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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
ARTIFICIAL SILK.
How Large Quantities of 1t Are Manu-,
featured in France.
that is all | know about it.
RUFUS SANDERS.

now Large Quantities OF 1t Are Manu-
featured in France.
Many people are feeling interest in
the manufacture of silk from wood
pulp, as ii bids fair to become a great in
dustry. Count Hilaire de Chardonnet
had been for long time making ex-
periments in this direction, meeting
with many difficulties and discourage
ments, until he felt that he had achieved
a degree of success that warranted his
founding, in 1891, company to work
his invention. The enterprise is a great
commercial success. He has continual
ly since that time employed a large
number of chemists and eminent Ell
gineers TO aid him in his process, until
now at Besancon 200 kios of silk are
made daily, of a quality said to rival the
best products of China and Japan. The
demand is so great that this factory is
TO be enlarged in order to put out over
500 to LOO kilos per diem. Here 10000
little glass silk worms are utilized,
these being fractions Of glass tubes. of
which the lower extremity has a
capillary opening, through which
passes, by the action of powerful pres
sure, a liquid matter, which is nitro
cellulose, in the form of a special col
lodion. This is transformed by drying
into filament of silk scarcely percepti-
BILE, and serves to constitute the final
thread.
No fewer than ten of these would be
required to make up the thickness of
a human hair. These almost invisible
flaments, forced through the orifces of
the tubes under pneumatic pressure,
are passed by nimble-fingered girls
through the guides and on the bobbins.
After being spun the silk must be
denitrifed, to render 1t non-inhamma-
Bile. Finally, the hanks are placed on
two revolving rollers, which stretch and
iron them, producing that high degree
of luster which is a notable feature of
artificial silk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07


Which the same that puts me in mind
of another place where circumstantial
evidence got in some strong and tellin
work.
Oncst upon a time John Andrew Mill.
gan and Miss Rosebud Buclalew took
fool notion that they would go up to
the state fair together, and then took the
cars and went. They spent the day
takin in the sights and had most fe.
lonious nice time, TO hear them tell it,
but on their return back home that
night they met with a sad and terrible
,accident.
How did it happen? Well, all know
about it is what John Andrew told me
and Miss Rosebud told mother, and they
didn't make us promise tokeep no grave
yard secrets in the case.
Anyhow, from what they say, some
scoundrel beast throwed rock into
the car where they were ridin side by
side. The same rock crashed through
the glass window, knocked the breath
outen Miss Rosebud and broke three
fingers on John Andrews left hand at
one lick.
And that is all know about it.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Oncst upon time some twenty year
ago, or maybe little the rise of that
me and Black Jack got into tremen
dius bad fight over at the Cross Road
one Saturday evenin. No, sir. So flu
as | know there want any femal'
curiosity in the case. But there wa
American politics and mean whisk.
and fire. eatin fools at both ends of thu
line.
In them good old days we didn't have
30 internal much party machinery il
the elections. II was wide open, free
for-all scrub race, in which the best
man always come down under the wire
first.
That was on Saturday, you un'
derstand, and the election was tc
come off on the next followin
Monday. Consequentially the boys
had rounded up at the Cross Roads for
the last final rally before the old cat
lit white ink" and "sperits-of-cats.
H-fghtin" flowed free and promiscous
till l reckon the old devil went and
picked him out a soft place in some
shady corner to lay down and laugh.
1t did look like the documents" were
comm his way with a rush, and that
was enough to tickle the old scoundrel
beast most to death.
Well, | will not try to tell you'll
couldn't if | would-right exactly
when and how the storm riz and
l,rouub+ ~, that bIoo1,- ,,,,,s ba+,yaa,
me and Black Jack Virgins. Maybe it
was his fault and maybe it was mine.
But this much do know to a dead and
buried certainty-me and Black Jack
we had it, up and down and over and
under. And then when the dust cleared
away there was blood and hair and cleo
tion signs on every hand, whilst the
ground was tore up as from a bear
fight.
Hits been so monstrous long ago till
can't exactly remember everything
for certain, but | recollect as fresh
and clear as if it was but only yester-
day that my wife's husband did have
to take and tote most tremendous
good beatin from a man by the name
of Black Jack Virgins, OF Cyclone
Streak. The general style and shape
in which l returned back to the home
base that night was a plum scandala-
ton on the Sanders family. And the
next mornin when l got up and went
TO the loollin glass, bless the heavens
If | didn't have to stop and turn around
and pinch myself to be dead certain
whether it was me or not. For three
or four days henceforwards after that
l couldn't even battle my classic counte-
nance in warm water without sufferin
the most severest pain, and it was
somethin better than a week before /
recovered and braced up sufficient to go
forth oncst more and face the green
and busy world.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
That Lonesome HomeIy Feeling

