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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
CROP INJURIES.
BOLIVAR z. o., Aug. 25th, 1883.

BOLIVAR =. o., Aug. 25th, 1883.
EprroR TrnEs :
1t is very difficult to estimate the
damage to the crop caused by the
storm, which has been added to
by the continued wet weather. Our
cotton was blown flat, and is so tangled
up that large portion of the crop
must rot unless the army worms, here
in considerable numbers, should strip
the plant in time to prevent it. ! had
intended using Paris Green, but have
concluded not to do so, as they (thc
army worms) will do as much good in
saving the bottom crop as harm in cut
ting off the top. The passage Of mules
through the cotton in applying the
poison, would break the stalks and
thrash off the fruit, and besides this
the poison would be washed off as fast
as applied. Yours truly, RIM.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

The journal of Caldwell, Kan, for
many years the leading Republican
paper of southern Kansas, made SEN
sation last Thursday by coming out for
Cleveland and Thurman. In its lead
ing editorial IL charges that the Repub-
lican party has dcyiated from the paths
of political rectitude and absolutely re-
pudiated the various promises made in
the past with reference to tightening
the burdens of unjust taxation. 1t
lands the executive acts of President
Cleveland and denomcos as hypocriies
those who accuse him Of being free
trader Y. Y. Evening Post
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
The Storm in the Sugar Country.


ihp'tffhe tJOH'hsi
The storm of last Sunday was the
most disastrous to the crops that we
ever remember to have seen. The de-
struction of buildings, and live stock
and human life, although confined to
two persons--is unprecedented. There
Is scarcely sugar house that is not
more or less injured, and many out
buildings we're completely destroyed
The pea and corn crop will suffer ma
terially; the sugar crop Is injured 4(
per cent. and the rice crop 20 per cent
This is heavy blow on both planters
and laborcrs.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
A WOMAN COLLEGE pREsIDENr.

A WOMAN COILEGE PRESIDENT.
Now, if man is appointed who is
equal to the mission, it viii be easy
enough in the cause of progress to
break his official neck and try another,
and the whole State win say amen
but if you put in a woman and have
reason afterwards to think you have
fallen upon the wrong woman, what
chance for escape have you in a State
as full of gallant men as Mississippi
You couldn't get together the Board of
Trustees to dislodgc her to save your
life, until the end of the term, if she
was good woman, no matter how
incompetent she might prove to be
and SO the school would suffer, and
lose friends and popularity and per-
haps die of dry rot.
Now, we favor filling all the subor-
dinite chairs with woman, dear neigh
Dor, but we want a man for the Presi-
dency; some one we can abuse and
strangle for the good Of the cause, If
necessary.-Aberdeen Examiner.
[Appeal Columbus Correspondence
No thoughtful man will for a mo-
ment believe that the Georgia Pacific
railroad simply wishes to reach the at
tractive little city of Greenville, nor
can one think, that having reached the
Mississippi river, this great road with
its continuous line stretching away
into Virginia, will calmly wait for
something to turn up
Wait short while and you will see
this Georgia Pacific railroad combining
with or more probably owning Its own
line of steamers ON the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers. You will see freight pass
by your door to dealers throughout
all the sections tributary to the Geor-
gia Pacific railroad, which Memphis
ought to have handled.
But possibly this is the least danger
which menaces Memphis. BE kind
enough to go to your map with me,
There We see Greenville only fifteen
miles from Arkansas City.
This gap the Georgia Pacific railroad
designs filing in. With this gap filled
in, Savannah, Atlanta and Birming-
ham will have great thoroughfarc by
rail connecting them with Kansas City
around your growing city = Memphis
Your city can only break the disas-
trous force of this great rival interest
by having a road from Columbus to it.
and thus secure the shortest possible
mileage.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
|NIvERsITY
6SSISSIPPI.
Annual Session Of this Institution
will Open on
RSDAY, 27th SEPT. NEXT.

lculty. consisting of eleven Pro-
and one constructor, is full.
ldings are in perfect order; the
\ Is elevated. and perfectly heal
ecessary expenses need not ex-
P0 or $500 for entire course of
,nths. Law students $500 and
he new school is in operation.
curriculum equal to any in the
tates.
particulars, and for Historical
ut catalogue. address EDWARD
hairman of Faculty. Universi-
or
BEN PRICE.
eeretary Board of Trustees,
Oxford, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

