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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
TIE FUR SEAL,
It's Breeding Grounds, Growth, Homo
Life and ProdUctiveress.

It's Breeding Grounds, Growth, Homo
Life and Productiveness.
The male fur seal, or "beachmas-
ter. reaches full maturity at the age Of
seven years. At that time his weight
is about 400 pounds, being consider
ably heavier when first in from the sea
in the spring, or after feeding in the
fall than in the intervening period,
when he fasts on land and grows grad
uallv lean and weak. The males vary
considerably in color, the general
shade being black or dark brown, with
long hair Or bristles Of yellowish white.
These are especially long and numer-
Gus on the thickenad back Of the neck,
forming the so-called wig" The
vigged males have a rough, coarse
coat. and Their skins are without mar
ket value. The animal makes its home
on the rocky shores Of the islands IN
large, elosely-massod bands, forming
what are called rookeries. 1t is eX-
extremely gregarious; individuals sell
dom venturing far from the main body,
while on land, though wandering about
singly in the sea. The female tu1
seal is much smaller than the male,
and has soft, smooth hair of varying
shades Of brown, under which IS the
dense, short, brown fur. The female
bears her first offspring at the age OF
three wears, but her full growth IS not
attained till two or three years later.
The average weight Of the grown
female is about eighty pounds. The
Young or fur seal, called a pup, IS born
soon after the arrival OF the female
TITS weight at birth is about ten pounds.
The fur seal is a polygamous, each
male capable Of holding a place on the
breeding grounds having from one to
one hundred females in his charge,
constituting what is known as
"barem," the average number beng
about thirty. But the size OF each
family is subject to variation, depend
mo not chiefly on tho strength OF the
male. but the preference Of the female
for n location, and on the. topography
Of fhe ground. The young male IS
very similar to the female in color and
onnearanee. He is not permitted to
enter the rookeries in the breeding
season The old males are very par
ticular in this regard, and the bach
elors as they are called, are forced 10
bord nv themselves on what is known
~ ~ ..bonl;no Grounds" located
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

ry.presldont Harrison gives n most
interesting pen picture Of "A Day with
,ho president at His Desk" In the La.
1Ios Home Journal The article is
vploue, az being the first written by a
president Of life In the White House,
and IN describing the routine of n Chief
ryecutIye. A feature that he treats
with dlrectness relates to the Presi
dents Interruptions from callers and
ofica.seekcrs. at Is a rare good for.
rne.o he writes, during the early
months Of an administration If the
President gets one wholly unlnterrupt.
"a hour at his desk each day, The Pres.
iednts time Is so broken into bits that
ne Is often driven to late night work,
or TO set up desk in his bedroom
when preparing a message or other
paper requiring unbroken attention.
Thoughtessnoss is the root of all this.
Il only want five minutes; and II he
were the only one It could be spared;
Init his double is at his heels, and the
Urgent public business is postponed or
done at night with a jaded mind. II
may be said that untimely visitors
should be excluded, and SO they
should but thoughtfulness on their
mart would be a cure without a smart"
Regarding the oflice-seekers' persistency
in having personal interviews with the
President, General Harrison asserts
that they advance their cause but little,
II at all. But the feeling that some.
thing is or may be gained by personal
interview prevails, and for the first
wear and a half Of an administration
the President spends from four to six
hours Of each day talking about things
he will not have to act upon for months,
while the things that ought to be done
presently are hurtfully postponed.
az the President could make up and
publish an appointment docket, and no
tlfy all persons having anything TO say
in particular case to draw near on
fixed day, it would result in a great say.
ing Of time all around, and a great say.
Ing Of money to the applicants, who
could remain at home until summoned
TO appear. No papers should be received
after the submission of the case, and
motions for a rehearing and for a new
trial should be barred"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

