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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Death Rather Than he Blind.

Edwin E. Chose, aged 40, committed
suicide at Fort Worth, Tex, by shoot
ing through the head with 44-cal Der
pistol. The bullet entered the right
side of the head. penetrating the brain
He left note stating that his eyesigh'
was fast failing,and that he had rather
be dead than alive and blind. He In
structed tina: his remains be sent &c
St. Louis and be placed in vault II
Bellfountaine cemetery, and accord
ingly the body was shipped to st
Louis. He was at one time proml'
nent business man in St. Louis, New
Orleans and Fort Worth, and at one
time was reputed 10 be worth about &
quarter Of Z million dollars.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
SPORT IN THE WEST.
Riding a Bucking Mule Requires
Skill and Courage.
A aPuneher's" Adventure Graphical
y Described by n story Teiier
from Indian Territory = How
the Animal Was subdued.

The Century Magazines prize for the
best short story submitted by college
graduate in 1899 was awarded to John
NJ Oskison, of Leland Stanford UNIVERSE
~. whose home is in the Indian terri
tory. and whose blood is partly Indian.
"Only the Master Shall Praise" is its
title; and one of its scenes is descr1p-
ton of ride on bucking mule.
"Out of knot of excited men Hammer
went straight TO the waiting, restless
mule. With a mock air of bravado he
struck the excited mule across the
flank with his sombrero, after roughly
Selling the reins. No one who has
not learned by experience how to
mount a plunging horse can UNDER
stand how Hanne. lifted himself out
of the chaos of rearing mule and strug-
Cling attendants into the saddle be-
fore he signed TO the men to turn the
animal loose.
when the mule found itself free to
act there was momentary pause.
Then began the short, nasty jumps
straight into the air, with the amman
back bowed, its legs stiff, and its head
lowered 1t was the -frs%powerful ef-
fort of the augered beast, made with
deviliEn confidence. Hammer was
scarcely shaken by these first straight
jumps, but then began the twisting
series. which is the second expedient
Of bucking animal. A jump high into
the air. with a seemingly impossible
twist to the side, landed the mule with
its head turned almost half round.
Before the rider caught his breath an
other jump and another half-turn were
made. These are the motions that
make a brocho-buster's life shorter.
Hammer was bleeding at the nose in
half a minute. The twisting jumps
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

any service whatever pertaining there
to and believe each of the many
duties to be equally important and
dignified.
When / came to this l found both
the church and the school buildings
in a state of extreme dilapidation.
Even under normal conditions the
limited resources of the parish would
have precluded the expense necessary
and this year we are even poorer than
usual, for the congregation donated
all its available money to the war
fond.
Il took the matter in hand prompt
ly and did all the painting myself, in
Guiding spouts, woodwork and win
dows, and finally. with the assistance
of one of my parishioners, succeeded
in painting the roof"
rs il not rather uncommon for a
rector to perform manual labor, even
III the interest of parish?' was
asked.
"Oh not specially So" answered Mr..
Macdonald. The history of the
church of England affords several eN-
amples.
REV. c. H. Wood, for more than
50 years curate and incumbent of St.
Georges, Preston. whose death was
recently announced, was an expert
carpenter, whose skill was always at
the disposal of his poor parishioners.
Household furniture of their pastors
design graced their cottages, and not
infrequently were they inferred in
collins made by the same hand.
another of my brothers of the
cloth who achieved distinction in this
direction was my old and valued
friend, Rev. C. Sellwood Goodwin, ot
ST. Aidan, Middlesborough He hav-
ing no edifice in which to hold serv-
ices, suggested to his parishioners
that they should construct one them
selves.
He himself dug the foundation and
then with gang of volunteer helpers
to the number of so, who labored IN
their spare hours, set about the work
with such zeal that few months
tack the building, which can seat be-
tween 600 and 700 people, was opened
by the archbishop of York
"a short while back the blacksmith
of Lancashire village was suddenly
taken so i'll that he was obliged to
quit work, which at that time prom
;sed to be exceptionally brisk. There
was no one to take his place, and his
business would have been at stand
still had not the vicar, who in his
younger days, for the sake of exer-
else, had often worked at the village
forge, appeared OPPORTUNITY on the
scene. He grasped the situation at
once, and, doffing his coat, proceeded
to demonstrate that he still retained
all his old skill by filling the smiths
place until that worthy was sufficient
iy recovered to return to his duties"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

