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COTTON IN CHINA,
A New Industry Introduced in the ceies-
tial Empire.


The prospectus Of q new industry at Shang-
hal is made the subject OF report to the
State sDepartment by Consult General Jetnl-
ean at that place. It is called the Shanghai
OH Mill Company, which proposes to manu-
facture oil from cotton seed. It is, the Con-
sul-General says. the logical result OF the
cotton mills at Shanhai, and the consequent
stimulus given to the cultivation OF cotton
IN China Since 1890 there have been forty
five new cotton manufacturing estaDnsn-
.ments erected inShanghai, and these are now
in successful operation. The pelie1 OF tnose
starting the proposed new industry ls tnat
oil can be extracted at saving OF niteen per
cent. over the native system. In TINS con.
nection Mr.. Jernigan gives ON illustration OF
tbe fact that in China the subject OF laoof
saving has received practical attention. ana
this moves. he says, ehat the conservative
onnosition 10 Improvement is not 30 nrmiy
Grounded and can be overcome by Well.ol-
rected efforts. AS the area suitable Tor the
cultivation OF cotton in Chtnn Is almost as
limitless as the supply Of labor. ana LABOR
being yery cheap, there can be, MIR. Jernlgan
saws. no doubt that China will soon be one
of the great on-producing countries IN
the world. and this product will command
serious consideration in all CALCULATIONS Will
reference to the cotton market.
There is needed in Shanghai, the report
concludes, q more distinctive American DUST
ness. There is too much commercial mixing
and partnership with other Natlonahtles,
and. as these generally predominant, Ameri-
can identity is too often lost.
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Her rooms had been papered for her
with infinite care. They were more than
luxurious, they were elegant. The
steward and q housekeeper were the
sole servants, but they attended like
mute slaves to her every caprice as the
days went by.
Ralston was not exacting. He asked
an hour or TWO of her time each day to
read to him in the garden, or play for
him in the great, somber draWmg-room
on the piano. Ever under the shadow
of some great fear, he never left the
walled grounds Of the estate, and re-
ouested her to confine her long drives
to the unfrequented roads leading away
from the village.
A week passed thus, then the novelty
of her new life began to wear away.
! The false Alice Ralston, the real Bea-
trice Mercer, began to grow restless,
anxious, moody.
Then she fell to plotting. If she
could only drag from that past life the
object OF her love. Raymond Marshall,
! she would be content.
You are getting wearied Of the lone
liness here, I fear," spoke Ralston'
| anxiously, one evening.
mo, father"
"You are deceiving me. can read 1t
in your face. I caught you crying yes
terday. Speak, my child, if you have
any secret sorrow.
The yelled eyes Of the siren glowed
Lrlumphantly. Tne hour had come FOR
q master stroke of fnesse.
Shall tell you the truth, even II it
d;.+,rbo rouo" aclod Raatrica in q low
purring tone.
Always, my dear.
Il am happy here, only there is q
chapter in my past that haunts me, "
pursued the false-hearted Beatrice. I
have friends whom I love, whom I left
in poverty. trouble. Father, II I had
the means to visit them, to place them
in position beyond want, would re-
turn here satisfied, never to leave you
again. ,
AYou mean this, my daughter9'
Il mean 1t, father.
AS understand it, you wish to go to
these friends-to bid them final fare
well, and to enrich them?"
Yes"
He led her to @ room guarded with an
iron door. With key he unlocked a
cabinet. 1t was stored with money
coin, bank notes, bonds.
Yours" he sad generously; all
yours. Take what you want. I shall
never ask how much, nor care. Deal as
literally with your friends as you like,
only-must you 60 to them?"
Il must, father"
"Alone?"
Il will be careful-nothing will hap.
zen to me-"
Il shall wory-your absence will tor
ture me.
Not for long. Oh! dear father. you
make me happy in enabling me to make
my dearest friends happy. Let me go
at once-to-night, Tomorrow. In q
week-two, at the farthest, shall re-
turn. Then shall forget them-au the
world save you"
She had carried her point. The flret
important step in the plot Of her life
was accomplished.
AS the next morning. little money
filled sachel in her hand, she left the
mansion bound for Hopedale, her con.
fident heart told her that she would
never return until she had won the man
she loved.
TO BE oONTINUEn
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In Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, $10,.
900 was raised in one day, and it is
said that the committees in Egypt
have succeeded in collecting az much
as $4,000 a day ever since. Contri-
buttons poured in from all quarters of
the world. In the United States cities
like New York, Boston, Chicago and
San Francisco gave liberally, and the
sinews of war were furnished for the
patriots. Greeks from all parts OF
the world are focking to the standard
OF the revolution, and soon the mum.
bers of patriots in the island will be
30 great and the revolutionists will be
80 powerful as to force the Sublime
Porte into making such concessions as
will satisfy the people or into relin.
gushing it's hold upon the island and
giving the people their liberty.
The first fighting came about in this
way: In the city of Asphykos g
Greek policeman, Dimitri Theodos-
ius offended two Turks. They lay in
wait for him that night and murdered
him. The assassination was 30 wan.
ton that the people of the city arose
and marched against Turkish garri-
son of 1900 in the vicinity of the town.
Surprising the Turks, the Cretans
killed 200 OF them, drove out the 9th
ers and captured the fortifcation, it's
supplies and ammunition. Rapidly
did the revolution spread, and soon
two Cretan States, Sphakis and Apo.
korona, were in the hands of the in.
surgents. At the present time the
Cretan army numbers about 35, 900.
They are pretty we'll equipped, and
are under the command of Generals
HATH, Michallis and Rozanis. The
Turkish army is less than one-half the
size of that Of the insurgents The
warfare is on the guerrilla order.
The insurgents refuse to fight in the
open country, contenting themselves
with harassing the Turks from am
bush. That is the reason why, in the
actions already reported, the Turkish
losses have always exceeded those OF
the Cretans. Often the Turks lose
scores of men, while the insurgents
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A White Frog Found at Bedrock.

