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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
u. D. G. CONVENTION
Session to be Held In Greenwood on
May Sd, 4th and 5th.

The ciphth ANIMAL convention of tbe
United Daughters of the Conredoracy
will be held in Greenwood on Nav \,
and : when If is eynected than mo pa
than one hundred delegates from all sec.
tions Of the state win he present
The proeramme arranged by the local
chapter and the Secretary Of the Divi-
sion is a. follows:
... .
i'H'DA J. MA 0''f' A. NJ
Prayer by Rev.. j. u. Hughes.
Address by ten. >. D. Lee, Command
ing General L. Z. ".
Expressions OF praise from the chap
ters OF the Dlylson :
Address by General Robt. Lowrey,
Commander OF the Mississippi Division,
u.C. V.
mood . 10 ~
Welcome from Greenwood to her
guests, ny Coy. Jas. X, Vardaman,
Welcome from the Hugh A. REYNOLDS
Camp, L. C. ", by Hon. S. r. Coleman
Commander of the Camp.
Welcome from the Mildred Humphreys
Camp, L. S. c. ", by Capt. Samuel Gwin.
"ei'o''o iioii uno D. "' "eoFse ohap-
derson. President of the Cbanter
Response for the Division hv Mrs
Helen D. Bell.
Song, "The Bonnie Blue Flag" bv the
Greenwood school.
BUSINESS session n m
From tn II O'clock n M Dr and
Mrs. T. r. Henderson have invited their
friends to meet the visiting daughters
at their home. The honor Of tbo pres.
ence of the visiting pauobtars is re.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Needles and accessories for all makes
Of sewing machines OF the Singer Office
in the Austin building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Have you seen the new patterns In
Chinese and Japanese Mattings at s. g.
Wilson's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

The best sewing machine oil at the
Singer office in the Austin building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Grenada Business College secures
every one Of their graduates a position
and not one OF them have failed to give
entire satisfaction.
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Last Week Before
Easter
Easter

THE day of all days the feminine half of GreenwoodEaser
SUNDAYS and what world of shopping yet to be
crowded into the day before Easter large part the trouble and
anxiety be saved by remembering that this store not only has the
correct things but also that the for really right garments and
Millinery right We direct attention of the lines you'll
be interested in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Try Mcclure cotton planter with
roller. HENDERSON s. BArRn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Cards are out announcing the ap-
proaching marriage Of Miss Hattie Arpn
to Mr.. George W. Chambliss, at the res
idcnce Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Aron, in this city on April u.
The contracting parties are descrvedly
popular among a large circle of friends
and the affair will be one of the social
events Of the season.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Attention is directed to the handsome
tbrec-colnmn announcement Of the r.
II. Austin Dry Goods Company on the
first page OF today's paper. Only two
more days remain in which to do your
Easter shopping II you have not Wis
tied Austin's already, you should lose
no time in doing 50.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

Mr.. W. |. Carr announces in this issue
Of THE COMMONWEALTH as a candidate
for the Office Of Street Commissioner.
Mr.. Carr has had twenty years expe-
rience in railroad construction work.
He is clever gentleman and promises,
IL elected, to do his best to make good
streets ia Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-04-02

COSTS NO MORE THAN THE OTHER
KIND, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
AT THE COMMONWEALTH
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05

