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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14
ODDITIES OF A WEALTHY MAN.
some OF the Queer Things which
Marked the Life or mn Eccen-
tFic Ohtoan.

George II. Hopper, who died the other
day Oh his Elmwood estate, near Cleye-
land, o., began life as a timer, and
made himself immensely rich through a
contract for furnishing tin Guns to the
Standard Oil company, About ten
years ago Mr., Hopper purchased Elm
wood farm, e Cleveland, and started
in to lead the life of a gentleman farm
n. Many amusing stories are told OF
MIN IN this connection, He decided to
turn il into a stock farm. The first
thing he did was TO purchase Bell Boy,
a stallion, for $4,000. Six months later
Bell Boy and the stables we're burned.
Mn. Hopper became disguised with the
tuea Of raising stock, and gave It up
He was seized with the idea at n
time that it was the proper thing for a
gentleman of elegant leisure to own a
yacht, He had nj built, and chris
tened il Florence, in honor of his eldest
daughter. When the yacht was com
pleted it was found to be too bic to en-
ter the creek at the farm, and, there be-
''0 "' h'hAAHh hhl Nti Hi llle DIAGe, II
had TO be kept at A~shtabula, 10 miles
distant. Hopper hated the yacht from
the day it was built, 1t was launched
without ballast, and as it struck the wa
Ter o big wave hit it, and it capsized
and went to the bottom, with the crew
on board. The yacht was raised, but
Hopper never again put his foot upon it.
Hopper's whole career as a farmer
was an amusing failure. He owned
beautiful orchard Of peach trees. and a
friend n day remarked that he would
come down In the peach season and par-
take Of some.
Do said Hopper, do, grasping him
by the hand warmly, "but let "a know
when you are coming, so we can get
some peaches from Geneva"
Hopper was Of a nervous. restless dis
position and had lived such a busy M
that It was agony for him to be idIe
Therefore be employed men 10 bufId
stone wall around his park, not that the
wall was at an necessary. but thst n
gave him something to superintend-I
Chicago Inter Ocean
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

3" would IKE 81 see rWU NRFNN tu every
homo. WILLIAM Il BRYAN.
September SO, lW7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

The education department ma a5.
dressed a circular to school managers
dealing with the subject Of stone
throwing. Init Sir George Kekewich
saysi u ann to request Chat tbe man.
ayers Of your school win be 50 eood
as y caution che children seriously
against the practice Of mischievous 81
reckless stone-throwing and to point
Quito them the disastrous consequence
that may ensue We earnestly None
that the disastrous consequence mes.
toned ~ the circular may include a
smart application df the birch rod Is
that portion % the body which has been
generous suppiiedb y Providence witf
some % different sensor nerves.-Ion
don Lancet,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

PdaHsasd aoala4 Is Pr Ad7aun, $50
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

NE ARENA q. H9sLaal Mass.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

SPECIMEN o09T AVE- PROSPECTUS fREE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

Ahh' h"At HAosiAelN hlaatnB ms clam
my forehead until their loathsome
locks, flowing with serpeuts, crawl in,
to his bosom, and sink their sharp
faugs and suck up his life's blood. and
coiliug around his heart. pinch Il with
ohills and shudders u~nuttorable.
Take warning. You are no stronger
than tens of thousands who have bv
this practice been o%verthrown. Ma
young man In our cities can escape be.
ing tempted. Beware OF the Hrst he.
ginniugs. This road is a down grade.
and every instant increases the momen.
tum Launch not upon this PREACHER.
Gus sea, splint hullys slrew the beach
Everlasting storms howl up and
down, tossing unwary craft into the
hellgate I speak Of what / have seen
with my own eyes. To a gamblers
deatu-bed there comes no hope. he
viii probably die alone His former
associates come not nigh his dwelling
When his hour comes his miserable soul
viii go ouJ 81 a miserable lie into
q miserable eternity. As his COR IL.
matua pass the house whore he was
ruined, old companions may look out
for = moment aud Say; There goes
the old Uarcass-dead az last but thev
will not get up from the table. Let
him down into his grave Plant
no tree to cast It's shade there.
for the long. deep, eternal gloom
that settles there IS shadow.
enough Plant 40 flrget.ut
nots or eglantines around tbe spot.
fer Aowers were n1t made 70 grow "a
such 9 blasted hesth. Visit Il not ia
the sunshine tor that would So moe
cry but ia she dismal night, when ao
stars were out and the spirit oE dar
ness comes down horscd ga the wind
then Visit tte grave rs tae gambiar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

