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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

A curious story is told in the British
war office Some years ago workman
was engaged in casting metal for the
manufacture of ordnance at the Wool
witch arsenal when he lost his balance
and fell into a huge caldron containing
twelve tons of molten steel. The metal
was at white heat and, of course, the
unfortunate man was utterly consumed
in an instant The war department
authorities held q conference and de-
cided not to profane the dead by using
the steel in the manufacture of ord
nance, and the enormous mass Of metal
was actually inferred and a church OF
England clergyman read the burial
service over it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

Out of 100000 Jews, 100000 are
found in Russia. OF the remaining
1000, 900. 100000 are in eastern Eu-
rope. 100000 in western Europe,
900, 900 in America, and only 10000
in Palestine. In Great Britain there
are 1O1 900 Jews, of whom 64,2S0 live
in London, 5000 In the provinces,
. 600 in Scotland and 1,779 in Ireland.
OF these, British born number 20 per
cent German Z per cent, Dutch per
cent Russo-Polish So per cent, others
10 per cent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
SENATOR DAVIS.

Minnesota at the age of 95, elected
senator in 1887 and reelected in 1888
such is the skeleton record Of the
life and career of the peace commits
sioner. His public services as senator
are known to everyone in Washington
where it is widely recognized that his
associates give great Difference to his
views on all matters that are above the
realm of party politics. Close to the
people, he is known in Minnesota as
the peoples lawyer" a sobrtquet
which came to him from the fact that
while most young lawyers seek the
patronage of the rich and Of corpora
tions, he avoided such practices and
took the cases Of the poor, whether
they could pay or not. In view Of his
appointment gossips attach significance
to Senator Davis speech of July q,
which seemed to indicate belief that
the United States should hold the
Philippines and take an active part in
international politics. Senator Davis
was GO years old on June 16.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

yer III America. There is certainly no
man who is better fitted for the posi-
ton, by reason of his absolute mastery
OF the difficult problems of interna-
tional law, his tactful diplomacy and
his familiarity with American history
and policies. Sprung from the masses,
and nurtured on a farm, he has by
sheer force Of intellect risen to become
one of the leaders of American political
thought, From the time when be
worked his way through college to the
present day he has devoted all of his
attention to the study of law and
American history, with the exception
OF the year he spent in a Wisconsin
regiment during the civil war. He
rapidly rose to the leadership Of the
Minnesota bar, and his ability forced
him into public life without much e.
fort on his own part. Member of the
legislature at the age OF 20, in five
years he had been United States dis
trict attorney and then governor of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
cALMucK WOOL GROWERS.
Not Easy to Decide from What Country
Their Product Comes.

Their Product Comes.
One of the most difficult tasks Of
government employees is to locate ac-
curately the country in which import
ed wool is produced. This only applies
to districts where wool growing is con
Quoted on what custom-house officials
have rightfullv termed unciviliZed
principles, which includes the tribes
and band of Indians and gypsies who
wander aimlessly about from one
country to the other as Providence die
tates. Central Asia furnishes some
typical examples of wandering herd
ers, particularly the Calmucks. A con-
signment of 4O1 pounds of Calmuck
wool was received at the New York
custom house recently from port on
the Black Sea. Fortunately the off,
cials were not called upon to locate
the country in which 1t was grown. II
this demand had been made they would
have been compelled to name at least
three countries. AS it was. they gave
Calmuck as the ina ginary country of
production, and no further explanation
was necessary, as wool dealers and
manufacturers are we'll acquainted
with tic eccentric habits of these wan
dering Asiatic tribes. The Calmucl1s
are continually on the move. stopping
only at places where grazing is abund-
ant When the season for shearing
approaches they locate near the most
convenient port. They very seldom
ship their wool st the same port twice
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
Eliots, their number is considerable,
but not precisely known.
BELQIUM's POPULAR QUEEN.

Queen Marie Henriette of Austria
Hungary was married to King Leopold
in 1858, just twelve years before he
assembled the throne. She has been a
faithful and devoted wife, and is as
much loved by her subjects outside OF
the palace as by those who are in her
immediate surroundings. She has had
four children, three Of whom are liv-
ing. Queen Marie Henriette Is one
Of the most sympathetic women in the
world. When ex-Empress Carlotta OF
Mexico, who is the kings sister, lost
her husband, Macmillan, no ono
grieved for and comforted the unfor-
tunate widow more than she. and when
from her weight OF trouble Carlotta
became insane. Marie Henrietta was
almost inconsolable. Very contrary to
the king, Queen Marie is quite fond
of music, and is an ardent lover OF
the opera. She often accompanies the
king on riding expeditions. which are
his favorite pastime, and. like her
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
no YOU LOVE ME STILL?

