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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25
the KIND or TTFFE VA
MEN WANTED, 49,. I

H MI VA e HERE WAS a time in the history OF this country when
= public men we're moved to the advocacy OF this ar that
proposition by what their intelligence and Judgment declared would be the
result Of for tue veal or woe OF the people and they lacked not the courage
to take a stand openly and felrlesly for what they believed Il be right inst
and wise We are neither q pesslmlst or cynlc, but in this latter dav we
seeso much training and time serving" 50 great strain FOR the nnnl,r
side of all questions that we at times come nigh to losing faith in HUMANE
W and hope for man. The cursed greed for omce and power has SO absorbed
men Of today that principles have become obsolete and old foggy and impor-
bnt Issues lost n the scramble for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Public opas
lions ac viewed not from the standpoint as to how they will affect the npb.
hc good, but As 70 their influence upon this or that individuals polftIcaI A.
pFauons This condition Of affairs is peculiarly emphasized al this time In
the manifest aversion Of pominet leaders to accept positions on the com.
missions from Che fear that settlement Of the questions Involved directly M
indirectly and to be adiudicatei will become leading issues and these mar,
are reluctant to making conspicuous their Individual record this eorv IN y.
vance Of hasty action, In other words they stand with bated breath AWAIT
Ing the turn of the cards which will Indicate popular favor and prednectlnn
ana then their patriotism and craftsmanship win startle the civilized world
Tue question OF right or wrong cuts no figure Ia the matter but blinded III
all but SELF and dead 20 every feeling but private gain and incapatle a. m.
preclating The great honor Of faithfully serving the people, they ZEE naupbt
ia public offices but JOS emoluments and power and are ready, nav. anxtopsI
70 make all subseryicnt TO the possessions OF these. Verify The great need
The hour Is men-men Of convictions which have been acquired ~ n strdv
the problems that come and go aud who, standing firmly and nnfaltor.
ingy upon the cardinal principles Of right aud Justice and guided nv MA
wisdom tdat Is born Of these principles, arc ready, IL need he, 20 imp,nataI
self upon the alter q public good. We need honest men, men whose nm.
'eptlons Of duty rise higher than merely to serve and honor self and whose
of responsibilities reaches out beyond the mere interest q, te b,r
II such are to be had The reformation must begin with the people in te a.
amaton and determination that none other need apply.-Bnoxi Review,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25
lMNuNEs REACH SANTIAGO.
n N. 80

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 15.re
transport Ledua, from Savannah. X
rived here this forenoon with tgo
~battallons Of the Fifth Regiment d
immunes, under Major II. d. Money
The Fifth Regiment goes to Morn
Castle for encampment, ana Cd.
Hoods Second regiment Of immune
viii garrison the city.
From the above we see that Major
Money, who a few papers Of The State
had published a few weeks ago al bs
Ing reprimanded by Col. Ray and Is
priyed Of his command, arrived safag
with two battalions tn Santiago Ihs
military breach Major Money made
must not have been 50 great or ln.
parable as some Of the papers Of tha
state would have had our people be-
lieye, for we could not think CD.
Ray would entrust to his Leadership
not only his own battalion but also
battalion Of Col. Hoods regiment a
the reports on him as published By
some Of the papers were true.
Major Money, like many other %
eng UArriotie sons, stepping from {
citizens life to that Of I'd army oa
Ger, made, no doubt, some mistakc
but we can assure his critics that
there is none who will respond any
quicker to the command Of duty and
in the lapse Of a few months be bette.
qualified for the position, or better
liked by his men than Mai. Hernaudl
D, Money. Of the Fifth Immune Reg.
iment Of Y. S. Volunteers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25
OUR PRESENT DUrY.

There Ia diWsr.p,, u.
among the hest mon nout,,1,r ~.
otherwlsc ,yhctnor ttaTai,.5 W
sbopld 10 ina tb. hn.la. 49,
H., ~ 'l''eN'
who tbipk n onr AM, ts., M
Glory. nond BAN wa, Wv
reot u i.,d h..,@ ,"S W IVY
SroIn Otn,rs n,,., ,'F y
tbefr r,,th n III w p'u
ana tbnp MA In.,. D'.',, ~
ID II va ,ytn NM MAJ. ''Ao'
nation 4, oc,ntro ,...rt..,
Western u,r,tsan..s w
yery Slow IN sstt,nr ~ NM, ,,''' =
Eastern. guy
Bun NJ tbo nro.,,t ~,
figures aro NOT bor,ro t,o ,aa.,.. 'uu
quantities. s,m.tont ~
debate. Hh0nor dptr IN 49,.
" compol our NATHAN ~ oss,,a.s
pecte8 resnopsibnItFos t. o,'
me world. Iet Is pot boI5i
bic Far n n oc,,mnii.E Xxx
work.
NeansbfIe vl,3t ,b,rt
cent emnire ~ tbsso r,ttos
NAitIN states
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

