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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-11

Nrhui.ego mfztag men are mttrl-
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The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

alike unknown, but Is also the most
enlightened, progressive and impartial
OF governments, as we'll as the cheapest
in cost and most valuable in results to
its citizens. This distinction is cOmpar-
atively recent in most of the Swiss can
tons and nationally, the era Of rapid
progress dating from the arst use Of
proportional representation, which gave
a higher order Of ability and character
In public men, and the use Of the initia-
tive and referendum, which caused the
people to study public questions instead
OF partisan politics.
There is no governing class in Swift
Zerland no chronic offlce-seekeTs, no po-
litical machines, no partisan bigotry and
blindness, no bosses Of the Mark Hanna
and Cy Leland stripe, no corruption OF
politics, no monOpolies preying upon
the people, no sinecure or excessively
salaried offices and no arbitrary power
for even the highest officials. There is,
however, in Switzerland, prosperous
and contented people, who on their
bleak mountain sides and in narrow
valleys produce wealth and the producer
enjoys the full sum of his products.
The government there is the servant
and not the master of the people, the
schools are the best in the world, pub
lie utilities are public utilities, giving
the best of service at actual cost. Equal
ity and fraternity are realities there,
crime is rare and steadily decreasing,
there are no paupers except among re-
Gently arrived foreigners, there is no
aristocracy and the administration of
justice is pure. The people Of Switzer-
land have "deproftized" their monopo-
lies, have placed owned homes and
steady employment within easy reach of
the humblest citizen, removed taxation
from industry, and banished the polltl-
cal vulture by leaving him nothing Of
value to sell.
In Tasmania the results have been
equally remarkable. Like causes will
produce like effects here or anywhere.
Mound City, Kas.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

ship John and Mary, and settled In Bos-
ton. He was a blacksmith, and was
doubtless an influential and wealthy
man, since the records show that he
had the right to pasture two cows In
Boston Common at time when the
owner of one COW was considered rich
and the owner OF two cows very rich.
Others of Mr.. Pomeroy's ancestors came
over in the famous Mayhower. His
membership in the order Of the Sons Of
the American Revolution is based on
the fact that three Of his great-grand-
fathers fought in the Revolutionary
war. The name means pOme de roy, or
royal apple.
Mr.. PomerOy early evlnced a taste
for journalistic work, editing a school
paper for amateur writer's while still a
student in the high school. Since then
he has contributed to many Of the lead
ing journals and magazines Of the cOun-
try, besides being connected In an edi-
torial capacity with the Coming Nation,
the New Time, the Republic, the Farm
ers' Voice, the American Fabian and
the Appeal to Reason. With the assist
arce of George II. StrobeIl, fellow re-
former, he edits and publishes the Di-
rect Legislation Record, quarterly
"non-partisan advocate Of pure democ-
racy."
He belongs to large number of Or
ganizatiOns whose aim Is to make this
world better place to live in. chiefly
by intoxicating the principles Of a wider
brotherhood. Among these are the
knights of Labor Society for the Pro-
motion Of Profit Sharing, American Fa-
bian Society, Social Reform Club Of New
York, Brotherhood Of the Kingdom,
Labor Exchange, and the Christian En-
deavor Society. He is also one Of the
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

National committee Of the Peoples
party.
While standing for great many lines
OF reform that may help to bring about
the cooperative commonwealth, there
is at present no movement for which
Mr.. PomerOy works so unweariedly as
that to procure direct legislation, or
''law-making by the voters" by means
OF the initiative and referendum. This
measure he calls "the doorway of all
reforms" because Il would create true
democracy by allowing the people really
to take part In making their laws and
governing themselves while at the same
time 1t would develop the popular intel
ligence; soften party rigor; broaden the
capacity OF the people to govern; de-
stroy bOssism, the ring and the lobby;
break the power Of trusts and monopO-
lies; bring better men into Office; act as
a safety-valve to discomfort and elevate
the profession OF politics.
Besides making great many speeches
each year, and writing VoluminOusly,
for the propagation of this reform, Mr..
Pomeroy has been Secretary of the Di-
rect Legislation League of New Jersey
since 1t was first organized; helped to
found the National League, organized
In st. Louis in 1896; has drafted direct
legislation bills for several States; has
spoken before the New Jersey Senate
and the Massachusetts, Legislature In
favor Of the measure and has recently
prepared report on direct legislation,
at the request of Senator Allen, to be
made in the United States Senate.
1t will be inferred that Mr.. POmeroy
is tremendous worker. With his
brother, he is engaged in the manufac-
ture of inks and mucilage, and all his
reform work Is done in the intervals OF
business life with scant leisure. It is
noteworthy that no strike has ever oc-
Cured in their factory, in East Newark,
where proflt-sharing was inaugurated
seven or eight years ago, and where,
too, the employees are urged to join
labor organizations.
Mr.. Pomeroy is still young man; he
has bonhomie and address, and is q
pleasant talker; he has an lnexhausti-
BILE enthusiasm in his work for the peO-
pie, and his friends predict for him
future Of still greater influence.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24
MunIcIpal OwnershIp b Kansas. !.

