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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
FEDDLING ON THE Same
STRING.


In a recent issue OF his paper,
Major Nardaman complains bitterly
OF what he is pleased To term poll
teal preachers" for saying there Is
no race problem We are NOT sur-
prised that the notorious Ex-Govc--
nor counts this an unpardouaJle o.
Tense and denouuces it in his usual
coarse and vulgar fashion. The lac,
is. the Governor must keep the negro
question alive and conspicuousIy IN
The lime light. or lasting political
oblivion speedily awaits him. And
nobody knows this better than he
Twice he ran for governor before At
mounted his negro hobby. and twice
he went down in inglorioas defeat.
scarcely making enough impression
sor his opponents to know that IL
was IN the race.
1t is almost pathetic 10 see the
Major gathering up every crime. com
mitted or mistake made bv the neerc
anywhere in the country. and orna-
menting the columns OF The Issue
with furious account OF II, lest Tia
people Of Mississippi should tail 70
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
PURCHASE OF LAND FOR 4
COUNTY FARM.

By virtue Of an order Of the Board
Of Supervisors Of Washington Coun-
ty, Mississippi, made at the regular
September. 1909, meeting thereof
am directed TO advertise for pro
posals to be made to said Board st
its October, 1908, meeting Tor the sale
to it Of from 400 10 zoo acres Of land
in said county, which proposals shall
be fled with the undersigned CLERK
on or before II O'Clock noon on the
first Monday Of October. 1900, SAID
land Is desired By the Board for q
County Convict Farm. The board 81
supervisors reserves the right to re
ject any and ali proposals submitted
to il, and reserves the right to eN-
anime any lands offered before taxi
ing ay action on the proposals and
all proposals shall be subject to ac-
ceptance by the board at its regular
meeting IN November next and shall
remain filed with the board subject
Ito acceptance or rejection until sai3
November meeting.
Given under my hand and seal Of
Office this 10th day OF September,
1000. w. w. 8Eille-y ~'-r!-.
25-et
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
BRIDGE NOTICE.

State Of Mississippi,
Washington County
By virtue OF an order of the board
Of supervisors Of said county. made
this day. sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the undersigned clerk
on or before - o'clock noon. on
Monday the attn day Of October,
1900. for the construction of a steel
bridge across the Bogue Phalia. at
Norris Ferry in said county. Sad
bids to be submitted ia accordance
with plans and specifications now on
file in the Office OF the chancery
clerk. and the board reserves the
right 70 reject any and all bids
Witness my official signature this
Ssh day Of September. 1909
2a-4t ~. w Miller. Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
NOTICE.
State OF Mississippi,

State Of Mississippi,
Washington County.
By virtue OF an order OF the board
OF supervisors Of the said county,
made this day. sealed bids are invited
to be fled with the undersigned clerk
on or before u o'clock noon, on
Monday the 9Th dag OF October, 1909,
Tor filing in about $500 cubic yards
of earthworlS and putting culvert 3
feet in diameter across Fisk Bayou d
Belzoni. Miss. n said county. Sad
bids to be submitted in accordance
with specifications now Oh file in the
office Of the chancery clerk, and the
board reserves the right 10 reject
any and all bids.
Witness my official signature this
sth day OF Sept. I9oo.
a4-4t " W Miller. Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

A strange story of miscegnation
comes from North Carolina. in the
case OF A. T. Thornton, said to be a
man OF wealth and a prominent poll
tician in the reconstruction period,
and who has just died So far as
is know Thornton was the only
white person in North Carolina who
was ever legally married to a negro.
During the period Of carpet Dagger
and negro denomination he married
a negro woman by permission OF the
military authorities in control OF the
state. The constitutional eonver-
ton held in 1868 legalized the union.
and from that time to his death he
lived as a negro, and was buried from
a negro church. He left a widow
and Eve children.-Vicksburg Amer
lean.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
New Democratic Territory.

Add one more state 10 the sure
column of democratic states. 1t is
reported that DR. Frederick 4, Cook,
the discoverer of the north pole, IS
democrat.-The Commoner.
- Great God said the woodcock and
away he flew.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Paraphrasing that famous remark
made by the lamented Grover Cleve
land. we would most respectfully say:
Give the taxpayers a chance TO enjoy
life at minimum cost.-Natchez
Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

1t is a most fortunate thing that
pellagra has been discovered in the
north and west, for now the north
ern press cannot attribute its pre-
valence in the south to our general
ignorant and benightcd condition.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Talk about DIR. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.
What do you think OF the amen cor
ner bully who plays poker all sata--
day night and on Sunday takes up
N his preacher, who lambasts the
poor ladies for playing innoceE.
whist Oh, punk.--N'est Point Ga
Izette.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

According to the published state
ment of the sheriff of Kinds county
there have been sixty-four revenue
licenses issued in that county during
the past year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

IF the Legislature wants TO do
something OF practical benefit TO the
state ler its FIRST act be the passage
OF a bill cfearins 3 feformatory
school fer juvenile crininals.--Iazoo
Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
LOST.

Gold watch. on Main street. near
the Times office Finder Will re
turn to az Goldsteiu, z3z Washing
ton avenue. for reward
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

nu1ciauon made up OF mingled pro-
family and vulgarity He seems to
think he has monopoly OF the
right to discuss the negro problem,
as Peary does OF matters pertaining
70 the North Pole.
We do not concur in the view that
there Is no race problem. We think
there is. and that it lar too serious
TO he trihcd with by incendiary dema-
goaues in their mad strife for poiti-
ca. Urelermeut But we do not think
jt IS becoming more menacing with
any thing like the rapidity Majo:
Vardaman would have us believe
Senator J. 7. Morgan. OF Alabama,
Who was a distinguished Confederate
soldier whose loyalty to the South
Tas beyond question, and who as a
constructive statesman easily ranked
with the greatest in the nation, gave
it oua a. his deliberate opinion a Jew
years ago that the negro problem
~a- not then any more acute than /.
WAS quarter OF a century before.
We teel sure that no informed man
would Tor one moment claim that
either " prcsc1enoe or clearness or
Judgment the Governor with all OF
his assumptions OF prophetic VISION
is I'D be compared 10 the INDUSTRIOUS
A.aoam+ senator
Hat after all what has Mr.. Narda-
"an contributed TO the solution OF
..e race question: lie has written
nothing on the SUBJECT that has com
uandcd the attention OF scholars ana
statesman lie has placed. upon our
tatute books no law which has heip-
cd the situation to the slightest ex-
tent fle ran Tor governor on the
platform proposing to divide the
public school money according to
The amount paid IN by each race, but
upon his election made no serious
attempt to carry OFT ms widely her-
aided program Realizing that ms
-cAool Issue was tnoFough'y dea"
and incapable OF beng used with
@ood effect again he discarded It and
began what by kind OF poetic Il
cense" may be termed his advocacy
Of the repeal OF the Fifteenth Amend
meut, thing which all Southerners
believe ought to be done, but which
cam never be effected under Varda-
mans leadership. On the contrary,
his espousal OF this cause Is sure to
njurc aud rctard it. for the reason
( that the movement can win only by
the votes OF the Northern states, and
/ lac has denounced Lincoln, Roose-
vclr Tart, and everything else North
/ ri Mason and Dixon. line. The
/ best thlag those who really belieNe III
he repeal OF the Fifteenth Amend
ment could DO to hasten its accom-
/ alt.hmcnt, Is to shelve Nardaman
land entrust tile issue TO men who
+ Command the respect OF all sections
and who have the ability to support
their position with facts and logic
instead OF exaggeration and inSec-
live.
Instead of adding to the solution
ST the negro problem, Nardaman ha.
made himself a hindering and dis
urbing factor From one end OF th'
state to the other he has preached
The doctrine OF race hatred, Is,
violent appeals he has inaamed tia
passions and prcjudices OF the ignor
ANT. and many think that more thar
one lynching in Mississippi could b.
.ra,el 10 his incendiary uttcranceS
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

New Orleans Is aroused because
the price OF a hair cut has been rails
ed to thirty cents, exactly the cost
OF two whole drinks.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25
WANTED.

