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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

In these days, when families are
moving from one place to another in
the hope Of lettering themselves. 1t Is
interesting TO read Of an aged woman
who dled ~ " N0". L'~ainnA town In
the same house and in the same room
In which she was born. For the better
part of a century she had been active
in the kindly Christian work Of the vii
lage, and had come to be looked upon
as n Of its institutions. Families
which have an old homestead that has
been in the family for generation after
generation have a possession worth
more than dollars and cents. as every
member of an itinerant family will
testify.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Father Wrnz twhose name should
be pronounced Veruiz), the newly.
elected general Of the Jesuit order,
was born IN Wurtemberg in 1912, and
is the second Jesuit general of Ger.
man nationality. The first was Father
Nlcke, chosen for the Office In the eigh.
teenth century Wrnz left Germany
when the Jesuits were expelled, and
has for the last fvcand.twenty years
taught canon law at the Gregorian uni.
fersity at Rome. Most OF the generals
of the order have been Italians. The
Italian candidate has been preferred
at no fewer than II elections. Spain
has contributed five generals, Belgium
two, and Poland. Switzerland, Bohe.
mia and Holland one each: but there
has never been a general Of French
nationality. The voters on this occas.
Ion were rs in number and II votes
were cast for Father Wrnz,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
HAD coNsinERED The POINT.
Juryman's Explanation Somewhat ), !.
Joke on Judge.

A lawyer in the western part 4,
Massachusetts, having a rather dee.
perate case to defend, called the
courts attention to the wording az
the statute, empowering the jury IL
Judge Of the law as we'll as of the
facts" and requested him to instruc,
accordingly. The Judge somewhat re.
l~uctantly did SO, adding. however, that
the jurymen should accept his inter.
probation of the principles involved
unless they we're fully satisfied that
they knew more law than he did.
In spite of this, an outrageous YER
dict was brought in, utterly contrary
to the instructions of the Judge, who
severely rebuked the Jurors.
The foreman, a horny-handed farm.
err, rose to reply. "Jedge," said he.
weren't we to ledge the law as wen
as the facts?"
Certainly" was the response, but
] told you not to judge the law unless
you were satisfied that you knew the
law better than | did"
well, jedge," answered the farmer,
as he shifted his quid, I'VE considered
that pint"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Negroes Favor Law and Order.

During the past week mass meetings
OF negroes have been held at a number
Of the large towns in the State and
resolutions adopted pledging the sup
port Of the best citizens Of the race to
aid in the maintenance Of law and or.
der, ]deploriug the tendency to friction
between the races, denounctng the
crime that invariably proyokes a lynch
ing, and calling on all good negroes to
aid in the suppression OF dens of vice
and immortality where criminal in.
stincts thrive and flourish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
THE ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS
President May Attend Their Reunion
at Prescott, Ariz,

Observation-Disclosures L. Hunter
OF Oklahoma City, Okla, pres.
ident Of the Roosevelt Rough RIDER
association, talked with the president
about the date for the next annual
reunion of the organization. This
meeting will be held at Prescott. Ariz..
at which time 1t is also expected that
a statue OF Capt. O'Neil, of Troop A.
Of the Rough Riders, will be unveiled
If 1t can be completed In tina. The
president has attended the reunions Of
his former comrades in arms, and Is
anxious to go to Prescott next year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

The japanese in the late war evi.
IDENTIFY had some question as to the
value of too free surgical help. The
Postgraduate states that a most inter.
esting and far'reaching experience on
n large scale was performed at the
battlefield Of Mukden. Several sani.
tary officers with good surgical train
ing being present. out of 100 soldiers
wounded in the abdomen 80 were OBJ
Grated upon by laparotomy, the 90
Others left alone, the only treatment
consisting in absolute rest and in
keeping the external wound opening
clean. OF the 50 soldiers operated
upon 40 died, of the Incorporated 40
survived. This striking result indl.
Gated the manner OF treatment Of alb.
dominal wounds throughout the war
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Mako River Navigable.

