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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
zoe Utterly.

In Watson's Independent Sixth
Reader-a book used in our pub
lie schools-the word HUMANITY
is thus defined: "Liberal educa-
tion; instruction in polite or ele-
CANT learningln We haven't time
to go out and kill Watson. But
any book which gives such an alb
surd definition to a word which so
plainly suggests its own meaning,
ought to be banished from our ed
ucational institutions. Webster
made a dictionary which has been
accepted universally, and be gives
to this word a definition more in
accord with common sense-thus:
" "Humanity-The nature of man
kind disposition"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
IiuRlington's Great Purchase.

Huntington paid s7,5O0,0OO for
the interest of the Morgan com.
pany. The purchase of the Louisi-
ana and Texas line of railway com
pletes the Southern Pacific line
from the Pacific ocean to the Gulf
of Mexico at New Orleans. He
also controls the Chesapeake and
Ohio system, which goes as far
south as Memphis. The connecting
link, however, between Memphis
and New Orleans, the Mississippi
Valley railway, is being rapidly
built.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

The Associated Press did not
deem the killing of DR.. II. J. Glenn,
the largest wheat raiser in Califor-
mia, and the Democratic candidate
for Governor of California in that
State in 1879, of sufficient import.
ance to telegraph to the Southern
press. He was shot by Miller, his
book-keeper, at Princetown, Cal,
on Saturday last. DR.. Glenn had
discharged him on the day preyi-
Gus, and the shooting was done in
revenge. After the shooting MIL
er would not surrender, and had
to be shot before he could be cap
tured.-Times-D Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

The Memphis Ledger says the
electric light on board the Will s.
Hays continues to work badly,
and gives dissatisfaction to the of.
licers. The boat lay at that port
all Monday night, and the light
was too feeble to read by. Oil
lamps were scarce on board, but a
fresh supply is to be provided at
the end of the present voyage. It
might be said, however, IN justice
to the electric light, that the Off
GERS acknowledge the fact that the
machinery used to make the light
is entirely too small.-.lGxchange.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
NVILLE TIMES.
.ERafs. 4TH DISTRICT.
-trCUTT COURT.

NaHN " - = a. q
eounty-Begins on the lst
. March and October, and may
judicial days.
4 eoanty-Begins on the md
4 March and October, and may
y judicial days.
eounty-Begins on the 4th
/ March and October, and may
j judicial days.
II county-Begins on the 2nd
.er The 4th Monday of March
Der, and may continue 6 iu-
eounty-Begins on the 3rd
her the lth Monday Of Nareh
|er. and may continue 6 judicial
La eounty-Begins on the 4th
her the 4th Monday of March
Ter. and may continued judicial
|Cton county-Begins on the
Nv after the 4th Monday of
1 October, and may continue 30
nys.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

Miss Miller, of Ferris, Tex, chlo-
reformed her fathers dogs and
eloped with the young man whom
her father had forbidden the prem
ises. The probabilities are that
about a year hence she will CON
clude that herlif would have been
less miserable If she had chloro-
formed the young man and eloped
with her fathers dog.-Anon.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

Mayor Harrison has an idea that
Chicago can realize from $4,000
to 100000 per annum by adver-
tisements to be painted on the pa
troll boxes. He says one person
has offered $4,000 for the privi-
lege Of letting out tho spaces.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

Correspondent ROsedaie beaderl
"Our Board of Supervisors have
been very liberal in giving away
what does not belong to them,
that is the right of way for a rail
road on top of orr leyees. The
first heavy train coming down
during high water like last year
would shake all the levees down
from Memphis to Arkansas City,
il the train did notr ran off the track
At some of the short curves and
drown the engineer that would be
fool enough to tryit.v
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient Advertising. One square
one Insertion. ....................SI. "a
Each subsequent Insertion. ........ 20
Fees fOT Legal notices. which are in
elnded underthis head. due on or before
last publication. Noproof furnished un-
Gil paid for.
' Locals i've lines or less. this type,
~ cents for first, - cents each subse-
quent Insertion.
Personal articles oruotices charged for
according to their nature.
Customers will please give explicit di>
rcctions, Of length Of time for publication
of advertisements.
Regular advertising. one square, ms.
s. ems. Sl2. year so.
larger advertisements, quarterly, half
yearly. and yearly,
Contracted for AZ Liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
|UANCERY COURT.

