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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
CHANCERY COURT
Judge Bell Sustains His Reputation
as an Impartial Chancellor

Chancery Court has been in session
all the week and many cases that have
been on the docket disposed of.Chan-
cellor Bell showed fair and impartial
rulings and his dispatch of business
justly merits the complimentary no.
tees paid him by the press of the
State
With the assistance of as compe-
tent clerk as Mr.. T. H. Hood, and the
other officers of the Court. we dare
say there is no Court held in the
State run more smoothly than the one
Just closed in this county.
VIM. Ray Toombs stood his exam
ination before Chancellor Bell this
week. 1t goes without saying that
he will pass for the State has few
brighter young men than Ray Toomb:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

DR. F. ". Stookey will soon have
his great medicine show tent ready
for business and the amusement of
the people. and he promises the public
something worth going to see and
hear as soon as he opens up. This
week he has visited several of the sur
rounding towns and reports a very
successful business. The German Co.
remedies have almost a world wide re-
pu9ation and need hardly any further
recommendation than that they are
the genuine German Medicine Com
pany remedies. The doctor will give
the people notice in plenty OF time be
fore starting up his amusement feat
ure of his business.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
Hon. ]. S. Hamm, of Sweet Coaho-
ma" Wants to Represent Us
WILL OPPOSE HON.
B. G. HUMPHREYS
Hamm Comes Out on a Unique Plat
form and Evidently Means Busi-
ness-Will Canvass the Dis
trict in the Near Future

Hon B. c. Humphreys, represent.
ing the Third District, has an oppon-
cnt for his present seat in Congress,
a seat which he, (Mr Humphreys)
would like to occupy for a still long
ed period, and he will no doubt put
up a strong fight to retain it. His
opponent is Hon. ]. s Hamm,of Goa
h0ma, former member Of the Legis-
Iauire and is well known citizen OF
this section Of the State
Mr.. Hamm published his platform
in the dailies recently and is now
making list of appointments over
the District and when he meets the
people will elaborate on this uinq1e
platform, which outlined by him in
the dispatches, is as follows;
Reformation Of the Civil Service
equal and and just taxation, limited
protection TO our industries for rev
enue only, international control Of
corporations, old age insurance by
the Government, international divorce
laws, equal rights to all, men and
women alike: rural free delivery of
mail for the benefit OF the farmers,
good roads, a post parcels system,
prevention Of child labor, compulsory
education of the youth Of the country,
prompt punishment Of office seekers
who try to ride into office on the ne
gro question, prevention of the adul-
teration Of food and medicine, free
whiskey, so that every fool in the
United States who wants to drink
himself to death can do so; Govern
ment regulation and control Of rail
roads, telegraph and telephone COM
p5nies, the abolition Of trusts, except
any trust organized by farmers to
raise the price OF cotton; better con-
troll of interstate commerce, and larg-
or powers to the Railroad Commits
sion; the initiative and referendum
with the power of the people to re-
call from office any bad man; the re
tention OF the Philippine Islands
and any other territory we can get
honorably; abolition of the State O
Utah unless its people stop polyga
nous marriages; the election of post
masters by the people, the destruc
tion Of graft and the CRATER, and tn,
power OF enforcement of all crimina
laws Of our country; not to allow any
lawyer to speak before any court
over six minutes, and not to TAX
over six minutes to examine any one
witness, under penalty OF being sen
across the Huckner River for NINETY
years
The announcement of such a plat
form will no doubt attrtct larg
crowds to hear him, for the majorit,
OF the people are always looking 70
something freakish. unusual an
anything that will afford them amuse
ment
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

The reporter whose favorite de-
pendence is fires is at loss for
job. The bell rings, the syren
screeohes, and his fingers thrill at
the prospect of copy" He seizes
pencil and paper. and rushes forth, but
before he reaches the scene, 10! Capt.
Duncan and his men have been there
before him and the freis out He
thrusts his pencil back into its scab-
bard, laughs low and hollow laugh,
and goes back to bed. muttering dark
y, "foiled again ! /"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
RAIL ROAD ACTIVITY
IN MISSISSIPPI
No Abatement in Railroad Building
A Sure Sign of Progress
DELTA SHOWS UP STRONG
AS Also Does Southern Mississippi
Right of Way Worked for the
tn Delta Southern Railroad

