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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-06-16

A new solution of the race problem
was nipped in the bud by the issuance
of fraud order against Dr. Winfield
& Co., of Richmond. This concern
claimed to be in possession Of pre-
paration for turning black skins
white, pink-tinted and beautiful. The
postal authorities found that the pre-
paration was composed of bi-ehloride
of mercury, tincture of benzoin, glyc-
crime, and distilled water. Chemists
reported that the frst-named would
take off the outer coating Of the skin
and leave that underlying it of a
pinkish white, but that its long dis
tance effects would not be beneficial
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-06-16

E. S. Holmes, Jr., assistant statis-
tician Of the Department of Agri-
culture, has asked to be suspended
from duty during the investigation
Of charges against him of irregulari-
~ in the compilation and publication
Of the last cotton report. This re-
quest has been granted. The inves-
tigation Of the charges made by Rich
ard Cheatham, secretary Of the South
ern Cotton Growers Association, is
now under way. Secretary Wilson
has determined not to disclose the
names Of the experts who will con-
duct the examination of the statis-
tician's Office. 1t is at the request
of the chief expert employed by the
department that this matter is kept
secret. He believes if his identity
is not known that he will be unham-
pered in his work and will the sooner
arrive at the bottom of the charges.
The experts are unlimited as to time
and money in making their investi-
CATION, although it is expected that
the inquiry will not extend over three
or four days. The report will be made
directly to Secretary Wilson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-06-16
Preliminary returns to the chic.

Preliminary returns to the chief
of the bureau of statistics Of the de-
partment Of agriculture on the acre
age Of spring wheat sown indicate
an area of about 17,613,000 acres, an
increase of 472,00O acres or 2.8 per
cent from the acreage sown last, year.
The average condition Of spring
wheat on June / was 93.7 as compared
with 93.4 at the corresponding date
last year; $50 on June /, 1908 and
a ten year average Of 94.4.
Evening star., 1905-10-23
RUSSIAN TROUBLES.
Serious Happenings Threatened il
Caucasus

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 23-Now
that Russia has lost Manchuria and Korea
there are those who believe that she will
have serious trouble in the Caucasus re-
gions when once the soldiers are brought
back from the front and turned loose In
southern Russia. The present revolutionary
movement in the Caucasus country is said
to be more serious than a revolt of the
workingmen. 1t is revolution which is
being worked out through a socialist COM
mittee. When the governor general Of the
Caucasus a short time ago asked the chief
of police Of Batoum to single out the lead
ers of the insurrectionary movement that
functionary replied: "If, excellency you
wait to get the real promoters of disorder
into jail you must arrest the men you
meet with every afternoon at your club,
the men you dine with, the men ybu gam
BILE with In other words, the Georgian
mobiles are the real instigators and directors
of disorders in the Caucasus. They are do
ing this because Russia has refused them
autonomy; and what was refused to petit
tions they hope to get by force. There Is
no semblance OF government now In the
Caucasian provinces Having failed to ter
rorize the people by coercive measures, all
they can do Is to set one race against an
other, in this way inducing them to carry
on wars against each other until the gem
era1 governmental grievances are forgotten
in the general strife.
Evening star., 1905-10-23

driver boys little chaps who have breathed
coal dust so long that they are part OF The
very life of the mining industry. mule
may bray or the mines rat dog may bark.
Somehow such sounds seem incongruous.
More appropriate Is the deep boom of the
''shot" fired maybe mile away by miner
at work at a heading. That Is in keeping
with the conditions. and after 1t creeps up
the sulphuric smoke of the blast, lighting
against the currents Of fresh air that are
being constantly forced down into ths
heart of the mine by the powerful fans at
the mouth Of the shaft. That also Is in
harmony. 1t is subterranean. diaboic.
This is a dangerous business at best. The
Star representative visited one of the SAT-
est mines in the anthracite diStrfct-a dry
nine with virtually no gas, where visitors
are not likely to be annoyed by oppressive
or uncomfortable conditions. Yet even n
that mine slight accident happened on
that occasion. which testified to the haz-
ardous character of the enterprise AS
the visitor and his escort of superintendent
and foreman were ascending the slope IN
exit after having walked for a mile or so
from the shaft, train of loaded cars was
drawn up the slope by the cable. Hearing
it approach, the foreman led the way TO
one side where the three stood in security.
The train passed. and the visitor instinct
lively counted the loads.
Thirteen! That's a suggestive num-
beI," he remarked to the superintendent
as the train instantly disappeared with
complaining rumble.
"It does not pay TO be supersttiouS IN
q coal Inine,'' was the reply.
Sounds die away remarkably quickly m
coal mine. despite the length of pass
ages. In few seconds all was still. Yet
the party made no move ahead.
Were waiting for the trip to come
back" explained the foreman. meaning the
string of empty cars on the siding at the
head of the slope. Just then there came
faint clatter, then a louder, and a
louder.
Here's the trip" said the superintendent.
A Crash at Close Range.
Five loaded coal cars swept through the
short range of the two torches.
Runaway" was the laconic comment of
one of the men.
The next instant it seemed as if all the
powers of destruction had broken loose
close at hand. With q crash that shocked
the ear drums those five cars came TO
Evening star., 1905-10-23
LARGE BREAKER NEAR P1rrsroa WITH A "srocKADE"

the mine regions Is Italian. and these peo-
pie are natively musical. At night their
voices float romantically over the hills to
the accompaniment Of guitars and mando-
Inns.
Good Order on Sunday.
Only on a Sunday are the people of these
villages to be seen In numbers, and then
they are quiet and sober For two years all
the communities in the Wyoming valley
district have been run on strictly tight
hdded principles. 1t Is more difficult to
get drink Of beer or liquor in Scranton On
Sunday than to buy an ice cream soda in
the middle of the Sahara desert. This Is
not hyperboie. 1t Is the actual truth. II
there was ever a tightly shut town on the
seventh day 1t is Scranton, Pa, and that
fact alone bespeaks great prosperity. 1t
has meant. in these two years. a saving to
the workers of many thousands Of dollars.
Here and there, up on the hillside a speak
easy may exist, for the benefit OF we'll
chosen few patrons. chiefly of the foreign
class. But these drinkers do not appear In
their cups. They are discretion itself. and
stick close by the source, partly out of fear
of disclosing its presence
On week day, especially in the mid
morning, the streets of a mine town are
solemnly quiet and vacant All the men
and many OF the boys are underground. At
about IL O'Clock some of the men are to
be seen trudging homeward, blackcned from
head TO foot. These are the contract min
ers. who work by the ton, and who can
cut enough coal In two or three hours to
fill their strings Of cars after cutting tn
Evening star., 1905-10-23

coal, or knocking II down. as the process -
called, they examine the roof to make sure
there Is no danger of slide. pack up their
tools and powder. stow them away safely.
give few directions to their helpers as TO
the loading of the coal. and leave the mine.
1t is seldom that contract miner Is kept
at the heading after noon
The day workers, helpers drivers, gate
men, pumpmen. etc. usually e1t dinner
underground and are not to be seen until
late afternoon. Then they come streaming
through the streets. dinner pals on their
arms. black and tired. They go to their
homes, wash and dress. and after supper
appear as decentiy as the skilled workers Of
any cleaner industry.
But the prevailing hue is that of the coal.
The houses take on the tone after time,
for the winds drift the powdered anthracite
from the tops of the culm banks and paint
Is at a discount. Breakers. shaft houses,
dwellings, stores in these villages around
the mines all become of that peculiar gray
ish black that dsfes eradication. even
eternity.
In the Deeps.
Tie visitor to mine is peculiarly Inn
pressed by this sense of universal black
ness. Save at the foot of the shaft ami
IN the region of the pumps and the under
ground stables, where the coal and slate
walls are usually whitewashed, there is no
.elieving color, no break of white. Far
down a road" appears tiny light. Ihe
visitor is escorted in it's direction. 1t moves
about with seemingly no support. Sud-
denly it is close at hand. and then. two
steps away, appears man. black save Tor
the whites of his eyes. This jumping or
a human being out OF the darkness Is un-
canny Sometimes the lights do not show,
and then are heard the shrill voices OF the
Evening star., 1905-10-23

=. =. ,a., 80.
surface ui aihase 10 dii oheiHe " "o'h o' .
and nose where the FENCES are dliapldateo'
where the goats and pigs run about the
door vards and oven through the houses
-. 49, -..to,. 80 +ho
WIN ''te 'oN,ooi1 y. N"o -N''
very poor Where the women ana chiioreh
are dirty and slovenly. In these places
some Of the houses are mere shacks built
~ roe,ro sorons of uood The roors and
-, ;,
SoihelihieS the s4oe"' a'e hi"oe ii0AAA wv
bits Of roofing tin. But there Is no lack
of just such novels right here in Wash
inpton And on tho other hal nd there ia in
'.. , -. =, x,,t -
piopoi 'ioh 3eiAap' ~ " ~
home-mak1nS IN the little mine towns IMAM
In some of the big cities. Many of the
very moor dwellings have their door-yard
rorao,,, x,;.b sra ,rou,tbs of eoyars ana
q 80 80 ,,aa.ahlas
Evening star., 1905-10-23

grief less than twenty feet from where the
three were standing Then all was as ST.
lent as the grave.
Don't think. SIR said the mine forema an
to the visitor as he started down the slope.
that We arrange this for the benefit OF
every visitor
1t is well for the stockholders and the coal
consumers and the mine workers that such
Is not the practice. And especially well for
the visitors. For the last of the five cars
had turned turtle in most artistic man
ner and gone into kindling wood and bent
iron, flingfng its load of three tons OF great
Jumps of coal full against the wall on the
side ON which the party had been standing.
Had the final smash come a second sooner
this narrative would never have been writ
ten.
Yet that is all in the days work In q mine.
There are many varieties OF ways in which
men get hurt or. hurt themselves. Nature
takes a hand unaided occasionally and
breaks loose in revenge for the boring in
trusiveness of man. allowing q roof to slide
without warning and thus imprisoning or
crushing all within reach Or suddenly q
pocket of gas is opened and men are suffo-
Gated or blown into eternity Or the waters
surge up from the depths faster than the
pumps can Exhaust them. Or the machin-
cry breaks. or the dynamite exp,oSes pre-
maturely. or the blast breaks the coal apart
more violently than usual. These are some
of the unavoidable accidents And man
supplements the list with great variety OF
stupid. reckless, ignorant performances. en-
dangering scores.
Two Deaths Day.
II Il ,rntd that fyxSra a.. =. 4 So.
Evening star., 1905-10-23
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special correspondence OF The Star.
VIRGINIA BEACH, va October 21 1905.
The meeting of the acting members of the
town council, which was held during the
past week. has decided favorably on the
provisions contained in the town charter
recently drawn up by Judge Ackiss, in
which provision Is made for the popular Sc
lection by vote of a mayor, aldermen and
one or two other town officers. and action
on the same will now rest until the meet
ing Of the legislature. The enthusiasm.
however seems to be on the increase, and
the prediction Is that a great number Of
petitions will be sent in for favorable ac-
ton. The opposition to the Incorporation
of the beach as town. which. developed
recently. has practically been overcome.
only an occasional dissenting voice now be-
ing heard. -~-e
Social affairs are progressing in a quiet,
but enjoyable, manner Among the larger
affairs given recently was an oyster roast,
at which Mrs. H. r. Leonard was the host
ess. The occasion in honor of the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard at the
Greenwood cottage Mrs. F. B. March and
Mrs. William Greenough Those invited to
meet the guests of honor were Mr.. and Mrs.
C. NJ. Kaylor Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Green
wood Miss Rosa Myers, Mr.. Richard Te-
bault, Mr.. Horace Reford and DR.. George
Myers.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Shields also enter
tanned quite large party of friends at the
Casino. Cape Henry, during the week at an
informal oyster supper. Tables were set
on the large pavilion of the Casino, the air
being comfortably warm, and the bvalves
were served directly from the roasting pan
within full view of the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 8. ]. Reed recently en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Moore
at their cottage on Ocean avenue.
Miss Lula Etheridge Is visiting friends at
the beach and will until the latter part OF
the month.
Mr. and Mrs John D. Gordon, who have
been touring the north on their wedding
trip, have returned to the beach for brief
stay before going to Mr.. Gordon's post of
duty in Cuba.
Mrs. Robert w. Hunter Of Alexandria.
who has taken a cottage for the fall, is en-
tertaining Miss Lippitt
The Misses Gordon and Allen, who are
spending the fall at the beach, were among
the oyster roast parties recently at the
Casino
Repairs are being contemplated for the
Princess Anne Hotel and 1t may be neces-
No announcement has yet been made to
this effect but the plan is under consdera-
tion The following guests have registered
recently: Edward P. Swartz and family
c.. H Cullen, s. c. Stimtz, Paul e. Span
gler and wife, 8. Delos Lines and wife, H.
o. Wilkinson, T. T. Tabor E. B. aymond
and wife, Jessie Raymond.
Guests at the Arlington are E. r. Pitts,
W. j. Colesbury, w. H. Marco, Miss A.
Cooper and Frank D. Glazier.
Mr.. ]. S. Boyd ard wife and Martin c.
Craigie were recent guests at the Mount
Vernon.
Evening star., 1905-10-23
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
respondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, October p. 1900.
Miss Agnes Kennedy of Warrenton, Va.
