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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
SUNDAY IN OLD VIRGINIA.
The Day Was ~ Strictly and General-
Iy Observed rs I'm New
EMRland.

There is an idea prevalent that the
almost wholly confined to the north,
Nothing could be more erroneous.
writes Thomas Nelson Page, in Scrib-
ner's. "The blue La VS." of Connecticut,
surviving as a proverb for hardness,
have impressed the popular mind and
fixed an idea which was, however, not
absolutely accurate. As severe as those
enactments were, they were scarcely
more rigorous, whenever the observ.
ance of Sunday was concerned, than
those under which the colony of Viz
ginia was established and de-
veloped. Attendance on Divine serv-
ice was as strictly enforced,
and absence from all secular employ
ment as rigidly enjoined. 1t was a
church-going time. Religion en-
crossed the energies of the people.
Participation in worship was the law,
and whoever failed in it was a law
breaker and was dealt with according
ly. Later on-that is, prior to the rev.
olution-came a certain laxness-the
reflex of the taut-strung bow-when
the fox-hunting, cock-fighting parsons
were indicted into the livings; but, as
the causes were temporary, the main
cause being the political appointment
by an absentee metropolitan, SO the
effect was not permanent.
1t was out of these conditions that
Hanover presbytery sprang, under the
influence of Patrick Henry's model the
eloquent "Parson Davies" later the
president of Princeton college. In
deed, while some of the English par
sons who have made the time noto-
rious were dicing, and drinking, and
fighting, the laity were standing
stanchly for the old customs, and were
making the saddling upon them of
such miscreants one of the charges
in their Indictment against the gov
eminent "at home" They withstood
innovation. They kept the faith. They
built churches which still stand to-day
as memorials of their piety and church
manship.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
Chinese OmciaIdom.

The "Sin Wan Pao" complains that
the higher and lower ranks of Chinese
otficialdom have little intercourse and
hence are not mutually helpful. But
Chang Chih-tung and Tuan Fang, of
Hupeh, have devised an excellent plan
to overcome this difficulty. Formerly
all subordinates consumed much time
in calling upon their superiors at their
yamens each LIST and 18th of each
month. In Wuchang they have now
arranged one central meeting place
for subordinates and superiors, with
six fixed days q month for general
assemblage of officials. This plan
somewhat resembles the western par
lament, for the officials come together
and discuss public business. Japan has
had the same idea, and her officials
come together regularly at one meet
ing place for mutual counsel and help.
Shanghai Mercury.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15

EX-SENATOR PETER, OF Kansas, has pre-
pared topical indexof all the debates
In congress up to 1851 and proposes to
make the work complete TO the pres
ent time.
Rev. John Herr, of Lima, Ill, Is the
owner of the oldest Bible In the United
States. 1t was printed In 1853 at Zurich
and has been in Mr.. Hers family for
~ generations.
w. II. Sutton, an Engllshman who
died recently, left about $4,000, 900 in
trust to provide model dwellings for
working people. The trustees may
make the rents as low as they like, pro-
vided no one lives entirely free Of
charge.
Rev. c. A. Skinner, of Cambridge,
Mass, and father of the actor, Otis
Skinner, says he believes that the time
is not far off when ministers and
church goers will realize that the legit-
innate stage has a beneficial influence
and assists in the work of the church.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary Of
the interior, had grocery and provl-
sion store in st. Joseph, Mo-, when
young man, and sold provisions mostly
to pioneers passing through that city
for the far west. He went to China
after selling out and returned to st.
Louis wealthy man.
1t is so years ago since Galusha A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, was first sworn
into congress, and he has outlived
every other member who took the oath
with him at that time. The only rea-
son why he is not now the father OF
the house is because his membership
has not been continuous.
Emperor William has recently is
sued an order authorizing officers of
the navy to wear boards. This is con-
strued as hint for all officers to do
SO. as it often pleases his eccentric
majesty to indicate his wishes indi-
rectly in such manner. The military
officers still adhere to the imperial
form Of mustache.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15