But in the main time garden truck
was ruther seanty and ra lions had run
down powerful at our house. We haC
jest naturally come up to the forks oil
the road--somethin had to be done, OF
somebody had to suffer. The wolf was
scratchin at the back door, and the
poorhouse doomed up over the western
hills, as it were.
So iu orderment to settle the meat
and bread question | hooked up the
wagon and team and pulled out over to
the railroad station after a little load OF
provisions which had come for me.
And when | first driv up who do you
reckon was the first man | saw standin
there-who but Black Jack Virgins, of
Cyclone Streak?
No, | didn't turn around and go on
back home with my empty wagon,
but | felt a right smart like Mart Mayo
was in regards to the church, had a
powerful leanin that way.
In so far back as the records run
Mart Mayo never went to meetin but
oDcst in his life, and then he was so
scandlous drunk that he didn't know
where he was goin' till he got there.
He was standin outside by the steps
leanin up agin the church, when the
preacher come along.
"Do you belong to the church," says
the good man.
mot as anybody knows Of" says
Mart, "but you will take notice that
have a powerful leanin that way"
Naturally, of course, the railroad sta
ton was a mcnstrous lonesome lookin
place to me that day, and l never did
know till then what great gobs of truth
had been set forth in that good old
song-'Home, Sweet Home" But our
bread and meat was there at the sta
ton, and a hungry man will take his
chances in many clost place in order
ment to smooth out the wrinkles from
the brow band of his breeches. Any
how, | faced the music with fear and
II emblin and driv up and got out and
dropped the traces. | looked at Black
Jack, and Black Jack he looked at me
mad and steady like.
Come TO me, Rufe," says he.
whats the matter now, Black
Jack?" says I.
Lets take a leetle somethin for
change of BREATH says he, and with
that he went down in his pistol pocket
and come forth with bottle of white
ink"
Well, as anybody knows, didn't need
no sperits that day. But right then
I felt like l would ruther take nibble
with Black Jack Virgins, Of Cyclone
Streak, than any livin mortal man on
the broad bosom of the whole discov-
cred earth And never could tell why, |
but it did raley seem to me like that
was the best corn whisky l had ever
tasted since the day and hour when /
was born, At the same time Black |
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
MENELEK AND TAIToU.
They Are to He In Paris During this
Exposition of 1000.

