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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

Among England's most popular
novelists OF the day, appear the
names of John Oliver Hobbs MRS.
Crsigie), whose Robert Orange
and School of Saints have many
admirers; and Miss
Mary Cholmondely mot 50 hard to
pronounce as it looks, whose Red
Pottage has been SO much dis.
,ussed in literary circles.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29
Few states have succeeded SO

Few states have succeeded SO
thoroughly in degrading them-
selves in popular estimation as has
poor old Kentucky. For many
generations the home of fair wom-
en- and brave men, noted for its
c:lItnre and refinement, the birth
place Or adopted home of great
law Yers, soldiers and statesmen,
among American commonwealth
its has long been a charmed name.
Forgetting her past, untrue to hel
history and traditions, she has al
lowed herself to become the prey
and spoiI of knavcs and thieves,
aud turning to strange leaders,
has repudiated and driven from
her borders her Lindsays and her
Carlisles. Turning her back upon
q past that should have been a
promise and an inspiration, she
has st her fnce toward q doubtful
lnloge with pirate crew for
|.tf..t|
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs, the
popular and successful humorist,
has again been busy with his type
writer; the result is ANEW book p
The Burning of Acre Hill. How
can we ever hope to keep up with
modern literature?
The prolific writer of today is
himself responsible for our some
times objectionable ignorance
concerning the latest book; with
Scott, Dickens and George Eliot,
looking down upon us from library
shelves, how have we courage to
devote ourselves to Richard Car
wells, David Harums, and crea
tions from the pen of Mary John.
ston, Mr.. Ford, Mr.. Harrington,
and q host of others, without some
computations of conscience, to saw
nothing of desire for truly ''the
best
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29
Books and Magazines.


We see that "Kichard Carvel"
has been put on the stage; Mr..
John Drew assuming the title role
and Miss Ida Conquest imperson-
ating the charmingly coquettish
Dorothy Manners. The presenta-
ton has not received the kindest
treatment at the hands of the
Critlque, but, owing to the wide
reputation of the novel, its stage
success is assured, for a season at
least.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

BY the death of Stephen Crane
which occurred several months
past, America has been deprived
of one Of her brightest and most
promising writer's. His writings.
which are being much discussed at
present, attained for him great
success, but 1t was to the future
that his friends looked, feeling
sure that he was capable of much
greater things than he had accom-
plished,
Mr.. Crane was born in New
Jersey IN 1870, SO we see that. for
a man of thirty years, his success
was astonishing. His best stories
are Maggie, a Child of the Streets.
which attracted the attention Of
Mr.. W. D. Howells, among other
literary men; and the Red BADGE Of
Courage, which was quite as ponn-
lar in England as in lis awn
country.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

just as the printers finished set
ting up the above, The Times
learned that the stu alton referred
to had been relieved by the
election of Mr.. Jayne, president
and Messrs. GOldstein and Foote,
tax collector and secretary and
treasurer respectively. We con-
graduate the board and the tax
payers upon being rid Of a condl-
ton inimical to all concerned, and
let the above stand as written, a
comment upon . status existing at
the time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

In the September Bookman we
find a pithy and witty verse from
the pen of William j. hampton,
on the staff of the New York Sun,
which we quote, and which will be
of interest to those who have read
the latest production of one Of
Kentucky's most noted novelists.
To James Lane Allen
The "Reign of Law
Well, Allen, you're lucky:
It's the first time it ever
Panied law in Kentucky.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29

The last item represents, large
~, the claimed saving to the man
utacturer by reason of the DIFF
ference between the loss of weight
sustained by the two forms of
bale, square and roundlap.
There IS one feature of Mr..
Hart's paper which detracts from
its value, as an impartial presen-
tation OF an economic question.
This is that 1t is, throughout, an
argument, not for one form of
bale, rs against another, but for
one particular make OF a form.
He does not argue the merits of
the round bale over the square, ut
all, but perslstently urges the
Claims of the American Cotton
Co.'S. peculiar method of making
round bales, known as the ''round-
lap" system. 1t can hardly be
possible that all the advantages
claimed by the advocates of the
how style OF putting up cotton are
possessed by one method of pro-
stncing that style of package. to
tho Exclusion of all others; and
l'et that is just what our writer
claims, and, in doing SO, he neces-
sarily discounts the value of his
arguments and figures.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-29
THE RoUNDLAP BALE.

