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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
Not the Place for Willie.

\ bright-looking boy applied to the
manager of one of the big department
stores the other day for a position, and
was asked what particular thing he
felt competent to do.
We'll" he said, 81 might start in as
a cash boy"
VERY well. What is your name?"
willie Steele"
The manager looked at him doubt
fully for a moment and then said:
mo. Willie. I'm sorry. but we can t
have that name connected with our
cash department. Go down in the base
ment. where they handle iron goods,
and see if they can't use you there
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
;. The sergeant. his old tor

body. The sergeant, his old tor
mentor, regardless of his own wounds,
had been among the first who rushed
to his assistance.
Cory raised the only hand left him,
which the N. C. o. clasped, murmur-
ing something about forgiveness. A
smile of exultation played about his
comrades face for moment, then
the film of death gathered over his
eyes. He tried to speak, but no words
came in obedience to the moving of
his lips, for his soul had taken its
fight to that land where brave spirits
are at rest.-Mainly About People.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
HOLLANDS TULIP CRAZE.
Twelve Acres of City Property Were
Refused for "A Single Bulb of
Rare Variety.

''In the year 1884 the tulip craze in
Holland" writes Clifford Howard in
Ladies' Home journal, became SO
great that the ordinary industries were
neglected. No one wanted to do any
thing but raise tulips. A rare speci-
men offered for sale called forth eX-
cited bidding. Everyone was on the
lookout for special varieties. 1t was
rumored at one time that there were
but two bulbs of the Semper Augustus
in existence in Holland. One of them
was owned by florist in HARLEM,
and the other by dealer in Amster-
dam. This rumor was sufficient to
arouse the liveliest commotion in tulip
circles. and dealers and fanciers hur-
ried forward with offers to purchase
each one endeavoring to outbid the
other. The competition became so
eager that finally one man offered ~
acres of city property for the HARLEM
bulb: but the owner refused to sell.
The bulb in Amsterdam was knocked
down to the highest bidder for 81, 900
in cash, two horses, a carriage and
set of harness-a total of about S., 900,
which in those days was fabulous
sum-"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.

Gentle and brave amid the ranks he rode,
And felt the steed beneath him proud
and true;
Gentle and brave the steed beneath him
strobe,
And felt My masters hand will guide
me through"
And hour on hour, through dying and
through dead,
And dashed by rain from heaven, and
hail from hell,
From morn to eve, unscathed alike, they
sped,
But at the close of day the charger fell
He saw the shattered limb, the heaving
breast
And eyes entreating aid he could not
lend
With kiss on kiss the velvet nozzle
pressed,
And longed, yet loathed, its agony to
end.
And needless for awhile how trumpet
blared
Or round him roared and flashed the
fiery zone,
He, who all day the battles worst had
dared,
Now dared not brave the bivouac alone.
Then in one sob fond farewell he spoke,
The loaded death with hand reluctant
drew.
O dear dumb friends! patient of our
yoke!
There's many heart, We know not
aches for you.
james Rhoades, in London Daily News
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01

The hundred-yard runner is always a
dashing fellow.-Chicago Democrat.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01

whirI ana those shrielzing shells out
side still seemed to be telling the
world that he was miserable cow
ard.
A man was handing round some
brotY. He had been hours without
food, and the savory odor caused a
craving hunger to take possession of
him A pannikin full was being
passed, from which men took a drink,
their expectant comrades looking on
with eager, wistful eyes. Cory raised
his head, hoping his turn had come,
but he was Immediately greeted with
a storm of curses that caused him to
drop it again. Fool that he was to
expect it. He might have known.
At that moment the doctor came
up.
Give Cory some of that soup. Hold
up, my lad" he said, not unkindly;
you may make a soldier yet Drink
this" and he handed him the tin YES
sci.
He is broth of a boy" shouted
man, and this poor joke was greeted
with laughter even by those who
knew that they had but few hours
to live.
Cory sat up. The soup seemed to
put life into him, and he ceased to
SILVER He was barely out of his
teens, but his face, in its ashy gray
ness. looked more like that of man
who had passed his prime.
49, hot
the sergeant.
He'll run for it as soon as he's
able" remarked another. 'Whew! lis
ten." he broke off, as shell exploded
just outside. They seem to have got
the range of us now. Nice Christians
these, firing on the Red Cross"
For a few seconds there was silence
as the men realized their danger The
angry growl of the quick-firers was
every now and then punctuated by
the long, deep-mouthed baying of the
larger guns.
They are aiming at u.s." shouted a
man. running into the tent with his
right arm hanging helplessly by his
side.
Immediately there was violent
the air was filled with
dust. smoke and pungeant smell,
and the end of the tent lit up with a
tongue of flame. In an instant three
or four men sprang forward. and the
fire was eXtinguished.
"The devils are firing at us!" cried
the sergeant. The next shot will
count a bit if | am not mistaken"
Scarcely were the words out of his
mouth when huge rent suddenly
opened in the canvas, and a shell
dropped right into the middle of the
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
An Author wants a Chance.

