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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
IS SUPPOSED TO BE A DRY
TOWN
REPTILES FOUND EVERYWHERE
A Number OF Citizens Have Trying
Experiences With Snakes of All
Descriptions and siz>s-<.>:,sl Fish
Story

Meridian. Miss, April This Is
prohibition city but for that the
number OF curious snake finds that
have come to public attention her.
during the past six weeks puts
check on the tiaim of Meridian So
briety.
The snake season opened mp with
the discovery OF a South or Central
American boa constructor 48 inches
long in bunch Of bananas. An Ital-
ian went 10 peel off a section Of the
frist which te thought was too much
OF a dark color. but wt-n he begun
re pull the banana" also pulled and
he dropped his hold and hollered
Help came, and when the bunch Of
bananas was raked out came an i'm
ported 'strictor. who seemed greatly
astonished TO awake from his long
siumber, SO lar removed from his ma
tive clement
Following this astonishing find the
ianitor OF the only six-story building
in Meridian was feeling around in the
basement in the effort to stir up sui
ticient coal t. keep the building III
steam on the last cold day fire was
pat III the hurnace. and ifs succeeded
III picking up a handful OF snakes
He came up head first through the
coal bin in the sidewalk butting of
the heavy iron cover. and yelling fo'
the frs department A search wa.
made, and Tor two days snakes were
found hid away in the basement o
the building. They were of the mos
easin variety. and are supposed t.
have followed the sewer from Sow
ashee creek to Il warm outlet in tht
building
Last week Dad" Btvill. who 70
twenty years has been trusted an.
perfectly sober member of the polio
forcs9 picked up lin can filled Wit
rattlesnal.es in the ball park Dad
threw snakes and can over the fenc
and ran to the city hall alter the rio
squad
Yesterday Viii stallworth an
some friends went Tor days lishin
just west OF the city. They caugh
quite a string. and among the nun,
Der brought home was a catfish meas
uring "a inches It was a splendi
Specimen OF the bFue-biellied cham.
cat, that only bites in the early ses
son, and which IS regarded as frs
class eating, if fried brown and take
with pone brad Stallwortb too
the catch home. and later when pr,
pairing the cat for cooking he found
black snake that measured ~ incht
in thestomach OF the fish. Fish WI
fsexcafser be a tabooed delicacy {
the Staflworfh table.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
must, naturally -so poorly equipped
las langtiisised it has for years


must. naturally poorly equipped /
las langriisised it has for years
One shudders 10 think Of tise Goa
di.ion u that little city OF fil dead
on orr outskirts. il tlle ladies. in de
spair Of help and sympathy. had !
gwen up their pious work. They have
kept on ard WILL keep on. though
N dire stress for rnor=y to meet
t.,e growing demands for Tie grave
yard, alas. IS growing sadly.
1t IS this abiding inadequacy Of
funds that cornpels the ASSOCIATION
10 confine its care TO the lots OF those
members who pay the dues OF IS
cents per north Under this neces-
sity it i. of course, quite impossible
TO keep the cemetery. as a walo1e, Ill
anything like order The unkept
lots inpart an air OF neglect to tie
v1iolc enclosure.
We are obliged now to pay $50 a
month to sexton. We have been
to considerable expense this month III
repairing his house. The repairing
OF fences, hydrants, etc, are other
imperative expenses. The stockhold-
crS who have the revenue from the
+ sale OF lots, have allowd Us $e5 per
month for this year. Without this
generous aid We simply could not
meet expenses, for our only yearly
! income is $2Io; membership dues and
the receipts for the digging OF graves.
| From these figures it will be seen
! that we have not enough in sight
even with the stockholders gift to
pay the sections wages.
II IS in the hope that the generous
public OF Greenville, made aware
OF the real state of things, will come
to our aid with at least many new
memberships, that we make this plea
for our dad.
Who are our dead? Those only
who have eaten our bread or slept n
our bosom? Are not others also
whose lot was cast amongst us:
Familiar wayfarers who trudged be
sid lis, whose daily greeting cheere1
our own dull journey, and whose
trials and struggles were finished III
! most under our eyes2 A Little child
perhaps. fallen early asleep, but no
. warmed our heart. A vigorous neigh
; Dor curt off too soon: an old comrade
!. weary and worn and sunk to-an un
: kept grav
All civilized peoples revere thei
: dead. The soaring shaft. the sylem'
pyramid, the mystic shrine ar all til
Il, mute expression OF those Gender sen
sibilitics that mark our relation t
God The lovelisst bit OF archisec
ture in the world today is tom
built by a pioas pagan to us adore
!, wife There i a certain reproacilri
indifference 20 th dead that show
rs alien to those spiritual yearnine
). that lifs Us, througI the pathos an
/. mystery OF death. to commune
with the mystie world. Who has nc
stood by some neglected grave an
ached over its desolations Who hs
not thrilled 10 the spell of we
: remembered Gods acre, bathed
sunshine. 1ulled by song OF birds an
fragrant with flowers, and sense
:, vaguely that peace that passeth a
!, understanding?
Ladies Cemetery Association.
March * 1908
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
WHERE'S THE man
WHO WILL LEAD THE FIGHT
FOR THE ALDRICH BILL
IN THE HOUSE

