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The commonwealth., 1899-01-13
WHEN JOHNNIE COMES MAacHlNo HOME
Old mississippi il the spot
HnrrAh! Hurrah
Whore politics viii get rel hot
Hurrah. Hurrah!
Old Mississippi i the spot
Whers politics will get red hot
Wen all expect q grsat time
When Johnnie cOmea marching home.

The Allen
Governor Maurin for the thought viii make the In
campaigns Mississippi campaign
Davis Pren From tho there will be ohe
time Congressman John Sharp Williams and
Rob Lowry making all candidates for the and
unequaed wCongressman PriyateTee
noble fight the gold
bugs and their kind It said that Ex-Governor Lowry will only
compete
Allen growing
his district which last election proved throughout
only wit bnt the this backed
hard McLaurnisn
mb at the mention of his they realize that the In
against their idol his
administration to him than those fighting the clan do
like old whose few
back When time called into the his chill
family family Bible he read chap
knelt down After thanking the alwse Creator the
bestowed him asked that his life
the
and clans and their stead
The commonwealth., 1899-01-13

As commtee arriving the wish Of the
state in the coming election convention would
that its secretary secretaries the county
mee aud their countless This believe
will be the quickest arriving the wish Of the people n
the matter. s@gsSt
The commonwealth., 1899-01-13

bug All this speech free silver
Allen John Sharp Williams him they canvass
the suppose vhave supplement every he news
The commonwealth., 1899-01-13

Reofrm today the people shout,
Hurrah! Hnrrah!
Good men in Office will bring it about
HurrahI Hurrahl r
Reform today the people shout,
Good men in Office will bring 1t about,
So get in the ranks and keep in line,
When Johnnie comes marching home.
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book, and small mirror. At the foot
of the bed is a washstand, with two
bowls and few toilet articles. On
the transom of the alcove is each
cadets name, which must also appear
over his clothes press and pegs. Guns
have separate rack.
Two cadets occupy o room. The
selection of room mates is left to the
cadets themselves, the authorities
claiming no Jurisdiction.
Each cadet takes his turn as room
orderly weekly. The orderly is re-
sponsible' for the general order and
cleanliness of the ROOM He must see
that the ventilation is perfect, that the
lights go ont at taps. Upon him rests
the responsibility of dust appearing
on the shelves. He must not allow
his room mate or any visitor to stand
at the window in shirt sleeves, and
whatever is done in the room he
stands accountable for.
Formerly cadets were compelled to
scrub the floors Of their rooms, but
civilians are now employed for that
purpose. This is the only evidence
of luxury that has cropped mp ut West
Point during the century of its exist
ence.
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Eness ran to the center of the square
and sung her challenge, which sound
ed very much like ''Tobegontobegon-
tobegon, but when repeated slower
for my benefit it sounded like "to be
gone" thrice repeated.
:, The square in which the game was
played was something like the accom-
psnying diagram, only it was in the
sand and the '1aha" lines were made
by bare foot. When the toe of the
shoe declared that Eness was SIT" the
rest gathered about her-Bitruana
and Bralsidis and Olihsy and Vahedis.
Then Eness shouted "Tobegontobe-
gontobegon" and the other girls
darted away to their corners. The
game was for Eness to touch one of
the others as she. passed over the
t:laha" lines, and then that one should
be out OF the game. The last one
caught should "stand" the next time.
And want to say that it was just a
jolly play, and one out of which each
player got lots of exercise.
First Bitrusna sidled mp to the line
and Eness made dash at her, and as
she did so Olihay skipped across on
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-06
BRITISH SUFFER- AGAIN.
4 Considerable Force Ambushed Near
Escourt While Reconnoitring.
DISASTER TO AN ARMORED TRAIN.

