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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

rier," she said, "you have letter for
me, haven't you?"
Joey's smile developed into an actual
grin, as he said:
Nom, it amt no letter. It's some
thing better than letter."
He had been Juggling away at his
REFER with his mittened hands as he
spoke, and he now brought out large,
square, deliberately embossed envelope,
addressed in an apparently disguised
hand to Miss Hetty Dryden.
'There!" said Joey, triumphantly, as
he held out the envelope; who do you
reckon sent it"
Some one with little to d." said
Miss Hetty, rather severely. She was
far from being acrid or severe in her
speech, but she felt rather annoyed as
she looked at the missive in her hand.
Some one, she thought, was taking lib
critics with her, or, perhaps, holding
her up to ridicu1e, and, kind and gentle
as she was, she had spirit enough TO
resent either offense.
"Why don't you open it ?" asked Joey.
"Oh. will presently" she said.
She got joey seed cake and he went
on his way, disappointed and little re-
bellious because Miss Hetty had not
opened the envelope containing the val
entine in his presence.
Hetty sat down by her work table and
took pair of small, shining scissors
from her workbasket. The frown had
come back to her face, which still bad
youthful look. although she would
be 80 her next birthday. There were
but few strands of gray in the shining
brown hair lying in natural waves over
her white temples. She had not yet
come to glasses" and the little excite
ment of receiving the valentine had
filled her brown eyes with a sparkle
and brightness and brought a flush
to her cheeks that made Miss Hetty
Indeed there were those in the village
who declared that Hetty Dryden was
a mighty good-lookin' woman" at any
time. 1t was her choice that she was
spinster, living alone in her little
white and green house at the end of
the long village street. Had she been
given to such vulgar boasting she
could have told her friends that she
had had plenty of chances" Indeed, it
would have taken all of the fingers and
even the thumb of her plump right
hand for Hetty Dryden to have ''count-
ed up" the offers she had had right
there in Hebron during the past 20
years More than one elderly widower
had gone disconsolately from her gate
during even the last five years, cha
grined and rebellio1s because Miss Het-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FlrrY.sIxTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the Goth, MI. Mason
(rcn.. ILL arraigned the BrltiGh Vice-con-
sui a, New Orleans because, IN an lnt g..
view. the vice-consul had assailed ann III
The nosition he had taken in behalf OF the
TransyaaI republic. Mr.. Hoar Arep.,
MassD deprecated any attack upon " Tiii'
Britain or the English people ,s Philip-
pines question. advocating seI-soNe' IL
ment Under American protection /. ion ~,
the house the bill for the reorsailL 1890
and Improvement Of the weather our r,,. -,
with pensions for disabled employees. Wa
sidetrack on a test vote OF ., " c. 90
The Sulzer resolution to investigate on1
retHry Gage, was sent to the ways "''1
In The senate. on the Goth, Mr.. bacon
(neIn' Gal occupied more than thttse
hours OF the session in speech uRoHH thc
Philippines question, maintalhlhs ttia Ri,
T-nited States owes as much TO the -
pinoy as IL does to the CuhanS, 70 "n 49,
b. resolution Of congress sell $50 49,
ment had been promised 49, ne No. ~, 4
YVES in session little over an hour' a. as :
only business OF minor importance
Trans !Cted. ,.,,.r, i, Ia
II, the senate. on the Slst during j. T..
bate on the Philippines question; nH he
Pettlgrew, in speech, dlsGrei' ~ Hl,,. a.
positive statement OF Aumlrdl u =
giving credencc to that OF Agulh9ltn '. s.o,,t
this he was scathingly dcnounGeu al
ators Hawley. Spooner, Sewall ana ~ -
lineer the former designating Mr.. ~
Crews action as treason, anna gfe II ~,
citpmtnt in chamber ana galleries. "a
Epxrcial bill was taken up ana ulscussTi l.
In the house the Indian appropri3-
ljol, bill being under consideration, WIZ
rarge of discussion was lndulstd ia, -
few bills of minor importance WIZ
passed. ID, ,ha nm.
IT, the senate, on the LIST, nearly the IN
tire morning hour was occupied by NJ.
Allen (pop.. Neb) in the discussion OF tne
repor of Secretary Gage conceinlhS NE III,
transactions with the National CITY Banh
of New York. The financial bill was lut-
Their considered and Daniel NJ. Ranis :
dell UndO and Chns. g. Bennett "
VI were sworn in as sergeant-at-ari!ls
and secretary OF the senate respectively
I'm the house, the Indian approprH--
tior bill being under consideration he2
resertative Joseph Sibley, OF Penns! I,
yania a former prominent champion ~
free silver, assailed his. democratic CO
leagues for their opposition to expansion
ami formally recanted his free silver ne
lief The remainder Of the debate was Ch-
interesting.
In the senate, on the ID, Senator Pettl-
grew IS D. attempted to discuss the
Philippines question. but was taken on NE
floor by point of order. He onerea an n,
other resolution on the subject. Senator
Allen concluded his speech in arralStt-
mint of Secretary Gage because OF MS
transactions with the National City BANK
OF New York, and offered resolutiel
providing for an investigation, which
went over lin the house the Indian ap-
plcyrfation bill occupied most of the ses-
sion, little progress being made. An even
Ing session was held for the consideration
of private pension bills. but no quorum
being present no business was done.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10
- c..,,,... =, KOr,aa declares thar

Gov. Stanley Of Kansas declares tna'
IN. state reform school must be re-
formed or abandoned, for the reason
tina, II has been. in the last few years.
breeding place for crime kihurI-
earten for the penitentlary. The gov
ernor has ordered change IN '"e
management and promises to MAKE ol
IL what the state really lntehdeu I"
SHOULD bean Industrial institute
Lord Roberts, the commander'in'
chief of the British forces in sou.h
Africa, has cabled for 10000 adui'
tional n;en, which, it is added, the gov
crnment has promised to give h''i'
sending 10000 militia and volunteers
and 10000 militia reserves.
Goy. TAYLOR of Kentucky has per-
scnally oiTered.a reward OF S5OO ior
the arrest and conviction of the man
who shot Goebel. Gov. Taylor says 'he
authorities of Franklin county IN
which the crime was committed nave
net reonestcd him to officially otfera re-
ward. and he therefore offers S3oo as
an individual.
The &c ndition of William Goebei' on
the night of the I'd, was considered
better than at any time since he was
shot. The iron will and determination
of the wounded man that he VIII not
die by an assnssins bullet is, however,
still considered the main factor in sus-
tanning him.
The president and his cabinet concur
in the opinion that the legislature oil
the state of kentucky or a majority
thereof. is the sole judge of which OF
Two contestants is entitled TO the CUB
ernatorial office. and that there is no
present ground fer federal lnterfer'
CnSe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

81 do think" said Mrs. Dukane, that
Miss Oakland carries her economical
ideas to an unwarranted extreme"
in what PARTICULAR" asked Mrs.
Gaswell.
"She always buys her valentines on
the 18th of February, when the dealers
will sell them for almost nothing, rath-
er than put them away, and then she
keeps them and sends them the follow
ing year."-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

SECRETARY Hay has received assur-
ancep from all the South American
countries which have diplomatic repre-
senta tives in Washington of the most
favorable reception by them of Pres
idcnt McKinley's suggestion that the
congress of pan-American nations be
recoEvened, this time preferably at the
City of Mexico.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

Il has been finally arranged that the
fur eral services over the remains OF
the late Maj.-Gen. Henry w. Lawton,
u S. ", shall be held in the Church II
the Covenant (Presbyterian). in Wash
ington, ON the 9th, at two o'clock, and
that the lntcrment shall be in tue ma
tional cemetery at Arlington.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

IN accordance with the policy of re-
leasing all the chartered transports on
their return from the Philippines, the
quartermaster general, on the goth, di-
rected ar inspection of the City of
Pekin, City of Sydney and the Tacoma,
with view of putting them out of
commission as government transports,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

Old Hardcash--l've decided to take ,
Sharpleigh into business with me n
as he and my daughter get back from
honeymoon.
Bullion Bonds-But thought you u
good in the fellow!
II didn't at first, but I've chang
mind. | told him he couldn't hsW
daughter till he had at least fl,OOO i
bank. He got me to put it in writirr
then went out and borrowed the cid
the strength of becoming my sOn.n
Such business ability as that mustn't
lowed to go to waste. "-Tit-Bits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

in the New York assembly, on the
I'd. the bill was passed making it a
misdemeanor for any person to solicit
from a candidate for any elective of
fee, money or other property as con-
siGeration for a newspaper or other
publication supporting any candidate
for an elective Office.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10
The sentiment pleased Him.