~HHE ANSWER of Chaplain Kone q the lst Volunteer regiment 70
j ~eSteubcg letter VII impress ans M|lslsdppan ultathc truth
81 The statement made hy ChaplaIn KcHe as % The caduon Of che sick
buys in che hospital De- Cloamauga And right here aesy The wehaFc and
condition 80 The 1gs q Mississippi demand Investigation Letter writing
should cgaE and actoa taken. demand ~ treason By The proper authoi-
ufs 81 The state 70 tba var department should be made fr the necessary
things So comfort tie fever stricken boys of Uhe ISL now lying 10 the hli
hospital at ChHamausa. Ut vA nt BE- Immediately furnished, the mat
ter should De made known e the citizens q The state and every town asked
o. subscribe 81 Rlre, that which g necessary for their comfort
We must remember those boys who are there under Co. 6uyan, and II
ls0gf duty % zee that they are rightly treated and cared for Chaplain
kocuc deserves The thanks q the entire state Cor his noble work in their in
ter@t and his appeals and recommendation should without further Delay be
met with a ready Response from his citizens
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

NE MAfERsNILLE SPECTATOR wonders what some candidates
Tor governor who tllned the army % make a war record TO run on
\ wHl 90 moss The war is over aud they did not set close enough
q smell gun powder We suppose the oay thing they can Do isto canvass
the state IA their uniform and pint" 20 fas "the suit wore when ! went
10 go % war"
aud - says when the delta supports a man for the United states Senate
it win De one who don't tat water GA both shoulders
WewIn answer The above by syinghe can sure get our vote and we be-
Heyc that q tho state over the set Of politicians who could 70 bat did not
have grit enough 10 their craw TO make TIE attempt for fear they would be
aueptcd and their rank nwardco shown 60 the people These fellows need
no "unHorms TO pint To- for oar people to distinguish them, They are
known ia citizens c~otHcs-baye been weighed ia the balance and found
wanting And the decision Of the people Of this state 10 99 viii retire this
etG patriotic Office hunter 10 The ranks Of private citizens, where they
should ba
No, the delta win not support a man who toats water on both shoulders
% who places men IN once not on merit or abig, but for the influence or
power he may assert tht he may get The place, and his kinsmen other re.
muaaratiYe political Offices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

1t seems there are Others the same
way Of thinking as the editor Of ths
Commonwealth over the disturbing
Influences, to the detriment Of te
states manufacturing interest, cans
ed by the Office Of the State Reyenu
Collector This time the kick comes
up from Clarke county Mississippi
needs all the manufactures she Can
get, and the ten years exemption ask
ed should not be a barrier ia the way
and before taxes arc demanded the
time should expire, for like the father
who sets out the tree, II he does no.
live TO enjoy its fruit, he is paid 81
mis- work and contented BY knowing
win, and thlssame application
can be applied to The manufaetorle
that is, our sons win Be b]enehtted W
this tax. If we are not. The state as
individuals should stand up to its
promises, and when they do not they
loose the confidence Of the people and
from that Mississippi was just reooY.
II these exemptions were made
5y our legislators 10 good faith, tha
.egallty Of which was yoUched for BIZ
ne supreme courtsof the day, canour
PRESENT representatives and supreme
curt without lniaring the state
disregard these past promises
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

MI. b. 81, F~0uut8iue, son Of CuI
Lamaa Fuunl8iuc, q weli known citi-
zen ~ The delta, whose death was
caused by a >lud-bagging by some uu-
known party 10 Chattanooga last
week 8as buried with soldiers hon
ors in the NirkshuFg eemotlry last
Sunday. 1t wasH NEST unfortunate
affair." and tile police authorities Of.
Chattanooga should use every effort
In their power 10 ran down the gull.
ty parties, SO that tte aru otlaw can.
nete out 20 them the Justice they de-
serve.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

