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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
The Position Of The Times.

AT the commencement of the
discussion for and against the mu-
nicipal control of the electric light
system the TINES pointed out Il
few of the most salient features of
both sides of the controversy, and
invited expressions of opinion on
the subject, which have been turn-
ished in abundance. The paper
stated at the outset that it could
not presume to enact the role Of
Mentor to its readers in the matter,
and desired to maintain an impair
tial position, using its columns as
a vehicle for voicing public opin-
ion on either side. The paper Of
last Saturday was devoted chiefly
to a presentation of the claims Of
the priyateIcontract system. Today
its principal article sets forth at
length the counter-argument in a
communication presented by the
City Council. The Council, in the
resolution prefacing the article in
today paper, states that the
TINES declined topublish it. The
facts are that the article was at
first presented unsigned, and for
that reason declined, whereupon a
meeting Of the Council was called
and the action indicated was taken.
Thequestion is one little understood
by the general public, and upon
both sides of which there Is much
to be said. 1t is thought that
satisfactory solution can best be
reached by a careful and intelli-
gent weighing of the evidence, and
The verdict rendered by the good |
Judgment of the public.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
1t Was by White Lie In Bible CIasA
but She Won the Prize.


speakingof experiences, said young
Inntron in Brooklyn at an afternoon tea,
II can tell queer one. When went from
New York to Virginia to teach public
| school in small crossroads town, found
1he people very religious and sincere,
while am afraid, was neither. went
to church, though, because every body was
expected to CO. One of the regular at
tendants was a sort Of half lawyer, half
farmer, who was no more religiously in
olined than / was, and we became firm
friends through our mutual sense of hui
NOR. The one church was presided over
by worthy couple. BY that l mean that
the pastor, the Rev Mr. Garter, preached,
while the Rev. Mrs. Carter did evangelical
work in teaching the Bible class. She had
an air of omniscience that was delightful,
but 10 irritated my farmer lawyer friend.
So one day he came to me and said
"'Tll give you calf if you will take
down the Rev. Mrs Carter
What can you mean?' I said. I'm
not wrestler.
Never mind he said; lust Join our
Sunday school class and take her down.
"Well, ] joined the class. The lesson
for the day was the account of the walking
were treated TO a long lecture by our
teacher on the beauties of the triumph Of
faith, and as she stopped for want of breath
my farmer friend, who sat behind me,
gave me nudge and said:
" 'Now's your time; take her down.
y hraced up and said:
But, Mrs. Carter, haven't you heard
the latest scientific teaching about that Ga.
ourrence? Haven't you heard that it is
now believed those three men wore com.
plete suits of asbestus?'
8 IL was not likely that the good woman
had ever heard of the substance, but she
was not to be caught mapping, So she re-
piled;
'Why-er-yes, think So
The lesson was brought to sudden
close. The next Sunday we knew that the
latest teaching Of science had been earnest
y discussed by tho pastor and bis wife, for
the Rev, Mr.. Carter proceeded to preach
sermon an hour long on the slnfulness Of t..
modan science 1 got the CT. srslol inn
Y6rk Sun IITIIII
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
A Serious Step.

