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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10
Awful consequences Of the Neglect of
Duty,
LClarksdale Banner.l


When the members of the Su.
preme Court were seated, and or
der restored, Chief Justice Camp.
bell, in a voice tremulous with
emotion, exclaimed: "Shall we
hang him Immediately, or wait un-
til he dries ~ Amid sileuces so
profound that You could have
heard dray pin drop, Hon. Wiley
p. Harris arose and said: "May
it please the Court, has the mans
guilt been established beyond all
doubt, and is there no satisfaction
short of the extreme penalty IN
Judge Campbell replied that the
Court had gwen the case deep
thought, bat though they had
sought it with steers, they could
find no loop upon which to hang
thread Of mercy. 1t had been
clearly proven that the poor gull.
ty man lived in that land so favor.
ed of heaven, the. fertile Yazoo
Delta, where that glorious sun
bust of light aud truth, the Clarks.
dale Banner, was set up for the
healing of the swampers. The
defendant had neglected the i'm.
portant duty of subscribing to the
paper, on the plea that his crop
was in the grass, and that he could
not get his merchant to advance
the money. But it was in evidence
that his neighbor did not keep his
crib locked, and that the Editor of
the paper had said that he would
take corn In payment, either on
the cob or IN a jug, aud therefore
Defendants plea was overruled
and sentence pronounced. Judge
Harris burst into tcArs, but said
the doom was just. He knew tho
old servant of the Lord who was
swinging the headlight of intelli
gence over In the malaria, aud
knew something of tie pains and
sacrifices that he had to endure.
Ho knew that when the tender cy
press bud hung high, and the fat
earthworm burrowcd deep, tho
Editors nonrlshment was scant,
and that lie often had to wear a
plaster on his stomach to keep il
from caying inl He regarded
neglect or refusal to take aud pay
for the Banner as equivalent to
manslaughter in the most malic
ious degree.
Brethren, tho moral is before
you. The Banner (Oh! long may
it wave) is published and for sal,
at the nasty, sinking price of on'
dollar and u half year-up ant
up--and is there a man with sou
so dead, in this rich land wher'
panthers tread, who never to him
self hath said: "By jingo! mus
take it!p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

In the report of the Commis
sioner of Agriculture for 1891 will
be found an interesting article on
gapes in fowls, giving the origin
of the parasite which causes this
disease with remedies to destroy
and arrest epidemics.
The syngamus trachealis, or as
is commonly known, the two-prong
red worm which causes gapes, con.
stitutes both male and female.
The male attaching itself to the
female only in its adult state In
the fowls wind-pipe. This worm
produces several thousand eggs
to the worm, and is pfopagated
by fowls suffering with gapes,
coughing up the worm filed with
eggs, and healthy fowls feeding
upon the worm, or by coughing
up the eggs into water moist food,
are upon moist earth when the
eggs are hatched. The lava IRE.
sembling vinegar eels) viii live
fer many months and even q year
in this state. Hence the only me.
dium necessary to produce an epi
demic of gapes is food and drink
contaminated with the egg or EN-
bryos of the symgame, and the
fowls themselves when affected
with the disease. Below will be
found the remedy for destroying
and arrcsting the disease:
Equal parts yellow pulverizeC
gentian and assofetida, mixed Il
"a paste and fed in the proportion
of u grains per head, a day; ant
in addition to this, add 154 grain
salicylic acid in 81 ounces disillle'
water TO every quart of drinking
water. Disinfect the soil witt
salicylic acid or sulphuric acid ii
the proportion of 154 grains q
every quart of water.
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the Iate sherIff R. T. Beek. on

