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Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02

ON and after 8eNt Monday Warren s.
Montgomery Bros. win close their store
ID PM except saturdays. until sep
tember Isl.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02

Call at the Peoples Saw
in Commercial State Bal
ing. and secure one OF tn
Steel Safes, in which o
your savings.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02

The ladies wonder bow Mrs. r. MANA
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ID keeps tie system in perfect Sfiar- \.
:. Mheless.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE.
Good Saddle and Driving Horse and a
Mans Saddle. Apply to
MRs 4. n. CORBIN.
Iazoo Citv. Miss.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-05-02

Ladies handsome Shitfwaists made of
very fine White, Lawn. front adorned
with fine Black-tiowereG work, having
White Swiss inserting on front and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
A STRANGE BALL ROOM.
Salt Mine Many Feet in Depth So
Transformed. <".i.'' -

From Tit Bits ~ ..-
The strangest ball room yet discovered Is
that which in the name Of charity was
opened, for one day only. a few weeks ago.
1t was the floor of a salt mine-one Of the
finest rock-salt mines on earth-stuated at
Northwich. in the very heart OF the Ches-
hire salt fields The novelty Of dancing In
a salt mine appealed to great crowds. and
people came from all parts OF the country
eager to participate in so unique an enter
tainment.
Down 800 feet into the very bowels OF
the earth plunges the shaft. and the only
means of entrance Is per bucket express
This bucket, attached to wire rope, Is
guaranteed to take three passengers-some-
times four II they are not overburdened
with adipose-on each journey. and the trip
occupies one minute.
1t Is a wonderful sight, this salt nine
Normally it Is plunged in deepest gloom,
but on this occasion its dark recesses were
iHumined by thousands OF candles formed
into notices Of flaming welcome, diamond
pointed stars, circles Of light and otner
devices. 1t is fifteen years since the puohc
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had the opportunity Of seeing the salt mine
under such conditions. - -

had the opportunity Of seeing the salt mine
under such conditions. 80
He who has been content to explore a coal
mine or a Derbys shire cave can form. little
idea of the marvellous spaciousness of the
Barons Quay rock-salt mine at Northwich.
Fifty acres in extent, 1t has been worked
for fffty-six years, and hundreds of thou
sands Of tons Of rock salt have been ex-
tracted. There are no narrow passages
here. You walk under a roof thirty feet
above your head: one OF the streets Is 100
yards long and 80 feet wide, with floor Of
salt-nothing but salt-in which. If you ex-
anime closely. the rock dust Sparkles and
scintilfates like diamonds.
No fear of the roof falling in and burying
you, for 1t Is supported at distances of 10
feet by giant pillars of rock SALT each num-
bered for reference, and each 80 feet
square. How cool the air is! 1t is reve-
latton. and you are the more astonishcd
when your guide informs you that here is
neither gas nor fumes; that, though work.
ing in salt the men never thirst: and that
the temperature is never below so degrees
IL the bitterest day in winter, and never
above 80 degrees in the most broiling day
of summer.
Before joining the dancers. who are
waltzing to the strains Of a military band
let us see something of the workings. for
nowhere else in the world is there exactly
the like Of this. First you are introduced
to the stables and told how, when young.
these splendid horses are hobbled and low
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

cred down into these cayernous depths
never while life remains to return to green
fields and pastures Bob" here has been
working in the mine over thirty years and
is wonderfully healthy.
A remarkable fact is that probably owing
to the equability Of the temperature. the
coats of the horses never grow and never
require to be clipped.
Suddenly the mine resounds with a deaf
ening noise, and you are informed that the
men are blasting. Picking your way over
the somewhat uneven surface, stopping
now and again to note the dull flash of
piece Of amber salt rock or a square of
crystal salt fmbedded in streak of marl
you soon reach the desired haven. Men
barred to the waists. are welding picks and
breaking down the saline walls; others
armed with long steel rods probe deeply
Into the rock their behring's being filled with
powder, and four or five tons blown out az
blast. At times a hydraulic saw grinds
its way with unerring precision through q
ledge and enables the rock-getters to hew
out more Of natures wealth.
Millions of years have gone to form this
vast deposit OF salt which at this depth
represents a solid seam Of salt 40 feet in
thickness. The workings of the mine pass
underneath the River Weaver but 300 feet
below Its bed, and it is certainly curious
as you wander about, TO be told that I'M
medfately above you, for instance, the post
men are sorting your letters, or that if you
could ascend in a straight line you would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

