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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

Dr. Pc witt, the Populite candi-
date for governor, has written the
committee that he will ''bc in Green
wood on the 10th unless providcntjal-
ly hindercd." | hope Providence
vii! not bother him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

would not give one MAJ like
Lieut.. Grnbbs, who was killed a few
days ago in the Philippines. for all
the F'lipinos living or that will be
born in the next five hundred years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
Died

J. Nj. Jones. Monday evening, Oct,
18th. at the residence of his brother in,
law, w. w. Mcneil. Mack Jones, as
his friends called him, was an upright,
honorable, manly fellow. He played
his part in life well--did the best he
could-and in his death the community
loses a sterling citizen. We sympa-
thize with his kinspeople in their loss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
Ad,jutant

Mr.. e. X. Murke, the atlable clerk on
the Steamer City Of Greenwood, was in
Il Office Tuesday, having Just returned
from u trip mp the river He says
the water is so low that the dust raised
by the ship makes life to the pilot mot
a happy che" 1t is to be hoped that
the rain which has fallen will settle
the dust.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

While ! sit a long ways from the
throne, | predict that Judge j. II.
Wynn, Of Grccnvillc, will succeed
Judge Wood on the supreme bench,
and that sam Cook, of CoahOma
county, will succeed Judge Mont
gomcry Of this district. Mark that.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

am glad to know that Col. W. e..
icrgcr, Of G%reenviile, who has been
seriously Ill for some time, is getting
better. lie is a magnificent gentle
man, and when such i man dies, So
c,ety suStlins a great loss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

Marconi's wireless telegraph i.
one Of the wonders of the world.
The recent experiment in reporting
the boat race at New York has set
tied the question Of its future utility
and advantage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

Some folks seem to think that be-
cause the truth is told on a public
officer, il it happens to reflect upon
his private character, win commend
him to the good people Of the state.
Ii such be true, God have mercy
on the country, for surely it is in "A
bad way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

The Commercial. Appeal thinks
E%ngland's treatment of the Beers
very mJustLout it is alright for the
United ates to bully, murder and
plunEr the Filipinos.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

This Office was favored with a most
agreeable call froA Capt. Z, F. Noel.
of Lexington, last Tuesday. Capt.
Noel is n of the ablest lawyers in
the State, besides being a most useful
member of the State Senate from
Holmes county,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
FEARFUL ~OFFENSE.

should run away from rag most every
time a 'SnSniciou> case of fever oc-
'urfed "'t''ifl IL h'l'r '' "'H' >''o'IIH
nnHt., ST. p =, r,.i'', ~ r~o,n',nna
Commonwealth
II we were llI1ing II state office
and fifteen cases ut yellow leycr were
r'Fot Ieo ~ I''1 '1p'I'' ''lH' WIN "
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

The war In the Philippines is 20.
ing merrily or. with no prospects Of
immediate settlement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

Don't forget to call at The Comm on
wealth offic. when in Greenwood and
pay your dues. And If you are not al.
ready a subscriber, become one at once.
1t will not do for you to be without it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
At The DriukiugF ouutain.

lie stops beside the crowded curb, and lifts
The chained cup to his lips. And now he
hears
The water thinly tinkling through the roar
I wheels and trade. Back. back his memory
drifts.
To his tired eyes til" pasture spring appears.
And the dear fields that he shall see no more
CHARLES G. ID. R)o0rts. in Lippincott.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

a Populite IN Letiore county vii
be q curiosity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

tate of amyD. 10 Of lycopodium and OF nhe[y
triturated urea crystals. 1t will be observed
that il has more nitro glycerne than cordIte
Germany used a Nobel smokeless powuer IoI
time, and Italy bought out-and-out balllstite'
But Germany soon became dissatisfied WIN
her venture and has now practically dScarue"
IT, France Austria Hungary. Russia sweden
(Nonels own country Denmark and Switzer-
land have for three or four years been using
smokeless powder comDosed almost entirety OF
exclusively OF gun cotton. or "nitrated ceHuioS''
The Du Pont powder. largely used by the Uhited
states Army in the war with Spain III the hfaE
Jorgenscn rifles. was gun cotton powder ana
contained no nitro-glycerine.
The opinion is expressed by experts that d
Dowder OF this character is safer to handle
will stand changes OF climate better. Is less
liable TO deteriorate with age. is not so destruc-
tive to the bores Of guns and is not likely 70
Ignite spontaneously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

