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The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
A FLOODED DESERT.

The cause of the phenomena of the
flooding of the Colorado desert has at
last been ascertained and accurately
located. The DISSOLUTION of the locaii-
ty is so complete, the area forbidden
to inhabitancy is so wide that there
has been much delay in tracing the in-
flow of water. The following is ex-
plicit in setting at rest the specula-
tious as to its source and direction:
Los Angeles, Cal, July s.-The
marty sent out by the Southern Pacific
from Ogilbie, last week, to find the
source OF Salton Lake, have returned.
The report received at the railroad
office last night says:
aThe water leaves the Colorado
river at a point eight miles from FL
Rio and nows through several chan
neIs from 80 to 60 feet wide. 1t flows
westward along the sand hills on the
line of the old Overland stage at this
station, making stream 100 yards
wide or more, and having a velocity
of four miles an hour and gaining.
II was too deep to get the depth
but the old slough at this point wa
formerly 20 feet deep. This is abou
thirty-fve miles from the river.
We followed the stream two mile
further In the direction OF Indian wells
. The water is all the way from half
mile to two miles wide, and from tw'
to four feet deep, having a velocity Q
two miles an hour. The main channt
extends fifty-two miles from the Cole
RADIO river This is the point where
! enters the desert of Salton.
! The old stage route, with the excel
J. ton of five or six miles, Is all covere
a with water. This settles the qnestic
u of the water supply conclusively
from the Colorado river.
This divergence Of large voluu
II of the Colorado river is doubtle
: caused, as explained by Capt. Powt
n U. S. L. by the filling up of the prese
lie channel by the heavy silt deposit
u bears,
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11


During the past year cotton uas
undergone the same evolution which
has attended 81 other agricultural pro-
ducss-has sunk below the cost Of
profitable production Other staples
and articles had met the same trial,
incident 10 improved farming appl-
snces and such extension by means Of
railroads Of transportation facilities IS
widely enlarged the areas of eul'ivaole
lands. The subjection of cotton to the
low price prevalence had been delayed
longer than any other product, ana
planters aud others bad INDUCED hopes
Of permanent paying figures for IT.
This hope, inducing many to turn from
other pursuits to eotton-growing, has
| stilI further contributed to bring on
The collapse Of Uver-prOduction.
Naturally means Of relief are being
sought, of which the idea of reduced
area is the one meeting most favor
The following Is the latest movement
in that direction:
Charleston, S. c., July s.-The low
price Of cotton is causing great dlssat
isfsction among the farpers IN thi
f State, and various propositions nav
| been made to limit production by
: decrease of acreage in ploughing vi
!. one-fourth of the present CROWNS
!. crop, and by other devices. In
Farmers Alliance OF Marlboro county
In this State has adopted the following
resolutions:
y THAT we pledge ourselves to plan
only ten acres of cotton to the horse
1892, provided we can get the &C
n operation Of all the cotton States, 50
u 10 decrease the production Of eotto
b and so.obtain due reward for ou
o labor. An,
= 2. That we request the State All
h anee to call for convention OF cottoi
.. growers Of the South, irrespective
class or color, TO meet not later ina
December, first week, to consider IL
ssme.n
! The State Alliance will meet
= y Spartansburg July 22, and will prop
y bly take action on the subject.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
Labor Is Sweet.

There were five men seated on the de-
pot platform in Rolling Fork the other
dav. and while four of them were asleep
the iifth sat looking at his own toes. BY
and by along came man who halted tt
ask:
s.Do any OF yoli men want work 7"
"Whatfs the pay 9'' asked the flftf
after long silence.
"Why, I'll give Sl.60 day.
whats the work. 7"
sDigging ditch"
II don't want 1t"
Don't any of the rest want a job 7"
II think not-but If you'll make th'
nay 81 day and the work picking
blaekberries I'll take the chances 0
waking them up.n-Rolllng Fork Pilot
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
wlSorA, MISS. June 10, Ii


