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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
Quarantine

AT q regular meeting Of the Board o.
Mayor and Aldermen held at the NAV
Or office, this, Sept. s, 1897, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
An ordinance in relation to q%uarantin
ing the town against all infected dis,
tricts in which the yellow fever is nov
prevalent.
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayo,
and Aldermen of the town of Green.
wood, Miss, that the town be and is
hereby quarantined against every place
in which there is now, or has lately
been, any yellow fever, and for the pur.
pose of carrying into effect said queren.
tine, it is ordered that the mayor be and
is hereby authorized to employ all nee.
essary guards to give protection. 1t is
further ordained that all the guards EN-
pioyed by the mayor, as aforesaid, are
hereby empowered and directed to pre-
Vent any person or persons from coming
within the corporate limits of said town
who may have come from, or near any
place or places, in which there is now
any yellow fever, and prevent any per.
son or persons from leaving any train
that may come to said town where said
person has been near any place in which
said fever now exists; and for the pur.
pose OF enforcing this ordinance, said
guards are hereby authorized to arrest
any person or persons who may attempt
to come into said town where said per.
sons came from or near any place where
yellow fever may now be or has lately
e 1t is further ordained that said
mayor be and is hereby given full au.
thority to do and cause to be done any
thing necessary to carry this ordinance
into effct.
1t is further ordained that all agents
and conductors of all railroads running
into said town, are hereby ordered to be
notified by the mayor that all passen-
gers to this town must hereafter be pro-
vlded with health certificates that they
have not been exposes to any danger of
infection, or show to the satisfaction of
of the county health officer or the may
or that they have not been exposed as
AFORESAID, and failing to do this said
passengers will not be permitted by
said guards to stop in said town or with
III five miles of the corporate limits of
said town.
1t is further ordained for cause shown
that this odinance take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved, this Sept Sth, 1897.
The above ordinance was first reduc-
ed to writing, considered by section.
and adopted by a yea and nay vote
Aldermen Gardner, Barrett and Aron
voting yea. E. L. MILLER, Mayor.
j. L. GILLESPIE, Clerk,
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Don't Miss the Concert,

On tina night of Sept. 10th, an elabor,
ate musical program will be rendered
at the opera house, under the auspices
of Mrs F. P. Hicks music school. The
rehearsals for this event are now in prog
ress, and give promise of an unusually
interesting entertainment.
The program will consist of chorus
singing, selections from the best operas,
picturesque posing and instrumental
solos, Duets and quartetts. This high
class music will be i%ntersperced with
beautiful living pictures and humorous
songs and sketches.
The fact that Mrs. Hicks and her &C.
complished daughter, Miss Allie, are
arranging the program is sufficient to
assure n pleasant entertainment to the
public.
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nearly all stories have been published
before, (some of them b, c. u repetition
will be unnecessary


have arrived at the conclusion that
a mosquito has no sense At one time
| had given the little ''varmint' credit
for an abundance of good Judgment,
especially from the good taste displayed
by him in extracting the sap from my
rosy cheeks. But | have succeeded in
tooling him, and my admiration for his
sharp and penetrating manners has
been superseded by the contempt
which a ''cussed fool usually inspires.
1t happened the other night. had re-.
tired and was deeply interested in one
Of SCOTS historical romauces. Beneath
my canopy of mosquito bar, | vac as a
baron of old, In a castle. while the hum
of the sociable mosquito, with the excr
else of n little imagination, sounded like
the thrill yell Of the beseiging force Of
a rival lord | laid aside my book to
watch the movements of the aforesaid
force. Previous to retiring | had hung
my coat Owe the back of Il chair. AZ,
ter a few inefficient attempts to carry
my gauze castle by storm, the winged
force Withdrew, and | was surprised to
SEE them alight in great numbers upon
my detensclcss coat, Now, whether or
not they thought | was IN the coat, is
more than | can say; but the fact re.
mains that, by the bills which it ~
ceived, the poor coat must have thought
that it was struck by the first OF the
month.
As the coat was filled with printers
ink, perhaps they made n meal of that.
The next morning the back of my coat
resembled a much used pin cushion and
the chair back was minus its varnish.
| was thankful that the chair and not
myself had worn the coat.
That is rather a rare pair of shoes
you are wearing, remarked a young
lady to the aifable q. p. agent, one day
last week.
"W-w-whyr' stammered the embar.
raised ticket dispenser.
"Oh, because they are under Dun,
she blithely warbled, And he was
taken to the ice factory for resuscita,
ton,
RICHARD HAMILTON COLE.
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Pick-Ups

Perhaps many will wonder why
have the nerve to sign my name at tn,
bottom of this column. | will say il
my defense, however, that | am com
PEELED to do so by my unappreciativt
associates, who assert that they do no,
wish to be suspected of its authority.
Then again, William Dean Howels and
Richard Harding Davis are Lot afraid
to sign their names, and ii | want to
keep stroke with Bill and Dick in the
literary swim, it behoyes me to do like.
wise. Another fact which has decided
me in the bold move, is that the Ham
in the sandwich of my name makes it
sound dignifed. and Ms | desire to see
how it will look in print, | am going to
let her 60" though it ruins the local
page,
Shortly after the last game of ball,
the Independent Order of Enthusiasts
met in order to hold the inevitable post
norton. After the regular order of
business, such as assessing Mr.. keesler
800 for unavoidable absence, and elect.
ing Will Anthony an honorary mem.
Der, (perhaps because not seeing any of
the games, he could not prevaricate
about them the members started a gen.
eral discussion on the game. Will Var
daman opened it with a kick:
I'D like to know why | can't have an
assistant at the gate he remarked.
It's impossible for me to rake in the
dollars and attend to my duties as root,
er in chief"
Never mind, Snort" replied c. J.
Austin, we'll get you a photograph and
you car load it up to do the roofing"
This suggestion was favorably re,
ceived, and it was decided that a 80
horse power photograph be procured as
a substitute for Mr.. Nardaman.
Il want to ask the association to get
a ~vitascope at the same time, said Will
Anthony, 80 that | may see the games
after business hours"
This was over-ruled, but it was decid-
ed that Mr.. Anthony be provided with
telescope, so that he might see the
games from the roof.
IF it please the honorable members,
would like to have permission to use
viii Vardaman's monograph after the
games, said Mr.. Allison. II find that
It is too much strain upon me to tell
how it happened, without assistance
He don't need any help" said
Snip but Id like to have Il rule
that the game be finished before
) o'clock mail comes
Il move that Charlie Wright be ex.
,elled for not keeping up the supply of
water" said Sheriff Humphreys, but
lpon the advice of DR.. Humphreys, who
aid that ice water was dangerous, this
vas not put to n vote. 1t was decided
hat Mr.. Wright should he commended
or this apparent neglect.
II would request that it be made n
'enal offense, to guy the umpire. said
4az Bernstein, and the request was i'm
nediately seconded by Will Peteet.
"Oh, what's the use of an umpire if
'ou can't guy him." queried Pink
and the majority being of the
anne opinion, the request was with
.rawn.
After discussing the Sidon game in
its details, the members commenced
cling of fishing experiences, and as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
Strayed or Stolen.

On Friday, August 81, one Dan horse,
about u ~ hands high, sor 9years old,
with fresh C on left hip cap, Also
scar on left fore foot, commencing about
n inch above hair and extsnding tC
bottom of hoof. Any information lead.
ing to his recovery will be literally re,
warded by the undersigned.
A. ]. KNIGHT,
Commonwealth office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Look heah, Dina, did yo' 'spect me
to fling off an race like dis, jest on
berge oh yaller feber skeer, when Use
runnin' to Crockett's druggery to get II
bottle OBJ Mississippi Chill Tonicy to
prepare my system. Manufactured and
sold by {. w. Crockett only.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
Preventive Better Than a Cure,

Mississippi Chill Tonic is a powerful
antidote to m%alaria-a sure appetizer
invigorates the system-and is an infal.
lible chill cure. Every bottle guaran.
nnteed and sold by Crockett, the drug
gist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

This tala carries rullman Slesplnl Car
nifn'ngh.in 10 ALBANIA snd iron Atlanta 10
Brunswick sud JAokson,1ile
Daily Daily except Susdsy
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
For ~Sale-Desirable Lots.

The Mclean property. Lots 1OOx2OO
feet, on Carrollton road. Will give easy
terms to desirable purchasers. Address
J. H. PEBBLES, Agent,
8-3t WinOna, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

no Washington 4 South ucs,eru Limited ,
Noil' fGIi"Ah '~esl!bulsi train Atlanta to
New York carrying ful tngu See pln" ',I.s
Birmingham M Nss YORK pisIor car A.lanta
t. Efach'1oro aud "sshirssoG " New Turl
"a j. ' y f,u Ngii Iuliusu n.,yI,-
YORK Nv"
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WOman HunQ

round her husbands neck, and implored
him to 20 to Crockett's drug store and
purchase a bottle Of Mississippi Chill
Tonic, with Iron.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
SUPERVISORS MEETING.
The Proceedings |. Detail Of the Sept
Session,

The board of supervisors met Monday,
Sept. g., 1897. Present.. S. Marye,
president c. A. Haley, T. p. Parks, W.
R. Prophet. J. H. FRASER, ], B, Hum,
phreys, sheriff, and q. L. Williamson,
clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
VI 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, 1897-09-09

Don't forget that The Commonwealth
Il prepared to execute all kinds II job
printing ct reasonable prices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
Notice.

We We're rushed for our goods during
the past three days, and could not sup
ply the demand This speaks well tor
the superior bread, elegant rolls. hrcNsh
and cakes manufactured hy Rice X Hin,
New Orleans Bakery cor Market and
Walthall
n b. Our bakery will keep open
sundays until . n M and from I to Il
? IN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
Mississippi Chill Tonic.

1t is not bad at all to take
Your taste twill please, your chill twill
break.
Just try one bottle, and if you don't
like it,
You may charge the difference to
G. w. CROCKETT,
The Druggist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
j. w. DUUANEY.

Tenders his professional service, io the glti,
zen, Of Grrrnwuud aud vicinity
offICE NrNr iuur
Greenwood Drag @. Ia l,Il4 iltuk.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12
THE HOLIDAY.

1t is an excellent thing for a city
to enjoy itself. Yesterday Honolulu
took a day off and had a good time.
There was variety of entertainment.
The races were a great attraction and
were better patronized than they had
been for years. But large numbers of
people attended the picnics and many
more took quiet jaunts into the coun-
try.
Few of those whose time is, in a
measure. at their own disposal and
who can leave their business to take
care of itself realize what a holiday
means to the men and women who
labor day in and day out week after
week and month after month. To
many it means a days outing in the
country, enjoying the pure air and the
invigorating breeze. To many more
it means a quiet day at home, with
children to amuse or books to read.
We are very fortunate that we have
not to go any very large distances to
get into the country air, and that all
our amusements are carried on in
pleasant spots, and, moreover, the ex-
tent of country is so large in COMPARE
son with the population, that if you
seek solitude, you have no difficulty
in finding it, though the whole town
is making holiday.
The marked feature of Hawaiian
holidays is the orderly behavior of the
crowd. Tt is a feature often remarked
upon by visitors and is one of the
traits of the country, of which its
citizens should be justly proud. Yes.
terday was no exception to the gene.
raj rule
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12

their money in their own countries,
in foreign travel for themselves and
their families, and i'm luXuries to
beautify and increase the comforts of
their homes" Why it should be UNI
American to 'beautify and increase
the comfort" of any home is a little
obscure. Whether the Argonaut writer
would consider that the Hawaiian
planter came nearer to the
American ideal if he lived in two
roomed shanty, dined off a deal table
in his shirt sleeves and washed up his
own dishes, is for him to decide. If
he sets up such an ideal, he is himself
thoroughly un-American. for no
country on earth spends money more
lavishly upon "beautifying and in
creasing the comforts" of its homes.
In point of fact, the Argonaut has
been engaged to vilify the islands. and
has found it to its interest to change
its traditional policy. 1t is now back
ing up its statements with wild asser-
tions, and among the latter is this at
tempt to prove that Germans and
English own the controlling interest
in our sugars.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12
NATIONALITY OF PLANTERS.

In its issue of May 81, the Argonaut
makes out that the German and Brit
ish planters raise far more sugar on
the Hawaiian islands than do the
Americans, and that the proportions
are as two to one. This was a rather
surprising statement and one is puz-
lied to decide what plan the writer
can have adopted to arrive at this ex-
traordinary result. 1t is certainly not
reached by anything more than a
bare guess.
accurate statistics upon this point
that are to be obtained. Looking
through his list, it will be found that
there are, altogether fifty-eight sugar
plantations, mills and sugar growers
on the islands. That is to say, plan
tatiOns are regarded as an estate COM
plete in itself, raising cane and grind
ing in its own mill. Mills do not grow
cane; they grind what is raised by
other parties. Planters the those who
raise cane and have no mills of their
own, but grind at the company's mill.
There are, altogether fifty-eight con-
Germs engaged in the sugar industry
on the islands. Of these forty-four
are plantations complete; ten are
planters only, and four are mills only.
OF the mills, three are owned by
American capital, and one by German.
of the planters, five are American, two
are German, and three British. But
when we come to the plantations, the
weight is overwhelmingly upon the
American side, for thirty out of the
forty-four are owned entirely, or al
most entirely, by Americans, and, of
the remaining fourteen, a considerable
quantity of the capital comes from
American sources.
What the Argonaut has apparently
done, is to set to work and trace out
the remote ancestry of the stockhold-
ers in the various sugar industries of
the islands and credit them to the
race from which they originally
sprang. Following this plan of course
the plantations owned by the Spreck-
els Brothers would be cIassed as Ger
man. and those controlled by Wilcox
eses, Athertons aud Brewers can be
classed as British. At this rate the
Argonaut would not have an American
firm in San Francisco, and it is really
a matter of surprise that it wastes it's
energies protecting the interests of
Hirschman's, Gumps, Kahn's. Ghirra-
delli's Murphies and so forth whose
names appear in its advertising col
nmns. Surely upon the principle
ii applies to the Hawaiian islands,
these cannot be good American citi-
zens, but are grasping Germans,
Italians and English capitalists who,
as the Argonaut says, prefer to 'spend
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12

The Tariff bin in the United States
is calling forth protests from various
countries. y few days ago, in the
Star, the protest from Japan was no.
ticed. Germany has also come forward
with a protest against the provision
for a discriminating duty on sugar.
The protest is levelled against the diff
ferential duty on sugar from countries
paying an export bounty. The point
the Germans make is that, BY the
reciprocity agreement of 1891, German
sugar was to be admitted free into the
United States on condition that Amer
lean pork was so admitted into Ger
many. The Tariff act of 1894 has, so
say the Germans, unfavorably shifted
the condition upon which the exchange
of these goods was effected. Tariff
legislation is ticklish work, especially
in view of the many ramifcations and
intertwinings of commerce.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12

The latest advices from the Trans
vaal and South Africa in general shew-
ed an uneasiness which argued
i'll for peace. Many of the far-sighted
said that it was not the Eastern ques-
ton that would set Europe by the
ears, but that it was South Africa. The
jealousy of Germany and Great Brit
ain in this part of the world is very
great, and the Transvaal-German in
trigue is very apt to bring about a
collision. What assurances of aid from
Germany the Transvaal has, no one
can tell. Those who pretend to know,
say that in the present situation there
will be no aid and that the massing
of large fleet at Delagoa Bay by
Great Britain has prevented the in.
trigue coming to fruition. What ever
people may say, South Africa is a
powder magazine which a match may
explode at any time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-12
Our Shoe Show.

