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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

Many of the usual religious formulas
were omitted from the ceremony by
which Miss Alice Woodruff became
the wife of Norman Hotchkiss at the
First Congregational Church in Ne
wark, N. j on Monday night, The
bride went 10 the altar with her father
on one side and the bridegroom on
the other. The Rev. DR.. Chamberlain
first addressed the congregation. All
Joined in repeating The Lords Pray err
Then the father of the bride siguihed
in response to question ofthe clergy
man that it was his wish that his
daughter should become the wife of
Mr.. HotChkss, In the subsequent
proceedings nobody was asked to
"lOve, honor and obey" 6nd the final
abjuration, Whom God hath Joined
together let no man put asunder,"
WAS omitted, The clergyman said
merely: you will each seek in all
your plans of life the good of the
other, counting it more pleasure to
serve than 10 be served, to please than
to be pleased' Then the young man
produced the ring (about which, doubt
less, the young woman knew quite as
much as he, having selected it, and
put it on her finger, He did it well,
as one who had prscticed at frequent
rehearssls. The clergyman said he
hoped the love of the palr, like the
unbroken band of gold, would be end
less, aud then be declared them to be,
not man aud wife, but husband and
wife. They left the church to the
harmony of wedding march.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

There is nothing for President
William McKlnley's monetery COM
mission to do now except to come
home and tell us what good time
they had in Europe, The Brit sh
government has informed Ambassa-
dor Hay that 1t is not able TO open
the mints of India at this time ana
that ii does not deem I'll interuati' nal
qQpterenoe advisable. This action on
the part OF the British government
puts quietu9 on the movement to en-.
large the use of silver as a mency
metal by international agreement, and
1t Is net probable that another at
tempt will be made to reach au un-
tanding between the United
States aud the leading nations of
Europe. FRANCE was willing and
anxious to join this government in
bimetaIltc agreement, liking the coin
age ratio between the Two metals, and
Germany was known to be favorable
TO the proposition Of the American
monetary commissioners, but action
on her part was conditioned on the
consent of England to participate In
an International conference, The re-
fusai of the British government to do
this has knocked the bottom out or
the whole bimetsllic scheme, aud
there is good reason to believe that we
have heard the last Of it. A number
Of the mcmh-Ts of the British ministry
favored all International agreement as
did the governor OF the Bank of Eng,
and, but the banking and financial iu-
terests of the country raised such 4
,lamor against it that the idea was
quickly abandoned,-N o. States.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

The Columbia S. O., negroes, who
have subscribed nearly three fourths
of the 100000 capital with which TO
start cotton factory in that city
(Which will give employment night
and day to coo of their race, have
shown a degree of thrift aid enter
prise thst cannot be too highly COM
monded. What the Columbia negroes
have done their brothers in other
Southern centres of population can as
readily do with profit to themselves
and with advantage to all theiI kind.
That way lies the best solution of the
race problem, aud the way is open and
inyiting.-PhllSde lphiA Record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27
A Romance Of the North.