II Is much better TO agree 20 What
you know is not SO han 70 argue with
a person who doesn't Know anything
about it.-Puck.
"Time is money, without doubt"
"What inspires this sage suggestion ?"
"It is so easy to spend foolishly."7-
indianapolis News.
Not Easy.-''My! think your moth
err would be worried II you saw you."
"Well, it's pretty hard for boy to
get along without worrying his moth
eri"--Puck.
Not Dangerous.-Tcss--' seems
she was taken with Mr.. Cadleigh's in
telligence." Jess-"Well, if that's all
she's taken with it isn't very severe
attack. "-Philadelphia Press.
Learning Their Ways.-"Do you
think she will ever be great prima
donna?" "Looks like IL. Why, she has
disappointed the public by failing to
appear several times already."-Phil-
adelphia Evening Bulletin. M
An Authors Grievance.-"Riters says
that post Office clerk insulted him."
"In what way?" "Why, when he hand
ed in his package of manuscript to
mail it, the clerk inquired: is it first
class" Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin.
Another One Thwarted.-"I fiatter
myself you will like this article" said
the would-be contributor. That's a
fact" said the editor, after CHANGING
over it. "You do like it, them" "No;
mean it's fact that you fiatter your
self. "-Philadelphia Record.
Servant bursting into room)-"oh,
mum, offered i'm some water, an e
went into a fit an frothed at the
mouth" Mistress (much alarmed,
thinking she refers to the dog)-"Gra-
cious, Jane! What can it be-hydro-
phobia?" Servant-"No, mum, q
tramp."-Glasgow Evening Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
HANGING GARDENS.
A Traveller Describes Those He Has
Recently Seen in the Interior
of Eastern Arabia.

The hanging gardens of Babylon,
constructed over 500 years before the
Christian era, were reckoned at that
world. A hanging garden is garden
formed in terraces rising one above
the other. There were five of these
gardens at Babylon each consisting
of an artificial hill, 400 feet square,
the sides divided into terraces of
earth resting on stone platforms COW
cred with groves, avenues and beds
of flowers and provided with gal
leries and banqueting rooms. They
were irrigated from a reservoir at
the summit filled with water raised
from the Euphrates.
There are to-day, says the New
York Sun, many hanging gardens in
various parts of the world, particu-
larly on mountain sides in China, wa
ter being raised in buckets sometimes
Col. S. B. Miles, of the British army,
has just described the hanging gar
dens he found on the mountains in
the interior of Arabia about 60 miles
southwest of the trading port of
Muscat. Visitors have to cross a
stretch of desert to reach this beauti-
full region of verdure amid the thirst
lands.
One of the inland towns is Sheraizi
perched on the brow of lofty cliff
which falls to the valley beneath.
The town is built on so steep a
declivity that the houses appear to
overhang one another, the only COM
munication being by means of steps
leading from one to another row of
buildings. just below the town is
a copious spring of pure water gush-
ing from the rock in sufficient quanti-
ties to meet the requirements of the
inhabitants and to supply the chan
nels that fertilize the hanging gar
dens below.
These extensive gardens, spread
along the precipitous valley walls,
are the most beautiful feature of
Sheraizi. The whole face of the
mountain side to a depth of over
1000 feet is cut into a parallel series
of lodges or terraces. Owing to the
sharp angle of the slope, the lodges
are not over ten or twelve feet in
width. The inhabitants would be
glad of greater depth of soil and the
garden spots have been enriched by
a large amount of fertile earth
brought to them.
The steep mountain side is almost
barren except for the beautiful strips
of green where vineyards, orchards
and wheat fields are bearing. These
curious gardens with their varied
foliage and ripening fruit, grain and
vegetables form ?. very attractive and
pleasing sight. The labor bestowed
on the terraces would have been
futile without an abundant supply of
water and in this respect nature has
been prodigal, the strips of cultiva-
ton being easily and perpetually ir-
rigated by the mountain stream
which is led from one ledge to anoth-
er and is kept from overlooking by
little embankments along the mar
gin.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
Would smash the club.

members Of the HAY Fever Association"
would use Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, the club would go TO pieces, for It
always cures this malady,-and Asthma, the
nno that bafies the doctors-it wholly drives
nom the system. Thousands Of once-hopsless
sunerers from Consumption, Pneumonia,
bronchitis owe their lives and health to 1t. It
conquers Grip, saves little ones from Group
ana Mhooping Cough and is rbsitlvely guar
aa.eea Ior al Throat and Lung troubles. SOC,
sl.oo. Trial bottles free It A. B. Finlny 3 Co.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
origin Of word ..shrevv.,

The shrew was originally the
shrew mouse, which, when her young
were helpless, would fight desperate
iy in their defense, and so we'll known
was the courage of this little ami
NAL, which would even go out of it's
way to seek an enemy at times when
the nest needed protection, that the
word became applied to a woman
who was ever ready to seek a quar-
rel.--N. Y. Sun.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
Notice to the Creditors of the Estate
Of Kate Lawson, Deceased.