The Arena for 1903 viii be the
Ideal magazine for the Amer
lean people
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14


bright, can keep back the gameater
The sweet eaII o. love bounds back
from his iron sJai,a and alI endearmgnta
are consumed Ga the Are of his passion.
The family Bible viii 60 after an other
treasures are lost, andH his crown In
Heaven we're put into his hand hs
would cry Here goes one more
game my boys On this 0ne throw
stake my crown of Heaven
a young Ran iu London ON coming
of age, received a fortune Of sl2J.09O,
and through gambling 10 three years
was thrown on bis mother for support.
An only son went to New Orleans He
was rich intellectual and elegant in
manners. His parents gave him On
his departure from home, their last
blessing The sharpers got hold Of
him. They battered him. They lured
him to the gaming table and let him
win almost every time for a good while,
and patted him on the back and said:
"First-rate player But, mllyinthcir
grasp they leeced him, and his $50. 900
was lost Last of all, he put up his
watch and lost that. Then he thought
of his home. and of his old father and
mother and wrote thus:
My beloved parents You will doubt
~. ( 49, yag aEs1J III
your bosom, on whom you have Law.
ished all the fagors Of your declining
years. But should a feeling Of joy for
.a - ai,
""eH you a'r'at" h''' SH'a
rom u''' 9i''l'ah ~ uoL. "l'a t1'toN
taaP' ne, 81 ~ li'0' i"'7s gray H@'t7'
shl0 > 5"on1l nave h"'ote' anu pro-
Lze''u' ! Su"t' gi'hS 9o"n 'N soLI"" "
yue grave. WIN no1 CURSE my
uoaDi"5'I' OpS on may zoo
hYoiRe vhe wrongs ana lln'
''2le '.''geV 'pDu ol' 0NWeIy
w. " WY 1""' SINAI "e'S Plcas' iAlh'
ms Hy ug"I parents ~ g'e ia'O iey,
w wv WIZ ever ieeel'" lrom We.
Hu"g prey Jou' 'D'si''u1S ~ "a
Hy lying prayer, long Deloro YOU
WIZ ave fecelYea TINS from me the
cotu BF@'e YIN nave closeo upon w
forever L'le 70 me ~ uhauPPof1apie'
: San my my ! WI Ho6' Saiar tls
Alanlo oi having ruined you lofget
1lu loIs'Ve - 'ho uylhB prayer u your
u~atoIs"uabe son
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uoy ~ ny hg was uoSu az lISO3 puS
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-14

