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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

An Easter egg hunt to be given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church at the residence of Mrs. j g.
,P. FipIay will be held on Satur-
day afternoon April 14th, next at
8 O'Clock. Admission 10 cents.
All children are invited.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07
REJECTED.

Leyser y Co., for clothes Mississippi
Hardware Co., passed: Jim Weber
passed; II. N. Alexander, passed: S B
ID Weems, rejected; w H Neal, passed
for O. X 5: DR.. E f Turner, rejected;
VIM Hogan, j p refused.
TFHale, j W Dugan and II E sorrele were
appointed school trustees for I 10 X 3 West,
report OF Worlhiagton and Elkas on public
road, received
Petl ton of f a Bizzell for public bridge at
AlcoIa, granted, aud advertisement for bids
ordered
Petition j b Williams for bridge across Big
Trail Lake granted, and advertisement Tor
bids ordered
The following were allowed damages for
public road through their lands; Delome l..
n Co, S2l9; Harvey Miller and Mrs Il
ShOuridge lilo; Mrs. Irene Williams $50.
Allowances for members and officers OF Boarl
S5I b.
ordered by board that sealed bids be adver-
tised for and submitted at next meeting Of
board for contraction Oft concrete walk about
court house premises,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

state of MiGsissippi, Washing County.
BY order of the Board If Supervisors of said
equity, sealed bids are invited to be filed with
the undersigned Clerk, on or before nine
O'Clock a. m, on Monday the It'll day of May
1900, for The construction of bridge across
Silver Lake in said county Said bridge to be
built according 10 t he "Old Plans and Specif-
lions. - now on Tile in the Office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk of said county, The board reserves
the right 10 reject any and bids
Given Under my hand this 5rd day of Apri
\ ID, 1900,
AIT. I, II. HOOD, CLERK
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Beers, like the cat, have
more than one life. Awhile back
the capture of Cronje and the sue
cessful military maneuvers OF
Lord Roberts pointed to British
victory and an early termination
of the struggle, but from the press
dispatches we are now receiving
they have bobbed up serenely,
turned the tables and are causing
again in London, a feeling OF I'M
rest for the English troops II
Africa. Kruger it is reported
said he would recapture Bloom
fontain and from the aggressive
and successful start they have
ma de in that direction it looks like
he knew what he was talking
ahout.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Lefore county last Mon
day passed resolutions endorsing
their former citizen Hon. b. u
Humphreys Tor Congress.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

Hon Luke K. Wright, who was
appointed by the President mem
Der Of the PHILIPPINE Commission,
was honored on the eve of his de-
parture for the islands with a ban
quet by his many Memphis admir-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The suit of the Levee commits.
sioners against the Y. & NJ. V. R.
r. was compromised Tuesday by
the road paying the board 1926
600. This closes the back tax
suit so far as the r. r. is concern
ed forever and establishes theil
title to these lands. 1t is now in
order for other corporations ano
individuals to come up and pull
out their wad and get title.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The cornor stone of the new
opera house was laid last Monday
without ceremonies. On the stone
the names of the directors and
other officers together with
the Building Committee, archl-
tect and Grand Master of the
Masonic Lodge are cut on its
face.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

A graduate of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College should be
appointed the President of that
institution, and we believe Prof.
Walker the man for the place.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Porto Rico Tariff bill pass
ed the senate by a majority of nine.
This ends one of the most holly
contested tights in the senate since
the Cuban congress two years
400
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

S. G, Russell an escaped con
vict of some five years standing
and pal of Brooks story surrend-
ed to Gov. Longino Monday and
is now within the walls.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The spirits of the Boe rs from
the fight they are now making, has
been revived. They must have
struck Lager.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Democratic Convention
Hall in Kansas City was destroyed
by fire.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

Tow A. Ransom Jr Murfeesboro Tenn
You are commanded to appear before che
Chancery eOurs of the county of Washin o,tr,,
IN said state, ON the secOnd Monday in .Iune
A. ID. 1900, as rules, TO defend the Suft in saiS
court Of Austin, TominsOn & Webstar Nj
Company and others, wherein you are defend
ant. This 9Th, day of April 1900
I. II. Hood, Clerk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Queen of England is now
travelling through Ireland. AT each
place she is royalty received by Its
big open hearted people.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Russian bear IS up to some
thing SO thinks some of Berlins
organs.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

