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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

and Germany remain because no one dares " uop"
mo one of the others behind. The problem Oh Nnina 20
far from being settled Russia assures te Po"'i' ',
she has no intention of remaining in Manchutia anu
continues calmly to occupy IT. England, Germany any
Japan assure the confdng represent atIves oil inc
States and the rest Of: the world including eacn otne
that they have designs whatever upon tne
China and proceed meanwhile to forlfy lhe harpo9 "
points of vantage which they have selected ana " Gu
large their several spheres of influence win Tue 'os' VI
welbred consideration for each others feelings.
Meanwhile the government OF CHINA Is III eAi'o 'n0
whole conntryin state of ferment and
ing under burden of ransom imposed by the powers,
and threatened with famine The time is close at mana
when the wretched Chinese goaded beyond endurance,
will break out into rebeions and agtatlons wncn VIII
necessate the force of European to keep them IN
order Each Christian nation and their apt pupil Japan
wishes to be on the ground when this time comes
With it will come the disintregation Of Chna and The
long expected death grappe of the Lion and the Bear
may take place in the Valley of the Yangse Kiang instead
of on the slopes of the Himalayas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24
MIssIssIPPrs EXHIBIT.

Sepator James a. Clinton of Adams county, is the first
menbD of the state legislature in favor of
state exhibit at the ST. Louis worlds fair exposition
which be held in 1903 We believe that Representa-
tves Brown and Bennett will give him their heartiest
support in this matter and that large majority in the
legislature will do the He ventures the opinion
that Governor LONGING will recommend appropriation
for this purpose and in the light of past events feel
quite that the message the legislature
will contain this recommendation Every Mssissippan
Is of the fact that their state progressive rich in
its resources and presents most inviting and attractive
field for men of all professions and caings but should
make the outside world acquainted with all these advan
ages and the only way accomplish this end make
showing at the st. Louis worlds fair.
The state press and the people will regard an appro
priaon of this kind with the greatest favo-Natchez
Bulletin.
Some time ago Speaker Russell and Senator Dunn, of
Lauderdae declared for appropriation for such an
exhibit and nthe three representatives of Washington
county will vote Aye the appropriation, for they are
very earnest in their demands such exhibit Mis-
sspps loss and other states gain in manufacturing en-
erpses and good ctizensis due large extent to her
payunish policy in regard to worlds fair and exposition
exhibits The state Of Louisiana has Just cause to feel
proud OF their exhibit at Buffalo and the praise il has re-
seire from the outside world 0The great good their
hibf is doing their state never be estimated Our
1Wn state exhibit at Buffalo is causing no comment from
1e press the people and eucatenalIy agrcnturaIly
pancialIy Mississippi is not surpassed by sister
Hantan exhibit at the st. Louis worlds fair, Iii
5 sill make up for those by which we have o
5 go win surprise the seeing world with the Al
Ger to investors and home seekers. Il
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24
DABNEY MARSHALL DEFEATED.

jackson, Miss, Aug 21.--The returns from Warren
county where special election held today to MI a
legislative vacancy show the defeat of Dabney Marshall
by plurality of eight votes His successful opponent
was T. X. Foster.
Marshall was pardoned from the penitentiary few
weeks ago by Governor Lougno while serving life SEN
tence for murder. Times Democrat.
Since the above is true have further comments
to make on the unfortunate young the county but
will allow the curtain to 90 down forever the last and
most successful act of the recent drama
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

