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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04
ANALYSIS.

This shows that the quality OF the
Eater is the very best, which fact has
bsen thoroughly demonstrated during
he year that the water works have
beeu in operation.
The water is almost entirely free
rom mineral or organic impurities,
OdorIess, soft, potable and suited for
= I'll domestic PURPOSES.
The private company that had the
wells sunk for the purpose of supply
hg the city with water failed 10 con.
aFuct distributing system, and after
leyeral attempts by 9thots TO supply
ito city with water under tho fran
! ghise plan, the city itself in 1896 I'M
derook the construction of an np-to-
date system Of water works TO sup
/ ply the needs Of the rapidly multiply
/ lug private industries aud constantly
Increasing population.
The system Designed, aud adopted
| by the city is what Is known as the
dllect pressure system. The pumping
capacity at present is one and che
quarter million gallons each "a hours.
lhs paa be INCREASED by merely ad'
ding an extra boiler aud pump, to Two
million gallons each "a hours, as the
mains aud ell other parts of the plant
have ample capacity to deliver an in
creased supply, beng constructed
with view 10 provide for the future
growth ofthe city.
Allowing 60 gallons per capita, per
lem the plant at present. is adequate
10 supply a population of fifteen thou.
sand inhabitants aud still have a large
reserve of power to DO used IN case of
are,
DESCRIPTION OF PLANT-LoCATIoN.
lhe grounds purchased by the city
LOT the erection of the Pumping Sta.
lalou embraces about three aud one
lsIt acres aud is located In the ex.
'Eome North Eastern portion ofthe
NY eoutiguoussto lheY.& M Il. II
lae four RIt esial wells above referred
% are luNgted Within this9,Closure.
These groNSds ara soon to be aim
proved by planting shEabbery' aatl
lfees, creating ,fountalnsJ etc, with
lae view to,be Hsed as9Parks
INK lsUIBDINus. Z .Hss.iiE
The Plfmp House is IT, neat brick
building with metal roof concrete
and brick floors containing All eli-
gho room S8x82 feet boiler room
sOxi6 feci, aud coal room 82K94 feet,
sndor ope'fooL,
- EsFRHo1K' 5s
There La reservoir 40 fact ~ DR.
Mpeier aud IA feet deep, bull Of CON
sfle surrounGcJ With q neal slone
coping aud iron railing, located 10 the
nclnily Of the Pump House, with q
'orage capacity Of 10000 gallons.
WELLS.
Each Of the four wells above the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04

facts are throughly appreciated by
the citizens who are satisfied that thew
have an abundant supply of pure
artesian water surpassed in no other
community in any part OF the country.
The cost operating the plant for
twelve months from October lat, 1897
10 October LIST, 1897 taken from the
books of john NJ. Lee city clerk and
secretary of the water department is
as follows;
SOAi 81 $50 s.
Salaries Of officers and wages of en-
Poyees ........,.,.,., 3, 200 90
Repairs ...,.,.,.,,.,,.,,... go 90
- =
Total operating expenses. ,Oa7 70
Add Interest on bonds .....,........ $500 %
ser rs
Deduct income from consumers "., 3,6i02o
Expenditures above income for first
year ,,.,...............$ S. 3j2 So
EXTENSIONS.
Cost Of 5000 linea feel OF 4 inch
connecting main laid by the city since
the original works were finished,
$4,000. Total expenses, S6,O23.76
Allowing the usual rental for fire
hydrants charged by private compa.
nies viz; from $4,000 to $4,000 each
per annum, the water works is enti-
tied to credit of between 100000
aud 100000 which will about bal
ance the excess of expenditures over |
income, taking no account of the re-
duced charge made to water consum-
ers which Is from rs to 80 per cent be-
low tho rates of private water com.
panles in other cities, aud also neglect
ing the reduction in insurance pre-
miums which is estimated by one of
tho insurance agencies to average
81 1.3 per cent, which would amount
10 a saving of Mt least $20,000.00 TO
The citizens for the past year III this
one item alone.
The fire losses III the city during The
past year as estimated by prominent
insurance. official amounted to only
f21 10000 while the salvage due 10
improved water and fire facilities,
the city has since established all
electric fire alarm system and par
tally paid fire department, and is now
'ated as second class, is estimated at
9,25000 which is more than two
birds of the cost of the entire water
works plant.
The citizens can congratulate them
elves upon the fact that the con struc-
ion of the water works has been
wise expenditure OF money, afTording
much greater security TO property, ,
Idding to the health of the city as
veil as to the comfort and convenience
# the people,
The management of the water
works has been under the direction
nd supervision of Hon, VIM. Yerger,
dayor as superintendent. !
The showing for the first year Is
cry satisfactory, the operating ex-
,enses being less, and the income more
han was anticipated, which is largely J
Iuo to the efficient manner i'll which
be plant has been managed by the ..
Ulcers in charge ofths braueh of tho !
lily government,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26
HOW TO FIND OUT.

