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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
CONVICT PROBLEM SOLVED,

Jones county seems to have solved
the much vexed problem OF what tc
do with county convicts, says the
Jackson correspondent of the Com.
mcrcial Appeal. In 1895 Jones de-
cided to experiment a little in farm
ing with the prisoners on her own &C
count and the result has proved a
brilliant success. A report for the
year 1879 shows that the total amount
charged against the farm by the
county auditor was $s,215.7l. This
amount WAS credited by cash paid
from the farm, 81, 6SS. 20. convict la
Dor in building bridges, working
public roads etc. sa,la5.20. giving the
handsome balance OF Of 81 $3.50 not
counting the provisions and feedstufr
on hand such as GOO bushels ofcorn. /,
500 pounds OF pork, $50 gallons of
molasseS, potatoes, etc, all raised on
the farm with farm labor. The
county bought its land at SO per acre
allowing for improvements put on it
since the county owned il. The
average number Of prisoners on the
farm for the year was between fifteen
and twenty and Jones county is now
congratulating herself upon the fact
that she is clearing $4,000 a year on
convicts that used to est her over a
thousand a year to maintain. Mean
while other counties In the state are
in . constant state Of turmoil and
dissatisfaction. and the lease system
still yields its usual crop OF inhuman
outrages and infamous cruelties. The
next legislature may find it profitable
to.study the Jones countyAplan, with
. view to making 1t compulsory upon
counties to work their own prisoners
and thus Grace the odious lease system
from the statue books.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
BLAND DEFINES THE lssvrs.

The following letter from Con.
gresham Richard P. Bland, Of
Missouri, will be especially interest
ing from the fact that he was one Of
the prominent candidates for the
nomination for president before the
Democratic convention Of 1896:
Washington, D.. c., March 2.
To the editor Of the vicksburg Dispstch.
The approaching contest for
political supremacy in this country
win be fought out between the
Democratic and Republican parties
on the lines Of the Chicago blatform
Of 1896 with William J. Bryan as the
Presidential candidate OF the Dem
0crats, aud probably William Nc
kinley again a the candidate of the
Republicans. The Democratic party
will, undoubtedly. adopt sub
stantially the Chicago platform,
especially that part Of it that de-
mands the free coinage Of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l. This will raise
the issue on the money question, an
issue that will dominate and con-
troll all others.
The forces that are fighting for the
free coinage Of silver are also fighting
against trusts, large standing armies
and imperialistic tendencies generally,
The Republican party has become
the party Of Capitalization Of power,
an advocate of trusts, imperialism
and enormous taxation and 0 n
traction of the volume OF money in
which the taxes are to be paid. The
whole tendency of the party is to
saddle upon the people Of this coun-
try an enormous debt and an enor-
nous system of taxation, with big
armies and big nayies at the back
of plutocracy.
"The cause OF the people is in-
tensitied by the attitude of the
imperialists in their attempt to
dominate and control the poor peo-
pie of this country. The old fight
between Hamiltonianism and jeff
ersonian Democracy is again to be
over in order to save IL
Republican institutions. Yours truly,
r. p. BLAND"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
A THING OF the PAST.

To-day the old ferries which, have
served uur people for 10. these many
Years to carry them across the ia2oC
are now tied hrmly TO the bank.
Their work of usefulness is DER. In
their place an iron bridge spans the
river for the travel Of civilization.
Such is the product Of Il wideawake
people aud reflects the advent of a
new era Of prosperity. Only a year
and II half ago the Commonwealth
first suggested that a free bridge
ought to be erected to o the river
at some convenient point in the city,
AT first it was opposed, but o o the
wideawake element took hold OF the
matter and it became Il topic OF on
vcrSation, Men like w. r. Rush, W.
G. George, Y. s. Marie. j. II. Fraiser
and scores OF Others enlisted in its
cause and it was not long before the
cry of opposition was huShcd by the
trumpet Of progress. Disappoint.
mcnts were met and overcome,
questions OF law concerning it un-
ravelcd until az last through MesSrs.
Rush and Gardner, the way was made
clear To the Board and the contract
let. That contract has been faith.
fully and honestly carried ont that
even those who at first bitterly OPP
posed ii are satisfied and are now
proud ot It's erection and to-day its
acceptance throws it open to the use
Of the people aud the entire people of
the county are proud to rejoice in its
triumph and success.
Now that the work of Improvement
has begun let 1t be continued. This
is not the time to hold it up but
every taxpayer should put his
shoulder to the work and push it on.
Our public roads. sidewalks and
should be improved, water
works and sewerage should be put in.
accommodating, comfortable school.
houses for our children should be
erected. These Improvements are
to come and the sooner the
if we expect factories to locate
md foreign capital to find investment
Put them in and ten years from to-
Jay Greenwood will be a city Of ten
.hotsand and one OF the richest cities
n the Delta. Our natural advan.
our river and railruad facili-
lies backed by a progressive citizen
is bound to come and We believe
such a citizenship lives in Green
wood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
IN EVERY WAY FITTING.