A process Of extracting gold by which
every particle Of the metal in the ore
is recovered is stated to be in success
ful operation IN West Australia. 1t is
called the ore atomic process. Gold
quartz is crushed into small Jumps and
IS then put into a closed chamber, sub,
iected to the heat Of a furnace, to the
action Of water and Of hydrogen gas.
This eliminated sulphur and reduces
all oxides to the metallic state. After
being heated, the material Is suddenly
cooled by Jets Of water-an operation
repeated several times till the quartz
crumblcs TO powder at the touch Of the
finger. It is then thrown into tank
and the gold is separated by washing.
-ChlcagO Tribune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

William Johnson, who has Just re-
turned from Binghamton, n. Y, from
trout fishing trip to Delaware County,
made a successful experiment with q
number Of small incandescent light
bulbs. which he used as bait. He at
tached u bulb about the size Of those
used by physicians, to his line mean
tha hook. Then he made a trip up
the stream at night, throwing the
lighted bait into the water, the current
being furnished by a pocket battery.
His success was phenomenal.
The fish attracted by the light would
flock around the strange object and
snap at the baited hook, Mr.. johnson
says he has consulted counsel, and
finds that this manner of fishing is not
prohibited by the game laws, and eX-
perience satisfies him that it is most
remunerat!ve from a fisherman point
Of view.-New York Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

T. J, Kinny, the Worcester garden
or and fruit grower, does not believe in
much pruning for trees. At recent
horticultural meeting he cited the in
stance Of q neighbor who had a fine
orchard but who had his trees trimmed,
with the result that his crop Of apples
has since materially detoriorated both
in quality and quantity. lie thought
it was an admitted fact that you could
remove u very large limb from % tree
without iniuring the growth Of the
whole tree. The best orchards he
knew of were those that had been
trimmed the least, but which were well
fertilized. Farm News
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
pestirerous Enifnln Gnnts.

John W. Rusk, Of Bellport, n. c.,
writes to the New York Sun regarding
the buffalo guat:
Il think that, as a native of North
Carolina would say, the entomologists
have not met up with the gnat in
question; possibly it is not distributed
over a large area of the country. Imet
the gnats several years ago in Arkon-
sas. on the bottom lands Of the ST..
Francis River, and think they were
the greatest day pest l ever saw. In
shape they resemble a buffalo some
what; hence the name. They do not
bite or sting their victims. They have
a disagreeable habit Of flying from the
ground and striking one in the face.
But the CHIEF trouble is that they
crawl into the mouth, nostrils and the
ears and deposit their eggs, which
hatch in very short time. The larvae
eat away the membranes, causing
death to large numbers Of stock OF all
kinds, and Of many game animals.
"The planters ON the St. Francis set
old logs afre in the woods for smoke to
protect stock, which will eagerly rush
to the smudge and stand in it to get
rid of the pest
"On one occasion 1 was kindling a
fire to keep off gnats, when a large
buck deer came rushing to the smoke
and stood in it, not needing my pres
ence. In few minutes flock OF wild
turkeys and also four or five wild hogs
came for protection. 1t is not an IN
common sight to see a mule before the
pillow, trudging along with bucket con-
tanning a smudge hanging from its
neck. The mule will keep its nose over
the smoke as much as possible. The
gnat cannot stand smoke.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
COMMENTED AsoRlcINALs,
something About the Flathead Indians or
British Columbin,

