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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30
CIPHER BOOK FOR ROYALTY.
Their Inner Life Set Forth in an Tn
vanished Manner.

Court circles are enjoying a 16-page
booklet. written entirely in cipher by
a minor royal parsonage, in which
amusing stories and facts connected
with the inner life of members of the
royal circle are set out in the most uRz
vanished manner. Most of the matter
in this publication concerns Emperor
William of Germany. and the writer as
serts that 1900 people are languishing
in the German state prisons on charges
Of lese majestic. The booklet is in
great demand. It is said TO be like
pages from "The Picliwick Papers.p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30
nuttona out OF Potntoes.

If the substance Of the common po-
tato be treated with certain acids 1t be-
comes almost as hard as stone and can
be used for many purposes for which
horn, ivory and bone are employed.
This quality Of the potato adapts It to
button-making
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30
Title OF nook of Prayer.

Eldtabo Ellyoliusaba Kwabantu Bona
is the was the title of the Book of Com
mon Prayer reads in the language of
Uganda. The Society for the Promo
ton of Christian knowledge has just
nrinted the translation
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30
NETCALFE COLiIyS-sEMIyERT

TueMelcaIfe. Collins seminary open
ed Oct 4, with the following ladies'
and gentlemen composing The faculty.
Prof p n. MCGaughey, Greek anu
Latin, Mathematics and Modern
Sciences.
Madam MeDcaIfe-CoIIins, English
Literature RwHnrr and Com o-ll''
History auI assistant in SCIENCES.
Miss Blanche Winter, EIoCutlou,
English Grammar, Geography, Read
lug and Spelling peumausbip.
Eduh Ricbardson-Primary Depart
ment.
Mdle Louise N. IS Pecquet-hreuch
Department.
Madame eery-Principal
rusig Departments Piano, Organ and
81 E|fE tIAUlt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30

There are in France 1902, 400 unmar-
ried women between the ages Of rs and
co. and 100000 unmarried men aged
over 30 years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30

Don't fall TO visit our Carpet de
psrtment.
MIssIssIPP1 HARDWARE co,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30

special terms for more than one
pupil from The same family.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

Three useful things TO have in a
farmer : house as provision II case Of
wounds not sufficiently serious to neces-
state thu calling IN Of the medical at
tendant are spool Of adhesive plaster,
some iedaform cauze and a package Of
carbolated absorbent cotton. Cleanse and
dry as nearly rs may he the cut surface
with a Wad Of the cotton, using moder-
ate pressure and eleyatinG the part if
necessary To check the flow Of blood Do
not apply any water Bring the cut sur
face together as accurate as possible and
retain them there with as few and as
narrow strips If the plaster as will SUI
fee, cuttiu: them Of a good length.
Then cover the wound with d dozen or
so thieRl.rsses Of the led form gauze,
which should extend an inch beyond the
wound. over TIM gauze apply liberal
layer Of the absorbent cotton, allowing
1t to extend beyond the cauze. The cot
ton may be kept N place hy bandage
Of eheesec.Cth, or past Of a leg Of
stocking may be drawn over it. Moder-
ate pressure, If evenly distributed, Is
helpful The pressure Of a string IS hurt
ful Keep the part moderately elevated
aud take care that there is no constric-
tion Of thr limb above the wound by a
garter. Tx hange.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
CHARGES ASSIGNED.


Concluding Session of New England
Methodist Evangelical Conference.
Cambridge, Mass, March 5. - The
closing services of the New England
Evangelical conference was held yes
terday at the First Evangelical church,
Cambridgeport In the morning "a ser
mon was pr, aehed by Bishop Breypgel
of Reading, Pa. An ordination service
was held in the afternoon. Messrs. c.
E. Wiley and J. A Ward were ordained
as deacons. J. c. Briggs was ordained
as an elder. In the evening a sermon
was preached by Rev. Joshua Gill of
Boston on The Spiritual Temple"
The appointments of preachers for
the coming year We're announced as fol-
lows:
Boston Distriet-Rev. Joshua Gill
presiding elder.
Jesse Lee church and Brookline. Joshua
Gill and l.. w Malcolm
Boston First Swedish church. A. Hey
den and NJ. Larson.
East Boston. Robert Pierce.
Chelsea, Mass to be supplied.
New Bedford. Mass, W Adams
Stearns.
IaWtucket. L. l.. II. II. Perry.
Central Falls. Il. l., G. NJ Buell..
New Haven. f l.. Stevens.
Bridgeport, Conn, J. w. Gillies.
Kingford. NJ. 4. Il. Clarh
Cambridge lHstrict-Rev. j. y. Short.
presiding elder
Cambridge J. N. Short and George
BaddoW.
Winter Hill and CharlestoWn. Mass,
W +. Frederieks and J. c. Briggs.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
FRENCH ARMY AND NAVY.
Englaud's traditional Enemy Not Behind
Tier In Armament.