The honor recently conferred upon
the granddaughter of our s'grand
old commoner," J. z. George-Miss
Emma George Hemingway-by Gen.
S. ID. Lee, in. making her sponsor for
our honored veterans, Is in every
way fitting. Any daughter or
granddaughter Of Gen. George,
deserves the loving fealty Of the
men Of Mississippi, but it is p~articu-
larry appropriate for this one, who
was for so long an inmate Of his
home aud in whose education he
took such great delight, should now
bear an honor which would doubtless
have been pleasing to his great and
loyal heart.
As child Miss Hemingway was
exceedingly attractive personally and
most winning in her manner
During the years that have passed
since then she has had every adj
vantage Of wealth and position and
to the natural gifts have been added
many that cam from cultured as
%sociations and foreign travel.
a typical Southern girl in ap-
pea7ance and manner, and with the
traditions OF the sold South" which
are her birthright, still strong
within her, she win doubtless have
many friends among the dear old
heroes, Her rare musical talent, SO
beautifully cultivated during her res
idence in Paris, will lend great at.
traction to her reign as .sQueen Of
these loyal old southern hearts. ~
The Bulletin.
Miss Hemmingway has many kis.
dred and friends in the city whose
hearts beat with pride at thu honor
conferred upon her, and Greenwood
itself feels honored as Miss Heming.
way makes 1t her home many months
In the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
A Orunkard's Will.

l leave to society q ruined character
a wretched example, and a memory
that will soon rot.
leave to my parents, during the res,
Of their lives A. much sorrow as HUI,
mainly in . feeble and declining stat.
can sustain.
leave to my brothers and sisters a,
much modification and injury a.
could bring on them.
leave to my wife a broken heart, d
life Of wretcheaness and shame, ID
weep over my premature death.
give and bequeath 10 each Of my
children, poverty. ignorance, and low
character and the remembrance that
their father was q monster
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

keep them In their range, still when
your midnight marauders come over
here and lift them of onr barnyard
roost without their knowledge or 10
sent. we think You shonld inquire Of
yourselves what does it mean We be-
lie from association and long resi-
dence that Yalabusha had AZ capable
county representatives ms any In the
state. but rs onrs are all high bred Dem
ocrats born with n silver spoon in their
mouths, We do not think you need fear
Of them mixing with your men unless
you do not want your breed improved
which would be the case ~ on her long
list Lefiore has no scrubs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

Hon G. b Mitchell. another rood
and Grrnt MisSissippian is dead. Few
men has Mississippi had in the last
twenty five wears who has done more
t" the uplhdlding ~ the state than
CHARLEY Mitchell An able and eloquent
lHwNar, q truo citizen and Il genial
ma" rhlisitan gentleman were the no
Ne traits of his character AZ the time
%, in> "eliG hr WAS state Senator from
Pon;oIoc and Calhoun counties. On
the l'cp.S ul N'sst's;ppia futnYa history
tAo na.aoot G. H. Mitchell OF Pontotoc
VIII be enrolled along side OF FAINT,
Feajhers'oue, EarkSdale and othvr of
her distinguished sons
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

The NtHs uue, OF New Orleans, i.
one OF the best papers in the South Ol
late years no paper has taken NOR,
interest in the development of The
land than the Picayune. For the las,
month it has been making, through a
NJ Hargrovc, an Investigation of the
cotton factory industry of the South,
Which has proved not only interest
Ing, but valuable, as several factories
MOI only in Lonisana but in Mississippi,
VIII he put III operation as n result of
It's information, But it does no, s,op
NJ TINS Tor II now proposes to publish
them in pamphlet form and every Mis-.
~siss'ppian will be given an opportunity
OF securing one free. We have ordered
one hundred to be distributed au,ong
tue planters Of this t3anty aud uny one
interested in the work who will send us
bis name, we will gladly mail one to
hun II the ricayune continues in its
good work it can safely count on an in.
creased list OF Mississippi subscribers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

