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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
VOLIVA CUTS ALL SALARIES.


Chicago,-W. G. Voltva. present head
of the Christian Catholic church. an
nounced to his followers in Zion City to-
day that between May Is and May 10
he had reduced expenses in the fnan-
cial department Of the church from
$1,000 per month to 3,S32 per month.
This saving, he said, had been brought
about 10y II reduction in the working
force and a cut in the salaries of those
retained. In the same manner he said
a saving had been made in the e~cclcsi-
astical department that would amount
to $4,000 annually. Overseers who
had been receiving $500 per month
were reduced to $50, The pay of others
was cut in proportion. His W COM
| ponSation under the new adjustment.
Noliva said, was 800 per month. These
facts, he said, were some Of the details
of a report which he made Yesterday to
a committee appointed by Federal
Judge Lands to investigate the coudi-
tion OF the industries in Zion City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
BREAD DYSPEPSIA.

The Digesting Element Left Out.
Bread dyspepsia is common. 1t af-
fects the bowels because white bread is
nearly all starch. and starch is digested
in the intestines, not in the stomach
proper.
Up under the shell of the wheat berry
nature has provided a curious deposit
which is turned into diastase when it is
subjected to the saliva and to the pam
creatic juices in the human intestines.
This diastase Is absolutely necessary
to digest starch and turn it into grape
sugar, which is the next form; but that
part of the wheat berry makes dark
flour, and the modern miller cannot
readily sell dark -four, so natures val
liable digester Is thrown out and the
human system must handle the starch
as best it can, without the help that ma
ture intended.
Small wonder that appendicitis, peri
t%onitis, constipation and all sorts of
trouble exist when we go so contrary
to natures law. The food experts that
perfected Grape-Nuts Food, knowing
these facts, made use in their expert
ments of the entire wheat and barley,
including all the parts, and subjected
them to moisture and long continued
warmth, which allows time and the
proper conditions for developing the
diastase, outside of the human body.
In this way the starchy part is trans.
formed into g~rape-sugar in a perfect
iy natural manner, without the use Of
chemicals or any outside ingredients.
The little sparkling crystals OF grape
sugar can be seen on the pieces OF
Grape-Nuts. This food therefore IL
naturally p~re-digested and its use in
place of bread will quickly correct the
trodbles that have been brought about
by the too free use Of starch in the
food, and that is very common in the
human race to-day.
The eeffct Of eating Grape-Nuts ten
days or two weeks and the discontin-
uance Of ordinary white bread is very
marked. The user will gain rapidly in
strength and physical and mental
health.
"There's a reason"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
LOSS or LIFE MUST BE GREAT
ONE HUNDRED SQUARE MILES
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Wall Of Flame Thirty Feet High
Sweeps Through the Forests Of
Wisconsin and Michigan.


L~'caHa"a' Mich. -IHe properly los
Is estimated at several million dollars
caused by the great forest fire today
which has sg mt naor,y one hundred
s~,,or. -u r,,,o.u fl, N,rthcrr
w.. .,....
W."
iA1 'A'"'''3' 81 ''"'5 "0''''''"''
throughout the burned section are miss
ing. and it is feared they have been lost.
Driven d.. ta,vv r.1a. fn some dis
~frjcrs rbr flame. a5.lnnrd AT the rate Of
twenty miles an hour. making the es-
cane Of homcy.ra..r. living in small
c|Icaringg in the p.arur Of the forest
practically impos-...r.
Three rrafnlogf. ut homeless, peDpIe
Eayr arrfr.G at r-..r.b, Thousands
or others ar, hc.a.... IA b. homeless
anJ suffering for .yu., of food and
cr,,fir.
wI.. rr. q. ,no .....,.-, .,,ostr,nh.
that l,- L,r.1.r H.. ...,rog section of
r.. ,.r,,,.. .in,., ~. ,..,, Cnfrauo fire
.rr r-~l Tbo .,,gtrl brgrar
a,.rr.,,t.n u.,r ..jt,D. wfnd nro-
,.ri.., o., ,fa,.. ......,.d at iv,y
ril.. ~, L.,r o.. I.,,..5 far =,
,u,,,.. ~ ,,.tI. ..r. I..,. ,,,. ma
a..,,a a.,,a ,ra,.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
~SYMPTOMATIc OF SPRING.
When the Awfully Tired Man HES
Him to the Water for Tussle
with the Fish,

