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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
FLASHES FROM THE WAR.

IN The battle Of Jaragua one was
killed aud fity wounded
sergt. IT. II Fish and Capt Capron
Of the Rough Riders we're killed II
the battle.
Tho government Of Hawaii Is anxl.
Gus to tight in Cuba for America.
The 3rd expedition FOR Manila, un-
der command Of Gen OTIS, left Mon-
day
Gen Joe Wheeler led the charge On
the spaniards, assisted By Col Woods
aud Lieut. -Col. Roosevelt.
Five Soldiers we're killed in rail-
road accident near TupeIo last Sun
day
Fifteen regiments have been order
Cd from Chicamauga to Cuba viii
leave 10 a few days
Germany, It is said, willinviteolh-
er nations 70 intervene 80 The war
and secure peace when Santiago IS
captured
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
A 6I.0 Dly oI NlrI.lIt.
The Masous Of the County Gel.
ebrate est johns Day"
Greenwood Turns Out in Full Force

I Greenwood Turns Out In Full Force
Last Friday morning every one on
our streets seemed to have move on
| himself and dressed in their Sunday
| best going n the direction Of the South.
eru Depot to take the train for Mary
! land when the shra whistle of the
/ ongineannounccd theleaying some SO OF
| Is Of heniasous and their Friends of the
city, together with Che silver comet
band got abroad The party arrived
at Maryland between to and II a. m.
| The party was conducted to the beau.
! tiful grove or 4 hundred yards from
the depot which had been prepared
for the feast
Col Powers Of jackson had been
invited to make the address of the
day but did not come and Mr. j w
Hicks one of the oldest and brightest
masons Of the country was selected to
fiji his place Aftera choice selection
by the band Mr. Hicks arose, and with.
out diyuIging one secret entertained
the large crowd for nearly an hour
on the subject Of the day.
Mr. Hicks was followed by Major ]
NJ Lidaell on Patriotism and the War
and was heartily cheered After Mr.
Liddell's speech dinner was announced
and such a feast the good women Of
Maryland had before them surpassed
their expectation There was only one
thing lacking that the masons all.
love and that was goat but mutton fill
cd its place on this occasion to psrfac.
tion.
After dinner the band enlivened the
stupid feeling Of the fun masons-and
speaking was resumed. Capt. James K. /
Vardaman made an eloquent and
patriotic address on the war, and was
followed by Mr. O, r Bledsoe and w
Yerger on the same subject whose BAT
riotie utterances like those Of Varda
man aud Liddell were highly compi |
mented. Mr. Coleman was called upon
and thanked the big hearted people of |
Maryland and vicinity for the royal |
time they had given them, Rev j w /
Price followed Mr. Coleman and as he
said he was called upon to pronounce
the benediction which he did in a very
and enjoyable style. It must
have been a day Of enjoyment as every
one we asked on returning reported
good time
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
SUMMER IN THE SOUTH.
Its Mountain Resorts 70 Be IN
Greater Demand Than Ever.

