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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-31
Pointed Parapraphs

Finishing is the hardest part of a lazy mans job.
 Most married men do as they please in their minds.
 Fortunate is the milkmaid who has no kick coming.
 It is difficult to generate philosophy on an empty stomach.
 If a girl is happy it a sign that her clothes are satisfactory.
 A girl never likes to be kissed unless she says she doesn t.
 Forbearance is one of the virtues our enemies do not possess.
 A woman's idea of extravagance is to spend money for sensible things Chicago News.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-31

fc rmance there was large hole in the canvas. Through the hole, as the actor talked passionately about love, the head of super suddenly protruded. The head looked about in a wild, scared way, and quick as thought the actor shouted:
 Man overboard!
 "Then, when the head disappeared, he said sadly:
 '' Alas, the perlis of the deep. An other poor soul gone to his last re- ward. n
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-31
Substitutes

"We haven t any deviled crabs, sir, y said the waiter. CT can offer you some very nice deviled el ygs.
 "Umph! l presu me if you were out of mock turtle soup you d suggest some very nice mock ora. igesg' retorted the diner.
 s'Ycs, sir,'' ans wered the waiter, calmly. "At least J would suggest that you give them mo ck trial. ''-Harper $ Weekly.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-31

jail this morning by Sheriff Jack White.
 The police have not given up hope of being able to get the man, who, it is reported, was the instigator of the crime.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-31
WILLIAM [. HORNADkY,

Hornaday his Burroughs Honaday probably knows living For the past he has director of the York geological
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The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
POLICEMAN GEORGE
ROLAND ATTACKED
While Making Arrest-Another Ne
gro Interferes-Struck Citizen.

While making an arrest OF negro
Friday afternoon, Officer Roland was
compelled. near the corner of Wash
Ington avenue and Poplar street. 20
call on citizens for help and Mr. Har-
rison Rachelman and others respond
ed While the officer and men were
trying to handle their man, Law
renee Lewis, negro mail carrier of
the city, ran in and began striking at
Mr. Harrison when officer Roland
drew hrs gun and stopped his attack.
After locking the prisoner up, Lewis
was also arrested and placed in jail
for his unwarranted interference. He
claims that he was also trying to as
sist in the arrest but reputable citi>
zens who saw the attack, state that
he was fighting at the officer. He
was released on giving $Ioo bond.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
A GOOD DAYS WORK

Hon. z. S. Gambler, Representative
in Congress from the First Congress
sional District of Mississippi, has won
a decided victory in the House, as the
Associated Press report in this morn
4ng's paper shows, in having free
seed added to the appropriation bill,
with an appropriation of $238,ooo to
pay for them, carrying his motion
over the ruling of the Speaker, and
turning down the report of the APP
preparations committee by a vote of
"a to 1856.
Mississippi never had more in
dustrious Congressman than Zeke
Gambler. He is an indefatigable
worker, a man of wonderful energy,
and never lets an opportunity pass to
put in a word in behalf of the plain
people those who toll and labor with
their hands.
In having seed restored to the free
list, he has accomplished more than
many Congressman do during an en-
tire session. for while the item seems
small to any one person, it is large
in the aggregate, and a great boon to
the thousands of poor people.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
LAWYERS AND DOCTORS
MUST HAVE LICENSES

A new law in effect October Ist,
and provided in Section 23o of the
new code, is as follows:
at shall be unlawful for any per
son to engage in the practice of law
in this State. who has not been Il
censed according to law. Any person
violating this provision shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, may be fined in any
sum not exceeding $500. Any per-
son who shall for fee or reward or
promise, directly or Indirectly write
or dictate any paper or instrument Of
writing, to be held in any cause or
proceeding pending, or to be insti-
tuted in any court in this State, or
who shall write or dictate any any
bill Of sale, deed Of conveyance, deed
Of trust, mortgage, contract or last
will or testament, or shall make or
certify to any abstract of title to real
estate other than his own9or in which
he may own an interest. shall be held
to be engaged in the practice of law"
Section 1884 of the same code, pro-
vides that:
"If any person who shall practice
as an attorney and counsellor-at-law,
or shall practice as a physician or
surgeon, or shall practice as a dentist.
or shall practice as pharmacist
without having first been examined
and obtained a license as required by
law, shall on conviction. be fined not
less than $40 nor more than $780, or
be imprisoned in the county jail not
Leader.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
DROPS DEAD IN
STREET CAR
SAD AND SUDDEN DEMISE OF
MR.. ]. w. PERKINS
Yesterday Afternoon-Was on His
Way Home and Accompanied by
His Wife Whose Grief Was Heart
Rendering.