Tier In Armament.
TIE French navy ranks mkt to that
of England III numbers, while in ctii-
cheney and fighting qualities the French
ships are fully equal to then English
rivals In fact. III naval architecture the
French early took the lead, and many
s the English types of ships were mod
eled after the French designs. says The
Cbautauqum one of the chief differ
ences between the English and the
French aumofld ships today is i'll the
disposition Of the armor and the conse-
quent design Of the hull English de-
signers have striyen To protect the mon
working the guns, and to do this they
have reduced the length of the ships
armor. French aud naval architects, on
the other hand have given little atten-
ton to the protection of men and great
deal to the protection of the water line.
Therefore they have reduced the breadth
of the ships auor.
1t is worthy of note that France is
the only great power which leyies tax
on such of her citizens as either do
not enlist in the standing army or VIII
enlist for a shorter term than three
years Only those who are officially de
clared "impecunious" are exempt from
such a tax. 1t is payable annually as
long as the liability to service lasts, and
the revenue from this source amounts to
about 80, 600, 600 francs, or So, 900, 600,
annually.
The officers of the French army re-
ceiye a very thorough education at the
different military schools AT the head
of these (although not exclusively mill
tary) stands the Polytechnic school III
Paris, which admits 100 pupils annually
after competitive examination. The
course occupies nine months i'll the year
for two years.
As it is impossible to keep under arms
for three years the entire annual contin-
gent of recruits, the Sw provides for
the discharge of thoroughly trained men
at the end Of the first or second year of
active service III such proportions as to
bring down the peace strength of the
army to the number annually determin-
ed upon by the general assembly. Pref
erenccs in this connection are decided
by lot For this purpose every recruit
at his enrolment draws a number, and
only those having the highest numbers
are entitled to consideration.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
Goodwin and the Dude.

One evening after the performance
Nat G. Goodwin went to a restaurant
for late bite. " At the table adjoin-
ing the one where the actor sat with a
couple of friends was small group of
hrst row youths One of these young
men had met Nat Goodwin somewhere
Tor minute. He wanted to show to his
friends that he was acquainted with
real actor. Accordingly he brought up
some topic relating TO theatrical matters
and made a statement which some other
Prominent Citizen Jr disputed "Well,
now, I'll leave it to Goodwin, " said the
young man who had met Nat Goodwin
somewhere, for minute. So he turn
ed around and called out rather loudly:
~Oh, Goodwin l say, Goodwin, come
ever here minute, will your" The &C
tor was startled for moment, and then
he arose. He took hold of the back of
his chair, aud, with all the artistic Dig
NIFTY at his command, be said, looking
coldl y at the young man, Call me ell
Their Nat or Mr., Goodwin, if you please. ="
Then he seated himself. San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

The special session of Congress called
nv President Mckinley to convene the
15,h instant, is for the specific purpose Oh
passing measure that shall have the
effect to give the country sufficient rev.
enue to carry on the functions OF govern
ment without borrowing, and at the
same time start the wheels of industry re-
yolving more rapidly and more generally.
The purpose of Republican managers in
House and Senate is to pass the Dingley
tariff bill and nothing else at the special
session. The enactment of general legis-
lation is not necessary or desirable.
There is plenty of time for this later, but
the enactment of the tariff measure,
known as the "Dingley bill, formulated
by the ways and means committee OF
the last Congress, is matter Of the
greatest moment and if the Senate will
do its work with the dispatch that Is
practically assured in the House this
salutary measure would become law
early in May, and the situation of the
country be afforded the relief so en-
phatically demanded.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
WORK FOR EXTRA SESSION.