A publishing firm recently received the
following offer from an anxious autobog-
rapher who probably had been reading
"The Hoolgan Nights" II wish to put
my life Before the public if l can Gel
Anuf Out of it to give me start in the
ed 30 times shot at q times Released on
8 haBis Corpas Warents. Broke ID Jales
Convicted times Broke pen and taken q
Convicts with me. Waylaid and shot my
fathern law twice married separated and
Divossed. If | can get start in the World
Bye putting my life Before the public l
will doc so."-Loudon News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
JESS' COTTAGE IN THRUMS.
If Bnrrie's Famous window Ever
Existed 1t Has Been
Closed Up.

''In the gable end of tiny cottage
was a wee bit of window-small even
for Thrums, where they have the very
smallest windows l have ever SEEM"
writes Mary B. Mullett, of "The Real
Thrums of Barrie" in the Ladies'
Home Journal. Jess cottage is one
of the few whitewashed ones in the
village. Most of them are of warm,
pinkish-red stone. 1t is quaint little
place, neatly kept now, though it was
once so out of repair that it was al
most uninhabitable. But for the I'M
expected fame which came to it it
would undoubtedly have been allowed
to go utterly to ruin. 'Ay, it was in an
awfu' state, said the neighbor with
whom l gossiped over the stone wall,
but it was sold to anither mon. Mails
ter Barrie's father was fearin' they
would be tearin' it down, an some
fowk thoct that Master Barrie would
buy it himself. But he's no muckle
for such things. The window oop
there's no the oreeginal window. Ma,
ma. That's the attic window whaur
Leeby gaed to see if the smoke WAR
comm DOT o. the meenister's chimney.
If there was ony window below, as
Master Barrie says there was, it's no
there moo: but the mon as haze bocht it
was sayin' he thoct he'd put ane in
again
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
Catnrrh Cannot Be Cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat. of the disease. Catarrh is a
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years.,
and is q, regular prescription. 1t is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces The perfect com.
bination of the two ingredients is what pro.
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca.
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold H. by all d, druggists B91 price RE t 75c.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01

A girl in a Lancashire market sold 4
gentleman fine fat goose, warranting
it to be young. II turned out, when
roasted, to be unmanageably tough.
The next day the gentleman said to
the market girl: That goose you sold
me for young one was very DID,"
Certainly not" said she. Don't
you call Inc young?"
"Yes."
"Well. / am but 10, and | have heard
mother say often that that goose was
six weeks younger than me."-Tit-Bits
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
curlosity saves Life.

A package marked quinine was secretly
sent to bright woman, but being curious
she took it to druggist who said it was not
quinine, but arsenic. A like inquiry into
some of the medicines offered will certainly
detect the false from the true. For half a
century Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has
been curing indigestion, constipation, dys-
pepsia, liver and kidney troubles and has
never once failed. Try it if you feel weak
and tired
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
ChIna'n Need.

The Kansas City Star is of the opin-
ion that what China really needs more
than anything else is an open door
through which the dowager empress
can pass out.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
Matter of Memory.

The man who was attempting suicide was
not sinking for the third time.
OF course, it was necessary hereupon that
he recall everything in his past life in the
space of one instant.
This he failed to do.
Again my cursed memory" he Kissed,
and he waded ashore in much chagrin, which
was in nowise lessened by the derisive laugh
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
Cents and Nonsense.

Confectioners are asking that the
copper cent be called in and an alum
mum cent issued in its stead. Such a
cent possibly would find its way into
more mouths than the copper cent
does, but. asks the Chicago Tribune,
how would that help the confectioners2
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
UnIuclSy Automobile Loads.