The citizens of Greenville arc
called upon to pass upon by bal
lot on 31st inst, what may be tru-
ly considered the most important
proposition submitted to them in
a great while. This is the issu-
ance of $500 of City Bonds for
the erection of an electric light
! plant with a view to public and
private service. This is a plain
proposition and deserves and
should receive the grayest and
most thoughtful consideration Of
every citizen. 1t merits sound
business reflection on several
heads. Is it absolutely essential
to the city's welI-being that she
own an electric light plant
If not, is it good for her as a cor
poratlon OF taxpayers to 60 into
it, involving as it appears, a com
mercial feature, furnishing private
lights to Individual consumers at
a profit to the city, If not, should
the city add an individual load to
her burden of bonded Indebtedness
already quite large enough to
cause cautious people to reflect
before assuming new obligations
If not, should the city run a risk
of increasing the already very
heavy annual taxation for current
expenses for maintenance on or
binary accounts2
There seems to be great pre-
judice against the present service.
In fact, a craze seems to have
taken possession Of some of our
people. The present service may
merit all of condemnation it re
celves. That has naught to do
with the propriety or ACCESSIBILITY
Of the city's gong INTO business Of
commercial lighting. If the pres
ent company is unable to serve the
public properly let others under
take it. If private parties can
find no profit in it, certainly the
taxpayers already loaded to the
guards with debt and current ex-
penses, are in poor shape to risk
the undertaking.
The city bonded debt is today. !
1927, 500; annual interest on this
is $l5, 200. The annual charge
upon the city treasury from re-
ports of its fiscal officers. includ- |
ing interest, is $62, 900, all hxed
and inevitable, to say nothing of
casualties and incidentals-such as
quarantine, protection levees, etc,
etc, likely to arise at any time,
The city has just refunded $4,000 |
Of Railroad City Bonds, not able
to pay them otherwise.
Now add S35, 900 to this and we
nave S272,500 Of fixed debt and
charge. To keep up appearances
he city assessment is over SO, 000,-
100, and upon this valuation an
,norous levy is ma le for our real
II apparent necessities which
ided to State, County and Levee
axes makes a burden under which
lie real estate owner is now groan-
ng. In fact, as sorely needed as
esidence houses are property ow-
ers, contractors and capitalists
efuse to build them, for as they
ny high taxes upon too high valu-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Boss Ito clerk applying for iob)-Mar.
ried or single?
Clerk-Single
ss-Sorry; l only take married men
~ clerks
Clerk-WhyI
Boss-Because they're not in such .
bury to get home at night, --Twinkles
SHE GOT THE CALF.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
BUCKLEN's AhNICA sALvE,

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blaius, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
CURED 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded Price
25cents per box. For sale at FIIAY's
pPUG STORE
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Call at II. Alexander, uptown
Office at James barber shop, and
get lowest prices on all kinds of
Building Material. m19-4t.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

WANTED Salesman to handle
line Of lubricating oils, greases,
specialties, etc, exclusively or as
a side line. Colonial Refining Co.,
Cleveland, O. Mar. 12-3t.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
DON'T be deceived,
but buy the genuine
LONE STAR PLOW,
at the
Mississippi Hardware Co.
NOTICE.

By order of the Board of Super
visors, sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the Clerk on or before
8 O'Clock a. M, Of April 4tb, 1898,
for building, according to plans
and specifications now on file in
the Chancery Clerks office, a
bridge across Deer Creek, at War
saw.
The Board reserving the right
to reject any and all bids.
Given under my hand, this 18th
day of March, 1898.
I, H. HOOD, Clerk,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Car lots, Hay, Corn, Oats, rep
resentatiye broker largest houses
in L. S. A. Quality with prices
knock the persimmon. Telephone
176. j. W. BELL. Broker.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Toprotect yourselfa and family against
coughs and colds, you should keep at
hand bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t will cure a Geld n 4 day
taken as soon as the first symptoms
appear. For sale by Clark's Drug
Store
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Greenville Lodge No. 94f /. 0. O.
T. forwarded yesterday to N. S.
7. Doty, Grand Secretary, $1,000
to be contributed to the fund for
the relief of the Cuban suffers.
Marx Goldstein, sec'y.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Why send your Jug orders
to retailers ? BY sending d.
rect to us you save their prof
its. +. IsENBERG
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

E. II. WRAY,JR.. At me Depot Hoo
Il III 1T the Y. & NJ V. r. r. depot
No l04l 40 bay your bottle of coos
I1JHF7UH1ll lTTNur Jug filled before leave
lllIlHFiiil lllflIptation home. ana
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
ELECTRIC LIGHT MATTERS.