Among the many able gentlemen
who are willing To serve the people
rs Chancellor Of this district In
place OF Judge Longino, none, per-
haps, posses finer qualifications for
the position than Hon. A. McC.
Kimbrongh, Of Greenwood, who is
announced as q candidate for the
~~iiinn. Mr.. kimhra'igh Is m ahtr
Law yer. a ma WINS. fF-str,,, : rrSaes
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
POLITICAL FISHING.

De littlo boys n luntin' fer de doodle.
bugs hole.
Look out, ye politicians look out.
Fer dc bate yer usin no bugs will take
hold.
Look ont. yc politicians look out
So stick in yer straw and watch fer yer
bite,
When he tukrs bold be sure you've
got him dcnd right,
Then pnll ont the bug whether gold or
white.
Fer Nou need every one to win in de
Fight,
So took ont politicians look ont
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

and his character without belmlsh,
and be would be a worthy successor
Of the man who resigns the place to
become Governor OF Mississippi.
Gov. McLaurin would make no mis-
take il he appointed Mr.. kimbrough
to the position.-Greenville Demo-
Graf.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

Mr.. Narlaman, while he IN n of the
strongest Free Silver men in the state,
IL advocating the same platform as two
years ago State issues Are yon go.
ing 10 make another mistake by select.
INK another! We trust not. For in
him we believe You will have n Cover.
nor equal TO any Mississippi has had in
the past
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
piles Card

By using smith's Sure Kidney Curs
has made . radical cur for me. sut.
fered severely from bleeding piles ~.
enteen years, and although 1 tried every
well recommended remedy, failed =
receive any relief other than TIE most
Temporary. Finally l commenced The
use OF your medicine, and : very short
course Of Treatment with 1t has cured
me; s. LEHMAN, Memphis Tenn.
fr,ce % cents For ale b.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10
REMlMDS US or 4 STORY.


Gov. McLaurin's attack OF Mr.. j.
r. Gordons design for our state capitol
reminds us Of an incident that hap
pened in the circuit court OF this
county some years ago, which Judge
C. II. Campbell, OF kosciusko. who
was then on the bench, will voucl
for.
Two citizens Of this county were
litigating ove some cotton. The at
torney tor the defendant closed a
strong speech on that side just before
the noon recess. The defendant was
jubilant, and when the court asked II
there vas any objection to the jury's
separating to get dinner, before his
lawyer could say a word, he replied
loud enough to reach the jury, ''No
sir, they are all good and honorable
men," Early in the afternoon the
jury brought 10 Il verdict for the
plaintiff. The defendant muttered
loud enough to be heard by the judge
who glared at the jury, "They are all
ID r~ascals, every one"
Gov. McLaurin was appointed head
OF a committee Of three to advertise
for plans and specifications for a state
capitol, with instructions to report
them back to the legislature at
its next meeting. Instead of report
ing them all back to the legislature,
for their action and selection. his
committee made the selection them
selves, and returned all the other
plans to their authors, and paid them
in his message the following culogy:
''As the report shows. the commit
tee had a considerable number of
plans before them, and they were all
excelIently drawn and prepared by
skilled architects and accomplished
gentleman, and while it required no
effort to select a good plan there was
great difficulty found in making the
determinations"
As shown by report referred to,
there were fourteen excellent plans
including that OF Mr.. Gordon, which
the legislature, in exercising its pow
er of DETERMINATIONS, deemed pre-
Then the governor changed his
mind and said Gordon was not a
architect and accomplished |
gentlemen at all and that his was not
excellent" and he said that 1t was
I fraud, that it was an old court
house he was trying to palm off on
our state. An officer who will Stulti-
y himself that way ought to be re-
tired to private life.
Mr.. Gordon's plan was far more
beautiful and modern than that of
NeatherS. as the cuts will show to
my man. Arizona has recently
the Gordon plan for its capi.
Within tue past few weeks. Mr..
was selected by the governor
If Texas as the states Official archi-
ect, and now has tile oversight of
he repairs and construction of that
public buildings, and no state
las finer. MI. Gordon's recommoda.
ions before our legislators proved
hat he had done more and better
Irst class work than any other archi.
ect that competed for our CAPITOL
''How short was Alexander. Pas"
'sAs short as short co uld be !
In fact he was too short to take |,
His county paper, See!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