The new automobile stages running
on Fifth avenue, New York, are built
to accommodate just 10 persons.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-06-01
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smartng, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Omsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The silver star., 1900-08-10
REPORTS OF THE
ADVANCE ON PEKIN

London. Aug. G.-The American and
British forces began the advance on
Pekin last Thursday, according to n
dispatch dated August 2, from Tfen
Tsin to the Daily Express. 'The main
body OF the allies" continues the cor
respondent, marched July 80. Gener-
al Chaffee was delayed by difficulties
of Decentralization. General Dorward
the British commander, had no such
obstacles and his delay Is inexplica-
BILE.
The other foreign troops are now
half way to Lofa. The force includes
10000 JAPANESE under General Yama-
chuchi and 10000 Russians. The Brit
ish force totals 5000 and the other
foreign troops are 1000. We are weak
In artillery.
"On August l strong force from
the native city attacked Tien Tsin. BY
series of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions.
The native city is still defiant, and the
niles are unwilling to march troops
through the streets as this would mean
an immense slaughter. When the Chi
nese saw so large body Of troops
marching westward they apparently
believed they would have an ensy vic
tory over those who were left"
a message to the same paper from
correspondent In Pekin. dated July
%. says:
"rhe women have borne all the hor-
rors with marvellous fortitude and
even with chcerfulness. The Chinese
wanted pence when the arsenals nj
Tien Tsln were captured. and the ne.
| gotlatlOns bade fair To DE successful.
ITnfnrf rnntntV 4
| kang Yu arrived here nt the critical
moment and ovcrthrew the peace par.
ty.
A Shanghai dispatch dated August
4 says:
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily MnIl announces the reception OF
mn Imperial edIct. dated August 2. or.
derlng General Yung Lu to select high
military and civll dIgnitnrIes. together
with Il sufficient number Of picked
troops TO escort the foreign ministers
10 lien Tsln as soon MS they decide
to leave Pekin. by the terms of the
edict General Yung Lu will be held
personally responsible for their safety,
ana he " given full authority to deal
stmnnrily with those opp0xtup the
peacefM 3.Awnge Of the escort
by such nets" concludes the edic,
40 we show our good Intentions Ia
people from nfnr and open our bosoms
to them"
yokohama nu''"rs say that General
Terauchl hns reported 10 the Jnpnncsc
government that II ls not advisable Ia
send more troops TO China. decinrIn.
TINT the united force is now ample 4,
relieve the foreigners In fckin.
Chinese messages assert that, In nd.
dition to cnnsIDg the execution Of hipl,
runctionnrics Of pro-foreIgn tendency,
u Fling kcng hns iinpenclled Ii HUM
Chang. Liu Kun VI. viccroy Of Man
AIN, and others on n charge Of main.
tanning relations with foreigners.
The silver star., 1900-08-10
w. J. FAY KILLED
BY TRAIN ROBBERS

, pied By Mrs. Harger. Mr.. Fay IL said
to have put his head out from between
the curtains to ascertain apparently
what was the matter. for the men
were talking gruffly, and there was
more than the usual noise in the car
Accounts as to the killing Of Mr. Fay
differ. One is that he shot at one of
the bandits, who turned and shot him.
but this Is not believed. notwifhstand.
ing that his revolver was found
ciinched In his hand. The other ac-
count Is that as soon as he put his
head out OF the berth. he started to
get out, seeing the men in the act of
robbing Mrs. Harger. II IL said that
he was seen TO he holding n revolver.
Scarcely had he made motion as If
to raise his arm before the rcbter who
was acting as guard shot him. The
bullet entered his mouth causing n
large wound. from which the blood
burst in a stream. Mr.. Fay fell back
in his berth. No other passenger
looked out from between the curtains.
but the men fired four more shots from
their reyolvers to intimidate the occu-
pants OF the car.
The printed description of the men Is
as follows: One man about five feet
eight inches high. slender. light nous
tache. dark clothes. old slouch black
hat: the other one five feet ten inches
high, slender. short black moustache,
forty years old. old black suit and old
striped rubber coat Both men wore
black cloth masks over lower part Of
face.
At 1855 o'clock yesterday afternoon
a dozan Pinkerton detectives AMI
County Detective De Lue went 10
Hugo. and from there started on the
trail of the bandits. Messengers Were
sent out from Hugo. Limon and other
towns yesterday giving a description
of the men to ranchmen and section
men. A; 2:45 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon a telegram was received stat
ing that five men who had been out
had returned TO Hugo without secur-
ing any trace of the deSperadoes. Ad-
ditional men will lie sent out. so that
every mile of the country around Hugo
will be covered. Men from the Union
Pacific special service We're ordered
out from Omaha and Kansas City yes
terday. and when they arrive they will
take charge of the chase for the rob
bers.
Mr.. Fay was superintendent of the
gas company Tor many years. When
the new gas company was organized
he was made director. and continued
in this position for two or three years
He is reported to have held considera-
BILE stock in the Denver Gas Company
as well as in the Water company and
also in the Tramway company.
Mr.. Fay was known as the Father
of Odd Fellows" in Denver. He was
largely responsible for the success of
the order in this city and he. 1t is said.
did more than any one man to put the
order on prosperous footing in this
city. He was past master of the Den
yer lodge. He was also n charter
member of the Caledonian society and
has always been active in its work
One of his objects in coming to Denver
was to participate In the recent picnic
Of the society.
In 1896 Mr.. Fay removed TO Anheim
California
The silver star., 1900-08-10

