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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

no longer either brave
warfare. but he retnins
has characterized him
nnlng--he " lazy. lii
TERN towns not long ago
ented en- Indian with
heavy cast-iron stove,
hat i might be sold for
a foundry. The In
panied BY bis squaw,
ang a baby. The big
child In his arms, and
Identity shoulder.d the
how she did Il was a
Procession ,then moved
Afrying the stove, tho
baby. put soon the
cary, SO hk showed the
e Of the stove. and ii,
eontinufd ON their
- 80,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

An evening frock of turquoise satin
was yelled with black net, with Chantl-
~ laid on and little fullings of white
surrounded with white tulc, headed
rith gold, steel and cmeralds; elbow
sleeves of unliued tulle, with bouffautes
on the shoulder waisthand of folded
turquoise silk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

ut looks like rain to-day" said the
atrable milkman. as he dumped the reg
ular quart into the pitcher.
ut always does" said the woman,
and the milkman drove off wonder
ing why some people take such gloomy
views of everything. Detroit Free
Press,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
Great American Moth Cure.

Mrs. Brown John, l want you TO
buy me some tobacco TO put under the
carpets. They say it's the best thing in
the world to keep moths out.
Mr.. Brown-Here's that box Of cigars
you gave me last Christmas. ! think
that will be even more effective than
tobacco.--N. Y. World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

when DR.. Depcw," said the cornfcd
philosopher, who occasionally wanders from
contemplation of the wholly abstract.
when DR.. Depew said that the secret OF
happiness was in keeping in touch with the
young, the doctor had no reference to young
jokes. "-lndianapolis journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

A A housekeeper should inspect her
refrigerator every alternate day at
least, require that It be wiped out daily
with cloth wet in soda water, and
thoroughly secured with securing soap
twice week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
Helping the Heat then.

Johnnie" said Mrs. Chatile. sternly.
-where did YOU get this dime found in
your pocket?"
"You gave II 10 me yourself"
II did no such thing"
"Yes, you did, mamma, dear. You
told me to put II in The missionary box
and the teacher beard me swear one day
and said ! was regular little heathen,
80 ! Juat kept the dime Tor myself. H.
y. Y, World. n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

When you feel inclined to scorn some
one because he has less wealth, social po-
sition, knowledge or culture than yourself,
remember how many there are in the world
who might easily scorn you for the same
reasons.--N. Y. independent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
FACTS ABOUT TEA
The Rest Brnnis Are Grown IN II
Ceyl0n and JnNN.

More and more is the tea-drin
habit growing on America and II
timated that 25,000.o00 pounds q
are used throughout the world.
In the far east tea leads. The Sia|
are inveierate drinkers of tea, hoI
cold, and they carry their tea-m,I
utensils about with them and hal
on the street if they are so incl
The tea houses of Japan, with
graceful attendants, are k
throughout the world and cup /
fragrant beverage served by Il
maid with soft eyes becomes bcw
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Just as Good.--Deacon Johnson--"Would
you be able to support NAH daughter in de
style TO which she hab been accustomed!"
Jim Jackson--'Wal, amt dead certain
about dat; but ] feel quite aure ] could git
her 'cnstomed TO de style I'd be able to
support her in. "--pnck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DIR. kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 81 trial bottle q
treatise. DR.. Kline, g33 Arch st.. Phila, Pa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Feminine Loeic.--Mrs. Wickw:ye--"Did
you read about that man who found s50OO0
while digging worms to 90 fishing with"
Mr.. Wickwire-"Y Yes, dear" "Well, ! was
just thinking what may be you have missed
by always fishing with Aies" --Indianapolis
journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Precaution What makes Dieky Dodd
take that girl 10 the theater so constantly"
The one who wears the enormous bat?"
Yes" he wants TO make sure that he
won't by any possibility have to sit behind
it."--W ashineton Star
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

He-Hasn't Miss Cutely lovely com
plexion?
She--Yes.
Heller mother has beautiful com
plexion, too. suppose she gets it from
her.
she--No; she gets 1t from the drug
gist.--N. Y. Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

