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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Coal and Oil In Neshoha.

The citizens of Philadelphia, in
Neshoba county, besides being con-
fident that they have oil in their
town, are much Of the opinion that
they have an unlimited supply of
coal beneath their soil. A farmer
living about Il mile from the town
was digging d well the other day,
and noticed a dark color to some Of
the material being taken out, and
upon examination it gave every re-
scmblance to coal. Several more
feet were bored and The same strata
was noticed, which appears to have
no limit in its depth. Another
striking feature that made the be-
lief of the people all the stronger
was the fact that so much gas ac-
cumulated that it was possible to
dig only few feet at a time. This
supposed coal was tried by the black
smiths in the ncighborhood and gave
as much satisfaction as charcoal.
According to the belief of many of
the people in Philadelphia. there is
no doubt that they have either coal
fields or something resembling very
closely that material, and that will
answer its purposes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES


San Francisco, Sept 10-Forest
fires are doing great damage in several
sections of California In Alameda
and Contra Casta counties thousands of
acres OF land have been swept by
flames, and many houses have been de-
stroyed, the loss reaching 100000. In
Marin county fire have burned over the
slopes of Mount Tamalpias, and now
threaten the Mount Tamalpias scenic
railway and the timber in the adjacent
:anons. The big basin state park in
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties,
which contains some of the largest
and finest red wood trees in the state,
seem doomed to destruction, though
hundreds of men are fighting the fires.
In Monterey and San Louis Obispo
counties thousands of acres of pasture
have been burned and the stock driven
from the ranges. None Of the fires are
vet under control. and no estimate OF
the total loss can be made
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
UnHatterinq Smile,

In the smoking room of the Oceanic
number Of Americans were talking
about promptitude and punctuality,
according to the BALTIMORE Herald,
when Clarence Macak said;
"Punctuality is virtue that we may
insist on gracefully as a rule In one
case, though, it is ungraceful and UNI
dignitied to demand punctuality with
any emphasis.
This odd fact was brought home
to me at the London ZOO. l visited
the zoo with one of the fellows of the
Geological Society last month, and in
the magnificent carnivora house we
found ourselves, at the feeding hour,
wedged in a corner behind an old
man and little boy.
"A terrific and continuous roaring
reveberated through the building and
heard the old man say to his charge:
Don't be frightened. Herbert The
lions are about to be fed That is
what makes them roar So
oh, | amt frightened" returned
the little boy. Father goes on jnst
like that when his meals amt ready"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
State Treasury Is Empty,

The State treasury went broke on
tie 18th, and payments of warrants
drawn against the State have been
suspended.
When the treasury was opened
for business in the morning only
$3.50 was on hand in the vaults.
While the big iron doors were being
opened an employee of the prison
board of control was waiting at the
cashiers window and presented a
warrant for $S5, which left only
$l.5G on hand. No warrants for
an amount smaller than this sum
are outstanding, and the treasury
will be unable to make any more
payments until cash from some
quarter is secured.
No word has been received from
the Chicago bond syndicate. Unless
the bond issue is taken up-and
confidence of help from this quarter
is growing less day by day-the
State will be in a most humiliating
financial condition. 1t will be sew
eral weeks before tax payments of
any considerable amount can be ex-
pected at the treasury, and in the
meantime Mississippi must stand off
her creditors.
Holders of warrants, and espe-
cially those who need the money,
are in a rather embarrassing pre-
dicament unless they happen to be
on friendly terms with some bank
ing institution. The banks of
Jackson are not taking warrants in
any considerable quantities, al
though, of course, they are willing
to look after their friends and pa
irons who happen to do business
with them. 1--WE are not willing,
however, to stand sponsor for The
State treasury deficit simply because
we happen to be located in Jack
SON. said one bank cashier today. /
owe would be specially reluctant to ,
take treasury warrants, because
there is no telling when we will be
able to get our money on them
Nearly all the warrants now out
are those Of State officials |
and members of the Judiciary, who
are paid monthly. The officials in
Jackson have nearly all drawn pay
for August, but many Of the jul
dietary warrants are yet outstand-
mo
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Mississippi State News
The Crop outlook.