Activity in railroad building in Mis-
sissippi, says the Jackson correspon-
dent Of the New Orleans Picayune,
show no signs of abatement South
ern Mississippi and the Delta show
up particularly strong. The people
Of Greenwood have gone to work with
a vim to get the right of way for the
Delta Southern Railroad That city
must raise $1,000 for this right of way
aid it is believed there will be no
trouble about doing so. Some of the
property owners along the proposed
right of way have made donations
while others demand compensation
for the property wanted
The Mississippi Central IS now
building its line beyond Silver Creek
with the intention of reaching tht
Illinois Central either at Brookhaver
or Wesson. The Mississippi Centra
has plenty Of capital to carry out it!
present plans, having foated $1,000,
oooo Of bonds some months ago.
The Mobile, Jackson and Kansa!
City Railroad is laying rails severa
miles north of Newton The SAM
road is also laying rails between
Ackerman and Pontotoc. Tt is exbec
ted that the gap between Newtor
and Noxapater, distance of abou
forty miles, will soon be filled in
Trains from Mobile to Newton hay,
been in operation some time.
{ In addition to the roads abov,
mentioned, there are a number o
others which are in contemplation o
which will soon be built The stu
alton in regard to the road from
Memphis to Pensacola is an inter
esting one to watch. Three or fou
charters have been granted for thi
route, but as yet none of the partie
who have taken out charters ha
started the actual work Of construc
ton, though there has been consider
started the actual work OF construc
able preliminary surveying on th
part of some of the companies.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

A glance at the advertising
space occupied by real estate
firms in this issue says more about
the growth Aand vigor of Greenville
than can bessaid inwords. and says it
louder There has never been a per-
iod in the citys history when transac-
lions in real estate were as numerous
and important as at the present time,
or when investments paid higher
or quicker profit There has never
been a time before when buildings
either for dwellings or for business
purposes, were erected for the future,
as is now done. Our new store hous-
! Is, banks, churchs private residences,
are built not only for ourselves, bat
lfor those that come after us. Green.
vile has passed the period Of over-
grown village life and has become ir
latt, IS well IS q elaim "A CITY.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

Mr.. Jesse Oldham left on yesterday
morning for Chicago and be
fore returning he intends to visit cit
les and towns through Iowa and Illi-
nois to secure buyers for some choice
real estate property he has listed in
and around Greenville. Mr.. Oldham
has only been in the business in
Greenville four months but by hi:
hustling and advertising there is hard
ly a man, woman or child, but who
knows him and many have prohted By
the sales he has made of their pro
perty.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
Valley Steam Laundry
The Valley Steam Laundry will, in

The Valley Steam Laundry will, in
another week, be ready for business.
All of the new machinery is now up
and installed and Mr. Gray, who IS
personally experimenting the work,
says he will get up steam next week,
test the machinery and see that all Is
in readiness for business the week -.
lowing.
The inside of the new laundry looks
as clean and as neat as pin. and
with its increased machinery will do
double the work it turned out before.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

The Alexander Lumber Co. keeps
right up with the time If you doubt
it look over that way and notice the
big observatory clock which they had
placed in the front of their office
building, opposite the postoffce. In
today's issue OF: The Times they ars
advertising their New Era paints, one
OF the best mixed paints today on the
market. If you contemplate paint
ing your house this spring and want a
lasting paint, as everybody does. and
want to save money on the contract
buy from them the New Era paint.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

Mr. F. C. Theobold, who was found
short in his accounts in the insurance
agency of J. B. Hebron, this city, was
arrested in Chicago last Tuesday and
was brought back to GreenviIle by
Sheriff Crouch Friday morning. To
the officers who made the arrest in
Chicago Mr. Theobold confessed that
the shortage was due to speculating
on the cotton market with the firms
money.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

