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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
THE OLDEST CONFEDERATE
Patrick Clark of Lucky Hill, Va, Vet
eran of Three Wars, Passes
the Century Mark

Richmond, Vain Patrick Clark, OF
Lucky Hill, on the Southern railway,
between Remington and Bealeton, Eau
quier county can boast of probably the
Oldest confederate veteran living to-day.
Born in Ireland in 1894, he emf
grated to this country when small
lad, with his parents. At Is he en-
listed in the American army, and
served through the entire war of 1912.
In 1847 he joined the Eighth United
States regulars, sailed from New York
city to Vera Cruz, was placed in Gen.
Worth's famous division, and took
very active part in all the fighting
that led up to the capture of the City
of Mexico. At the close of the Mex
lean war he was discharged . at the
Jefferson barracks, in Missouri
He served four years in the confed-
crate army, member of the Sixth
Louisiana infantry, Early's division,
army of northern Virginia, and was
q participant in some Of the fiercest
engagements of that bloody period.
His general health Is excellent. He
can walk around, appears to be very
cheerful and experiences a great de,
light in describing the numerous con
flicts in which he has taken part. He
is entirely blind, IL very hard of hear.
ing, and almost entirely dependent
upon pension of $12 q month which
he receives from the national govern
ment for his services in the Mexican
war
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
sLEIGHING IN AUTOMOBILES
Big Machines on Steel Runners As
tonish Long Island Natives-Not
Entirely Satisfactory.

Hampstead, N. Y.-Automobiles on
runners astonished the townsfolk OF
Long Island, who thought they had
seen everything in the shape of an up
to-date vehicle. 1t was to some ex.
tent an experiment on the part of those
who wished to drive their cars over the
snow and ice-covered roads in the
neighborhood And the result was not
entirely satisfactory.
A portable steel runner, somewhat
resembling a ha1f-tire, was attached
to the front wheels of the machine, and
the rear or motor wheels were encased
in steel rim with sharp teeth, which
dug into the ice and propelled the
car.
The plan worked better in theory than
IN practice, however, for while there was
no difficulty in propulsion of the auto,
mobile. the sharp points of ice under
the snow continually punctured the
tires, and the sport was finally aban-
doned.
The machines were driven into stables
and spirited horses and real sleighs
were taken out in their place, and the
merry Jingle of bells was heard along
the Merriek road.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

The Memphis NewS-SciInitar is max
Ing strong efforts to build up its circula-
ton list, and in order to do this offers
to give 95 cents worth of garden seed
and the daily and Sunday paper for one
month, the price of which is 80 cents, q
total of $1.45, an for 80 cents. Send
the so cents to The News-Scimitar,
Memphis, Tenn, and they will send yo1
the paper enc month aud the following
papers of seed, postage paid:
Offer No 1 is the daily and Sunday paper
one month and the following seed: Half
pint package English Peas, regular price 10
cents: 1-3 pint package Bunch Beans, regu-
lar price 10 cents. and the following papers,
which sell for cents each: One each Reefs.
Early Cabbage, Late Cabbage, Collards.
Lettuce. Watermelon, Cucumber, Canta-
loupe, Squash. Okra. Tomatoes Turnips,
Mustard, Radish and Onion Seed.
We have another offer. which is offer No
2 and that is to send the paper as above
all Of the above garden seed and in addition
One paper each of Phlox. Sweet AlySsum
NaSturtium, Petunia and Morning Glory
All this we send for 80 cents-garden and
aower seed and the paper one month
The News-Seimitar is published after,
noon IL pages, Sunday mornings 40 tc
48 pages.
If a subscriber prefers the weekly pa
| per one year instead of the daily paper
one month, he can so order.
Address The News-Seimitar, Mem
phis, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
SENTIMENT IN JAPAN
4 CHANGE OF FEELING AMONG
PEOPLE REGARDING WAR.
Governme.. --.e - Be Trying to
Shift Responsibility for Conflict
Light on Cause Of Rus
sian Disasters.

