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THE GREENVILLE TIMES, GREENVILLE, MISS. t DELTADISTRIGT BURN BU8KSH0T RQADSj NOW BEFORE ALL THE WOOD IS WASTED. TiELY WARNING OF EXPERTS There is Enough Wood Wasted An nually in the Delta to' Burn 18,000 Miles of Roads Process of burn ing is Simple and Should be Done. Experiments conducted by the United States office of public roads during recent years at Clarksdalc. and Greenville, Miss., have demon strated that gumbo kr buc-kshot clay forms, after burning, an excellent road making material. The construc tion of adequate public roads consti tutes one of the m'ost important prob lems now Confronting the people of the Delta district. The rapid disap pearance of timber renders the prob lem ccnstautly mte-re serious and dis f vlt, for f-uel is the mot important factor in solving the road problem in this section of the country. Gravel, .toxie aird oth-rr hard road building maWriais are scarce in the Delta sec tion, haivce the ingenuity of man has Tru called upon to devise a method v-f irfiTSetTig the material at hand. The burnt ciay m-rthod solves the problem if fhe rA are to be improved be fore the land w stripped of all if its tiniber. The forcMs of Xxuisana Arka as ad Mississippi suffered from the initoads of lumbermen in 1906 a loss cuttinv and sawinjr trees for lumber or over one-sixth of tke fetal cut in the Uiied States. The waste from cutting and sowing trees fir lumber is estimated by the forest service to be about 70 per cent. This waste -consists" of fops, stumps, culls, s labs, edgYs. dust and bark, imost of which can be utilized in burning clay for road building. Assuming that only five-sevenths of the waste can be used for this pur post, or one foot of waste for every foot of lumber and there are about 550 board feet in a cord of wood, it follows that the waste was eqivalent in- volume to lover 11 1-2 milli3i cord of wood. This was sufficient luct to (yarn about 17,800 miles of T? foot road and did not imclude the ini-nu-nscjuantities of timber cut and burned to clear the land for planting cotton. The pre fits of the great packing and manufacturing industries of the country are largely derived frm the utilization of by-products wfeich were formerly wasted. At la-t a method has been devised by which the waste products of the forests of the Delta may be utilized. It has been ascertained that if this clay is burned it loses its sticky qual ity and makes a good, servicable road at a!4 fceasons of the year. The pro cess oi burning is simple and may be easily followed. Any sound, dry and weH' seasoned wood, which has been cut ito lengths of 4, 8 or 12 feet, may be used for the purpose. About one cord of wood is required to tmm S linear feet of road 12 feet wide-. Dry brush-wood, bark, .chips, Old fence rails and railroad ties, and lak coal may also be used to ad vantage with the wd. If this process of burning a road hd been, known years ago a section of timber along the roadside equal o the width of the road could have boen set apart for the purpose. It is not too late yet, however, for this plan can be put in& operation in some coaajwinitfes, font unfortunately, thee are thousands of acres of clear ed rated in large tracts where 6-uch roads would fee too expensive be cause wood is -ntow an item! of consid erable cost. It requires no prophet to foresee that a-t the present rate, within a w years the Delta will be practically all cleared up and wood will be so expensive that it will be out & the question to burn gumbo for Toad puiposes. The people of this section must, therefore, decide this matter at once, for if the present opportunity for improving the roads is allowed to pass there is no escape from the terrible -condition of these gumbo or buckshot rfcads, which, if not improved will remain a perpetual monument to the extravagance and : improvidence of this generation. Said Mr. Roosevelt: Utter falsity, criminal misconduct, ingenious and , untruthful, all forms "of iniquity, hid , eous wrong, purchased politician bit ter and unscrupulous craf t and. it was not a very good day . for ' epithets cither. SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY LIKE THE NIGHT She walks in beauty like the night, Of cloudless chimes and starry skies. And all that's best cf dark and bright Met in her aspect and her eyes, Thus mellov'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less Had half impaired and nameless grace. Which waves in every raven tress Or softly lightens o'er her face, Where thoughts serenely sweet ex press How pure, how dear their dwelling place. And on that cheek and o'er that brow, So, soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow But tell of days in goodness spent A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent. Lord Byron. The Parting. We have come "the primrose way," Folly, thou and I! Such a glamour and a grace Ever glimmered on thy face, Ever suchi a witchery Lit the eyes- you turned to me Eyes that laughed with waywardness Mockery and carlessness Could a ifool like me withstand Folly's smile and waving hand?