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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-10
VIII.

THE HERMIT OF THE POCKET.
"Wait a minute and I'll help you,''
said Philip. bursting his way through a
tangfe of briers toward Elsie. who stood
at the foot of miniature cliff. the last
in the series guarding the summit.
For answer she sprang lightly to a
projecting ledge, balanced herself and
darted up the face of the rock without
appearing to touch it. There was a
great rhododendron at the top, and her
laughing face was framed against the
background of glowing color as she
called down to him:
I'm waiting; shan't I give you a
hand?"
Philip said no, climbing 1aboriously
after her. Half way up he slipped and
slid back to the bottom; when he tried
again she threw herself down upon the
fiat top of the rock. grasped his wrists
just as he was losing his hold for the
second time and pulled him to firm
footing beside her. It was nothing but
bit of spontaneous helpfulness, but
none the less the incident served to re-
open the question which Philip had just
dismissed. He sat down at her feet to
recover his breath while she gathered a
handful of the rhododendrons.
ibid it tire you?" she asked.
"No. not very much. I wasn't think
ingof that. I was trying to bring myself
to the point of telling you something
that you ought to know"
us it about yourself?"
"Yes."
She sat down beside him to arrange
the flowers. 81 am listening" she said,
encouragingly.
The opportunity had come. but
Thorndyke trifled with it. do you
know why I came to Alabama ?" he be-
gan.
'Why. yes; it was on account of your
health. wasn't it?
at was; but did you know that my
case is quite hopeless?"
81 knew you thought it So"
81 still think so-the doctor as good
as told me it was; and yet. do you
know. that just now feel that under
some circumstances might win my
way back to health and strength
again?"
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H0r Application.

The study of definitions presents
many obstacles and difficulties to child
ish minds.
spell ferment and give its defini-
tion," requested the school teacher.
''F-e-r-m-e-n-t. ferment. to work" re.
sponded a diminutive maiden.
"Now. place it in sentence, so that
may be sure you understand its mean
ing" said the teacher.
''In summer / would rather play out
of-doors than ferment in the school
house." returned the small scholar with
such doleful frankness and unconscious
humor that the teacher found it hard
to suppress a smile.-Youth's Com
panion.
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JOHN BROWNS LAST LETTER,
1t Was Written shortly Before His Exc
cution to an Ohio Friend.