Now the Parisians know the where
fore OF the sly and suspicious twinkle
that has been noticeable Of late in the
eyes of the directors of the exposition
Of 1900. From the first the directors
have promised Paris something great
They have il, and the Parlsians nc
longer cry for more details and less
mystery. The exhibition does not prom
Use to be superior TO the worlds far IN
an artistic sense. Itneed not be- ltwlll
have Menelek and Empress Taitou WIN
all their war paint on. Menelek and his
wife know whom they love. They love
the car and President Faure, the Rus
slams and the French. Confound all
other peoples and kings! Menelek says
the Russian church is like his, and then
common dislike of parlaments is a bond
of sympathy between him and the czar
Taitou, the power behind the throne
likes French shoes, corsets and gowns
mud thus the only way to have peace IN
the household is TO agree that the
French are the flower of the earth
Costumers will soon start for Abys'
sinia with any quantity of fine material
to prepare the empress gowns, She
doesn't propose to come to Paris attired
in her native costume, which, by the
way, is not nearly so abbreviated as
Partisan evening gown. She is to have
French maids, and a French governess
is teaching her French. To see and talk
with the great queen friend of the
French is the height of Sarah Bern
hardts present ambition.
Taitou and her husband promise to
be a good thing for the French, and the
French will stick to them like molasses
Such fighting men as Menelek's friendly
to France in the neighborhood Of
Egypt are valuable. Menelek and his
wife will first go to Russia by way OF
Odessa. They will be rushed through
Germany with all possible speed lest
Me, William, shall put heretical
thoughts into their heads. All the great
capitals shared Ii Hung Chang, but
Paris is to have Menelek for her very
own. The directors calculate that he
will be worth many million francs to
the exhibition, and even more to French
Cor. N. Y. Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
SCHOOL STORIES.

An English schoolboy magazine tells
of Lord Kelvin, who came out second
wranger at Cambridge, that he was
so sure of being first that, when the re-
suits were hung out and he could not
get near for the crowd he did not ask;
allow do l stand?" but, who's Sec
ondP"
The advantages Of being born to the
English language are amusingly illus
trated by the efforts recently made by
three French boys to translate ITO be
or not to be-" the opening words OF
the soiiloquy in "Hamlet;" 1. ITO was
or not to am" 2. "To were or is TO not"
3. ITO should or not to will"
In u lately published biography of DR..
Hawtrey, the famous English school
master, there is a description OF his
unkempt appearance and comment
which has been greatly quoted. 1t is
said that he was scolding for being late
at morning lessons some boy, who
replied that he had no time to dress.
"But / can dress in time" said the doe
tor. "Yes," answered the boy, but l
wash"
An Eton head-masterlnown as "Flog'
ging Keate," finding one morning row
of boys in the study, began, as usual, to
fog them. They were too terrified at
the awful little man to demonstrate till
he had gone halfway down the row,
when one pluclSed up courage to falter
out: "Please, sir, we're not up for pun
a confirmation class!"
"Never mind" said DR.. Keate; 81 must
be fair all around and it will do you
good" So he finished them off.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Along in the spring of the year
when the sun shines warm and pleasant,
whilst the dogwood trees are bloomin,
and you feel so loose and lazy-the gen
eral surroundins always put me in mind
of strong case of circumstantial evil
dence which leaked out oncst upon a
time in regards to win Tom Pickens and
Miss Mamie Lou Galloway.
They have since mated off for good
and settled down to business and are
now mixin clothes in one of the love
Hest and most happiest homes in the
settlement, But at that particlar time
they were right slap kerdab in the mid
die of loves young dream, as it We're
and between the two they had worked
up a tremendous bad case of it. They
had been courtin and carryin on to-
gether as reglar and frequent as pig
tracks for six months past, and the
country was then seriously threatened
with a weddin.
One Saturday in the first warm
days of spring we got up a big picnic
over at Stringer's old mill, and about
dinner time who do you reckon driv up
in one of these clost built buggies-
who but VIII Tom and Miss Mamie
Lou? Comm along the road in the
mainline it would seem like they had
been caught in one of them pleasant
April showers and both of them got wet,
Now you will please recollect that
Miss Mamie Lou was dressed in white,
with blue ribbons in her hair and
blood red belt around her waist. |
reckon no doubts they had been too
busy layin their future plans to take
any particlar notice of what had come
to pass. But at any rates, when they
driv up in the crowd and jumped out
Of the buggy, by gracious the coat sleeve
which viii Tom wore on his left arm
was painted a gay and gorgeous red
from elbow to cuff and back again. Al
the same time anybody could shet one
eye and look and see that the onlyest
red thing in the whole layout was the
lovely belt which Miss Mamie Lou wore,
The blame thing had got wet and run
in the wash,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Jack was so friendly and social like and
pleasant till he soon made me forget
all about the little classification which
me and him had got into that Satur-
day cyenin over at the Cross Roads.
We kept up the fanilious confabulation
till had bit off three or four plugs Of
that early runnin of the corn, and then
we shook hands acrost the bloody
chasm of the past. We patted friends,
and that friendship we have maintained
from that good day down to this blessed
hour.
So that's what makes me tell you
what / do in regards to the news we
heard the other day-which | do hope
and trust it will not turn out as bad as
the reports.
And may the God of the brave and
the honest-hearted bless Black Jack
Virgins, of Cyclone Streak.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Not long since man who claimed to
be a lineal descendant of Montezuma
called at the South Kensington museum
in London and asked to see a mummy of
an Aztec prince who belonged to the
Montezuma family. When shown the
remains the gentleman gazed long and
anxiously, but owing to the ravages Of
time and the poor work of the ancient
embalmers he could not distinguish any
strawberry mark on the left arm, and
had TO leave the museum in state of
painful uncertainty.-Chicago Tribune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
PROTECTING sEABIRDs' EGGS.
Authorities Stop Robbery of Guile
mOts on the FRrrnIIOnes.

