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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07
Last Hope Vanished

When leading physicians said that
w. NJ. Smithart, OF Pekin, Ia, had
rncurable consumption, his last hope
vanished: but DR. Kings New Dlscov
cry for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds, kept him out of his grave. He
says: This great specific cured me
completely, and saved my uife. Since
then, have used it for 10 years, and
consider it marvellous throat aud
lung cure" Strictly scientific care for
Coughs. Sore Threats or Colds; sure
, preventive of Pneumonia. Guaranteed
! soc and SIoo bottles at Finlay's Drug
Store. Trial bottles free. oct
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07
Cheated Death

Kidney trouble often eudS fatally, but
by>choosing the right medicine, F. H.
Wolfe. of Bear Grove. Iowa, cheated
death. He says Two years ago l
had Kidney Trouble, which caused
me great suffering and anxiety, but
I took Electric Bitters, which affect
ed complete cure have also found
them of great benefit in general de
bility and nerve trouble. and keep
them constantly on hand, since, as
7 fnd they have no eq1al." Finly. the
Drugs. ua-aatccs them, at 5oc.oct
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07
Fatal Suffering Relieved

Suffering irightfully from the viru-
lent poisons of undigested food, &C
Gr4ysor. OF Lula, Miss. took DE-
Kings New Life Pills, with the re
suit" re writes, that | was cured
All stomach and bowel disorders give
way to their TONIC, laxative proper
ties 2sc at Tinlay'S Drug Store, qua
anteed oct.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

The Creditors and Stockholders OF
the Merchants & Planters Bank are
requested to meet al 1880 a. m. on
Tuesday. Oct. 10th. 1905. in the Mer-
chants & Planters Bank building.
! consider the meeting an i'm o.
tant one. and urge tie ATTENDANCE OF
all Creditors and Stockholders.
Signed this the 9th day Of October.
1905. j. S. WALKER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Miss Adelire Harvey entertained a
number of friends last Wednesday
rightM Many enthusiastic games were
played and the telling OF fortunes was
very pleasant feature of the even
ings entertainment Though there
were small number present the
evening was spent very enjoyably.
Among those present were Misses
Marion Elenor and Mary Holt Stone
and Messrs. Tom Finlay, Harvey
Bagley, Ford Adams, Emmett Harry
F.an'l Gordon and Hubert Crosby.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. T. d. Johnson, OF Fatl Pack.
was in the city on business last
Wednesday and left his stationery
order with The Times office
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. Frank Binder, who has been alb
sent from the city for the past few
weeks, returned home last Wednes-
day.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. T. c. Holmes left last Wednes
day for St, Louis to attend the Sta
TONERS Convention. which meets IN
that city next Monday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Henshaw ar
rived home last Thursday Mr.. Hen
shaw vas given hearty welcome by
his cotton buyer friends.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Nh + l.. Butts, Of Lamont, was
shaking hands with his Greenville
friends last Tuesday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. Frank Gordon. who has beer
with Mr.. ]. C. Greenley the past
vea-. will be : student at the A. &
NJ. College this sess on
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr. Alec l.. Finger left for St Lou
is last Wednesday where he will
make his future home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

DR. i. A. Whitney attended the Has
kell Dental Cole~e At Chicago dur-
ing September and took a rost grad
rate course in porcelain work.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mrs. T. H Hood has returned after
a short visit to her relatives and
friends i'll Pennsylvania
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. T. Gomansky returned yester-
day from the East Wherer he went To
buy his fall stock og goods.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Miss Fmmie Bcnheim, OF Frank
fort. Germany. s theguest of her un-
Gle. Mr. Fred Strauss
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. Frank Gregg and mother re-
turned from Hot Iprngs last week
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. R. l. Casey, of Hoi'andale.
wasin the city last Tuesday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07

Mr.. and Mrs Julian Thompson are
with their sister. Mrs. R. NJ. Ham
blen.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-10-07
NOTICE