A very sad occurrence yesterday
afternoon at 200 o'clock was the
death of Mr.. ]. W. Perkins, who
dropped dead in a South Broadway
street car just as it was leaving the
switch at the opera house on Poplar
street
Mr.. Perkins had been in failing
health for some time and came Up
town yesterday, accompanied by his
wife, to consult physician. After
eating dinner at a restaurant they
boarded a street car for their home
on South Broadway Jast as the car
was going out Of the switch on Pop
lar street, Mr. Perkins. who was
standing, fell into a seat. Mrs. Per
kins, who was paying their fares in
the front Of the car ran back to him,
the car was stopped, and sympa-
thizine friends and strangers worked
hard to relieve him. A doctor was
sent for but before his arrival Mr.
Perkins died His remains were car
ried to Somer Bros. undertaking
establishment and later taken to Mr..
Perkins home at No. 7o7 South
Broadway, where he resided with his
son.
The unconsolab1e grief of Mrs.
Perkins was heart rending. Ladies
Of the neighborhood did all in their
power to comfort the bereaved
Mr. Perkins was 70 years of age
and had lived here for the past two
years. He leaves a devoted wife
and three sons and two daughters
who reside in this city and nearby
towns
The bereaved have the sincerest
sympathy OF The Times in their
great loss.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT
To the City Charter to Divide the
City Into Wards

An amendment to the city charter
proposing to divide the city into
wards was presented, read, adopted
and ordered printed as required by
law, as follows:
Be it resolved and ordained by the
City Council of Greenville that pur-
suant to the power conferred on it
by Section 3444 of the Mississippr
code of 1906, of the public statute
laws of the Safe of Mississippi, that
the city of Greenvillee be and the
same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows, to-wit:
Section Four-Election of Mayor
and Council, and the division of the
city into four wards:
There shall be elected by the quail
fed electors of said city a Mayor
and six Councilmen for said city;
said electors shall possess all of the
qualifications required by Section
3433 of the Mississippi code of 1906
of the statute laws of the State of
Mississippi
The Mayor shall hold his office for
the term of two years, and said coun-
cilmen shall hold their offices for
the term Of four years; and all of
said councilmen shall hold their of
fees until their successors are elect
ed and duly qualified
The of
shall divide the city of Greenvil1e in
to four wards, to be known as wards
| one, two, three and four, and shall
! fix the boundaries thereof and after
said boundaries of said wards shall
have been fixed by the City Council
| of Greenville, by resolution entered
| on the minute books of the city, the
same shall not be changed or altered
| except by a two-thirds vote of the
qualified electors of said city, at an
election to be held for that purpose,
to be promptly ordered by the city
council of Greenville, upon petition
filed with it, and signed by a ma
jority of the qualified electors of said
| city.
Elections for Mayor and three
Councilmen shall be held on the
second Monday of December, 1907,
and bienialIy thereafter. Two of said
Councilmen shall be elected from the
city at large and at the next ensuing
election to be held on the second
Monday of December, 1909, two
Couneilmen shall be elected from
Wards Three and Four and one from
the city at large. The Councilmen
elected from each of said wards shall
be resident thereof, but the Mayor
and said Counciln1en shall be elected
by the city At large.
If any person elected as Coun-
Gilman from particular ward shall
remove his residence from said ward,
the oi1iee sh1il become vacant there
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
FOR LOWER
RAILROAD MILEAGE

