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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
TRANSITION

Greenville and the Delta have become accustomed
to the visits of home seekers, capitalists and real es
tate men from the Northwest. Their coming is no
longer regarded as event, welcome as they al
ways are but rather part of the regular course OF
business
This month, however Captain Merry of the ILL
nois Central railroad will bring down the largest and
most distinguished party that has ever visited the
Delta at one time. 1t will include capitalists farm
ers real estate men and home seekers. They will
come first to Greenviile and from this point will
make examination of the whole Delta
The visit will be full OF Importance and signif-
canoe for the future welfare and development of this
anry 1t rs precisely such an occasion as the Hi
nois Central railroad the business men of the Delta
and The Greenvie Times have for so long been
striving to bring about In the past, for half dozen
years, there has been Slow but constantly increas
ing influx OF this class of population into the Delta
The country has had many difficulties to overcome
arising from interested Misrepresentation and false
reports of awessness, unhealthfuIness overflow and
what not The presence of negroes in Overwhelming
numbers, too, has had probably effect in deter
ring immigration than any other agency. We our
selves, confident of the advantages of the country
and the ultimate of our effort have not wa
vered in our determination to overcome these OBJ
stacles
| themselves. The visits Of practical farmers and
capitalists becoming yearly more frequent and nu-
merous are proof that last the tnuth has been
accepted by the people OF the Northwest
The Delta is now undergoing a great tran
siton in people and methods Between the years
1901 and 1900 most Of the great plantations of this
country fell into the hands of loan agencies through
mortgage foreclosures. These tracts are now being
sold in bulk to capitalists, up into FARMS and re-
sold to home makers. Railroads, spurs and feeders
of the two great systems the Southern and the Iii
nois Central, have made a network over the Delta
and brought its remotes districts within easy reach
OF markets. It's and wild lands are being eager
y bought and cleared; and (most significant change
OF alp great and ever increasing tide of white field
| labor is pouring into this country
That these new corners from Italy, Hungary anc
Austria will dspace the present labor is inevitable
What the consequence to the negroes will be cannot
! be foreseen. The httest must survive But under
the new working order there will be no more Sat
| urday holidays No more railroad excursions nc
more loafing. The Italian hoe hand will not be
working to buy a brass watch chain or month (
ldleness in the crap dives OF the nearest town He
Will have the set purpose of owning a few acres o.
land before his eyes, and he will own them and thai
I in surprisingly short space OF time.
New men and new methods are fast taking hold o.
the Delta.We cannot stop the tide even if we would
Whether it be for good or ILL., as different minds may
| regard it, The older changeth, yielding place tc
! new
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
A CURIOUS CHARGE

il Is with strange feelings that Missssippian
~ read Judge Niles charge delivered to Federal
jury in Jackson at the beginning OF the May session
The Judge gave his attention particularly to the
crime Of whitecapping, and in this connection he
pointed out the inconsistency Of sending missionar-
les to foreign lands when there is such splendid
field of operation at home among men who join
oath-bound organizations. declare themselves
against law and order and try live in community
among themselves, governed by their will and
caprice, riding up and down the public roads and
highways at night, shooting promiscuously into
churches and school houses and raising hell gener-
ally"
Now we of the favored Delta country, live in Mis-
sissipp Also but that picture of the life and
of some other inspected portion Of the State fills
us with establishment. Il must be true, or Ladge
Niles would not have so charged his jury. It is !
bitter shame to the State nwhichwe live thar such
sAngs should be; and the only efectual missionary
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
FAN TALK

The attendance is not in keeping
with the sport and likewise not in
keeping with the expenses of running
the team, and this is a good place to
inform the public that this years ball
team must not and will not be los
ing venture financially The local man
agement has placed a pennant posi-
bility in the field at an expense but
little in excess OF the former mediocre
teams that represented Greenville, fig
uring that winning ball would at least
pay ont and il it begins to show loss
the team will be transferred TO a more
appreciative city. We have the popu-
lation and should support team, and
it does not look right that the smaller
cities IN the circuit should turn out
from 100 OTTO 1900 per game and the
accounts Of our games saying at
tendance fair" rather than enumerate
the light patronage.
Turn out, boys eand girls and let's
show them that we will support win
ner
Thursday home coming from a win
ming trip was celebrated by victory
over our old friend Vicksburg, to O.
Greenville has about as good a team
as any in the League. Better than
any they have played yet,and they are
pulling together and playing the game
as it should be played. 1t is a pity
Greenville and Jackson can't get to-
gether while both are playing such ex-
cellent ball, but the schedule has SCI
May goth as the first Hook up" be
tween these two teams. Greenville will
probably be so far ahead of them as tC
rob the contest OF its interest
Two games from Vicksburg while
our rivals for top honors, Jackson
and Natchez were beating each other
| puts Greenville at the head of til,
list, and with Is straight at hom
we should strengthen our hold Oh
| it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