ELECTRIC LIGHT MATTERS.
4 special meeting of the City
council is hereby called for 1886
%. m. this 26th day of March to
consider matters relative to pub
fsbed communications on electric
light matters. W. YERGER,
Mayor.
Returned executed by notifying
the following named Councilmen
three hours before the time of
meeting:
4. T. Torian, A. Blum, Lyme
Startling, r. w, Tilford, H. Crit
tenden. VIM. QUINN,
City Marshal.
Whereas, the City Council has
directed that the article hereinafter
following, be printed and pub
lished as an answer to Nj. Arthur
Hider in his communication APP
bearing in the last issue of THE
GREENvILLE TINES; and
WHEREAS, THE GBEENvILME
TINES declined to publish said ar
iicle; and
WHEREAS, in justification of its
course in this matter the City
Council deems it expedient that
said article be published;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
That the Clerk be instructed to
have said article published as a
resolution of the Council.
j. NJ. LEE, Clerk.
March %, 2898.
Since the appearance in our last
issue of the article by Mr.. Arthur
Hider on "THE PROPOSED ELEc-
TRIO LIGHT PLANT we have made
some Investigations and we are UNI
able to verify Mr.. Hider's figures
in that article.
We find however, that the City
Council has caused an estimate to
be made of the cost of operating
an Electric Light Plant of the size
which the city proposes building,
which estimate is as follows;
OWEN FORD,
CONSULTING AND SUPERVISING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,
Twelve Years Practical Experience
More than $50 Plants Installed,
ST.. LOUIS, Mch. IL, 1888.
Estimate of Operating Expenses
Municipal Electric Lighting
Plant, Greenville, Miss, based
on Operating IS street Arc
Lights and $500 Incandeseent .
Lights, or about half capacity
If proposed plant
PRR MONTH.
Fuel figured at SO per tom ........ S240 .
Three extra men lengineer, fire
man and electrician ........... l45
Jfl. waste and incidental materials.
rnUbOu. Ctc...I..,.....,.. %
Uyecutre and other fixed charges
excepting interest on bonds . 90
Repairs and incidental expenses
suudry account) ............... 40
interest on bonds 1895, 900 at 8 per
cent .......... Observation-Disclosures. 40
Total per month .......,....s 735
Total per annum ............. $50
OWEN FORD.
Il viii be seen that the difference
Mr.. HIder's estimate and
,fr. Ford's estimate is as follows:
,Ir, Hider's estimate, S22, 425 !
Ir. Ford's estimate, $500 /
difference in favor of - ;
Mr.. Ford's estimate $13,605 :
Mr.. Hyder is a CIVIL ENGINEER. 4
lr. Ford is 90 EnBcTRIoAL EEGI- t
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
NOTICE.
NQqICE 10 qEAcHERv 8

jheaulI -
Spring examinations wi .,osi ..af
as follows For whites
No. 1, Friday anna atrd AvH
LIST and md F; for negroes w..
No. = Friday and oaturdkE
Sth and 9th. PERCY IN
supt III Washing
Car lots Whippowil, Ga
known, Mixed 81 hite peeHv
phone l16. j. ". BELL,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
CONSULTING AND SUPERVISING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,
Twelve Years Practical Experience
More than $50 Plants Installed.

ST. LOUIS, Mch. II, 1888.
Estimate of Operating Expenses
Municipal Electric Lighting
Plant, Greenville, Miss, based
on Operating s. Street Arc
Lights and $500 Incandeseent
lights, or about half capacity
F uro,oOsed nlnnt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Il will be seen that the difference
between Mr.. HIder's estimate and
Mr.. Ford's estimate is as follows:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Mr.. Hyder is CIVIL ENGINEER.
Mr.. Ford is 90 EnBoTRIoAL EFGI-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
PLANTATION HAEDMARE

Wagon N0teriaI, IrQn, .lqtls,- LLAl<.-
OTIS and Paints alt6Gys on haa
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10