Denver, Aug. 6.-The Republican
says:
In an effort to prevent Mrs. ". D.
Harger OF 1347 South fremont street
Denver. from being robbed. William ],
Fay. former superintendent Of the Den.
yer Gas Company. was instantly killed
BY two masked men who were robbing
the passengers on Union Pacific train
No. 4, near Hugo, Colorado. at 12.30
o'clock yesterday morning. So true was
the aim Of one of the bandits that Mr..
Fay sank back dead in his berth in the
Pullman sleeper Lebo. shot through the
head
The two desperadoes fired four shots
more TO alarm the other passengers,
and then went calmly on TO rob the oe-
cupanrs of the sleeper. In few min
ufes. however realizing that they had
killed man. desperate efforts were
made by the smaller Of the desperadces
to stop the train. and as the train drew
into Hugo and stopped. both men ran
for the door, tore open the vestibule
and. leapinc to the PLATFORM ran across
IL and were soon lost in the darkness.
Mr.. FAY was found dead in his berth,
lying on hfs back. his revolver grasped
in his hand From the nature OF the
]
Simultaneous. Murphy at once left the
train and notified the agent. and in less
than an hour Sheriff John w Freeman.
with six well mounted men, had ridden
out Of Hugo on the trail of the fleeing
bandits.
The amount secured by the bandits
was only So in cash
The two desperadoes are supposed to
have boarded the train. which left Den
yer at $50 O'Clock Saturday night.
either at Limon or Lake. but the exact
place is no, definitely known. The
train stopped at Limon. and the next
stop was at Lake, fifteen miles east
of Limon Lake has only coal
chute and a water tank. and the train
stopped at the tank for water. 1t is
believed the men got on the train at
Lake. for the train had only gone Il
short distance before Conductor Smith
of the Pullman cars saw two men
wearing masks over the upper portions
of their faces come into the door of
the Asiatic. They pointed their revol-
vers at him and sruffly told him to
walk ahead Of them. The negro porter,
p G. Roger was also marched in front
OF the bandits.
The men seemed nervous and in n
hurry. They aroused the sleeping pas
sengers and whatever was handed out
to them they took. both men holding
revolvers In their hands and the smaller
Of the two watching 10 see that they
were not attacked from the rear.
From the Asiatic they Went into the
Lebo.
In the Lcbo. which was the Kansas
City sleeper. the men aroused the pas
sengers and demanded their valuables,
and the half-awake and terrified pas
sengers handed out whatever they
could get their hands upon. Several
times the men told the passengers TO
hurry, accompanying their orders with
oaths. They went through the cars
with a rush. snatcbing the things
handed out to them and dropping them
into their pockets without even a
glance at what they were or the
amounts.
Just as they reached the berth occu-
The silver star., 1900-08-10
CATARRH
o. Inflammation of this delicate piul

Or Inflammation of this delicate piut
membrane.
The system is weakened in win.
ter. The delicate lining is more
susceptible to irritation or inflamma.
ton, and thus we have pneumonia
grip, colds, coughs, fevers, etc., ali
catarrhal conditions which NAV
easily be checked by one catanh
cure-Pe-ru-na.
That's the only way out Of H.
You may dose forever-you will
not be well until you try the true
cure and that is Pe-ru-na. You
may think your trouble is some
other disease and not catarrh. Cal
1t what you will. one thing is sure,
your system is affected and must Be
treated, and Pe-ru-na is the only
remedy which reaches the nigh
place and does cure.
The silver star., 1900-08-10