Washington. March THE failure Of
President Cleveland to SIGN three APP
preparation bIlls-thc suuafy civil. agrl-
cultural and Indah--and the inability
of congress to agree up. - he general de-
ficiency bin, viii entail much uuexpect-
ed work upon the extra sessIon of the
heW congress and possibly may delay
to some extent the enactment Of the
Lew tariff law. Tie regular appropria-
tiohs for government service and public
works carried by all OF these bills except
the deficiency. are for the nseal year be-
ginning July 1. 50 that u repair the
failure of the bills. it viii h. necessary
that they be enacted before that time,
for allowances for the current year The
alternative method has been adopted
on occasions IN the past hut for many
reasons 1t is an unsatisfactory one. and
will not be resorted TO- il it can be
avoided. 1t is said by the Republican
house leaders that they NH not. If they
can prevent Il. permit any questions of
appropriations which are likely to con
sumo much time to take precedence over
the consideration of the tariff bill
The house probably viii pass the
tariff bin within two or three weeks af-
Ter the beginning OF the extra session, and
then can take up appropriation bills,
but whether the senate VII dispose of
the tariff in time to deal With the APP
preparations and make them effective
by the beginning of the next fiscal year
Is not so certain. The failure of the de-
fciency bill will cripple several branches
of the government service unless early
provision is made for them and t means
the absolute paralysis of the customs
service unless some bill Is passed to
provide for its expenses about the first
of April. Current appropriations for
collecting the customs will be exhaust
ed by April l. and to continue the work
an additional allowance Of $1.150 900, the
amount carried for that purpose in the
deficiency bill, will be necessary.
President MeKlnley's cabinet appoint
ments We're all confirmed quickly with
out opposition. There was. for time,
a threat of opposition to Mr.. Gage as
, secretary of the treasury, because of his
views on the silver question and because
he Is a banker. but there WAS more Of
this among senators in the cloakrooms
than in The senate
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
COLOR Combinations.

Not only in dcmidrcss toilets, gowns
of ceremony, and also in elaborate street
costumes, but likewise among ball
dresses this winter, are noted surprising
color combinations. Blue green, pale
petunia and yellow Were recently seen
in conjunction ON an imported ball
gown, trimmed with brown fur and
lace, Another gown was of green and
gold brocade, shot with pale rose color
with sleeve puffs, mediei collar and
girdle of mauye velvet. The bodice
draperies were of pale ecru chiffon, silk
embroidered In tiny heliotroRe and mi
gnonette blossoms, framed with an elab-
crate passementerie of Jewel beads
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

Mayor Reddington of Waterville.
caused genuine surprise on Monday
last, the day of his inauguration, by
some quite unusual and decidedly out
spoken remarks about the prohibitory
law, and its non enforcement in the city
of WateryiIe. He repeated what is a
common saying, that the enforcement
of the prohibitory law is a colossal
farce 1t requires no ability for any
man to say this, and it is no evidence of
wisdom, but Mayor Reddington seems
to be willing to disproVe the statement
and use the law to shut up Waterville
rum shops, little and large, and if he
will use his authority under this law
honestly and vigorously, he can make it
mighty dry in the city over which he
presides. There is no doubt but Mayor
Reddington can practically close the
saloons and other drinking places in his
city, and decrease the amount of rum
used there by more than fifty per cent,
can the municipal officers of any other
city or town. SO can the sheriff of any
county in Maine. There is no question
about the power of these officers under
the law, if they take hold with energy
and the people stand by them. Once
the authorities show their determination
to enforce this law, we believe citizens
will stand by them. We should like to
see fair trial Of it for one year, in any,
and every city and town ia Maine. The
business men of Wateryile are reported
{" be coming to the support of Mayor
Rcddington in the bold stand he has ia
Aeu. There is no reason why they
should not, and a multitude Of reasons
Why they should. Good for the Mayor
Of Waterville. We don't care what he
says, so long as his acts are right.
Works, not words, tell in this, as in
o her affairs.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
Mrs. WaIlace,s Advice.