Washington, April I.-Republicans
in the house OF representative are
having trouble finding man who
is willing to lead the fight for The
Aldrich currency bill which has just
passed the senate Nearly all the
able republicans in the house are
against the bill. and it is almost a
certainty that the measure will be
defeated. The. republicans will prob
ably decide upon Representative Bar
ton. OF Ohio. to take the BEAD for the
measure.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05

member to keep asrsy tiic Sabbath
day, FOR tlrs scvensss day have taken
as resting day 10 myss If.
The Injunction
And me that hath copy OF this
letter. written BY my own hand arc.
spoken from my own mouth, and
kcepeth it, without publishing It to
others, shall not prosper: but he that
puhlisheth it to totlrsrs shall Sc
blessed by me, and if their sins be
as many as the stars of the night, and
if they truly believe they shall be
pardoned, and they that believe not
this writing and my co1rmandments
will have my plaques upon you. and
you be consumed with your children
goods, cattle and all other WORLDLY
enjoynn cnts fiat have given 3ou
Do but once think of what | have
suffered for you-if you do. it vii
be we'll for YOU in this world and II
the world which, is to come Who
soever Shall Rave copy of this let
ter ard k',epeth it in their house
nothing shall hurt them, neither pes
thence, lightning CIR thunder and if an,
woman be in birth and put her trus
in me she. shall be delivered Of he
child You shall hear no more new
of me, except Through the holy scrip
ture. until the day of Judgment Al
goodness and prosperity Shall be il
the house where copy Of this let
ter shall be found. Finished.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
THE MAGIC SPRING

l know a little star-lit spring
Last night / leaned upon the brink,
And to the dimpled surface pressed
My hallcwed lips to drink.
And now the sun is up and /
Am with a dream atilirst-
O was it good TO drink that spring
Or was the spring accurst.
Richard lie Caffeine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05

Iriends 81 ours and all speak very
For sals by al dealers. Price So
kents Foster Milburn Co, New
highly OF them
York, cole agents for the United
States
Remenber the name Deans -
and take mo other.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
UNDERS|RED
SOCIALISTS ASK PRESIDENT
TO DEPORT HIM BECAUSE
UNDESIRABLE

Cincinnati, Ohio, April The So
cialists here have joined in the re-
quest to President Roosevelt to have
Prince De Sagan deported on the
grounds that he is undesirable N
America.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
LETTER FROM CHRIST
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Must Publish It or Not Prosper-
Those Who Didn't Obey Iniunc-
ton Have Been Misfor-
tunes Favorites

