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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-12-17

Values with honest prices. -.
HARRISON BROS Il CO
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Golden Syrup and Sugar House
Molasses at p. q c. Eormus.
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Meet me at the Racket Store.
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=. SseNhere SlqNOr Company,
OUR TOAST

Is to wish our patrons "a
Merry Christmas" which we
know they will have if they
secure the Genius o. Fcstlvi-
ty securely in their sideboards
IN sparkling and rosy wines
such as BAG nus loves to toast
Venus in till they
"Sing in wild delight, ~
will, ! will be mad tonight,
We have the finest stock of
high CT de wines and liquors
in the city,
Miss
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Fine Silk Umbrellas,
Canes, BriC-a-BraC, or
naments, at
FRANK BINDERS.

Ladies hannelette wrapper
81 % at the Racket Store,
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Kyery5ody rants KODAK for
a Christmas present We nave
them from $3.50 up.
H0lzmaaS.
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q NJ. URQUHART & Co are
.oIe agents for Armour Star liam
eoi J Rreakfast Bacon nothing inner
anno a." Ask for them.
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If YOU want a nice assortment Oh
Granite ware at low prices go to
the Racket store.
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Photographs of Anything You
May Wish 10 See.
WALLACE ARNOLD,

No. - Poplar St, or Gilkey
Book Store will he headquarters
for Holiday Goods.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-12-17

\ Box Of Mississippi Cta6
CHARS for Christmas from
H0lsmaH'S
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The Weather.
Circuit Court

Circuit Court convened on Mon,
law for a term of five weeks and
u "a now in regular running order
r Tbo docket is not heavy, and con
, Inv little Of striking public in
' 'u,, C. G. Dean is foreman OF
. ,ho Grand jury, and B. {. Wosson'
w. is district attorney pro lem
q NJ. URQUHARr & Co are
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SUIT ::

+b,+ we we are now selling from $50 to 1913. Re.
ujIy 25 per cent from former prices. These are the
values to be found anywhere and fit as perfectly as "
to order
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Willow Culture in Europe.

Europeans cultivate willow alongside
Of wheat. France leads, and Germany
and Holland stand high in willow cul-
ture. In Germany there are forty thou
sand persons engaged in making willow
baskets, and fifty thousand acres of
land are used In growing the willow for
them. The culture of the willow is the
simplest thing In the way Of cropping.
A twig stuck into the moist ground is
all that is required. Nature does the
rest. For fine basket work Salix amyg-
dalIna is the queen of willows, although
Salix purpurea and ylminalis are also
extensively used. In France the willow
grower does not hesitate to plant good
wheat lands In willow. In regions
where lumber is scarce baskets replace
cases. boxes and trunks. In the region
of La Tremblade and Arcachon there
are large plantations of willows and
factories for the manufacture of rough
baskets In which TO ship their famous
oysters. 1t Is In the Low Countries the
willow Is used most. II serves for bas-
kets OF all kinds, fences, cattle racks,
wagon tops, trunks, boxes, and even the
signals along the river are painted will
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
sparrows XIII a Polecat.

"You have often heard of the ferocity
of birds, no doubt" said William An
derson, hardy old woodsman, who
lives on the lower Ohio, but doubt
II you ever heard of birds attacking
and killing an animal that one would
imagine could whip three or four fierce
ours. While hunting down N the flats
near the mouth of Green River several
years ago l saw a large and fierce
skunk beat an ignomlnious retreat at
ter trying In vain to best several En-
glsh sparrows and later, when the
skunk had screwed his courage up to
the sticking point again, l saw those
same lgnificantlooklng little birds
tear the animal to shreds. When my
attention was first attracted Che spar
rows were flying from one side of the
thlcket TO the other, twltteTfng like
mad. When l went TO learn TIE cause
the skunk, badly frightened, was dodg-
ing from one side to the other Of a log,
trying to escape the savage attacks OF
the feathered tribe. The birHo didn't
mind me, but kept dashlng tbSir little
bills into the skunks well-p Thctured
hide. When the skunk started across
an open space to the cover of nearby
drlftwood his tormentors pounced upon
him and riddled the poor cats hide
Louisville Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Reading At breakfast.

