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Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
THE oBsTRUCTING MERRIMAc

Santiago de Cuba, May 13.-The transport McPherson fouled with the as she was entering the harbor yester day. The second attempt to enter the harbor was easily successful The last portion of the Merrimac that has been obstructing navigation is now removed
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
PAY AS MOUNTED OFFICERS.
Question of Right Decided by the
 Acting Secretary of War.

Washington, May 13.-According to a decision of the acting secretary of war, the following officers, in addition to those whose pay is fixed by law, are entitled to pay as mounted off, cers: Officers of the staff corps below
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
A s1,OOO,OOO DEFAULTER.

London, May 13.-G R. Birt, man aging director of the Mill Wall Dock company, who disappeared in Fe5ru- ary last, leaving a deficit of ovor e200,O00 in the affairs of the cor1- pany, was sentenced today to nipe months Imprisonment. He is 70 years old and the father of thirteen children
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
TIED TYP AT BUFFALO.

Buffalo, N Y May 13.-The confer ference between lake carriers and the strikers committee will be held this afternoon. Every coal and ore dock in Buffalo is now tied up.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
THIS WILL STICK.

New York, May 13.-Preliminary ar the American Glue company were completed today. The new company will have capital of $35,0OO,O 900.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
RIoToUs SPANISH STUDENTS.

VaMadolid, Spain, May 13.-There three students and four cadets were bidly wounded. Tke gendarmerie finally quelled the disturbance.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
WILL START IN TEN DAYS,

Manila, May 13-Admiral Dewey will sail for New York by the way Of the Suez canal on board the United States cruiser Olymaia in about ten days.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
MUSTERED OUT HUNGRY.

Savannah, Ga, May 13.-The Forty ninth Iowa was mustered cut here to- day. The men raided the lunch wagons in the camp and many were arrested
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
A LUMBER FIRE.

Manistee, Mich. May 13.-Mtll No. ? of the Peters Salt & Lumber com pany at East Lake, burned today. The loss is $75,0OO.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-14
AN S. P. WRECK.

Roseburg, Ore, May 13.-A South ern Pacific freight train was wrecked near Glenbrook, four miles south of Riddle station. Engineer James Me Cauley was killed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
A TANGLED SKEIN.

The tragic fate of the pleasure
seekers who sailed out of Cublt
Pass IN the Paul Jones has brought
about n strangely tangled legal
puzzle which will probably make
the occurrence celebrated in the
dry and matter-of-fact records OF
the courts,
Mr.. Yocum possessed an estate
of about $4,000, and his life was
insured fer $40, 900. Miss Gocum
had a small fortune in her own
right, and was the helress of her
father under his will, The legal
heirs of Miss Yocum were her
nephews and neices, named
Pomeroy. After his daughter,
the heirs of Mr.. Yocum were his
nephews and nleces, named Har-
us. If Mr.. Gocum died before
his daughter, his property under
the will descended to her, and
through her to the Pomeroys, If,
on the other hand, he survived
her, her property became his, and
the estate of both, through him,
descended to the Harris heirs.
There are no proofs of the death
of either, and no possibility of as
certaining which survived.
To add to the ENHANCEMENT,
Mr.. Yocum's insurance policy
contains a clause providing that in
case of shipwreck only half the
policy is to be paid. The insur-
ance companies insist upon proof
of death before the policy is paid,
and the law provides that seven
years shall eIapse before simple
absence or disappearance shall be
taken as evidence of death. Al
together the situation is a most
awkward and puzzling one, but
not altogether unprecedented, The
ancient Roman, and also the Eng
fish common law provides that in
case of death from shipwreck,
hunger, cold, or other bodily
hardship, person under fourteen
is presumed to die before an adult
in full health. In case Of two
adults, the law supposes that the
younger, being presumed to pos
sess more vitality, would survive
longer, irrespective of sex. Mr.
Yocum was a man of middle age.
Miss Yocum was in her twentieth
year, and attorneys will clam
that she was the superior Of hel
father physically, and outliyeo
him, making her heirs the right
full owners of the inheritance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
HON. MONROE McCLURG.