and jobberies. Tie people groan when
the wicked mob rules
The signs appear to be propitious.
Fanaticism and folly. wSckedness n
fusion have had their day OF madness
in North Carolina it is TO be sincerely
hoped With a return OF reason the
vultures Of prey will either be swoop-
ed or they must take their flight for
hiding places Speed the day of re-
demption. We agree heartily with the
following, clipped from the new gold
paper at Raleigh. The Morning Post:
"A large majority of the people of
this state are conservative. law abid-
ing, peace-loving, honest They not
only want the government Of their
towns. counties and state free from
scandal. and extravaganza. but hon
estly and intelligently conducted as
well. They demand that all interests
shall be faithfully and justly pro-
tected, property rights as well as per-
sonal liberty Or privileges, and that
equal and exact justice shall be melted
out TO all. They will not tolerate a
government of judicial any more than
partisan oppression of the rights of
the people or of property. Their gov
ernments must not become the instru-
ments of selfish or malicious persecu-
ton, for partisan advantage nor per-
sonal vengeance"
That strikes us as alike sensible and
timely. Clear out the gang of spoilers
and oppressors from highest TO low
est, from 'turret TO foundation" from
governor and highest judicial place
even down to constable and magistrate.
Install new officials and then watch
and compel faithful, honest, equal SER
vice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
A RETURN OF REASON.

The people are no doubt sick at
North Carolina. Unless the virtue, in
telligence, manhood and patriotism of
the state shall unite the rule and ruin
party of conglomerates must continue
to infest and devour and smite. Will
it be done? That depends
much. But we do not now particular
ize. A very active, we'll directed, and
continuous campaign may work Won
ders. Remember how the Butler gang
bore themselves in the two last cam
paigns. They scattered all through the
state their leaves of lying, and made
most diligently house to house visits.
The elections Of last Monday in the
North Carolina towns were encourage
ing for the people. The democrats
were more generally successful than
for some years. That is a sign of re-
turning reason, n of ar anxiety to
rid the state of a rule that blights and
In some communities Gas in his
one of Wilmington the great basic
neutrality-suspicious. and once inalien-
able-of home rule has departed, the
most foul conspirators having robbed
the citizens-the electors-of the great
constitutional right of selecting their
own public servants at the polls In
stead of that blessed, most precious
right Of freemen-local seIf-govern-
men-we have substituted an usurped
thing composed of ignorance, greed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10

and who never will see it in this world.
who are thanking h Lord often for
the mental and spiritual help they are
receiving from Him through your la
bors. They often wish to know how
you look, your age, etc. n many a
lonely home away in the unrr
where there IS poverty, and none
scarcely of what We term the opportu-
mites of this life are known, the semi
twice each week"
Like a good and genuine friend he
tells US that we have political and re-
ligious p enemies who delight to criti-
CHE. and, doubtless. he might have
added, to damn. Religious 90 enemies"
are Of the objurgatory and damning
sort, hot with malediction n ready
for fire and faggot- Our almost life
long friend, the late Rev. DIR. Charles
F. Deems. of blessed and brilliant mem
Dry, once wrote Of having enemies. He
thought the man was a rather poor
stick, a negative and unworthy sort OF
a fellow, whose life was the deadest
of failures and who had never dona
anything TO make enemies. And it is
true. No man ma V enemies, but
no man need fear them when they are
mad by duty bravely done and SER
vice rightly performed.
Better go down in the stormy strife,
Than strand on the reefs Of a useless
life"
Dare to do what is right, as You see
~ ord Lon p ra-,,T-z With Odd -
mans heart &c las far from fraud as
heaven rom earth" Never desert a
friend under unjust obloquy or aban-
don a cause that is righteous because
the assault grows and clamor with it.
I'll yet follow
The wounded chance of Antony, though
my reason
Sits in the wind against me-"
Now for one more selection from let
ters for today. a recent DETER from a
I professor in Wake Forest college con-
tanned many gracious expressions that
| went to our soul, for which we are pro-
foundry grateful, although we can
hardly lay claim to what is said. We
copy but a. part:
II hope you will also permit me to
| hank you for another thing, and that
is the impetus yOu have given to the
study of the history of our state.
Around our colleges especially has
new interest been aroused. Old re-
| cords are being brought to light, local
/ traditions gathered and sifted, and mer
and measures of state becoming more
and more the subjects Of thesis. Your
articles in The Messenger have con
tributed no. small part to bringing
about this state of things-a fact gen
orally recognized"
These are some of the indications
that The Messenger is not published
j in vain. Thanks friends, one and all
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
APPRECIATIONS-THE VOICE OF
FRIENDSHIP.

