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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
FROM WEST COAST AFRICA.
Mr.. Shelby Nicely Writes Another Interesting
and Instructive Letter to His Mother.
Matagramle, South Africa,
Sunday, April l2, 1908.

Sunday, April IL, 1908.
Mrs, Austin Neely,
Winterville, Miss.
Dear Muther:-
Well, you see have really started
to work. This place is a native viii
lage, about ten miles from Bouthe.
Most of my work will be over here. /
can hardly talk Of success yet for
these people will be hard to move, as
natives here have supplied their
wants with so little work.
There is no doubt this is great
country, but it will take years to de-
velope it. The natives are lazy and
do not know anything about work.
They bplant things but never work
them. Still they seem to make right
good crops.
Will tell you how am situated.
AS i wrote you from Liverpool, the
British Cotton Growing Association
was very nice to me, PIT me up at
the very best hotel and paid my ex
penses, and furnished me with COM
plete outfit for the tropics, every
thing, with the exception of wearing
apparel, viz: one bed and cork mat
tress, with waterproof cover, four
pairs of blankets, two pillows, two
pairs of sheets, four pillow cases,
mosquito bar, ,sone pair of gloves, one
filter, raincoat three belts, two dozen
towels, two chairs, one table, three
pairs lnggings, umbrella, wash basin,
bathtub, waterbucket, and two steel
cases on trunk
carry all these things wherever l
go, besides cooking vessels: stew
pans, frying pan, coffee pot, oil stove,
lantern and such canned goods, as
milk, lard, sugar, butter, salt meats
ard many little things. So when /
tell you that do not stay in a place
more than three days at a time it
will give you some idea what travel
ling in West Africa is.
carry eight men, four to a ham,
mock. | have very good cook, who
I pay % shillings month; shilling
is about 25 cents. We get very good
chickens and eggs and all kinds of
fruit wherever we go, SO living is not
SO bad. Labor is cheap and they
work very we'll. l took on ten men
last week for ten shillings month
each, but native can live we'll on
cents day The native houses, or
huts, are made by sticking up a
frame of small sticks. This is plast-
cred over with mud, which makes
very good house. This is the kind 1
live in.
Hoping this will find you all well,
and with love to all,
Your loving son,
Shelby.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
Corner Stoae Laying.

A very impressive occasion this
week was the corner stone laying o.
the new Methodist Church in this
city now under construction. which
took place Wednesday evening at
O'Clock. the Grand Lodge Of Masons
officiating, in the presence Of q large
crowd.
Grand Master e. N. Thomas, Of
this city, laid. the stone and Grand
Secretary Frederick Speed, Of Vicks-
burg, made an interesting and in
structive talk. The stone is Of red
granite. In it were placed the roll
of church membership, copies Of the
local newspapers, pictures Of some Of
the older members Of the church, etc.
The building is rapidly nearing com
pletion and when finished will be one
of the largest and handsomest church
buildings in Mississippi.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

esting souvenirs of Washington, La
Fayette, Napoleon, Jefferson and
other presidents. The sword that
Washington received from Braddock
and carried in all the battles of the
Revolution will be included along
with a number of more ornate swords
presented to him. A pair of quaint
eyeglasses given to Washington by
Lafayette will be among the exhibits
as will also autograph letters from
nearly all the crowned heads of Eu-
rope. There will be many interesting
manuscripts shown, but the original
Declaration of Independence will not
make part of the exhibit as it has
been determined that it will not sur
vive further exposure to the light and
air and is kept in an air and light
proof case.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

against President Mckinley and Post
master General Smith. Your cor
respondent has been assured by the
postmaster genera tnat these words
were intended to explain his reluo-
tance in making public the Bristow
reply, which, by the way, sustains
the Tulloch charges in every detail,
but the public and particularly the
Republican press have construed Mr..
Payne's statement to be defence of
himself, and, in some instances, it is
regarded as an attempt to bemsirch
the memory of Mckinley out of re-
venge for the fact that President Nc
Kinley refused to listen to Senator
Hanna's insistent demand that he APP
point Payne postmaster general. This
last assumption is undoubtedly a
gross injustice to the postmaster gen.
eral. nevertheless, it has placed the
president in a very trying position
and it is still by no means certain
that he will be able to resist the in
demand for rayoe's
resignation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice lie hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate of r.
B. Parker, deceased, that letters Of adj
ministration upon the estate Of said
decedeot we're granted to the under
signed on the 2lst day Of February,
1893, by the chancery court Of the
county Of Washington, and State Of
Mississippi, and that they must have
their claims probated and registered
by the clerk OF said court within one
year, and that failure 70 probate and
register for one year win bar the claim.
". e. Hunt, Adnir
Charles n. Startling. Sol'r.
The depot at SALTWATER burned last
Tuesday night. The luss was only
slight, ~ there was no freight % -
depot atthe time /, burned.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
COUNTY
ELECTION,
And the Question Of Street
Paving Bonds
DECIDED LAST WEDNESDAY.