Greenfield, Tenn, March 3I-The
Greenfield Times publishes this week
what is purported to be a letter from
Christ, written Just after his cruel
fxion in the cross. The letter was
published at the request of Mrs.
Rubie Crutchheld, Route I, Tree
want, Tenn, who said that she has
had the lstter three years. and that
bad luck has continually followed her,
until she decided to obey its injune-
ton and have it published. The lcs-
ter says:
And he that hath a copy of this
lettIr without publishing it to others
shall not prosper; but he that pub
lisheth it TO others shall be blest bs
me, and if~their sins be as many "a;
the stars of the might, and if the,
truly believe, they shall be pardoned
History of Letter
Mrs. Fannie Workman. of Mario,,
Ind, knows something OF the histor,
of the letter. 1t was when Mrs
Woftman had the letter publishee
that Mrs. Crutchflsld is supposed t,
have COTTON possession OF it.
The following is taken from Ma
rion paper:
Mrs Workman says she lived il
| Dalton, Ga, until last August, whei
she came to this city She said tn
letter give. Jew was first foun
under a stohc At thu foot OF tn
cross OH Which Christ was crucihee
On the stone was written, "Blesse
is he who shall turn me over N
one knew what this inscription mcal
until a child turned the stone ovl
and discovered the letter written b
! Christ himself.
The letter came into tf1e hands (
a man who had been converted an
who kept it as a sacred memento {
the Savior. He, however, refused
have it published, according to tt
orders of Christ, and, consequent
he never prospered He kept the IA
chat he possessed the letter secre
and on his death gave it to his oil
est SON, thus the Retter was kept
the family for over thousand year
and was brought to. this country
early settlers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
1000 MILEAGE $4,000

Good on all roads in Mississippi,
will also apply to Memphis, St. Louis,
Louisville, Carbondale and various
otiser places. This mileage is valid
on thirty 7three different roads in the
South. For full information call or
write
G. A.. HOPKINS. Ticket Agt.
Phone sIa. X & NJ. ". Ry.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
More Ill Luck

MOIG LII Luck 49,
1t was kept secret by the family
while th-y lived in Virginia, but they
never prospered, and ill luck contin-
ually followed them, as it did their
ancestors, until on the death OF the
only daughter the letter was turned
over to lady by the name of Mrs.
| TownSon, who, not wishing to DISC
! bey the order of Christ, at once had
/ it published in the rib,lne, of Rome,
Ga, October 3. 1901. The Citizen, of
Dalton, Ga, copied the article. and
Mrs. Workman now living in Marion,
Ind, clipped the piece, and has had
years. She has never had It publish
ed. and states that she has had bad
luck since SHE has been keeping the
article. and Believes that her mis-
fortunes haue all come from the fact
that she never gave the article out
for publication.
In the letter was written the COM
naandments of Christ signed by the
angel Gabriel ninety-nine years after
THE Savior's birth.
The letter follows:
sWhosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed I command yol
to GO to church and keep holy the
Lords day without any manner o
work. You shall not idle or misspens
your time in bedeeking yourselves il
$ superf1uitids of costly apparel ane
/ vain dressing for / have ordered it
! day of rest. I will have that da,
kept holy that your sins may be for
) given you. You will not break m,
c commandments, but observee an,
( keep them, they being written by m,
c hand and spoken from my mouth
/ You shall not only go to churcl
: yourselves. but also your man serv
{ ant and your maid servant Observ'
t nv words and learn my command
+ menfs You shall finish your worl
5 every Saturday at O'Clock in tn
: afternoon. at which hour the prepare
y ton for the Sabbath begins. I ad
I wise YOU to fast FIVE Fridays in tn
s year. beginning on Good Friday an
s continuing the five Fridays follow
: ing. III remembrance of the nv
Q bloody wonnds>I received for you an
I mankind. You shall love one an
! iother and cause them that are nc
s baptised to come to Church and r.
Il ceivc the holy sacrament that IS +
8. say, baptism and the supper OF tn
= Lord, and be made member fEers
s of. and in 50 doing. will give 20
8 long lie and many blessings. OF
Y land shall be replcnished and brin
y forth abundance and I will somfo
s. you il the greatest temptations, ~
e surely lie that DOS ID to the eontraa
shall Is, cursed 81 viii also sel
hardness of hcart on them, and esp
call 81 hardened nd sipesires
Il - IN - AZ t.sl lls7[ lk<.7
tIlc p,o1 IN 6nd II lsszbl
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
Eighty acres timothy hay for sale.
cali for particulars. gil Lakeside.