enter the inner chamber of the local salt
chamber of commerce.
And yet nature has been so generous that
rock salt is quarried and blasted sent up in
the buckets TO the surface, and delivered in
Belgium at shiilings a ton.
By the world at large "A salt mine Is Il
most Invariably confounded with the do
mestic salt of commerce. This is a natural
but at the same time a great mistake The
white CRYSTALS which form so important
part OF daily life are made from brine At
q depth much nearer the surface than that
We have been exploring is found a thinner
layer of rock salt known as the top bed"
over this springs of water pass and nat
urally become impregnated with the salt
until they are fully saturated This is
brine. 1t is pumped to the surface. turned
into open pans-just as the Romans did it.
for in this department of life invention has
been unable to improve things-and boiled.
AS the water Is driven away In steam the
salt falls in flakes to the bottom. is raked
out made into humps or placed into bags,
and sent out to fill the worlds salt cellar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
COME SEVEN. COME ELEVEN
Aristocratic Origin of the Negroes
Game Of Craps.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The killing of Henry Drake by Robert
Beck. both colored on the Lambkin planta-
ton. in Grenada county, Mississippi was
the thirteenth death in that state in the
last twelve months in a quarrel over a
game of craps. In none of the games was
the amount in dispute more than cents.
Drake will probably be hanged, and, TAX
ing killings and executions resulting from
craps into consideration, the mortality in
Mississippi over the game Is not far from
twenty a year. Mississippi probably leads
ali the southern states in crap-shooting.
but 1T would be safe to put the total loss
of life from this cause for the south at
more than a hundred a year.
The game seems to have lost none of its
attractions with the negroes, and is as pop
uiar as ever. 1t has become so essentially
a negro game that it is popularity supposed
to have originated In Africa.
Instead of this being the case It Is of
courtly origin. and first saw the light in
New Orleans a century ago. when that
aristocrat of aristocrats, Bernard Marigny
became at once the popular society game
of the day.
The Marignys were the oldest. richest
and most aristocratfc creole family of
Louisiana. They were sent by the French
government to witness the foundation of
New Orleans securing grant Of planta-
tion Immediately adjoining the new city.
They were Knights of st. Louis, marquises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
By GEN. CHARLES KING

be knew he thought all the world Of that
young gentleman. 1t was just because he
thought so much of him he was beginning
to feel that it was high time to put stop
to something that was going on. But 1t was
delicate matter; a woman was the mat
ter; and he hadn't the moral courage to go
at 1t the. STRAIGHTFORWARD way. He whip
sawed" again. drumming on the desk
with his lean. bony fingers he began:
IF let my adjutant, out SO much, what's
to prevent other youngsters asking similar
indulgence?",
The answer came like the crack Of a
whip
Nothing, sir and far better would it be
for everybody concerned If they spent more
hours In the saddle and fewer at the store.
This was too much for the one listener in
the room With something like the sound
of suppressed sneeZe, q tall, iong-legged
captain of cavalry started up from his
chair, an outspread newspaper stu full
stretched between him and the desk of the
commander. and. thus hidden as. to his
face. sided staggering off to the nearest
window. Young Field had ,earlessly. II not
almost impudently hit the nail on the head
and metaphoricaaly raped the drumming
fingers of his superior officer. Some COM
manders would have ragged and sent the
daring youngster right about in arrest.
Major Webb knew just what Field referred
to-knew that the destinations of pool,
pitch and poker held just about half his
commissioned force at all off duty hours
of the day or night hanging about the Off
GERS club room at the post traders: knew,
moreover. that while the adjutant never
wasted a moment over cards or billiards,
he, the post commander. had many time
taken a hand or a cue and wagered his dol
lars against those of his devoted associates.
They all loved him. There wasn't a mean
streak In his whole system" said every sol
der at Fort Frayne. He had a capital rec
ord as volunteers colonel and, later.
brigade commander in the great war, He
had the brevet OF brigadier general Of vol
unteers. burt repudiated any title beyond
that of his actual rank In the regulars. He
was that rara ayis-a bachelor field officer.
and a bird to- be brought down IL feminine
witchery could do 1t. He was truthful, gem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
KINGS OAK.
Planted in New York in 1860, Doomed
to Speedy Death.


From the New York Sun.
The English oak which was planted in
Central Park more than forty years ago by
King Edward VII. then Prince of Wales,
is dying and will probably have to be cut
down in a short time. as all efforts to pre-
serve it have been unavailing. The tree
has been dying for some time. but attention
has now been called to It's condition by the
Illness of him who planted it. The tree Is
on the westerly border of the mall near the
Eagle statue. and near 1t is magnificent
American elm which was planted by the
prince at the same time. The elm is IN me
condition.
When the Prince Of Wales visited this
country in 1860 Controller Andrew Fl. Green
invited the youthful visitor to plant two
trees in the park. The invitation was ac-
cepted, and an English oak and an Amer
lean elm were selected as the trees. The
ceremony took place on October II In the
presence of a large crowd. Mayor Fernando
Wood and President Blatchford of the. park
board were present. After the saplings had
been placed IN the holes prepared for them
the Prince of Wales shoveled in some of
the soil. After the ceremony the prince and
his retinue made tour of the. park and
then visited the home of Mayor Wood.
The oak sapling was then about three
inches in diameter The trunk is now about
two feet thick. 1t Is bifurcated four feet
from the ground and is about forty feet
high. 1t is gnarled and not graceful. The
elm, on the contrary. is a fine tree. about
100 feet high with spreading branches, and
Is sound and healthy. The gardeners say
that the elm has crowded the oak and
retarded its growth by throwing out lis
roots in such a way that the oak cannot
get proper nourishment. The park author
tiles have done all they can to stimulate
the dying tree. but they say it Is doomed
to a speedy death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
PRITCHARD ARRAIGNED
OPEN LETTER FROM Elk REPRE-
SENTATIVE WHITE.
Told That the Colored Man Will No
Longer Follow His Leadership
Political Forecasts Indicated.