The engineers Messrs Crots and Hlder made their re-
port to he,cltizens committee ana council last night
the feasibility of completing the sewerage system and the
cost of The report in full appears the first page
of todays paper. Three plans for the completion of the
system submitted to the council One to complete
the deep sewerag pipes using iron instead of clay ppng
at cost of S26,60O Another to put pumping station
at Alexander thereby rrsng the matter out of the deep
sewerage to shallow line to be laid along Fish Lake road
to the chief pumping station at cost of $685. 00 and the
third plan is to put in deep and ateals at cost
S320 0O The council very wisely accepted the $685. 600
plan which during both high and low water will be more
easy to repair and kept running This S28 OO0 plan ex
tends the sewerage to Deaton street. After accepting the
report the council passed order for special election to
be held September 16 to vote for $4,000 bonds more
S2 900 for the work. SIS 900 for the overdraft and
the balance to meet any emergency that may arise This
will make the sewerage system cost the city between
$4,000 and S120000 The Times favors the new bond
ISSUE for believe it is better to invest the $50 900 o
save $4,000 already expended the sewerage which
when completed, means good health to all.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24
sTILL IN pEKIN.

For many months the allies have been leaving Pekin,
and It might reasonably have been supposed that the last
of them had long since departed Either the number of
them originally in Pekin prodigious, their method
Of leaving has been incredibly slow. The fact that the
allies are still in Pekn, and the apparent probability IS
that they going to remain. England Russia, Japan
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

The speech of Senator Ben Tillman IN Wisconsin :;
very accurate expression of the sentiment of that ass
Southern people, who, unhappy for the credit and well
fare OF these States are in full possession of their
governing machinery; and who typicay represented
by Senator Timan himself. The speech may we'll C;ve
to the statesmen of the nation occasion to consider wbee
or not the time is near at hand for the curbng of liberty
which is fast taking the character Of unbridoJ
license
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

call has been made for Supervisors Convention NV
Hon. w. T. Stewart, member of the Madison connty
Board, to be held at Jackson October 49, II and ~
The call is signed by the supervisors of Madison Kinds
Rankin Lincoln and Copiah counties The work manned
out for the convention is discussion OF measures tbo
come before such bodies aud recommend to the Legislature
the passage of laws that will benefit the state.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

The sharpshooter kind of fly, is getting in its wo,L
the cotton crop The past few days of wet weather "
telling on the crop but the sunshine continues tbor &
be made all the cotton planters can gather Pc WIN
has already started and new bales will soon roll into
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

when the supreme courts of the country cease reversing
cases OF rape, and murder on technaitie when
the technical peadng of shyser lawyers 90 UNDECIDED v
the court when the best citizens of each communitv
serve ON the uries nsteadof the professional iurvmen
who look for money instead of Justice; when we s
this is done and not until them will the lynchno cea
no matter how many lives of the mobs the law NAV t
or the number of sheris thrown out of office Think f
ths and it thse many years you have encouraged this
growing EVIL by Sinking your Jury duty--your most i'm
portant duty as ctzenyou should do so no more bpt
give your service for the good of your home and country
The governor found deficiency in the state treasnrr
on August Is of SlO7 621 A. and he gave Treasurer
showers nve days to replace it. On the Goth he again
visited The treasury counted the money and found all
there From the Mississippi Column of the CommorcioI
Appeal, which is edited by the Chief Cashier we
learn that owing to the insecurity of the states vaults this
amount was placed banks douby secured SO that there
was really no shortage IN the first place. Treasurer
showers refused to make any statement as to the cono5
If his trust.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

oScHcr L@sgilo VIII 30 sStbt, rtoommeha appro-
pration large enough 70 make great exhibit The press
and people will continue 70 endorse it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24

The Democrats of Iowa, at their state convention on
the 2lst reafrmed the Kansas City platform and added
a palnk on state issues. A lamentable division was an
parent The silver demanded that the silver plank
be approved In specific TERMS and the gold men insisted
that the resolution should simply read "We endorse the
tme-honored principles of the Democratic party Ieav
ing out all mention of previous platforms The vote
which resulted in the adoption of the resolution rearm
ing the Kansas City platform, but with no specific men
ton OF silver was close one-669 to $780, 1t was MI
umph Tor the principles of Bryanism but dlstreysfu
commentary on the chsm which has rent assunder the
party claiming to be Democratic
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21
Automobile Against n Bull.