Many British Soldiers were Taken Pris-
oners by tho Boers-Lleutensnt
Churchill DlstinE nEuishes HIMSELF
Beers -Psspsring to Resist the Rein-
forcements For General White.
LONDON (By Cable). THE War Office has
received the following dispatch frNm Gen.
aral Butler dated at Cape Town:
"Haye received from Hlldyard; Pieter-
marttzburg, telegram OF which the fol.
lowing Is the purport:
"The of1oer commanding the troops at
Estcourt reports at midday that an ar.
mored train LETT Estcourt this morning
with company OF the Dublin Fuslllers and
q company Of the Durham volunteers.
North Of Frere they encountered party OF
Beers and began to withdraw. While re.
tlring some OF the trucks were derailsd.
The Dublins turned out and advanced to.
ward the enemy, while the rest Of the train
appears to have returned without them to
Estcourt."
It appears that the Beers had prepared
q clever little trap and the British train
seems to have been run with guileless In
nocence. After they had fallen into the
trap the personal bravery OF the party on
the train was useless IN the face OF the ex-
cellent fire OF the Beers, who were able to
send to Pretoria another batch OF pris.
oners varIously estimated at from fifty to
one hundred.
Winston Churchill. son OF Lady Randolph
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST. PROPHETS.

-GodlTrains Us to Fight-Sor.
rows EnnobIing Touch - Trials Are
the Rough File-Prayer Is Realizing
God-Nature Seen Through Sympathy.
Bleak lies the road along the mountain
height,
, Melting in lengthening distance dim and
gray,
The heavenly vision flashes on our sight
Only to fade away,
And faltering We delay; =.
Fair Is the valley-very green and fair
Our tired feet are fain to linger there!
Across the plain the winds are blowing
chill,
Yet fiercely at the moontide burnt the
sun,
Point after point we strive to gain, and
Another lies uhwon,
Breathless and faint we run;
Until the hopes that cheered US almost seer
The feeting fancies OF fevered dream.
Nay, though We stumble, though our heart:
may ache,
The city that we seek has but one road,
He who has suffered all things for oui
sake
Himself the Son OF God
This very pathway trod.
And as He passed, He left as ,His decree
For ali who love Him, Follow after Me-
Then we will follow. What though over
borne
Each with his burden, soiled With dust
and heat
Above the misty hills shines clear the dawr
That leads us TO His feet,
4 Then shall their rest be sweet
Who we'll have KEEP. through loss and toll
and strife
The straight and narrow way whose gate II
life.
.-Christian Burke, in the Argosy.
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SsSSssSaGSTSS1S7Ss70N7s1N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HSinplicity Cadet Life
: at West Point Academy.

Spartan simplicity is the predomin.
ant feature of cadet rooms at West
Point. They are furnished alike.
There are no decorations in one that
cannot be found in all the others. A
millionaire's son has no more privil.
eyes than the poorest lad whose brains
and physical perfection secured his
appointment.
No furniture or ornaments are al
lowed in rooms except those called for
by the regulations. Everything in 9
cadets room is purchased ont of the
pay he receives from the government.
No ornaments are allowed on the
walls. but few photographs may be
placed on the top shelf of the clothes
press. Each cadet must make up his
bed after reveille. Mattresses and
blankets are folded neatly and piled
against the head. Shoes are lined
parallel on the floor by the side of the
bed. An alcove furnished with hooks
provides place for uniforms. The
hooks are numbered for each garment.
Nigh clothes and one clothes bag for
each cadet hang on pegs next to the
bed. A small clothes press, having
four shelves, stands against the wall
near the door. This rress holds the
remaining belongings of the occu-
pants.
The mantel ornaments consists of
neat frame giving the hours of in
struction, copies of the army regula-
tions, U. s. NJ. A. regulations, blue
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The Now Government Printing ONCE.

The new Government Printing OF.
fee will cost about $2,000,0 900, and it
is said that even after it's completion
it will not be large enough to meet the
demands upon it. The new building
will be eight stories in height, aud its
floor space will be about nine acres.
The floors will sustain load of S5,-
900, 900 pounds. The building will
be constructed in such substantial
manner that the entire space can be
filed with paper and books without
injuring its stability in any degree.
Access to the various floors will be OBJ
tanned by twelve electric elevators.
The building will be lighted with 1000
incandescent lights. A refrigerating
plant will furnish cold filtered water
on every floor for driking purposes.
Alarge crematory will destroy all the
refuse material, and this will aid in
heating water, etc. It is hoped in
time that Congress will appropriate
the money for modern typesetting ma.
chimes, but it is probable that when
the census is complete and the reports
published. the equipment OF the cen.
sus printing Office will revert to the
Government Printing Ofice.-Scien'
tifc American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-06
Two Stories Of Lawyers.

