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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

'Al4lLON ME- ~ BE of Sen lSE.
for Miss Chamberlain was a clever and
accomplished little person; and at last
they spoke of music. Miss Chamber
lain knew nothing of it.
"What a PITY" Loyat calculated.
"Why?" The word, so constantly on
her lips, was a cabalistic charm, and
feminine.
"You look like one. You'd be perfect
at Il harp. you are so tall and SO exceed
ingly slight, and you've the face of a st.
Cecilia"
well, I'm not a musician and I'm no.
q saint. Saints never have black eyes"
But, alas. he thought now that they
had, because of the soft voice and the
picture-face and the little, chiseled fea-
lures and the parted, lo%w-knotted hair;
and also because he had known no wom-
an like her for many, many months.
And before they parted. they had
planned to meet again. She did it. but
he didn't notice that. They met once
and again, and yet again and again, and
Lovat was in love. Then. indeed. he
truly regretted the barrier he had built
between himself and this girl, who was
innocently risking everything - per-
hups her life, for her father was a fiery
man-for him. 1t had taken him only a
dozen years to construct between him
self and any good woman he might
really love a wall that in all his days
could never be RACED. He decided final
ly that the only course that would be
| fair to her and easiest for all would be
an open c
They sat together on the shady side
of q low hill, late one day.
Constance he said, "I'm going to
ask your father to let you marry me,
il you are willing to-"
The bright color faded from her
cheeks.
Don't say you aren't willing" he
cried.
She still said nothing whatever.
"Are you. C~onstance"
eyes"
'DThen why did you get so pale?"
II don't know. Did II"
She cried q little and said she was
very happy and that she would marry
him. even II her father would not con
sent "But don't ask him till after
the races, will your"
1.-TWO weeks!-a whole fortnight
Why?"
"Because."
1very WE'LL
He didn't see her again before the
races. She sent him a note saying tina,
she did not dare to meet him. that her
father had forbidden the long rides
alone. She would wear his cologs y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

An Client NensOn.

"No, lady," remarked Mr., Waggles,
~ he dexterously slipped the remainder
OF the pie into his pocket u%nobserved,
II can trooly say as ] never touches
cards nov in any form woteyer-they'rc
dangerous
THAT is right, my good man." said
Mrs. Easything, earnestly. And what
caused you TO give them up? Did you
realize that they were leading you to
pert1ition"
Worse than that, lady. The last time
I played u game o cards / found a spade
In me hand,"-N. y. journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
BADLY MIXED.
Johnnie Was n Nice Singer But lie
Messed the Words.

NeHHSu Nue y
There are so many American patriotic
songs and so few that would properly
bear the title Of a national hymn that
familiarity with the words is not com.
mon even among the adults of the
country. Very few grown ups" would
find it possible to repeat the words Of
such songs as 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" or"Hail Columbia!" although they
may be acquainted with the introduce
tory lines. Children, therefore, are to be
excused for not knowing these songs,
but the wise teacher seeks TO instruct
her charges in such matters, oftentimes
with astonishing results.
A kindergarten teacher had a mite
Of a lad who possesses a high, shrili
voice, and uses it on every possible oc-
casion. She had been teaching the class
to sing america" a slow and some
what painful operation. Over the
verse Land where our fathers died,
land Of the pilgrims pride" she labored
long and earnestly, and when at last
they seemed familiar with the words
they picked up the air amazingly quick
her attention was particularly drawn
to the shrill-yoiced youngster just men
toned. He was certainly introducing
@ variation on the text, but just whatit
was she could not make out. High rose
the thin voice above the chorus, the lit
tie fellow singing with the utmost con
fdence something which certainly
wasn't the original version. "Now,
scholars" SAID the teacher, well all
stop and let Johnnie sing his verse
alone. Johnnie is such a nice singer.
Now, Johnnie" So Johnnie, with an
amazing grin, lifted up his razor-edged
soprano after this fashion:
Lam where ow faxers dies.
Lam o. tn pills an pies"
And it took Johnnie q great deal
longer to unlearn this extraordinary
combination Of nonsense than II did
for him to pick up the entire song orig,
inally.-Detroit FRYE Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Sympathetic Lady--So your husband
was killed?
Mrs. Rooney--Shure, an he was, mum,
ind IL was from the 18th floor he fell.
IAN unlucky number for him"
ut was that; but I'm thinking 1t
would have been just Is unlucky for
him, poor man, II he had fell from the
aGth.--N. Y. Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
ExcIamatory, All Right,

Miss Mobile--Well, Martha, how il
your husband now
Martha-rro1y,. miss, poly. He's got
that explanatory rheumatism.
"You mean infammatory rheuma-
tism, Martha. Explanatory Is to cry
out"
'That's II, mum; that's 1t! He don't
do nothing but holler."-Northern
Christian Advocate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Aunt Dorothy-Iiow many command.
ments are there, Johnny?
Johnny (glibly)-Ten.
Aunt Dorothy-And now. suppose
you were to break one Of them?
Johnny (entatively)--Then they'd
be nin~e.-,Jester.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

Miss Jolliet--ft isn't true, Mr.. GYM.
cus, that a woman cannot keep a secret.
C~ynicus--I agree with you; but the
trouble is that she cannot disguise the
fact that she is keeping 0ne.--Twinkles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

"T;nby's vent an swollered my pen.
ny"
''rhat's all right; let's both cry an
mamma II give US Q n!ckel."--Chicngo
Record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

"why is Wilson always looking for
trouble"
"That's his business. He's q criminal
lawyer."-Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

ITH all possible
& d intentions
and sincerity, \
man cannot reform
among his own
people. He is not
k e seriously.
II i S a~bstentions
from deeds of vice
,,,, t..-..A-1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
kIXTEENTH DAY.


Jackson, May I4.-This has been lively day In
both branches Of the legislature. In the senate
saps college, and Prof. q. ID. Stands, who Is law
professor OF the University, measured lances
over the bill giving Milisaps college the right TO
issue law licenses to graduates, such as Is now
only enjoyed by the University. In the house
the principal question considered was the capt
tol Bill. fhe house adopted Il bill which It sent
to the senate. That body amended II In several
important particulars. The principal. differ
ences are that the house wanted the Weathers
plan, the present site, and that the two houses
jointly should elect the commissioners to build
the capitol, one from each supreme court dis
trict. The senate amended 10 various particu-
lars, the three principal amendments being the
substitution OF the Gordon plan, the peniten
tlary site, and that each body should eject one
commissioner and the two Jointly tiie third one,
all three without regard 10 location. The biii
came back to the house this morning, and 1t Ia
sisted on the original bill In all particulars er-
cept that 1t adopted the senate amendment rs to
the manner OF electing commissioner.
1t insisted on the retention OF the Weathers
plan By 4 vote OF - to 81, giving that plan a ma
lority Of 81. When the bill was originally con-
sidefed by the house the Weaihefs plan only
Mr. Thomas called up senate bill No. %. an
act TO amend chapter b3 OF sheet acts Of 1892,
being an act to provide for the Ievee c0Innis-
si0ners 10 raise revenue. etc. The act merely
provides that the cotton raised on the State
delta farms be taxed as IL the cotton Of ipdi-
yiduals, that IL, a Ievee tax Of 81 per bale. The
bill was passed without opposition.
Mr.. Thomas also called up house BIZ, No. 30,
which repeats an act authorizing the Mississippi
levee board to issue s350,oN In per cent bonds.
The bill was passed.
senate.
The senate convened at Q O'Clock.
Mr.. Hardy, from the finance committee, re-
| ported fayorabiy on house bill No. 7, an act NJ
is92 In reference TO providing printed lists to
furnish taxpayers, making national bank notes,
( legal tender notes. etc, liable for taxes.
Mr.. Hardy, on behalf OF the committee on
public lands, introduced senate bill No. ~, an
act requiring the land commissioner to report
| all cases Of trespass upon state lands to the at
torney general, and defining the duties OF the
district attorneys therein" which was consld-
cred and passed.
The senate went into committee Of the whole
TO hear Prot. Mayes and Gov. Islands on house
bill 10 amend section 2s OF the code, which IL TO
| provide that any graduate Of = Mississippi col
| Iege In the law class thereof shall be licensed to
practice law by virtue NJ his diploma. The dis
cussion was heated and animated and lasted
Why are you afraid in the naturalization
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
senate.