Cen A. ". Greedy, chief signal Off
Ger. has received 50 many letters con.
tanning suggestions for devices to b,
used in the war against China that h
is bewildered. They present countless
Ideas ranging from cipher code to :
scheme for destroying the combined
forces Of the Boxers at single blow
The cipher code came from a western
man who declares that 1T battles skill
10 unravel this CODE To this state
ment Gen. Greedy agrees most heartily
The letter explains that the code con
sists OF system OF numbers whicl
are TO be spoken. For instance, "l3
plus SO minus s. would mean "attacl
on the right flank"
The silver star., 1900-08-10
Like the
Deadly I
Under-C,urrcn

which grasps one without warning.
the mucous membrane which linz. !,
the entire body suddenly become,
weakened in some spot and disease
Is established. 1t may be Of the
lungs, the head, throat, stomach
bowels, or any other organ. Where.
ever it is, and whatever it seems i
al springs from the same cause
The silver star., 1900-08-10
An extraordinary phenomenon is r,

An extraordinary phenomenon is re
ported from Assuan, Egyp. Soms
days ago quantities Of hsn were OBJ
served swimming unezsily near tn.
surface Of the water above the FRS
Cataract. and during the ssst fev
days thousands Of dead fish. large snt
small, were discovered in ths inme.
date vicinity. The cause IL rot yei
known. but the authorities ais iakins
steps TO ascertain II. as disastrous re
suits might ensue should the Nile hs
found polluted with poisonous matter
The silver star., 1900-08-10

Dexter NJ Ferry. OF Michigan. who
gave $4,000 recently TO olivet College.
made az one condition of the bestowal
that the name Of the donor should net
be made known prior to the adjourn
ment Of the Republican State ConTea-
ton. before which he was a candidate
for the nomination for Governor.
The silver star., 1900-08-10

Ane result o. a new rule Is tha, BIZ
cyvies now take part in the church pa
iade In Hyde Park, London. Likewise
notors- II Is new. and people ars
not sure whether admirable. addition
10 the attractions. that the pronenad-
ers can look at the syo,urions Of gayly-
dressed cyclists and be cheered BY the
snorting and backing and forwarding
of the motors
The silver star., 1900-08-10

At Damendorf. in schleswig. soms
pezt-diggers recently found a we'll
preserved corpse in the peat, clothed
in coarse Toolsn material. with rec
hair. and with sandals On the feet
Dr. Splieth. Of Kiel. estimated the ars
Of the body at about 500 years. The
preservatiye properties Of peat are
Tel known and there have been many
remarkable proofs Of this in ireland
The silver star., 1900-08-10

A viennese dentist. while expert
menting at the Hygisnie Institute al
wurzbuTg. claims to have discovered
the successful application Of electricity
for the destruction OF bacteria 1t is
said that the treatment is very sim
Pile.
The silver star., 1900-08-10

One thousand cattle, two thousand
hogs. two thousand sheep. i've thou
sand four hundred bushels OF potatoes
were items in the provision bill OF
Kansas City against the week of the
National Democratic convention. After
all. people cannot live on enthusiasm
alone
The silver star., 1900-08-10

A snowstorm started fire on the
premises Of farmer living at He5l-
tsrne. Belgium He placed a quantity
Of quickline near shed or farm
and left il there all night In ths
course of the night snow fell on the
lime and the heat thus developed be
came so great that It set the shed on
fire, completely destroying 1t and It's
conteuts
The silver star., 1900-08-10

A submarine cable in actual use wi
form one Of the exhibits OF the Paris
exposition 1t Eill run from the cleo
rrictry building to the Vlncennes an
mex; several miles distant along IN.
Seine A complete cable station vii
be operated at each end to shox th'
public how transatlantic messages ar.
transmitted and received. Souvenir
messages may be sent by the public
The silver star., 1900-08-10
SILVER STAR
UuhasAsA Wesklyy
JoD 4 DD WITT. Bd1tsr - PyaA
noLO01. COLORADO.
Tsns: ~ pss ysas.

In Missouri there Is Dr.. Pigg, who
has Just had his name changed to
Peak. and who. oddly enough. is
cousin of Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas