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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
East Mississippi Times.l

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BAY SPRINGS, OKTIBBEHA COUNTY.
Whereas, We are organized as a
band of farmers, and whereas, our
prime object for organizing is to bene-
fit ourselves mentally, morally, socially
and financially, and in order to accom-
plish these great ends, it becomes nee
essary to practice economy in every
walk of life, as well as preach 1t, and to
live within our own income, therefore
be it
Resolved, That any member of this
Alliance who trades more than he has
just cause to think he will be able to
pay, unless the same be done on ac-
count of some unforeseen misfortune,
shall be deemed guilty of violation of
one of the first principles of the Alli-
ance and shall be subject to expulsion
for so doing.
Resolved, That we individually and
collectively make it our business to try
and keep down all neighborhood diff
ferenccs and disturbances, whether
among our brethren or among out
siders, thereby improving the social
and moral condition of man, and aid
ing in the accomplishment of much
good.
Resolved, That when the time ar
rives for the public schools to open IN
our respective districts, that we turn
out and see that we select good
teacher and have our schools taught at
a season that will give the farming
class the least trouble and that when
the schools open, we send our children
every day, that 1t is possible that we
derive some benefit from the tax we
pay for the school purposes.
Resolved, That we deem the use of
intoxicating liquors as beverage, as
immoral, useless and expensive, and
that any member of this alliance who
shall drink to excess, shall be deemed
guilty ofvlolation of one Of the funda-
mental principles of the Alliance, and
shall be subject to such action on the
part Of the Alliance as il may deem
fit to take.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
COLLECrING THE COrrON TAI.


EDITOR 1IMES:
The proper method of collecting the
Levee Cotton Tax so as to make the
tax @equal and uniform should en-
gage tie earnest attention of our Board
Of Leyee Commissioners at their July
meeting. The tax is now collected at
so much per bale, while the statute re-
quires it to be LEVIED and collected at
so much per pound. There are SO
many presses in the levee district turn
ing out bales of 500 lbs. weight, lin
fact | heard of one weighing 1900 lbs. :;
this was pressed TO test the strength of
the press) that the tax upon which our
safety depends is becoming odiOus to
the planter who cannot afford to re-
place his old with one of the improved
presses now in use, and is now unequal
and unjust. The tax is now collected
by the landing keepers and railroad
companies, and the collector has little
to do beyond making up his reports
and receiving and paying over the
money. AS to the first step in REFORM
ing this abuse, | would suggest that
the Levee Board order all the cotton
to be weighed and the tax to be col
lected as required by law by the rail-
road companies and landing keepers,
whose settlements should be made di-
rectly with the treasurer; thus dis
pensing with the middle man, the cot
ton tax collector, whose Office should
be abolished as no longer necessary.
Let the Levee Board allow 10 cents per
bale for weighing and collecting-the
fec Of 5 cents per bale for weighing to
be paid to the owner of the cotton
where he furnishes a list of weights to
the collector; and where he does NOT,
then to the collector who does the
weighing. TO prevent fraud at this
point the collector, If he suspects fraud
is being practiced in the matter of
weights, should be authorized to weigh
in such cases, and if he finds varia-
tion of more than 10 lbs. per bale
(there frequently is that difference be-
tween scales) against the Board, he
should collect upon his own weights
and receive the fee for weighing, in
stead of the owner who furnished the
fraudulent weights, Whore the own
er's weights are accepted, he should be
furnished with a certificate by the col
lector to that effect. This certificate
should be printed in triplicate, the ori-
ginal handed the owner, the duplicate
forwarded to the treasurer, and the
triplicate (stub) retained by the collec-
tor. The fee for weighing to be paid
upon surrender of the original ccrtifi-
cate to the treasurer. At 80 lbs. in
crease (450 lbs.) the saving would be
$2O,1OO.
By adopting this system the Board
will allay the discomfort this question
has occasioncd, which is of first impor-
tance, and mako the large bale man
pay his just proportion of the cotton
tax. | would anticipate and answer
some objections which will be urged
against this plan by would-bc cotton
tax collectors and their friends, but
space forbids further trespass upon
your columns.
TAX PAYER.
p. S. / suggest the continuance of
tho present fee of cents per bale for
collecting, because under the system
above outlined the labor 10 the collec-
lector both in handling the cotton and
making reports will be largely in
creased.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
[Summit Sentinel

