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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-10-31
A Boys Dos-Just Common Dog,

He was Just a common dog, you see,
With no particular line
OF ancestry to mark him out
As well-bred creature fine.
He bayed at the moon as dogs do.
And vented his gruff bow vows
As he tagged my heels in the good
old times
When we went after the COWS.
ed roll in the grass with babies
Or carry them on his back;
he'd catch the bell the youngsters
tossed,
And follow the rabbit track.
A boys own dog, and q friendly
Companion in peace or rows,
AS he tagged my heels in the good
old days
While we went after the COWS.
He could talk with a doggish lingo
In his own peculiar wav,
And I could understand il all
Whatever he had to say.
He'd jump at my call at tliR moment,
And utter his gruff bow Vows,
As he tagged my, heels in the good
II old times
When we went after the COWS.
I told him all my secrets,
And he kept them without fail,
With never a sign that he knew them
But wag Of his short stump tail.
Long years have passed since I heard
them
The sounds of his gruff bow vows,
AS he tagged my heels in the good
old days
When we went after the COWS.
H. s. K, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-10-31

George j. GOOuId.
There is no incident of the con-
vention more encouraging than this
letter. The argument it embraces
of the value of leyees to railway
transportation lines of such infinite
and extesnive public utliity-estab-
lishes the national character of over
flow protection. It is no more ques-
tion of aid to the riparian land own
ers. Vicksburg Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-10-31

The city was visited this week by
three small fires.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-10-31

expenditures for cquipmentyad other
railroad appurtenances will amount
to from forty to fifty million dollars,
and the work has been underway for
two or three years, with the belief
on our part that this great invest
ment. the bulk Of which will be in
the Mississippi valley, will be pro-
teOted from damage by foods and
inundation. The completion of our
our plans hereinabove outlined will
inure greatly to the benefit Of the
city of New Orleans and largely add
to the maritime trade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Worship the Sun,

new religion is born, or rather re.
lived, in France, full description OF
EFh1t is given in PEcole Nouvelle, ed
tied by M. Devinat, chief Of the Nor
NAL School of the Seine. The "Sons
Of Sol" aim to convert all Christen.
ion.. They want IT,. word to come
back to the old religion Of light. In
reality tbs followers Of this new re-
rgicn are fire, worshipers and adore
the divine star, the father of light
Of warm h and of life and according
to che Et lie Eouvelle, this is the frss
,,nrase in their prayer: 20 Thou who
dost dispel the darkness surrounding
lies. Thou who dost annihilate ths
evil influence of prodigies, Of sinister
representations, of dreams and u
evil apparitious-Thou who dos> baf
ae the plots Of the sic'' ed, Lord Ligh
ct the Universe. Sna!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
bfarney.

In one Of the large manufacturing
establishments in this city an Irish
man was employed to watch one OF
the entrances.
One day the superintendent saw
the Irishman was neglecting his duty,
al d told him to go to the office and
get his money, as his services were
no longer needed
The superintendent went away on
business that day and was gone about
a week or ten days. On his return he
happened to be passing this same
place and was surprised to find the
!sishman he had discharged still act,
Ing as watchmaH.
He said: Il thought I discharged
you couple Of weeks ago.
Sure says the lrishman.
well, why didn't you get out when
you Were told?"
"Oh' know when got a good
BOSS, K you don't know when you
have good man"
Needless to say, he Is stiH there
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
MAD NOTHING Tt GIVE,
Excellent Reason for Congressman Be-
ing Out of Seeds.


ing Out of Seeds.
Representative Gambler of Mississip-
ri, prominent Baptist and successor
so Private JohE Allen, was lamenting
70 the House the other day about his
difficulties in getting sufficient seeds
for his constituents. 81 use all my
sswn quota" said he. and then get
jos. rs many more as l can from my
brother members.
III the gentleman will kindly iuforrn
ais constituents" interposed Repre-
sentative Hank" Smith OF Michigan,
what kind of seeds they are getting,
he will have seeds to burn"
Has the gentleman any to give
away" inquired Mr. Gambler zealously.
f1f he has will he give them to me-?
Ii he will will cheerfully and prt mpt-
ly send them TO my district.
Such as lave, give unit thee {"
replied Mr.. Smith, dropping w., C.shly
Into Bible quotation.
Mr.. Gambler began to press t.. Mich.
Sxander, who admitted that he was in
the condition of the spirit that was
going to give the world to the Lord
it ne would fall down and wowrshlp
him" Mr.. Smith added frankly that
he had nothing to give. which seemed
TO puzzle the Mississippian, who Ques.
Ainne farther
Il am returning home with the CON
sent &C NY constituents" finally Mr..
Smith admitted, amidst general laugh
Ter. thereby giving Mr.. Gambler to uu.
o&rstand that he had failed of re.slso.
Hen.-Washingto Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE -H= QUOTATION
bible Phrase S,range IN the Lara OF
Harvard Student.

N spite &. the strenuous EFFORTS OF
Prof. KittIidge, it would seem that
Harvard undergraduate still remain
ignorant Of the Scriptures. Some one
said, "a Harvard man knows I'll lit
egat"3e but the Bibe,'-a startlingiy
sweeping generality, but not with
out truth so far as the Bible is con-
"erned a case in point came TO
light the other day. Two Harvard
ten were reading together 50 ia
u!ous modern orations, one OF them d
cu1cgy. The euiogy closed with the
words, 20 death, where is thy sting :
. sr;s.e. where is tLy victory"
"Wnat a beautiful closet eXclalm
ed one o9 thn students. enthusiastic
c:st3y. THE man who wrote such a
$, etcnce as that proves that the
: and style prose did not die with
tie eighteenth century"
Il should be added in fairness, tina!
the other student was churchman
sAA said nothing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
NOT HER KIND OF A GARDEN.

A poor little neglected looking child
attracted the attention of a certain
eharitablv inclined lady who chanced
to be going through the market
Thinking to learn something of the
ehilds life and perhaps do something
for her. the lady asked:
Little gil. do You go to the kinder
garten?'
Turning q pair Ct wande ing eyes
on Ter. the child replied.
&C (lcE't know anything about
that kind of a garden. Our garden is
a tater garden, and pap put some beans
and onions in it..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Ram or the Sea.

1t needs not, Lord. that thy full hand
should pour
This bounty of the sweet and eoolinb
rain
Upon the brimming oceans sterile
plain
When for one little portion of this store
Somewhere the famished earth prayS
Ger ara Ger:
Why shouldst thou cast this larsesS
thus in vain
To melt into the wide and barren IN aia.
When the long drought lays waste the
fecining shore?
Forgive us. Lord, that in thine ear h
Shriled
The futile challenge OF our childish
why,
hap'y the cloud. .n, mercy has dis
.iled
On the great deep that. where wreck.
ed Seamen lie,
Haggard and spent and with night
watches chilled,
or thirst on their frail raft they should
not die.
james r. kenyon in Christian Advs-
cate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
It Got to the Kitchen.

"Whenever you come across any
diseased pork said the professor who
was looking for trichina to expert
ment on in his laboratory, "please send
it down to me-
The butcher promised to do SO. Not
having received any by the end OF
the week the professor called again
to remind the butcher Of his promise.
why, | did send some," said the
butcher.
"That is STANCE. When did you
send it "
DAY before yesterday
where did you send it?'
Down to your house, of course. =
Now York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
An Apt Reminder.

Cheap ey-You re in brown study,
old man.
Subbubs-Hello! Yes, my wife told
thing and I can't think what it was.
Cheapley-Have cigar. Maybe
thatll help you to think
Subbubs-Ah! That's it. Now | re-
member She wanted <.nle cabbage.
philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
''le Pro,.re55 CT \

Notwithstanding the a OF
electricity, tie consumptC ( gas
elt.s on increasing, thanfs 10 cooking
stoves ard penny-inthe-siot meters
Statistics &c. otled for the Gas World
Year Book' sh&w that in the United
Kingdom is manufactured yearly 1885,.
SSs. .SS5 900 eHbiC /, ct in y s.aSle year.
-The gas eoa..ins stoves in use in.
creased II per cent, the number now
IN use is we'll over 1000. 900 stoves.
nny-in-theslot consumet> increased
as psr cent, and have ais. mounted
s,e,l above 1,C00. 0.000-London Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
A:B'CBoHEMzAx
Rich In the pure hop flavor Bottled ouv at the Brewery
The American LOUIS Mo
Confirmed SIQ1a 7 ret;

mas Just started en- her fiftn t!ar
around the world. She mas visited
every country in the world except 81
IBERIA, which she is ueV Oh her way to
visit She always travels alone anG
has never missed a train or boat con.
nection, never met with an accident,
and has refused 800 proposals Of mar
rlaGe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
DRAPE HIVES IN BLACK.
Curious Custom Said to Exist in Pe"n
syivsnia.