The September number of the
Journal Of the Franklin Institute
contains an interesting contrlbu-
ton from Mr.. Frank Hart, in the
nature of statistical showing OF
the various items of saving result
ing from the use of the roundlap
as against the square bale. 1t is a
little singular that Mr.. Hart finds
no merit in any of the several
other systems of making round
bales. He has no word of COM
mendation for any except the
American Cotton Company's.
The paper reviews the various
troubles of the square bale, on the
way from the gin to the factory
excessive sampling, freight, insur-
anee and compress rates, excess
weight OF bagging and ties, etc.
MIR. Hart quotes from Col. A.
b. Shepperson to show that the
excess OF freight paid on the two
crops of 97-9S and $500, on the
bagging and ties required to cover
them, amounted to 100000
He also estimates the freight
paid on the baggIng and ties, in
shipping to the planter, at 50, O0O,-
O0O, making an exhibit of needless
freights on bagging and ties alone,
for the two years, Of $1,000, 900.
The figures for country dam
age" claims, by reason of inferior
wrapping, he puts at S750,OO0.
His claim OF total savings, through
the general adoption of the round
lap bale, based upon a crop of TO-
100000 bales, amounts to S44,-
$50, 900, as follows:
On bagging and ties. :. Is 5000, 900
COMPRISING .......s..y 100000
Freights. ,........... 2o,OOO,OoO
& ScreWing In, and labor
/, saved AZ ships side. $50, 1,25O,oOO
Unnecessary sampling, land
theft ................,. 100000
Insurance Including coun-
try DAMAGE. .......... 1900, 900
; Reweighing and yardage. 100000
Mending ................ 1000, 600
At the mill. .,............ $500. 900
The last Item represents, large
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
BRUTAL ROBBERS.
rhsy ski. .. Old wo... to Get Hsr

They ski. an Old wo.as to Get Hss
Moeey.
In Russia are house robbers fully
as brutal as those in the United States.
who are accustomed by Gre. knife and
club to torture the aged and crippled
in efforts. sometimes vain, to extract
the secret Of hidden Swings. In a
village not far from Bobrova. town
near Moscow. several robbers. knowing
the proprietor to be absent. broke into
his house. OF which the sole occupant
was his mother, 20 years old. They
asked her where the money was kept
to which she replied that her son had
taken 1t with him, although she was At
the moment seated on 4 chest contain
ing the money. The robbers beat and
kicked her. knocking out her teeth and
breaking her nose-yet she steadily
maintained that there was no money
in the house. They had Just started
peeling on her skin with a knife and
pricking her with an awl when the
bells OF a wagon were heard, at which
the robbers fed. From the wagon
leaped the old lady's son. who found
his mother lying drenched in blood
and insensible.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
YOUTHFUL EXPLORER.
Harss Feary Who wss Dar. 1. the n

Marss Peary Who wss Dar. 4. the Far
North
On the Peary arctic relief steamer
windward, Mrs. Peary. wife Of Lieut.
Peary, the arctic explorer. with her
little daughter. Marie. sailed to the
far north q few months ago in search
of her husband. who has not been
heard from in some timsunShe expect
ed to find him In Etah. In north Green
land. The little daughter. Marie Peary.
is only seven years old. but her life
has been full Of unusual experiences
In the first place she was born In lati-
tude "a degrees 10 minutes north
many hundred miles nearer the pole
than many Of US would care to venture
at Anniversary Lodge. where her
daring father and mother spent the
winter OF 1888. In the second place
she saw only a few hours Of the clos
ing arctic day before the arctic winter.
which is six months long. settled down
with its darkness. Accordingly, for the
first six months OF her career she lived
in candlelight The native Eskimos
of that region had never seen q white
baby, and Marie was source OF won
der to them, as well as a comfort and
cheer to her parents in their lonely
home. When Mrs. Peary nnds her
husband the family will spend the
most of the winter at Etah- Their
home will be the queerest kind of
building imaginable. The Erie rail-
way company has donated to Lieut.
Peary caboose such as are used on
freight trains. This will be taken by
the snip to Etah and fitted up as a
house for the Peary family. During
the cold days Of the coming winter
some of us may think of Marie Peary
looking out over the frozen Ice fields
through the windows OF the red ca
boose. and be thankful for our spacious
and well warmed houses.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
RISKS WITH ANIMALS.

