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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
CROP PROSPECTS,

Aho ou'IooK Tor fair crop in the
county is quite satisfactory, notwilb.
standing the many doubts and propb.
ecles TO the contrary, The fall of the
oack water has been exceedingly slow,
ana many valuable plantations are still
submerged, either wholly or in part,
pul over all the western and northern
part of the county planting is pIo-
crossing as rapidly as the seed cali be
soWh, and Oh many places cotton is
already up and growing finely in the
favorable weather. Even on the
Bogue the water has gone of enough
to permit planting TO be commenced
III many places, aud the fall is regular
enough to permit the work to be car.
ried steadily on, each day leaving
more ground dry enough to receive
the seed.
Reports from the bills and other
unevorilowed sections state that Il
great deal of the early planted cotton
has boCn killed by frost, or SO much
damaged by cold weather that in
many cases au entire replanting will
be necessary The great quantity of
water probably protected US from
frost, but it is quite true that even if
cotton had been planted al the usual
time, ii could hhvo made but little
growth in view of the unusual cold
and the lateness of the spring. Taking
these facts into consideration, ii does
not appear that the Delta planters
have much cause for discomfort or APP
prehension after all. 1t is only the
18th of May. When the water came
over it was urged that if seed could be
planted by the 20,h of this month, or
even tho 1st of June, it would yet be
pOnsiblC W hdhp StOP' CpHeCl va
tive judges estimated that the water
would not disappear before May 20th,
and they are busy planting, with much
cotton already up, ten days before
that time. 1t is unexpected good for
tune, and with far season, and such
a fall as we usually have, there seems
to be no reasonable ground for doubt
ing that The year will end as well as il
begun disastrously, The uuquestioned
advantages resulting from the inunda-
tlou of the land-iis enrichment, and
the rapldity of growth following
have already been dwelt upon. The
satisfactory decline of the water, and
the eailncss with which work has
been resumed, has greatly restored
confidence nnd hope. Planters are
pursuing their work with enthusiasm,
and with every prospect that their
efforts will be rewarded by bounIiful
crop. Business of all kinds is taking
heart agoin in view of the promising
prospect for crop, aud only the re-
OF railway traffic 10 needed
to make the memorable overflow ex.
perieuce of 1897 thing Of the past.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
VETERANS AND THE HISTORIES,

The United Confederate Veterans,
at their annual meeting or encRmp,
ment to be held in Nashville in June
will wreslle with knotty problem.
They will try to decide upon what
course to pursue in o lsudable attempt
to bring about greater accuracy in the
accounts of the late war between the
Ststes, which appear in the school his,
tories,
1t takes but casual glance through
those pages OF the various school his
tories now in use IN the schools Of the
different sections of our common coun.
try 10 discover the most gorgeous and
garing contradictions and discrepan-
cles This Is altogether wrong, aud
the sooner the remedy is applied the
better. 1t is important that errors be
corrected, and corrected before they
have takcn 90 deep hold of the pop
ular mlnd TO be eradicated To arrive
ut Inc facts concerning the occurrences
of the four years civil war ought not
to be al impossible task. All that is
needed is a commission of falr-minded
men, possessed of determination to
have the truth tcld There are, un-
doubtedly, means of arriving at the
truth, aud if the right kind of men are
intrusted with tho work a reliable sc-
count of the principal events of the
war can and will be obtained.
The Times Herald, of Chicago, has
beeu active In urging upon the two
associations of veterans, the United
Confederate Veterans aud the Grand
Army of the Republic, the considera-
ton of lhese questions The latter as
sociation has taken the matter up, but
not in way which promises satisfac-
tory results. They have commissioned
the profe e.sor of history in one of the
leading colleges of the East to compile
history Of the period of the civil
war which is to be revised aud cor
rec O. by representatives of the Grand
Army OF the Republic This would
be worse than mere waste of time,
as the declared object of the over
looking is to prevent tributes to the
soldierly qualities of the Copfederates,
and to show that SECESSION was blsck-
est tIeason.
a second Suggestion made by the
Iin.1cs Herald is timely and well worth
acting upon This suggestion Ia to
the effect hat q committee from the
Grand Army Of the Republic go 20
the Nashville oncampm. mt Of the Con
federate Veterans for the purpose OF
comforting with the latter as to the
best ways aud means of arriving at
the desired result in this important
matter. All that is needed is sn Aon-
est desire OIL both sides for the facts
to be told. With this desire as the
motive power q satisfactory conclu-
sion could be reached The confer
ence suggested by the Tlmes.lerald,
if beth parties be actuated by this
common desire, should point the way
20 satisfactory solution of the Prob
lem -Scimtar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
Killing Coco.