- So we came the primrose way, Folly, thou and I. But ntow, Folly, we must part, Folly, thou and 1! Shall one look with mirth or tears Back on all his wayward years? Purposes dissolved in wine Pearls flung to the heedless swine -Idle days and nights v.f mirth. Were thy pleasures nothing worth? Well, there's no gainsaying we Squandered 3;outh right merrily But now, alas, we part, we part, Folly, thou and I! Don Marquis in Uncle Remus' Magazine for February. UiOWNGO OF THE UNIVERSITY BUILD INGS A MATTER OF REGRET. Oxford, Miss., Feb. 4. The legis lative committee on universities ami colleges are investigating the Univer sity of Mssissippi, located at this place. They found the finances well in hand and the books of the institu tion well kept. The entire committee expressed deep regret at the run down condi tion of the buildings and seemed t3 be impressed with the noccessity for relief. The outward appearance of many ot tne rxuiaings nave Deen an eyesore to the citizens, faculty and students for a long time. Some of the buildings are in .need of sanitary repairs and present more tor less dilapi dated appearances. Mr. Roosevelt is said to contem plate a year of silence after leavng office. It would have been a more temperate "-use of golden grains t: scatter them wisely through an admin istration. Mardi Gras, New Orleans, La On account of the above occasion round trip pickets will be on sale to New Orleans Feb. 26 to Mar. 2, in clusive; returning on or before Mar." 10, 1908. Rate $Q-55- For further par ticulars see H. H. Simmons, 2-5 t m-2 Y. & M. V. Ticket Agent LYON PACKET COMPANY River Schedule Effective March 9, 1907. Str. -Speed" leaves Greenville daily at 8:30 a. m. for Luna. Leaves Luna daily at 4 p. m. for Greenville. Str- "Luella Brown" leaves Green ville daily, except Sunday for Sunny, side at 4 P- - -Saturday at 3 p. m. Monday morning at 7. a. m. Leaves Sunnyside daily at 8 l m-, and Saturday at 4 P. m. for Green ville. Connecting with the M., R. R. W. Railwa at Luna. Masonic Grand Bodies of Mississippi, Hatticsburg, Miss., Feb. xo to 15 On account ot the above "occasion round trip- tickets will be on sale to Hattiesbnrg, Miss., Feb. 7 to x in elusive, returning on or before rFctx. 16,1008. Rate $7.25. For further, par ticulars see' H. H. Simmons, . MM 1 2-5 t is. Y. & W. V. Ticket Agent. ROMANCE Romance, who loves to nod and sing, With drowsy head and folded wing. Among the gjeen leaves as they shake Far down within someVhadowy lake, To me a painted paroquet -Hath been a mc st familiar bird Taught me my alphabet to say To lisp my very earliest word While in the wildwood I did lie A child with a most knowing eye. - Of late, eternal candor years So shake the ver Heaven on high With tumult as they thunder by, I have no time for Idle cares Though gazing on the unquiet sky; And when an hour with calmer wings It's down upon my spirit flings That little time with lyre and rhyme To while away forbidden things ! My heart would feel to be a crime Unless it trembled with the strings. Edgar Allen Pes." DS OFF GREAT BRITAIN WILL MEDDLE WITH PORTUGAL NOT London, Feb. 3. It is announced from an authentic source that Great Britain will not interfere in the af fairs of Portugal, which country is now in the throes of a resolution. The treaty between Portugal and Great Britain guards Portugal against any invasion by foreign conn tries, and as there is nothing like this apprehended, the policy of the British is too keep hands off. The .rumor circulated that Great Britain wov.lcy '.' ize Pdrtu V Vias been proven to be without foundation All that will be done is to lend her moral support to rcsta-re order out of the chotic condition that now exists. 