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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03
cannot gain our independence without

cannot gain our independence withou
some bloodshed."
Capt. Lee smiled.
Il will never be able to convince you
/ see," he said. Like Ephraim, Mis-:
Betty, you are joined to your idols"
Yes, captain, TO the idols of liberty
and prosperity for America. You must
admit that you find our soldiers mer
difficult to conquer When people fight
for their homes and native land they dc
not give up the struggle without terri
BILE contest"
But in this case they are rebellious
and the king will not stop shortof their
entire subsection"
The young girls gaze wandered from
the room, and for a little while seemed
to rest on the bushes on the lawn.
Suddenly, however, she turned again
to the officer and said:
"One of my friends has had the mis-
fortune to become a prisoner of war"
Indeed, Miss Betty" exclaimed
Capt. Lee, in the most innocent manner
possible. But that is one of the vicis-
STUDIES of war. Your friend must put
up with it and consider that imprison-
ment is far better than being left on the
battlefield
81 do not doubt that, but confne-
ment to Capt. James is irksome, to say
the least"
The British officer seemed to start a
little at mention of his rivals name.
= T.
York" continued Betty, He was cap
tured in a skirmish and hurried thither
Exchange is hardly to be thought Of
you know, since our people do not hold
as prisoner an officer of equal rank"
The conversation now drifted to
other subjects, and Capt Lee was most
pleasantly entertained by his fair host
ess.
He knew that Betty Logan was in
tensely loyal to the cause of the col
onies; but out of respect for her APP
parent helplessness her property had
not been disturbed, though on several
occasions several spies had been
tracked to it.
Her only servants were Peter and a
housemaid as loyal as her mistress, and
with these Betty, the fair rebel, in
habited the little home near the Hud-
son in almost open defiance of the SOL
diers of the king.
Fond Of music, Capt Lee importuned
his hostess for song, and, rising, Betty
swept to the instrument in one corner
of the coy parlor.
what are your favorites, captain ~
she asked, with a sly look over her
shoulder.
Washington Retreat for one
said the officer with a light laugh as he
a song at that time popular
in royalist circles in New York
The cheeks of Betty Logan flushed /
and her fingers swept the is Org keys as
+ impelled by magic
You don't sing that, SUPP 1se, con.
inued The captain !
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03
she Missed Him.

A poor woman who kept a shopin,.,
ern village, and who was troubled No., nsTth
husband who could scarcely be cons WIN a
credit to the family, one day founJi
widow through ths sudden demieso nefrssei
spouse. a lady, who freQuentiiyvV o. beg
small purchases at the shop, called 10 sd made
md 10 offer her sympathy, though In oee net
that the mans death must in CERTAIN nirnV ss
come as a relief, qs the wife had Often Se as
fefed from his violence. She was not 1,q b SUI
Said the lady:
81 am sure, Mrs. c., Won mps. 49,,
your husband" ''' uss
well, mum, it do seem queer IN o,a
the shop and find something in the n laaio
Tit-Bits. WV WI =
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Many wrongs have been laid to the
charge of the bicycle, and now it seems
it is accused in France Of being a lit
erary destroyer. Publishers complain
of their shelves being iaeumbered with
piles of yellow-covered novels, and even
of more serious works, for which there
is absolutely no sale. The market for
lola. Ohnet and Daudet is falling of
and the percentage TO be deducted from
their issues grows larger day by dav
So long as it is light every able-bodied
human being is upon wheels. and when
they come home people are too tired 10
rsad,-London chroalo,e,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Around the table were gathered many
men. The dinner was almost over, and now
in the interval of service general conversa-
ton had ceased, and they were all booking
at him and waiting for him to speak. He
was a handsome man; clean shaven and
commanding looking in irreproachable
evening dress, He stood, his left arm
hanging at his side, his right hand resting
lightly upon the table Every eye was upon
he said.
Sorry, gents, but de plum puddin is ali
out. Dere's rice an tapioea, an dere S
pLumpeachanappIe creamorrhubarb an
mlncerlem0n pie Whachergo nterhave -
n. Y, Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Hunting big game is not as hard wor. :.
II used to be in the days of the lone ' NINA
big bored rifles. With light modern ny s;S
such as the Model '94 or 95 Wincbos,,.ae,
more game can be killed and at much IIi on1aI
distances than with any one of the Old d' ,iS
guns. The Model '95 Winchester il or ,,'I ';
the highest powered rifles made. # f" III II
shoot a 30-calber u. S. Army brnn,.il
through over so inches of dry pine bo Tu,lg
and drive bullet at the rate Of 206s tos
a second through the air. Hunters ali o ,ve
the country say that this is the best b U,V'
ing rifle ever made. Send to the Win "Ia.
ter Repeating Arms Co., New Haven ~
for a large illustrated catalogue free. W.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