The Biarritz, France, correspond
ent of the New York Herald says:
Next Sunday there is to be a bull
fight such as has never been seen
before. 1t will be fight of an au-
tomobile against q bull.
Mr.. Henry Deutsch, whose name is
connected with the prize for aerial
navigat ton, will preside. Mr.. Deutsch
when interviewed concerning this
latest novel plan for demonstrating
the merits of the automobile said:
s'Mv opinion is that an automobile
can be used instead of mounted
picador and if the picador is placed
on swiftly revolving automobile
the sport might be immense.
Il hold that with capable chat
feur the automobile could avoid the
charges of the bull. Ny idea in all this
is that as the revolving feature of
bull fighting is the mutilation of the
| horse, this could be avoided by the
use of an automobile"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21

The disparagement of the useful
ness and Importance of the thumb
implied in the expressions: His fin
gers are all thumbs" seems unde-
served in view of the important part
the thumb formerly played in the So
cial customs of the people, and the
very important part it plays in our
own lives.
Lord Erskine, in his "Institutes," i"
states that among certain of the
lower ranks in Scotland the final set
tlement of bargain was always sig
nalized by the licking and joining of
thumbs.
Selden, in "Titles of Honor" says
that kissing the thumb was a char.
acteristic of servility. The clergy, the
rich and the great, were in receipt OF
this honor from their tradesmen
From the remotest days of antiquity
the practice of licking the thumb has
always been regarded as a solemn
pledge or promise, existing. accord
ing to Tacitus and other authorities
among the Goths, the Iberians anC
the Moors. and it may also be traced
through successive periods down tc
our own times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21

the locality or the character of the soil.
But, clean or dirty, it is invariably
in large coarse crystals. 1t is salty, at
least; and the Chinese do not mind the
coarseness, as it is only used in
picking, preserving and cooking, and
it is all dissolved anyway. We get our
table salt from America; the natives
use none. They have sol upon the
table instead.
The price varies from five cents per
man load of 1873 pounds at the salt
works to five dollars per load, depend
ing upon the distance it has to be car
ried overland upon mems shoulders
and the number of Peking officials who
have had their squeeze" off of it. One
of the reasons that population is
sparse in the interior, say, 100 miles
from water communication, is the
enormous price of this necessity of life.
The Chinese say that such place is
not populated because the salt can.
not get in"
Of course everybody knows about the
bird 's-nest soup that the rich Celes'
tial serves to his delighted guests, and
the sharks fins, that cost such fabu
lous sums. / do not go into detail!
, about these articles because my pur
pose is to give description of the ev
eryday life of the common people, ant
these luxuries do not enter into oul
subject.
The great mass of Chinese are poor
very poor, and have to live upon die
that costs less than two silver dollar
a month, or one gold dollar, and NOR
live on half that than there are wh'
spend more than one American dolla
per month for food. 1t is plain that t.
live so cheaply requires largely vege
table diet, and that, too, of vegetable
of the cheapest kind, as supplement
to rice or sweet potatoes.
WILLIAM N. BREWSTER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Lieut.. Peary is graduate of Bow
doin college, and while there was con-
sidered the best "all-round" athlete
among the students.
By way Of accounting for the vital
ity of the pope, recent 1tallan blog-
rapher relates that as young man
Gioacchino Pecci was one of the earli-
est devotees in Italy of the modern
sport of mountain climbing as well as
good hunter. He assembled most OF
the peaks near his home.
Lord Lonsdale is perhaps more prom
inent in the British sporting world
than any other man of title. He owns
the finest pack of hounds in England,
| is a splendid boxer, rides and drives to
perfection and has earned fame as
yachtsman, hunter and explorer. AS
further distinction, he is patron of
| 40 church livings.
1t is understood that informal din
ners at the white house will be quite
a feature of President Roosevelt's in
cumbency. AS men of note come to
his office he likes to invite them to ac-
company him to luncheon or dinner,
as the case may be. Thus he is able to
have agreeable companionship and inn
prove opportunities to gather ideas
and gauge sentiment on public topics.
Bishop Potter and Chauncey Depew
were invited to the same function re-
Gently, and both were expected to
speak, which moved the bishop to re-
mark: "This reminds me of the story
of two oysters who were in attendance
at an ecclesia stical festival. Said one
to the other: What is this, anyhow"
It's church fair was the reply. A
church fair! Then what in the world
do they want with both of us?'"
l. I.Zangwill has written the following
letter as to the derivation of the word
"ghetto:" 81 don't think any quite
convincing etymology of ghetto has
been adduced. though the most likely
connection is with the ghetto or iron
foundry. in the quarter of Venice to
which the Hebrews were assigned in
1916. AS this was the first compulsory
Hebrew quarter in Italy the Others
were called by the same name.
Mr.. Charles Richards. of Worthen-
lewry. Flintshire, who died recently at
that place at the age of 102 years and
nine months, had spent his entire life
in that village. He had seen the death
of three kings and one queen, had tax
en- part in three jubilee rejoicings, and
had received letter of fcongratulation
from Queen Victoria on his one hun
dredth birthday. He left 1872 descend
ants of ages ranging from ~ months to
so years, 70 of whom followed him to
the grave.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21
A DOLLAR FOR FOOD.
How the Chinese Live on That
Amount for a Month.
Vexetables Of the COarsest Kind,
Sauce and Salt Give Variety to
Diet of Rice and Sweet
Potatoes.
Especial Hinghua (China) Letter1