4 snort tune ago The Times printed an editorial
drawing parallel between the state OF industrial
"""i<'e IN Russia and the United States. The like
ness continues to hold Chicago cannot afford to
i'oio up IT'S hands IN horror at Warsaw The great
IN the two places appears to be that in
the Russian city there is entirely too much la,
IN the American there is none at all Il i hard -
say which condition is worse but every da, +ha CO..
VlctIon grows that the United States needs SYM
PATTY too much itself waste any on other nations
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06
VARDAMAN

The Chicago Daily Review, of April 2oth. con-
tains long and interesting study of Jas K. Varda-
man by Emerson Hugh. the author of The Law of
the Land Although the author is as he himself
states "a Northern man, Republican, and an adj
mirer Of President Roosevelt his article is singu-
larry unpreudiced impartial just and accurate in its
conclusions.
He draws personal parallel, showing the two
diverse and striking characters Roosevelt and Var
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

he President attended village church IN Colo
Faao afFed Tor the hunt. and the natives appreciat-
81 ms or1ef and natural address to the extent 81
81 eht'isiaste applause. His brusque, Western
manner mas made Ct HI mthe ideal OF the ranchers
and their appreciation OF his marliness i q reres
ing as to make forget for the moment his olitcs
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

Il We should ask practical, wel-to-do farmer
what ne thinks aboat the different kinds of crons
one should raise on his farm. he will immediately
'e you about the hogs and corn he has been raising
Helena, (Ark,) World
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

It IS Greenville's turn next Columbus. Green
wood MoComb Gity-neary every town in the State
: n the throes OF religious revival except Green
Wis Vieksbnrg and Natchez Is there something
IN the Mississippi river that cools down the warnth
OF feeling and makes take our religion % caa1,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

Sam Jones says Memphis is hill" Memphis
can stand almost anything from the Rev Sam. but
when one Mr. Blythe says that city is not so black
As T IS painted but is only pretty dull gray" the
wrath Of the Bluff City is terrible.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

For Sale-American Beauty rose
plants. Miss Ella Darling, sos Percy
street. mo If
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

to such field is the law, strong armed remorseless
and unsparing.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

Wanted-Four boarders, gentlemen
preferred, at goo Valiant street.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-05-06

Put on your smile and company manners for the
Press Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Matching Alligators.

From An Amateur Naturalist
Matching alligators is the latest use to
which incubators have been put. Begin
ming with chickens, ducks, geese and tur
keys, the use of incubators was extended
to ostriches and babies, and now a man
ager of an alligator farm in Arkansas has
adopted the use of incubatOrs there.
An alligator is in its propagating habits
between fish and a hen. It swims in the
water like fish and lays eggs, but instead
Of laying them in the water it goes out and
makes a nest on the land like a hen. In
this nest it lays twenty-five or thirty eggss
and then trusts to the warm weather to
hatch them out. The period of incubation
of alligator eggs is not accurately known,
but 1t approximate five weeks, or fort
night longer than chicken eggs, or a week
longer than duck eggs
Most of the alligators Matched at the alli-
gator farms are sold in infancy for 81
apiece to visitors from the north AS many
alligators are raised to maturity as the in
closed swamps and streams of the alligator
farm will permit. They are valuable for
their hides, which are used for bags belts,
purses and like purposes
The supply of alligators is much less than
the demand, as the hide hunters have killed
off all they could find and there is as yet,
no close season in the game laws for their
protection. Like the terrapin, they are be-
coming extinct in their wild state. At the
alligator farms no more old alligators are
kept than are needed for breeding purposes
Most of them are sold when month or six
weeks old, and the others are killed at an
early age, when their hides are more pill
able and easily worked. Alligator farming
so far has proved profitable industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Women in Colleges.