The work now going ON under super
vision Of the United States government
will make Sun1uwer river nayigable
for the winter and spring months as far
up as Hushpuckoua, Capt. George NJ.
Hoffman, in charge OF the district, has
sent a quarter boat and n large force Of
men up the ]Suntiower, who will get out
and cut away the overhead folt-
age SO as to make the stream entirely
navigahlc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
TEN LIVES LOST IN FIRE
BOARDING HOUSE A SETTLING
FURNACE WHILE THEY SLEPT.
Flames Reared Out Of Doors and
Windows and Made Rescue
Impossible.

birmingham, Ala.-Ten mel were
burned to death in a boarding house
fire here. Two were perhaps fatally
injured and a third was slightly hurt
in a jump from a secOnd,story win
dow, The house burned was occupied
by Mrs. f. E. Mattley, 1881 Third
avenue.
The dead:
W, n. Nichols, street-car conductor.
ID. i. Neal, conductor.
W, b. Taylor, motorman.
G. c, Preston, motorman.
Edward Caldwell, mOtOrman.
L. b. Henshaw, conductor.
g. d, Burns, motorman.
William T. Hall, conductor.
W. B. Livingston, roller-mill man.
Ollie II. Hines, employed by Biz.
mingham Paint and Glass Co.
The injured;
c. E. Hentch, conductor.
G, W, Troutman, motorman.
Tune the fire broke out. The frame
building was a seethlng furnace be.
fore they were awakened by the cries
OF the crowd which had gathered about
the building. Entrance to the build
ing was prevented, The flames roarcd
out OF the doors and windows of the
lower story in a fury that made an.
proach impossible, The first story
was a mass of fire before the victims
on the second story awakened.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
BEFORE U. s. SUPREME COURT.
Argument in the Case Of Meyer, Hay.
wood and Pettlbone.

Washington, D. C.-The supreme
court of the United States heard ar.
gument in the cases of Charles B.
Meyer, W. D. Haywood and George
A.. Pettibone, officers and members OF
l~e Western Federation Of Miners,
who are in prison in Canon county,
Idaho. under a charge of numbering
former Gov. "a ~Steunenoerg of tina
state. The case comes to this court
on an appeal from the decision Of the
Idaho federal court refusing to grant
writs Of habeas corpus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Southern Pacific Freight Sheds and
Cars Burned.

San Francisco, Cal.-Fire broke
out in the freight sheds of the South
ern Pacific Co. on Berry street, be.
tween Fifth and Sixth, and made for
a time rapid progress. Surrounding
property was saved by the fire depart
ment. Alongside Of the sheds we're
four tracks of freight cars, and these
were consumed, The loss hinges on
whether or not the cars we're loaded,
and also upon the amount of goods
stored in the sheds, An early est.
mate placed the loss at $500 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

According to the Official figures pre-
pared by the San Francisco depart
ment Of health, 462 persons lost their
lives as a result of the earthquake and
tho fire which followed 1t. More than
onc-half of the deaths were caused by
fire, seven persons were shot by the
police or soldiers, and two died from
the effect of poisonous food dealt out
Co the hungry. The first reports
which came from the stricken city,
that thousands had been killed, were
exaggerated. as Is commonly the case
In such calamltics.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

AT the convention Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, to be
held at Gulfport in November, one OF
the important questions to be brought
up for discussion will be the request of
the Virginia State Chapter that the
general organization Join in the work
of erecting q ~Confcdcrucy building at
the jamestown Exposition, and take
part in the exhibit to be made at that
event,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
The Agqie Movers Case

washington, d. C.-Attorneys for
Mrs. Aggie Meyers, under sentence a,
death in Missouri. have applied to Jus
tice Brewer, Of the United States su
preme court, for a writ OF error. the
supreme court of Missouri having ro.
Gently denied the woman's applica.
ton for a writ of error to the federal
supreme court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
The Up Ythlan Statehood

New Orleans, lathe feature
OF the days Pythian convention was
the decision to consolidate the
Pythian Sisterhood, having a mem.
bership of 1000, and the Rathbone Sis.
tiers, which has 1854 members. The
name will probably be the Pyth-
ian Sisterhood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
DARING Robber Identified

Hamburg, Ger.-The Fremden-
blaat says the Hamburg police have
Idetifled the swindler, whose daring
robbery at C~oepenick on Oct. 16 has
thrown all Germany into laughter. as
n Adolf Millner, against whom the
police have proof of numerous crimes.
Millner was born in the United States.
His father is a German business man,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Cot Lambert says he Travelled
through France in an automobile at
the rate Of GO miles an hour between
stops, there being no speed limit In
that country, Yet some people won
der why the population of France Is
~necrrnNlnE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Death of "Old Crj,,Iv ~

New York, N. Y.-Capt. LLOYD An.
son Ryder, known in California as
odd Grizzly" and one of that states
pioneers of 40, died at the residence
OF his grand-niece, Mrs. Thomas II.
MeClintock in Brooklyn. He was IS
years of age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Washington - Captain Hamilton
ton Ward, Jr,, the newly-elected com.
manderin-chief Of the United Spanish.
American War Veterans, accompanied
by Judge Lewis. the newly.elected ad.
jutant general of the organization.
called on President Roosevelt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Against Contract Breakers.