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graduate OF the University OF
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and proved ability. and man
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
An Insufficient Item

4 short time ago the salary Of
the President of the Leyee Boaro
was raised from six to twelve hun.
dred dollars a-year. The lime,
protested vigorously, and was full
iy sustained by public sentiment.
In the minutes Of the last meeting
of the board the following interest
ing and significant item appears;
The following motion was off
cred by j. NJ. Montgomery, sec
onded by Fred Clark; That the
salary of the President of this
board be reduced to six hundred
dollars per annum from and after
the first day OF February, 1899;
which motion was lost. Mr.,
Jayne not being present when the
vote was taken"
Now, in a matter of as much in
terest as this would it not have
been well to bemore explicit! The
people no doubt will be glad to
know that at least two members
Of the board had the grace to try
to make amends for an injustice
done. but they would also be GLAD
10 kBoY who was responsible for
the defeat of the attempt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
Catch up with the Procession.

Ii must be q matter Of marye
Ito the people of the country al
large That the State Of Mississippi,
. the general butt. laughing stock,
.rdicuIo aud scorn of the fedora
ton. should have a man in public
life who Is held in national honor,
and yet who. in his own country,
his pursued with such blind and
pfgheaded hatred as that Of such
papers and people as the Vicks-
burg Dispatch for T. c. Catchings.
WHY'S il. W hat is the crime of
winch Mr. Catchings Is guilty be-
fore this tribunals. Considering
the matter carefully, and setting
aside any personal or fractional
bias. we yet find it impossible to
discover any cause for this malig-
nauf enmitv, save and except alone
Tho fact that Mr. Catchings' per-
-onaI preference is for the gold
standard. Is it possible that the
Dispatch De. are so narrow mind
ol. 50 old fashioned, so far behind
the times ss TO hate him because
of a chestnut ike that Wake up.
Keep mp with the procession!
Expansion is the thing now.
Turn your guns on that. Point
fo India. which, you say, Eng
land has been ruling for centuries"
md tell "the thousands of readers
of The Dispatch that expansion
means runand destruction. True,
,ou viii find yourself behind the
still, for, as has been |
.Iready observed "We done ex-
landed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
COST OF DIRT.

The Grccuyille Democrat of the
Hh published am editorial in re-
nIy fuInat article In THE TINES
which moved, from the published
statement of the Levee Board,
Hm. instead of one m three, only
m. m five dollars collected by the
Board went into actual dirt, The
Democrat. instead of contradict
ug. according to its wont, the
Ers or figures, proceeds to show
how .ue other tour dollars were
spent We never questioned the
fact that the other four-itths was
spent by Inc Board. The state
mmt made by HE TINES origin
a.Iy taken from the published
minutes of the Board, which the
Democrat foolishly and fuulely
attempted 10 contradict, that one
dollar uu. of three collected by
taxation from the people went into
arHu Igce dirt, was published
curing the congressional fight be-
tween Gen Catchings and Mr..
Fat 8puv and its object was to
demonstrate the helplessness OF
people, eirabsolute depend
muunou government aid and ulti-
matte government control of the
]. I'll L.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
- PAPER.

The Greenville Herald, " -
T. Brawner, editor; Mr., Charles
S. Adam, business manager, made
its appearance on Wednesday. 1t
is a very handsome sheet, and full
to overlooking with interesting
matter. This makes no less than
six papers for Greenville, two
colored and four whlte-which
is quite metropolitan. The new
paper flies the banner of Judge
Longino for Governor, and damns
the present incumbent with faint
praise as follows:
If the opposition can't find
any better man than Mr.. Allen,
they ought to get off the perch at
once. Mack ism a SAINT, and he
would never be able to set
the river on fire as United
States Senator, but if no better
timber is introduced, you may
Just count on the Herald as a sup
porter of the hero of Brandon. >
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
We are authorized TO announce