Salesman Observation-Disclosures? Yes,
sir. How do you like this one?
Algtrnon De Wiggs-That's very
pretty. l like the sentiment. too
Earth has no treasure too costly for
thee" How much is it?
Salesman-Fifty cents.
Algernon De Wiggs-O, that's too
much. Show me one for dime.-Har-
lem Life,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The contending factions at Frank
fort, KY, made history rapidly on the
s1st. Gov. Taylor, by proclamation,
declared the commonwealth in a state
of instruction and by military
force prevented the meeting of the
legislature, which he commanded "a
reassemble at London, Laurel county,
on February 6. The democrats pre-
pared and signed a statement stating
that the contest boards had declared
Goebel and Beckham legally elected,
and Chief Justice Hazlerigg admins
tered The oath of Office to each, where
upon the former issued proclamation
selling upon the state guards to din
perst to their homes, and warning al
ether persons to cease to obstruct tn
trsnsariion Of public business.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

A delegation of prominent citizens
OF Atlanta, Ga, and of officers who
served in the civil war, including Gen
erals Howard and Gordon, were b.
fore the house military committee, on
the 3lst, in advocacy of the establish
ment of a national military park in
the. vicinity of Atlanta.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

WillianrGoeb democratic contest
ant for the Office of governor of Ken
lucky before a contesting board at
Frankfort. was shot from a third-story
window, and fatally wounded, on the
both, by an unknown assassin. While
lying at the point of death, the board
met at night, and by strict party
vote declared him entitled to the Office.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The news of the attempted assas-
siuation of Mr.. Goebel, in Kentucky,
was received at the national capital
with deep regret. The president was
much distressed at the intelligence
and remarked that it was a great Gu
lamity.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10
our Increased Trade with !

England can no longer compete NH
the shipment Of many products ~ y,
Our trade with the Chinese has iDcrs,s.
most forty per cent. within Inc os,
This is merely natural. The best M
everything. For like reason, Ho,'sII
Stomach Bitters, the best remedy y
country, has for fifty years acknowteds]
superior TO cure constipation, indissi
dyspepsia and hiliousness. sal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The house post Office committee has
agreed on the Loud bill relating to
second class mail matter, except as to
sections two and three, relating to
sample copies, which are still under
consideration.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

T. L. Edelen, of Frankfort, KY, one
Of Gov. Taylor's attorneys, appeared
ut the Capital hotel, On the LIST, to hold
q conference with Judge Pryor, Lewis
McOuown and Col. William Scott, the
legel advisers of the democracy. He
proposed submission of the claims of
THE rival governors to the Kentucky
court of appeals, with final appeal to
the supreme court of the United States.
The democratic counsel readily agreed
to the former, but declined the latter
proposition, and the conference proved
0nproductive of results.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The senate committee on military
affairs. on the LIST, reported adversely
upon the bill authorizing the removal
o. the charge of desertion from all SOL
diers of the civil war who failed to Sc
cure an honorable discharge.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The London Gazette signifies that it
Is the queens intention to confer the
Victoria Cross on Captains Congreve
anu Reed, Lieut.. Roberts and Corporal
Nurz, for their attempts to save the
guns at the battle of Colenso.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

4 dispatch from Shanghai. on The
sist. said: emperor Hwangsu con
tinLes to issue edicts in his own name
Nunking and WI Chang officials con
slider that his immediate retirement ia
iurrobable."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

In the Royal Albert hall, London, on
the seth. 10000 persons protested
against the use of the mass and con-
fessiOnal in the established church.
Several persons of distinction ad'
dressed the meeting.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