Mr. Sam A, Mayor has gone into the
rent collecting business and has his
office with the insurance and real es-
tate firm of Lemler & Mayor on Pop
lar street, under the Greenville Inn.
Sam is young man, honest, and with
a plenty of energy to make a success
full rent collector and we believe that
he will give those who trust him with
their business entire satisfaction. -.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

Mr. G. A Besser, formerly with
Kuhn's OF Vicksburg, has accepted
position with Leyser & Co. and in the
future vii have full charge of their ad-
vertisin2. Mr.. Besser IS a brotheri in
law of Mr. Riteman, and comes to
this city highly recommended. The
advertisement of this store in today's
issue of The Times shows his knoYl-
edge of this line of business, which if
continued will no doubt add dollars to
their earnings.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

Mr.. f. J. Tutt, who is charged with
an assault on Mr. Goddard at Mara,
than, was given bail last Tuesday by
Chancellor Bell in the sum of s., 500.
Mr. Tutt that afternoon made the bail
and was released from custody
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

A meeting has been called for all
persons irterested ii the electric line
to Leland to meet IN this city
on April Goth. This movement
should be encouraged as i means
thousands Of dollars tos both cities,
and can Sc worked up To- ! paying
investment for The skoclkoldefs
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
l'ks 6azza9d 1ooss 4 llle z. & ]

he blizzard foost at the Y & NJ.
V. station seems to be a somewhat
less popular resort than it was q
short time ago. It appeared as if
dynamite was the only thing that
would move these birds from their
perch, hut Colonel Montgomery aid
his force must have some equally eff
sseetiye agency ii their command.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
HONOR ROLL
Third and Fourth Grades - Court
School

Werner KKellner.
Sufford Freeman,
Nettie Greenberg,
Inez RodwelI,
Ruth Clark,
Lecta Roche,
LEtl1er Lowe,
Dean Kellner,
Minnie Lee Thomas,
Katherine Borunl,
Lenora Casey,
Maggie Cowan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

The clothes that fit, look we'll wear
well and cost less are at Sol Brill's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
ANNOUNCEMENT
April 4th and 5th.

We will have an expert cutter dis
play the newest creations in Spring
and Summer fabrics for High Art
garments. :
We extend a cordial invitation to
all to call and inspect this line of
tailoring. Very truly,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

s The latest things out in gents fur
nishings at Sol Brill's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01

The most stylish suits. hats, shirts
and neckwear at Sol Brill's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-04-01
The Leader

outhtters to Particular People.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21

urally loves women, and they love her. so that wherever she goes the women are instinctively drawn to her. Thus she gains real insight into the domestic life and tribal customs of the African in his native state.
 There. too. is Mrs. William N Mac- Milan of St. Louis. Her husband has long been interested in Northeast Afrl- ca from the commercial viewpoint. It was a favorite idea of his that profit able trade relations could be establish ed with Abyssinia and the Sudan and the outside world. Mrs. MacMillan was as much interested as her husband in his plan, so she accompanied him to Africa to hunt for travel routes that would be practicable.
 The MacMillans went up the Nile from Cairo to Khartum. January 25. 1903, they left Khartum with some friends and aScended the Blue Nile. Af- ter a little time they separated into two parties. MT. MacMillan heading one, his wife the other. Her special aim was to find land and water travel routes from the Sudan into Abyssinia- With her maid, a physician and nat uralist and a number of servants and carriers the lady crossed the Sudan and visited King Menelik of Abyssinia In his capital. Her route lay among tribes believed to be hostile, and she never went out of camp without being well armed. She travelled by mule train. She herself shot during the journey some "big game" including lions. She crossed Abyssinia from west to east, returning by way of the Red Sea. She believes the object of her journey Is accomplished. A trans portation and trading company IS now being formed for Abyssinia and the ad- joining region.
 Any more? We'll. yes, so many there Is no room to write of them. This Is womans day for doing anything she desires.
 Mrs. B. L. Kerr, naturalist, who has lived, studied and collected specimens in Central America for twenty years, is now on an expedition somewhere in the isthmian wilderness, hunting for the jabiru, a great white bird, six feet tall so scarce that 1t may almost be chased with the dodo. Mrs. Rerr's passion is for hunting in unexplored re- gions, and In the interior of Central America she has ample scope of grati- flying 1t.
 There, too. Is Miss Beatrice Grim shaw, an Irish girl. who is jGurneying alone among the cannibals of the South Sea islands. She is especially careful to avoid places where white people go into the interior of the islands At one place the native women insisted on feeling her flesh to see if she was real She, however with rare Irish tact, let down her back hair and showed them how she did t up. and that won their good will. At last accounts Miss Grim shaw had not yet furnished a meal for. her new friends.
 Alice W. Mortimer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21