Well diggers made q peculiar find
on the property of W. B. Hartley in
Duluth, MINI. They were down fif-
teen feet below the surface in an ex.
cavation for a well, and had blasted
through six feet of solid rock, when
they struck spring gushing up
through crevice. Gaily disportina
itself at the mouth of the spring was o
unique member OF the frog species,
about an inch long in body and three
inches long from tip Of outspread fcre.
foot to tip of its hind feet. The frog
is of white and light brown color,
and apparently has no mouth, al
though it is possessed of bright black
eyes. It climbs up and down the
smooth sides of the glass jar in which
it is confined with as much ease 81
along the bottom. It's color proves
that it has been long since it has seen
daylight, and in all probability il
came up into it's secluded retreat IL
the bed of rock by way of the hidder
spring.-Chicago Times-Herald.
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more fsith in any treaty with the
the Turks, unless it were guaranteed
by the Powers Of Europe.
This revolution WAS organized by
Johapnis Petropoulaki, the Spartan
representative at the Athens Parlia.
ment. His father was O General in
the Cretan revolution of 1869. To
his aid came Johannis Koundouraki, q
scion of one of the best families in
Asphykos, city in Crete. Koundour.
aki was educated at the University OF
Athens, where he was given the degree
OF LII. D. in 1892. The Turkish Gov
ernment had made him Judge IN hlt
own city, and he had served in that
capacity for years. The opposition
of his conntrymen induced him tc
resign his post and begin the work o1
liberating his people from the oppres
sion of the Mussulman.
The first duty of the patriot was to
collect funde with which to carry on
the war. Committees were appointed
in all the cities of the world in which
lived Greeks in any large numbers.
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CHAPTER IX.