Reading at breakfast is fatal to socia-
bility. In breakfasting alone it is per.
INVISIBLE, but not in company. Leigh
Hunt wrote in The Indicator: "When
we lived alone, we could not help read.
ing at meals, and it is certainly deli.
oious thing to resume an entertaining
book at a particularly interesting pas
sage with hot cup of tea at ones Ell.
bow and piece of buttered toast in
ones hand. The first look at the page,
accompanied by a coexistent bite of the
toast, comes under the head Of intensi-
ties" A book at breakfast isno compli-
ment to the cook. but newspaper is
an insult. On the other hand, news
paper at breakfast is a benefit to the
doctor, for it is when one is put of
ones guard by the struggle with the
folds and the search for items of inter.
est that the way is made easy for the
approach of dyspepsia.
In the old days of The Spectator and
Tattler, when papers were of reason
able size and reposeful to boot, they did
no harm. Now-well, now the largest
circulation in the world may produce
the poorest digestion. 1t has been re-
marked (by a. colleotor) that the only
literature suitable at breakfast is book
sellers catalogues, but since catalogues
lead always to kilograms or envy this is
doubtful. The line should probably be
drawn at private letters. -Cornhill Mag.
azine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
The Old Man Was Cured.

Talk about curing people of bad
habits, ono of the funniest cases ever
knew occurred on the south side some
years ago, said Detective Thomas Nc.
Quaide. There was an old fellow over
there who would insist on fussing with
his wife, who would invariably give
him the worst of it. Then he would run
up stairs and hang out of the second
story window, holding to the ledge,
shouting like wildfire that he was going
to drop and kill himself. OF course the
wife would relent and set up a noise
that would bring out the neighbors for
blocks, and the man would be pulled
In the window by friends.
'This got to be coming too frequently,
and some of the boys who lived near,
and who had loosened several juints in
their spines at different times pulling
him in, decided to stop it. One fine day
it came again. The old fellow hung out
of the window, shouting that he would
surely jump and end it all; the wife
came rushing into the street in Mysteries,
and the neighbors ran as before to pull
him up. The first man who got there
hit the mans fingers with a stick, max
ing him loosen his hold, and, to the
horror of all, he dropped to the hard
pavement with howl that was pitiful.
He was not badly hurt. but it cured
him Of that bad habit "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

He-For week | have not slept an
hour at time. / have tossed upon
my bed night after night, only to arise
weary and depressed in the mornings.
l cannot eat. come and go and AIN
weighted down with one all-pervad-
ing thought. 1t Is with me In my
waking hours. 1t is with me In my
dreams.
She-Ah, 1t is too bad. I'm sorry for
you.
He-Marie, have you not guessed
what 1t Is that troubles me?
She-Yes. You're afraid there may
be another call for men and that you'll
have to go and fight
An hour afterward he was still walk
ing around In a circle and wondering
whether she really meant 1t or not.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
He Rode with His Hing.

A few days ago, says one of the
South German papers, n soldier was
returning to the barracks of Ludwigs-
burg Nuremberg from an excursion
to the suburbs. 1t was near the time
for evening drill, and he was in fear of
being late. Suddenly a small vehicle,
driven by a man In civilians clothes,
appeared.
May 1 not take the vacant seat at
your side, sirT' asked the soldier. Il
am late for drill
'Ill be glad of your company" came
the reply.
The trooper took the seat. A few
minutes later, looking at his watch, he
grew pale.
Pardon me-" he went on, 'but might
l ask you to drive faster? l have great
fear of my captain, who is a strict dis
ciplinarian. If l am a minute late he
will put me In the guardhouse."
ITO what barracks do you belongT
'"rhe k barracks"
VERY well; we shall arrive in time"
The driver whipped up his team and
In short time drew up before the gate
of the barracks.
THANK you, SIR said the soldier, in
descending.
While the son of Mars was still how
ing his Acknowledgements the officer
on duty at the armory had ordered the
guard to present arms. The driver of
the vehicle was the King of Wurtem-
berg.-Kansas City Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