[ saw in your last weeks paper
that some one in Mississippi wants
to know If there is any known means
of exierminatlng coco grass, which
inouiry was submitted 20 your grass
editor. notice that bis advice Is 10
null the tops continually. This per
hans is a good way if a person has
plenty of time, IA it would take at
Iepst four years to eXtcrminate II. /
have had lots of experience with
COCO ass aud it is no trouble TO ez-
terminate il, provided one can let his
land which is full of coco lie lille for
one summer. Then plough the land
as soon as the weather gets warm
enough for the coco nuts to sprout
and let thv g ass grow about Que foot
high, and before the grass makes any
seed plough the land again. Repeat
this until the weather gets cold and l
am sure there will be no more coco
The usxt year. The idea Is to get all
he nuts sprouted and TO keep the
grass from making seed.-H. MEYER
In Southern Farmer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

The Ark ansas City Journal pu0-
fishes very friendly and much ap-
preciated editorial article on the iu-
ture protection of Greenvllle from
overflow, in which il describes The
Typographical situation of the city as
set form IL recent grhtle or the
TIMES OH the sane subject, ana the
means of relief sought lu the late
memorial sent by the City Council
to the legislature. The article con-
cludes as follows:
"The commercial importance Of the
CITY and Its welfare, together with the
ys9, prepouderahce of revenue Inr-
nisncd, are used ss arguments for
special legislation in their behalf, aud
The Journal is of the opinion that
they sro not only justly entitled TO
all they ask for, but that they will
surely get it,"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Tie conduct of Old Man hrueSef,
the old lion of the Trnusvsal, is a dls'
appointment to those who were iorceu
TO admire his sturdy independence
and unyielding Dutch courage lie
has evidently learned good deal
since Jamcson's raid, aud is Flll|ps TO
make concessions 10 save bis sklr'
The repeal by the Volksraf" Oh 'uo
Trspsyaal immigration law Is regard
Cd rs a back down by President hrue-
ger and his congress-, and is apparent
" all that England insists on Jnst d
present. 1t is not likely lhet lue
braye and much enduring Dntch re
nublIc will have to fight Tor i's lie al
once, but it is only temporieing wan
Euglaud's Unsuitable greed to Try 10
staye off the evil day, sooner OF ia'e'
sbe is going to swallow the Irans'aa''
kuotty and tough though the moFseI
may prove,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
Anchor Lime.

.,sSs..A Boats pass Greenyille, two
S ,A'A''E'' each way, twice q week
sunday and Wednesday, Boats going
up the river connecting at Memphis,
Cairo and st, Louis with all railroads
ana steamboat lines diverging. Careful
attention to way and plantation busi-
ness The right is reserved to pass any
aadlng deemed unsafe.
Excursion rates now on sale to Mem
pms, Cairo and st. Louis, with privilege
olIeturning by rail. Rooms engaged for
any boat or date. Further Information
Cneerfully furnished on application.
J.J, HAYS, General Agent,
Vicksburg. Miss,
LINE STARTLING, Agent, Greenviile
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Every effort has been made in the
manufacture of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy TO produce perfect prepara-
tiop: Que that Is thoroughly reliable
in every way for the treatment OF
coughs. colda, cropp aud whooping
cough, pleasant to the taste, safe to
give freely to children of any age and
at tho same time equally efficient for
adults. A fair trial of the reGedy
will satisfy anyone that this has all
been accomplished. For sale by
Clarke's Drug Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Major I. g, Dabuey, Chief Engineer
of tho upper Leyee District, whose
course during the recent high water
was severely criticised, has been exon
Grated by the Levee Board By the
adoption of resolutions endorsing bis
administration and expressing conf-
deuce III bis integrity, ability and de,
votion to duty. The many friends Of
Major Dabney in tins district will re-
joioe that he has been houorably ac-
quilted OF charges which were dam
aging not only to bis professional, bat
20 his private character. On an occa-
sion like that just passed, the tendency
is naturally 10 6ud some scape-goat,
and the blame ls frequently laid upon
an unotfending party, or a leader
whose efforts, however wisely and
strenuously made, have been unsuc-
cessful,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER SHIP

The partnership heretofore existing
uuder the firm name of Parker &
Richardson has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent. All liabilities are
assumed by W. j. Richardson, who
will continue the business OF house
moving, underpinning, etc, at the
same address, No, 400 Edison Street,
GroeuvilIe, Miss, and guarantees salts
faction. JAMES B. PARKER.
w. j. RICHARDSON.
Greenville Miss, April 10, 1897,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Now that Mr.. Bryan has "t'',en '.H.
n. MIssissippi Legislature " lel'er
Tho Vicksburg Herald aud ether eoiu, .,
bugs will doubtless have a coohlP''o"
ft.N-Clarion-Lsdger.
Mr.. Brysp2 Is he the same 'N"n
. no ran for the Nebraska legislature
some time ago against woman
named Lease
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

walsh has not dropped the = an
and sewing Machine business, ahu n, Il
also the best prepared 70 ,u,,. uI 81
work of any one III lhe D'''"'
Walnut 81,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
Fourth Monday of MAY. 1891.

same being the first Monday of the reg
ular term of the Circuit Court of said
county, all the right, title and interest
of the defendant, John R. Gage, in and
to the following described property,
to-wit
That lot or parcel of land situated in
the Village of Glen Allen, in the Coun-
ty of Washington and State of Missis-
sippi, described as the East Half of Lots
Eleven and Twelve, in Block Nine of
said Village of Glen Allen, and bounded
on the East by Spencer Avenue; on the
South by East Third Street; on the
West by the West Half of said Lots, and
on the North by Lot Ten in said Block;
said Lots having an area of 70 by 100
feet according to map of said Village
of Glen Allen of record in the office of
the Clerk of the Chancery Court of the
said County of Washington, and to
which reference is here made.
j. 8. HEBRON,
Sheriff of Washington County,
a2S-nOS2W
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Sworn to and subscribed before me,
a Notary PuoIic n and fo2 the Coun-
ty of Washington, Mississippi, this,
the Sd day of May, 1897.
w. D. RoBERTsHAW,
Notary Public.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

I, w. Thos. Rose, Cashier of the Mer-
chants and Pian,ets Bank, of Green,
vile, Mississippi, do hereby certify
that the foregoing IS a true, full and
exact statement o. ,he assets and liza
blIities of said Bank on the day and
date named therein, as shown by the
hooks of same.
w. Thos. Rose, Cashier.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Examined and found correct.
W. d. HOLDER, Auditor.
This 9th day of May, 1897.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

Those Aristo-Platino pictures at
Belrs are beauties. Go to look at
them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12

,nras Ave you seen the y Y style pic
's' II not ask for them at Bells
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-12
sHERIFFS SALE.