Lady Clara Klord Ike, the golden
haired daughter Of the first Duke o
Dawson, stood vi' in the grand o.,
oakeu hall Of Der hDher's palace, ov. r.
looking he frozen rlVer aud the snow
clad hills. She Was clothed heavily il
rich aud elegant furs, for the winter
had been long and cold aud the enc
was not yet.
She shivered as the scneschal an.
nounced the arrival Of the Count Of
ST.. Michael. Full well she knew tie
intent of the Counts visit, aud she
steeled herself for the encounter which
she knew must follow quick upon
their meeting.
Seeing the fair being standing by
the wide fireplace of The drawing
room, looking more lovely than he
had ever seen her, be approached her
side In whirl of emotion.
CAT last" be calculated iu suppressed
tones,
"Why?' she inquired in tone of
voice which made the Klonkike win.
ter seem like a tropic dream.
ooh, sweet Claire, he murmured so
long have yearned for this momaul.
Day unto day uttereth speech aud
night unto night showeth knowledge,
but all days were dumb TO me and all
nights black in ignorance " bile have
been waiting to come thus into your
presence aud offer you my heart, my
hand and my fortune.n
Thls speaking he flung himself at
her feet, the meanwhile ten large and
soied Indians from the headwaters Of !
the river came forward rolling INTO
the beautiful reception room ten bar.
rels of pure, unaduIterated god dust
worth $1s IS an ounce al any mint in
the land.
AT first Lady Claire's fair face took
on kindly look, aud there was n it /
almost a rosy fusn Of hope. She |
watched be barrels eagerly, for they
looked so much like the barrels ler
father was wont to pack hams in ere
he had come hither from Chicago SO
many years agoue.
However, il was but moment until
S"S NN'SC'SU uOtuluS III lut DaI CIs
save gold dust, and she iuYoluutarily
and convulsively clutched at her be-
diamond ana gold stomacher, hang
ng now so loosely about her fair form
The Count, still at her feet, took 10
notice, for he had not spent the winter
N klondike, and dld not know how /,
was,
AS she saw what the Count was Law.
shing upon her, she drew back and
ouched him with her foot as token
hat he might arise.
Take back your gold, Count" she
said, waving her lily white hand for
he Indians to withdraw as they had
'ome, that is, accompanied by the bar
els. Take back your gold. l have
10 use for it here, 1t was kind Of You
0 think Of 1t. and am sure | appreci.
to your courtesy, but Charlie Nc !
tadagin has forty pounds of boiled /;
og which he says shah be all mine :
wn If accept hlm, and you must ex
use me, Count, really you must"
Before the ice broke.up in the river
July, the Count began to under
and Lady Claire's choice.-W j.
ampton in Sun,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

Conan Doyle tells story of friend
of his who had often been told that
there is a skeleton In the cupboard of
every household, no matter how re.
spectacle that household may be; and
be determined TO put this opinion to
a practical test, selecting for the sub
ject of his experiment a venerable
archdeacon of the church, against
whom the most censorious critic bad
never breathed word, he sent to the
nearest office and dispatched this
telegram to the reverend gentlemen;
"All is discovered! Fly al oncem The
Archdescen disappeared, and has never
been heard of since.-Times.D Demo-
crst
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

Meridiauies who were up early
yesterday morning we re somewhat
surprised, though agreeably so, to see
scattered over the ground low, fat
places and on tin roots right smart
covering of frost. There can be no
doubt of it, frost was certainly here
yesterday morning, The weather
man was seen yesterday and said that
heavy frost aud even ice may be ex-
pected during next week. Every
thing points to such happy event,
aud it is to be hoped that his predic-
tion in this regard will prove true
Herald Oct. %,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

A revivalist has aroused such q
storm of religious enthusiasm at Mill
edgeville, Ga, that big bon fire was
kindled in the street of the city with
check boards, and cards and other In
plements of worldly Amusement. Un-
less this case shall differ from many of
ito predecessors in all parts of the
world, there will be a reaction that
will make a boom in that town in the
sale of the kind of articles that were
burned.-Suuflower Tocsin,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

The Fairs of WoodvilIe, Natchez
aud Nicksburg have been pretermit-
ted this year on account of the yel-
low fever. 1t is indeed a misfortune
that such condition arose. These
meetings are great factors in develop
ing the material welfare of our State.
-Jeffersoni an.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27

The curfew ordinance is In force in
Meridian, aud no one, except in case
of extreme necessity, Is permitted to
be upon the streets after eight O'Clock
al night. The fire bell sounds at $50
a. m. and 500 p. m., aud these hours
are the legal boundaries OF time sllol-
ted to Meridianites.-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

