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Evening journal., 1905-08-14


Representative Littleheld, Of Maine.
who is now abroad. is visiting the vari-
Gus European courts Of justice both for
the purpose of increasing his knowledge
of the customs of such courts and OF as
pertaining how they are housed For
many years Congress has had under
consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of provd-
ing a suitable home for the United States
supremt Court This body. the highest
authority OF lts aind In the United States
and a coordinate branch Of the Govern
ment. is CHARTERED in half a dozen small
rooms in the u. s. Capitol In view Of
the fact that the White House has re-
Gently been renovated and extended al an
expense Of approximately a million dol
lars and the Senate and House are each
20 have magnificent buildings costing
g. 5o0,0D apiece Mr.. Littleheld believes IL
is high time a building should be erected
for the use Of the Supreme Court.
The opinion has been expressed that Mr..
Littleheld's constituents Will not return
him 20 Congress. This fear seems 20 be
groundiess, judging by past experiences.
II Is true that at times Mr. Littlcneld has
preferred an independent path along with
Representative Mccall and few others
who decline 10 bow TO the dictates Of tho
Organization" on several occasions It
is true this has put Mr.. Lttleneld
somewhat out of touch with the Organ
ization" and possibly he has not been able
60 obtain as many favors for his constitu-
ents as others who have been more trac-
table. Maine, however, likes independent
men and has conspicuous examples in
the case of Senators Frye and Hale no
member OF the Senate is more independent
than Mr.. Hale whose opposition TO what
he considered an unjust war with Spain
brought him the title Of the spanish
Senator"
Far from earning a rebuke from his con-
stituents. Mr.. Hale was unanimously re-
elected in 1899 and again this year. u
may be true that Mr.. Iittleheld is unable
70 secure as many "plums" as some others
but It is doubtfullf his constituents will
hold this against him for 81 is due 80 his
Independent spirit. II IS likely that Mr.
Littlefield. as many Others before him.
may seek 20 earn in civil life the honors
due him. In such a case the loss would
be not only 10 his Constituents but 10 the
country for although sometimes wrong
Mr.. Littleheld indefatlsably pursues What
Evening journal., 1905-08-14

N'o" ~ W01lo pc Lenient
The Judge-pon't you know it's COW
ardly TO strike womang
The Priaoner-Dats right. jedge. bu
70 see she made me 80 angry, all
wants 20 to do Is TO fink oh yo' mud
der-in-law while 20 h fixing de sen
tence.
Evening journal., 1905-08-14

Scheoule IN c1fect MAY q. l90o'
All trains illuminated with Pintacn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
Apply
n. c. BASSLER. v. M. D.
502 ;. THEOBALD
PETITION FOR PARDON.
To the Hon. Jas K VarAs7aau
Governor of Mississippi.

To the Hon. Jas K Vards1aau
Governor of Mississippi.
I, w. B. Williams, a negro, respec-
fully request that you grant me a
pardon. l was convicted of murder at
the June term 1900 of the Circuit
Court of Washington County, Miss.
The facts in connection with the
crime for which 1 was convicted were
as follows: l had been living with
woman by the name of Nanny Cos
ey. Another negro, named lie Roy
Matthews, during my absence from
home persuaded Nanny Cosey to
leave me and go to his house. When
I returned home, I was told where
! she had gone, and went over 10 Matth
ews house to bring her back home.
/ carried my rife with me, anticipat-
ing trouble with the said Matthews.
When l got to Matthews house, he
and I had difficulty, and in the diff
ficulty l fired at him. and killed the
woman. | did not kill her intention
ally, but on the trial of the case, on
the advice of my attorney. agreed
to take life sentence I have been
in the penitentiarv about FIVE years
and half and nv conduct has been
good. I respectfully submit that I
have been punished sufficiently for
the crime that 7 actually committed,
as the killing of The woman was I'M
intentional and accidental and what
ever did did n the heat of passion,
and my diffcr'tv was with a man.
and not the woman respectfully
ask pardon a. vo"r hands .
w P WILLIAMS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

that the south knows and will up
hold its own interest. AS soon as
this is made manifest by reliable re-
ports of the crop planted there will
be substantial and permanent adj
vance in the price of cotton. If those
holding cotton, who are able to do so,
will continue to operate and stand
shoulder to shoulder until it is def
nitely known that the proposed reduc-
ton has been actually made, and then
market that cotton in the manner
commended by our organization, the
price will further advance permanent
ly. By organized effort surplus will
rarely occur and can then be hand
led by our organization, when sue
/ cessfully launched, without any de-
probation of price.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Illinois Central Rrilroad