The Prince of Wales was shot
at twice by an assassin last Mon
day.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07
We are authorized to announce
PATRICK HENRY

Kentucky still has two govern
ors without q mother.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

Admiral Dewey announces his
willingness to run for Congress.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07

Vegetables Plants, For Sale.
g. B. Lancaster, Greehsille, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-07
Bridge Notice.

Sheriff Of Washington County.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

The story Of how Nine. de Witte and
Adolph Rothstein entered into a partner
ship on strictly business principles to
swell the lady's bank account is no dry
record Of finance. It is a thrilling tale
of court intrigue. The collapse of an i'm
portant railroad and the suicide of q great
minister We're, only narrowly averted In
the sequel, according to the court gossips.
For such stories in Russia one is Obliged
to depend on the court gossips. Publicity
is an unknown factor in the life there
Politics is none Of the peoples business.
The newspaper print what they are told
to, and nothing more, on pain of Siberia
for the editors. So this episode in the
life of Adolph Rothstein has never been
published in Russia, although it is talked
about guardedly at court and in the clubs.
The heroine Of the story, though of
beautiful exterior, was of lowly origin
Born a peasant, she spent her girlhood
obscure1y in Moscow. They called her
Matilda. History stops with that. She
took her first step up the ladder whsn
she captivated a substantial tradesman
named Lissanewitch, and in time they
were married.
Exalted as her position was as COM
Tv~ed to her former state, her ambition
did not rest. She persuaded Lissane-
witch to move to st. Petersburg. In the
capital she found a wide field for her
beauty and wit, and became an adept in
the use of all the weapons in the armory
Of wonanhood
Ry degrees her fame mounted until it
reached the foot Of the throne itself She
became the DIVINITY Of De Witte.
He was plain Serge White then, but,
although he had not yet reached the
zenith of his power, he was recognized as
one OF the great men Of the empire, and
had cast before him the shadow of his
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
10 VIcTIs.

sing the hymn of the conquered, who ssl2 sx
the battle of life
The hymn of the wounded, the beaten, ySfx
died overwhelmed in the strife;
Not the Jubilant song of the victors, for wfaasra
the resembling acclaim
OF nations was lifted in chorus, whose t,rass
Wore the chaplet Of fame t..
But the hymn OK the low and the humble the
weary, the broken in heart, 30.
Who strove and who failed, acting hrayely "a
silent and desperate part; +
Whose youth bore no flower it's branches,
whose hopes burned in ashes away
From whose hands slipped the pipe they has
grasped at, who stood at the dying Of day.
With the work of their life all around them
unptied unheeded, alone, .--~.
With death swooping down O er their failure
81 and all but their faith overthtowu "a =
While the voice Of the world shouts its chorus.
it's raean for those who have won;
While the trumpet is sounding triumphant, ana
g.. high to the breeze and the sun . b -
Gay banners are waving, hands clapping, ans
hurrying feet, a. p a.i.s.s 49,
Throwing after the laurel-crowned yictors-1
stand on the field of defeat :.
In the shadow, mengst those who are fallen
T., = and wounded, and dying-and there - :
Chant requiem low, place my hand on thefr
pain-knotted brows, breathe prayer,
Hold the hand that is helpless and whisper
They only the victory win p H. -
Who have fought the good fight and have yas-
pushed the demon that tempts wfthins
Who have held to their faith unseduced by the
prize that the world holds on high;
Who have cared for high cause to suffer-
resist, fght-if need be, to de-
Speak, history! Who are lifes victors? Unrolf,
thy long annals and say & ~. -.
Are they those whom the world called the VIC
tors who won the success Of a day?
The martyrs of Nero? The spartans who fen;
at Thermopylaes tryst, 5~@zE
Or the Persiaus and xerxes? His Judges or
Socrates? PLATE or Christ?
w. W. Story.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
- MINNEAPOLIS MINI SATURDAY. AUGUST 4 1900
THE STRUGGLE FOR
! The ORIENTAL G0AL

