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Receiver Gen. Pass. Agent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

paint. On account Of the dampness,
no glue should be used, Instead of
trying to fit the edges of the boards Of
the top tightly as in gluing, round off
all the edges both above and below,
leaving an obvious crack, Round off
all the corners Of the table and the
weather will raise" no splinters,
Treat the boards of the seat same
as the top Screw the seat and top
boards down with solid screws, pIaC-
ing the screws near the edges Of the
boards to keep them from warping and
curling up, Then let the sun and rain
have their way and you will have a
real" weathered oak piece, which
could be used In winter as a unique
indoor piece.
Two braces should run lengthwise
under the seat. screwed or mOrtised
into the end pieces and screwed to the
seat boards.
TO operate the affair the top would
have to be lifted off and set on edge
on the ends Of the cr0ss-pieces, the
back braces being hooked oyer the
pegs In the Outsides of the arms. When
used as a table the top should be fas-
tened on by running loose" pegs
through the arms into the c~ross-pIeces
on the under side of the top The back
brace will then fold up under the top.
While this piece might appear rough at
first sight, its design would make IT
odd and interesting Chicago Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
CALLS PARKER A MOSES.
Senator Carmack Sees Resemblance
Between the Two.

In %seconding the nomination Of Judge
Parker, Senator Carmack, of Tennessee.
said among other good things:
ut may be, sir, that our candidate is
not as voluble and vociferous as som9
would have him be; but | have yet to
learn that laryngeal activity is the SUI
preme test of craftsmanship | have yet
to learn that the width of a mans mouth
is commensurate with the breadth of his
understanding, OF that the length of his
tongue measures the depth Of his wis
dom,
When the Almighty wanted a leader
to conduct The children OF Israel out Of
the house Of bondage Moses objected to
his selection on the ground that he
lacked the gift Of ready eloquence and
he suggested his brother Aaron as a fit
leader OF the people, Aaron did not
have much judgment, but he could talk,
But the Almighty preferred the silent
wisdom of the great lawyer to the volu-
bic wisdom of the great orator to lead
the democratic party in that campaign.
And he did not forget Aaron either.
He found a place for him. And, Mr.
Chairman. while the democratic party
preferred It's Moses in this campaign it
wants the help of its Aaron, too.
"Mr. Chairman, we enter this cam
paign under such conditions as never
! before confronted the American people.
| Never before has the personal character
of the candidate been so important to
the country as in this campaign. The re-
publIcan marty the party that was once
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
THE ONE GREAT ISSUE.
Mr.. Hearst's Spokesman Asks Equal
Rights for All.

hJBlLb LpA RIls
Hon, d. NJ. Delmas, of California, who
presented the name Of William r, Hearst
to the convention, gave the following
outline of what he considers the great
issue of the coming campaign;
ut has been said. and truly said, that
no campaign ever decides more than one
issue. What, then. is the issue which
divides to-day the democratic and repub.
lican parties? What is the fundamental
principle up which they are In antagon-
ism? What is the essential thing which
democracy stands for and which republi-
canism a%ntagonIzes? Is 1t a question
of tariffs or of tariff revision? A
question of standards of money? A ques-
ton of regulating the currency or con-
trolling the banks? A question of ex-
pansion or Imperialism? No, Important
as these are, the question is greater than
any or all of these. 1t includes them
all, it Is true, but 1t includes much more.
1t is a question which touches the very
foundations of our institutions and
strikes at the very existence OF our gov
eminent. Let euphemistic babblers
gloss it over as they may; let trimmers
who shift their sail to every politica!
breeze that blows. eyade it as they can;
let time servers who usurp the name of
democracy affect to sneer at It as they
will, still the question which confronts
the American people ~to-day-whiCh has
confronted them with eyer-growing in
sistence since the civil warts whether
this government shall be carried on for
the benefit of the people, and Of the
whole people, or whether II shall be ma
nipulated for the benefit Of a privileged
class-whether it's great departments,
legislative. executive and judicial. shall
be perpetuated for the protection Of the
equal rights Of all, or whether they shall
be perverted into the plastic instruments
of syndicated capital"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
A LITTLE ESSAY ON MUSK.
II You Want to Be Left Severely
Alone Scent Yourself Lib
orally with the Stuff.