Nm CApxR WHITE, Mathiston, Miss,
Dear Sir-I am in receipt OF your
card, inquiring whether Senator
George deposited with me soon after
the close Of the war, five hundred dol
lara to be loaned to poor men who
were unable to get it elsewhere. You
also volunteer the suggestion that you
"do not much believe it."
Now, my good friend, what you
NAV ubelieye" about 1t does not affect
the material fact. 1t Is true that the
equality of charity which is not
strainedn was not very abundant
among our people in those days, yet
| il is equally true that oil charity and
magnanimity had not perished in the
conflict of arms.
Gen. George did deposit with mt
five hundred dollars, in, ! think, 1866
to be distributed among men whit
were unable to give security, but !
was a private transaction, promptet
only by spirit of sympathy for desti
. tute soldiers and their families, an'
never intended for publicity. | fel
that II was sacred trust, and hav
consequently kept 1t in that privac
, 1t was Intended to have, until | wa
! called upon to affirm or deny 1t.
: This was Gen. Georges priyat
business, with which the public has n
concern, and to my personal know
edge, constitutes very small porto
of the charities which he has exercise
in the last twenty-five years:
I But Senator George Is not beiol
the people on bis record for benev
e lence. He stands forth before Il
+ whole people of this nation as state
y man, q patriotic, bold aud invincib
Y public servant. Very respectfully,
70 w. I. TOWNSEND.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
List OF DELEGATES


FIRST DISTRICT,
Glen AIlen-S. NJ. Spencer, G. g.
johnson, NJ. +. johnson, Chas. Nc
Laurin, J. r. Gage
Ieota-Thos. WorthingtOn, J. A-
Mutt, S. B. Lawson, d. 5. Humphreys
SECOND DISTRICT.
Avon-N. Williams, X z. Aston,
NJ Rosenstock, W. G. DOrrah, J. Z.
Refuee-W. w. Bettis, A. 5. Single
terry, j. NJ. Wright.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Court House,. NJ. Jayne, W. ].
| Guice, II. A. Abercrombie, ii. VIII
cziuski. ii. NJ. Barnes, j. II. Anderson,
IGG Sims, 7. w. Sulm, L. 2. Smith,
J. Ncff, B. F Hughes, ]. IL. Moore
Leyee Board-G. w. Thomas, A.
Blum. c. P. Nelson, Theo. Pohl, w
| G. Phelps, J. ]. Harty, J. A. Dea'on
FOURTH DISTRICT.
| Leland-W. X. Burford, b. U. Nc
Gee, w. w. Stone, B. L. Lee, r. L
willis, ]. A.v. Feltus, E. f. Turner
| S. r. Swain, E. Hauptmsn, j. Z. Bran
ton.
| Arcola-Frsnk Birdsong, A. j. Pax
ton, Jr., F. A. Bizzel, 5. ]. Hebron, :
F. Phillips, F. S. Aldridge.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Hollandale-W. f. West, w. \
Moore, I. w. Crouch, W. Wood, IL. I
Mc(iehee, N. D. Ferris, A. A. Goni'
J. L. Moore. =,
Belzonia-J. 7. Bowles, S. Castle
. man. -.
ON motion the Convention went int
permanent organization by selectin
g. w. Thomas, Esq, permanent Chai'
man, and Theo. Pohl, Secretary.
The chair appointed the followin
committee on resolutions: Hon. VIZ
Phelps, G. P. Nelson, j. Z. Aldrldg
DIR. d. S. Humphreys and VIM. WOO
A motion that all resolutions whle
= NAV be introduced shall be referred
Committee on Resolutions without d
bate, prevailed.
Motion to nominate the SENATOR
e and Legislative ticket prevailed.
4 The Hon. w. w. Stone nominate
Mr.. John L. Hebron, Jr. for Senate
} The Hon. w. G.. Phelps put in noInln
l. tion the Hon. j. NJ. Jayne for Senate
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Mr. Mann, agent for George b.
Shelby on his plantation, In Bolivar
county, was shot aud instantly killed
by negro tenant last week.-Porl
Gibson Reyeille.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
fRE rnTETT ruNTEKfLoN.

The Convention was called to ordel
BY Theodore Pohl, Secretary Of Dem
ocratic Executive Committee
The Convention elected the Hon
". d. Ferris IS temporary chairman
~-r, an r,rsF rsfa AVFg
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

The above is copied not because
Senator George is candidate for the
Senate, but out of admiration for
noble deed.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
A GENEROUS DEED.
IWinona Times.l

MArHIsros, Miss, June 10, 1891.
Cot, W, I. TOWNSEND, Winona, Miss,
Dear Sir-I have heard that Gen.
George deposited $500 with you just
after the war to loan to poor soldiers
who could not borrow from anybody
else. want you to write me whether
It ia 30. | don't much believe 1t.
Yours truly, CADER WHITE.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11
J. N. JAYNE.
]. l. HEBRON.