this matter the report says:
"At the very outset we were
confronted with such testimony
that we we're convinced that a
large portion of the corruption
existing in this county, the con-
tempt of law and of the power of
the courts to enforce the laws,
are directly traeeable to one of
the most important Offices in the
county. We allude to the shefiff's
office, as administered by the late
sheriff. We find from evidence
that from 1880 to 1885, inclusive,
the late sheriff and tax collector
of the county, who should have
been the faithful custodian and
jealous guardian of the interests
of the people, was himself the
depredator upon their treasury.
We find that in many instances be
entered names on the books as
bailiffs at the commencement of
court terms, discharged and paid
off those named after a few days
service, but kept same names on
the court records ard collected
from the county pay for those
named for the full terms of such
courts.
We find that the late sheriff in.
variably paid from % per cent and
upward less for services rendered
the county than the amounts
claimed by him aud collected by
him from the county.
We find instances where the
same individuals names appear as
Jail guard, baIlff aud special depu.
ty sheriff for a whole term OF
court. We find $3G or S37 paid
such individual by the late sheriff
and 500 or $97 collected therefor
from the county. This system OF
underpay and oyercharge extend
ed to nearly all of the employees OF
the county who were controlled
by the late sheriff. We are of the
opinion that the county is entitled
to recover from the fate sheriff
from % per cent and upward OF
nearly all of the county's evidence;
of Indebtedness disbursed by him
and are convinced that the amount
involved will approach something
like $4,000.
We find from an examination o
the stub.books in the chancer,
and circuit clerks Offices. that {
very large percentage of all cvi
dences of debt in the form Of th'
countys warrants from 1880 {,
1885, inclusive, were issued TO th,
late sheriff, r. +. Beck, and re
ceipted for by him in his own ant
various other names. We are ap
palled at the evidence that tn
late sheriff lent his assistance I,
puck juries to prevent the convic
tion Of murderers and the punish
ment of other criminals according
to law. We recommend the en-
ployment by the people of an abb
and fearless attorney; ma
above the reach of pribery, to as
sist the district attorney in til
cases ariAng out Of the irregular
tiles of the late sheriff. We max
this recommendation with th
knowledge of and by the consen
of District Attorney Winchester.
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LIent..eoK. band On FrOhIhIlIon.
Holly SPRINGS Renorter.

Holly Springs Reporter.l
Dear Sir r:-Yonr letter of the
LIST inst, asking me fora statement
"as to the good effect OF the pro-
hibition of the sale of liquors in
this county, is just received. l
was out Of town on Monday when
my neighbors sent their statement
or | would have signed with them,
as ! understand your letter you
want facts, hot arguments, and
shall state as briefly as possible
some OF my observations. Prohi-
bition began to be enforced in
Tate comfy August LIST, 1881.
During the first six months there
was some Illicit sales in defiance
of law, but a rigorous administra
tion of the law through the Circuit
Court drove all the "tigersn from
their lairs. For twelve months past
prohibition has prohibited, more
efiectually, perhaps, than has any
other penal statute prevented the
crime at which it aimed. Instead
of disorders we have had peace,
for violence we have procured
amity; our nights are no more
disturbed by random pistol shots
and boiSterous shouts; every
mother knows where her son is,
for there is no more Il loaiing place
for bin in the town, there are but
very few young men who have not
within the last twelve months uni
ted themselves to some one Of the
churches, there has been organ.
lied Young Mems Christian As.
sociation with some eighty mem
bers, and the sight of a drunken
man or boy, formerly so common
has almost passed from our view,
at least ] have not seen moro than
one in year in this town. Many
merchants have told me that their
business have improved, notably
in the amount of goods sold fol-
cash. | do not think | 20 beyond
u moderate statement Of existing
facts when | say that every hue OF
business IN the town has improved
except four lawyers, doctors
undertakers and peace officers
suffer in income by prohibitory
legislation. AS to the lawyers
speak by my own experience, as
to the peace officers | speak b,
my own observation in the courts
as to the doctors | speak from
their own statements, and as I,
, the undertakers | can lay ban,
upon the game that has oscape'
them, because of prohibitory leg
. islation. These four classes 0
our citizenn are not complaining
: because Of the decline in earnings
! Every man of these four calling
in this town is earnestly opposes
to licensing the sale of liquors
/, Our schools are moro prosper
: Gus than ever before and with
) in the last year we have built b.
D contributions a school house tha
cost us $4,000. These are tn
e facts only stated in part. Whetl
t er these be good results must b
t decided by each mans juJgmep
Of what Is good. There is scarce
T " a dissenting opinion here as t
d their goodness. Yours, etc.
/, G. ID. STANDS.
.
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Delta Land Agency.
CREENvILLE, nIssIssIppI.