Mrs Zereida G. Wallace, the step
mother of General Lew Wallace, now
in her eightieth year, addressed the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
of Indianapolis the other day on the
subject of woman suffrage Il advocate
1t, " she said, mot because woman is
wiser or better than man, but her voice
is essential To the voice of the whole
think men have done wonderfully well
III establishing republican form OF
government and yet have left half the
people out of it. / shall urge women to
confne their efforts to prohibition and
suffrage and leave off working for Arme-
mia and other things of a philanthropio
nature which need not be mingled with
our work We dissipate our force by
taking up too many things
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

A peaceful solution of the Cretan
trouble is hoped for but the indications
are that Greece will hold firm in her
determination not to withdraw from her
present position. All liberty loving
people can but admire the pluck of
King George, who is making every pre-
marathon to stand his ground even
though the powers of Europe oppose
him. 1t is stated that 10000 Greeks in
America have been called home to be
ready for active service if necessary,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

The mo- Ira-ale 10 I4o-- haargeois,
Of a. ea.. ~ Ianen statesmen and
historians. tA,I4te I Ado.f4e Theirs,
fought due. Vim young man with
the lfate father = 8 pretty glrl whom
Ihlers. f.-l.. alz.a4- - MARY. did Lot
wed, because h. @as To- poor 10 support
her shef. W r. e1zaauged without re-
suits, and TIN eaabatauts embraced.
The famous journalist and littarateur,
NJ Emile DE- GzraI. sG4t9r Of La
Press, fought four dg-l- III Is34 with
the edltors If other Partisan journals
because, the annual subscription Of
FreAeh daily newspapers baiag At that
tim at ST. fraIe,, l. lad reduced the
prlee Il La Prose- ~ one half, With the
result that tho circulation II h. paper
was enormously iHefe a.e-d In tie last
Of thase due-s he ha4 the misfortune y
xii Armand Carr man of talent aid
a popular idol Gir4r45n. who Vas SHIT
in the hip. had fingered between life
ana doth for week. before he recovered
from hls wound, and never IN spite Of
repeated Trcvocat.ons. could b. induced
to fight another duel Dueliug, 3" ne
said, Is fault Of Cur education against
which cur intelligence protests. But
in France you must have killed your
man 70 be able to say that-Cornhill
MAGAZINE
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
llnlns IinNrnfieil-

New Britain. Conn, March 10.-As the
result of the recent arrest of several
Poles residing here for counterfeiting.
al the manufacturers have taken con-
certed action and given instructions to
their foremen that any other nationality
but Poles be given the preference when
ever any vacancy occurs There has
been a considerable loss by theft among
the various firms which could not be
located, but With the arrest of the
Polish Counterfeiters 1t was shown that
all the material used in their manufac-
ture Of the moulds and the spurious
coins was stolen from the different
factories in which the men were EN-
ployed
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
Costumes of the spreewald.

Consul General De Kay writes a pa
per entitled An Inland Venice" for
The Century 1t is description of life
in the Serbian swamp, Nendland. Mr..
De Kay says "School out at the vii
lage school of Burg is a pretty sight.
The substantial brick building overlooks
the ever murmuring highway, and the
boys and girls, instead of stringing up
a dusty road, tumble into punts and
pole away for dear life-the boys much
like other boys, but the girls reduced
facsimiles of their mothers and elder
sisters, clad in bright but short raiment
and visible afar off through their strange
mob caps with wings. As one moves
down stream from Burg by Leipe to
Lubbenau, these wings grow smaller
and collapse, while the skirts grow
longer and more resemble the ordinary
dress of women. At dance the Spree
waldcr knows instantly, by the pccul-
iarlties of her costume, from what vii
lage a woman or girl has come. AT
Leipe the multudinous skirts of alarm
ing girth are no more. The gown reaches
the ankles, and the cap fits close to the
head instead of resting on framework
as in Burg. Thus the dress III Leipe is
perhaps more graceful, but it is more
commonplace. 1t no longer testifies to
that pride Of the peasant father or nus
band which is shown by the number Of
yards in the skirts of his woman folk
and the variety Of their caps, by the
richness of their dress as well as their
jewelry
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

Gramblinc Is a potent caase Of Ill
health 1t keeps the sensitive nerves
constantly vitralng with diseordant
emotions, and Ut only hurts the grum-
bier, tat every che who hears It It real
" prepares the system Of the grumbler
'or an attack Il my maIady that hap
pens II be prevalent.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

II is understood to be the purpose of
Renubiean leaders not to pass the
appropriation bills which Mr.. Cleveland
failed TO sign, but to continue the appro-
nriations of the former year after June
70 By vote of Congress for such period
as may be found to be necessary to
avoid financial embarrassment of the de-
nnrtmPnt.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