The Flathead Indians Of British Col.
uinbia afford an extensive field for
character study and the writer having
lNel among them number Of wears
has had unlimited opportunities for
honng their peeuliaritias. Friendly
contact with this people shows them 10
DO OF an entirely different disposition
from their northwestern brothers. and
distinct ny a tribe. They receive no
help from the Government, for thsrea-
SON that they ARE Well able to sustain
themselves by securing employment at
numerous occupations open to them.
independence is stamped upon their
countenauees and their talent consists
IN carving, canoe building aud kindred
employments. Fishing aud hop pick
ing are the principal industries in
which they are employed during the
summer, while in winter. Telling TIM
Der and hunting gives ample compen-
sation fora comfortable living. Canoes
are their means Of transportation and
their skill in manipulating the paddle
is often made manifest during town ex-
hibitions, in which this sport is a
prominent feature Great numbers of
these ingenious Indians live along the
trend OF the Frazer River, which winds
its way through dark canyons, amid
towering mountains, where in proxim-
ity to the waters .tmbulently falling
over rocks they live in state Of felic-
ity, fishing and hunting.
The ritual of the Roman Catholic
Church attracts many of them, aud
schools OF this denomination are scat
tered about tho province. Industrial
schools also are opened for their espec-
ial benefit and many Of the youthful
Indians avail themselves Of this insruc-
ton. Indian brass bands have been
organized at different stations and it
is amazing to note their rapid acquisi-
ton Of skill III the management Of the
different musical instruments, consid-
ering that they were comparative
strangers to anything in this line such
a short time ago, and now it is quite a
common sight to observe these bands
playing on occasions Of festivity in the
cities.
They are great fish eaters and their
mild temperament is attributed to the
effect of this diet, which is the chief
food Of every meal and cooked by
means OF smoking, giving it an appear
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Tn the Northwestern States q pc
culiarly warm, dry wind, called the
Chinook. which has a wonderful power
of "eating up" snow, occasionally pre-
wallis. and a remarkable visitation OF
this wind occurred in Oregon ana
Washington last December. Professor
Ward, writing in Science, calls atten-
zion to the close resemblance between
the Chinook winds of the Cascades ana
Rocky Mountain regions and the cele-
brated fahn winds of the Alps, Both
blow down from the mountain ranges
and both produce effects, in the sudden
Iiouefaction of snow, that are almost
marvellous. There is no mystery about
them. although they require particular
Conditions Of atmospheric pressure
eombined with certain effects arising
from the position Of the mountains
nth respect to the isothegmal Ines OF
ines Of equal temperature Boston
Cultiyator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Where does Cleopatra body rest!
s,,r.eIv = layman who would not an
.rer. "Why, in Egypt After nei
,aioleries, her wiles. her life ct intense intense,
f not very exalted loves, Cleopatra "a
4 HI Ia in one of the loveliest tombs
' S''9 i bave ever been fashioned by the
5 .'a'' Of man. Bat what change -ooO
Gears has brought about. To-Day a.. an
,Clv mummy, with an emoie'i ,I'.i,
b991ch of deeayed wheat and e29isg ~
,omb tied to its head-a mere ron -
.;gbtlv-swathed dust-lies crnmnie e.. ~ y
ne bidsous glass case at the inn
Nm It is Cleopa.Ta, The o'l.e
reat queen, a Venus r. c-af'' V'.'''
md loye.-~Gollea Days M
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

The spirit of democracy IS dominant
:, Aberdeen. Scotland. A little while
before h, the city election a candidate for
an Office thought he would call on a few
of the leading city councillors. He
hailed A GAO and told the eabman TO
drive him 10 Councillor Bis5ett's the
treasurer.
The councillor was found ina black
smiths shop, shoeing horse. 81.
'J7u see somebody better than this, y
ii tbo candidate. Drive me to
Councillor Maitland Office.
The eabman thereupon drove mm to
the paWnbroker's.
"Drive me Councillor GTay'S,' he
II am Councillor Gray, sir, replied
tbe cabman. -Tit-Bits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
HIS CLOCK OF FLOWERS.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER WILL HAVE A
LARGE FLORAL TlMEPlECE,