~ flowers as at Carnots. Wagonload upon
wagonload OF wreaths. garlands, crosses ana
bouquets followed the hearse, apart from
the many gigantic floral emblems OF ahec-
ton and respect that were carried by hahd.
one florist alone in the Latin Quarter maze up
as much as 1900 worth Of artificial and natural
flowers together. and she estimated that the
total outlay in floral gifts Of all sorts reached
the startling sum 81 100000,
The Emperor Of Russia sent garland four
and a half metres i'm diameter that Of The Arch
bishop # Paris measured two and "A half metres
II the Public Charity Department. which II -
10 be hoped was not paid for out Of money in
tended for the poor three and a half metres. The
Chamber OF Deputies forwarded a ilordl tribute
measuring four and a half metres in the same
sense and entirely made up If those delightful
roses known as La France The students sent
a wreath four metres across. the most striking
If the remainder measured between Two metres
and three and half metres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
SUNDAY. MARCH II. 1899.

ufacture and possibly by slight changes IN the
proportions OF the ingredients. For the last few
years little has been heard on the subject, and
England still uses a powder that is a compound
Of gun cotton and nitro gycerne.
The exact composition Of cOrdite 10 5S per cent
Of nitro-glycerne. 81 Of gun Gotten dissolved in
acetone) and Of vaseline, or mineral jelly"
The so-caed Leonard powder" an American
invention, closely resembles NObers blasting
gelatine and the English cordite. 1t contains
$50 parts Of ro-giycerine. 80 Of gun cotton
dissolved In acatone (alone or mixed with ace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

latinous pulp is pressed before drying for use IN
cartridges was rather poor imitation atter all
No end OF trouble was experienced with IL loi
a time
The mixture did not at first prove TO DE
e4atle one That is to say, under certain CIT
cumstances it showed a disposition TO dislhte-
CRATE SO that a considerable amount or the
nitro-glycerine would ooZe out on the surface Oh
the grains of powder. This phenomenon was
known "a sweating" The chief cause OF the
tronbla seems to have been a hot climate. Wheh
cordjte was taken to the Indies it would spoil
II was then regarded as unsafe because OF the
frea nitro-glycerine; bat no serious accidents
roeuIted from the defect mentioned
Another drawback to cordlte was 'ha' II oe-
,oloned intense heat. 80 that machine gun
could not be operated with it for more thah Two
..,,,,,,es Finally. the gases OF combustion
corroded the inside Of gun barrel in rnihous
NAV To some extent these drawbacks nave
been remedied by more careful methods OF man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

gredient. which formed only a small part of the
compound, was a sort of jelly TO give his prod
uct the right consistency for moulding into
strings or waters. Several years later he modi-
fed his blasting gelatine slightly and called it
"balhstite."
British ordnance officers initiated these two
substances so closely in making "cordite' that
Nobel sued them for infringing his patents.
Hiram Maxim also charged the British experts,
Sir Frederick Abel and Professor Dewar. with
The same offence. Cordite, which derives its
name from the stringy form into which the ge-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
STATE FUNERALS IN FRANCE.
THE COST ON SOME NOTABLE OCCASIONS
THE LAVISH USE OF FLOWERS.