Especial Hinghua (China) Letter.1
TT IKE the Israelites of old, the
Chinese are fond of 1.-The leeks,
A2 the onions and the garlic
These make the standard favors for
many dishes.
Their onions are small and inferior.
Large onions are imported for the for
eign community, but for some reason
the gardeners of Foochow have not
yet succeeded in producing tirst-class
article
Garlic is eaten in quantities. You do
not have to be told this if you pass
along a residence street during the
hour supper is being prepared. Un-
less the law is laid down very plain
and as inexoIable as that of the Medes
and Persians, your house will often
be filled with its odor from your own
kitchen. The cook is preparing a
bowl of Tefreshment al your fire. You
arc fortunate if he is not using your
stewpan as well. If he is you will
know it when he brings on the next
meal. Radishes are grown by the
field. Not the tender little roots we
have in America, but foot or more
| long, coarse and fibrous, white, anC
growing three or four inches out OF
| the ground The trouble with the for
/ eign radish, for the Chinese taste, j:
| it is not "filing.' Quantity is tht
main thing with the Mongolian. Ant
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21
Overweight.

On a hot afternoon in August, when
every self-supporting young woman
in London was enjoying the lot of the
"simply clinging" female, a stout,
elderly lady, somewhat resembling a
violet silk balloon, wadd1ed out of her
carriage and entered the post office.
The young persons" behind the
brazen latticework kept the stout lady
waiting for nearly minute and half
before one of them was at leisure to
weigh her parcel, reply to dozen
questions and issue the needful
stamps. In consequence of the I'M
seemly delay, the stout lady (who kept
her coachman waiting by the hour
while she killed tine in superfuous
shopping) was naturally annoyed
And do you expect me" she asked, ar
rogantly, ''to put the stamps on my
self?" "Why, no, madam" replied the
post office girl, demurely, I'm afraie
we could hardly send.-you by post fol
41hd."-London King.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21