TIC hung open ire CaSCmeTI.
shall. Your Majesty is very good
prefix. 1t would draw the attention
of England and show her that we
were not afraid to assume the males.
ty' of our conquest
"And If you were to please France
continued Mrs. Adams, (which
seems the thing in fashion, YOU
might have the prefix Citizen 'Citi.
zen Washington is not bad"
1T is execrable, Mrs. Adams, and
am ashamed that you should make
it, even as pleasantly"
Indeed, my friend, there is no fore
telling what may be. And, after ALL
l do believe that the President re.
CARDS his citizenship far above his
Office. What say you, Lieutenant"
II think, madame, that fifty, one
hundred, one thousand years after
this day, it will be of little import
ance what prefix is put before the
name Of the President. He will be
simply George Washington in every
heart and on every page"
hoI 10 II uS, Sdlu MISI ADAMS
Fame uses no prefixes. It is Pom
pey, Julius Caesar, Pericles, Alfred
Hampden, Oliver Cromwell"
Washington will do for love and
for fame" continued Hyde. The next
generation may say Mr.. Madison, or
Mr.. Monroe or Mr.. Jay; but they will
want neither prefix nor suffix to
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin
and, if you permit me, sir-Adams."
The Vice President was much
pleased. He said pooh! Pooh!" and
stood up ard stepped loftily across
the hearth rug, but the subtle compli
ment went warm to his heart.
well, WE'LL" he answered, 'heart.
lily, and from our souls, we must do
our best, and then trust to Truth and
Time, our name and our memory.
But must now go to town-our af.
fairs give us no holidays"
(To be continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05

'sWe were talking about the ON,
cial title proper for Gen. washington.
! What do you think, Lieutenant? or
have you heard Gen. Hyde express
any opinion on the subject?' Il
IN Sir, | do not presume to- under.
stand the ceremonials Of government.
My father is Of the opinion that, The
\ President Of the United States has a
Roman and republican simplicity, and
that any addition to 1t would be de.
rogatory and childish"
my dear young man, the eyes OF
the; world are upon us. To give a
title to our leaders and rulers belongs
to history. In the Roman republic
great conquerors assumed even dis
tinctiye titles, as well as national
ones.''
Then cur Washington is superior
to them" )
Chief Justice Mexican thinks His
Serene Highness the President of the
United States is very suitable. Roger
Sherman is of the opinion that
neither His Highness' nor His Elk.
cellency' are novel. and dignified
enough; and Gen. Muhlenberg says
Washington himself is in favor of
High Mightiness,' the title used by
the Stakeholder Of Holland"
"And how will you vote. John? 2"
asked Mrs. Adams.
'In favor of a title. Certainly, !
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
Till MAlD IF MA DENl LANE
sss: Sequel The Bow Orange Ribbon, ssS II
A LOVE STORY BY Amelia. Z. BARR
tcopyrisht. 1900. BY Amelia =. Barb

night like sweetest music In her heart
At the leave taking he heard a few
words which gave him q delightful
assurance of coming satisfaction. For
as the two girls stood in the hall,
Arenta said:
"You will come over in the morn
ing, Cornelia?"
Il cannot . answered Cornelia
After breakfast have to go to Rich
mond Hill with a message from my
mother to Mrs. Adams"
And George, hearing these words,
could hardly control his delight. For
he was one of Mrs. Adams favorites,
and so much at home in her house
that he could visit her at any hour of
the day without a ceremonious invita-
tion.
He took merry leave Of Arenta,
and went directly to his rooms. otis
my destiny! It's my happy destiny
to love her!" he said softly to himself.
Il shall tell Mrs. Adams how far gone
in love am" he continued. II shall
say to her, Help me, madame, to an
OPpO1 CuA4ly anu IAiAuh BIC VIII liOI
refuse. AS for my father, heard
him this morning with as much pa
thence as any Christian could do; but
am resolved to marry Cornelia.
will not give her up; not for an carl
dom! Not for dukedom! Not for
the crown of England"
Joris Hyde allowed the sweet emo
tions Cornelia had inspired to have,
and to hold, and to occupy his whole
being. Sleep was a thousand leagues
away, and he flung open the easement
and sat in a beatitude of blissful
hopes and imaginations.
And after midnight, when dreams
fall, the moon came up over Nassau
and Cedar streets and threw poetic
glamors over the antique churches, and
grassy graveyards, and the pretty
houses, covered with vines and
budding rosebushes; and this soft
shadow Of light Gained and charmed
| him.
ct is a sign to ne! 1t is a. sign!
So will l put away every battling hin.
drance between Correlia and myself
Barriers will only be as those, yapor-
GUS clouds. l shall part them with
my strong resolves-I SHALL shall
L" and he fell asleep with this sense
Of victory thrilling his whole being.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
CONSIDER BUMPER CROP IMPROBABLE
Just Fair Yield for Grain Is Promised for North
Authorities Tell the Story.

