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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

One of the cheapest things OBJ
tainable is the endorsement OF a
book. 1t ranks Just along with
signature to a petition, The few
est number of persons critically
examine the book they are prais-
mo. and not one endorsement in
fifty is of the slightest value IN de-
termining the real worth of the
work to which it lends Its fulsome
laudation.
Take THE Worlds Best Ora
tions'' as an instance. This work
has been extensively circulated
through the South, and we have
never seen greater or more lndis-
criminate praise bestowed upon any
: ten volumes than has'been received
, by these. Yet the work unques
! tionably falls far short of tie rep
5 RESERVATIONS made tor il. it woulC
3 be absurd to say that it did MOI
possess some value, but equally 81
: to say that it met the claims of it
a publisher and numerous endorsers
: Its selections are fragmentary
!. rarely giving you all of any on
f of the great oratiOns 1t purport
!, to reproduce. The selecting J
= poorly done, and one frequentl'
: wonders by what standard man,
g of the ssorations" we're adludge
the''world's BEST" while for man
of the American names no bette
> title as 'soratorn could be de
! Iraignsd, than can be shown b
: most modern politicians to tn
: term tsstatesman.p Men worth
of the name have been passed b
to give place to a hundred med'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

Upon an equal superficial area
there does not exist anywhere else
on the habitable globe as much OF
mental perversion as may be founa I.
in the New England states OF
America. A great per centage OF
the inhabitants of that section
saem TO be imbued with the idea
that they have ''call, to go forth
into the world and reform it, and'
incidentally, to oficiously inter-
fere in the private affairs OF oil
with whom they come in contact
A country of books, its people al
a class are grossly ignorant OF the
trus nature and character OF those
co unfortunate as to live in thu
ruder and less civilized portions o
the Union; Astounding in broa'
cuIture. of certain kinds, they ar
!, in the main narrow and sectional
liberal, after their own metnods
there is little Of the freehande
charity which in its glvlne ques
= lions not; protesting love tor a
: mankind, the pens of its auttf
4 ors, dipped in gall, have give
: utterance to hatred and mallc
. Within its borders are many
. whom these things could not
p said, but the normal state OF u
= majority towards other section
= particularly the South. is a fe'
. ing that 81 am holier than thou
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

Mr.'Buston, who claims for HIM
self the title of "the farmer
FRIEND" comes forward with a
guess of O,250,O bales for the
current crop.
The claim of this gentleman to
inspiration is based chiefly upon
the fact that he last year predicted
a short crop, and was verified by
the result, coupled with his ability
to detect with his eagle eyea cot
ton field in Virginia sat distanc'
Of a mile and a half from whel'
he stood. We are ready to gran
that this latter feat entities him t.
some consideration; but we insis
that even so good an eye as his
cannot really discern 1O,250,0 90
, bales of cotton where only niDeIan
, a half to three-quarters are
existence.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20
One of the most ridiculous af.

One of the most ridiculous af-
fairs ever instituted in this country
is the so-called ''Court of Fame, :
We have too much sectionalism
still existent in America to pass
impartial judgment upon the
claims to greatness of men COM
ing from tho two principal divi'
sions of the country. And ter
years is too short a time for his
tory to make up a true verdict
One has but to glance at the list o.
names already determined great
and examine the ''rules and regula
tions'' by which their fitness is ar
rived at, to be satisfied that thu
whole thing is farcical.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

The victory of the coal miners
is probably due, in q great degree,
to the state Of public sentiment
on the matter, coupled, possibly,
with ante. election fears. Public
sentiment, in such affairs, wields O
powerfuliuhuence, and the lesson
Of the recent strike should prove
a deterrent tn the acts Of lawless.
ness which toe often characterize
the conduct Of. such organized Ia.
Dor protests.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

craftsmanship, if he possessed
none other. We presume that
"something'' is occurring ito de-
press the price, We wonder
if there could not be found some !,
deyotee SO blind as to have pinned
his faith to these oracular Words
and bided the coming of the prom
;sed price? If we could but be
SUE, our grief over the victory o.
the bears would be severely m'ti-
gated, if not entirely assuaged'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

Of course we appreciate thor
oughly the general futility OF
such suggestions, and realize that
cotton planters, as other men, are
controlled in their actions by indl-
vldual ideas of expediency and
self-interest, as various as are
human conditions themselves, and
by the factor of necessity. But
we believe that the wisdom OF such
a plan will commend itself to the
average man,-and if the average
man obtain the average price, the
country will be prosperous
enough.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20
....Crops.."