Riding through a country part O.
Pennsylvania recently, man roticet
beehive with black ribbon wound
around it. That is a singular Wav
of holding a hive together" he re-
marked. Why didn't they use a
piece of rope?"
THAT isn't to hold the hive to
ge1ner," returned his companion,
woman who had lived most of her HE
in the country - lere has been a
death in the family, and the beehive
has been put in mourning.
Dead bees?'
NO \ dead man, woman, OF
elild IN the famils."
"'NeI. Why on e14tsl do they put
4 at black ribbon on the hives for!
DO they bind Grape "a the horns OF the
family COW, or tie up the plGW horses
sai,s with It, when anybody dies?>
"You may lau.-les.' :'oti;rHe2 the WON
an "but it is a common thing in New
England where people Rave beehlves
to put black around them when some
BODY in the family dies. They believe
the bees will fly away from the hive
and go to some other place if they are
aot notified of this domestic sorrow IN
this WY You know bees are very
puncti.ioUs," she added conyincingly
And | know New Englanders have
bcrse ser ,e, he rejoined drily. "Youe
better send this point in agriculture tt
our fri end Maeterlinch, who somehow
failed tc vemark Oh it in his book OF
the bee" %
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
ForeWarned.

Doctor, if a pale young man named
Jinks calls on you for a prescription,
don't let him have it,
"Why not?'
Gle wants something to improve his
appetite and he lodges at my house"
New York Daily News
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
some E.klmos Arc Artists.

Some of the Eskimos possess truly
wonderful drawing and carving ability.
their pictured representations of arctic
hunting and fishing scenes. etc, cary
ed or drawn on IVORY with the cTudest
of instruments. revealing The marvel
GUS artistic bent Of these untutored
children of the great polar wastes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Remarkable Speed Of Plqeon.

IN recent experiments at Antwerp
a swallow, which had its nest in that
city. was sent to Compiegne, France,
a distance e 14o4a miles. and liber.
ated. The flight home vas accom-.
piished in one hour and eight min.
ut2s, speed Of about 1891 miles per
hOuI.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Fast Warship for France.

At ST. Nazaire the French armored
cruiser Admiral Aube was launched
recently. She IS to steam twenty.
three kcors, carry crew Of 625 men,
and will be armed with forty guns
and four torpedo tuhes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04

Blossoms Used for Perfumery.
About 100000 kilogrammes OF
'oses and 100000 Of orange bios.
,oms are used annually In the Riviera
- ths waking of perfumery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
So Exclusive,

Hubbs--1ef"l Island would be an
ideal place for absconders if it wasn't
4 private preserve.
Stubbs-Why?
Hubbs-Its a great place to Hyde.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04

4 Western statesman telegraphed to
Washington alter the election that the
State Ssnxfe is unanimously Repub-
lican except one"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
DiREcTORS.

w. n. Lansror., }. E. jsben, W I.
Alexander, VIM. y. 6aloraith, Len n
Andrews, John B. &2eefs, w. |. D.
woody, s. Y. T. Knox, ,. S. Bub.,
tnal, VIM. i Eadford, X. A. Meow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Tell a Weird Tale.

Alaskan Indians allege that up the
Porcupine river, 500 miles from Port
Yukon, there are two petrified ships
lying stranded IN the mountains
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-04
Fire Alarm In a Church,

A fire alarm is 20 be placed in the
Reformed church at Pitt5burg. Pa, so
that fremen may attend services and
at the same time know Of a fire should
one occur while they are away from
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18
Popham Branch.

In effect June % to Sept. r.
Leave Popham Beach daily, except Sum
day, at A. M. and p M.
Leave Bath daily. except Sunday. at
8 A. NJ and AS p. M, calling at Phipps-
burg. Hinckleys, Cox's Head and Bay
Point in both directions.
G. G. GREENI.JIAFr, G.. f. A., Bath Me-
A. Fl. HANSCOM G. P. & T. A..
CALVIN AUSTIN,~V. p. & Gen1 Mgr
Fosters Wharf, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18
UNABLE TO WALK
Inspector Jordan Crippled. With In
flammatory Rheumatism.
A City Official of Lynn, Mass, Tells
How He was Cured by Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills.