Cincinnati, O.-The National base
ball commission has decided that
in the future the names OF players
who have violated their contracts
with major league clubs shall not be
included in the reservation lists sub
United to the commission.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

In Germany nearly every girl, TO
have a chance Of marrying. must nos.
seSs a dowry, Not a few parents,
when a daughter is born. pay an an.
nuai premium that entities the girl to
sum OF money on attaining the age
Of 81. o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
New York Fond of Amusement.

There is more money, per capita,
spent in New York city every year
for amusements than in any other
part of the world. The people spend
IL per cent. more than those in the
metropolis of any other state or coun.
ty, Is per cent. more than those in
the next largest cities, 36 per cent.
more than those in smaller towns, and
81 per cent. more than those in the
rural districts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Killed FALLING Down Stairs

Fayetteville, Ark. d. Walker.
ex-united States senator, and one OF
the most prominent lawyers In this
state, fell down a stairway leading to
his office and was killed, his skull be
ing fractured. He was T6.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

New Orleans, lahore than 1000
uniformed Pythians, many Of them
mounted. paraded in military forma-
ton in honor Of the biennial encamp.
ment. About 10000 visitors came
to New Orleans by train to see the
pageant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
hester,s Cotton sta,smsnt,

New Orleans, La. - Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds Wis.
ible supply Of cotton shows a total
of 2,344.64S. against 2,146.130 last
week. OF this the total Of American
cotton is 1,609.64 against 1,S93,1s0
last week,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Presidents son.in.Law on STUMP,

Findlay, O.--Ihe campaign in the
Eighth congressional district was
opened here with a large crowd
present. Congressman Nicholas Long.
worth spoke on national issues. When
Mrs. Longworth entered the theater.
cheer after cheer was given.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Amos, Fire Panic In Theater

Chicago, III. - Failure OF fire
plugs to work satisfactorily came near
causing the destruction of the Hay.
market theater here while that play.
house was filled to its fullest capacity.
A panic was prevented with difficulty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Italians May Attend White Schools.

Tho State board OF education ruled
that Italian children are entitled to at
tend white schools, and that the board
has no authority to establish separate
schools for this rapidly growing class Of
citizenship In the delta.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Constantinople, Turkey-After the
selamltk, the sultan granted private
audiences to several members of the
diplomatic corps, including the Amer.
lean ambassador, John &. A. Lelsh.
man.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

y advocates OF coloring matter in
'ooostuts claim that the public de.
mands It, The book publishers and
theaters AN testify that the public
demands many things that are NOT
good for IL. NV
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Death of Mrs. Prysn.

Mrs. Martha Bryan, aged SO years,
and widow OF the late Samuel Bryan,
died near Carrollion. She was n natiye
Mtssissippian, and had been u resident,
tt Carroll county Tor sixty years
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
White Bow Kills Nepro.

Because Lee Cubit, Il negro boy Of
10, called him a liar, William Isreal, u
white boy II years old, shot him twice.
Cuhit died instantly, lsreal was placed
in the Bassfeld Jail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Three Killed In Collision.

Spokane, Wash.-Passenger train
No. 4. eastbound, and a freight train
OF the Great Northern came together
near White Fish, Mont, resulting in
the death of three persons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
A Decrease Of Gold and Silver

Paris. France.--Gold In hand de.
creased In the Bank of France the
past week 3,S55,000 francs; silver de-
creased 1856, 900 francs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Washington. d. C.-Avaiiehle cash
balances In Undted States treas.
ury, $222,222,2ss; gold coin and bull.
lion, slo7.s0s,472; gold certificates.
3 S,451, 230.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
MCCleIlan Rnlts Enarrt

New York, N. Mayor McClel.
has given out a statement in
which he says he will not vote for
Hearst for governor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
6everidoe In New York,

New York, N. Y.-Senator Albert
J. Beveridge, Of Indiana. addressed
the Knights of Columbus at Carnegie
hall. the occasion being a celebration
Of Discovery Day."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Pike was not the first man 10 see
or climb the peak. Neither did Amer.
iCus sec America first. but he was the
first cus8 to write a letter home about
~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

London taiIOrs declare that Amer
"a men do not know how rD drcsa
Well, their wives do
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Corn Famine Threatened /, J.l,soo

