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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
WHY is 1T
That Newspaper Cannot Be ''ln-
dependent and ProsperOus?"
Brain and Conscience Of the Editor Shape Its Coarse
and Dictate Its Policy, or Is That Done in the
Business Office?
Very Original Ideas Set forth the Texa
Ri

Some Very Radical origina, Texas
Buzz-Saw. Ht
Why majority newspapers this country
found champnng the of the masses instead of the people
simple the live who his salt
publishing absolutely independent daily
this great Yankee nation Having grown grizzly
qualified speak repeat
that and independents
absolute impo The publisher may pull through possibly make
money mpotunae candidate for the penitenary
but he trim and tesate soften down here and exaggeate there
must oft AZ
ander Or he'll find his ounafo
dan indeed rocky road The policy Of great public educators a
shaped office question what the best interest
people what will yield profit to the publisher Those whfm
anime that Kenal Dana and Me take public questions under
sde and with their conscience before giving their er
orders liable buy gold bricks break into the Texas
ature off the bridge daily must reflect the sentiment n
people commercial and this sentiment shaped b
pouacy The small merchant banker and manufacturer usually
obligations the larger who turn are bhodn to the money lords
nncvey the views ofh in all walks Of LTD
less influenced by their social commercial supero especially thy
must frequently look to them for ihus IT that the poison
easily through the commercial the predou plots
little coeie kings readily accepted economic law and petit
cal gospel by the country banker and merchant 40 not meal
deficient intelligence wlfuly
despomu the but do that the ademan has
idea Of economics beyond th simple formula OF buying chea ana o
tendency his vocation make him judge wisdom
the amount Of his wealth One may be great lawyer doctor scientist
statesman paurer emineny
full remain Hence that by the commercial chs
other Doodle regarded for brains vita
average oy the stupid Astor the
vice the kt vanu weight than have the uttences
all the and patriots from Epmnndas to the day This not
tcuy Haterng and bankers; t while delights sou
flowers fellows engaged the manufacture
artificial leave that profitable occupation to the
While his absolutely require high order of ne1
there banker merchant should not and
caeonaly but the rnle nh
less that business small sympathy with the economic
ideas BY that without being able gvea varied
century Sidney Smith complained that
~ always considered piece mrnence in England Of less sn
three thousand sern opinions at all
subjects And what the nation shopkeepe then true q the
world d trade today The groaning Of fat the oheas patriot
m ths gd that ds the forehead Of h fool transforms him from Atupd
ccd into From Ills gs Iothschid s
md ~ commercial hens the Snaic law and gov
fore the golden cali few months business transforming
No prospective repuion half their debts BY
~ silver dar who into bankruptcy and chesrfuy
their creditors bold Bnt Whist has III this DO with the
dyi s d ~ from ~ commercial c that receives cu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
PRICE 81 90 PER YEAR.
Our Foreign Trade.

The effect Of the Dingley bill on our for.
eign trade, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat, is already conspicuous, A
new tariff law, especially when it raises
the duties very materially, as the Din.
gley bill will do, naturally brings about
heavy importation of foreign goods
by merchants who want to get them in
before the new duties go into effect
The remarkable and absurdly uncon-
shtutional retroactive clause of the Din.
gley act was framed to meet this condi-
tion. but it has failed to have the slight.
est effect, for no one believes that tho
Senate will tolerate this clause or any
court sustain 1t should the Senate M.
prove it,
In anticipation. therefore, Of very
material increase In our duties the i'm.
porters started in March to got their
goods into the country before the new
taxes went into effect Our imports
for that month increased over March,
1896, by more than $40, 900, 0OO and the
indications are that the balance Of trade
which for some time has been IN our
favor will soon turn against u.s. Du,
ring the present month Of April our i'm
ports have been mounting higher and
higher Our receipts Of foreign wool,
for instance, are enormous, amounting
to d5,1l4 bales last week, as compared
with l5,248 bales during the week pre-
ceding, mn increase Of 205 per cent.
The total imports Of wool for the week
were ~, 900, 600 pounds, or more than
tenth M much as the entire amount I'M.
ported In the last year Of the Mckinley
law.
Our exports have been very large for
some time past, the idea being to reduce /,
our foreign indebtedness, but it Ia
doubtful II they can be kept up at their
present high figures much longer. On
the other hand, the imports vii I'M
doubtedly keep up, aud the chances are
that the month will show heavy bal
ance of trade against us, the first time
for many months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
The Southern Railways Exhibits and tho
Tennessee Ccuter erial EXPOSITION.