The Executive Comm.ttea OF
Washington county is called &.
meet at GreenyiIle, at tine office o..
the Levee Board, ON Saturday.
February ., at u m, for tbepW-
pose Of fixing q time and mode of
nominating county officers, mem
bers Of the legislature, and ii new
Executive Committee, and for the
transaction Of other business. a
full attendance is requested, and
democratic candidates are invited
to be present
LERoY PERCY Chairman
GEO. j. ALEXANDER, Sec w.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
Wednesday, the 10Th, was the be-

Wednesday, the 10th, was the be-
glning of Lent-Ash Wednesday,
which generally marks the cessa-
ton of social gayety, and common
ces the forty days period of religr
ions observance which has been
for many centuries an institution
of Christianity. In the revulslon
from many excellent religious Gus
toms which followed the reforma-
ton, protestant bodies generally
abolished the observance of this
fast, leaving it to the three great
divisions of the Catholic church;
but there is a marked tendency to
return to tin most Of the protes-
tant denominations, and it observ-
ance becomes more generally year
by year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18

Notice of First Meeting Of Credito
In the District Court of the I'M
States for the Western Division
the Southern District of Mississll
In Bankruptcy,
In the matter of
Weiss & Goldstein. In Bankrupt
Bankrupts,
To the creditors of Hannah Weiss q
Nathan Goldstein, composing
firm of Weiss & GOldstein, of Gree
vile, in the County Of Washing
and district aforesaid, bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on
10th day of February, a. D. l8NA
said firm of Weiss q Goldstetn was az
adjudicated bankrupt: and that
first meeting OF creditors will be h'
at Office of Skinner & Bo9on in Gro'
vile, on the Goth day Of February, Is
at - o'clock noon, at which time I
said creditors may attend, prove th'
claims, appoint trustee, examine Z
bankrupt, and transact such other d
mess as may properly come before 81
meeting. E. l.. MOI NGt'I'
Referee in Bankruptcy
Vicksburg. Miss, Feb. 10 1872
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
Some eznre..Ion % LhanN- N

some expression of thanks and
appreciation is surely due the Goa.
companies of GreenyiiIo for theTI
generous and public SPIRITED ac
tor during the blizzard. Goa.
could only be conveyed in wheel
barrows. a box at time The
whole town seemed 10 be out The
Offices of the coal companies were
besieged by mobs Of impatient
people day and night, and demands
we're made upon them for credit
bv many who were unknown TO
them. had never bought from
them before, or were known to
be unreliable or poor. Yet the
companies met every demand
npen them without hesitation,
there was no raising the price of
coal and no disposition TO profit
NV the necessities of the public.
and much of the discomfort and
suffering to be expected from the
situation was prevented by the
action of the coal dealers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
Citation Notice.

State Of Mississippii
In the Matter of the Estate No o,-e
of Samuel Harris, Deceased. N0' - -
10 S. H. King, as Executor of the Is
tate of Samuel Harris, deceased!
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County OF
in said state, on the first
Monday of March, A. ID. 1899, to answer
and defend the petition, in said court,
Of Emma Passmore, asking for dis
tribution of said estste, wherein you
are made defendant.
This 4th day Of February. y. d. 1899
T. H. HOOD, Clerk.
By W. w. MILLER, D. c.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
BUCKLBN's AANIUA sALVG

The BEST SALyE in the world for y
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. salt Rheum
yer Sores, Peter, Chapped Hands I !
biaius, Corns, and all Skin Erppl.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
qulred. II lie guaranteed to give peIlfS
satisfaction, or money refunded. III
20cents per box. For sale at tlLAf
DRUG STORE
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of Mississippi,
Washington County.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against the. Estate OF
Paul p. James deceased, that said
claims will be taken up by the ChancerT
Court of Washington County. MississiIi,
pi, on the First Monday Of March 1890
for examination and adjudication and
that all claims must be fled with the
Clerk of said Court by the day above
named or the same will be barred.
II. p. Hawkins,
Administrator.
February ~.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
Monday. the 9th Day OF March, A. D, 1890.

and continuing until sand lands disposed of to the highest bidder
for cash aft OF following aH, situated IN sad county or SO uc
thereof as may necessary make the amount OF taxes que hereo
for the fiscal year 1895 and other and all costs
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18