The &c COO which the French Government laid
ont on the burial OF the late VI. Felix Faure
according to "The Pail Mall Gazette" was
the largest sum that the Republic has expended
on such a function Sadi Carnots funeral APP
preached 1t the nearest, having cost the state
"a. 400 Cambetta, who may fairly be said to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

-" 'or Shell to be hurled from compressed
. s'a may De kept well mostened, and then
'''o by means of d small piece of dry gun
"o the proper fCse. But there seems 10
:. way Of rendering nitro-glycerine equally
- '"nout mixing it with something that VIII
~. S exolosiy. power proportionately to its
10 this day itro-glycerine has always
IN regarded as dangerous substance to deal
=, man who did more than any one else to
n. "s latter explosive useful. and who was
Inventor Of dynamite. was the Swedish en-
y, Ahr'd NOBEL. who died a year or two
"o lett an immense fortune TO be devoted
:, %Vancement Of scierce In 1875. eight
,,1. years after he gave dynamite to the
A., NOBEL devised a compound which he
wasting gelatlne." This was a mixture
Z, q. cotton and nitro glycerine. In order to
r,,s. en 70 mix he was obliged to find a sub
o. !. winch would dissolve the gun cotton.
succeeded In discovering. Another In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

have been a far moro
eminent citizen than
either of these two
men. had only tS'U
expended on his last
journey. and yet this
was a public funeral
SO was V ict tor
HugO's. for which a
similar sum w a 8
voted. On that Occa-
sion. as when Jules
Ferry was laid at
rest. the Government
economical the homo
rarium usually paid
to the priests. for the
ceremony was entire
ly civil. Hugo was
drawn to his grave
on a pauper's hearse.
and his coffin bore
but one simple gar
land OF everlasting
flowers. although sew
eral wagon loads or
wrcaths and bou-
ouets followed. Lit
tie. specialized Thierd
was to have had a
national funeral
which he well de-
served. but a squaD-
bic arose on the SUBJ
iect at the last mo-
ment between Mac
Mahon an d [ he
widow. who in the
end bore all the ex-
pense OF putting the
first President of thf
Third Republic IN
foreground herself.
The amount usu-
ally expended an
funerals Of public
men in France is
400, and Quit t
enough. too. many
Will think. The UNI
dertaker's bill for
disposing of I h o
bodies OF Admirals
COurbet. POthuau.
Jaures. General Faid-
herbe, NM. Jules
Ferry. GOunOd and
Chevreuil. the Illus
trious centenarian.
who was such a great
authority on color.
In &C h instance
reached that figure.
The city OF Paris
paid he S a III e
amount to bury nj.
Alphand, the city en-
gineer, to whom we
owe most OF the
beautiful flower beds
and walks in Paris
The invoice for
Marshal MacMahOn's
burial was l3DO.
Renan cost the State
e more: but General
Clinchant. Governor
Of Paris. Occasioned
an outlay of only
f32S.
Never at any fu-
neral was there such
a luxuriant display
IS. Wagonload upon
garlands. crosses ana
hearse, apart from
al emblems OF affec-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
svOKELESS POWDERS.
u,ooprANT DIFFERENCES IN THEIR
CONPOS ITlON.

-. recen, exp'as " at Toulon. which al first
.,.,,np,aJ 4, the Spontaneous combustion
:, ,nOkeless powder stored with black powder
y, ,alsed in the public mind some questions IN
Ind TO modern explosives which were not
,'.,..sd last year during the war with Spain.
.-.,..i,y has been especially aroused as 10 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

,roksless powder
nj the possibility n
"a igniting spon-
nn-0usly.
Il ought to be IN
.srtoOd at the out
., that the term
'mOkeless powder
: applied to a great
u-isty Of compounds
thOse appearance
lad properties are
Lmost Identical. but
which differ in GER
tan important de
tails All Of these
| pogiers ere Of about
the same color, a
| pale yellowish gray
whereas the explos-
I've used a genera
ton ago. and to a
| limited extent to-
Day. Is dark brown
Or black. That was
q mixture Of char
coal. sulphur a n d
nitFe. and hen
burned emitted dense
clouds Of smoke. The
50 called smokeless
powders are made
either Of Gun cotton
o. nitrO-g lyceriDe. or
tmixtUre OF the two.
Gun cotton. il will
be remembered. i 5
imposed Of { h @
i,Ous m at er j a |
n0gn to chemists
L 'cellulose.' form
ks The basis OF wood
nj cotton. T n i s
TIRE Is treated with
tiinc and sulphuric
Ids The resultant
fo1ucl Is a solid.
o-glycerine is or
tnity glycerine
psa,ed with I h e
lane acids. an d
suss In fluid form.
sAen mixed with a
'feeid kind OF earth
rs Known as dyna-
NE and the latter
I'm Is the most
mVenlent one for
~-sung and similar
p0'poses 1t should
= borne in mind
uA' 10 making gun
A'ion the acids are
a's'ully washed out
" he fibre. but they
II EFT in the nitro
ncerins as a part
Y iha, product.
ffOn the first much
''aas was expert
"a in storing and
''ading both gun
~'''n and nitro
N'srine. because a
~ slight shock
-a'ed to set them
Z This difficulty
'een obviated in
case OF gun cot
q b wetting it. A
~''se for the head
40 automobile tor
20 Or for a Shell to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08

is not, but regards himself as an indie
no man for his political conduct, he will
probably showhis contempt for the cabinet
clique which has alternately heaped abuse
and ridicule on him.
The alliance which exists between him
and Pingree is perfectly proper from
every point of view. His letter shows
that the Michigan governor occupies the
somewhat anomalous position Of being
Mckinley Hanna Republican, while at
the same time being critic Of the chief
policy of the administration and an apol-
ogist for some of it's most scandalous
misdeeds. For this Secretary Alger is
not to be held responsible. No mat
ter what Pingree's opinions might
or might not be IN given
contingency-a matter at best Of decided
uncertainty-the alliance made by Alger
with him showed degree of originality
and dash which is foreign to the Hanna
Mckinley politicians and parasites.
Whether Alger wishes it or not, he will
in his campaign for senator be obliged to
fight the administration. The clique be-
hind Mcmillan is composed Of utterly
constituencies administradonists Unless
Mckinley and Hanna are ready to re-
pudiate Mcmillan and Burrows and their
following they must sustain them. In,
the latter event the war will be on to
finish against the Alger-Pingree following
despite the best that either party to the
compact can do. But, whether making
his campaign as the friend or the enemy
of the Hanna Mckinley combine, it is
quite plain that the war minister will
retain his portfolio until he is either elect
ed to the senate or driven from his post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08

the confident reports as to trade received
from the Northwest.
Among the industries which report
more cheerful outlook than Tor some time
past is that of anthricite coal, which
was advanced rs cents ton on July 1.
Rather more strength is noted in lum-
Der at many markets East and West, and
the same is true of leather, particularly
calfsk1Es, for which 1t is understood the
government is in the market for consid-
cradle quantities.
sugar has sympathized with tenden-
cles or foreign markets in which specu-
latlVe activity has figured conspicuousIy
Inc extension of the government period
On renned grades give coloc to earlier
reports that competition VIII not be spe-
clalIy bitter during the canning season
w neat, including flour shipments. for
the week aggregate 3,75S,9 72 bushels.
AGAINST 3,26S,99S bushels last week 272S.-
o4z bushels in the corresponding week of
1875 2,5O2,6O5 bushels in 1897, 2, 1915 BUSH
els In 1856. and 2,317.237 bushels in 1895
CoIn exports for the week aggregate
ELLA bushels, against 4,452,116 bushels
Iast week, 2,411,2 bushels IN this week a
year ago. 2,732,n2 bushels in 1897 1,848. S6S
1886 '' NV 0i' III
~ Business failures for the week number
Loo against 158 last week. 241 in this week
year ago 2l3 in 1887. PIG in 1886. and 266
III 1870 Business failures in Canada for
Inc week number %, as COMPARED with %
!asl week, 10 in this week a wear ago "a
AZ 1885, 81 IN 1896, and 30 in 1895
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08
EUROPEAN POPULAR TROUBLES.