Two ladies and two gentlemen for
positions with guaranteed salaries,
Call at Avenue Hotel. between and
II a. m.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Ifsit comes to a pinch the Wright
Brothers can make flying discovery
of the north pole and settle the con-
troversy.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Senator Bailey disagrees with Will
liam Jennings Bryan The senator
will find himself with considerable
company
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

That Se5-per-head banquet may
break Jackson even if 1t doesn't al
feet the solid South
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-09-25

Subscribe Now for The Daily Times.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
NMARk.


Editor Hermann has been sentenced
to four months imprisonment for
writing articles offensive to the king.
1t is said that the grand Fourth OF
July celebration at the Aarhus expo
sition created a most friendly senti-
ment toward the United States in
Denmark and Is still topic of con-
versation throughout the country.
The Neergaard ministry, which re-
signed on account of the failure of
Neergaard to put his plan of national
defense through the rigsdag. is still
In power at this writing. The king
asked Neergaard to continue in Of
flee till he has appointed his success
sor.
The receipts of the national rail-
ways during the month of April, this
year, were 3,S50,000 crowns, as
against 3,921,765 crowns in April,
1908. During the months of April,
May and June, 1909, the receipts were
10,980,000 crowns, while in 1908, dur
ing the same period, the receipts
were 10,902,752 crowns. From this it
appears that the volume of business
during the two years has not changed
very much one way or the other.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
T|LLMAN MAY QUIT
Rumor Says That Picturesque
Senator Will Resign Seat.
10 M at His South Carolina Home Of
General Nervous DebiIity-his
Stormy Career in Upper
House of Congress.

Washington. shrill voice OF
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman OF
South Carolina may never be heard
in the senate chamber again. Senator
Tillman is i'll at his home, a farm
near Trenton, S. c. The rumor that
he contemplates resigning his seat is
revived, but Mr.. Tillman is following
the same course he did last summer
and refuses to confirm or deny the
rumor.
Senator Tillman has not fully recov'
cred from the attack of partial paraly-
sis which seized him last summer. He
tried to cure this by an extended tour
of several months in Europe. The
health resorts of the continent helped
him greatly and he returned to the
United States much stronger than he
was when he left While the paralysis
has not returned, general debility
from nervousness has made his life
unhappy in the last few months.
The going of Tillman will take from
the senate one of its most picturesque
characters. "Pitchfork Ben" as he is
called, is feared of all other senators
for the sharpness of his tongue and
the keeness of his wit. No man in the
United States senate is an ADLER rough
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19

moved from the old hulk, and the
rooms amidships that used to open
into the engine room have been com
bined into the assembly hall.
The after deck has been boarded
in and transformed into reading
room. Tables and chairs, with many
books, magazines and newspapers,
give the place homelike appearance,
and here the sailors of the Seven
Seas, with human derelicts from many
lands, congregate in the afternoons
and evenings to find out what is 60
ing on in the great world.
Really the Seaman's Bethel is a
sort of institutional church. The after
part of the hold has been fitted up as
gymnasium. Here also is bowl
Ing alley; and in another corner are
bath tubs and water heater. An
other part of the hold is fitted up
with hunks, where the sailor who
finds himself broke" between voy-
ages is made welcome to spend the
night-or as many nights as he
pleases.
Every Thursday and Sunday even
ing Gospel services are held, but no
collection ever is taken. The mission
Is maintained by the Seamen's Friend
society as true charity, on the prin-
ctple that salvation is really free.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19

and ready debater than Tillman.
While his remarks have never carried
much weight they have appealed to
the galleries and looked well in print.
His logic might have been poor and
his speeches inferior to those of his
opponents, but his mannerisms have
won the victory for him in the pop
ular mind.
Senator Tillman's brother, the late
George r. Tillman, was a congress
man from the Second South Carolina
district. In the house he was known
as one of the most quiet and unemo-
tional men that ever sat In the body.
During his service he seldom talked
and when he did he spoke simply and
to the point. The name OF Tillman
was practically unknown until Sena-
tor Tillman was elected governor Of
South Carolina in 1892 He celebrated
his election by forcing through the
legislature the dispensary liquor law
In that state.
Always interested in education, he
founded his second college in the
state after. the Inauguration. The first
school established through his effort
was the Clemson Agricultural and Me-
chanical college at Calhoun's old
home, Fort Hill, s. c. The second
school is the Winthrop Normal and
Industrial College for Women at Rock
Hill.
The successful canvass for the
- hat ~
Tillman to try for the senatorial cleo
ton against Gen. Butler. The two men
canvassed South Carolina county by
county, and Tillman won in the legis.
lature with 131 votes against Gen
Buffers 81. He took his seat in the
senate on March 4, 1895, and has been
reelected twice since. His term Of
Office would expire in 1913 If he con.
tinued to serve.
In his career in the senate Mr.. Till.
man has had stormy time. Always
ready with his voice to attack or de.
fend as the mood was, he got into a
wordy war with Senator McLaurin Of
his state over a new brand of Demo
! cracy which Tillman preached in
South Carolina as Commercial De-
mocracy" McLaurin dubbed 1t plain
! Republicanism. The two senators
clashed over some trivial matter In
the senate chamber and were soon
pummelling each other like school
boys.
Senator Tillman suffered the worst
i slight Of his career after this fracas.
President Roosevelt had invited him,
along with the other members Of the
foreign relations committee, to dine
with him when Prince Henry Of Prus-
sia was the guest of honor. When the
president heard of the fight in the
senate chamber he recalled the invita-
ton to Mr.. Tillman. The senator
never has forgotten the snub and I'M
til President Taft occupied the White
House never entered the White House
| grounds.
His fight with Roosevelt was long.
The president scored in the last en-
counter when he replied to Tillman's
criticism of his secret service policy
BY Publishing letters which tended to
shQy that Senator Tillman was inter
esttd IN land deal In the west whose
interests were being furthered By his
activity @ . senator.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
THEIR MONEY IN OLD BOOTS.

How Russian Farmers In Kansas Hid
Their Wealth.
Ellis county has more money hid
den in tin cans and old boots than Is
deposited in the banks" said Val. f..
Gross, banker and broker OF Hays
City, Kan.
"Old boots are the proper thing.
continued the Kansas banker, be
cause the people who hide their
money in our county, as a rule, have
no old socks to use for that purpose
They do not wear socks. They are
Russians, who have no working knowl-
edge of our banking system, and who
show no disposition to learn much
about it.
"They do their own banking. Their
strong box consists of tin can or an
old boot, and their safety deposit vault
is hole under the barn or in the Gel.
lar. When they want to buy something
they pay cash for 1t. When they sell
something they demand the cash and
hide 1t.
1T is conservative estimate to say
that more than half OF the actual cash
Of Ellis county is hidden. Our deposits
come chiefly from the Americans.
Comparatively few of the Russians do
any. banking business. We have con-
Quoted campaign among them for
years, and some OF the younger ele.
ment are beginning to patronize us.
But the old timers are still holding
or. and probably will continue to do
SO for the rest of their lives.
Perhaps 70 per cent OF the people
Of Ellis county are Russians. More
strictly speaking, they are German
Russians. Originally they went from
Germany to Russia, and later came to
this country. They are sturdy.
honest people, industrious, very reli-
gious, and great money savers. AS debt
payers they are celebrated. They
never hide behind the statute of limi.
tation. Ii Russian buys horse or
farm he is just as sure to pay for it
as he lives. Mortgages are only used
as protection in case of death"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
A CAT OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
Worshiped In OIden Days-One
Preserved In Bronze. Ill

Observation-Disclosures volume
on 1.-The Place of Animals in Human
Thought" has just been written by
the Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Ce-
saresco, who shows US that the life
Of the meanest animal is full of mys-
FERROUS and uncomprehended possibili-
ties. The beast is not merely the
servant OF man; he Is his friend and
ally. He occupies complementary
place in the great scheme of creation
Such q conception of animal life is a
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
In the Scandinavian North
Gleanin8s Of Important News Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
By MARTIN W. oDLAND.