El Paso, Tex.-To prevent a corn
famine, Gov. Ahumada of Jalisco has
made an appeal to the general
government of Mexico for the re-
moval of duties from American corn
for importation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

st. stephens, n. B.-Former Judge
Stevens, n of the best known
jurists and orators in this province,
died at his home here. aged "a. He
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

New York, n. Y.-The ra,lron6
companies are pressing the railwav
equipment companies to fill orders n,
cars. Especially Is this true q,
pressed steel cars,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Lieut.. Lahm1s victory IN the bGI.
loon race probably Will move u Eu.
ropcan friends 10 comment further on
American hot air.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Paducah, Ky.--Col. Reuben Row.
land, II years old, one of the wealth,
lest residents OF Paducah. dropped
dead from his chair. He had been In
good health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Three languages are now being
studied In Boston-Engiiah, Esperanto
and Henry James.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

As q rule, the physical strength Of
the average man begins to decay at
the age of SC.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
10 Cents for Cotton.

J. NJ. Kirk, of Gunnison, sold a lot of
long staple cotton at IL cents q pound.
This is probably the highest price paid
for cotton this year in the delta.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

cheer up. everybody. A New York
,uuge mas granted an injunction
against q song sung in one of the the.
aters Relief is In sight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

n m, -
u Germans have been adulterat.
ing snuff with ground glasu, thus af.
fording the user all tho ,.sas ha
wants. pNe' nv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Japan's Budget Grows,

London-The Daily kilograms cor.
respondent at Toxic estimates that
the next Japanese budget will exceed
the present one by 800, 0O0, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

II the shoe fits it's a sure sign a
woman will ask for a smaller size.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

The colleges are o~verflowing. This
n the best sign OF the best prosperity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Don't Gus men of acting the fool;
perhaps they are not really acting.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-07
Live in the Sunshine.


Live in the sunshine, don't live in the gloom,
Carry some gladness the world to illume
Live in the brightness, and take this to heart,
The world will be gayer if you'll do your part
Live on the housetop, not down in the cell;
Open air Christians live nobly and we'll
Live where the joys are, and, scorning defeat,
Have good-morrow for all whom you meet.
Live as victor, and triumphing go
Through this queer world, beating down every foe
Live in the sunshine, God meant it for you!
Live as the robins, and sing the day through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-24
Standing of National League Clubs.

The Nationals, who are now on their last
western trip played eight games during the
past week with Cleveland and Detroit. four
each. winning one and losing seven. not a
very enviabe record. They gained .0ol
in batting and COS in fielding. They rank
fifth in batting, third in fielding, eighth
in sacrifice hitting. first in stolen bases. al
though they did not do much in that line
during the week, stealing but four bases to
their opponents twenty-four. and fourth In
total bases, They have now finished the
series with New York and Cleveland. win
ming seven games and losing fifteen with
each team. They have played twenty
games with Detroit winning six and los
ing fourteen. They start the last of the
series with St. Louis today, playing three
games and will have to win two out of the
three to break even, as they have won
nine and lost ten with the Browns. They
then go to Chicago for three games and
then come home, playing here three games
with Boston and then wind up the season
with Philadelphia In that city. From pres
ent appearances it looks as though they
will not end the season with as good a
percentage they did last season-421-
and will have to look out else Boston
will shove them down into the cellar, as
there Is not much difference in their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-24

the Three l team of that city by the score
of to l. Over 5000 people witnessed the
game and the locals picked UP nice little
wad of expense money. Harry Hardy was
back on his old stamping ground. and dem
onstrated that he Is still something of a
twirler by holding the Springfelds down to
four hits. Cross led the Nationals with the
stick. getting two singles and double.
while Manager Stahl was close up with two
doubles.
The Nationals left Springfield for ST.
Louis last night, where they are scheduled
for three games. and then move on to Chi
cago. winding up with the White Sox in the
Windy city next Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-24
BROWNS WON
AND DRAW A GAME

ST. LOUIS. September A.-Connie Macks
Athletics played In hard luck here. The
Browns took the first game Of today's
double-header, to o. and the second was
called at the end Of the ninth because of
darkness, with the score nothing to
nothing.
Waddell the incorrigible, lost the first
IN the very initial inning RUDE saw st.
ISuis by gasIight with disastrous resuits
He lost the first game OF the series Of
four played here. also In the first inning,
and yesterday was a repetition OF Thurs
day. with this difference, that Connie Mack