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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13


tu 80 jim "eatherford - half
. D+o,i-T. 10 olu man bunk-was what you
'.lo'5Li M san d gutter lie most in
'Heia'Iy went IN Tor the whole hog
VI NM ana got none at last. He scared
s"ou start ana got away with a fine
"uiS' ol speed but he broke all to pieces
o :, lie got on the home stretch and
'HeH Went nome and quit.
l ne malnest trouble with little Jim
was thaJ he was too internal nervous
IKE ana smart He must of been born
III III d hurry and l know for my own in
ul'iuuaIiy sell that he lived and died
d. ABOUT the same rate. He was mover
ana hustler from breakfast all the
! way lie didn't have blessed thing to
start ON but so acres of land and one
NUE. put his head was set on maxim
money, and he made it. He took the
Itad row himself, and everything and
everybody on the place had to follow
and keepup He lived at home all alone
by himself-liyed as clost as the bark
on dOgwood tree-and wDeDsomeyer
he got a dollar he helt on to it till the
eagle screamed and another one
turned up to keep it companv.
Little Jim had been horned and brung |
mp in the midst Of poor folks and hard |
times, and when he come to he q man
he give it out that he was pofn 10 n,t
plenty of money in his tanks and then
take out and quit and have a bigb-heeI
good time. He was as good as his word
to some extent and at 2o ,,o,rg ia -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

there Is d warm place In their house fol
me whenever / may call and need il
got letter from VIII Tom the other
day, and this is the way it reads;
10 lion, r. Sanders Rocky Creek.
| You tepf delightful old Dlckuneo;
You, would come to see us Christmas or
New Year, but we have SIN got plenty OF
somethln good to eat and drink savin up
agin you can sit of ana come down /
have got four more hogs to kill, whilst
Mamie Lou left the biggest turkey and put
away a basket of eggs and also large
bottle Of vegetable matter to 80 with them.
Come as soon as you can and stay as long
as you golnatlon please, We viii look I'm
we see you comm,
Yours through thick and thin,
WILL TOM PICKENs.
Moreover, also, Misses Josephine Crit
tenden-little DO tunnels rs she use
TO be-she is married now, liyn down in
the Flat Woods and dom well. She
always did think great pile OF me,
and if il ever comes to pass that
mought run out of soft settin down
places | know she win nave pleasant
corner somewhere around the house
where she can tuck me in and keep me
warm.
1t amt much probable that l will |
ever git big rich or run for congress, |
but you can bet your Sunday boots and |
your side whisl>ers that if ever git old
md broke down and genrally in the
way, | will manage to find ne soft
place, where l can flop down and curl
Up and go to sleep as neat and snug as
meader mouse under fodder stack.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Inc readers of this paper will be pleased
70 20 learn that there is at least one dreaded
uIse ;a mat science has been able to cure in
Catarrh Cure is the only positiva c,,,e
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
oelng a constitutional disease, REQUIRES q .
constitutional treatment. Hairs Catarrh
Cure IS taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of The
system, thereby destroying the foundation
~ o1e disease, and giving the patient
Ssrength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprletors have so much faith in its ezra
I'VE I'VE powers that they offer One Hundred
DoIlars Tor any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials. " 'uie'
S aGdress r j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
CHICAGo's HEAVY CoPPERs,
Big Officers ON Guard at the street
Crossings,