i
People who are predicting emp
er" crop for the Red river valley this
year must have foreknowledge of somd
remarkable weather between now and
harvest, for the conditions as they ex-
list to-day certainly do not foreshadow
q large crop in this section. Taking
the valley through, the crop is short
and weedy, and in many places it is
thin. The grain is not farther ad-
vanced now than it is by the LIST of
July in fairly early year. Seeding
was from two to three weeks late, and
while there was plenty of moisture to
secure a quick start, the weather re-
NAMED SO cool that the time lost has
not been regained. The conditions in
the northern end of the valley are
worse than elsewhere, as, added to the
late seeding and the cold weather,
that section has been visited by heavy
rains which have flooded the fields
and inflicted damage which in many
cases amounts to total loss. Local
papers are not in the habit of exag-
gerating poor crop conditions, hence
the following from the Pembina Pho
neer Express. whose editor is an old
resident of the state and a particular
ly observant man, is significant:
THE crop conditions in localities
that have not been overlooked are
quite good, though in most places are
considerably later than last year at
this time. A few fields are heading
out, but this is rather the exception
and not the rule. Along the Pembina
and Tongue rivers the conditions are
quite serious. In many places these
rivers have overflowed their banks
from half a mile to two miles back:
and sometimes, where coulees lead the
water away, considerable farther
| distance than that. In ride to Bath
gate by way of Geroux bridge on Mon
day, the reporter saw little grain that
will ever be harvested The Geroux
slough farms are all ruined for this
years crops, and along the river road
to Bathgate the same state of affairs
exists except in small patches. They
told us at Bathgate that it was just as
bad on the other side Of the town.
They are not expecting to get more
than half as much wheat at the Bath
gate elevators this season as they usu-
ally do. Some of the farms near Cav
alier are also more or less damaged
from the same cause, and the section
Of country north of Walhalla is report
ed to be in bad shape from flooding.
The land near Bathgate has suffered
from three overf1ows this season, the
last one being week before last, and
the highest one Of the three. Even in
the better parts Of the county the
wheat fields have many bare spots in
them from standing water in the low
places. Just what percentage Of loss
this bears to the whole crop is diff.
cult to estimate, but 10 per cent would
not seem extravagant. This overflow
business is worse than the effects of
tot al destruction by hail. because in
tho case of hail the farmer can at
leastplow his land for the next sea-
son, but most OF the flooded land will
not bear team for several weeks
yet. Hay making is delayed for the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
BRAVERY, AND TRUE COURAGE

Japanese Sure He Would Be Killed
But Didn't Mind.
The little lieutenant who lived just
across the street from o. X. Davis, the
New York Suns war correspondent In
Tientsin, said to him one day:
Il should be very happy to have you
visit me in my home in Japan after
this war is over, but expect to be
killed."
He was perfectly sincere and unaf
fected. His belief did not alter his at
tention to duty in the slightest. He
wentewherever he was ordered as gay
ly III 1t were to a feast, no matter
IkShSs field was swept with bullets.
s,sss 'When I saw him in Picking day OF
80 after the Legations had been re
glieyed he said simply: Perhaps !
shallsnct be killed this time after ALL"
u. Would YOU call it courage when
such d man as that. leads a little col,
umH against stone wall, and when
he canst get over at first, sits down
and waits until he can? He hasn't
any conception Of courage. He is
brave, but with the bravery of a bull.
asg. q. I'D. ift si /.
There Is more real courage In the
old hen futtering over her little chick
ems to protect them from the threat.
ening hawk. II II were not for them
she would dee fast enough from the
3dangcr
There YOU have the essential differ.
1s1A6 hets een courage and bravery.
ssn. the American soldier, and
I'D lhsse or Russian. The Orien.
Stais fnlinting the Russian 10 an Orr.
ental, re dangerous men to meet Be.
scausss they have no care for the result.
How much more dangerous ii the
man Who ~ through 20 the end ma
,dfscphRts Il III. ret Soes aheaA u the
,gddespe " finish - llaslals,
I'M
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05