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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

Next Wednesday will be election
day and from the talk today all the
candidates will win.
The niggsrs say that Cream o.
oream, am sho' nun heaven dust. "
n,S u.~s = tried a barrel Of iti
Hev, you noticed the TSl.AAA
WRAPPING PAPERr
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
Election of Peoples Compress
Directors.

At the regular annual meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Peoples Com
press Co., held on last Monday, the
following board of directors was
elected to serve the ensuing year: a.
Blum, o. B. Crittenden, H. 7. Ireys,
I. Waldauer, H. K. Fisher, William
Crump and Edw. Hollandg
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

The Hotel Cowau has received nv, n's
new menus. They are beauties; In' M
cards are snow white and in the up p
nor right hand corner, Embossed N
red, is an exact Likeness OF -.So sn'
cowan. Cow washington county's pride, :,
and the irummers'lhOme. We dOn !
say braegingly. but in MI. 4p. 4
GreneeTills has one Of the Oes' y 7
men IN the State.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

A crazy negro woman in the north
eastern part of the city locked herself
up in her house last Tuesday and
poured coal oil on the floor and then
struck match to it. While the house
was burning she was pulled out by
and saved from going up in
the flames that destroyed the house.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

The Young Mems Business League
held meeting yesterday. and after
allowing bills for bond election. en-
ployed Hon. r. B. Campbell to investl-
gate the law in regard to power Of the
city to levy and collect taxes on prop
erty abutting the streets to be paved.
The fee not to exceed fifty dollars.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

General 5. NJ. B. Young has been
appointed chief Of the general staff
which will come into existence Aug
ust Is. It is further announced that
when General Young retires next jan
uary he will be succeeded by General
Chaffea s.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

Dennis Green. a colored man,
brought in stalk of cotton last
Wednesday containing a number OF
cotton squares and one bloom. The
fiat bloom last year he said he found
seven days earlier, which goes to show
the cotton is about seven days behind.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

Mr.. Ben M. Saiason leaves for st.
Louis Sunday morning. Owing to the
large business done this spring he is
compelled to go to market at once.
Watch The Times for the announce
ment of the annual sale Of goods.
Great bargains are expected at the
Mississippi Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

A new lodge of Odd Fellows, to be
known as the Delta Lodge, was Or
ganized in this city last Tuesday
night by Deputy Garnd Master W @.
Menger, Of Vicksburg. The follow
ing were the officers elected: s. Mont
gomery, N. g.. M. Hyman. v. O.;
D. L. Ferguson, Sec., and H. H.
O'Bannon, Treas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

Our friend Mr. J. M. Hutsell, we are
under lasting obligations for fine
string of bass. j. M. is an angler,
second to no man, not even Grover
and it is no uncommon
thing for him to catch string of $50
before breakfast. We will be glad
when mule time is over, SO he can go
down on the lake and send string
each week.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

Call for Cream of Cream" flour
at your grocer.
Watch the "BLACK WRAPPING
PAPER"
What is it? It's the ''BLACX
WRAPPING PAPER I"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

1t is learned that an inspector has
been sent to Pittsburg to interview
Abner Mckinley and it is confidently
believed that were it not for the fact
that he is shielded by a desire to
avoid dragging the Mckinley name in
the dust, he would before this hAvs
been charged with serious implication
in such nefarious enterprises as illeg-
al contracts, etc. II is posSiplbe that
before the Beavers investigation il
completed Mckinley may be found "a
be incriminated.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27
KS'PURPLE!I
BANNER
lied at the Opera
.se tuesday Night.
kYNN'S PRESENTATION.