North and South America, beside Guats.
mala, the West Indies, Australia. and even
Europe, are the fields of usefulness in Which
Hostetters Stomach Bitters has demon.
strated its value as an antidote to majari,
and as a remedy fol dyspepsia constipation
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervous.
ness, and loss of appetite and sleep. Tho
inhabitants, the medical men of these coun.
tries, have spoken in no uncertain tone,
concerning the efficacy of the great house.
hold remedy.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03
DOLLS, Bous, aoILs
Hoods Pills cure sick headache. e5 cents
Some Interesting Facts Regarding
the Output of Crescent Bicycles.

the OutpUt OF crescent bicycles.
This article is intended to convey a con.
ception of the enormous amount of raw ma
terial consumed during season in supply
ing the demand for one of the most popular
bicycles made. The Western Wheel Works
Chicago, makers of the Crescent wheel, have
the largest, and without doubt the most
complete, bicycle factory in the world, and
tan turn out, when running to fullest ca
pacity, 725 finished Crescents in twelve
hours, or a complete up to date bicycle
per minute.
ing, or enough TO nearly reach from Chi
cago to St. Paul if placed in a straight line.
The spOkes were made in their own fac
tory, and required $50 miles of wire, or
enough to reach from Chicago to Lincoln,
Neb., 80 miles of brass rod was required
tor spoke nipples. If the spokes, spoke nip.
pies and tubing were placed in a straight
line they would reach from Chicago to the
Rocky Mountains at Denver. The cranks,
If placed end to end, would cover a distance
of % miles They used 30 miles Of steel for
crank aSles, wheel aNles and pedal aXles,
and 70 miles of steel for seat posts. If the
inns that were used in the manufacture OF
Crescents in '06 were placed one upon the
other they would make a pile 1880 feet
high, 5000 feet higher than Pixies Peak
and about the height of Mount Elias in
Alaska, whose summit has never yet been
reached by man. 1t required 32,0S4 square
feet of sheet steel to make the Crescent
hollow tooth sprOCkets, and 2l,S76 square
feet for the steel stampinEs of the head and
seat post clamps, or in all enough fiat steel
to cover an area of 1t acres. There We're
used 10 miles of cork grips, l0s miles of
finished hubs, and 2S miles of steel wire TO
pin frames together before braziug. The
finished chains, end to end would reach
20 miles, and the different pieces OF which
they are composed would reach 1874 miles,
or in all 3O15 miles, the distance from Chi
C8go to Cincinnati. The bearings of 1896
Cresceuts required 1897 300 steel balls,
which, if placed in a straight line side by
side, would reach a distance of 45i miles,
10 lace the chain and dress guards on the
ladies' Crescents manufactured in 1896 re-
quired 434, $50 yards Of cord, or 1864 miles,
enough to allow a small boy to stand on
the top of the Auditorium tower in Chicago
and fly his kite where the people in Des
Alones, Iowa, could see it. To supply
Crescents sold in 1896 required l,6067 42
bolts, and l,4SS,075 nuts, having an aggre-
gate weight of % tons. The total weight
OF the complete bicycles was 2,3S2,S4 |
pounds, or ll9l tons. To crate these BIZ
cycles required l,235,74O square feet of lum-
Der made up in pieces; 72,1lS,66S separate
aud distinct pieces entered into the con-
structlOn Of '96 Crescents, and if all We're
placed in a straight line, end to end, they
would reach from New York to some dis |
lance in the Pacific ocean west of San Fran
clsco.-CresCent Bulletin July |, 1897.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

The cracklin' o. the crackers goin on by
packs and packs,
The cannon boomin' AZ the break o day,
Jes' sort o. sends Joyous little SILVER up
our backs,
An the only thing to holler is "hooray"
The big men OF the country give us Patrick
Henry's speech,
An then recite the Declaration, too,
An the crowd throw up their hats an
cheer with ardor, after each
Patriotic orator is through.
An then the silver cornet band (the town.
ships JOY and pride)
lnspirin' airs appropriately play,
An the bangin an the poppin start again
on every side,
An the only thing to holler is "hooray."
An after bit when darkness comes, the
fireworks flzz an spout
An Chinese lanterns twinkle midst the
trees,
An in the shadders pretty girls are saun-
term about
With rounded waists an dimpled hands
TO squeeze.
An then wunst more there's music from
the silver cornct band,
An down the floor the dancers all sashay,
Everybody's wantin' pardners-every fell
lers in demand.
An the only thing to holler is 'hooray."
Detroit Free Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