Letters ofiAdministration having been grant
ed to the undersigned on the 9th day of Febru-
airy, 1901, by the chancery court of Washing
ton county, Mississippi, notice is hereby given
to persons having claims against the estate Of
said decedent to have the same probated and
registered by the clerk Of said court within one
year from this date, and failure to do 90 within
said perion win forever bar all claims.
MAMIE sPEseLER. Administrative.
This November Soth, 1891. ms s..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
A PICTURE.
BY Darcy.

Would picture her? know not If my vocabulary
can furnish words suffice her Justice STILL in my hum
BILE language, I'll do my best.
fair pensive counenance from out which shown nal
lowed Brightness as there imprisoned pair OF
bright eyes, full Of sympathy in which slight
emotion raise hair dark chestnut almost
black with and then ripping two GROWING
kiss would make reg
ious; would Michael Angelo VOW he'd neer
yet seraph ymerica and chaste was her
voice light full of music and when vein OF satire
ras pretty lips laugh would ring with clear
svery would make think that had been
copyright And whilst we'd sit beneath the hedge she would
eloquent description avore theme and oft we'd
thoughts poets with which tell love and watch
others and then the it would
dip and kiss the mountain aud think wished no other
had each make the other happy
Sometimes we'd wander in speech beyond wooing
and speak marriage days village bells would ring and
youthful would cluster round and sigh that they
knowing that they could not be transformed
egn content that they might friends remain and watch
love; and learn at least how beautiful love
she'd point the wish yon cottage
might be and after perhaps two would laughing
piece furniture might perhaps
which would look like and bear my name
still pratng rogue would pull her apron drag
her mischief he had wrought And
get would be cross urge go
and buercups I'd gathered
beneath pillow that night that she might think
Then would take her by the hands gn
and let her fall back again the bank poung
rascal say should my pretty one so
rough that had lost goodnghts kiss thinking
of it, with encrclng neck lips meet
and prayer EACH would bless the
other, we'd say ''good night "
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
vICKSBuRG & GREENvILLE
PACkkI co.

Steamer Belle of the Bends leaves vicksburs
every Monday and Thursday at p. m. for
Greenville, returning will leave Greenville
every Tuesday and Friday at SPIN
Str. Annie Laurie will leave vieksbure every
eeesday and Saturday at 8 D. nj. 70
rnville, returning will leave Greenville
Thursday and Sunday at D. M.
= LYME STARRING, Agent,
.PLATT, Pass. AIT. j. J. POWERS supt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-28

225; No. . horse. SIPS; pony hides. 75c TO
SL0o; dry hint butcher, ls pounds and up,
BE; dry flint fallen, l6 pounds ana up,
lie; ali light hides under Is pounds, &c;
~ dry sailed hides. 1oc. all culls. &C; No.
tallOw, SIC No. taIlow, &c; sheep
peits, 25g75c
Green Fruit-Apples. hand picked. 45g
9c
Observation-Disclosures, per bush. 4Oc;
eet potatoes, lc per ID; cabbage,
2sJc per 100 lbs; wax beans. 5oI65c per
sket; egg plant. 25f5Oc per dozen: on
IS per bu.. 60c; carrots, per bu, SOC;
ships. per bu.. 75c; pop corn, per 100
sl00
egetables Gobbers' prices to trade,-
nges. per box, S4099475; lemons, per
*, $S.25qS IS; Wisconsin cabbage, s.. $50
! - per 100 lbs; bananas, per lii. Siz63s1c:
cranberries, per barrel, $500; celery. per
COZ. tyG65c; comb honey. per ID, 15c;
strained honey, per H.. 71s1sc: potatoes
2y9b5c; grapes. per basket, 22025c; apples
Per barrel. S2.50Q3.00: Spanish onions.
per crate, $L75G2.oo; sauer kraut. per -keg,
s.. O0fI2 %
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-28
WOES OF THE Welded
Batch of Interesting Divorce Cases
Filed 81 FL Reno.

80
American has the following interesting
divorce cases:
Because he has been in the habit of
drinking too much of the liquid that in
ebriates. supposedly FL Reno hydrant wa
ter, and because he has not properly
provided for the support Of the family.
Kate Hntbruner is asking for a divorce
from John Hiltbruner. Inc her petition
filed in the district court. she alleges
that her husband has hardly drawn a
sober breath for i've years and has been
extravagant in the use of her money.
She says they used TO be worth 5000. but
the sum has dwindled down to about
s. 600. and that amount is invested in
improvements on quarter section OF
school land. She further alleges in her
petition that on or about June OF this
year. he took eighty hea Of cattle from
their home and sold them and has re-
fused 10 say what ne has done with the
proceeds. For all of which she asks d.
vorce.
Because she objects to him striking
her and swinging a club in her presence
with threatening words and gestures.
Bertha Burnett asks for a divorce from
her husband. Joseph O. Burnett. IN her
petition she alleges that at one time he
struck her on the temple and caused
blood 20 Cow. and at another tine came
ened her with it. She says he continually
-nags' her says she has grown old; her
hair has turned gray and he wishes he
We're free. that he might marry young
er woman She says the money with
which he purchased the Enterprise res
taUrant in Fl Reno. at 20s South Bickford
avenue. was her own, and through an
error the bin ~ sale was made 20 him
instead of hcr. Fear is expressed In the
petition that when ne hears that she has
sued for q divorce, ne viii do her bodily
harm. The petition vas fled last sat
urday.
Because he was afraid 70 eat the food
which she cooked ard because she ap-
piled vile eptacts 20 rim. Bert A. owen
is asking 70 be- allowed 70 sever the ties
chat bind him to Mamie Owen. In his
petition he says he left her because he
WAS afraS5 to lNe with her and because
she made life vulnerable 10 him. when
their food we cooked Re would always
wait for her 70 ua-take n K before he
would touch IT, He says h has con-
Quoted himself properly and supplied hcT
with al the comforts u life. as FAR as
his means would allow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-28
REDM0ND'S
STATEMENT
Irish Leader Talks About the
ParnelI Fund.
MONUMENT ABOUT READY
Irish Patriots House Could
Not be Purchased.

New York, Oct. 27-John E. Redmond,
of the Irish parliamentary party. made 1
statement today concerning the funds col
lected first 10 buy the Parnen estate and
when the plan fell through to erect a
FarneI monument. In a letter to the
Irish Times Mrs. Dickinson, a sister OF
Charles Stewart Parnen. demanded an
accounting from Redmond \ London dis
patch or Saturday last said that Mrs
Dickinson had made public all the cor
respondence she had with Mr.. Redmond
on the subject. Mr. Redmond's statement
today follows:
The fund collected by Lord Mayer
Talon and myself never al any time
passed through my hands. They went TO
the Parnen monument committee in Dub
lin and have been invested IN government
stock for the treasurers of that commit
tee by the most eminent stock broker in
Dublin, James Mccain AS far as
know the only actual expenditure has
been in the purchase OF bronze bust OF
Parnell, which was required By the sculp-
tor, who is making the monument and
in the purchase OF the AvSndsle library.
7 hese funds were collected for the pur-
pose Of creating memorial 10 Parnell.
This memorial was TO consist OF a monu-
ment in the streets in Dublin and if pos
siole the purchase OF the Mansion House
OF AvCndale to be held for the nation,
much as Washington-s birthplace at
Mount Vernon. At the sale of the estate
two years ago, the committee bid for the
house, bat We're outbid by Dublin
butcher, who bid for the whole estate
including the house. It afterwards trans
PRED that he was acting in unison with
Mrs John Parnen, and that he paid the
latter $4,000 in addition to the 5000. as
the price Of the estate.
1t being no longer possible 10 purchase
the house the committee made contract
with Augustus St. Gaudens 10 build the
monument There has been some regret
able delay. but the model Is now complete
and Mr. ST. Gaudens is coming here to-
morrow TO show ii TO me. l hope the
work viii now proceed rapidly and that
the monument will soon be in its place.
The funds at hand are not enough 10 COM
plete the payment for the monument. but
there viii be no difficulty in obtaining
the necessary balance when required"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-28