IL was written shortly Before His Exc
cution to an Ohio Friend.
Lora 7. Case, of Hudson, O., lately
found among his correspondence let
ter from "Ossawatomie" John Brown
who lived in Hudson in the early 4Os
dated December 2, 1859, and which is be-
lieved to be the last letter he wrote be-
fore being hanged for the affair at Har-
per's Ferry. 1t is follows:
"Charlestown, Jefferson County. Va.
December 2, 1s59.-Lora Case, ESQ
My Dear Sir: Your most kind and cheer
ing letter of the 2sth of November is re-
ceived. Such an outburst of warm
hearted sympathy, not only for myself,
but also for those who have helped,
compels me to steal a moment from
those allowed me in which to prepare
for my last great change, to send you
a few words. Such feeling as you
manifest makes you shine Tin my esti-
mation) in the midst of this wicked and
perverse generation as a light in the
world, and may you ever prove yourself
equal to the high estimate have placed
upon you. Pure and undefiled religion
before God and the Father is, as l un-
derstand it, an active mot dormant)
principle. l do not undertake to direct
any more in regard to my children.
leave that work entirely to their ex-
cellent mother, from whom have just
parted. I send you my salutation with
my own hand. Remember me to all
your and my dear friends. Your friend,
JOHN BROWN"
st. Louis Republic.
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when the new town company came
along he sold it to them, took the
money and went away"
Thorndyke's studies in the law had
necessarily been the reverse of prac-
teal. but as he sat up and refectively
nursed his knees he was surprised at
the readiness with which the LAWYERS
point of view suggested itself.
"How large was this farm in the
valley?" he inquired, after few mo-
ments of thoughtful silence.
II don't know that, but father says
if Mr.. Kilgrow had his rights he would
own half of Allacoochee"
Philip went into another revery, COM
ing out of it to say: II wish were well:
should enjoy taking up q thing of this
kind. I've half a mind to try it, any
way, and take the chances on living
long enough TO see it through. You
didn't know was lawyer. did you?"
mo. indeed; are you?"
81 presume I'm not, in the useful
sense of the word. though I have 4
piece of parchment somewhere among
my belongings that says am. Perhaps,
mon sense to help your old friend out
of his trouble; it seems to be a very
clear case"
! "Oh, Mr.. Thorndyke! If you could
only do that"
Her face was alight with the sacred
enthusiasm that makes an irresistible
special pleader of every good woman
enlisted in the cause of the unfortunate
and for the second time that day Thorn
dyke felt the subtle inspiration of her
personality tingling through his veins
like the fire of strange wine. There
were incendiary things at the tip of his
tongue, but he withheld them. rising
and saying that they had better go
back to the farmhouse. On the long
walk across the plateau he said but lit
tie. asking an occasional question bear
ing upon Elsie's story and listening at
tentively to her explanations. Just be-
fore they came in sight of the house he
asked her to wait moment
eff I am to do anything for your old
mountaineer I must first have your ia
theirs confidence. Have you made up
your mind to tell him that I'm in The
secret?'
eyes. indeed; shall tell him to-
night
"Then you may say that am willing
to do anything can in the matter"
"I'll tell him. It's very good and kind
of you to offer to help; don't know
how we can ever make it up to you"
Philip hesitated little before saying
that which would push him still farther
into the UNEMPLOYED regions of duplic.
ity; then he answered her.
"You can pay me with your approval;
you can help me immeasura bly-not by
lifting me over the hard places, as yor
did awhile ago. but by giving me credit
for the energy and pluck that ought
to have. Will you do that?'
Indeed 1 will" There was no EN-.
barrassment in her manner now, ant
no shadow of reserve in the honest blue
eyes that were lifted to his. eve viii
all help you; and I believe with all my
heart that you will win-I don't NEAR
for Mr.. Kilgrow alone, but for your
self"
THANK you; that's enough until ]
have done something" he said, and
they went on down the mountain.
[To BE Continued
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But don't understand. hope you
don't think that I'd hurt any friend of
yours. On the contrary. I'd be glad to
help him, if he needs help"
''Oh, he does; he needs friends sc
much! He's a poor, lonely old man.
and he's afraid of everybody; 1 can't
even make him understand that Mr..
Protheroe wouldn't hurt him."
Whoever first pointed the sarcasm
which has resulted in turning proverb
upon feminine curiosity knew not
whereof he spake. AS compared with
the greed for enlightenment which as
sails the masculine mind at the bare
scent of a mystery, the curiosity of
woman is but sedative. Philip was
no exception to the rule governing his
becoming quite irresistible.
Tell me about him." he urged; 'sI'il
promise anything you can ask in the
way of secrecy and discretion;" and,
as she still hesitated, he did not scruple
to lay snare in her way by adding:
I'm quite prepared for the worst you
can say; III be dumb even if you tell
me that the old man is an escaped muir
derer.''
''Oh, no, mol" she said, quickly; cit
isn't anything like that! He did wrong
in the first place, but that was years
and years ago, and he didn't under
stand; and now the others have been
SO mean to him!''
Il think you'd better tell me about
it, said Philip, gravely; IF you don't,
l may imagine it's worse than it really
is, you know"
If Elsie did not answer at once it was
not because she was afraid to trust
Thorndyke, but rather for the reason
that the daughter of James Duncan
could not well help inheriting some
thing of his cautious habit. At length
she said: Perhaps you could think
of some way to help him; I'll tell you
the story, but you mustn't say anything
about it at home till after I've told
father. Let's move back a little way,
so he can't see US from down there
They retreated n few steps from the
brow of the cliff and Elsie sat down upon
a log, while Philip stretched himself
upon the grass at her feet.
''The trouble commenced long time
ago, when the mountaineers used to
make whisky and sell it to the valley
people," she began. ''They knew it
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"Comin' Through the Rx. ~