The popular troubles which have pre-
vailed in various European countries
during the past week or over have far
reaching significance. Those in Spain
and Italy have their origin in the deep
conviction which prevails among the
people of those countries that their
respective governments are in no proper
degree representative of the preference
of any but a small fraction Of the PEG.
pie. In Holland, on the other hand, the
popular resentment is not so much
against the existing government itself as
1t is against the failure of that govern
ment to grant such extensions Of popu-
lar political rights as the people think
themselves entitled to.
In Spain and Italy, while the reigning
monarchs would appear to occupy their
positions, in some measure at least, as
an expression of the national preference,
there is feeling of bitter hostility
among ali classes toward both. II
Is but a few days ago since a son of
Guiseppi Garibaldi openly declared that
he favored the formation, if possible. of
an alliance between the Republicans of
Italy and the adherents in that coun-
try of the Papacy for the overthrow of
the Savoyard monarchy. In Spain the
last prop of popular sustainment on
which the government of the queen re-
gent rested was removed by the death of
Emilio CASTELAR,. In both countries the
people are impoverished by the exactions
of government, and in Italy are fleeing
to foreign lands from hunger and oppres-
sion. In Holland, on the other hand,
there is comparative contentment, and
the troubles there are purely of a po-
litical character, as distinguished from
those which have their roots in social
and economic causes.
Coming at this time these expressions
of popular unrest in Europe must have
a resulting effect on the deliberations of
the peace representatives at The Hague.
When the masses of European society
make it reasonably plain that they
have no enduring interest In the quarrels
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08
ALARM UNCALLED FOR.

1t is with sorrow that the G b re-
cords the closing of the doors of one of
St. PauI's big banking institutions. The
Savings Bank of st. Paul-which has had
an honorable career in this community for
more than thirty years-will not open for
business this morning because Public Elk
aminer Pope deems it best for it's cred
itors that its affairs go into the hands of
a receiver. When the troubles of the in
stitution are sifted to the bottom it will
no doubt be found that very few of them
are of recent origin. Like the Bank of
Minnesota, the Savings Bank Of st. Paul
made large loans on real estate in the
boom times of 1880 to 1892 When the pan
ic of 1888 swept over the country st. Paul
was caught with the rest in the mael-
strom of over-speculation. The bank held
large blocks of mortgages on realty at
boom valuations. Real estate dropped so
heavily in value that first mortgages were
frequently not worth half their face.
Many foreclosures followed and the insti-
tuition took the realty in an effort to save
itself. All the time it was making this
struggle for life it was paying its saw
per cent. Thus slowly but surely the
bank has been Slapped of its substance
until it reached the Observation-Disclosures.
1t is most unfortunate that the COM
r,I,r,
shock of such a serious nature just at
the threshold of the era of prosperity
which is apparent on every hand. The
failure need not, however, affect the on
ward movement of st. Paul finance and
commerce. This is no time of panic
like those of 1893 and the early days Of
statements printed in yesterdays G b g
to discover that the Minnesota capital
never had 50 much money as now-in a
word, that its banks were never in such
good condition as at this hour.
Let every depositor In bank
stop and think this morning before going
to his business. The Savings Bank Of
st. Paul has closed it's doors because of a
condition of things which came about
years ago, and it has been unable to
weather the storm. We have Public
Examiner Pope's assurance elsewhere
that he has found all the other savings
institutions of the city solvent and full
ly able to carry out all their obligations
to depositors and creditors" 1t may be
added also with full emphasis that all
the national and state banks are in su.
perb shape. With these facts before
him even the man who rushes off to
withdraw his deposit from bank at every
rumor of financial backset ought not to
be so foolish as to check out his bal
ance.