Washington. oct. 1.-THE annual re-
port or the Dawes commission was sum
rnitted today 10 the secretary = the in
terror. The report reviews IN tail the
work Of the commission FOR - ear IN
the enrolment Of the difrere - rlocs.
The report concludes as follow
The fiscal year Just closed has been
the most noteworthy since tls' cCmmis-
mission entered upon It's duties. he
bitter anti-allotmcnt sentiment mas large
Is pielded 20 the iufCenccs o. rclsoa and
time and the Five Tribes ara row -a.rir
upon the threshold or a new era. The
enactment Of legislation and the confirm
alton Of agreements has enabled the COM
mission TO make marked progress IN REM
edying the Objectionable political and go
ciaI conditions which prevailed IN Indian
Territory for many years Is bile more or
less irritation r. yet noticeable CD some
quarters. set matters generally are rap
Idly assuming the desired status On the
part % The commission practical work
ing machinery has been designed and
put in motion. system and method 81 ala
branches Of the work -ppEcablr % the
complex subjects with which the com
mission has 20 deal have been installed
and a healthy. vigorous current ~ pus-
iness has taken the place OF the c0nsestcG
and feverish conditions % the country
which prevailed short uru- since.
should th> agreements row pending De-
fore the various tribes ~ RATIFIED The
ultimate end in view VIII depend fer its
attainment almost solely upon fhe eie-
rnen;s q time ard labor The eexafioEs
negotiations which have been 81 progress
Tor nearly decade vii pave been ended
and the satisfactory and speedy culri-
nation 4 a very psrpieHing problem may
y. a-ffcfrr1 to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-28
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

It seems to have become the rule for
the hog market to go down every Non
day but the break here was not as great
as in some other markets, except on the
wagon hogs.
People over at the stock yards are look
ing every morning now for that new
Doid packing house to call the killing
gang to work.
Colonel John Garrett, the expert hog
buyer for Armour. went 10 Kansas City
last Saturday night and did not get back
IN time TO buy his usual number of hogs
yesterday
George Gilbert horse trainer for Colonel
ia Blackburn. is driving a pair of year
hg r r Russell colts that tipped the
scales at $50 and $40 pounds yesterday
Ihey vii! make a fine pair of roadsters. If
not record-breakers, on the race track.
The howl 10 have the stock yards street
car lire extended TO the stock Yards. az
the name indicates. is becoming equal to
that Of a pack of coyotes.
The ank Of Jefferson, 0. T, had two
car loads of cattle on the market yester-
day.
c. A. Foster of Whitewater was among
the shippers who had hogs on the market
here yesterday. They brought the top
price
Or Walsch. live stock inspector. has
been transferred from St. Joseph to the
packing houses of this city.
Hallway & Morrison Of Hutchinson
were among the late arrivals with hogs
yesterday, but they got here in time to
sell their hogs for the top price.
c. r. Blake of Haven consigned a car
load Of cattle to this market yesterday
that arrived after the market closed
and they will be sold today
William Astle Of Haven furnished a car
load OF hoes for the market yesterday.
Tell Colonies Murdoch. of the Eagle he
said. that he is the proper person to
write an editorial that Will give the rail-
road managers of this country some idea
OF the Importance Of this part OF Kansas.
/ think that they need 70 be enlightened
on that matter. Il is astounding to ne
why the railroads do not get rolling stock
enough 10 ship the products OF this coun-
try People here want TO sell grain, and
people in other parts Of the country want
the grain, but we cannot sell IL TO them
because we cannot get the cars TO ship
IT, We had q light corn crop in this
whole country last year and the result
was high prices for corn. Corn in south
eTn Kansas ripens early and we could
have sold good deal of corn early in
the season for big prices. but the rail
roads could not furnish the cars 10 ship
1t. The territory tributary to Wichita
VIII lose money enough this year on ac-
count of the lack OF railroads 10 furnish
cars to build several more new lines OF
railroad. " hen all the northwest gets
ready to sell corn il is liable TO be
cheaper than now and we will miss this
good market because we cannot get cars
10 ship our corn now. The railroad man
ayers DO not seem to comprehend the
Importance OF southern Kansas and that
is the reason 1 want you to tell Colonel
Murdoch 10 enlighten them"