the county at the time of his election
and said county Judge shall receive
such salary for his services as may b.
provided by law. In case the voters o.
any county decide to increase the jur
isdiction of said county courts. the1
such jurisdiction as thus increased
shall remain until otherwise provided
by law"
There is nothing in tie above tina,
gives the eou2ty judges of the pro
bate court any right outside of pro
bate duties, and when a county with
population of more than 1000 votes
to extend that power, the constitution
does not say anything about issuing
marriage licenses, although it gives
the judge of probate the power to per.
form the ceremony of marriage, pro-
vided the increased jurisdiction is
given him by the'vote Of the county.
Very few If any of the counties il
the state have voted for the increase
of the jurisdiction of !. the probate
judges, and according to- the state con.
stitution they have performed many
marriages and issued many licenses
that are really illegal, according to
the Interpretation of some Of the best
legal talent of this city.
Judge Hassel of the probate court al
Grand Forks was seen in regard to
the matter and would not say any
thing further than that he considered
the matter one of very ticklish points
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05

same reason, though some hay is be.
ing put up this week"
This article gives the worst features
of the crop situation in North Dakota
this year. The conditions described
above extend clear across the valley
on the Minnesota side, as the rains
which did the damage in northern
Pcmbina county travelled in q south.
easterly direction and the land levels
and other conditions on the two sides
of the river are practically alike. A
little farther south the conditions i'm
prove, and for some distance north OF
Grafton there is another bad streak,
cinity Of Marvel, fields are being
plowed up. South of Grand Forks
there is stretch of good crops and
the conditions in Trail county are
generally reported good. In Cass
county there is a belt Of very low
land, the territory about Harwood and
Argusville suffering almost every year
from poor drainage. Seeding was
unusually backward there and the sub.
sequent conditions have not been such
as to bring about any improvement.
Richland, according to accounts re-
ceived here, is in fair shape, and the
farmers there are expecting good
crop in most sections. Along the Red
Lake river, between Grand Forks and
Crookston, there has been no flooding
since the spring rains, but the land
was flooded then and the crop is not
at all what it should be.
In most cases throughout this terri.
tory, the grain has just begun to head.
AS Is we'll known. in nm ordinary yeal
heads begin to make their appearance
by the first of July. and by the middle
Of the month al-ost everything is
headed out. Now the earliest grain is
just beginning to show heads, and
later fields are not far enough ad
vanced to prevent the earth showing
between the drills.
The effect of these conditions must
be 70 throw harvest late, with the
usual accompanying danger from frost,
and no matter how favorable the sea-
son may be from this time forward,
there will be serious falling off in
the crop of the valley. AS has been
pointed out before, a material de.
crease in the percentage of the valley
crop means a very large reduction il
the total production of grain, because
the Red river valley is the section
where the greatest quantity of grain
is produced.
The conditions in the western part
of the state are much more favorable
Generally speaking, the improvement
begins toward the western boundaries
Of the valley counties, and outside of
the valley proper the crops promise
big returns. In some cases reports
say that the crops look as we'll as they
have ever done. and that the chances
are COED for a breaking of records
This Is true of Ward county in partic
ular, and in that county there has been
an immense increase in the acreage OF
all kinds Of crops within the past year
or two. The good conditions extend
clear to the boundary and across 1t,
and the Canadian farmers expect to
harvest a good crop.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
81 have come with a MESSAGE

have come with a message.
in her hand. .Arenta's tatting was over
her foot, and she had to remove It In
order to rise and meet Hyde. Rem
sat idly lingering pack Of playing
cards and talking to Cornelia. g
Ina few moments, Arenta's pretty
enthdsiasms and welcomes Sdissipated
all constraints, and Hyde placed his
chair among the happy group and fell
easily into his most charming mood
They. sang, they played. they had q
game at whist. and everything that
happened was In some subtle, secret
way,ia vehicle for Hyde's love TO sex-
press itself sss;s
ss8,5 About halfrpAst nine a negro came
with Cornelia's cloak and hood. George
folded ths warns circular round Cor:
51nelia's slight figure; and then watched
her tie her pretty pink hood. mana ing
amid TIE pleasant stir ~ IsAys :taiing
80 IA iSDsr tome W0rds tint sang NIL
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
CHAPTER v.
Turning over a New Leaf.