The MelmrlHs aud their sappart
ers are trying 60 make 10 appear that
only the gold bugs are trying 20 set
tbcm cut, Niac-lgntHs 81 the papers
81 Mississippi are for silver nine
lenths of The people endorse be by.
their vote. aad tt Is this paacs Hlat
IS behind the NrLlarin throne and
WIN see tn rs uElr-nIuN
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25
Che Commonwealth.
lFFICIAl ORGAN or tEFlORf COUNTY
THOMAsC. CArCHBnsF0R CONGRESS

The Ola confeds Of the noble I5th.
Ind a big dag 10 Water Valley lass
Monday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

Owing TO he delay of ame % ue material ts tbe September m.
" per sevm aot start is pablap1a fr os seek me first issue
coming 0utSePl 20.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
TARIFF III THE COLONIES.

"A correspondent asked the New
York Evening Post whether it is the
opinion of the best legal talent that the
constitutional requirement of uniform
ity in duties, imposts and excuses ex-
tends necessarily to all territory incor-
porated with the United States as well
as to the states themselves" To this
the Post replied by quoting John G..
Carlisle, ex-seoretary of the treasury,
to the effect that all duties. imposts
and excuses of the United States apply
at once to any and all territory lawful
Iy annexed. There may be some oues-
ton as to the time when annexation
becomes legal and complete, but of the
intent and meaning of the constitution,
there can be none. There is little
doubt that the weight of reputable le-
gal authority would sanction this in
depreciation, but it is tolerably certain
that it will be combatted with earnest
ness by certain interests, when the tar
iff question as it relates to the colonies
comes up in congress. American sugar
has been protected against competition
with Hawaiian and West Indian sugar
but if the foreign product is to be ad-
mitted duty free, it will interfere not
only with the sugar trust, but the sugar
beet growers of the west. The fruit
growers of the south will have a similar
grievance, and so may the tobacco and
cotton planters, as well as the farmers
of certain western states. To support
these directors, is the argument thai
the free trade between the colonies and
the states will impair the colonial reye,
nues. Against them, however, will be
ranged the great commercial interests
of the east and north, and with the
weight Of legal authority to back them
it is reasonable to expect that the lat
ter will prevail.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
The THEATERs.


THE Ballet Girl" was sung at the
Worcester theater again last evening
to another large audience, and the mu-
steal comedy was as thoroughly enjoyed
as on the previous evening. All the
principals came in for their full meas
ure OF applause, including Christine
Anderson, whose good work on the first
evening was, by a mixing Of names, err
roneously credited to another in for
meF notice. Last evening Miss Ander-
son did better than on the first even
ing, fer the trouble with the lights did
not bother her. She has a voice of
remarkable purity and sweetness too
seldom found in operate productions.
! Her notes are clear and round, and her
enunciation perfect. Considering that
this is her first season, ana that she
has only been on the stage six weeks,
| imagination Is not riotous in predicting
a brilliant future for her
I A Spy man interviewed the prima
donna yesterday, and after considera bic
questioning ELECTED a few points touch
| ing upon her career She was born in
and having early developed a taste for
music was given all the advantages
that wealth could procure. Her first
! hard study was done in Philadelphia
where, while taking lessons, she sub
stituted freely for the soprano of the
Second Presbyterian church in Ger
mantown, the highest salaried church
in that section. Completing her two
years of study in the city of Brotherly
Love- she went to New York, and plac-
ed herself under the instruction of
Fred G. Bristol, and it was while con-
tinuing her lessons at his summer school
at Vineyard Haven that she was asked
to become prima donna in 1.-The Ballet
Girl company. She accepted, and has
been with the organization since it
| opened it's season. That she should
have been selected for such an import
ant role was a compliment to her ability
and her success so far augurs well for
her future.
Tonight Cumberland '61," an enter
tanning war drama, will be the bill at
the Worcester theater. 1t is well worth
seeing.
Mr. H c. Hustled is in town arrang-
! ing for the production at the Worcester
/ theater of THE Heart of Maryland
next Tuesday. Mr.. Belasco personally
! selected the cast, and chose Alma Kru-
/ ger, an actress of ability, to play Mary
/ land, Mrs Leslie Carriers original role.
The interest in AT Piney Ridge" at
Lothrops continues, and yesterday s
audiences We're large. The play will be
repeated tonight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

