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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
Captain y~ardaman

From the Tlmes-D Democrats Mis-
sissipDi department we learn Chat
Hon, J.. X. yardaman, the brilliant
editor Of the Greenwood Common
wealth, las been rendered The can
taincy Of the Water Valley yolun-
tcers, and that he has accepted The
position Capt, Eardaman win IN
appearance be an ideal soldier. and
we are no Judge Of human nature #
he FANS 10 any respect to come up ia
the full standard Of courage and ~.
]beIency, He stands six feet tan in
Ia his stockings, is broad-shoulderad
ana perfectly proportional. He.
would have been among the volun.
teers IN the ranks but for the fact
Ihat his arm is disabled and he Is
tueFcby incapacitated for handling
musSet' He is not a thlrster after
spanish gore nor is he ambitious tai
OBTAIN notorlety as a maker 81 wid-.
oWs ana orphans His creed, as we
heard him express it runs about NM
this way
~ e too late now 70 review tbe
stems by whlrh tha nr,s,r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

M ENTERS Of congress who attain prominence are those who develop a
1 / talent tr special OF particular work and whose close attention to
measures touching such work secures favorable legislation So porsistenty
Goes the member labor for the passage Of the bills necessary to the success
OF certain cause that his name becomes SYNONYMOUS with 1T and all sections
ot Tine country affected by the legislation naturally become attached to the
faithful member. Thus it, that the people Of the great Missis4Dnf valley
nave come to regard the reelection Of Gen. Thomas c. Catchngs. Of the
state OF Mississippi as a matter which concerns them more than any other.
Gen, Catcbings has earned the support Of the people Of the whole valley by
MS unTemttting efforts to secure the needuI legislation for river improve
ment and now that start has been made toward having the national gov.
eminent assume charge Of the leyces from Cairo to the gulf, the interest in
his return 10 congress is being manifested all along the line. Southern H.
inos joins IN the grand chorus appealing to the voters Of the district in
which Gen Catchings resides to send him back to congress by much larger
vote than ever There may be other questions demanding the attention Of
the country, but there cannot be any affecting the welfare Of The valley one,
half so much as the permanent improvement OF the lcyees, and Gen. Catch
ings is by common consent the acknowledged peer Of any Of his colleagues in
the mOyement-Daly Bulletin. Cairo, H.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
Who Klllea the colIereg

Who killed the college2
eve, " said the teachers,
"With objectionaI features,
We killed the college.
Who saw IL die?
eve" said the trustees,
aTho' we begged on our knees,
We saw it die. .
Who'll make the sbroud?
Two Voices said, We,
II time we have, See?
"We'H make the shroud.
Who'll dig the grayes
81, said Brer Ause,
"Am glad Of the chance,
l'I dig the grave.
Who'll he the narsop9
aTn said uistor Tra,dor
For there is mana hardor
IN be the parson. "
Who'll sine tbo rsoI,,9
awe. y said tbo ro,nutttoo
uTho, We thint Il nitr
Wen sing tbo nsoIm
Whom take If to tbo gr,,og
1--WE. - said the Conrt
Tho, To ms ifs ma snort.
Wen t,ko IL ~ ~
"uo j carry the torch?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

The district executive committee
suggests that the executive commit
Tee of each county meet on Thursday
the llth day Of July 1898, and can
v'ss the votes and tally sheets and
certify 20 them. and their attention
Is also directed Do section 1868 OF code
requiring the appointment Of election
officers 30 days before election Also
that polls open from . to- s..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

The bar Of north Mississippi third
district, endorsed as Che successor OF
Judge Stephens, Hon. A.. Il. Taylor.
We are sorry for the trouble these
good and able men went 20 and the
expense incurred. For had they adj
dressed o letter TO Ibis eyccllcncy they
no doubt would have received the re-
ply That the place was filled some two
weeks ago with Mr. j. B. Booth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