Silver Shields Hams and Break
fast Bacon. Mild cure with de
lightful flavor,
HARRISON Bros. & Co.
Sole Agts,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
LOST

An Episcopal Hymnal on Ash
Wednesday, between Central and
Theobald Ave. The finder will
please return to Mr.. Bell at Har-
bison Bros. & Co.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18

Catherine Harris 10 in s. T 10 Rs,.u,.,.
MRhalay Miller lot 20 blk Is 9Th addition :,
g II Harris lot 10 sub div lot blk 0 9Th add
S II Lewis 5OX99 fl lot blk IA 3rd addition.
Gilbert Moses lot 2s blk Is 9Th addition.
j II Townsend lot "a blk IA 9Th addition.
+ NJ Sanders ca nw14 lot y blk IL Belle Air
Alex Calm els lot il blk 10 9Th addition. ~.
Unknown WI lot II blk 18th addition.
Bessie Mosely 75ft Of W pit lot Il and 75ft pt
j b Wall l a adjoining L Bauer adjoining l.
John G Monroe lot 40 blk Tuxedo addition
Sarah Brown lot II blk 10 9Th addition. 90.
Matte Smith lots 81 and 50 Aubin Park.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18

edIunr mEnasn 5L a STATE %' Co. la L e. ' &; Es L.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Wanted Her Moneys Worth.

Bridget Rafferty, had served the best
years Of her life as cook, and now that
she was ''wearin ava and an opera
tion became necessary she haughtily
declined to go to ward, but took one
of the best rooms in the hospital The
operation was successful, but the patient
was allowed very little food. During
her convalescence she made frequent
use of the electric bell at her bed The
nurse would fly to her, to be greeted
with some triiing question or the re-
mark, 81 only wanted to know if you
were there.
AS such frequent use Of her bell sug-
gested to the matron on that floor that
the nurse was neglecting her patient,
the nurse demonstrated, and received
the following unique explanation;
"Well, you see, miss, here am pay
ing $50 a week, and I m not seeing any
thing, I'm not hearing anything, and,
miss, I'm not eating anything. So |
just ring the bell to get my moneys
worth, and, anyways, enjoy hearing
it ring. San Francisco Argonaut.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Silent Brides.

In Korea during the whole of the
marriage day the bride must be as mute
as a statue. If she says word, or even
makes a sign, she becomes an object of
ridicule, and her silence must remain
unbroken, even in her own room, though
her husband should attempt to break it
by taunts, jeers or coaxing, for the
female servants are all on the watch for
such breach of etiquette as speech,
hanging about the doors and chinks to
catch up and repeat even single utter
ance, which would cause her to lose
caste forever in her circle.
This custom of silence is observed
with the greatest rigidity among the
higher classes. 1t may be week or sew
eral months before the husband knows
the sound of his wife's voice, and even
after that for length Of time she only
opens her mouth for necessary speech
With the father-in-law the custom Of
silence is still more rigid, and the
daughter-in-law often passes years with
out raising her. eyes to his or addressing
word to him. In Bulgaria a months
silence is imposed on brides unless
specially addressed by the husband.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
No Diamonds For Her.

Here is a story from The Bookman,
told by Rudyard Kipling. His father,
John Kipling, went to pay a visit to
an Indian rajah who was about to bring
home queen. The elder Kipling had
been engaged in the decorations of the
palace, and it's owner showed him the
gifts Of stuffs and perfumes he had pro-
cured for his coming spouse. The rajah
also sent for his jewel caskets and asked
Mr., Kipling to assist him in selecting
the gems to be included in the marriage
gifts. They were of extraordinary size
and value such gems as are seldom
seen except in the east, and to the artist
the selection was a pleasure. Finally
he lifted wonderful diamond, one Of
the choicest gems in the collection, and
said: s'You should send this. No wom-
an could resist it. - The rajah looked
up, caught it and held it jealousy to his
breast, then. slowly replacing it in
the casket, answered, may. such gems
be not for women. .
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
The ungainIy Russian Sailor.

