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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
FORMALDEHYDE.
Is Useful and Desirable for Sterilization
Under Certain Conditions.

The employment of formaldehyde,
or its solution, formalin, as a chem
ical agent for the destruction Of bac-
terra is becoming Of far wider appIica-
ton than its earlier use seemed to in
dicate. Originally its use was largely
confined to household and quarantine
disinfection, but its value soon appre-
ciatcd, The simplicity of its applica-
ton and itsreliability soon commend
ed it as a gcrmicide One certainly
would not 90 50 far as to advise the
substitution Of formaldehyde forheat,
steam or boilingwaterfor thepurposes
Of sterilization, but it is useful and
desirable substitute under certain, con-
ditions.
The reported boiling Of instru-
ments, especially edged ones, soon in
jures them, while the unequal expan-
sion of steel and nickel causes seal
ing of the plating of the other instru-
ments. Drs Reik and Watson, in
the last bulletin Of the Johns Hop
.kins hospital, describe an apparatus
for formaldehyde sterilization of in
strumcnts which has proved most sat
isfactory.
My apparatus was primarily de-
signed for the sterilization Of iodo-
form gauze, hitherto serious prob
lem. 1t may be said that il The gauze
as a finished product Of the manufac-
.turer was not sterile, it could not
be absolutely sterilized without de-
stroyiug its properties: i. e, without
decomposing the iodoform. Frac-
tional sterilization at sufficiently low
temperatures is tedious and un~
Trustworthy process. Iodoform gauze
is q satisfactory and widely employed
dressing, usually applied directly to
wounded surfaces, or for the tam
ponado Of cavities. Noquestion fits
asepsis should urise.-Medical Rec
ord
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
IN THE CAFE.
The Soup Was Consomme, But the Gen.
tlemen Didn't Want It.

wasn't there toppIe in X, Y. &
Z. when the news Of that wreck came
in? Why, she fell off four points in
as many minutes, And, l say, | was
right
The stock broker was interrupted
byavoice ola dusky waiter, who sided
up and inquired
"Any youse gemmen hab scoop"
"No, no, no. Let us alone; we're
talking business"
The waiter gided away, and in 4
moment the three men were talking
shop with as much earnestness as be-
fore. Chicago wheat was being thor
oughly sifted conversationally when
the waiter who had disturbed them
before ambled up, and with a spacious
smile observed:
did youse gemmen want scoop"
Hang it all, no, We don't want
any of your soup. Let us alone
With a growl the three men began
their conversation again, and were
soon mixed up with congress, the
Kansas Pacific and wild conglomer-
alton of quotations, when, as if by
magic, the self-same waiter loomedup
at their side, This time he adopted a
patronizing air, and, bending down
low to catch the answer. asked;
(Which one of youse gemmen was
it dat wanted s-o-o-p?"
The conversation Immediately
stopped, and the eyes of the three men
We're directed at the waiter. One of
the men pushed his hat hack on his
head, and looked steadily at the grin
ming coon,
"Look here" he said, tell me, for
Gods sake, is this soup compulsory"
The walters smile broadened, and,
as if he were glad to give the required
information, he replied;
'No, sehl His tonsommay. =
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
WHY IL WAS GREAT.
Accomplishment That Brought UndyinE
Fam. |. ME ZONES.