1t will be impossible for the publish
ers Of the Topeka Olas.) Capital ia
meet the demands for extra copies oil
its edition next month, when Rev. Mr.
Sheldon, author Of ''In His Steps, Is
10 run It as a Christian newspaper.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The big American ship Shenandoah
has been chartered to take, from San
Frrncisco to Sydney, the largest cargo
ever sent to Australia from the Pacific
coast. She will carry 100000 feet OF
lumber, and about 5000 tons of gener-
al cargo
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

A dispatch from Spearman's camp,
Nata., dated the 30th. said: There in
al optimistic feeling in all ranks. The
troops are confident of ultimate sue
cess. Great enthusiasm was aroused
by the queens message and Gen. Bull
ler's speech expressing admiration for
Gen. Warren's and Gen. Clery's divf-
sions and hoping they would reach
Ladysmith in a week."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

The house committee on insular AT
fair. on the LIST, fayorably reported
the senate bill giving Cuban vessels
lii. most favored nation rights in
American ports.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

T..s 60 sss-ss..es. Ss sias condition al
the treasury issued on the I'd showed;
Available cash balance. 500, 456,767;
gold reserve. $eIs,os3. 100.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

"You want decollete shave, preN
remarked the funny barber, as the d
climbed into the chair.
"Aw-beg pardon" said the youth,
WEAKLY, | aw--fail to comprehend,
That's French for cutting down
swered the knight of the razor, with
on his mug.-Chicago Evening News
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10

Not need, but pride, keeps us
Rams Horn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-24
GROVE STREET PAVEMENT
Continued from First Page.)

tCOntlnued rom tlfSI FageD l circumstances connected with it. Sten.
 ographers were present and took steno. graphic notes of the testimony, In his questioning MT. Carroll brought out the | fact that there had been some slight | deviation from the specifications in the | contract for laying the pavement, but 1 MT. Kelly while admitting this held that 1 ii the specifications were not complied
 with it was the fault of the inspectors. The next witness called was ex-Di- rector Troup. MT. Troup said that when the work of paving Grove street began and after MT. Carroll was ap-
 pointed an inspector of the work he told MT. Carroll that he should treat the contractor on the work in the same way that he (Mr. CarrolD would like to be treated if he was the contractor but do everything to see that the specifica- tions were complied with. He said that he also instructed MT. Kelly that if any changes in the specifications were ssl- lowed those changes should be put in writing and a copy handed to MT. Car roll. He mentioned certain particulars in which he had ascertained that the specifications had not been compiled with, notably in the making of the joints in laying the curb stones on the street and the quality of some of the crushed stone placed on the street. Mr. Troup said that he personally exam ined some of the stone and found that it was not only covered with dirt and not clean as the specifications provided 1t should be but that 1t was so soft that it could be crumbled between the ffn- gers. He said that in his opinion City Engineer Kelly did not compel the con- tractor to comply with the specified tions. He said: MT. Kelly is an ap- pointee of the mayor Had he been one of my appointees I would have re- moved him"
 MT. Carroll was next called and told of the details of the work on the pave ment. Among other things he said that the city had been cheated out of 1,200 pounds of cement a day while the work was going on. He said that twenty floors of concrete were mixed each day and that sixty bags of cement were used, each of which was twenty pounds short in weight. He said that he had been ignored as inspector and that the city engineer, despite his protests had allowed the contractor to deviate from the specifications. This being so he did not think that he should be held responsible as inspector for imperfee- tions in the work.
 The hearing adjourned at Il o'clock and Chairman Fertman announced that the hearing would be continued next Tuesday evening, when other witnesses would be heard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-24
CHAMPAGNE SHOULD COST LESS
Customs Which Make it Dear to the Buyer Without Much Profit to the

