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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

earnestness appealed to Speaker Reed,
who saw that here was a good can
rasser. Reed guided Tawney's earn
estness and made him his lieutenant
and one of the trusted whips of the
house. Once, in 1897, he circumvented
Reed by securing the signatures of a
majority of the members of the house
to a petition in favor of the annexa.
ton of Hawaii, but Reed surrendered
and also forgave.
Tawney was whip Of the ways and
means committee when the Porto Rico
Dill went before the house. His close
canvass of the house and his report
on the doubtful ones enabled the man.
ayers to bring all but a few into line
and pass the bill.
Last fall he was chosen to manage
the speakers bureau for the repub-
llcan national committee at Chicago.
he never had done anything of the
sort, but he started in, and every
morning was up at five and down
10 the office before the janitors. He
generally remained there until mid.
night.
One of the smartest things that
Iawney did in managing the speaking
campaign was capturing Missouri. II
any credit is due any manager for that
result, 1t is due Tawney. In the face
Oh ridicule by his fellow committee
men, and entirely on his own re-
sponsibility and initiative, he sent
speakers into Missouri and devoted
more attention to that state than to
any one single state except Indiana.
ihe day before the election was held
ne predicted the election Of Roosevelt
electors in Missouri, and his predic.
'ion was thought very amusing.
Tawney and Cannon have always
oeen good friends. When Cannon first
became a candidate for the speaker.
snip to succeed Henderson, his earli-
sst and most energetic supporters were
lawney, Mann, Of Chicago, and Hem.
enway Of Indiana.
When the time comes for pushing
the booms of various presidential
aspirants to succeed Theodore Roose-
Yelt, there viii be a Cannon boom,
ana a man who will help to push it
along In Minnesota and the northwest
VIII be James A. Tawney.
Tawney is so years old and has a
s'rong, fine face and a distinguished
bearing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
IN IMPORTANT POST.
..vNEY TO HOLD THE PURSE
era1Nas IN NEXT CONGRESS.
minnesota Congressman Selected for
workmanship Of Appropriations
Committee - Is Noted for
Capturing Missouri.

Washington.-James A. Tawney, of
usuona, Mimi, has been decided on
~ prospective Speaker Cannon for
No position Of chairman of the ap-
,ronriations committee, which is the
most important committee of congress.
" will succeed James A. Hemenway,
vho has been elected to the senate to
succeed Vice President Fairbanks.
The man who fills this office holds
me peoples purse strings.
Congressman Tawney began life as
an apprentice blacksmith in his ia.
ther,s shop. He was then Is years
# age. His boyhood home was near
cettysburg, in Adams county. Pa,
and there he lived until 1877, when he
vent west and located at Winona.
After learning to shoe a horse, Taw.
nov mastered the trade Of mechanic,
and 1t wac while toiling at the lathe
that he decided to study law. He
began reading during the evenings,
and finally, to get more time, took
his Blackstone to the shop and read
while he worked.
At the age of rs he left the ma
cbinist business and entered a law Of
Ace in Winona. In 1882 he was admit
ted to the bar and has since practiced.
Boldness and industry are the two
most prominent characteristics Of this
typically self-made man. He never
has been afraid to work, and never
has been afraid to aspire.
When he entered congress Tawney
didn't know much about lawmaking,
but he knew a lot about men. He
%buttonholed every member he could
End to interest him in his bills. His
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

five miles south of Maumee City. II
was the scene of an engagement Au'
gust 20, 1894, in which Gen. Anthony
Wayne crushed the combined hostile
Indian tribes of the northwest, the
Wyandots alone losing II chiefs.
The place is made still more mem.
orable by the presence Of Turkey Foot
rock, a large limestone bowlder on
which stood old Chief Turkey Foot
as he rallied his defeated warriors
around him for the last stand against
Wayne's men at Fallen Timbers. As
the sun went down through the smoke
of battle that day Chief Turkey Foot
fell dead uton the rock, shot through
the heart.
After the battle the Indians buried
the chief under the rock, carved tur.
keys feet upon 1t and placed much to.
bacco and many pipes around it,
The now automobile syndicate pro
poses to mount this stone on a pedes
tai in front of a $4,000 clubhouse.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