who gets as much wear as possible out
Of all he: gowns, orders her tailor
made early. Later in the summer,
this same frock is excellent for outing
and travelling wear. for it is recog-
nized fact that however early the
styles for tailor-made gowns may be
set they never change during the next
six months.
The puzzle as to the cut of summer
skirts has been solved and the seven
gored variety measuring from four to
four and a half ards wide will, be-
yond doubt, be the proper thing for
tailor.made skirts, while the nine
gored patterns will be used for silk
and satin. All the new skirts made
up for immediate wear are plain on
the hips and made full in the back,
the centre width of the three back
ones being we'll gored on both edges
to give the pretty swing at the bot
tom.
The variety in jackets has no limit,
but just at the moment the two ultra
smart ones illustrated in the accom-
panying sketches are very popular.
The one suit Is on the blazer style
and is made of canvas weave wooden
fabric in a very Frenchy combination
of green and Napoleon blue with fine
cross threads of brown and back. The
grace of the skirt is apparent, and the
unique beauty of the jacket is en-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

duces a novelty in it's odd cut and also
in the hy front which is made by
means of strap of the material, taste
fully stitched at the edges.
The little girls frock, also Illus
trated, is made of navy blue ser %,
and trimmed with dark garnet b1ald.
The blouse has shield front of Nhlte
pique appropriately embroidered with
dark blue and gold and is trimmed
with deep sailor collar of the serge
edged with braid.
All the new hats shown are rather
small in size but revealing q wealth OF
gorgeous blossoms. Pansies and vlo'
let's are the favorite flowers and on
some very novel chapeaux both are
used as garniture. One dainty little
round hat has soft crown composed
of punches of violets resting upon
puffs of deep violet velvet, and its
turned.up brim is completely hidden
by large weet-faced velvet pansies.
The colors are white and pale and deep
purple, with tiny spot of yellow for
a centre. Here and there around the
brim protrudes a twisted bunch OF
stems, and resting upon the hair at
the back is an immense bow OF stem.
green velvet ribbon.
Another toque, this time imported
from Virot, is fashioned Of coarse
white tulle, studded with silver beads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

one building and an explosion to occur
in eny one department, the shock
would cause instantaneous upheavals
throughout the building, killing or
manning every one ID the place.
Several hundred people are employed
III the factory, including dozen
women. Each and every one of them
realizes the danger Of their calling, and
they exercise the greatest caution IN
performing their work. There are GER
tain rules formulated by the company
which they must obey, and this they
are only too glad to do. One is that no
matches, firearms or explosives Of any
kind must be carried on the person.
Another is that no iron o- steel pegs can
be worn in the shoes. Wooden pegs
ere permissible, because thev arc safe.
This latter rule WIS formulated some
years ago, after one Of the workmer
had stepped On tiny piece of dyna
mite, the nails o. his shoes causing il
to explode. The shock caused quite 4
quantity Of the stuff on one Of the
work tables to go OF, the shaney was
blown up and these were some fatal =
ties among the workmen.
There is no need OF emp loyinG
special men to see that t5a precau-
tionary rules are observed, as every
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

Dynamite Is principally a mixture
of sulphuric acid. Chile saltpeter and
lockwood sawdust. There are q good
many other things which enter into
it's composition, and before it takes
the shape of the finished cartridge it
passes through O variety of hands.
There Is one thing that the dynamite
worker is thankful for, and that is his
job will never be usurped by machln-
cry.
Nearly dozen of the sharties are
chemical houses. They are called
"safety buildings" and are used for
the storage OF the many aids which
help to make dynamite what it is.
One of the initiatory stages of the
cartridges is "cooking" of the dyna-
mite gelatine. The product OF the
cook is nitro-glycerine. Many acids
are poured into big leaden tub, the
most conspicuous feature of which is
q thermometer like hawk, and chilled
water is added from time to time to
keep the temperature OF the mixture
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