Eighty acres timothy hay for sale.
Call for particulars. 511 Lakeside.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Malkson, AIS Foster
street, Friday afternoon.
The Princess Roller Rink will be
open next Monday evening, July 1s,
form 8 to II p. m. Special music.
Miss May Guiesner and Mrs. Thos.
Savage. of Pullman. Washington,
were the guests of Mrs. Mildred Nc
Donald yesterday.
All members of the Women of
Woodcraft will meet at Sanders hall
on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
Sig Hofslung departed today for
Chicago to attend the Shriners' con-
vention, and before returning to the
city will pay visit to his old home
at Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Metropole U. S. inspected meats.
Liens for material furnished have
been filed by the B. r. Lewis Lumber
company against the property of
James O'Toole for the sum of $45.46;
Mrs. Kate Gooldrup for $127.S5.
Both are of this city. A releas,! of
lien has been given by the company
to Archie Cook.
Takes your estimates to Hopes a.
Wilson, building contractors, sos
Second street
Chief Deputy Game Warden Living
stone, of Boise, Assistant Deputy
West, of Moscow, and Deputy Roper
left today for Powderhorn bay to
look for a site for a fish hatchery.
Tomorrow they will visit Wolf Lodge
and Blue Creek, and upon their re-
turn the selection of a site will be
made.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE.
Union is Holding Annual Convention
in This City.

Union is Holding Annual Convention
in This City.
The Baptist Young Peoples con-
vention convened yesterday morning
at the Baptist church and will be in
session until Thursday of next week.
The convention win open each day
for it's work at the hour of 8 O'Clock
and continue until IL. The after
noon will be devoted to amusements
and recreation, and then an evening
session will be held each evening at
seven o'clock. The attendance so far
is fair, but it is expected that as the
DAYS go by many more will arrive and
that the attendance will be the larg-
est ever present at any convention OF
its kind in the west. Between the
hours of nine and ten each day a
bible study will be had with DIR. Van
osdel of Spokane in charge as in
structor. Between 10 and IL an ad-
dress in the form of lecture will be
given on various subjects of inter-
est. The address yesterday and to-
day was made by DR.. Woody. His
subject yesterday was Missions,
and this morning he took for his top
ic THE Challenge of the City," Be
tween the hours of IL and IL evan
gelistic services are held and these
will be in charge of attending pastors.
The evening services will be devoted
to a discussion of religious subjects,
and lectures by attending pastors The
subject last evening was on the con-
ventions at Harrington and DaEen-
port. where SAT converts were made.
Preparations are being made to
have special services for Sunday, and
on that day there win be in the pull
nit both in the morning and in the
evening the ablest speakers in at
tendance at the convention. On Sat
urday a boat ride up the lake is
planned. and on that day the ser
vices viii be held on the boat.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
BIG ROUNDUP.
Cattlemen Gradually Closing in on
Cattle.

Cattlemen OraduaiiY OtOslng IN on
Cattle.
LEWISTON, Idaho. July s.-Plans
are almost completed for the annual
cattle roundup, which will begin in
a few days, and as several thousand
cattle will be driven in from the
Snake river ranges. several large
stockmen will participate. This year
the roundup viii be made near For
est, and the herds are being gradual
ly driven in from the remote hills.
The roundup requires many days
of preparation, as the stock wanders
a long distance in search OF tender
grass, and the cowboys ride the hills
early and late assembling the herds.
Large eorrals have been built and
bands OF cattle are driven into the
pens. where the young ones are
caught and branded ana the Fat cat
tie held for market
II is impossible al this time to es-
innate the number Of head to be
brought in By the roundup. but in
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
Fire Damaged shack.

Fire broke out last night in house
beIonging TO Mrs. E. o'Rourke- The
house Is small and is situated on In
diana between Second and Third. II
has for some time been vacant and
the presumption is that the fire was
that of an ineendiary. The fire COM
many made an immediate response to
the alarm and soon had the fire un-
der control. The damage is estimat-
ed at about SIS.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
TRIALS FOR BRITISH RACE
Motor Boat Club to Select Launche,
For Entry.

