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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

II tin vessels and saucepans are %
casionally rubbed over with paralHa
oil they will retain their brightnes
longer.
Soft paper or old newspapeF
crumbled up and made soft with To
hands are more effective for the pol
ishing OF mirrors, windows and ps
ture glass than chamois or linen.
To remove rust from steel article
rub them with kerosene oil and le
them soak twcnty-four hours. Maxi
paste OF emery dust and kerosens
and rub this on with rottenstone
To keep spoon iuto position WhtH
desirons OF dropping medicine into
and requiring both hands to bold ID
bottle and cork, place the handle %
tween the leaves of closed book lyIal
upon table.
Do not overdo the matter when a.
ranging decorations for dinner ta1'
with ribbons, s.tin, gauzes, or tul'
and natural blossoms. Have carell
eye and q sparing hand or the taOI
will look MS ii one had utilized an 09
ball costume for decoration.
New or pure white laces that are
be used with lace that is creamy 4
yellowed by age should be held n
moments in the steam from bol'I
coffee aud then carefully laid upon
fiat surface until perfectly dry. 1HI
thus treated will be found to nay
taken on an antique creamy look
A coarse sponge MISC may be SaT
pended by n cord in wind0AI
Dampsn the sponge and sprinkle VII
grass, clover. mustard or FAX sec
Before many days the sponge viii i
a pretty ball OF living green, ~
sponge must be kept very wet, ~
when the grass grows brown in spo1
pull it off and sprinkle the place WI
fresh seeds.
Lamp chimneys are less liable to
affected by the changes in the temps
ature and - break If they are bo''
before being used. Roll little p
or straw around the chimney, put
pan containing cold water, ami P'
over the ire Allow the water to y
ten minutes; then pat the pan is
side and let the glass remain u T
water ansi. II is again perfectly eai1
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
POT ROAST OF BEEF.

Take good compact piece Of beat
trim it neatly. Put couple of spoo,.
fuls Of fat in kettle, let it GET bot
put in the meat and let it scar turin,
it over and over till the outside /,
partly cooked. The object OF tbi,i
TO close the pores OF the meat 50 that
the juices will not escape. Taen al
up the kettle with boiling water, bare.
ly covering the meat, and let il Sim.
mer slowly till tender. Salt and Den.
per when half done. When the ne,,
is done ponr of the water, put piec,
Of butter in the kettle and LET IN.
meat roast or brown in this, tnrniup
it often. Pour in n bowlful Off,
liquid in which the meat was boiled
into the kettle, aud thicken with a
little flour stirred smooth in cold
water. A tablespoonful of tomato
catsup imparts very agreeable flavor,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
Watch That Wi pds Itself

The latest novelty in the line of
iimekeepers will appeal to lazy md
torgetful people. 1t consists Of n
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
day The watch does the rest
These novel watches are got out in
Ieveral varieties of eases, some of them
extremely ornamental, but the kind
most commonly seen in Chicago is
made with a plain black case aud au
open face. The winding mechanism
consists Of an ingenious contrivance
oy which a small weight il raised and
owered from the jar Of walking. Tie
notion OF the weight works small
'atchet arrangement, which winds the
'pring to its fall tension, and then is
automatically held until more winding
Is needed \ course Of shaking up
and down for few minutes will
nswer the same purpose rs a stroll
foot, while all the joIts aud jars Of
ordinary existence are likewise made
iscful as a means of winding.
The possibilities which ibis new
catch opens mp for iorgctful aud law
cople are enormous The man who
lolncs home late at night by an irreea.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

lar course OF progression down Tue
s,reot will no longer need to have his
wife wind his watch in order to keep
it going, aud the more tempostuou'
and full Of ups and downs his evening
has been the better the watch Will DC
wound. The student, college proies'
sor and the young woman in love will
all be blessed with perfect running
timopiece, no matter how often they
forget to wind it before going to bed
at night. Above all, society will be
delivered from the necessity OF hear
ing the remarks of the fool man who
says he doesn't carry watch simply
because he is too lazy to wind it,
Chicago Tribune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