|na eounty-Begins on the lst
1 April and October, and may
b judicial days.
hgton eounty-Begins on the ID
a April and October, and may
BIS judicial days.
county-Begins on the LIST Non
N and November, and may con-
kdicial days.
ha county-Begins on the Sd
II way and November, and may
b. judicial days.
Yer eounty--Begins on the LIST
II June and December, and may
|G judicial days.
N county-Begins on the 2nd
II June and December, and may
10 judicial days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

b meetings are held by the
Supervisors us follows: Bien-
/ Monday of January to elect
commissioners. Annually first
III March, 70 receive Tax-Collec-
|rts of delinquent and insolvent
Monday Of August to receive and
b the Assessment Roll; lst Non
eptember to levy taxes; and on
lay next preceding each term Of
rourt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

IN 90 A week made at home by the indus
iriOus. Best business now before the
~ r /jpublic. Capital not needed Wewill
" start you Meu. women, boys and
girls wanted everywhere to work for
US NOW - the time You can work IN spare
time only or give your whole time to the business.
No other business Will pay you nearly as well
No one can fail to make enormous pay by EN-
gaging at once. Costly Outfit and terms free
honey made fast, easily, and honoraby. Adj
diess IRtE q Co., Augusta, Maine
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

Preaching at n a M. and y m every sunday
Communion 1T sunday in February Mry. Au-
gust anh November. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night : Archer pastur Sunday
school atali sam brown sup.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
4 Debt Of S9,7iO Paid.
Times DemOcrat.l


The church.debt-paying epidem-
ic has reached New Orleans. Quite
a number of Impossible things in
this line have been done ut the
North, but a more utterly impos-
sible effort dn the eyes of the
church membersl never WAS at
tempted than that of paying the
entire debt of the Prytania Street
Presbyterian Church. Yet, so ii
was, that in the course of one hour,
more than the amount needed was
subscribed.
In the midst of the violent storm
of Saturday evening, four gontle-
men met the pastor in his study,
and for two hours discussed the
ways and means; then knelt in
prayer for Gods help and bless.
ing, and separated. On Sunday
morning the weather was unpro.
pitious, many were absent from
church, and not till the Rey. DR..
Nall had finished his sermon was
it known whether the contempla-
ted attempt would be made or
postponed.
At II o'clock M, however, it was
announced that Mr.. Geo. w. Gable,
by appointment Of the trustees,
would address the church on the
subject Of raising by subscription
on the spot the sum of $4,000 to
| liquidate the entire church debt.
We will not weary our readers
by giving all the details Of the pro.
ceedings. After a half hour of
eloquent appeal, the speaker got
down to business aud appointed a
collector for each aisle. 1t was not
long before one or them returned
to whisper to the leader, who an.
nounced one subscription of $1,000.
The second thousand came from
q lady, an entirely unexpected
source; then a third and a fourth.
In surprisingly short time $4,000
was raised, and there came a pause.
What! y cried the speaker, "will
you throw away $4,000? For not
a dollar is to be accepted till the
whole amount is subscribed The
collectors passed up and down the
aisles, paper and pencil in hand,
aud again and again, as new ap
peals were made, some would beck
on to them and say, add 80 per
cent to my subscriptions" or "dou'
ble mine." Everything was done
in quiet and orderly manner.
AT one time a touching incident
was related of two ladies' who dur.
ing the past week went to one OF
our jewelry stores, and stripping
themselves of their jewelry (some
Of it of inestimable value on ac.
count of association sold it fol
what it would bring. 1t was all
they had to throw into the Lords
treasury to help pay the debt on
their church "a sister church in
this city,
AT length it was announced that
$500 was subscribed only 81 800
more needed. Here motion was
made to adjourn after appointment
of n committee to collect the bal
ance from absent members, but
while the discussion was going on
the collectors met and compared
notes, end to their great astonish
ment discovered that more than
the amount was already subscrib
ed. 1t was at once announced
that the amount of 50, ,740 had been
raised. "Let us praise God,n said
the pastor, "by singing the long
metre doxology. Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow.n
After the meeting there was
general congratulation and hand
shaking, and we saw tears flow
from eyes unused to weep.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

This list of distancesis procured
from the latest official surveys and
maps.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

Regular morning service at II q m. Evening
setNice, \. M. eyery SUNDAY. Communion
first sunday in each month d II Ramsey.
Rector Sahhath-sehool atp.j a m, j. ~
Moore superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
OFFICE RULES. s.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS.