A crabbed-faced man answered the
irfng at the iron gate after lapse OF
several minutes, stared at the veiled
figure without, first penetratingly and
then without suspicion, and asked, un-
tremendously:
"Who are you-what do you want?"
Beatrice Mercer was an actress. She
had come prepared to feign part, and
she did it we'll.
All the fire and impetuosity Of her
Ipassionate nature was subdued to the
sseem.ngly shrinking timidity OF Shy
young girl.
! She stammered out frightened apol-
ogy and clung to the iron gate as il
weary and weak.
Il have come long ways" she muir
injured, -and I must make no mistake.
THE gentleman who lives here-Mr.
iCaleb Marston.
The servant or helper uttered sharp
ejaculation Of surprise and renewed
suspicion.
.Who told you that Mr. Caleb Marston
lived here?" he demanded.
"I-I-does he not? Then l will 60,
If l am in error" and Beatrice re-
treated.
Quick as flash the man unlocked the
gate, seized her arm, dragged her inside
the overgrown, ill-kept garden, and re-
garded her much with the angry glare
of an enemy.
mo, you don't!" he said. where did
you get that name-Marston? Who told
you? Speak! Have they guessed his
hiding place again?" the man half NUT
tered to himself
; Il got the name from letter-a let
, ter from Mr. Marston himself" explain
ed Beatrice.
oh" muttered the. man. "Ill guar
antee he never told you to use that
name herea bouts, all the same. Rails
ton, girl: Do you understand? Never
VIII sper Marston again, if you're friends
OF ours"
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The late Shah had his picture taken
in this most remarkable chair only &
few days before his death. 1t Is made
largely of gold, beautifully wrough,
and set with q variety of precious
stones. Some idea of the splendor OF
this regal seat may be gained from the
fact that the jewels in it alone have
been estimated to be worth fully four
million pounds. or twenty million
dollars. Occasionally when this chair
was formerly at Delhi stones OF great
value were missed and supposed to
have been stolen, but now that 1t oc'
cupies q carefully-guarded place in
the palace at Teheran no trouble OF
this kind is experienced.
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WATER PIPES TO HOLD coNVlCTs
When They Cut the Pipes. the Water Es-
capes. and the Jailer is Notified.

When They Cut the Pipes. the Water Es-
capes. and the Jailer is Notified.
Anew idea in jail construction has recent
" been successfully tested in Boston. Mass.
Tn brief, the scheme Is to construct the cells
of hollow pipes and fill them with water.
When a pipe is severed the water escapes.
and by a system of registers in the office OF
the iaiI the fact is made known. as we'll as
the particular cell where the pipes have been
attacked.
No attempt is made to have the pipes par
ticularly hard. Common gus pipe IS as good
as any, and will answer every purpose. The
water is kept under Il high pressure so that
it will be sure to give the alarm when the
pipe is severed.
Under the usual system Of jail construc-
ton it is aimed to mako the bars so hard
that saws will not effect them; or, Mt best. so
hard that cutting would be q slow process
But convicts in jail are us clever as the men
who construct jail cells. and methods have
been discovered for taking the temper out Of
the hardest steel. Nitric acid will do It, and
SO will common candle. If the flame of the
latter is kept for several days close against II
bar of chilled steel it will be made so soft
that a common steel saw will cut it. Solid
steel plates have been euten with acids and
escape made possible. The filling Of hollow
mines with water seems to be a good idea.
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KEEP THE on-sTovE BRIGHT,

1t is important to keep the oil.sto|
bright and clean, then it will do SO
isfactory work and not offend Il
nose of our neighbor. Truly, one
the worst nuissnces in summer is I'D
smelling stove.
Keeping it filed and trimmed
but small part of the care. Dod
allow the wicks to become black an
stiff with sediment. Wash them .onI
in y while to keep them soft s3
white. While the wicks are dryi1
the tank may be emptied of o|
washed out, scalded, wiped dry al
set ont in the sun. The easiest. "
to clean the upper portion is
"bol it out" If the stove is lare|
use a wash boiler for the proceed
Put in enough cold water to cover Il
pieces, then stir in liberal supply
good soap powder and one teaspoo|
full of ammonia to each pail of vat
used. Put the pieces IN while {
water is cold, let them boil stead1
fifteen minutes, then take them OF
rinse in clear water and il there
any obstinate stains. use sand sos
After they are dry, air thoroughly
Do not fill the stove too full,
when the wicks are put back the
may run over. Be sure the wicks
perfectly dry, else they will sput
when lighted. It is q bad plan to
fill the stove while it is lighted. Sd
who have done 80 have found it V
dangerous experiment. Never set
stove where draft will strike it.
wind will cause the flames to flare
smoke up the ceilings. Keep
stove out of the reach of little 4
dren. When the wicks become sh
they may be heightened very econ
ically by sewing strips of thick 4
mel or cotton to them, and used q
there remains but an inch or tw
the original wick. It is a safe pre-
tion to cook cereals, custards rice,
in a double boiler, as these foods scd
go easily.-New England Honest
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CRETE'S UPRISING.
STORY OF THE REVOLUTION
AGAINST TURKEY.
Christians Have an Army Of $4,000
Men and Seek Independence
Great Suffering in
the Island.