low wickerwork. From its wood they
make their Indispensable sabots, or
wooden shoes. 1t serves still another
purpose; when planted alongside their
many dikes 1t holds them In place and
1t constantly catches the sediment, in
creasing the depth and fertility of the
soil. The beneficial effects of willows
along the banks of streams and rivers
cannot be overestimated. The fertile
soils washed down from the farm
lands, instead of flowing into the sea,
are caught by the willows along the
shore. In that way streams are narrow
ed and consequently deepened. Away
up in the mountains In France, where,
owing to deforestation, the streams
rush with much destructiyeness down
the steep mountain sides, they wind
willow twigs in the shape of ham
mock and throw 1t across the stream.
These twigs soon sprout. take hold of
the soil and force the stream to move in
a zigZag way
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Wanted the Birds Cared For,

There is a story just now current in
Rome to the effect that sculptor in
that city, in an evil hour for his reputa-
ton as an artist, undertook some time
ago to produce ITO order" bronze stat
ne of President Kruger. One of the
conditions imposed was that no lLber-
ties were to be taken with Dom Paul.
He was to be represented In all his
native heaviness of features with the
fidelity which Oliver Cromwell exact
ed; and for personal decoration he was
to be depicted in his ordinary frock
coat and tall hat. The most trying stip-
ulation of all was, however, that Mad
anne Kruger, Dom Paufs amiable lady.
insisted that the crown of the hat
should be made concaye so that 1t might
catch and hold rain water for the re-
freshmen of little birds. The artist
has succeeded in doing the bidding of
his patrons, and the statue Is now al
most ready for transmission to Pre-
toria. This concern for the welfare of
the harmless little birds Is credltable
to Madame Kruger's maternal heart,
but humanltarianism of this kind Is Ger
tainly not conducive to the production
of a keen aesthetic sense.-St. James
Gazette.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
a lizzie WAY.

NJ. Leon Daudets study of his faith
er's life and works has begun to appeal
in the Revue de Paris.
captains Courageous is rated as
one of the most successful of Kipling's
works, from the publishers standpoint.
1t is now In its thlrtieth thousand.
Brentano's will soon publish the first
English translations of two of the most
notable works in French literature
Stendahl's lie Rouge ct lie Noir'' (Red
and Black, and Anatole Frances Ills
Rouge" CThe Red lily.
In honor of the 10th birthday of
Count Leo Tolstol, which falls on Aug.
% 20. s., the town authorities of Mos
COW intend establishing an elementary
school which Is to bear his name. Count
Tolstoi will celebrate at the same time
the fiftieth anniversary of his literary
activity
Literature understands that Dr. Co
nan Doyle is busily engaged on a dra-
matte version of sherlock Holmes"
which Is destined for production at the
Lyceum Theater, with Sir Henry r.
wing In the part of the great detective.
The play will not adhere rigidly to the
lines familiar to readers of the stories.
The most magnificent work of its
kind ever published is the long-awaited
Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ" by
James Tissot, the great French artist.
which has appeared in Paris and Lon
don. 1t contains over 500 Illustrations
many of them In colors-made by NJ.
Tissot during long sojourn In the holy
land. The English edition costs about
$50, and the French, which Is even more
magnificent, costs over $500.
Mr.. Gladstone has invented and ex-
cellent thing for the lbrary-half-
screen. half bookcase. 1t is described
as holding 1.-THE maximum of books In
the minimum of space" 1t is made of
light wood enameled white, has shelves
In front for holding 400 books, and the
back Is covered with tapestry like an
ordinary screen. 1t Is easily movable
and is exceedingly useful In limited
quarters.
A traveller In Japan speaks of the
poor pay of Japanese authors. The rate
paid to native novelists occupying the
highest rank lies between the maxi
mum of yen l45 cents and the mini
mum of 40 or 80 sen per page, contain
ing 400 characters. As 1t takes 100 sen
to make l yen the reader need not be
told that the pay Is poor, and so are the
authors. The foregoing prices, bear in
mind, are paid to the authors of the
highest class only. What those not in
the front rank receive 1t would be hard
to determine without the aid of a pow
erful magnifying glass. At the average
rate they are paid, they would have to
write 100 pages, or 10000 characters, to
get monthly income of 80 yen. which
is something less than $25. Even on
this, the writer says, it would be "hard-
ly possible to live in comfort
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

stantly, alsoheadache, and was dizzy.
Icould not walk around, and could not
lie down, for then my heart would beat
SO fast 1 would feel as though was
smothering. / had to sit up in bed
nights in order to breathe. / was so
weak could not do anything. have
now taken several bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
used three packages of Sanative Wash,
and can say am perfectly cured. lido
not think could have lived long II Mrs.
Pinkham's medicine had nothelped me. !"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

Hoods Pills SIS the s,a best s,. sSdn gSs
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LAWYER CORN WAS GAY.
westerner Admitted He Had to Take
Fees from Both Sides.