we soon shall be far beyond mere the
ory. Until the best serum for use to
the end of strengthening and invig-
Grating the nobler cells of the human
body is found. we shall be defenseless
against old age, but this once discov-
cred, the cells needing it are armed
for the conflict with their destroying
neighbors. Then death will become
less terrible, for we can adjourn the
final hour until the tired body calls
for rest. The time assuredly will
come when we shall be able to main
tain for an indefinite period the equi-
librium between the constructive and
destructive forces of the body. i am
not prepared to say that man ever
will be able to live always. No one
would want that. Some force appar-
emily outside ones self. but really
within, now commands that one
should die. All of us will be glad of
death at some time, just as we wish to
stop eating when we are satiated."
DIR. Mirey, the newly elected pres
ident of the Academy of Medicine, eN-
presses regret that this so-called dis
covery has received such wide pub
i:city thus early. 1T has not yet come
before any scientific body for exam
nation" he says, land until this hap
pens scientific men will pay no atten-
ton &c newspaper talk on the sub
iect."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
REV. c. p. ANDERSON.
Elected CoadJutOr 20 Bishop Mac
Laren, of the Protestant Epis-
cOpaI Diocese of Chicago.

Charles Palmerston Anderson was
horn on September 8, 1868, at kempt-
Vile, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada.
His parents encouraged the ambition
of their son TO become priest OF the
Episcopal church. He attended Trim
ity college school at Port Hope, Cam
ada. and then entered the University
of Trinity at Toronto, and in 1883
finished the divinity course. He was
ordained a deacon by Bishop John
Travers Lewis in 1857 at Christ church
cathedral at Ottawa.
In 1855 he was ordered into the
priesthood by Bishop Lewis And was
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
A Desperate Negro.

Two negroes we're shot 10 death and
TWO white men desperately wounded
Is the result of an attempt to arrest &
legro murderer at Macon, Ga. ]. H
Butler, colored, is the man who did the
most of the shooting, and who was
himself shot 20 death. His victims
we're Armistead Bryant, colored, shot
through the heart and instantly
,.illed; b. Seltman, white, shot through
the stomach, and will probably die
and John Reed, white, shot in the
1eck, and is in a precarious condition.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Persisted in the Flames.

In the destruction of two-story
frame dwelling on Laurel Heights, sar
Antonio, Tex, Mrs. o. c. Roose per
ished in the flames. The house was oc
cupied by tho family of II. a. Hun
saler. Mrs. Hunsaker, and her chile
and two servants were saved by Lev
Sheldon, the negro coachman. Mrs
Rocse, the mother of Mrs. Hunsaker
also made her escape from the burning
building, but, against the protest OF
the rest of the family, she went bach
int, the house otter valuables. The
flames closed in around her and sh'
was burned TO death.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
BLIND BUT SLAVES HIMSELF.
Mr.. COuden, Chaplain of the House,
Wields the Razor in His
Own Behalf.

Recently Representative Graft was
seated in BARRIERS chair at the capitol
when boy came in and handed the bar
Der who was shaving him a small
leather covered box. IF l should give
you hundred guesses," said the bar
Der to the congressman, You would
not be able to tell me what this box con-
tains." Il do not believe l could" re-
piled Mr.. Graft ''but 1 am curious to
know what you have" There are six
razors belonging TO Chaplain Couden."
responded the barber, ''and whenever
they are dull he sends them here to be
sharpened."
There would be nothing curious sl>nut
this if it were not for the fact that CL n
lain Couden, who is totally blind. new,
permits barber to touch his face.
While DR.. Couden has been blind for
number Of years. it has been his practice
to shave himself, and SO well does he
DO it that he seldom if ever "nicks" his
face, and, according to the BARRIERS
story is less liable to do so than man
who has the use of both eyes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Skeleton Found in a Cave.

W. L. Allison. of Rising Fawn, Ala.
While prospecting for minerals on the
ide of Lookout mountain, discovered
i've skeletons in cave about Is miles
rom Chattanooga, Tenn. There is q
ifierence Of opinion whether they are
beletons OF Indians or miners. who
isappeared in the ore mines at Rising
avn several years ago. The cave Ia
cling explored to see whether it con
ins more skeletons.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
TO CHECK sEN1LITY.
DR.. MetehnIkoR Claims TO Have Dis
covered n Serum by which DEAN
May he Warded on.

DIR. Metchnikoff's discovery OF an
alleged means of checking senility is
still the subject of intense interest al
Paris. although tbs authors ara s;.a
irving to prevent the premature pup
LEGATION of the results of their re-
searches. The distinguished physi-
clan, however, received correspond
ent in his private laboratory in the
Pasteur institute.
AT present" he said. 1--WE are only
in the theoretic stage, but the sur
prising success that has attended our
experiments thus far gives hope that
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The boast of one of the Goebel par
tisans in Kentucky that they would
sea, Goebel as governor if they had &c
wade through blood to do il. has had
the effect of bringing hundreds OF
armed mountaineers to Frankfort, who
declare that the will of the people
shall not be lightly set aside.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
ett L. s-c'n. the safe in the Office ut
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Sword. Mnv he AhoIIsbad.