The Illinois Central maintains
Double Daily Service, and operate.
the best trains, with Dining Cars,
Buffet-Library Cars, Chair Cars. and
Sleeping Cars. from Chicago St.Louis.
Cincinnati and Louisville south to
New Orleans. The best road for reach
ing the Winter Tourist resorts of
the South, Including
New Orleans Vicksburg
Havana, Cuba 49,. Colon, Panama
Gulfport, Miss. Hammond, La.
Mardi Gras at New Orleans March
9TH. Gulfport is Mexican Gulf Coast
resort having the new fine Great
Southern Hotel. Steamships leave
New Orleans evety Saturday afte1-
noon for Havana; every Wednesday
morning forColon, Panama Regular
ocean steamship sailings from New
Orleans for Mexico, Central America,
Panama, West Indies and Europe
Send or call for descriptive matter
in regard to the above.
Hot Springs, Ark.-Florida
Daily Sleeping Cars without change
Chicago to Hot Springs, with connec-
tons at Memphis from Cincinnati and
Louisville.
Through "Dixie Filler" Sleeping Car
Line St Louis to Jacksonville via
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Mexico-California
Special Tours of Mexico and Cali
fornia via the Illinois Central and
| New Orleans under the auspices of
Raymond and Whitcomb will leave
Chicago. Friday. March 5, for Cali
fornia; to include a stop-over at New
Orleans for the Mardi Gras Entire
trip made in special private vestibule
trains of finest Pullmans, with dining
car service Fascinating trips, COM
plete in every detail.
Illinois Central Weekly Excursions
to California Excursion cars through
to Los Angeles and San Francisco as
follows: Via New Orleans and the
Southern Route every Friday from
Chicago: every Tuesday from Gin
cinnati. Via Omaha and the Scenic
Route every Wednesday from Chi
cago.
Full Particulars concerning all OF
the above can be had of agents OF
the Illinois Central Railroad, or by
addressing the nearest of the under
signed representatives of the Gen
trail"
F. w. HARLOW, D. P. A,
Louisville.
A. J. McDOUGALL, d. P. A,
New Orleans.
A. H. HANSON, g. P. A,
Chicago.
JNO. A. SCOTT, A. G. P. A,
til apr Memphis
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
You Run No Risk.

The Memphis Commercial College
will teach anyone with an ordinary
common school education who will
do good average work to write legi-
bly, $50 words of shorthand (unfamil-
ar matter) to the minute in three
months or make no charge for the
course. They will make anyone a
present of a scholarship who will find
any other school using any other sys.
tenn of shorthand that will do this
Anyone not satisfied at the compile
ton of the course that the Bryn,
Shorthand is what they claim for j
can get every cent ef his tuition bacl
by presenting them with . writer
statement TO that effect.
Their systems of bookkeeping
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
New Orleans Cotton Convention

New Orleans Cotton Convention
The plan of organization, as en-
dorsed by the New Orleans conven-
ton, ratified the precincts on Feb
ruary II, at the county conventions
on February Fl is modelled after our
system of civil government Those
engaged in cotton raising and in al
lied industries associate themselves
together by signing petitions and pay
ing dues.
Each supervisors district organized
by election of officers similar to those
of county and state organizations,
through which they act. Constitution
and by laws will be sent to every
county within the next few weeks,
setting forth the aims sought and
the method of attainment. The princi-
pies and policies of this organization
will be carried to every mans door
and his cooperation solicited. All
who are not in with US are -gainst
US and against the best interests o.
the south. Those whose fortunes are
made and being made by future gam
bling and market fluctuations, anC
their emissaries, will spend their tim,
and money in industrious efforts Il
defeat the organization by creating
divisions or mistrust among our peo
pie, and their efforts will be aided
undesignedly, by some honest ant
misguided men in our midst. All 0
this can be successfully overcome b.
determined and persistent work. sticl
work we feel confident our organiza
ton will enlist
By reduction Of acreage and of fer'
lizers the world will be convince
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

shorthand, typewwriting and telegra-
ply are thorough and practical, all
being taught on the actual plan of
Learn to do by doing" These thor
ough practical systems and up-to-
date methods used by the Memphis
Commercial College has caused its
enrolment to increase more rapidly
than that of any other commercial
school in the South New students
are enrolling almost daily to get the
advantages of this excellent, up-to-
date institution.
Should you like to see a copy OF
their large catalogue free giving full
particulars of their work, address the
Memphis Commercial College, 46 N
Second ST, Memphis, Tenn. 2 rs Il
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