From the Boston Globe.
Chancellor Andrews of the Nebraska
State University, in his last biennial report
flied with the regents and governor, takes
strong ground against the college fraterni-
ties, alleging them to be not only expen-
sive, but encouraging false notions of schol-
arship. In his report he also affirms that
women are surprising men in educational
work. The decreasing proportion of men
as compared with women, he says taking
academic and general courses In the col
leges is cause for great concern. If this
be so, 1t raises the question of whether our
college programs and methods of instruc-
ton have not been growing effeminate and
appeal to routine industry rather than to
solid reflection and deep thought. He con-
cludes that If these tendencies continue,
two separate schools will yet result, one
for women, monopolizing the subjects best
adapted to the development of the choicest
humanity, and the other for men, teaching
only "bread-and-butter' studies. If Presi-
oent Roosevelt's idea that the prime duty
of men is to educate themselves to be
bread-winners, and of women to be moth
er5 and housewives, perhaps education wilt
finally split on these issues and the women
insist on their own separate colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
CURIOUS LAW DEFENsEs.
Tale of a Lawyer Who Made Seven
Different Denials.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Lawyers shape up curious defenses for
their clients in many instances, said
miliar with the old story of the school
reader, where the lawyer advised his client
to play crazy, and got a sleeps baa for
his fee. 1 was reminded of the fact by
recent publication in an English journal on
the subject of Curious Defenses'
Zone excellent instance is supplied here
In what is known as Colds Puzzle Codd
was defending client accused of stealing
a duck. He set up seven defenses: Q) The
accused bought the duck and paid for it;
(2) he found it; 60 it was given to him; az
it flew into his garden; 90 it was put in his
pocket while he slept; and Z are not re-
corded but some one suggested that there
never was any duck at all. The accused
acquitted, not because they chose any
particular defense, but because they did
not know which to choose, and SO gave the
prisoner the benefit of the doubt
There is a story told of an American
clients story, asked him how much money
he had on him. The client told the lawyer
what he had and gave it to him. Now,
said the lawyer, you want me to advise you
what to do in order to get out of this
trouble Yes the client said. Well the
lawyer continued, do you see that WIN
dow? Yes said the client. We'll, you
window, and run, run fast, and don't stop
until you get out of the country. and don't
you ever come back OF course, do not
vouch for the story, but it serves to show
the resourcefulness of some lawyers when
1t comes to constructing a defense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
"Undesirables' in America.
From the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
Not few Britons will read with envy the
official statistics just published at Wash
ington showing the manner in which for
eign undesirables are dealt with in the
United States. Last year very nearly 5000
of these unwelcome guests were shut out
from American hospitality, while 10 others
who had previously gained admission were
returned to their native country as unfit
for American citizenship. The rejected in
Guided paupers, physically diseased persons
(there were $50 of these incompetents)
convcts, the insane and imbeciles--in short
an exceedingly miscellaneous assortment of
human rubbish which, if allowed to land,
rust have, as in England, proved an intol-
cradle burden to the indigenous population.
But there is far more room In the United
States than in our cramped and over
crowded isles for continental riff-raff. Last
year the great republic accepted and digest
ed over three-quarters of a million of de-
sirable immigrants from European utter
impossiblity, of course, for the united
kingdom. But with all this readiness to
receive really valuable labor from the old
world, Washington most rightly draws the
line sharply against importationS of detri
mental additions to the industrial popula-
ton. At the present moment there would
not be nearly so much distress in London
were it not for the continuous infowing of
the poor, needy wretches who lower the
standard of living and the wage rate in the
unskilled labor market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Conceit of the Rooster.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Were it not for the disgusting self-con-
ceft of the roosters we might enjoy the
poultry show next week. The rooster Is
near to natures heart. He has not CIVIL
cation enough to veneer his opinions with
common politeness and SAVIOR faire, ana
his disgusting exhibition of the art OF pc
ing it offends good taste and refinement
How the hen manages to put up with 1t IS
certainty one of the mysteries of the coop.
If six or eight hens would join hens
club modelled after Sorosis and throw the
rooster down good and hard once or twice
he would soon discover that he was not tie
only kernel on the cob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

see by what an enormously big percentage
the carrier would best the business man in
deciphering the writing.
Letter carriers are only discharged as
a rule for two causes-stealing and intox-
ication For the first cause the man goes,
of course, at once: but for the other he is
given a second trial-he is never discharged
on his first offense. 1t is astonishing how
satisfactory the work of these men is, and
how seldom it is necessary TO call them to
account. The carriers of this city are
admitted to be the neatest in appearance
of all the carriers of the country.
From the many years of service so
common among our men, it is easy to see
that politics plays no part In the post
office Here civil service is an established
fact Here good, faithful work and intelli-
gence mean promotion as they do in any
private line of business. Our messenger
boys often fit themselves for the civil serv-
ice examination. take it, get appointed and
succeed well. Some of our brightest clerks
were messenger boys in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Electricity to Locate Fish shoal.
ON the Electrical Review