c1pat1on OF women, as you men are
pleased to call 1t, permits us to enjoy
many health-giving pastimes from which
we were barred previously. OF course,
popular opinion always has permitted us
to don impossible bathing costumes in
which we were utterly unable to do more
than stand and be buffeted by the break
ers. Now, with suits that allow per-
feet freedom Of motion, we enjoy cur
daily dip in the sea and gain all posi-
BILE benefit from it. 3s5 81 s.
Time was when it was considered
girls sole duty to look pretty. if she
had been born SO, and # she had not, to
cultivate all the graces possible IN her
artificial surroundings. Under no condi-
lions was she supposed to betray any en-
thusiasm or even casual interest in
pastimes or pursuits which would betray
the fact that she possessed what she
was pleased In those days to call lowel
limbs Fortunately times have changed
and the conditions which imposed these
restrictions have changed with them. The
change is viewed with satisfaction by
all save a few Anticipated fault finders,
who probably would find as much to OBJ
ject to in the old ideas, did they exist
to-day as they do in the new order of
things. The girls have shown their
ability in all the lighter forms of phys
ical exercise and in some of the games
requiring nerve, skill and strength. No
one form Of athletics requires the pres
ence of all these qualities to the degree
that swimming does, and no exercise
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

brilliant husband to mount. the remaIr-
ing rungs of the ladder of success may
only be conjectured. At all events, there
came a time when 1t was said that the
czarina herself did not exert more in
fuence over the destinies Of the empire
than dark-eyed Nine. de Witte.
"a She had poWer-she wanted wealth.
She longed to be the richest woman in
Russia. as well as the most influential.
Her eyes fell upon Adolph Rothstein,
who was lighting his way to the forefront
in the world of finance, and she perceived
that here was the man that could win for
her that which she desired.
Rothstefn was German who after VAL
liable schooling in an English banking
house, had become renowned as a broker
in Berlin. His skill in doing business liz
Russian bank notes had led to his en-
gagereAt at a high salary by the Inter.
national Bank of Commerce in RUSSIA.
In course of time. according to a nara
tive in the New York World. he acquired
almost autocratic control of the bank,
and managed it with so much skill that
Z It has been identified with all Russia
important financial moves in recent years.
s. He also organized the Russo-C Chinese
bank, which is controlling factor in the
problem in the far East to-day. He is
now a member Of the imperial council
Of the treasury OF the Russian empire
and governor Of the Imperial Bank Of
Russia
Advised by the banker. It is said,
madame speculated on an immense scale.
BY a single coup she won s., ZOO, coo. while
other smaller transactions running over
period Of ten years Melted her fully
twice, that sum. It is presumed that
Rothstein, whose position forbade him to
appear as a stock market speculator,
was yet able to give manv good points
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
MAKING TIE BEST
OF The PARIS FAIR.