Yes, my dear; the man is very
tired.
He has been working Awfully Hard
for the Past Year. Now he will pro-
coed to take a Rest.
He will rest, | said. Tomorrow he
will shoulder a F~ishingrod, lug a can
Of Worms in one hand and a basket
Of Lunch in the other and HE him
self to the River for a Fishing Stunt.
Will that rest him?
He thinks it will, and that Is
Enough. Five days a week for the
past year he has sat at a Desk three
Hours in the forenoon and three hours
in the afternoon, debating letters and
telling Other men what to do. This
has been very strenuous, and he is
Much Fatigued. So tomorrow he will
tramp 'steen miles through mud and
sand and brush, stand in the hot sun,
drink river water, eat a Cold Lunch
full of Ants and Bugs, and in the
evening he will drag himself home,
wondering all the way If he will ever
Get There.
In the morning he will arise as
stiff as a poker and as sore as a gum.
boil, but he will be Rested. 1t was
a day off from the strenuous business
life, and that is Sufficient.
But it is Funny, isn't 1t, that a man
can get Rest out of that sort Of
thing?
No, he will not get any Fish.
He will get Sunhurn. Ma'7"'H and
Chiggers; but he will get no Fish,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

South Carolina statesman who intro
duced the rate bill in the senate.
respective of ownership or Of any con.
tract" the intention being to make
the railroads responsible for all spe.
cial car service. 1t is made the duty
of carriers to furnish special car serv'
ice upon reasonable request.
Senate amendments include oil pips
lines, express companies and ship
ping car companies under the head
Of common carriers and make then,
amenable to the requirements of the
bill. Other senate notifications pro
hibit the issuance of passes or the
granting of special favors to one class!
Of passengers over another, prohibit
Ing railroad companies from trans
porting commodities produced by
themselves; require such companies tc
put in switches at the reasonable re
quest of shippers; prohibits the grant
ing or acceptance of rebates, and re
instate the Imprisonment penalty 70.
violation of the law.
Reports of Common Carriers.
There are also changes in the Law
relative to the reports to be required
Of common carriers, and a penalty o
500 a day is imposed for failure t.
comply with the report requirement
The commission is given access tt
the accounts of the companies affect
ed by the act, but the examiners arr
forbidden, under penalty of heay,
fine and long Imprisonment, from dj
yulging the facts ascertained Fine.
of $500 for each failure to keen prone
accounts is provided. A classification
of accounts is made punishable b,
fine and Imprisonment.
Circuit and district courts of tn
United States are given jurisdiction
over all complaints by the commits
sion OF failure to comply with its or
ders and such courts are required t.
issue writs of mandamus compellin,
such compliance.
Senator Cul'on, speaking Of the pas
sage of the bill, said:
The passage of the rate bill ends tn,
most irtete ting and strenuous sturggl,
the senate has seen since the DAYS i'm
medlately prece ling and following thu
civil war.
The bill will now, of course. 60 into
conference, and in Just what shape i
will he finally enacted I can not say
| expect. however, that the house will
without considerable delay, accept a
least the more important amendments
inserted by the senate"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
SENATE ADOPTS RATE BILL
By a Practically Unanimous Vote, the Measure Re-
Ceives Senatorial Assent, and Now Goes Back
to the House For Concurrence
in Amendments.

Washington, May 19.-After seven.
~ days Of almost continuous deliber.
alton. the senate, Friday, at 4:53 p. m.
passed the railroad rate bill by the
practically unanimous vote Of II to 3.
The three negative votes were cast
by Senators Foraker, republican, OF
Ohio, and Morgan and Pettus, demo.
Gratis, Alabama.
The Purpose of the Bill.
The principal purpose Of the rail,
road rate bill passed Friday, is to
permit the interstate commerce com
mission to fix rates. The provision
comforting this authority is found in
the fourth section of the bill which
amends section Is Of the interstate
commerce law so as to accomplish
this result. That section directs the
commission to investigate complaints
Of unjust and unreasonable charges
on the part of the common carriers
In the transportation of persons or
property, or Of regulations or Of prac-
tices affecting such charges, 1t also
authorizes an inquiry as to whether
the rates or practices are "~unjustly
discriminatory or unduly preferential
or preJudiCial OF otherwise in viola.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