Arrangements have been perfected by
which the Southern Railroads territory viii
be represented 1T the Exposition which opens
at Nashville on May 1. Like former exhibits
made by that company. will include samples
specimens OF mineral agricultural. forest
and other products of the states of Virginia,
North and South Carolina. Georgia. Ala
bama. Mississippi, East Tennessee and Ken
lucky. This company exhibit at tile Atlanta
and ittsburg eXopsitions attracted the at
tention of the agriculturalist. nanufac-
turer miner. stock raiser and others and
did more to educate tile visitors TO M ap-
probation of the great wealth and posshili-
ties OF the south than any other one exhibit
that Was shown. and IL is the policy of The
company to actively continue this methnd of
try through which the Southern railroad
runs will not be neglected in this exhibit
Practically. this exhibit will bea bureau of
information, so that visitors from the North
and abroad can obtain specific data relative
to all branches of industry In and tributary
the vast number of points on the southern
railway.
This exhibit is under the direction OF the
Land aud Industr rial Department Of the
Southern railroad with headquarters at
Washington, ID, G., and persons located along
that system having exhibited material that
they think will interest The public and there
by help advance the best interest of the Sec
tion from which ,it comes. should at once
communicate with the agent of that De-
partment.
This is an exhibit In which every citizen Of
this section should be interested, and we
hope that some of our readers can supply
something to represent our territory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

ffhs its advertising
not its composition bills receipts
proverb to the effect that there's nent like
verbs has weak spot in its rainspng publisher
alpage advertising conrach pave
his pvae acaiy dnoulcing hypocrits
proving him fool politics If did would dawn him that
there's whole oodes of sentiment During presidential
than hundred
declined to make contracts with ve merchants
gard the money they spend for advviSng either species of social
bkma and in about cask
cult reasoning the business the
a can IN nowise with4t daily chronicle council
cedng
John Smith builds hencoop the laundry business married
buried 50 they saddle themselves the support
tner foolish their faults gets the frozen
face the town be large tn thu business personally
nd the papers poy they mQ business in return for social at
o MT Hamfat Crupper for mules carries
with the emoest idea that wb er
daughter in society spendor
for he taste ana toilette her beauty accomplishments dco
cred and proclaimed Furhe Hamat himself ad
Verng bills pasted on him wit He likes
s to read from time the local what he thinks
abont matters of which he margin nothing
that the commercial class he s look the bulk his the pub
sher becomes cononance the law
peuc instead Of tribune he Certainly d
ported Bryan in the late campa but that
They only in numb9 divided the following
Those published in communi
weighed those
overwhelmingly democratic W the commercial element dared not
those where the office Of fugl for Wall emped
eu contemporaries thJe
kings Thus the puocracy powerful spokesman the Globe Demo
a the Republic hw itself people Being
weaker Of the 4de
Its contemporary mouths nums coveted bone The Galveston
decides where the feast ad and while
must content itself tnay
okng for demo1atd daily IN New silver men pnt
there at their hope
white metal profits Texas poD We aspiring
Although the sae overwhelmingly puked
the Chicago platform The other likewise had
pied field by itself where could have chief
udce The Post like he Republic compelled fiddle
for pennies ecarsc there the
Where daily the field invariably politics
majority Of its advertising patrons regardless Of the rest the people Sol
much for great pub etao The people the daily
but they do Indirectly through element
hewd publisher shapes bis policy suit from whose hands his
fou hnwked territory hundred miles
imagine that its daily sails be
but requires 10000 q each the price yield
To sell II IL thousand
turned dead stock BY e dealers transportation
and there little left some the New York. Chicago and st. Louis papers
have ciuns bu they cell and three
fool uherner
ing half that sum os ~ or about the Of and white
There not Teas daily that paid circulation
subscribers d ls from
day day in its little territory eshy keeping the minds the advertisers
but the cuk o the best Of them
the devil dncnn his Perhaps &C H
how happen that with fs Of the reading supporting
-four fh
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
GEN. J. I. GEORGE,
LAWYER AND
STATESMAN.