Statistics recently compiled by Labor
Commissioners johnson make an inter-
esting showing as to the results OF mu-
nicipal ownership Of water-works plants
in Kansas. Reports were from thirty
two private owned and twenty-six pub
lie plants. The average meter rate given
by private plants per 1000 gallons is
1873 cents, while public plants gave an
average rate Of 278 cents The public
plants furnished water for fire hydrants
without cost to the city, but in the
towns having private plants the au-
thOrities had to pay an average rate of
S4679 per hydrant per year, which, con-
sidering the number Of such hydrants,
in the public ownership cities means
saving of S44,824 TO those cities. A
comparison Of six public and six pri-
vate plants of similar character in cities
Of similar size show that the meter
rate for 1000 gallons at the private
plants is 1915 cents, while at the public
plants 1t is 2l.6 cents. A big point In
favor Of public ownership in these cases
is that the private plants only furnished
100000 gallons in twenty-four hours
compared with 4,841 900 gallons In the
same time by public plants. The aver
age cost of construction Of the plants
for each thousand gallons furnished was
S5.2 cents in the case Of private plants
and 208 cents In the other.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

uCdJGu III lAO
public schools
of his native
city. His par
ents were from
the New Eng
land States;
his more re-
mote ancestors
came over to
England with
w illia m o I
N Orm a n d y
a n d S led
in DeVonshire.
The first Blt-
weed POmerOy
came to this
cOun try in
1880, in the
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

The original plan for mastering out
volunteers was to discharge all who en-
listed on the second call on the theory
that they were less valuable than the
troops which had been drilled for sew
eral months. This was the sensible thing
to do, but Congressman Blocked 1t by
urging that 1t would be ruinous pOliti-
cally to do SO. Some Republicans have
made a terrible disturbance because
they imagined Governor Leedy had In
troduced politics into the organization
OF troops.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

descriptive OF
the idea it is
inten d e d to
convey. "ERec-
tive represen-
tation," or
complete rep
rese ntation,"
more fully con-
vey the idea.
Ours being a
representa- v e
government, in
which the peO-
pie as q whole
are lin theO-
ry) suppOs e d
to gov er n
themselves by
a n d through
representatives
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

The Connecticut Fire Insurance Com
pany is taking deposltions all over the
country in its suit to prevent Superin-
tendent McNall from shutting 1t out of
Kansas. Last week depositiOns we're
taken at Hartford, New York and Phil
adelphia. The work will be continued
at Milwaukee and Chicago this week.
At the latter places Superintendent Nc
Nall will appear in person. He will
likely afford considerable entertainment
for the insurance company's represen-
tatives and will get as much informa-
ton out of the witnesses as they will.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24
PROPORTIONAL REPREsENTATION.

NECESsITYFoR A BETTER SYSTEM.
like many other words which we con-
nue. to use from force of custom, pro
pOrtional representation" is not strictly
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24
ELTWEED POnEROY.
A Socialist and RefOrmer Of Nations.
Reputation.

Eltweed Pomeroy, the President Of
the National Direct Legislation League,
was born in Newark, N. j., and was ed
,nnnAnd In hn
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-24

The most successful feature Of the war
was the advertising bureau maintained
by the rough riders.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16
DO Everything Backward.