There is scarcely city or village
from the Atlantic to the Pacific which
has not its quota of rheumatic Grip
pies. That much of the ir suffering
and Inconvenience is unnecessary is
proven by the fact that specific has
been found for rheumatism in all it's
forms, a remedy that has cured ex-
tremely stubborn cases. The state
ment of a recent cure should give en-
couragement to the most hopeless suf-
ferer.
Charles F. Jordan of No. Z New
Chatham street, Lynn, Mass, inspector
of sewer construction in that city for
many years, was for long time
afflicted with infiammatory rheuma-
tism in his feet, which made him un-
able to walk.
'It is hardly necessary to say that
my condition was extremely painful" !"
he says. 1.-The rheumatism settled in
the joints and made me helpless so far
as walking was concerned. The skin
became very tender and sore and
suffered agonies every time I had an
attack.
my sister-in-law advised me to try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie and 1 took them with the best re-
suits. They also had a beneficial ef-
| feet upon my general health. I might
add that my daughter-in-law Is taking
this remedy for paralysis of the face
| and finds that the pills are helping her
greatly"
| rheumatism has been treated in
widely different ways even in quite
recent times and ignorant supersti-
tions has furnished many so-called
Charms" to ward off the disease. Most
people now know that to cure rheuma-
| tism it must be treated through the
blood and to prevent the disease the
blood must be kept pure. External ap-
plica tions such as oils and linaments,
while they may relieve and soothe the
pain, have no more power to perma-
nently cure rheumatism than a horse
chestnut carried in the pocket has to
prevent it.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
| pie have a powerful effect in combating
| the poisons in the blood which cause
rheumatism. This principle of attack
| ing disease at the root is the cause of
| the miraculous success Of these pills in
curing many severe disorders Of the
blood and nerves which do not yield to
ordinary medicines. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People may be OBJ
tanned at all druggists, or direct from
DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y, fifty cents per box;
six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18

known authors. There will be volumes
OF essays by Thomas Bailey Aldrlch'
Samuel M. Crothers, Henry D. Sedg-
WICK, Jr., and Charles A. Dinsmore; ana
new nature books by John Burroughs
and Bradford Torrey. A biography OF
Henry Ward Beecher, by Lyman Ap-
pott, is promised, as we'll as Pro1.
Simon Newcomb's "Reminiscences OF
an Astronomer" two volumes on
American Tariff Controversies in the
18th Century by Edward StanWood,
and ultimate Conceptions of Faith,
by DR.. George A. Gordon. There Will
be six or seven new volumes OF poetry.
That you can plagiarize without
Knowing anything about the thing you
have plagiarized, seems a pretty well
established fact, but a story in relation
to The Blue Goose" by Frank L..
Mason gives such convincing proof OF
the truth Of this assertion that 1t Is
worth repeating.
When Mr. Nason's book was sub
mitted to the publishers, one of its
characters, a garrulous philosophizing
old prospector, bore the name "Specl-
men," This was some time before
THE Vfrginian" came out, and Mr..
Nason's surprise can be imagined
when, on reading Mr.. Wister's book he
found in it a character somewhat
similar to his own, bearing the same
name. Mr.. Mason Immediately wrote
Mr.. Wister, telling him of the coinc1-
dence, and Mr.. Wister replied in a
| humorous way that Mr.. Mason could
use the name if he wished, and be well
come to all the good it would do him.
The possible suggestion of even uncon-
scious plagiarism was quite enough to
make Mr.. Mason rechristen his char
acter, and so Specimen" was called
Zephyr" But that was only the first
chapter of the episode. Some months
later, on a rainy day, Mr.. Nasons
| children carted some old Harper
! Monthlies down from the attic, and in
the first Of them that the author of
THE Blue Goose" opened was
western story in which the hero was
named Specimen" There, indeed,
were grounds for charges OF plagiarism
against both Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Wis
ter, sufficient to make even the most
honest and hard working author fear
| for his reputation. However, since
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has so success
| fully Weathered the storm of criticism,
aroused by her adaptation of the life
Of Julie de Lespinasse In Lady Rose S
Daughter. Mr.. Mason and Mrs. Wis
ter are taking courage again, and hop
ing to regain the respect of their read
erS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18