Authorities Stop Robbery of Guile
mOts on the FHrrnlIOnes.
At the solicitation of the committee
on bird protection OF the American Or'
nithologists' union, of which Prof. Lev
erett NJ. LOOMS, of the California Acad'
envy of Sciences is a member, the gov
eminent officials have set the seal o.!
their displeasure on the importing OF
sea birds eggs from the Farrallones
The lighthouse board at Washington
which has the affairs of the Farrallones
in charge as sort of United States
government preserve, has issued a de-
cree that the traffic in the eggs of the
sea birds must cease.
The mandate of the lighthouse board
will bring to a close a unique industry
Of this city. The eggs of the murre, OF
foolish guillemot, have been shipped to
the markets of the city in great guam
titles ever since 1S49, at which date they
were almost the only fresh eggs to be
had, bringing over one dollar a dozen.
The birds were present in the breeding
season, from May until August, on the
islands in such countless thousands
that, although persistently robbed,
their numbers seemed to show no APP
preciable diminution. In recent years,
however, naturalists have noticed the
effect of the annual persecution of the
vast colonies and feared that they might
become extinct As a result of the in
yestigation the prohibitive measure has
been enacted.
AS high as 10000 dozen of the eggs
were annually brought to market by
the Greeks and italian fishermen. They
are twice the size of an ordinary hens
egg, for which they are said to be an
excellent substitute, and they sold at
retail from Is to 25 cents per dozen
During the last four or five seasons
the Greeks have been driven off, and the
egg industry has been carried on by the
lighthouse keepers on the Farrallones.
Chicago Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
A WONDERFUL Combination.

Being the only manufacturers of both guns
and ammunition in the world the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Ct,
rev ammunition and their ammunition
apaee with new guns. In this way by us
ing Winchester goods, shooters can be GER
tain of getting guns and ammunition of the
highest degree of excellence and most i'm
proved type. As the unapproachable repu-
tation of the Winchester guns depends upon
the ammunition used in them, the Win.
ohesters are obliged to keep the standard
OF their ammunition as near perfection as
possible. Shooters who want the best re-
suits can get them by using Winchester guns
large illustrated catalogue free.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Milton Reizenstein, graduate student of
the Johns Hopkins University, OF Balti-
more, has prepared monograph as thesis
for a degree which he expects to receive
the history of the j. & D. r. r, from its in
ception on the night of February 18th, 1927,
when % of the leading business men of Balti-
more met at the home of Philip E. Thomas
and devised means whereby the trade of
Baltimore with the West could be restored,
1t was at this meeting that the company was
organized which afterwards built the b. & 0.
r. Il. Mr.. Reizenstein's monograph takes
up the history of the road from that night
in 1853. The 10th anniversary of the b. & o.
R.'R. Co. was February 18th, 1897.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
Growth of Cities.