When Hyde awakened, he was in
that borderland between dreams and
day which we call dawn. The noises
finally woke him thoroughly. 81 am
more alive than ever was in my life,' u
he said; and he laughed gayly, and
went to the window. "It is a lovely
day; and that is so, much in my
favor" he added, "for if it were rain
ing, Cornelia would not leave the
house,
Then he fell into reverie about his
proposed visit to Mrs. Adams. Last
night it appeared to him an easy and
natural thing to do. He was not
so sure of his position this morning.
But there are times when laissez.
aller carries before it, and Hyde was
in just such a mood. "I'll run the
chance" he said. "I'll risk it. I'll
let things take their course" And
after all, when man is in love, to be
reasonable is often to be cowardly.
When he was dressed he went to
his hotel and breakfasted there.
Early as it was, there. were many
members and senator's present-eat-
ing, drinking coffee and disputing.
Hyde took no notice of any of these
disputes until man-evidently an
Englishman-called Franklin "a beg
gar-on-hOrseback-Y Then he
looked steadily at the speaker, say
ing with the utmost GOODNESS and
firmness:
You are mistaken, sir. The beg
Xgar-on-horseback is generally suppos-
ed to ride to the devil. Franklin
rode to the highest posts of political
honor and the esteem and affection Of
worthy men in all the civilized
world
With these words he rose, pushed
aside his chair with little temper,
and, turning, met Jefferson face to
face. The great man smiled, and put
his hand affectionately on Hyde's
shoulder
You spoke we'll, my young friend
Now, I will give you a piece Of advice
when any one abuses great man
in your presence, ask them what
kind of people they admire. You will
certainly be consoled.''
Hyde, casting his eyes a moment
on this tall, loose climbed man, whose
cold blue eyes and red hair empha-i
sized the stern anger Of his, whole
appearance. was well disposed to
leave the scurrilous Eng lishman to
his power of reproof.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-05
NORTH DAKOTA MARRIAGES INVALID
Grand Forks Lawyers Make Startling Declaration
Complications Without End May Arise.

It is held by number of legal au.
thorities in Grand Forks that ever!
marriage license issued in this state
is invalid. This latter, most startling
holding, is contradicted by other legal
lights, who contend that the county
court has the power of issuing mar
riage licenses through other sources,
but the constitution of the state is very
clear on the subject and most startling
developments are looked for within
the next few weeks.
The constitution in prescribing the
duties of the judge of probate for each
county says:
"No. no. There shall be established
in each county a county court, which
shall be court Of record, open at all
times, and holdings by one judge,
elected by the electors of the county,
and whose term of Office shall be two
years.
mo. III. The county court shall
have exclusive original jurisdiction in
probate and testamentary matters, the
appointment Of administrators and
guardians, the sale of lands by execu-
tors, administrators and guardians,
and such other probate matter as may
be conferred by law; provided that
whenever the voters of any county
having population of 1000 or over
shall decide by a majority vote that
they desire the jurisdiction Of said
court increased above that limited by
the constitution, then said county
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the district courts ii all civil actions
where the amount In controversy does
not exceed 81 900, and in all crimAal
actions below the grade Of felony, and
of said county court, the Jurisdiction.
in case 1t iss decided by the voters OF
any county to SO increase the jurisdic-
ton OF said county court, the jurisdic-
ton In cases OF misd emeanors arising
under state laws which may have been
conferred upon police magistrates
shall cease. The quail fications Of the
Judge of. the county court In countiesi
wnsre, the & 1urisdi Lotion Of said court
shall haYs besn increased shall be the
same ~ those ~ the district Judges.
except Tint ~ Shail 10 . resident OF