Notwithstanding favorable re
ports coming from other sources
the government continues to take a
rather gloomy view of the crop out
look in Mississippi, and the weekly
report just issued is of very pes
simistic nature. The report states
that cotton is shedding badly in the
northern part of the State, boil
worms are getting in destructive
work in Kinds and Rankin counties
The government admits, however,
that the prospect is about as good as
it was last year, although much be-
low what it was month ago. The
latter statement is doubtless correct,
but there are good reasons to dispute
the reliability of the former asser-
ton, and if an average price Of from
8 to 8 cents is received for the crop
the farmers will make a large profit
on the season. The corn crop is
generally excellent throughout the
State, and the farmers who are COM
PEELED to buy this product for their
stock before the next crop is gath
cred will be exceedingly few in
number.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
A Lost Sword.

Adjutant- General Fridge has re-
ceived a letter from j, r. Wood.
head of detective agency in Bos-
ton, and formerly a lieutenant in
the Sixth United States cavalry dur
the civil war, relative to a sword
found during that great conflict
The letter is as follows:
have in my possession an officers
sword which came into my hands dur
ing the late war of '6165. The ins,r!p-
tion on the leather scabbard is Lieut..
b. q Remington, Company C, Six
tcenth Mississippi Boys.
Can you by the records in your r.
flee learn anything Of the present
status OF Lieut. Remington or his rela-
lives. | would be only too glad if he
is alive, to place the sword in. his pos
session, and, if dead, to give it to his
relatives. II there is son think he
should have it.
If the above letter attracts the
attention of the relatives of Lieut..
Remington, they can address Mr..
Wood al the Herald Building, Pos
ton.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
MAKING TOO LIGHT OF 1T.
Drug Clerk Who Needed to Learn
the First Principles Of
His Business.

II notice" said the chemist to his assist
ant, in Smiths Weekly yarn, that gen
tleman came in with apIescrption, and mat
you took it and gave him the stuff in about
three minutes. What do you mean by
that"
1T was only little carbolic acid and
water" replied the assistant II simply
had TO pour few drachms of acid into the
bottle, and ill it up with water" J..
Never mind il you had only to do that,
the chemist declared. Don't you know
that every prescription must take at least
half an hour to prepare, or the customer
will think he isn't getting anything Tor
his money?
when prescription for salt and water
or peppermint and cough siiup is handed
to you, you must look doubtfuly, as if it
were very hard TO make up. Then you
must bring it TO me, and we will both read
it and shake our heads After that you go
back to the customer and ask him II he
wants il to-day. When he says yes you an
swer that you'll make special effort
"Now, a patient appreciates prescrip-
ton that he's had so much trouble over,
and when he takes it he derives some bene..
fit from it. But don't you do any more Of
that three-minute prescription business,
my boy, il you want to become first-c!ass
chemist"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Held by His Whiskers.

Miles Henderson, a farmer living
near Water Valley, was splitting ;
red oak log. lie was bending owe
the half split log to remove tn.
wedge TO point further up the
trunk, when the glut slipped from
its place. The log sprang together
with snap, and Hendcrson's long
beard was caught between the sides
of the split. Henderson was unable
to help himself from the trying po-
sition, and was forced to remain
with his chin to the log until found
in the evening by members Of hia
family, who had become alarmed
because of his long stay in the
woods.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
WHAT'S THE USE
To Keep a "Coffee Complexion"

A lady SAYS: postum has helped
my complexion so much that my
friends say am growing young again
My complexion used to be coffee col
ored, muddy and yellow, but it is now
clear and rosy as when l was girl
1 was induced to try Postum by a
friend who had suffered just as l had
suffered from terrible indigestion, pal
pitation of the heart and sinking
spells. :.
After had used Postum a week
was so much better that l was afraid
it would not last. But now two years
have passed and l am well woman.
1 owe it all to leaving off coffee ana
drinking Postum in its place. :.
81 had drank coffee all my life. !
suspected that it was the cause OF my
trouble, but It was not until l actually
quit coffee and started to try Postum
that 1 became certain; then all my
troubles ceased and am now well ana
strong again" Name furnished BY
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each package for copy OF
the famous little book, The Hoao "
MELVILLE"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
HINT ON THE SAFE SIDE.
Loser by Fire Thought Iced Drinks
Should Have Hand Grenades
for Chasers.