Why areyou afraid in the naturalization
Globe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
worthily done, and that the one Is no
more wrongful than the other.
NOT so FASH

The people, whose earnestness In ad-
vocating the use Of Minnesota stone
for the new capitol building springs out
of deep conviction that the question
is one vital to the interests of both
state and city, should not allow them
selves to go too fast or too far. The
q o e has been from the beginning
champion of the cause of Minnesota
stone. and has not the slightest doubt
that domestic material will be chosen;
but it is not proper at this time to re-
fiect unfavorably upon the capitol COM
mission, which has taken no action
Whatever, or to talk of applying COM
pulsory measures in case it should not
fall in with the popular will This is
both unjust and injudicious, and prob
ably grows out of a sensational and un-
founded report published in certain
newspapers to the effect that the cap
itol commission was equally divided
between Minnesota sandstone and a
stone from Bedford, Ind.
A great many men, who saw
this published a week ago, have taken
it for granted that it is fact, and
are full of the idea that pressure must
be brought to bear upon the commits
sion to incline it to the right side.
AS matter Of fact, there was no
truth in the rumor whatever. The
paper which originated the statement
has cOntradicted it formally, as is
shown in our local columns this morn
ing. and an official contradiction by a
member Of the commission appeared in
the q o at the time. 1t thus being
true that the commission has not pass
ed upon the question at all, nor even
! had it under formal consideration, the
time has not come for talking about
extreme measures.
The capitol commission holds and de-
serves the utmost respect and conf
dence Of this community. We have no
doubt that their own judgment sup
ports the use of Minnesota stone for
the state capitol, even though the total
cost shall be somewhat greater than
that of material from abroad. We have
no doubt that the commission will lis
ten to and respect the practically unan-
| imous voice of the people Of the state,
which asks that, as far as practicable,
the new capitol shall be built by home
labor from home material. 1t is proper
and right to urge this upon the COM
mission during it's deliberations in a
friendly spirit It is not proper to talk
about reprisals and compulsion, or to
voice implied censure upon a step
which the commission has not taken,
and which there is no reason to suppose
that it thinks of taking. The advocates
Of Minnesota stone for the capitol are
all right. Let them be sure, however
that they do not go too fast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26

John Callett $40 Thomas street.
Aug. Heimke. 1913 Van Slyke avenue.
D. ]. Wilharber, 1857 Rice street.
]. P. Wilharber Jr., 357 Rice street.
II. Whitney, 1926 Dayton avenue.
/. Fl. Craft, 878 Hamline avenue.
F. O. Noreen, 438 Minnehaha street.
August Anderson, 500 Front street.
Andrew L. Nyberg, 1892 Ryde street.
John A. Solomanson, 1901 Harrington ave-
nue..
Frank Blonick 318- Victoria street.
Robert Weysheider, TIC Dale street.
Edward Foster, 1857 Hatch street.
George Hellkake, 854 Edmund street.
Joseph Mason, 220 Arch street.
A. A. McPhail, 60 Mississippi street.
]. A. Longenay, GIT Burr street.
James Henry, 118 Front street.
John Martinson, 1893 Stinson street.
Edward Gray, 995 Burgess street
M. l.. Bevans, 1919 Langrord avenue.
Charles Hokans, 1901 Oxford street.
H. L. Jones, 1912 Minnehaha street.
]. S. Craig. 1474 Capitol avenue.
John Stewart, 1859 Churchill avenue.
W. M. Promo, 1888 Pascal avenue.
J. r. Logan, 1896 Minnehaha street.
F. H. Tenney 63 East Eleventh street.
Max o. Bricknel 60 East Eleventh street.
H. J. Byron, 35 The Buckingham.
]. Boyd. 234 Spruce street.
T. c. Fogarty, Clarendon hotel
Charles w. Norquist, PSI Nelson avenue.
w. E. Williams, 205 West Ninth street.
John E. Barry, $50 Broadway.
c.. H. Jellsett lis Summit avenue.
D. D. Blanchard, 685 Harriet street.
G.. L. Wells, $40 Cedar street.
Edward G. Elliott, 500 Cedar street.
A. Wheelock, PSI West Seventh street.
r. Qucesdmonsti GIG Orleans street.
A. Krejs 1873 Blair street
F. r. Well, Hotel Ryan.
s. v. Harris, Hotel Ryan.
John B. Cook & Son, st. Paul Omnibus line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
THE TARIFF BILL
Continued From First Page.