: hiE ohhccrs ON Guard at the STREE
: Crossings.
The arithmetics of the future vii
perhaps contain proposition like this
for the youth to puzzle over:
IF crossing policeman weighs 24O
pounds and his belt is 50 inches in diam
eter, how far ahead of him will a thief
keep who has start of 20 rods, 10 feet
and 3 inches2
The answer will be varied, accord
ing to the experience of the student.
If he knows a lot of things about the
Chicago crossing coppers he viii say
about a mile. When the civil service
commission is examining a man for
police force material for the DAYS that
are to be, it would do well, perhaps
to pick out few who can do 100 wards
under three minutes They are not
on the force now. It may be that it
takes a man weighing over 200 pounds
to hold down job on the detail. but
whatever the reason it is evident to the |
observer that the squad runs more to |
obesity than anything else. 1t seldom
runs at all, for that matter, since vio-
lent exercise is not part of the duties
of crossing cop.
The Broadway squad in New York
city is composed of the pick of the DO
lice force, selected for intelligence, neat,
ness, polish and general appearance
not for height and avoirdupois solely,
The officers are the fnest-looking body
# police in the world without doubt.
The Chestnut street squad of Phila-
lelphia is composed of tall men, but
hey are all finely built and an orna-
nent to the force. In Chicago the
nan on the corner seems to be strong
n girth and little else.
10 be sure, the crossing copper does
OF have to travel beat and his duties !
re largely confined to waving club i
obstinate drivers and helping ladies 2
cross the street. But should a thief !
seen rushing through the street with =
tray full of rings or a pickpocEet S
mp from street car and run, how l
any crossing copers in Chicago could /
anything except throw a club at him? c.
OF one in dozen. 1t is grievous fact Il
at the only claim to eminence Chi. =.
go can make for its downtown police SC
that they outweigh any equal number n
officers IN the world-Chicago Chron. IL
e. 4,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
MEN OF THE DAY.

II is reported that, beginning mex
October, Explorer Nansen will deliye
In this country series of fifty Illus
trated lectures.
Lee Merriwether, one of the candl
dates for the mayoralty in ST. Louis
came into notice u few years ago by {
lively little book telling how he saw
Europe on so cents day.
1t is said that Ras Alula, the great
Abyssinian chief whose death may en-
courage Italy to another Abyssininn
campaign began life rs a groom. He
ended it by freeing his country.
1t is rumored in Paris that Prince
Henri d'Ureahs who Is now on his
way TO Abyssinia, has other than SCI
ehtifc objects in view, and that his
journey is made in the interests of a
great commercial and mining syhdi-
cate.
Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts,, is
said to be one OF the best read men in
the senate; besides, he has prodigious
memory, and can quote in an instant's
notice the particular verse or passage
Of prose which he regards fitting for
any particular occasion.
tVrinkled purses make wrinlled faces.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

p, BY reason Of its mileage and location. the
Texas & Pacific Railway is the most imn ,ns
tant of all railway lines in Texas. 1t tray
erses the Lone Star State from East to
West, through the most progressive towns,
great forests of pine and the broad prairies
and ,well-kept farms, affording the most
beautiful scenery all along the line. No
other line affords such opportunities for the
home seeker or investor to see and enjoy
Texas. Cheap lands for all. Low rate Home
points in Texas and Louisiana Februa ~,
d6tt, March End and 10th, April 9th and
For, handsomely illustrated book fully
describing the wonderful State of Texas
conceded to be the finest publication issued
IN recent years, send eight cents postage to
CASTOR ,MNeslier, GenI Pass'r & Tiki. 4gt',
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
No Evidence of II.

Salesman-Hou can see the originn,
price marked here in plain figures. Our
price, you notice, is less than one-third
We got the goods from dry goods mer-
chant that was embarrassed.
Customer inspecting the fgures)-
lie wasn't embarrassed when he marks
these goods. He had his nerve all with
him.-Chicago Tribnne.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Spencer-What is the matter with the
parson and the doctor that they cannot
agree?
Ferguson-The parson says the doc.
ter is SO contrary. just as soon as he
gets man properly prepared for the
other world the doctor goes to work and
cures him, and vice versa.-PhiIadel.
phia Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

johnnie Masher-You will not believe
me, Nellie, but | tell you seriously that
you are the first girl ever loved.
Nellie Chatfie-Yes, / do believe yo,,
Johnnie. | knew by the first kiss Won
gave me that you couldn't have had
any experience to speak of.-Tammanv
Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

You really made this cake? Well, i,
you should make such cake as my moi =
er used to make L"
There, 1 thought it would come, 7
wish | were dead"
would never ea5 it at all."-N. Y
Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Yes, said LungIy, as the clock hands
neared the midnight hour. Il think I
shall accept the presidency of that gas
company"
Il should think you would be fitted
for the position" she replied Phil
delphia North American.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
And He Was Corromed ~