Resulting in 2s votes for J. L. He
brou. Jr. and SO votes for the Hon. }. NJ
Jayne, then the Hon. W. W. Stone
moved 10 make the nomination unan'
imous which was carried. For mem
hnrs of the Iapislature the vote stood
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

The TIMES has no comment or
criticism whatever to pass upon the
action of the County Convention
widely published as the overthrow
of the "ring," and unquestionably adj
verse to our preference and views on
the only point contested, the Legislative
ticket. Speaking for the defeated "ring'
we will say, with the utmost sincerity
that its members are content aud more
If dislodgment from leadership ii
county political sentiment will-set
tling grievances and ofTenses-restor
the harmony of the Democratic polltl
cal family Of the county As ther
were no other issues of divisio
than to effect such dislodgmeu
as shown by the resolutions an
tho denomination of every incun
bent of the Offices OF trust, a
heretofore elassed as partisans or SUI
porlcrs of the "ring"-this eifcei, IL
restoration of harmony, ought
ensue. 1t will not be the fault OF Il
TIMES If 1t does not.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Especial to The Appeal-Avalanche.I
Tunica, Miss, July THE several
beats of this county held convenes to-
day and nominated delegates to the
county convention, which convenes al
this place sn the 10th. All the beats
have not been heard from yet, but i
Is safe to say that the following per
sons are nominated:
F. A. Montgomery carried the coun
ty for district attorney without oppo
| sition. w. J.Nelson, an anti-subtreas
ury man, Is nominated for the lowe
house of the legislature.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

The following dispatch Ia Just re
caivad
JACKSON. Mfaa., JnlY II, 1891.
j. =. MGhTIfi4, bfeehFiile,
George carries Yazoo county over
| whe;i.s;;ii.. ;;ii..ss = W w srcsE
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Since writing the above the follow
ing has been received from Yazoo:
Yazoo City, Miss, July 10.-Tht
election in this county to-day for Sen
aiors, State Legislature and count,
officers, passed off quietly. A yer,
large vote was polled throughout thl
county. Returns as near as hearf
from indicate the election of Senator
George and Walthall as their success
sors. Tho canvass wns warm through
out and the result a. far as known Is
triumph for 6corgc Al this bo,
George leads Barksdale five to ont
The county convention meets Monday
II this despatch should be yeritie
. Major Barksdalo's formal withdraw
/ would be m act Of supef-erogatioii.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Especial to Appeal-Avalanche.l
Jackson, Miss, July S.-Thlrty-eight
members of the next Legislature have
been nominated TO date. Ofthis NUN.
Der the best estimate gives Senator
George the votes of 81, leaving the
seven remaining for Maj. Barksdale'
or these counties simply passing in
dorsements Senator George has de-
cided majority.
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Avon-M. Williams, X 7. Aston
NJ. Rosenstock, W. G. Dorrah, }. Z
Aldridge. e..,.
Refuge-W. W. Belts, A. ;. Single
terry, J. NJ. Wright
The Greenville times., 1891-07-11

Biloxi, Miss, July s.-The Harrison
county convention met at Mississippi
City to-day, and split occurred, which
resulted in two conventions, and two
sets OF delegates to the State senate
rial and tiotorial conventions. Both
conventions endorsed Gen. J. T.
George.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20

A good book-who can exaggerate its
poweri Benjamin Franklin said that
bis readingof Cotton Mather's Essays to
DO Good" in childhood gave him holy
aspirations for all the rest of his life.
George Law declared that a biography
he read in childhood gave him all his
subsequent properties. A Clergyman,
many years ago, passing to the far west,
stopped at hotel. He saw woman
copying something from Doddridge's
Rise and Progress. Il seemed that
she had borrowed the book, and there
were some things she wanted especially
to remember. The clergyman had in his
Satehel copy of Doddridge's Rise and
Progress and SO he made her present
Of IL. Thirty years passed on. The
clergyman came that way and he asked
where the woman was whom he had
seen long ago. They said; "She lives
yOnder, in that beautiful house." He
went there and said to her: "Do you
remember me7" She said: "No;
I do not" he said: "Do you
remember a man gave you Doddridge's
Rise and Progress 80 years ago?" "Oh,
yes; remember. That book saved my
soul. loaned the book to all my
neiShbors, and they read it and they
were converted to God, and we had a
revival of religion which swept through
the whole community. We built a
church and called a pastor. You see
that spire, don't your The church was
built as the result of that book you gave
me so years ago." Oh, the power Of a
good booki
But alasi for the influence of bad
book. John Angel James, than whom
England never had holier minister,
stood in his pulpit at Birmingham and
said; twenty-five years ago a lad
loaned to me an infamous book. He
would loan 1t only 10 minutes, and then
had to give it back; but that book has
haunted me like a specter ever since. ]
have in agony Of soul, on my knees
before God, prayed that he would OBJ
IterAte from my soul the memory of it
but shall carry the damage of It until
the day of my death.
The assassin Of Sir William Russell de-
clared that he got the inspiration for his
crime by reading what was then a new
and popular novel, "Jack Sheppard.
Homer'B "Iliad" made Alexander the
warrior. Alexander said 30. The story
of Alexander made Julius Caesar and
Charles XII both men of blood. Have
yeu IN your pocket, or in your trunk, Oh
in your desk at business, bad book, q
bad picture, bad pamphlet? In Gods
name ! warn you to destroy it.-[Tal
mage.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20