The suggestion of substituting a
Martini-Mctford carbine for the sword
an officer usually carries is being large.
ly discussed in military circles. The OBJ
lection against the sword is that, when
marching through billy country, il
hampers an officers movements in get
ting over rough ground, while a car
bine could be used as a walking-stick,
thus being great help and support.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Leaves Grand Central Station, M
by the New York Central, every /
the year at 9:l5, and the fourth nigA
after this mail is at San Francisul
for delivery or transfer to the stea1
Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Jal
China.
See the new Round the World
just issued by the New York Centnl
A copy will be sent free, POSTPAID
ceipt OF three cents in stamps, by Gs
Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
Central Station, New York.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
better TAan Chrana.

A firm of English tea merchants offer
TO every married woman who buys a
pound of its 75-cent tea for five consecu.
tive weeks a pension of $3.50 week
in case of the death of her husband,
provided he was in good health when
she began to buy the tea. The pension
is to continue as long as size remains q
widow.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Forty million rounds of small-arms
ammunition, 1900 rounds of shrap-
mel, lyddite, and common shell, ISL
boxes of fuses and 40 boxes of pistol
ammunition were recently dispatched
to the seat of war. This is one of the
largest consignments of ammunition
ever sent from Great Britain.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Took an Honest Man. Money.

The residence of Stephen Stevenson.
Woodworking and honest citizen, liv-
= on his farm, ten miles south OF
l,rpLdon, Miss, was entered by some
m,screant at night, while Mr.. Stever.
son and his daughter, the only person
living with him, were at supper, and
his trunk, containing $500 or $500, his
deed. and other valuable papers,
stoieu.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
THE TUA-TUA PLANT.
Be Sovereign Remedy and
Cure for Leprosy.

Two dozen specimens of the Vene-
zuelan plant, known as the tua-tua,
have been sent from Washington to
Hawaii for the purpose of making
test of its alleged wonderful power as
a cure for leprosy. The plant will be
tested at the leprosy hospitals there,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Ey-Judge L. NJ. Brooks. a prominent
lawyer of Pensacola, Fla, who had
been missing since November ID, has
been heard from at Guthrie, Okla. How
he got TO Oklahoma or how long he has
been there he does not know.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Or account of an old grudge, R. R.
Pickering, ex-sheriff, and Edward N.
Daniel, merchant, fought with pis-
tolls at Princeton, Ky. Daniels wounds
are not considered dangerous; Picker
ing's are fatal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

In support Of its claim for existence
the state dispensarg board OF South
Carolina has pre- Jared statement fol
the legislature, the first ever made
sbov. .ng the net profits since the es'
tai ishmeDt of the dispensary in 1Ss;
10 lie 81 20 900. The least profits made
weJe during 10 months under Gov.
rillman's control. when they were
1925, 200. The board thinks the profits
his year will be S50O,000. 1t has OF
lsnG and paid for 100000 worth OF
stock.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Mai. stephen f. Power.

MAJ. Stephen F. Power, veteran OF
the Mexican and civil wars, died at his
home at NatcheZ, Miss, in the seven
tieth year of his age. Maj. Power was
qua rtermaster for the southern divi-
SIGN of the confederate army.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Characterization history dos
itself, doesn't it!
Yeast-What now?
why, in our town we had a pl
cert the other night and the artist
was Prof. Gridley. When the man
ready to start the show he shoutei
may bang away when ready, Grid
Eonkers Statesman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
can write with equal ease with either
bend. In fact, he uses his left much
oftener than his right hand.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

We wear away two inches of shoe
leather in year. A pair of shoes that
would last lifetime" would, conse-
quently, have to be provided with s0les
from eight to nine feet thick.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
A Tennessee Bank AssiEns.

The Camden (Tenn.) Bank and Trust
Co. assigned few days ago. with liza
biiities of $4,000 and assets of $4,000,
including notes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Died before the woman did,

James Ellagood, of Franklinton,
KY, drunk, created disturbance in
front of a house where a woman was
dying. Richard Heaton killed him.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

All the churches of frankfort, Ky..
will offer prayers for a restoration Of
peaceful conditions and the awaking
of the public conscience.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03
Charles T. Alexander.