- 'Therc
George throughout the state recently touching his successor
lie himself has announced his retiring politics after
serving his present term senator from Mississippi George
been strong and dominant figure politics many
years 1t may not be amss to notice at this
estics which the public ascrbe him.
future will place on him. He acquired nopa,
IN the legal profession before politics has
BEEN even by his enemies public criticism which greatness
as lawyer and jurst The legal record Mississippi
surpassed by his luminous logic
with such marvellous and strong aptitude for law,
ped OF such wonderful talent for politics. The
he conducted with such ability guide
dect ana arouse the enthusiasm OF people 1t distinct
know that the cold gan mind great
est incentives In the processes ef should also touching
those fiery passions that
Common report makes him selcducacd coming
experience poverty and mpine
many great produced the opportunities
try His great career and success glowing inspiration
talent and ambition this country He has marked distinct path
fulncss honor and distinction dark and
brave with despair As orator he often
that style Of mpesslyen imagery move an
audience Nature endowed him but spaingy gifts
Lamar was able to send thrill with oquence
ngs OF mem but In the rational faculty the
bic force of logic which the faacy opsty
and megnabe he has few e and no unero In be
achievement Of the overthrow
entitled to the gratitude people bravery ouage an
other inncuIe the history Of the claim
to the admiration people the political
contro Of the state seemed about INTO the hands Of society
known as the farmers alliance which finally merged into
The people hardly yet to have fully appreciated
enment embodied the notion OF dominating society controlling
the offices and policy state captivating
1t had the fascinating promise Of political surprise sprung
nvnce victory favote the secret cncaye
felt like the trump up sceycsure in the show
down He warranted
fraternity All the small dcmagogues the
into the Of the political
dangers the political storm The
ung organized ntentiono selfish mo-
ves and dangerous politics. recognized that would
enlightened intelligent people behind closed doors and
secret cona suddenly launched the peoples party politics
The new party made ON" distinguished cOnquon Ethel kdae MOL
could with people
startling propositions the and visionary policies than His hon
Oabe justified the opinion that
regard the dangerous tendencies Of the party
standing appalled, before the oganiza
ton senator George bae dared
written and published this time
most logical that nanatcd
George employed bster lie admitted the the times granted
honesty Of motive TO those led
that they were wrong only in the remedy they
n delivering the state from populn, will
serve the gatudeo M people and the pptes He political
activity leaving ~ little afrioy and bitterness possible such
striking and fe
mept may BE- happy aud peaceful" ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Reduced Rates via Tic Southern Railway.
4 For the occasion of the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian church,
south, which will be held at Charlotte
N. c., May 20-31, 1897, the Southern
railway will sell tickets to Charlotte, N,
c., and return at the rate of one first
class fare for the round trip, tickets to
be sold May II to 81, inclusive, with
final limit June 10, 1897. For further
information, call on any agent of the
Southern railway
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29
Southern Baptist Convention Wilmington
N. c., May 9th to 14tli, 1907. Reduced
Rates via Som he rn Railway.

For the occasion of the meeting OF the
Southern Baptist Convention at Wilmington.
N. e.. May 9th 10 l4th. 1897. the Southern Rail-
way will sell tickets to Wilmington, n. e.,
and return at rlte of one rst-class limited
fare FOR the round trip. Tickets will be on
sale May ird TO 7th inclusive, good TO return
fifteen days from date Of saiel For further
informytion address any agenthf the South
ern Railway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

Don't forget that The Commonwealth
h prepared t. execute all kinds of job
printing st reasonable prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-29

HE WATER VALLEY HERALD pays the fol
lowing tribute to the sage OF Cotcsworth
''I'iere have been frequent references to Senator
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
The Value of a Reason.
(By VIM. woodhouse, Jr)

In a town not thousand miles from
New York is an advertising manage.
who insists that whenever bargains are
offered good reasons for the lowering
o: The prices shan be inserted IN the
advertisement. The proprietor Is with
him heart and eoul. and always insists
thu; the real reason shall be given.
Il goods are Gu: because they are
shslt-worn. IA says 80: Il because
they are Oh: ot style. he says -: l. be-
cause be simply wants 70 ge: I'D % them
be says -. whatever may 5e ;ae reason
Tia; reason Is stated There are me-
chants n ;hz; same toIn-successs1l
ones. t5o-wao differ wt.h Mn. They
say lis best not % advertise defects. bl,
advertise the bargains. and e: he pe3-
pc find ou; ne wherefore wnen ne stare
Is reached These merchants are hones;.
an positive. and would not de:-sad q
buyer CIT q 4 single cent They simply
are sfarid L chsy advertise the Gstec;
mat people E5n': pay.
And TIA; Is just whore they srs
wrong.
There are always b1ysrs xho XII
jump q: bargain. AMI who s-e smart
enough - know tat thsre MIST b%
some good reason way ne p-scss are
lowered They d1l': care u TIE gods
are j triis nuss=3. O. saop-worn. O.
81; G: style. they're 10; stlck.eTs -
fashion. 2a5 a good reason :3- -he price
cutting satisfies hen The before
mentioned advertising manager and
s:orexse3er are t1s; shreES en3oG3 =
know his Tae consequence j. t5zt
whatever bargains are offered z-s s5I1
-S1l3 Tuickly. 80. - q rcss- There
5sn'. s.o-e IN IA; toEn - entirely
s-ee f-5m azs-5ser.s zn1 cit % ts.es
uas on~ ira ssezssz a-ase- f-sezss
W'zsrzvs- store Ts &; s-lHz Is se..sTe1
n implicitly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
COTTON.