One year, in advance. ..-......... 81 90
When not paid a. above, or within one
month FROM expiration Of time paid for
s. OJ.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
Methoilst Church

Preaching at n a m. aud Up m every SUM
day. rnyor-meetmg every Wednesday nighi
sundi school. a.in } W IIonnoll, Pastor.
" X Tigg, .upt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
ANNoUNCING CAyDIDArEs.

For State and District Offices. Sl5
for county ofhcess ss...-.....-.-...... w
For Beat Offices. s............. ....
Order5 from transient customers vef-
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular ensto-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
moath.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

is of Supreme Courteous
|on the LIST Mondays of April
|t0ber.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

LABOR CONTRACTS for sale at
this Office.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
Jowish Synagogue

Services Frdiy evenings at ~. aud Saturday
mornings NJ il , Itogen, Rabbi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

The Arkansas Legislature has
finally rejected, by vote of J3 to
80 in the House, the proposal to
consolidate the State with the Fed.
eral Congressional and Fresiden-
tiaD elections. The mistake was
in proposing to consolidate these
elections. Here in Mississippi, the
proposition is to hold them on the
same day and at the same place,
but under a different set of mana
gers, thus eeonomising time and
money, and avoiding intermeddling
by federal supervisors Clarion.
-----az---1---a---
BY decision of q Virginia court
the school fund of that State has
been increased by 100000, one
fifth Of which sum Is TO be devoted
to the maintenance of a eolored
normal school.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10

fstrict Gougi for sou tilern Dis-
iriri of Missiasinni
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-03-10
;es of ti,e supreme Court.
y. n Circuit Court

bs begin in Jackson on tht
|ndays in May and Novem
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20
BLACK JAKE.

FVoN THE A~RKtNsAw TRAVELLER.
Black Jake was an Arkansaw niger
And bigger
Than "g,ucral' in the army, just after
the war.
Chickens he ~lld steal
While the corns upon his heel
Would hy up with a crack
And hit him in his back
As he'd softly make track over Arkansaw.
Ills mouth WAS a cave, a %whopper,
a hopper.
Some times partly hid by a twelve inch
paw
When he would grin
His lip hid his chin,
And his nose touched his forehead
In a manner very horTid
To all the other darkics in Arkansaw.
Full two inches his eyes stuck out,
Orabout,
At least they protrIded so far from his
jaw
You could catch en- with Il rope;
II you couldn't then l hope
Imay never live to gloat
Ger tac carcass of a shOat
Or cat another 'possum ia Arkansaw.
He couldn't read nor write, but could sing
And sling
A very lively leg, as he'd jump and paw.
Cavort and prancc
Through the mazcs Of a dance
As though he were engaged
Very much cnrascd)
Killing snakes in the brakes OF Arkansaw
He voted the republican ticket,
Did lick it,
For he said this was '''cording to law"
But it never was seen
CThe ticket mcan,)
And / II very much afraid
The brother was paid
Just to make believe he voted in Arkansaw
AT last one day he died, he did,
And hid
Himself away in bale of straw
But the devil with his tail
Set fire to the bale
And flew away with Jake
To the sulphurous lake
Twenty miles due south of Arkansaw.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20
Naming The Baby.