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When urine stains linen it is positive
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WHAT TO DO.
Terhe is comfort in the knowledge
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scalding pain in passing it, or bad ef-
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For sample bottle and pamphlet,
both sent free by mail, mention the
News-Democrat and send your full
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Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors
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ness of this offer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

water once more, he dexterously whirls
and tilts it so that little by little both
are spilled over the edge. The gold
will not spill out because it is too heavy,
At the end of 10 or 10 minutes, if he is
working pay dirt, he will have left in
the bottom of his pan very small
quantity of gold. Some of it will be as
fine as the finest sand, while there will
be few PARTICLES which will range in
size all the way from bird shot up to
peas. Any PARTICLES much larger than
this are called nuggets
But the amateur miner, even when
working in rich dirt, would probably
be surprised and disappointed at the
small quantity Of dust which his first
pan would produce. His disappointment
would cease as soon as he fully real
lied the value of his gold, for 1t is truly
a most precious metal. II at the end of
his clean up he finds in his pan as much
dust as he can take mp on the blade of a
small penknife, he may consider him.
self richly rewarded, for it will be
worth about IS. An ounce Of gold, II
must be remembered, rs worth about
Gao.
In miners parlance any earth which
will yield 10 cents worth OF gold to
the pan 10 known as "pay dirt" Op on
the Klondiks the lowest Weld to this
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

water, you know. Now, how would
you get the gold out after you had
washed away the dirt?'
"Well, ! suppose 1 would sift it.
''In a sieve or an ash sifterY'
Eyes, something of the sort"
"Well, where would your gold be
them"
"Why, the gravel would stay in the
sitter and the gold and sand would fall
through iutOa pan Then would shake
the pan, and the gold would come to
the top. Then l would pick it out. l
suppose that's the way it's done.
This is the substance of conversa-
tion which actually took place, In fact,
l asked the questions. The man who
answered them was highly intelligent
and possessed a great deal Of informa-
tion on many subjects, but he knew as
little about gold mining as thousands Of
other men who have never seen o gold
miner at work. However, if he carries
out his intention and does 90 to the
goldfelds of the Yukon he will prob
ably acquire all the technical knowl
| edge necessary in week at the most,
for placer mining is one Of the simplest
methods Of making the earth yield up
its golden treasures.
For the benefit Of those who are not
going to the goldfclds and who have
never been in gold country, yet who
read with absorbing interest about the
men who do 90 and pile up fortunes in
few months, it may be we'll to tell how
the faraway prospectors wiring from the
jealous earth its gold,
Thus far all the gold which has been
taken from the Yukon region has been
found in alluvial deposits-that is, it
has been found mixed with gravel and
dirt along the banks of small streams.
GeologiGts tell us that it is there be-
cause it has been washed down from
surrounding hills and mountains where
it had formerly been held in a viselike
grip by layers Of quartz. These gravel
beds are called placers.
All the placer miner needs is pick
such az street laborGrs use, an iron
shovel and shallow PAN Any kind of
pan would do. In fact, placer mining
on small scale could be carried on by
|
pie plate. The average miner, however,
carries shallow pan about as large but
not as deep as an ordinary dishpan. 1t
is usually made of copper for the sake
of durability.
After he has broken up the ground
with pick he puts two or three shovel
fuls into his pan. Then he needs water,
and for this reason placer mining must
be done near small stream or river,
but fortunately for the miner the placers
are usually located in just that position.
Dipping his pan into the water, he al,
lows the earth to dissolve. Then he
carefully pours out the muddy water
By repeating this process several
times he has left lot of gravel and
black sand. Filling the pan with clean
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