band met his death because of errors in the existing maps of Labrador Guided by these maps he was misled into taking the wrong river route which he followed to death by staFva- tion when he expected 1t to bring him to trading post .-~
 In England a new volume of explora- ton up the Congo river is in press from the pen of Mrs. E. French Sheldon, the American woman who has spent months stretching into years in African jun gles, fording rivers and visiting na- lives that had never seen white wo- man before. ..:> .- "
 Mrs French Sheldon js one of the very few women fellows of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain 4. Her mother was noted physician Tn the days when skilled women doctors were not so numerous in America as they are today. Mrs. French-Sheldon herself showed as a young girl great talent in music and spent number of years in Italy developing this gift.
 Then the great urging to travel and travel on and on even to the ends ot the earth broke forth within her. The Germans call this the "wanderlust,' and only those who are born with it in them can understand its resistless inn pulses. The musical leaning was not strong enough to hold her, and Mrs French Sheldon started on her jour neys.
 She went first from New York to Europe, then made extensive explora- tions in East Africa. King Leopold or Belgium commissioned her to go to the Congo Free State and investigate the charges of cruelty toward natives by white officials there. She went, traV- cling up the great Congo river. now spending a few days in negro village now camping out beside the jungle trail During the long trip no act of cruelty from a white official to na- tive came under her personal notice. ana she said so on her return to Eu- rope and civiliza ion. Thereupon those who made the charges declared Mrs. French Sheldon had been treated like a lady. and fed on the fat of the land throughout and that the officials were extremely careful to refrain from acts of cruelty while she was In their vicin ity. But who knows?
 After returning from the Congo Mrs. French Sheldon prepared ner book and rested awhile. Then the ''wanderlust" came over her like a spell again and off she went, this time to the African west coast She said she wanted to get away from the London climate, even into Africa, and herein nobody who knows London in winter can blame her She left Egland early in November last.
 The chief object of Mrs. French -Shel- don's studies in wild lands Is not go- ography or natural resources, but peo- ple people themselves; therefore her stories have a fascinating human quail ity that does not inhere in all records of exploration Then aRain. she nat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21
WALL STREET REVIEW
STOCK MARKET SUBJECTED TO CON-
 SIDERABLE LIQUIDATION.
As Result of General Tendency, the List wal Irregular, if Not Reactionary, but Market Gave Evidence
 of strength.