Every style of Shoe and Oxford Tie
Every shape toe. Every new shade. Every
pretty novelty produced this by reliable shoe
Makers will be found on exhibition as fast as thew
can arrive having been personally selected and made
to order for us. We might offer large reward to
anyone not finding just what they wanted in this
stock, and not have to payit.
But showing isn't seeing We want you to buy
and we think you will buy if you see the shoes and
know their prices
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. c. C. Hatcher of Atlanta, is in the
city
Judge Allen Fort of Americas, is in
the city.
Mr.. w. E. Peoples of Estill is a guest
of the Screven.
Mr.. Louis w. Haym came up yesterday
from Brunswick.
Col. George w. Scott of Atlanta, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mr.. Burton Smith of Atlanta was here
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. George NJ. Brinson of Stillmore
spent yesterday in the city.
Solicitor General Osborne returned yes
terday from a trip to Atlanta.
Col. M. w. Dixon left by the Plant
system for Baltimore yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. b. Lester are spending
the summer a their Beaulieu home.
Among the Pulaskrs guests is Mr. joe
seph Jennings of Cocoanut Grove, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Turner of Quitman
are in the city, guests of the Pulaski.
Mr.. A. P. Brantley of Blackshear was
here yesterday, a guest of the De Soto.
Mr.. and Mrs s. B. Brown left yester-
day via the Plant system for New York
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H Belts left by the
Plant system yesterday for Washington
MIR. 1. w shepfeld came over from
Americus yesterday, registering at the
De Soto.
Mrs. J. L. Murphy left last night for
Lithia Springs, where she will spend the
heated term.
Among the visitors in Savannah yester-
day was Mr.. j. D. Stetson, a prominent
banker of Macon.
Among the visitors in the city is Mr..
F. w Howard who came up yesterday
from Jacksonville.
Miss Lola Cox has returned to the city,
after spending two months very pleasant
ly in Jacksonville. She was accompan MED
TO Savannah by her friend, Miss Florence
MaXey, whom she visited in Jacksonville
and who will spend some time here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24
WAS NOT ONE OF HIS WAGONS.
Mr.. ID. S. Wells Says Mr.. Montague
Must Have Been Mistaken.

Mr.. u. S. Wells Says Mr.. Montague
Must Have Been Mistaken.
The statement by the late c. L. Mon
tague, who was fatally injured on the
White Bluff road Monday night, that he
was run into by one of Mr.. B. S. Wells
wagons is very deeply taken to heart by
Mr. Wells,
Mr.. Montague and he were close friends
and although no blame could attach TO
Mr.. Wells. he objects to being connected,
even in the remotest manner, with the
death of his friend. He does not believe
that 1t was one of his wagons which in
hicted the fatal wound upon Mr.. Mon
tague. There are other truck farmers on
the White Bluff road, he says, and it is
known that there were a number on the
road besides his own Monday night.
The two men, who were in charge of
his wagons, Mr.. Wells says, have been in
his employ for ten years, and are thor
oughly reliable men. Their statement
that they had no collision with anyone,
but that they passed a man lying down
by the side of the road at about the point
where Mr.. Montague was found with an
other person standing near by holding
wheel, he believes to be entirely true. II
was very natural, he said, that Mr.. Mon
tague, knowing him and knowing that he
was engaged in the truck business on the
White Bluff road, should have taken it
for granted that the wagon with which
he had come in collision was his
and that he should have so stated. The
accident occurred at night however, and
in dark part of the road, and 1t was
impossible, Mr.. Wells believes for Mr.
Montague to have known to whom the
wagon belonged. He also believes that
Mr.. Montague received his injury by run
ming into the rear pole of a wagon, as
more likely to cause the injury which he
was reported to have received than the
front end of the pole which is headed by
a projecting iron ring.
The detectives who investigated the ac-
cident said that they were positive that
Mr.. Montague received his injury by run
ming into the front end of a wagon pole
and that he stated that it was one of Mr..
Wells wagons. They further learned.
they said, that there were two wagons to-
gether and that two of Mr.. Wells wagons
passed Growers store about the time of
the accident
In view of the various rumors concern
ing the death of Mr.. Montague, Solicitor
General Osborne made a thorough inves-
LEGATION yesterday of the facts so far as
he was able to do so. There was no other
conclusion than that it was the result of
accident.
Mr. Montague carried life insurance ag-
gregating about $4,000. He carried a 5000
accident policy besides.