The shape is like very large Tam
o'Shanter crown without brim. the
soft folds that edge the crown resting
most becomingly upon the wearer'e
hair. The left side is very high and
very fiat and is covered with big pan.
sizes, the stems of which are twisted
into bow-knot that extends almost
to the top of the ear. It is a dainty
confection, indeed, and is fitting
crown to the frook with which it is to
be worn. This frook is pansy.colored
foulard silk strewn with large
white scrolls. The skirt has separate
lining of silk and is made with tiny
tucks extending about five inches below
the belt, thus carrying the funness
around the entire skirt. The bodice
is slightly bloused and shirred on
cords around the figure from the waist
to the bust line. The sleeves also show
the corded shirring running around
the urn from the wrist to half way be.
tween the elbow and shoulder, where
the fullness of the material is loosened
and forms small puff. A deep, square
collar slashed on each side of the front
and then forming epaulettes over the
shoulders, is made of white tatfeta
covered with real Irish point lace and
edged with double ruche of white
chiffoD.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by The National Cloak
Co., of New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

down. Should it evince sudden de.
sire to rise there is nothing for all
hands 10 do but run.
After all the acids have been added
the mixture is allowed to stand, and
then itro.glycerine comes to the top
like cream in milk. 1t is skinned OF
aud carried to another house. where
it is mixed with the prepared law
material, principally sawdust.
When the coalition has been effected
the result is loose dynamite, looking
for all the world like brown sugar. 1t
is conveyed 70 another building, called
the pack house, where it is stuffed into
the cartridges. The loose dynamite is
placed in a dampened trough on
damp table, and the men fill the long
narrow tubes with the stuff, using
wooden scoops. Great care is taken
that none of it drops on the floor, as
a happening of that kind might be the
preliminary of big disaster. In this
room the cartridges are packed for
shipment. The women in the factory
are employed in little house given
over to making the paper caps for the
cartridges. AS there is no danger
about this work, machinery is en-
ployed to some extent, and as result
only dozen women are employed.
AS little finished dynamite is kept
on the ground as possible. Stock is
never maintained. The dynamite is
shipped off as rapidly as it is made
into cartridges. and the burden OF
watching it passes on to others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10
The Tallest Railroad.

The Peruvian Central, Trausandine,
or Oroya railroad is the tallest rail-
road in the world. 1t begins six feet
above tide water at Callao. From
Lima, eight miles ahead and 500 feet
higher. it winds up the narrowing
valley OF the Rimac, past great haclen-
das and forgotten ruins. At Choslca,
thirty-three miles from the seat, it has
gained but $500 feet in elevation; but
within the yard limits Of that station
begins the four per cent. grade, which
is steadily maintained for seventy
three miles. The Rimac's gorge be-
comes deeper and more contracted, the
little bays and benches of cultivable
land scarcer. At the hamlet of san
Bartolome serious engineering begins.
The o7erhanelng hillside on the right
displays the first "V"-the character.
istic device so frequently necessary to
overcome the headlong valley. The
maximum gradient, (allowed by con-
tract) OF 2l1 feet to the mile has in
many places been stretched, and the
actual gradient is sometimes nearer
five per cent. But even this was in
sufficient to meet the exigencies of the
ouebrada, whose floor often greatly
exceeds that slope. The only way to
get ahead was to run back O few fur.
longs or miles at full grade and then
to shoot forward on the upper arm Of
the zigzag. Some of these 'V's' run
back and forth like sloping shelves in
the high walls of the main gorge !;
some double and twist for up lateral
valleys. Not to coufns the matter to
single points, where the road has TO
give Ave miles to gain one. the total
percentage is astonishing. From Cal
lao to Oroya, the length OF the track is
2211 kilometers; of these 76! lone
mile in every threel are consumed in
overcoming the rise-and this besides
the unprecedented maintaining OF such
o maximum grade,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10
Educating Two Lizards,