Never wear shoe too small or one that
does not fit when iirst put on. Never let
your shoe get hard or dry. Do not let il
run down at the heel or side. Never
wear into the welt or insole. A shoe re-
paired In time will retain its shape and
afford comfort, and will be found true
economy. Never put wet shoes by the
fire to dry, but dry them gradually and
9lowly. Never dry wet shoe without
first applying some oil and grease-castor
oil or tallow is the best. The steam
generated in a wet boot or shoe will scald
1t and cause it to crack. Do not use too
much force in polishing-a gentle brush
ing with a soft brush is better than the
vigorous work of the bootblack. Do not
allow thick crust Of blaOking on your
shoes. Wash It of occasionally and ap.
ply little castor oil-you can polish il
over in an hour or two. Never try on or
handle a patent leather shoe when cold
always thoroughly warm Il before bend
ing the leather. A patent leather shoe
put on In a warm room can be worn out
IN the cold weather without injury.
Never put q good pair Of shoes In
galochesi Use an old pair FOR this, and
withdraw the gol0chas as soon a. you
enter Q house New York Ledger
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20

This is what Partisan marquise writes
of the American girl: at is her life be-
fore the public, begun at the earliest pos
sible period at day schools and in board
ing houses, which bestows on her the
free and easy manner which makes her
remarked upon whenever she appears.
AS soon as she enters society she does ex-
actly what comes into her head. She
goes alone to the doctor, the dentist, the
music master, and enrolls herself in the
lists of clubs for fencing, german, skat-
ing, reading, baseball, singing, etc. She
prefers the society Of men to that of
women, ETC." And this is what the
American girl answers: "H she does all
OF which this writer has pronounced her
guilty, it is because of her security from
insult in thought or deed, in the true and
never failing courtesy of the American
man, who, unlike the French critic, rever-
ences womanhood itself more than the
conventionaity with which he would
surround and guard it. "
The well bred, well read American
lady, be she girl or woman, requires only
the protection which her own refinement
and common sense provide from the men
of her nation, and needs the Intervention
of no chaperon to insure respectful
demeanor. In fact, the chaperon insti-
tuition is considered by many cultured
people an insult to the true womanhood
of the American girl and to the honor Of
her fellow men.-[New York Sun.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20
nrHrorrArs TURNED WHITE.
Destors say This Can he Done Through
the Transpianting OF skin.