Customs Which Make it Dear to the
 Buyer Without Much Profit to the
 Producer.
 A certain faint hope that champagne may become cheaper in the future is suggested by the report that this year the yield of wine in the Marne department of France has been un- usually abundant. Experience of the past, however, is not encouraging, for hitherto the quantity of wine made has mad no effect upon price. In 1893, for instance, the Marne vineyards produced l6,250000 gallons, but the cost of the vintage to the public was, in the case of well-known brands, exactly the same as that of the finer vintage of 1889, when little more than six million gal Ions were made. Purchasers may be pardoned for thinking that when na- ture is unusually prodigal in her gifts they should be permitted to share in the benefits, instead of seeing it con- fined to the grower and the shipper There will always be strong demand for champagne as a festive beverage. Without being strongly alcoholic, it possesses unrivaled exhilarating prop- critics. Nevertheless, the official re- turns show that there has been heavy decline in the consumption of the wine, and, though in this country the falling off is doubtless due in a large degree to the war in South Africa, we may req sonably assume that the exorbitant price charged in many instances has had it's influence upon the public.
 It is true that champagne can never be a very cheap wine, owing to the ex- treme care required for the selection of the grapes and all the subsequent pro- cesses of preparation. Moreover, as the vintage wines of two or three of the best-known houses invariably appreci- ate in value immediately they are put upon the market, it cannot fairly be said that those firms are giving any
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-24
READY WAY WITH SNAKE
 RITES

Having spent over year among the native hunters and farmers of the most primitive mountain region of south western Arkansas, where the number of poisonous snakes was uncountabe including the copperhead, mountain or
 timber rattlesnake and rock, or dia- mond-back, rattlesnake upon the up- lands or mountains (and while, I write I can lift my eyes to the skin of dia- mond-back upon the wall of my office, four and one-half feet long, without the head or tail, which, sporting seven-
 teen rattles, fell before the muzzle of my Winchester just as he was about to spring at me, which speaks for the size of some of the larger specimens of the
 upland regions), the bottoms along the streams being plentifully supplied with cottonmouths, water moccasins and va- rious kinds of adders, it follows as an axiom that many persons are often bit ten by a snake, and the native simple way of treating it I learned in this way:
 One of the natives and I were hunt ing mineral outcrops on the Boar's Tusk mountain in June, 1896, when we came upon a huckleberry patch and be- gan gathering and eating the ripe ber- ries. My guide cautioned me to be on the lookout for snakes, saying: Them eussed varmints hide under the huckle- berry bushes to ketch the birds when they come to feed on the berries" and I was very careful, but he was not, for soon heard a sharp cry from him, and on looking at him, saw him throw his 1,o,J ,,,1 r,,, in, air and a lya off and throw to some distance a dia- mond-b back which had struck him mid- way of his left forefinger. While was scared as badly as if I had myself been bitten, the hunter drew his knife and made two quick cuts on the finger, so that it bled freely and began strip ping his finger to force the blood out" Of the cuts He then took piece of com- mon alum out of his pocket and bit off piece of it as big as good-s1zed chestnut and chewed it up and swal- lowed it, and then he bit off and chewed fine another piece of alum, which he placed upon his cut finger and tied up with 8 piece of rag torn from the bottom of his homespun cot ton shirt and then he hunted up and killed the snake, and again began gath ering and eating berries, to my surprise.
 In answer to my question as to the need of going to town to consult doc- tor he said: '"The blood runnin from the cuts took out all the pizen but if it didn't all get out, the alum will fix it: but them cuts will give me sore finger for day or two" The result was no swelling of even the finger. and he said that if a man would always cut through the bite and let the blood out and take alum, there was no danger from the bite of any snake.-Forest and Stream.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-24
SPRINGFIELD DEFEATED

In the Greatest Game of the Season.
 New Haven won a victory over Springfield last night in the fastest and best played game that has been seen here for years. The score in the first period stood to 1 in favor of the vis-- itors. Fully 1000 saw the game and all were unanimous that Billy" Aufort had one of the best teams in the league. The following is the score and sum- mary: Score-New Haven 6, Spring field ?. StopS-Heffernan 30, Lations 35 Fouls-Heffernan 2. Referee Leahy. Timer-Turner.
 Waterbury, Nov. 23.-Waterbury won it's first polo victory of the week to- night, defeating Meriden by the score of 7-5