The coming summer Is likely to be
marked by a decided increase in the
patronage Of the mountain resorts Of
the South For more than half a
century the people Of the South who
have had the means and the leisure
have been accustomed to divide their
summers between the resorts
of the North and some Of the
older ones Of the South. In former
years there was a regular migration
with the oncoming Of warm weather
from The lowlands to the mountains
The plantation families or the dwellers
in cities Of the plains made the pil
grimage enlivened with the change to
ont Of door life on the route. and spent
at least month in some retreat like
that Of the old Greenbrier White orI
some Of the lesser resorts whose name
is only a memory Wealthy families
from New Orleans or Mobile Travelled by
steamboat and their private equipaqes
overland to the Appalachian range, and
there remained till the on-cominn Of
cooler weather OF continued their hap
py journey to Saratoga or one Of the
seaside resorts just in their beginnings
That was before the railroads had made
accessible, and had aided in the devel
opment Of many resorts which now
rank with the best the North has or ever
had.
There are many distinct advantages
possessed by these summer refugees
Though many Of them have all the con |
veniences Of table and appointments |
they are still close to the wiidnea OF the |
woods Within the walk of well ar.
ranged hotel are magnificent stretches
Of scenery opportunities for the sports
men and temptations for the invalid TO /
WOO health IN close communion with
nature The winter migration from the
North to Florida Georgia, The Carroll
mas Alabama and Louisiana has become
q permanent fact ia American lifeI
bat the South Is not only an immense
sanitarium for the winter bat for the
whole year From Mason and Dizons
line clear into Alabama and to Georgia
the Appalachian range forms uueudlng
lines q beauty Not as bold al the I
Rockies nor assharply defined perhaps
az The New England Mount Washington,
the ranges of the Blue Ridge are yet
most pleasing in their changing coioi
under different skies, their sweeping
.orms and as they rise to North Caro-
ina their commanding elevations
Comparatively few persons realize that
n Western North Carolina there are a
mountains more than G.O00
.eet high, toweing above other ranges
rom 1900 feet down and one Of The
thief attractions about these mountains
3 that they have nothing of the worn
af the better.known peaks
4 the East Latare full Of pleasant sur
'rises and give opportunity for ever
gisas tohim who idles among
hem
Moreover aa Appalachian range b 3
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

sneaking way TO cripple Gov Nc
Laurin not our Ause The further
assertion Of the Democrat that in ils
opinion Yardaman knew what must be
the result Of his application that it he
has horse sense he did not expect any
fovor from the state administration
which be has lost no opportunity to
yillify, cuss and sandbag makes it
perfectly clear that the person who
wrote that editorial for the Neshoba
Democrat was writing with deliber
ate design to mislead the readers Of
that paper or else he was afflicted with
one Of those cloudy and confused men
tai organisms which cannot make dis.
tinctious that are plainly manifest to
most people even on slight investigation.
Like the Governors letter to Vardaman,
the Democats editorial stultiBes IT,
self It is one Of the curious features
Of the present personal admins
totion, and we reprint it for the pur.
poae Of preserving it for possible future
use. The Carthagenian
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
MIGHTY LONESOME.

The two louesomest newspapers iu
Mississippi, we suspect are the Vicks
burg Dispatch and the Neshoba Demo
erat 10 the best Of our knowledge
they ore the only papers which bave not
quarely condemned our maguannnous
governor for his treatment Of Yarda
man As par q the political history
5f The times We reproduce these all
empte1 defenses of "a indefenaibla
net Editor Wright mantle tly wrote
the article that appeared II the Dis
patch but we judge that the writer d
Che article in The Neshoba Democrat
bias had time 70 think q little and 4
uow to thoroughly ashamed u what
he wrote 70 ever let nis identity bs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