speaks several languages iuently.
About two years ago Miss Sartoris was
reported to be engaged to Lieut.. John
Wright, U. S. A., son Of the late Gen.
Marcus Wright, a confederate veteran
The announcement from the east OF
the engagement did not occasion much
surprise here, as the betrothal Of the
young couple had been frequently CIR
culated shortly after Mrs. Sartoris took
up her residence In st. Louis during
The worlds fair, and was as frequently
denied. Young Mr.. Nelson is a Yale
man, is about 20 years old, and is the
son OF Lewis G. Nelson, a multimillion-
aire capitalist. Former Gov. Lon v.
Stephens is an uncle of the prospective
groom. James N. Nelson, Jr., ID
named after his grandfather, and this
is the reason the junior is attached to
his name. He is associated with his
father In business. IL Is expected that
the wedding will take place this fall
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
Hair as Disease Test.

M. Matsuura, a Toxic physician.
basing his observations on the we'll
known fact that the human nails in the
course of various diseases suffer from
malnutrition, has ~endeayored TO ascer.
tain whether the hair Is subject to the
same influence. Inasmuch as the hair
lives for many years, and It's growth
Is nearly uninterrupted and regular,
1t appears logical to suppose that the
stages of growth of each hair would
present a different character according
the wearer is In good health or sick.
The conclusion Ia drawn from the
above that the simple examination OF
the hair Of a person, living or dead,
should indicate whether or not this
person had been sick before, and some
thing OF the character of the disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

ing to a conclusion, and to have round,
ed out his term as head Of the depart.
ment of justice.
Prior to Mr., Bonaparte's entrance
into the Roosevelt cabinet Secretary
Of War Taft was freely talked of az
Moody's successor, as II would put
the former governor of the Philip.
pines in line for chief Justice of the
supreme court, to which the presi.
dent would appoint him during his
term, should a vacancy occur Owing
10 the developments In the situation
at Panama and in insular affairs, It is
understood that he IL to stay where
he Is, and consequently Mr.. Bona.
parte has been picked out as the head
of the federal law department.
The change of Mr.. Bonaparte to the
department Of justice would be strict.
ly in line with his ambitions and in
terests, and likewise would be ac-
cepted as an assurance that the war
like policy of the administration
toward corporations and trusts would
be continued, and matters now pend
Ing In this department would b
pressed with increased yigor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

Year.)
vice president Of the commission;
Charles G. Dawes, treasurer; Ferd w.
Peck. and others. School children
throughout the country contributed
toward the cost of the statue, and the
government subscribed $50, 900 to pay
for the pedestal, which was executed
by Thomas Hastings, of New York.
Arrangements for the unwilling Of
the statue are now being completed.
A congressional committee will be ap-
pointed to accompany the present COM
mission, and the entire delegation will
be conveyed to France on a cruiser Of
the United States navy. The pres
ent arrangement is for a cruiser of the
Galveston class, as they are the most
comfortable and commodious in The
navy. In connection with the visit Of
the delegation, President Roosevelt has
been strongly urged by the French au-
thorities and by many Americans 10
break the c~entury-long precedent and
make the unwilling of the statue the
occasion of a visit to France in order
to deliver the memorial address.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
MAY SUCCEED o
Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparts IL
Slated for Attorney Generalsh!p
When Former Retires.

Washlngtoh-Unless the president
makes a change in his present plans
Secretary Of the Navy Charles j Bona
pate next year VIII become attor.
ney general succeeding William IL
Moody, who is expected to retire 10
private life.
Attorney General Moody II na'
been known for some time. has been
anxious to take up his private law
practice at Boston, and the time fixed
for his retirement was early in 1906
BY that time he expects to have
brought the prosecution of the Chi
cago packers and the case against tht
Santa Fe and other roads for rebat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD.
Clubhouse to Be Erected Where Mad"
Anthony Routed Hostile In
dams in 1894.

Bowling Green, O.-The battlefield
OF Fallen Timbers, once a place OF saw
age scenery and of more savage hu
mainly, wherein one Of the decisive
engagements in American history was
fought and the field on which Mad
Anthony Wayne made his reputation.
has passed into the hands of a syndi
cate. The members propose to erect
an automobile clubhouse along ths
road which skirts the battlefield, and
TO maintain drives, boulevards and ths
creations of a modern landscape gar
dener.
The battlefield lies on both sides OF
the Maumee river at a point about
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
TRAITS OF Won BUELoW.
German Chancellor Averse to Exer-
tion-Is Possessed Of Over One
Hundred Decorations.

