you will
not refuse to marry a man who de-
votedly loves you. You may not
love him now, my child but that
deep devotion which is always the
offspring of Kindness will make
you happy"
"I will obey you,n replied the
girl, shut | do not even like Mr..
Rockton. There is nothingin SYM
pathy between us. He is wealthy
but while poverty always brings
misery, yet wealth does not always
bring happiness. You know that |
am devoted to Tom Rosamond,
and that he is devoted to me, but
if you as my mother command me
| will obey, even though the effort
costs me my life as well as m,
happiness
The ceremony was performed
Pale, and with a settled expression
of despair, the girl promised (
"love honor and obey,' Rocktol
} was happy. The girls mother real
: zed a long cherished dream. Ros
} amond, who would have been tn
girls choice, left the neighbol
= hood. Roekton and his wife b,
4 gan housekeeping. Six month
Q afterwards Rosamond returne
S and sent Mrs. Rockton a note, be,
o ging an interview. She shove
= the note, and her answer of refr
|. sal to her husband. He kissC
e her as u reward of her hdelit,
t. Rather a thin reward.
II ROckton was taken sick with u
D. wamp fever. S.F.never trities wi
u q mans feelings. Business is Il
a motto of swamp fever. Napole'
I. said he could take swamp feve
d with chills as hisssstaff, and VIII
II any army in the world. Swan
D. fever placed q bronzed finger
10 Rock toms nose and said "come
Is When the sufferer saw he VI
% bound to accompany the .enen
'e he called his wife and said:
e "You have been a faithful vii
% Nine out Of ten would have n
d away long ago. | have alwa,
A. known that you loved Rosamon
n ! want you to marry him before
rs die 30 that can see the happy &C
is emony.p
1t "That would not be legal" ]
l. piled the wife, "for | cannot mar
T. another man so long as you live
d swell, but ! want him here
Of that ] can see that the ceremol
ID is performed Immediately after
W am dead.n
le Rosamond and preacher we
rs sent for, and to hurry matters, t
a. wife requested the messenger
m send for a doctor. They arrive
~ The doctor looked at the patie
and smiled. The wife's hel
leaped. She knew. that the do
tor understood his business.
Roekton graspcd and motto
e: ed. The marriage party
m preached the bed. The doct
I'D chuckled. Rockton placed t
,s, hands of the lovers together a
is- breathed easier. The doctor
g. ministered medicine. The dyi
ne man gasped again and died. L
I'M preacher raised his hand and I
lovers were married. Swar
". fever, in bronzed victory, sat
the brow of the dead man. WI
is the use of borrowing one
or Mrs. Southworth's novels wi
Ip- you can steal the Gazette fr
.o,.,a x.,.of. Ino, t.opJ
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

ado you think i'd live in that
buildingip exclaimed q lady who
ran a boarding house. mot a bit
Of III Why al the doors fasten
with bolts. There isn't a key.hole
in the buildinglv
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

Morrelli lays it down rs law
that countries which possess !
high state Of general culture also
furnish M larxvss aass'ss "
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

The Circuit Court of Kinds
county has recently awarded a
Mrs. Shelton $4,000 damages
against the penitentiary lessees,
for the killing of her husband by
convict guard. The Meridian
Mercury says that "if the convict
was not dear to the wife, he was
certainly dear to the lessees of the
penitentiary."
The Tiines-Democrat correets
the above. The Judgment was
against sub-lessee, Mr.. L. Rich
ards, and the amount awarded was
reduced 10 Sl 900. Mr. r. has ap-
pcalcd.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
OFFICE RULES.


one wear. in advance.............-.Sa s. 90
When not paid ~ above, or within one
month from expiration Of time paid for
81 90. Expiration ofa subscribers term
win be Indicated hy a cross marx on bis
paper.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

J. M. WHITE,

Jno. W. TobIn. Master curt Holmes. ulsrt
m. : Leaves New Orleans for Green
ks18 vile every THURSDAY ats
D. m. leaves Greenyille for New Or
leans every SUNDAY.
k~s- This line reserves the right to pass
Landings that the Captains may consid-
er unsafe. Passengers to New orleans
make lightning time. avoiding Railroad
delays and expense. The fare and gen
eral accommodations cannot be exeeAed.
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 reciprocate.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.

Orders from transient customers, ver-
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, muas be accompaniedby
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the lst Of each
month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-02-04

~ .4.AA~.s,,i.. veskar Ara.1I|| F
ANaa SisAA ssaxes sAree ol
tl'cb On tas way, A s.
AIR h4S s. fhs -
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-05
-. JOckeyinS Mt Reno

There is good deal of complaint
coming from the Reno fair relative to
the tricks of the horse racing. Jobs and
jockeying seems to be the rule. The
matter has become so notorious that the
Reno Gazette makes the following caus-
tic editorial mention of it under the
head Of "Watch them close"
Quite number of people at the track
yesterday expressed the opinion that
Fred Collier was not ridden fairly in
the mile dash. Red Boy is ii wonder
full horse, it is true, but he has had Il
very hard Summers work and is not
able TO make as hard race as usual.
In Both heats Red Boy hung about
half dozen lengths behind until the
half-miIe pole was reached, when he
drew up and finished alongside Of
Collier. Those who ought to know say
that there is no horse in the world that
can close up u gap like that in half
mile if Collier is ridden right. 1t WAS
freely talked yesterday and last night
that the boy had been instructed to ride
Collier to lose, or else he was fOolhardy
and thought to win with Il dash at the
wire. The owners invited criticism ty
by putting on new boy instead vi
Jackson, who has the confidence OF
everyone. The Judges have ample
power to punish anyone detected in
jobbery, and we hope to see them use
it, not rashly, but fearlessly. If any
one thinks to come here and pat up
little steals, they should be ruled OFT
the track horse, rider and owner.
There will be no such tricks allowed
in Carson at the races which come off
here next week, if the Judges can pre-
vent it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-05
For Smokers Only.

The writer has not used tobacco for
ten years, but thinks strongly Of le-
Stunning his pipe. Max Aronson is in
the field with fresh lot of ,obaccos,
several brands of which are new 10 this
section. He is arranging his stock in
the County building in the place for
merly occupied by Lillienfeld. 1t re-
quires considerable self-denial to resist
the influence which these fragrant
scents of good cigars throw around one.
Let loose some people in that cigar
store and they would smoke themselves
to death in 4 week. Mr.. AronsOn'S
advertisement will be seen in another
column:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-05
COINS Location.

Mr.. COhn went below last evening to
lay in an assortment of his own choos-
ing of ladies' fancy goods, etc. Before
leaving he noted that the APPEALS
advertising space was being taken up
pretty fast and made a double column
location along the line of the advertis-
ing ledge that he might have good
ground to work on his return. After
prospecting all around the country he
finds the MORNING APPEAL district the
place for those seeking good pay ore.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-05
Banner Bros

Banner Bros, the oldest established
house in Virginia City, take this
method of informing the public that
they are now selling Fall and Winter
overcoats at lower rates than anyone.
Any old Virginians living in Carson are
respectfully solicited to drop in and
see US whenever business or pleasure
takes them on the Comstock. n4-3m
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-05
HALL & MEDER,
Re Sure and Call

One of the essentials of mankind is a
good shave, and is enjoyed by all who
patronize BARRIERS. Professor Asrhim,
whose shop is near the depot, is recog-
nized as an artist in that line. Gentle
manly manners and skillful work man-
ship are guaranty Of his ability, and
his assistant, Dennis O'Neil, can shave
a..man smoother and quicker than any
artist west of Paris.