Is powerless-like a dreamer who suf-
fers and cannot awake, though he
knows, the while, that he Is dreaming.
She knew In her heart that her lovers
word was worth more than most mems
VOWS; she knew that his purpose was
direct and honest, and yet she doubted.
The tiny stone of suspician began to
roll. A question which Cicely was too
proud to ask would have checked 1t.
but IL rushed on and became an ava
lanche that buried and crushed their
happiness under it's mass. Raymond
looked on dazed. He could not under
stand.
When 1t was too late 1t was made
> plain. Cicely sat before her own fire,
In the dusk, and looked quietly at the
blazing logs. The light shone on her
fair face and on her cleaning hair.
Raymond stood and looked down at
her. resting his arm on the mantel-
piece. He was an honest man. he
had no intention of speaking OF even
the love of the past to another mans
wife. but beside the blank reality rose
IN in front of him the might-have-been
of his life, and he cried out from the
depths:
"Cicely, why did you do it?'
She started back and looked up al
him. For one long minute the deep
ewes gazed into his eyes and saw there
the futility of an irretrievable mistake
The curved lips grew white. and parted
and closed again. She turned and hid
her face in her tight-clasped hands
and bowed her head against the back
of the chair. There is tragedy OF the
aercest sort that enters. once, OF least
into most lives-tragedy which seems
to rend the veil Of ones universe II
twain and to open up the graves whsr'
ones hopes and sorrows have iaii
sleeping. Yet we jeer at melodraih'
when we are shown bits from the pia'
OF existence that are as nothing to I'M
truth. We say 1t is overacted. IL
because 1t has been mercifully given !,
us to forget In the past, kaym mono
.frst OF all. would have scofsoi ~ ID
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
Cleaning Greasy BottIes.

For the purpose of cleaning bottles
from fatty substances a very simple
and practical process has been found.
Pour warm water into the bottle, fill
in ordinary hay and rub the inside of
the bottle with this thoroughly. using
a small stick. Now rinse the bottle
out with clean water and not a trace OF
the odor and the grease will remain.
Large bottles which had contained pe-
troleum were successfully cleaned in
this way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
FOR OLD SAKE'S SAKE.

1t is a commonplace of speech that
there is no changing the leopard's
spots. The keen observer of his kind
VINO has not twelve axioms wherewith
10 work the theorems of life. but
twelve hundred, accepts 1t as gospel
Raymond, who was not a keen obsery-
er, but man with faith in his heart.
ala not accept 1t. In the face Of ad-
vice and caution and good counsel he
decided to reduce 1t to the absurd and
marry Cicely Granville. Success
crowned him, as even those who warn
ed MIN know now, but 1t was a des-
perate risk.
Far back In the days which It were
heresy to doubt were as good as they
We're old, when Alan was just the stolid
small son of Captain Raymond and
ocely was but the angel-faced little
daughter Of Captain Raymonds first
lieutenant, Marlitt, the boy and girl
had been fond of one another. They
had made mud pies and hunted the
Hrst Wild flowers of the plains, and had
ridden burros and bronchos together.
Ihey had wintered and summered in
each others company, the mountains
and prairies of the southwest, while
the land was yet given over to the
never-ending disturbances of the hos
tiles. They had learned what 1t was
to have only one another for playmates
Tor months at time. And because of
the hardships of long marches and the
joys Of half-savage freedom shared
together, they came to think them
selves inseparable. And then they
were separated. Cioely was to be civ
allzed. She was sent east and abroad
to school. Alan Raymond went through
West Point and got his commission.
Thereupon fate-which at times does
what might be expected of her-sent
him to the same post where the Mar
lifts were stationed, and he saw Cicely
again. He looked into the placid
depths of her long, gray eyes and re-
membered the past. He looked at the
curving red lips and the thick brown
hair and guessed the future. She had
changed for the worse and for the bet
ter. She had been civilized and was
less frank; she had learned to attain
her ends by indirect means, yet, as wo-
men go, she was honest, But the
sanity face was more beautiful and
the child was grown to one of those
women whom to love is to worship.
And in due time Raymond loved her.
There are men who take their love
as simply as they do the breath Of their
life. 1t is necessary to them, but they
do not go mad with the ecstasy of It's
possession. When Raymond had told
Cicely that he loved her, and when she
had laid her head upon his shoulder
and had put her slender, clinging
hands in his, and, turning up the beau
tiful, deep eyes to his face, had said,
Il love you," he was satisfied. His
fault, If such 1t were, was that he was
undemonstrative. and Cicely's-though
some count 1t a virtue in woman-that
she was jealous. OF all viles, jealousy
eafried wknl it IT'S own swiftest pun
ishment. 1t realizes its unreason, but
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