Now that everybody except the Me-
teor has cooled off and is in a good
humor again, suppose we take glance
back and see what all the row was
about anyhow. In the first place the
Farmers Alliance, non-political Or
der, sent delegates to Jackson to a
estate Alliance" for specific purpose
and not to meddle with the Legisla-
ture, the supreme court or the execu-
tive. Said delegates, over-stepping
their instructions and powers, were
green enough to send lot of radicals
to inform Gov. Lowry how he ought
to run his end of the machine, and
were kindly informed by him that
"this is Democratic administration
and not supposed to suit the Republi-
can party" OF course they got
up resolutions denouncing him all
over, and of course some of the
County Alliances on the spur of the
moment, without thinking, followed
their example, but the delegates to the
Democratic convention overestimated
powers when they passed similar one
and expected to bind the Democracy
of Copiah by their action. The en-
deavor to make Mississippians repudi-
ate G Lowryis as useless as to try to
beat Baptist for office in Copiah.
Nor can said convention nor State
Alliance bind or pledge the Democracy
or the farmers TO the policy of having
a constitutional convention. Very
many of us are opposed to it and can
give reasons for the faith that is in us.
1t is to be hoped that the Alliance will
next time send a set of delegates who
will have more sense than to send a
lot of radicals monkeying around Bob
Lowry. If not, just hit 'em again,
aDear Bob" and hit 'em hard. In its
declaration of purposes, the Alliance
resolves to "create better under
standing for sustaining the civil
officers IN maintaining law and order"
We'll, | don't think that or anyone
else knows what that means; but at
any rate they are doing the order no
good by denounclng the chief officer OF
our State and trying to bring coil
tempt upon his administration. The
Alliance is a young order aud should
seek friends, not enemies. 1t cannot
afford to waste its strength hunting up
difficulties, hike an Irishman at Denny
brook fair begging some one to tread
on the Tail Of his coat. The order has
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
Dear Sir and Gents

Dear Sir and Gents:
Although Abe Hewitt has said that
Erin's green flag shall not be run to
the fore in New York City, do not
understand that "no Irish need apply
for sugar down here. And | now take
my pen in hand to inform you that II
you want an able-bodied cashier to
whoop up your large and important
business, the undersigned is liable.
Some of my best handwriting is with
a typewriter; but my ordinary gait
with a pen is no second tiddling. |
don't cut any Corinthian capitals in
my general style, but just give a plain
hog-killing hand which the colorcd
people can read and admire. If | am
to tackle your cash box, until get the
hang Of the game little instruction
would be thankfully received. If the
foreman Of the shop will hang his d.
rections on the copy hook, so that |
can tell who to accommodate and whose
eyes to close; who is to get cash and
who to get tafry, ! will get on to II
with both feet. While your cashier
would expect you to kick II he showed
up his chips on every sneak and bob
tail, he hopes that none Of your homo
rable body will be so cold-heartcd as
to expect him to go flying out from a
good jackpot on such commanders as
kings up. Such hands arc not beyond
the margin of risk for any well rcgu-
lated business. Respectfully,
HONEST JOHN.
z. ST. don't hold out no cards, but
play my hand on the table; and II you
hire me for cashier and get my liquor
regular and good, tho wages can stand
over till next week.
Since addressing this letter have
passed many sleepy nights awaiting
a reply. | have worn out shoes & sox
going to postoflice, and have severely
injured my eyc-sight peeping through
the glass boxes for a letter. But up
to yet no answer. This is an import
ant matter and the directors should
act promptly. Not only is that big in
stitution running on one wheel with
only an acting cashier to gouge up Its
cash, but tits injuring my business. The
July meeting of the Levee Board Is at
hand, and II has good Offices to go for;
many patriots are waiting for these
places, and ] do not wish to grind the
faces Of the poor by announcing my
self candidate for either or all of
these Offices with this casbiersbip hang
ing fire. If hear nothing from the
Bank by July /, IL p. m., suit for SIAN
der will be instituted at once.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
QUIET LITTLE GAME.
How a Lady OutHltted Some Friends
and Broke Up 4 Poker Party.