1t was in an Illinois village Of
about 1900 inhabitants and two or
three strangers were sitting on the
hotel yeranda waiting the supper
bell. Presently a man dressed in
working clothes came along the
street and up the steps. lie had just
taken the only vacant chair, when the
landlord came out and said:
"Ah, Mr.. Joncs-glad to see you
very glad. VIII you step in to the bar
and have a nip, and then let me intro
ducn you to these gentlemen"
The man had his nip and his in
Productions, but he was not a talla-
tive man, and after resting for few
minutes he rose up and passed down
the street.
"Gentlemen, l was glad of a chance
to introduce YOU" said the landlord,
"Did you notice what head he has on
him."
at looked to me like a very COM
mon head under a very shabby hat" "
replied one of the guests,
"Great lands, but how can you say
that! Why everybody says he's got
the head of a Napoleon on his body.
You just ought to see him with his
Sunday clothes on"
"Aro you trying to make US be-
lieve he is some great man" queried
another.
"Of course he is, was the emphatic
reply of the landlord. "If you took
him for anything common you're way
off"
"He can't be the governor of the
state?"
"No, he isn't the governor"
"Nor amember Of congress"
"No."
"Perhaps he has invented flying
machine or perpetualmotion"
"ITe is a bigger man than that, sir. "
"ITe don't look like a revivalist, an
orator, an anarchist or an explorer" ."
Bigger than all them, sir-big-
ger than all them" smiled the land
lord.
"Then you'll have to put us on,
Wherein does his greatness lie?'
Gentlemen, Mr.. Jones does not
caro- for adOratiln and if he haDnpns
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
RELIGIOUS DESCENT.
It Has Been Leading Feature in the
Production oI COLONIES

The great Puuau settlements Of
New EngIondrouugpproac4able ex-
amples oil the strength, cohesion, dur
ableness and powerof gcuea.Iugucw
communities which taa, sentiment
can give. I,s complexion may vary.
There are many degrees between the
ecclesiastical theocracy of NIassa-
chusotts and the secular theocracy Of
Pennsylvania and west New jersey,
with the transceIdental thcocracy Of
Rhode Island as a middle term. In
east New jersey three distinct types
were blended. Where religious en-
thusiasm does not generate colonies,
it endows them with a principle of
life. Commercial New York might
have remained an inorganic commu-
nifty Of traders but for the influx of
eXiles from all Protestant Europe,
who gave it the energy of a world city.
If Canada was founded by fishermen
and adyentwers, it was built up bv
religious zealots. The sturdy com
munitios Of French farmers and
Dutch Beers in South Africa had re-
ligious dissent as their raison d'etre,
and still have a strong religious faith
in their chief social bond. In our
own time two remarkable colonies
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
A Melbourne Custom

The Melbourne Argus describes
the unusual spectacle of a fupeg2l
coming to a standstill in front Of a
public house. 1t occurred il, Swans
ton street, Melbourne, People who
stood about IN the immediate vicinI,y Y
wondered whether or not the landlord
was dead, OF whether the hearse driver
was thirsty or the chief mourners
were concerned about the heat, and
desired to slake their thirst before
proceeding further on their mournful
journey. All speculations we're, for
tunately, wrong. The Cortcge had
come TO standstill merely that the
chief mourners mightread the cricket
scores posted on the publican's win
dow,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
CRUSHED UNDER WATER,
Singular Death of Tan-Foot Shark at
Vera Cruz, Mexico,

A shark over three meters long
met with singular death in the Vera
Cruz port works recently
In the prosecution Of the works in
question enormous stone blocks are
raised on derricks and thrown into the
water on the mattresses which have
previously sunk. About the begin
ming of the week the workmen on the
surface of the water were Mortified to
observe that Immediately after they
had dropped in the water one Of those
huge rocks an immense cloud Of blood
came up from below, so that the
water all around the wharf was soon
tinged a deep red They thought that
one or more Of the divers had been
crushed beneath the tremendous
weight.
Soon the rope which attached one
Of the divers was violently shaken as
a signal that The man down beneath
the water wanted to be raised. When
he was safely back on the wharf the
workmon gathered around him to
learn ihe worst. To their great relief
he told them that big shark which
had been swimming at the bottom Of
the bay near where he was at work
hadbeencrushod to death blythe bowl
der which they dropped en- him.
Mexican Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
IIvAcANT MILLIONAIRE.
|o.,,e,, Built by Baron Grant 1uSt
p,tOrs His Bankruptcy