tHH Hha9lsf ptyHtltt n IAH1 NE4Hh" All
around -butin gftdrd 5arH8rs and amid
Reorge9Bs surF9uudi age This sin
waeIta ruin first "A providing su
unbcalthfui stimulaul Excitement "a
~plnasurabie Under Hvery sky and 10
every Hge men have bought &C. Ws
must At times have excitement A
Thousand voices DO Ju1 uaturg demand
ir. u Is right It's heallhiul It B..
~iuaDInting Dc is l~esire GDd-giveu.
Bot anything that q st QratiHea this
appetite and hurla &c back ia a berriBC
reaction rs deBi0rabl p aud wicked.
L88. aHt for the agllatiDn that. ike a
rough musician. iu bringing ont the
tune plays - hard DE breaks down the
instrument Tod never made d man
strong enough 10 end pre- the wear and
tear 0t gambling excl ement5.
a young man hav Iug suddenly fu-
herited q large property. sits az the
hazard tables, and Il ses up ia a dice
box the estate won bk q fathers life,
time sweat, and shaIuts il and tosses r.
away Intemperauce soon stigmatizps
its victim kicking hiln Dut, % siavering
fool, into the ditch, or sending him,
with the d]runltnrds hincDugh stagyer-
ing up the street where his family
lives But gambling does not ia that
way expose It's victims. The gambler
may be eaten lp bY t1e gamblers pas
sion yet you only discover it by the
greed Ia his eyes, thd hardness OF his
features, the threadbtra coat. and bis
embarrassed cuisines, Yet he is on
the road 10 ruin, and no preachers
voice, or startling " 1ruiug, or wife s
entreatg can make b IN stay for q mo-
ment his h%eadl1ng career.
The Internal spell ID on him, a giant
is aroused withiui and though YOU bind
him with oables, they would part like
thread and though you fasten him
seven times around with chuius, they
would snap like rtfstcd wire; and
though You piled Up in his path
H]eayen-biRh Bibles, tracts and SER
mons, and on the top should set the
cross Of the Son Of G1d, owe. them an
The gambler would lehp like a roe over
the rocks, on his vs. BY to perditi0n.
"AceIdama, the field Bf blOodr
Again, this sin works ruin by killing
industry. A man used to reaping scores
on hundreds OF dollars from the gam
ing table viii not be content with slow
work He will say. HWhab Is the use
~
t.1f r,''S' e"No =
aa
MI ""9
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a. = ne 'e
L.ns = "lH" a.
W. so,'
s1 '"lo y
19,a,oaa 80 g'psl
.,Ha nj ~
NJ ~ ~ ~
house Of vermin Tbs fly that takes
the sweetness from The dregs of the
cup compromises BY purifying the air
and keeping back thu pestilenee. But
The gambler gives ot anything for
that which he takes. / recall that SEN
tence He docs malvs q return, but It
is @ disgrace TO the man he 0eeces, de-
spatr to his heart, ruin to his business,
anguish 10 his wife, shame to his chill
dreu and eternal waNtiug away 60 his
soul. He pays iu toars and blood and
agony and darkness lnd woe.
Whit dun work ID blowing TO the
former when IN the village saloon in
one night he maFcs and loses the value
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
REVISION OF THE
 DREYFUS CASE Court Of Cessation Nov Listening to
 the Pleas. WAS NO DEMONSTRATION Wife of the Prisoner of Devils Island
 in Attendance. M. BARD REVIEWED THE APPEAL Spoke of the Efforts to Obtain Revis- ion and Referred to the Denuncia- tion of Major Esterhazy-
 The Henry Episode.
N. BARD REVIEWED THE APPEAL

Paris, October N.-The court of cessation. which is to decide upon the question of re- opening the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the prisoner of Devils Island, who is alleged to have been falsely convicted of selling important military plans to agents of for eign power, opened at noon today. The hall was filled with people, but there was no demonstration around the Palace Of Justice, the gates of which were closed as a matter of precaution, only ticket holders being admitted.
 The few spectators about the palace were kept moving by the police, and inside the building municipal guards were stationed in all the corridors leading to the court room.
 Maitre Laborie, who was counsel for M. Zola during the latter's famous trial, was among the lawyers occupying the first row. Madame Dreyfus, wife of the pris- oner, was provided with seat in a corner. She was represented by Maitre Mornard.
 The Dreyfus appeal case was called im-
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
:. D. L. RUSSELL NOTIFIED
That the State is On the Verge of a
 Revolution.
WHITES DRIVEN TO DESPERATION
Conflict Which Will Cause Loss of Thou sands of Lives Will Result if the Blacks Are Continued
 in Power

Washington, October 2.-James D. Boyd, assistant attorney general, has returned to Washington from North Carolina. He will be here a short time and return to take part in the redhot political campaign in progress. He will make a number of speeches. He describes the fight as des- perate one. The following correspondence between number of Washington business men and Governor Russell is made public for the first time, and explains how serious the outlook is:
 "Wilmington, N. C., October 24.-Hon. D.. L. Russell, Raleigh, N. C.-Dear Sir: We have been deeply concerned during the past week by the very excited state of the election, which threatens to provoke war between the white and black races.
 we have frequently observed during po- litical campaigns in the past degree of hostility which, at times, appeared to threaten the public peace, but which pass
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
SPANISH COMMISSIONERS
 HAVE ACCEPTED OUR TERMS