will hereafter devote my entire at.
tentjon and labor 10 the purchase and
location Of lands for those desiring to
settle OF invest IL me Yazoo-Delta,
am familiar wjsn the lands throughout
this sectil.s Of the State and win an
swer ri correspondence, furnish any
incarnation, or make any examination
and location Of lands desired Plants-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
g. M. HELM,
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

Men who talk about their love
for the old homestead, and women
may prattle about its memories
being wound around their hearts,
but We have noticed that there is
nothing elings 10 1t so closely as a
good, healthy mortgage. 1t never
loses ITS interests IN fhe old place.
Fall River Advance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

II should think IA. ploi.ss'on, !,
al oarsmen w.. ii be all tired out,D
Ia g. "a, aprs I, aJ6dman, turning from
S"'" Sor nnl''Spaper. ~ "Yes," said her
in.llsand, = "it's terrible strain Oh
Itheir memories. Memories
Why, what, have their memories
to do with itYv "Bless you, my
dear, don't they have to remember
whom they are hired to beat and
whom to let beat them in--Chiea
90 News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10
Legal Powers Of Husband and Wife.
Debate Before the TenaeEses Bar Ass.ciaticu.

Debate Before the Tennessee Bar Association.
The next subject discussed was
the "adyisabiiity of removing the
wife's disability in regard to her
property and of abolishing the in.
terest of her husband therein.n
Mr.. ". a. Percy, ir., of Mem.
phis, was the first speaker. He
treated the present statutes of
Tennessee on the subject of mar
riod women's property disabilities
with unsparing hand, pronounciug
them "neither systematic, logical
or final, and evmcipg a lingering
attachment to the narrow, illiberal
principles or The common law, to.
geihcr with iinid, esitating
spirit Of progress Mr.. Percy
made q critical analysis Of Tennes-
see legislation on the subject, aud
the present condition Of the law,
showing that il has only resulted
in confusion aud litigation, tho la-
test legislative enactment on the
subject being the act of 1879,
showing how utterly unjust the
latter act is to married women.
at is evident he SAID, shat the
principle of the common law is
unchanged, her entire personal
estate becoming tho husbands,
the husbands control over her
realty aud his tenaciiy by the
courtesy is undisturbcd, save the
power Of alternating his interest
without her joining him. The
wifc's inability to contract remains
as before.' Mr.. Percy went back
to the origin Of the common law
regulations that Iegalizcd u hus
bands spoliation Of tho wife's
property, aud traced it to the iron
rule of barbaric ages, when might
made right. "rhe eutire common
law doctrine is based,n said the
speaker, ION u maxim physically
and philosophieally absolutely
false, and repugnant TO the civil
lied mind of the day" Mr.. Percy
then renewed the salient features
Of tho various statutes regulating
the matter, aud showed how utter
~ inadequate they were to meet
the needs OF the times, and how
far bohind the progressive legisls
tion Of other States on the same
subject. Mr.. Percy quoted 8
learned author who SAID: "Whef
we consider how vast is the mum
Der of men IN any great country
who are little higher than brutes
: and that this never prevents then
from being able, through the Law
of marriage, to obtain victim
; the breadth aud depth of humal
|, misery caused in this sbape alon'
is something appalling. Mr.. Perc,
> recommended q married woman
law similar to that in force In MIS-
sissippi, Which provides that
! wife may sue and be sued, dispos
= Of her property aud hayo absolut
disposition of II just as freely as
she were of the opposite sex. Tn
speaker concluded by saying the
such legislation lis recommends
,. to us az the statute law of thirt,
; nine out of the forty eight State
a aud Territories, among them Ma
sachusetts, New York, Connect
= cut, Pennsylvania, Virginia an
u South Carolina, and, since 1882,
y Great Britain. We may well as
. why does Tennessee lag thus 81
pernuous in the race OF progres
u In the phases of Anglo.Saxon Ia
. and social life we have had Il
+" morality Of chivalry aud gepsos
u ty-the time has now cesie ior III
's morality of justice
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