The State of Mississippi,
Washington County,
In Circuit Court. 10 May Term 1881
Warner & Searlesl
VS.,
John r. Gage. }
BY virtue of the above execution to
nue. directed, | shall expose to public
sale, at the front door of the Court
House in Greenvlle, within the hours
prescribed by law, to the highest bid
der. for cash. on the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

lent streets, the pavement OF which 4,
overgrown with weeds and long grass
one experiences a feeling of soothing
melancholy seldom excited by ruins,
which are so often bare and desolate;
and the suns rays, partially intercept
ed by the foliage of the trees, impart
a warm color to this mixture of scuip'
tural stonework and verdure. Occas
~ionally, at a turn of the road, one come,
upon some religious edifice or temple
one of the most exquisite of which Il
that dedicated to Mahades, it's colder
kiosk being a masterpiece of Orienta'
sculpture. In the center of the city
there is a "Lingan" placed in a basin
which is filed by a spring of water.
An ancient prophecy declares that
when the "Lingan" is covered by the
water Ambir will disappear. There are
only a few inches now visible above
the surface, and the Brahmin priests
of Jeypore, who periodically visit the
temple of Mahades, are seriously
alarmed concerning the condition of af-
fairs, since any disaster that overtakea
Ambir is likely at the same time to
overwhelm Jeypore, which is, so to
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

AS has been said before, the horsc
has been a long-suffering beast of ur-
den. Now that there is fully fifty per
cent less horses in use han there was
several years ago, and the number ID
growing constantly less, many tnven-
lions have been made to ameliorate
their condition. For instance, in the
shoeing of horses the many abuses
that were prevalent led to a bill con-
trolling this being introduced in the
last legislature of New York states
which passed and became a law. Horse.
shoers, according to this law, are COM
PEELED to undergo an official examine
ton before a state expert as to their
skill | ~nshoeing a horse with the GUS
tomary metallic protection against
abrasion. 1t is a humane law, calcu-
lated to save many an animal from ter
rible pain by having nails driven care
lessly into the sensitive part Of the
hoof. Speaking of horses and the
shoeing thereof, a few instances, by
way of comparison with other meth
DDS, may not be amiss. In Japan most
horses are shod with straw, which Is
tied around the fetlock with straw
ROPE 1t is made Of rice straw and
braided so as to form a pad for the
foot about half an inch thick. In Ice-
land horses are shod with sleeps
horns. In the valley of the Upper
OXus the antlers of the mountain deer
are used. In the Soudan the horses
have a sort of sock made of cancels
skin. In Australia cowhide is often
yentor devised a horseshoe of paper,
consisting of successive layers, which
were first treated with a composition
and then cemented to the hoof. 1t was
said to make a very durable shoe.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

speak, at the entrance of the valley.
The waters of the lake are infested
by crocodiles, of which there is an en-
ormous quantity, rivalling, indeed, in
numbers, the monkeys, who constitute
the only inhabitants of the city. The
monkeys belong to the class known as
"Langour," are. about four feet in
height, with long white whiskers,
black, intelligent faces, and a sort Of
chlnchilla gray fur. They are regard
ed as sacred by the people of India,
owing to the tradition according to
which Hunouman, king of the mon
keys, assisted in the original conquest
of India, and especially in that of the
island of Ceylon. These monkeys OF
Ambir live in regular tribal fashion,
and are governed by a fierce-looking
old chief, a patriarch, who is treated
with immense reverence by all his sub.
jects.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
ALL SORTS.