There was also shortage in clothing,
and in most cases he had assumed the
responsibility of making purchases,
and his course was afterwards APPROX
ed. The first clothing received was not
of good quality, but it afterwards i'm
proved.
Explaining Gen. Lawton's selection
of the first camp here, the witness said
it was due to the fact that the railroad
company could offer facilities, and TO
the additional fact that water could be
secured conveniently.
Col Curtis Guild, Jr., inspector gen
eral of the corps, followed Col. Wood
and testified that he had been on duty
in Jacksonville since June !. Col. Guild
said he had found the officers OF the
volunteer forces willing to accept sug-
gestions. He had made frequent In
spections of the hospitals. In the be-
ginning there was a lack of government
supplies for these institutions. But the
deficiency had been supplied by the Red
Cross The witness testified to the de-
votion of the medical department, and
instanced the fact that in the recent
cyclone here, not single hospital tent
had been blown down. Col. Guild sald
that he had never found case OF de-
priVation due to the failure of the gov
eminent to furnish proper supplies. He
was unable to recall any case where
there had been any suffering in hos
pital on account of neglect. Asked If
he was still of opinion that there would
have been shortage of supplies for
the sick but for the great activity of the
Red Cross, he said he had changed his
opinion somewhat, as he had since
learned that steps might have been ta-
ken to secure government supplies, but
he was still of opinion that there would
have been delay.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
A NATIONAL PRAYER.
one Offered at Triennial Congress on
Our New Possession, Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON. Oct 1S.-This govern
ment's assumption Of sovereignty over
Porto Rico at noon today, was the sub
iect of an eloquent prayer at the reli-
gious services Of the Episcopal con-
vention, the bishops and the deputies
having directed that suitable refer
ence be made to this national event.
The prayer was prepared by Bishop
satterlee of Washington, and was as
follows:
20 God, whose providence orderest
all things in heaven and on earth
whose will controlleth the issues and
events Of the life Of nations, we ac-
knowledge Thy goodness, which has
guided and blessed the counsels and
arms of our nation to the relief of an
oppressed people and the victories Of
peace.
Guard US from all sins of self-seek-
ing and vain glory. Fill us with the
spirit of wisdom and of Thy holy fear.
Humble US under the burden Of the
new duties with which our government
is charged. Strengthen the hands and
sanctify the hearts of those upon
whom must come the solemn decision
of this hour and in the new countries
and among the nations TO which on
this day and from this day our rule is
TO extend. Grant us grace to establish
upon the best and surest foundation
the sovereignty for good government,
true liberty, justice and love, that,
seeking in all things to do Thy will,
we may be the instruments of this
glory through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Bishop Doane, presiding officer of the
house of bishops, and Rev. Morgan Dix,
presiding officer Of the house of depu-
ties, Joined in directing the services,
and all the bishops and deputies united
in the national prayer.
AT the business session Of the depu-
ties the standard Bfs4a~c game up for dis
cussion, and steps were taken to guard
this standard by constitutional proyi-
sion. Rev, Dr. Fulton of Philadelphia
had submitted a series of queries as to
the existence of a standard Bible, to
which a committee reported that the
church had a standard, namely, that
published in 1872 and adopted in gen
eral conference in 1928; that no altera-
tons had been made since then and
that the exclusive use of the standard
Bible was obligatory.
A resolution was adopted directing
the preparation of a suitable constitu-
tional provision establishing the stand
ard Bible and fixing the manner of its
alteration.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

Even Spanish hindsight is not always
sagacious, though it may be better than
Spanish foresight. 1t is said that if
Spain had only known how easily the
American army would succumb to dis
ease. Santiago would not have been
surrendered nor Cuba abandoned. The
fast that there was no time for such
reflections. The battle was won before
it could be known that disease would
ruin he'army. Any apprehension that
the Spaniards will take advantage of
a supposed weakness of American
troops and make trouble after the for
NAL occupation of the islands, is prob
ably groundless.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
poFFgp HER SKIRTS.
Noble Alike in Name and Strength Of Char
acter