Senator Pritchard has been severely crit1-
cised in an open letter written to him by
former Representative White of North
Carolina because of his lily white senti-
ments. Mr.. White dates the loss of politi-
cal standing of the coiored men Of his state
from the time Of Senator Pritchard's ap-
pearance there as political factor, after,
as he declares. they had made his eieva-
ton to the senatorship possible. Conclud-
ing his letter. Mr.. White says:
You have turned out dozens of men who
were supported In their post ions by practi-
cally all of the patrons of their offices. FIRE.
spective party or race, for no other rea-
son than that they were colored. In their
stead you have. in most Instances. put
democrats or populists in Office.
Your legerdemain display of figures
taken from democratic papers Is really
laughable to those acquainted with the sit
uation in North Carolina
1T is known all over the country that
you have boasted for years that there were
seventy-five or eighty thousand Write re-
publican votes in the state. But viii not
dwell. In prophecy you are about as mac
curate as in your other declara lions.
In 1900 you promised the electoral vote
of the state to President Mckinley. and
after the election was over your chairman
announced to the world that twenty-five
thousand white republicans had voted the
democratic ticket. You promised the Presi-
dent and others that you would be elected
United States senator as result of the last
November election. l believe you do not
now lay further claim to that distinction.
You now promise President Roosevelt
the electoral vote of the state in 1904. I
hope that President Roosevelt will be
elected, but trust he will. not depend on
North Carolina and your promise for his
success
3 ~ RAJ Their think 1t is true, senator, that
you were quite roundly denounced by some
of the county conventions which sent dele
gates to the Greensboro convention. But
why try to make the impression that those
colored men denounced President Roose-
velt's administration also? l am sure there
is TO one in North Carolina who ever heard
of this before.
THE negroes of North Carolina and Of
this nation are still republicans. They will
stand by the republican party so long as
it maintains its original principles. But
they will no longer follow the leadership of
you and Of men like you, who have left the
moorings of the party Of Grant and Lin
coin.
This country said Lincoln on one oc-
casion, cannot exist one-half free and one
half slave The republican party will not
tolerate a policy for the south such as you
have planned, while the north stands by
the original principles which underlie all
Of our hopes as American citizens"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
CHAPTER l

The major commanding looked up from
the morning report and surveyed the post
adjutant with something of perturbation
II not annoyance, In his GRIM gray. eyes
For the fourth time that week had Lieuteu-
ant Field requested permission TO be alb
sent for several hours, The major knew
just why the Junior wished to go and where,
The major knew Just why he wished him
not TO go, but saw fit to name almost any
other but the real reason when. with a GER
tain awkward hesitancy he began,
well. is the post return ready?1
1T Will be. sir, In abundant time" was
the prompt reply,
you know they sent II back for correc-
tion last month";" hazarded the commander.
And you know, sir, the error was not
mine" was the instant FeJeinder. SO quick,
sharp and positive as TO carry 1t at Il
bound TO the verge of disrespect, and the
keen. blue eyes of the young soldier gazed
frank and fearless. into thu heavily am
pushed grays of the veteran in the chair.
II made the latter vince and stir uneasiiy.
IF there's one thing / hate. Field, 1t is
20 have my papers sent back by some whip
snapper OF clerk. inviting attention to this
or that error. and expect my adJutant to
sec TO It that they don't"
Your adJutant does see to 1t. sir. I'm
willing To bet a months pay fewer errors
have been found In the papers OF Fort
b'rayne than any post In the department of
ths Platte. General Williams told you as
much when you were In Omaha"
The major fairly wriggied In his cane
bottomed whirilgig. What young Field said
was true. and tho major knew 1t, He knew
moreover. there wasn't more painstaking
post adJutsnt from this Missouri, to the
mountains. He knew their monthly re-
ports,"returns" ~ the regulations call
thsm-were referred TO by a model adJutant
general as modal papers. He knew II was
due to young Fields care and attention. aud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
He Took His Time.

