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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

and as he plunged and prapced about
the dark image also moved beneath
his eyes and alarmed him greatly.
The more he tried to get away from
it, the more it terrified him. Alex
ander's first action was to turn him
around, and as soon as the shadow
disappeared Bucephalus was in a
better mood for listening to reason.
For few minutes the prince did
nothing but talk pleasantly to him
and stroke his head. At length he
sprang lightly up, and fixed himself
firmly upon the bare back. Continu-
ing to speak kindly, and avoiding all
harshness and severity, he soon won
the animals confidence, and after
riding a considerable distance in vari-
ous directions, he turned and gallored
back at full speed, proud of his ex-
plot, and happy in having discovered
the noblest war horse in the land. ="
"Of course the king bought him, !"
said Percy.
"He bought him for Alexander, and
for nearly twenty years the great con-
queror and Bucephalus were constant
companions. Some historians say that
although the horse willingly consented
to serve the prince, he would submit
to no ether authority, and even re-
fused to be mounted by any one else.
They say, also, that he learned to
kneel down when his master wished
to ride. If he had been human
being, Alexander could hardly have
loved him more dearly Through most
of the Asiatic campaigns Bucephalus
was the monarch S chosen steed. In
his first battle with the Persians, how
ever, at the river Granicus, he rode
another, which was killed under him !;
and it may have been this circum-
stance that led him afterward to take
precautions for the safety of his favor
lite. AS Bucephalus grew old his
work was made lighter, but as long as
he lived, he was always called for at
the close of fight, when the final
charge was ordered. 1t pleased Alex
ander to strike the decisive blow on
the back of his tried comrade. Once
Bacephalus was captured by party
of marauders in Hyrcania, and the
king sent messenger to tell the
robbers that if they did not immedi-
ately give him up, they should all be
put to death, with their wives and
children. They made haste to obey,
and Alexander was SO delighted nj
getting his horse again that, instead
of Furnishing the bandits, he cause ed
to be given to them large sum o.
money, calling it a ransom. To keel
his name and fame from being for
gotten Alexander built city which
he called Bucephalia, near the spot
where the famous charger died.
suppose no other horse was ever
honored with such a monument as
that"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22
WHERE TURQUOISE is FOUND
The Demand Is Much Larger Than the
Supply.


The demand for fine turquoise is
largely in excess of the supply, owing
to the fact that only few perfect
specimens are at present produced
where they were once abundant. Some
of the best turquoise are found in
the Los Cerillos and Grant county
mines in New Mexico, but the finest
gems come from the Niskapur mines
in northern Persia. There are five or
six of these mines, but the most pro-
ductive Of all is the Rush mine, which
is situated at the top of mountain
that rises to an altitude of 5000 feet
above the sea level. The turquoise
are found at depth of from 20 to 80
feet below the surface, and the miners
descend first by means of a diagonal
tunnel and then by ladders fastened
to the side of the shaft.
At the mouth of the mine, which is
on precipitous hillside, half a dozen
mon stand on ledge and with small
hammers break up the rock that is
wound up to them with a windlass.
When a turquoise is discovered it is
placed on one side in the rough state,
incased in stone and sent to market at
Mesked. There the precious stones
are separated from the fragments of
rock, and the good specimens are
sorted from the poor ones. Although
inferior stones are plentiful, turquoise
of fair size and good color are seldom
found. Many of them look excellent
when taken from the mine, but the
color soon fades, or green tinge is
developed, or white spots appear on
them. Some of these white spots are
so small that they can only be detected
with the aid of a strong glass. and even
then they appear as mere specks, but
i'll time these specks increase and may
spread right across the stone. These
defects spoil the stone for the Euro
pean and American markets, and they
are sold to Orientals, who are less par
ticular about such flaws. Turquoises
are worth from 81 to $50 and sell ac-
cording to the size and quality of the
stone. Washington Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

A useful article for cycli. is is a
needlebook. 1t can be made of strip
of kid or leather and lined with bit
of satin, several string cases being
run in the lining. One end folds over
and forms pocket for buttons, and
leaf of flannel will do for holding the
needles. Lengths of thread of diff
ferent colors and weights are run into
the cases. Thus there is supplied the
wherewithal to mend braid, a shoe,
gown, or sew buttons on a boot, and
all tucked into a neat roll that will go
in anybodys pocket.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22
NO. 10,
oUTPoURlNc POSTPONED.
A Temporary Obstacle TO Relieving an
Overcharged Heart.