he has it in his radishes. They arc
salted and kept the year round.
The cabbage of South China would
not be marketable in America. II is
soft and green. The gardeners some
times tie string around it to make
it head. But even that does not make
it solid. They eat every part of it.
We are trying to raise foreign cab
bage in our garden with fair success,
and the way the natives eagerly accept
the leaves or any part Of it indicates
that the foreign variety in time will
be substituted for the native, if it can
be kept from deteriorating in this
climate.
With the radish tops, and leaves of
all this class of vegetables the Chinese
make kind of sauer kraut. They
make it after the manner of the peas
| antry of the Fatherland, according to
our nursery lore; they TRAMP it
with their feet, To make it nice and
sweet"
The only people who bruise the
vegetables in any other way are the
bound-footed women. They use their
| hands. The mass of leaves or tops is
spread out upon a brick Or stone pave
ment, and the tramper is far more
| careful to wash his feet after the
| process than before it.
| have asked several, and invariably
the reply is:
| I'VE always wash The salt vegetables
before eating, so it makes no differ
ence if they are tramped upon the
dirty pavement with dirty feet
This comforting view of it is thor
oughly oriental, and distinctively Chi
| nese.
The Chinese compass sea and lant
to obtain food for their teeming mil
lions. Even seaweed is delicacy. L
brings as high price per pound al
pork. 1t is highly priced by vegetari
ans. The reason it is so expensive
even upon the sea coast is that it Ii
found in quantities only in one 10
calitv, where the sea is shallow enough
for the people to gather it. They hav
no diving suits.
Apeculiar kind of vegetable is grow
without soil, of green peas put il
large open jars, and sprouted. TIL
sprouts look a little like potat
sprouts grown in cellar. They ar
cheap and quite palatable.
Bamboo grows upon the mountain
in limitless quantity. At the base o
the cane is sprout like a sucker, cone
shaped and solid, the inside white lik
a cabbag ge center. These are a stan(
ard vegetable and make a very goo
ingredient for soup.
Their celery is in the last stage {
degeneration, green from top to roo
It is not cultivated by hilling, as
America, and no attempt is made
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21

An amusing story is told of Queen
Wilhelmina when she was quite a little
child. Her majesty was not allowed
to share dinner with the elder MEM
bers of the royal household, but was
permitted to make her appearance at
dessert and place herself beside some
particular favorite. One day she sat
by a courtly old general, and after
eating some fruit the little girl turned
and gazed up at him. Presently she
exclaimed:
Il wonder you're not afraid to sit
next to me-"
Everybody in the room turned at the
sound of her childish treble.
"On the contrary, l am but too
pleased and honored to sit next to my
future queen" replied the old general
But why should l be afraid?'
Assuming a woe-begone expression
the little queen replied: because all
nv dolls have the measles-they'r al
of them down with it!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21
VOL. XL.
ALON e.

c,s sits to-day beside vacant chair,
Most desoiate of all womeli in the land,
. sraye, w-hollowed, and her love lies
there!
1jfe's sheaf of Joy dropt from her empty
hand
Dear heart, we women wake and watch
with thee,
We, who are happy, share this lonely
hour.
We enter In this black Gethsemane.
We share the pangs that test thy falntlng
power.
"a silent is that home of other days!
But how the sweet years of the tenoer
past
Seem filling it with voices full of praise;
What light of God is on its darkness cast.
A perfect sphere. the love that folded thee
And never once could let thee staHd
apart,
That through all pain and sorrow cher
ished thee
In the safe shelter of a great mans
heart.
That blameless life. that hero's matchless
death.
Are thine to keep, until the summons
come
Some glad bright morn: Rise, for the
Master saith,
Thy weary days are over, child, come
home"
Margaret E. Sangster, in Congregations
alist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-21

"Semar ores against u.s." said
Larkins, shortly.
Almost a. mile ahead on a high pole
beside the track long yellow arm jut-
ted out warningly. The engine slowed
down and stopped near the switch
tower.
"Stock train wrecked four imles
further on" reported the fireman after
a call on the operator, and Weaver al
most tore his hair.
Four hours later the track was
cleared and the big engine pulled into
De Forrest. Down from the cab
dropped famished and wild-eyed man,
blackened and desperate looking.
"Here's message for you, Mr.. Weav-
err" said the station agent. Weaver
glanced in and saw a new opera tor.
He tore open the envelope hurriedly
and read his death warrant:
every sorry. Could not wait for en-
gine. Tom and I were married at
noon.
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