Arthur Stanwood Pier, the author of
the novel of the oil fields, The Tri-
umph," just published by Mcclure,
Philips & Company, is one of the
many whom the siren literature has
beguiled from their chosen profession.
Mr.. Pier was to have been lawyer,
but combination of gifts, fate and
success said nay; and now, with three
successful novels to his credit, he is
not likely to give rein to his legal
aspirations.
He was born In Pittsfeld, In 1873.
His father, who was lawyer, wished
his son to be one, and took charge OF
the Youngsters education When MIR.
Pier entered Harvard University, how
ever. he fell among the literary
sharks" proved himself soon an able
writer. and thereafter had ambitions
for himself. Immediately on gradual
ing he was offered an editorial position
on the "Youths Companion" which he
accented. This, with the success that
his contributions of short stories anu
sketches to the current magazines, had
met with, decided him f1nally 10 give
up the idea of practicing law. In 1899
he published his first book, THE Ped
agogues," a story of the Harvard sum-
mer School. His second book, The
Sentimentalists," is story of modern
American life.
Charles Clark Mum, author of
"Poclet Island" and "Uncle Terry has
written a third book which will be pub
lished Sept. /. by Lee & Shepard, Bos-
ton. In his latest work, The Hermit:
A story of the Wilderness, the latter
term being used to mean the unbroken
forests Of upper Maine, Mr. Mum has
gone to his own familiar ground, close
to the heart of Nature The joy of
woods and waters IS here; there Is
much of camp life and wood lore. 1t
is, a genuine old-fashioned love story
of the kind that the public never tires
of reading. The hero is said to be the
most mature and manly of all Mr..
Munn's similar characters, and the
heroine, is a superb type of attrac-
tive and capable young New England
womanhood. OF the other characters,
"Aunt Comfort" a central figure, Is q
Mother In Israeli of the kind that
every country born man or woman
remembers "Old Cy Walker" is a
modern Misunderstanding, and the others
fill their parts admirably. Both the
humor and the pathos OF village life
are admirably set forth in the descrip-
ton of "Greenvale," and presented
with all the knack of a good story
teller.
It has been found necessary to re-
print 'The Story of a Bird Lover
which was first issued in March by
The outlook Company. Beyond doubt
many who have heard of this book
know little Of the author. w. E. D.
Scott. who has been called "a second
Audubon" He Is a graduate of Har-
ward, where he was a pupil of Agassiz.
IN spite of lameness which compels
him to walk, even In the house, with
caution and with the aid Of a cane, he
has Travelled all over the United States,
pursuing his study of the life and char
acter of the bird II it's out-of-door,
natural surroundings. Not one of the
least interesting things about his
achievement is the fact that q physical
impediment which would be considered
by many people to be an almost In
superablc obstacle in his path as
naturalist. has really turned out to be
an advantage and aid
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18
MAINE PEOPLE.

Mr. and Mrs Richard E. Lancaster Of
Pushaw will celebrate their golden we'd
ding at their home in that place, Aug. Z.
George T.. Shepley Post, G. A. R., of
Gray, has engaged Hon George Z. Hop
kins of Portland to deliver it's Memorial
Day address in 1904.
Nathan A Chase, of South Paris. who
graduated frcm the University OF Maine,
last month, has gone to Pittsburg,. Pa,
where he has q good position with an
electro-chemical company.
At the annual meeting of the National
Federation of Teachers in Boston, Miss
Cora Belle Bickford of Bddcfhrd, was
made state director for Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18

THE Saint of the Dragons Dale Is
the correct title of the new story by MIR.
William Stearns Davis which the Mac
milan Company publish this month in
their series of Little Novels by Fa-
vorite Authors. Mr.. Davis is at work
on a new novel, which will probably be
published In the fall. Its scene is laid
in Athens at the time when the city
was in it's full glory. One of the prom
inent characters is Socrates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-18
TIME TABLE OF
STEAMER
COB C0BBOSSEE
SEASON OF 1903 COMMENCING

Saturday. June 13. until further notice
will leave Hcrscy's Island at 7.30 A. M.
$50 Il. NJ. Sundays excepted; by way of
HammondS and east shore for the Outlet
and Farr's Cove, stopping at signals at
any point returning by way of west
shore; Sundays will leave Hersey's Island
at go for the Outlet and Farr's Cove,
will leave going by way of west shore for
Fairs Cove. returning by way of the Out
let and east shore. Parties wishing to
reach mo by telephone at Harry Pink
hams. Outlet. by letter at Augusta, Me-,
or see me personally at Hersey's Island.
GEO. A. PALMER, Manager.