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and close Rcrui,rly n, ccrtaIn I'm,
to be usod-.A Noyrlty In mi. Couptry.
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clock ma5o entiroly , oI ao, vi no o, wv
ono and n viii taii o 81 r 5lVS ~ N H. INV i,
with mnnb occurs.y ''' ''0 '''
MIA Goroi oIoaG +, -, .,,,.,,-.,;,,, 81,
Mr., RocEofollor ,y,h ,rLo5, 'i Lot,, W.
is mora tbon a ma,ot,i fnroLo Jos 60,
monv Years baen an corne54 stn5ont ~ -
Goricnltnre ond ia On ontbority on
nlonts II Ia eoid ,b,t hefaro sLo ,ro,
mny,.ied to NJ, Boc,,f',llar ond v.b;Ia
That aantIenon was r.l ~ Looi t'' VOW
Aha yos Teacher oghot,nv -
There has never been q floral c,ocI,
nlontod in fhia conrhy / NJ tLe p avon,
ass Bnrdett-Contts IA oao ar1 gn I;d
fbo NH of Vostn,inisasr AMI thav
WERE n source Of pleosnra T., tb ", own rI
and tboir gnests Mo- t5ot is ovnec.
led will he soen nm tbo Amc'ican Rhine
will bo Of home design and Lo enwers
used will Ina for The most mort +boso
That grow viii about ,rorrv, [ an,n
There ara sivfv-sovsn yoriatios If
flowers tbot hoyc corfaip Lonrs fo,
ononinc and cIosino tbeir netoIs Awov
had, in n misty o%e Go,yarg ynre tLo
timeoieces Of The moor who had no
other wav Of telIina tbo time Tho
white liIy now ag Them onens nj 7 n
NJ and closes nj s n M. md in the
country districts is called tbe "dov
lilvo
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia i. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound,


7 cannot speak too highly Of Mrs.
Pinkham Medicine, for it has done so
much for me l have been great suf-
fercr from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, joints, back and shoulders;
feet would swell / also had womb
troubles and leucorrhma. After using
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and Blood Purifier and Liver
Pills, I felt hike a new woman. My
kidneys are now in perfect condition,
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PoTTs, 324 Kaufman St.,
PhiIadelphia, Pa.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

ALondon exquisite-in America he
would be called dude-had gone into
a West End restaurant, and was fan
from pleased with the way in which his
order was filled.
"Do you call chat veal cutlet?" he
demanded of the waiter. "Why such
a outlet rs that is an insult to every
self-respecting calf in the British EN-
pire."
The waiter hung his head for mo-
ment, but recovered himself and said,
in tone of respectful apology:
Il really didn't intend to insult you,
sir, Spare Moments.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
Germany's fifteen largest land own

Germanys fifteen largest land own.
ers own between them 100000 acres
Of German soil. Prince Wittgensteln
has 100000 acres, next comes the
Duke OF Arenberg with 100000, then
in order the Prince OF Thurn and TaXls,
the Duke Of Brunswick, Prince Salm
Salm, the Prince Of Talleyraud-Sagan,
who Is a French subject; the Prince OF
Pless, the Duke Of Leuchtenberg,
Prince Bentheim. Prince Lowenstein,
the Prince Of WED father Of the Queen
Of RoumauIa). and Prince Fengger.
Many of these have large estates out.
eldn OF Germany.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Alex Mcclure of the Philadelphia Times
says; 1.-THE two boldest men he knows are
John WannamaAer Of Philadelphia and
lilly Haynes of Boston. Both went to New
York. Mr. WauuaInaker took the Stewart
property, the finest dry goods store in the
world, and Nr. Haynes took the great
Broadway Central Hotel, the largest in
the city But dry rot had crept into both
Of these magnificent properties and no one
dared to grasp them, until John Wanna
maker took one and lilly Haynes the other
complete and unqualified success has
crowned the Efforts of both Verify a good
reputation is better than riches"
Eishty-nve per cent OF the people who are
Iame nrn nLraete1 ON tho lott side
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

City physicians say that the ceaseless
noise Of city life causes many children
and babies 10 grow up with abnormally
developed nervous systems. The roar
of street traffic, the shrek ofwhistles,
the various street cries, all OF which
are discordant and irritating, are sure
to affect the delicate nerves Of babies
and little children, and as much as
possible mothers should put their
little ones TO sleep in the darkest room
LA the house and where the noise can
be shut out
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
RaCkaChe.