really Un immense mineral fountain
Medicinal watars. soothing To sufferer
/ from minor iIs and curative of long
standing diseases. either In thr shape of
|a beverage or as O bath. gush from
among the rocks at many points Thu
| White sulphur Springs In West Virgin
/ ia the Hot Springs the Warm Springs
+ the Healing sprinrs in Bath county.
/ the Ola Sweet Springs Rockbrjaga
Alum iu Virginia, Che Hot Springs of
/ North Carolina and others 0t Lincoln
/ ton aud shelby, n G., Cross Hin s. C.
! Sweet Water and Bowdcu. near AtIan
tn, are o few OF the Iron Cbalybeate or
sulphur springs belonging to the Yir
gnins the Capiinas. Tennessee and
/ Georgia situated in healthy places and
surrounded by picturesque viowswhfch
are attracting every ycar0 grootpr mum
Der of visitors than before To most eft
these Springs direct railroad connection
is had with thee ofthe North. West
and farther South. and each year finds
Improvements and additional atttac
tions, none OF whieh however mar tbe
beauties which have been created by
nature
Typical Of them nll perhaps are those
in the vicinity Of Ashyille. N. C. The
development Of that section as health
resort for both summer md winter is
largely due to the enterprise Of the rail
roads and the deIightof wealthy persons
who have once visited 10. The city of
Ashytlle itself Is a monument of the ap
probation Of The South as sanitariam
ltspopulation consists largely Of tour
lists, on Of thosoporsons who. once seeing
it, have determined 10 make II their
home for life Near by Is the magniG
cent Biltmore estatean attraction which
casual visitors are permitted to enjoy |
Then there is Cloudland Hotel on the
top os Roam Mountain, Mt an elevation |
Of 6. 400 feet and commanding vigw of |
10000 miles of territory In seven states
the two Virginias, two Carolinns. |
Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. |
From this place there is en- easy access
by an excellent mountain turnpike to |
other resorts, such as Esoeon Inn, at
Linnville, and the accommodations at
Blowing Rock, where spring atmosphere
seems to abide oternalIy By another
route one reaches Waynesyille, filled
with The healing odors Of the fir and
points Of advantage for ob
serving magnificent vIewsof cliff, valley
and mountain stream and The whole
topped by Mount Mitchell, Gandfatb
ar Roam and Clingman's Peak AcrossI
the border lies the Lookout Mountain,
lyerhanging Chattanooga Not tarl
away is Chickamaaga, which soeina des
tined to be the place Of attraction Of
thousands OF heartB, II not Ot rect dur
ng the coming summer The very fact
which has made Chickamauga a mobil
zation center for armies Of the United
states Is that which will induce q large
patronage Of the Southern mountain re- :
0rts this year No one can doubt that
imidity on the part of many persons
yill lead them to select the mountains
or their summer outing instead Of the
eashore The resorts along the coast
viii probably have a good business but
hey must share to o greater extent than
yer that business with the secure
ealth giving, comfortable and pictur {
sque resorts Of the Appalachians
manufacturers Record Baltimore Nd
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

II GOV. McLaurin believes, as he says,
that the common laborer q entitled 70
AZ much consideration as the man who
occupies the highest political position
why don't he telegraph some poor fel.
lows wife to allow his remains to lie in
state at the capitol for one day before
the funerali tits such demagoguery as
this utterance that has made the Me-
Laurin administration the failure that
It Is. Coffeeville Courier
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

/ Gov McLaurin has shown his hand
again, and this time Il was all about the
Senator George funeral. He requested
that the remains Of the lamented sena.
tor lie in state at jackson, and then re
fused to pay the expenses out Of the OK.
ecutive contingent fund He was criti.
cised for this action and comes back by
saying he had no more right to pay any
part Of the expenses Of Senator George S
funeral expenses than be did any ordi-
nary farmer This he intended to reach
the masses Of the people, and would be
all right If It were not for the circum.
stances surrounding the entire affair II
must be remembered that he requested
that the remains Of Senator George be
halted at Jackson, and remain there
twenty-four hours In that case he
made himself or the state liable TO the
expenses Of the stop-over, and If he was
the right sort Of man he would pay it
out Of his own private funds, If he did
not want the state to pay it After the
matter was brought out in the public
prints, the governor saw a chance to
get in his one gallus racket, and he
did in fine shape, He knows as well as
anybody that he or the people Of Jack
son ought to have paid the expenses in
CURED by stopping the remains Of Sena
tor George IN jackson Weare disgust
ed with the governor and our patience
is worn out. Wecould attack him on a
hundred different things but will let
him 90. Aberdeen Weell ".
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
STILL THEY SPEAK.
Other Papers Of the State Speak ConcerDtDg the
ActioDs Of the Governor.

city is not in the remotest degree re-
sponsible for this unfortunate denou-
ment and it is not just that It be
charged with sins Of which it is guilt
less The News defends Its city against
the charge Of the Government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
rHE GOYERNoR,s REPLY.

The reply Of Gov McLaurin, which
we print on our first page is interesting
reading, inasmuch as the excuses ht
puts forth are so absurd.
This looks to MS IS II it was pretty
thin. The governor talks as If it would
take a month to decide whether he
could have paid this out OF the contin
gent fund or not
He could easily have ascertained thi'
before the meeting Of the legislature
and brought it before the body and II
would nave been paid, but now he trys
to shift the responsibility'of on the citi
zens Of jackson.
II looks to rs as II the governor had
Just neglected to attend to this matter
for fear he would have one more burden
to bear in the way Of criticism, but gen.
orally when we delay a thing Of this
kind because we are afraid Of criticism,
It goes more severe with us than # II
had been attended to at once, and It
seems that in this case it proved so with
the governor.
Some people would criticise NcLau,
rim for going to church, but we venture
the assertion that not one "of the peo-
pie OF the state would have had word
to say should be have paid their mon
eyo for these expenses out Of the con
tingent fund .HcComb Special
without any desire whatever Of in.
yading the field Of prophecy we will
hazard this prediction. to-wit, namely
VIZ: Hon Auselem J. McLanriu, the
present governor Of the state Of Missis.
dppi will 90 before the people when the
time comes, as a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate. As such candidate he
win point with pride to biz refusal to
pay tho funeral expenses Of Gen George
out az the contingent fund, and defend
his indefensible course by saying in sub
stance, Il not in words that some Of
the lawyers. fowsfolls and little 2x4
newspapers have seen fl 70 critlcise NE
because ] refused to pay The funeral ex
penses OF General George out of the
fund a fund that belongs
to the psople and only held by me In
sacred trust These little newspapers
and these enemies Of mine would have
me divert this acacred fund to defray
the funeral expenses of man who had
grown rich Of Of public patronage and |
tie sum total Of whose salary was more
than The aggregate wealth Of every
man. woman and child within the
sound II my voice etcetera, ~ 1lfn
tum
Ause, Of course, will not adopt Opr
words, but the idea will be cauial ont
md q great many who now cur g him |
win applaud bis explanation This is
lna d the ways Of tie political u IT'D
Star Ledger
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

The governor has written another
long letter, to be found printed in to-
days PROGRESS, explaining why the
expenses Of the funeral Of Gen. George
were not paid By him On Che state
Every time the Governor is bottled up
which is about once every two months,
he has to write a letter Of explanation
Perhaps he IS the only governor in this
country who has made this q habit or
has been forced to 1t, ana iii 40 cases
does his explanation explain. His little
set-to with a quarantine officer at Pearl
River bridge called for letter of
explanation, which was such a feeble
effort chat he became the laughing
stock Of tile entire state, and the one
we publish today Is 10 better The
governor should .endeavor to do right
avoid all blunders and after writing
his letters Of explanation throw them
into the fire, A generous public is not
going to censura him il he is right al
heart and shows 70 the world Fiat be is
tryiur u d. rieh Hiesbars Pro
gress
- go .------e ~ ~
Without reference % tho unfortunate
controversy over these bills, CHE News
propose To state the facts in dela oi
its home city, q city That & AZ liberal
and as charitable az any 0thef 10 this
broad land
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

flliuoiB Central Ticket on aie 1nly
2nd BID and 4th good 70 return Jaly
7th jig elusive
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-21

breatilless and spent with the haste
he had made. -.
lawfully sorry I'm so late, Miss
Relinger," gasped he. Some SHY
idiot fastened me into my bedroom
this morning and it took me beastly
long time TO screw of the lock with
my penknife. I've half notion II
was one of Captain Moston's jokes
Captain Moston?' said !, my hand
going instinctively into my pocket
where lay the discriminating Key
Eyes; our rooms are close together,
you know-his two rooms to the right
of yours, just as mine is two doors to
the left. But I'll find some dodge to
pay him out for this lark before
I'm day older, You bet. And now,
Miss Bellinger, if it isn't too late to
begin" ~
81 rather fancy it is, Harold" has
tened to put in.
"For me, you mean?" exclaimed he,
grinning. "Well, 1 guessed some
thing of the sort when l saw you here.
I'd better clear out, Ell? So I'll ta-ta
now and leave you. Go ahead, old
chap 1 never like to spoil sport. "
Chambers Journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-21
WHEN THE STARS FELL.
Meteoric shower Followed by Season
OF Religious Activity.