There was ICTTha collar OF the gray
with pink ribbon ruching on the edge
and this was covered with the black lace.
The neck was open V shaped, and the
whole upper part of the basque was OF
white crepe lisse in puffs, with full jabot
of the same in front.
Travelling dresses as part of bride &
trousseau are not as great feature as they
were, as nearly all the brides now slip
away quietly to some unknown place
an unoccupied farmhouse, as likely as
not, to pass their honeymoon. But when
one does want II travelling costume, lieat
and dainty one-and q woman needs tC
look neat and dainty when travelling If she
can-was of hairline woven serge imperial
In dull gray and brown, which produced q
general tint of fawn. On the skirt was O
trimming consisting of ten rows of brown
soutache in waved lines, about six inches
from the bottom. There were pale blue
silk shirt waist and an eton jacket of the
serge with revers. There was also derby
jacket of the serge lined with brown silk
and trimmed with little thick braid hall
an inch wide. A long dust mantle was
made of brown pongee. 1t was loose and
belted in with ribbon. Down the front
there were two wide pongee rutiles from
the neck to the bottom. The wide bel
sleeves reached only to the shoulder. Thest
were bordered with a very narrow gautfer
ed ruffle of the same, and there was dOu
BILE rufile in place Of caps at the shoulder
This was altogether an attractive garment
Naturally this is simply for railroad trav
el. For steamer the bride would require @
long warm wrap and q heavy blanket
shawl These same blanket shawls, by the
way, are to be offered again this fall.
In the way Of travelling head wear there
Is lovely alpine hat, and this is Offered
in all the seasonable colors, SO that, nc
matter what color the gown is the hat
may match 1t, Stiff feathers and ribbon
or in some instances heavy mohair brait
and buckles, are used as trimming, ThesC
soft alpines are as general rule becom
ing, and as they are unCrushable they art
the best for travelling. Next them is the
pretty little round torendor in black ol
brown straw, with three pompuns at the
side. MATE LEROY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

useu 60 be. Any gown Of festive appear
anoe and suitable color and material Is in
good form. When the bride is very young,
she should have little girls for her attend
ants. When she Is at least 81, she may
have girls of her own age. The most re.
fined taste would suggest that none Of
them overdresses the bride, and there are
hundreds Of dress materials and designs
to choose from. Lightweight silks In del
icate tints and colors are the best. The
fashion of making them depends upon
personal fancy and the style Of the day.
There was a pretty blue and cream
striped taffeta of the soft quality made for
girl bridesmaid. The skirt was plain
and the sleeves wrinkled, with a puff at the
top. The waist was folded across surplioe
fashion. The upper part was n guimpe Of
white silk null laid in soft folds. There
was q triple flchu ruflle of the same, bor-
dered with narrow dark blue satin baby
ribbon. This was for q girl Of about 10.
One for girl 12 years old was Of white
creponette over pink skirt The outer
skirt WAS plated and had two rows Of
pink ribbon 2 inches wide stitched to
the underside of the outside skirt and
plated In with 1t, The effect was very
novel and delicate. The waist was plated
and the sleeves wrinkled. A wide lace
collar added lightness and pink ribbon
sash added grace. Black hosiery is worn
and not such oolors as would match the
| gowns worn by the little bridesmaids.
For young married lady to wear at
her sisters wedding there was very beau
tiful cheney silk gown, in silyery blue
ground with faint and misty pale pink
and frosty green Ggurings. This was open
down the front over plated paneling Of
white silk muslin, that ubiquitous mate
| rial. All around the edge of the skirt and
| up the fronts was u row of silver passe-
menterie The bodice was a new combina-
tion which brought out three well defined
fancies all IN one. The lower part was
draped I'm surplice design; the upper part
| had lace figaro and high collar, and that
left the front open in pompadour fashion.
The sleeves were long and tight, except
for the wrinkled puff at the top, and they
wero made of the silk. Another very elegant
gown for wedding was of very rich pearl
gray faille with an unusually heavy cord.
This had panel on the right side of black
lace laid on fiat over pink satin. The
waist in form of very short basque, was
in the same design of lace over pink silk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