Ny system was entirely run down,
and l suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. I was more
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. I had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, havegained ffteenp pounds,
and look better than l ever looked
before. I shall recommend it to all
my friends, as it certainly is a wonder
ful mediciue.-MRs.E Z. F. MORTON, 1913
Hopkins St, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

When snake venom is concentrated
nv removing The albumen substance
a9d REFINING The other two, what IS lef'
saasfitu .he mos. powerful poison
',neaa 10 tox'eoloey. II las been .
.s,.5ne1 ha- -iag,e tHino'afal Of ~
aits5lv applied would We enough 80
Kill ., 900 people,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Before taking Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, I had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible. Ny lnenstruation became ir-
regular, and was troubled with leu.
corrhua. was growing very weak. I
had been to many physicians but re-
ceived no benefit. 1 began the use Of
Mrs. PinI5ham's medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the menses. 1t is the
best kind of medicine that have ever
taken, forit relieved the pain so quickly
and cured the discase.-MRs. LILLIAN
CRIPPEN, Box II. st. Andrews Rav. Fla.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12
1,nr IIcraelf AIonc.

sbo-no you love me Tor mysolf
alone, dearest?
Ue-Of course do. You don't sup.
nose want your mother about all the
lime do you?-Judy.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

IIra

vu Emerson (of Boston)-You
.an,dn't use slang, Susie. Your favor.
snOo AID English authors do not counte,
nance It. 49, :. -
ron't YOU remember what Colley Cib,
t pU says about the youth that fred
ho Tphcsian domeF
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Mrs. Dowley-John, 1t is really fright
full the way you swear Before We
Were married you said you never gave
way to profanity at all
Mt Dowley--And told the truth. !
never was married before,-Cleyeland
InaNor.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

In the Suicides Cemetery at Monte
Carlo sixiy-fve new graves were filled
ia last winter. The cemetery Is in
barren, uncaltivaied land, and within
arc buried any who have taken their
lives through losses at the Casino.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

"Why do so many modern writer's
seem to prefer notorlety to fameT'
Because a man has to climb for fame,
but he can get notorety by an easy
tumble. Chicago Record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Very Stout Lady (watching tho lions
fedl-Poars 10 me, mister, that amt n
very big piece o meat for sech an AMI
NAL
Attendant with the most stupendoUs
show Of po,lteness)-l GpCse 1t does
seem like little meat to you, ma'am,
but It's enough for the lion,
MGlgo-Oh. yes, we had real lively
time, Simmons and /. 1t cost us near
ly $50 Wickwire-Yes. l saw Sim
mons tbs morning, and he told me be
spent $s5.-Indiauapolis Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Over 400 600 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
druggists.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Halls Catlrrh Cure is a liquid and taken
Internally, and acts directly on the blood md
mucous surfaces of the system Write for les
tmoniuls, free. Manufactured by
i. !, CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

The attorney general OF California has de-
cidcd that Frisco street railway cannot
carry freight
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Mrs. WinsI0w's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, s0ftcns the gums reducing iufomma-
ton. dllays pain, cures wind collie 25t.a bottle
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Pis0's Cure cured me OF q Throat and Lung
trouble of three years StGndiug.-E. CADY,
huntington, Ind, Nov L., 1904
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Thirty years ago, there were only two dozen
explosive compounds known to chemists
now there are over a thousand.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Sea water contains silver in some quantity.
It is often found deposited on the copper
sheathinS OF ships.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

Just try Zoe, box of Cuscarets, the finest
lieyr and bowel regulator ever made.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

CAsCABETs stimulate liver, kidneys IN.
bowels. Never sieken, weaken or Gripe; IJe
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

biologists say that all known species o
wild animals are gradually diminishing il
size.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

per cent, OF the people who are
ne are affected on the left side.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-12

II RICu qu.cklys end for "sOg lnverlloEs
Nantei.' EboAR TkrR & Co.. 80 B'wHy, \. Y.