'HE WOMAN AVENGER It is troincr well w.th the woman avensrer m the courts. Mrs. Angelina Ansoline, of Chicago, who killed ; had slandered her, was acquitted the t Vathcr dav upon a second trial. Net long ago Mrs. Bradley was acqui ted in Washington, where she killed a man who 'had grown weary of her. In Mississippi last year a woman was pardoned after having been convicted by a jury of having killed a member of congress who, as she averred, had spoken slanderously of her. Mrs Dora McDonald, of Chicago, who kill ed Webster Guerin because, as she al leges, he was attempting to black- 1 mail her, is now upton. trial. She wul not plead insanity a little respect is due to the defendant and her attor neys for that brt will rely upon the unwritten law. She will no doubt be acquitted. She is described as a r.ith er handsome woman. In criminal trials in which the defendant is fair a jury is as sentimental as a young swain under the influence 'of the har vest moon. If the testimony of Mrs. Ansoline was absolutely true, the man she kill ed surely deserved the punishment. He 'had played Iago, ind Othello, in stead of killing Desdemona, had de serted her. Whether the woman had a rignt t?o seeK revenge is anoxner question. But she was an Italian 'im migrant who knew little about " the laws of this country, and who had probably had little education in Iitaly. In the Bradley case there seems to be no ground for a verdict of acquit tal, and executive clem-ency in the Mississippi case seems misapplied. If Webster 1 Gucrin attempted to blackmail Mrs. McDonald, other means than the employment . of a re volver might have been successful ly restored to. The verdicts of sentimental juries are rapidly establishing precedents calculated to give the woman avenger every encouragement. '"Vengeance is mine, sann mc uum. x wn icpa; But the jurors to-olds that Vengeance is anybody's and that whoever repays should be acquitted, notwithstanding the provision of the written law to j the contrary. - - And if, perchance, the jurors con sider the law and the facts and the sanctity cf their oath, , rather than the eyes, or the child, or the hat and gown, iof the ifarr, defendant, the sec ond trial, the higher court, and chiv alry of the "governor stand between the defendant and the penalty that fits the- crime. Chivalry is beutifu'when it is ex tended to the type of women who de serve it. It is very different and a very ugly, thing, when it is extended, in violation, of the law, to "the strange woman" wb.o is guilty of,murder. And a , dispasfonate reading of the evidence in most of" the unwritten1 law cases KEEPS m shows the woman defendant- to be strange Woman indeed. The Lion and the Mouse.' After witnessing "The Lion and the Mouse" which Henry B. 'Harris will offer at the-Grand Feb. 18, tone is willing to believe that it possesses J every essential for a perfectly con structed play. In dramatic strength it is unequal led by anything seen on the stage for a genraticn; its story is fascin etingly interesting and intensely hu mane; the characters and the men and women prominent in social, finan cial and political world of today and they are made to act just like the types we are familiar with. Charles Klein has written other plays which have , brought him very prominently before the public, but he has never created one that has earned the deep gratitude all these feel who witness "The Lion and the Mouse." z A Dangerous Operation is the removal of the appendix by surgeon. , No one who takes Drl King's New Life Pills is ever subject ed to this frightful ordeal. i. hey work so quietly yotf don't feci them. They cure constipation, headache, bil ousness and malaria. 25c at all drug- cists. - feb If you are a wearer of light grade clothes, let us make them. 2-5 d 2-w JOE REILLY This is Worth Reading Leo F. Zelinski, of 6S Gibson St., Buffalo, N. Y., says: "I cured the most -annoying cold sore I ever had, with Bucklen's- Arnica Salve. I ap plied this salve once a day for two days, when every trace of the sore was gone." Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. - - feb Spring and Summer Woolens, jaist arrived. d 2-w JOE REILLY 10 REDUCE WAGES MINE OWNER WANTED TROOPS TO INTIMIDATE MINERS. Washington, Feb. 3. The report of the committee to investigate the recnt troubles, in Goldfield, Nev., mining camps has been -completed. Th.e reptort s?,ys. that the 'mine, own ers wanted tire United States troops at the mines so that they could reduce the miners wages and otherwise bring about some changes. The report also makes the broad assertion that most of. the miners composing the miners' union arc an archists, .and that in a large measure the presence of the troops was made necessary by their anarchistic ten dencies. Photos made at Bell's Studio never fade or grow dim. Try him. Ii-I5dtf Mardi Gras, Natchez, Miss On account of the above occasion round trip tickets will be on sale to Natchez, Miss., Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, inclusive, returning on or before Mar. 5, iooS.