pan yet reported has been 80 cents, and
from that it runs up to 500 pan and
in exceptional cases more. A man can
wash out about 40 panfuls in day.
Undoubtedly it must be fascinating and
exciting work when for each quarter Of
an hours labor the miner sees his horde
of dust increased by from 81 to $50
But, ON the other hand, picture to your
self the poor prospector who is search.
ing for good claim or working worth
less one. 1t must be backbreaking work
TO wash out painful after painful of earth
and to find at the bottom not u trace
of the glittering yellow metal.
When a miner does get a good claim,
however, he is usually not contented to
stick to the copper pan. He wants to
get his gold out faster, and 30 he takes
the trouble to adopt some Of the i'm.
proved methods. He builds or buys q
rocker or cradle. This is just what irs
name implies-a box set on rockers.
The top is open, and several inches
down in il is set a coarse sieve. Below
the sieve are several shelves Of carpet.
ing set at an angle so that to get to the
bottom the water which is poured in al
the top must flow over them. The bot
tom of the box is set on slight incline
and on it are nailed several cleats Of
| rifles.
Into the top Of the rocker the minei
shovels his dirt. Then he pours in wa
ter and slowly rocks it. The small
stones are caught by the sieve, but the
dirt and gold are washed through. Al
the muddy water flows over the layers
Of carpet the fine particles of gold dus
are caught in the nap Of the cloth, while
the larger pieces fall to the bottom ant
lodge against the cleats. The sieve il
lifted out, the gravel dumped and thu
| process repeated. At the end Of the day.
work the strips of carpet are dried anC
then beaten carefully on a paper o.
sheet TO knock out the precious dust
The black sand which has accumulated
on the bottom of the cradle is CAREFUL,
scrnped into pan and washed. With {
rocker one man can wash as much dir
in a day as ten men using pans.
If he is a good carpenter, he can TAX
advantage of a still more elaborate ap
paratus and greatly increase his product
A sluiCe box or a tom and rifle bo:
works on the same principle. They re
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

quire streams Of running water, and
sometimes the miner must dam up q
small creek TO get the required head.
Then there is hydraulic mining, which
is only a scientific application of the
same principle. Instead of sboveling
the dirt into Il box a strong stream Of
water is thrown against a gravel bank,
and COI.,uvanCes for catching the gold
are arranged VI the path Of the water
as it runs away.
Until the country is developed much
more than it is now the simpler meth
ods of placer mining will be employed
ON the Klondike. Indeed, in that eli
mate it will be impossible to use by
draulic apparatus for more than a brief
period each year. This, however, is
only one of the problems which the eX-
perienced gold hunters who are now
focking into the region will have to
solve.
Quartz mining differs greatly from
placer mining. 1t requires capital and
favorable conditions. III quartz mining
the gold is found imbedded in the solid
ribs of the mountain ranges. To get ii
out Of mother earth's strong box shafts
have to be sunk in the rock and the
masses of stone broken into small
chunks. These chunks in turn are
crushed to a fine powder, which is
treated in various ways to separate the
gold.
The crushing is done by expensive
machinery in what are known as stamp
mills, where great hammers drop in
rapid succession on the ore. From the
stamp mills the crushed mass is taken
to tie smelters, where heat and chem
icals are used to separate the baser from
the precious metal.
Perhaps the most interesting method
is q comparatively recent one, which il
known as the cyanide process. In this
the ore is crushed to powder and then
dumped into great steel watts filled with
a strong solution Of cyanide of potas'
stun. The cyanide dissolves the gold
| and the refuse settles to the bottom.
Then the auriferous solution is poured
over tanks filed with fine zinc shaw,
ings. The gold is deposited on the zinc
and the cyanide drawn off. Then the
gold covered zinc is melted, and the
| yellow metal at last comes cut in it
| free state.
If the feeders of the Yukon have
washed down such immense quantities
of gold, some Of the precious meta
must still be left under the icy caps o.
the mountains, and it may be that il
the near future the stamp mills, thC
smelters and the cyanide watts will b.
employed in cleaning the golden harves
from these frozen fields of the north
west. SEwELL FORD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