Meteoric shower Followed by n Season
OF Religious Activity.
The recent eclipse was discussed in
q crowd of old-timers the other day,
and it was unanimously admitted that
whenever anything unusual occurred
in the heavens it impressed the be-
holder more than any other phenome-
non. From the subject Of eclipse tho
conversation turned TO comets and
meteors, and the big shower Of falling
stars in November, 1888, was referred
to by one of the takers.
"I remember it," said Colonel
George w. Adair. cat that time
was only small boy, but the spec
tacle was one not to be forgotten in a
hurry, and the agitation and alarm OF
the older people around me impressed
it upon my mind.
1T was the night of November ID,
1888, when the stars fell. l was then
living out in the country, in Henry
county, and was fast asleep When the
shower came.
"My father had gone. that night to
corn-shucking, and knew nothing
about the trouble until he started
home. He was with friend, named
Jones, man of religious turn of mind,
and when the stars commenced cutting
up their capers my father was anxious
to reach home as soon as possible.
But Jones was frightened out Of his
wits, and got down on his knees by
the side of the road to pray. II was
no use reasoning with him. Every
hundred yards or so he collapsed and
dropped on his knees. He had pow
erful voice, and his lamentations and
shouts made the woods ring and added
to the horrors of the night.
FINALLY my father got home, and
he lost no time in waking my mother
and myself, / shall never forget the
scene spread out before me when /
went out into the yard. 1t was indie
scribably grand and awful, and the
heavens seemed to be filled with mil
lions of skyrockets. Streams of fire
rolled in every direction, and the stars,
VI mt'coiS, lell llhc llHheS VI SHOW.
Nothing like it had ever been seen
by the people then living, and they
were badly scared The colored people
set up the most unearthly yells and
bowls, and from every cabin might be
heard snatches of prayer and religious
songs. Many of the spectators be-
lieved that the world was coming to
an end, and they were in frenzy of
terror and excitement.
'The next day everybody felt re-
lieved, but there was very little work
done. Naturally everybody got into
religious frame Of mind, and for
weeks after the preacher had large
congregations, and crowd Of old sin
ners joined the church.
ut was wonderful sight and
never expect to see anything like it
again. Atlanta Journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-21
Guides for Rcgyara.

1t is an interesting proof of the i'm
portance the begging letter profess
sion has attained that its practitioners
are now provided with specially COM
piled directories containing the names
and addresses of people likely TO sue
cumb to their pedatory devices. Some
time ago a Mr.. II. Grant published
In England a volume entitled 1.-The
Charitable Ten Thousand" at the
price OF one guinea mere trife 10
begging-letter writer of average
skill and industry. This was so sue
cessiul that Grant now announces
that he is bringing out an appendix,
10 be called The Guide to Givers."
and to contain the names and ai-
dresses OF "several thousand addition
a. and living benefactors, collected
With the greatest care"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-21
Remarkable Ear Of Corn.

An ear of corn which Patrick Cullen
believes TO he worth a small fortune is
being carefully preserved by that indi-
yidual, who recently found his prize
on Farmer Uprights place at Merton
square, Montgomery county. To the
ordinary city man there is really moth
ing remarkable about the ear Of corn.
Its kernels are not Of solid gold, nor
are there any diamonds concealed
about the cob. It's value lies in the
fact that somewhere at some time or
other some agricultural society offered
reward of $1,000 to any one who
would find perfect ear of corn with
the kernels growing in an uneven
number Of rows. 1t has always been
found that the rows are even, say ten,
twelve, or fourteen to acob. This ear
which Patrick Cullen found, however,
shows thirteen rows around the butt
and eleven around the middle of the
cob. Many farmers to whom Cullen
showed his prize assured him that the
ear was as perfect rs it could be, and
that il was really a curiosity. Cullen
is now looking for the agricultural so.
ciety which offered the $1,000 reward.
Philadelphia Record.