Berlin.-Prince Won Buelow, who
has just received the distinction of
major general of cavalry, is the least
military-minded Of men; he is well
dressed and carefully groomed, but
sloppy in bearing. He dislikes exer.
else of all kinds; he will not walk
when he can ride; he hates the dis
comforts of life, and in domestic tastes
is luxurious almost to the verge of
epicureanism.
Including two recently received dec.
orations from the shah the imperial
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
Law Ills to Electric Efiorescence.

The luxuriant efi~orescence Of cleo
tricity is not without It's thorn in a new
disease that has appeared among work.
ers In electrical power houses. These
houses are located at Niagara Falls, and
have betrayed 10 cases. 1t seems that
with people whose employment brings
them into the immediate presence OF
high voltage alternating current gener-
ating or transforming machines there
uniformly results a grave disturbance Of
the digestive organs, loss Of appetite,
distress after eating, and whitening Of
the complexion almost TO the color OF
chalk. The is attributed to the
chemical influences Of either electric.
rays or some ray as yet unknown
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
hERo's STATUE pLEAsEs.
Art COMMITTEES Well Satisfied with
Lafayette Memorial to Be
Erected in Paris.

Chicago,-The Paris art comm,ttss
winch considered the design for the
Lafayette statue to be presented to the
corporation OF Paris and unveiled next
year mas reported to the memorial
commission here. The report, drawn
py J. Q. A. Ward, dean of the Amer
ican college and president of the As.
socialion OF American Artists; John
Ia FORCE, and George B. Post, com.
pliments Paul Bartlett, the sculptor.
The idea of the statue was cdn-
ceived by Robert J, Thompson, a Chi.
cagosn, who was connected with tine
Worlds Columbian exposition, and he
was supported by Alexander II. Reyeil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
New Land in Arctic Regions.

News received from Reikjavik from
: member of the duke of Orleans
greenland party says the expedition
discovered a new and unknown land,
winch was named Terre De France,
dnd also discovered that Cape Bis
nlarck Is part Of a large island, and
not OF the mainland. as hitherto as
sumed, After reaching IS degrees 1G
minutes north. the Belgica, with the
french expedition on board, headed in
: s~outheasterly direction.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

succeeds Former Consul General Lee.
now minister to Ecuador.
Mr.. Shanklin Is well known In both
ST. Louis and Kansas City. He was
connected with the organization work
Of the worlds fair as secretary Of n
OF the important committees. and later
went to Mexico as special commissions
er foI the purpose Of extending AZ In
yitaiion to President Diaz TO visit the
fair. Mr.. shanklin has spent several
years in Mexico, and speaks Spanish
tiuently.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

Upon his own particular copies of his
own books, "The Gospel OF Wealth, II
for one, the arms are emblazoned in
blue and gold.
Mr.. Carnegie, 1t may be mentioned,
makes liberal use Of notices. On the
walls Of his library are seen the ia.
miliar lines: "He that dare not rea-
son Is a slave; he that cannot is a
fool; he that will not is a bigot"
THE present moment Is our ain, the
next we never see" is another legend.
On the leather lounge where he takes
his afternoon slesta Is painted. REST
awhile" while above, on the wal,
We see the rollicking line: There's
a good time coming, boys"
Cairn, or carne, a heap of stones-a
Druidical heap OF stones--is given as
the word from which Carneglb Is de.
rived. The name also appearJ as Car.
ney, Carnie, Carnage and Carney,
The Carnes, of G%lamorgan, Wales,
take their name from Pen Carne, the
birthplace of the first of the family.
But this, too, goes back to the original
meaning of Carne.
The Carnegies have been seated In
Ffeshire for centuries. Andrew Car.
negie's family came from Dunferm-
line, borrowing IL shillings from a
friend to aid them to emigrate In
1S47. the story Is told regarding this
loan that recently an American firm,
doing business in London, asked Its
patrons to suggest ideas for the dis.
tribntion of Andrew Carnegies wealth.
Mr.. Henry d. Lennox, of Glasgow, ad.
vised that the millionaire repay a loan
Of II shillings made by his aunt to
the Carnegies when they needed help.
Mr.. Lennox computed that, with In.
e9 was due.
Mr.. Carnegie has Investigated and
found that the facts Of the case have
been correctly stated. The debt was
not only paid, but Mrs. Lennox's (the
aunt children have been endowed
with a sum sufficient to keep them
In comfort as long as they live.
Mr. Lennox said. regarding the mat,
ter: when the Carnegies left Dun.
feminine they were 30 poor that they
had to borrow money to take them to
the United States. My aunt, though a
poor woman, helped them out to the
Of IL shillings, but the promise
10 return the loan evidently escaped
The memory OF the be~nefciaries, for
they never repaid the sum borrowed"
II seems that Mr.. Carnegie called
In person on the children OF his bene.
factor and thanked them for the gen.
OF their mother. From minus
II shillings to plus $3.50 O0, 1000 is a
story suggestive Of the Arabian
Nights"
II Is a twieetold tale how the young
boy began life as a bobbln boy
1t $1,20 a week. He was then IL years
Did. At IA he was messenger In a
telegraph Office. He was the third
operator In the United States to read
The Morse signals by sound. At Is
he was al expert telegraph operator;
4 few years later he was train dis,
Datcher; at "A railroad superintendent.
80 he began his career as a1 iron.
He Is now 10 years young"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