kYNN'S PRESENTATION.
/ Acceptance Made by Rev. Qnincy
o,h,r Features Of the Entertain.
Il. Large Crowd Present.
hts, banner presentation ex-
4 the opera house last Tues
IA was we'll attended and sue
carried out. The exercises
.rpd by Miss Helen Moyes, who
popular favorite song, Zone
Morning. She was Recalled
hd time, and at the close was
4 with a handsome basket OF
4 Mrs. j. G. Greenley accom-
hiss Moyse on the piano.
. tbe curtain rose the second
Miss Matsye Wynn, with the
4 banner appeared near the
4 the stage, while forming u
bic behind her We're seated
bers Of the Cotton Pickers'
Il. l4S. Miss Wynn, facing
rs presented them with the
h the following pretty and
4 words:
|nd here tonight as the am
Of the women Of Greenville.
Die happy duty of presenting
Gentlemen of the Benevolent
.tectiye Order Of Elks, this
Inner with its pictured story
Suthern cotton pickers.
color of this banner brings
the Thought of kingly state,
he robe, the ivory sceptre. the
bronze, the jeweled diadem.
art Of the insignia OF empor-
IA rulers. Princes Of the
lave worn it. In the affairs
has been the symbol of Gods
y to Faiths uplifted eye.
Ne chosen color symbol of the
the Elks, and the silken folds
INNER are dyed in the purple,
hattie of the power OF the
serve humanity, a power
ban the regal power. Gazing
hrple we remember the name
mt who may we'll be called
Ron saint, sweet Saint Char
q simple, human way, the
ht Order of Elks reiterate
ge Of st. Paul; the words
bill down the far off centur-
p | have the tongues of men
gels, and have not charity,I l
10 as sounding brass and a
ymbal.
dwell on this far reaching
the Elks, their noble genor-
helpfulness to man; sure
their genial love for man.
they render to the weak?
What to the needy? HELP. !
Fough the changing seaon of
cold and summers heat, do |
ster to the worlds suffer
LP. We know it, and we
efrain Of words spoken in
Of the Lilies Of the Pales-
essed are the merciful.
anght else come to mind
pictures? That painted cot
those Sturdy piekers bring
ne thought Of our State, our
We must needs dwell upon
Of the Elks to Mississippi.
citizens Of the great COM
they gather the spoils of
y their feet are on her soil.
afar, they serve her still.
Westward, Northward, they
them the devices of King
story Of domestic ease and
Eastward, Westward,
they carry, true sons of
the rich flavor of their
y, suggestions of its indus
Amor. Gentlemen Of the
Y of Elks, it is with hearty
%, and deep desire to offer
aemorial that / now present
behalf of those who know
Ae signal merit of the Elks
9ibute, dyed in the royal
Helazoned with a typical
sene.
q our Suthland. lovers of
men, may your loyalty and
'mpassion receive in return
blessings of life.
als banner, l beg of you.
ifom the women of Green
sscOgnition of your work,
n, its blessed charity"
Vlose she was warmly ap-
me eloquent expressions
e0ntained and the grace
g which it was delivreed-
Swing accepted the ban.
sele and we'll spoken ad-
Y circumstances, the pre-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

The state department has Just de-
cided 10 mako q mosk Interesting sx-
hibiti ct the Saint Lnsia Kxpositioa.
The exhibit vill inuluas pesy inter
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-06-27

The Times-The best advertis-
ing medium in the Delta.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11

OF her warm bed, hurrfedly dressed
and rushed out into the living room,
where her grandfather was standing
before the huge log fire
--Ah, ha, little onei" he exclaimed,
giving her a hearty kiss, so thou
art early after the moon harez Haste,
little one, and seek his gifts Forget
not the warm nook in the barn"
Selling a basket to hold the expect
ed eggs, she darted out to the great
barn, but soon returned with eyes as
large as saucers, and GREATNESS with
excitement.
Come quickly, granda," was all she
could say as she began pulling him
toward the door And what do you
think they found? Why, little club
by boy, half buried in the hay
Around him were the shells of many
colored eggs, the yolks of which
staining his hands and face, testified
that he had dined heartily on the
moon hare's gifts.
While they were looking down upon
him in establishment, he awoke. rub
bed his eyes, and after looking around
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
Americans Sacred Shrine.

During the civil war there was a
tacit understanding between both the
Nationals and the Confederates that
the residence and the grounds of
George Washington should be undis-
turbed by either. The soldiers of
each side made pilgrimages to Mount
Vernon when in that vicinity without
molestation from the other. Although
the warfare ragged throughout Wash
ington's state, that part of it occupied
by himself during his life was not
desecrated by march or battle. One
spot in the United States was held
sacred from the touch of wars pas
sions and hates. At that shrine the
visitors of 1906 were not Federals
or Confederates, but were Americans.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
or 'f1rsld1es

OF the Fifth, Col Burnham with the
Sixth and Col Selden Conner with
the Seventh. were on our left center.
The most OF our Maine organizations
are found right where the hardest
lighting was done, and they did heroic
battle and lost about half their
numbers
Comrades, the Union Army, con.
sisting first and last of nearly 5000,
900 men, was such an army as was
never before raised, and probably
never win be again. The Grand
Army Of the Republic is practically
a continuation OF that army. II
stands alone among the organizations
Of the world There has never been
one like it, there is only this one now
and there will never be another
Boston Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11