Of course we feel sorry lor "
man who, through force Oh Gu. or
cumstances, could not put bis co., "t
ton on the market in time 10 gov y
the benefit of the good values o., o. y =
few weeks since. But we re- u L,'a~
the sympathetic line al a, 'n' m
who could, but wouldn't
When. some years back spo'
cotton, IN September and OCTOBER . !,
hroughtthe fancy price Of . 10 ,, y
"a, we thought the only senSl i,
nlan to be to "pick, gin ana sell
At the beginning OF this $: sea ~,
such a policy was urge IL ~,
column as being the only sale w"
Of marketing this crop, IN the laI
Of all the peculiar uncertaln'l'
constantly surrounding the flucl'
ot;ng price of our particular con
modify.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

We believe it to be a fact that
more than so per cent. of this crop
is today out of the field. And we
predict that, with a continuance
of good weather, picking will be
practically over by the first Of
December.
The rapiditY with which the
crop has been gathered and mar.
keted is the chief factor in the
steady decline; and when receipts
begin to tall off, the trade may bt
surprised at the suddenness with
which they come to a dead stop.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20
THE BOARD OF TRADE.

There is nothing truer than the
old saving that what's everybody's
business is nobody's business
No town ever yet progressed be-
yopd the village stage, that dld
not have some organized body OF
business men to look after ana
give business direction to the nun
dred-and one matters when con
Germ everybody in town. anu
hence are nobody's particular BUS
mess.
Every town of any Importance
whatever has its Board OF lrade'
to whose jurisdiction public mat
tiers are given, and numerous el-
forts toward effectlng and keeping
alive such an organization IN
Greenyllle have been attempted
without success. There is such a
body here now, but it is in strict
F " ouiescent state, and might as
| we'll be domiciled in Africa, Tor
, all the good it does Greenville'
. When it was first organized 1T
1 took up the matter of securing
t new depot and better freight ia
d cilities from the Y. & NV. Il. II
b In a short time this was accom-
o nlished. and then the board, ap
parentIy, promptly persisted iron
e. the earth.
a Railroads, telephone companle
9, and all other corporations pay II
I'd fnitely more attention to the rel
~ reservations of a body of organ
w ,zed business men than to an
es number OF individual requests {
he complaints. 1t is only throug
on organized effort that anything
he accomplished, and the town whl'
lily neglects the teachings of this tr
e! ism deserves to be treated by u
as railroads as village, and mo
is assuredly will be. To the busine
OF community which exhibits orga
he lied enterprise come good trar
ON portation facilities, decent ra
18th road, telephone and telegraph
&c, service. convenient and ornamen
! is depots, efficient municipal govel
as ment, good lights, good water a
VS. good sewerage, and various
gh- dustrial enterprises: the Just p
ton OF the slothful is stagnatl
inst and decay.
age Through slime and chance,
Inc few of these things the town
nall ready has; and as matters +
the stand it has all it deserves.
d in Times is willing to assist alive
cleo to the extent of its ability,
vot- promoting the good Of Greenvl
ssip- but we beg to say that our in
nor, est shall be measured by tina
very her business citizens themsel
athy and we propose to abide by
lie to verdict which they render IN t
ally, own behalf.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

When "Your Uncle Anse''
GRATED in GreenviIle, some weeks
since. he told us that before Feb
ruary LIST we should be selling
cotton at fifteen cents a pound,
..proyided something does not
happen to depress the price > The
sapiency Of this modifying clause
3 yeritabIo ball mark Q
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