A private letter from Japan speaks
Of considerable change Of feeling
among the people going on in regard
10 the war The return from the front
every week OF thousands OF manned
and broken down soldiers is working
on popular sentiment. and wnen Jap
anese meets foreigner with whom he
is acquainted, the first question almost
that is asked is: When is the war go
ing to end?"
The Japanese government itself
would appear. according to the same
account, to be becoming conscious Of
the change, in the situation, and is try
ing to shift the responsibility of the
war, which it sees is becoming unpop-
ular, from its own shoulders. This
was made very manifest in recent
speech of the prime minister, Count
Katsura, at a conference of the pre-
fectural governors. In it he endeaV-
ored to show that the action of the
government in beginning the war had
received the Endorsement of the whole
people, and that it's conflict could only
be carried to a successful termination
by the peoples being united and sup
porting. the government. He therefore
urged the governors to make such rep
reservations to the people in their
procedures as would keep up the solid
arity of the nation in face of the deter
mination Of this enemy to prosecute
the war.
Accompanying the letter Is a clip
ping from the Yokohama Eastern
World, containing some very interest
ing facts to show that the Japanese
government has been diligently pre-
pairing for the hostilities which its
diplomacy was leading up to. One was
that IL miles of torpedo booms, joined
with steel chains and furnished with
steel nets, were in position at the Ell
lot islands before the negotiations
', were broken off, and there formed a
harbor in which the japanese feet was
safe from torpedo attack. AS these
I Islands were more or iess under Rus
sian surveillance, it is another instance
! of the gross carelessness of the Rus
sian naval authorities at Port Arthur,
and throws fresh light on the causes
Of the uninterrupted series of disas-
tiers that have befallen the Russians
on land and sea.
Reading between the lines of Count
Katsura's speech to the governors, It
is apparent that his government is
beginning to feel uneasy at the pros
! pect unfolding before it and would be
glad to see relief coming in some
shape. Friendly Intervention would be
the best form if both sides would &C.
cept it, but apparently Russian sentI
ment is not ready for it, though If the
accounts coming from both public and
private sources in Russia and Japan
are to be credited, the people of the
two countries at some time are likel,
to exact a severe reckoning, and on,
which the governments are naturally
DESTROYS OF escaping, the Japanese no
the less
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
SOCIETY LEAVING THE CRY
Country Places Gradually Drawing
Wealthy New Workers, Declares
Social Register.

New York.-That private residences
for persons in fashionable circles in
New York will be luxury In 1922 Is the
view of compilers of the social register
of 1905, which has just appeared. The
estimate is basd upon comparison Of
this issue with that of 1888. This CON-
parison ALSO leads to the deduction that
society h gradually abandoning private
residences In Manhattan more for coun-
try homes than for apartment houses
and hotels.
OF families named In the social regis
ter OF 1888 about Sc per cent. lived prac-
tieaIly under their own roof; now only
So per cent. do so. among prominent
families In New York alone. Contrary
to the general opinion, this population
has not been largely absorbed by apart
ment and hotel life, but the bulk has
taken up with country life and is to be
found in suburban towns on Long Is
land, Westchester county, New Jersey,
Tuxedo, and some of the winter resorts
such as Aiken One-quarter now lives
permanently abroad, with but occasion
al visits to the United States.
In 1888 the largest number OF families
residing under one roof was IL. Now
there are as many as q in one hotel.
OF the 5000 families in the social reg
lister 1856 families reside one to
dwelling. being eight per cent. of the
total Families residing two in house
mostly belong to the same family. and
they are for the purpose of this com
parison classed with private residences
leaving total of 1074 residing in apart
ment houses or hotels. They are 2per
cent of the total OF the families who
live in the suburbs there are 2,124, or z;
per cent. Living abroad are SGT fam
lilies
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
THlBETANS ARE TRADERS.
New British Possession a Nation OF
Shopkeepers, Declares COL
Younghusband

London. = Col. Younghusband, who
concluded the British treaty with Thib-
ct, and who recently arrived in England
from Lassa, says that owing to the mag
nif1cent behavior of the British troops,
the Thibetans were much better dis
posed toward them when they left than
when they arrived.
The colonel said that, as result of the
mission, obstacles to trade with India
had been removed, and trade was in
actual progress when he left.
The Thibetans," he said, ARE a ma
ton of shopkeepers. While the mis-
sion was in the country, Thibetan
traders were continually coming in to
all our camps and posts to sell produce
and goods. There seems to be every
prospect of a thriving trade springing
up between India and Thibet. 1t was
a very difficult matter to get the con-
vention through in the few weeks which
military necessity placed at my dis
posal, and still more difficult to do this
without causing bitterness of feeling
among the Thibetans.
81 am happy to say that we have
not left behind us at Lassa any of that
feeling Of race animosity which might
be very apt to occur under similar cir
cumstances. The fact that we were al.
lowed into the most sacred shrines IN
Lassa, and that, after the treaty wa:
signed, Capt. Conner was received by
the Tashi Lama at Shingatse with
great ceremony, was sure proof that thu
walls of religious obstruction which
had been raised by the lamas. and which
had hitherto closed the country, haC
more or less been broken down I d.
not think 1t likely that they will eve
wish to raise them again"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
NOVEL SMOKING CONTEST.
German CIubman Wins 1925 by Max
ing His Cigar Burn Over Two
Hours Without Going Out.

Berlin.-At one Of the clubs here Q
lively dispute has just been settled by q
novel competition.
discussion having arisen in the
smoking-room as to how long cigar
would last smoker without going out,
it was agreed that the six persons pres
ent should light at the same moment ci-
CARS of the same brand and thus settle
the matter
One of them was unable to make his
smoke longer than half an hour; an.
other so minutes. The third smoked JUS
an hour, the fourth an hour and half
and the fifth one hour and fifty minutes
Finally the sixth alone was smoking
and he continued beyond the two houl
mark, and won the prize of 500 marks
or S125.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
The Sad Story of Man Who Saw
His Mistake too Late.
A Lesson to 9th G

The sad ending of the life of Jno Jones. by his
own hand because he found after purchasing bill of
lumber, that his son. who was erecting the same kind
OF house in the adjoining yard had bought the
bill at $50. less from the Planters Lumber Company
of this city, should be a lesson to Others.
1t is true YOU may not take your life but why
take your own money and throw it away to the winds
when you save it by purchasing your lumber from
this Company and you have no other use for it. give
it to your wife to beauty the home after it is erected
Weare awaiting your coming and have received
loads Of Pine and Cypress lumber plain and dress
ed Shingles Doors, Blinds and Roofing to fill your
order. Planters Lumber Co. Phone 201
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
Kings Improved Cotton Seed.

Recommended by the United States
Agricultural Department Mature
earlier than any other cotton. This
year planted all over the boil weevil
districts of Texas. The only way to
be certain that you are getting the
genuine unmixed King Cotton Seed
is to have them shipped from Mr..
King himself, in North Carolina.
Having been grown in high latitude
these seed will mature two weeks
earlier than the same kind of seed
raised here, and month earlier than
any other seed raised here. J. w.
Dunn, Monroe, La, General Agent
for Mississippi, Louisiana and Ark
ansas.
New line of Ladies Neckwear al
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
Not Displacing the Original.

Sumatra wrapper tobacco can be
grown in Connecticut, and farmer near
Charleston has demonstrated by IL
years of profitable experiment that tea
can be grown in South Carolina, but
there is still market for tobacco grown
in Sumatra and for tea grown in Japan.
Boston Globe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
cum from Rubber Plant.

Salida, Col, expects to have factory
for the extraction of gum from the Col
orado rubbe. plant" in operation soon.
A building was recently donated by the
business men to aid in establishing the
new industry, and it is now being pre-
pared for the reception of the necessary
machinery, which has been ordered.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
A Dangerous STATE

An Alabama man has been sent to
Jail for 30 days because he kissed a girl
after she had said: please don't!" It
must be difficult for man to know when
he is safe in Alabama.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
The Next Problem

Now that the thornless cactus has ar.
rived, will some resourceful scientist
Of a geological turn of mind undertake
the evolution of Quill-less porcupipe?
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
See window displays of new
spring goods at Haftre's.

The daily press announces the re-
tirement of Senator Money after the
expiration of his new term which be-
gins March 4th. Hon. Jno. Sharp
Williams it is said will announce as a
candidate to. succeed him at the prop
er time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

Before purchasing cal. at Bells
S ,Idio ant' see a mos+ excellent line
~ fine fr..Ir-.s, all s.ess and styles.
Fine line OF moulding too
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
One Way

On sale February 2Ist and March 2Ist
For information concerning trip to
any point, write
J. N. Cornatzar, A. G. P. A,
Memphis, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
Dunlap Hats

Latest spring shapes of these cele-
brated hats Just received.
SOL BRILL.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

Exclusive patterns in new en-
broideries, insertion to match at Half
ter's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
Dunlap Hats

Latest spring shapes of these cele-
brated hats just received.
SOL BRILL.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

The Jackson Club of Memphis has
come out openly favoring municipal
ownership of its public utilities.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

Just received new ginghams, III
cents yard, worth 10 cents at Half
ter's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25
LOW RATES TO THE
SOUT H E A S T
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On sale first and third Tuesday of
each month
One Wau
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-02-25

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
a Great Plaw VIII BE Seen Mt Opera
House Tonight

For stage purposes the scenes of
the play are laid in America, in Penn
sylyania Alyce Granger becomes. in
her early years, strong believer in
Mental Telepathyo While still
young she came TO this country and
was adopted by her uncle. Deacon
Coleman. Jack, the son, becomes
very much interested in Alyce, which
incurred the displeasure Of his faith
.er by cunning duplicity, Clayton
has so worked on the mind of the
Deacon 10 induce him to transfer the
management OF his real estate from
Jack 10 himself Clayton who had
paid over a few months before, a sum
of $4,000 which he had collected,
.stealthily enters the yard and finds
the Deacon asleep in hts chair
He cautiously approaches and
quietly removes the money from his
pocket The movement, however.
awakena the Deacon. who al once
recognized his assailaut In the
struggle that ensues Clayton plungea
ia knife into the heart Of the Deacon
and escapes.
The second act takes place at the
fair grounds at Lewlsburg, where
Jacks horse, Princess. is matched
against the villains horse "yolga !"
Just as the horses are called at the
post word comes that Jacks jockey
has been druggsd Everything is in
chaotic state Jack offers 81 900
TO anyone who viii ride his horse.
hnt no one responds as they kaow
the danger Just as the bugle calls
the horses Alyce runs on. dressed
in the jockey s colors and volunteers
TO ride the horse The race is shown
lasting oug and one-half minutes.
making one of the greatest scenes
ever Witnessed ON an opera house
stage
The third act. the corouor's in
quest. where Jack is being held for
che murder of his father. Alyce re-
quests PERMISSION from the prestd
ing Judge to plead for the cause of
her lover In her able defense she
brings into requisitlon her wonderful
power Of thought transmission. and
by an unseen power so controls the
mind OF the villain. Frederick Clay
ton, that he voluntarily confessed
himself the murderer which publicly
shows Jacks innocence
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
PARKER is ACQUITTED
The Jury DeIiberdied -Four Hours Before
Reaching Verdict.

Dallas. Tex. Dec Judge E b.
Muse of the criminal district court
yesterday morning charged the jury
IN the r. r. Parker ease. Arguments
in the case closed Thursday after
noon. but Judge Muse announced al
. o'clock that the charge to the jury
would not be delivered until the next
morning
The charge was an unusually Ions
one, covering fifteen pages vi closely
type-written paper The law in re-
gard to murder in the first and sec
oud degrees was pointed our to the
jury as was also the law covering
self defense
Fully half an hour was taken up
by Judge Muse in the reading Of the
charge and explaining some OF fhe
points touched on IN the case
The jury at +:45 yesterday after
noon. after four hours deu0eration.
EeTUI iit=,i a 75T5iiIJ ~ T0I guilty III
the murder trial OF Deputy District
Clerk II. r Parker for the killing
Of Lawyer Frank J Bell
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
TWO BILLS BY BEALL,
Texas Congressman Desires To Pro-
hibit Speculation In Options
and F'utmrss.

Washington. Dec 2 Congress
man Beall will introduce Monday a
bill prohibiting dealing in cotton and
other agricultural options and fu-
tures The bin was drawn up after
q careful discussion with members Of
both parties representing agrienlt-
ufai districts with stronger eneour-
agements than heretofore IN prospect
q such measure
Mf Reaii will also seek 30 secure
the passage Of a law refunding the
cotton tax paid after he way and
held lilegally by the courts, though
prospects for It's passage 20 FAR are
net encouraging
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
Through eoaeh 10 New orleans.