AGhSg 5s9@ OELoW We give letter from Hon. Leroy Percy which
"' '''sIID explains itself 1t c]ontadcs SIR sBer on some very
important points and tie public win Judge between these gentlemen. SO
fr a "e ere concerned. so believe Mr. percg. Wehavc no doubt but that
matters happened just as he states 70. We do NOT, nor have We charged.
That Gov AeLaarin "asa party 10 the proposition. But,t1at cyeytbIugf a-
djcHea THAT Hr slcr spoke with authority, 90 one familiar with the
facts and circumstances IN the rasei no uupreJudtcad person, viii doubt
Et ac are willing 90 ht tic people determine
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

The honor Of Mississippi must be
upheld, SO says the governor. but il
the rest Of her sons were as patriotic
as his brothers, her noble colors would
trail 10 the dust, Political orlcc and
not military Office Is their only au,-
bItion, But we sim think that COL.
Walter as soon as he returns from
Hot Springs, viii bring MP the noble
Smith county regiment.
@ elan Of M'Lauriu, now is your
chance.
Nith 5agpipe and kirtle ana pibroch
advance.
strlie the yile apauiarl tAe asolcnt|
goaf eouatry ID need 5e,ir boil
ioF placg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

WANTED To got % Bcws1ag in
every town in the state Go handle Tho
weekly Commonwealth They sell
like hot cakes Write 20 IT. III.
Crosby Bus. Manager, for agency
contract 10 pays aU web.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

Speaker Mccool t~elegraphed The
acknowledges that 10 Win serve az
an extra session 70 Keep tue g. Il &
II. from closing, Without driving Dis
mileage q per diem Secretary III
elt'e rover jig furtbcranee of Che
As'a session suggests tlIt railroads
= requested to clargs members only
ole cent par mile eaeb grsen
VIE Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

w at CarHsdae and Grcenyile which endorsed lion. IN ue9ry I'M
eongress oicourse he was. Why then, does he keep so quiet In regard
! hH Henry candidacy Ifhe is not for him he should lt the mot M
known Get on the fence Democrat News.
You need net fret. Brother slocumb win he heard fr, ma
lHP " predict t1at t willnot De in support Of Mr. Henry either. orr
Bolivar county contemporary need not be alarmed. SIocumb MIN MOI H5a
the fence. "' ivy
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

MI Il GIVE to our readers in todays edition Of The Commonwealth a full
w history IF the transaction wherein Gov. McLaurin refused to conn
mission Mr. JAS 4, Fardaman captain Of the Water Valley Rifles after That
company had complmented him with a unanimous election. While this
extraordinary use Of the functions Of great office by the governor of the
state, seems to have surprised but few people, we must confess that II
astonished us-We could not imagine that there was a man n MIssisJppi
who was so lost TO the higher instincts or manhood that he would Drostt-
tute the functions Of a great office to the pusirantnous purpose Of evening
up with a personal enemy. The adront was not to Mr. Vadaman but
rather to the company that elected him, 1t was the company that was Of.
Tended, and IT, Is safe to say that the people will see to It chat this gratult-
Gus ahront will be resented. AS the editor Of The Commonwealth Mr.
Vardaman has not said anything Of Ane McLaurin that has not applied To
the whole brotherhood. Indeed, Mr. Vardaman has sd very little about
The individual a. D. McLaurin. He cared nothing fr him and he only
criticised his o0iciai acts when they were revolving to the decent citizenship
orthe state With a fun statement of the facts we arc perfectly willing 10
let the public determine the difference between them. There is no do,ht
about the verdict
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

CoL, H. Il, SARGENT, with headquarters Mt Columbus has been
~ authorized to raise regiment of United States volunteers from Ala.
bama and Mississippi, which, we understand, will be colored troops-uoIv
Springs South,
You are mistaken, ncighbor. Col. scrgants regiment is not. negr,
regiment Col Sargent himself is a most elegant gentleman and eacicpt
officer while the officers Of the regiment win all be southern gentlemen If
the highest tyne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09

TITS A great pity that Gov. McLaurin did not let his brothers vino
l we're untrammeledl with !odciaI restrictions settle his personar
matters and save the state the humiliation Of It's governor pustitutpe a
great function Of the goyernorship to redress a personal grievance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
WAR is MURDER.
AHES Russell LOWELL, speaking through Ezekiel Biglow,' in
- homey Yankee verse on the subject Of war is rather interesting az
this TINA Il"