I"ntrOducer of the railroad rate bill In the
house.
ton of the act, and in case any OF
these conditions are found to exist
the commission is empowered to de,
termine and prescribe what will be
the just and reasonable maximum
rate and what regulation or practice
Is just, reasonable and fair. Further,
authority is given the commission to
enforce its orders, and they are to go
into effect within 80 days and CON
tinue in force for two years, unless
suspended, modified or set aside by
the commission or by a court Of com
petent jurisdiction. Other powers con.
ferred by this section are; To appor-
tion joint fares, establish through
rates and maximum Joint rates and
| prescribe their division and to de-
termine the compensation to be paid
to shippers doing service for carriers.
Change In Present Law.
Section 1G Of the present law is so
changed as to provide for an award
Of %peCuniary damages to complain.
ants found entitled, and in case pay
ment is not promptly made in accord
ance with this award, the beneficiary
IS authorized to file suit in a United
States circuit court to compel COM
plianCe, The finding of the commits
sion is to be received as prima facie
evidence Of the facts in such suits,
and the petitioner Is absolved from
all liability for costs. Another pro
vision renders legal the service of the
orders Of the commission through the
mails, and provides that these orders
shall take effect 80 days after service
unless suspended or modified by the
commission or suspended or set aside
by the courts. A penalty of 5000 for
each offense in disobedience of the
order is imposed, and the penalty is
to accumulate at the rate Of $4,000 a
day In case of continuous violation.
Enforced BY Federal Courts.
Orders other than those for money
payments are to be enforced by the
federal courts through writs Of man
damus injunction, and in case of ap.
peal to the supreme court these cases
are to be given precedence over all
others except those of a criminal
character.
This was amended by the senate so
as to give the United States circuit
courts jurisdiction to entertain suits
brought to annul or change the orders
of the commission and to provide
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
CLOTHES AND CONDUCT.

Addison could not write his best I'M
less he was well dressed.
Every man and every woman feels
the influence of clothes and appearance
upon conduct.
Indeed, in a millennium of free
clothes of the latest fashion we shall
all be a%rChangels.
You have heard CO the lonely mar in
the Australian bush who always put
on evening dress for dinner, SO that
he might remember he was a gentle.
man. I
Put a naughty girl into her best
Sunday clothes, and she will behave
quite nicely. Put 4 bl%ackguard into
khaki and he will be a hero. Pu1
an omnibus conductor into uniform
and he will live up to his clothes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Tried 10 Wreck Fast Train,

TiAin, O., May Twin loaded guns
and reyolyers pointed at their heads
aud with daggers and stilettos menac-
lngly fourished over them, rs Italian
laborers were forced by 100 fellow cuun-
trymen to tear up several rails on the
h & o, road near Attica in an attempt
to wheck the fast east mail train.
Only the timely discovery of +. J.
Dell. timekeeper Of the road. saved the
lives Of many people, passengers on the
train. which was brought to a stand
stIll but n short distance from the mis-
placed rails.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Chicago, May l9.-Chicago as a "grea,
seaport town'-an annex to the gul,
or Mexico, with st. Louis and New Or
leans as valuable adiuncts-was the in.
~splration of an enthusiastic dinner
given by the Chicago Commercial as.
ISOLATION at the Sherman house. AMONG
the 900 business men present were the
representatives of every branch Of
trade and line of industry in the Mis-
sissippi valley, and all a~pplauded every
reference made to the possibility of
connecting the great lakes of the north
with the southern sea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Felix WciugNrtner, the noted com.
poser-conductor, In commenting ON
American orchestras, attributes their
great success to the fact that they arc
cosmopolitan in personnel. whereas
European orchcstras, excepting pos.
sibly those in England. are largely ma.
tional. He thinks French players the
most skillful in the woodwlnd, the
Germans In the brass. The American
orchestra conductors seek the best
players available without regard to
nationality, the only requirement be,
ing that they excel on their particular
instrument.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