Of the Meeting of Creditors and
Stockholders of the Merchants and
Planters Bank. Greenville, Missis-
sippi.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25

I was going to say precious head
but my mouth became suddenly dry
and my heart made violent leaps.
was stage struck love-frightened.
had sort of buck-ague. 1 took
courage and found my tongue.
"Alice." i said gently, placing my dis
engaged hand on her own, 81 want
has been-has been on my mind
for"
| think she understood what was
coming, but / got no further. In the
darkness, at the roadside, a huge
black bulk doomed, like an enormous
dog. a sudden terror shot through
me. The machine swerved sharply,
and / was compelled TO use. both
hands to steady it. I turned up the
speed a trifle, and then instinctively
looked behind. A glance was enough.
The bulk had moved out into the
road and was directly behind U.s..
What could it be? \ dog! A
my heart sank. l thought of the
chorus of unusual bowls and roars
heard shortly before. l looked back
again. There was no doubt about it.
behind us, Looping easily with tail
switching in grace, came huge
male lion. I recognized the great
shaggy head. 1t had escaped from
the Zoo, and was probably mad with
fright from the attempts Of the
keepers to capture it.
A little faster, and still little
faster. I did not want TO turn on
full speed at once. Alice might un-
derstand. Probably we could slip
away from the pursuer, and run into
town without her knowing the risk.
But as l turned my head a few hun
dred yards further / saw that my
speed was of no avail The lion was
just as close as before, bounding like
giant cat. as easily and as quietly
| as a phantom.
But you can not keep a secret from
J q woman. Alice turned her eyes t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25

made a prodigious leap, and had we
been a trifle less swift would have
landed on top of us. But we shot
from under him, and as he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
seatback and wiped off half Of the
leather covering. God, those claws
and their power. Another jump and
we would be done for.
The automobile in front was now
almost upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded warning. At that instant
l decided OH new course. We
were approaching a road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly 1 swerved
sharp across the track, just grazing
the big car in front, and darted down
the side road. But l had mlscalcu-
lated, or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side Of the road and
came to a short stop in the midst of
a dense clump of laurel. crouched
and awaited the descent OF the lion.
l could feel him in the air behind me.
| waited with prayer on my lips.
Instead l heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices. The machine was at stop,
for | could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was in a dead faint, and
seeing that could not help her at
that moment and that the beast bad
disappeared l jumped out aud ran to
the roadside. There stood Fred VIII
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed in; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there, in the
middle of the road, lay the lion. Ny
plan was Successful. Following us
closely he had no time to dodge the
heavy car. He met it head on.
There could be only one result.
My runabout was not hurt, and af-
ter a time, with Alice beside me, re-
covered, though tremulous, we rode
slowly home. The supper was
abandoned. But in the quiet Of Al.
ices dainty parlor, with no fear Of
pursuers or intruders, went on with
my interrupted story. And later.
with both arms around her, and her
dear face very close to mine, we
planned our honeymoon.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
QUEER DANISH SITUATION.
European and DipIom attic Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. of Alder
ley, England, entertained abso-
lutely fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society In
London was holding its annual
dinner on Independence Day, and In
vited Lord Stanley to the feast. His
reply, typical of his dislike of every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments TO the sec
rotary of the American Society, but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked to a banquet to celebrate
an unatoned rebellion"
Countess Raben LevetZau, wife Of
the Danish Minister for Foreign At
fairs, is American born, as is her mo-
Their, wife of the Danish Minister at
Berlin. By the bye so much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian Of Denmark,
that most people will probably be
surprised to learn that for twenty
years, until not many years ago,
there has been deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma
tional legislature. The Liberals have
continuously held a majority in the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25