The steady development Of Siberia
is about to bear fruit, and for the first
time in the history of the world the
tide Of emigration is turning toward
the east. Ever since the day that the
srring couple were turned from the
gates Of Paradise, muses. the Atlanta
Constitution, their faces, and those Of
their children, have been turned west
ward, until now the shores OF the
Pacific have been reached, and west
meets east. During this progress old
lands have not only been thinned Of
their population, but have been utterly
abandoned. 1t was reserved for Russia
to make the first exception to the
rule not willingly, but under force of
circumstances. The growth of the
half-Tartar tribes on the Asiatic line
into q compact empire, found its
western boundary closed and walled.
All the wiles of Russian diplomacy
have only succeeded in the acquisition
Of part Of Poland. There confronted
her there the German, the Austrian,
the Turk, behind whom was England.
The conquest Of the far southwest is
the dream of Russian statesmanghip,
but it must await the slow awakening
of time. In the meantime, Russia has
had free rein toward the cast. Her
Asiatic territory is even more vast than
that of Europe. For a century the
ears Of civilization have been panied
with the terrors Of Siberian exile 1t
was deportation as terrible for prince
as for peasant, return from which was
as hopeless for one as for the other.
Now, however, We are told that the
work Of the century is about to bloom
in the opening up to the world If q
country reclaimed from its It's ..r
terrors. Cities, wsIl.t.Ia 4auls, rail
roads, nave all done theie wo1k, and
instead Of deportation to Siberia, we
see the face OF the voluntary emigrant
turned that way. The emigrauts Of
eastern Europe, finding that they we're
not welcome to America, have been
induced to seek homes in Siberia,
where the Government is doing all it
can for them. It marks the first return
Of the human race toward its cradle,
and it viii have a big effect upon the
future history Of the world.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
Balloon Lifeboats.

The big ocean greyhouuds will soon,
it is thought, he equipped with life.
boats harnessed to balloons, 80 as 10
be practically unsuitable. Cylinders
filed with CON pressed gas will be
placed in compartments Of the life
boats, and from these the balloons,
which will be harnesssd with cords to
hollow mast connected with the
cylinders, is inflated The mast. which
IS iron tubing, is adjustable, and, when
turned forward, the big balloon acts
as n sail, oars proving quite uuueces-
sary. The combination boat will
doubtless prove Of the greatest ser.
vice IN saving people far out at sea.
Ia a recent test it was shown thai,
even wiSh the boat flied with water 10
the gunwales, the lifting power of tho
balloon prevented tue craft from
either sinking OF upsalting.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

How the Germans got the reputa-
tion of being SLOW it is hard for
Farm, Field and Fireside to under.
stand. "In reality" it says, "they
are the most progressive nation on
earth. Many of the things which in
this country are looked upon as wild
ly radical have been in practical and
successful operation over there for
years. Government ownership Of
railways, postal savings banks, com
pulsory insurance for government ON
ployes and pensions after retirement
for age, are all beyond the expert
mental stagoin Germany. The recent
official reports show that the railways
are paying SO we'll as to be large
source Of revenue to the government,
and reductions in both freight and
passenger rates are contemplated"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
Explosion Under the Ocean

Investigations concerning the great
sea.wave which suddenly swept in
upon the coast of Japan with terribly
disastrous results last June have. it is
reported, convinced Mr.. Jgi, Of the
japanese College of Science, that the
cause Of the phenomenon was vol.
CAME ontburst at the bottom of the
ocean. He locates tue point of explo.
sion about 200 leagues cast OF the coast
Of Yoshihama, and thinks it was co m .
parable with the great eruption that
blew the island of Krakatoa to pieces
in 1888. il is said that the tempora.
iure Of the sea-water ia the neighbor.
hood OF tue place where the explosion
is thought to have occurred, was found
to be three degrees above the normal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

McNab WAS the hero Of hatt.
breadth escape. Ii was in Cannda,
where McNab, brawny Scotchmap
was colporteur. He was riding
through forest unarmed. He had 4
package OF Bibles on one side of hiC
saddle, and on the other n string cl
frozen sausage, which were 20 be
thawed and cooked for his break fast.
A highwayman stopped McNab's re-
heciions aud lis progress at the same
time The Scotchman WAS frightened.
lie had little money in his boot, and
he leaned over to remove the boot
and satisfy the demand Of the robber.
His hand struck against the frozen
sausages. He bethought himself Of
these. Perhaps they would he &C.
cepted instead OF money. He broke
one OF them in two, and was about to
offer half Of it to the highwayman,
when suddenly lie found himself
alone, and heard the clatter Of a
horses rapidly retreating hoofs. The
robber had mistaken the cracking of
the sausage for the cooking OF pie.
tol, and had fed. -Argonaut.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
noLns ns nn Army RatIOn.