Mr.. Sam Blum, the successful buy
er of the popular dry goods house of
the Nelms and Blum Co.. is expected
TO arrive home today from Ney York.
where he has just finished the selec-
ton of one of the prettiest spring
stocks ever brought to the CITY
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

FOR SALE-House with three
rooms, two years old, lot soxroo, in
front of main business street of Win
terviIle, Miss. Reason for selling am
going north. For particulars apply
to Myer Byall, Winterville, Miss.
3-r-At-p.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
FOR SALE

Kings Daughters Home on Central
Avenue. near v r ~ v RY. For
particulars a"i terms aDplv IN
MRS Leroy PERCY,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

WANTED-Second hand pony
buggy or cart and harness. Must
be good make and cheap. Address
Box goo, Greenwood, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
Sale Of.Lands Delinquent For Taxes.

In o
sell at public oucrE a #
the City o
in sonuhH
0 z
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04
FURNITURE
FORV SALE AT A BARGAIN


04~~+@~ $50
| Handsome solid Walnut
suit of furniture
| Set dining room furni-
ture, Oak
| Iron bedstead, oak dress
err and stand
Fine rIasOn s HamIin
Organ
] Set kitchen furniture
Also rockers, chairs, etc.
go ~O+G~ D*~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

2-rr-4t.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-04

o H.
January t1eos
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
Purs TRoueLE no ELleAT.

sometimes has suspicious, in de toll
in an de heat;
Dis life Of ours IS only deception an
a cheat;
you's only hyuh a little while, an
often It 20 seem
ike all de sorrows genuine an all de
Joys a dream.
But when de clouds is pilin' up at
eyenin' in de west
An all de outdoor critters stahts lie
tunes dey likes de best,
De folks sits on de benches an de chill
lun on de flo
An Eph'm takes lie fiddle down an
rossums up de bow.
He never plays no book-learnt tune;
de music dat he knows
Oar can't nobody study. It's de kin
dat simply grows;
De kim OATS trem'lin in de trees tn,
ont lie summer hours
And softly harmonizes wifi de fra
GRANGE of de flowers.
Den Mistuh Trouble goes a slinkin'
out. He dasn't stay.
De lightninbugs fotch lanterns SOS
he couldn't miss de way
Dat leads him off to Nowhere: an dis
life seems good for sho,'
When Eph'mn takes de fiddle down
an rozzums up de bow,
Washington Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
Ingenious.

Senator Gallingeg, in an attack on
an opponents argument, said:
my friend Is ingenious. His IN
genuousne s, spough, reflects nc
credit on him. 1t is like the ingenu,
business of a child | know.
The father of this child was ILL.,
He had an ailment wherein fruit was
prescribed. Every morning, on a Ia,
BILE beside his bed, there was placed
a fresh basket of delicious fruit :
cherries, plums. white grapes, oranges
and every morning the child came
and talked to him, looking generously
the while at the array of luscious
fruit
"One morning, noticing the child's
longing looks toward the fruit basket,
the father said
" You wouldn't take that fruit
away from your poor, sick father,
would your
No, the child answered, i
wouldn't; but'-very SLOWLY tell
story when / say So
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
A PRAYER 10 LOVE.

Pray YOU my aster, let me keep my
dream,
Of all all sweet things have not
been defert,
OF very youtn, of very happiness
Why should you covet this ohe
fairing left?
Nay, grant me this WHAT slave
could ask for less?
Pray YOU, my master, let me keep m )
dream,
Pray you, my master, leave to me this
thing:
l, who was rich one day, today am
poor
Beyond mems envying, save but
for this,
This dream for whose glad sake
still endure;
All else you filched in tlat one
Judas kiss.
Pray you, my master, leave to me This
thing.
Pray you, my master, let me keep m;
dream.
o, Love, gave to you so much, s
much
Desire of joy, yea. and desire o
tears
Leave me this one dear sOlace in m,
touch,
This little lamp to light the
desolate years.
Pray you, my master, let me keep my
my dream.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
A DIPLOMATS RUSSIAN NOTES
Anecdotes From Andrew D. Whites
Autobiography.