The government has furnished 20
extra policemen to give protection to
the laborers at the wharf at Mora dur.
ing the strike.
Werner Won Heidenstam has just eel
ebrated his 50th birthday. He is one
of the popular writer's Of the day and
is noted for his love Of animals. The
society for the protection of animals
of Goteborg sent him a telegram OF
congratulation through Consul Axel
Idstrom.
Rev. Hellander, the Swedish minis.
ter at Berlin, is in Sweden with 25
children of Swedish parents in Der.
lin. He will arrange for them to
spend their vacation in the mother
country. This plan was first tried
last year and the results were Sc
satisfactory that it is being followed
again this year. In this way the
children have an opportunity to use
their mother tongue and also to keep
more or less in touch with the az
fairs of the homeland.
The city of Gefe has been stirred
up by the arrival of a ship direct
from Petersburg, where the cholera Ia
epidemic. The ship came into the
harbor and cast anchor for a couple
Of hours and the dock laborers and
toll gatherers went aboard. When
the matter was brought to the at
tention OF the board of health the
boat was ordered into quarantine and
all precautionary measures were TAX
en-. The lax observance Of the quar-
antine rules on the part of some yes
sells is causing great deal of re-
mark and more drastic measures are
apt to be taken, il offenses like this
continue.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19

form handle. In the wood that pro.
trudes above the box and again just
2 little below the box, a small hole
had been made and string passed
through and tied tightly round the
box, :hus keeping 1t firmly in position
on the handle. 1t had been covered
with a piece OF brightly-colored mate.
rial, fastened above and below with
smart little ribbon bows. and with q
fed dried peas inside 1t, 1t made an
excellent and attractive rattle for Its
little owner.
Baby has habit Of putting his toys
to his mouth. SO that piece OF silk OF
cotton Of fast dye that has previously
been washed should be chosen for the
cover.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
Never Missed School In III Years.


The managers OF the Sheerness
schools have had their attention called
to the remarkable attendance made
by the family OF resident named
Hutchings. His daughter Bertha.
who is leaving school at the age of
IA. commenced attending at the
age OF three years, and has never
missed an attendance nor been late
during the whole period of II years
in which the schools have been opened
-4.753 times. Another daughter, Eth.
ell, was presented with gold medal
few years ago as reward for seven
years perfect attendance and there
are i've other children or the family
who have medals for similar records.
The council school managers have de-
cided to ask thu Kent education
committee to make some ofIicial rec.
ognitioD Of Bertha HutchsnRs' re-
variable punctuality London Man.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
OLD VESSEL NOW A CHURCH.
Seaman's Bethel, on Island OF Cali
fornia Coast, 10 Refuge Of
Sailors.

San Francisco-It would be dificult
to find a greater oddity in church ar
chitecture than the Seaman's Bethel.
on Rattlesnake Island, close to the
port of San Pedro, of the coast OF
California. It is the decayed and
weather-beaten hulk Of an old ship
that used to ply the salt seas. Be-
coming unseaworthy, it was beached.
made fast with cables, and trans
formed into a church.
The Seaman's Bethel is q mission
church, maintained for the benefit Of
the sailors that come into San Pedro
harbor, and of the fishermen of Rat
tlesnake Island. All the machinery
and sea-going fixtures have been re-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-19
WILL PLEASE THE sAsv.
homemade Toy for the Small Ruler
Of the Household.

1t often happens that some little
simple homemade toy will please a
child quite as much, or even more,
than some expensive toy that has been
bought in shop. The rattle shown In
our illustration can be made in few
moments from odds and ends that Ger.
tainly will be found at home. The
head of the rattle from which this
sketch was made, consisted of an ordi
nary empty wooden match box
through the tray OF which stick Of
wood Tan old pen holder will answer
the purpose) had been inserted tt