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books were those which told how to
alleviate suffering and misery. Ia
stinctively she was fitting herself for
her great life work.
Her parents belonged to an old and
wealthy family, and in due time Flor
ence was presented at Court and took
her place in society; but, even during
her first season, she took a much
greater interest in the hospitals and
charitable institutions Of London, than
she did in the gay social life of the
metropolis; and shortly after withdrew
from it altogether. She now began a
systematic study of the hospitals of
London, Dublin and Edinburgh; and
compared them with those in leading
Continental cities. She found their
greatest need to be trained women
nurses. Miss Nightingale determined
to fit herself to become skilled nurse;
but to secure the needed training she
was obliged to go to Kaiserwerth on
the Rhine, where there was an unique
Protestant institution for the training
of nursing sisters. Hither she went,
in 1851, and enrolled herself as a vol
untary nurse in order to secure the
priced knowledge. Afterward she
continued her studies at the hospital
in Paris. Her health failed and she
was obliged to return to England
Then came the war of Crimea. The
reports which reached England daily.
of brave men literally dying by hun
dreds in the hospitals for want of Or
dinary human attention, stirred the
motherhood Of England until 1t arose
and demanded that, regardless of GUS
tom, precedent, and red tape, women
should go to care for the sick and the
dying. The demand was granted; and
Mr.. Sidney Herbert, the head of the
War Department, wrote to Miss Night
ingale offering her the command of
this novel expedition Of nurses. The
same day that Mr.. Herbert penned his
letter, a pale, fragile, thoughtful wo-
man at Lea Hurst sat down and wrote
to the War Minister offering her SER
vices. It was not until the next day
that Miss Nightingale received Mr..
Herbert's letter. She was to leave for
the East in eight days.
On October 21, 1854, all was ready
and Miss Nightingale, accompanied by
thirty-elght nurses, started on her no.
BILE mission. 1t was not until No
vember that this little band of "an-
gel women" reached ConstantInople.
They at once took up their quarters in
the great Barrack Hospital at Scutari.
and began their work. The Lady-in-
Chief, as Miss Nightingale officially
was called, found the condition OF the
hospital indescribably horrible. There
was no sanitary arrangements. 1t
was frightfully overcrowded. The
men were covered with vermin, and
rats bit the limbs of the helpless
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Wanted No Cinematograuh

At a rural dinner 1t was usual for
the eldest farmer present to propose
the principal toast, and last year the
duty devolved upon rustic who was
by no means confident of his ability to
make a good show.
He therefore requested the learned
squire, who sat opposite him, to hold
up his hand whenever he strayed off
the proper track. The squire good
humouredly consented. and the farmer
commenced his toast.
Perhaps the good man had already
had too much drink. or perhaps he had
lost sight Of his previous qualms; at
any rate, he made a host of trips, and
kept on his feet in spite of the warn.
ing hand, which shot up again and
again.
At length the squire leaned careless
ly over the table, and moved his hand
to and fro within two feet of the farm
er's nose.
The old man stopped. glared bale
fully at the extended hand, and then
slowly and with sarcastic emphasis
| said
Eyes, sees It, squire, an so does
everybody else. It's a white hand, an
purity hand, an q clean hand, but
there's no occasion to make bloom
in cinematograph Of it,"
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you can't do any good, missy" was
the sorrowful reply. I'll Just bring
a cord to him tonight, and that will
be the best way to ease his pain. He's
lying In the shed over yonder."
DO take me to him!" and Florence
lifted her fearful face to tho vicar.
who seeing her distress turned his
horse in the direction of the shed. In
q moment Florence was by the side Of
the suffering dog. kneeling on the
muddy floor. SO infant on doing some
thing to ease the pain of the animal
that she thought not of the dress she
was running. Fortunately Caps leg
was not broken, only bruised and hurt;
and under the minlstrations of his low
ing nurse he soon recovered.
This action is typical of the whole
life Of Florence Nightingale. She
could never see suffering without striv-
ing her utmost to relieve it. 1t soon
became the custom of the neighbor-
hood, when anyone had cut or a
bruise or there was a sick animal, to
send for Miss Florence" 1t was as
natural for her to help the needy as
for the sun to shine. Her favorile
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