The late David Davis, although
q man of enormous wealth, made
his lunch when iu the Senate Oh
apples. u ginger cookie and y glass
of milk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

Senator logan aud Blair growl
ovar ne Presidents votes Of pri.
r..e pension bills, for which he
gives very good reasons, but we
notice an increase in adverse re.
ports from the House Committee,
which indicates that the vetoes
have led TO more careful examina-
ton of claims. The Republican
organs do not Quite see their way
clear to eritfsso the Presidents
yetoes. except by an occasional
slur.-Boston Herald, Ind.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

Col. Henry Wattersoh is report
ed as saying of President CleSe-
land that he is "a wclImeaning man
With thoroughly honest purposes
aud firmly convinced that the re
public could be saved by working
thirteen hours out 0f the twenty.
four; but he has bad no training,
and his intelligence is not Of the
nrAt oidtr.' Traiuing under Col.
Henry would fix him. Piaayune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

Corner Davis and Poplar Streets
PIE iebing every SUNDAY Al J | a. M and .30p.
m. Prayer Meeting TUESDAY, at 1.3Hp M. Cons
terence lst SUNDAY OF each month, ~ ~ ~. The
Lord, supper. "a sunday OF each Quarter, at Ia
N The Ladies' meeting, Thursday, at . y. NJ.
SUNDAY Sohnci, 0;aDR, ni n. n. King, pistog
X. II. Campbell, superintendent.
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Three White Mountain botels
are said TO be advertising the arri
val of President and Mrs. Glevc.
land lhe first week ia August.
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Prnshvterinn Chnrch

Preaching at n a. IA. and y. m. evrry sunday
Communion lst Sunday IN February, May, Au-
gust aud November. Prayer-nleetlnK every
Wednesday night, ! Archer Pastor sunday
school at NJ sam. Brown sup.
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Regular morning service at n a m. Evsning
service, Z p. m. every sunday Communion
llrst sunday in each month Wm gross.
Rector. sahhath-school al 9.3a q. N wm.
Cross, superintendent
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Mathodist Churnh

Preaching nj II a. m. and D. m every sun
iav. fraycf-meettng every Wednesday night.
Snnday-sehqol, $50, Il, " slsnliter, Pastor.
W Il rrigg, sant THN I'VE lI-1
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
st. James Episcopal Church

iiish Mass at 10 oelock m. aud vespers al
every sunday at a. IA b Z. Bohmeri PASTOR.
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POSTAL DiREcrIoNs.


All postage must be paid by
stamp. aat
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, . cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, / cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents aud
proper postage. = 7a' y
Pamphlets, newspapers, maya
zines, books, posters, etc, each 1
ounce or fraction, cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, | cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so that It eansbe examined without
destrQ{SHg the wrapper.
!, Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
UNPAID letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
anee collected Of. the receiver.
Washington HoteA
viCEsBURG, MISS
Retired. ref1rnishcd - refof"
new a First Glass Hot.
> mtlsa NETfi
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beetings are held by the
beryisors as follows: Bien-
Dnday Of January to elect
Annually first
lrch, to receive rax-Collec-
bf delinquent and insolvent
Bay Of August to receive and
h Assessment Roll; f; lst Mon-
kember TO levy taxes; I'd
December to pass upon the
|ersonal and poll list and on
hext succeeding each term 0
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rNTY OFFEci.ES.

\ THE HOARD or srrFRylsonH
rlct, Thos Worthington
|istrict, Jno w Scott
Erict, Pres.) N Goidstein
strict, S II Swain
rict, Jno 7 Casey
ttorney, J NJ Jayne
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7rcrs, OF Hamilton
DR.. @. " Z. has discovered a
Colleggscf of the eleventh magni.
neyt<
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ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES..