TERRA del Fuego is the latest gold
feld. A stern.whoel paddle boat, Just
completed by a British firm, Is to be
sent to TERRA del Fuego for the pur.
pose of carrying the sand brought up
by a dredgo now at work In that re-.
gion. Gold, 1t is said, has been found
In great quantities, II is predicted
that the river banks and beds abound
with gold, and that within u months
TERRA del Fuego will be w%orldfamous
as q gold.producing center, far out.
shining the famous fields on the Yu.
Ron, that have added millions to our
store Of yellow metal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Washington, May lS.-The house
held a session Thursday night for the
reading Of the bill codifying the laws
Of the United States. No other bust
ness was transacted at the session.
Chairman Moon Of the committee on
revision Of the laws estimates that II
VIII require at least ten days or two
weeks to read the bill.
The hill deals only with the penal
code, and consists Of more than 1000
sections, 1t is the intention Of the
committee to Try to get through the
penal code only at this session.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

The ulemas OF the University Of Al
Azhar have decided as to the phono.
graph and insurance that there is
nothing in lslnmIc doctrine to forbid
Moslcms to listen to tho monograph,
and that, II the verses of the Koran
are suitably iutoned from the phone.
graph the listener may be Justly con.
sidered to be performing m act OF
worship, r ceremony to which all are
greatly devoted. Fire and life insur.
hnce are. however, condemned by the
sheik as a gambling transaction con.
trary In spirit to the teaching Of the
Koran.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
THE CRUISER COLUMBIA
Being Hastily Prepared to Sail fol-
Santo Domingo.

Philadelphia. The cruiser Columbia,
which arrived at the League island
navy yard several days ago to undergo
repairs, is being hastily prepared fol
sea and will leave for Santo Domingo
tomorrow with COO marines. Under
hurry order from the navy department
attachments from Boston, BROOKLYN,
Washington and Norfolk arrived here
during the day. The cruiser will sail
tomorrow morning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
GOES ASHORE IN A FOG
German Mail Steamer Runs Aground
On shore of n japanese
Island.

l9.-The German mail steamer Room,
lS,-The German mail steamer Room,
from Hamburg, March 20, for Yoko-
hama ran ashore In a fog Friday near
Ok island. Passengers and crew safe.
The bows of the Room are stove in,
but IT is hoped that the efforts being
made to retioat her will prove success
fu1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
ADVISED TO RESIST.
Miners Will Not Submit to Being
Evicted From Homes.

Smithfeld, O.-Nice President Briggs
of the miners local union has posted a
bulletin telling the men if they are or.
dered to vacate their homes they shall
resist. The officers of the union will
appeal the cases to the courts. This
means a fight, rs, orders for evictions
have gone out. Guards are preventing
miners from getting their mail, the
postotice being located in one of the
company's stores.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

been haviDC heavy backache and
my general health was affected when
/ began using them. My feet were
swollen, my eyes pulled, and dizzy
spells were frequent. Kidney action
was irregular and the secretions high
ly colored. To-day, however, l am a
we'll woman, and am confident that
Doan's Kidney Pills have made me
so, and are keeping me we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Two OF wtcLunc Hand In Jail

Vinita, /. T. May 1S-Ben Hungry
and Ned Carselute, two members Of
the Wickline band of outlaws, who
killed Deputy United States Marshal |.
j. Gilstrap. have been lodged in Jail
here by United States Marshal w. H.
DarrOugh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

All Of the ]hatchcrIos Of British Co
fumbia have secured a full supply Of
salmon spawn and by the erection Of
fish ladders a very largo district mas
been opened that had been cut of
from the salmon for Il number Of
years, The number Of young salmon
that will 20 to the ocean this year will
be far groator than in my previous
year, and an exceedingly large run
may be expected In 1907,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Dew is a greater rospecter Of col.
ora. To prove this, take pieces Of
glass or board and paint them rcd.
yellow, green and black Expose them
at night, and You win find that the
yellow will bo covered with moisture,
the green will be damp but that tho
red and the black viii be left per.
feCtly dry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

and other kidney
Ills, will find COM
fort in the words
of Mrs. Jane Far
rell, of COG Ocean
Ave, Jersey City,
N. j., who says:
81 reiterate all /
have said before in
praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills. l had
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Philadelphia, May 1S,-Reports that
Alexander J. Cassatt has determined 70
resign the presidency OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co, in consequence Of
the disclosures In the railroad and coal
mines investigation, have reached the
interstate commerce commission.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

sydney, n S. W. May 19.-Alfred
Deak'n, the FEDERAL premier, adore sing
a great meeting here to-day. outlired
the governments programme, Taking
the ~watehword of Australia for Aus
lraLians' he cited America, Germany
ahd Japan as examples to follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
First Day of the Voyage.