He who acts solely from principle should
have m overwhelming love for it for when
the battle is over he will find himself with
nothing left but prineiple.--N. Y. hide
pendent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

We notice that girls with stcadies never
have fascinating girls come TO WHIT them
Atchison Globe
When man can find 10 othcr business
he eau still heromo a notary public. Wash
ingtou Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Aspirations without faith are powerful
only for destruction They can lNndle a
revolution, but they cannot mold new
order. --Westcott.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
] Asthma medicine. w r. Williams, An.
tioch ILL.,, April II, 1894
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

A wornan's soul seems TO be good deal
more valuable than that of mans, judging
from the frantic effort she makes to save it.
--Atchison Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

FIenty - Teachess IN Belgium.
There ore 10.sD teachers in the d.
minutivs Npgdon " Belgium.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

When man in so sensitive about his
honor, he frequently has but very little
honor to be touched. Washington Demo.
crat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

In almost every case of marriage one Of
the parties in time looks the rabbit to the
others wolf.--Atchson Globe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
ING PEOPLE.
COUNTRIES

nov-both are quite near It
BIS Country and Lazyman's
Zach morning. . chance 70
I. to walk. in the other to
tourtry the day Is SO short
1 much time there to frolic
I'm notice, when night-timc
Ind,
Hand how the hours drag
\ to do there except yawn
hight comes, in the whole Of
one smile, nor one satisfied
pmann, in Youths Compan-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

Some men who are really lions have been
abused so much that they act like rabbits.
--Atchison Globe,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

A large head may be as empty as last
years birds nest RAMS Horn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17

To Cure IA Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-17
oEeR.MlcE AS PETS,
They Were Delighted with q Home II
COc0anut Shell.

In St. Nicholas, q. Rafael O'Rie!ly
tells Of q couple Of queer pets that
he caught In the woods. The writer
says.
While rambling one evening in the
woods, ! sat down on rock close BY a
shaded bank all overgrown with soft
green moss and feathery ferns. Not
far away there was an ancient tree
stump, with hole running in under.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07

by FISH. To his ribald bias,
not waste the time or spenu
the breath to reply. but that soDer, su
Gus minds who accept as true the account
or the creation as given In Genesis, W
belher with the miraculous otailnbS -
God with His people. as recorded IN W I,S
Ola Testament. as well as the mn -.
wrought by Christ, given In tne Nc"
should marvel at or doubt the stoiy -
Jonah In all its details. Is truly MAJ 49,,
Gus. IT we accept as true W, , mo-" ,,,e
other events recorded In the blo'o'
can't see how any one 50 beheNins -
stumble az the statement that 80 lI,itot
pared iish which swallowed Ills p."Pni
who was running away from I"ei H.. a.
who was miTaCulOusly preseIVeu al -
the stomach OF the FISH. Inc 'o ,o,',,d
made man ont OF the dust OF the 81 ,a,,,
the God who fed thousands fr9il ,,ado
lOaves ana fishes. the God VINO mas me-, ,,'te
the entire animal kingdom, the 1ou ~
had the power bv q word 10 arrest u'0 ~
position and restore the deau ~
surely had the power. If he chose ~ w
So 10 prepare n fish to swallow d 49, -
IT IS mere child's play 10 refuse 10 ~
lieve this and accept so hll~s derf,,i
things In tho Bible FAR more 49, i,,di.
As 10 the story being improuaulV " ,,r--ed
crous the same objection might ~ W. -
against the account Of Adam anu ~ "
falling through eating an apple, IL
dispense with reverence ana lV0H
sacred things through The lens 9i t, ~
soil. J.. =,
GAINESVILLE Va. Feb. B. 1897.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
EASY MtTEIMONY.

A bin has been introduced In the North
Carolina Legislature TO tax unmarried
men over twenty-four years OLD, $40 Tor
the first year, and double the tax LOT
each year they remain unmarried North
Carolina believes in matrimony, and It's
laws have always been wide open TO the
matrimonial estate. Hitherto 1t has only
encouraged matrimony. but now It pro-
poses 10 force men into IT, We think that
the gentlemen who make the laws Of that
State would DO well 10 remember that
marriage is not TO be entered into light
ly. unadyisedly. or even by force.
Loose marriage laws are responsible for
many Of the unhappy marriages and di-
vorce suits Of the day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
rpr,rp,cr.G,INsr CORPORATIONS.