About 100 iron mines are at present
in operation in the Lake Superior dis
tricts.
The average Englishman lives twen-
ty years longer in England than in
Africa.
Five years penal servitude was the
sentence imposed recently on a bicycle
thief in England.
The highest waterfall in the world
Is Cholock cascade, at Yosemite, Cal.
which is 1884 feet high, or just half
a mile.
1t will be known as the Diamond
Jubilee" of Queen Victoria. The Prince
of Wales has settled it by using the
phrase in a public speech.
Penn Yam, N. Y, was settled by
Pennsylvanians and Yankees, and its
name is a combination of the names of
those two classes of settlers.
Great Britain can not find enough
tall men for the Foot Guards, so the
standard of height has been reduced
half an inch, to 5 feet 81 inches,
The difficulty of registering the tenn
p%erature at the bottom of the ocean is
due to the fact that at a great depth
the thermometer is crushed by the
pressure.
Australia had last year $3.50 miles of
railway open. The capital expended
on them has been s537 ,000, 900; the net
revenue over working expenses is "a
per cent.
HR-HaUa Vnt hand INV pour -A--
THE Proposal?" She-No-what KEY ia
it written in? BE mine-er." 81 WILL,
And now you can transpose it to the
key of "a fiat Life.
Jose Echegaray. SPANS great play
wright, is sixty-four years old. He is
an engineer and a mathematician. He
was once a minister of state. He has
written fifty-two plays.
Cernuschi's house on the Avenue Ve-
lasquez in Paris, which the bimetallist
banker bequeathed with it's contents
to the city of Paris as a museum, has
been thrown open to the public.
While the population of France re-
mains nearly stationary, the consump-
ton of tobacco increases by leaps and
Sounds. During 1896 the French con-
sumed over 10000 tons of tobacco.
New Haven, Conn, is soon to have a
society of those whose ancestors came
from Great Britain and were entitled
to display coat armor, according to
the records of the Herald's College in
London.
The faculty of the Episcopal Uni
versity of the South at Sewanee, Tenn.
has adopted a rule forbidding a student
who falls below a certain standard ot
scholarship from becoming a member
of any athletic team.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

by a ray of sunshine in these apart
ments is simply indescribable. In 9TH
ers, the floors are of sandal and other
precious wood. 1t is difficult to con-
ceive a more romantic retreat; and
what with the unbroken silence, the
glorious view and the fairy-like char
acter of the palaces and kiosks, one
has trouble to realize that one is not in
dreamland.
The only sign of decay, if decay in
deed it can be called, is the presence
of vegetation where it would not have
been tolerated had the place been in
habited. Perhaps nowhere in the Dec
can has Nature been SO quick in beau
tifying the works of man. She has COW
cred the walls with creepers and flow
ers, planted the courts with shady
groves, and hung her peepul and cacti
among the marble trelliswork of the
terraces. Wandering through the 81
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
The Message Sufficient.

A travelling man who put up for the
night at the leading hotel in a small
town left very particular instructions
before retiring to be called in time
for an early train.
Early in the morning the guest was
disturbed by a lively tattoo Upon the
door.
"Well?" he demanded, sleepily.
1--WE got an important message for
you" replied the bellboy.
The guest was up in an instant,
opened the door and received from the
boy a large envelope. He tore it open
hastily, and inside found a slip Of pa
per on which was written in large
letters: why don't you get up?" He
got up.-Golden Days.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
HAM Err AND ANVIL,

The devil is too often the only game,
when a young man becomes his own
master.
we shan always be able to stand the
siege when we can say that the LORD
Is our fortress.
Every man who is a co-worker with
God viii be sure to leave this world
better than he found it.
Every prayer the Christian makes
ought to have as much meaning in il
as a ~millionaire's check.
The man whose knowledge all comes
from books, will not find i n it the
power to move living men.
If your son neve learns anything
from mistakes, it is hardly worth
while to send him to college.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11
Explosion Under the Ocean.

In vestigations concerning the great
sea-wave which suddenly swept in up
on the coast of Japan with terribly dis
astrous results last June have, it is
reported, convinced MI. Igi, of the
Japanese College of Science, that the
cause of the phenomenon was a vol
canic outburst at the bottom of the
ocean. He locates the point of ex-
plosion about 200 leagues east of the
coast of Yoshihama, and thinks it was
comparable with the great eruption
that blew the Island of Krakatoa to
pieces in 1888. 1t is said that the tenn
lperature of the sea-water in the
neighborhood of the place where the
explosion is thought to have occurred,
was found to be 8 degrees above the
normal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-12-11

The general vas a just man II he was
naughty and severe, and his carriage
proceeded at once to the county Jail
Mr.. Binnfield was promptly released,
the general declaring that his inno-
cence had been made apparent to a
multitude of people by the direct inter-
position of Providence. The generals
carriage conveyed the cashier to his
home, and a scene such as need not De
described followed. The flag had been
raised, and SO had the box of treasure.
Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours.