The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-24

phesy for $4,000 in 1910 will be
realized.
Don't forget the Tic. Twill meet
here next May and il is not TO early
TO begin to hustle for their reception
and entertainments =.
Hon Pat Henry will run for con-
gross from John Sharp Williams dis
trict provided the minority leader
does not stand for reelection
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Greenville, with good crop in the
here this fall as. well as rushing
business and from the prospects we
look for the good times.
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Washington county is always close
in the Governor's race, Fotir years
ago Vardanlan catried the county
by ii votes and this year Brewer
carried it by 6. Show us another
county with such |. rssord.
Some of the state press have TO go
to the ranks of the enemy TO secure
eulogistic matter for the Hon John
Sharp. Many of. them have been
excerpts from the Northern and
Eastern papers III regards to the
senatc,rial contest in Mississippi. 1t
is NEEDLESS tossay that all Of these
were againt the champion of white
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There's some thing doing down, i'll
South Mississippi aid The weather
indications point to pistols and COT
fee for two Somebody has ac-
ciise,d she Hon. Jesse B. Webb, of
piirposely making ,ii1 error iii an i'm
d5ctment in Lincoln county and Mr..
Webb, who is the able district at
toriiey iii that district, comes out III
10 urnmistakable terms and de-
iroufices the originator of the ac-
cusiation as a liar
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Most any old excuse Of a man gan
sssaiid victory and prosperity Bit the
crucible which shows true manhood
| IS the. fires Of adversely and defeat.
He who runs may read the proof OF
this statement by noting the actions
Of WilliamIs) she Cohqueror and
Vardarnai,, the Debated. The forriie,
seems TO have great desire.sto ring
the riecks of all who did hot east
their ballots for him. while the latter
accepts his defeat with the grace
and ease OF one, of natufes noblemei1-
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TIL following gives some idea .of
! the EXPERIENCES of American Naval
gunner: a guiinef oil the armored
cruiser Maryland. of the Atlantic
| feet made IL shots and / hits in one
minute with a six-inch gun. A gun
on the battleslip Ohio was fired with
4 perfc-t score at the rate oil. .ro.Sf a
minute 4 six-inch gun on the bat
tleship Maine has record of perfect
score at the, rate. Of 1871 a mihute.
TIE ba.tleship Missouri's best rec
ord was, 1890 shots minute. each
lodged In i traget. But in Compare
son with Smaller guns, these six
inch records Become i.fs;giaifcar.
A three pnundef on the battle slip
Virginia fr5,de 30 shots and 20 hits in
* seconds and another gun made 10
shots and 10 hits III 17t seconds, i
remarkable average of 16.67 shots
ana hits a rn;rutc. TGkio papers
might ccpy. IF the American and
japanese fleets shb..ld ever meet
| tlaer would doubtless be soir:t
/ Amerscan Losses, but after the fight
! there would be no Japanese navy.
Nashville AMERICAN. u.
1SoC0 Is ID1e-
The election of last Thursday for
Inan,iiiK Of the next Cove fn<tf ut A 81
sissjppi proved very qniet and tanaS
affair. With the xeceptioas Of the
politicians and close friends of TIC
| tsko c4hdidsfes The great mass 81
v0fefs f,fffr vent to the 0oIl3 9fld en-