Folkething, the Danish House Of
Commons. but the King has insisted
on choosing his cabinet ministers
from the other party, the Conserva-
tives.
The representatives, Of the
minority have conducted the routine
business of the government, but
whenever they have had TO ask the
Folkething for special funds, that
body, which controls the official
purse. has thwarted them. The royal
residence in Copenhagen, the old
palace of Christiansborg, was de-
stroyed by fire in 1884, and the feel
ing between the Crown and the legrs-
lature had been so bitter that money
had never been appropriated TO re-
store it. For almost twenty years
King Christian lived in comparative
" small and shabby quarters at the
Amailenborg palace until finally the
long-standing dispute was ended by
the Kings recognition OF the major
ity party.
It may not he surprising that the
expatriated William Waldorf Astor
should claim for the first American
Astor-and inferentially, Of course,
for himself-an ancient and distin-
guished lineage. The distinguished
ancestor to whom his descent is
traced is Don Pedro dAstorga
Spanish grandee of the eleventh GEN.
fury, who settled in France, where
his successors-a long line of sig
neurs and marquises-changed their
name to Astorg. At the revocation
Of the Edict of Nantes. Jean Jacques
d'Astorg. who was Huguenot, fed
across the Rhine; Johann Jacob AS
tor, the Waldorf butcher, was his
grandson. This information will, no
doubt. be Of interest TO American
antiquarians. 1t Is well known that
John Jacob Astor came to this coun-
try an almost pennifess immigrant,
hailing from the village Of Waldorf
in Baden. His descendant Of today
speaks of him as peasant" but as
the village butcher, and began his
career by working in his fathers
shop-a fact which it is not recorded
that he ever sought TO conceal.
King Leopold of Belgium has con-
ferred upon Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin,
vice-president and acting president
of the Woman's Auxiliary Congress
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
the order of the Knighthood Of Leo
pold. 1t is believed that Mrs Hen
rotin is the only woman in this
country WHO HAS TeCelNeu t1iS ueCO-
ration. She was at one time national
president of the Federation Of Wo-
mans Clubs. and is prominent in So
ciety. She is the wife OF Charles
Henrotin, Belgian Consul In Chicago.
The Order OF Leopold was founded
in 1892 by Leopold /; there are five
classes.
In selecting a wife, Serge de Witte
the great Russian statesman. chose
a Jewess. one of the race which has
been treated so cruelty in his coun-
try. Nine. de White was formerly
the wife Of subordinate official, but
she secured divorce and has been
very happy i'm her second marriage
I'm spite of the fact that she has never
been received at court. She also has
been ignored by the leading society
women Of st. Petersburg, notwith-
standing the high positions her hus-
band has held.
Van Calava.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25

