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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
IN DOUBT.
Democrats Garry Nebraska and
Maryland
republicans Garry Ohio and Lay
Claim 10 kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. s.-The Associated
It 3 o'clock makes o final summary of
She situation ia Kentucky, az follows.
With the returns complete from thirty
No counties and nearly complete from
itty-eight counties, making total OF
ninety ont of no. and including s pre-.
.luets in Louisville and jefferson coun.
y, Gocbol DEM has 0s,U,8 vu.es,
md Taylor 9O,G9I OF the twenty nine
'onnties yet 20 be heard from ten gave
1897 Il Democratic majority Of 8.5jg
md nineteen gave a Republican major.
ty of 1910; accordingly, b. is reason
able to expect that the race will be
lose, aud assuming that there viii be
40 Republican loss in the counties un.
reported, the probabilities favor Taylor
The Dispatches Estimate.
Louisville, Nov s.-At2 o'clock this
morning the Dispatch estimates the de.
eat of senator William GocDcl for gov
'rnor by all the way from 5000 TO To-
100. Returns show heavy Democratic
osses. The legislature will be about
quaily divided between Demo ru $
and Republicans, with the anu-Goelel
Democrats holding the balance of power
blackburn TO Bryan.
FRANNFoRr Ky, Nov s.-Formcr
senator Blackburn at . am. sent the
GLOWING telegram to W, j. Bryan;
I'VE have carried Kentucky by
mall but safe majority. Sincere con-
rratulations on the splendid victory in
Nebraska"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
Cotton and warehouse Burned.

jackson, Miss, Nov. 6.-The large
cotton warehouse at Crystal Springs
burned yesterday with 700 bales of cot
ton; loss. 500, 900.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
Reports that White Has capituInted

Lisbon, Nov. 6.-Persistant reports
are in circulation here that Gen. Sir
George Stewart White, British COM
uander in Natal, has capitulated to the
Beers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
Puerto CabeIIo surrender.

Caracas, Nov. 6.-After a blockade of
two days Puerto Cabello yesterday sur
rendered to Gen. Castro and the OH
ials of the defaeto government.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
WORK OF THE SIGNAL CORPS
TeIegrnphS tustitutrd und Operated
Ia Cuba, Porto Rico UHd iuyon
Recommendation

which thc government is iu-tIwtina
and operating cable and telegraph
/ lines u- result of recent trritoriu
acquisitions and control rs brought
out in the report OF Gen. Greedy chief
signal officer This shows that the tel
epwrh system OF Cub0, formerly
owned and operated by Spain has beel
aiken over and developed by the sigma
corps, and tuur 40 the CLOSE of the iscu
year $500 miles Of lime were iu opera
tion, of which 500 miles were absolute
IS new lines aud the remainder large
~ reconstructed.
BinlcuItics Encountered,
Gen Greedy discusses the question OF
Cuban cable andtrlephone concessions
showing the legal aud diplomatic diff
cuIties surrounding them as well as
the practical difficulties under which
the military cable lines are kept in
operation He recommends the laying
of "a decp-sea cable between Porto Rice
and Cuba, which would cost about
100000. BY this means all c0mmunr
cations between Porto Rico and the
United States would pass over strictly
American lines.
AntHTuuigcd by Private Companies
I'm the Philippines Gen. Greedy show,
10 lay cables for military operations
was antagouiled by the private com
panies owning lines there. Gen. Gree.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11
,''OOer'' State Land Sales.

00sr' State Land Sales.
I Commissioner" !, Nall reports hav-
N 40 of State lands during
VI october, which amount
covered into the State treas
s General expenses. This keeps
!, mage which Commissioner
luoDtL Vained for the past ten or
hi ia and he reports that he
Viii Srge Transactions pending
|sovsuuT doubtless be put through
M nature should provide for a
|lSo survey of the State. Hill
w. is the latest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

We noticed, recently, that a wagon
load of broom corn, put up in bales like
cotton, was seen on the streets of For
est; and its value was estimated at $50
TO S35 per ton. For the encouragement
of Mississippi farmers who have lands
adapted to broom corn we will quote
the prices in Chicago, by Earl Bros,
large dealers:
"There is nothing that is sound selling
below $50 to 800, and from that the market
ranges up to $40, and even Sl2O per ton for
choice, fine green hurl or self-working'
The situation on the Illinois Central is very
strong. and it is claimed that 30 per cent of
the corn has been moved out of first hands,
We have Just sold some common Nebraska
corn at 500
Grand Commander John 5. Cobb has
issued his dispensation for command
cry of Knights Templar at Clardsdale:
]. S. Brooks, eminent commander; D. J'
Brooks, generalisimo; j. W. Cutrer
captain general. This is the second
commandery organized this year, the
other being at Corinth.
A reasonable Interpretation" of some
recent editorials in the Pascagoula
Democrat-Star, leaves the impression
that Capt. Mayors is not in favor OF
continuing the State board of health;
nor does he appear to be specially IN
fatuated with local boards of health
The Aberdeen Examiner, in speaking
of the Rankin county stone quarrles'
saws: Better quarries than these eX-
list in Tishomingo county, and the quar-
ries. in jefferson, Jasper, Clarke ana
elsewhere in the State were shown by
exhibits at the New Orleans Exposition
to promise great outcome when devel-
oped. If our next legislature will pro-
vide for geological survey, Mississippi
will surprise the oldest inhaoltant
bv her exhibit of phosphates' fine hR-
mites. kaolin, glass sands iron ore ana
possibly coal and oil. !
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

|eullor of the Southern Farm Ga
''arkVllle, gets eloquent wheD
|Sol the hairy vetch on the col
'n' He says ''it is as thick as it
uui although we have had but a
Gu Of rain. This is the twelfth
a. Ve'ch has come up volunteer.
Jung to be as much at home as
90 clover, and comes up in the
as certainly as Japan clover
'ne spring. The vetch is do
lor Mississippi that we have
LOT 1t, and more. With a rea-
MID winter the college fields
worth coming far to see. Their
n green may be seen miles away.
'4uid pasturage afforded will
F surpassed by good summer
and the land-enriching quail
we vetch are not the least of its
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

"ue OF Hammond, the great
englneer Of South Africa, who
'S'ated in the Jamison raid, and
u lot 100000, is a Natchez girl,
u Zen, Nat Harris. So notes
Sdeen Examiner.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

III Oandler, in his message to
l'gia legislature last week,
uus that a bureau of statis-
saued to the agricultural de-
E, we have the agriculture
n, 'ppl, but we haven't the de-
r. Ut The bureau. We are be-
V all the States in such mat
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

Gov. Bob Taylor delivered his lecture,
Love, Laughter and Song" in Bran,
don recently to a large audience of
Rankinites and Jackson refugees. Gov.
McLaurin introduced him in very com
plimentary terms and suggested that
IL the Democratic nomination for vice
president should come South, Bob
would fill the bill.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-11

The Aberdeen Examiner is in its
tbirty.fourth year, and Major S. A.
Jonas has been in continuous editorial
control for thirty-three and one-halt
years. No other Mississippi editor haG
been in harness so long.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

To conclude that the smallest room
in the house is large enough to SLEEP
in.
To sleep exposed to a draught at any
season.
To imagine that whatever remed ,
causes one to feel Immediately bette:
as alcoholic %stimulants, for example
is good for the system without regard
to the after affects.
To eat as if you had only a minute
in which to finish your meal. or to cal
without an appetite. or to continue aft
err it has been satisfied to crafty the
taste.
TO give unnecessary time to a Ger
tain established rule of housekeeping
when it could be much more p%rotita-
bly, spent in rest and recreation.
To take off heavy undertaking be
cause you have become o%verheated.
To think that the more a person eats
the healthier and stronger he will be-
come.
To believe that children can do as
much work as grown people, and thai
the more they study the more they
learn.
To go to bed late at night and rise
at daybreak and Imagine that every
hour taken from sleep is ar hour
gained.
To imagine that if a little work or
exercise is good, violent or prolonged
exercise is better.-Weekly Banquet.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
An ~EnelishWOman's Fad.

The daughter of an English country
gentleman prides herself on possessing
the largest and most comprehensive
collection of luggage and hotel labels
in existence. In the albums in which
these specimens are pasted can ba
found labels from all quarters of the
globe. San Francisco hotels are repre-
scented by fully half a dozen examples.
There are no fewer than 1876 from rail
ways and hotels Of the Indian Empire,
Canada, Samoa, New Zealand, China,
Japan, Cairo, Russia, Asiatic Turkey;
all have their sections allotted to them,
the European specimens, obtained
while travelling, from friends. or by
letter application, numbering some
thousands. Another English woman's
pet hobby is a marvellous collection of
all sorts and sizes of buttons. Many
are veritable works of art. The most
valuable, or rather the rarest, are two
Chinese official buttons, which in real
ity are decorations, and buttons from
the garments known to have been
worn by Marat, Robesrierre. Charles
Dickens, Walter Scott, Washington,
Nelson, Byron. Defoe. George H.,
George Ill, Napoleon, Wellington, Bis
marck, Irving, Garfield ana numerous
other celebrities of both sexes. The
collection numbers some 10000 speci-
mems, ranging from the commones1
bone buttons to enamel ones set III
gems valued at as much as $1,7JO.-
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

Along with reports of an unusually
large output of books from the pub
fishing centre comes the statement
that publishers were never so deluged
with manuscripts as they have been
within the past few months. But
how shall we explain the increase in
manuscripts? This writing habit has
been growing upon the whole human
rae And the cause, once we reflect
on the intellectual history of the past
twenty or thirty years, is plainly to be
seen. It lies in tho spread of educa-
ton; the improvement Of the common
schools; the increase in attendance at
colleges at a reduction in expenses;
the enormous increase in libraries,
free and not free; the spread Of such
systems Of instruction as the one at
C~hautauqua, the free travelling libra
ries, and the general decline in the
cost Of books and magazines. To get
an education has become a mere mat
ter Of taking the time to get it. It
lies within the reach Of all who desire
it. And hence we have had a tre-
mendous growth in the number of
those who know Low to write-who
have acquired ideas. power to express
themselves, and sell confdence enough
% say what thsy think in prinA
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
The Tskimo's Boat.

There is no craft SO difficult to han
die as the Eskimo kayak, The only
boat familiar to us which in any way
resembles it Is the racing she'll, but
If a crack oarsmen Of n of cur col
leges were tied into a kay ak and told
to shift for himself he would have a
hard time Of it. 1t is entirely covered
except for a round hole, into which the
owner slips, pushing his feet under
meath the skin deck in front, the hole
being fitted to the person for whom
the boat is designed, so that hi
thighs fill it completely. When he Is
seated in it, with his waterproof Jacket
tied securely around the edge, he is
able to defy waves Or rain. The mos
expert are apt to be sometimes over
turned, either by a careless movement
or an unexpectedly large wave, and.
IL he does not right himself at once, IL
inevitably drowned.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

The masticatory practices Of the
bicycle rider are explained by a Wis
consin humorist on the ground that
the gum on the tire Of the vehicle re-
quires a corresponding tire on the
gums Of its rider. The theory presents
an example of Wolverine wit, but does
not pretendto be scientific, and the true
explanation of the connection of the
exercises is yet to seek. The propriety
of their enforcement is recognized in
some quarters, however, and a young
ladies' cycling club in Canada has
joined III pledge not to unite them,
at least in public. It is o commend
able resolution, aud Will greatly in
crease the members attractiveness
singly and collectively.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

A ton of coal can be carried q mile
for a cent, even by rail; and water
carriage is cheaper still. Yet the
total consumption of coal for all pur-
poses is now so vast that the tax for
transportation is q heavy burden. In
England a strong organization has
been formed which purposes to take
the coal at the mouth of the mines,
convert its energy into electricity, and
supply power by conduction to a dense
manufacturing district. This plan
not only saves the shipment Of coal
but puts an end to the smoke nuisance.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

The effective gunnery Of the pur-
chased cruiser New Orleans proves
that We may study with advantage the
developments and achievements of
foreign ordnance, says the New York
Herald. Her battery shows a Ut
prising energy, and the gun mounts
are superior to anything we have
adoat for similar cslibre-indeed, the
ship itself illustrates an advanced
type, for though classed with the
Cincinnati and Raleigh the English
built New Orleans, save in interior
comfort. outranks the American cruis-
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

but my summer residence is at Tilt.
onsville. My wife has just come into
the room, and 1 will let u conversa'
ton end this tale.
Grace, l have written a sketch de-
failing the solving Of the mystery OF
your fathers death. How shall l cap.
ton it-luck or sciencee"
Neither"
Neither? Why, 1t was n or the
other"
at was neither"
'"Then what was it?"
Love"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

The new woman has scored the VIC
tory of her eventful life in Newark,
N. J. A Judge in hat advanced town
has decided that wives belonging to
clubs have a legal right to a latchkey
and to return. home at any of the small
hours that best suit them, and that
husbands who oppose this right as
an exclusive one of their W are
liable to arrest and fine. This dis
poses of the whole vexed question.
The latchkey unlocks the last fetter
binding downtrodden wo nan to tyran-
nical conventions, muses. the Balti-
more American.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
H KINGDOM OF LOVE.

In the dawn of the day, when the sea
and the earth
Reflected the sunrise above,
I set forth with a heart full Of our
age and mirth
To seek for the Kingdom Of Love.
I asked Of a Poet l me- on the way
Which cross road would lead me
Alright.
And he said: "Follow me. and ere long
you shall see
It's glittering turrets Of light"
And soon in the distance a city shone
fair.
"Look yonder..' he said; chow it
gleams.."
But alas. for the hopes that were
doomed to despair.
It was only the Kingdom of
Dreams
Then the next man l asked was a gay
Cavalier,
And he said: Follow me, follow
me-"
AL Will iluSuttl anu SUuS we Nt1lI
speeding along
BY the shores of LIES beautiful sea.
Then we came to a valley more trop-
ical far
Than the wonderful vale Of Cash
mere,
And l say from a bower a face like
a flower
Smile out on the gay Cavalier.
And he said: "We have come to hu-
manity's goal;
Here love and delight are intense"
But alas and alas! for the hopes of
my soul,
1t was only the "Kingdom of Sense"
AS 1 %journeyed more slowly I met on
the road
A coach with retainers behind.
And they said: "Follow me, for our
Ladv's abode
Belongs in that realm, you will
find"
twas a grand dame Of fashion. a
newly made bride.
l followed, encouraged and bold:
But my hopes died away like the last
CLEANS Of day,
For we came to the "Kingdom of
Gold"
AT the door Of a cottage I asked a fair
maid.
Il have heard of that realm" she
replied;
But my feet never roam. from the
Kingdom of Home
SO | know not the way" and she
sighed.
looked on the cottage; how restful 1t
seemed!
And the maid was as fair as a dove.
Great light glorifed my soul as I
cried:
why, Home is the Kingdom Of
Love-"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in New York
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

There are some recreant Americans
who constantly declare that political
rascality and bossism flourish in this
country only, and that they are un-
known in Great Britain. But the
Speaker, of London, the other day re-
ferred to the death of a man in Liver
pool who "ruled the Tory caucus with
o rod Of IRON" And the Yukon cor
respondent Of tho London Times tells
Of rampant venality among British
revenue officials.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

The State Board of Control Of Iowa
has given its official approval to a
measure providing that hereafter there
shall be no distinction on the ground
of sex in the salaries paid to teachers
employed in the schools and other in
stitutions in the State under its super
vision. Under this order teachers Of
o given grade or class will receive
equal pay for like work, whether they
are men or women.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
Dewey's LacOnic Reply.

Admiral Dewey has lately been
much annoyed by people claiming &c
be acquainted with him. Recently 8
stranger walked up to him. extended
his hand, and exclaimed: Admiral, l
bet you don't remember me- Ad,
miral Dewey, recognizing in him one
Of these bores, answered laconically.
you've won Vou bet" and walked
off.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

L 81 / oICCA Gdlo ~
attorney, as he smiled to himself
that a witness gets the best of q
lawyer. But l remember one that got
| the best of me in a way that caused
We shiyers to run up and down my
"sie 1.-THE affairs OF } ago l was re
tainea"intnnst ny d rice suit between
two o4latttf tnsss:s: It had been in the
courts f6f ten years, ,anJ bid fair ia
be there for ten more unless the
parties became bankrupt in the mean
while.
at was my first appearance in the
matter, l having taken the place OF
one OF the lawyers who died.
Il was very, very young. In fact, it
"a my first case, and | felt my i'm
portance more than l do now after
thirty years Of hard grind.
Among the witnesses was an old
farmer that I knew personally, having
been born and brought up in the same
neighborhood.
He was put on the stand to swear
to some facts that hanpvnAd ten years
back, and when he was turned over
to me for cross examination l pro.
ceeded to test the value of his mem
DRY dating so far back.
"Go You mean to say | began
sternly, that you a remember a
mere incident that happened ten
years ago?
Yes. sir he answered.
"'ThcE. Perhaps said |, sarcastic
ally, You con remember something
else that happened upon that particu-
lar day?
"'Yes | kin" he put in eagerly, 'jes'
after l saw Farmer Dunn drive that
GOV Of lis'n into his back pasture /
wuz goin' through my apple orchard
when / saw We an two other kids
stealing apples. When We saw me
comm We tried to git away; the other
kids did, but l cotched We when We
kim a-slidin' down the trunk of the
tree
Like a flash my memory went back
ten years to a very painful experience,
and | tried to stop him, but he went
IAN l took We across my lap an
gave We the all tiredist spankin' that
We ever had,' he concluded.
Il didn't question his memory any
further"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
Machine for Harvesting Grain.

On a large wheat farm IN California
the grain is cut from the Stake, the
chaff thrashed out. and the kernels
placed in sacks. which a.e se"ed ald
piled ready for the miIi-all by one
huge machine, which is Gr-hn by and
gets its motive po~"r fro+ a team OF
th1rty-eight mules.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
.,on,n,um uuts for R,ona,kers.

One of the newest things in the
building line is the aluminium hut for
the Klondike miners. When packed for
carriage it weighs ITO pounds. 1t is
composed of four sides and a roof of
thin sheets of aluminium, apd when
nut uv the house contains 100 cubic
Font
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
Eaved!
"Trhe St. Landry Democrat"
WAS consolidated on the Sd OF
March, 1894, with "The Opalou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 50 a year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper il the empire Par.
!sh Of St. Landry is therefore the
thasnasE.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

All UIglIsn1nan mas designed an au-
tomato pump for initiating pneumatic
tires, the piston running through a
central hole in the valve and connect
ing with a hinged shoe inside the tire
to force the piston to reciprocate in q
pump attached to the inner surface Of
the rim.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
oPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA
Spain has twenty-one admirals. r.,
in addition to these, she had . few
warships, she would have something
like a navy.

Once more the machine supersedes
the hand; this time it is the photo
graphic camera that enters a new field
against manual labor. A young wom-
an of Chicago has invented q method
of mapping off silhouettes with her
machine; silhouettes SO perfect and
so far superior to any handmade
article as to be quite unique.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

About 10000 English ships entered
the nineteen free harbors Of China il
1896. They carried only Englist
goods.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
GOOD MEMORY.
Witness Caused Shivers to Run up and down
the Lawyers Back.
Love

1T isn't often" said the well-known
attorney, as he smiled to himself,
that a witness gets the best of a
lawyer. But l remember one that got
the best Of me in a way that caused
&e shiyers to u up and down my
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21

yer nor Miss Bell alone. We three
were sitting OF the piazza, one after
noon, when Miss Sawyer, with an ell
fort for a matter of fact tone, said:
by the way, Mr.. Fox, 1 have mis-
laid a letter. I think I left it in the
study. Will you get it for me?"
Certainly" 1 replied; shall I go
now?'
ooh, no! later on will answer"
Then a heavy silence overcame us.
l began to wish 1 had gone for thai
letter. I was about to put the wish
into action, in fact, had started for
the study, when suddenly there was
a report like the discharge of a gun.
"Oh, my" exclaimed Miss Bell.
whats that" asked Miss Sawyer.
'"Thank Cod" I softly murmurad:
but aloud I said: "Come, and I'll show
you"
We entered the study. My scheme
had worked. The dummy was shot in
the forehead The mask was per-
forated with powder, but a larger hole
showed where the bullet entered. The
gun had been discharged through the
powder igniting by the suns rays on
the barrel. The mystery of the death
Of Judge Sawyer was solved. He had
been accidentally shot and killed by
his own gun, discharged by the heat
of the sun.
1 was so engrossed in explaining my
experiment that 1 didn't see Miss Bell
leaye the room. Grace and I were
alone.
Several years have passed since /
left the detective service. MY Office
is in Pemberton Square, my political
residence is in the old thirteenth ward.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
1t Is a Mistake.

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