Traveller Cat a crowded hoteD-How
much do l owe you? What's my bill?
HoteIkeeper-Let me see; your room
was
Iraveler-I didn't have any room. I
slept on the billiard table.
Hotelkeeper-Ah, well, 40 cents an
hour.-Boston Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

man ought e
manage SO a.
to save up q
stake and feather
a nest for him,
S e | + agiu a
rainy day, 1t
mought be that
the rainy day
never viii come,
and then may be it
will But YOU
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

"Mal-a-cu-ra" is what its mama s;,niao.
cure for malaria. If tr ubled with TnaIsi
ria 10 any form, whether chills and fevsr.
oDStinate oiliousness, or weakness and pen,
eral Iassitude, get box of Malacura C6oc-
Iats' See advertisement in this paper
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

a.. have found Piso's Cure for Consump.
iIi o9l an unItaillng medicine.-F. R. Lott
i'O0 scott St., Covington, Ky, Oct. !. Isa4'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Officer Ito recruit)-"You look as sullen as
AZ ape that has Just found out that YOU are
lis descendant. "-Fhepende BlaefteT nv
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

The Grip Of Pneumonia may be warded off
with llale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels, Never sicken, weaken or grippe, l0c.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Nobody has sympathy for a fat man.
though every real fat one needs it all the
time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Fits stopped free aud permanently cured,
No fits after first days use of DIR, klinels
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle \
heatise. DIR. Kline, 039 Arch St, Phila., Pa.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

me degree of every mans manhood is de.
s scTifinlRed by how much he says ne to him.
seIt,-Ram's Horn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

A baby in buggy is a good thing, but no
man likes to push Il along,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

NO man can become great unless the neo.
PIE exaggerate his best points. = Atcbison
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

G, As you chew tobacco for pleasure. use
i Itaf, II Is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

Too much goodness is as monotonous as
too much wickedness -Atehison Globe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

The way to get better position is to more
than fill your present one.-Ram's Horn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
OLD ROCKY.
Keep q Weather Eye ON the 'Rort
Settin-Down Places"
One MHn Who Ran the Sayin-Up-for-
a-RHiny-DOy business Into the
GrOund-Tnkin out Time
adjoining,

Life at the very best is vain
and short and heetin, but every
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

=, Is entirely superfiuous to tell people
bnat you are getting old; you show it,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

JUST SEND TINS NoTIoE AND 10 CENTS
stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co, La
Crosse, Wis, and get 10 farm seed sam.
pies, worth $40, to get start. TKl
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

tLou Just Try l9c box Of Casearets candy ca.
'nartc.hnest liverand bowelrequlator nsd Se
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

1t takes a higher degree of courage to be
laughed at than it does to be shot at.@Ram's
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

The man who rides hobby, thinks no
pody else Is making any headway.-R
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
WHAT A sTurENnons Ilrl

we hear a farmer say when he reads
mat John BREEDER, Mlshicott, Wis.
grew. ia bushels of Salzer's Silver
Alng Barley per acre in 1896. Don't
you believe 1t? just write himl You
see salzer's seeds are bred up to big
Yields And Oats 230 bushels, corn 300,
wheat 60 bushels, Potatoes 1000 BUSH
els Grasses tons per acre, etc, etc.
5000 FOR 10 CENTS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13

She-"Does the baby take after its moth
err He" Well, it hasn't begun to talk
yet. "-N onkers Statesman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-03-13
SIX WEEKS WITHOUT SLEEP.

tyrinkled purses make wrinkled faces.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
SENSATION
Created Over the Body of a Seventeen Days Old Male Child Whose Pa-
 rentage is Mystery.

At Miller & Co.'S undertaking estab- lishment yesterday the body of white male child seventeen days old was view ed by number of people and something of a genuine sensation was created.
 M. E. Mizell, who lives on Eighth ave- nue and Twenty-ninth street, was in charge of the infant at the time of its demise, but would give out nothing as to its percentage, but said he and his wife were promised a large sum of money to take care of it. As to it's parents he mere ly said that if divulged a genuine scan dal would arise.
 MT. Mizell, it seems, was not satisfied as to the death of the child and wanted physicians examination to determine the cause.
 Coroner Burkhalter now has charge of the case and county physician Gillespie and City Physician Wilder will make an autopsy of the stomach and report on same to the coroners jury at its next meeting on Monday.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.

Shortest and Quickest Line to Cincinnati Convenient Schedules to Louisville. The Ala bama Great Southern Railroad, with it's connections. formerly the Queen and Crescent Route. is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Gin cinnati. A solid vestibuled train leaves Birmingham at 4:10 a. m. daily, carrying Pullman's handsomest drawing-room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change, arriving at Cincinnati 7:30 D. m. Cafe and observa ton car on this train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati. Close connection al Lexington with chair car for Louisville, arriving Louisville S:15 D. m.
 The train leaving Birmingham at 400 p. m. carries elegant Pullman sleeping cars Birmingham to Cincinnati, arriving Gin cinnati 7:fO a. m. Pullman union sleeping car Chattanooga to Louisville on this train, arriving Louisville 500 q. m.
 For comfort and speed travel via the Queen and Crescent Route.
 c. M. BILLHEIER, Travelling Passenger Agent A. G. s, R.
 R., No. North Twentieth St.
 Telephone S4S.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
Well-Known and Popular Alabama Great Southern Engineer Passes Away
 After a Brief Illness.

At 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Clemons, 1913 Sixth avenue, Allen B. Strother, one of the best-knoWn and most popular engineers of the Alabama Great Southern railroad, passed away, after brief illness of paralysis.
 Early Tuesday morning MT Strobher was stricken and physicians hastily sum- moned. Drs. Ballard and Henley re- spended and did what they could for him. Later Drs. Elias Davis and Wyman were called in for consulta tion. All that was possible was done for MT Strother, but to no avail, and he died. with his wife and daughter and friends at his bedside.
 Allen Benja min Strother was 55 years of age. He was born in Sumner county, Tennessee, and has been a railroad man all his life. He was very well known and there is not living person who says an i'll word of him..
 He leaves a wife and daughter, Miss Nina Strother. They have a large num- Der of friends, who sympathize with them in their affiiction.
 MT. Strother was grandson of Gen. Strother, who, during the war of 1872, assisted in quieiing the trouble in this state near Wetumpka, and along the Coosa river, between the Indians and the whites. Gen. Strother also did valiant work with Andrew JacSshon
 He was chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in this section, a member of the Knigh.s Templar, Masons and of Birmingham lodge No. 79. B. P. O.. F. A delegation from the latter lodge will go to Nashville tonight with the re- mains.
 No man ever pulled throttle in this city who was more highly esteemed than MT. Strother, and his death will be re- gretted by all who know him.
 The remains were taken to Nashville at midnight for interment.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
PERSONAL.

Hen. J. Thomas Henin, of La Fayette, Ala, was in the city yesterday.
 MT. J. A. RouEtree, after several days absence in Morgan county, has returned.
 Capt E. w. Booker, one of the state convict inspectors, was in the city yes terday.
 s. B. weakley, Esd, is in Montgomery attending the meeting of the State Bar association.
 Hen Charles A. Senn is at Jackson's Lake today attending the meeting of the State Bar association.
 Mir. John T. Hefin, of Roanoke, was in the city yesterday, visiting his brother, Attorney H. B. Hefin.
 T. C. King is selling shoes awfully cheap. Lots of bargains there. Stacks of new shoes arriving daily Newest styles, sizes to II; in mems, A. to B.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
Music for dancing at East Lake five nights a week by Montano's Band. 4-2S-tf
ST. sIMoNs AND CUMBERLAND.

Many improvements have been made at the above resorts. A new hotel man. ager at St. Simons, with several years experience at the different noted resorts of the country. The former manager of the Cumberland needs no better rec ommendation than a word from those who have visited him. The season is now well under way. The finest surf bathir g in the world; fishing boating and hunting unexcelled. Those desiring a few days outing at one of these delight full resorts should communicate with w. V. Lifsey, Div. Pass. Agt., Montgomery. Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE $ UNION
 OF AMERICA

Chattanooga. Tenn. July ij to tS--l2e-
 duced Rates Via Southern Rlilway
 For the occasion of the seventh ann, al convention of the Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union of America Cbattauo ga, Tenn. July 15 to IS. 1897, the Southern railway will sell tickets to Chattanooga, Tenn, and return at rate o' one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be soi July 1S, IA and 15, 1897, good to return untl July 21, 1897.
 Limits may be extended to August 15, 1897, if tickets are deposited with agant al Chattanooga before July 19.
 Call on any agent of the Southern rail- way for information. to 7-15
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
CASToRTA. The fac- H aienatnre % ZZXN-<zZ every C<EA&ZV ALEALH< wrapper.
 HON TOM HEFLIN.
Passes Few Hours With Friends In the City.

Hon. Thomas J. Hefiin, of Lafayette, Chambers county, was in the city yesier- day en route to the State Bar associa- ton, which meets in Montgomery today. Mr. Hefiin was the representative of Cha mbers county in the last legislature. and while young man is one of the plants that occasionally crop out from the old stock which buds and blooms and lives and thrivts whether or no. By this the State Herald does not mean to say that Mr. Hefiin Is void of all the accom- plishments necessary to make man or was stranded for the lack of this worlds goods, but he is really and in fact chip off of the old block" which is such a rarity that such a character is always popular and sought after for entertain- ment. In other words. he is modern representative of the old school, and his sociability among his friends while in the city clustered around him several of the older heads who enjoyed his witticsms and appreciated his conversation, espe- ciall Yherein was depicted the long ago
 Tom was mere toadling, but pas- se55sh of one of those peculiar memories Sxhiqh recalls vividly the long ago, His jdSes, never grow old and his mmicing is equahto the best, while his qualificai ions are superior. MT. Hefiin has higher hon. ors than a mers. member of the legisla- -ture before him. and even Mir. Goodwyn and Congressman Brewer had best I5ok to their laurels and settle all their contest before the young statesman enters he field for -/l rl1nal honors.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
Chace's City Band, East Lake, Sunday. Phil Dfemoli, Director. 4-a8-u
RELIEF IN SIX HouBs.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure" This new remedy is great surprise on account of it's exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys back and every part of the urinary pas sages in male or female. It relieves re- tention of water and pain in passing 1t almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your remedy.
 Sold by Collier Drug company, Bir- iningham, Ala. 12-27. thur-fr-sat-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01

Atheneum is a seminary cf learning for girls and young ladies, located at East Lake, thirty minutes ride from Birming ham on the electric car liae, and is situat- ed on one of the most healthy and p'ctur- esque mourtain knolis in Alabama. The sixth session, just closed, was the most prosperous in the schools history and the indications now are the seventh will prove the talisman's number in the schools progress.
 MT. John W. Tomlinson will leave this morning for Montgomery to be present at the meeting of the State Bar aszocia- tiors and will go from there to Cumber- land Island to spend few days.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
Hon. R. M. Vance, of Vance. Ala. is in the city on business.

The State Herald acknowledges the re- ceipt of the catalogue of the East Lake Athsneum for 1897. It is ore of the neat est catalogues that has ever been gotten out in the state and speaks highly for as we'll as for the neat and attractive manner in which the matter contained is arranged by President Cummings The
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
THE SAME THING.
The International Vaudevilles Continue to Pack East Lake Pavilion at
 Every Performance.

It was the same lining bast night. East Lake pavilion was packed to ths' doors with a large and enthusiastic audience, who had assembled to witness the per formance of the International Vaude- villes. The performers wsre in their usual happy mood, and the audience was amused with first-class entertainment.
 The bill of fare will be entirely new to- night, but the same facss, already grown familiar, will be on hand.