Fire insurance contains many surprises
TO the lay mind, said Marshall s. Driggs,
president OF the board OF underwriters, ac-
cording TO the New York sun. "One man
who came to me for policy on some ice
houses whieh he had just acquired almost
refused to credit our statements in cX-
planning the higa rate. Ice houses are extra
hazardous risks because they are liable to
spontaneous combustion. 1t Lapptned III
TINS case taat tire applicant received tele-
gram whllc we were still discussing the
matter. he was informed tnat mis- new
properties had burned TO tle ground. 1t
chanced TO be very not day and We adj
lourned for refreshments.
i viii have tumbler full OF cracked
ice VITA pint OF Apoilinaris, / said to the
waiter.
"'Why not a hot lemonade?' suggested
the stricken ice house man.
Vita the Thermometer ool' | protest
ed.
He waved his hand,
Consider the risk!' he said. The fire
rate on ice is six, seven, even ten per cent.
per annum. At least, il you are going to
risk Spontaneous incarceration, you mad bet
ter drink few hand grenades for
chaser
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Twas Badly JumbIed.

While Secretary Hay was in the
country one summer an important
piece of oi1cial business was pending,
relates the Argonaut, and he arranged
with Washington that any news that
might arrive concerning the matter
should be telegraphed to him in cipher.
Day after day he waited, but no tele-
gram came. One morning, happening
to go to the lonely little telegraph Of
flee. he said TO the operator:
Il suppose you have received no dis
patch for me?"
"Why, yes, sir" the operator repli-
ed; there was a dispatch for you the
other day but it was all twisted and
confused, and | couldn't make heads
or tails of it. so didn't think it was
any use 10 send it up to you"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
A S15.ooo.oo Inore ase.

The increase in the personal as
sessment roll of Mississippi this
year would be between $12,OO0,O00
and $15,000,000, which will be tn.
largest increase in personally as
sessment in the history of the State.
Tax rolls have been received at the
auditors Office from thirty-eight of
the seventy-six counties, which is
just one-half of the total number.
The increase shown by these thirty.
eight counties forms an aggregate
of S9.O21 (068.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
George W. Renof,

had noappetitc. When doctors failed
to help me began using Doan & Kidney
Pills and improved until my back was
strong and my appetite returned. Dur
ing the four years since ! stopped using
them have enjoyed excellent health.
The cure was permanent"
(Signed) George w. RcnoR.
A TRIAL FREE--Address Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, 80 cents.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
A Moral Lesson Spoiled.

King Canute was just about to con-
vey striking moral lesson to his
deeply interested courtiers, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waving his scepter at the advanc-
ing waves, he harshly bade them re-
cedC.
why don't they recede?' inquired
& courtier presently.
Because. replied the wise old mon
arch as he hastily hitched his chair
out of the wet, because they are
tide"
And he let it go at that.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Three Winged Chicken.

One Of the most interesting
freaks of nature ever seen in Math-
ison was placed on exhibition a few
days ago by a negro preacher who
lives near that town. This curiosity
is a thrcc-winged chicken, two Of
them being well formed on the left
side, which is longer than the Other
portion Of the body.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Truck Farming Pays.

1t is claimed that the hill coun-
ties of Mississippi are no longer
cotton producing counties. But if
King Cotton has departed farmers
are still prosperous in the trucking
industry. Kent Jones, of Kinds
county, says that he put in thirty
acres Of cabbage and twenty-six
acres in peas and watermelons. The
cabbage Melted him 1920. The
peas yielded a profit of 1910, while
the wa!ermelons Melted 5000. The
cabbage land is now in corn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
GERMAN AND DAVIS CONFER
senator German and Ex-senator
Davis Hold n Conference in
Baltimore.