tenn Of substantial meals at reasonable
prices, 80 that the employees on the
canal can afford to buy them, and will
be in condition to return the commits
| sion in labor the worth of their wages.
For instance, the Jamaica negroes,
now about 1000, employed on inc
canal, are scattered along in camps
from one to two miles apart, there be-
ing 80 camps along the At miles of
canal.
"The houses are built especially for
the purpose, and are thoroughly SAM
tary. There are strict rules for keep
ing them clean. The negroes have to
have everything cleaned up by a GER
tain hour each morning, The houses
are thoroughly scrubbed once a week
and fumigated every two weeks. They
have comfortable canvas beds.
But when it comes to eating, the
| only things they can afford to buy with
their money, as things now are on
the isthmus, are sugar cane, bananas,
and such stuff, and a man can't stand
up and do a hard days work on such
q diet and give back the value of his
wages. Eggs are ten cents apiece,
salt fish is 40 cents q pound, fresh
meat from so cents to a dollar a pound,
and everything in proportion,
Now, we are going to offer theGI
three meals a day with such stuff as
coffee, bread and meat for breakfast;
coffee, bread, fish, two kinds of veg
etables and pie or pudding for din
ner; and much the same for supper,
at 45 cents a day, or $14 a month.
'In addition, we will have a place
at each camp where we will sell
cooked food in bulk to the men with
families who want to take 1t home, or
to the men who live in clubs, and do
their own cooking, n part Of 1t, and
want to buy a portion ready cooked.
There is no compulsion about buying
from us; the men a buy wherever
they please, but | agree with the com
mission to have the food there to offer
to the men at reasonable prices.
'Foi the white men, Of whom there
are 1900 now, and there will be 5000
later, we will run hotels. Two are
now finished, and the number will be
Increased to ten. We furnish them
6rst-class board at one dollar a day,
and rooms at six dollars a month
each, making the cost of living $36
q month each.
Before these prices were made we
figured 1t out with the commission that
laborers generally in this country have
10 pay from 40 to so per cent. Of their
wages for living purposes; and clerks
and ether salaried men In cities about
The same proportion. So we figured
On the canal to keep down the cost OF
living between 40 and SO per cent. OF
he wages.
"The Jamaica negroes get from $1.75
s2.25 silver each a day. This Is
rom 80 cents to $1.1O gold, SO the
commission held the cost Of living
Town to As cents a day. Most Of the
Jerks get from $3.50 to sits a month,
IND no one gets less than 500
month, so their living is also made
comparatively cheap.
This is a big contract, but except
or a difference In climate there is no
Inference other than size between 1t
md the large railroad contracts
been handling for many years."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
NEW CONSUL At PANAMA.
Arnold ~Shanklin, Of st. Louis, Named
to Succeed Lee--Appointee Is
Highly Recommended.

st. Louls.-Arnold Shanklin, of this
city, has been appointed consul gen.
eral to Panama by the president. This
position pays about $4,000 In salary
and fees. Mr.. Shanklln was highly
recommended by the most important re.
publicans OF Missouri, including Sena.
tor William Warner, National Com.
mitteeman Atkins and State Chairman
Thomas N~iedringhaus. Mr.. Shanklia
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
Grave Of Bellringer Found.

