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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10
A Literary Prodigy In China.

The marvellous child mentioned in the
Chinese classics who at 4 years old was able
to recite the 300 verses of the Tang poetry
as well rs the Ancient Book of Odes" has
been eclipsed by an infant prodigy of the
same age, who has presented himself at
the recent licentiate examinations in Hong
Kong as IA candidate for literary honors,
The P'anyu Chehsien personally examined
this tiny candidate and found that the
child could write n concise essay on the
subject that had been given him, although
of course in an infantile scrawl. 1t is OBJ
served by a local commentator that it now
remains only for the literary chancellor to
''pass" the prodigy ere he can be styled as
having entered the portals of the dragons
gates"-that is, obtained the degree Of
"Siu-ts'ai," or Standardization News,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10
ODDS AND ENDS.

The gatling gun was the work of Cat
ling, 1861.
One sun by day. by night 10000 shine
Edward Young.
Talk little and well, and you will be TAX
en- for somebody.
An Afghan saying runs thus "A wom-
ans wisdom is under heel"
The New York clearing house was estab-
lished in 1858, that of Boston in 1856
The bones or tombs of over 200 giants
have been found in various parts of Europe.
The Chinese have flower which is white
Mt night or in the shade and red in the sun
light.
A will written with pencil on a shingle
was once admitted to probate in the United
States.
The light of the freely, or lightning
bug" is produced by genuine animal
phosporescence.
The fata inorganic, or sea mirage, is most
perfect at the straits of Messina, between
Italy and Sicily.
The highest tower in the world is the
Eiifel, ! 900 feet the next, the Washington
monument, 555 feet.
Avoid overdelicacy of language and the
affectation of precision, which belong to
persons of narrow culture
Gutta percha was introduced into Europe
from Malaga in 1852. The annual consump-
ton now is 100000 pounds.
A meteorological station has been cstnb-
lished at Siberia, Palestine, Il place 6s2 feet
below the level of the Mediterranean sea
The crow flies at the rate of but 25 miles
per hour The sparrow hawk flies six times
as far or $50 miles, in the same length of
time.
The American Bible society expects to
complete in few weeks a translation OF
the Bible into the Syrian language. The
original translation was begun 10 years ago.
Ouida has uttered another plea in defense
of her favorites-animals. 1t is called The
New Priesthood" and is a protest against
cruelty to animals and especially against
| vivisection.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10
Atlantis, the Submerged Continent.

Atlantis was "a continent supposed to
have existed at a very early period in the
Atlantic ocean, lover against the pillars Of
Hercules, but which was subsequently
sunk in cataclysm of which history gives
no record. Plato is the first who gives an
account of it, and he is said to have OBJ
tanned his information of some Egyptian
priests with whom he had come in contact.
Platos account says that Atlantis was a
continent larger than Asia and Africa put
together, and that at its western extremity
were islands which afforded easy passage
to IL large continent lying still beyond-this
last nA.tiCJed continent being now sup
posed to he South America.
Nine thousand years before the time of
Plato, according to the tradition, Atlantis
was II powerful, thickly settled country
which extended its sway over Africa and
the major portion of what is now Europe,
even to as far as the Tyrrhenan sea-"
Further progress Of the invasion of the At
lantides was checked by the combined eff
forts of the Athenians and the other Greeks.
Shortly after the invaders were driven from
the continents of Europe and Africa great
earthquake shook Atlantis from center to
circumference. First the outlying islands
sank, then great areas of the mainland
Waves ran mountain high across hun
dreds of square miles of what had the day
before been fertile fields. Great temples
were tracked and riven" and the atfrighted
populace climbed upon the ruins to escape
the encroaching waters. On the second
day, after night of terrors which no pen
could describe, the earthquake shocks were
of greatly increased violence, ending only
after the entire continent had been engulf-
ed.-St. Louis Republic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10