"Listen!" he Kissed.
NO" she answered, and turning uno,
her heel brusquely, she left him there al6 pTl
For she was a telephone girl by profession
and It was not her won? p to listen to anything
ness.-Detroit journal. ''''
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

owe hunted up that intellectual woman
who invented the self-rocking cradle. We
wanted to give her vote of thanks"
"Well, how did she receive you?"
"The inventor turned out to be man who
wanted to get off to the baseball game
Detroit Free Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

To live is to have justice, truth reason,
devotion, probity, sincerity, common sense,
right and duty welded into the heart. To
live is to know what one is worth-what one
can do, and should do. Life is conscience
Victor Hugo
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

"Ball this evening, dear?" inquired De,.
demona of Othello, when she saw him Ioad.
ing up his old revolver.
mo, not this evening, love, Smother
evening" he replied, as he reached for The
pillow, and wedged it softly down her
oesophagus.-Up-to-Date.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Prof Standardization was a great
philosopher By observing the mere fan OF
an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
Smitbers - That's nothing. BY simply
biting an apple Eve discovered the gravity
OF law-N Y. Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption to sufferers from Asthma D.
Townsend, Ft. Howard, Wis, May 4, '9i
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

"Your husband seems to be a victim Of The
tobacco habit" "No; I'm the victim. lie
thoroughly enjoys it."-Chicago Record
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

The Same Old Wail.-Said Eve-"Vbat
chooser of tig-leaves you are IT'S the
worst one, that ever carried" Said Adam
our dresses are better by far than any
you mad when we married Harlem Life
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Every once in awhile the statement is
made that parents are better to their girls
than to their boys.-Atchison Globe
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

When a woman will, she will; and yet
when she says she will she may not.-N. Y.
WnnklN
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Write Malacura Co., st. Louis, for free
trial package Malacura Choclats for chills.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

A ball player does not object to being
called fast.-Atchison Globe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

The difficulty with the man who knows
too much is that he always will tell tn.
y. Weekly.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

The architect of his own fortunes seldom
tires Of building eXtensions.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-03

7 T was the Sd of
July and Betty
Logan, known to
many as the Belle
of t h e Neutral
\ Ground, that de-
batable strip of
A country uipnp ba
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Bleached by Lightning.

Asbury Lucas, porter at 102 Nortl
Clark street, was a colored man til
two years ago, when he sustained |
severe shock from a bolt of lightning
which struck the ground near him
Now he is turning white.
Shortly after the shock an insignifi
cant white spot appeared on his hand
It grew in size, and spots showed OF
other parts of the body, growing iI
size, too. They spread. and at present
there are three blotches Oh his head
One of these, on the cheek. has already
begun to turn white.
Lucas is % years old. He esays he hat
some white blood in him. His parents
he says, are light, aud his sister is al
most white. He was born in the South
and has been in Chicago for six years
He says he was never sick but once
when he had typhoid fever five years
ago.
When he first saw the pale spots on
his dusky skin he owns he was fright.
ened but he finally consulted physi-
clan, who told him he was turning
white, and probably would lose all OF
his original color in a few years.
His hair is what is sometimes describ-
ed, when found on colored persons. as
red but is as kinky as that of the most
pronounced negro.
Lucas is in the best of health
Chicago Daily Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Maeomb Mason Bey Dead.

Col. Alexander Maccmb Mason MA
son Bey), of the Egyptian army, and a
famous Confederate blockade runner,
died in Washington Tuesday night,
of last week, aged Sc years. He was a
grandson of George Mason, OF Gunston
Hall. Va, the author of the bill of
rights, and of Major General Alexander
Macomb, once commander-in chief OF
the United States army. Col. Mason
made the fret survey of Lake Albert
Nyanza, in Egypt, and Gen. Gordon,
his warm friend, appointed him Gov
ornor of Equatorial Africa. In 1877 he
was sent to negotiate for peace between
the Soudanese and the Abyssinians;
was again at Khar.oum with Gordon
in 1878, and in 1884 became Governor
of Massowah, and high commissioner
of the Soudan, appointed by the Khe-
dive. He held msny important posi-
tions there, including director general
of public lands, and was still in the
Khedive's service on waiting orders
when he died. His wife, who was a
Mrs. s. W. Shreve, of New York, sur
wives him. He was first cousion of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Stole a Small Fortune.