You are of the American lega-
tion?
Il answered in the Affirmative. He
said: This is a very interesting GER
emony To this l also assented. He
hen said:
F." is this the first time you have
seen it?'
: Yes / answered. We have new
y been in Russia at Easter before
"ie then took very formal leave,
and again the ceremony was revived,
again clouds of incense arose, and
again came a dead stop. Presently
the same man came up again, gently
repeated very much the same ques-
tons as before, and receiving the
same answers, finally said, with some
embarrassment Might ! ask you TO
kindly move aside little?' A process
sion has been waiting for some time
hack of this door, and we are very
anxious to have it come out into the
church,
AT this Secretary Erving and |
started aside instantly, much cha
grined to think that we had caused
suc1 a stoppage in such a ceremony;
the doors swung open and out came a
brilliant procession OF eccl 2siastics
with crosses, light and banners"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
said but now let US see the counter

said. "But now let us see the counter
felt bill"
Lorrimer flushed, his fingers
trembled as he took out the crisp gold
certificate and handed it to the head
OF the secret service
Mr.. wilkins snapped 1t smartly be-
tween his fingers, as man might test
tne quality aid strength of bit of
silk. Then, rising quickly, ne waved
TO the other I'd of the room, at tue
same time taxing a magnifying-g glass
from his waistcoat pocket. He stayed
at the winoow some time, turning
now and then so as to get a better
light and focus. The two others
watched him expectantly-at last he
appeared to be satisfied. He closed
the glass slowly, as If gaining time 60
think, then as he returned to the desk
ne caugnt Mr.. Fowler's glance and
lifted his eyebrows with a puzzled ex-
preston. There was an expectant
pause.
1T is perfectly good bill, Mr.. Lor-
rimer, said Mr. Wilkins slowly as he
extended the certificate held in t.4e
| palm OF his hand, and worth fifty
double eagles at any sub-treasury in
the country, sir. ANY national bank
would honor it in spite of the fact that
you lave labeled it as spurious
Then" began the lawyer, turning,
you may possibly nave been mistak-
en-"
i must nave deposited the wrong
one,' broke in Lorrimer excitedlv.
You see. when the wind blew them to
the moor | may have kept my eye on
tle good one"
I'VE ill Sc If we can trace the
other" said the detective pleasantly.
but all that is not of so much i'm.
portance at the moment. lie thing
Tor us to do is to go now 10 your old
assistants apartments and look over
the ground. | wired for Agent Daniel
son to come on today from Washing
toni sup the storm delayed
him."
Lorrimer sat there looking at the
bill In his fingers with a dazed express
sion on his drawn. white face.
why, way" he stammered. then
passed a bad bill at the bank"
On maybe not" replied Mr.. WIN.
kins reas ringly, the other one may
have been good also-at al events
you have here one thousand dollars to
take it up Without we'll see, wen
see. How long will it take us to get
up to the place where old Strauss lad
his studio? Too bad you ever got
mixed up in the affair. Metropolitan
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
eooa oId cure for Evll ImpuIse.

A Council Bluffs boy who was ar
rested the other day, attributes his
numerous thefts to impulses which he
cannot control. He says that he has
10 do everything that suggests itself
TO him no matter what it is. We have
seen boys like that. Swimming sug-
gcsted itself aud 10, they were off;
they CHANGED to catch sight Of cher
ry pie in the pantry and they were i'm
PEELED by an irresistible impulse to eat
it, and though psychologists did not
look into their cases and take myster-
ious notes after feeling of their heads
we venture to assert that the same
cure. If applied to the Iowa boy. would
be as effective in his case as it was in
theirs, a strong. pliaDle switch from
the orchard. Treatment should begin
early and be continued until marked
is Minneapolis
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
Mexico,s Vice President

In Ramon Corral. the new vice prest
dent Of Mexico, President Diaz has ar
able assistant. Until a year ago the
Office of vice president had not existe
in the repuo44c, but the Office was ere
ated for the man. .amon Corral is a
man of fifty, and a native of the state
Of Sonora. He has been in close touch
vita the United States and represents
all that is most liberal in Mexico. He
is one of tle foremost leaders of the
educational movement and has been a
co-worker with President Diaz toi
many years on the probe IS of com
pulsory free education for his country
Els own children have all been cducat
ed in the United States and ne is in
sympathy with the most advanced edu
cational Metropolitan Maza
zine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
ABOUT THE STARS.