all. 1t seldom does turn out just as
you plan it,
1--WE will go clear TO the end of the
Beach Drive" l said, as we slipped
away down Main street and turned
into the Boulevard. "Then we will
come back by the Wood Road, skirt
ing the Zoo and ending up at AL
phonse's for little supper. How
will you like thatf' And she smiled
up at me so approximately that I
felt perfectly sure, for full half a
B1inute, that she was just as much in
love with me as l with her.
1t was so open on the Drive, and
there was such q stream of automo-
biles and carriages that l deferred
speaking TO her of my secret 1t
would be better in the seclusion of
the Wood Road. SO we talked gen
orally, and looked out over the water
at the vessels in the Sound, and adj
mired the beauty of the glorious
moonlight on the dancing waves.
Then, at the end of the beautiful
path along the water we turned alb
ruptly and entered the quiet and Sc
clusion of the great pine woods.
The road was rather narrow here,
and wound intricately through the
forest for several miles emerging
upon q broad plaza at the front en-
trance to the Zoo. This road was not
much frequented at night, and l felt
that / would have ample opportunity
TO express myself. l trembled In
%ardly. The time was very near.
must speak soon.
1t was very quiet in the woods. AT
intervals we could hear distantly the
baying and bowling Of the animals
in the Zoo. OCCASIONALLY an ele-
plant trumpeted, or n jaguar
screamed. We were used to these
sounds. but Alice was just little
frightened when there came a per-
feet babel of sounds from the enclo-
sure She drew closer to me. and /,
relying on my skin, took my left
hand from the steering bar and slip
ped il gently behind her, though
dared not take the liberty Of en-
braclng her. She looked up at me In
some alarm. Suppose one of those
terrible beasts should get out and
come after Ns?" she asked timidly.
/ laughed at her fears. why II
would be easy to run away with this
machine" | said. "And anyhow. you
don't suppose I would let anything
harm a single hair Of your, your
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1t mattered not that the runabout
was second hand, and purchased at
auction, though at a ridiculously low
price. 1t mattered not that had but
nine-horse power while Fred Wilson,
In his fine new touring car, had for
ty. l was as happy as a king, for my
new possession set aside, TO some eX-
tent, at least, Fred's advantage over
me in the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart. He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive, and | had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy.
until along came my wonderful OPP
portunity. l bought the machine,
though it was really beyond my
means. l simply couldn't help it.
When a man is in love, you know, he
is all kinds of fool.
And didn't my. breast swell with
pride when l whirled up TO Alice's
house that evening, the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
five-mile stretch of perfect road? 1
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been in my
heart for so many apprehensive
hours-that I loved her, that I
wanted her for my very own-in fact,
that she was the only girl in all the
world for me.
Oh. it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love- and spin through the night
in silent. smooth-running machine.
l drank in the full joy Of it. A dozen
times l was on the point of speak
ing. 1 had been practiclng steadily
at the steering, endeavoring to be
able to manage the machine with one
hand, in order to have the other free
for Alice's waist. / pictured it all
outflow she would listen in silence,
then look at me with sparkling eyes
and let her pretty head fall on my
shoulder; and how 1 would then put
my arm around her, very tenderly,
and draw her close and kiss her,
But it did not turn out that way at
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25

the rear, then with a piercing shrek
threw both arms around me and
clutched me in a most delicious en-
brace, though | would willingly have
foregone the occasion.
Yes, my DEAR" l said quietly. 81
know all about it. / think we can
run away from him, though"
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch. We were at our
limit, with a good two miles ahead
or us before any possibility of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily, with straight road for half a
mile, and l let my left arm steal
around Alice's waist and held her I'm
a protecting clasp. thought no
more about love and soft declara-
tons. / knew only that here was
the sweetest girl in the world. in i'm
minent danger of being torn to
shreds by ferocious lion, and that
only a miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even a ghost of a chance.
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards separated us from that
relentless, blood-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice had sunk in q heap on
my lap. / leaned forward, hoping to
reduce the wind pressure and add to
our speed, ana prayed TO heaven for
succor.
On and on we went. What if we
should burst a tire or blow out q
cylinder? The thought was heart
rending. Even at our speed the lion
was gaining. He was only ten
yards behind. He had increased his
speed with mine, making twenty feet
at q leap. The uncanny part of it
was that he did not make a sound,
except now and then q low grumb-
ling growl, as though resenting the
trouble he was put to in obtaining a
supper.
Far ahead 1 saw three lights set In
the shape of triangle. The top
light was brilliant and threw its rays
directly into my eyes, Thank God,
an automobile, approaching from the
opposite direction. opened my
mouth and made ready TO shout. But
what good would that be. The other
machine would go whizzing by. and
we would be no better off than be-
fore. Then / fiinched and almost
fell into the road, for right in the air
behind me appeared the cleaning
eyes, the foam-hecked jaws, the mas
sive-clawed feet of the lion, He had
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
DeighffuI-FOr The Guests.