We do not believe cotton TO Do
at all permanently depressed we
have no faith in the accuracy OF d
100000 bale estimate-ratner'
such guess-and we expect 70
see a recovery from the present
decline. even though 1t may moi
reach the figures ruling at the
opening of the season.
Howsoever this may prove, anu
even though the man who has mol u
sold q bale should hold on untll
spring, and realize a handsome ).
profit by SO doing, nothing II
, thereby detracted from the Valu'
: OF our suggestion, as safe run
t for ordinary practice in marketing
cotton,
The average price on norma
5 market is all any man has rlgh
:; to expect for any agrlcultura
d product. 1.-The sells what he grows
a as he prepares it for the market
II and consistently pursues this plal
= he will realize the average prlc'
T. An attempt to obtain more tina
Of this, projects the grower into II
field of speculation, and the prop
a. way in which to speculate is
10 use the board"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

"Great is Tammany, and Croker
is its prophet" 1t takes no mind
reader to tell whose will be the
Federal pie in New York, if "the
tribune Of the people" has the dis
uribution of it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

aa,i,ios. Lamar, and others IKE :
n douglass, and even those of smaller
claim. are freely quoted
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

nav find represented here, Oh oho
,r the other side, almost every
shade of political opinion. 1t is
a rare privilege, that of receiving
words of wisdom from such states
men and philosophers as DICK
Croker and Tom Plat, and 1t
should not be lightly laid aside
In Modern Culture, for last
month, quoted in October Review
of Reviews, DR.. Edwin Maxey
has a most just and sensible artlcle
on "Methods in Political Discus
sion." We have long held TO the
opinion that as "a means OF enhgnt-
ment on political questions, cam
paign literature and campaign or
atory we're rank frauds, and we
heartily endorse the expressions
reproduced below:
sIf the reader will examine the cam
na;on literature printed and distribute
ed under the supervision OF the parry
leaders. and paid for out of the cam
naion fund, he will find that very little
of it is written in the spirit of one wh'
aims at discovering and impartlne
the whole truth; nor, indeed, is l
intended that it should be, by thos'
who furnish the sinews OF war.
Some of the political literature does no
even stop at the suppression OF trutn
but gives publication to naked false
S hood. which is naturally the next ste
y in the descending scale. Fac'
and figures are often quoted freely
hut very frequently such facts an
" figures serve to bewilder and mlslea
J. rather than to instruct and assist IN a
9 irving at just conclusion" 1--WE WI
J. add here that one of the most noto
ions instances of this was Coins Flna
cial School, written by Earvey'
," blessed memory.)
% "We are not indulglng in metaph
TO when we say that carloads OF liter
al ture are sent out which can have
: other purpose than to appeal to the pl
- iudices and passions of any who m
'n waste their time in reading such yer
OF able rubbish. "
9. DIR. Maxey pays his respects
ne the campaign orator as follows;
no "Were any one to talk TO us abe
"a, our business affairs in the claptl
MS manner in which the average 'sp'
IS binder talks to US about our polltl
=, affairs, our patience would be exhar
= ed with rapidity worthy OF The EN-
iei gency. Why it is that we tolerat
Fps nav, even applaud-such departu
ell from the canons of logic and rules
ce. plain common sense, simply because
speaker is talking politics, is one
the inconsistencies OF human X
has which is more easily discovered t.
nd accounted for. And thus polit
will which in its very nature demands
! most careful and practical think
49, has become the field wherein
7'n mental acrobat displays his prank
lted the great delectation OF his part
all followers. Unfortunately, t
fish tactics are not monopolized by
;s class of political speakers comm
> denominated 'curbstone orators,
GA are too often and freely used by
IN who aspire to be statesmen"
,oka}
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-10-20