F. D. Stegar, secretary of the Mutual
Assurance Society of Virginia, is miss
ing from Richmond. and is said to
have taken $35, eco during period ex-
tending back over nine years. An ex-
animation of the books showed omis
sions OF entries of collections Stegar
was sent for, but had left the city.
This society is the Oldest insurance
Organization in Virginia, being over a
century old. The defaulting secretary
is brother In law Of ex-Congressman
Tazewell Elicit, and belongs to prom
inent family, with widespread connec-
ton. The standing committee OF the
Mutual made statement last week of
the defalcation. and showed that the
securities of the society, amounting to
more than million dollars, had not
been molested. The defaulting officer
has wife and several grown children.
The statement of the committee was
the first intimation of his wrong dcing,
and it created great surprise. Extrav-
agance in fashionable living IS the sup
posed cause of his downfall.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Somewhat Absent-Minded.

There is a good lady in Marietta, Ga,
who has false teeth. The other night
inst before retiring she took the teeth
out of her mouth and placed them
beneath her pillow. Next morning
when she looked for them they were
gone. Every nook and corner of the
bed beneath and above was ransackod
to find the teeth, without avail. The
sorely distressed lady informed her
landlady of the fact and asked her to
have mush prepared for the diet, as
she would be unable to masticate any
solid food on account of the loss of her
teeth. She partook heartily of the
soft food at breakfast, went to church
and at the noon meal the same diet,
was prepared for her. but she was pre-
vailed upon to take some very juicy
and tempting meat, and was told that
she could cut it up very fine and par
take of it that way. She consented
and placed it in her mouth. It was
natural for her to masticate solid food,
and to her astonishment she found
that her missing teeth were in her
and had been all the time. She
had placed them in her mouth at night
and was not aware of the fact.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Plans Of the Capitol Lest.

One of the most remarkable things
about the Capitol building, which i.
remarkable for SO many things, is the
complete disappearance of all the
plane, drawings, and all the other pa.
pers which must necessarily have been
used during its construction observed
a prominent and leading architect, who
has given q great deal of attention to
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
Newport News New York's Rival.

To the Editor Of the N. Y. World;
am glad to see that the New York's
exports. Thirty seven million bushels
of grain diverted from the port of New
York! Whew! Commissions and brok
erage, shipping and commerce nil or
gone to Newport News! What is the
matter? Is it possible that the Pro-
duce Exchange people have been blind
for twenty years? It is said that the
merchants are poor, and find it impos-
SYble to make a living. Won't the
Produce Exchange investigate the
cause7 Why does the trade and traffic
go to the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road and Newport News instead of to
the Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trail? Who is interested more In the
Chesapeake and Ohio than in New
York city? Where are the bonds sold.
and who directs these results2 Unless
the conditions are changed New York
city will be bankrupt, the trunk lines
will be obliged to borrow. the Produce
Exchange will be foreclosed, and the
sky -scrapers ditto. N. J.
Newark, March 18th.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25

A Fool.

The bishop eff tie African Methodist
Church of Georgia, a negro named
Turner, is attempting to incite his race
in the South to wholesale murder and
rapine. He says: "Get guns, negroes
get guns, and may God give you good
aim when you shoot" When Mr.. Debs
advised white workmen in the North
to save their money and buy guns. and
in the meanting to use coupling pins,
he was arrested and imprisoned. But
this black fiend in preachers garb, who
would instigate his simple and ignor-
ant dupes to the commission of crimes
that could only result in their practi-
cal determination. is allowed to con-
tinue his incendiary teachings without
interruption. Many Of the negroes
have already procured guns, and many
use them, individually; but the first
attempt to do so collectively, would be
the death knell of the negro race in the
South. Alexandria Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-25
women's Sphere Widening.

Miss Frances E. Willard states that
signs and tokens of progress in reforms
come from the South. The Governor
of Arkansas has appointed two women
notaries public. The Governor of Mis-
souri, has declared every Office in the
State open to women by statute. Ala
bama has many women eligible as
county superintendents Of schools. The
Senate of North Carolina has passed
by a vote OF Al to the bill appropriat-
ing $780, for State reformatory.
This bill was brought before the State
Legislature by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Another bill,
which the white ribboners of North
Carolina can designate as ''our bill"
has been passed by the Senate, forbid
ding the sale or cigarettes to minors
and prohibiting the minors. upon
penalty of $40. from smoking cigarettes.
This gives minors the right to testify
without incriminating themselves as
to who sold or gave them cigarettes.