The logic of wit is the most destruc-
tive logic that is employed against er-
ror. This was aptly illustrated at
public reception given few nights
ago, at which a learned lawyer, who
is slightly lame in his right foot, was
present. The advocate overheard a
lady say to her companion, "That is
Mr.. G., the lame lawyer"
Turning around he replied, "No,
madam, I am lame man, but not
lame lawyer"
An amusing incident occurred in
one of the common pleas courts the
other day. The lawyer for the de-
tense was making a very lengthy cross
examination of an old lady, when he
was interrupted by the Judge with the
remark: IT think you have exhausted
this witness.
eyes, judge" she exclaimed, "I do
feel very much exhausted. "-Philadel-
phia Call.
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TYPE OF ARMoRED TRAIN USED IN The SOUTH AFRICAN

Churchill, and correspondent OF the Lon.
don Daily Mail, behaved with great gal
lantry In carrying the wounded OF the
field under heavy fire. He was taken
prisoner.
A special dispatch fromD urban says that
another complete arm ored train has been
sent to Estcourt to replace the one dis
abled by the Beers.
The serious and unexpected disaster to
the Estcourt armored train. on the eve Of
tho forward movement for the relief OF
Ladysmith, has, apparently, convinced the
British that the advance will be contested
step by step. General Hlldyard has force
OF about Is, 900 men and he Is we'll supplied
with guns.
In view OF the Boer destruction of bridges
the War Office has issued orders for the
shipment OF quantity OF bridge work be 4.
tween this and the end OF the year.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques says:
"a Pretoria newspaper announced that
four thousand burghers had left General
Joubert's force around Ladysmith to join
Commandant Botha's force near Estcourt,
with view OF assisting to intercept the
British advance to the relief OF Ladysmirh.
General Lucas Meyer, the Free State
commander, has asserted In the course OF
an interview, that he Is convinced that the
battle OF Elandslaagte will be the first and
last Boer defeat OF the war"
There are trustworthy reports OF mys.
terlous movements OF Free State COM
manders along the Orange River, and i'm
portant developments are expected.
Everything tends to show that the relief OF
Kimberley could only be safely undertaken
by a strong column.
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walked over to the shade of one OF the
nipa huts. From here she joined the
shouting and jumped up and down in
excitement as. one of the players
slipped past "laha." Shortly she was
joined by Olihsy, and after awhile by
Vahedis, and Bitruans was darting
about to keep out of reach of Eness.
At last she was caught and it was a
painting pair of girls that sought the
shade.
After the photographs. had been
taken Bitruana slipped into her house
and changed her stiff gown, and when
she came out she was clad as the
others. It was with much vigor, and
little, if any, restraint that she danced
in the centre of the field and cried
Neutrality-suspicious." and then
sided off to the right, while she kept
her eyes on the left line. Suddenly
she whirled like wink and caught
Olihay as she was crossing from right
to left, not knowing that Bituana was
looking. So the game went on, and
this time Vahedis was the last and by
and by she was caught.
The little girls named live in bamboo
huts with their parents, who are fisher
folk, and who, to be close to the bar,
have built their huts in the back yard
of some weslthier person. The little
girls often go out in the surf and enjoy
the sea to the fullest extent, for the
Filipino children learn to swim early
in life.
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!. baha. Favurits game
Of Filipino Children
How It is Played


Children are happy lot almost
anywhere, and the Filipino picka-
ninnies are no exception to the rule.
They laugh and shout just like other
children and play their games. Some
thing like stag" is very popular, and
then there is q play called ''laha" in
Tagalog, which is the language of the
country folk and the fishermen and
all the natives who are not living in
Spanish families.
Laha is the game some of my little
neighbors were playing Saturday after
school, writes Harry A. Armstrong,
the Manila correspondent OF the Chi
osgo Record. I went to take pict-
ure, and when they saw the camera
there was a scattering, and 1t ap-
peared as if I had broken up the
game. But this was not so, for pres.
emily the lively troop came back. One
little girl, however, was very tardy
and the others waited for her. After
awhile she came, all dressed up in a
shusa" cloth gown, which trailed out
behind. Over her shoulders she had
thrown pima shawl. She seemed
very proud of her finery and her poses
appeared very self-conscious, but per
haps that was due to the stiff gown,
which reached to the ground. The
accompanying picture shows her and
her gown as the children threw the
shoe to see who should "stand." The
toe OF the shoe was to tell, and it fell
pointing to Eness, graceful girl OF
eight years, and full of life and sport.
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Sorrows Ennobling Touch.