"Tako 1t altogether said the ole
soldier, II think liked beans The
best OF the army rations. Hard bread
of course, was essential, and We ex'
peeted to get that any way but nm
speak ng now of the comparative lux
uries ON the army bill OF fare, f!
should prefer cornod beef, If that IT,
sued in the army had been uniformly
OF II desirable quality but often II
was of hardness more like that OF
quartz, and of a saltiness past belieI
by those who have never tried it.
"Salt pork-well, fat salt pork, even
OF the best quality, is not desirable as
steady diet Of food, aud we got more
salt pork than any other meat, and 1t
was most always not of the best In
fact, no old soldier will ever forget tho
salt pork OF the army, but his recol-
lections OF it will not be surrounded
by an aurora borealis Of delight
'Not everybody liked beans, but
according to my notion they were the
best OF the army rations, all things
considered. If we had piece of pork
to put in the kettle, 50 much the bet
ter; but we had salt any way, and bean
soup, with hard bread to break into 1t
and cup Of coffee made OF meal that
had decided elements of hopofnlnesH
IN it.
at is true that sometimes when We
had beans day after day for days to-
gether some Of the men would get
tired of them. But you would grow
tired OF ortolans, wouldn't you, il you
had too many OF them.
u always used to be glad when We
had beans ; and to this day | like now
and then n dish of bean soup, and l
never eat it without Pleasant recol-
lections of the army. New York
Sun
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
ron THE HoUsEWIFl,Ti'
oASDrED SWEET POTATOES

Boil the potatoes until thew j..
cooked through. Do not, how.v
cook to a mushy state. Carefully ~
away any blackened parts. Slice th..
in thin slabs say one-iourth of m II.
in thickness; place frying pan o,,'
the fire and heat; drop in good d.,
lump OF butter; put in the pot,,,
and lot them brown, sprinkle peD..
ously with sugar. Let them rem,,.
until the sugar has melted and io,m,r
a brown candy coating. Serve pioi.,
hot
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
why the Captain Didn't Salute.

"Black Jack" Percival, who was a
naval captain before the war, once
brought a cargo Of Spanish iacks
home IN manof-wa He was in
Spanish waters when the Jacks were
given to the United States by Spain
and was ordered to bring them out il
his ship. 1t made him angry, but he
got the beasts aboard and sailed for
New York. Whom he came through
tho Narrows the guns had been rolled
back, aud out OF every port there
stuck jacks head. Thus decked out
aud without q salute he came to his
anchorage. The admiral command.
ing sent post haste to demand why
Captain Perciyal had not snluted;
81 didn't salute" was the doughty
captains answer, "because l couldn't.
| had two men twisting every Jacks
tail, but not blluketed one of them
would bray. Chicago Chronicle.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.