:, the most dramatic, if not
/, one Of the largest promoters
W 90 far as the liabilities were
LID, nd was that Of Baron Albert
# emma mine" notoriety.
vs, the uncrowned king Of the
u ~ world Of his day and gener-
Ia made millions almost as
]. The late Mr.. Barney Barnato,
'oent them right royalty. He
leicester square, and present
ireo rift, to the people Of Lon
He gave a dinner to nearly a
ad city magnates, at a cost
b VAS popularity reputed at the
4 have exceeded a hundred
A a head; and which, in any
Undoubtedly established a rec
e1trGvagant dinner-giving
i. IA, vet to be beaten. And he
ont TO build a palace in Ken
which should "knock spots
4 other private residences, past,
"A or to come. Everything was
4 regardless of expense. The
I'M walls were inset with pane
siDk Italian marble, costing 800
each. In the entrance hall
bur pillars of porphyry, worth
n building was scarcely finished
he crash came, and itremained
Onr time a brick-and-mortar
elephsnt on the hands Of the
"A in bankruptcy. Eventually
4 the interior fittings and dec
we're disposed of piecemeal;
Ind staircase, which had cost
some $40, 900, being acquired
Representatives Of the late Nine.
h for a trifle over a fourth of
b.. Itnow forms the main ap-
to the upper and principal
rooms of the new exhibition
g in the Marylebone road
M Mail.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
Atsr left pnssis.

,nt-I'he child is full Of
IL Visltor-Yes. What a
wed to escape.-Tit-Bits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
lsts Are Born, Not Made.

Rocklapd minister had pre-
4, address for the Sunday
fnolars. His subject was a
nd a good heart, and to make
Interesting to the children he
I'm on a blackboard two fig
heart Joined together. One
Fly an outline drawn with
ealk, ,l, the surface appearing
!, hls was to represent a bad
EAe other figure, filed in with
presented a clean white
said Mr., Chase, pointing
Tawing, "can any of you chill
me what it is?"
6 iiye-year-old boy raised his
lhe minister nodded encour-
Speak up loud" he said,
Us what il is,"
Fte fellow shouted out;
termaterH
Rase will stick to his trade and
I be an artist.-Bangor Com
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
IA PARIS PRISON.
/. Famous Place of Confinement,
10 Be Demolished.

salutation sometimes heard on
|blevards, 80 you have at last
ht Of Mazas, old boy!" will have
6Rndoned forever. The famous
p@r the Care de Lyon, which
compared to the Holloway
London, has been itself con-
after having long existed as
Ce Of condemnation Of law
h, Every day exactly 80 pris-
III Of the 900 confined in it are
handcuTed, placed in a black
" removed to the Sante, which
demolished hereafter. MazaS
III in l845, and took the place
La Force prison. 1t was for
reasons called after Col.
pho was shot at Austerlitz, but
lyprotes;cd against so equivo-
Aonor, Hence the Jail was Of
Known as the House Of Cellular
'8hent. The public, however,
ed to refer to it as Mazas, and
pellation will stick to it in his
was originally given because
IA the Boulevard d'Austerlitz,
N memory of the brave colonel
sought to be perpetuated.
years the prison chiefly con-
PRISONS condemned to one year
end was far more comfortable
he old days, when the system
~ confinement in cells was
y practiced. Mazas had q few
offenders, who purposely
|Ae law in order to be sent there
pnter. One Of these had con
make himself so agreeable
lar in the place that the gov
ed to shake hands with the
ZEN he came to pass the rough
inside the hospitahle walls at
House of Cellular Confne=
'arls Cor. London Telegraph.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
peddlers in Mexico

Indian street peddlers throughout
Mexico sell bananas for II cents a
dozen, but when offered "a cents for
two dozen. refuse it and demand 20
cents. The course ofreasoning that
one real is 10 cents, Two reals make
95 cents. eicht reals a dollar.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
Secret Disclosed.

Conomie-Did you write to
/ who advertises to show peog
to make puddings without
have them richer?
4. Conomie-Yes, and sent
|arter.
did he reply7"
fream.D'.- Stray Stories.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
A Hard Choice

Which would YOU rather DO, miss
your best girl when you are Hush or
meet your worst creditor when you are
brokeP-Town Topics.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17
Knew His Workmanship,

Sunday Huutsman (boastingiy)-
Hardly had I been hunting quarter
Of am hour when a dead hare lay at my
feet.
Doubling Friend-Do hares ever
commit suicide?-Fliegendo Blaetter.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-09-17

In proportion to its size, a fly walks
Il times as fast as a man can run.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
C.rIyI. siIences "A Waterman.

After several visits in Scotland dur
ing the summer of 1888, Carlyle went
home again to Scotsbrig, writes Charles
T. Copeland in The Atlantic On his
return thence he spent a few days in
Manchester with Mrs. Hanning. He
had been put to sleep in an old bed,
which he remembered in his fathers
house. )" II was just closing my senses
in sweet oblivion, wrote he, "when
the Waterman, with voice like the
deepest groan of the highland bagpipe
or what an ostrich corncraik might ut
ter, groaned out 'Groo-o -o-op close under
me and set me all in gallop again.
'Groo-o-o.o!' for there was no articulate
announcement at all in it, that l could
gather 'Groo.o.o-op repeated again and
again at various distances, dying out
and then growing loud again for an
hour or more.
II grew impatient, bolted out of bed,
flung up the window. 'Groo-o-o-op
There he was, advancing lantern in
hand, few yards off me. Can you give
mp that noise?' / hastily addressed him
You are keeping person awake. What
good is it to go bowling and groaning
all night and deprive people of their
sleepi' He ceased from that time-at
least | heard no more of him. No
Waterman, | think, has been more as
tonished for some time back.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

The Fifth congressional district Is
one of the most important In the state.
Its interests are varied. The second
CITY OF the state in size is located in its
territory with its large manufacturing
and commercial industries. Its agri-
cultural interests are second to none.
The three counties, Ionia, Kent and
Ottawa. possess some OF the finest farm
ing lands of any in the state and pros
porous well-to-do farmers own them.
In Ionia county at Bedding is located
the mammoth silk factories OF the Bel
ding Bros. & Co. and the Richardson
Silk Co. besides other large manufac-
turing concerns. The Michigan Sol
diers' Home, the State House OF Cor
rection, and the Asylum for the Criml'
nal Insane are in the borders OF the
district. Such a district should send
man to congress to represent it in the
halls of legislation who will do it with
honors commensurate with its standing
and command the respect and hearty
endorsement of his constituency. Oul
present congressman has been trieo
and found not wanting and it Will b'
the part of wisdom TO return him agar
To guard our interests.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying TO the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid TO be generous tC
the needy and suffering. The proprle
tors of DR.. Kings New Discovery foI
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bot
ties of this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction OF knowing it has abso
lutely cured thousands OF hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis. Hoarse
ness and all diseases of the Throat
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on Fisk Bangs and Council
Bros. druggists, and get a trial bottle
free. Regular size SOC and ST.. Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
TIE GoLD STANDARD.

A great many people get the erron-
eous idea that the "gold standard
means that gold shall be used exclu-
sively for money. Nothing is farther
from the truth. The gold standard
simply means that the unit OF value
shall be measured in gold. 1t does not
mean that any less silver shall be used
as money. neither does it mean that
there shall be any less paper currency
in circulation. A gold measure OF
unit value or in other words the gold
standard and the exclusive use OF gold
as money are two distinct and separate
propositions A gold standard means
that the silver dollar and the paper
dollar shall be equal in purchasing
and debt-paying power with the gold
dollar. Silver orators try to confuse
and mislead people about the true
meaning OF the gold standard. The
gold standard means the same kind o
money for the banker, the bondholder
the wage Garner, the business man
interchangeable and exchangeable, one
with the other, aud every dollar worth
100 cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

Every vote for Mayor Perry will be
a vote for the supremacy OF the Span
ish peace commissioners. Every vote
for William Alden Smith will be a
vote to sustain the president and the
commissioners of the United States in
the negotiations now in progress at
Paris. Every loyal American should
consider the support of the administers
ton at this time as much a duty as il
was in 1864 Does anyone doubt thai
the failure OF loyal support to Lincoln
would have been disastrous then? M
less would the election OF Democratic
congress lose to Us all the materia
gains derived from the war with Spain
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

Laying aside politics, good sense and
a fair respect for economy calls for the
reelection OF Vim. Alden Smith to
congress from this district. A public
servant is not different from "A common
everyday hired man, in that exper'
fence constantly tends To increase
value, other things being equal. Mr.
Smith is much better prepared thar
ever before to render his district con
stituants, as we'll as the American PEG
pie at large, full and substantial
return for the expense OF keeping hin
there-an expense that would not b'
lightened 10 the least by sending !
green or inferior man to represent th'
district.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

Frank l.. Moon will make as popular
and efficient a sheriff after November
9Th as he has been supervisor. He will
certainly be elected, the only question
involved now is as To the size OF the
majority. Let the voters make IL a
big one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
How to Prevent Group.

We have two children who are sub
iect to attacks of Group. Whenever al
attack is coming on my wife gives
them Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and it always prevents the attack. II
is household necessity in this county
and no matter what else We run on
of, it would not do to be without Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. More OF !
is sold here than Of all other cough
medicines combined. ). Nj. NICKLE
of Nickle Bros, merchants, Nickle
Vile, Pa. For sale by Fisk Bangs
druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

What If in this bewildering rush of
nation to arms, one department or
another OF the national administration
was unable to put in moment its hand
upon all the details which thorough
ly rounded equipment required. The
wonder is that the things that were
done could at all have been done, and
that what was done so quickly could
have been done SO we'll. The wonder
is that this sudden creation Of such
vast military forces was possible even
in America" So spoke Archbishop
Ireland at the Chicago Peace Jubilee.
What contrast between the patriotic
feryor OF this noble American and the
reasonable earnings OF the popocratic
press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

II George II. Perry is elected his
vote in congress would be for the UNI
limited coinage of silver at any old
ratio the silver mine syndicate might
demand, and with utter disregard OF
the fact that such action would dis
credit the nation in every financial
center in the world and substitute dis
trust at home in place of the confidence
now happily restored by the decisive
election of 1896.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price q
cents per box. For sale by Holmes &
Cornell and Fisk Bangs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

Many household is saddened by
death because of the failure to keep on
hand safe and absolute certain cure
for Group such as One Minute Cough
Cure. See that your little ones are
protected against emergency.
w. l. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
COMMON COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.
BELpINo, october 81. Iss!

OCboDcI -, lobc.
Meeting called TO order by Mayor Spencer.
Roll call Present Mayor Spencer; Aldermen
Morse, Hudson, Avery, Glass, Curtis. Absent
Page.
Minutes OF last meeting were approved
Mayor Spencer called President Avery TO the
chair and excused himself.
on motion OF Aid. Glass seconded by Aid.
Morse Fred Clanchey was granted an extension
OF twenty (20) days TO build his sidewalk on
May street
on motion OF Aid. Glass seconded by Aid
Hudson the following resolution was adopted
ResolUed That the street commissioners notify
all owners OF defective sidewalks 10 repair the
same within ten CiO) days after the SAID notice
Is served.
Curtis that the following bills be allowed and
ordered paid:
CONTINGENT FUND
Ihling Bros & Everard, proceedings book VI 90
w X Peterson nursing Mr. Waldron ... 5 OO
Alfred Wells, carriage ........... .........s. 81
Geo. N Foster, railroad tickets TO Iona "a
H. l.. Smith express. .......,.,...t..s,...te. AZ
Dan Cameron, labor on Bridge ST. drain 49,. Sc
Riley Misner, 49,. Sc
STREET FUND
Dan Cameron, labor on crusher ..... ......Sl 81
Riley Misner, -. ] u
Jas. Fuller labor on street with team, 2
/ Riley owens, ,.,... =
on motion OF Aid. Morse seconded by Aid
Glass the street commissioners was INSTRUCTED
to construct suitable crosswalks on the Ma!
street sidewalk.
on motion council adjourned.
r. T. SMITH CITY Clerk
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
Have Won counted up the unsour

Have you counted up the unsound
insurance concerns that Commissioner
Campbell has rid the state of? 20
don't mention it, say the Popocrats,
"The office has cost the people more
than il did in 1892" OF course the
saving of two or three hundred thous-
and of dollars isn't of any Importance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

1t is the proud boast OF some of our
good Democratic friends that they now
stand where the Republican party did
years ago. Perhaps in a few years
they will be sufficiently advanced to
stand where the Republicans do today.