It Is not always true that they who have
experienced no deep sorrows are incapable
OF true and deep sympathy with the griefs
OF others. Sometimes they enter most ap-
preciatively into the feelings OF their friends.
But, as the rule. they who look upon suffer.
ing only from the outside fail to grasp its
fullest significance, and their sympathy is
more an expression OF kindly feeling than
of genuine comprehension and fellowship.
Personal experience OF suffering unques-
tionably deepens our sympathies, and for
this reason undoubtedly, II for no other,
We often are called upon to suffer. No.one
can do>the largest possible work in world
in which suffering holds SO prominent q
place who is not qualified to minister with
pertinent and powerful appreciation TO-
those in trouble. No ones character is we'll
rounded, no ones experience Of life suffi-
ciently comprehensive, no ones sense OF
personal insignihcance and OF entire de-
pendence upon divine support Is what 1t
needs to be, until the finger OF sorrow has
been laid upon life with its. always painful
and often singing, yet in the END ennobllng
touch,
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NAVAL OFFICERS BRAVERY
Over One Hundred Persons Owe Theiri
Lives to Ensign Gherardi
Plunged to the Rescus in Porto Rice
Hurricane, and Now Lies In
Hospital % Result.

WASHINGTON, D. @. Especially The Navy
Department has given out 9 circumstsn-
tial account OF the conspicuous gallantry'
OF Ensign W. B. Ghssardl, in the recent
terrific hurricane which swept across Porte
Rico. 1t was forwarded by Captain Snow;
commanding the United States naval sta
sion In San Juan, who inclosed letters OF
Lieu tenant. Colonel Carr OF the Fifth Cav
airy and others concerning the daring OF
the exploit.
Captain Snow also called attention to the
fact that the ensign now was In the Navae
Hospital in New York, as result OF tne
exposure and hardship undergone at tnaS
time. Ensign Gherardi twice before has
been mentioned for conspicuous Raliantry.
The statement forwarded TO the depart.l
ment shows that, when the storm was az
its height, Ensign Gheryrd! and j. j: JIM
inez, a civil engineer, ran along sthe beaohi
to the point nearest the shipping, which
was dragging anchors through the terridci
force OF the wind. The schooner Concept
ton, loaded with $50 emigrants from SAM
D omI ngo, and the steamer Vasco were In
great distress. Some Of the passengers
were jump overboard. The ststementl
goes on as follows:
"Gherardl at once plunged into dthe
water with his clothes on and began drag
ging the untortunates from the waves and
bringing them to the shore. He ordered
those on board to throw life line to tbs
| shore, so as to make fast, but they were sol
terrorlzed that they were unable to do
anything but jump into the water, wherot
| they were taken by Gherardl and Jimtnez
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Nature cen Through Sympathy.

How silently and delicately autumn first
touches the world! The changes are almost
lmperceptible, but the landscape Is differ
snt; the eye feels it: the heart Is conscious
OF the coming transformation. What pro-
phecies OF the unseen and inevitable are
here! We know. We feel, that which has
not yet shown on the surface; the great dis
closures break upon us like the morning.
In the parable of our life the seasons lead and
there Is new Significance In the christian
year" at every repetition or rehearsal Of the
drama. Life itself has no more powerful
presence than nature seen through intelli-
gence,. sympathy and charity, till 1t has
come to the vision of God and. been trans
formed thereby. Ah. 1t is not sad to see the
leaves fade and fall when we think Of the
life within and behind. Nor Is the failure
Of the bodily power thing to make him
olanch who sees down In the depths OF his
soul Him who giveth the "eternal life. -
n Y. Evangelist.
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Bird Friends OF a Boston Policeman.