from the EIectricaI REVIEW.
A German patent has been taken out for
an electrical apparatus whereby the pres
ence and extent of shoals of fish can be
ascertained. A microphone, inclosed In a
watertight case. connected with an electric
battery and telephone, is lowered into the
water. So long as the telephone hangs free
no sound is heard, but on its coming into
contact with a shoal of fish, the constant
tapping of the fish against the microphone
case produces series of sounds which at
once betrays their presence. The rope at
tached to the microphone is marked SO that
the exact depth of the shoal is designated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Taste and Touch.
ondon Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Touch, DR.. Andrew Wilson has just re-
minded US in the Illustrated London News,
Is probably the oldest of our senses. Ii
is also we may add, the most active where
taste has always been assumed TO be para
mount-at the dinner table. II is fact
overlooked that we like what we like far
less because we taste it than because we
feel it. What is there wonderful III the
taste of your perfect. your ripe potato?
Nothing or little But ah the feeling
What have the resistance of bread. the
sudden GOODNESS of butter, the tenderness
of asparagus, the crispness OF biscuit 10
do with taste? Something almost neSli-
gible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Lead Zinc Mines.

From Mines and Minerals.
Since the boom of 1898 and 1899. mining
operations in this district have been con-
siderably less active than previous to that
time, but during the last two years the
prospect has frightened remarkably. Much
work has been done not only along the
lines of extraction and development, but
prospecting also. In fact, several projects
are on foot to carry on extensive systemat-
ic ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that has been
sadly needed since the discovery of worka-
BILE deposits in the district. Cooperative
companies made up of local property own
ers and business men are capitalized at a
fixed sum, say S12 500 the stock being d.
vided into twenty-five shares of $500 each
only one share is held by member-which
is assessed $40 a month The $3.50 thus
acquired is to be expended in development
work, especially in drilling or for drainage
purposes. 1t Is proposed to carry on sys-
tematic prospecting by boring holes on
lands owned or leased by the companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

ed. There viii be six tan Tennesseeans.
each over six feet fnur in-heisht, who will
playiIg the nationall4irs ttd the old Ten
nesse,s tunes on theN yiotihs. Writing to
the inaugural combIitteu these unique
musicians said that they Fare adopts on
their violins, which have been in constant
use, probably not BY themselves, for 800
years.
This then is what's Washington and its
100000 is looking forward to on March 4,
1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

Overheard in q Sd avenue coy:
My, but Butch Miller IS the quick one.
Foist time ever I sc N hin. he siys:
Donchu know who ! an? Wen you're
PIG"
Mad, I should say ] was mad.
That amt no way 10 t5lk 10 a lady"
says l. 'Whatju meda9'
IT'S all right SAYS he, p. l. G. means
Pretty Ignorant Girl
An he says it just like that!"-New
York sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
HENRY JENKINS,
Aged 1853.

In the last century of his life Jenkins was
a fisherman, and used to wade streams He
was frequently sworn in chancery and other
courts to above 40 years memory. Jenkins
had, SO the records show, lived under nine
soyereigns of England He was born at the
time when the Catholic religion was estab-
lished by law and lived when Professionalism
was restored by Elizabeth. During his time
England was invadad by the Scots, a Scot
fish king was slain and a Scottish queen
beheaded. Three queens and one king were
beheaded in his time, and fire and plague
alike desolated London.
Most centenarianS have been temperate
in their habits, but at the same time many
habitual and hard drinkers have reached
the mark of a hundred years. Histories of
longevity shcw that Among the instances
died in December, 176S. after having COM
pleted his Hath year. AT the age of one
hundred he carried his pack as easily as
man of fifty. He was married to his wife
seventy-three years. She died at the age
of one hundred and six.
Causes of Longevity.
But old age IS not confined to any person
or climate Plain diet and open air are
acknowledged to be highly conducive %
longevity, and it Isl not among the multi
tudes that crowd the great cities that the
greatest number Of Incidents are drawn.
A writer of standard Work on this sub
ject, published long ago, says: Most men
think too much. No deep Ihinkers or able
writers have ever lived ont the century.
Great military commanders die compare
lively young, but many common soldiers,
and sailors Also haves Hyed a century and
over. $50 A.
In the case of free and easy livers, an
author cities the case, of William Alliason,
the governor of Scarborough Spaw, who
died about the begfnning'Sof the American
revolution at the age Of 103. He was in
possession of all his faculties at the time
of his death, and the1 governor was not
very temperate man either. On the con-
trary he was considerable of thigh roll
err" and whenever he felt the evil effects
of his generous rotations, he drank, in
moderation, the Spaw water. That was his
sovereign remedy whenever his head was
too large for his hat and he felt that
dark-b taste in his mouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

In America we have co-education. and In
many cities women serve as principals of
mixed schools. Other countries will have to
come to it.-Boston Woman's Journal