II you are going to travel, by sea or
by land, scent yourself with musk. 1t
will ward off everything and everybody
from you, dangers and moths included,
1t is generally agreeable to all man
kind. 1t is SO sweet and refreshing,
and such an air purifier! In railroad
cars. where there is no air to speak Of,
and everybody who does not smell of
smoke and onions, smells Of Goldfish
and old cider, 1t is especially delight
full.
1t doesn't make anybody sick at the
stomach, and no well-regnlated head
would ache on account Of it, and the
man who would get prOfane, and talk
about woodchucks, and polecats, and
water rats, in connection with the
smell OF musk, ought to be condemned
to ride second-cIass forever, between a
fat woman carrying home-smoked her
ring, and q colored nursegirI with a
baby that smells of our milk.
At church, musk is delightful 1t is
the very "odor Of sanctity' The cler-
gyman can preach better for 1t, and the
bald-headed deacon and the long-nosed
sexton can sleep better and snore loud
err with it odorous fumes waited to
their nostrils with every gentle wave
Of your pocket handkerchief.
People who do not like It are Ill
bred. 1t is the perfume Of the rich.
Empress Josephine was fond Of 1t, and
we don't know whether that fact had
anything to do with Napoleon's getting
divorced from her or not.
Scent yourself literally Don't be
afraid. Don't be stingy. Make your
self smell in the world, If you cannot
make yourself distinguished.
1t is a land of freedom, this Is! Ey-
erybody has q right to smell as he
chooses, and II everybody else does not
like the odor, why he can plug his
nose.-N. Y. Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA.
Illustrative Instance Of the Manner
In Which Officials Fatten
Their Purses.

Russia is a corrupt country" a de-
t~ective said, relates a writer In the
Louisville Courier-Journal. "piotr
Dostoyeyosky told me an interesting
story Of Russian corruption.
"Piotr was a detective in Moscow. He
was the right-hand man Of the chief OF
police.
"OHe day a powerful Official sent for
the chief and told how he had been
robbed at a banquet the night before
of 1000 rubIes.
I'm put this matter said the chief,
In the hands Of Plotr Dostoyeysky, my
best man, sir. Piotr DostoyYesky will
recoyer your money If 1t ID recoverable
"Piotr took up the case, He worked
on 1t for two days, and he had no luck
at all When he reported this fact his
chief said;
" 1t will never do for us 10 fail, Piotr.
This is the chance of our lives. Sue
cess means for US unlimited distinction
and advancement. Here is a purse Of
5000 rubles from the municipal treas
ury. Take the money to the official and
tell him it is his. Say IT was stolen by
the Spanish attache, and that, to pre-
vent international complications, II will
be for the best to keep the whole mat
ter silent
"Piotr obeyed, and the official was
much pleased to get his money back.
He could hardly believe that the young
Spanish attache had robbed him,
though. He said appearances were GER
tainly deceltfuI. He advanced the po-
lice chief three places in the secret sery-
ice, and he doubled Piotr's pay. But a
week later he found his 5000 rubles In
the pocket Of his overcoat, where they
had been all along, and in consequence
piotr and the chief emigrated TO Amer
lea. Piotr is a detective In a New York
department store now, and the chief Is
a waiter In a Russian restaurant"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
RIVAL OF NIAGARA FALLS.
Magnihcence Of the Great American
Cataract Equaled in River
of Africa.

Victarla falls, an African cataract
which rivals Niagara in its magnificent
proportions, will within a few months
be rendered accessible TO the travelling
public, says the Pail Mail Gazette. 1t Ia
on the Zambezi river, nearly a thousand
miles from It's mouth The Cape 10
Cairo" railway will soon cross the
gorge within sight of the falling waters.
Nearly half a century has passed since
David Livingstone, exploring the un-
known interior Of Africa, discovered
this cataract, and named II for the queen
OF England. He lived for several
months on an island Just above the edge
of the falls, and thence explored II
mapped the surrounding region,
Above the falls the Zambe2l Is q placid
stream sometimes a mile In width, and
dotted with beautiful Islands clad in
tropical yerdure, ~Hippopotami and wa
ter-fowI make these Islands their home,
and the river Is full Of fish.
BY some means a rift has been formed
in the river bed, "A hole more than 400
feet deep. 1900 yards long across the
riyer) and less than 800 feet wide. Into
this chasm the river drops with an aw-
full roar, sending up clouds of mist In
| which, wherever the spectator looks, he
sees multiple rainbow8,
The narrow rift has but q single out
let, 200 yards wide. through which
must rush all the waters OF the mile
| wide river. Coming from both ends of
the chasm 10 this outlet, they form a
whirlpool of wonderful grandeur. For
10 miles below the cataract the river.
| boiling and roaring, tears at tremendous
speed through a gorge 400 feet deep,
| out of which II flows again into a valley,
to become the same placid stream 1t Ia
above the falls.
The gorge Is one of the most peculiar
features of the cataract, being extreme
" rugged and crooked, liter flowing In
one direction for more than a mile s.2m
he outlet OF the chasm, the river sud
denly turns sharply round to the left,
almost paralleling that course for an
other mile, then as acutely turns to the
right again. In all the 30 miles but two
places have been found at which descent
to the surface Of the stream Is possible.
The water falling into the ehasm car
ries down with 1t a quantity of air, so
that up the opposite side-called Dan
ger PoInt'-a tremendous draft always
PUSHES, which has pruned sharply away
the overhanging branches Of the ever
greens on the cliff,
From upstream one can come at low
water safely down in a skIff to Living
stone Island, from which excellent
views Of the falls are to be obtained.
The Cape to Cairo" railway will cross
the gorge just below the outlet, on n
bridge 42O feet above low water, and $50
feet long. The announcement that II
would be able to run passenger trains TO
that interior point In a few months
has already caused many travellers to
announce their intention Of going To
view the grand spectacle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
ROOSEVELT rs PECULIAR.
Connecticut Man Considers Presi-
dents Personality Bizarre.