a protective measure as some that bore
the Republican label.
Mr.. Jones moved a substitute para
graph scaling down the duties on all
lines Of silk fabrics; rejected % to rs.
Messrs. Mantle, Pettigrew and Teller
voting with the Democrats in the affir-
NATIVE.
In view of statement by Mr.. Plat,
hiatt the duties would not average
above rs per cent, Mr.. White moved a
proviso that no duty on silk fabrics
shall exceed rs per cent. Rejected, %
to "a Mr.. White renewed his motion
making 100 per cent the limit Of duty
on silk fabrics. Rejected, % to 2S. Mr.
White then tried to limit the duties to
200 per cent.
Mr. Mantle appealed to his protection
friends to- accept this proviso. but Mr.
Plat Comm declined, saying it was a
move to embafrass the whole bill Mr.
Allison declined, saying the assertion
that the rates reached 700 per cent was
merely a repetition of the unfounded
assertions on other schedules.
Mr. Whites amendment limiting the
duties to 200 per cent was rejected, %
to %. Paragraph 1856 handkerchiefs,
$50 Cbandings, etc) with an amend
nient adding hat bindings. braids and
fringeS; also 3S7 Qaces) with an amend
ment emitting braids and ribbons; also
SSS manufactured silk, not otherwise
provided for) and 3S9 (weight of silk.
This completed the silk schedule.
The tobacco schedule was then taken
up. The first paragraph was mater
tally modified by Mr.. Allison, making
the duty on wrapper tobacco and fill
Ter tobacco when mixed with more than
Is per cent Of wrapper tobacco and all
leaf tobacco, etc, $1.75 per pound; if
stemmed, $225 per pound. The balance
1oa u,
Paragraph 210 was agreed to as re-
ported with the changes indicated; also
paragraph 211. In paragra ph 212, cover
ing all tobacco not otherwise provided
for, the committee rate of 40 cents per
pound was increased to 55 cents per
pound. A similar increase from 40 to
65 cents per pound was made on snuff,
etc. This completed the tobacco sched-
ule. At O'clock the senate held an
executive session and then adjourned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
AT THE THEATERS.

'Ingomar,'' in which twenty years ago
Mary Anderson made herslf famous, was
presented last evening at the Metropolitan by
Robert Downing and Eugene Blair. Mr..
Downing gave splendid portrayal of the
character of the big, brave barbarian, lingo
mar. and Miss Blair. pretty, womanly, win
some. was an ideal Parthenia. In the scene
where Ingomar cries in rage, 81 am thy
master!' and Parthenia retorts with bitter
scOrn, you are an outlaws son, a cattle
stealer." Miss Blair reads her lines with
great force. She portrays charmingly true
wCmanly qualities when she throws away
her dagger when Ingomar offers to escort
her back to her home. father and mother,
and says: "I'll trust you. Mr.. Downing s
best bit of work was in the closing act
where he says the weapons of the Greeks
treachery, cunning, cowardice and ca
price. The lines, 1.-TWO souls with but a
single thought; two hearts that beat as one,' -
which run all through the play, were sweet
music in the Of the audience as the
curtain went down.
The same bill this afternoon and evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26

That the former httEh-tariff. gold-bug editor
of the Pioneer Press. now the hired free
trade gold-bug editor of the G | o b O. realizes
the condition he Is in is gratifying to us.
The G o has already called in the lawyer
tpetttfogger), and the political undertaken has
a sure enough Job at an early day.-Waseca
Herald.
Pat reminds us of the story "Pap" Thomas
used to tell with gasto. One day the army,
on its march, passed, field where sedate
1ackass stood with his head over the fence,
placidly gazing at the marching boys in blue.
AS the general approached the animal emitted
prolonged bray, and. as the last gasp ex-
pired, one of the boys said to another: st
say, Bill, did you hear 1t purr?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
9. G. Long, 10 Elizabeth.