Bismarck has had to pay for comm
through the rye" 1t is a harvest GUS
tom in the duchy of Lauenburg when
person passes through field where the
corn is being cut for the workers to stop,
bind few ears of corn to his arm and
then demand money for his ransom.
The old statesman and his son, Count
Herbert. were driving few days ago
through the cornfields of Bismarck's
Schonau estate. and they stopped to
look at the men who were cutting the
rye. Hereupon the men threw down
their scythes. took up some stalks of
the rye. and. going up to the two Bis
marcks. courteously but resolutely
fastened a small bundle of rye to the
arms of the visitors. The man of blood
and iron. who has a conservative rev.
erence for old German customs. cheer
fully paid for the ransom of himself
and his son with two gold coins. Bis
marck insisted on retaining the signs
of his bondage upon his arm until he got
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
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The cathedral of Rouen, France.
boasts of a clock that has kept time for
500 years.
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standing like sentinel over the corn
field
Il didn't see anybody" replied Elsie,
looking troubled.
But I'm sure did; while you were
speaking caught a glimpse of man
standing in the shadow of that rock
just beyond the stream. He looked like
another Rip Van Wrinkle" Philip
stopped and sent his memory back ever
the last few days in search of something.
Il know now" he went on; 81 was sure
I'd seen him before. He was in the gar
den with your father one morning when
l came downstairs, and he ran away
when he saw me. Who is he?"
II can't tell you; it's his secret and my
fathers. shouldn't have brought you
here when I might have known you'd
ask questions. Will you forgive me and
promise you won't say anything about
what you've seen?"
That is very feminine-to ask for
giveness and exact a promise all in one
breath; but I'll overlook it this time
and promise to be as dumb as an oyster.
Only wish you would tell me about
him; you've aroused my curiosity until
1 shan't be able to sleep tonight"
Elsie shook her head doubtfully. 81
mustn't tell anybody; I should never
forgive myself if any harm came to him
through me"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

The Globe Democrat says The Wa
has at least given the Greeks good
sprinting practice for the next revival
OF the Olympian games"
Our former townsman, A. j. Read,
came over from Carrollton last Monday,
returning next morning. Mr.. Read hrs
opened a grocery store in North Car
rollton.
Dispatch Sergeant j, NJ. Parchman,
of the state penitentiary, stopped off in
Greenwood last Saturday on his way to
the convict camp at Dabney. He was
the bearer of pardons to two of the con
victs. He intends to ascertain the con,
dition of the land in the vicinity Of the
camp, as there are a large number Of
convicts to be transported there in the
neal future.
The district meeting OF the Woman's
Parsonage and Home Mission aud
Foreign Mission societies will meet in
Greenwood at the Methodist church
June s.. Members of both societies are
expected. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend, and all members are
earnestly requested to be present. If
these meetings were attended as they
should be we would learn more Of this
great and good work that is being &C
complished by the women Of the loved
southland. Program of the services
will be given next week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Summer Resorts.

Many delightful summer resorts are
situated on and reached via the South
ern railway. Whether one desires the
seaside or the mountains, the fashion
able hotels orquiet country homes. they
can be reached via this magnificent
highway of travel.
Asheville, N. C., Roam Mountain,
Tenn, and the mountain resorts Of
East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina, The land Of the sky
Tate Springs, Tenn, Oliver Springs,
Tenn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn, Lith-
ia Springs, Ga, the various Virginia
Springs, also the seashore resorts are
reached by the Southern railway on
convenient schedules and at very low
rates.
1.-THE Southern railway has issued a
handsome folder, entitled Summer
homes and resorts" descriptive Of near
ly 1000 summer resorts and hotels and
boarding houses, including information
regarding rates for board at the differ
ent places and railroad rates to reach
them,
Write to c. A. B%enscoter, Assistant
General Passenger agent, Southern
railway. Chattanooga, Tenn, for a
copy of this folder.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Remarkable Family .