Connecticut Man Considers Presi-
dents Personality Bizarre.
Hon. HomerS Cummings, delegate-at-
large from Connecticut, in seconding the
nomination Of Judge Parker, paid the
following tribute to President Roose-
welt:
THE democrats of Connecticut realize
that, aside from the great questions of
public policy SO ably set forth in the
platform just adopted, and upon which
any candidate selected by this conven-
ton will squarely stand. the people
of this country are to pass Upon the
bizarre personality and the politi-
cal peculiarities of the present
chief executive. Thoughtful people
have begun to weary Of his &C.
centric advertising methods. They are
alternately amused and alarmed by his
strenuous and untimely im%petuosity.
They decline to accept him in his favorite
role of a mighty military captain. True,
he has taken great pains to assure them
that he has charged up San Juan hill, but
thew rave come to the conclusion that he
has shed more ink and less blood than
any warrior since Sancho Panza. They
realize that his chief hold upon a doubt
full fame for military activity depends
mon such glory as he managed to
achieve by i~mpertinences and insults to
Miles and Dewey and Schley. They are
uneasy in the knowledge that he is pain
fully lacking in poise and balance, and
so constitutionally reckless that he is
likely, at any time, to involve our coun-
try In difficulties at home and abroad.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
EVERYBODY HAS TROUBLES.
So Don't for n Single Minute Think
Your Lot Is Harder Than That
of Anyone Else,

Don't think when the clouds OF ad-
sersity hang heavily over you that
your lot is harder than that of every
one else, Things are pretty evenly
divided in this world, and no matter
low bad the trouble is, bear in mind
the fact that it might be worse.
No one goes through life without his
share of sorrow. Some fortunate peo-
pie are able to throw 1t off and rise
again buoyant and hopeful; others are
conquered by their troubles and never
rise above them
Don't assume that the man or WON
an with the CHEEKY face and manner
have never known grief, Their sor-
rows, says the Chicago American, may
have exceeded yours tentold. but they
have simply made up their minds to
make the best Of things and present a
brave face.
There is enough sorrow In the world
without adding TO It by going around
with a long drawn face and whining
manner Win the responsibilities OF
manhood and womanhood come cares
and trials, we cannot escape them, be-
cause we cannot live and love without
sometimes seeing the reverse side oil
the shield.
But we need not meet trouble hall
way, and ~ need not succumb 10 the
little worries, for If we do we have nc
strength left to fight the big ones when
they come.
Nearly every cloud has a silver In
ing If we only look hard enough to tlnc
It. and 1t is we'll to remember thai
sometimes the very thing that brings
sorrow to us brings JOY to some one
else.
1t is q great mistake to expect too
much sympathy from our friends. "
to a certain point they Will sympathi1'
and listen patiently to our tale OF woe
but too much woe tires even the mos
ready sympathixer, and If we Away
carry a sad face we will find We ar,
left much to ourselves,
Nothing commands SO much respec
and sympathy as trouble brayely borne
A smile makes more friends than
whine and "A hopeful nature is a grea
blessing,
Things are always at their yer,
darkest just before a turning point
Let us learn to take the bitter with III,
sweet. to make the best Of our woe
for the sake of our joys.
Into each life some rain must fall
but some of the showers are only SUI
showers after all, and let us taxi
refuge under the umbrella Of hope am
watch for the rainbow that is shining
brightly across the dark clouds,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

Ornaments for the Hair.