TILLAGE, murder, massacre,
- starvation and general desti-
tuition are words which rough.
ly describe the conditions that
prevail in the pretty isle of Crete.
Wicked as are the ways of the Spanish
in Cuba, the balmy island of the Medi.
terranesn is even in sorer straits, for
both oppressor and oppressed are there
the sufferers. Revolution with no
semblsnce of system prevails, and
privation from natl raj causes is aug
mented by the desuetude in things
commercial and agricultural that ever
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MENAcED BY MOSQUITOES.
MIsfortune Follows the Dwellers hiong
the Fraser River.

MfBfOrtune fOIO"b tho D"SN
the Fraser River.
The Fraser Valley farmers occupying the
,ow-lyinc lands in British Columbia, are ask-
inc the question can fate send them aLc5
more misfortune before their mea2er crops
are harvested. First came ruinous nooas
which were followed by scorching drougnt
which burned up the vegetation not ruined
by water. The drought was followed or ac-
eompanied by forest fires, burning up many
homes and forcing the ranchers TO apanoon
their settlements. .:as
The farmers are now facing another DIM
culty. which is a grave one. Mosquietoes
have been driven to the river by the 1ofest
fires and are lowering over the neids NOT
burned or swamped, in some localtles 90
dense that men cannot be hired ar 20
a day TO harvest. In some localities IN Chil-
l;wack District farmers have been actually
driven from their homes by an aggressive
attack OF myriads of mosquitoes. FARMERS
in the valley have called meeting to decide
whether they should ask the Federal Gov
ernmert to improve the river at pig COST.
II the river is not made f1ood-prool, many
farms will be abandoned.
British Columbia is a mining province,
not a farmers paradise, and the gold OF any
one of zoo prominent mines could repay l0O
times over the heavy losses sustained by the
farmers.
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tian and Mohammedan, are suffering
from lack of food. The crop of olives,
the chief staple raised on the island,
is ready for garnering, but the trees
are bending under their burden, with
no hands to relieve them Of their pre-.
cious fruit. If the revolution could
be delayed long enough to gather the
olive crop the people of the island
could breath once more.-Chicago
Times Herald.
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accompanies the violent overthrow of

accompanies the violent overthrow of
rule.
This Cretan revolution is not too
we'll understood by Americans. People
in tho United States think that Chris
tian Cretans are daily butchered by
the atroclous Turks, who outnumber
them largely. This is not true. The
Christian revolutionists have pretty
well organized army of about 35, 900
men, while the Turkish forces do mot
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A KITCHEN CONVENIENCE.

a small table not more than yard
or so across and supplied with strong
castors is CT great convenience in q
kitchen. It can be rolled everywhere,
and it saves many steps. When sper-
son is frying crullers or cooking grid
die cakes, the table can be put near
the range, holding oil the articles re-
quired. During the preserving season
such table will be invaluable.
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count up more than half that number.
The Christians butcher the Turks as
often as they are butehered by the
Turks, and the Sultan realizes that his
reign in the island is not powerful.
he has sent to Crete provisions and
money to be divided evenly between
Christians and Turks. But the Gre.
tans want independence, and are de-
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
LEMONADE STAINS REMOVED

To take out lemonade stains on
black dress use ammonia diluted with
one.half water. Touch the stains with
a glass rod dipped in the ammonia
Care must be taken not to drop the
ammonia on the dress or it will stain.
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Fire LOSS for July.

The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for the month Of July amounts to
s9.Oss. .25O, as compared with $685. 900 for
July, 1895. Tho loss since January has been
s72,992, 300 against s75,5S2,6VO for the seven
months last year. ,A.-..--- -.. 800 --
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A Chair That Cost Over $50, ,OOO, 900.

By long odds the most costly piece
of furniture in the world is the jew
eled throne of the Shah of Persia.
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RECIPES.