bring me one in the morning when
the sun danced in through the wins
dow / had faith in him, you see, my
dear children Well, early in the
morning I searched all the hiding
places for his gifts and buried in the
hay. under the manager in the barn,
1 found the dearest, sweetest little
boy in the world. He was lying
asleep near a heap of colored egg
shells and he looked as II he had
just been Matched out of them. The
little rogue had eaten them
You can imagine my joy, for
really believed the moon hare had
given him to me. 1 claimed him,
anyhow, but, alas, he did not belong
to me- His father, however, permit
ted him to remain and visit me for
several months. then took him away
and l have never seen him since. 1t
nearly broke my heart
The young man behind the hedge
seemed to be excited, for he arose
and started to break in upon the
little company, but refrained to hear
of the little ones.
Did you love him very much, Lola
What was his name?'
with my whole heart" answered
the young lady, land l mourn for
him as one forever lost to me. Would
that l could see him once more and
tell him how much l love my moon
hare gift, my little Bertiei''
The young man smiled and shut his
teeth and hands hard to avoid inter
rupting them. He waited until they
went away and then he followed eau
tiously to find out where the young
lady lived.
The next morning wh~n the bells
were ringing out their joyous peals,
and the sun was dancing in through
her window, Lola was startled by a
vigorous knock upon hc~ door. Tim
idly opening it little, she saw a
young man who stood a moment
smiling at her, then he boldly pushed
his way into the room and seized the
frightened girl in his arms.
do not fear, darling Lola, I am
BERTHE, your moon hare gift. l believe
in him now as much as you did when
he gave me to you, for he has given
you to me on this glorious Easter
morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
EASTER IN THE HOLY CITY.
Mohammedans and Christians Unite
in Reioicinq.

Mohammedans and Christians Unite
in Rejoicing.
Wonderful to the western eyes are
the Easter celebrations at Jerusalem.
Nowhere else on earth is the festival
commemorated with greater pomp
and enthusiasm, by Jew as well as
Mohammedan and Christian
For weeks pilgrims from both
Greek and Latin churches pour into
Jerusalem from every part OF the
globe. Every dwelling place is crowd
ed to it's utmost. and far out on the
western slope of Mt Olivet may be
seen innumerable white tents.
On the Wednesday before Easter
one is awakened by the bleating of
lambs half strangled with the white
alkaline dust of Jerusalem. The shep-
herds are loud and Quarrelsome,
fighting for the best places. Thou
sands are there already, and thou
sands are on their weary way, for it is
"a sheep to a man.
On this day both rich and poor must
buy a sheep for the sacrifice on
Thursday, when the sheep must be
killed and eaten, yet no man may eat
his own sacrifice Every mans table
is supplied at his neighbor's expense.
Thursday is a day of footwashing.
The ceremony is performed by priests
arrayed in dazzling robes of jewels
and gold embroidery. Friday is a day
of professions, when AL the youth of
the city, in superb robes and on horse
back, turn out
On the night of Good Friday may
be seen at least 10000 pilgrims stand
ing or kneeling on the stone floors and
benches-:ilent, prayerful and i'm
Notwithstanding for the dawn. All
the night the street resounds with the
Resurrection Hymn" which on Eas-
ter is changed to the browning glory
of the Greek Easter, Christ Is
Risen"
ter celebration at Jerusalem is the
part that the Mohammedan takes in
it, 1t is well known that the Moham-
medan does not believe in the resur-
rection of Christ, but they look upon
him as a prophet, as a follower of the
great Mahomet The sacredness with
which, as subjects of the Sultan of
Turkey, they guard the tomb of
Christ and the spot whereon the
crucifixion took place is apparent to
all In fact, thousands upon thou
sands of Turks have died in defense
of the cross and the tomb. and to-
day they look upon Christ as the
greatest prophet next to Mahomet
They join in the Easter celebra-
they visit the sacred spots that fig
ured in the life of Christ with pious
regularity that is not surpassed by
the Christians
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
Pensions for Old Soldiers.

G. s. Layton, in a letter to the Bos
of late 1 have noticed in your valued
paper that two senators have intro
duced bills with reference to soldiers
pensions. / think one was in favor
of granting a pension of S12 a month
to all soldiers who had served one
year or more. The other would gran
the same amount to all soldiers now
drawing pensions without regard tt
term of enlistment. / am heart anl
soul with these two senators. If oul
country was poor and just recovering
from Boer war, if our vaults did moi
groan under the weight of hundreds
of millions of dollars which are lying
idle to-day, then perhaps they might
be satisfied with the pa1try pension
now doled out to them. There seems
to be some favored ones who have nc
trouble in passing the board of ex-
aiming physicians, while others who
are as fully, and in many cases more
deserving of an increase, are turned
down and are thus kept applying until
the months and years pass by and at
last they die. Give them their just
dues, they are old men to-day, those
boys of 81, Cheer their aged hearts
with a pension of SIP a month, that
they may look back on those soldier
days in camp and field with gratitude
and greater love for Uncle Sam"