A Chicago lawyer. who has been giving
the subject attention makes some start
line, disclosures in connection with suits
ocainst CORPORATIONS and verdicts OBJ
tanned in Cook county. lie says that
An the first six IT cnths OF 1890. three YER
diets for personal injuries were obtained
IN tho courts OF that county OF $4,000
ooch or more. In the first six months
~ 1906 there was twenty-six verdicts in
similar cases for more than SlOVO0 each
oggregating 1925 900. lie further states
that there are now pending in the courts
Of Cook county, 1900 damage suits. whose
acqreeate claims are more than $50 OOO.O OO
These suits have accumulated because
Of the growing prejudice against corpora
tions. 1t has been found that because
of this prejudice a corporation has niue
chance before the average jury In that
county. and upon the merest preteXt suits
are brought against the corporations by
persons, who speculate on this prejudice.
The prosecution OF such suits we are
told. has grown into regular business.
and runners are employed by that class
OF lawyers TO hunt up business.
There is an old saying that few people
think IT wrong TO cheat a horse-trader
or q railroad company. That Is an eX-
aggerated statement. but It is fact that
many people who ordinarily are honest
and fair are yet willing TO give verdict
against a corporal on. which they would
not give against an individual in suit
for damages. We suppose that the peo-
ple OF Cook county are trying to drive
the corporations ont Of existence. They
may not succeed in doing that, but If
thew continue in this sort Of thing they
will be very apt TO drive them. as many
Of them as can 80 out of Chicago and
with them the enterprises which they
conduct. That community which pro-
tects capital best. which makes no dis
tinction between individual capital and
corporate capital. but which gives TO all
Investments the protection of the law
will most surely attract capital The
community that does not give such pro-
lection. which discriminates between cor
porate capital and individual capital. Will
surely drive corporate capital away
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
10 MEET Ar PETEEsBUR0'
Twenty-frst Annual Con'ehi'o" "
Younc Mem. Christian ASSOCIATION

Tho twentv-nrst annual convention
| the Young Mems Christian Associltlol
Of virginia will be held at the Iapu
street Presbyterian church, IN the ci.y
| Petersburg from February zith 10 -'uN
| and a cordial Invitation 70 attend IS ~
tended to the members or inc Nd'lou'
ORGANIZATIONS By MT. r. y. DAVIS lh'
president. and Mr. Herbert VI. Hope INC
general secretary Of the Petersburg asso
citation. A genuine and generous "e'coiD'
is extended 20 an. and an entertainment
viii be provided by the citizens OF re,
tcrsburg for all accredited delegates. Al
who expect 10 attend should send theii
names to- Mr.. Hope.
Dr. O.. J. Scodeld. ~ Northheld' Mass.
will conduct five special Bible studies
Addresses will be delivered by Rev Geo
Cooper. ID. d.. of the First Baptist cnurch
OF Pichmond Evangelist Weston. T.
Gales. OF Roanoke; Professor w w.
Smith president of Randolph-Macon
College: J.. $. Brockman, college secre-
tary of the International Committee; Mr.
=. L. Hamilton. railroad secretary Of the
international Committee; Rev. Dr. x. j.
McBryde. chairman of the College Com
mittee. OF Lexington. VIII preside at the
conference OF college men.
a large male chorus VIII be conducted
by Rev. j.. IT, Dadmun. Of D7nv.lle.
while Mr.. uaddon s watkins. OF Rich
mond. will sing solo gospel hymns.
The railroads in the state will sell 20
delegates ~cund-trip tickets from points
on their lines m tho following rates.
Atlantic Coast Line and Southern rail-
way-FrOm points ln virginia az four
cents per miles one way for the round
trip
Baltimore ard Ohio railroad-From
points I'm Virginia 20 lexington or Staun-
ton and return NJ one and one-thlrd
lowest hrst-class fare on presentation Of
the proper certificate
Chesapeake and Ohio raiIway-From
points in Virginia 10 Richmond and re-
turn at one and one-third frst-class fare
on presentation Of proper certificate. Spe-
cial ratio from Lexington 10 Richmond
and return S5.CI.
Norfolk and Weston railroad-To Pc
tcrsburg and return from points on their
line: Blackstone $3.50; Crewc. tl.e0;
Burkeviile 500. Farmville 500: Lynch
burg. $3.50; Bedford $3.50. Montvale. 500:
Roanoke. 500; Salem. $500. Christians
burg. S>'j. Radford. f2N. Pulaski. 500;
Pearisbure 1895: Wytheville. $40 o.:
Marion. Sn.a0; Bmc1eld. tr.20: Graham.
$ll4o; Pocahontas. SLID; Bramwen $l1S0.
Emory, Sl210. Tazowen. {l21j; Abingdon.
$3.50; Bristol st2l0. Shenandoah. SaC5:
Luray 5000. Front Royal $li4O; Nor
folk 1925
Richmond Frederick burg md Potomac
ralroad-lrom the following points TO
Richmond and return. Ashland. - cents:
T1vlorviile. ST. boswell Sli0. Milford.
$40; FredericHahure. 500; Quantico. S3.4J.
Tho tickets 70 be issued 10 delegates
by these lines VIII be on sale from Feb
ruary 2rd % 9th inclusive. and win
he GOOD TO return until March 2nd in-
elusive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
Of the forms by which men exercise that
free will which H. indispensable to an
enlightened citizenship.
HIGH PRICED SOUTHERN BONDS.