have reduced it to the cipher code for the purpose of telegraphing 1t to Philadelphia would have consumed more time and been less satisfactory in results than the ser vices of messenger. As vital stage had been reached it was thought advisable not to delay till the presidents return, and so Assistant Secretary Gridler's confidential clerk was sent to Philadelphia with the daily report.
 It is expected that the commissioners will now take up the subject of the Philip pines. The American commissioners have given this subject much attention, but so far it has never appeared before the joint cimmission save in the shape of one spas modic effort made by the Spaniards at the very beginning of the sessions to have the United States abandon Mania as precedent to further negotiations on the subject of the Philippines
 The American commissioners, among other things, have been looking into the subject of the Philippine debt, about which there is much ignorance at this end of the line. It is unlikely that the same rule will be applied to that debt as was insisted up- on relative to the Cuban debt.
 Will Annex Philippines
 In other words, if the United States an- nexes the Philippines, which seems now to be the logical outcome of the situation, 1t might be reasonably contended that at least so much of the debt as represented moneys expended for the improvement of the island should pass to the United States with the title.
 The situation is regarded as materially different from that in Cuba, where the United States gains nothing substantial, for with the annexation of the Philippines we would acquire a territory almost as large as the British Isles, with a teamng population of more than S.000,000 people.
 It will be for the American commission CTS to arrange the details for the transfer of the Philippines to the United States as it is expressly stipulated in the peace pro- tocol that the disposition of the Philip pines shall be arranged by the peace com missoners, so that there is ample war
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
FAURE REQUESTS M. DUPUY
 ID FORM FRENCH CABINET

and believe, is competent and has made reasonably good officer and as to whom I have heard no complaint as to his official conduct. The republicans propose, as am informed to vote for the following members of the legislatures:
 For the senate: B. F. Keith; for the house, D. L. Core and R. B. Davis.
 Now, who are these men? MT. Keith is a respectable merchant of your city. He was voted for by perhaps 90 per cent. of the democrats of your county in the last election as an elector on the presidential ticket and was elected by the people of North Carolina by majority of some 2O,- GOO.
 Captain R. B. Davis has been for many years a leading man in North Carolina He has been one of the leaders of the demo- crats in the state. He has been elected by their votes and served as one of their most important men in the state legislature. He is a gentleman of education and culture and an orator of distinction. He was an elector for the state-at-large in the last presidential election and was elected by the whole people of the state by some 2O,- 900 majority.
 MT. D. l.. Core is man of large prop erty and of extensive business connections As I understand 1t he has generally acted politically with the democratic party until the election of 1896, when he voted for Mo- Kinley.
 Are North Carolinians
 "All of these men are North Carolinians, as well connected as capable and as close ly associated with the business, social and material interests of the state as any three men who could be found in the commu- nifty.
 q am informed that the republicans of New Hanover are willing to adopt such ticket for county commissioners as will give the highest assurance of protection of property rights and of honest and eco- nomical administration.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
Troops to Leave Lexington

Lexington, Ky October 27-Brigadier General Jos Sanger, accompanied by his staff, left tonight for Columbus, Ga. Brig adler Generals Wiley, Waites and Andrews left last night. The four generals will select camp sites for the troops now at Camp Hamilton. The movement of the troops from Camp Hamilton will not be- gin before November and several weeks will elapse before they can all be trans ferred to the southern camp.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
Their MajcstIes at Jaffa

Jaffa, Palestine, October N.-Their Ger man imperial majesties arrived here this afternoon at o'clock, escorted by cav alcade of Arabs and Turkish cavalry. They were accompanied also by the Vali of Damascus, and the governor of Jaffa and Jerusalem with large suites A null titude of natives came a considerable dis tance to meet them.
 The German squadron left Haifa simul- taneously and steamed toward Jaffa in a parallel line with the royal advance by land which was somewhat slow owing to the nature of the country.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28

You say the republican ticket must be suppressed. Do you mean to suppress the republican ticket which will be not only to deny the republicans of New Hanover the privilege of exercising their constitutional right to vote for members of the legislature and county officers, but also would deny them their right to vote for members of congress and judges and such state officers as are to be voted for n this election? They would thus be de- prived not only of their rights under the state constitution, but those secured to them under United States constitution as well. Yours very truly,
 DANIEL L. RUSSELL. Governor"
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
The Botkin Case