Is the guest of Miss Frances Terry, No. Z
Sampson row, u. 8. N. A.
The sixteen candidates of the Moss-Ban-
non wing of the democratic party TO-DAY
filed with the supervisors OF elections Ior
Anne Arundel county their petitions TO
have their names placed on the official pal-
lot for the coming election on November Z.
During the storm and blow of yesterday
quite a number of bateau and other small
craft were upset in the harbor ana river.
but luckily no one was drowned in any or
the accidents.
Edward Tydings eolored youth. was
arrested Yesterday and after a preliminary
hearing before Justice Feldmeyer was re-
leased for a hearing Monday on charge
of severely cutting Mr.. Eugene Magruder,
a student at ST. Johns College. The in1u-
ries to Mr.. Magruder consist OF deep
cash In the side of his face, which necessf-
tated seven stitches, and the breaking OF
three teeth. The affair occurred at st.
Johns College yesterday afternoon, during
a melee between the college students ana
a number of negroes of that portion of the
city.
United States steamship Santee left the
Naval Academy this morning Tor Norfoik
Va, for duty at that navy yard and the
ships there.
Gov. Warfeid left Baltimore yesterday
for Oakdale, his country place In Howard
county where he viii remain several days.
when he and Mrs. Warffeid will return TO
the city and open the mansion for the WIN
ter.
The first of the series OF winter hops at
the Naval Academy OF the regular midship-
mems series will be held tonight. The mop.
which will be held In the armory, promises
TO be largely attended both by Annapolitans
and out-of-town guests.
mil wit
of the ladies' of the Naval Academy.
Grave fears are entertained for the safety
of three youths, two of whom are candi-
dates for the Naval Academy and students
at the preparatory school OF Prof. r. l..
and another youth left Capt. Burtis' wharf
at the foot of Prince George street yester-
day afternoon before o'clock to take q
sail and have not yet returned nor been
heard from. The wind during yesterday
afterpoon was strong and gusty, and the
boat was seen to go out INTO the pay.
What became of It and its occupants aftef
that is a question which Is bothering those
Interested in the young men.
n il understood that there Is anotnef
case of diphtherfa at the Naval Academy,
this time the patient being an upper eiass-
man Randolph Perry Scudder Of Washing
ton and member of the present second
class Young Scudder's case Is said 10 nave
developed yesterday and he is now con-
fined to the hospital and quarantined HIS
room mate 10 Midshipman r. G. smith, rhe
young Smith will not be able to play in
this afternoons game with North Caro-
Il s understood that the government has
determined fully to accept the property the
litieetfon over which has held up ths con-
Evening star., 1905-10-23
Falls Church News.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, October 81, l905.4
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Westcott have re-
turned from England after making visit
of several weeks to Mr.. Westcott's parents.
The mission boards of the Presbyterian
church have consolidated and elected the
following officers: Mrs M. s. Roberts.
president; Mrs. C. H. Buxton and Mrs, G..
B. Fadeley. vice presidents; Mrs w. L.
Morsell, secretary and Mrs. Geo. B. Ives,
treasurer.
Bishop r. A. Gibson confirmed a party of
four young ladies at the Old Falls Church
last Sunday. with impressive ceremonies
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Buxton have returned
from trip to the west, which included the
g. A. r. convention at Denver. Colorado
Miss Eva Birch has gone TO Oklahoma to
visit her sister. Mrs. Minnie Blake.
Mr.. Harry Merry departed Tuesday for
Kansas, where he will engage In stock
raising.
DR.. J. H. Ladd has rented his farm to Mr..
Bates of Washington, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Fl. Billngsley have re-
turned to Falls Church. Mrs. Biiffnesfey
has greatly improved in health
Or. G., I. Mankln has returned from
Richmond where he spent several days at
tending the meeting OF the state board Of
pharmacy, of which he is a member
Hev. Paul Price Of Alabama. an evan
gelist Is conducting revival services in the
Baptist Church, which will continue until
next Wednesday.
Rev. J. w. Kinchloe. former pastor OF
the Baptist Church here. was married We'd
nesday to Miss Florence Henderson.
Miss Ethel Payne gave a dance at the
residence Of her father Friday night, which
was attended by a large number of young
people.
The Sunday school association of Falls
Church district will meet here October 70.
Mr. and Mrs. j. g. Garrison Of East Falls
Church have as their guest Rev. Paul Price
of Alabama "a
Evening star., 1905-10-23
On Installment Plan.
special cablesram to The Star.