Fees from Both Sides.
Among the early-day settlers of
Smith County was Attorney 'Dolpn
years. Corn was splendid lawyer, but
almost a failure In tile practice. He
knew no more the value of money than
child. He loved his family, and so
long as they were happy and contented
he was beyond the reach OF care lie
simply could not be serious for a mo-
ment. He was willing to lose a case at
any time rather than forego the pleas
ure of amusing his friends with a wit
ticism.
Mr.. Corn once ran for County Attor-
ney and held joint debates with his op-
ponent. At one of their meetings this
opponent limited broadly at one of Mr..
COrn's weaknesses as follows: IF any
man here tonight can say l ever took
fees on both sides of a case, like some
one could name, let him now stand up
and say so. If anyone can say l ever
swindled a client, or that l have ever
been guilty of dishonest action, let
him now say So"
Then came Mr.. Corn's turn, and he
responded as follows: ut is perhaps
true that l have taken fees on both
sides of case. and 1t Is a source Of
great regret that some other lawyer
does not move into the county, so |
won't have to attend to both sides.
Gentlemen, 1t may also be true that
you know something of me that would
not sound well If told If such is the
case, l want to say that you will do me
kindness to keep quiet about 1t until
after the election Is over"
This view of the situation so struck
the humOr of the voters that Mr. Corn
carried the township by a practically
unanimous vote. ION one occasion"
says Judge Picker, two men came
into Corn's office and had him make out
chattel mortgage, and then the old
question arose as to who should pay for
it. One said: You get the mortgage
and should pay for what you get The
other said: You was to give the mort
gage. How could you deliver it before
1t was executedT Finally one said:
Let's settle 1t according to Gus
tom. I will abide by it IL you
WILL and, both agreeing, they left it
to Corn to say what the custom was.
'Dolph scratched his head, but finally
ruefully said: Well, l don't exactly
like that. SO far as l am concerned
don't like customers to abide by Gus
tom, for the custom is that whenever
two fellows want a chattel mortgage
drawn they come In here, and when the
work is done they usually get into a
quarrel as to who should pay and go
of without anyone paying for it =
Kansas City Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Water in LerusaIem.

The scheme to bring pure water into
Jerusalem has been abandoned. "As
all visitors know" says the Jewish
Chronicle, "the Inhabitants of that city.
Of every creed and nationality, and par
ticularly the poorer residents, suffer
untold hardshlps in consequence of tha
scarcity of drinking water. At the
present time they depend principally
upon the supply collected In clsterns
from the rains which fall during this
rainy season-from December to March.
Some of the water flows, in the first
place, through the streets Of Jerusa.
lem, before reaching the tanks. which
are above the houses. Thence 1t trickles
down into underground cisterns. where
1t stagnates and breeds all sorts of In
sects and impurities. And this is what
the majority of the people have TO
drink Even If filtered and boiled il
would scarcely be safe to imbibe such
stuff. And by the end of June even
this supply Is often exhausted"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
THE VOICE ABOVE.

Lost on the drift and where the full clouds
flow
Tho steep above him LOOMS
And strong winds out of distant regions blow
The snow in streaming plumes,
And yawns the gulf of the croyasse below
In sapphire glows and gloums.
Along the precipice there Is no way
That he may surely tread.
Slight is his foothod ON the slippery stay
That trembles to his tread,
And chill and terrible the dying day
Eslls fast about his head.
Could he but hear some lowing Of the herd,
Some mountain bell ring clear.
II some familiar sound one moment stirred
To guide him lost In fearl
He dares not move Some reckoning leading
word,
Alas, could he but hearl
In those waste places of the earth and dim
No star shines forth at all.
Through awful loneliness enshrouding him
He gives one shuddering call,
While horror of great darkness seems TO swim
And fold him in its pail
Then like blown breath Of music In the height
A cry comes far and low.
He thrills, he springs he gathers all his might
He feels new pulses glow
His fathers voico-he needs not sense nor sight
He knows the way to goi
Harriet Prescott Spofford In Harper's Maya
zine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
REPORTER AND cHlNAMAN.
The Newspaper Man Was Very Tired
When the Oriental Finished.

The Newspaper Man was Very Tired
When she Oriental Finished.
Numberless are the tricks which
newspaper reporters play upon one an
other to relieve the somber grind" OF
their calling. Two young men employ
ed on a morning paper in large city
were detailed one day to call upon the
resident Cinnamon and interview
them respecting some immigration
measure then pending i'll congress. One
of the two reporters was beginner,
and the other, an experienced man,
naturally assumed the management Of
the assignment.
Billings" he said after they had
invaded several laundries without any
important result, there is tea store.
wish you would go in and talk with
the proprietor. Iwant to know what he
thinks about Cinnamon voting. I'll &c
on aud pull off an interview with the
man who runs this cigar shop next
door. Remember to use the very sim
plest English at your command.
The young reporter went inside the
tea store, took out his notebook, and
thus addressed the proprietor who hap.
pened to be alone ut the moment:
John, how? Me-me-Telegrap
John Newspape-savvy John? News
pape-print things I'm stan? Me want
know what John think about China
man vote, see? What John think-Chi.
naman-vote-al same Mclean mani
Savvy, John? Vote? What think?'
The Chinaman listened to him with
profound gravity until he had finished
and replied:
"The question of granting the right
Of suffrage to Chinese citizens who have
come to the United States with the
avowed intention Of making this ooun.
try their permanent home is one that
has occupied the attention of thoughtful
men of all parties for years and it may
become in time one of paramount impor-
lance At present however, il seems to
me there is no exigenoy requiring an
expression of opinion from me upon this
subject. You will please excuse me.
The young reporter went outside and
leaned against lamppost to rest and
recover from a sudden faintness that
had taken possession Of him. His COM
rade had purposely "steered him
against" one of the best educated Chi
namen in the United States. Youths
Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
HER CHATTING DISH.

When Fanchon 10 her chatting dish
Repairs and lights the alcohol,
We look for miracles and wish
That fate may let us share them all.
Though not to gluttony inclined,
We laugh with gastronomic glee.
And each lays plans with secret mind
To eat tidbits enough for three
For Fanchon Is cook supreme
OF dainties which the dish may hold,
A gracious goddess of the steam
Whose bounties please us more than gold
Her finnal haddies and croquettes
Are poems of deliciousness.
Her oysters and her omelets
Achieve the climax of success.
And yet wonder can it be
That Fanchon's skill is so unique.
know what SAVIOR all for me
Are her bright eyes and glowing cheek
Well, Fanchon, cater TO tho men
And TO the maids whom mon desire,
But don't get seorched, young lady, when
You're playing with the dainty fire.
Chicago Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
Re.pectabiiity Defined.

British responsibility has been defined
in London police court by a prisoner
charged with begging, and the detini-
tion seems to have been accepted by the
magistrate, for he discharged her. She
said: "Im a respectable woman, s-tai-
loress Why, make trousers for Mr..
Newton-Mr. Newton, the magistrate,
I mean. If I'm respectable enough to
make magistrates trousers, I'm good
enough for anything"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06
How It's Done.

Friend of Dealer Hello, Saml
What's up? Never heard you stam-
mer like that over price before.
Dealer-Well. yer see, George, when
| dun know 'em | jls says, hun-un-un
undered-glyes me time to see how
they takes 1t. an II 1t don't surprise
'em too much ! jls claps on as much of
another 'underd as | thinks they'll
swallow.-London Punch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-06

The havoc that had been wrought
was awful! Everything seemed to
have been literally torn to pieces. 1t
was evident that n crush of matter
had occurred.
But It was not the scene of great
battle. No, the paperhangers and the
dressmaker had operated In the houss
on the same day.