acter
London Gable to New York SUM
Miss Katherine Noble of Baltimore,
one of the rescued passengers. whose
courageous conduct is highly praised,
is now the guest of Mrs. spry, at st.
Kervene. She says that after the shock
of the ships striking, she hurried on
deck and found that preparations We're
being made to lower away the life
boats. She went to her cabin and got a
lifebelt and some wraps. When she re-
TO find that the men were unable to
get the boats clear of the ship. An
attempt was made to get the women
and children into the rigging, but be-
fore it succeeded the vessel listed and
a wave swamped everybody.
Miss Noble added: Finding that my
wet clothes prevented me from climb
ing, ] DOTTED my skirts and boots. A
sailor came and fastened a lifebelt
around me. The fourth officer then
came along and told me to hold on, to
a hatch with him, adding that help was
sure to arrive. A wave came and sep
arated us. ! was washed overheard
and did not see him again. After a
time l managed to grasp plank and
was washed and knocked about by the
sea. / could hear others crying as they
sank on all sides thought several
times that ! must let go the plank
Then / remembered that the young
woman who was saved at the time of
the loss Of the North German Lloyd
steamer Elbe in the North Sea was in
the water five hours. Surely, / said, if
she did that ! can do as much and at
times something seemed to assure me
that / should be saved for the sake of
my mother, for / am her only child.
But for the recollection Of the
woman saved from the Elbe, ! do not
believe that / could have held on hour
after hour. When I had been there
three hours, a lifeboat rescued me, and
WAS taken to a fisherman's cottage
where every possible kindness was
shown me until Mrs Spry was good
enough to bring me here. now feel
that ! shall remain here and will not
cross the sea again but / am anxious
to see my mother. | am bruised con-
siderably, but otherwise / am none the
worse for my experience"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

1t is altogether so logical and nat
ural to find Tammany hall on the
wrong side of a great question, that in
adequate attention has been paid to
the fact that the purity. of the judiciary
is one of the issues involved IN the cam
paign in New York Judge DAILY, a
democrat, who had served for IS years
in the supreme court, was refused a
denomination by Richard Croker be-
cause he had refused to appoint as
clerk of the court an unfit person whom
the boss had recommended. The rea-
son for this was notorious, and the re-
publicans, accepting the endorsement of
the bar association, placed Judge DAILY
on their ticket. 1t is a sad commentary
upon the condition of politics in the
Empire state that the people should
install as a virtual dictator man who
stops not at the corruption Of the judi
ciary and the debasement of the bench
to the plane of barter and sale of par
tisan politics. 1t is wholly chsracteris-
tic that Croker should try to organize
a new bar association to endorse his
own candidate for the judgeship.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

Gen. Sprague and Gen. Pickett not
only voice their own opinions as to the
undue fuss that is made over the suf-
ferings of the soldiers in the Cuban
war, but that of thinking, observing
people generally. There was, truly
enough, abundant hardship and mis-
cry but that is something inseparable
from war, and it lasted less than three
months, as against four years in the
civil contest. To "go to sleep in a
corn field and wake up in a mud pud-
de; "be shot, thrown into barn and
die after hours of agony; ride on cat
tie ships; fight in swamps and wilder
ness tangles; march till they dropped
dead on the road; rot in hostile pris-
ons; die in wretchedly managed hospi-
tails, and endure on earth the torments
of hell, was the common fortune OF
the union soldier, and are the lot OF
soldiers in every war everywhere.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
OVERLOOKING THE SCHOOLS.

It is a healthful sign that the deci-
sion of the school committee to close
the evening schools has aroused pub
lie opinion to such a pitch in Proyi-
dence that the people are going tc
hold a mass meeting to protest. OF
course, economy" and lack of funds
are the reasons assigned for this ae-
ton of the committee, but the impress
sion is that there have been too many
experiments and too many frills in the
school system of the city so long
graced by the presence and influence
Of Elisha Benjamin Andrews, and that
some Of them can be more profitably
dispensed with than the evening
schools. The crowding Of the common
school curriculum, with the consequent
increase of the corps of teachers and
the swelling of the salary list, is a
modern abuse which will have to be
stopped, both for lack of time and OF
money. 1t would be folly to say that
none of these innovations are useful
promising or warranted, but it seems
obvious that the experimenting has
been overdone in other cities as well
as Providence. Reading, writing and
arithmetic are still the fundamental
requirements of popular education. and
so long as there are only "a hours in a
day, and the average human life is
still restricted to three score and ten
years, there must remain many fine
points and desirable requirements in
education that a vast majority of the
people will have to deny themselves.
School life is far too short a time for
comprising all the good things which
enthusiastic educators tell us are not
must inevitably be left to the indiyid-
ual and the home