PARIS. October 23.-M. Guilierm. q rich
Brittany farmer. and his bride. Mile. L.
Guenneo. began marrying this week. ana
will continue to marry for a number OF
days. The wedding is being celebrated after
the ancient traditions OF the country, which
require 1t to last at least a week. All old
customs are being revived for the occasion,
and the hospitality is regal. Over 1900
guests have been asked. and are being
housed. fed and entertained, throughout
the marriage festivities, at the expense Of
the bride and bridegroom. Several acres u
wood were cut down and tents erected On
the open space as lodgings for the wedding
guests. Twenty calves. twelve sheep and
SIX COWS were slaughtered for the pro-
of cider have been emptied. A weadina
after these traditional Brittany rites q
rather costly. The bridal pair are spendina
At least $4,000 on their mArriao foGeivttio6.
Evening star., 1905-10-23
Empress Eugenie's Sales.
Special Cablegram to The Star,

Special CabIegram to The Star.
nouncement from Bordeaux. the Empress
EugeEie has sold to firm OF timber mer-
chants Of the town the whole OF the estate
owned by her at Solferino In the Landes.
The estate or demesne was selected by the
Emperor Napoleon III toward 1867, when q
valuation was made OF property In the
LAndes. Since then the Bolferino estate
has largely increased in value owing to the
drainage OF the marshes, the construction
OF roads and the planting OF trees It Ii
now estimated that there ara 100000 treee
on the e6f&fn $
Evening star., 1905-10-23

alcohol both for extracting and pre-
serving the medicinal principles re-
siding in Our indigenous, or native,
medicinal plants, such as he employs
exclusively in manufacturing his
medicines.
Some of these medicinal roots
have, since DR.. Pierce first COM
menced to use them, advanced SO in
price, that they may be cultivated
with great profit by our farmers.
This is especially true of Golden Seal
root, which enters into both the
Doctors Golden Medical Discov-
cry" and his "Favorite Prescription"
1t now brings upward of $I.5o
pound, although formerly selling at
from IS to 20 cents a pound, Many
tons of this most valuable root are
annually consumed iii Doctor
Pierce's Laboratory. ...-s-
From Organic Medicines" by
Grover Coe, M. D., of New York,
we extract the following concerning
Hydrastis Golden Seal root, which
enters largely, as we have already
stated, into the composition of both
Golden Medical Discovery" and
"Favorite Prescription" DR.. Coe
says: "Hydrastis exercises an espe-
cial influence over mucous surfaces.
Its action in this respect is so mani
fest that the indications for its en-
ployment cannot be mistaken.
(Hence the efficiency of Golden
Medical Discovery, which is rich in
Golden Seal root, in all catarrhal al
fections, no matter in what part of
the system located.) Upon the liver
it acts with equal certainty and ef-
hcacy. AS a cholagogue Qiver in
vigorator), it has few equals. Also
in scrofula, glandular diseases gen
orally, cutaneous eruptions, indiges-
ton, debility, diarrhoea and consti-
patton"
Doctor Coe continues: "Hydrastis
Golden Seal root has been success
fully employed in the cure of leucor-
rhoea. 1t is of singular efficacy when
that complaint is complicated with
hepatic Qiver) alteration (derange-
ment). Hydrastis is also of inesti-
mable value in the treatment of
chronic arrangements of the liver.
1t seems to exercise an especial in
tiuence over the portal vein and hep
attic Qiver) structure generally, re-
solving (dissolving) hillary deposits,
removing distractions, promoting
secretion and giving tone to the va
rious functions. tits eminently cho-
lagogue Oliver accelerator), and may
be relied upon with confidence for
the relief of hepatic QiveD torpor. 1t
promotes digestion and assimilation,
obviates constipation and gives tone
to the depurating (cleansing) func-
tions generally"
DIR. Coe further says: eve would
here add that our experience has de-
monstrated Hydrastis to be valu-
able remedy in bronchitis, laryngitis
and other affections of the respira-
tory organs"
After reading the foregoing ex-
tracts who can doubt the great ef-
ficacy, in long list of diseases, of
Golden Medical Discovery" one of
the principal ingredients of which is
Golden Seal root (Hydrastis)? And
this applies with equal force to Doc
tor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
for weak, worn-out, over-worked,
nervous, invalid women.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
composed largely of concentrated
principles extracted from Mandrake
root. They regulate and invigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels. One
or two little sugar-coated Pellets"
a dose.
Evening star., 1905-10-23

BY order of the state bank examiner the
bank of Michael Lujanovits. the only pri-
yate banker In New Jersey. with Offices at
Passaic and at Boenton. was closed Friday.
The examiner stated that Lujanovits lia-
biiities were about S125.OO. on which he
would be able to pay from rs cents 20 50
cents on the dollar s.