While tive campaign is but in It's in
fancy. ia feeble fingers have touched
the walls and written woe 70 sinister
sophs, Good bye. Anse. BE seated.
proud and pure Mississippi Water
NaIlev nNrnll.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

Admit thGt Gov Mclauriu is y good
man. still do we want Il MAJ in the Sen.
uta that there can he so much talk
~ he soinc lire whore there is 80 much
smoke
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

The man who never makes mistakes
Youll very seldom see
Among the people who are great,
Because, kind readers, he
Is kept So busy all the time
Not making foolish breaks
He never has the chance to climb
The road, that greatness takes.
~-S'rFNa-a4 ',rr +.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

J Is NHrduman IL today the snrest
exception Of W q Cole. Both of them
nre certain 10 he elected Water valley
Herald
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

If a. j. MclAnrin can not put out his
trainers, Murray +, Smith and Charley
Scott, what win he do when he meets
the Champion John Allen in the ring.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

ivo Miller was not pardoned b.
INC Governor last Wednesday. 10
asks for more time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

Every church and school house should
take ont insurance in the Mutual Fire
lns~-sr-. company ut West Point. II
.~~.> I.a So |
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
TILES In the Pulpit.

The tenets of John Wesley and his
disciples were eagerly embraced in Nor
folk, and Giles frequently became To-
cal preacher. One local" Sam by
name, is described as "a born teacher, 4"
though his SMILES often dropped TO the
burlesque. On one occasion he took for
his text, THE wages of sin is death, +"
and prefaced his sermon as follows:
"My fri'nds, Brother Paul tells us
that the wages o. sin is death. Now,
let's see wuther we kin grasp wot he
maan by't. S'pose l wor tu go an du my
harvest for Mr.. II. Ia local farmer),
an arter all the wink wor dun go AN AK
Mr.. T. tanother farmer in the same vii.
lagel fur my wages, wot du yeou think
Mr.. I. would saay? Surely he would
up and saay, Sam, yeou air fule. Go
an AK Mr. II. fur yer wages; yeou ha
dun yer harvest there. Wot du yeou
come an ax me fur yer wages fur;' An
eff | wuk all my loife fur the daavil ap
go tn God fur my reward he wool saay
No, no, Sam; yeou go tn the daavil fur
yer reward yeou hev wuked fur him in
tine harvest O. loife he must pay
yeou. "-Westminster Gazette.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
Her Splendid Hair.

When Mrs. Norton was in the heyday
Of her loveliness. very beautiful Ital-
ian woman came to London, bringing
letters of introduction. Mrs. NortoL
asked a small party of fashionable peo
pie to meet her at dinner. among whom
was Lord Normandy, great admire,
n pretty women. All the men were en- .
ohanted with the beautiful stranger and
all the women rather jealous. One of
her great beauties was a profusion OF
splendid hair, dressed in innumerable
plaits- The women decided they were
not all her own. Before the evening
was over Lord Normandy expressed mis-
admiration of the wonderful hair and
intimated how much he should like to
see it let down.
''Since you wish IL, my lord, =" said
the woman, aud she forthwith 1nplaited
one massive coil after another, while
the other women looked on, devoured
with envy. ~ am doing for you, my
lord, what do not do for every body, I"
said the houri, casting up her fine eyes
st the enraptured Lord Normandy
from under her mantle of flowing locks
1t is three weeks now since l last un.
did my hair.
Which announcement in some degree
consoled the English DANES for theii
inferior locks.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
A Sufficient Diet.

A quart of milk, tbree-quarters of
pound of moderately fat beef-sirloin,
for instance-and five ounces of wheat
-four. all contain about the same amount
of nutritive material, but we pay very
different prices for them, and they have
different values for nutriment The
milk comes nearest to being a perfect
food. 1t contains all of the different
kinds of nutritive materials that the
body needs. Bread made from the
wheat flour will support life 1t con.
tains all the necessary ingredients for
nourishment, but not in the proportions
best adapted for ordinary use. A man
might live ON beef alone but it would
be very one sided and imperfect diet,
but meat and bread together make the
essentials of a healthy diet. Such are
the results Of experience, and the ad-
vancing science of later years explains
them. This explanation takes into ac-
count not simply quantities Of meat
and bread and milk and other materials
which we eat, but also the nutritive in
gradients or nutrients which they
contain.-New York Ledger.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
PURELY PERSONAL.