- Fare $5.05 f ot the round trip For further information See H. II. Simons, 2-5 t m-3 Y. & M. V. Ticket Agent If we cannot put as much style in our work as yon get elsewhere we do not want your patronage. 2-5 d 2-w " JOE REILLY Pupils Wanted for Violin Mr. Paul Boench, leader of the Opera House Orchestra, wishes to announce that he will' locate here af ter the theatre season and will teach tlie ' violin. His scholars are: Miss Hazel Hecker, Miss Sue Negus, Miss Marie Clifton, Miss- R. Duke and Mr. C. Thomel - 2-5 iw d We canrfot give you unlimited cred it, but then you do mot have to pay for the other fellow's clothes.-2-5 d 2-w JOE REILLY Bishop Turtle, of Missour. t Has been a policy holder in the the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., for forty-four years. He is so well satisfied and pleased that he has expressed himself in glowing terms in a communication to the company, a copy f which is in, possession v of the, undersigned,, wbo will te jplea- ed at any time to write you a life,' fire, or accident polic " E. Hi : Wooii, with Geo. Wtoeatley.1 ; 2-2-o3 I-1ED" IMF - TOBilGGO TIM REPRESENTATIVE TAWNEY REOPENS 'FIGHT ON TRUST WILL HELP INDEPENDENTS Bill Introduced Will Impose' a Feder al Tax on Prize Coupons Acccm panying Packages of Tobacco Tawney's Statement. , Washington,- Feb. 4. Representa tive Tawney, chairman of the appro pnation committee of the house - of representatives, has- reopened v n is right on the tobacco trust by reintro ducing a bill , to impose "a1 federal' tax on the issuance of 'prize coupons' ac--compa-nying packages of tobacco. Nearly every brand oF cigars; 'cigar-T ettes, smoking and chewing- tobac co manufactured by the: trust -has coujfons fbr prizes attached which greatly increase the sale of their pro ducts. - "The object of this bill" said Mr. Tawney, "is not to raise reveue 'for the government as it is to ptt a stvp to the prize giving , practice by which the, totbacco trust' is enabled to elimi nate all competitors. I am going to press fhe measure purely in the inter est "of the independent tobacco manu facturers." , . . The prize giving practiced by the trust manufacturers is one of - their best trade getters. With possibly; the exception of those prejudiced, against non-.in ion -made goods (made-by the trusts) everybody purchasing the trust brands, saves the coupons and get the pries offered. - Representatives "of the tru-st will make a vigorous fight against- the pas'sage of the Tawney -bill, which gives the labor union forces an- oppor tunity to strike at "scab' made goods. BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR DISCHARGE '. ., r- - . V. In the Matter of Russel Brothers, Bankrupts To the Hon. H. C. Niles, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi: Russel Bros., of Hcllondale, in the Ooutity of Washington and ; State 'of Mississippi, in said District, 'respect fully represents that on the" oth day of December last past,' they.-wcre doty adjudged bankrupt tinder the Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that they have duly surrendered all their property and rights of property and have fully complied with all th re quirements ':' of said acts- and-of ' the orders . of "the Court touching their benkruptcj'. ' - - -j Wherefore they pray that they may be decreed by the court to have a full discharge from all debts -provable against the?f estate under' said bankrupt Acts, except sudhi -debts as are excepted by law from such dis charge. 'Dated this 30th day of Jan. A-D., 1908. V RUSSELL BROS , ; Per T. H. Russell, Bankrupt '' Order of Notice Thereon - . Stouthern District of Mississippi iss On this 31st "day of Jan. "A. Tk; 1908 on 'reading the1 foregoing petition, it Ordered by the Cctirt that a hear ing be had upon" the -same on- thJTotth day of Feb., I908, before said' Court at Vicksburg, Miss. in ? said District at 12 to'clock, nooi; and that-notice thereof be published in the Greenville Times, a newspaper printed in -said District, and that all known creditors and other persons in kitetets may ap pear at the same time and place and show cause, if any they have, why the prajrer of said petitioner s'hould not be granted. ' And it is further "ordered by te Court that the Clerk shall send by mail to all creditors sopies of said pe tition aind this order, addresed . to, them t their pjace of residence as stated. i Witness the Honorable H.C.Niles Judge of the Court, and the -seal there of,at yicksburg,Miss.,in said District on the 31st day of Jan., 1908. . (Seal of the Court.) A true copy. -LI B..Moseleyt Qerk, 1 J- H. Sbiort, D. 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