Steward-Did you ring, sir?
Traveler-Yes, steward, II rang.
Anything l can bring, sir?"
yves, st-steward. Bub-bring m a
continent if you have one, or an island
anything, steward. so l-lul-long as
it's solid. If you can't, sus-sink the
ship."-Harper's Bazaar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Clouds are bodies Of moisture evap
GRATED from the earth and again par.
TALLY condensed in the upper regions
oil the air. Fogs differ from clouds
only In n respectfully come in
contact with the surface Of the earth
while clouds are elevated above our
heads. When the surface Of the
air Is warmer than the lower air
the vapor Of the earth, being con
oensed by the chilled air, becomes mist
or fog. But when the lower air /,
warmer than the earth the va.or rise,
through the air and then become.
cloud.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Elevator Boy Fatally rotursa

81 Louis, May 19,-Robert Waldr,t
a baggage boy at the Hotel Jefferson,
~ years old, was probably fatally in.
'ured, Friday when the steel cable of
a freight elevator snapped, Dropping
MN from the twelfth story of the
building to the basement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Other provisions extend the de.
fnition of the word railroads so as to
make it include switches, spurs,
tracks terminal facilities, freight de,
pots, yards and grounds and defines
the word transportation" so as to
make it embrace ears and others ia
%cilities for shipment or carriage, "ir.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

st. Louis, May 19.-David R. Fran.
CTS was made a director of the Tuber.
culosis congress at the annual meet.
ing OF that body at Washington
Henceforth ex-Gov. Francis will ho
privileged to wear the double cross
the Insignia of the crusade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Boone, la, May 1S.-Fire. Thursday,
destroyed the plant Of the Boone Cereal
Co, owned by Fred Fear 4 Co. of
New York city. The loss is slO5, 900,
insurance, s43,25o. Dan Weston, an
employe. was injured
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Repudtate Allegiancr to sultnn

London, May ia dispatch from
Port Said, May is, to the Daily Mail re-
ports that the Yemen rebels have re-
occupied the principal fortress at
sanaa, ~repudiated allegiance to the sui.
tan and formed their own government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Retort Courteous.

This bread" remarked young We'd
derby at the breakfast table, "is moth
ing like the bread my mother made"
"And you" calmly reioined Mrs.
Wedderly, ARE nothing like the man
my father was."-chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Washington, May 15,-The business
OF the interior department was prac-
t!caily suspended during half Of Thurs.
day out Of respect to the memory Of
Carl schurh, former secretary of the
interior, whose funeral occurred Thurs
dqy
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Colorado Springs, Col, May l9.-Rob.
eers carried off the safe in the station
at Elizabeth, a small town on the Colo
rado ana Southern, IS miles northeast
Of Colorado Springs, during the night.
NO trace OF the safe has been found
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

London, May 19.-The Times CORE.
spondent at Pekin says that the japan.
ese legation has been instructed to sun.
port Great Britain in obtaining ey-
plantations Of the Chinese governments
recent customs edict
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Mr.. Robbins to Take Vacation

Pittsburg, Pa, May 19.-The temper
airy retirement of Chairman Francis L
Robbins from the management of tn,
Ptttsburg Coal Company is made publ,
here. Mr.. Robbins will go abroad on :
vacation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

New York, May lS.-Mrs. Jefferson
Davis suffered a relapse. Or. Wylie
was summoned to the Hotel Gerard,
and remained with her several hours.
Her condition is serious.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Lamp Explosion Destroye. uot.,

Shawnee, Okla, May lS.-A lamp ex.
plosion caused a fire which DESTROYED
the Dewey hotel. Loss, $4,000. insnr.
ance, $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
DRvitt Had Narrow E.c,n.

Dublin, May ls.-Michael Dayitt, who
Is COW improving, had a narrow escape
from death as the result Of a compIi-
cation Of blood poisoning and a mild
form OF lockjaw. The trouble CON-
msnced with a pad tooth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

you say she has now been mar
ried four times?"
Eyes, poor woman. And she says
she's growing tired of funerals
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

In machinery big or l1llo. hmori
cans stand at the head Of tho class
In industrial chemistry they are al
the foot Of tho class