The Mississippi Railroad Commis-
sion is considering the question OF
issuing an order requiring all rail-
roads operating in the State to sell
interchangeable mileage books at two
cents a mile. Most of the commits
sion, it is stated, is pledged to the
support OF. the measure, which will
provide for books containing 1900
miles, and the vote on the proposition
will doubtless be unanimous.
However, the passenger traffic Of
ficials Will be given an opportunity
to show the cause why the order
should not be issued
Commissioner Kincannon has also
fled an order prohibiting railroads
from collecting four cents per mile
cash fare when passengers fail to buy
tickets. The Frisco system strictly
enforces the four-cent rate, but it
has been abandoned by nearly all
other roads.
Another important action slated
for consideration is the PRONUNCIATION
Of maximum rate on native grown
potatoes, molasses, peas. etc. Some
time since the Commission issued
new rates on native-grown hay, corn,
cotton seed, etc, which are lower
than similar interstate rates charged
in any State in the Union, and it IS
the purpose of the Commission to put
all agricultural products grown at
home on the lowest possible basis
by low maximum tariff to be
charged by the various roads
Brookhaven Leader.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
TILLMAN SCORES THE
NORTHERN MILLIONAIRE
Because 1t Is His Money That Kills
the Child-Labor Laws in Sc o.sth
Carolina

Washington Jan. 81. -rSenator
Beveridge to-day, continuing his
speech on the measure prohibiting
interstate commerce in articles which
II, the produc+ OF child labor, stated
that ;hrec~sourtl1s of the cotton fac
tories of the South were opposing the
bill, that the railroads - the South
were opposing it and th7s the c al
mine operators OF the South were
opposing it.
When he said that the recently en-
acted Child Labor Law of Georgia
was "a dead letter." Mr.. Bacon took
issue with him. Mr. Beveridge as
serted there had been filed 5000 ap-
plications for permits Tor child labor
under the law
How many of them have been
granted?' asked Mr.. Bacon.
'3All of them" replied Mr.. Beve
ridge.
Mr. Bacon then explained that the
law prohibited children under twelve
years of age working after Jan. l.,
1893.
yes responded Mr.. Beveridge,
':but there is no Inspector in the State
and no means of enforcing that pro-
vision. What good is a measure of
that kind?"
Senator Tillman said that the diff
Guilty in his State was the Northern
millionaire, who came down there,
invested his money in cotton mills
and then influenced the Legislature
against child labor laws
"The Senator is to a certain extent
right" interrupted Senator Gallinger,
there is Northern money in South
Carolina, and God help South Caro-
lima if there wasn't Northern money
there"
"Rather than have Northern money
there exerting lobbying influences,
retorted Mr.. Tillman, "I would to
God the Senator and all others would
keep Northern money out Of my
State.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
COTTON STATES LEAGUE

announcement is made that Presi-
dent Compton will call a meeting OF
the Cotton States Baseball League
for February 8, when schedule for
the coming season will be adopted
and other preliminaries arranged for
opening the season.
This meeting probably will be held
at Mobile, at which the roster of
players also probably will be an
nounced. At the same time, it will
be determined whether there will be
six or eight teams IN the league this
season. Pensacola has made app1i-
cation, as has Monroe, Natchez,
Greenville, Columbus and Selma,
and the directors could increase to
twelve clubs, if they so desired and
present a strong league at that, but
there is no probability of any such
action. Pensacola is making desper-
ate efforts to win the magnates over.
and will send a delegation to the
meeting prepared to make a good
proposition relative to mileage,
which is the one obstacle to the Flor
ida city.
If Pensacola can win home in the
Cotton States, Monroe will be asked
to return to the freside, never more
to wander and to roam, completing
the circui Of eight clubs.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
Would Put them Out of Business

The Memphis-Scimitar says that
should "the Hollybush levee break
four railroads entering Memphis
from the Arkansas side would be put
partially out of business within "a
hours" This is a good argument for
government aid to 1evees. But it
does not speak well for the sagacity
and liberality Of the "four railroads
that would be put partially out of
business. This levee broke in 1903,
and the disastrous effects of repeti-
ton of the break this year have been
no secret If it breaks it will be
wholly due to the inadequate efforts
to make it secure, since the danger
became apparent And this has been
the result of impoverished means at
the disposal of the lcvee authorities;
which the railroads could have profit
ably supplied by joint subscription,
or loan, that would have been paltry
by comparison with their losses from
the interruption of their trains
Vicksburg Herald.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
VARDAMAN WILL WIN