San Francisco October 27.-rhe grand jury took up the Botkin case today. If an indictment be found it will be for the mur- der of Mrs. Johp P. Dunning. The finding Of true bill will necessarily bring the matter into the local courts for trial now that tho pperior court has held that Mrs. Botkln cannot be taken from the confines of California.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
waring Has Yellow Fever

New York, October 27.-Colonel George E. Waring, Jr., formerly street commits sioner of New York, is sick at his home in this city with yellow fever contracted in Havana. Commissioner William L.
 Jenkins, of the health department made an official statement to this effect tonight
 Colonel Waring returned from Cuba on the Ward line steamer Yucatan two days ago.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
Sailed for Manila

San Francisco, October 27.-The United States transport Indiana sailed this morn- ing for Manila, having on board the First and Second battallons of the Kansas reg iment.
The age-herald., 1898-10-28

mediately after the opening of the court. Reporter Bard opened the proceedings by referring to the excitement and scandals caused by the case, even before the appeal for revision of the trial was lodged. He then reviewed the history of the case from the arrest of Dreyfus, and said his con- demnation was for one of the crimes which inspire universal horror, and it struck one of these in whom the country had the most confidence.
 Continuing, M Bard spoke of the efforts made to obtain revision of the case, re- ferred to the denunciation of Major Ester haZy and reviewed Mime. DreyfuS appeal for revision of the case.
 In so doing, M Bard said this appeal was based on the assumption that the bordereau was written by Major Esterhazy. He then pointed out that there were suspicious facts which justify the request for the revision Mime. Dreyfus contended that her husband did not write the bordereau, which all the experts reported he did write. The court, therefore, would have to examine these facts and decide whether a revision was justified.
 Col. Henry's Confession
 M. Bard added that the appeal for a re- vision was decided upon in consequence of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Henrys con- fession, that he had forged a document in the case, but, M. Bard said, this forgery was committed in 1896, and could not alone be regarded as ground for revision or for an annulment of the judgment rendered in 1894.
 Notwithstanding the fact, M. Bard said, that Lieutenant-Colonel Henry had com mitted forgery, his evidence was the most crushing against Dreyfus; but, he con- tinued, the evidence of a forger Is open to suspicion. There was, therefore, the pre- sumption of conscience; based upon fresh facts which led to the appeal for a re- vision of the case, and there was also ground to ask whether another new fact has not been brought to light and if Dreyfus was really the author of the bordereau and note written to Major Ester hazy and found in the apartment of Mme Pays, in which the writer asked what he should do respecting the bordereau.
 Paty Du CIam's Report
 M. Bard next read Colonel Du Paty De Clam's report of the arrest of Dreyfus then a captain of French artillery, doing staff duty, in which the colonel said that Dreyfus. while writing his dictation, ''be- trayed intense excitement"
 But" M. Bard added. amid the sur
 [Continued on Second Pagel
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Nicholas A Advocates Revision

London, October 27.-According to the Ma tional Review Emperor Nicholas, of Rus sia, has become an advocate of Dreyfus revision. f44ss .,
The age-herald., 1898-10-28
win Deviate from Protocol

Will Deviate from Protocol
 London, October 2S-The Paris corre- spondent of the Standard says: There is good reason to believe that the United States intend to retain the Philippines on the ground that President Mckinley must satisfy public opinion. The government believes that the American commissioners will argue the necessity of this, deviating from the spirit and text of the protocol on the ground that the condition of things in the island of Luzon and the Archipelago renders 1t impossible for America to aban- don her native allies or for Spain to re- establish her rule without heavy sacrifices of men and money and finally because Spain could not be allowed to retain pos session except under conditions unpala- table to Spain and her colonial traditions.
 Spain, however, cannot yet believe she will be deprived of the Philippines without some pecuniary compensation in addition to a recognition of the Philippine loan of 1S96 Therefore, upon the question of the Philippines the Spanish commissioners will make even a stronger resistance than they have made over the Cuban debt.