The current North American
Review contains symposium on
"The Present Duty of American
Citizens. which, while it may
not be particularly profitable, IS
very interesting reading. Inc
contributors for Bryan, are oteV
enson, Tillman, Shepard, Croker
and Erving Winslow, while those
lined up for Mckinley, are ros'-
master General Smith, Hoar ,,
Platt, Stewart, Carnegie and
James H. Eckels.
You have but to pay your mon
ey and take your choice. lou
may find represented here, on on'
or the other side, almost ever.
shade of political opinion. 1t !
a rare privilege, that OF receiving
! words of wisdom from such states
men and philosophers as DC
Croker and Tom Plat, and
: should not be lightly laid aside
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22

ground. II sincere, tnen tney are a
menace to the welfare Of the country.
Whether they shout their sinister pur-
nose or merely whisper it makes but
little difference, save as it reflects their
own honesty.
No issue can be paramount to the
issue they thus make, for the para
mountcy of such an issue is to be de-
termined not by the dictum of any
man or body of men, but by the fact
that it vitally affects the well-being Of
every home in the land. The finan-
cial question is always Of such far
reoching and tremendous importance
to the national welfare that 1t can
never be raised in good faith unless
this tremendous Importance Is not
merely conceded, but insisted upon. Men
who are not willing to make such an
issue paramount have no possible JUS
tifcation for raising it at all, for under
such circumstances their act cannot
under any conceivable circumstances
do aught but grave harm.
The Nations Expansion.
While paying heed to the necessity
Of keeping our house in order at home
the American people can not, If they
wish to retain their self-respect, re.
frain from doing their duty as n great
nation in the world. The history OF
the nation Is in large part the history
of the nations expansion. When the
first Continental Congress met in Lib.
erty Hall and the thirteen original
States declared themselves a nation
the westward limit of the country was
fnno III 70 iy1u
Even during the Revolutionary War
the work OF expansion went on. Ken
tucy, Tennessee and the great North
west, then known as the Illinois coun-
try were conquered from our white
and Indian foes during the Revolution
airy struggle and were confirmed to us
by the treaty Of peace in 1888. Yet the
land thus confirmed was not then given
to us. 1t was held by an alien foe un-
til the army, under General Anthony
Wayne, freed Ohio from the red men,
while the treaties of Jay and Pinckney
secured from the Spanish and British
Natchez and Detroit
In 1903, under President Jefferson,
the greatest single stride in expansion
that we ever took was taken by the
purchase Of the Louisiana territory.
This so-called Louisiana, which includ-
cd what are now the States of Arkan-
sas, Missouri Louisiana, Iowa, Min
nesota, Kansas, Nebraska North and
South Dakota, Idaho, Montana and a
large part Of Colorado and Utah, was
acquired by treaty and purchase under
President Jefferson exactly and pre-
cisely as the Philippines have been ac-
CURED by treaty and purchase under
President Mckinley.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22
5000 PROBABLY PERIsHED.
Conservative Estimate of Dead in Gal.
vestOn- Relief Work.


Galveston, Texas (SpeciaD All es-
Inmates of the number of dead in Gal
weston have been made as conservative
as possible, but the evidence grows
stronger that the figures have been
only too small. 1t is now believed that
5000 persons perished In the flood. A
great number of negroes lost their
lives and few have been identified. The
property loss probably will foot up
$22 ,500,00O
The work of extricatlng bodies from
the mass of wreckage continues. With
all that has been done to recover bod
les buried beneath or pinned to the
immense rift, the work has scarcely
started. There Is no time to dig
graves and the remains are hastily
consigned to the flames.
Under one pile Of wreckage 20 bod
les were taken out and cremated. In
another pile a man pulled out the re-
mains of two children. For a moment
he gazed upon them and then mechani-
cally cast them into the fire They
were his own flesh and blood. AS they
slowly burned he watched them until
they were consumed. Then he resumed
his work assisting others
At Hurd's Lane, about four miles
west Of the city the water ran to q
height of IA feet. Hung up in trees
and fences are the bodies Of men,
women and children, which are being
collected and cremated as rapidly as
possible.
All is in readiness to turn on the cur
ent for the arc lights in the business
district, but because Of the danger
from hanging wires on the circuit the
matter of lighting will be indefinitely
postponed. Three telephone wires are
now working between Galveston and
Houston.
Clara Barton, president of the Red
Cross Society, has issued an appeal to
the American people for money and
supplies for the sick and wounded. Her
ldea is to spend some Of the money
with local merchants wherever prac-
icable. She and assistants are doing
loble work.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22

The platform renews the demand for
arbitration between corporations and
their employees. No one who has OBJ
served the friction which arises be-
tween great corporations and their nu-
merous employees can doubt the wis
dom of establishing an impartial court
for the just and equitable settlement
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22
Team backed Into IN . River.