The sale of holiday tickets t0 the
t.ast will begin THURSDAY December
Fl Agent kennedy Of the Central
announces that ou that date his road
viii ran q through coach from this
ejtF 10 Nee Orleans By this az
ranaemeut here viii be- only one
change Of cars for the principal points
ln 1he easaera states The round trip
rate thls season wtli be- ems aud oue-
third gare
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
A WOMAN IS TO HANG
The final Chapter in New EHalaad
Crime Has Been Written.

Windsor VI Dec 3 The final
chapter Ii the life-story OF Mrs MARY
u Rogers Was written Yesterday
ehen the unfortunate young woman
she was not SET 2s years old was
haneea for the murder q The man
whon she had sworn al The altar
% loee aud cherish 70 the veey end
ise soman displayed much Of that
stoisai indifference which had mark
"a her dene.nar during tae three
ears she rad spent III prison
rhe lifoa took pl4ee in tbe
store ts4n On the laweF noof of the
prison The onlg witnesses were
fliose permitted bg EaN and iuclad
ed hesiaea ehe ptisea attendants d
aambeg Of iHrite8 shsriffs from vaFi-
ons pari of vermont and small
groups 81 newspaper nlen Extra
prainars precautions were 5aton 80
saiuine admistauee Sheriff II "a
Peek Of White River Jnaction. In.
peeted all VISITORS III they passed
he masa prison gate. and the corri-
dofs tsadias . fhe death chamber
sefe elosely guarded
James Mefeermugt uf ply mouth and
MI + Fairbanks of Springfield ac
eompanlna Nrs Rogers down lhe
sbree flights pf stairs ffous her ceil
- fhe loser fiaot. aad stood beside
uaatl the end re woman was narb-
"a ID = plain blaes dress The straps
seFs adjusted bg Deputy sheriffa
ksnirx and Thomas Of the windsor
prison aud the knot was adjusted
81 Superintendent Lowell
While the little gfoup of witness
stood wlth t4o@at heads, brief
prayer aaz said hY the prison chap
ain Az silent signal the trap was
rrias bs Deputy Sheriff spaffard
Despite the facf that ait 1T thu az
eadRass wefe viihnaat experience ii
saeh nastefs the execution was con
lnrea without 81 delaY or mfsnap
~ ANY kind
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
BACK or TEXAS ROADS
frisco and Rock Island latereStS 8ehiad
the Brdl0S Valley Railroad.

That the Frisco and Rock Island
systems are welded and their in
terests as affecting Texas are closely
interviewer is no longer doubted. In
view OF dispatch printed In this
paper yesterday, telling of the cleo
tion of Colonel b. r. Yoakum TO the
Craftsmanship Of the Rock Island and
Pacific.
This leaves 30 doubt that the Rock
Island. jointly with the Frisco, is
backing the great railway system
that is being built in Texas under
The master hand Of Colonel Yoakum
This system has Houston as its hub
and briefly embraces the Texas Coast
Line. uow being built into Houston
from Brownsville, and which Is TO
ultimately cross the flio Grande and
penetrate Mexico. giving a short line
70 Mexico City. The construction of
I the Trinity and Brazos Valley route
is being vigorously pushed both to~
wards Houston south aud Dallas
north. and win give a new line be-
tween the two cities within a year
hence This road is really an ex-
tension of the Denver aud Rio Grande
and viii make q short line from Cal
weston and Houston 20 Denver aud
a new and short route to the Pacific
coast The third prominent piece OF
/ construction which has been laid out
by Colonel Yoakum Is line from
I Houston 80 Beaumont aad on te New
Orleans. where extensive terminals
are already being provided For the
| putting through OF this latter line
the Yoakum interests have purchas-
ed several short lines and Fumors
have II are behind others being pro-
NOTED. which will either form a part
TOT their Houston Beaumont New Or
leans main line or be auxIliaries 10 It.
The story was widely published
; year ago that the Frisco and Rock
/ island had broken off friendly reia-
itons and were NO longer Jointly re-
aated ta tne oiE foakum SYSTEM
building IN Texas There was real
foundation Tor lhH-si0ry tof there
Was serious friction for time be-
! tween lhe great interests ihat sueb
mas now vanished Is indicated by
Coionet foaNah' election TO com
olAha'ns position ol The Rock island