The grave of William Hurry, who,
IN Iuly 4. 1776, rang on the old liberty
be,l the peal that proclaimed liberty
.hrouobout the land. has been found
n The burial ground Of Pine street
p-rashvterian church, philadelphia.
The Daughters of the Revolution
Danes and Sons Of the Revo-
Luton have taken it in charge, and the
nlot will be put in good condition AND
cared fol,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
physicians Driven to Suicide.

Suicide is increasing remarkably
among physicians in Great Britain.
1t Is said the average income OF doc.
tors at present Is about half what Il
was a few years ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24

Upon his own particular copies of his
own books, '"The Gospel OF Wealth"
for one, the arms are e~mblazoned in
blue and gold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-18
BORROWED $500, 600.
aIrs. Chadwick Tells Story of Her
Financial Transactions.

Cleveland, o. May 1S.-Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick made d statement to a
representative of the Associated Press
last night concerning her affairs in
which she told of the beginning of her
financial troubles.
since January /, 1901, I have had So
PIC. O0e Of this amount I borrowed not
over s90e 600 the remainder coming
from trust fund and some sales
In April or May, 1901, 1 owed $53,OO0.
I paid that debt. I was then induced
TO make an investment which called Tor
almost $500, 600. I took no security for
this investment and the transaction 50
far as I was concerned never material
lied. The Investment was MADE upon
the advice Of a friend"
After relating her experiences while
abroad, during which time her husband
and her niece were all Tor several
months, Mrs. Chadwick says:
Early in the month of February,
1907. after my return home, was in
formed that my investment was q loss
and that 1 was in debt s400 600. Besides
that sum there was an additional loss
which / had incurred of S200,00O- In or
der to meet these obligations I made
large loans for which paid heavy com
missionc.
Il have borrowed in all $500 900. OBJ
tanned s175,O0O on my own note. A loan
endorsement OF a prominent New
Yorker. The other 100000 I have men
toned before.
Il have been offered bail by prom
inent Clevelander who wishes his name
kept secret. shall not accept freedom
on such a condition. The person Who
makes the offer is wealthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-18
CANNON BACKS OUT.
The Speaker VIII Not Go on Junket
to Philippines.

Washington, May 1S.-SpealSer
Cannon has arrived in Washington. In
connection with the recent decision OF
the Panama canal commission to pur-
chase ships and materials abroad, Mr.
Cannon soon after he reached here
called for documents containing the
treaty with Panama and the law au-
thorizing the construction of the
canal and read them carefully
My recollection is said he later,
that the act of 1902 authorizes the
president to construct the Panama
canal and to acquire and operate the
Panama railroad, and it especially
authorizes him to enter into the neces-
sary contracts to accomplish the work,
and the authority Of the president IN
the premises is plenary. I am under
the impression that the labor in the
construction of the canal will prob
ably come from the tropics-the west
Indies, Central and South America
on account of the climate of the 18th
mus.
$50 far as the purchase of materials
for the construction is concerned, We
have here in the United States the
greatest market in the world, making
one-third of the whole manufactured
product of the civilized world. / take
it for granted that all the supplies
needed should be and viii be the
product of our own labor wherever
The speaker has decided not to go
on the trip to the Philippines with
Secretary Taft's party, but it is likely
that he will go to the Pacific coast to
visit the Lewis and Clark exposition,
along with the party of senators and
memb ers Of the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-18
USED MAYOR DAVIS NAME.
A Smooth swindIer Who Collected
Money From the Unwary.

A swindIer working an old time game
has been using Mayor W. II. Davis
name as reference including the names
of other city and county officials. The
mans name as given in his circulars is
A L Dexter and he gives his address
as Topeka. The scheme he has been
working is to offer to set up an appli-
cant in the book agent business on the
mailing of a cash deposit of $40.
Dexter's name does not appear in the
city directory and it is presumed that
it is an assumed one. He has been
calling for his mail in person, the post
office authorities state, and the quantity
of mail matter which he has received
has been sufficient to attract the atten-
ton of the postohSce clerks A flood Of
inquiries have been received by Mayor
Davis from Missouri and other points
with regard to Dexter, stating that re
referred to the city'e executive.
Mayor Davis did not know the man
and started in to SSyestigate and found
that none of the references had been
used by permission. He then notified
the postoffice authorities who are keep
ing a watch on their man. It is thought
though that he has left the city.