written this book. which she says she
will publish from a sense of duty, to
warn other American girls lest they
encounter similar fate. The countess
is tall, with golden hair and lovely
complexion. She is bright and witty
and her book is certain to be inter
esting, especially as she has had much
literary experience, having written for
Figaro and L'Etoille de Beige. No
name has as yet been decided upon for
the forthcoming book.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

self has had a most unfortunate ex-
perfence. She was Ouirda Benson of
Brooklyn, the daughter of Henry John
benson. captain in the revenue serv-
Ice, and niece Of John Benson, the
California millionaire, and also of
Archbishop Benson Of Canterbury. She
went to school at Paris, and there she
met the count, who married her, as
she now knows, because OF the million
dollars she inherited from her San
francisco uncle. The count himself
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

IT suppose you think can't tell
t,maf" exclaimed the man whose
chronology had been questioned. NO
was the reply; Il don't say you
couldn't tell time, but time would De
!, fool to believe you, whatever you
told him.n-Boston Transcript
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
WARNS HER SISTERS,
DO NOT MARRY FOREIGN FOR
TUNE HUNTERS.
Ono Who Has Had Experience Writes n
Book for the Especial Benefit of
Those Who Would Sink Themselves
Into Perdition.

OMTESSE Loveau
de Chavanne, an
American girl, has
written from her
own experiences a
book, in which she
advises other Am
erican women to
avoid entering in
to alliances with
foreign noblemen.
The comtesse her
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

was of splendid family and a mem
Der OF the family of the famous ar
fist, Purvis de Chavanne. When the
count had spent all of her money he
treated her shamefully. She left her
unworthy spouse, and, shaking the
dust of the Faubourg de St. Germaine
from her shoes, came to Philadelphia,
where she has several cousins, who
welcomed her gladly. Now she has
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
SENATOR G. K. DAVIS.
FAMOUS AUTHORITY ON IN
TERNATIONAL LAW.
why President Mckinley Selected Him
as a Member of the Peace Commits
sion-veteran of the Clvn Yar-Not
a Strong Partisan.

ENATOR Cushman
K. Davis of Mime
sofa, member of the
Spanish = American
peace commission,
is the chairman of
the committee of
foreign affairs of
the senate, and is
recognized as per
haps the foremost
International law
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22
Quest of King NTenelek.

It is said that King Menelek of Abys-
sinia will make a trip to Jerusalem in
the year 1900 in order to ind, If posi-
BILE, the spot where the queen of Shsha
had her Interview with solomon, He
claims direct descent from the queen
Of Sheba.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-22

Munkacsy, whose real name Is Ldeb,
has been declared insane officially by 4
paris court, and his vile appointed
Guardian of his property.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

engineering department. Professor
Snow married Miss. Alice Northrup, a
cousin of Miss Gould, in May. 1897. Miss
Northrup had lived with Miss Gould
from childhood, and the two were more
like sisters than cousins.
1t is now definitely established that
Howard Gould win not be called upon
to sacrifice any part of his fortune as
the result of his recently marrying Miss
Katherine Clemmons. This has just
been determined at family council, at
which it was agreed that Howard
should be left in undisturbed possession
of his fortune of s10.OOO,O0o, one-half Of
which he would have been called upon
to forfeit under the enforcement Of a
clause in his fathers will.
This clause expressly declared that
any one Of Mr.. Gould's children who
should marry without the consent of
the others should forfeit one-half Of his
or her fortune, which should be equally
divided among the other children.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

New York, Dec. s.
FL0UR-State and western neglected and
easy; winter patents, $3.65a385; winter
straights, S3.45a3.55; Minnesota patents, $3.50
al; winter extras, S2,B5a3
WHEAT-No. 2 red inactive and about
steady on reported Argentine damage and
light offerings; March, 73s4a73zsc.; May, 705sa
s0zsc.
RYE Steady; state, &c., No. 2 western,
551kc., c. i. f.. Buffalo.
CORNING. 2 dull and barely steady; May,
80 O. -16a39ssc.
OATS-No. 2 dull; track, white. state ga
36Ikc.; track, white, western, 32a36l6c.
PORK Steady: mess, $8.50as; family, $l0.50
all.
LARD Steady; prime western, steam,
$5.421a, nominal.
BUTTER Very firm; state dairy, 15a1s11c.;
state creamery. 1H4a1913c.
CHEESE Steady; large, white, 10a1054c.;
small. white, 1014aie1Ac.
EGGS Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 26a
xc.; western, &c.
SUGAR Raw firm; fair refining 8 15-l6c.
centrifugal. @ test, 7-16e. refined dull and
irregular; crushed. SIC; powdered. 536c.
Barely steady at 39l9a40c.
M0LASSES Firm; New Orleans, 29a34c.
RICE Firm; domestic. 47za614c.; Japan,
514a514c.
TALLOw Dull; city, 7-1sc-; country, @sa
35sc.
HAY Quiet; shipping. 5oa4oc.: good to
choice. 4ja60c.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

f1nds that both State Engineer and Sur
veyor Adams and superintendent Of
Public Works AIdridge have either
committed or permitted acts which
should be investigated by grand jury.
The report Of Judge Countryman IS
yoluminous in detail, containing more
than "a, 900 words, and as soon as 1t was
received by the governor from the at
torney general it was made public AS
an Introduction to the report Judge
Countryman says in part:
II may remark at the outset that the
report of the commission is fair and
temperate statement, 50 far as it goes,
of the general purport of the evidence.
but does not contain, evidently from
want of time, all the results of the In
yestigation, and, for the same reason, /
shall be unable to refer in detail to all
the conclusions that may be drawn
from the facts found in the depositions
taken and returned by the. commits
sion.''
After reviewing at length the evi-
dence found in the report of the COM
missioners, Judge Countryman says he
finds sufficient grounds for criminal
proceedings against both officials.
Governor Black has diMected Attorney
General Hancock to begin criminal pro-
ceedings against State Engineer Adams
and Superintendent Aldridge.
Upon his own request Superintendent
Aldridge has been suspended from office
pending the investigation by the courts.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Resume of the Proceedings In the
Senate and House.

The final session of the Fifty fifth
congress began at noon on Monday, the
only business of the day being the read
ing of the presidents message. A reso-
luton was introduced in the house pro-
viding for the recognition of ''the patri-
otic devotion and bounteous benevo-
lence Of Miss Helen Gould to the SOL
diers of the army of the United States
during the war with Spain"
Representative Cousins of Iowa intro
duced a bill entitled "a bill declaring
the standard of value in the United
States" 1t provides that the standard
of value in the United States is hereby
declared to be and is the standard gold
dollar at 25 $40 grains of standard gold
900 fine
The report of the commission charg-
ed with devising system of govern
ment for the Hawaiian Islands was pre-
sented to congress Tuesday. 1t provides
for territorial government of Hawaii
and admits to citizenship all persons
except Chinese and Japanese. In the
house the army and navy deficiency bill
was presented. TIE house transacted
no business, adjourning early as trib-
ute to the memories of deceased mem
bers.
The senate gave some dIrentiCn 10
the bill amending existing law relating
to registry for foreign built ships
wrecked in the United States and pur-
chased by citizens of this country. Sem
ator Vest introduced a resolution de-
claring that the United States could
not. under the constitution, acquire ter
ritory with the idea of holding it per-
manently as colony.
Senator Hale of Maine. chairman Of
the naval affairs committee, has intro
duced a bill in the senate to revive the
grades Of admiral and vice admiral of
the navy.
The annual report of Secretary Gage
has been sent to the speaker of the
house The report shows $494, ,3S3. 1853. 75
in receipts for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1898, and $532, ,SS1 .201.35 expendi-
lures for the same period, showing a
deficit of s3S, ,047. .24760. AS compared with
the fiscal year 1897, the receipts for 1893
Increased $63,946, 1885. There was an
Increase of $77, ,5s4. .423.2S in the ordinary
expenses. of which s43,041, ,733 was for
the military and s24, ,262, ,43S for the ma
val service and $685. 203 for pensions.
The revenues of the government for the
current fiscal year are estimated at
4 s577, ,s74, 647.S7 and the expenditures at
s6S9, 1874, ,647.37. leaving deficit of s112,-
400 600
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15
WOMEN AS iDEALlsTs.