There were many visitors that sum-
mer at his suburban home. lie was q
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend of hundred dollars,
but of course the guests were not cog
infant Of the extent of his income,
nor did that question appear to enter
their minds.
He was anxious to do every
thing in reason to make life in the
country endurable to his wife who
hated housekeeping under the best
of circumstances, especially In the
country, while the breath of fresh air
and communion with nature were
proving his salvation from exhaustive
daily brain work, by which the cur
rent funds were supplied.
So he made these guests welcome
in every way, giving up his room al
times, changing his former easy hab-
its, (but not his best clothes. as had
been his wont when he reached home
at evening" returning company calls
and thereby neglecting necessary
W * on his place. ct cetera. OF
&C Irse there were many extra ex-
penses. a drive now and then. extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost Of the table, the milk bill, the
butchers bill, the bill for fuel and the
general wastage 4, all of which would
have been of small moment to a
man with large income, but were to
him very disheartening as weeks
passed by and the guests made no
sign of departure.
But all things must come to an end,
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, "But in
deed, we surely must return to the
city. We have staid months where
We expected to remain weeks"
And so they gave their host for
NAL handshakG and a perfunctory
good bye while they kissed and en-
braced the hostess and to her said:
"Never have we been more char
mingly entertained; you have done ev-
erything in your power to make this
a summer long TO he remembered"
And the poor clerk returned to his
desk and work, the house resumed it's
normal condition. but as each pay day
rolled around he added his debts and
his credits. only to find that extra
hundred dollars persistently remain
ing on the wrong side of the ledger.
Whether it is ample compensation
for him to hear, when he ccasionally
meets one of his summer friends, of
the charming hospitality shown by
his wife," is known only to himself
Doubtless so, since husband and wife
are one.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
Has Many Diseases.

In Bellevue Hospital, in New York,
there is @ man who should be the OBJ
ject Of everyone's sympathy. His name
is Job Kelley and his occupation is
that of painter. A short time ago
he fell from low scaffold and sus
tanned such injuries as necessitated his
being taken to the hospital for treat
ment. There the surgeon found that he
had slight fracture of the base of the
skull. After a further examination IL
was found that he had tuberculosis Of
the lungs complicated with bronchitis
His occupation as painter bad given
him painters collie. He is not q young
man and his age had hardened his ar
teries a. arteriosclerosis also "old
mans "-presbyopia-the opposite
OF nearsightedness; he also has water
on the brain and his skin is puffed up
by air which has escaped under 1t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
Uncomfortable English Hotels.
w. d. Howells, in Harper's.


With the aid Of the two candles
which / lighted / discovered the CRATE
in the wall near the head of the bed,
and on examining it closely perceived
that there was a fire in it. The crate
would have held quite double hand
full of coal if carefully put on; the fire
which seemed to be Pickering so feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth Of the chamber up the
chimney, and / stood shivering in the
temperature Of a subterranean dun
geon. The place instantly gave evil
dence of being haunted, and the testi-
mony Of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play of the
freight on the ceiling when blew out
my candles. In the middle of the night
l woke to the sense Of something creep
ing with rustling noise over the floor.
l rejected the hypothesis of my bed
curtain falling into place, though re-
membered putting II back that might
have light to read myself drowsy. I
knew at once that it was ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly it ceased, and / knew
why. 1t had been frozen out.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
From the Automobile Advocate

QFrom the Automobile Advocate.)
Under the spreading chestnut trees the
village smithy stands.
The smith, a lordly man is he, with vast
and fertile lands.
No more his brawny back he bends be-
meath the horses weight:
No more his ringing sledge he swings in
giant strength elate.
No more his face is covered DER with
blazing FORCES smut.
Nor beaded with his honest sweat, its
channels there to cut
Adown the street he sits at ease before
the wayside inn.
And jingles in his broadcloth pants his
stacks of easy tin.
For wise was he within his day and seized
the chance that came,
BY charging fourteen prices when the
motor cars went lame.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-11-25
Chinese The First Paper Makers.

The first real paper was made by the
Chinese. The papyrus of the Greeks,
Romans and Egyptians was not paper
at all, but simply the piths of the stem
OF plant cut into strips, placed side
by side and across each other and
pressed into a sheet.