New Orleans, Oct. 22-Cotton-Opened
steady and closed weak; sales 4,sO bales;
ordinary, issc; god ordinary, SIC; low mid
ding s-lsc; middling, SIC; good middlong
l-l6c; m:ddling fair 5-i6.
New York, Oct. 22.-The cotton market
started with the advantage Of encouraging
cable adyices from Liverpool, futures there
holding an advance OF 2-6ii, but later the
feeling here became weak and unsettled:
POPULATIONS became active. After opening
quiet but firm al an advance OF 2 10 1
points. prices declined 9Gu points. The
selling was led by prominent house with
widespread connections, but said 20 be
largely for Wall street account. About
the only support the market had was in
the way OF buying 10 cover short con-
tracts. The low price at which cotton IS
selling attracts q good deal Of attention,
but while receipts are so heavy and while
consumers Of cotton al home and abroad
investment buying continues 10 show mark
ed hesitation. The market closed steady
q. net decline of 6QS points. Closing
quotations: Spot steady; n1iddling up
lands, 1d71sc: middlng gulf, Csc; sales,
500 bales. Futures steady; sales ia. 800;
February, s6.31; April, Ss.IS; May. s5.1;
July, s5.27; November. S60i; December.
$500
Galveson, Oct. 2-cotton-ouie;; mid
ding, SIC.
Liverpool. Oct 22-Cottoa-Spot, fair de-
man0. prices higher. American middlng
SIS pence. Futures steady demand mod
crate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
WOOL MARKET

New York. Oct. 22.-Wool-Steady; do
nestle fleece 25G32 cents.
Boston, Oct. 22.-The Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin tomorrow will say OF the
wool market:
1.-THE sale. OF wool are smaller than
for many weeks. yet, thanks &c the now
restricted supplies. the market is ex-
tremely steady. Manufacturers are well
sold up. The employees in most Of the
great Rhode Island mills, and even in
some of those in New Hampshire. which
suffered most severely from the depres-
sion. are. on December l. TO have a
Christmas present OF the full wage scale
in force before March, 1893.
The sales Of the week are 1905. 900
pounds domestic and 1,476,000 pounds
foreign, against 1884, 900 pounds domes-
tic and 1,4100OO pounds foreign last
week, and 3.711. 900 pounds domestic and
$50, 900 pounds foreign for the same week
last year.
THE sales 10 date show an increase Of
99,6O2, 900 pounds domestic and 1880 300
pounds foreign from the sales to the
same date in 1896.
The receipts to date show an increase
OF 125,06S bales domestic and 332 SAT bales
foreign"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
LIVESTOCK Markets
CHICAGO