There is a curious myth about the
stars which tells that the sun anu moon
are both women The stars are the
children of the moon, and the sun a,
one time had as many. Fearing that
mankind could not bear so much light
eacn agreed 20 ear up her offspring
The moon aid hers away, but the sun
kept her word. After a length of time
the moon thought hers from her hiding
place. Wnen the sun saw them she
was filed wit rage and chased the
moon to kill her. This chase has las.
ed ever since. Sometimes the SUI
comes near enough to bite the moon
arG man calls this encounter an eclipse
All day long the moon hides her chill
dren only to bring them out wlen thu
sun is far away.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
JAPs GOOD AT BASEBALL.
Strong in the Field, but Weak in Their
Stick Wood.

The japanese as players Of baseGal
are the subject of these observations
by an American naval officer recently
back from a cruise in the east: THE
Japanese are great ball players and
they are true soortsmen. Even the
umpire is safe over there. Taey never
dispute decil ions and when the game
is over they treat their opponents with
great hospitality. Teachers in many
of their schools have been educated in
the United States and nave introduced
the sport into the island kingdom.
And the people have taken to it
readily. They are not good at football,
being too light, but they are much bet
ter than would be expected on the dIa-
mond At fielding they are fine. 1t
ever a fly is batted out the batter might
as well go to the bench. They are
fairly good at the bat and the great
weakness is in their pitching. Some
how they nave not caught ~Ae trick.
when the Japs play they don't wear
shoes and their leadgear is a long
Japanese towel worn as a negro mann
my wears a bandanna. Their masks
ana gloves are made n Japan ami
closely resemble the American article.
AT Toxic | have cen 10000 persons at
a game and every time COOL pay wa 5
made, no matter by whom. they would
be invited to Join in a regular feast, at
which the American and Japs nese flags
would be crossed and everybody would
be made to feel like hero.
THE Japanese DO not play quite as
wen as the Hawaiians When our
fleet put in at Honolulu picked team
from all the feet went ashore and
played the natives. losing the game,
though there We're several good play.
ers in the naval club"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
DISHONESTY AT THE CIRCUS.
crookedness in the Air, as the Exper-
fenced Snowman Proved.

N'SSNSuhSSS m tHS AIT as tne E<per-
fenced Snowman Proved.
When the circus comes to town
everybody goes crooked" observed a
side show orator out of the wealth of
his experience. And just before the
performance in the big tent he proved
it 10 me-in a way He told me be-
forehend what he was going to do and
it was test A stranger gave him a
s. bill in payment for seven side show
tickets, The man in the pulpit"
thrust at him the tickets and a hand.
full of silver. He had purposely short.
charged him to the etent of 81. BY the
time the stranger had reached the
side show entrance he discovered the
shortage. In Two strides he was in
front OF the ticket sellers pulpit"
clamoring fraud"
"Yew've swindled me outen dol.
larl" he shouted. The ticket seller
heard him through, apologized and
gave him two fresh, clean 81 bills, one
of which lay evenly upon the other
Without a word The man seized them
and dashed into The tent. | followed
him, knowing precisely what mad been
done Joining his friends, he told them
OF the mistake the ticket seller had
made ana laughed over the ease with
which the circus had defrauded itself
for his beaefit The shoe had slipped
to the other foot, you see. He had
beat a circus; 1t was the sum of his
ambition, his widest hopes had been
toalized
He was watching the Mexican knife
thrower" when hand touched his
shoulder lie looked up into the eyes
of the ticket seller
Come here a minute" sail the lat
ter, ana drew him to enc side.
| Then he explained in an underton
My friend, | thought IA test you.
lid short change you dollar. oh. !
knew you'd be back. gave you ydu1
dollar; you were entitled to It. But in
addition | gave You another DOLLAR
! bill-a fresh. clean 81 bill | waited
awhile, but | couldn't see yon tearin
n hole in that canvas to get To me with
/ IL. Now. my friend, she'll out that dol
lar before | knock your bloomin' head
of"
He sEelled.
'Didpt 7 tell You" observed the side
show man to me as he mouutel his
"pulpit' aud cleared his throat
Ard I was compelled TO nod agree
ment