Newspapers of any Importance must
have friends. 1t often happens that
friends with a word to encourage the
efforts of newspaper men, to help hold
up their hands, and indorse them in
efferts to help the state and benefit
Now and ~then-almOst
every week-The Messenger is in re-
ceipt of kline words" from those whose
good opinion is we'll worth cherishing.
On the End inst. a letter from an in
telligent gentleman, who is ONE of the
leading merchants of progressive and
pleasant Goldsboro, came to us, and it
gratified and strengthened us. We
give the DETER:
Gentlemen:-AllOW me to cOngratu-
late you on the most excellent paper
you are giving your patrons. For more
than twenty-five years l have been a
reader of The Messenger and ann more
than pleased at the rapid strides it is
making to the front, or / might say
that l am glad to see it at the top, for
such it surely is in my humble opinion.
AS a newspaper it is as good as the
best, and the Doctors editorials are to
my third and best 1 ever see. He may
sometime get on the wrong track, but
/ have not yet been smart enough to
detect it.
Yesterday / failed to get my paper
and Went immedia tely to buy a Mes
seneger and found that all had been
sold. But was offered other state dali
lies 4 as I could not get The Mes
senger took what L thought next best.
And I was really surprised to find so
much difference in favor Of The Mes
senger The Messenger turned up this
morning, sc it was not your fault that
I did not get it but al error in the
p~ostoffice officials here. Thanking You
for the very splendid paper you tur-
nish US,
1 am very truly yours, etc.
Owing to the great pressure Of war
news, &c, on our columns we have not
been able to command for some weeks
the usual space allotted for editorial
discussions. But not long ago one Of
THE. foremost editors of the daily press
writing of another matter kindly closed
with this, which was very pleasant to
have said from such a source:
The Messenger improves all the
time and / constantly marvel at the
magnitude and excellence Of the work
Which you perform daily. Whenever
/ can serve YOU I hope you will feel
free to call upon me.
With sentiments OF esteem and high
regard, 1 am
A warm personal friend, who takes
a sincere and close interest in the wei
fare of The Messenger, and who proves
his friendship and interest by many
| most kind and gracious acts, writing
the other day from Fayetteville. gave
us many ~appreciative things. We can
| not copy all, and the following will
| serve u purpose well:
There are thousands of the very
| best people in the good Old North
| State, scattered all through the vari-
( Gus counties where / travel, who have
| been reading u editorials for years
but who have never seen your face
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

The Southern Methodist Episcopal
Church meets in General Conference
once in every four years. 1t is now in
session in Baltimore. 1t has. grown to
be a large body. When the great war
ended the membership was less than
500, 900. 1t has nov 1,418,431, which is
rapid growth in hirty three years or
less. 1t has 1854 preachers, 5,6S5 be-
ing regular itinerants n members
of the annual conferences. The pres
ent General Conference has a large
delegation, and there is really a very
imposing array of talent in it, AS
the nine bishops are ~present--all
able men and well educated-and
many of the best equipped clerI-
cal members of the various annual
conferences are elected delegates.
Many of the ablest are left at
home, and the ablest laymen are not
generally selected as delegates, so far
as we have observed. 1t is thought
two bishops will be elected. If so, look
out for lOg-rolling. The venerable
Bishop J. G. Keener, of New Orleans,
as not 1af from elEnIy, mas DceH III lHe
ministry ffty-six years, n some
Ewenty-eight years a Bishop, will be
retired from active service at his re-
quest. He is one of the truly great
men Of the south, and is no doubt the
ablest member Of the Methodist Epis-
4coDacy, unless that maSterful preacher
of the Word, Bishop Wilson, of Balti-
more, be the exception. Another va
-cancy has been made by the untimely
death of that distinguished author and
minister, Bishop A. G.. Haygood, of
Georgia. AS usual, the laws of the
Churc embodied in the discipline"
book will be doubtless much overhaul
I'D and amended. A Methodist General
Conference would not be satisfied I'M
less it had taken in hand the "Disci-
pIine" and made changes, and some
times of a very unfortunate character.
There are a great many constitutional
and theological thinkers in our land at
this time. The Quadrennial body sits
several weeks, but towards the end
gets in a big hurry and attempts very
speedy and often ~ill-advised legislation.