From the Detroit Free Press.
On the Bay City train the other
day was a woman with a baby
about eight months old, and in the
next seat back was an old man who
could't sit still until he he'd said (:
That's a baby you have there
isn't it /"
"Yes, sir"
about a year old, isn't heI"
mercy, no! He's hardly eight
months old vet"
isn't ehl Well, I'm the father
of nine children, but it's been
so long since Eve seen a baby that
I've forgotten how they ought to
look, Is he girl!'
"No, sir, he is a boy
"Just me agin, mover can tell
one from 'tothcr. Is he purity
healthy"
"Oh,yes."
"Squall much nights:
"Nevcr squalls at all.'
Don't, ell! That's the kind OF
young I'm l Ike TO see around. My
Samuel did nothing bat howl. foI
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20

itc seat in a cafe, while a masked
ball was going on hard by, a stran
ger in n domino and mask came up
to him, overturned his glass OF
punch and ordered n glass Of o2geat
instead. Larrillicre, for the first
time in his life, turned pale and
cried: "You scoundrel, you don't
know who | am" "Oh yes" the
stranger replied, Il know who you
are quite we'll" and with the words
forced him down into the chair
from which he had risen. The
orgeat was brought, and the stran-
ger holding n pistol to Larrilliere's
head, said "UnlessSou drink this
off | shall blow out your brains on
the spot aud if you do drink it off
[ will do you the honor of fighting
you tomorrow" "With the sabre,
cried Larrillicre, who had lately
been practicing with that arm.
GLOW you like said the stranger.
Then as Larrillicre drank off the
orgedt he added II have hum
bled you enough to night. | put
off killing YOU till tomorrow
The morrow came, the adversarics
met, and Larrillicre found that he
had met his match. The stranger
left him not moments breathing
space ; but never followed up his
attacks, until at last Larrillicrc
cried insolently: ''When are YOU
going to kill mel" Now" said
the stranger, for the first tiuC
using his sabre like a duelinq
sword, and lunging through Lar
rillierc's heart.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20
Wan,ed 10 Be Kind to His Wife.

His wife kept complaining abont
having too much work to do, and
one day when he come home at
noon and the dinner wasn't quite
ready and he fused about it, she
quickly replied
''Well, get a girl to help with
the work and then I'll guarantee
your meals to be ready for YOU
when you do happen to get home
on time"
''That's all right" says he "Ill
do SO. Now there's Nora O'Rcan,
she's out Of a place now, and | be-
lievc we could get her"
'Indced, and you'll not get her.
You are a little 700 we'll acquainted
with her already, | think"
"Wcll, how would Jenny Freil
do! She's a nice, wcII-behayed
girl, and a splendid cook"
"A splendid cook, ell. and how
did you find out that she's Il spIend-
id cook, pray! Where have you
been to see her cook!'
"Nevcr saw her cook Just heard
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20

| WOULD rather believe dat de
human family came from way back
among dc monkeys den ter think
DAT man at once sprang into perfec-
ton. Wild der monkey theory dar
is Il chance for furder an constant
Improvement, but wild dc idee dat
man was made in de likeness OBJ dc
Lawd, hayin' got direct de breath
OBJ life from Him, ies like yer takes
up a later an blows on it, brings
up a sad reflection case dars moth
in LEFT bat ter 60 down an down
thro' all time ter come. Man must
be goin' higher, OF gettin' lower.
1t is impossible for him ter remain
de same.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20

My fust name is Jefferson, and they
jeff me for short. I've got two so
gold pieces here for him if you
want to call him Jefferson"
'I'll do it!' promptly rcpIicl
the woman.
That's business. Here's the
cash and the boy is named Jcflcr-
son artcr me. Lcmme kiss him
about four times"
The baby was duly kissed and
congratulated, and at the next sta
ton he left the train with his moth
or. The old man was tickled half
to death over the matter until the
conductor came along and asked
"Did YOU pay her anything to
name that baby after you -
"Yes, $40. Hes Il clipper, and
don't YOU forget it."
"And so is his mother. She is
down in the Detroit house Of cor
rcction, and the woman who had
him foxes care Of him for 81 a
week.
"N-0-a -
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20
A Tragic Game Of Poker.