A Temporary Obstacle to relieving an
Overcharged Heart.
Pinkie Billmore sat with her face
half averted from him.
In the young mans flushed cheek,
trembling lip and agitated manner
were unmistakable signs of coming
outburst
The emotions OF an overcharged
heart could be crushed down no
longer.
Flavius Josephus Millsap was no
stranger to the Billmore mansion. He
pervaded it three or four evenings a
week, as a rule, and oftener still as a
frequent exception.
Everybody in the house, from the
aged grandmother to the kitchen lady,
knew he came to see Miss Pinke.
Even Miss Pinkie knew it, despite
the fact that he had never explicitly
said so.
In like manner he knew she was
perfectly willing for him to pervade
the mansion, according to the rule or
exceptionally, though she had never
actually expressed herself to that ef-
feet
Yet she sat with her face half ayerted
from him.
Such is the contradictory, tantaliz-
ing, exasperating habit of the young
woman of all climes, kindreds, tongues
and periods of the worlds history.
Young woman Young woman
What an abject fool thou hast made of
the worshipping young man from time
immemorial, even when-but this is a
! digression.
"Pinkie-"the voice of Flavius Jo-
sephus Millsap again broke in upon
the stiIlness-"You know what l want
to say p
"Yes," she replied softly; 81 know.
You want to tell me that this style of
wearing my hair isn't becoming to
me. That's because you're not used 10
seeing it. When you become accus-
toned
''You know we'll enough it isn't
that!"
You want TO ask me why I didn't
acknowledge the receipt of that box
of candy you sent me by a messenger
boy. l did not know until after he
had gone away that it had come from
you and thought l would wait till l
saw YOU"
"You know we'll enough it isn't that,
either"
"Then I'm sure"
"Pinkie-
He made a slight motion as if to
take her hand.
But still she sat with her face half
averted from him.
"Pinkie, why do you think I've been
coming here for the last six months?'
"Seven months" she murmured.
This was not encouraging, on the
face of il, but he went ahead:
"The fact of the matter is, Pinkie
Billmore, l have been coming here
because | can't keep away. Ever since
1 met you-do you believe in love at
first sight? l do!-ever since l first
met you have known you are my
fate? Dearest and best"
She put up her hand
ooh, not now, Flavius Not now!'
She still sat with her face half avert
ed from him.
why not, Pinkie? Why not? What
is the matter?"
''Flavius-'it was almost a sob
"haye you been eating onions?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

A Boston restaurant keeper was
standing in front of his establishment
grumbling at the hard times and la
menting his fate. Although he could
see people walking up and down the
streets, they all seemed to avoid him;
and even the visitors to the town, who
could not be supposed TO know any
thing about his place, seemed TO avoid
it instinctively He meditated much
on his misfortune, and racked his
brains to devise some scheme that
would improve his business. At last
an idea occurred to him.
Going to bronze founder, he
ordered several peculiar tablets of the
kind that are seen in different parts of
Boston on the fronts of houses to
commemorate the birthplace or board
ing-house of some one or another of
the city's great men. Fastening these
tablets on conspicuous parts of his
building, he laid in a large supply of
eatables, and awaited the result.
Now the great point about the tab
lets was that they were utterly unin-
telligible-the inscriptions being half
obliterate Latin-but their eject was
electrical. Every true Bostonian
glanced at them, took it for granted
that the restaurant was one of the
many with historic flavor, and pat
ronized it at once. The strangers
that visited the city looked at the tab
lets hopelessly, then patronized the
house in the hope that they would
find some one who could explain the
strange inscriptions. -Harper's Round
Table.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22
A STAMP DEALERS
STORY.
Ely RUDOLPH c. BACH.

One cold night in November, 1851
two men were seated in small room
in building facing the mighty ST.
Lawrence river. Montreal was small
city then. The principal firms had
their Offices and warehouses at the
river front, in some instances almost
at the brink of the mud wall which
protected the city from floods in the
springtime, and this house was one of
them. You could throw a stone from
its window with ease into what was
then one of the deepest parts of the
river in that vicinity for there was
the wharf where the Quebec boat
moored.
The night our story opens, the river
was covered with thin sheet of ice.
The men in the little room were hav-
ing hot argument. On small table
stood an iron box, small affair, the
lid of which was open, showing it to
be filed with documents of various
kinds. Beside this box lay large
package with many seals, addressed
and stamped. The stamp on it was =
the twelve pence black.
This package was evidently the bone
of contention between the two men.
They were strangely contrasted. One,
an elderly man with firm, resolute
look, his hair streaked with gray, and
the other dissipated looking fellow
of about thirty or SO. 1t was he who
was walking angrily up and down,
while the other was standing by the
table, his hand resting on the pack
age.
"No, Clement" he said, 81 cannot
let you have any Of this money. 1t
does not belong to me. l was en-
trusted by Francois Rochette of
Quebec to collect his accounts here,
which 1 have done. Tomorrow the
money will be mailed to him. No man
shall ever say that Charles Goodwin
betrayed his trust"
"But," hero broke in Clement, 81
r,ust have money!" and under his
breath he added, 81 will have it, too. ;"
''You are always wanting money
Clement Hanson" retorted Goodwin.
"Ever since helped you up, you have
been drawing money out of me, and
it has got to stop. When Jour father,
who was my best friend, died, his last
words to me were, Charles, take care
of my boy promised him to do SO,
aud have done so. I gave you posi-
tion, gave you money whenever you
wanted It, and now, because I have no
money on hand, you demand me to
rOb fh0ao w Tho fruct mo ;,
He had got excited while he spoke,
md without knowing it, had taken his
hand off the package on the table.
Clement saw this, with a sudden
spring he reached the table, seized the
precious package. Quick as he was,
however, Goodwin was nearer to the
door, and reached it first. He faced
round and cried
"Thief, '. ould you make me ruined
man? 7, who have done so much for
you? Give me back that package, or
shall take it from YOU"
"Ah!" laughed Hanson, ST have it
now and / am going to keep it,.
Goodwin made spring at him,
grasping him by the neck, and
wrenched the package from him.
Struggling to and fro, they upset the
lamp, which fell to the floor with q
crash, the burning oil quickly setting
fire to the wooden partitions. Good
win, seeing the place on fire, released
his hold on Hanson, and throwing the
packaxe into the iron box, he slammed
tha cover, and grasping it in his arms,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

Mr.. d. H. House rehearses in the
st. Nicholas the story of Alexander S
tanning OF Bucephalus.
"Whe horse was certainly wild and
fiery enough to intimidate most
riders" said Uncle Claxton, "but his
temper alone would not have made
him so manageable on that particular
day. He had been placed with his
back to the sun, so that his own
shadow fell before him on the ground;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22
CHILOREM'S COLUMN.
A Helping Hand.
When William clears the table,

When William clears the table,
And carries out each plate,
And piles the cups and saucers,
He says his name is Kate!
And when he dons his overcoat
And mits and leggings trim,
And sallies forth to carry wood,
Why then his name is JIM
But when he dresses in his best,
With collar stiff and white,
To promenade upon the street,
He's William Horace Dwight!
And would you lend helping hand
And be three boys in one?
You'll find that work and play unite
To make the best Of fun!
Lillian Gilllllan, in Little Men and Women
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

A Southern woman has patented a
curtain ring and fastener, which will
not tear the curtain, the ring support
ing fiat-jawed clamp, formed OF two
spring arms fastened by q sliding ring
TO grip the binding OF the curtain,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-22

He was a member of au orchestra
in a London theatre, and that he was
native Of the sister isle will be quite
unnecessary information to the reader
of the following;
After the o;arture he said to the
conductor: 'Mr. Van Buster, did We
hear thin two bars l didn't play Just
now:'
And only the rising of the curtain
hushed the unseemly hilarity in the
front row of the stalls. Pick Me Up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14
WAR NOTES.

The North Atlantic squadron sailed.
Thursday from Port of Spain for Bar
bados.
General Brooke. Thursday, reported
the death of Private John Tighe, Com
pany Nj, I'd Artillery. at Havana. from
a shot inflicted by q policeman.
Troop F. 81 Cavalry, Capt Dodd. so
well known in Maine, is to be transfer
red from Fort Ethan Allen, VT. to
jefferson barracks, Mo. The head
quarters goes to Fort Myer. Va.
The marines who volunteered to go
leave, next Monday. going to New
York. where they take the Yosemite,
which will be the station ship until the
barracks have been erected.
The employees of the department of
construction and repair of the kittery
navy yard have raised 1852 for the
Maine monument fund. The cash was
forwarded, Tuesday, by Chief Clerk
Calvin l.. Hayes to George j. Gould,
the treasurer.
The war department officials take a
philosophical view of the reported cap
ture by the insurgents in the vicinity
ment on the Spanish gun boat which
We're TO become the property of the
United States. They say that Gen.
Otis has withheld payment for any of
these boats until they We're delivered
to him at Manila. 1t is apprehended
that some persons. possibly Spanish
sympathizers with Aguinaldo. have
caused the guns to be sent to him.
orders We're received at Springfield,
] Mass. from Washington, Thursday,
for the United States armory to dis
continue the manufacture of the new
army rife sights until further notice
| These orders were put into immediate
effect and as result 100 men EN-
ployed on the work were discharged
! No explanation for this action on the
part of the war department accom-
panied the orders and officials a the
armory are at loss to account for it.
! The manufacture of these sights was
first begun in November and none of
them has yet been used upon the army
rifles in regular service. The sight IS
, the one recently subjected to exacting
tests at San Antonio. Texas. by a board
of experts under charge of Lieut..
Tracy c. Dickson of the armory
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Howard, Crosby & Co., 'n: ::;"s. Mas. 5:
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The Features Of The Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. April l3.-LOcal transpOrta-
tlon and gas properties were advanced
smartly, today, ana retained about half
he rise 10 the end Brooklyn Transit 3
strength was connected with its purchase
Of the Kings County Elevated system.
There were no new developments to ac-
count for he rise in Manhattan ana Me-
rOpDlitan- Among other specialties that
were strong was Sugar. The activity and
strength Of the specialties caused the
early weakness In London to be ignored
and the standard railways were neglected
until the afternoon. when renewed actiJ-
ity was at the expense Of values
Some considered the Samoan incident q e
a bear argument. but crop damage re-
ports caused the Changers to b. SOLD
freely. Important bull interests seemed
70 bid up Their properties in the forenoon.
but were not heavy buyers. judging by
appearances The reaCtiOnary movement
In the railways cut down some Of the ad-
vances IN special ISSUES. including the
Tobacco stocks The selling movement
was in progress al thu end. leaving the
market weak
CAL money in the late dealings ran up
TO the legal figure. but later eased Off to
= per cent. The comparative ease Of the
monetary situation Influenced a return Of
investment orders in the bond market.
which caused an active demand and
higher prices for the gilt-edge issues.
Semi-speculatlye mortgages were taken
for a turn and the market was decidedly
strong IN many spots. a feature Of the
uut-Of- town Centers, but IN demand was
Total sales. S2.3lO.OG0 United States 3 =
registered ana the new a. coupon adj
vanc-d =, but the old A. registered re-
acted 4 .n ;he bid price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. April 13.-Carre f. Jordan
has been appointed postmaster at Tilden.
The following post office has been es-
tablished in Maine:
Guerette, AroostoOk county, speclai
from Jemtland. Route 1905, u miles, ;; y:
The following steamboat service mas
been established in Maine:
Route 1886. Rockland by Darkharnt,9lr'
Castine, Eggemoggin, South Brooksvllie
Sargentville, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Brook
lin, Haven and Bluehill to Ellsworth. -
A. Crockett. Rockland, Knox county, Me-,
contractor % miles and back, six times
week. from June "a 10 Sept. IL. 1893 IN
safe and suitable steamboats, and by a
schedule satisfactory to the department
the contractor TO provide for the convey
ance of the mails between the post oHices
and steamboat landings
The following star service chahse ~
Maine is announced:
Route 1920. Atlantic to Swan Island.
From April 10. 1899 permit postmasters TO
exchange mails six times week during
such earlier and later period than now
fixed as six times a week service shall be-
performed by steamboat between Ston-
ington and Swans Island, provided such
additional mails be carried in locked
pouch BY a sworn carrier and without
eNpenSe 10 the department.
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possible to render assistance in the EN-
Urgency which has arisen. our steam
ers awaiting orders at Auckland. Inc
deputy governor has communicated 10
the admiralty at Sydney that tne MI
tiura "a British third-class cruiser de-
tailed for the protection Of floating
trade in Australasian waters) is now
on her way to Raratonga with the gov
ernor."
The Daily Chronicle remarks edltor-
tally that if Lord Salisbury mas yieiaeu
on the question of unanimity. the Sa-
moan commission may as well save it
self the voyage.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times SAYS: 1.-The Roman Catholicism
Of Nataafa has been made the most OF
by the German press, and Maiieo'a
Tanu is described as the candidate OF
London missionary society, at whose
station Chief Justice Chambers was a
guest for many months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14
New York Produce Market.

New York. April ~
FlOl R-Recelpts, 26.0i5 bbls.: exnnpfe
ZI,ZIa dds: sales. 5000 pkgs.: firmer ana
l m, active: winter straights. s355
";.in, minnesota patents, $39Dn4E
~ E-N0 Western. g6k fob afioat.
state rye, 6lMs2 elf New York car Ions
" fEAT-Rccelpts. 35. 80 bushels. sales
5.s2,.pU bushels futures, 81. 900 bnsheIs M,
ana outports; spot firm: No 2 red ~
lob. aH0at to arrive; No Norfber, rs
luth, SEA fob afioar ~
CDRN-Rece.pts. a7J bushels: eynnrto
1851 bushels: sales. 10000 bush4is ~,
Lllres 2iO,11 bushels spot ana uIItnnrtI-
No. z t3%et45 fob. afioat new and oId
Receipts, ne, 100 btshets. axnnrts
3.4@ bushels: sales IID. 800 bushels snaf.
white, 35fi3s - 49, rack
BEEF- Steady; cut meats. steady
LARD-Stesdy: Western steamed 4 !,
m5b: April, $40; refined. steady 90"
PDRK-Quiet.
III TTEk-Easier; creamery. q: do fae-
Tory, l5ni5: Elgins. p; state dairy, liz,
DE: 10. creamery. 1921
CfEhSE-ilrm; large white. 12(11Iz. .
small white, l2a,N13: part skins mi.
fun skins, 4m5 '1z"''
EGGS-Firm: state ana Pennsylvant,
III Western fresh, laaa@li Southern, e
PETROLErM-Eas
ROSIN-Steady.
TTRPENTlNE-F irmer.
RlCE-Firm.
OLASSES-Frm.
FRElGHTS-To Liverpool quiet.
SIGAR-RsW ", strong neld higher. rsir
refining, "a. centrifugal gG test. 4 Gid.
iholasses sugar. l5-lG; refined firm but
less active. -
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DAMAGING TO MOlINeUx.
Police Have Letter that They Claim Will
Help Convict Him.

New York April 13.-Captain McClus-
key announced, today that the district
attorney would make charge against \.
5. COlyar .Ir.. eithe" for conspiracy or at
tempted kidnapping in connection with
the attemp; to get Hickman, the Moli-
neuN case witness. 70 Tennessee. Colyar
charSE o. consplrinS L" procure the az
resi-. kldndp and confine Nicholas A
Hickman. The examination was SET for
tomorrow. Coiyar'S bail was placed al
$500
The letter McCuskry laid ~ much
stress upon was received, yesterday. and
came from oak Grove Kennels. MoodUs.
Conn. II was accompanied BY the fol-
lowing communication:
Dear Sir-One Of my girls found the en-
closed letter in a batch " 1900 that ~"
purchased from Dr.. James :, Burns. now
ot Hodges building. Detroit Mich but
York CIV. II strikes M that some Of
Barnet's letters which We found contain
me same silver crest as appear upon the
letter from MolineuX herewith en-
closed. Very truly, +. G. FOWLER.
Fowler H. a patent medicine dealer. who
buys letters all over the country for the
purpose Of getting addresses Ii was
through him that the original letter n
the name Of Barne; Cthat was sent to
Cincinnati, last june WAS found. Tne
letter enclosed by Fowler is addressed 10
Mr. James Burns. $50 Columbus avenue.
New York City. and is postmarked
NtNdIh. ~ - j lIlt /, 1870 III was re-
ceiVed AT Station N 40 /. NJ Captain
McCluSkey opened the letter and found.
ne states. that the paper is exactly the
same blue paper with the same CrescentS
a. used in the cases Of Barnet and Cor
nisn letters, which figured in the case.
The letter has no date and reads:
Dear Sir-Please find enclosed y cents,
for which send remedy ana oblige.
Yours truly,
ROLAND Il. MOLINEUN
Jersey street, Newark. y. j.
\ clipping from a newspaper was in
closed containing an advertisement of DR.
Burns medicine. capt McCluskey says
that the handwriting is in MolneuX :
natural hand.
Barlow ;. Weeks. counsel to Molineux.
when asked about the letter Captain Mo
Cluskey had procured, said: 1T only indi-
Gated that the person who wrote the III.
e. Barnet ana II. cornish letters had
also used the name Of Mr.. NolineuX.'
District Attorney Gardiner said today,
that there was no chance at all for
MolineuN." and he was sure that Moli-
neux would be again indicted. VIM.
* nsley. handwriting expert, has looked
at the letter produced by MCCluskey ana
says that beyond a doubt il was written
by the same person that wrote the Bar
net and Cornish letters and who Inscribed
the address on the poison package sent
to Cornish.