/
Maine has a state photographer
A pound of phosphorus heads 900, :
! 900 matches,
The Isle OF Man possesses many
privileges and unique features. 1t has
a music all its own.
The ancients knew how to cheat
Loaded dice have been found in the
rnins of HercuIaneum.
Twenty years ago there were only
32S miles OF railroad open in South
Africa; now there are $500 miles
\ Russian landowner at Batonm
during the big oil strike there had an
income OF about $50, 600 day from
his wells
The highest village in Switzerland
is Inf, IN the valley of the Ayers, ., 1873
metres above the sea. But on the
Italian side there is the village of
Rery, which lies twenty metres high
er.
Sulors do not like eats They have
a saying when the cat is frisky she
has gale of wind in her tail, aud a
charm is often resortod to in a calm
by throwing the cat overheard to raise
storm.
Dentistry is one OF the oldest pro-
tessions. 1t is known that the Egyp.
tians mad dentists 5000 years ago.
DR.. Gelst-Jacobi Of Frankfurt, Ger
many, has written o history Of den.
tistry from 300 B. G. to the present
time.
There are $50 authorized guides in
the Alps. One hundred and four OF
them have taken regular course OF
instruction in their profession aud
have received diplomas; 30 OF them
are between 60 and 70 years OF age,
and SIX are over 70.
A London thief has been doing
thriving business by providing him.
self with hook attached to a line, by
means OF which he managed, from
the fiat roofs, to secure birdcages with
their inmates, which he sold ut great
profit on his investment
The largest mountain lion probably
ever killed in the State Of Washing
ten was killed near Mount Baker two
weeks ago by hunter and brought to
New Whatcom. It's body is seven
feet lon, and with tail outstreched it
is more than ten feet altogether.
The Drummer boy OF AreoIa,"
who saved the day for Napoleon, is
not q myth. At least France does not
consider him q myth, aud is about to
erect statue TO his memory at Casta-
net, in Vancluse, his birthplace, where
he was known as Andre Etienne
King Humbert of Italy holds the
record OF having shot the largest ibex
ever seen. The horns measure thirty
five inches in length the circumference
at the base is nine inches, and the dis
lance between the horns twenty seven
inches. He has also shot the second
hest specimen, whose horns measure
thirty-f.ur inches.
Perhaps the most remarkable art
exhibit Ia the world is that Of the lu-
uatics in the VilIe-Eyrard asylum in
Paris. Most Of the patients in tho
asylum have been painters or design
crs, and the physician ia charge inau.
guraied salon OF their works
The effect on the minds OF patients is
said to be excellent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

Co.,
That day found Biddy still storm
ing at fate; but Robert, who had q
simpler aud stronger nature, had put
his own disappointment behind him
and was looking forward with pride II
not pleasure to his friends happiness.
What follows is IN Roberts words;
81 got there early and took Il seat
in the back part OF the church l
wanted to be where i could get out il
my nerve failed me, Many people
came in, and at last the bride, looking
very beautiful, came out from side
| door with three men aud stood up in
'front.' And l was proud for Biddy
that he was going to have such IL fine
wife. Bat | couldn't see him any.
whore, And the preacher said any
man having an impeachment was to
step forward
"Ihcu | looked for Biddy, bat he
dida't come. I had never before been
Mt a wedding in church, and | thought
maybe it was the way to keep him
corraed in the little room until the
last moment, for fear he wouIl 80
back onto the old range.
"Ihe preacher went on saying
things, and didn't pay close atten-
ton, because / WINS thinking how pretty
she looked, until bold man in a
Hereford shirt and low-necked vest
took her hand, aud the preacher said
4 pronounce you man aud wife.
Then 1 jumped up wild. Great
Scott! 1 yelled, fhats the wrong
mani
AT that instant somebody clapped
hand over my mouth and hustled
me ont OF the church.
" ii You don't want to get shut up
for drunk and lisorderly, said Biddy,
for he it was who dragged me ont,
stop that racket
What's up? l said, soon rs
could set my breath. why aren't
you in there getting married|
II am not in there getting mar
riel, said Biddy, because she
wouldn't have me. I thought you
were TO marry her today
What, me-? snys ]. 4 never Was
within a thousand miles Of it.
"'Why didn't You say so, old
man; asked BiddN.
"Say SO yourself, said !, You
were dumb as an oyster
"Ihan We both laughed, aud while |
the folks inside were crowding up to |
the front to congratulate the happy |
pair, Bid " and mo had hearty |
handshake on the sidewalk, and We
went home together "--Argonaut
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

Mrs. Dewteil-Isn't it too bad that
yoar husband stammers 50 lreadfully?
Mrs. Tock-Not Mt all. I find it nu
advantage in our little disputes, be-
cause he realizes the hopslessaess 81
~ getting the last word aud gives
up 81 0Hee
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

There has been an alarming increase
in crime during the years between
1850 and 1890, as shown by the United
States Census, rising from one criminal
i'm 3ll2 to one in 751.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
Al an Angle

The ''waiter's leg" is a newly dis.
covered disease. caused by frequent
trips between the table aud kitchen.
Il gives a wabbling walk, hut tins il
different from the tipping gait Oh.
servable at an earlier stage.-Globe.
Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

Guest (sareastically How do you
pronounce the word 'uieomargarine2"
Hotel Wai,er--I pronounce it "bu,-
ter or ia lose nay iob.--B9sson
1favttvF.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