A London cable despatch to the
Times says:
"Only sentence of Blainc's Port
land speech has been cabled here. but
that one is comprehensive enough to
make every monopolist regret the day
that submarine telegraphy was made
possible. This sentence reports Blaine
as saying. "A protective tariff no more
breeds what the President calls the
pestilence of Trusts than does the
veriest iree-trade country, which is
England, for England is literally plas-
tered over, under. the system of free
trade, with Trusts During the past
two days have shown this statement
to some forty representative English
men-bankers, solicitors, auditors, and
the heads of great iron, cotton, woolen,
railroad, mining, and other enterprises.
Without a single exception they denied
Blaine's statement fatty. To almost
all of them | had first to explain what
Trust was. They knew neither il
nor any familiar English equivalent
for 1t. Here and there some of them
recalled some vaguely analogous COM
bination in small way, or Mr.. Cham.
berlain's celebrated screw-maneuvre
was spoken of as the nearest approach
to Trust that any could remember
which was IN operation very similar to
the creation of the Diamond Match
Company in America some years ago
but it was properly pointed out that
this has always been held over Cham
berlain's head as a political weapon
and to this day is used against him il
partisan warfare, which shows thai
such action in the public mind is botl
unusual and somewhat shady.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
FoR SALE CHEAP

Owens Lane and Dyer engine
Her 20 horse power 9x16 cylen-
IN good order and may be seen
& at my mill.
sxl4 Stationary engine. One
4 boiler s6 inches IA feet long
team and mud drum and iire
]. IL LEAvENwoBrH.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
HEATHMAN, SUNFLowER Co. !
Aug. 25. 1883. !


EDITOR TINES:
Upon close examination find the
damage tony crop from recent wind
and rain much more serious than l
had expected. My cotton which was
worked out late having slender stalk
is ruined and think will do well to
gather hrlf crop from II. My back
low lands are in about the same condi-
ton. My large cotton is whipped and
twisted badly, and the principal dam
age will be in the difficulty in gather
ing. On an average l consider 25 per
cent. low estimate of the damage.
Yours truly,
j. III. B.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

from transient customers, YER
.itten. for Job work, advertising.
,iption. must be accompanied by
/ Accounts Of regular custo-
/ and presented the LIST OF each
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

b. Of changing regular advertisements
.onth without charge
.lsr space Of five lines or more,
IS 10 cents per line for first. :
L. subsequent insertion. Less
8 lines. 10 cents per line for Ilrst
<ents per line each subsequent in
other reading notices same
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<eIinedaecording TO their nature.
<ners VIII please give explicit di-
/ oflength of time for publication
Easements.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

About two weeks ago, a man named
Vining committed suicide near Pitts
boro in Calhoun county by shooting
himself in the breast with shot gun.
and on the 18th inst. Ed. Strickland
from Calhoun county went to an old
out house ON the premises Of Mr.. ]. b.
Pedcn in the friendship nelghborhood
and shot himself through the head
with a pistol, dying almost instantly.
The body Of stricklin was not found
until Wednesday evening, when It was
horribly dissolored and swollen. On
Saturday last old man Isaac Summer,
residing in md neighborhood Of Cole
vile, took dose Of arsenic from the
effect Of which he died that night. Mr..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

S. was quite old and but recently had
lost his sight, which depressed him
very much and he deliberately took
the poison IN order. as he said -tO get
out of the way.--Chickasaw Messen-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

A new bulletin has been issued con-
cerning Mrs. Langtry's movements.
She will start West, she says, to-day TO
see her California rancho, but she is
not going there to be married. She
will commence her theatrical engage
ment at Omaha on October 10, and
play on during the time up to the end
Of the following April. She win ap-
pear In New York in January and play
a season of eight weeks at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
Forth Female COLLEGE,
|BROOkIIAvEN, MISS.


k29TII ANNUAL SESSION
srenowned and popular institu-
learning
pen 10Th OF September, 1883,
Faculty. curriculum, and general
|ent unsurpassed by any Female
IN the SOUTH The Faculty will
LOT liable teachers, 5 of whom are
PE-BREp MALE PRoFEssoRs. The
department viii be directed by
IN. Henninges, of Cleveland, o.,
pate of the ROYAL CONSERVATION
|sDES. Boarding department just
|sheu throughout with new and
1ve furniture. Location remark.
d Its healthfulness. For fm the,
Ption and catalogue, apply TO
l.. t. FlTZHUGH. 4. M.
<1-2m. President.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
STATE NEWS.

IL. Lengsfeld and son. of Green
vile, passed through Yicksburg yes
terday and paid the Post pleasant
visit. They were en- route to Coop
er's Well, seeking health and recuper-
alton for young Mr.. Lengsfeld, who
has just recovered from a case of the
continued fever WHICH has been pre-
vailing at Greenville, and from which
he is considerably debilitated--Eyen-
ing Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
SLIGHT VARIANCE.
IN.Y.Evening Post.l

1t is only fair TO explain. in present
ing these conflicting views, that the
Ohio Senator spoke the day before the
Leader of the Party laid down the law,
and that he knows better now:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

From conversations with planters we
have seen from different parts of the
county, we gather the fact that the re-
cent wind and rain has damaged the
cotton crop from 20 to SO per cent
The corn also is very much damaged,
having been blown down with the ear
resting in the mud, causing rot 1t
will take dry weather for the next two
or three weeks to keep the crop from
being damaged still more. Valley
Flag.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
NouNCEMENrs.

Ire authorized to announce
EoRTHINGToN candidate for
|at the next county election /;
10 the decision Of the Demo-
pnvention.
Ire authorized to announce
RINcE candidate for Sheriff at
\ county election subject to
|sion of the Democratic Con-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

Who can say Winona is not fast be-
coming great commercial town !?
With her live large calibre merchants
and numerous mercantile establish
ments, she is marching right to the
front. Messrs. Pegues 4 Co., the large
hardware merchants of this place re-
ceived the contract to furnish the iron
for all bridges and trestles on Dunn
Bros, division, between this place and
Columbus. Receiving the contract
over such places as Columbus and
Birmingham-Winona Advance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

shtAfuk SHERMAN.
1t is certain that
where these eombiRa-
tions grow out Of reye-
nue. laws, a. the sugar
Trust, which is one of
the most dangerous
and wrongful Trusts
ever organized in this
country the Trust can
certainly be reached by
tn e operation OF the
revenue laws
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

We regret to hear that the river
has encroached SO closely upon Mr. Alb
Crothers' residence on the "Moro' PLAN
tation, in Concordia parish, that all
the wood work in the structure is be-
ing removed and the building being
dismantled. The residence itself is
splendid brick building, brick being
laid in cement, so that it win be i'm
possible to remove it, and it win be
loft to be engulfed by the river, which
will soon be the case as the cave has
come up to within twenty steps of it.
-Natchez Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01
|ral Female Institute,
|Nr0N, KINDS CO., MISS.

rty-sixth Collegiate Year of
kstitution'will commence on
SDAY. SEPT. 25th.
advantage for thorough educa-
brk can here be found. Among
n: Prestige of.a'iong and unin-
klly successful career; Extensive
. libraries, apparatus, instruc-
Experience and proved ability
|where the boardors enjoy the
Of q home, characterized by
order and refinement.
er Of pupils limited, thus secur-
Sch the personal attention of the
rs OF the institution.
b DIR. WALTER HILLMAN for cata-
j. A. HAcKErr, Pres, of B. 4.
WHITFIELD. Sec. aug II
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly and yearly.
kracted for at Liberal Rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

The prohibition election, called by
the Board ofSupervisors several weeks
ago, took place Thursday. The coun-
ty has gone 254 majority for the dry
ticket, and the county will remain dry
for two years. This will give ample
time to fully test whatever good there
is in Prohibition. This question is
now definitely settled for two years, SO
let us all lay aside the animositics, if
any exist, that they have arisen over
this question, and get down earnestly
TO work for the good of the whole
county.-Summit Setinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

The damage done to the cotton crop
by the heavy wind and rain during the
past week in the country cannot be es-
timated. The wind has blown downim-
mense quantities of 1t while the rains
are the very thing the cotton worm
wanted. Asvery dry and hot weather is
not suited to its taste, we look for re-
ports oftheir appearance in large num-
befs all over the country within few
days.
Since the above was put in type re-
ports from the most prominent PLAN
ters in the country have como in, and
nearly all agree that the cotton has
been damaged at'1east fifty per cent,
while corn has suffered very much
Mayersville Spectator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

We will publish next week the sum-
mary of real estate and personally of
the county as assessed. 1t shows a
total value of realty of $3,92s,542; Of
personally $i,3s9.029 or $5,267,57l in
all, and 6,290 poll or men between the
ages of2l and So years. Last year the
personally. was Sl,2l5,594; the realty
$3,4O7,4 ,4s5 total $3,623,O79; polls g.
s12. This shows a gain of $123,435
In personally; Of $52i,057 in realty, or
in both of $6i4,4 and gain in num-
ber of polls Of 47S. This is a splendid
showing for one years progress. Mr..
Wyche Stubbleiied is making a splen-
did Assessor.-YGzoo Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

The point which |
wish to Impress upon
YOU is that Trusts are
not the 0utgrOwth nor
in any way the insi-
dent Of the protective
policy as the President
charges; that a protec-
tive policy no more
bree'ls what he eonsid-
ers the pestilenee Of
Trusts than does the
veriest free traae eoun-
try in the W orld-
which Is England
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-09-01

While our county is out of debt, and
little money ahead, we think that
our Board of Supervisors could even
strain point to build neat and SUBJ
stantial iron fence around our now
and costly Court House. This is due
as a matter of economy to the public
property. IL is due out of respect to
the public taste. The grounds proper
ly levcled and graded, with hand
some iron railing around the lot the
Court House would be properly pro-
tected, and the surroundings vastly
improved. If there is place in Gre
NADIA that should be attractive il Is the
Court House. Having an intelligent
Board of Supervisors, we believe they
will at once see the necessity, and or
der the fence put up soon. It will be
money well spent, and we believe the
people win approve of it,-at least all
of the taxpayers who have any pride
in their county property.-Grenadi
| Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
A Story About Sheridan.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the brill
limit author and dramatist and auda-
cious manager, was what the beaks OF
Scotland Yard would call a downy
cove. lie was dining at friends
house one evening and found himself
much beset by one of his fellow diners
of the giddy old maid variety.
"Ah, my dear Mr.. Sheridan" she said
a should so love to take walk with
you this evening"
The willy Sheridan was appalled, al
the prospect. "Oh, dear me-" he re
piled with well-feigned regret, amy
dear lady Blank, it is raining cats and
dogs. I'm afraid shall have to fore
go the pleasure until II clears of.
Fifteen minutes later the alert spin
er who did not trust entirely in Sheri'
dams sincerity, detected him in the aci
of sneaking out by side door,
"Oh, Mr.. Sheridan she exclaimed,
has 1t really cleared up? How delight.
fnl r
Y-y-es-n-o-thatis is--it has cleared
up enough for one, but not enough for
two.v
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01

There lived once in the little city of
Williamsport, Pa, an old Judge of the
name of Williams. This old judge was
noted for two things--for getting mel
low occasionally and for being plucky
and courageous under all circum-
stances, a gamy old man. II was a
popularity of the old Judge that when
ever he got mellow he grew cores
pondingly religious. One night he
wandered into a protracted revival
meeting and seated himself upon the
front seat, full of spiritual influence of
some kind. The clergyman, engaged
in his preaching, rose to fervid pitch
Of eloquence and in the midst Of it ex-
claimed:
"Show me the drunkard! Show me
the drunkardl Of all things on earth
the most unfortunate, show him to
me !"
To the CONSERVATION of all present
the old Judge arose and unstcadily
maintaining himself exclaimed, "Well
sir (hic.) here ! am
The clergyman having realized upon
his investment sooner than he antici'
pated, didn't know what to do with 1t
They finally pulled the Judge dowr
aud the incident had passed out o
memory almost when the clergyman
again struck an impassioned periot
and exclaimed in the honesty anC
fcrvor of his heart:
"Show me the hypocritel OF all mer
on Gods green earth the most despica
Bile. Show me the hypocrite y
The Judge arose the second time ano
reaching his cane over TO u certain old
deacon exclaimed: "Deacon, why the
devil don't (hic.) you get up when you
are called on ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
Pine Straw Bagging.
IS IHIB HS
le made
with the
Hone and Farm