ence Nightingale, the soldiers friend.
Miss Nightingale was horn In Flor
ence, the City Of Flowers" curing
the month of May. 1920, while her pa
rents Were sightseeing in Italy. Sho
was the sfoungest daughter of Mr.. Will
liam 81. Are Nightingale of Embly Park.
Hampshire, and of Lea Hurst, Derby
shire, England. Her father was
wealthy; and the home Of her youth
was a comfortable old Elizabethan
manor-house situated in one OF the
most lovely parts of Derbyshire. She
was educated at home by private gov
ernesses. Mr.. Nightingale, highly
cultured, scholarly man, evidently ia
vored the advanced education Of girls,
for before his famous daughter had
reached her seventeenth birthday she
was skilled in science. classics, and
matts .natics, and was well-read in
STANDARD literature, fair artist, good
musician, and could speak and read
French, German and Italian luently.
In addition to this she did fancy nee
dlework; and on the walls of her old
home at Lea Hurst still may be Geen
samples of her skill with the needle.
She lived the freest OF outdoor lives,
walking through the lovely country
surroux o,ng her home, and riding over
the hills ~ her pony. 1t was during
one of these rides, with her friend,
the vicar, that the queen of nurses"
found her first patient, dog. The in
cident shows a tenderness OF heart
and thoughtfulness rare in young girl
hood.
On the ride in question they met
Roger, an old Scotch shepherd, who
was attempting to collect his sheep
without dog. What has become
of your dog?" inquired the vicar as he
rode up 20 the old man.
"The t"ys have been throwing
stones at him, sir" replied the old
shepherd, "and l am thinking of put
ting MIN out of his misery tonight;
for his leg is broken, and he will never
be any good any more"
"Poor Caps leg broken!" and the
tears came into the girls eyes. "Oh.
Roger, how could you leave poor old
Cap alone in his pain? Do tell me
where he is"
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A HERALD OF MERCY.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND HER
WONDERFUL WORK.

A Story of the Most Remarkable Woman
of the Nineteenth Century-The He'll
She Found Became Heaven of Clean
illness and Comfort.
War is not all blood and glory. It
has its gentler side, represented by
noble women, whose work requires a
more indomitable spirit and a nobler
courage than to go down into the
Jaws of death" during the heat and
excitement Of battle. The army nurse
must sacrifice ease, health, and all the
home comforts so dear to woman's
heart; and face death in the pestilen-
tial atmosphere Of the fetid and over
crowded corridors of the hospital. She
must become a constant attendant on
the most loathsomel diseases and
frightful wounds; and shrink from no
peril ncr horror Of blood nor death.
History affords no nobler examples of
heroic womanhood than are furnished
by these ministering angels of the bat
tleaeld. The truth of this Is best ex-
enplified in the life and work of Flor
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LEA HURST.

wounded. The beds were reeking
with filth. There was no laundry. no
kitchen and the meals were served in
the toughest manner. Added to this
there was a scarcity Of food, coverings
and the commonest necessities Of life.
This was the Augean stable the frail
English woman had to clean; but she
cleansed 1t. The day after her arrival
she received the wounded from the
glorious charge of Balaclava, and in a
few months she had ten thousand sick
and wounded under her care.
Nothing daunted her. Her endur-
ance was phenomenal. Wherever the
danger was the greatest and the need
cried loudest there her slight form was
to be seen. The suffering soldiers al
most worshipped her. Dying men
turned to kiss her shadow as 1t fell.
All yielded to the indomitable will
of Miss Nightingale. She re-organiz-
ed the entire military hospital system.
Order sprang out of chaos at her bid
ding. The hell she found became a
heaven Of cleanliness and comfort. At
her Gail ali EhSldLu uiooc " uSlp the
work. Contributions of money pour
ed in. At the end Of six months the
hospital arrangements were such as to
satisfy even Miss Nightingale. She
remained here for two years. never
faltering in her work.
In 1856, when peace was declared, all
England sought to honor her home
coming. But the brave little woman
embarked under an assumed name, and
reached her beloved Lea Hurst even
before her family knew she had left
Scutari. She refused all public ova-
tions; and devoted the $4,000, which
the gratitude Of a nation presented
to her. to the building Of training
school for nurses, which is fittingly
called the Nightingale Home. The
brave and noble are modest.
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- Ohautauqua.
Low Rate Excursion via Penn syIvania Rail
road.