Chicago Oct. 2-Cattle-There was
poor demand for cattle, and prices were
no better, the market showing a weak
undertone. Native beef steers sold al SO
Qi.c0 for the poorest, up to s500q5.30 for
the besh shipping cattle, by far the great
er part gong between $40 and 500. Few
really choice cattle were marketed and
numerous fed westerns sold az S3.70T4.2 ..
Butchers and Gamers cattle did not show
much change and calves sold al the same
prices as week go Stockers and calves
sold at sS0094.55. A good many western
rangers went for feeders at SS.69Q415.
Hogs-ln hogs, the market was weak and
a good many hogs were sold at easier
prices. but as the day advanced. values
gained strength until average quotations
were shade higher than at the best time
yesterday. The bulk Of the hogs brought
sy.6JGSS, common packers selling for s.. 10
100. and prime assorted light at S05Gi.o5.
Pigs sold largely al 3.40QS.9O. Packing
hogs sold unusually well.
SheepPrices for sheep ana lambs ruled
stronger. Sheep were salsable at $50 20
so for the poorest TO S29i-50 for the
best natives, while western rangers sold
at s3.3Q4,l5, a great many feeders gong
for S3-1CG4.O0. Lambs sod actively IL S3.sO
QS.00 and a carload OF exceptionally
choice selected lambs brought Ss.15. West
ern lambs sold freely a si.50fr5.60.
Receipts---Cattle, 1900; hogs. $500;
sheep, 5000
Kansas City, Oct. 22.-Cattle-Receipts
400 Market steady to strong. Texas
steers, $2.9y94Go; Texas cows, s2.25q3 90;
native steers, S325G5.o0; native cows and
heifers sl.50Q3. 80; stockers and feeders, So
G4.S0; bulls, s2.75G3.4o.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market steady to
strong: active Bulk of sales s350G3.60;
heavies S3.59365; packers, s. lOG3.65; mix
ed, s3.50d3. s2i1; lights. s3.40G367 workers
S3.6OG3.671k pigs, s.. 40q365.
Sheep-Rece!pts, 1000. Market firm.
Lambs, S3.5oG5.25; nuttons. S2.75G3.9o.
Representative sales: Texas steers, 81
head averaging 1875 pounds, 500; Texas
cows. AZ head averaging 4S1 pounds, $3.50;
native steers, IS head avera ging 1853
pounds $50; native cows and heifers, 81
head averaging 9s5 pounds, $3.50; stockers
and feeders. ~ head averaging 1913 pounds
$40; bulls, head averaging 1853 pounds,
$40.
ST. LOUIS
ST, Louis Oct 22-Receipts, cattle, q
co., Market active and strong. Native
shipping steers 81 35G5.15; light and dress
ed beef and butcher steers, S9.45d4.65; stock
ers and feeders s2.2O9425; cows and heif-
ers. 2.0od425; Texas and Indian steers,
s.. 20Gr42 %; bulk at S. 35Q3.15; cows and heif-
ers, s2.60Q350
Hogs-Receipts, 500 Market steady
Light, SS.70GS.s0: mixed, sS.50d370; heavy,
s. 50.
Shesp-Receipts, 1000; market steady
Native mutons s30OG3.90: lambs, si00Q5.50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23
In Towns About
Wellington.
From the Daily Mail.

Wellingtons
From the Daily Mail.
The reception rendered yesterday af-
ternoon by Mrs. John Saylor and Mrs.
jacob Engle at their elegant home on
North A street was one of the most i'm
po-tant, as well as one Of the most en-
Joyable social events OF the season. The
occasion was one not soon TO be forgot
ten by the ladies who were present.
The reception was known as thin
bic party" from the fact that each
guest was requested 10 bring thimble.
This feature was simply added to break
the usual formality of reception invita-
1ions. The ladies were entertained from
to o'clock in the afternoon in a man
ner which elected much praise from the
guests.
Perhaps the most elegant and enjoy
able feature was the serving Of an elab-
crate and delicious collation.. The guests
were favored with some excellent mu
sic by Mrs. L. 1. Scott, Mrs. F. T. Owens
citation Of the listeners. The event was
most pleasure Die success.
There were present as guests: Mes-
danes c. 4. Cambria, Asa N. Black, H.
F. Smith, FAME Murray, j. NJ. Hunt,
William Gelino, H. F. NJ. Bear, E. ].
Lang, J. G. Campbell, C. e. Hitchcock,
Q. N. Saylor, ]. c. Richardson, Thomas
Richardson, Levi Ferguson, F. T. Owens
I. 1. Scott, D. P. Wetzel, and Mrs, Bris-
tol OF Kankakee, III.
a number Of the young friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Sumner Whitson quite oom-
pletely and equally as pleasantly sur
prised them last evening al their home
corner North F and Eighth streets The
even was given in honor Of the first an
niversary of the marriage Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitson.
The plan OF surprise was very simple,
but il worked like charm AS some
OF the young people went TO church they
stopped to tell Mr.. and Mrs. Whitson
that they would call on their return
from prayer meeting. This they did.
but they failed to tell their surprised
host and hostess that they would bring
a number OF other young people with
them.
After prayer meeting the young peo-
pie all marched in, taking Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitson completely by surprise. The
evening was spent in the enjoyment Of
social converse ton and in listening
very attentively TO several musical selec-
tons. Music was furnished by Mrs
Whitson and the Misses Rem. W. H.
Schultz also sang fine baritone solo,
which was greatly appreciated.
The guests were: Mrs. Carrie R. Car
ter, Of Chester county, Pa, Misses Dora
and Lulu Rem, Mayme Peck, Mayme
Jennie Townsenr, and Messrs. W. H.
Schultz, T. w. Butcher, H H Carter,
John Porter and C. J. Humphrey.