Nv first two lizards had been cap.
tured, one in the Spanish Pyrenees
and the other at Tarn, in France;
wherefore I called them the Spanish
and the French lizards, but afterward
gave them the names of Pedro and
Pierre. was surprised on the very
first day that I occupied myself with
their education to observe the abso.
lutte contrariety of their characters
and dispositions. Pierre, won over at
once by the honeyed dainties I offered
him, soon became accustomed to let
himself be handled without trying to
bite or run away, and to hide himself
in my clothes, preferring the back,
where it was warmer. Pedro, wild
and untamable, if one tried to catch
him, withdrew into corner, and then
stretching his paws in front of him,
his eye glistening and his mouth wide
open, Kissing, springing at the hand
that came near him, and, if he bit it,
holding firmly and causing the blood
to flow, revealed a resolution that
even impressed the young man IN my
laboratory.
made cage for the lizards of iron
wire. open above, and having large
room in my country house into which
the sun shone oil day on three sides,
1 put them IN it. Pierre soon learned
to leave his cage, to climb up to the
windows by some rags l had hung to
them, and passed from one to another,
following the sun. In the evening he
returned to the cage. Pedro, more
stupid, tried vainly to get out of the
prison, and, when | put him on the
ledge of window in the SUI. let him
self be overtaken by the shade, per.
sisted for hours in efforts to get
through the glass, and finally went to
sleep where he had been left Del
boeuf, in Appleton's Popular Science
Monthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10

It's remoteness from everything was
the reason of the factory being To-
Gated there. A branch railroad runs
into the property connecting with the
principal railroads and the Delaware
River. By these means the commodity
is shipped through the country and
to the seaports.
The factory spreads over a mile OF
swamp land and is nothing more than
three score of wooden buildings, one
story in height, and not very securely
built. For the most part they look
for all the world like the rundown
cabins OF the South and are just
about as handsome. They have one
modern appliance, however, and that
is an attachment for depriviIg light
ming of its powers.
None OF these shantles are very
close to the other. Plenty of open
space is a necessity when tens OF
thousands of pounds of dynamite are
always lying around. Commercial
prudence accounts for the cheap and
scattering look of the factory. Ex-
perience has taught the owners that q
single big building would be rash
enterprise. Explosions occur once in
a while no matter how carefully they
are guarded against, and it is an easy
matter to replace the shauty.
A more potent reason is the protee-
tion it affords to the work people.
Were al! the business concentrated In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10
A Watch That Winds Itself.

The latest novelty in the line OF
timekeepers will appeal to lazy and
forgetful people. 1t consists of watch
which does not require any winding.
All that is necessary for its owner to
do in order to have the time with him
always is to walk half mile a day.
The watch does the rest.
These novel watches are got out in
several varieties of cases, some of them
extremely ornamental, but the kind
most commonly seen in Chicago is
made with plain black case and an
open face. the winding mechanism
consists of an ingenious contrivance
by which small weight is raised and
lowered from the jar OF walking. The
motion of the weight works a small
ratchet arrangement, which winds tho
spring to its full tension, and then Is
automatically held until more winding
is needed. A course of shaking up
and down for few minutes will an.
swer the same purpose as stroll afoot,
while all the jolts and jars of ordinary
existence are likewise made useful asa
means of winding. g.-Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-10
A Forest Epis0ue.

Some people deserve to get on in
the world. The writer met the making
for presidential timber in the noun.
tains in southwestern Missouri. At
least he should have some such destIn."
if the traditions of Honest Abe's early
days. the annals OF the martyred
President Garfield, or tho tales OIL
other self,made presidents are any
criterion. We arose at 4 o'clock in
the morning to &c hunting. 1t was so
dark one could hardly SEQ ones hand.
when we came to great woodplle
where a boy was saving wood by the
LIGHT of q lauterp. We returned at
night by the same road and there In
the moonlight at the same place was
the same boy saving wood in that
lonely spot on the outskirts OF that
forest.
"HeIlo! Been working ever since
carly morning?"
"Oh, no." he said, cheerily, "I've
been to school all day. [ work for
living in the carly morning aud even
ing and get IN education in the day
time"
where is the SCHOOL,"
about five miles yondcr over The
hill"
"How much do you get for saving
wood?"
"They pay twenty-five centsa cord.
"And how many cords can you saw
in day?"
Zone, If I work very early end
late"
And as wo rodo sway The writer
wondered il the vo-lG would ever hear
from that boy? One hears OF all the
successes, but thc-c aro not historians
enough fortunately to chronicle the
failures. But the lads voice was
CHEEKY aud the sound OF tho saw
seemed song of hope, eternal and
inspiring, as we thoughtfully passed
Oh. Detroit Free Press.