Fifty years ago today Mr.. Jas. z,
George and Miss Elizabeth b. Young
were united in marriage, in the little
town of Carrollton. Mr. George was 90
years old and his bride 10. There have
been born Of this couple II children
nine of whom are still living-two
having died in their infancy. The old.
est child, Miss Fannie G. George, Of
Hattiesburg, is 40 years old, their
youngest, Mr.. ]. w. George, Of Yazoo
City, is 81 years old. There are 90
grand children having lost four-a and
four great-grandchildren, All of these
children and grandchildren, with their
husbands and wives, are invited to
Cotesworth today to a dining. II all
could accept there would be tifty-one
people seated at the table besides Mr..
and Mrs. George,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

JACKSON. May % Especial Rep
resentative Hall was filed to over.
flowing this evening at o'clock, the
hour at which Gov. McLaurin an
nounced he would send in his message
on the new capitol bill, The pressure
of such an audience, one half of which
were ladies, attested the great interest
taken in the matter by the people Of
Jackson. Ordinarily the more timid
portion of the population remain away
from the old capitol when large crowd
is expected, fearing it may fall, but to-
day fear was cast to the wind, and every
aisle and seat was full of an anxious
crowd.
The message was read by the clerk n
few minutes after 4, the principal points
Of interest and objections to the bill be-
ing set forth at considerable length.
The governor recited the circum.
stances of the employment of Mr..
Weathers to examine the old building
and called attention to a former mes
sage advising the examination; gave
language used in the resolution requir'
ing the appointment of a capitol com
mission" of which he was a member,
The plans were advertised for as sug'
gested, no honorable architect being
barred--the only disinterestness being
required was that they should not be
citizens and tax payers. He reproduced
the agreement entered into by compel
ing architects that the action of the
commissioners should be final Mr..
Gordon was among the signers.
The governor declared he favored the
building of a capitol to cost $50, o0O. an
amount that would build one to last
centuries. The work of letting such an
important contract should be carefully
considered, and the question dealt with
calmly. He had stated he could not
consider the bill properly in five days,
hence had asked further time.
He quoted from Shelby VS. Alcorn. 30
Miss, to prove that the Legislature had
no power to fill an Office it had created
it was laid down that a public officer
was one who had a public duty to per
form, a rule held by Chief Justice Mar,
shall; an employment that was continu.
Gus in an Office, said Chief Justice
Smith. The supreme court Judges of
the state held that the penitentiary
farm commissioners were simply EN-
ployers and not officers, chosen for a
short term, they were not required to
give bond, but to perform a certain
work. The capitol commissioners were
to be sworn and bonded officers, and
there is no similarity in the cases; a
capitol commissioner would be an Off.
GER.
Another constitutional provision was
that all bills should be read three times
before final passage: sec. 80 con 1890,
requires it; this provision made because
bills might be passed without knowl-
edge of members, He contends the
capitol bill was not read in full a third
time, and hence not according to con.
st%itutional requirements, The bill de
clares the specifications shall be as set
forth therein, and yet they were never
read. The man and the plans should
not have been considered, all should be
forgotten in the interest Of the whole
people of the state, The specifications
accompanying this bill were originally
prepared for a court house in Texas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

The governor then pointed ont several
evasions that had been made changing
words to suit the case, He found out
Sc many such changes that n capitol
built on the Gordon plan would be infe.
rior to the Texas court house, The con.
tractor would have TO build according
to specifications, and thus we would
have a capitol built largely of poor ma.
terial. The words highly polished
granite, etc, originally embraced in the
specifications for the Texas court house,
had been stricken ont Of the capitol
specifications. The governor was firmly
convinced the plans of Mr.. Gordon were
not prepared for a state house. He had
heard rumors of Gordons unreliahility,
and had sent Hon. Thco Mcknight to
San Antonio to investigate; he was
present and the Legislature might find
ont all they wanted from him in per,
son, He was convinced the legislature
wanted to do what was best for the
state, and advised them to thoroughly
investigate,
He called special attention to the I'M
constitutionality of the mannerin which
the capitol commission had been elect
ed, and to avoid that danger pledged
himself to appoint any commissioners
the Legislators might name. Applausel
The appointive power was II of the
most embarrassing with which he had
to contend, and he was only too glad to
escape the responsibility,
The amount of money to be expended
was too great TO be lightly treated, and
rather than see the state adopt the faulty
Gordon plans, he declared ii would be
better to leave the matter of plan to the
commissioners. He was welded to no
plan and had acted in good faith in de
clining to approve the action of the leg
islature, had no i'll feeling in the matter
and was ready to make any sacrifice, of
his life if need be, for the good of the
state,
These were the main points covered
by the message, which was long and OK
haustive, and the sentiments therein ex-
pressed were roundly a%pplauded at its
conclusion.
As 500 as the reading had been fin.
ished, Hon, J. Alcorn Glover, Of Coaho.
ma, called for n meeting of the capitol
committee in the committee room, and
1t is confidently predicted that the legis.
lature and the governor will yet be able
to get together on a new bill c~mbodying
the suggestions made by the governor.
Provided Architect Gordon can cleal
his skirtso of the charges brought against
him his plans may yet be adopted, bnt
if so it will be by the commissioners and
not by the governor.
1t il not probable that an effort will
be made to pass the bill I'VE the COVER
nor's veto, he having pointed ont the
way to an agreement and declaring his
readiness TO sign a capitol bill that ad
hered to constitutional requirements.
The new bill was prepared during the
day and when the committee met after
the message was read Mr., Glover pulled
it on them and they are working
ON it with fair promises Of reaching q
satisfactory solution Of the whole mud
die. A better feeling exists here this
evening than has been manifested fol
u week, the message having been some.
what on the olive branch order.
: PETER.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Written for The Commonwealth.
Night Song Of the Mockiug Bird.

Llmpid and full upon the night
Beneath the rounded moon,
Music Is poured, the jubilee
OF spring breaks into tune.
From midnight until dawn the stream
RippleS from one small throat,
A pure and varied ecstacy
Thrilling through every note.
The scent OF May, the CLEAN Of stars
Comminglcd In the air,
And memory, and hope, and JOY,
And mock"ry Of care.
Oh bird, whose melodies enciant.
And comfort, and inspire,
Some echo teaches thee thy strain
From the celestial choir,
--QUIES SABE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
GP[AI RACKET S1OR{! X
l.. r. Isa-l<ett, Manager.

The success of my business is found III the following rules: Underbuy; Un-
dcrseNi Only One Prise, IN Plain Figures Spot Cash o n Delivery; No Cash
Drawer Tickets.
My prices will always hc lower than elsewhere, II yu take my stock nj
through have no time to keep books In order to sell cheap must sell fur
Cash, st H. not to make cash buyers make up for TINT lost on the credit boob,
Below please sec my price, on a few articles To show how my prices RIM Ny
stock is now too large must reduce, Call and examine goods and prices;
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Notice.

Beginning Tuesday, May 25th, the
Southern railway will resume train ser.
vice between Itta. Bena and Heathman,
Miss, which was discontinued on &C
count of high water.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
Best Keg Pickles at
CASPER'S.
Rates to knOxvtuo.

For the occasion OF the meeting Of the SUM
Tenn' June I0-si' Isg,' the Southern RAINY
will sell tickets to kn0x Vile and return At
rate Of one fair for tho round trip; tickets
will be sold June 10 to " inclusive. good tn
return until June -. 1871. Call on any agent
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
ANSE BUSTS GORDON PLAN.
The Constitution Violated BY Too Little Reading. 1t Suits the
Governor to Obseve the Constitution, and He I'M
plores the Legislature Not to Rape It.
A Message Full of Wind, Wasted Energy and Warts Ar Occasional Clap
Stage Thunder Breaks the Monotony.

It May Do Its Work and Save the Day For zoe Gang" We Await
the issue.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27
THE COMMONWEALTH.

II You have any news of a personal or
social nature send it in we will esteem
it a favor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-27

su~s~se aehooI. Young Wemsr's Christian
Association. Ashvitls, n. O.. - Reduced
Rates via Southern Railroad.
For the occasion Of the meeting Of
the Summer School Of the Young W0
mems Christian Association Al. Ashe-
vile, n, G., JNAa Il " ~, 1897. the
Southern railway will sell tickets to
Ashevllle, N. c., and return At rate Of
one fare for the round trip; tickets will
be sold June IS. "A and Is, good to re-
turn until june 81, 1897.
Call on any agent Of the Southern
railway for further information.