We offer the SOMERSET REPORTER and
the BosroN EVENING TRAVELLER both,
one full year to one address, for $40,
in advance.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
sniL Arnln.L Ho-lon "a. NomnnnA

Boston March "A suit WIS begun
in the munil. ral court yesterday By
Joseph Campbell Of this city, 10 recover
$1,000 from the Boston Gas Light com
pany, for injuries sustained by inhal-
Ing gas from leak in the company's
pipe. Mr.. Campbell narrowly escaped
death by suffocation from inhaing the
gas which permeated the house in which
he was sleeping. although there were
no gas pipes In the house
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

liisl anu tuIIu iiadA afternoons 81 lhe month,
OosoLA CoMMANurE9 No.t-4 L. o. q. E.-J
d. Amee, Noble Gen laander; MIR Caroline
Ames, Keeper OF Records J.. Dyer, Treas.
The first part Of March furnishes Us
with a variety of weather
Mis- Grace Choate Of Fairfield. is in
town this week.
Mr. Charles Worthlev i. confined to
the house 10y sickness.
Z. A. Hilton returned from Boston.
Friday night where he went TO purchase
horse.
Amos Holt is able to he out again
after severe illness.
{. Il. Russell and wife visited relatives
in Nest Mills, Sunday.
\. l. Stanley came near having run.
away. Tuesday, caused by the breaking
of one of the thills while driving a colt
7. :. Miller has been appointed Gsme
Warden.
Groves q Clark are getting cut hem
lock TOR Eben Miller.
Mrs. Mary Chalmers vas called to-
SkoWhegan, last week by the sickness Of
her daughter
{. :. Wright is having an auction sale
this week at the Boston Store previous
to closing up his business here. He has
rented store at Iiyermore Falls. where
he intends to move.
,rbaro nil no saving bae At tha
-. l,,,,1' +,Gs.'a.i :, ,.,.,.ar. no
wood for the furnace,
ABOUT twenty meillneis oi ga l ON.
Lodge J. ~ u. l. h ,. sile u, s C'
. - nv, a' ' 'n;u,.aa '''' '''''
'''''e =, ,,.
i ,, rom Pklns anu A'p5Ii i-ouS'ey
iiaNe te'ulI'u iieii 'he ""'"s'
There was lively runaway on Main
street + rlo4V afternoon ne team WI" Ma,
~ wen ~ ~ ,'o" ~ h ao' =; =, ui,,
rho 90, corner Mr. SNOW uas fhroVn onf
oftor tbat tLn horse made lively i'm nm
a as'f far ', as Nirlarson.s Hotel VL.ra !, YEA.
eantnrad
Nj TIo1lott If Roston wbo h. heen
,;9itino Mr. + " uothqvav retrr,o3
Monda1
NJ C,ouoop s,a,,,,s. ~ W. Non.
ron : oT To r. Wis yisit her sisfer Wrs
Ma Me-, SOON
~. r,o-,. Dbl. g.. IT, ..-..,..
Mls' : "alIes naihei j. qui'e t'oo''!
''' ~, WIN, ........,,... -. ,.,
heIe was sn,pPInE pa At ~, I'u
i9lnl Louse, las, ,. THURSDAY ny An, IT,
1"'lne Wa" oo w .s,e n "a thi"g dora nm
in = small mail hnndle and susrefded hv y
line The victim ia he hlindfold,a and
gi,a,, a ,,oir If snissors to snin .enetlir,I
frlm the line Nnch snort vas .riovod
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
Why They Object.

why do your parents object so to
Mr.. Longstop?'
Edith-Mamma objects to his short
comingS and papa - his long stayings.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11
safe.

II heard you fought "a duel with Par.
kerr"
II did. "
Weren't you afraid to stand up be-
fore IA loaded ristolf'
Not with Parker holding 1t. I'm in
sured in his company. London Tit
Bits
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

Watches were first called Nurcmburg
eggs Some Of them were CT inches
IN diameter, rs large rs the small sized
cheap clocks now exhibited in store
windows. They were first made in 1447
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

Great extents If country have been
planted with fir and juniper trees by
the thrushes and other small birds which
feed upon the seed
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-11

There is trouble at the pulp mill at
Scion and the works are AT a stand still
The company seem to he embarrassed
The workmen have not been paid prompt
ly. They refuse 70 work until they can
be made sure of their wages. II is
hoped matters may be adjusted SO the
men can go to work within few days.