For evening wear or for any dressy oc-
casion the very latest hair ornament is a
true lovers knot in ribbon velvet, the
ribbon following the line Of the head and
ending in two tiny silk tassels just be-
hind the left ear. The effect, though per-
haps a trlfe Spanish looking, Is decidedly
becoming, and 1t is an ornament the
smart girl could very easily make for
herself. All the material required will
be a yard Of ribbon velvet TO either
match or contrast with the gown and
two tassels Of the same color. Instead
OF the ribbon velvet the tagsels might
be fastened with tiny paste buckles or
any small fancy ornaments, which can
be picked up for a small sum and are
capable of imparting a very smart APP
pearance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
The proper Care Of Clothes,

After the walking dress has been re-
moved the skirt should be well brushed
and hung in the wardrobe on two hooks
by means OF two loops. Or, better still,
fold 1t carefully in the seams, pin to-
gether at the band and suspend, 50
pinned, on the hooks. Some wardrobes
are now made with movable hangers,
which are very useful Goats should al
ways be stretched upon hangers when
not In actual use. Stoles and boas,
whether Of feathers, chiffon or fur, are
always freshened up and benefited by a
gentle shaking in front Of the fire after
wear on q wet day. The feathers be-
come quite crisp again under such treat
ment, while the chiffon loses the
wrinkled, curled look that rain gives It,
and assumes its normal fiufiness.-Chi-
eago News
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23
FURNITURE MADE AT HOME.
Comfortable Combination Settee and
Table for the Porch of Odd
and Pleasing Design.

A combination settee and table can
be made TO ne used aud left on the
porch. II one likes the rustic" this
could be made OF unplaned lumber, the
seat and arms and back being rubbed
with coarse s~andpaper to take OF the
worst of the r~oughnoss that would be
likely 10 catch on the clothes.
1t might be we'll, perhaps, TO plane
the upper side of the table top, though
that, too, might be left rough to be
used without a cloth. This piece could
be left to be 'grayed" by the weather,
or could be made Of boards already
weathered, or the gray could be start
ed with a stain. A water stain tani-
linel might he better than an oil stain
because little OF the stain could be
wiped off and unless the oilstatn were
very thin it woulG look too much like
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

and down the nations OF the earth. build
ing their kingdom in the hearts OF men
and gathering the harvest OF genius and
toll, in which reason struck from the
hand of force the sword OF hate and
plucked from the heart Of war the germ
Of greed. in which conscience smote the
thoughts of wrong and filled the mind
with mercy's sweet restraint; in which
power grew in the human brain, but re-
fused the shelter OF a glitteriug crown.
IN which the people Of all lands and
tongues, awakened to hope by the in-
spiration of our example, followed with
the march of years the luminous path
way leading to a destiny beyond the
reach of vision and within the proyi-
dence of God. In tis spirit New York
dominates for president Of the United
States Alton B. Parker"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

is trimmed In front with bands and
knots of velvet and the jabot il of lace.
The other gown Is of champagne
colored wolfe. The skirt is composed OF
box-plalted breadths, alternating at the
top to little rounded tabs, The box
plated breadths are ornamented with
buttons and cords matching the gown,
The bolero-like bodice Is gathered at
the top and again at the bottom, and
Is trimmed with the cord, forming no
tifs. The fronts Of the blouse are fin.
ished with reyers OF white silk en-
brotdered in delicate colors, and open
below over a waistcoat Of champagne
colored silk ornamcnted with cord, or
passementerie motifs to match. The
pIastron ia OF white silk or linen and
the corslet girdle is Of the material or
Of silk Of the same shade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

triotism; I will support my country In
any emergency; but President Roose-
welt Is not the country.
1.-THE time has not yet arrived pray
almighty God that it will never arrive
when the American people will accept
the arrogant dictum of Louis XIV. II
repeated by an American president, I
am the state
IF President Roosevelt is at all
worthy of his high position he must en-
terrain a supreme contempt for those po-
litical supple-jacks, particularly for
those who claim to be democrats, who
go about with a sanctimonious moan,
saying: The president is wrong In his
Philippine policy, but we must support
the president Out upon such cringing
tdiocy.'
Support the presidents policy, Ell?
Will some gentleman please tell us what
that policy is? Has he any? If so, why
doesn't he say so?
1.-THE truth is he has none. He is an
opportunist waiting for something to
turn up. He is letting things drift and
they are drifting to the deuce. Mean
time our soldiers are being killed and
are dying of disease in shoals. For what
purpose?
"Will anybody undertake to say? |
defy any lingo to stand up and declare
with a straight face whatthe presidents
policy or the republican policy is, No
n will say; no one can say; but some
~say-more's the pity and shame-'the
president is wrong, but VIC must support
the president
ITO this complexion has it come al
last by reason of the newfangled jingo-
ism, that we must shut up III thinkers,
close our mouths, and c%hloroform our
consciences in order to be considered
patriots.
mo man ever found himself in worse
political company than does President
Roosevelt In this year of grace. He is in
the hands of the republican philistines
and they will bind him with their withes.
In every state in the union 1t is a felony
W 5et property VI dHy suiI w az
tempt to get it--by false pretenses.
IF the same rule applied to the get
ting Of Offices or to attempts to get them
the whole republican party could be sent
to the ~penitentiary.
Mr.. Clark then entered upon a dis
cussion of what he termed the false
pretenses of the republican platform.
He denied the republican pretense that
the democrats favored free trade. He
asserted that the democrats favored