that possesses "a wealth Of interest O1o
Paris is worth days study In itself
This feature of the exposition, In which
the city is seen as it appeared in that
dark and uncomfortable period that IS:
usually referred to by writer's who wish
to round off a sentence as the gold OH
days." acquires it's chief attractiveress
to the American from the object-lessaa
it affords of the discomforts of other days
and the satisfaction Of living in a cosaga-
try and in an age that boasts of all tfae-
modern improvements. The visitors frsaz
the United States delight to wander
through Old Paris and congratulate tteua-
selves on being born several centuries al-
ter that variety Of town had ceased to
exist. The Swiss village, with its quaint
chateaus and prettily designed streets,
attracts thousands daily, and is favor
lite rendezvous for sightseers who are mot
particularly interested in the purely in
dustrial features Of the exposition. The
oddities" Of the exposition are in fact
much more in favor with the general run
OF visitor than the beautiful and the use
ful, and as sculpture and machinery
There is always huge crowd around the
Oriental idols and in the Eastern payf,-
ions and the admiration that is showered
upon the low-roofed, pagoda-sharea
structures of the Chinese quarter exceed
that reserved for the splendid buisa5sxs
in which are housed the exhibits of sha
great nations.
Many of the American visitors wsr-r
present at the Chicago fair and it is diff
cult to get them to go into paroxvsu,s
OF delight In which those to whom a areas
exposition Is new thing indulge at this
Sight of the; buildings and the magnitzste
OF the fair. But the side shows are AT
tractive to the most blase sightseer and,
the ta1r' here has more than enough CT
these to satisfy the most exactIne taste
There Is no particular spot In which thss
sights of the midway" can be seem II
at chicago. The features that have bean
named midway sights ever since 1rsa-
days of the Chicago fair are to be sesrs,
IN all sorts Of odd corners at the ex-
position They divide the honors with The;
freakish idea exhibits" the good ola
E1ffel tower and the Russian pavfifa.,
which is great favorite and where ex-
client music draws large crowds. I.ater.
hts will be but a small attraction for
the American exhibit will be in full swing.
and Americans predict that other sights
Will be dimmed 1t is a pity though that
the swing could not have begun coincE-.
IDENTIFY with the swinging open of the ex-
position gates.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

STAND out With glarfng prominence That
more could visitors desire than to sit and
lazlly watch the sluggish Seine, while
listening to the music discoursed by the
only Sousa? 1t makes amends for the
disappointment over the delay in starting
the wheels moving at the build
ing. The Americans came over br1mful
of expectancy and pride over the wonder
full showing that the machinery of the
United States was to make at the ex-
position; they had told each other that
they were going to open the eyes of the
old world visitors to the exposition with
their magnificent machinery, en- route for
the exposition gates at the opening the
had explained to any one interested that
the sight of the American machinery in
motion would be the most remarkable
at the fair. And they arrived to find that
the bulk Of the machinery was still on
the cars waiting the opportunity to be
unloaded, and that the power that moved
the wheels of the exposition was not in
working order and would not be for some
time. SO that, even though the French
workmen could be induced to hustle the
exhibits into place by working double
time. the machinery would still stand
silent and motionless for want of pewer.
Machinery that does not move, it must
be confessed, is robbed of more than half
its attractfveness.
The chief hardship Of this bacKwardnass
falls, of course, on the visitor, whose time
is limited and who has chosen. or been
obliged to select, the opening month for
his or her vacation, instead of waiting
for the more propitioUs time when the
exhibits will have shaken into shape.
4 The permanent American colony and the
residents OF Paris esn afford to wait and
these are satisfied with everything as 1t
stands. AS they point out to the discons
tented ones. there Is much that is finished
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

more fully repays the exertion by the be-
stowal of health, strength and vigor. IN
swimming the costume to be worn is of
prime Importance. The mere paddlers
may wear costume the elaborateness
OF which would be nuisance and an
impeachment to the swimmer; the poor
swimmers may content themselves with
an ordinary suit, which may be bought
in any store, but the real swimmer, who
loves old Neptune. and likes a. romp IL;
his arms, will disdain any suit whic,.
does not permit perfect freedom of mo-
ton. Such swimmer will select Jer-
sey costume Of the combination type.
either of merino or serge This costume
should be sleeveless, with the skirt cut
we'll above the knees. Thus attired the
sport may be INDUCED in without any
inconvenience. e
No woman ever should undertake to
become a swimmer without seeking adj
vice from physician as to whether OF
not bathing would be beneficial to her.
Most of the accidents which occur each
season may be traced directly to the
omission of this precaution.
.OverS confidence is another fruitful,
cause of accidents. No woman, even the
most expert swimmer, snouIu SWIM out
to sea half as far as the whole distance
she can accomplish. The return will be
more firing and the swimmer will not be
so fresh as when she started out.
"A swimmer should not remain in the
water too long-usually twenty minutes
to half an hour is long enough; but she
should not remain even for that length
of time if she feels chilled or tired in the
least.
An observance of these few warnings
will make it possible to enjoy to the full
this fascinating pastime.
The, American girl has demonstrated
her athletic ability in cycling, golf;
cricket, hockey and basketball-erens on
the baseball diamond she has behaved
screditably. Now that she has entered
the field Of aquatic sport she probably
will Demonstrate her pre- eminence there
also ~. i. -. ..l5...
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