A good story of a game Of poker
between H. c. Barnaby, W. II. Nc
Donald, Oscar Weil, Fred Pond and
George rockingham, all gentlemen of
the dramatic profession, is told by the
Chicago Times. They started a game
of poker on the train, much to the dis
gust of Marie Stone.
She thought ofa little scheme. Buy
ing four packs of cards with identical
backs at the next station; she took
all the spades and threw the rest away.
With this pack of new spades she ap-
preached the players, and gracefully
presented them with the nice new
pack, throwed their old ones out ofthe
window.
The game pro ceeded and Mrs. Stone
quietly retired. Barnaby dealt and
Macdonald held the age. Well looked
at his hand and promptly came in.
Pond said he thought he would take
little himself rockingham said it
would cost 81 more to play poker
with him. Barnaby gathered up his
hand, skinned il down, said Gosh -
and raised il another 81. Macdonald
tilted II the limit.
So they went until every one of
them had bet everything but the filling
In their teeth. Then Barnaby said:
well, gentlemen, cards2'
"Not any for me-" said Macdonald.
Not me- quoth We'll.
"These'll do me- said Pond.
81 like mine,' added rockingham.
Barnaby laid down the pack.
slow many does the dealers take y
asked Pond.
mot any" replied Barnaby.
Everybody looked at everybody else
and then at Barnaby, as ifto say; III
the dealer wins this pot we shall know
how he did IT,"
Nobody had much of anything lefl
to bet, so call around was soon
reached.
"Flush here,' said Macdonald
"Flush here, too,' said each of the
rest.
allow big 2" said Macdonald.
"Jack Hight" said We'll, spreading
five spades.
"Queen here ~ said Pond.
al get ii, ! guess,' said Frothing
ham. "l've got an ace and king
and he reached for the pot.
mo, you don't said Barnaby. q.
get II myself. I've got two aces ant
three sevcns Of spades-a flush full
And sure enough he had.
Then there was general compari
son and a search throughout the pack
The whole thing was an aggregat'
flush.
"Well,' says Pond, "we can pla!
without fushcs.r
"No, we can't" says Barnaby, rs h
cashed in all the chips in the car
ave can't play poker with pack o
spades. I'm going to bed" And h
did.-Omaha Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
The True objects Of the Alliance.


NNAAANFAuG CtuAlItLl
Mr.. Editor 81 find in this section.
as in most every other where the in
tentiOn of the Alliance are misunder-
stood, that there are persons who look
upon the organization with suspicion as
though it had some bad motive in view
and | beg enough Of your valuable
space to set the organization and its
intentions right before the public.
The merchants in many places look
upon the Alliance as their enemy,
brought into existence to make war
upon their profession. This is a most
lamentable mistake. Ii is contrary to
every principle of the Alliance to an
tagonize auy lawful business, and the
mistaken ideas that have gone out have
arisen from the fact that the merchants
cannot see any further into the organ
zstion than the trade system which it
has adopted in some sections. If buy
ing goods cheaper was all that the AL
lance had to accomplish it would GER
tainly be failure. Another reason
why merchants and lawyers look with
distrust upon the Alliance is because
they are denied membership in the
organization. The history of all such
organizations prove that to try to or
ganize men of different interests into a
business organization will certainly
prove a failure. The Alliance wants
the interest of its membership to so
harmonic that the organization can
move on any question pertaining to
their interests as one man. In this
way alone can we accomplish the re-
forms so essential to the well being of
the farmer. In our organization we
aim to teach our members true econ
omy and thereby save to them mil
lions of dollars annually. We are
teaching our members to buy less and
what they do buy, buy it in the cheap
est market to be found. Every one
else follows this rule and why not the
farmer2 The farmers have the same
right to formulate plans by which they
can buy and sell to the best advantage
as other men do. The Alliance
aims to elevate the agricultural class to
that position in our government which
their power and usefulness demands.
To do this we will teach our members
to pay their present debts and never
make any more for western meat or
northern corn, and thereby do away
with the iniquitous credit system
which is sapping the very foundation
of our liberties. Every Alliance man
win be taught to make his farm self
sustaining with cotton as surplus
crop. When we have accomplished
these ends we can keep monopoly from
fixing the prices on what we buy and
sell. The southern farmer could be
the most independent man in the world
If he would only use the power at his
command. lie raises a crop of cotton
that if judiciously handled would bring
the world to dependence upon him.
Why should not the farmers in their
present dependent condition come to-
gether in a close organization and see
if they cannot get every farmer to look
about him and investigate the tenden-
cies of the agricultural classes Of our
country and If there can be remedy
applied before II is too late2
S. c. FUGLER.
Lindalc, Miss, May oath.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
An Appropriate Emblem.

From the Albany Journal.
An old man died in the autum, aged
more than 80 years, and kind friend
sent sheaf of rye, emblematic of ma
turity, to place on his coffin. A female
neighbor who had known the deceased
all his life attended the funeral, and,
seeing the shreaf of rye, exclaimed ;
"IIow appropriate lie always did
like liquor"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

An Oakland county (tlich.) paper
recently announced that citizen there
had hanged himself, and added, 1--WE
have not yet learned the cause of his
DEATH This is pretty near as good as
the lady asking @did il kill him. after
she had heard read an elaborate ac-
count of man being blown all over
the area of two townships and into a
million pieces by the explosion of a
can of nitro-glycerine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

A light, silicious earth is found in
France and Germany from which are
made bricks that will float in the water.
Such bricks are mentioned by Pliny
they were also made in Tuscany in the
eighteenth century.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

made many friends outside of its rank
who hope to see ii avoid therOcks that
wrecked its predecessor, the Grange,
and be Of permanent use and value to
the whole country. But il must be
differed by safe, sensible, conservative
men or they viii disgust its friends and
boycott, denounce and res0luter the
whole thing to the demnition bow
vows in short time.
Wesson, Miss. VERITAs.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.