Observant gentlemen who have re-
Gently travelled over the greater part
of the State, meeting and coming in
close touch with the voters express
| the belief that His Excellency, Gov.
JONES K. Vardaman, is going to have
an easy victory in his race for the
United States Senatorship over Hon.
John Sharp Williams in the coming
senatorial primary to be held in Au-
gust next. They say the talk almost
everywhere is for Vardaman, and in
the white counties is this especially
the case.
While the Governor may not pos
sess any greater ability than his COM
petitor, he certainly has as much, but
the people generally regard him as
the most practical of the two, and
with degree of aggressiveness that
will enable him to accomplish some
good for his State and section, and
the country at large, things we have
not seen written down to the credit
| of the gentleman from Yazoo county,
who has been congressman for q
number of years, but has made only
a record as a. graceful, fiowery orator.
without making any impress upon
the poEcies of the nation and its af-
fairs
We do not desire to jisparage the
ability and value of his congressional
|labors, but do believe he IS in the
! field now where he belongs, and that
EGovernor Vardaman is the one who
should BE called to the higher and
|more exalted station in the Senate.
.Natchex Builesfn.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
Second Dividend Declared

The second dividend declared by
Receiver Kretschmar of the late NJ.
& p Bank, is being paid today.
This makes 40 per cent. that has been
paid to the creditors Of this failed
institution, together with a large
amount paid the secured and pre-
ferred creditors last year. 1t is esti-
mated that some $25o,ooo have been
collected and disbursed since the
failure which is credit TO the work
OF the gentlemen who had the work
in charge
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
Mr.. LIVINGSTON
WANTS ACTION
IS AFTER FUTURE DEALERS
IN COTTON
He Would Have the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Take Up Resolution on the Cotton
Exchange.

Washington, d. c. Jan.-Represen-
tative Livingston, of Georgia, ap-
peared before the House Committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
today and argued favorable action on
his resolution providing for an in
vestigation by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor of the f1uctua-
tons in cotton. with the particular
object of ascertaining whether such
fluctuations have resulted from the
character Of contracts of alleged sales
and deliveries made on the New York
Cotton Exchange.
The extensive dealing in futures
was denounced by Mr. Livingston,
who said that the cotton growers
ard cotton spinners Of the United
States are absolutely at the mercy OF
cotton spectators. He mentioned
the thirty classiications of cotton
which formally existed and called at
fention to the fact that eleven of
these classes have been dropped re-
Gently Mr. Livingston spoke Of his
attempt to have cotton manipulation
barred from the mails as frauds and
said that he was threatened with a
libel because of his action but adj
vised representatives Of the cotton
operators that he would furnish $500
to assist in the prosecution of suit
against himself and had heard no
more Of the threat.
Many quotations were made by
Mr. Livingston from a report of the
Senate committe on agriculture and
forestry on the conditions of the cot
ton industry made in the third ses-
sion of the Fifty-thrd Congress.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
THE RIVER
SITUATION
STAGE OF $50 REACHED AT
GREENVILLE
With Prospects of Probably 48 Feet,
But No Apprehension Is Felt by the
Engineers and the Officers of the
Levee Board.

The river is now steadily rising
along the levees of this district To-
day the water stands on the guage
III front OF the city at 45.6 and it is
not expected that the crest of the
flood will reach here before next Fri
day. From general view of the
situation, the water will reach, at
Greenville, around 49 feet, but it NAV
be little less or a little more, but it
is hardly believed now it will reach
the 1908 stage of 40.I. The report of
this week was very favorable and no
trouble is now looked for from that
point. The levee at Longwood is
also fast being strengthened and by
the time the dangerous flood reaches
there it can receive it. So all fears
Of our people can now rest concern
ing these two points. That big
water is coming, the engineers and
those in charge fully realize and by
the work they are doing the levees
are prepared to withstand it. The
only fear now is the time in which
this water will continue high and
other high stages following close be-
hind But let every one hope for the
best and give their services when
called upon by the officers of the
Board
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
ODD FELLOW NOTES

Greenville Lodge No. "a met last
Tuesday night-their regular meet
ing night, and had an interesting
meeting. After regular lodge ses-
sion was closed, Drill Captain Bro.
J. w Birmingham put the team
through their regular drill. Green
vile Lodge is in a prosperous condi-
ton and we have a fine team, and
with a little more drilling, will be
able to do as fine work as the crack
teams of the State Push the good
work along boys Barnaby.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
Select Caterer