On July 8 the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will run special ex-
cursion from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Reading, Altoona, Belle
fonte, Lock Haven, Shamokin, Wilkes
Barre, Sunbury, and Williamsport,
and principal intermediate stations,
and stations on the Delaware Divi-
sion, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, and the Cumber.
land Valley Railroad, to Chautauqua,
N. Y. Special train will start from
Harrisburg at 11;35 A. M. Connect
ing trains will leave Philadelphia $500
A. NJ, Washington 1850 A. NJ, Balti-
more $3.50 A. M. Round-trip tickets,
good to return on regular trains not
earlier than July IS nor later than
August 6, will be sold at rate Of
$1,000 from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Washington, and at proportionate
rates from other stations.
For specific rates and time of con-
Meeting trains apply to nearest ticket
agent.
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Reduced Rates to Nashville via Penn
sylvania Railroad, account Christian
Endeavor Convention.

On account of the Christian En-
deavor International Convention, to
be held at Nashville, Tenn, July S to
IL, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell excursion tickets of the
continuous passage, ironclad signature
form, from stations on its line to
Nashville, at rate of single fare for
tie rouRd TRIP. Tickets will be sold,
and good going, July to S return
ing, tickets will be good to leave
Nashville to July IS, inclusive, ex-
cept that by depositing ticket with
agent of terminal line at Nashville ON
or before July IS, return limit may
be extended to leave Nashville to
August I, 1898, inclusive. 6-a3-at
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Dover, N. H. Oct. 81, 1896.

DOVtI, ~ III OCt' 81, ToYO'
MEssRs. ELY BROS. The Balm
reached me safely and in so short a
time the effect is surprising. My son
says the first application gave decided
relief. have a shelf filled with
" "Catarrh Cures" Tomorrow the
stove shall receive them and Ely's
Cream Balm will reign supreme. Re-
spectfully. Mrs. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream n-lm is kept by all drug
gists. Full size soc. Trial size 10
cents. We mail it. ELY BROS,
Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
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Further Information Wanted.

Danforth-An organist says that a
cow moos in perfect fifth octave and
that a horse neighs in descent on
the chromatic scale.
Williston-I wonder what his tech
nical terms are for the yowling of a
tomcat on back fence
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30
Taking Long Chances.

"You wouldn't think to look at that
little man across the street that he
was especially brave, would your"
"No. What has he ever done that
was so brave ?"
"Married widow whose first hus-
band committed suicide
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

"And was your prayer answeredT
asked a visitor Of North Carolina
darky who had told Of praying for
rain.
mo, sah," said the African, ~
specs de cable was cut, sah."-New
York Journal.
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More Profit.

"My BROTHER" asked the gentle
man with the seedy clothes, "are you
worker in the vineyard ?"
"Nit," answered the gentleman who
looked like ready money. 81 find
there is more money in handling the
finished product.
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Make, the BIost Noise.

Commercial Traveler-Who's that talk
ing so loud and kicking up such fuss
back there in the private office?
Clerk (nonchalantiy>-oh, that's the
silent partner.-Somerville Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

The young colored man was very
fortunate In that the cable-car was just
about to stop at crossing when the
fender struck him. He disentangled
himself from the network, and,
Strengthening himself up, inquired of
the policeman:
"Whah is de recruiting Officer"
The policeman gave him the proper
direction and then asked:
Were you on your way to enlist?"
"No, suh; but I done change mer
min. I ain gwinter run no risks of
habbin' it said dot I done KEEP out'n
de ahmy only ter meet mer death at
de hans OBJ er streetcyah! h!"-Washing-
ton Star.
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Yabsley-You look as if you must
have had good time last night
Mudge-I hope not.
"You hope nota Why ?" .
because, if l did, it was wasted
don't recollect thing about ii"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30

HE is flippant. He can't be serious
If he tries"
Eyes he can. lie is very serious
when he tries to be funny