The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-06-22
The Sage Of shake Rag-TarIOus Topics.
Mr. EDITOR:

Mr. EDITOR:
As the prosperity of all business en-
terprises are founded upon the pros
porous condition of the planters and
farmers. the promising prospect for
a 0ountiful harvest should cheer the
hearts of all business men. Such is the
condition of the crops at this date.
They are in splended order; the culti-
yation has been all that could be re-
quired and they never looked better at
this season in this part Of the county.
The nights have been little cool, but
there is no room to grumble at the
condition of things.
We see that many of our good men
are responding to the call of many |
voters to offer themselves for places of
honor and trust. 1t does not appear
that men are seeking office at this day
and time, which shows healthy con-
dition of our political school. When
the office seeks the man it shows that
men have scared above the petty strife
that often happens when there is an
office of profit to be captured. The
idea Of men submitting themselves to
convention is neat thing to do; it
gives the whole people of the country
a chance to sift and Gull the best
material of the county to find a few
good men to fill the offices of trust and
honor; and by this means II they fai.
to choose the right man in the right
place, there is no one to blame for the
mistake. Conventions are generally
composed of the best men in the
county, when we have the deliberations
of the most conservative, and men who
are not apt to make mistake in the
choice of the right men to fill the
various county Offices. There are but
few men that want an Office unless
there Is little money in it. Like the
man who was nominated for Congress
he thanked the convention for the
honor of the nomination, but said he
wanted the place for the money that
is in il. That is about the truth. II is
human nature. No man can serve the
good people unless there is little
money in it, An open confession II
good for the soul, and the laborer il
! worthy of his hire.
The time Of year has come arount
again when we old boys feel too laz,
to take hold of work with the prope
q grip; when those who can do II hi
: themselves away to the cool shad.
: bank of some murmuring river o
+ crystal water and dream away tn
d sultry hours, sometimes reading th
) papers oftener not; occasionally light
s. ing their pipes of peace and pulling
g few whiils and then allowing them I
n die out whilst they drop into doz
81 their fishing poles have long since bee
stuck into the sod, and the bait floai
d idly until some cunning old trout floa
j. quietly by and steals II, whilst they ar
t, in the land of dreams. But those VIII
I'd cannot dream away the days and hop
in to find anything In the larder at Nigh
ar have double burden on them throug
90 this dreamy season. They feel the sam
O. sleepy influences about them, an
In though they work because they mu
RS they work with all the effort of oil
ID, who has been twenty-four hours wit
lc. out sleep. 1t is all very well for son
at wise man to sit in his shaded office al
Id talk wisely that work is necessary fl
on health, and that it is our greatest boo
he But watch this wise adviser and S
dis how quick he drops the pen and Civ
lat his sleepy mind up to the hummil
IN, bees, and the songs of birds, and t
De- balmy breath of the sweetest flowc
be in which they revel, he will soon lea
en- the boon of health, work--for sol
vo- others to do. If dollars grew on tire
IN and retained their value, one cot
make his living in the summer a
les would not have 10 work all d
ar either
iew We sec that our wisest men are ca
ice ing about for proper solution OF
yer great race problem. The man is not
lille born who can solveit. Great mistal
II. have been made. The first was forcl
.rly the ballot on a people who did not
tho derstand the first principle pcrtaini
on to citizenship. The second, the VII
lty, people of the South are trying 10 10
has them to learn something in the wa,
, Of education, which has done more ha
field than good. Its pearls cast before sw
Volt to enable them more readily to dest
nes- tho giver. There is but one solut
ma to the question, that is to make
hich skin of tho negro white and also
principles. But how can you cha
stcr the spots of the leopard. Solve
new problem aud the way is easy.
ven. STtCK-IN-rHE-MUl
nora Shake Rag City, June II.
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low. peath OF Gen. WIN, i. Wlthers.