Q. G. Long, 10 Elizabeth.
L. Peitberger, 300 Erie
Rob Costello. 118 South Wabasha.
John Hechtl. $50 Edmund street.
Jerry O'Connell, 814 Hague
Anton Tubular, 708 Mercer street.
Dan O'Connor, corner Ninth and pine.
Philip Tubular, SO West Indiana avenue.
Anton Hahngoist, 500 Canada street.
Charles E. Carlson, 100 Martin.
Joseph Haag, 800 West Seventh street.
Emil Anderson. 743 East Minnehaha.
w. H. Shaw, 1913 West Seventh street.
w. N. Carey, 467 State street.
J. T. Johnson, 1893 South Wabasha
John Blonick, 500 Jefferson avenue.
A. Strom, 532 East Minnehaha.
Leo Babcock, German avenue.
I. j. lockwood, 124 West Congress.
Adolph Roehmisch, 1858 Erie.
Otto Blackburn, Gil York
James johnson, South Wabasha.
Edward Moylan, 449 Lafond street.
Harry ]. Morris, 231 West Seventh street.
A. G. DeSparois, 937 Edmund street
G: E. Strom, 523 Minnehaha street.
Charles H. Gibbs, 131 South Wabasha
Martin Johnson, 500 Stryker avenue.
L. P. Johnson, RosabeL.
John Peterson, 1927 Edgerton
Charley Grufman, 1927 Edgerton.
John Thelin. 694 Bradley.
George Tilbury, 757 Pine street.
Peter Flynn, York and Agate.
Frank Belle, 525 Bay street.
A. P Mingo, 142 Water street
J. G. Sundberg, 40 Minnehaha.
Gust Anderson, 100 Martin street.
Nels Johnson.
Paul Buetone, $40 Edmund.
o. N. Ahlberg, Psi East Fillmore avenue.
Emil Olson, sos York street.
A. Baman, 1902 Matilda avenue.
John Peterson, 493 Thomas street.
Otto Peterson.
F. Schoenig 40S Starkey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN,
William Booth Is Held Up by Rice
Street Thugs.

William Booth Is Held Up by Rice
Street Thugs.
William j. Booth. % years Old and en-
ployed check clerk at the Ryan hotel, was
held up, knocked down, and had his head
nearly kicked off by highwaymen yesterday
Of gold watch and chain, valued at $50, and
something over 81 in cash. He stated yester,
day that he would gladly have said nothing
about his valuables had the thugs let him
Booth is of slight build. and a very quiet
youth, and lately has been suffering from a
severe attack of asthma, which rendered him
almost helpless in the hands Of the highway
men. He left the Ryan hotel about / o'clock
Friday morning, and started, on his wheel, for
his home at $40 Gaultier street Just south
of the Rice street bridge two men ran into
the street, knocked him off his bike, and pro-
ceeded to give him beating. While on the
ground one of the thugs searched his pockets,
taking his watch and money and part Of his
chain they being In such hurry, that in
tearing it from his vest a part was left in the
button hole Not satisfied with this the man
kicked him in the head and body, and then
ran Booth was tough looking sight when
he reported the affair to Sergeant Rose, and
was taken to the office of Dr. Brimhall who
put in about an hour sewing up the wounds
on his head and face.
Lieut.. Pendy and Sergeant Rose made a
search in the vicinity Of the hoid-up, and
shortly afterward found James Lynch and
Frank Stephanie asleep in vacant house
Wltnln a SnOTL VI where the assault
was committed. They were locked UP at the
Rondo street station. Yesterday forenoon
Detectives Sweeney and ]. ]. Daily arrested
August Pruden and Fred Willis, alias Nc
Evoy, on Rice street, suspicion of being
connected with the trick. Booth yesterday
afternoon, at least so the police claim,
identified Pruden as one of the parties who
ASSAULTED and robbed him. He is also said
to have partly identified Lynch as another
of his assailants. He is not certain whether
there were three or more men in the gang
or not but is sure there were two The
officers claim that a silver piece which was
found in Pruden's. pocket when he was ar
rested has been identified by Booth as a
pocketpiece which he carried. and was a
part of the money taken from him.
Pruden and McEvoy are known to the po-
lice and Pruden is now on parole from the
penitentiary, he having been sent from ST.
Paul some two years ago On charge OF
assault
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26

and what 1t Is for. Never again can
1t pretend to be anything more or less
than a gigantic deal for corporate
profit. with the taxpayer footing the
bills. Henceforth no Democrat need
go further than the speeches Of Re-
pubHeans In the senate on this tariff
bill for q complete arsenal of weapons
with which to batter and destroy the
Republican position. The special ses-
sion Of 1897 will stand in history as
sponsor for series of complete and
trade