Laymsn somstimss Act FooushIy in
Cagss With VIVA Beasts.
A few days ago a Partisan butcher.
for a wager, entered a cage In which
three large Lions were inclosed, drank
. bottle Of wine and played game
Of cards with the beasts trainer.
When he was about to leave he thrust
. wineglass under the nose Of one of
the animals and as a result the lion
leaped upon the man and mangled him
fearfuliy before the tanner could inter
fere. The terrible scene was Witness
ed by q huge audience in q menagerie
at q village near Paris. A pretty
Irish girl had a queer whim Of this
nature during the past summer. She
had been asked to become the wife OF
young solicitor and she promised to
give him an answer the next evening
in the tent Of travelling menagerie
at the conclusion of the performance.
When the would-be benedict arrived on
the scene he was thunderstruck to see
the young lady smiling sweetly at him
behind the bars of cage in which
were two full-grown lions. Although
she promised to marry him II he en-
tered the cage he swung round on
his heels and disappeared without q
word Herr Becker of Vienna. an &C.
centric man of considerable means.
took 1t into his head to spend the last
few days Of his life in a cage OF lions.
When he knew his end to be near he
had his bed removed into the cage and
in this queer bedroom he lay for one
week. when he died During the visit
OF menagerie to Salem. Mass. last
spring young lady of "a made up her
mind to enter tigers den and in the
presence of the savage beasts knit q
scarf for their master. The tigers en-
deavored to spring upon her when she
entered the cage. but the tanner beat
them back Presently they began to
toy with the ball Of wool that was
used in the making OF the scarf. The
plucky young woman remained in the
cage for two hours, and before she left
II she placed the scarf she had knitted
with her own hands round the tanners
neck
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
rn. ~. ,.r CO., nr.,...

OF course we regard the cet-o'-nine
tails as being efiicacious chiefly in the
case of those brutal rufYaans who bea,
their wives and other helpless depend
ents as a regular Saturday or Sunday
night diversion and to whom a briei
period of comfortable Imprisonment
with warmth. medical attention and
abundant food. is merely an episode o.
luxury. Every rational observer in
this direction knows that for such
monsters there Is no deterrent save
plain and simple physical suffering
The so-called humane and civilized
methods have been tried and found
wanting. The brute goes to Jail. fares
sumptuously every day. while hi:
wretched family suffer cold and hun
ger, and in almost every instance re
turns with unabated energy to the
practice Of his favorite cruelty
Washington Star.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
sRooAR KINGS.

levy Tribsts Upon Rieh s.d Posr ssA
Arc obsysd with Aiaerity. v
II you want to grow rich in China
become the head Of guild Of beg
ga.. thieves or lepers. says the Lon
don Express. Nankin. Pekin and Tien-
tsin are the headquarters of the most
powerful Of these guilds, and their
rulers are wealthy and respected. The
king" OF clan of Chinese vagabonds
Of these classes derives his income
from a tribute rendered him by his
wretched subjects. and also levies q
sort of blackmail on traders and mer-
chants by undertaking to keep their
shops. stores and houses free from the
particular pests which he controls.
From these two sources he realizes q
large income and is enabled to live in
a large houses and keep up great style
in his mode of life. Each clan has =
particular district OF the city given
over to its operation. beyond which Its
members are forbidden to stray. Hor-
rible self-multilations are practiced BY
the beggars of China in order that
their deformities may excite compass
sion and lead to profit. II you see .
blind man soliciting aims in a Chinese
street 1t is ten to one that he has HIM
self destroyed his sight. On certain
days the beggars go about in gangs Of
from fifty to $50. On these occasions
shopkeepers are only too glad to COM
ply with the kings" demands for
blackmail In order that his subjects
may be kept out OF their shops. A
king of Chinese thieves knows every
thing that goes on in his district. He
knows who committed certain thefts
and where the stolen property is. He.
like his brother Of the beggars. has .
double source of income. A large per-
centage OF the profits made by his sub
5ects is claimed by him and woe betids
tocrat- And IL a foreigner Is robbed
he generally can. by paying the king
4 certain sum. recover his property.
Property stolen from Cinnamon Ii
never brought back. Every Chinese
city has a leper house outside its gates
and most Of them have two or moro.
As in the cases of the beggars and
thieves. there Is an executive head.
called the king of the lepers. who
controls all lepers and makes rules
and compacts. which must be observed.
These unfortunates are numerous
throughout the empire. When In the
first stage Of the disease they are
brought to the leper houses Good
care Is taken Of them as long as their
relatives can meet the demands Of the
king" But no matter how wealthy
their families may be the king" evi-
IDENTIFY drains them Of every penny,
and both the leper and his relatives
often have TO turn beggars. The poorer
lepers are assigned to miserable. un-
clean huts. providing poor shelter
against bad weather.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
Anpl.a far Your nr.l..

II you want brains eat the right
sort Of food. There is the rub! What
In the right sort Of food, A score or
more OF things have been recommend
ed by just as many more or less emil
nent authorities. yet there ID not any
startling evidences Of great brain
growth above the normal. After spec
ial recommendations of all sorts OF
fish. fesh and ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
fsh-now comes sage medical advice
to eat apples. and plenty Of them. not
only for brain material. but for thu
sake OF the well being Of the entire
system. It 10 argued that the nervous
system 10 crying for phosphorous. and
that apples all the want. TO the quiet
ing OF the nerves and feeding Of the
brain. Then. to its credit, II 10 said
that = good, rips. raw apple 10 COM
pletely digestsd In ciGhty-nve minuteA.
This ID q saving Of power that favors
lonsevitys-New York Herald.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
No rs,.v,. 4, Iceland.

Although criminolosy Is virtually a
science. and although the study Of
police systems and prison systems
Is constantly attracting more attention
here and In Europe. the Golden Rule is
still kept bright In Iceland. We quote
from the Green Bag: "In Iceland there
are no prisoners. and the Inhabitants
are 80 honest in their habits that such
defences to property as locks. bolts
and bars are not reouired.nor are there
any police in the island. Yet its his
tory for 1000 years records no more
than two thefts." The contrast be-
tween Iceland and countries which ars
rated higher in civilization holds n
lesson that even the runner may read.
Boston Journal
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27

This picture is the trade mark Of
SCOTTS EMULSION, and is on
every bottle Of SCOTTS EMUI.-
SION in the World, which now
amounts TO many millions yearly.
This great business has grown to
such vast proportions.
Firsf;-Bccausc the proprietors
have always been most careful in
selecting the various ingredients
used in its composition, namely;
the finest Cod Liver Oil. and the
purest Hypophosphites.
Second: Because they have 50
skillfully combined the various
Ingredients that the best possible
results are obtained by its use.
Thind:- Because It has made q
many sickly, delicate children
strong and healthy, given health
and rosy checks to so many pale,
anaemic girls, and healed the lungs
and restored to full health, so many
thousands in the first stages o.
Consumption.
q pa hsys not trisd 4. ssnd for frss sangoA
s''ss,s sss4T ~: n! sow W.T. csss%.. KEN
s's -. ss:,s "a i;.ss s;.sss an arsssss:s & ~
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
Ine,d..,.l Golden L.es.

A mule Is responsible for recent
and of tripoii-better known, perhaps
as "rottenstone"-in Missouri, U. S.
A. A farmer hitched his team to a
tree. The mules were attacked by
flies. and In their frantic efforts to
drive them on they paved the ground.
When the farmer returned he found a
peculiar blush dust enveloping the
animals. and on the ground was a
heap of sand a. nne AZ -four. Further
Investigation brought to light extern
sivs deposits Of the valuable earth.
since estimated by experts to be worth
from $4,000 to f15. 5.o00.-Answers.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
Disease and danger lurk in the VI

Disease and danger lurk in the VI
tai organs. The blood becomes viii
ated and the general health is under
mined whenever the stomach and
liver fail to perform their functions
as nature intended. HERBlNE will
tone up the stomach, regulate the
liver, where other preparations only
relieve. Price, so cents. For sale
by Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27

An attractive woman thrives on
good food and sunshine, with plenty
of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. When troub-
led with a costive habit, she takes a
few doses of HERBINE to cleanse
her system of all impurities. Price,
so cents. Sold by Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27

TABLERS BUCKEYE PILE ONT
MENT has been thoroughly tested for
many years, and is positive cure for
this most distressing and erhbarrass-
ing Of troubles. Price. so cents in
bottles. Tubes, rs cents. For sale
bv Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
n.s..r,,.r.e., Honor tor s.s4l~

A. J. Drexel Biddls OF Philadelphia,
who lat winter was slsctsd fellow OF
the Royal Geographical society in Lon
don. he's received N Invitation from
the president and SECRETARY OF the
Royal Meteorological society OF Grcas
Nritain to become fellow of that ia
mons ORGANIZATION also
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
s1>

The ladies Of the Christian church
viii serve homo cooking every Satur-
day In Abright's grocery. They solicit
your patronage. l6tf
Cañon City record., 1900-12-27
WANTED ROYALTY.
rsrts pasappsist~d That Moro DID Not
Attend ExposittonL

r.rss psssppsi.tsd That Moro DID Not
Attend ExposittoaL
Disguise II Ms she may. republican
France has been bitterly disappointed
at the absence of the principal crown
ed heads of Europe from the exposi-
ton. but most OF all at that of the
Russian sovereign. France considered
and not unjus,iy-that so much was
due to her from the son of father
whose memory is perpetuated in Paris
by one OF the most striking and beau
tiful monuments ever devised by an
art-loving nation. France will not ad-
NIT that the absence of crowned visl-
tors Of the FIRST rank and their heirs
was due to her own folly. She who Is
always preaching the solidarity OF re-
pubiicans all over the world will not
admit that there may be such soli-
darfty among monarchs. says the Lon
don News. And. even II she did admit
II. she would faii to see the reason
why Nicholas II. should not have made
an exception in her favor. She thinks.
though abe does not say It. that her
quondam ally owed her this. There is
no proof that Oscar of Sweden and
Norway. leopold OF Belgium and
George ofGrcece are notas solicitous OF
the prestige of their fellow-sovercigns
ms the rest, but all three felt that they
owed something to France and they
were determined to acknowledge the
obligation in that way. Oscar Is of
purely French descent: Leopold's faith
er indirectly owed his crown to France.
who fought the battles OF Belgium
against the Dutch. without which bat
ties there would have been no Leopold
l. George had to thank Napoleon Ill
for being where he is. These three
sovcreigns have shown their gratitude
and France. who can be very generous.
will not forget this.
Hobby Riders' Dtnnsn
Think of dinner where the guests
are made up exclusively Of hobby
riders. That was the sort OF an en-
tertainment given In Philadelphia the
other day, whore Justice OF the su-
prone court whose hobby In historical
portraits was invited to sit down with
4 score OF guests each OF whom rides
his own particular hobby. Ones hob
by was cngravings. Another's was au-
| tographs. anpther's was precious
stones. another's was original manu-
scripts. another'r was rare book bind
| ings, Another's was stAmps, and no on
through the whole category OF hob
bies Tho only wonder 10 that the
rider Of one kind Of . hobby could
bo found to take the least interest In
| the rider of any other kind Of > hobby.
II 10 not usually thus with hobby
| RIDERS. All they generally care for II
their own. Boston HsrAld.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-20
STORM IN COLORADO.
No Abatement OF the Rain And
Snow Since Saturday Night

A Denver dispatch says: The rain
and snow storm which began Saturd sy
night still continues and is increasiD G
in severity. The storm covers the
Eastern parts of Colorado and Wyom-
ing, the north part of New Mexico and
part of Kan Cherry creek, while b
enters the Platte river In this city, is
on boom aud fears are entertained
for the safety of Csstlewood dam
The Platte Is almost bank full and is
rising rapidly.
In the Cripple Creek district it has
been showing almost constantly for two
weeks, the storm being record
breaker for the camp. The steam and
electric railways are blOckaded and
mining operations seriously hampered.
Similar conditions prevail in the Gil
lcpin and Clear Creek mining districts
The snow Is from two to six feet deep
on the eastern slope Of the mountains.
In Denver aud on the plains the snow
melts almost as fast as it falls.
Owing to the colt roadbeds incoming
trains are arriving many hours late.
On the divide between Denver and
Colorado Springs and In some noun
tain canyons trains are stalled In
heaps of SHOWS, which 10 SO moist and
heavy that snow pows buck 1t with
but little effect. On the prairie roads
east of Denver conditions are not so
bad as on the roads south aud west.
No trains have been run on any road
between Denver and Colorado Springs
aimee yesterday. About twenty trains,
passenger and freight, ere stuck In the
snow On the division between the two
points named. In some places the
drifts are sixteen feet deep, the snow
being so wet and heavy that the plOws
are almost unable to move it. The
storm has now subsided, and with an
army of men at work the railway Of
fcials announce they expect to have
the roads clear by tomorrow morning.