Dsstors say This Can Be Done Through
the Transpianting OF skin.
Provided a victim could be found for
the skinning operation, surgical skill is
equal 10 the feat Of turning a negros
skin permanently white. The question
Of the transpoaition Of color in the cutiole
Of the two races has been given a local
and peculiar interest by an experiment
IN the grating Of the skin Of a negro
upon a white man by DR.. John Eye, of
Reading, Pa
The experiment Of DR.. Ege was made
for the purpose Of healing a wound on
the leg Of a white man, and if it sue
eesded In this il was all that was ex-
Pected Of it. Not only did it do this, but
~ the wound began to heal DR.. Ege was
surprised to notice the 30 particles of
black skin trangplsnted were gradually
losing their color, and by the time the
wound had entirely healed the new sur
face was ss white as If the cuticle be-
Ionged by nature to the spot to which it
was transplsnted. This result was sur
prising TO the doctor, because medical
men have hitherto declared that colored
akin, wherever transplanted, would re-
tain its color. 1t seems probable now,
therefore, that some of the theory Of skin
grating may undergo change, and that
tn the future one may be enabled to
change ones skin as easily as the Pari-
sian belle the color Of her hair.
A physician, in seriously discussing
the matter, said that the original cause
Of the difference in the color of the skin
Of different races is still amatter Of some
dispute. Some authorities on the sub
1ect maintain that il is attributable solely
20 climate In contradiction of this,
however, other authorities prove that the
dark color Of the skin does not depend
upon geographical position, nor even al
together on racial purity, by the fact that
the extremes Of the chromatic scale are
found throughout the whole negro do
main.
DR. ]. Y. Shoemaker, the eminent der
mstologist Of this city, in speaking Of
the result Of DR.. Ege's experiment, said
that, In his opinion, a negro's skin grated
upon white man would probably lose
ttE color, the process of cutting disturb
ing the cells containing the coloring mat
Ter. Dr.. II, @. Boeuning, demonstrator
Of anatomy at the Medico Chirurgical
College, also holds this opinion, but at
the same time says it is imperative that
the particles Of skin transplanted should
be very minute, as in the case of DR..
Eyes experiment. DR.. Boeuning also
said that while colored skin transplanted
on white man will lose its color and be-
come white, white skin grated upon a
negro would never become black. From
this IL will be seen that although negro
might possibly be turned white, those
white persons who are so enamored of
the soft, glossy, unctuous epidermis of
the negro as to desire change are de-
barred by nature from indulging their
peculiar taste.-[ Philadelphia Record.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20

The Source and FOrco Of Electricity.
"Al the energy in the world, said DIR.
Q. F. Chandler, in a recent lecture before
the Columbia School Of Mines, "comes
from sunshine. Even the energy in the
electric battery that rings the doorbells
Of our homes has its origin in the light of
the great solar system. The force in the
copper wire that sets the bell to ringing
comes from the zinc plate in the battery
jar. The energy in the zinc plate comes
from the anthracite coal with which it
was burned when taken from the mines,
and, finally, the energy in the anthracite
coal was put there by the sunlight that
fed and nourished it when it existed, ages
ago as trees and plants.
AN interesting misapprehension that
exists in the minds of good many per-
sons is concerning the vital dangers that
lurk in the pressure of say thousand
volts. The newspapers often tell us that
a man has been killed by such pressure,
whereas, in fact, such pressure alone
couldn't kill humming bird. have
frequently caught in my hand sparks
possessing an electromotive force of
100, 900 volts without feeling anything
more than a very slight burn.
"The danger arises only when the volts
are reinforced by good many amperes
or currents, as when one takes hold of a
charged wire. Then one feels a shock
that is unmistakable, because the force
of great many currents in the wire sud
denly decomposes all the fluids in his
body. The salt in the blood at once turns
to chloride of gas, and the man whose
veins are charged with this deadly poison
can not in reason be expected to live
long. "-IScientific American.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20


Never judge am insurance company
by the quality Of the blotting paper it
gives away.
Some men are like blottsng paper;
they may bear the impress of a hun
dred different things and yet they are
worthless.
Read this paper
An ounce of keep your mouth shut is
better than pound of explanation
after youhaVe said it.
Why are colts like rich mems sonsP
Because they won't work until they
are broke.
Cheap tinware is said to be very
dangerous, the coating of the iron con-
tanning poisonous materials, generally
antimony.
A man who is poor liar finds it CON
venient to stick to the truth.
There are a thousand and one ways
TO make money; there is only one way
to save it.
A man never fully realizes the
wealth of information he doesn't
possess till his first child begins to ask
questions
The nice things a man says to a
woman before he marries, her, he is
called upon 10 prove every day after he
is married.
1t is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive This applies especially to medi-
cine.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20
A wen OF Frozen Air.

Near Dayton, Ca, there is a we'll
locally known as the "well of frozen air. "
In drilling the well a stratum of frozen
clay and gravel was encountered at a
depth of 55 feet. After passing through
Eve feet Of this numerous cavities were
encountered from which cold air came in
gusts. The escape Of the air from the
well can be heard roaring for nearly 200
yards. The air which comes from the
subterranean depths is so frigid that it is
not possible for any one to hold his hand
over the opening for more than two
minutes without having it frozen. A
bucket of water set over the opening will
freeze through and through within few
hours. 1t is needless to add that work
was abandoned on the well when the
cavities Of "frozen air" were tapped
philadelphia Ledger.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20

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The markets were searched for
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N. B.-Only one word more. Don't forget
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also Gents Furnishings