The Chinese do everything back ward,
says the New York Post. They ex
actly reverse the usual order of civil
cation, says the Richmsnd Christian
Advocate.
Note, first, that the Chinese compass
points to the south instead OF the
north.
Men wear skirts, the women trous-
ers.
The men wear their hair long, and
the women wear it short.
Tho men carry on dressmaking, and
the women carry burdens.
The spoken language is not written,
and the written language is not spoken.
Books are read backward. What we
call foet-notes are inserted at the top OF
the page.
The Chinese dress in white at flu
nerals and in mourning at weddings,
whileold women always serve as brides
maids.
The Chinese launch their vessels
sideways, and mount their horses from
the eff side.
The Chinese begin their dinner with
desert and end with soup and fish.
In China tho hands Of the clocks 81 e
immovabls; it is the dial that revolyes.
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summer Resorts.

Many delightful summer resorts are situate
on and reached via the Southern Railway,
whether one desires the seas ide or the moun-
talns, the fashionable hotels or quiet country
homes, they can be reached via this magnih-
cent 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. Tennessee, oliver Springs
Tenn, Lookout Mountain Tenn, Lithia
Springs, Ca, the various Virginia springs, also
the seashore resorts are reached by the South
IN Railway on convenient schedules and at
very low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued handsome
older, entitled Summer Homes and Resorts, "
descriptive of nearly one thousand summer re-
3 ort hotels and boarding houses, including in
ormation regarding rates for board at the diff
erent places and railroad rates to reach them.
Write 20 @. A. Benseoter, Assistant General
Passenger Agent. southern Railway, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for copy Of this folder.
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BEFORE BABY is BORN"
A Valuable Little Book of Interest
to All Women Sent Free.

Every woman looks forward with feel
ings of indescribable joy to the one mo-
mentous event of herlife compared with
which all others pale into insignifi-
canoe. How proud and happy she will
be when her precious babe nestles on
her breast - how sweet the name of
"Mother" And yet her happy antici-
patton of this event is clouded with
misgivings Of the pain and danger of
the ordeal, so that it is impossible to
avoid the feeling of constant dread
which creeps over her. The danger
and suffering attendant upon being a
mother can be entirely prevented, so
that the coming OF the little stranger
need not be looked forward to with
fear and trembling, as is SO often the
case. Every woman who reads this
paper can obtain absolutely free val
liable and attractive little book enti-
tied Before Baby is Born" by sending
her name and address to the Bradfield
Regulator o., Atlanta, Ga This book
contains priceless information to all
women, and no one should fail to send
for IL.
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.@1n and
WO1ll@1lo

Hugo Genthe. well known young
traveller, who recently made trip
through Central Africa, has been killed
by an elephant.
Riciotti Garibaldi, the son of tie
great Italian patriot, has aban-
doned his intention of leading an
expedition to Cuba to aid the insm-
gents there.
The anniversary address before the
Yale School of Fine Arts, on June /,
will be delivered by Robert Swain
Peabody, of Boston, en- can Archi-
tect's Talk About His Books"
Mr.. Alfred de ROthschild would APP
pear to have horror of London water.
He has every pint of water used in his
London house brought up every ds'
i'll special cans frSm his wells at TriAg,
in Hertfordshire.
There was announced fer sale at auc
ton the other day in Paris the self
same landau in which DR.. II. w. Eyars
conveyed the Empress Eugenia from
the city in 1870 to take ship at Gran,
vile for England.
Miss Pearl Listerbarger has beer
chosen as the NEST beautiful girl il
Iowa to represent the state at the
Omaha exposition. Her portrait will
be on q state souvenir, and will be dis
tributed at the exposition.
Two OF the most famous living
Scotchmen are cripples Lord Kelvin,
whe is the greatest living Scottish sci
enlist, and DIR, James Macgregor, OF
Edinburgh, who is said to be the great
est living Scottish preacher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16
SCENIC ROUTE EAST
ThrOuhg 1.-THE Land Of the Sky"

The Southern Railway, in connection
with the N. G. & st. L. Ry., and Penn.
r. R., operates daily through sleep
ing car between Nashville, Tenn, and
New York, N. Y. via Chattanooga,
Knoxville and Asheville. This line is
filled with the handsomest Pullman
Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars,
and the east oOud schedule is as follows;
Leave Nashville 1910 p. m. Leave Chat
tanooga 4:1O o. M. Leave Knoxville
1925 q. m. Arrive Hot Springs 11:46 a.
m. Arrives Asheville 1:15 p. M. Ar
rive Washington 6:42 o. m; Arrive New
York 12:43 p. m. This sleeping car
passes by daylight through the beauti-
fut and picturesque mountain scenery
Of East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina along the French Broad
River. S second train leaves Nashville
daily at $3.50 p. M. leave Chattanooga
1O:P. M. leave Knoxville 1916 a. m.
leave Hot Springs 400 a. M; Arrive at
Achevill $40 q. m. Arrive at Wishing
ington 9:35 p. m. !; Arrive at New York
G:93 a. In. This train carries elegant
Pullman Sleeping car Chattanooga to
Salisbury and Salisbury to New York
without change.
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Southern Biblical Assembl, .
Knoxville, Tenn, June 16-25th, 1898
Reduced ratr via Southern
Railway.