From the Evening Telegraph.
| remember one time when we
were on our way TO New Orleans
on a Mississippi river steamboat.
Bill and | set up a game in the
main saloon. The play used to be
kept up pretty much all day, and
sometimes we would win or lose
several thousand dollars in Il day.
The game was at its briskest in the
evening, after dinuer, when most
Of the boys were more or less full
OF wine, and were sometimes very
heavy. Well, one night we were
just going to sit down at the table,
the lamps were lighted, and two
new decks Of cards were broken,
when a little fellow, with a big
moustache, who said he was a Ken
tuckian, asked to join the game, as
he wanted to learn it. He showed
a big roll Of money, and we assent
ed, thinking we had caught a regu-
lar sucker. We hadn't been play
inc half an hour when Bill, on the
strangers deal, got four kings pat,
and started off by raising the pot
500, the ante being $50. The
pool mounted up to over 5000
before the draw, and much to his
surprise, Bill simply called the first
bet of$5Q0, and the hands were
then shown. The stranger had
scarce time to lay down four ace;
on the table when BIZ raised one
Of his coat tails in his hand, and
discharged a revolver through his
pocket, The stranger threw W
his hands, half rose from his chair,
and with a moan, fell forward on
the table, knocking over the lamp,
and then tumbled back on the hool
stone dead. OF course the excite
mcnt was tremendous /; revolyers
were drawn, and a general panic
ensuod. Bill never lost his nerve
for a second. Says he: "Gentle
men, just let me explain this LITTLE
matter. The man held four aces,
and here is the one | discarded
from my hand. ! never saw f.;
deck Of cards with two aces O
spades, and I'll swear that the
deck was all right when | countcC
at the beginning Of the game, anC
so will my friend here meanius
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20

Saturday January 20, 1883.
The Bad Boy.

From Pcck's Sun.
Eyes" said the bad boy, with a
vacant look, Il take no interest in
the pleasures OF the csasc any more
though | did have a little quiet fun
at the breakfast table this morning.
You see pa is the %contraricst man
ever was. If complain that any
thing at the table don't taste good,
pa says it is all right. This morn
ing | took the syrup pitcher and
cmptied out the white syrup aud
put in some cod liver oil that ma is
taking for her cough. ! put some
on my pancake and pretended to
taste it, and | told pa the syrup
was sour and not fit to eat. Pa
was mad in a second, and he pour
ed out some on his pancake and
said | was getting too COMPOUNDED
particular. He said the syrup was
good enough for him, and he sopp-
ed his pancake in it and fired some
down his neck. He is 4 gol darn
ed hypocritc-that's what he is. |
could see by his face that the cod
liver oil was nearly killing him,
but he said the syrup was all right,
and that if | didn't eat mine he'd
break my head, and by gosh had
to eat it, and pa said he guessed he
hadn't much appetite, and he would
just drink a cup of coffee and eat a
doughnut. | liked to died-but |
felt sorry for ma. Ma hain't got a
very strong stummick, and when
she got some of that cod liver oil in
her mouth, she went up stairs,
sickern a horse, and pa had to help
her, and she had nooralgia all the
morning. / eat pickles to take the
taste out of my mouth, and then |
laid for the hired girls. They cat
too much syrup anyhow, and when
they got onto that cod liver oil and
swallowed a lot of it, one Of them,
an Irish girl, she got up from the
table, and put her hand on her cor
set and SAID, 'IlOwly Moses! = and
went out into the kitchen looking
as pale as ma does when she has
powder on her face, and the other
girl, who is Dutch, she swallowed
n pancake and said, Mine Got,
vots de matter from me- and she
went ont and leaned on the coal
bin. Then they talked Irish and
Dutch, and got clubs and started to
look for me, and | thought | would
come over here. The whole family
is sick, but not from love, like my
illness, and they will get over it.,
while I shall till an early grave.
Pa and | are going to Chicago next
week, and I'll bet well have some
fun. Pa says | need Il change Of
air, and | think he is going to try
TO lose me. It's a cold day when
| get left anyhow, that | can't find
my way back. Well, goodbye,
old rotten potato"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-01-20

Mr.. Speaker" said an Arkan-
saw legislator, II am compelled to
ask for a leave Of absence, having
just received a telegram stating
that my son has killed a man.
Just then another dispatch was
handed to him, and after reading
it he said THE last dispatch,
Mr.. Speaker makes a correction,
stating that my sol was the one
who was killed. Go ahead with
your rat killing, A leave Of alb
sence is unneccssafy.'-ArhanS0
Iiuyeley.