From the Baltimore Sun
At some sports held in a Scottish village
last season an open hundred yards handi-
cap was one of the items Several Edin-
burgh "peds" entered and duly put in an
appearance. While dressing for the sprint
a local competitor, who locked rather green,
vouchsafed the informa ton that the starter
invariably fired the pistol the moment he
asked the question Are you ready?'
The men from Aud Reekie made use Of
their knowledge.
care you ready?' asked the starter, and
off went the runners. except the local man,
who stood in position.
"Come back.'' shouted the starter II
ANTI fired the pistol yet: and sh'll bar the
man in the blue jerSeyll have tae forfeit
yard for starting too SOON
Again the Edinburgh men tried to poach
a bit, and again they were detected and
suffered another yard penalty; but the local
man was heard to remark to the starter:
You can let her bang this time. father. L
guess All can win that clock nee" And he
did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08
Heard Through the Earth.
From the Chicago News.

A curious instance Of transmission Of
sound through the earth was noticed by
two French engineers at Kef. On July %
they happened to be in an excavation in
a volcano in the Dyr mountains, which has
been extinct from time immemorial. The
altitude of the excavation was about 3,400
feet above the sea level. Suddenly they
heard the sounds of heavy cannonadng.
the reports following at regular intervals.
Returning to Kef day or two later they
read in the papers that in the course of
some naval maneuyers the French fleet on
the day and at the hour at which they had
heard the reports had been engaged in
bombarding Bizerta. The sound. therefore,
must have been transmitted through the
earth from Bizerta to Dyr, a distance Of
somewhat over 100 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Although the diameter of the Garth has
been roughly known for many years. it
has only been accurately ascertained after
thirty years labor and at cost of fl00oo0.
1t is 1925 miles at the equator and 1893
from pole to pole.
The number of marriages in London dur
ing the last twelve months was 40.0l0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

The highest mountain in the moon Is at
least $1,000 feet in height; that is 5000 feet
higher than Mt. Everest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

SPECIAL-Ful1 1OO-piece Dinner
Set. pretty shape, hand CT en-
somely decorated, for. 49,. QZsSW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Solid Oak Shaving Stand. 5 feet
inches high, 10x16 French beveI
plate mirror; 3 drawers and shelf:
s soea a,sG fln ns mac on m ma LIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Very pretty Imported Dinner Set.
112 pieces, nicely shaped. very hand
some blue and green
and gold decorations. @n& nm
Only. ....................... ~ WeVV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Handsome Cobbler Seat Rocker.
solid oak or mahogany finish. Note
the fine trimmings and Sn OS
beautiful back 81 value. % >O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Handsome Solid Oak Morris Chair;
nicely polished frame: has spring
bottom and hair cushions. covered in
farcy velour: is well made Gn 1R
and very strong. For t$o ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

Handsome Music Cabinet. highly
polished, imitation mahogany finish:
very pretty pattern Sfb Or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-08

We have a very complete stock Of
Portieres, Couch Covers. etc.. in all
grades and styles: also very extern
sive line of Lace Curtains In Irish
Point, Brussels. Nottingham, etc. In
this department you will also find
that our prices are consistently low
for the values offered.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-28

effective. The people of Tucson, for in stance, have net been made to see how the cause of statehood could be fur thered by the election of democratic delegate to congress, and the proclaim ing thereby to the republican senate that the territory is ready and able to contribute two democratic senators to that body.
 It is said by the friends of Mir. Smith that the story is no more pleasing to him to tell than it is to the people to hear. He did not come back to Arizona willingly to tell 1t. He was dragged back from the delights of Cynthiana, Ky, to save the territory to the dem ocracy, q performance ia which MT. Smith takes mighty little interest in this year of grace MCMII. He regrets that he recovered his health so rapidly at the German watering place that he could come back within reach of his political admirers. He is looking well ana says he is feeling well.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-28

Washington, October 27.-The long expected response of the Colombian government tO the proposition made by the state department for the negotia- tiCn of the canal treaty on the lines of the SpOouer act has reached Washing ton and was presented to the state de- partment today by Herran secretary of the Colombian legation. It is difficult to learn. the exact nature Of the com munication, but 1t is known that it is not altogether an unqualified accept ance of the state departments propo- sitions. However it is of a friendly and dignifie1 tone and does not close the negotiations by any means. though it unquesti0nably sets back the date of the final agreemen by opening up new topiCs for argument. For one thing. the Colombian government is now en- tirely dissatisfied with the small amount of the payment made it by the United States under the terms Of the ITctCool, %hich it is proposed to use as a basis for the treaty. This sum is seven million dollars. Colombia wants at least ten million dollars.
 Moreover, the original proposal Iock- cd to await for fourteen years before beginning payment of the annual Ier- tal an amount which was to be then fixed by mutual agreement Columbia