some Analysis of tile Character Of the
scenery BY whicl, One is Inspired.
We want string to tie our flowers,
So drop them as we walk, which serves
to show.
The way we went. --Barret Browning
In Ruskin's .Flors Clayigera there
is given some anal ysis of the character
of the scenery by which one Of our
greatest poets was inspired, and in re-
calling these passages one is apt to
remember how confused are all the
miscellaneous examples of both ancient
aud modern art which have been intro
-dueed into the schools of England and
America, and. bearing all things in
mind as clearly defined as we may, aud
placing temperate estimate upon the
essential value of art and artists. and
likewise upon literature and its dicta-
teurs, and upon the sources Of inspir-
alton at which the muses. have held the
chalices that afterward have touched
the lips of the so inspired. the more do
we turn introspectively and declare
Nature to be the one great and un-
speakaoly grand source Of ali that is
beautiful We drink of the cup she
Offers. and forever after are imbued
with that intoxication that lifts ts
from the standards cf matetialism to
the realms Of ideality. The world has
always lacked a permanently rational
balance between its rhapsodies Of
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

Washington, Dec. THE findings of
the court of inquiry concerning the
abandonment of the Infanta Maria
Teresa during the storm of Oct. 2s have
been made public. The court finds the
abandonment was not due to any fault
or negligence on the part of any officer
of the navy and that the court does not
think any further proceedings should
be instituted. 1t is stated that Lieuten-
ant Commander Ira Harris did not take
charge of the Teresa until after the de-
cision of Captain Chittenden of the
Merritt Wrecking company to abandon
her. This settles the contention adj
vanced before the meeting of the court
that Lieutenant Commander Harris ex-
ceeded his authority in taking charge Of
the cruiser
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15

An exceedingly disastrous fire origi-
mated Sunday night in the five story
building occupied by the clothing firm
of Rogers, Peet & Co., at Broadway and
Warren street, New York. Within an
hour the building in which it originated
was a shell, and the flames had spread
TO the 16 story Home Life building, adj
Joining on the south, which was prac-
tically destroyed, though the flames did
not reach the lower stories The Postal
Telegraph building, adjoining the Home
Life building, was considerably dam
aged, all the wires in the operating
room being burned out The total loss
is estimated at $1.O000O0. The firemen
were unable to do effective work on the
high building.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15
Oar Life with Our Children.

Among other influences outside of the
home that work for good is that OF
dancing school, or, rather, of those adj
mirable classes for dancing and deport-
ment SO much in vogue at present
Surely much that they teach is whole
some. Watch the little boy who is
numbered among their clientele, and
see how he is on the alert to raise his
cap in acknowledgment of greeting,
and how cordial his manner of welcome
is. He is quick, too, when he sees a
handkerchief dropped to pick it up. He
never forgets to hold open the door for
his sister to pass into the room before
him, and, in fact, without being in the
least unmanly, he seems to be always
thinking of others, and making the way
pleasant for them His sister, too, how
gracefully she enters room; in what
easy, pretty attitudes she stands and
unconsciously seats herself without
bringing into prominence angular arms
and limbs; how politely and easily she
receives visitor or delivers a message.
How free she is from awkward, self
conscious embarrassment; and what
promise she gives of developing into a
graceful, courteous woman!
We forget when we see such children
that we ever believed they must pass
through an awkward age, and we hail
with delight whatever influences have
tended to encourage such courtesy and
kindress. Good manners may not be
the most important things in the world,
but child as well as a grown person
VINO has the reputation Of being we'll
hammered is pretty sure to be also un-
selfish and thoughtful Of others. Anna
wentworth Sears, in Harper's Bazaar.