The fact that the big European cit
les have been growing much faster than
those of the United States is pointed
out by DR.. Albert Shaw in his recent
book on municipal government in Eu-
rope. In 1870 New York had 10000
more people than Berlin; in 1880 Ber-
lin had outstripped New York, and it
stlll maintains its lead. In 1873 Ham
burg had $4,000 people and Boston 342,
coo; in 1890 Hamburg had 500, 200 and
Boston $4,000. Baltimore was once
as big as Hamburg, but it has long been
distanced Leipzig has grown from
$4,000 in 1875 to 100000 in 1890, and has
distanced San Francisco. BresIau used
to be smaller than Cincinnati; it has
now distanced it. Cleveland and Buff
falo and Pittsburgh were all in 1880 big
ger than Cologne, but Cologne was
much the bigger in 1890. Dresden is
growing more quickly than New Or
leans. Hanover, though a sleepy place,
is growing as quickly as Louisville or
Jersey City.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

"You are charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons"
ut is all mistake, your honor. You
see, had a pair of old pistols that I
showed into my pocket to illustrate a
very clever pun l recently worked up.
| get the boys to talking about bal
looms, and then 1 say my life was once
saved by parachutes. When they give
me the laugh / draw out the old pistols
-pair-o'-shoots, see! Ha, ha, hale
did you invent that?'
eyes, your honor"
Thirty days."-Cleveland Leader.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Spring cleaning need not necessarily
be made the drudgery it IS if properly
done. Paints, floors, hard walls and
windows may all be cleaned without
rubbing, by wiping over with strong
suds made of Ivory soap and hot, soft
water, then rinsed and dried. A room
thus cleaned will be fresh and sweet,
with no unpleasant odor of strong
soaps or cleaning fluids.
ELIZA r. PARKER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

The British government has estab-
lished big game preserve in British
Central Africa, in the tract of country
known locally as the elephant marsh, !"
which lies on the Shire river above Chi
romo. 1t abounds in buffalo water buck
and zebra.-N. Y. Sun.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Little Ethel-"I wonder why men like to
talk about their old school days." Little
Johnny-"I s'pose after they get growed
up they is always tryin' to find out where
the teacher lives SO they can lick him."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

der for the reasons why, but l can put
my hand in yours to-day, and tell the
truth and nothing but the truth when
l say that l would MORALLY hate to see
Black Jack Virgins, of Cyclone Streak,
come acrost with his last load of poles.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

"The ass in the hons skim" said the king
of beasts, at the usual after-circus soiree
ut is no fable, but fact In truth, it was
my skin that the ass occupied. He made
a far superior luncheon to the meat trust
beef we get here. indianapolis journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

A party of scientists from Dublin
have visited the scene of the bog7slip
near Baltimore, and made numerous
measurements and observations. The
quantity of Doggy matter dislodged Is
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

clone Streak was to
tlie sad extent that
Black Jack Virgins
was sick abed, and
more than probable
to make a die Of it.
People that know
the records and the
history Of II o c k y
creek and the sur
roundin c GU II try
mought maybe won
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Parent-"How did you get along with
your geography lesson to-day, Johnny?'
Pupil--"B Bully. The teacher was SO pleased
that she had me stay after school and repeat
i all over again only just to her boston
Transcript
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

His Letter-Dear Sir: inclose one
dollar for your sure method of ex-
terminating rats and mice. Kindly
forward it at once"
The Reply--Kil them, N. x. World.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Smith, suppose, Joness was vexed
when his wife left him.
Brown guess he was; why, he had
iustgivenl hers1oO the day before. Up
to-Date..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07

Jones-I believe in hearing what a
man has to say, even if he is crank
smith-So do l. I've listened patient
" to people who are opposed to bicycle
riding .-Brooklyn Life.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-07
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