Charles T. Alexander, an old confed-
crate veteran, died at Natchez, Miss,
of Bright's disease. He was So, ant,
leaves a widow and five children.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

1t is stated that the Louisville &
Nashville railway will build a branch
from Cullman, Ala, to Bessemer, Ala,
penetrating the mineral field.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

John I. Mcleod, one of the most
prominent railroad men Of Louisville,
Ky, died recently.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

Miles-Man, according to Dar'
scended from a monkey.
Giles-And the monkey, | supp
scended from a tree.-Chicago
News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

The chance of two finger prints be-
ms alike is not ore In sixty-four bill.
lions,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

The worlds production of lead
amounted in 1895 to 777,OOO tons.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-03

any service whatever pertaining there
to and believe each of the many
duties to be equally important and
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-12

'cur, eli,,e" h.. T,eo dr'i it a day os- foie.
 "on your way up town you are advised of another good creek srd inyeigled into another stampede, which generally turns cut like the former. IL was my misfor' tune to 20 on the Eureka stampede in 'eS. Eureka is tributary of ludian river and about seventy miles from Daw- son and at that time it was almos; im' possible to carry enough grub 10 last until your return. with three others started out one Saturday morning with IS pounds on uy back 10 stake a claim on that creek. The trip was succession of mishsps from the time we le't until we were rescued on the Dome.
 After four days of the haidest kind of travelling we arrived on a pup that empties into Eureka. Branches and boughs were collected and 'tepe' erected, which served us as protector from the snow. It took us four days 10 complete our mission when we turned for home. On the way over the summit was separated from the boys and lost my way. l, being my first experience of being lost. wDs almost ciu2ed with fright. l Ihad very little provision on my back. co sequently starvation stared me in the face. had about quart ot -four which SC vvd me for three days as a batter. Fortunately l struck a trail that led me ovcr on BonRuza, where l acc,den,ly ran across cabin where two generous miners were working claim. I was very weak for want of food and was compelled to stay with the kind men for two weeks until ,oild travel. My ii ieuds were very anxious coneerninsmy safety and spent nearly week iu svareh- ing for me.
 "rhst was my last stampede.
 'Jast after our uip six men started on the same stampede to Eureka and to this day have never been nerd from"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-12
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

The use of the diamond saw for out ting stone is facilitating the erection of the buildings for tho exhibition of 1900 Q. Paris. This uew circular saw is due to Felix Fromholt. a Parisian engineer. The diamonds which form the cutting teeth of the saw are common crystals. worth about 10 shillings a carat, and they are fixed in a steel disk over siK feet in diameter. which is mounted on a spindle. and revolyed by steam power like an ordinary circular saw.
 For saving hard stones there arc 200 diamonds jn the cutting edge, and the speed Is 800 turns a minute. lt nd vances into the stone about a foot in that time. For soft stones the teeth are O: steel. with diamonds at interyals of every five teeth. and at a speed of '2 turns a minute the saw advances about a yard in that time.
 The new saw has been at work in the workshops ot the Champs Elysees fUr several months and has given every sat isfaction. It cuts and dresses the stone on all sides and gives it sharp outlines. Moreover. it does SO at one-eighth to one tenth the cost of hand labor. A saw of this kind with an alternative moyo- ment. saving stones four to six feet high. is to be set up. Evidently this new implement has future before it. aud may be recommended to the atien- tion of stonecutters in this country. es- pecially tho granite workers of Scotland London Globe.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-12
BOARDING SCHOOL
If You uenn to sena Your Son or Daughter sI om Hometo
 School
V ASHON COLLEGE
b ull Pc Considered BecauseIt Is the Nearest
 w,n Equipped school.

It is for both seres; It Is non-sectarian ana has facitlty of fourteen men and omen who live at the college and give all their tlne to the students. ltoffers classes m du studies of preparatory and college grades. It is under strict MILITARY DISCIPLINE. It iS dlray {, sn the clip. The ocation is on the wat -front between Seattle and Tacoma beautiful and heallhful To- tal expel ie for tuition, board, room, light ano hcat for one yedr IS se0O. Cdtd- logie at q is office gives full information. Can be c.nsulted or one will be sent to you by ai'lc'sslng President 4. C. Jones Ph. D., Burton. Washington
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-12
The Travels of a Bottle.

When the Natal volunteers were re- turning from England after having taken part in the jubilee celebrations, Sergeant T. M. Owens of the Natal carabineers. in the presence of the rest of the company. scribbled a r1te. in' closed it in bottle. sealed the bottle and threw it over the ships side. This incident took place on June 5, ls97. while Umfuli was of the coast of Spain. The other day Mir Owen receiv- ed a copy of the Barbados Advocate of June l3. 1898. containing the follow ing paragraph under the heading of "Adrift:"
 "This is from Lighthourner's mail notes. St. Thomas: A bottle contain ing the following was picked up by James Pen on May l2 at tho island of Great Guawanas. northeast of Eortola: June 5, 1897. This paper is thrown into the sea by the Natal volunteers about l 6 degrees longitude. 30 degrees latitude. with the curiosity to learn If 1t will ever reach land. T, NJ. Owen. Maritzburg. Natal.
 The bottle. it is calculated, travelled over 8. 900 miles between the time it was consigned to the waves and when 1t was picked up in the West Indies It would seem to have taken almost a straight course across the north Atlan- tic ocean. following the trade route from England to South America. The time occupied was nearly l2 months - Johannesburg (Africa) News