The announcement comes from Baitl-
more that the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad Company has retired per
cent. bond and substituted IT with one
bearing only per cent. at par. This re-
duction OF interest is a most striking
evidence OF the improved credit Of South
crn railways. and is a powerful demon
stration OF the value Of credit. Exactly tho
same Arrangement was made two weeks
ago by tho Atlanta and Charlotte Rail-
way Company. now leased by the South
err railway. whose president. Mr.. spen-
Ger secured. the extension OF It's per
cent. preference bonds al per cent. and
had no difficulty in placing them at par.
These Indications Of the high credit Of
distinctly Southern railroads ore most
encouraging signs OF the times. There
are. we believe. no present railroad bonds
at par in the United States. except tho
two we have named. the bonds OF the
Richmond and Allegheny, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. New York Gem
trail and West Shore. and the Illinois
Central.
The object lesson IS. that where capi-
tai is made secure, It win come readily
and cheaply. Every effort 10 resist and
fight It only makes the terms harder
for those who want money.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1897.
IspR ABBOTT AN INfIDEL ?

The New York sun, a paper when we
mover know when TO take seriously mas
raised n storm of criticism from the
friends OF DR.. Lyman Abbott by deci1r-
,ng that he is an inhdel and not Chrls-
t,an. because he does not believe IN the
story OF Jonah
We are not surprised that the frienos
Of DR.. Abbott are protesting. There are
thousands Of plous Christian people VINO
do not concern themselves as to whether
or not the book of Jonah Is 10 be accepleu
"a history or an inspired aleGory' TOT
orr mart. we do not see why IT should
Ia harder TO believe the story or Jonah
than to believe the story OF the resur-
rection of Christ. Of which CHRIST MIN
self said that the story OF Jonah was
the prophecy. The Sun contends for the
reality of Jonah and the whale, because
OF the fact that Christ made this refer
ence to IL. BY the same token, we might
say that the story of the Prodigal Son
WAS q true story. because in relating that
beautiful parable. our Lord spoke as
though the father and the two sons were
real characters.
We see no reason why one may not
accept the story OF Jonah as a parable,
and vet have the Christians faith IN
the Bible and the religion which 1t
teaches.
our criticism OF DR.. Abbott is not that
he expressed his disbelief in the story
Of Jonah. but that he ridiculed 1t, and
spoke irreverently OF one Of the books in
the Bible. which, whether or not Intended
10 be accepted as true, was certainly
intended TO teach and impress divine
truth Tho book Of Jonah is full Of pro-
ftable instruction to those who read IL
reverently and devoutiy study its lessons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
SOME INTERESTING FACTS REGARD
ING TRUSTS.

The examination OF Mr.. Havemeyer.
President OF the Sugar Trust, before the
Lexow Committee in New York on Fri
day last brought out some very inter
esting testimony.
Senator Lexow wanted TO know about
Arbuckle Brothers relations with the
Sugar Refining Company. and spoke OF
the firm competing with the Sugar Com
pany. Mr.. Havemeyer said at this
point: "They never competed with us.
They are wholesale grocers and handle
our products. We took back their empty
barrels at 20 cents. and Mallenhauer offer
ed them %. so they shifted their trade
from us"
The record then proceeds thus:
'Why did you organize a coffee com
pany within a day or two? DO you think
the coffee business as alluring as the
sugar business?"
YES: / propose 10 carry on the coilee
business just as we have the sugar busi-
ness, and that isl state 1t here in open
court. without fear of contradction-;o
the advantage of the consumer. The mar
gin between the raw and renned sugar
now is three-quartcrs Of cent. COnceh-
tration of large business under oh~ man
agement, with its consequent economy
allows us TO put sugar on the mark at
a less price than separate ConociIs could
afford TO do Green coffee dec"Led
cents In 1896, but Arbuckle has lowere1
the price Of the finished product only
cents, thus taking cents pond more
than his legitimate pro u out If the con-
sumner. / can put IL on the market at only
! cent advance over the prize OF the raw
product My going into the coffee bus
mess has nothing TO do with ArDuckle
taking his sugar trade from US. That is
pure nonsense.
Senator Lexow reverted again 20 the
Arhuckle case. and Mr.. Havemeyer de-
MED most emphatically that the reason
the company was going into the manu-
facture of coffee was that the Arbuckles
entered into competition with il IN the
sugar business.
"Arbuckle has never competed with us"
he said. "He proposes to do so ana is
welcome We are going into the coffee
business because there IS field Tor legit-
innate enterprise there"
The Times has repeatedly argued that
the inevitable consequence OF a bust
ness being controlled by a combination
OF those engaged in # is to reduce the
price OF the article dealt in TO the lowest
point consistent with reasonable profit
The experience OF the country with
trusts has proved this 10 be true. There
IS not business conducted by trust
that has not reduced the price Of the
article dealt I'm. There is Just now a
great clamor against these business com.
binations 70 which the public has aifxed
IN opprobrIum the name OF trusts.
but We predict that the time will come
when they will be recognized as the
product e8 = natural evolution. ana one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
NTGGETS OF,NEUs.

Since the beginning or this century no
less than hfty-two volcanic ISLANDS nave
risen out Of the sea. Nineteen OF that
number have since disappeared, ana ten
are now inhabited.
Nineteen years after the Patent once
was established IN Washington the hIsI
patent was issued to woman Mary
kies. who secured IL for method OK
weaving SILK or thread with straw ms
was IN 1859.
IL SIS said Of a Hartford city Ond)
man that tho only present he ever made
10 his wife was on the twenty-nfth an
: niFeFsary or their wedding. when no
ltve her four yards OF cotton cloth with
which TO make him shirt.
The specie room ON ocean steamships
IS usually sixteen feet long. ten feet
wide and eight feet high 10 is formed
OF steel plates quarter OF an inch thick.
with % steel door. which has burglar
proof combination lock.
The oldest shaped county among tho
5000 which 20 20 make up tho separate
divisions Of the various states. is War
rem county. Tennessee. j. lies almost
exactly in the geographical centre %
tho state mentioned and IS about as near
a. perfect circle a. any division II land
could possibly be.
A Central Branch (Kan) farmer call
cu.ates that one hen ls nearly equal 20
an acre OF land as an investment ITO
figures that whereas an acre of ground
produces in a year twenty bushels or
corn. worth s.. the hen. which costs less
to take care or lays ten dozen egss,
worth $3.50
IL IS said that the Police Commissioners
or Boston have promulgated an order
prohibiting patrolmen OF tho Hub from
leaning against lamp posts. pillars. and