A movement has been started among
"a number of the progressive farmers
.of Georgia to have an exhibition of its
agricultural products and resources
next fall.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

The Torrent Fire Engine Company,
Of San Francisco, has pet eat which
attends fires i is Dicks custom 20
sleep upon the drivers seat on the eu-
gine, and when sn alarn is scunIeJ La
nesties beside the driver and rides 70
the Gre. ia the past eight years ne
BIAS n.sssd bat leR alarms.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14

Contrary to the commonly accepted
belief, the percentage OF feeble.mind-
edness is much greater in the male ser
than in the female.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-14
The whole tendency of values IN
agricultural products is upward

Some OF the German scientists art
hunting for the germ of epilepsy.
They will give il its il they ever catch
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
ONE BRICK ATA TIME.
Method Adopted to Keep Convicts
From Going Insane.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 23.-Warden
Harley and the board of control of the
prison north counseled with the gov
ernor today on proposed improvements
and discussed ways and means to give
the idle prisoners employment. The
situation is very serious. Only 33 per
cent of the prisoners are now employed
and before the close of october all out
door work will have to cease. The un-
employed prisoners have been util-
lied in improving the prison surround
ings, and to prevent forced idleness
they are required to carry but one brick
at a time.
The warden is fearful that insanity
will sweep the prison like a plague
before the winter is over. Last April
many of the convicts were kept in
their cells for one month, during which
time they would cling to the bars and
crying in despair as the warden passed:
my God, give me something to do or
I will lose my mind"
The warden reported today that he
could find employment for the con-
victs if he only had money with which
to purchase raw material.
He could set them to making shoes,
but in passing the law shutting off con-
vict made goods the legislature made
no provision for such an outlay. No
definite conclusions were reached today
but it was the coneensus of opinion that
something would have to be done be-
fore winter sets in.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
LIVE in LUXURY.
Funds Sent to Jerusalem by Ameri-
can Hebrews are Misappropriated.

Denver, Aug. 23.-A letter has been
received by ]. S. Koenigsberg, secre-
tary of a Jewish society at Denver.
giving an account of gross misappro-
priation Of the money sent by Ameri-
can Jewish societies to Jerusalem for
the relief of their fellow countrymen
there.
. The letter is from American Consul
Edwin w. Wallace at Jerusalem in re-
sponse to inquiries if rumorS of irregu-
larities We're true and contain facts
to show that instead of being used to
aid INDECENT American Jews, who have
gone to the Holy Land to spend their
last days, the funds are Squandered by
the native Hebrews, who live in luxu-
ry.
A revolt against this state of affairs
was inaugurated about a year ago,
and resulted in the formation of an
American Jewish colony in Jerusalem,
presided over by Rabbi Joshua Distfn.
The president of the new society is A.
Levi.
The distribution of funds from Amer
lea has been and is still mainly under
the supervision of Rabbi Samuel Sal
ant chief rabbi of Askenazim, a pow
erful man in Jewish affairs and much
feared. The revolt of Americans was
a thing .unheard of before, and the
house of Rabbi Distin was at one time
surrounded by a mob organized in the
synagogue presided over by Rabbi Sal
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
ASPHALT FOR CYCLERs.
Pet Project of the Chicago Wheel
men Near to Realization.

Chicago, Aug. ga favorite project
of wheelmen may be put into effect in
the near future, Commissioner of Pub
lie Works McGann having lent the plan
his approval.
The plan is to pave with asphalt
strip along each edge of the down town
streets. The expense is to be covered
from the proceeds of the bicycle tax
ordinance, and if deficit exists it will
be made up by the different wheelmen's
organizations.
When the work is done Chicago will
have better roads for the use of BIZ
cyclists than any other city in the
country.
The asphalt strips are to be placed
over the granite blocks, so that the ex-
pense of the Improvement will be COM
paratively small. The strips are to be
four feet in width and placed just out
side the gutter. The idea, it is said,
was originally suggested by Mayor
Harrison.
1--WE will have no difficulty in getting
funds for the purpose" said Commits
sioner McGann. IF the revenue de-
rived from the wheel tax ordinance is
found to be insufficient the bicycle
clubs have agreed to furnish the rest
of the money needed"