New York. Dec. 20.--Under cover of fur ther advances on certain issues which have today's stock market was subjected to con siderable liauidation in the form of profit ey. the list was Irregular If if not I reactionary "a Nevertheless the market gave ample evil dsnSe ,Ts 70 ,of iai inherent strength and resisted short interest whose commitments are sup posed to have increased materially since activity of speculation interests In the later city and at adjacent points are any criterion spots In the technical position of the mar kst: Events which Suided the list in one on time and call. ' further % decline in noesy exy change and vague warnings of financial dis aster which emanated from familiar New England source. The most noteworthy fea- ture of the early trading and, indeed, of the day. was Union Pacific. which scored a new was more talk of buying % so. the stock insor for control" but this was simply a variant of ssr The s,rensaR ia of be railway shares furnished aditienal foot ing o nna the West and Northwest. That some deal of great proportions involving the Hiil and conviction of those V ho buy and sell seouri- ties, but any definite confirmation on this Contrast to the strength G of the e unon Pacfie was the weakness of Southern Pacific. This recent publication of its annual report which was accompanied by intimations that divi- dends are not yet In sight. Peoples Gas was decidedly weak as result of the com consoidatsd Gas. was presumably in sym pathy. :, The early advance took in practi- cally all the grangers and coal carriers as well as the trunk fires In the individual strong. London's attit-de toward this market was rather, noncommittal. closing prices there for American being equally d- yided betwee, gains and losses. Later London traded in about 30,000 shares here. on balance. Sentiment abroad was inciino ed to be bearish and with its usual caution, London seemed dispo ed to reduce its hold ings over the approachin~ holidays. The early hours. the trading falling off soon af- ter midday. when the market became dull and more narrow. with the trend toward lower prices. This movement had It's great val of the rumoys of the bank trouble in New England, caused furry in call loans which rose to IS per cent, and produced a flood of selling orders. The heavy offer such isues as Amalgamated Copper and American Smelting and final prices were in numerous instances below those of the previous day. Declines of points or more from the days best prices were made by Northwestern. Reading and Sugar and the closing was heavy The only noteworthy railroad returns of the day were those of the Vanderbilt lines New York Central with December earnings estimated shows an increase in net earnings of more than sS,ioo.o9o .oS with dua an increase in surplus of
 Bonds were firm. Total sales par value. s4,4S0.000. United States new 4s declined per cent. on call.
 NEW YORK RONDa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21
COTTON.

New York Dec 2o.-The census report is- . sued today and the artificial advance es- Ntablished after its publication, in the hope of Aaverting general speculative liquidation probably marked the culmination of this years bull campaign in cotton.
 The reports show that in 500 lb. bales according to Hester weights of this years crop, there has been ginned. up to the 18th of December, 9647. .O0O hfles. In the equiv alent square bales of this years weight. The ginning during the ten days, endILF Decem- Der l3ths has been at the rate of GO, 900 bales day. During the twenty-five working days, ending the 18th of December, There has been glnned this 1884, 900 bales as against 1.716,o00 taies ginned during the same period in 1903,
 There is no evidence of completed ginning anywhere. The report Is within 1000 bales trundantly confirms my previous estimate fe 900 bales for this years production. ,.d my expectation of a commercial crop of
 TEEo. H. PRICE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21
NAVAL STORES MARuET

Savannah, Ga, Dec Ie~Of greates+ i,
 terest in the Savannah naval stores market during the week ending today has been the scramble on the par; of buyers to get rosin and the enormous jumps in the prices that have been paid day after day Because of the rules governing quotations. which re- quire that tifty barrels of a grade must be sold at price in order to change the board quotations. the official market does not show all of the advances psd Some idea of them can be gained however. when it is knnwn that waterwhtte sold at SC co. the commer- cial barrel or ZSo pounds today and that the lowest grade sold at $3 60 A material shrinkage Is being shown in the receipts rlue to the passing of thH season Those Tar ths week were l2,70O barrels, and for the season 53S. .2S3 against 4945u. last season The shipments were 9,5Sl all to u nestle noints The stock Is 7043i, .omc 10 600 in exdass o1
 The spirits of turasntne market aftar ba- ing forced up to b1 e nt, n small sales bas turned dull. closes the Wrek quoted .,noth9 ing doing. without sales. and has rather are willing to allow the 'ulk of inc receints vet to cme to accunUlat, get then, in on a break in prices, wh'ch the top-heavy condt- tion will make ai'nose certain. then force the they can unload at u profit The receints for the week were 4.6ll and for tha spe pe9 son to date, 1S6,S4S, against 1e1 3Ac ins. sH
 son. The stock Is 26.0S3 '"'' S'~
 With the elimination of the Naval Storas Export Company from the field of cmpeti- clined to believe tha. there is now s6 inyit
 ing field for the small exporter who will work along conservative lines ana two or three small firms of this kind are exnected months 1t is possible also that some of ths factorage houses formerly having oniv gach
 sonviiis offices will open bra nnSso ohlS S~acn- ~ headquarters to this city. S~'- VI ''-S -