At the meeting of the Elk's COM
mittee to select caterer for their
new home which it is now thought
will be opened on the nth Mr.. E
J.. Kline proved, among the number
who applied for the place. to be the
successful applicant. Mr. Kline has
been the foreman of the Delta Bak-
cry for several years and will no
doubt make the lodge very capab.s
man for the position to which he has
been elected to.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02

by, and shall be SO declared by the
City Council of Greenville, and such
vacancies shall be filled as in other
cases of vacancy, as prescribed in
this charter
The term of office of said Mayor
and said Counciimen shall begin on
the first Monday in January next af-
ter their election, and continue for
the term OF two and four years, re-
spectively, as aforesaid.
Adopted December 4. 1906, by the
Board of Mayor and Council of the
city of Greenville
J. M. LEE. Clerk.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
PROF. OLDREIVE,
WATER WALKER
ARRIVED DOWN LAST SUN
DAY AFTERNOON
And Was Given Warm Welcome
by Thousands Who Lined the Le-
wee to Witness His Sensational
Feat

Prof. Chas w Oldreive, the river
walker, who is making his sensational
feat of walking the Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, arrived in this city last Sun
day afternoon about 400 O'Clock.
Our people had been anticipating g
his arrival for two or three days be
fore he was due, and when the steam
launch, which accompanies him on
his trip, arrived about twenty min
utes ahead Of the professor, blowing
its whistle, the people fockcd to the
levee. The river front was black with
people from Central avenue to the
northern limit OF the town, and hun
dreds were disappointed who arrived
too late.
Soon after the arrival of the launch
Prof Oldreive came to view as he
turned the bend in the river. The
crowds were amazed at his perform
ance and gazed in silent awe at first.
In few minutes time shouts and
cheers OF admiration of his-wonder-
ful skill and nerve, and welcoming
cheers were given him until he land
ed at the foot Of Main street.
Prof Oldreive showed further skill
and coolness when he walked into the
boil" in the river opposite Nelson
street The current was so swift and
the boil so strong and whirling that
it turned him around and made him
walk backward, which feat he per-
formed easily.
He is accompanied by his wife al,
expert oarswoman. who circles
around him in a skiff in his walking.
She is never over fifteen feet from
him and is always alert when danger
is near. 1t was sight never to be
forgotten to see these two in mid
stream.
Prof. Oldrievc arrived in Green
vile three hours ahead of schedule
Lll1AIs anu 9did I4S "ouIu dIliNC III
New Orleans two days ahead of his
wager time, and that the $4,000 wager
was easy money for him He is
man of small stature, which was a
surprise to all who saw him.
The river party laid over here until
Monday morning to stock up on pro-
visions and gasoline and left on their
downward trip at 1000 a. m. The
departure of the professor was wit
messed by a larger crowd than ever.
He was rowed to the middle of the
river by his wife, and the ease with
which he got into his shoes and start
ed off was revelation. The crowds
cheered him bon voyage again and
again, and the professor waved fare
we'll with his cap.
The shoes worn by Prof OLD. eive
on walking the water look like black
coffins from distance. They are 4
feet and inches in length, inches
across, J inches deep and weigh 10
pounds each They are made OF can
vas stretched over frame work and
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
Arrived in Vicksbure

Prof O1drieve, the water walker,
who left here last Monday morning
at 1000 o'clock, arrived in Vicksburg
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock
making the distance, I3o miles, in
about 20 hours. If the professor
keeps up this rate, he will have sew
eral days to walk on land around the
Crescent City before his allotted time
has expired
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
DES MONIES GOING
TO NATCHEZ

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-The United
States cruiser Des Moines sailed up
the river for Natchep this morning.
The vessel was to have remained in
port until Saturday but because OF
prevailing bad weather her captain
deemed it best to get under way.
The Des Moines will remain at
Natchez until February IA.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
MULES FOR SALE.

Twelve large Mississippi raised
mules for sale, good flesh, 10 hands
high. young and fine work mules; will
sell cheaper than you can buy in u.
s. Write or wire us and set a day
and come and see them; address,
Saunders & Hogan, Starkville, Miss.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02
SMALL LOANS EASILY MADE.

The Emery Realty Co. is prepared
to make small loans on city property.
Be sure and see this agency when
you need the money.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02

Subscribe for The Times.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02

are painted with asbestos, which
makes them air tight.
The Greenville times., 1907-02-02

Saturday morning Feb. 2, 1907,