Cheese Characterization a
toasted cracker for each per
Slightly butter it, put it in the q
and lightly brown; put on a laye
any grated cheese, and season thf
with salt and cayenne. Do not
much salt, as both butter and G.
will contain some. Put back
crackers in the oven to lightly b1
and melt the cheese. Serve veryI
This is nice and simply made sal
Smothered Beef-In a closely
cred bean pot put one pound of |
Use no water. Cook in a very |
crate oven for two hours, then incl
the heat until the meat is easily pie
by a fork. Pour off gravy, and
to it as much water; season With
and pepper and a little vinegar,|
thicken with a little -four and bi
rubbed together. Serve the mes|
thin slices. Strained tomato md
added instead of water.
Fish Salad-Make custard OF
yolk of four eggs and a generous
pint of milk. When it is cold
into it one teaspoonful dry mus
three to four tablespoonfuls of vim J.
a dash of cayenne pepper and So |
taste. In this sauce mix q large
plate full of cold, faxed fish and {
ounces of maccaroni, cut in
pieces, and broil till tender. 1t :
be nicer If permitted to stand I |
couple of hours before serving.
Veal Roll-dave one large veal
let cut as evenly as possible, so |
it may be evenly thick at ell n
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Sprinkle with hnely
then q layer of Fl
monds and o teaspoo
and tie 80 that it will
Put in a stewing pan
q sliced carrot and
Steam for one hour q
away to cool, and slid
prepared the Cay bel,
use it.
Southern Peach
sweet peaches, quartz
into q preserving ketd
til tender. Add one
to each quart of peach
mer until the sirup is
short biscuit dough, c,
size of O saucer, c
peaches on one half, fl
shape of a hall moon +;
tightly together. Ha'
frying pan, nearly full
drop the pies in and fr
Take up on o skinner
and dredge with sugar
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
Suns Cotton Review.

New York, Feb. 29,-The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton advanced to 4 points, but reacted slightly closing l to point higher for the day with the tone quiet and sales of 52, 500 bales.
 Today's features Not the best friend of cotton could claim that it was an interest ing market today, for it was nothing of the kind. First there was a moderate upward movement, due mainly to the fact that Liverpool unexpectedly advanced. The rise was assisted by more or less local covering. Later on there was slight reaction, owing to comparatively large estimated receipts at the ports. But, nevertheless, the last prices were slightly higher than those of last night. The receipts at Memphis and Houston were moderate, and the estimates for Houston and New Orleans on Monday were small Moreover cotton has now had quite decided decline from the best prices of the great bull campaign, and some are beginning to think it is about low enough for the present Cotton goods are quiet and print cloths have declined during the past week, while Liverpool is not active on the spot and in fact 1t reduced it's spot prices today. For all that the tone today was steady. If the bulls were not at all aggres- sive, it is none the less true that the bears were not inclined to force the fighting AL though Liverpool has been selling here of late, the continent has bought to some ex- tent. It is not denied by the friends of cotton that a falling off in the receipts and more stimulating news from Liverpool would help the situation.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01
FOR SALE


 sz2. oO9 Tor the Watts building situated on and 10th street. The building is 1 stories with hydraulic elevator, steam heater and all modern conyenences. It cost $35 0OO and the owner refused $55 900 for the va cant lot before the building was erected. The property must be sold and it Is a rare bargain.
 $7000 for 2-story brick store house. cen trally located and always rented we'll A good investment.
 $520O for a 2-story residence. most desrably located on the South Highlands. Sl5OO for a 2-story residence, with kitchen, servants rooms and other improvements said to have cost over $G000. $2000 for an S-room dwelling on Avenue D, between 18th and 20th streets. This Is a bargain. The lot is worth the money and the Improvements cost than the price asked
 $500 for lot 100x200 at East Lake with im- provements worth the money, in good re- pair, and will sell on easy terms. $l5O0 for lot 4Ox1OO, on 18th street, between 3rd and 4th avenues, with 7-room dwelling, in good repair easy terms. $4OO each for lots 50x190 Avenue H. be- tween 16th and 17th streets; easy terms. $2OO each for several lots, 50x125, near Beh- rens' park and the new ear wheel works; $25 cash balance $5 monthly. $50 each for 300 lots in Smithfeld; S25 cash, balance $5 per month. $50 each for lots at East Lake; BIO cash, balance $2.50 per month. a quarter of a mile from Birmingham g corporate limits; easy terms. $50 per acre IofS yefak acre tracts; close enough for gardens and trdrfss f;e In addition to the above we have all kinds or property very cheap, and on easy terms
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 Real Estate and Insurance Agents