On account of the meeting Of the
Southern Biblical assembly at Knox
vile, Tenn, June 10th to 25th, 1898,
commencement of the University OF
Tennessee, June 18th to 10Th and sum
mer school for teachers at the Univer-
sity of Tennessee, June 10th to July
LIST, the Southern railway will sell
tickets from points on its lines to Knex-
vile, Tenn, and return, at the rate of
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be sold ON June 18th, 14th, 18th,
10th and 18th, with final limit June
9th; also on June Goth and 21st, with
final limit July 4th, 1893.
Avery extensive program has been
arranged for this occasion, including
about sixty prominent speakers
throughout the United States.
For further information and deScrip-
tive circular relative to same, call on
any agent of the Southern railway.
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of the way until / am certain they
know about the peace.
80, pshaw! Mate Fox, don't get
scared. Sit down and make yourself
easy. I'll be out in few minutes.
am sure the dogs know about the
peace and won't hurt us. They are
the fastest hounds l ever saw and will
be here in minute, so I'll hurry and
get out in time to meet them"
Then old Mate Hare slipped back a
little way into his house and barked
like a hound that was running on a
hot trail and getting very close to his
game In fact he barked SO fast and
changed his voice so often, that it
sounded mere like pack of hounds
than one dog.
After hooking the hounds about q
minute, he slipped back to his door
and looked out, but there was no fox
there then. The deceiving old rascal
never even stopped long enough to say
goodbye, and, when Mate Hare next
laid eyes on him, he was flying through
the woods like a yellow streak OF
CREASED lightning through a crab-apple
orchard.
Then old Mate Hare just leaned
back against his house, held his two
sides with his forepaws and hollcred
and laughed till the tears rolled down
his cheeks. He hollered and laughed
till he got SO weak, that he rolled over
and ever on the floor, but at last bit
sides ached so badly that he could no
laugh any more and had to quit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16
Is Your Life " orth Fifty Cents?

We defy the world to produce medicine fol
the cure Of all forms Of Kidney and Bladder
troubles, Piles and all diseases peculiar to wo
men, that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cur
Ninety-eight per cent Of the cases treated
with Smiths Sure Kidney Cure tina
haye come under our observation have beer
cured We sell our medicine on a positive
guarantee il directions are followed. an6
money will be refunded if cure is not effected
For sale by local druggists.
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9TH. Over 10000 merchants
in the United States are users
and endorserS of THE MONEY
WEIGHT SYSTEM
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4th. Enables you to handle
your goods as safely as you
10 your cash.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16

5'h. On p und and 'oun e
scales losses don't show, and
you don't realize what you are
giving away.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16

Nos II and II earrys'ullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Asheville
also between Greensboro and Norfolk aad
Salisbury aud Richmond.
Nos IS and 10 carry Pullman Sleepcrs be-
tween CHATTANOOGA and alisbury and New
York and Salisbury Al trains run daily.
+. = CANNON. 3lY. F.&a. NJ. Washington DC
] Al CUTp. Tfaf MIR. Washington. ID c.
w. A. TURK G. L. - Washington. d. c.
ca. llfNSCOrER,A .ss.pA.. Chattanooya. Tenn
} MEEK. 7, Z. A. km,xvllle. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16

No. 3 Pullman Sleeping car Bristol to Knox
lille. Knoxville to Chattanooga Chattanooga
0 Atlanta ana Atlanta TO Jacksonville and
IL nswick.
No. ,, Pullman Sleeping cars Bristol to Chat
anooSa M mphis and New Orleans and from
CHATTANOOGA TO shreveport
No H. carries Pullman Sleeping car Norris
own TO Chattanooga, and from CHATTANOOGA to
Atlanta
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-16
Our Money Wei5htSyStem is 50 Simple
n Child Cam Understand ill.,

ord; Weighs all MERCHANDISE
IN their money value.
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Your intelligence.