Paris, Special Correspondent, June l.
Pictorially the Paris exposition may be a
sight for the gods, but to the plain sight
seer, 1t must be confessed, there are dis.
appointments The advantage that the
artist, and the photographer who levelled
{ his camera at the buildings in the early
Stages OF the work Of building the exposi-
{ ton. had over sthe visitor who sees it
to-day is that the buildings are SO
crowded together so hidden and almost
lost IN the general tumble that their in
dividual beauty is cloaked and those who
come prepared to find that the artist has
underdrawn rather than overdrawn the
gorgeousness, of the picture are conscious
Of sense of resentment against some
one The late Corners will be the best off
and the best pleased, for the putting of
that everlasting finishing touch" on the
exposition is still progressing after the
leisurely manner in which everything is
done here. f..-- LIB. g.. 49,
The grumblers are mostly the Ameri-
cans. The Europeans, and especially the
French visitors, are delighted with every
thing, or affect to be apparently they
can close their eyes to the fact that all
things are not ready and unlikely soon
to be and make the most of what is
After all there is so much that is interest
ing that the shortcomings should not
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

to one whom he befriended. And so the
former peasant became an element to
reckon with in Russian finance
Among the securities with which she
dealt was the stock of the Moscow-Yara-
salv railroad, the directors Of which, ow-
Ing to her speculations, lost over $40, 900, :
600 OF the losers the heaviest was M.
Mamontoff, the president of the road, who
was left with a debt of 100000 Tx
Mamontoff did not take his misfortune
IN Christian spirit. He went to the car
and told him the whole story, laying par
tlcular emphasis on the part played in
1t by the wife Of the trusted minister of
finance. The ruler of all the Russians fell
into a towering rage. f.. .~.
De White, learning Of Mamontoff's ac-
ton, fastened to his imperial master in
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

future Tame as the czar.s minister OF
finance.
Now De White is known as one Of the
great men of Europe. He is linked with
the great plans for Internal development
which have made Russia the wonder of
the century's closing years. But for the
moment he thought little Of finance. He
was simply man in love. d
De Witte was just as much In earnest
as Llssanewitch had been. Nothing short
OF absolute possession would content his
love. The husband, prudently recognize
ing the forces arrayed against him,
proved agreeable. He pocketed a little
nresent of $4,000 roubles ls12,5oo) and per:
mitted his spouse the luxury Of a d.
Vorce. =
7 Matilda of, Moscow became Nine de
White. How far her genius helped her
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

When a policeman is on duty in Picking ha.
carries with him drum and keeps up q
regular beating upon 1t. Whether 1t is to let
officials know that he is on duty or to arouse.
the attention of burglars so that they can Ese
out Of his way is not definitely known China.
men like noises Of all descriptions, and that
may be the reason for their habit of beating
drums and tom-toms on all occasions. B1fnh
men carry drums to announce their coming and
warn other people to get out OF their WY.
In some Of the cities domestic pigeons hnYD
light whistles tied to their tails, which e1va,
forth q loud sound as they fly.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
Great Peach Year

little Delaware and the eastern shore Of Mary
landt That is now the estimate made not BY
the growers nor the commission men, but by
the practical, unsentimenta1 and truthful soe-
ciaI agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany. which expects to handle a large part of
the crop. All through the peach growing dis
trict in that happy part of the country the
report is the same Not only will the peaches
be plentiful. but they will be large and
luscious. The yellows, so long the bane Of the
grower, has almost entirely disappeared, and
helped to ruin the price sof the good peaches
viii not be seen this cason.-Baltimore Amer
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04

Hearken, all We editors, and fight shy
OF servia! One paper in that little
European realm has had sixteen edit
ors within the past two. years, and ali {
Of them but the present wielder OF the,
trenchant quill are in Jail for corza-
menting too freely on legislative en-.
actments.