We wish to call attention TO ole lou.
iiculty with the pine straw bagging. II
is SAID that when It is wet IL diseolors
the cotton. This may be due to the
fact that il is not thoroughly prepared.
and greater care and better machinery
may obviate it. Otherwise II would be
a serions obstacle to its general intro
duction.
What Steele's Bayou has to say con-
cerning the loss in weight by the use
of the cotton bagging would be obyia-
ted in time by the reduction in "tare.'
The mill owners are not foolish enough
to buy jute bagging, and pay the price
for IL that they have to pay for raw
bagging. To avoid this there is an al
lowance for rare7 sufficient to cover
the entire weight oil the bagging. OF
course, if the weight of the bagging is
reduced and the "tare remains tho
same, there is net loss to the farmer
but the planter will find that the "tare'
upon the cotton bagging bales will be
less in the future than on the jute bag
ged bales. If the cotton bagging
meets all other requirements, we be-
lieve that this objection can be soon re-
moved, and we believe also that the
difficulty arising from discoloration
where the pine straw bagging is used
can be soon obviated
We think there has been no better
time for the cotton planters to discuss
the propriety of reducing the size of
their bales. II does seem to us if the
cotton bale can be reduced in size TO
correspond with the small size hay bale,
the presses used for baling hay can be
used for baling cotton, and can be saw
ed to the planters in transportation
of injury TO the cotton, and from other
losses due to the present methods OF
handling the crop after it leaves the
gin. If these hay presses can be used
at the gin, the expense of cotton press
es and a large part of the work can be
saved.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
onncIal Vote or Mississippi.


Especial to the Iimes-Democrat.
jackson, Nov. 19.--Cleveland's vote
in Mississippi, according to the official
returns just tabulated by the Secretary
of State, is sj,476, Harrison 90,096'
Fisk 2IS, Streeter %. Cleyeland's
plurality 55,3s0.
First Congressional District, Allen
DEM, 9,621 majority.
Second district, Morgan, Dem, s,16l
majority.
Third district, Catchings, Dem, 7,OiC
majority.
Fourth district, Lewis, Dem, 10, ,46s
majority.
Fifth district, Anderson. Dem, H..
254 majority.
Sixth district, Stockdalc, DEM, 6,11t
majority.
Seventh district, Hooker, DEM, g,
800 majority.
In the Third Congressional Distric
Catchings, Dem, for Congress, leads
Cleveland 1868 votes in the same dis
trict Harrison leads Hill, Republican
candidate for Congress, 1912. Cleve
land carried the district by $50 plur
ality
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
ner MaIestl's Empire.


The Liverpool Mercury sketches the
wonderful growth of the British En-
pire. Within few years Fiji has be-
come British; and so have enormous
provinces on the northwestern frontier
of India and the whole kingdom OF
Upper Burmah. The foundations have
been laid of great colony in Borneo,
which will one day probably absorb
the whole island. Half the enormous
island of New Guinea, almost conti-
nent in extent, has become de jure, If
not dc facto, the territory ofthe Queen.
Great tracts of land, including the
whole of Iululand, have been acquired
in South Africa. Advance has been
made OH the Congo. Egypt Is In En-
glish control. berber and khartouin
seem likely TO become british. Cyprus
will hardly return 70 Turkey aud In
South America british possessions
have been extended. 4
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
Why Set Posts Upside Down

While it is generally conceded that
posts set in the ground upside down
will last much longer than in the re-
verse position, the why and wherefore
of it has been a mystery TO the public.
The reason Is this The pores of the
wood are SO constructed as to draw
and push the moisture up from the
roots to the leaves and branches of the
tree; and this same principle Of actisn
causes the constant drying out of
post set reversely to its natural growth,
while If set down the pores will con-
stsntly draw the moisture upward
thus causing its premature decay
Tree Grower.