Orders from transient customers. yer.
bal OF written. for job work. advertising.
or subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month.
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upren,e Court

Rpreme Court
Supreme Court-Com-
be LIST Mondays of April
pr.
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NCERY COURT.

eounty-Begins on the lst
bril- and October, and may
licial days,
b county-Begins on the I'd
bril- and October, and may
hdicial days.
.unty = Begins on the lst
he and December, and may
|ndicial days.
eounty-Begins on the Sd
N and November, and may
bdicial days.
|county--Begins on the LIST
liz and November, and may
tdicial days.
bunty-Begins on the md
Sne and December, and may
hdlcial days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

Services Friday evenings at TX, aud SATURDAY
mornings at loS. J. Bogcn. Rabbi
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Justices Court. ~
OBannou, Court days.
Sd Mondays of every
Alexander. I'd and 4th
of every month.
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OVER THE STATE.

The Lexington Advertiser is
Low edited by Cass Oltenburg,
well known about here as a gal.
liant member of the Burt Rifles
during the war. We welcome him
as a member of the editorial corps.
Mr.. A. c. burden, the former edi-
tor has changed his residence to
the State of Tennessee.-Clarion.
Track-laying will be commenced
next Monday between Yazoo City
and Tchnlss and will probably be
completed about the middle of
August. We understand track.
laying will be completed to Green
wood from Tchula by next Satur-
day night.-Yazoo Sentinel.
Capt. w. H. Hardy, who has
been in Boston for some weeks,
in the interests of the Gulf & Ship
Island Railroad, has written a let.
ter to Hon. w. H.. Jones, of Raj
eigh, stating that he would put
surveyors in the field to locate the
road as soon as he returns home.
brandon Republican.
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.RMs. 4TH DISTRICT
BURT CALENDAR, lsse,

buHty-Begins on the lst
dayl Of March and October
d may continue 6 Judicial
.ounty-Begins on the 2nd
arch 18th day. and October
ID may continue IS judicial
on the Srd
I the md Monday Of March
Ia October (Nov. lst. and
1 Is judicial days.
eounty-Begins on the 9Th
4 the md Monday Of March
Ind October lNov. 2andl.
fnue Il judicial days.
4 hcounty-Begins onthesth
\ the 2nd Monday Of March
"a October (Dec. 6thl, and
\ 30 judicial days.
kounty-Begins on the 18th
\ the end Monday Of March
IA October (January 10th.
N continue II judicial days.
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bf the Supreme s0urt
|mpbell, Chief Justice
Be-, t|2,'' } Associates.
ton, Clerk.
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Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly. and yearly.
contracted FOR at Liberal Rates.
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|egln IN Jackson on the
5ys in May and Novem-
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"hHS.
Iyor, ]. Alexander.

pwn Council meets on the
pay OF each month.
ssissippi Lsvsa Commissioners.
! meetings second Mondays
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-01
Cow Boy Life on the Frontier.

Up in one corner of the bottom were
two weather beaten tents, in front of
which a couple of saddled ponies stood
hitched to bar. These were the head.
quarters of the cowboys having charge of
the range, and none of us envied them
either their occupation or their residence.
There is a certain excitement at times in
being on horseback and riding over the
country, as there is in being at sea, but
taken on the whole, a cowboys life is
like that of sailor-hard, dull drudgery.
1t is not surprising that they are apt when
reaching civilization to seek relief from
the monotony Of their lives as sailors do,
by a "lively rollicking" But cattle
owners are more particular now than
they used to be, and enforce stricter dis
cipline. Their men are required to be
more humane, and there is much less
hard drinking and revolver shooting than
was at one time permitted; and the men
are getting to be of better class. One
OF them rode out as we passed the tents
and accompanied us for some distance,
chatting upon different matters and civ.
ing information about the fords on tho
river. Travellers on this road are infre
quent, and have no doubt he was glad
to see new face. He was in the regular
cowboy dress (Which showed the marks
of exposure to the weather). and / noticed
he struck his horse at each stride with
his big Mexican spurs. This was not so
cruel as it seemed, for these spurs are
dull and not nearly so severe on horse
as are the small, sharp rowels used in the
East; certainly, the pony did not seem
to pay the least attention to it. Like all
the men saw of his class, he was quiet
and pleasant in his manners, and more
than willing to oblige q stranger. In
fact, never saw anybody on the plains,
who showed by act or word that he was
a trough" Whether this was because
there were ladies in the party, or because
we were invariably fortunate in the per.
sons we met, am unable to say. ] can
only state the fact as | found II