Giovanni del Medici, the bride, received
from her different relations no fewer than
20 rings, and six more from the bride
groom-two when he fetched her, two for
the espousals and two on the morning they
exchanged rings. From Bernardo she re-
ceived 100 forms and some other coin, with
which she made herself two handsome
dresses, one of white velvet richly trimmed
with pearls, silk and gold, with open sleeves
lined with pure white fur; one of zetani. a
stuff of very thick silk, trimmed with
pearls, and the sleeves lined with ermine.
She has also "A gown of white damask,
brocaded with gold flowers, the sleeves
trimmed with pearls; another silk with
crimson, gold, and brocaded sleeves, besides
other dresses aud over dresses, so called
giornee. Among the jewels given her were
Il rich necklet of diamonds, rubies and
pearls, which was worth 100000 gold horins,
n pin for her hair, a necklace Of pearls with
a large pointed diamond, a hood embroid-
cred with pearls and net for -er hair,
also worked with pearls
The dowry, which today would seem
modest, was GO,OO0 forms, including the
trousseau, in which was included "a pair of
chests, with richly worked edges, and sew
eral long dresses of different shapes for
everyday wear, made of fine stufs embroid-
cred; also n lawn shift fashioned out of
material that came from Rems, a hood of
crimson cloth wrought with pearls, two
caps with silver, pearls and diamonds, a
little illuminated missal with silver clasps
and an infant Jesus in wax wearing a
damasl dress trimmed with pearls. Be
sides this there were cloth in the piece sat
ins, velvets and damask, embroidered cush-
| ions, belts, purses, tlimbleS, need IsoraS
ivory combs, etc. -Blackwood's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10

American women have at last become
fully aroused as to the importance of exer-
cise and with characteristic energy we all
men, women and children-have gone at it
and are exercising indoors and out of doors
as hard and fast rs ever we can. This would
be fine thing if our lives were not quite so
full and hurried and If we were as people
n trife more stolid. Unfortunately we have
yet to learn the meaning of the word rest.
Until we do exercise may prove 20 the ma
jority of us a dubious blessing, New York
Fress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10

WE may live without friends, "e
w may live without books,
But civilized man cannot live without
cookS.'
And cooks who are famed in all coun-
tries and climes
Are always progressive and abreast Of
the times.
Such as Marion Harland and Mrs.
Mcbride, ..
Mesdames Rorer and Lincoln, and
many beside,
Who have tried COTTOLENE, and
theerfully say
This 5tgcta5le shortening is gaining the
day.
And sl>ilful physicians and chemists
attest
That for f0r, AralMfM shortening
COTTOLENE is the best.
1t is made of beef suet and cotton-seed
OIL
1t is food for the feeble, and strong men
of toll;
Its color is naturally yellow like gold,
And It's free from all odor when cook.
ing We're told.
It will ait your digestion instead OF
1ttaya,
Like food that is made with injurious
lard;
twill shorten your pie crust and hwgthrn
your life.
Prove a blessing TO children and hus-
band and wife.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

The Cost Of an Ex-Presitlent's Manuscript.
AS an illustration of tho money paid
to writer's as soon as they acquire a rep
utation, the September Cosmopolitan
contains less than eight thousand
words, for which the sum of sixteen
hundred and sixty-six dollars was paid.
Ex.President Harrison, Mark Twain
and William Dean Howells are the
three whose work commands such a
price.
The September number has moro
than one hundred illustrations, giving
the chief points Of interest in the Co
lumbar Exposition, and the Fair is
treated by more than dozen authors
including the famous English novelist
Walter Besant; The Midway Plaisance'
by Julian Hawthorne; Electricity, by
Murat Halstead; the Liberal Arts
Building, by Kunz, the famous gem ex
pert Of Tiffany & Company; the De
partment of Mines, by the chief Of thai
department, et:.
A feature OF this number is a stor,
by Mark Twain, entitled, us He Liv
ing, or Is He Dead?'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
LYNCH LAW.

Lynch law, as the term is commonly
used, means the punishment of alleged
offenses by private and unauthorized
persons without a trial according to
forms of law. The origin of this law
is traced to several sources. One story
is that a farmer in Virginia, named
Lynch, caught a thief and, instead OF
delivering him up to justice, tied him
to tree and hogged him with his own
hands. Another is that in 1857 a man
named Lynch was sent tc the Colonies
to suppress piracy. The laws were so
carelessly administered in a new coun-
try that it is thought that Judge Lynch
was empowered to deal in o summary
way with tho pirates. and thus gave
rise to the name. The source, how
ever, has been traced to an earlier date.
In Ireland, in 1850 the story runs
james Fitzstephens Lynch was may
or and warden of Galway. Being en-
gagged in trade with Spain he sent his
son there to buy cargo of wine. The
young man spent the money intrusted
to him for this purpose, but succeeded
in buying the cargo on credit. The
Spaniard from whom he bought sent
his nephew with Lynch On his return
voyage to Ireland, where the money
was to be paid. In order to conceal his
dcfalcation, young Lynch had the
Sraniard thrown overheard. When he
reached home he was received with
honor A sailor, however, upon his
deathbcd told the mayor OF his sons
crime. The young man was tried be.
| fore his father, convicted and sentenced
to be hanged. His family and others
tried to prevent the execution, but the
father, seeing that the sentence could
not be carried out in the usul way, took
his son up a winding stairway to a win
dow overlooking the public street, with
his own hands fastened the halter at
Itached to his neck to staple in the
wall and acted as executioner. The
council books of Galway arc said to con
tain this record: ''James Lynch, mayor
of Galway, hanged his own son out o
the window, for defrauding and KILN!
strangers, without martial Or common
law, to show u good example to pos
terity."-Ex.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
y hat is Free Coinage?

This question VIC have answered time
and again. and now one Of our readers
once more asks it. We are always glad
to give any information in our pO"er,
and we cheerfully comply with tl1@ re
quest.
BY the free coinage OF silver i, meant
that any person owning silver may take
it to the mintS of the United States
and have it coined irto full legal ten
der money. 1t docs not follow that
this must be done free of charge. The
government may or may not make a
Charge for coinage. The term ''f"ec'
does not necessarily mean q coinage
free of expense, but the freedom of the
| individual to have tn" silver coined
into money, just as any wheat owner is
free to take his grain to a mil 10 have
it ground into flour.
The gold owner has this freedom at
the mints. He may freely take gold
there and have it coined. The silver
owner could do the same thing prnvicls
to 1873, and no one mp to that time
questioned the wisdom of the law.
Since then it has not been so, and all
the free coinage men now demand is
that silver he given the -amo right at
the mint that it had previous 10 1873,
the same that gold still enjoys. We
| hold that the gold owner is no better
than the silver owner, and that silver
money is just as good as gold money,
| and that to have gold and silver both
as money, as it was previous to 1873.
is better for the people. as it cnlarg.es
the money supply, doubles the debt
and tax paying power Of tho people.
gives better prices for prol.Wt~. and
tl'l1er employment to labor. -h.t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
world.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Represented by private exhibitors iL'
several departments. The State haa
no headquarters.
TENNESSEE.
Building and exhibits provided for
by private subscription, assisted by an
appropriation by the State. Very
cleditably represented in all depart
mcntS.
Private Subscription, for he Exposl~
ton displays amount to 500, o,OOt. The
city Of Galveston alone contributed
over $50, 0W'. The State is REPRESENT
ed in every one Of the great depart
mcnt.. It's building. the dimensions Of
which ar: s. 80 feet, 20 feet high,
ro1Structcd after the style of the old
spanish missions, is /; Very attractive
feature Of the State group. 1t contains
| special exhibits OF great interest. and
thousands Of curioaitics and relics,
VIRGINIA.
This. one Of the oldest Of the .Ameri.
can States. takes CONSPICUOUS place n
all departments. Her building is at
exact duplication Of the Mt. Vernon
homestead Of George Washington. 1t
contains either originals or duplica~
tions of the contents of that rovered
shrine on the Potomac, including the
chairs. tables, desks, mantels and bed
room furniture. The dining room is
furnished like the original, with old
silver loaned by we'll known Virginia
families. The State is represented in
a.! the great departments.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Represented in nearly all of the great
departments. but most particularly in
those Of Agriculture, Manufactures and.
Mines. The State building, ii very
creditable one, cost 100000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

Among the incidents of clli;ulopd
that stand out in bold relief, as our
memory revcrts to the lays when We
were young, none arc more prominent
than severe sickness. The Young
mother wildly remembers that it vas
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cared
her Of Group, and in turn administers it
to her own offspring. and always with
the hest results. For sale BY :. E.
Hughes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
COUNTING THE CASH.
Not One Cent of Uncle Sans Five Thousand
Tons of Coin Missing.

Not One Cent OF Uncle Sans rive Thousand
Tons of Coin Missing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.The Off
Icial count Of the treasury cash begin
Ening May 81 last, necessitated by the
transfer of the Office Of the treasurer OF
the United States from e. Fl. Nebeker
to d. N. Morgan has been completed.
The committee havirg this work in
hand. consisting of E. B. Daskam, A..
r. Huntington and Charles II. Noble,
were assisted by sixty expert counters
and laborers, and have worked con-
stantly since they began.
Treasurer Jordan yesterday signed a
receipt in favor of +. Fl. Nebekcr for
$740,Sl7, 4l9.7S 2-S, made up as follows:
Cash , .... .Sl14.Tt Tt.0, 412 o.
Treasurer's transfer account M5so'5SS .:
Unissued ertiticatcs......... 100000 90
Bonds held in trust ........... "16'"'s'oo1 ~ 81
Mr.. Nebeker received the receipt in
person, and by that act his bond for
$500, 600 was released and the bond OF
Mr.. Morgan, as treasurer. which was
filed and approved some time ago, be.
came responsible for the vast stock OF
money in the treasury.
In counting and Weighing this vast
sum of money not one cent was found
missing. Several bags of silver were
found broken. the bagging having rot
ted, and found to be several dollars
short, but subsequently the silver dol
lars were recovered from the floor
where they had fallen. The total
weight of the coin counted was about
5000 tons. No ceremonies we're OBJ
served in making the transfer from Mr..
Nebeker to Mr.. Morgan beyond the
passage OF the receipt.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

Fiery editorials on the part OF +. T.
johnson, editor OF the Star, and W. P.
Ratlitf, editor of the Alliance Tin'lica.
tor, brought these gentlemen in close
personal antagonism, and but for tho
timely interference of friends there
might have been first-class funeral.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for
God hath made them 50. Not SO with
editors when clothed in their right
minds.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
A Good Thing to Keep on Hand.

AGootl Thing to Keep OH Hand.
Some years ago we were very much
subject to severe spells of cholera NOR
bus; and now when we feel any OF the
SYMPTOMS that usually precede that
ailment, such as sickness at the stom.
ach, diarrhea, ETC., We become scary
We have found Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and D:arrhUa Remedy the
very thing to straighten one out In
such cases, and always keep it about
We are not writing this for q pay tcs
timonial, but to let our readers know
what is good thing to keep in the
house. Troy Kas. Chicf.
For sale by J, E. Hughes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
First Dose Cured.

Mr.. Z. Petri, Glasgow, KY, writes:
MY daughter contracted chills in
1877. No prescription ever gave r:orc
than temporary relief, no tonic ,:cpt
them off. Two bottles OF Hughes
Tonic cured her completely. She had
no chill after taking the first dose"
Sold by Druggists.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

For lame back or for d pain in the
side or chest. try saturating piece OF
flannel with Chamberlain Pain Balm
and binding it onto ;ho affected parts.
This treatment will cure any ordinor'
case in one or two days. Pain DasN:
also cures rheumatism. so cent hott,'s
for sale by ]. L. Hughes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

Represented by private exhibitors IL
several departments. The State haa
no headquarters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

The following is a list Of the build
ings and exhibits of some of the South
crn States, as taken from the ''Ofiicial
Guide of the Worlds Columbian Ex
pOsitiOn:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
LOOK OUT.

"In peace prepare for war, in health
for sickness" This old adage is al
WAYS wise and timely, especially so
lust now. Summer is on, with its de-
bilitating influences. Nerves are aag.
giug, appetites failing, energy and
strength yielding, even now. Shortly
will come decay Of vegetation when ma
la. ia will ride on every passing
breeze" !" and count its victims in every
home. Now isthe time. Repair the
wastes. Restore the vitality. Fortify
the system. Ward off the perilous at.
tacks Of malaria and pass safely and
happily through. You can do this by
using bR KINGS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
Notice to Teachers.

Nxalnination for colored teachers
will be held on Sept. 22-23rd. For
white teachers 29-3Oth.
Il. T. PAYNE,
Sept Est. Co. Supt. Education.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02

Alabama has no building on the
grounds, but is represented through its
citizcns, in nearly all Of the @I'ct' '"-
partmcut buildings.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
LOUISIANA.

Louisiana occupies for special head:
quarters a reproduction OF an Old
plantation house with broad corridors,
immense doors and quaint 'lormer win
dows. This building is filled with
works of art, historic relics, and
curiosities. among which may be nam
ed priceless furniture OF old Creole
nays. A feature OF the club house is a
Creole kitchen and cafe. Over $1oo,'
600 was raised by the people OF Louisi
ana to dcfray the cost Of their building
and general exhibit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-09-02
ROYAL


1t is the best preventative. the best
restorative, the most upfailing cure
pleasant to take as lemonade and harm
less, unique, matchless, perfect, "the
ultima thule of medicines" Try II
now. For sale by druggists
Il PER BOTTLE. SIX FOR $5.
GERMETUER PILLS are the best
Fifty in bottle, Csc.
For sale by G. W. Eatman.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-08
Advertisement writing.

In the years to come the writing of
advertisements which will always at
tract attention will become more and
more a literary employment, since
the writer must not only be well
read, but must possess in a high de-
gree the literary art of putting
things. At the rate this branch of
newspaper making is being devel-
oped the time is not far distant when
1t will be announced that this or that
noted advertisement writer viii con-
tribute special advertisement to a
forthcoming issue, for the same rea-
son that the publishers OF magazines
now announce that the next number
viii contain a story by Howells or a
poem by James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis Journal
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-08
Nero Was n Saint.

Oh, dear, here is another belief
shattered, another historical fact
swept into the firel Nero was not a
fiend incarnate, it seems, after all
He did not put his mother, Agrippina
to death, and he did not sing and
play the fiddle while Rome was burn
ing. In short, Nero's memory has
been whitewashed by modern re-
search, which discovers that his his
tographers all hated him, and one
was put TO death for conspiring
against him. How very like some
other folks this soundsl 1t win be
difficult to take the blood stained
tyrant TO our bosoms, but henceforth
let us be just to Nero, and when we
gaze on his marble visage in the Art
museum ask his pardon for still
thinking he looks like terribly low
down tough. Boston Herald
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-08
No Cause of Fear For Her.

A summer boarder, a woman who
was strolling along a country road,
stopped at a farmhouse in whose
porch she saw an old lady knitting
and asked for GLASS of water. When
the old lady had brought it, she
asked the younger woman to sit
down and rest awhile.
The young woman looked out over
a pleasant country, but her eye fell
at last upon the burying ground,
which was only little way off on
the other side of the road and plainly
visible through the trees, and she
turned to the old lady, who sat rock
ing and knitting, and asked:
Aren't you afraid to live so near
a graveyardi"
'.Afraidi" said the old lady gently.
why, no; my husband and son are
there. New York Sun.