Your Intelligence is questioned by the drug
gists who tries to influence you TO let him bot
tie anything when you ask for Dr. BELLS Piue
Tar Honey No druggist can put this up for
you-he cannot put up anything like tilt is
not to be had in buk II is to be had only in
2sc soc and 81 bottles. There is nothing ''just
as good as DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. Avoid
those substitutes with similar sounding names
When you buy DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey see
that the bottle has never been opened and that
it bears the picture and testimony of Good Old
Granny Metcaif," and the name of the 4. K
Medicinecompany, Fountain Park
Paducah, Ky.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-01
BRADY SPEAKS HIS MIND.
Says There Has Been No Friction
Between He and Gage.

Rlchmond, Va, Dec. 3l.-Col. James
~. Brady, collector. of internal revenue,
returned to-day from Washington. He
Is q no way disconnected by the report
that his resignation may be asked for, and
says that he had not even thought the
rumor worthy of contradiction. Secretary
Gage has expressed himself very emphat-
lcaily on the subject, and has made a
sweeping denial of the report. tThe
truth Is, said Col. Brady. 81 have had
no friction with Secretary Gage, or, for
that matter, with any official of .any de.
Pnrtment or the government under the
present administration. On the Contrary,
my relations with Secretsr y Gage are en-
tlreiy cordial. and nothing Whatever has
happened to disturb what has been to me
the most friendly intercourse. I am in
thorough accord with Secretary Gage in
his financial views, and l admire him
greatly.
My Official action and construction Of
the law now in force in respe ct to depu-
ties has been sustained by the con- mis-
s'oner of internal revenue, by Secretary
cage, by the opinion of Assistant Attor
ney GENERAL Boyd, and by the solicitor
OF The Treasury. The principle | have
contended for in this important question
has been fully upheld by the opinions of
United States Circuit Judges Cox and
Baker, and more recently by United
States District Judge Rogers, and am
content to let the matter rest with this
backing and to treat with indifference
the misrepresentation of certain individ.
uals connected with the civil service ccm.
mission
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-01
Boss Hanna Needs the Vote of
Senator Burke.
INTERESTING PHASE IN THE OHIO
SENATORIAL SITUATION DE.
vELoPs AT CLEvELAND-As
MATTERS NOW STAND THE DEM
oCRATs MAY CONTROL THE SEN
ATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOLLOWERS SAID TO NUMBER
FOURTEEN.
FOURTEEN

Cleveland, 0. Dec. 31.-The movements
IN the Ohio political checker board at Col
untous are carefully watched from tho
ONCE OF Senator NJ. A. Hama here.
conference between Mr.. Hanna. Chair
man Everett, of the campaign COMMITTEES
ana Col Myron t. Herrich, was held this
AFTERNOON mt Mr.. Hanna's office. This
conference followed Immediately after
the report ths Senator Vernon Burke
had admitted that he was pledged to vote
for Governor Bushnell for Sen ator. and
after his positive refusal to pledge him
self to vote for Mr.. Hanna.
1T is the belief in Cleveland thar Soma
tor Vernon j. Burke holds the kew tn the
ohio political situation. On Saturday
night tue State senate will be orrsnizai.
It contains eighteen Democrats and sew.
entteen Republicans. and Voight, of Gin
cinnati, who is an independents. yoiuht
VIII vote with the Republicans. This
makes tie. with Lieut.. Gov. Jones to
cast the deciding vote. If one Rennhl;csn
Senator stays away from the caucus the
Democrats can organize the senate. Two
weeks ago deal was made whereby
burke was to be made speaker pro
tempore of the senate, which would
elevate him to Lieutenant Go.e rnor in
case Lieut.. Gov. Jones would Re made
governor by the election of Governor
Bushnell to the Senatorship.
IN view or the absolute necessity of
having Burke in the senatorial caucns n
tremendous pressure is being brought to
bear upon him by the friends of senator
Hanna Yesterday and to day half
dozen conferences were held between Mr..
Burke and Senator Hanna's friends. To.
night Senator Burke declares that he
does not know whether or not he will 90
INTO ,he senatorial caucus. He will goto
columbus Saturday morning, and will
not reveal the secret until the caucus is
called %