Ona short street leading from Wash
ington street every noon there is lit
tie occurrence in which a policeman
figures, and which: attracts the atten
tion of many passers5y. The office:
comes't there to ring in a duty call ant
then gets some peanuts from a nearb.
stand and begins to WHISTLE In ,
moment dozens of pigeons begin circ
ling around him, and he shells th'
peanuts, holds out his hand, and th'
pigeons light on his arm and hand ant
eat as many peanuts as they can get
One brown one is particularly tam
and greedy, and will eat a pint o.
them, the officer says. Many people
come there every noon to watch tn
little show.-Boston Evening Record
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God Trains Us to Fight.

The entire struggle for character Is con-
ditioned by the ideal with which we enter
upon it. Young people who are beginning
the Christian life need to be furnished ut
the outset with the true idea OF the meaning
and method Of the struggle. The meaning
is the realization OF the heavenly best within
us. 1t is not to remove imperfection, but
to realize perfection. And the method does.
not consist In struggle against general OF
specific evil as we find it in ourselves. The
true method is to strive after good. To f1nda
special fault and kill it is not the purpose
in the struggle for Christian character; we
are to find the specific element OF goodness
sno strength and to reinforce it and lead IT
into action. We are not to keep from the
evil as an end In itself, butwe are to do the
good that We may be kept from the evil.
God works within US to help us. not by
keeping far from US every tendency, but by
40 strengthening every spiritual excellence
that Its full activity may crowd the evil to
the wall and fnally forever drive It out.
And thus the great aim in life Is not to sub
ject the bad within us, but to realize the
good which Is our birthright.
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Trials Are the Rough File.

Suffering is unavoidable, but when we
clearly perceive that 1t is when properly
accepted, wholly remedial and most hopeful
In the development OF highest character. 1t
Is direct minister Of happiness. Troubles
are the tools by which God shapes US into
beauty and usefulness. Sorrow is Mt. Sinai
where we may talk with the Lord face to
face IL we will not be afraid of the thunder
and lightning: Trials are the rough file to
rub the rust of our virtues; they are the
sharp, whlrring wheels that cut and polish the
jewels of character; they are the fiery fur
mace purging away the dross that the pure
gold may appear; they are the medicines
bitter, but healing, that cure us Of our moral
maladies. Sanctihed Affections are the
shadows Of Gods will. They show us our
weakness and drive US to Christ. They wean
US from the world, and draw us toward
heaven. five take.th sensible Seriptural
view OF pain we shall turn our crosses into
crowns, our burdens into blessings, through
union with Christ, and 1t may be done 80
swiftly as to leave US scarcely conscious OF
anything but the blessing. Nudge.
D. D.
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Just Like q YounKster,

Major Ford H. Rogers tells an anus
ing anecdote of the late General Clin-
ton B. Fisk. The General was ad-
dressing Sunday-sch convention.
One of the speakers had reminded the
children that it was Washington's 8
Birthday.
"Children," said General Fisk,
"you all know that Washington was a
General. Perhaps you know that I
am also General. Now can any one
tell what was the difference between
General Washington and myself?"
81 know, SIR" piped small boy in
the back part of the room.
"Well, what was the difference?"
said General Fisk, smiling at the lads
eagerness.
"George Washington couldn't tell a
lie, SIR" cried the boy in exultant
tones. Shouts of laughter followed,
IN which the General joined heartily.
Detroit News.
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The two thumbs represents 6, the
index fingers each represent T., the
middle fingers s, the ring fingers 9,
and the little fingers 10.
To multiply any two of these num-
bers the fingers representing the
multiplier and the multiplicand are
placed together. Beginning with the
fingers placed together, one counts
the number of fingers, including these
two and moving toward and including
the thumb. The sum will be the num-
Der OF tens, or the first numeral of the
product.
A certain number OF fingers still
remain below the fingers which have
been joined. The fingers remaining
on one hand multiplied by the num-
Der remaining on the other will give
the number of units, or right-hand
unit of the product. . .
In multiplying 8 by 9, for instance,
the middle finger of the right hand is
placed against the ring finger Of the
left hand, as shown in the illustration.
Counting the number of fingers above