New York Especially. A double
truck belonging to John Wanamaker
backed off the ferryboat Mineola, of
the Fulton ferry line, and both horses
and driver were drowned. A helper is
also thought to have been drowned.
The team was the last to go on the
boat on its way to Brooklyn. The boat
had just started from the bridge, when
the horses became frightened and
started backing, The driver tried to
stop them, but failed. They backed
slowly and at last backed into the out.
side gates, Of which the chain had not
been stretched across. The gates part.
ed and the team went over the stern
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22
PRIMACURA.

Primacura not only RELIEVES bu
PERMANENTLY ERADIoATEs prickly heat Al
ONCE, and cures all skin diseases. It il
an IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT allayer Of
inflammation. 1t is a new and economical
remedy which affects permanent cure.
For salo by Evans, 924 F St.; Simms,
l4th st. and New York Ave; Ogram,
18th and Pennsylvania Ave. and by
druggists generally.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22
stnnsn ON RaiIrond TraoIs.

Hanover, Pa. (SpeciaD - Worley
HaasIer, young man of Spring Grove,
has been arrested on the charge OF pill
ing stones and lumber on the tracks OF
the Western Maryland Railroad with
the intention of wrecking a passenger
train near that station.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22
ROOSEVELT LETTER.
FORMALLY ACCEPTS vICE-PREsI-
DENTAL NOMINATION.
INTERESTING DOCUMENT.

Clearly Outlines the Real Issues Between
the Parties-No Issue Can Be Para
mount to the Sound Money Question,
which VitaIly Affects the Wellbeing Of
Every Home in the Land.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-22

Trusts Great Issue Which Must Bo Met
and Settled Ry the American People.
Expresses Pride in the Soldiers d
Sailors of All Our Wars and VIII DoaI
Generously with Them.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-06

The decision of the gold democrats not to nominate a third ticket is more
 logical and consistent THE THIRD than the stand taken by
 TICKET the anti-imperialists,
 FELLOWS. whose overtures for flu
 sion they reflected. The recommendation of the national com mittee of the gold democratic party to the members of it is to vote for Me Kinley, and not to be deceived by the spacious plea that the money question is settled. If Bryan is elected, it will soon be unsettled again. Either Me every voter should make his vote ef- fective not throwing it away over a third ticket. The reelection of McKin- ley will probably put an end to lhe free silver agitation and to the ambi- tions of W. J. Bryan it's prophet.
 As for the anti-imperialists their doc Urine is so unreal and impractical that the gold democrats would have none of it. Intelligent men are not disturbed about imperialism. It is a fiction, a sham, a creature of the imagination, a lie as applied to American conditions, not a paramount issue" as the prepos- terous Kansas City platform asserted. The specific reiteration of the demand for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one in the Kansas City platform is the paramount is sue" The thing for gold democrats and all sensible democrats to do is to smash Bryan and Bryanism and restore the democratic party to sane principles.
 The handful of anti-imperialists will prefer to shoot up in the air, instead of at the:r country's enemy They Will nomina te a third ticket. Judging from their utterances it is not to be "con- science" ticket, but a means of venting their unreasonable animosity toward Mckinley. For instance, E. L. God kin late editor of the New York Ev- ening Post, speaks for the little camar- fila of anti-imperialists when he says in r=cent communication to the press. q have deep seated prejudice against William Mckinley and the men who surround him and act with him." This is the atmosphere of sweetness and light in which the anti-imperialists see things. It is simply unreasoning and blind personal feeling.