Baltimore, Sept. 1O.-ExSenator
Henry G. Davis, democratic vice-presi-
Dental candidate, arrived here and was
in conference with Senator German.
The nature of the conference has not
been divulged. During the day num-
Der of Maryland democratic leaders
called to pay their respects to Mr..
Davis.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Mississippi at the Fair.

The indications are that there
will be an immense gathering of cit
liens from this State in ST. Louis
on the 18th Of September, when
Mississippi day will be celebrated at
the Worlds Fair, and several thou
sand Mississippians will doubtless
participate in the exercises.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
An Open Secret.

"Ah, madam" sighed the arrless
young bud, | would be loved as you
are loved. Monsieur tells me it is
yourself who knows the alphabet OF
Charm"
MY child" whispered the white
haired, wrinkled belle OF 20 years,
eliminate every Il from your CONVEX
sation and, instead, substitute YOU
That is the whole secret"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Farmers Orpa nize.

The truck and fruit farmers Of
Newton county have formed an or
ganzation, They will meet weekly
in Newton for the purpose Of giving
experiences in raising crops and de-
vising the best means of improving
conditions pertaining to marketing
the truck and fruit of the com
munity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Always Food for Laughter.

When johnny was child they laughed
at the ridiculous things he said. When he
was youth they laughed at his alf-bak ed
opinions When he was man they laughed
at his wisdom because they couldn't grasp
for a crank There is always some one to
laugh, and his is Jolly world.-Newark
IN. J) News
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

Marquand, Mo-, Sept. 1O.-One of the
largest reunions of Southeast Missouri
was held here, Thursday, by the Whit
ener family, to commemorate the CEN
tennial of the emigration of Henry
Whftener, founder Of the family in
Missouri,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Rev. DR.. George C. LorImer.

New York, Sept. 10-Rev. DR.. Geo.
c. Lorimer, pastor Of the Madison
Avenue Baptist church in this city,
and formerly of the fremont temple,
Boston, died at Aix-les-Baines, France,
Thursday, at the age of II years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
increased Assessment.

Montgomery county last year re-
turned a personal assessment
amounting to 81 .94G,1S4. This
year the books show $1,1j2,74S, a"
increase of $193,5G4.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
HAD TO GIVE UP.
Suffered Agonies from Kidney Disorders
Until Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.
cao-oa w Ranoff ~ 1Qka North III,

ST., Philndelphia,
Pa.,a man ofgood
reputation and
standing, writess
Z" Five years ago \
was suffering so
with my back and
kidneys that 4
often had TO lay
off. Tire kidney
secretions W erc
unnatural, my
legs and stomach
xuaro eiuO1lau and
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
To Wake Tour of Inspection.

Washington, Sept. 10.-F. P. Sargent
commissioner general of immigration,
has returned from a trip to- Boston
and the Maine coast. On the 18th he
will leave for tour Of inspection of
the immigration depots of the United
States.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Not a Hamper.

The Lady Why are you SO melancholy,
my poor man?
Gritty George-Ah, lady, it's sad story
That was sad .
YES. NINA am, and it was wash bas-
et."-Cbicago Daily News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
FORMAL TREATY is SIGNED
Great Britain and the Thibetans
Finally Come to Terms.
The Dalai Lama In Now on His Way
to Mongolia, and Has Prac-
ticnlly AbdIcnted.

Lhasse, Thibet, Sept. 7, via Guangtse,
Sept. 9.-Col. Younghusband, head of
the British mission, and the Thibetan
omcers, signed formal treaty, We'd
nesday, in the apartments of the Dalai
Lama at Potala. The ceremony was
simple, and 1t was conducted amid
quaint and picturesque surroundings.
me terms of the treaty were read out
only in the Thibetan language. Its
"details will be published later by the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

London, Sept 1O.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton leaves England the end of Septem-
Der for st. Louis, where he probably
wiz be the guest Of David R. Francis,
president Of the exposition
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Not Ear OF.