LaxOl, the new form of Castor Oil is so
palatable that children lick the spoon
clean.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

The French say "it is the impossible
that happens" This has proved to be
the case with the Mount Lebanon Sha.
kers. The whole scientific world has
been laboring to cure dyspepsia, but
every effort seemed to meet with defeat.
The suffering from stomach trouble has
become almost universal. Multitudes
have no desire for food and that which
they do eat causes them pain and dis
tress. Sleepless nights are the rule and
not the exception, and thousands OF suf'
ferers have become discouraged.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon recent
ly came to the front with their new Di.
gestive Cordial, which contains not only
food already digested, but is adigester
OF food.
1t promptly relieves nearly all form s
Of Indigestion Ask your druggist for
one of their books.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26
His Last Law Case.

The late William S. Groesbeok Of
Cincinnati never took another law case
after his defense of President Andrew
johnson. "The brilliant speech which
won that case," says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune, proved the man S
remarkable will and intellectual pow
ers. He had been so i'll as to be confined
TO his bed, and on the day of the trial,
and while lying in bed, he jotted down
on sheet of foolsoap paper the main
points of his defense. He was driven to
the tribunal in carriage, unable to
walk, and spoke extempore for four
hours and half. At the close article
II was voted upon and the president
acquitted without the taking up Of any
of the other articles. Since that time
Mr.. Groesbeck had lived life of quiet
and retirement. In 1879 he built Elm
hurst, noble house of superb proper
tions, commanding river view of un-
surpassed beauty"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26
fashions or new YORK.
The New Designs For Septem-
Der Wedding Costumes.
FEW PARIS MADE OUTFITS NOW
Eject Of the New Tariff on Imported
Gowns--some Fine Costumes OF Ameri-
can Materials and Manufacture-A Sim
pie Wedding Is the Proper Thing.

pie Wedding Is the Proper Thing.
copyright. 1897 by American Press Asso-
ciatlon.l
September is nearly here, and as Sep
tember Is one of the chosen months for
weddings 1t may not come amiss TO tell
the prospective brides and their anxious
mothers about some new wedding outfits.
These will be made In this country, for,
thanks be to the tariff, It will cost more to
have them from abroad than to have them
made here, and dressmaking In this coun-
try has taken many forward steps, until
now no one, even an expert can tell the
difference, and II a lady happens to have q
belt with the name Of Paris firm woven
in It, why, she can sew that inside the
waist II she wants TO pose as having her
gowns made abroad. American silks are
as rich and fine as any made abroad, and
it is q we'll known fact that nine out of
ten American modistes use the American
silk in costumes and charge imported silk
prices for It. So now, as | said our women
will have the most of their gowns, Cloaks
and other wearing apparel made at home.
Heretofore u whole outfit for fashion
able wedding would be made abroad, and
the lady who was to wear 1t could pay for
trip to Paris out Of the difference in
price, but now-well, fewer ladies will &C
abroad for their wedding clothes.
The outfit of q wealthy young lady hos
all been made of American goods The
bridal robe itself is of mat white peau de
sole, rich. heavy and lustrous. This Is
made with long train, plain and having
inside ruf1les of pinked white taffeta. The
| front Of the skirt is trimmed very simply
with inch wide rows of gauffering OF
white silk muslin. These are put on in
tablier shape, with small clusters of orange
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26
PICK, SHOVEL AND PAN.
These Are the Tools Of the
Placer Miner.
HOW HE WASHES OUT THE GOLD

Simple Methods OF the KIondike Miners.
Using the Rocker and Sluice Quartz
Mining Is a More Serious Matter and
Requires Machinery and Capital.
"lf you were up on the Klondike and
had an opportunity to work good
claim for yourself, how would you go
about it?"
This question was asked Of man
who had frequently and earnestly an
nounced his intention of going to the
Yukon Roldfelds.
"Why--er-I should dig out some
dirt and put it in pan and wash it, "
was his answer.
"That's all right as far as it goes,
but sand and gravel will not dissolve in