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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

During Scottish tour which the
Poet Wadsworth took with his sister
he was greatly struck by Kilchurn
Castle, and addressed solemn poem
on it. These verses happened to fall
under the eye of boy who had been
asked by ladies to read something
aloud. AS innocent of its character
as they, he began, in tone intended
to be impressively solemn, skeleton
of unfeshed humanityp But the eff
feet of the phrase was more immedi-
ate and more startling than anyone
could have imagined For one of the
two listeners land she WAS certainly
very thin) leaped to her feet and ex-
claimed, Indignantly: "Well, ] am the
thinnest woman in Ireland, but can
not approve of personal remarks l".--
Pittsburg Dispatch,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

Frederick Trevor, surgeon of con-
siderable eminence in England, has a
letter in the London Lancet in which
he considers the human stomach as
not up-to-date Between the stomach
of the present day and the apparatus
possessed by the naked cave men of
prehistoric times he finds there is no
difference whatever. But between
the old cave mans dinner of raw hy-
ena steak and the partie fin of today
there is no wonder. says Trevor, that
our stomach fails so often. Trevor,
having studied the matter carefully,
thinks that our stomach is too large,
and favors "the removal of consid-
cradle portion of it." Experience, he
says, has shown him that such an OPP
Grafton would insure greater comfort
to everybody. Chicago Times H HeraId.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS
Coal Ashes For Fruit Trees.

That coal ashes are beneficial whes
spread on the surface Of apple orch
ards in grass cannot be disputed.
But they contain scarcely any mineral
fertilizer, and are, of course, having
passed through fire, destitute OF any
other. Undoubtedly they benefit by
setting as a mulch, and where they
cover grass causing it to die out and
rot. In this way they supply consid-
cradle fertility and moisture Indirect
ly. Wherever coal ashes have long
lain under fruit trees there will be an
abundance of tree roots just under the
ashes where the grass has been
killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30
Where window Glass is a Luxury.

Dawson is soon to be "Dawson
City" in reality, says Consul McCook.
One must take money in in order to
bring money out of the gold fields,
capital being needed in developing.
Many improvements have been made
in Dawson. Window glass is scarce,
a small light ten by twelve readily
brinqing 81. so or 50. Small fortunes
have been made by parties who took
supplies of glass and oil lamps. A 81
lamp commands from SIS to $40 in
Dawson, and five-cent package of
carpet tacks will sell for seventy-fve
cents. One-half the buildings in
Dawson to-day are without window
llsa.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

wv we came to
be let in for the
job of hiding q
Nihilist, a n d
bringing h i'm
safely to Eng
land, I never
knew exactly.
Suffice it to say
that it caused
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

She is promising young musi-
ar" "Well, get her to promise
lat she won't play any more, -
Il ustrated American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-30

The Seaboard Air Line Is to grow
vrasses along its entire road bed,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Advices From South Africa Dis
tinctly Unpalatable TO the
People of England.
BOERS SEEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN WAY
Gen. White. With the Aid of the Naval
Guns, May BE Able to Hold His
Own at LaGysmith.
lie Msy Make . Desperate Efrort to Cut
His Way Back Into Lower Natal
aud Join Hands with the
Garrison There

LONDON. Nov. THE war Office an
nornced at midnight that no dis
patches had been received beyond
those already made puolic and moth
ing further would be issued before
noon Tuesday. Thus not a solitary
official item of news has been posted
for - hours. This has given rise to a
crop of rumors that Ladysmith's am
munition is exhausted; that Sir George
;. White is mortally wounded; that
both facts are being concealed and
that other unlucky happenings have
taken place.
For all of these reports there is alb
solutely nc foundation. At the same
time the Britisher has had little TO
stimulate him within the last "a hours
except that the news of the confiden.
attitude OF the Ladysmith garrison
and its slight successes last Thursday
and Friday.
Advices from other parts of South
Africa are distinctly unpa;atable and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The National Celeb -stion OF ne kstablish-
ment of the >eat OF Government In
the District of Columbia.

WAsHISGToS. Nov. I'm accordance
with an act to provide for an appro-
pirate national celebration of the es-
tablishment of the seat of govern
ment in the District OF Columbia, APP
proved February 9s. 1899, the president
Monday appointed the governors OF all
the states in the union as members of
a committee from the country at large
to act with committees to be appoint
ed by the two houses of congress and
the committee appointed from the cit
liens of the District of Columbia 10
prepare plans for an appropriate na-
tional celebration in the year 1900 of
the first session in the District and the
establishment OF the seat OF govern.
ment therein"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
THL IL VAIoR FELL.
leo Persons jared, several seriously, h.
taH Ph-nii . "a iding, MinBsspoiis-
table 'aok.t Gave Way

MINNEAPoLls, MINI, Nov. 7.-Ths
elevator in the Pheuix building. one OF
the largest structures in the city, .cll
Eve stories Monday afternoon when
oiled with passengers. Ten person,
we're injured several OF them seri.
ously.
The cause OF the accident was the
giving way OF the cab e in the socket
attached TO the car. and when the car
riage dropped. the heavy weights, de
tached from their fastenings at tn.
eleventh story, fell on it, crushing the
occupants OF the cage in the basement
The most severe injuries are broker
legs and it is thought all the victim,
will recover.
The elevator was inspected few
days ago and reported to be in first
class condition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
POSTAL MATTERS.
The Annual Report OF the Auditor of the
Po Once Money
Order system.

WASHINGTON, Nov. The auditor
of the post Office department in his an
nual report SHOWS that during the las,
year the number of post offices in the
United states increased from y!,956 "a
"a. Ss4; the number OF domestic
money orders Issued increased from
%. 79s,OIs. representing S4Oi li3.
~ to 29.OO7s $40, representing sa4a,
ass s54. net increase in mum.
Der OF l,209. 79o. aud in volume
of Sal. 300, $50. During the year the
revenues OF the postal service increas.
ed from $50 0l26ls TO s95. OaI 3s4. and
the expenditures from s97. s5s, 405 &c
l0l 6Sa, 100, net increase in the re,
ceipts OF 81. COS. 765. and in the expendi,
lures of sS.7Is. 752 Upon this show,
ing the auditor asks for an increase oi
80 clerks as minimum requirement
for the year 1900.
Considerable space is devoted to tho
subject OF money orders and state
ment is given which shows that dur,
ing the last year the system was com
Quoted at an actual loss 10 the govern
Eent of approximately Sos LOG. which
fact, the auditor says, would suggest
the exercise of great care in legislatins
for the employment of new financial
features in the postal service.
The postal revenues for the year are
shown to have been SOS, OF. Ss4 and the
expenditures sioi. 4s5. 200 leaving a de-
felt of So AIS SIS. OF this amount the
treasury has advanced $4,000. go the
balance unpaid being s4iS, SIS. The
amount of second-class postage col.
lected from publishers and news
agents was IS, 27.os2, and tn,
amount of stamps, stampec
envelopes newspaper wrappsri
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10

everything points to critical situa-
tion in Natal and the northern por-
tions of Cape Colony, likely to grow
more acute until Gen. White is either
relieved or decisively defeated.
Nobody dares to think of capitula.
ton. Rather than that he S expected
in last resort If Ladysmiih becomes
utenable 10 make desperate effort &c
cut his way through the Beers back in
to lower Natal and TO JOIN hands with
the garrison there, which is now al
most certain to be reinforced by the
first arrivals OF the army corps from
England and to be pressed forward TO
renew touch with HIM.
1t is generally assumed, however.
that Gen. White. with the aid of the
naval guns, will be able 10 cope with
any bombardment, and the idea that
the Beers could take Ladysmith by
assault is secuted as absurd.
Already the British retirement south
of Colenso has given the Beers an OPP
portunity to make bid for the active
support of the disaffected Dutch in
Natal by proclaiming the annexation
of the upper Tugela section. Tnus far
the Dutch colonists seem to have con-
fined their sympathy with the invad-
ing Beers TO a platonic emotion.
LONDON, Nov. 7.-Tuesday mornings
news carries puolio knowledge with
respect to hostilities in South Africa
very little further than the evacuation
of Colenso and Stormberg. Those
movements, taken together with the
admiralty announcement that the
public must be disappointed should
the transports not reach their
destination on the. dates indicated
in the published lists may indi-
cate, some change of plan necessitated
ny the bad position of affairs In Natal.
1t was expected that the army corps
would land near Cape Town for an in
vasion of the Transvaal through the
Orange Free State, but the landing
may now be diverted to urban, Natal.
whittier it is fully expected Lieut.. Gen.
Sir Redvers Butler will 60 within a
week or two to investigate the situa-
ton for himself.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
In. ,nu.r pace nin.r. Tn,I.

Moscow, Ida, Nov. 0. The jury sun
lay returned a verdict of guilty in the
case OF ten, and not guilty in the case
of tsree of the Couer D'Alene miners
who have been on trial here in the
United Sites court on a charge of
conspiracy and stopping United
States mail train at Wallace on April
30 last. the day on which the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill was blown up
at Wardner.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10

and postal cards sold was ss7..sO, G5A
The cost OF mail transportation is
given as s54 423, o5s. of which amount
81, go, 749 was paid for the tran,porta-
ton Of foreign mail
The auditor renews his recommenda-
ton of last year &c the effect that the
life OF money orders be Limited 20
three months instead OF IL months, as
now provided by law.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Desiructixe Fire At Kansas CIty.

KANSAS CRY, Mo, Nov. 6.-Half a
million dollars worth of property was
destroyed early Sunday orning by a
ire taat started in Jones Bros big de-
paItment store in North Main and
Sixth streets, and spread to half a
block of other buildings in Mali. and
Walnut streets. The aggregate insur-
ance is estimated at 1915 900. The
heaviest losers are Jones Bros, who
estimate their loss a. $500, 900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
GREAT REJOICING.
The fnst Aatesonoss eesersmsa, OF 'h'
fntplses tstsShsssd On the islsad
OF >sgres->st,Nss fles.sd

MANILA. Nov. AT Bae0lod. ia tht
island Of Negroes the tr>t autonomn0,
government Of the FidpiuoS was ~
ablishsa Monday Geu, smith. gov
eraor o. the ,siand ~ NeSros, admin.
istcred the oath Of office 10 the Judge
% the supreme court who IN turn
sworc In the governor, three judges
| y couue lmcn, the auditor and Tn,
secretary OF the interior. The native,
Of the entire island attended the ecre,
nony The officers from lloiio wcr,
also present
Three days feasting will follow in
cc.e tration 81 the new government
and the hrst anniversary of the sur
render OF the Spaniaris 10 the Negros
rvvoiutionists. ending wiSh a ball in
the government house Monday night
American flags are displayed in the
village. The celebration consisted OF
horse racing and other sports. music.
religious functions and an Hum ma
tion. The bail Monday night attract
ed the wives Of the wealthy planters
and there was a. great display OF
rich costumes and costly Jewels a.
would be seen at a similar affair In
America or Europe.
Elections were held October ., the
number of votes cast being s,2ss
There were 40 candidates Tor the
various Offices Melecio Reverino was
elected governor. receiving l. sos votes
senior Gaime received l.s7T votes suf.
frage was determined by property
qualification aud ability TO read and
| write.
Col Miner welcomed the official on
behalf OF the United States In the
course OF his remarks he saidi
"Negros leads IN the van OF civil
government In the Philippines Your
honor lies in adding new E,ar TO
freedoms flag"
Gen. Smith. during a speech which
he delivered. said:
Your future promises as brightly
as Japan'N who today Is recognized as
among the civilized nations Of the
world"
Senior Revcrino, in replying, said;
The BEST thing for the future OF
Negros was the continuation of close
relations with the United states"
Gen. smith then announced the
granting OF freedom TO the pol teal
prisoners in commemorative Of the
even.
Gen. Hughes in command a, lloilo,
rendered n congratulatory speech over
the eastern cable from that place.
Gen. smith in an interview remarked
Iaai ~ was OF the utmost Importance
that the Filp,noS should be taught 10
recogn q the sovereignty OF The Unit
ed States.
The grayest danger" hc added
threatening peaceful admi,.stra.
ton B., in rigue amongst the insular
pp,. ticans and he declared that the
United states government must for
year, keep control OF the Fi.piuos In
order To prevent such conditions from
I NNiaAaHA
Toe members of the 9Th infantry.
which is divided into 80 garrison,
throughout the island 81 Negroes. arr
undergoing great hnrGships.
a recently organized revolutionary
movement has been discovered ~
northern Negros and the leaders have
been forced 10 Withdraw 20 PAnay. A
number OF bandits. under the leader
ship Of Papa Islo, religious charlatan.
but 1t il expected that they will give
more oublr. A force OF $50 nativ,
soldiers, arrsod with Springfield riic,,
are helping the Americans and are
found 10 be- yalua0 ole a. scouts.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
III. Trouble. at Bev,sr.

MACON, Mo-. Nov. THE trouble
with the Negro miners at Bevier con
tinues although there had been ne
.u-:hcr outbreak up to noon Monday
The mayor OF Bevier has gathered to
gether all the Wincnesters in town ant
an extra force OF guards were stationed
around town Monday night.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
PEACE OFFERINGS.
They Preceded Him ana ne His wife
Predicted He Was Home with
ui. Purchases.

She received a large box full Of American,
beauty roses by messenger from her hus
band along toward four o'clock the other
afternoon.
James u absorbing Martigny cocktail.
sgain," she unused shrewdly.
Half an hour later another messenger
brought her i've pounds Of eHpers.ye candy
from her husband
James has ordered that 80 ovcrcoat he
was talking about. but said be couldn't al
ford" she mused again.
Half an hour later a wagon drew up. with
A florists name painted on the sides thereof.
and two handsome. FULL grown palms were
delivered az her door marked az coming
from her husband
Olive branches preceding him." she
faussd some more. Hell be home by dark "
lie was home by DARK lie had been alb.
sorbins Msrtignys. lie had ordered the 80
oyercost. Tue prcscience Of the modern
married woman Is sufficiently awe inspiring
20 persuade any man 90 raise his bonnet
thereto Arlington Post.
Ignorance is more powerful ia the hands
OF some people than knowledge. Chicago
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Candidate for Governor.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov 7-Gen.
Charles Shelley, of Birmingham, Mon
nay night announced his candidacy for
governor. He makes the sixth candi-
date SO far. The election occurs next
August, with democratic primaries in
April.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Organizing President pias Clubs.

CITY OF MExIco, Nov. Two large
and influential companies OF Liberia
party are at work organizing clubs te
aid the denomination of President
Diaz by a great convention OF dele
gates which will early in the coming
year assemble in this city.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10

MESoMISEE, Mich, Nov TN o
mine caye-ih Monday i: A;nasa, .ho-.
distance from here. Frank Brown was
instantly killed, Edward X. Hughes,
Charles Erickson and Abe Gill received
severe, but it is not believed fatal, !u-
iuries
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
On. Killed ana Two InJured.

Rock ISLAND. H., Nov 6-In at
tempting to cross the track of a rapid
ly moving street car sunday evening
one man was killed outright and two
persons injured, all of whom were on
light delivery wagon.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
81 Loul. rirrmsn,s Desd..

ST.. Louis, Nov 6 In q Jealous rage
George Bartnell. n fireman an the
wholesale house OF the Simmons Hard
ware Co, Sunday fatally shot his wife.
beat his wifcs father and mother into
insensibility and then killed himself
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Won In straight Fails.

BAY CRY. Mich, Nov. 4. Robert
Reakes, of West Bay City, Friday
night defeated Joe Barry. of Chicago,
in catch-as-catch-can wrestling
match for purse Of $500 Reakes won
in straight falls
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
No Notiosabls Change IN Hobart. condi.

PATERSON. y. j., Nov. NO Official
bulletins were issued at the Hobart
residence Monday, as there was no
no ,iceaole change in the vice presi-
dents condition. When first taken IL
the vice president weighed something
around 200 pounds, and now he IS
down TO 1875 pounds
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
whipped Ia \ sta ndstiiL

PITTsBURGH, Pa, Nov 1-Loudep
Campbell, Of this city, whipped Dan
ny Mcbride, of Brooklyn, to a stand
still Monday night at the Millval,
opera house before large crowd.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10
Marty Mccu. Got the Decision.

NEW YORK. Nov. Z. AT the Hercules
atheletic club Brooklyn, Monday
night Marty McCue got the decision
over Oscar Gardner at the end Of the
twenty af,h round.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10

LONDON, Nov. 4.-The Berlin CORE.
spondent of the Times says he hears
on reliable authority that the negotia.
tions regarding Samoa are proceeding
favorably and may be concluded any
day
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-10

Ignorance Is more powerful ia the hands
OF some people than knowledge. Chicago
Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-12
WHAT IS THE LIMIT

Will railroad trains ever run 100 or
 more miles an hour over long distances? |?
 Some of the modern wonder workers
 predict that they will, and it is already plain that locomotives can be built that will do such work But one fac- tor in the problem which hasn't receiv- ed much attention is set forth by A
 New Orleans engineer who asserts that
 though they can build engines that will stand the pace they can't build the
 engineers His idea is that the speed
 of between fifty and sixty miles an
 hour strains the nervous system of the
 engineer to the extreme limit of endur- ance, and that trains run for long
 distances at q much greater rate of speed than this cannot be run by hu-
 man engineers. His reasoning is as follows: That thing of staring straight
 ahead is bound to get on any mans nerves in the course of time, particu- larly during night runs. The worst
 trouble is with shadows. It's no un- common thing for bird to fit across the headlight and throw shadow down the track as big as a box car
 I've had that happen to me several times. I would he tearing along at a fifty-tve or sixty mile clip when all of a sudden something big and black would loom out of the dark right be- tween the rails and not four telegraph poles ahead. Next second I would know it to be shadow of a bird, but as far as l was concerned the mischief was already done. I had had a vision of sudden death and sledge-h hammer blow on every nerve center in my sys- tenn. All engineers go through the same thing. The man who has never been scared is man who is careless of the lives intrusted to his vigilance. and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-12
WORTHY, BUT NOTIN OUR SET

The Register is still sitting in tha seat or the scornful and is walking in most ungodly counsels. It persists in shifhng at the intelligent committee when was appointed by the Court of common Council to investigate the su- pervisor system, and it more than sniffs at the cltlzens who are trying to find out something about school affairs from the experts of the Board of Education. Just read this: They are worthy peo- pie but they are not prepared by any, thing that has ever come into their lives to take part in the consideration or the public school system, except to nose about and perhaps stumble upon something"
 The chief trouble with this delicate compliment is that those for whom it Is intended wont accept 1t, and it will therefore waste large part of its sweetness on the desert air. But of course the Register wont care for that
 
 as long as 1t has the serene conscious ness that it is helping the cause of edu- cation by exhibiting regular Blue-Book contempt for those who are not, like itself, educational experts. We realize that it is no time to reason with the Register, Which seems to have actually been made mad by much learning, but we do beseech it to come off it's perch and nose around little It might then possibly stumble on something that would be instructive to it. For in- stance, it might learn that even if a worthy citizen doesn't know as much as the Register about education it will be hard to convince the worthy citizen of that fact by tbe agency of a stuffed or an unstuffed club.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-12
CER7IINIY.

Patience-That is the worst shaped 1 hat l ever saw on your head Patience-Isnt it? Do you like it?-- Yonkers Statesman. sHow did you make out with that eff fort to break yonr uncle's will?'' "F'ine After it was all settled up and the lawyers had the estate l didn't owe them cent. "-Chicago Times Her aid.
 He--What allowance do you think your father ought to make us when we are married? She-Well, if he makes allowance for your faults I think he will be doing all that can be expected of him.-Harlem Life.
 ''He said l was a political possibility. How should I interpret that?"
 "Oh, that's easy. What he means to say is that if you ever run for office you will be beaten by political proba bility."-Chicago Post
 Another Convert.-Miles-Wha do you think of this faith-cure business? Giles-Oh, it's all right. I tried it once and was completely cured. Miles-In- deed. Of what were you cured? Giles Of my faith in it.-Chicago News. 
 MT Bragg-I got a wireless message from San Francisco this morning. MT. Wise-But I didn't know Marconis s sys- tenn would carry 80 far. MT. Bragg Marconi didn't have anything to do with it. It came by mail.--Baltimor American.
 Objected to the Coon Song "Whut's dat you wah singin'?' asked the old man. Oats de lates' coon song" answered MT. Erastus Pinkley Well you ougbter go on bout yoh work, 'stid O maxim yohsef Imaginable tryin' to initiate white folks ways."- Washington Star.
 Cultivated stranger-You advertise for a man who can speak twenty-six languages?
 MT. Gotham--Yes, sir. The position is still open.
 May l ask concerning the matter of its duties?"
 Certainly. I own considerable prop erty in New York, and I want a man to collect the rents. "-New York Week. ly.