Teacher-Now, then, what do we mean
by composition?
Little Girl (eagerly)-Please, miss, com
position is the art of bringing simple ideas
into complication. -Manils Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

BAND.
Commanding British Expedition in
Thibet
foreign office at Simla. The proceed
ings closed with short speech by Col
Younghusband.
The Dalai Lama is now supposed to
be we'll on his way into Mongolia, and
the officers insist that his action
amounts to abdication. The admins
tration is now carried on by a council
of regency. It is believed that the
Tashi Lama will eventually be recog-
nized as the supreme religious head.
The arrangements for the return of
the British mission are complete.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
J. D. Minor Reappointed.

Gov. Vardaman has reappointed
j. ID. Minor, of Ocean Springs, as
a member Of the State oyster COM
mission.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

am sure riso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago. Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, ~ Y. Feb. IL, 1900.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

To the ordinary view, the speculative
market makes tie figure of corner with
a side adjacent called the right side, and
a side opposite called the wrong side
Puck.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. klines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17
Her only Comment.

Eyes" said Dreamy Darius. II put all
my brains into this little poem"
"And it an awfully short poem at that"
reioined Sarcastic Susan.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

There are people Of whom we have but
one request, and that is that they 90 not
Try 10 entertain Washington tIa)
Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-17

Appreciation is a mighty tasteless
breakfast food when one is really hun
CRY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-25

cell. The cheerful library and sitting
room, always decorated with MEMORY
OF the past The place is not a fac
tory where brushes and brooms are
made, or the men required to support
themselves. It is a home for rest.
We are not dealing with tramps.
but with men willing to work." said
Mrs. Booth. They want to go forth
as soon as they can and become cit
liens once more. They are not men
willing TO be supported by work made
for them, and they have been making
those brooms and brushes and shoes
in the State prison. We don't want
to remind them of that. We only
want to give them the rest and help
they need before they take the work
we find for them and start to redeem
the past"
Mrs. Booth and her associates have
wonderful success in inducing employ
ers to give work to the graduates"
Get Work Easy.
DO you find it easy to get Chris
tian men to give these poor fellows a
chance?' one of her heutenants was
asked
I don't think the majority of the
good people who help us in this way
are processing Christians at ALL" he
replied. Many of them are not a bit
in sympathy with the religious work
of the Volunteers, but they believe in
Mrs. Booth, and believe also in help
ing lame dogs over stiles"
The Little Mother" as she is call
ed by her thusands of boys" receives
many letters from them daily. telling
how they have regained their former
position in life and become respecta-
BILE citizens. One man, who served a
long term in Sing Sing for abusing a
position of trust, was given that posi-
ton back again by the employers who
sent him to Jail. He has held it for
over two years, and is now thoroughly
trusted, handling many thousands of
dollars weekly.
burglars Bank Wntchmen.
Another man, a notorious burglar,
who served many terms in prison. is
now actually employed as night
Waterman in a bank. The bank Off
Gals were informed by Mrs Booth of
his history. Many other hardened
criminals have been restored to their
wives and families, and are now lead
ing honest and respectable lives An
important branch of Mrs. Booths
work, by the way, is looking after the
wives and families while the men are
in Jail
The Little Mother" seems able to
| influence the 'two-striper" who is
just finishing his twenty-year term
quite as easily as the young lad who
is doing time for his first forgery.
Even moro rem lrkable, she en- re-
claim the highly educated criminal as
Well as the ignorant. One of her
boys" No. S9S in Sing Sing, wrote
her a beautiful sonnet in Italian the
| other day, basing it upon a passage
| in Dante's Divine Comedy"
If the Volunteers movement had
resulted in nothing but Mrs. Booths
prison work, the Volunteers would
| have made good"