NEW YORK. July g.. Under the
auspicies of the Motor Boat Club OF
America. trail races will be held to-
morrow and Saturday to select the
defending boats in the coming con-
test for the British international cup.
The trials will be held OFF the clubs
station at Huntington. Long Island.
Three races are to be held. one to-
morrow afternoon and two on Sat
urday.
The regatta committee reserves the
right to select for the defence Of the
trophy the three boats which in their
opinion are best fitted to defend the
trophy The committee announces
that in the event of one boat prov
ing superior to another boat in the
races, but being put out of the rum
ming by some trivial accident, It will
feel justified in exercising its judg-
ment in the matter Of choosing this
craft as one OF the defenders. Boats
chosen as defenders must be steered
by and owned by members OF the
Motor Boat Club of America. The
regatta committee is: Charles p.
Tower. Morris Whitaker and Walter
NJ. Bieling.
In last years contests for the in
ternational cup. held at Southampton,
England. the winner was the Dixie.
owned by E. J Schroeder, OF Jersey
City
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09
KILLS CHILD, THEN HIMSELF.
In Fit Of Insanity Henry NJ. steele
Commits Rash Act.

/ @-AAAAA-8 AAA@1AA
George F. Steele of this city re-
ceived a message yesterday stating
that his brother. Henry NJ. Steele. Of
Nespelium, Wash. had murdered his
three-year-old daughter, and that
after the commission Of this act had
committed suicide. The weapon
used by Steele was a revolver. Mr..
Steele, accompanied by Joseph Fall
Ion, Immediately left for the dead
mans home at Nespelium, and this
morning Mrs. Steele and a sister OF
the dead man, Miss Hattie Steele, Of
Spokane, left on the II o'clock train.
Mrs. Steele, prior to her departure,
was seen by a representative of the
Press with relation to-the matter.
She stated that she knew of no other
cause for Mr.. Steele's rash act than
that of temporary insanity. She
stated he was sufferer from heart
trouble and that his health for some
time had been in a bad condition, and
despite the fact that he had been un-
dergoing treatment he did not seem
to grow better. Last Saturday, she
stated, Mr.. Steele received message
from his brothers wife stating that
he was suffering from an attack of
heart trouble and to come at once.
Mr.. Steele Immediately departed and
during his visit with his brother he
observed that he was very nervous.
and during the stay he suffered two
more attacks of heart trouble. Mr..
Steele endeavored to prevail upon
him to go to a sanitarium and he
agreed to do so. Mr.. Steele had just
returned when the message came tell
ing him of the rash act Mrs. Steele
advances the theory that after Mr..
Steele's departure his brother grew
worse, and became respondent to a
degree that he was insane and con-
cluded to end all. She stated that
he was passionately fond of his little
daughter-that he could not bear to
have her out of his sight, and 1t was
her theory that when in this abera-
ton of mind he decided to commit
suicide, he also decided to take her
with him, and that this was the rea-
son for his rash act. She stated that
he had no financial or domestic
troubles, but that he was comfort
ably situated and that his home life
was happy, and that there could be
but the one cause-that of Insanity
Mr. Steele was about a. years OF
age He was a well educated man.
and had made a number of contri-
buttons to different magazines on sub
jects of interest in the west. He had
lately been engaged in making
number of maps of the south half Of
the Occur d'Alene Indian reserva-
ton which is soon to be thrown open
for settlement His funeral will be
held at Almira on Friday. Temper
airy interment will be made of the re-
mains at that place, and afterwaTd
the body will be shipped to the old
home at DuPere, Wisconsin. The
funeral of the little girl win be held
at the same time and place.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-09

dications point to a large number. as
the mild winter favored grazing stock
on winter ranges. SO that the loss was
smaller than usual The ranges are
becoming smaller as the country be-
comes settled, and it is a question
Of only a short time when the round
up will be hardly worthy Of the name.