A real sailorman has fingers bent To
like fishhooks from the lifelong habit of
gripping things The Russian sailor
carries his hands like a soldier and can
not possibly be HANDY. A sailor $
gait ashore has slight roll This arises
from the need at sea of keeping up the
windward side of a rolling ship. And
the rolling gait marks one of sailor
finest qualities balance. Unless the
body balances and poises to meet every
motion of a ship the result is seasick
ness.
Now, the Russian bluejacket does not
roll in his gait ashore. but marches.
Neither has he any sense of balancing
at sea and seasickness in the Russian
feet is source Of actual weakness and
danger. The Black sea squadron can
only put to sea in the three calmest
months of the summer, and the so called
maneuvers take place ashore on the
Kenai peninsula, consisting mainly of
battalion drill.
One more trait Of the real sailor is his
self reliance, which makes him fit for
facing emergencies single handed. But
the Russian bluejacket has none of this.
He is not machine in himself, but
only little bit of a machine which
cannot work without the other bits. He
is huge in stature-a giant compared
with our men-but in his winter over
coat it is impossible to distinguish him
from a soldier. Unhandy, seasick and
reliant only in drill discipline, he is ut
terly unfit for active service.-London
Answers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Rati0ns For Milk Cows.

While oats are a more expensive feed
than bran their use to limited extent
with corn and bran would have the ad-
vantage of furnishing variety and a
more acceptable ration to milk cows. I
would suggest a ration consisting of 40
parts of corn or corn and cob meal, 40
parts bran and 90 parts oats. Let the
roughage be mainly corn fodder, with
only enough straw to afford variety and
change of feed. The ration will be bet
ter still if good clover hay can be used
to supply at least one-half the roughage.
In that case corn might constitute lit
tie larger proportion Of the grain ration.
In some cases it might anyway if the
COWS milk well on it and do not mani
fest too great a tendency to fatten. The
requirements of each Individual animal
should be carefully studied. in dairy
herd. Some may not be able to use even
as large a proportion of corn as sug-
gested. ! Roots or silage will also i'm
prove ration like the above and pro-
mote larger and more uniform flow
of milk. Professor G. F. Curtiss
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Dairy Profits.

Primarily, profit in any business
arises from the fact that we turn our
labor involved in conducting that bust
ness into money. A COW yielding gross
income to her owner of $40 per annum
may thus be accounted profitable, but
if she yields $50 or $50 in the same
length of time she is more profitable.
Thus, a man with herd of first grade
animals, if he utilities his own labor
and that of his family, finds himself
able to pay the interest on his mort
gage, live comfortably and keep from
getting deeper into debt. If he can
make his brain work equally with his
Drawn, and bring his milk cattle into
the $50 or $50 class, he can lift the
mortgage, stop interest drain and put
permanent and valuable improvements
upon his farm. Dairymen who know by
general results that they are either
standing stationary or running behind
should at once make an effort to find
out exactly where they ''are at. Dos
ton Cultivator
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-02-24
Let the Blood Flow to the Udder.

The udder is composed of cavities, or
milk cisterns, and milk ducts, surround
ed by muscular connective and fatty
tissues. At the end of these milk ducts
we find small cells, which have the
property of secreting and transforming
nutrients from the blood into milk.
These cells are most active at the time
of milking, and in fact a large part of
the milk is elaborated at this time
This necessitates good supply of blood
to the udder during the process Of milk
ing, for it is impossible for these cells
to manufacture milk without fres., sup
plies of nutrients from the blood. Any
excitement that tends to contract the
muscles of the udder Or turn the blood
to other portions of the body will cause
a decrease in the flow of milk. Beating
the cow with milk stool or speaking
to her in harsh language may cause the
blood to flow, but not to the udder
Even feeding the cow while milking her
is bad practice, as it tends to divert
the blood from the udder to the digest
i've tract. Every act of the mixer and
every surrounding of the COW should be
such that the latter will give her whole
attention to the secretion Of milk at
milking time-in other words, allow the
blood to flow to the udder. Professor
ID TT Otis