The monument will be 45 feet high
and is to cost $4,000. 1t will be cap
ped with a statue of Confederate
soldier, Tho main shaft upon which
the symbols and Inscriptions will ap-
pear, is to rest upon mausoleum,
archcd and castellated, with openings
on two sides. In this is to be statue
Of Jefferson Davis, life-size, with feet
upon the corner stone. This will rest
upon the foundation stone, on which
the corner stone was laid on the 26th
of May. The whole will be of the
best material and u work of artistic
merit. On the inner walls will be
more inscriptions.
The next section will cost $1,000.
We hope for voluntary contributions.
We cannot proceed without them. We
take this method of letting the need
be known. SALLIE d. MORGAN,
President G. M. A.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

A special train OH the East Tenncs-
see Virginia & Georgia railway carry
ing Jay Gould and party, made the
fastest time on record in the South a few
days since. The distance from Chat
tanooga to Knoxville, liz miles, was
made in two hours and seventeen min
utes, which included two stops of five
minutes each.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

Several years ago the Lumberman
pointed out the coming importance of
the Yazoo Delta, of Mississippi, as
future field of hardwood lumber pro-
duction. The prediction is beginning
to be verified. The construction Of
the Louisville, New Orleans II Texas
Railroad from Memphis to Vicksburg,
and on to New Orleans, opened up the
entire length of the Delta to railroad
traffic, which was followed by the
erection of several mills along the line,
which are now turning out consider
able quantity of cypress, oak, ash and
hickory lumber. The railroad line
mentioned has been furnished with
wharf and shipping facilities on the
Mississippi river, q short distance
above New Orleans. BY this means
lumber and timber can be discharged
from cars into vessels, and shipped
foreign or coastwise. Thus encouraged
hardwood lumber has begun to reach
foreign markets by the New Orleans
route. This gives shippers an advan-
tage in rates over the old rail route
eastward to Newport, Baltimore or
New York, to the amount of twelve
cents hundred. The prospect
is that large amount of forest pro-
duct will go to market in this way.
The advantage gained includes avoid
ance of transfer charges in New Or
leans, and the delay and trouble that
was thus involved. The Delta on its
eastern side, also has an outlet by
means of the Illinois Central railroad.
Still another road is to be built entire
ly through the Delta from east to west.
This Is the Georgia Pacific, contracts
for the construction of which have
been let that will complete the line
from Greenyille, on the Mississippi, to
Birmingham, Ala. This road viii
give the timber resources of the Delta
market in the growing manufactur-
ing center in and about Birmingham.
Altogether the lumbermen Of the
Delta can look forward to prosper
ous development Of their interests
Northwestern Lunberman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

During the years of the existing adj
ministration, President Cleveland has
had no more relentless critic, or, in
deed, more bitter enemy than the edi-
tor of the New York Sun. And yet
Mr.. Dana has TO come to this at last -
"IIe has employednone ofthe ordinary
devices of popularity, none of the
smiles, the favors and batteries of COM
monplace politics, On the contrary,
his work has been done by methods so
intellectual, SO shrewd, SO subtle and
so forcible that all opposition has been
extinguished, and submission and obe-
dience rendered universal. " The fact
that Mr.. Cleveland's ability has forced
a tribute of this sort from q fierce and
uncompromising opponent like MIR.
Dana, does not prove the Presidents
ability, but 1t goes long way in sup
port of the almost general belief that
the ability is there.--N. o. States.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30
Whr We are stm in POvsrly's Fanss
Editor GreenvIls Times:


Less there should be no misunder-
standing of the reason why am stin
compelled to ~stand OFF, some highly
esteemed brethren Of the creditor
class, please to kindly hoist this before
the people through the columns of
your influential journal:
Immediately upon learning of the
vacancy In the chair Of the cashier Of
the Bank of Greenville, acting upon
that principle which beats tumultuous
in every true United States heart to 90
for every Office in sight, even ifit is to
: beat Blaine or bust addressed to
Mr. W. A. Pollock, President of said
Bank, the following letter. given under
my hand and sealing wax, the dsy and
year therein mentioned and may the
Lord have mercy ON my soul. had
submitted this communication in man.
ner and form as written to one of the
finest long staple LAWYERS, (whose note
| was to discount as soon as | got the
place. lie said 1t was "go,n and ii
went into the slit in the postoiiiee
house, ornamented near the right hand
corner of virgin envelope with a
borrowed 2 cent stamp. | have no
doubt but that the nigger who gets the
Banks mail toted ii out with the other
letters. | kept no letter press copy,
but If had to be married next year
would affidavit that its contents were
about as follows. to whit;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-30

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