M. w. Parker made a busi-
ness trip to Denver today.
j. G. McCreery, the druggist,
left for Denver this morning.
j. c. McCreery and Senator
j. G. johnson, representing the
city school board, transacted bust
ness in Canon yesterday.
Arthur t. Hoyt is assisting
the McCandless Mercantile com
pany for few days, in taking
their annual inventory of stock.
Miss Stevens of Cripple Creek
who has been visiting in the home
of Thos. Blunt for some time
past, returned to her home yester-
day.
-R. f. Smith, q prominent citi-
zen of Rockvale, dropped in upon
us today and added his name to
the TRIBuSE's subscription list
He was on his way to Canon.
DR.. A. A. Mcdonald, accom-
panied by his family, were in town
yesterday. The doctor is moving
from Rockvale, where he has been
surgeon for the c. f. and |. Co.,
and will hang out his shingle in
Cripple Creek.
}. HI. Harrison, of Canon City,
was pleasant caller at this office
today, while returning from Cripple
Creek, where he had been transact
ing important mining business, he
being heavily interested in that
fiourishing mining camp.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
Maiden Speeches.

Sheridan, one of the greatest of Brit
tsh orators and who entered parliament
after conspicuously successful literary
career, SO nearly broke down in his
maiden effort that the general verdict
pronounced upon him was that mature
never intended him for an orator.
Brougham and Canning were equally
unsuccessful, and many of the most
celebrated speakers of the present day
displayed no signs of oratory when they
appeared for the first time before the
critical assembly at St, Stephens.
Mr.. Giadstone's maiden speech, de-
livered Feb. 21, 1888, was a nervous,
hesitant and almost inaudible effort.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
HOTEL ARRIVALS
AT THE FREMONT.

G. P. Bentley, Colorado Springs;
DR.. A. A. Mcdonald and wife,
Florence Mcdonald, Grace Nc
Donald, Rockvale; S. S. Maddox,
Pueblo: M j O'Fallon, G B Steele,
w. L. Giberson, w. A. McGrew,
@. K. Heasley, A. j. Condor, Den
yer; w. Ioor, Thos. E. Young,
Chicago; j. G. Smith, Leadville;
H. Thaubauser, New York; Miss
NJ. Mason, Salida; FL. G. McCord,
Omaha: j. A. Bent, st. Joseph.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
A Unique SigE.

A sign which was productive of much
discussion was read by the patrons of
small laundry establishment in Mas
sacbusctts town.
1t was printed in large letters on
piece of brown paper and pinned to the
door of'the shop. 1t ran thus:
CLOSED on account of sickness till
next Monday. or possibly Wednesday.
am not expected to live. Shall be un-
able to deliver goods for at least
week in any case.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
why He nefuscd to pnx.

Zone dollar, please. said the clair.
veyant
mot much. he replied. "I'll not
pay you cent. ="
do you think | reveal the future for
pothing?"
II don't care anything about that
You told me was to marry three times,
and don't propose to put premium
on bad news. Chicago News
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
Fire and water.

Water will extinguish a fire because
the water forms coating over the fuel,
which keeps it from the air, and the
conversion OF water into steam draws
off the heat from the burning fuel. A
little water makes fire fieIcer. while
a large quantity of water puts it out.
The explanation is that water is com
posed of oxygen and hydrogen When
therefore the fire can decompose the
water into its simple elements, it serves
IS fuel to the fame.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
A Severe Thun,p.

He-I was reading somewhere the
other day that no woman should ever
marry genius
She-Oh, well, don't let that vos1
you. Even if the girls were disposed to
heed such advice the bars would stiE be
Town for you.-OhicaS6EswA
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06
For Sale at a Bargain.

One furnished rooming house,
centrally located; one saloon doing
a fine business; one restaurant with
e good trade; one residence prop
arty, close in. See
63-tf J. j. FITzGERELL.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-06

A shrewd old doctor once said: If
wanted to torture an enemy. would
tell him he had an ircurable disease.
His life would be miserable, and he
would be almost certain to die before
his time :"